The Worst Tank in the Red Army

The USSR didn't plan on making T-60 tanks. With weak armament, a weak engine, and passable armour, this tank is nobody's first choice when it comes to picking a favourite, but the T-60 is a great example of a tank that was in the right place at the right time. Learn why it was developed and what role it played in the Red Army in my video. Check out Steel Aces during the open play weekend of September 25-17 and track its progress towards launch with their roadmap: https://steelaces.com/roadmap.html **Sources and further reading** https://www.tankarchives.com/2020/08/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2019/06/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2020/09/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2024/02/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2014/06/... https://www.tankarchives.com/2015/10/... ** SECTIONS GO HERE ** 00:00 Intro 1:04 What is a small tank? 04:37 A new generation of Soviet tanks 07:35 Growing towards the T-60 11:00 T-60 vs Panzer II 14:03 Contemporary evaluations 20:19 Bad idea in retrospect? 23:46 Replacing the T-60 with the T-70 25:47 Steel Aces! Panzer '46: Eastern Front Direct from publisher: https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/product/tan... Hetzer vs SU-76M: Hungary 1945 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hetzer-vs-76M-... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/h... ACHTUNG TIGER! How the Allies defeated Germany's heavy tank Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ACHTUNG-TIGER-... Direct from publisher: https://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-samso... British Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/British-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... IS-2: Design, Development, and Production of Stalin's War Hammer Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/2-Development-... Direct from publisher: http://is-2-tank.com/ Designing the T-34 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-T-34... Direct from publisher: https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/products/ta... E-book: https://pocketmags.com/mortons-books-... Sherman Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sherman-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... **My sites** Blog: http://www.tankarchives.com/ Facebook:   / tankarchivesblog   Twitter:   / tank_archives   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tankarchives... Email: tankarchives@gmail.com