Vartiotykkivene
Vartiotykkivene
Here we have few frames from wartime finnish movie called "sotakatsaus". Can somebody confirm this is the VTV 1?
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It is pretty much guaranteed. As you can see the first photo shows it has Finnish military flag and VTV 1 was the only boat of this type used by Finnish military. These Soviet boats were rather interesting concept - armoured motorboat with tank turrets. This version seemed to have similar main turret as used in T-28 heavy tanks, but the later versions usually had T-34 turrets. Attached is photo of VTV 1 scale model, which is in Finnish Military Museum nowadays.Martti Kujansuu wrote:Here we have few frames from wartime finnish movie called "sotakatsaus". Can somebody confirm this is the VTV 1?
Martti
According the website mentioned below it was found beached near Pukkio in August of 1941. Soviets had driven it to shore to avoid sinking. Finnish Navy raised it and repaired its damages (the boat had shell-hits). It seems that the boat was mainly used in Lake Onega (Ääninen).
http://users.tkk.fi/~jaromaa/Navygallery/
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Thanks Martti...
...and a further question.
again, regards
Esa K
...and a further question.
Browsed thru the Suomen elokuva-arkisto pages, but didnt found any lists or prices etc etc for material like it... Have the archive, how to put it, these films ready on video/DVD, or how to "get" them...? And the price...?Martti Kujansuu wrote:They got also many other wartime movies there.
again, regards
Esa K
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Some photos from apparently same newsreel can also be seen at the Laivat Puuta, Miehet Rautaa (Ships of wood, men of iron) by Peuranheimo, Pirhonen and Killinen.
Here a pic from St. Petersburg Naval museum:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ht=#752502
Regards, Juha
Here a pic from St. Petersburg Naval museum:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ht=#752502
Regards, Juha
And something for the modeller/collector too:
http://www.migproductions.com/MP/produc ... /35253.htm
The link also contains some further links to some sites of Soviet-battles, among others those at Ladoga, with the boat-type in question.
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http://www.migproductions.com/MP/produc ... /35253.htm
The link also contains some further links to some sites of Soviet-battles, among others those at Ladoga, with the boat-type in question.
Regards
Esa K
The clip can actually be found on the Tuntematon sotilas-DVD, but is was the one with the original version. It was Sotakatsaus (War review) 16. Among other things, it dealt with the VTV1 and how it had been "captured" from the Russians and was now fighting on the "right" side for "higher cultural development"
Yep, thanks, interesting, found this about the Tuntematon... DVD: "Extra: Puolustusvoimien dokumenttielokuvia ja yleisradion äänitearkiston selostuksia." (fast and rough translation: Extra, defence forces documetary films and YLE-radio archive boadcasts)w9816 wrote:The clip can actually be found on the Tuntematon sotilas-DVD
here:
http://www.memoriesoffinland.com/catalo ... ategory=29
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I just stumbled across some photos of this vessel on the internet. Thought I'd share!
Here you can see the forward machine gun turret took a hit that overmatched its armor on the side. I think it may have actually blown the roof off as well.
This is the best picture I've seen of the early version of these boats (correct name Bronekater 1125 and 1124?) with the T-28 tank turret, rather than the later ones with T-34 turrets.
I believe this is an interior shot of the vessel:
Here you can see the forward machine gun turret took a hit that overmatched its armor on the side. I think it may have actually blown the roof off as well.
This is the best picture I've seen of the early version of these boats (correct name Bronekater 1125 and 1124?) with the T-28 tank turret, rather than the later ones with T-34 turrets.
I believe this is an interior shot of the vessel:
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You can see how shallow the water is that the crew beached her in to keep her from sinking, with that guy wading out to the boat.
You can just make out a diver in a diving helmet at the aft of the vessel here:
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I think maybe these are stills from the movie mentioned in the posts above, but the links no longer work, so I haven't actually seen it.
Is it on a train here?
I wasn't aware Finland had captured one of these very interesting little boats until I stumbled across these images and thought I recognized Finnish uniforms. Axis History Forum was the first hit on a google search when I went for more information!