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T-72/T-90 and T-80 engine cooling

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This article is a simplified approach to explaining how Soviet/Russian engines are cooled.  The T-72 and T-90 series of vehicles are equipped with standard V-84 and V-92 engines. Both engine types feature an enclosed liquid cooling loop with active air-cooling circulation facilitated by a fan.  The T-80 and its GTD series of engines, including the GTD-1000 and the GTD-1250, utilize active air and oil cooling for the turbine. DETAILED LOOK AT THE T-72/T-90 ENGINE COOLING LOOP T-72 engine cooling loop and layout The T-72 uses a closed liquid loop system to cool the engine and two oil lubrication tanks. Coolant heated by the engine is divided into three streams within the engine bay:  The main coolant stream is pumped into the radiators and cooled with atmospheric air, which is pulled into the engine bay using a ventilator. After passing through the radiators, the coolant enters the engine water pump. The second stream flows towards various components, such as the coils ...
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Expanding the horizon

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 For the past four years, I have exclusively posted about AFV-related topics, including museum visits, discussion, and analysis. I have been expanding my hobbies for the past one and a half years. One of these is collecting post-Soviet (Russian) camouflage. Finding camouflage sets wasn't difficult when browsing various marketplaces and contacting sellers that have stockpiles. What was challenging was finding sets that actually fit me. Having found sources to procure outfits, I have started to amass a small collection of clothing, primarily Russian VSR-93 and VSR-98 sets in sizes 50/52-6.  One of my latest purchases was a set of pouches for the Kirasa-TZh vest in the VSR-93 camouflage pattern produced in 1998. It was more of an impulse purchase due to its rarity and camouflage pattern. I was not able to find a whole Kirasa-TZh vest.  On a side note, I have also purchased an SSO Smersh rig, which is an odd intermediate version produced by SSO in the early 2000s.  While...
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HGM Panzergarten

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During the summer of 2023, I returned to the HGM and the tank museum for the 7th time. Usually, I try to photograph vehicles that are maintained and preserved in a building. This time around, my colleague and I went to see the vehicles stored behind the main building of the HGM, which is known as the Panzergarten.  Due to the vehicles not being the main attraction, the exterior is in a relatively poor state. Back in 2023, the vehicles stored there were; M24 Chaffee, Centurion MK.3, Centurion ARV, Centurion bridge laying vehicle and a Charioteer.  As of early 2024, the Charioteer and 2 M24 Chaffees were moved to the front of the Tankhall.  Below are some of the images from the Panzergarten.  To see images in the highest quality you can open them in a new tab or click on them. 
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