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Originally Posted by helbent4
Lee,
Not that it matters much, but someone local bought a surplus T-54 from the Czechs. They keep it in a museum on a decommissioned base (the former CFB Chilliwack). Year before last I was out there and got to ride in the commander's hatch with a full family riding on the back, sides and front, tank desant-style. From what I recall, the gunner and TC were located on either side of the gun, but yeah, there was no turret basket
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So Solly Tony!
The gunner/tank commander are on the left side on the Soviet tanks all the way through the T-62 series. The T-64/T-72 are the first ones with the two seated on either side of the gun.
There was a running joke about the Russians cornering the market on short (5'5"), left-handed loaders!
Here's a tidbit on the BTR-60 and BTR-70 series of APCs...there are two main defects on this vehicle....the fact that it uses two bus engines as a power plant, always led to maintenance problems, although you can turn off one power plant and still have half-speed...and that the armor plate beind the first two roadwheels can be penetrated by 7.62mm AP ammo...