Stuntman Jim Dowdall | Top 5 Tanks | The Tank Museum

For the third in our Top 5 series we invited Stuntman Jim Dowdall to come to The Tank Museum. Star Wars, James Bond, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter; Jim has been part of just about every big film franchise you can think of, as well as the biggest war films from the last few decades - Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, Where Eagles Dare and Fury. www.jimstunt.com/
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[@skyflier8955]

"If you can't afford a spitfire..." *i can barely afford food*

[@ncrveteranranger9126]

Sky Flier (NORTH KOREA INTENSIFIES)

[@elwoodzo]

Food bank for you....

[@davidholz3784]

c0mmies left for us to fight

[@750suzuki7]

With a StuG, you can get anything you need....

[@dano2760]

There is a bit of self aggrandizing boomer out of touchness the whole time isn’t there

[@oncebittentwiceshy639]

Plz let him do a "Top 25" - I could listen to him all day.

[@RememberPluto]

The first 4000 hour video uploaded to youtube that isn't a loop.

[@alamore5084]

Agree!

[@trejbiorgroup1713]

Agreed!

[@MexicanaRanger_Quack]

Agree!

[@joshuadevonshire4561]

This guy sounds like he has had a legendary life!

[@johnhill8745]

hidden4 time 68

[@ArchiveFlipper]

I hereby congratulate you on 600 likes!

[@greyman6353]

Not many tank fans can say they’ve driven a tank. And better still owned a Sherman

[@zanderman66]

"....is still having a....."

[@namelessentity5851]

"When god was a Corporal" I love how seamlessly/dead-pan he threw the joke in. This Dude rules!

[@robertbarton4776]

This guy is great. Good delivery, relaxed expert.

[@maldoran9150]

Pomagranate Pie are you serious? they were all pretty great! talk like that will get you sent to the salt mines...

[@Demokingmsb]

I think he was talking about Lindybeige, not Jingles.

[@MarekDohojda]

I love Mighty Jingles and Lindy Baige, but I have to admit, this guy was my favorite, and that is saying A LOT.

[@renardgrise]

As much as I love Jingles and Lloyd, I actually learned something from this guy... I had no idea what that strange waffle pattern on German WWII Tanks was all about until today.

[@AnimeOtaku2]

Terentius Varro Jingles will be surprised to not be considered an old timer

[@vrdrew63]

All of the "Top Five Tanks" chats have been great. But Jim Dowdall's is simply the best. I appreciate the perspective of the other guest Tank Chatters: Lindy Beige and Indy Neidell did great presentations that reflect their own unique view on military history and engineering. And I'm quite sure other historians and engineers, military experts and statisticians can give their own views on which armored fighting vehicles were most significant and/or effective. Describing Jim Dowdall as merely a "stuntman" is almost absurdly modest. This is a man who doesn't just drive a massive, dangerous, unpredictable, and unwieldy military monster. He's the guy who knows how to make it work in the way that film makers need to entertain us onscreen. He's been an integral part of so many of the movies that brought armored fighting vehicles to life, for the past half century: Where Eagles Dare; The Eagle Has Landed; GoldenEye , Fury. Jim is obviously the consummate professional. A man who loves his work, and has the skill and dedication to make magic happen. The perfect complement to the professionals of the Tank Museum, and the incredibly valuable and fascinating collection they maintain. Thanks for your work, Jim, on so many great movies. And thanks to the Tank Museum for having the vision to let people like Jim Dowdall share their experiences with the rest of us.

[@1993Crag]

Although the Chieftain's top 5 certainly comes close

[@pod9538]

Drew Henderson .so he done fury as well drew?

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@1993Crag hardly

[@1993Crag]

@@Gustav_Kuriga Why not? Actual operational and historical knowledge is bad?

[@marlinblack6597]

Agree totally.

[@thebullmoose8316]

I believe every self-respecting Tank guy gets slightly aroused by the sight of a StuG.

[@pbwgodofdeath]

Got a stug looking at the stug ;)

[@MrLimborace]

I am erect as I type this.

[@kailaine3974]

Yes. But with long gun. I don’t like the short gun

[@cleanerben9636]

I didn't chose the StuG life, the StuG life chose me.

[@weeb3244]

@@kailaine3974 it has to have the long gun

[@d0veta1l0]

@2:53 "If you cant afford spitfire this(Achilles) is the next best thing"

[@sergeantpanther678]

Makes you wonder how much income he thinks people watching this have.

[@devensega]

I think it was said very tongue in cheek.

[@RobotsGreatWar2]

Why people think they can't achieve anything in life? Don't fall short of your dreams just like Jim did saving his money for his first tank.

[@lifesbeautiful2285]

Maybe he met Airfix 1/72 scale model?

[@stevewallace853]

Armoured vehicles aren't all that expensive. A T-34 or a T55 for instance starts at about $44,000 which is less than high end cars. An OT-64 starts at $9500 www.mortarinvestments.eu/products/armoured-vehicles-4/ot-64-skot-89#currency=USD

[@teleplayer605]

Just had a look on his website... Turns out he was the German soldier with the MP40 in the famous fountain scene of Enemy at the Gates.

[@fredkeebox829]

Heh - we're all going to look through IMDB and feel like we know him, now :)

[@VRichardsn]

Ahhh that explains it.

[@jamesavery6671]

@@tigercat418 I'm sure his hand is

[@JimFortune]

Only a Brit would insist on a right hand drive T-55!

[@Pique147]

Ahem, Brosnan is Irish.

[@JimFortune]

Pique I didn't say English. And besides, I'm not sure he had a part in deciding which hole he would stick out of. As Mr. Dowdall said, Brosnan's part in the matter was looking handsome.

[@Pique147]

Jim, you said Brit. Brosnan isn't British, he's Irish (although we both drive on the left). But yeah, he wouldn't have much input into that aspect of course.

[@JimFortune]

Pique Who was it who said something like: "The Queen's on your money, that makes you British!" ? BTW, My grandfather (from Manchester) would have been the first to chide me for such a lapse in cultural knowledge. ;->

[@Pique147]

I'm sorry Jim. The Queen is not on our money. In Ireland, we have the €uro. Northern Ireland is part of the UK alright, but Brosnan is originally from Meath, in the Republic of Ireland.

[@captainkirkwood5957]

I love how he's calmly talking about Michael Caine like no big deal 😂

[@lindybeige]

Smooth camera moves! I suspect Matt has acquired some sort of 'gimbal'.

[@BastuGubbar]

hey!

[@petruradu7242]

u still in the museum XDDDD

[@thomassmith6027]

Top 5 tanks: 1. T-34. Good armor, good gun, and they built around 80,000. 2. Panzer 4. A good tank built in sufficient numbers, unlike the Tigers and Panthers 3. That Czech tank that the Germans got when they took over Czechoslovakia. A sufficiently good tank built in numbers. 4. The British Matilda II. Had good armor. Built in numbers. 5. ???

[@jacquesbernoux731]

Lindybeige If you cant afford a spitfire buy this im am dead this is the funnist thing ever

[@amaterasu_eyes3486]

Thomas Smith if you thought the T34 had good armour...I pity you

[@momotheelder7124]

'I first drove one of these in 'Where Eagles Dare'' in ninteen frefrefrer'' Hahaha, love the guy's sense of humour.

[@LifeStyle-uh1ns]

Made me think of that seen in Army of Darkness.... :-D

[@11DNA11]

1968

[@steelscooter]

Best Tank Museum video yet. Absolutely fascinating anecdotes from a real tank fan. I would love to see a video of Jim Dowdall and David Fletcher drinking tea and discussing tanks. 😍

[@renardgrise]

I want the same video... along with one each with the other two guest speakers also ;-)

[@christianpearce579]

@SteelScooter I like your pfp

[@renardgrise]

Hell, what war movie has this guy NOT worked on?!

[@98765zach]

Zack Tyler apparently none of them. This guy does it all.

[@leftspeaker2000]

Presumably any movie without a tank in it.

[@Damo2690]

Zack Tyler Waterloo?

[@mcc1719]

Starship troopers

[@leftspeaker2000]

Mean girls

[@RaeSyngKane]

Well if it weren't for the fact that I'm 4,800 miles away and there's a small puddle between us; you would probably have to chase me out with a broom each night when you closed. Otherwise I might move in to the TOG and just live there.

[@axelmilan4292]

I've been camping out in their Tiger II for the last two weeks. They still haven't found me.

[@rootytootypointandshootyex6141]

RaeSyngKane it's only a small puddle It's barely there

[@joshuamarshman101]

sorry to burst your bubble but I think The Might Jingles has already moved in.

[@duckrutt]

That should be fine. Plenty of room for both of them, their families and a small garden in between.

[@stevenbreach2561]

You wouldn't want to stay overnight,"Hermann the German",the museum ghost might get you!!!!RaeSyngKane

[@ivankrylov6270]

Fun fact: the t55 from golden eye (#343) made an appearence in Red Dwarf in the Pride and Prejudice episode driven by Kryten

[@MrFleem]

Logs as extra protection? Sure. Spare track was also used in the same way, as seen here on the side of the Panther. But that's not all the logs were good for. If you got stuck in the mud, you could chain them to the track to help get you out.

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Great for catching termites too.

[@gusgone4527]

This is my favourite tank chat where a guest gives their top 5. Jim tells such great stories and his enthusiasm is infectious. Utrinque Paratus brother.

[@SueBobChicVid]

What an archive! Fascinating first hand accounts of some movie magic. Thanks for making this!

[@davidlyon1899]

has he written a book?dishing the dirt on starwars and indiana jones should be a good read.p.s.i too think the panther is sex on two tracks.

[@tassiehandyman3090]

Dear Lord! I swear, "When God was a corporal..." is my new favourite expression. Bar none. Love it....

[@thijs6264]

This guy is one of the most interesting people ive ever seen on youtube

[@Kissamiess]

Heh, my predictable reaction to #4 as a Finn: Is he going to mention it's Finnish? Is he going to mention it's Finnish? He did! Jee! Torilla tavataan!

[@VRichardsn]

Perkele! Sorry, I don´t know any more words in Finnish :[ but I felt like I should contribute to the general enthusiasm.

[@BekaX98]

Suomi perkele

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

I read "Torilla" as "Tortilla" and was instantly confused.

[@anthonyoer4778]

@@Phobos_Anomaly even more confused after you translate it and try to understand it's meaning.

[@anthonyoer4778]

@@Kamellion Good to know. Thanks.

[@flick_shot_5625]

kettenkrad, genius thing that is, i love them so much

[@paavobergmann4920]

That thing is as german as it gets...wild idea, overengineered to the point of pointlessness.

[@blinmann7007]

Paavo Bergmann that’s what makes it cool

[@ribsi85]

really great guys! I'm thinking of going to the U.K. just to see this place.

[@gunner678]

ribsi85 you will not be disappointed...its a fantastic museum and not too far from the seaside town of weymouth!

[@kerbangofiji5646]

Things to do before die: - Drifting with a T-55 done....

[@nostrilnick]

"Family allowance". LOL. I love the British language.

[@wordsmithgmxch]

Yeh! An' "giving it large"! An' "the one who took the handsome lessons"!

[@williestyle35]

Thank you to Jim Dowdall and The Tank Museum for this. (: Simply marvelous and fun to see and hear from someone like Jim.

[@niklaseriksson3343]

I really enjoy these! This one was the best so far! Very interesting stories. You should invite James May to do his top 5 tanks.

[@jjab99]

Many thanks for sharing this with us. Lots of interesting real world accounts of how these tanks were used and then changed to allow them to be used in the film industry. I must admit the James Bond film Golden Eye is one of my favourites and that Tank chase scene is just the best, if a little tongue in cheek. Many thanks once again, Joe

[@exiletsj2570]

This is actually the best episode of this series. Jim is a very good presenter. Strangely, I watched Goldeneye on TV the a couple of nights before this came out, I saw it several times as a kid and loved it. This was the first time I had wandered who was actually driving the tank, I was going to look it up, it was a bit odd when Jim declared it was him lol.

[@mr.imarealsuperhero4201]

After watching this video i have finally decided that i'm going to treat myself by going to the tank museum on my 40th birthday next year so, i'll be back to share that experience here as well.

[@Wladislav]

Now this is a true aficionado! Thank you for sharing your passion with us, Mr. Dowdall. And congratulations on your wonderful (and expansive) career as well!

[@JeetKuneDoBelgrade]

I loved the video. Simply loved it. Thank you kind sirs.

[@mattblack7874]

To me as an american this is the best top 5 tanks, fully enjoyed every second

[@Cobra6Gaming]

The T-55 story, so good :D Hire him to do more videos!

[@cawimmer430]

The BEST top tanks video on this channel. Very detailed and informative. I was glued to his commentary from the first minute! The T-55 Goldeneye story was fascinating!

[@ajorsomething4935]

That meaty slap when he hits the Achilles was legendary.

[@TheNigelrojo]

The best of all the "Top 5 Tanks" vids IMHO. This guy really knows tanks because he's worked on them & lived with them. I particularly liked the Kettenkrad part.

[@JimWarp93]

What an awesome guy - I really appreciate his sense of professionalism and security, while still retaining 'the little boy' in his heart :D :D

[@JimWarp93]

and he took part in 'Where Eagles dare' - one of my all-time favorite movies! :D :) :D

[@johnnypopper-pc3ss]

Please have Mr. Dowdall do another one ! This man is incredibly entertaining .

[@jeffthompson9622]

Thanks, Mr Dowdall, for educating us, and for your contributions to so many entertaining movies.

[@ToddSauve]

I heard a Canadian tank general, who had been the top scoring tank ace for the Allies on the Western European front in WW2, named Sidney Radley-Walters, talk about how he destroyed German Panther tanks with his ordinary old Sherman--NOT the Firefly! He said you had to get within about 800 to 900 yards of the Panther and directly in front of it. Then you aimed your 75mm cannon at the portion of the Panther's turret that held its cannon and bounced your shot off the bottom half of the rounded off mantel directly above where the driver sat. Then the round would ricochet directly down and pass through the much more thinly armoured part of the hull and kill the driver, also destroying his driving controls. When the reporter doing the interview (who was absolutely google-eyed) asked him if it was actually possible to "hit a six inch bull's eye at 900 yards with your first shot?" Radley-Walters said completely straight faced "Sure, why not?" How would you like to do that for a living? General Sidney Radley-Walters, a preacher's son from Quebec, killed 19 German tanks with his Sherman during the war. As far as I know, he is still alive and living in a retirement home somewhere in Ontario. (Oops! Actually he died in April of 2015 at the age of 95!) As he gave the interview for the documentary "The Valour and the Horror", they were standing in a Normandy tank museum with a Panther and a Sherman sitting one beside the other. The German tank looked like a behemoth next to the diminutive Sherman. It really put things in perspective! I think very few of us realize just how tough and steely nerved our Normandy tank vets were, especially on the Canadian and British fronts where they faced by far the bulk of all the German armour around Caen. Something like 70% of all German armour in Normandy faced us at Caen, which other people have told me was the heaviest concentration of armour per square mile during all of WW2. Even heavier than at Kursk! "The Valour and the Horror" is available for viewing here on KZbin at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2ponqFnZxrp7c The interview with General Sidney Radley-Walters begins at the 1:29:40 mark of this episode called "In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944." My hat comes off to all of our Normandy vets still living ...

[@ToddSauve]

Another method of killing a Panther with the lowly Sherman was to bounce a shot off the ground and through the underbelly of the Panther, where the armour was thinnest. Personally, I wouldn't care to face a Panther at all, never mind being in a Sherman!!!

[@ToddSauve]

Probably the best way to kill a Panther (or Tiger) was to get behind him and put one up the tailpipe and into the engine. Yet you could consume several Shermans before one managed to get around his backside! This is basically how Michael Wittmann was killed. A Canadian Sherman of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers (Radley-Walters' unit) caught him unawares as he passed by and put a round through the left rear engine vent area. The Sherbrooke Fusiliers were hidden behind a stone wall 150 yards to Wittmann's left and he did not see them at all. Or just completely ignored them--much to his detriment.

[@ToddSauve]

I saw an interview here on KZbin of a British tank vet who was at Villers Bocage. Wittmann's Tiger passed right in front of his Churchill (or maybe it was a Cromwell) and its 50mm cannon. They had pulled off the main road and into a walled off courtyard and the gunner got out to have a pee. Then Wittmann's Tiger came passing by right in front of them, within easy kill shot range. Alas, the fellow with the tiny bladder had been unable to wait any longer and the opportunity was lost. I think if I was the tank commander and it had been such a hot time in the old town that day, I'd have ordered him to empty his bladder into an empty shell casing in order to keep him on the job! Really, you are just lucky to survive a war in a tank. I cringe when I think how terrible those deaths were.

[@2boredfortv]

"Family Allowance" My god these Brits have a crafty vocabulary

[@0Zolrender0]

I love him already. His number 5 is my fav TD. 4.. the Stug 3. oh yes it just gets better. This is the best top 5 yet by far. He nails the best for me from all the others so far. Not only that he presents it so well. All the others have a 10-12min video. Jims was 30 min. I first cringed as I hit play due to its length. Oh no. He could pick his best 10 and keep talking for 30 min longer and I would be glued.

[@kyleshores432]

No offense to the normal video curators, but this is by far my favorite video I've watched on the channel, Jim just has that special personality that draws the viewer in on a deeper level....

[@TheGalacticEmperorOfLabels]

Jim's is by far my favourite one of these: relaxed, informative, and interesting throughout. Thanks for posting.

[@guylawrance2216]

I’ve watched loads of these ‘Top 5 Tanks’ now by a whole array of people and this in my opinion is the most interesting and informative one of all of them. Well Done. Incidentally it’s the one with the ‘top 5 tanks’ that would be closest to my own choices too.

[@VonRammsteyn]

One of the best top 5 tanks i have seen. Love your choices and the stories behind them...!

[@evankimori]

Relaxed, expertly delivered and a full story from a very personal POV with your love for the machines. :) :D Even in Fury and all?! Geez man! This guy is amazing!

[@omarninja]

Thank you for this! Extraordinary! More of this please!

[@cawgsugr1440]

Great storyteller. I enjoyed every minute of this video.

[@WilliamSmith-hi5zi]

Come for a top 5 tanks and get a bonus stuntman story on Golden Eye... I love it!

[@Mugdorna]

Great video. Really enjoyed Jim's delivery. Sounds like he worked on all the films of my childhood.

[@craig-h2223]

Love this! Such an unusual insight into some of these machines! Fresh perspective=new interest! Brilliant!

[@StaK_1980]

@21:44 - "I first drowe one of these in the film called 'where eagles dare' in nineteensixteENHPGPEFMKFEGEPP" BRILLIANT! :-) I could watch more videos of him, probably would be bloody intersting! Do please make it happen because I know a Tank nut when I see one and he kind of fits perfectly!

[@podletta]

Absolutely superb video. Get him on again to talk about tanks!

[@Panzer4F2]

A Stug ! What a great video. I remember thinking the same thing when I saw that Stug in the railway sequence in the Eagle Has Landed. Thanks for the great stories.

[@irememberjeepz]

This is an amazing episode. Jim Dowdall is a legend. Very awesome hearing his stories and favorite tanks.

[@richardjohnson9367]

I'd live to have a pint with Jim. Utterly fascinating

[@eltostado3304]

those t-55 stories were amazing!

[@MrJdsenior]

When I heard what he does I almost skipped the video. GREAT JOB! There is nothing like owning and working on a vehicle to truly know the ins and outs.

[@derekstocker6661]

What an interesting man and documentry. Thoroughly enjoyed this AND learned something about tanks. So very well done, and thanks for sharing too!

[@surfacingcom]

I can't believe a dozen people actually downvoted this. a great video and a great piece of History both of movies and battle

[@mudcrab3420]

Weird. I have known of the Sow's Head mantlet for years and can readily tell the difference between that and the early more boxy style, but never knew why it was called that. Then watching this video and suddenly went 'Oh yeah... it looks like a pig...' :P Really great video.

[@Stierlitz]

More of these, please! I enjoyed every second of it!

[@c7ris]

Loved Mr Jim Dowdall's presentation and insight, please bring him back for more!

[@WeekendWarrior92]

Hey Tank Museum! do a top 5 tanks with Squire! :)

[@xander1052]

Love to hear that, or even with QB.

[@pozgaming4665]

Yaaassss!!!! This needs to happen!!!

[@joelbeaudoin2761]

POZ Gaming It has happened!

[@Musketeer009]

Thanks Jim for your 5 favorite AFVs. A very interesting talk. How does driving a tank compare with driving an At-At or flying an X-wing?

[@DailyFrankPeter]

I bet some parts of AT-ATs or some machines/interiors in Star Wars were T-55-based.

[@649649649134]

Jim’s inclusion of stories from the movies he worked on truly enhanced the video

[@stanfoltz2339]

Wow, Jim is awesome, his stories are fantastic. I had never heard of him before, but he's right up there with David Fletcher and Jingles for my fav tank guys now.

[@Arjunvandemataram]

Man, I just LOVED the story telling for each tank !!!

[@goodsous]

"You don't come back for a second dose" I love it!

[@mon0522]

it's not about bulk, it's not about the thickness of the armor, IT'S ABOUT GERMAN OVERENGENEERING

[@stamford70]

Enjoyed every minute of this with the stories involved in Jim's top 5

[@kenhanson1819]

Thank you Jim for that oustanding narration. That was a fantastic video! I agree with all your top fives, especially the Panther, which is an amazing piece of engineering. I bet the Kettenkrad is an absolute blast to drive!

[@doriscarrasco1753]

8:45 love who he demonstrated the weight of the track

[@mastaajbomb]

I always thought the logs were used for mud, not armor protection.

[@jenell73]

In russian tank yes as it was set on top of the tank and due to terrain in russia

[@Shorjok]

you're right; wood is incredibly soft and basically does nothing to stop a bullet or shell. in any case they'd've been used for getting out of the mud as you said

[@cyranus10]

Maliboost it's kinda like putting the spare tracks on the front glacius. They are for replacing broken tracks, but why not get a little bit of protection from it too?

[@jqbogus]

I've heard they are mainly for traction assistance also. But maybe they'd double as "armor" in that they might cause a shape charge to detonate at a less than ideal distance as well?

[@JimFortune]

Maliboost WWI British tanks were built so that the unditching beams could run the whole length of the track, then up over the top and around again. I thin the logs were like sandbags I've seen piled on Shermans. They might not help much, but they might give that tiny bit of difference that kept the crew alive.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Fantastic. This is a fantastic video in a fantastic series. To whoever thought up doing this series of videos - Well Done! .

[@71tbomb]

That tank chase in Golden eye was awesome. I loved the drifting. I wondered how they did that.

[@thecommoncliche5444]

STUG FOR LIFE!

[@91plm]

Stug Life! XD

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

Panther Life!

[@DuckSwagington]

What would be interesting is if they brought over MHV. He'd probably faint seeing all of the German Tanks.

[@Tinblitz]

Thank you very much, Tank Museum, for bringing this gentleman to my attention. It's so obvious how much he loves these sorts of vehicles, and his stories are fascinating.

[@LangeE612]

Great guy, great tanks, great stories. Thanks Tank Museum, I'd love to go there once!

[@rburns8581]

nice Top 5

[@DarkSplash99]

Does David Fletcher have a top 5 tanks?

[@choseon9]

Hernan Dominguez I'd watch that dozens of times.

[@VRichardsn]

He was once asked about his favorite (in Operation Think Tank), and he mentioned he is very fond of a particular armored car, but I can´t remember which one was it.

[@robin6469]

+Richardsen in the tank chat: tank fest 2016 video David gives a lecture from the back of a ww1 armoured car, I believe it is the one you are talking about.

[@rofln00b]

Prepare for a 4-hour video if they ever do that :)

[@jarroddraper5140]

He would pick the museum

[@concertautist4474]

Wowee, the cost of shooting those shots in St Petersburg. Mocking up a Saladin for that one shot. Also just love the brutal simplicity of the T-55.

[@carabus0354]

Top bloke, top stories and top choices. Well presented and thought out and personal experiences to boot. Fantastic.

[@kribiscus8052]

This is my pornography

[@kribiscus8052]

Im not kidding, i got hard from the stug

[@jaaksootak318]

Elevate the gun and penetrate its rear!

[@rednoob8954]

Jaak Sootak what if there's no gun barrel :O

[@rootytootypointandshootyex6141]

Red Noob then it's a girl

[@iampete8692]

…You've found your 'w#nk tank'

[@curious5661]

I think that T55 is actually a T54, it has a vent housing in front of loaders hatch wich I think was not on the T55 anymore if i'm not mistaking

[@TheForklifter]

Curious Yeah, it's a T-54 Model 1951. The suspension has the somewhat early T-54 roadwheels, the vent on top, and the gun has no time extractor.

[@theminecartgaming]

nope its a 54 not a 55 (unelss you saying 55 is a typo) the dome vent is the be-all end-all differece between the two

[@TheForklifter]

theminecartgaming Its a typo. T-55 didn't exist in 1951

[@curious5661]

+SovietTenkDestroyer The fume extractor does not tell anything, both the T54 and T55 either had them or not. It's the vent housing ontop of the turret, infront of the loaders hatch that makes the difference. The T54 had one, and they got rid of it on the T55.

[@TheForklifter]

Curious I'm aware. All T-55s had them, however, the earlier T-54s lacked time extractors.

[@GrinchyDan]

Loved this episode, really enjoyed hearing about the stories jim had :) :)

[@redeye--2753]

I could listen to this guy for hours. His enthusiasm and his storytelling makes it extremely worthwhile.

[@thejudge-kv2jk]

Damn. I should have asked for an Achilles for Christmas!

[@operatorpsyduck2035]

Remember to ask for one this year!

[@thejudge-kv2jk]

@@operatorpsyduck2035 Will do, thank you!

[@diegod.4068]

woah Jim dowdall?

[@Blog4Justice]

Hugely entertaining and informative. I could listen to this guy all day.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Jim Dowdall, Gave a great commentary, great depth of knowledge. I feel like he just getting warmed up and there is a lot more he could say.

[@ant4812]

No.4 - A Finnish Sturmi! Nice.

[@leevin7546]

ant4812 German tank in Finland is still a german tank

[@GeorgHaeder]

LN, thank you, Captain Obvious.

[@alphabravo2181]

Oh no, u cut into a t-55 noooooo

[@IanSinclair77]

Very knowledgable and experienced gentleman. REAL working knowledge and good stories. Fantastic!!

[@benkeachy]

I could listen to this guy all day. Fantastic, informative vid.