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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: Last Hussar on 30 September 2024, 08:43:06 PM

Title: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: Last Hussar on 30 September 2024, 08:43:06 PM
Hi all
Random question.

Watching Goldeneye.  In it Bond takes a Russian tank. It is a T54/55 they dressed up to look like a T72.

How long and how would it take to start?
Title: Re: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: FierceKitty on 01 October 2024, 02:11:24 AM
It's remarkably fast, as long as you have a long downhill slope and about fifty grenadiers to push for the first three hundred metres.
Title: Re: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: paulr on 01 October 2024, 06:22:26 AM
It should have an electric starter with a compressed air starter as plan b.
Title: Re: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: fred. on 01 October 2024, 07:00:01 PM
It's a film, so it will take exactly as long to start as the plot needs it to. 
Title: Re: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: Last Hussar on 01 October 2024, 10:51:01 PM
Quote from: fred. on 01 October 2024, 07:00:01 PMIt's a film, so it will take exactly as long to start as the plot needs it to.

Well, I know that! I was just thinking real life! I love a 007, but I know they don't always hew close to reality...
Title: Re: How to start Soviet tank?
Post by: pierre the shy on 02 October 2024, 01:36:36 AM

Takes about 1 minute 5 seconds according to this clip......

But Bond probably just has to tip down the sun visor, catch the keys and turn on the ignition  ;)