Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: IS-7 Part 2 

That explanation of what a turret monster is was great

This IS7 needs saving BEFORE it gets really bad and stuff is permanently damaged by corrosion beyond repair. I know the hull will be around but all the equipment inside is getting destroyed by rust n moisture. What a great job getting to restore this icon, I'm sure they could find folks happy to do it.

This guy lives the life. Getting paid to go in tanks and talk about em

I wish they would fully restore this tank since it's such an icon for the tank enthusiast community.

The condition of this tank makes me so sad... so much rust.

The S-70 cannon was taken off of a Kirov class light cruiser where is was used as a secondary/anti-aircraft weapon in 6x1 barrel mounts. The 180mm B-1P on the Object 261 was also taken from a Kirov light cruiser, but the 180mm was part of it's primary armament package of 3x3 mounts.

Turret monster? Im scared. Im playing TDs from now on.

I wish these were filmed with a wider lens.

give us more "tanker lore" like the turret monster. Also, when thinking of this thing going 60 kph, i imagine sudden stops, ie crashing, would be very unfun for those inside. Ever crashed in an Abrams etc?

Hull and turret design is remarkable, that nose armor is super effective.

@11:27 - Was anyone else secretly wondering/hoping the tank engine would start up when he pressed the starter button? Would have been a funny surprise.

Next ELC AMX oh wait Chieftain won't fit in

I think he forgot to mention that one does not need to aim in a Soviet Tank, because Stalin will guide one's shot. XD

That thing is a mess, it needs to be restored. You can see where they have painted it with a thick paint to help prevent rust but they didn't do a good job.

I want to live in a tank. Its mobile enough, has enough space for one-two people, and is the best self defense weapon lol

7 shots per Minute.?! Wargaming says other wise -_-

More than likely one side was fired first as soon as rounds were complete the second loader would start cycle, as loader #1 started reloading his side of the rack, #2 would finish firing when #1 finished his restack then #1 would fire as #2 started reloading his side. Rinse and repeat.

All these old Soviet tanks look so rusted, dirty and unkempt. Imagine how beautiful they looked when they got off the production line.

I love the turret monster part. And he stayed serious too. Love these videos.

Could you guys go to France and take a look at the AMX50 B? Would like to know how the Loading Mechanism works.

'130mm is a converted Naval gun', well that explains the round/propellant loading, which reflects the loading of rounds on the WWII era battleships, etc.

Great series, but the "sounds" you could call background music - i'd rather hear a M-60 patton tank engine constantly misfiring. Definitively not bearable. Nevertheless great series. Yeah.

Russian tanks dont need seats.. They just slav sit.

So cool to finally see that monster form the inside! Thank you so much and I look forward to someday see you doing a video on the Tiger 2 or T29/T34/T30 (what ever of the latter ones, I really just wanna see the inside of the turret so badly!) :)

I would had went with IS-7. For me a heavy tank is a breaththrough weapon which is meant to assault heavily fortified positions and to battle enemy heavy tanks. Also, to serve as assault weapon. It's not on the other hand maneuver tank. It will always be late to support your newest pushes and it wont serve in a war of maneuver. Heavy tank role is of mobile bunker then it's not on offense. To solidify most critical spots with invincible 130 mm cannon.

Another excellent video of a Soviet heavy tank. Thanks

LOL Turret monster :P

Finally IS-7. My Xmas gift!

You should get a group of like people so that way you can be inside the tank with all the "crew" members. to represent how cramped it would be.

plz do the t95

Hey I know, do the T-35! I'm sure you'll find it easy to fit in that beast.

Very professional. Thank you.

Did you invent the term: "ramming staff"? As a Yankee, I checked into the Oxford Dictionary and it concurs with Webster: Ramrod. Spanner move ;-) Good videos. Thanks!

Fascinating video. Thanks

In this tank you need tetanus vaccination

Amusing video no less =D

One of the most reasonable reviews a western tankie is going to give a Russian tank. The Chieftain is quite unbiased, but if you think he is then this one comes out positively glowing 😉

Awesome!

...THANKS CHIEFTAIN!!! :)

love this series keep the mcoming

VG! Thanks... (It must be hard, being 5'14" tall and a Tanky)

thanks bro

wow the stowage

its actually the first time i ever see anyone go INSIDE the tank on this show called INSIDE the chieftain's hatch

What about IS-3/4 or Sturmgeschutz 3/4 ? Love the show and the awesome knowledge you have Chief ! Thanks a lot !

Could you please do a kv1 or kv 1s video

autoloader with 7 granades hmmm interesting maybe in patch 10.0 ;)

Just unlocked that tank yesterday :D

About time..

The reserve being foward and the drive being backward is just like a car. So as you break your body shift foward, it's easier to follwo the motion to put the gear into reverse or park. If you are breaking hard in a battlefield, you probably want to reserve really fast too, as you shift foward to use that motion to move in reverse and get out asap.

This ride needs to visit "West Coast Customs" ASAP and pimp it up. At last the wiring rust and paint job :P

i love IS-7

Not a very roomy turret, appears to be very cramped. However, I'm glad I finally get to see the inside of an IS tank.

so the IS-7 does have an auto loader hm... interesting wargaming should take note

It wouldn't even stand a chance against our Carro Veloces!

looks cool

0:17 pure joy

Did I hear him right? Propellant charge? Pannier. Naval gun. I was artillery, this sounds more like a self-propelled gun than a tank. Even if it could fire 6-8 rounds quick, the reloading of the carousel would put it at a disadvantage where it could be disabled then destroyed. He did confirm the Soviets idea of ammo stowage, meaning spread around the interior. Not good if a penetrating round got lucky.

How come the is7 isnt an autolader in game? That would have been a pretty cool feature for this tank.

I WANT YOUR JOB CHEIFTAIN!! No seriously, being a freshman is such a drag when I could be looking inside cool tanks in kubinka.

Finally

noic tank m8!

Me hacen mucha gracia el control del disparador y la torreta con un mecanismo parecido a un mando de Xbox. Me parece que ya lo he visto en otros tanques soviéticos

That armour!

Oh, you went to Kubinka and didn't film the T-35 !

Might I humbly request an inside look at the Pershing? By far my favourite medium tank in the whole game.

Semi-assisted loading seems such good idea for its time! It needed to be implemented way sooner!

it seems like it was more of a platform to put all the advanced technology gained from WW2 into one vehicle

Based on what he said about the loading system; shouldn't this be an auto-loader?

But you missed my favourite chapter, "Oh bugger, the tank's on fire!"

When's the next one coming out? It would be nice if it's either the T95, T29, T30, T34.

All that ammo in and around the turret=K-BOOM!!

Sorry for this really dumb question but why for some tanks does it take really long to reload the main gun? For example the 122mm on the IS-2 apparently took so long it could only fire two rounds a minute. Was it simply because the shell was heavy so two or more people were needed? Tanks like the Abrams has a 120mm but has a really fast reload time. So why was tanks like the IS-2 and Tiger so slow to reload but tanks like the.Abrams and british tanks have really fast reloads when they are 120mm?

Soviet tank designers seems getting the idea to transplant the battleship turret on tank, the loading system is the most obvious hint. This idea eventually evolves to the autoloader system use in T-64 and T-72s.

"Stowage Compartments? Stowage Compartments?" LOL

7:19 First Console Controller ever made xD

At 11ish minutes i was terrified he was going to poke his eye out on that hanging thing

I love these videos but they have really convinced me that first you don't ever want to be in one with people shooting at you and second how in the hell they knew what was going on outside and even where they were on a battlefield must have been guesswork. I couldn't imagine driving down a straight road without going off let alone navigating terrain spotting and hitting targets. Seems you get a passing glimpse of something across your small window then never see it again. Crazy

"I do believe that is the rate of fire for a minute" XD

8:13 Chieftain explaining why is-7 gunner can miss a Maus from 50 meters

Looks like it's been standing outside for quite a number of years

That was very interesting and informative!! Had no clue that obj.260 was 6 rounds autoloader.. translated into WoT game, that would've been too over-powered wouldn't it...

Oooooooh that’s why I randomly lost my arm when I was turning my turret.

I enjoy these videos alot and love tanks one of my baby pictures is me at 3 standing on A M4 out side one of the bases Dad was stationed. This next bit isnt ment to be disrespectful I just couldnt get over the machine guns everywhere almost like the designer of the the early Stewarts had a hand in it or the company that made the rounds Great video Wow what a beast I wouldn't doubt some surrendered as soon as this monster rolled aroud the corner Patrols of the enemy when was was near always came back with a report of nothing going on because they hid lol Yes they did away with the gunners main optic as far as Machine gun firing when needed the IS 7 was put in neutral a switch was flipped the gunners control became a wobble stick on it one of the buttons fired all the machine guns at once and the gunner neutral traversed the tank in circles if you look each gun is aimed higher or lower than the next thus covering from 3 to 6 foot high later when the switch turned the control to a wobble stick Rock you like a hurricane automatically played both inside on outside of the tank. Theres a mental image. This was done away with due to the fact during one of Stalin's purges he discovered this and hated The Scorpions

Wow lots of rust in the turret

did it have a lot of stowage area?

I'm playing that tank right now

Can you do inside the t1

It's pretty common for soviet tanks in general to not have turret basket, reason being the crew would not be able to access the main gun ammunition racks strewn about the interior if a basket was in the way. Western tanks lump most their ammo in more easily accessible places such as a turret bustle. That semi-auto loader is incredibly over-engineered and a western manually loaded 20 pdr, L7 105, or 120mm gun could easily achieve a higher rate of fire & switch out ammo after it has already been loaded. That armor profile though...combined with good speed, it would have been a truly fearful beast had it a more practical weapon system.

If it's a bag gun what comes out when breech opens? Is it like a spent blasting cap,/ primer cup?

Holy moly no room to move I’m glad it’s good on the game it was my 2nd tier 10 I got 43 lol 😝

I understand the massive under taking, but the interior needs to be restored in this one.

Is7 is the scariest tank I have ever seen

Tight tank

can u plzz do a vid on is-3 plzzzzzz

On the ammo rack are 6 places left and 6 right. Or 3 top left, 3 top right, 3 bottom left and 3 bottom right

This beast could do with some TLC

Can you imagine going up against that thing in a Sherman? Good luck!

This tank is soo fun that the steering looks like controller

One amazing 'fact' is that any modern shoulder fired anti-tank rocket could cut right through this thickly armored vehicle. If they lift the turret off of the hull, would they find missing socks under the turret basket? Does this automattic loader predate the T-64?