Russian tank veteran finds his T34 from war.
15 Nov 2013, 20:23 PM
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Just came across this, it says this veteran just found the tank he survived the war in in a square in Russia as a monument.
15 Nov 2013, 22:54 PM
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No words can express how much honor this man has. Hats off to the old war veteran and what he did, as well as discovering his long lost tank.
15 Nov 2013, 23:19 PM
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How exactly does he know that it's his tank?
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16 Nov 2013, 00:39 AM
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its a little odd to see him bowing to a tank. I'm not russian so i don't know if thats a normal thing or has a deeper meaning. however he is old (so ill let him off easy.) and he survived which wasn't an easy task in that thing.
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16 Nov 2013, 07:32 AM
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I dont think he is bowing, I think he's just been brought to his knees with emotion at seeing it.
It must seem like a terribly long time ago to him, but Im sure he still has some very vivid memories of it all.
bigchunk, I imagine all tanks have a serial number, like a registration plate.
It must seem like a terribly long time ago to him, but Im sure he still has some very vivid memories of it all.
bigchunk, I imagine all tanks have a serial number, like a registration plate.
16 Nov 2013, 07:45 AM
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probably he was overwhelmed by his memories in that tank and the memories of the people who were in it, some probably didnt make it through the fighting.
regardless, i think even without it being his own tank, the sight of any t34 will probably trigger off emotions among tank crews who operated it and made it to this date.
i would imagine it to be a very deep sense of pride and sadness, for all the german soldiers and tanks who faced it and perished, as well as his own crew members/friends and other tankers who werent quite as lucky and faced a gruesome/fiery death inside.
regardless, i think even without it being his own tank, the sight of any t34 will probably trigger off emotions among tank crews who operated it and made it to this date.
i would imagine it to be a very deep sense of pride and sadness, for all the german soldiers and tanks who faced it and perished, as well as his own crew members/friends and other tankers who werent quite as lucky and faced a gruesome/fiery death inside.
16 Nov 2013, 09:44 AM
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yea at the time of post didn't occur to me for some reason, makes sense. 
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16 Nov 2013, 10:04 AM
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This is touching, thanks for posting.
Respect to the veteran on the picture and all the others as well. Things like this makes you realize we are actually pretty lucky to live in peaceful times.
Respect to the veteran on the picture and all the others as well. Things like this makes you realize we are actually pretty lucky to live in peaceful times.
16 Nov 2013, 20:24 PM
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Yeah, and really hits home about the 'game' we are playing.
17 Nov 2013, 20:20 PM
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Incredible Picture thanks for posting.
18 Nov 2013, 08:55 AM
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its a little odd to see him bowing to a tank. I'm not russian so i don't know if thats a normal thing or has a deeper meaning. however he is old (so ill let him off easy.) and he survived which wasn't an easy task in that thing.
Wut? Ww2 wasn't coh2. The T34 was very formidable.
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18 Nov 2013, 14:10 PM
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Well this looks like an 85, and didn't they come towards the end of the war? So he might have been a teenager and only recruited towards the end, helping his odds a little.
18 Nov 2013, 16:08 PM
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Wut? Ww2 wasn't coh2. The T34 was very formidable.
its design looked great on paper however despite what is said the Christie suspension had a lot of issues there was a reason why the united states turned it down. like actually achieving the max speed on a t34 was impossible due to the fact that Christie suspension made the shifter impossible to shift into its last gear. (unless you have super human strength.) i think they fixed it with t3485s not sure. this meant that speeds were not near as high as numbers suggest.
not to mention the metal in Russia was of poor quality leading to armor not actually being what it was on paper. also they loved to place ammo everywhere on the tank that penetrated would find ammo.
if you want to chat further pm or find another thread i don't want to drag this thread into to the ocean.
back on top a very touching picture nice find.
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1 Dec 2013, 17:27 PM
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Damn feels...
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