Russian KV1 salvaged from the Neva River 2011

[saranovitch]

Makes me feel TANK COMMANDER

[saranovitch]

pretty to the 3rd power exponential

[saranovitch]

That would paint up real pretty. I'd put it up near the road in a large perrenial raised garden bed, hang the mailbox off the tip of the cannon. That would be handsome. A dark flat machine surrounded by white flowers of numerous varieties upon dark pine mulch. Across the street on the other parcel the opposite. A lightly colored tank with blacy flowers upon raised beds with a skim layer of cape cod style crushed shell naturel driveway material. that would be pretty. My first word: Pretty

[axelmixer2]

How the fuck did the tank come out there?

[yottson]

@axelmixer2 Maybe it sank during soviet winter assault? Or "...drowned during a pontoon crossing in the combat area..."?

[RiddermarkMusic]

It'll buff out

[TheTrevor627]

how many tanks were in that river watched four vidz of them raising russian tanks out of the neva river and they were all different and also was that restored or could it not be restored

[PJ3love]

so the Russians did experiment with underwater tanks then...a line of swimmers had to follow the tank and when they could no longer hold their breath a replacement crew swam down and took over. Some say as many as 20 replacement crews were needed

[MrPoporucha]

I bet that if they reload the fuell tank and turn the key,the bastard will turn on again....damn russian and their allways reliable warcraft XD

[allveepaat]

@MrPoporucha Yes, nice little reliable legend. I remember in 1988 in a soviet army garnison from 18 of our artillery tractors only one could be started from a starter without towing.

[Imprudentman]

Bravo !

[WesleyButtercup]

the silly thing is that thousands of these survived the war, but they turned them and all the captured German tanks and aircraft to scrap.

So today we spend millions to restore the few lost examples which could have been saved if a few of the more famous tanks and aircraft had been preserved in museums in the first place.

[roaklin]

@WesleyButtercup at that time they where just junk, just like anything we scrap now days is the future's rare collectable.

[joergn83]

Nice

[murderdoll9191]

So cool they can rescue it and one day restore it,looks like its in great shape for what its been through.