TITLE:        Secret Way of Modifying Soviet Tanks 🪣
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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Why did Soviet soldiers cover the barrels of their tanks with rubber and

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FULL SCRIPT:
Why did Soviet soldiers cover the barrels of their tanks with rubber and attach pipes to the turret? You see, when soldiers built crossings, Nazi bombers could easily spot and destroy them from above. That's when the Soviets realized a way to modify the T-54 tank. When approaching rivers, the crew would seal the barrel with a rubber cap, cover the engine air intakes with waterproof panels, and run a pipe for oxygen into the cabin. This way they could drive the tank straight into the river, crossing it quickly and avoiding enemy planes in the

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TIMED:
[000.16] Why did Soviet soldiers cover the
[001.68] barrels of their tanks with rubber and
[003.36] attach pipes to the turret? You see,
[005.12] when soldiers built crossings, Nazi
[007.04] bombers could easily spot and destroy
[008.80] them from above. That's when the Soviets
[010.80] realized a way to modify the T-54 tank.
[013.36] When approaching rivers, the crew would
[015.12] seal the barrel with a rubber cap, cover
[016.96] the engine air intakes with waterproof
[018.96] panels, and run a pipe for oxygen into
[021.12] the cabin. This way they could drive the
[023.12] tank straight into the river, crossing
[024.88] it quickly and avoiding enemy planes in
[026.72] the
