"Baber K. Khan" (beekay)
03/06/2014 at 07:00 • Filed to: None
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"Baber K. Khan" (beekay)
03/06/2014 at 07:00 • Filed to: None | 2
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After hearing it from a friend, 18 years-old photographer Pavel Itkin, was able to find the tank graveyard and was able to take pictures of these abandoned tanks in a "well-guarded" facility which once was able to fix as many 60 tanks and 55 engines each month during the Cold War era.
Now though, only few modern tanks turn up to be fixed by the on-site mechanics and if things keep on escalating at the current rate, the facility will either be wiped out or be churning out at its past rate pretty fast.
As many as 400 tanks are left to decay here and I personally don't know how soon these could be made operational.
The facility was specialized in maintaining and modernizing T-64, T-72, and T-80 tanks built at the nearby Malyshev Factory in Kharkiv.
The T-80 was the first production tank to have a gas turbine engine as the primary propulsion, and it arrived into service with the T-72 which is one of the most produced tanks.
T-80 is however still in use by Ukraine while different variants are in-use with Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and South Korea.
"Don't do as I do, do as I say", must've said some top Western Alliance diplomat to Russian entry into Crimea I imagine.
Sparf
> Baber K. Khan
03/06/2014 at 07:33 |
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Sadly, I'd imagine most of these husks are old Soviet Monkey Models and barely useful for anything other than spare drivetrain parts. Even that's a stretch though given how many corners they cut when making them.
kanadanmajava
> Baber K. Khan
03/06/2014 at 07:46 |
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Ukraine's version of T-80 (T-80UD)uses 2-stroke diesel engine as the standard T-80 uses a gas turbine. I think those engines on the floor are the removed gas turbines. Maybe the were converting the tanks when the work slowed down.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Baber K. Khan
03/06/2014 at 07:50 |
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If I was a crazy millionare I would get one. http://www.automobilemag.com/features/0804_…
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> Baber K. Khan
03/06/2014 at 08:04 |
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No better time to bring them back into service.
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> Baber K. Khan
03/06/2014 at 08:05 |
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No better time to bring them back into service.
The Transporter
> Sparf
03/06/2014 at 08:23 |
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No, the Soviets only exported those to its allies. Soviet member states got the full gear.
505Turbeaux
> kanadanmajava
03/06/2014 at 08:29 |
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sure doesnt look like a piston driven anything to me
user314
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
03/06/2014 at 14:05 |
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Yeah, a T-80, the MiG-29 and TU-95 are all on my Power Ball/MegaMillions list.
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