Ukrainian Merkava tank. Object 488 - Merkava, but with a little Twist.

[@RedEffectChannel]

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[@Jackrobert28]

Do South Korean tank. Would it be good against NATO Tanks ? Comparison

[@t_h_f7931]

Jack Robert He did videos on K2 Black Panther

[@Jackrobert28]

@@t_h_f7931 It is only with Russian tank. No NATO comparison

[@bruhyocamel5424]

Yoo second like

[@iuradoscalescu1301]

Challenger-1 это экспортный танк, для операторов танка Чифтейн. Но денег нет и они держались, закрыли все разработки и взяли что было. Вроде интересная история ?

[@baturaycoksaygl472]

Last time I was this early T55 was still the best tank around

[@merkavamkivm3373]

@Ruslan Masinjila that is always the best tank though... ;)

[@ekersho1700]

What so never?

[@scudb5509]

Kersh Jokes aside it actually was. Centurion lagged behind it in a lot of aspects. It only got some advantages when it got given 105mm gun. Not to mention it’s 100mm gun could effectively kill any tank before Leo 2, M1A1 etc. Numbers reliability and simplicity are also major factors.

[@frankbradley4487]

Ruslan Masinjila When you take the joke and skyrocket it!

[@LoisoPondohva]

@@scudb5509 so how was it better than M60?

[@TheTeKuZa]

Wow. If all soviet/post soviet obj tanks is covered by this channel, there will be a lot of interesting failed tanks topic.

[@oy1561]

Play world of tanks or warthunder you will get to know more than you want on failed tank projects.

[@sergiogonzalez8080]

I think he'll eventually get to all of the interesting ones

[@91plm]

I heard they have a new tank in development: *Object 69* . *The Ukranian Arjun* , its goal being to induce their enemies into a sense of safety and get them laughing while they get flanked with other real and actually functioning tanks.

[@philemon26]

LOL

[@billyb501stlegion5]

That might actually be a clever strategy no joke.

[@spectre3954]

Being salty is not good , this prick you are seeing has brainwashed you people on arjun.

[@thereyougoagain1280]

Spectre feel free to debunk him, if you can. I’d love to see contrary evidence.

[@spectre3954]

@@thereyougoagain1280 Your man dosent even give evidence when he says that the composite armour is not applied on the area of the ammunition bin, he dosent understand the full meaning of CABIS, the pic he shows about the APFSDS round has a typing error its not 300mm pen it is 600mm , he also concludes with no evidence that the armour behind the gunners sight is very less, the only evidence he shows is off a video game and then he describes the pic taken from the game as "accurate", He then allows people like u to make racist comments on indians on his channel.he even depicts the ERA coverage on the turret of Arjun to be just 60 degrees with a pic which he made by himself as if he designed the tank.I cant believe that you ppl allow this pessimistic prick to hype and influence you all.

[@caseinnitratjr6861]

Make the T-80 great again

[@massimechoub3343]

Yes, t-80 BVM is bad and sadly the t-84 oplot is not really in service...what a waste for the best tank of his time.

[@caseinnitratjr6861]

massi mechoub kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5yblKWXeKyjndU 🙌Safe the T-80🙌

[@pvtnewb]

I'd say Omsk and UVZ gotta revive the Object 640, of course this is a rather far fetched idea lol

[@massimechoub3343]

PvtNewb it’s a shame, it’s for many reasons, I think a better tank than the armata...came out in the worst period possible and stay there

[@pvtnewb]

@@massimechoub3343 Russia was definitely in the shit back in the early 2000s, and the fact that Omsk got bought out by UVZ made 640 died even faster.

[@halzan7467]

still won't beat Arjun! Edit: I just realized this is a 7 min. video and the Warthunder Ad takes up half of it! Yes, I know there is little known about the tank it’s just funny to me!

[@QasimAli-to5lk]

Of course 🙄

[@zed9095]

With ultra superior APFSDS

[@TheTeKuZa]

@@zed9095 300mm long

[@mihajlo572]

But arjun is best tank in the world bro

[@datgood121]

Arjun tank is super

[@MPdude237]

I would like to see the best export tanks in three different categories, 1. Cheap tanks. If you are on a very tight budget and/or your enemies only have Cold War Junkers and improvised armor, what would be good enough for that? Some candidates would upgraded versions of the M60, T-55 or T-62, earlier T-72 variants. 2. Good Value tanks. You have a larger military budget and anticipate on fighting a conventional military that has access to late Cold War armor, so an M60A3 or T-72M will likely prove to be insufficient, but your budget doesn't allow for the latest and greatest. Some candidates would be an later T-72 Variants, a T-80 variant, Leopard 2A5 or 2A4, or early M1 Abrams variants. 3. Best Tanks. You have a very large military budget and either intend to flex it or to possibly fight an invasion from the great powers(USA, EU, RU, China for example). Candidates would include T-90, M1A2, Leopard 2A6 or 2A7, K2 Black Panther.

[@kirgan1000]

Only 1. work for Ukraina, if you have a large military budget and can afford good or best tanks, you buy "politcal suport" or signal your politcal alignment in the huge wepon deal, good or best tank deal involve.

[@foedspaghetti3290]

Budget aside, I’d opt for a Ukrainian E bike and a Javelin.

[@philippeszwarcbart6507]

They should have gone with a Namer concept instead. Basically a merkava hull, but no turret, or a smaller turret with an auto cannon. This allows for more room for infantry and their equipment. The APC offers the protection of a tank, but can still carry a decent amount of troops.

[@candidesurealism2686]

Got to say Red effect always posts good content

[@mynamebob2234]

This was actually such a good idea i think it would’ve made a massive difference in the battlefield

[@mrvk39]

it's a very hard design to execute well. Even for Israel, which is a rich country with excellent technology. When you place the engine at the front, it makes the tank very front-heavy and makes it tip forward. This becomes especially pronounced during high speed maneuvers. Israeli Merkava is designed for urban combat and is not meant to be a fast tank - it works well for their terrain and works well for IDF doctrine, which relies on superior air force to take out enemy tanks. For Ukraine, with vast open spaces and with very weak air force, it's the worst idea. It needs highly mobile tanks that can achieve break-throughs with minimal air support. Leopard design seems ideally suited for Ukraine, in my view.

[@xmeda]

7:10 you can see APD employed on tank. Active Protection Dog.

[@andrewlee-do3rf]

Lol *Boris:* "Comrade dog what are yuo doing???" *Dog:* "Giving the covenant kapitolists back their bomb (missile) kek" **Master Chief music intensifies**

[@cherrypoptart2001]

700-1000mm on the front? Jesus thats amazing by today standards. Only thing i think that got better frontal protection is the T-14

[@REgamesplayer]

Torque in itself is pointless value. It adds up to hp when combined with RPM. RPM value shows how well tank divides its power into smaller chunks. Vehicles which need a lot of start up power like tractors usually have massive RPM. Torque shows how much rotary strength vehicle produces. Vehicles like trains need low RPM and huge torque engines which allows them to push massive amount of weight at the cost of abysmal acceleration.

[@Niko-xt5bs]

LET'S PLAY SPOT THE KREMLIN BOTS

[@Vadym_95]

do you know about ukrainian project of replacement a turm in M46/M48 Patton with a soviet turm from t80(or t72 I do not remember details)

[@stephremojo6317]

Man, I would watch you playing war thunder

[@michaelmyers764]

dont think he actually plays it

[@michaelmyers764]

@@o_crumbs yeah thats what im saying, its the good ol hey im having so much fun (even though I dont actually play this im doing this for the sponsor money hahahah) come play!

[@deffington6627]

@@michaelmyers764 I agree, he probably doesn't play it. But since I like to watch for free, who am I to complain about his sponsors?

[@jamessmith2488]

The brilliant concept of combining Main Battle Tanks and Infantry Fighting Vehicle features into a single platform would be undisputed in terms of operational flexibility and optimized more efficient organizational structures and logistics in the armored corps. Sadly that is very hard to pull off on restricted budgets and limited resources. On top of that this would force personnel to cross train between armored crew and infantry to sustain group cohesion and clear understanding when establishing communication or coordination. The material cost and investment on human capital would be off the charts in terms of expenses, time to train, ultimately to yield both flexible and effective combat performance. This concept would of been a prime example of force multiplier, however, the cost would of been great and requires downsizing the sum of personnel in each armored personnel. Doubtful that congress would spend that much money on a high quality but smaller armored corps. Hope the Ukrainians found a way to go around this problem of reducing these high inputs and maximizing higher outputs at economically sustainable levels. Something to keep in mind on the next generation armored vehicle on congressional budget meetings and the U.S. Army modernization programs because it's money you paid for in taxes. Not saying, "can't argue with tax payers" but they are the very people the U.S. government has to answer to.

[@ninaakari5181]

Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned 😭

[@randomguyingasmask]

6:03 What would be the purpose of the US with testing the Oplot? Just to check it's abilities or would they actually have goals with it? Latter sounds unrealistic because of the weapon system.

[@mbtenjoyer9487]

They test a lot of equipment they even are training against Greek S-300

[@gerfand]

couldl be for a "this is the closest thing to a T90"

[@georgethompson1460]

@@gerfand at this point might even be better than a T90

[@gerfand]

@@georgethompson1460 how?

[@factfilenews]

Who's here after Russia started the Invasion?

[@pirotess2]

Merkava is more like a super-heavy infantry fighting vehicle (I called it Infantry Fighting Tank) : )).

[@jesperohlrich]

They should revisit this design :)

[@richardbradley2335]

stunning looking...then again the merkeva is me fave tank !

[@andrejmucic5003]

you are the best Tank reviewer at this time.

[@SergZa]

You are wrong. Ukraine as a country has existed since 1991, and since its inception has not been developing new tanks, and even if it produces only for foreign customers. Even "OPLOT" is a modernization of the Soviet T-80U, it is even called the T-84.

[@SergZa]

@ coolstory bob. now go and learn history.

[@zuppang361]

YES RED, yes... i want to cry rn.... you havent answered my question.. maybe even you havent even notice it... But.. do you like peanuts?

[@warmbreeze7996]

he's not russian

[@artemg11]

@@warmbreeze7996 What has liking peanuts to do with being Russian?

[@RedEffectChannel]

Yes I do, I guess, not the greatest fan, but I still like them

[@zuppang361]

@@RedEffectChannel omfg!!! I cant believe it! Red actually replied!! i love you reeedddd (no homo) here, i'll give you a hug ⊂((・▽・))⊃

[@keyaw.9132]

RedEffect whats the outro music

[@kentriat2426]

Thank u for the video I think u covered what the majority like me didn’t know about, given there poor attempts at comments. Thanks once again

[@DennisBell-tz2sb]

Always like you stuff. I’m still laughing about your arguing video.

[@pabcu2507]

I sexually identify as a main battle tank

[@kast7n336]

Arjun or bob semple?

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Bob semple is an IFV

[@pabcu2507]

Moritami Kamikara the bob semple tank can easily take out the abrams with little to no effort.

[@kast7n336]

bob semple is not an ifv It is a godly tank Could be classified as a gen 6969 mbt

[@cooperproductions3731]

I sexually identify as not funny

[@johndoe5440]

these guys pump out tanks like babies

[@merkavamkivm3373]

Oof

[@fredhercmaricaubang1883]

Was this the same as the BTMP-84? Or are these two entirely different vehicles?

[@thatguy-eg8nz]

Love these vids Red! Any chance of doing a video on the k2 black panther? Or the Japanese type 10?

[@venpirethevampire]

He did the Turkish version of it named "Altay"

[@thatguy-eg8nz]

@@venpirethevampire seen it

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

A Type 90 video, please ?

[@abultimatetanksimulator6605]

No, type 90 is a piece of 💩

[@jameslewis2635]

This sounds like it would have been a good armoured combat system. I suspect that the main reason for a lack of adoption would be a lack of funding.

[@zayden4309]

Honestly I disagree...? What is the point of adopting this vehicle when you have APC/IFVs and MBTs already? This vehicle sounds like they want to merge IFV & MBTs .... why not just make Super capable MBT that focuses on its own role and super capable IFV that can focus on its own role.... if the object 488 would be really implemented, the whole armoured warfare tactics and doctrines would change

[@boymahina123]

@@zayden4309 The point of it is for MBTs to not depend on lighter armored vulnerable IFVs to give tanks their infantry screens

[@lucabanchieri6288]

From an appearance point of view, the merkava looks way better to me.

[@BARelement]

It feels so cursed seeing a T-84 reversing that fast knowing how slow the T-80, and the god forsaken T-72 family are at reversing.

[@Senbonzakura776]

Cool vid. Now I expect this to be a future event reward tank in War Thunder :P

[@roboticrebel4092]

Will never happen and you know it. Russians will not allow it

[@palisadenhonko4962]

How do you get access to the engine to maintain it? Usually you would have large hatches above the engine, but here you got a thick armour plate. Do you get to the engine from below? And isn't it much more complicated than in an usual layout?

[@roboticrebel4092]

How would you get to the engine in a merkava?

[@jamesocker5235]

Excellent video thanks

[@A_Nice_Guy.]

0:02 Crimea: ¯\_( ツ)_/¯

If you depict the Crimea as Ukrainian, your video will be targeted by the paid Sergeis of the Russian 'web brigades', even if it's a completely unpolitical video. It's wise to avoid your channel being flagged for systematic trolling by the Russian regime, since it can also lead to fake claims, mass-reporting, demonitisation etc.

[@Patop2002]

@ What if you depict crimea as russian??

[@СнежныйДжони]

@@Patop2002 then i would be mad ...and you don't want me to be mad

@@Patop2002 Well, then you're wrong.

[@Patop2002]

@ But the whole of crime has been controlled by Russia for the past 6 years, how is a Russian crimea wrong

[@nighttide3079]

We shall call it the Ukrava

[@TheKopalhem]

Thank you for another good video. The tank looks nice, IMHO. I like this sloped armor. One small remark about the original Merkava: as far as I know, the idea was to have a second crew in the back to allow fighting in shifts.

[@tackytrooper]

I feel like getting any kind of meaningful rest while your tank is actively in battle and in danger would be pretty futile, lol.

[@TheKopalhem]

@@tackytrooper It probably was a reason why they decided against the mentioned option

[@imgvillasrc1608]

I remember seeing the Object 488 a year ago trying to look for tanks that could transport troops. Unfortunately, the sources were in cyrillic, so I couldn't read it. Thanks RedEffect for talking about this very interesting tank!

[@husseinoskovjino9398]

Can you make a video about the T55 enigma and how it was the first anti guerrilla warfare mbt And will adding square radioactive armor inside the armored boxes will help since the have for slots for radioactive armor will it be good? What if the added al this modification to the t72 how will it be

[@ShcherbynaM]

2:34 That part was taken from video that was taken by soldier whom says that barrel jumped left and right, so he couldn't aim this shit normally.

[@anthony4331]

Gaijin when?

[@GK11415]

Great Video, never heard of this tank. Thanks for the information

[@warkopvalhalla708]

Can you do a video about M60 upgrade programs like (super m60, m60-2000, magach, SLEP, Sabra and many more)

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Terrific idea, the US, Poland, Hungary etc should work with them to produce a upgraded version of this with better engine etc

[@fishgaming9818]

Can you do a video about merkava mk3D since it’s still in use in Israel

[@wallachia4797]

Would love a video on the Romanian TR-85s

[@abultimatetanksimulator6605]

Worst nato tank, ok

[@tatanga231]

I would like to see video on T-72M4CZ

[@Swindle1984]

Imagine if Ukraine had a force of 400 T-84-120 Yatagan tanks, the T-84 with all the features of the Oplot-M and the Western-style turret with 120mm gun and optional ATGM's for it, and an additional 100 tanks with the infantry squad option and the same turret. It'd be pretty nifty, as 1-in-5 tanks could bring an infantry squad along with it, and each tank would have Western-style armor protection, ERA, active protection system, and weapons, making them far more survivable than Soviet-era tanks. It'd be like the Abrams, but at half the price. But instead, Ukraine is a corrupt hellhole, sold all their gold to the US after the CIA led a violent coup to overthrow their democratically-elected government in 2014, only produced 10 T-84 Oplot-M's for themselves and could barely manage to make 49 for Thailand, because they're just a money-laundering operation for the Bidens, Rothschilds, and Klaus Schwab and their buddies in JP Morgan, Blackrock, etc. now.

[@fabik805]

Yeah because Ukraine was less corrupt before 2014 imao

[@Swindle1984]

@@fabik805 Never said they weren't.

[@fabik805]

@@Swindle1984 No you are suggesting that it had something to do with the maidan revolution that Ukraine is inefficient at producing tanks. Otherwise I see no reason to mention it in that context. Ukraine was always a corrupt shithole. And it was even more so before the revolution.

[@georgethompson1460]

@@Swindle1984 Clearly less corrupt than Russia tho, Ukraine looks like it could win this war.

[@siasurveillancevan8112]

@@georgethompson1460No. They are pretty corrupt. Its all out there

[@seadog1988]

Ukraine could really use this tank now. Hopefully, israel will actually provide the merkava now

[@johncamron5358]

Can ya do a video on Chinese VT 4 Aka MBT 3000?

[@67IronWhalE]

Remembered BMT-72? No Im not talking about BMPT-72 "Terminator". Im talking about the one that you can stuff only 3 more boys in it via top escape hatches between turret and engines.

[@Seth9809]

What about BTMP-84?

[@NIZZEL117]

could you tank about the BMT-72

[@cascadianrangers728]

Wonder if anyone thought of using saved space from unmanned auto turret to house squishy infantry buddies

[@jankalab3888]

Funny to see a czech soldier with merkava. It’s bcs Isralies gave one of them to our museum😃

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

A GR8 vehicle, fantastic concept. 🤔.,............ many thanx 👍 👍 be safe 🦊

[@kebman]

Noe delivering one tank to the enemy is hardly great criticism lol.

[@avielexpatingermany2142]

Hey @RedEffect, im new here but I've got a little correction for you, we used to stuff infantry into our Merkava back door, with full gear you can stick between 1 and 3 boots in there without removing ammo. So it's sort of like, it's not a full APC, but it's not exactly what you said, so thought you should know, if you wanna know more I can fill you in on the deets

[@merkavamkivm3373]

I heard my name, and so I came.

[@shakedshani4930]

he said your name in vain glorious merkava

[@merkavamkivm3373]

@@shakedshani4930 I know, but this time, I'll allow it.

[@jord1214]

Boker Tov, Our lord and saviour.

[@spearton-1912]

was not expecting a black ops 1 reference

[@TheKaMeLRo]

Do you have a source about T-84 oplot has cancelled to the US?

[@jimking001]

What is the vehicle at 0:06 please, the twin turret APC thing ?

[@acesmith4710]

What bloody detailing 👏👏 just fantastic

[@lllPlatinumlll]

Katyusha with many anti tank missiles, enemy armour.... obliterated, they never even detected the launcher.

[@Несморисюда]

Yes, I live in Kharkov. Англ это слишком сложно

[@ZAGAD-i2x]

Damn dude you're probably a millionaire at this point, how many sponsored videos have you done?

[@level30boss27]

Do a video on the upgraded Challenger The one that WILL have a 130mm gun. Please

[@guilhermesada5840]

It looked really cool.

[@georgedroid39]

Can yo make a video on modern light tanks?

[@aihamkashow1511]

Talk about the object 640 (Black eagle) some of its features used in t14 armata.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

You mean the T100 Varsuk?

[@doronvaida]

This is funny because Israel used captured T55 and T-54 Tank Hulls and Turned them into an Armored personnel Carrier, They even managed to squeeze a roomy back entry.

[@thanakornkhumon7365]

Nice idea about this tank but it also has the same problem as BM-oplot. feels so sad

[@theekshanaadiakri3709]

Olifant!! South African MBT Can you make a video about it please!!! And can they good for moden war or not good for moden war!!!

[@stevenbreach2561]

Fine for what the SADF is likely to meet,T55,T62,and Chinese knock offs

[@Pvt_Badger0916]

Might aswell do a video on the chieftain then

[@Farmuhan]

So Reznov all the time was right?

[@Captinistaken]

The merkava wasn’t really built as a troop carrier it was built as a tank

[@pvtnewb]

Rip every Ukrainian prototypes lmao

[@Notmyname1593]

Ukrainian engineers deserve better

[@syedshamsulhassantrimzi4268]

Plz make a video on newly inducted alkhalid 1(modernised version of al khalid and mbt2000) and vt4 and would u compare them with arjun t72 and t90's of india?

[@artyumma11]

IDF dude merkava never have that extra ammo box or I never saw it on mark2-3 it’s just an option to add some more ammo not a standard load out

[@engineermerasmus2810]

Wait was that a T64 with T55 turet?

[@TheSanien]

Ukraine can produce beautiful women that’s about it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bobbierockit55]

Typo m8, prostitutes 😂

[@Seth9809]

STALKER made in Ukraine.

[@Alex-zg7vq]

And good Tanks -> BM Oplot (idk how to pronounce it)

[@shermanfirefly5410]

Also some of the cheepest medals that was actually produced during Soviet era

[@Sukhwinderdhillon101]

Hey that alpha defence guy is saying india is gona upgrade Arjun's cannon is that true

[@gomimaninoakland]

The Israelis made an apc from old mekava named namer. Isreali recycle all their old tanks into some thing. t55 turned into the Achzaarit apc or the Nakpadon from the

[@anihantan5444]

How’s know hold the patent for object 488.

[@morhaimtyr4173]

Let's put some money together and buy Kharkov tank manufacturing plant. I feel it could be good investment - restoring it into its former glory and even better. Ukrainian workers are educated and cheap to pay too. We could renamed it RedEffect corp. or something like that :D

[@napoleonbonaparte1429]

Btm 84

[@xtrajently]

In the word "Merkava", the third syllable shoud be stressed, not the second. It pronounced : MerkavA

[@behroozkhaleghirad]

It is fair to say that Russia deserves the shipyards and heavy industry factories that Soviet union left to Ukrainian. Russia can bring all these valuable potentials back to life.

[@Loubie2005]

Make a Strv Tank vid plz

[@SergeyKostenko88]

Харьков очень контролируют на предмет новьіх разработок танков. Но новьіе двигатели и типьі комплексньіх машин для уничтожения противника создаются успешно, в очень неожиданном для россии месте. Схема мотор впереди соединяется с концепцией Тигра Порше. Защита танка также уходит от толщиньі в пользу активного противодействия. Будем смертельно удивлять врагов и делиться находками с США.

[@baroooga6787]

Can you review the T90M proryv-3 some sources says it uses the same gun on T14 armata

[@chandlermitchell3326]

To me it looks like a light tank it’s a good idea to build a light tank

[@thomsen8174]

How about the 60k special to be a video about South American tanks? Ex: Tamoyo, Osório, TAM

[@effect3010]

Can you please make a video about the Romanian TR-85M1 MBT? I really want to see my country's tank! Thanks :3

[@gamecubekingdevon3]

Reminds me of BTMP-84

[@icecrack4579]

Great content.

[@lucianene7741]

You guys really need to understand about torque.