Tank Pics from Russia

I don't like the looks of the IS3 but you can't deny it's one of the most modern-looking tanks built during WW2. However, technically the IS3 wasn't a WW2 vehicle, not having seen any action during the Great Patriottic War.

 

No but it was finished before the end of WW2 But yes it didnt see any action..

KBO

 

i don't want to nag about it as it's a Tank forum but did you make some pics of that Yak-9????
You can see it's tail in one of your pics (the one with the truck/katjusha launcher) wich are btw great!

 

I have a couple more pictures from Bolo, this time from Minsk. I will post them one by one since they are fairly large.

 

And #2

 

And #3

 

And #4

 

And #5 - again with family? Are you on any of these pics, Bolo?

 

#6

 

And #7

 

And finally, #8.

 

Great pics Bolo!!

Tell me, does the museum let the visitors go in the tanks?

 

No, they are sealed. Hopefully next time I go to Moscow I will have it so arranged that I can go to Kubinka. I thought it was a regular museum but it is not. While a Russian can go to it with their everyday ID a foreigner cannot because it is on a military base.

For a large sum of money they will even let you play with one of the tanks :smok: but I hear it is $3000.00 for an hour :evil: and I am not paying that.

When I was in Belgorod it was kind of nice, a few days later in Minsk it was so cold that a half litre of coke froze solid in my backpack in about 25 minutes. About -20c I think if not colder.

I really think that the winter weather in Russia is a natural weapon that they have and I pity the unprepared agressor.

 

Great Pics!

In #5, what is the gun with the huge shield on the far right?

That IS-3 looks even more formidable with that snow on... Scary...