The ISU-152 aka Tiger Tank nemesis

[@petervisser4910]

ISU number 100 is standing outside the chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. It was used as a bulldozer to knock down damaged buildings after the explosion because of the thick armour it protected the crew from radiation.

[@toolazy4names302]

"you see Ivan if armour protect you from German bullet then armour protect you from radiation"-some Soviet soldier probably

[@night7185]

sadly not anymore, only #130 is there. The other 2 have been moved.

[@hamletksquid2702]

@@night7185 - I'm aware of the one outside the plant and the one that was at the bus garage in Prip'yat. Where was the third? I always wonder how many of them are still at the bottoms of ponds and marshes north and west of there.

[@night7185]

@@hamletksquid2702 theres one in a scrapyard

[@НиколайТургенев-л1з]

Alexander Pil'kin from from non-putin Russia. Sorry to correct, but I suppose you meant SU-100. Probably they decided to name after Stalin only the most powerful self-propelled guns.

[@paulosborne6517]

In the ISU-152K manual [scan of original period document], it shows a small round seat for the gunner mounted to the side of the gun cradle - implying that he aims and positions the gun using the telescopic sight mounted through the mantlet. As far as I'm aware, roof mounted periscope sights were used more for general field of view rather than pinpoint targeting.

[@sundownerfkninvincible]

Exactly, since you can easily see the designated hole on mantlet for it. Only tank that is simmilar to ISU-152 that had optics mounted on the hull, next to gun is SU-100Y, and it was pain making the mechanism to make both gun and sight synchronize

[@Jonas-jq9qo]

Damn, what a nice vehicle to have in the Museum. Looks to be in amazing shape

[@ms3862]

The real hard thing to do is find ammunition to shoot with

[@alexfilisanu5462]

@@ms3862 the barrel looks to be dearmed

[@bobwilcox1147]

Everybody is so relaxed and natural in front of the camera! A tribute to the cameraman Kurt!

[@gregmcmullen6698]

What a terrific tour of the ISU - Beast Killer. Incredible to hear(and see) it running !! Thanks for sharing.

[@dmitryorloff7019]

This tank stood for almost 60 years. but she was revived kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJDEdYCne9eIjJo

[@Themaster4969]

I'm always very fascinated by the collection these guys have managed to acquire. The pretty, the ugly and the weird, all highly interesting. Much love from a fan all the way out in the US, hopefully someday I'd be able to stop by and have a gander.

[@alexace5584]

Naturally curious where all the money comes from to sustain all this too. Too soon?

[@frostedbutts4340]

@@alexace5584 Sure, it's a private collection of Rob Lowden, a businessman. I seriously doubt the museum turns much or any profit.

[@laurisikio]

You mean the good, the bad and the ugly?

[@HiTechOilCo]

@Themaster4969 - "US", or them, or do you mean U.S., for United States?

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

@@HiTechOilCo united states. It was easy to pick up that he meant that.

[@fw1421]

I have always been impressed with this tank. That’s one big honking gun!

[@bingobongo1615]

Its heavy artillery mounted in a bunker and then got tracks attached to it. One tough Mofo against infantry and fortifications. Not a great tank hunter though just a bandaid until the Soviet tanks were upgraded to better guns and the arrival of the IS series.

[@shadovanish7435]

I love the sounds just before (the oil pressure primer pump motor) & during the engine start up of this beast; it really sounds like it means business!

[@Valdore1000]

Yes, with the environment for sure.

[@TheMeanLemon]

@@Valdore1000 I don't think the environment was anyone's concern when you are in such a huge scale conflict

[@cefb8923]

​@@TheMeanLemon The environment wasn't a concern back then in general. Shit I'm not sure the environment is a concern now for Russia in 2023.

[@vadesvad]

​@@cefb8923 самый простой способ проверить это, приехать в Россию!

[@jaykayguns]

Gorgeous piece, my favorite tank on WOT that 152 does work

[@ciaoamerica71]

Can you imagine being on the battlefield with several of these rolling towards you,?? the ground literally shaking, trembling beneath your feet. Must have been terrifying.

[@Arkadiy..]

Ужаснее было получить снаряд из него.

[@thethirdman225]

It wasn’t usually in the lead element since it wasn’t really a tank. It sort of meets the criteria of speed, manoeuvrability and firepower but it’s role was a supporting one, unless it was setup for an ambush. Obviously it was a battlefield vehicle or there wouldn’t have been any need for such heavy armour. Contrary to popular belief, the Germans kept their Jagdpanzer back and well supported by troops and other vehicles.

[@jaybazza248]

Happy New Years to everyone at The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum, I can't imagine working in such a heavy workshop in the heat. Thx for the amazing film and editing done by the Film team, World-Class effort

[@mr.m2556]

A beast of a machine. Thumbs-up A3.

[@willisthomas3593]

I really enjoy your collection. The ISU-152 is my favorite. Great job on this video.

[@russwoodward8251]

What a monster! Wow. The sound of that diesel. Thanks, great video.

[@gerardhogan3]

Jason you always tell a great story. One thing I've noticed is that you're precise which makes your story nice and clear. Top job matey keep the yarns coming

[@neyrohost]

Спасибо за то, что содержите машину в хорошем состоянии, она ездит! Если б еще стреляла.

[@АнтонУрожай]

нашу машину)

[@АндрейУрал-б7ь]

Машина послевоенного выпуска. У нас стоит машина военного выпуска.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video of the details of the ISU-152. Many views that you would never ever see. Thank you for doing these Tank review videos.

[@nicholaspatton5590]

This is an excellent video and I love that tank. I am glad to hear you give the sign of approval in saying the tank drives nice. Not many people can attest to how well a tank drives.

[@raulcarmello1163]

I read somewhere, that it did not had to score a direct hit on the enemy tank to disable it, a near blast would generate such a shock wave that it would kill the entire crew inside the tank.

[@60zeller]

We would have more about that. It would have been the same with any large artillery Round and especially aircraft bombs

[@kasab6096]

Молодцы, видно много труда вложили, есть на что смотреть! Мой преподаватель, ветеран той войны воевал на такой. Очень строгий был, как и его боевая машина.

[@АнтонУрожай]

шильдики у них аховые конечно)

[@kevinedwards7206]

❤

[@iaenmor]

Very nice collection. Well presented also. Love the fact that you have so many runners too.

[@glennhuinda9783]

Man, I love the engine sound of this vehicle. And the gun too. Monstrous back in it's days. Jagdtiger which is the largest anti-tank the Germans deployed in WWII has 128mm while this guy has 152. Russians really like to ramp up and overpower things up.

[@smaikzorin4492]

The IS-2 had a 188 mm gun! Hitler by personal order forbade engaging in direct combat with the IS-2

[@potatosinnato1767]

​@@smaikzorin4492 the is2 had a 122mm gun, that's still very impressive for WW2

[@reddrn620]

ИСУ-152, это продолжение СУ-152. Предназначен для уничтожения и прорыва обороны. Его аналог не Ягтигр (Jagdtiger ), а Штурмпанцер 4 (Sturmpanzer 4).

[@Klovaneer]

V-2 family of engines started at BT-7M and hasn't ended yet - T-90M uses a version with all the modern bells and whistles and sounds just as great.

[@echohunter4199]

When I was a young US Army Soldier in 1983 I was a Tank Destroyer (MOS 11H) and we were constantly studying tank recognition and one beast we knew that had to be killed on sight was one of these and the ZSU-23-4, killing one of these with a TOW missile is possible but you have to make sure it’s a head on or flank shot, that frontal armor is THICK.

[@seeerserious]

Shilka xD I don't understand why it's not been used more in this war today, it would be an excellent anti-drone weapon. Shilka is an absolute beast, ZSU-23-4

[@seeerserious]

It had a radar, that's most probably why it was your prime target

[@echohunter4199]

@@seeerserious hello. The radar system wasn’t the type that can scan for targets at ground level and in forests, only under rare and special conditions would the Shilka detect a vehicle, usually if it’s at the top of a barren hill with no other vegetation or forestry amongst the target. Ground level radars use a different frequency range that can provide a more detailed image of what’s out there, we used to use them in the Army back until the 80’s where we had wide open plains that we needed to have an image of to determine what targets are where. As airborne radar systems were fielded, the ground based radar was discontinued and completely removed from inventory.

[@seeerserious]

@@echohunter4199 I know, that's why I was talking about anti-drone weapon, Shilka should excel in that role.

[@DIREWOLFx75]

@@seeerserious The Pantsir is already vastly superior in the role. The 30mm guns have longer range and are more accurate than the Shilka's and when that range isn't enough, it has missiles that can reach out 18km.

[@craigtanner6916]

Wow! What a beast. Beautiful condition, and it’s so great to see it driving.

[@odalv316]

Thanks for the none bias reviews. Much appreciated!

[@Bill53AD]

Nice review. That is one big rolling pill box. The 2 circular hatches on the rear I would presume are engine access hatches. Keep up this great place and video mates.

[@razor1uk610]

Turning Brake(s) & Gearbox Inspection Hatches

[@Bill53AD]

@@razor1uk610 Thanks wasn't paying attention to the tracks and missed the drive sprocket.

[@louislamboley9167]

Russia was always able to counter whatever the Germans created. The shocker was that they did it so fast. Adjusting , adapting and design manufacturing in quick time.

[@cnfuzz]

Sure man , there was a Russian me262 , V2 one month after the german's launched theirs

[@Klovaneer]

@@cnfuzz He did say counter, not one-up. Both 262 and V2 were used on the western front - former to hunt allied heavy bombers (which russians essentially didn't use) and the latter to shell british cities. SU-152 wasn't designed for anti-tank use but there just wasn't anything else that could counter Tigers and Panthers at Kursk on the ground so they had to make do. The effective counter was introduced a year later - the SU-100.

[@joelmonkley6177]

The Russians may of had the tank to counter the German Tiger and had the numbers but no way were the Soviet Tank crews on the same level of skill. training discipline as the German Panzer crews from radio operator to tank commander they were outstanding

[@louislamboley9167]

@@joelmonkley6177 I think that German tank crews have reached mythical status thanks to the Tiger 1. All other versions were outclassed by the T34 and it's variants making tank combat at an equal level since the Germans upgraded their earlier versions with bigger guns. No doubt the Tiger was superior to the T-34 but the Tigers were few and far between and were easily destroyed using Molotov cocktails over the engine compartment due to leaking fuel. Their Achilles heel.

[@muhacnt7988]

​@@joelmonkley6177yes because they were planning to backstab the soviet even before they signed a pact with them.Never trust a kraut

[@WhiteMisteryWeed]

ISU-152 has always been a very interresting assault gun to me, It's crazy how big the guns came to be at the end of the war, same as the jagdtiger, with the effective 128mm gun.

[@Flick339]

Perhaps this ISU-152 was purchased from Bulgaria, or its radio transmitter? I noticed that the radio transmitter's nameplates are in Bulgarian.

[@ВячеславФролов-д7я]

They are actually in Russian, most letters are similar but words are definitely Russian

[@AndreevGM]

I can confirm these are Bulgarian words on the radio

[@an0nycat]

@@ВячеславФролов-д7я Ты бы на паузу нажал и прочитал бы слова на панели...)

[@ShicoCJ]

@@ВячеславФролов-д7я Ага, это определенно по-русски: "ПРЕДИ РАБОТА ПРОВЕРИ ЧЕСТОТАТА ПО ВЪТРЕШНИЯ КАЛИБРАТОР" ))

[@micemb2570]

Who needs coffee in the morning when your job is to drive this monster with that engine. Another awesome tank for your incredible collection!

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

I play World of Tanks a lot and it's easy to forget just how massive these tanks are in real life.

[@normanpotts3169]

It was great until they nerfed HE rounds.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

@@normanpotts3169 bro, I still remember the BL-10 days. Now they've come out with something very similar to what the ISU used to be, but they're shamelessly selling it on the market.

[@mrobocop1666]

Better play WarThunder, you will feel the mass and heaviness of vehicles much more than in WoT

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Yeah I prefer war thunder

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

@user-dz8tv4mg5o You're not lame. You're a winner in my book. Just gotta believe in yourself

[@adamfrazer5150]

This looks to be an amazing collection - I would never have guessed it'd be in Australia 👍🍻🇨🇦

[@robertmartin5662]

Hello, from illinois in the USA. Enjoy watching your videos. Very interesting. Thank you.

[@alanantoniobre189]

There was a production one, with the other engine and exhausts higher up, I think it was the SU 152, and I read that its sound was deafening, personally "Orgasmic" for this beast!

[@CarverPete]

The SU-152 was on the KV-1 chassis /engine and the ISU-152 was on the later IS chassis , the casemates are different also but they share the same beast of a gun !

[@davidwoody5228]

Fantastic piece of history.

[@dash5257]

I'm going to use this vehicle in Warthunder game. It's a beast! It's always fun seeing your vehicles and then seeing them in the game.

[@TheRussianMaster]

The KV-2 also known as the dreadnought had the same caliber gun (152mm) designated as a bunk buster or used against fortified enclosures.

[@egonieser]

Yeah but with a much shorter gun and practically no anti-armour capabilities. I mean sure the HE round could "potentially" kill a tank simply due to the large amount of explosive filler however it was horribly inaccurate and cumbersome as hell.

[@TheRussianMaster]

@@egonieser You are correct.

[@levethane]

The KV2 could only rotate its turret on level ground as well.

[@mahmoodali5043]

0:10 didn't realize the Hetzer is pretty much as big as the ISU-152

[@DaniboyBR2]

From the top it might look like it but the ISU is twice as tall and the armor is ridiculously thick on it.

[@tonyromano6220]

Wow

[@TheTigerQuoll]

The loader would have been a hefty lad.

[@yaboiminecraff]

One of the most feared tanks in world of tanks so feared that everyone will target it even if there being shot by another tank

[@caliber_560]

I really want to come visit you guys and see all the awesome tanks and vehicles

[@MackTheGovnah]

The Russians used an alternative method to tank killing than the Germans. Instead of a super long high velocity cannnon, (75mm, 88mm) they upped the caliber massively and could use the gun as a “kill everything” platform.

[@MrJoeGarner]

OZ Armor knocking it out of the park, always great video. Who ever is producing these, keep it up!

[@HK94]

Excellent vidoe, thank you for showing the interior...

[@williamlloyd3769]

What a beast!

[@grudgebearer1404]

A curious note, there were about 2-3 ISU-152 built during the war for each Tiger and Tiger 2 tanks, but somehow it is less known and seen as a lesser threat that a unicorn tank like the Tiger.

[@nicholastuttle2445]

the bigger achievement is unlike the German super tanks and tank destroyers it could move faster than a slow walk and didn't break down all the time.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

@@nicholastuttle2445 It was also more versatile since it's an assault gun, it's more effective against bunker using high explosive shells shot from a howitzer. The German 88 can be used against bunker but due to the higher velocity and smaller caliber, the explosive shells are less effective. Of course there is a trade off as the smaller gun can be reloaded faster.

[@gman9945]

Great video! That thing is a beast!

[@TheSpritz0]

VERY well engineered and a HECK of a beast for the era!!!!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Got my tickets booked for next August 👍👍👍

[@gnosticbrian3980]

The AP shell had enough hinetic energy to knock the turret clean off a Tiger tank. One German tank General said it was "unsporting" of the Soviets to fit such a large, powerful gun to an AFV.

[@bro3217]

Sorry but that’s physically impossible. The amount of “energy” alone from an AP shell is most certainly not enough to pop it clean off. In fact no gun fielded on a tank chassis during the war could. You would need to hit an ammo rack in order to pop a turret off

[@gnosticbrian3980]

@@bro3217 Yes it is possible. Do the math. 48.8kg shell; 600 meters per second muzzle velocity; eight and three quarter million joules of energy - about the same as 20kg of TNT. More than enough to knock the turret off a Tiger.

[@bingobongo1615]

the AP shell was so expensive and hitting things was so difficult that it was only ever used in small numbers... The explosive round was more than enough to disable any tank but it also had only a fire rate from 1-3 shots per minute, low accuracy and low mobility so it was not a good tank hunter. It was a traditional infantry supporting assault gun that was sometimes used against the heaver German tanks in 43 and 44 as a bandaid since Soviet tanks before the T-34/85 and IS series were almost helpless against the Tigers and Panthers.

[@gnosticbrian3980]

@@bingobongo1615 Really? Have you seen "The Tank Archive" report on "SU-152 Practical Accuracy"? In any event, irrelevant to the post that I made.

[@okakokakiev787]

@@bro3217 Yes thats possible and thats what has happened during trials of 152 mm on captured tiger. AP shell displaced tiger's turret 1-1.5 meters back towards the rear o the tank. Tiger became a ferdinand xD

[@Michael_CS615]

Do you have a "startup day" where you go around the working vehicles to ensure starting/running?

[@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn]

Hitting the broad side of a Barn was hard for the ISU-52. LOL

[@jamesrowlands8971]

This was excellent. On par with Chieftan's presentations of inside and outside, but presented much more quickly. Still not sure how to tension the track though.

[@thethirdman225]

I was very interested to hear his opinion about the way it drove. There are so many experts out there saying that ‘Russian’ vehicles were terrible to drive. It was nice to hear it from the point of view of someone who has driven one.

[@nkristianschmidt]

Russian Tank: LRLRLRLRLLRLRLRLR I am a relaxed engine pulling 40 tons German Tank: iiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh I can hardly pull this

[@sophrapsune]

That is an absolute beast!

[@kiwifruit27]

Really informative, thanks

[@rw9866]

That Tank looks as big as a King Tiger tank very cool

[@timbo66]

Really surprised at what a wonderful collection you have. I live near Bovington and have been to Samaur. Hoping to get to the Munster soon, you`re still a bit too far away though. Love the videos.

[@falconeaterf15]

The awesome video game Red Orchestra had these vehicles. Slow reload and marginal optics but if you hit something, you knew it.

[@smaikzorin4492]

This is not a classic tank, but a self-propelled artillery mount! The Russians had an IS-2 tank with a 188 mm gun to deal with the German "beasts"!

[@crispchaos]

Man what a beast of a tank!

[@jeffkeith637]

What a beast. A 500km roadtrip is going to leave you kind of washed out.

[@American97percent]

500 km in this box is 12-15 hours of shaking ... The crew was simply drained through the lower evacuation hatch and a new one was put in. Joke. Rather, the crew fell asleep after stopping, and after sleeping it went to the dining room and to the bathhouse.

[@bingobongo1615]

@@American97percent 12-15 hours of shaking at noise levels making you deaf before even firing the deafening gun... And ear protection was not available.

[@berniegran5391]

Great video, and great job at keeping that beast in shape and pretty

[@miko886]

Most of the ISU-152 were modernised to ISU-152M model, seeing the original non modernised one is beautifull!

[@ausnorman8050]

Australian gun and collector laws in force, gas axe holes in the barrel, further down the breech and breech is welded shut. Besides our laws everything else in the video from TAA&AM is amazing.

[@jessicaregina1956]

The shipping manifest must have rocked the customs officials. One isu-152 self propelled anti tank gun 🤣

[@dannybrasco7928]

So much spaces inside

[@markh4211]

Great editing on this!

[@thegunbox81]

The tactical number was classic!

[@ИльяЧендемеров]

1) это не танк, а САУ ( Self-Propelled Howitzer) 2) она долго заряжалась ( 2 раздельных тяжёлых заряда). Но если попадала, то даже самые тяжёлые немецкие танки разрывало на куски. Башня танка отлетала на 50- 100 метров

[@NathanChisholm041]

Yes its a mobile artillery piece not a tank!

[@klazarou]

Awesome great review

[@MercutioUK2006]

Usually fielded in groups of 2 or more vehicles as they were so inaccurate that whilst they did demolish anything they hit, a miss (especially against something like a Tiger) could be catastrophic in an anti-tank role. Part of that issue stems from the fact that the ISU had two sights (up to 900m for direct fire, up to 3500m for indirect fire) and switching between the two was awkward. Still a true "Beast Skiller" until the SU-100 arrived with more reliable performance.

[@timbur2711]

Where did you hear that they were inaccurate lol

[@BigSmartArmed]

How is it inaccurate? Alternative physics?

[@reddrn620]

"Зверобоем" его называли для пропаганды. Против танков не выставляли (если только в крайнем случае). ИСУ-152 создавался для борьбы с пехотой и прорыва обороны.

[@ezio8591]

I play wotb and in the game the tanks are so small, I'm always so amazed at just how big the tanks are irl.

[@whitedevil024]

Now just imagine how insanely large the jg pz e100 actually is👀

[@pispompaisterydy]

​@@whitedevil024 the only place where you can see one is wot and wot devs imagination so its pretty small

[@ヴラド魔王]

写真ではこのJSU152を見た事ありますが、動く姿は初めてです。実弾発射時は凄い衝撃波があるだろうなぁ。

[@WhataboutTRUTH]

Great , thanks for sharing

[@MusicHavenSG]

Lucky this is a rare example of a perfectly running ISU-152. Imagine hitting a tiger tank, I think the round will just blast the turret clean off.

[@Ailasher]

There are pictures of the hits. The shell of this beast does not just "penetrate", it literally breaks the armor, leaving huge holes in the Tiger and Panther, the hull was literally bursting at the welds.

[@AndSome625028]

ISU-152 is a self-propelled howitzer, and it was mostly used as such. If you really want to send some shivers down a tigers spine - look no further than SU-100 & SU-85.

[@Goran1138]

Huge 122 and 152mm calibers is not so fast as 85 and 100, but huge caliber provides really powerful HE round, and vehicle become universal (it can also destroy houses, concrete and ground fortifications, and those targets is much more common on the battlefield then enemy tanks). Low reloading speed was compensated by tactic, when those beasts appeared mostly in the large groups. Besides, IS-2, ISU-122 and ISU-152 literally has the same guns as divisional artillery (ML-20 and A-19), and many parts with ammo was interchangable, and this fact made logistics much easier.

[@sealove79able]

Huge tall noisy clouds of smoke a very big gun .What is there not to like about this beast killer?A great very interesting video and TD.

[@Wideoval73]

Really good video. Thanks.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Quite a monster

[@giuliobuccini208]

Impressive.

[@allgood6760]

What a beast!... where do you get this stuff from?.. cheers from across the ditch 👍🇳🇿

[@fredfarnackle5455]

There's only one word to describe that... WOW!

[@Devilsgreedybelly]

I love the Isu in Sudden strike 4, its always pecking for ammunition 😄

[@SomeRandomHuman717]

Kudos to the AAAM for having runners!!!!

[@USNVA11]

That’s a big gun. The size of a light cruiser’s main armament.

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

Ah.. my tank fix ❤

[@bigdarshan]

What a Beast!

[@strategistaow3520]

Inside is really really lots of space looks like very comfy

[@MrNord44]

The gunner was sitting just behind the driver, a little higher. And these two places that are shown in the video are the charging places. There were two of them.

[@leonst.7471]

Oi oi oi another Museum has a Tank showcase series in english? Neat!

[@dillieisawesome]

Now there's a face from 2 Cav that I can't forget. Good to see what you're doing with your retirement.

[@jamespowell7376]

I remember using this tank in warthunder 🥰 absolute beast indeed

[@JoshuaC923]

Definitely need a few of these against the emus

Not many AFVs in which you can just stand up :) This museum is something elese. I hope I will be able to visit and film there one day :)

[@nvidiaplay]

that moment when other country museum has your tanks in better state than anything inside your own

[@reedsilvesan2197]

Magnificent and simple what a machine

[@basedaf5580]

that thing is an absolute beast!!!!!!

[@ProjectXclusive]

Different engine and larger fuel tanks, they definitely consider using this tank if some war starts and it's understandable, the ISU 152 was and still is a badas$ tank

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

I 😍 THIS THING