Captured NATO EQUIPMENT In Moscow! AMERICAN VETERAN VISITS PATRIOT PARK!
Summary
TLDRThe video explores Moscow's Patriot Park, showcasing a weapons museum with historic Soviet military equipment from WWII and captured foreign weapons from recent conflicts. It highlights America's surprise and sadness at seeing their own modern vehicles like Humvees and M113s on display after being captured. Soviet WWII tanks like the T-34 compared to superior German engineering marvels like the Tiger. The video connects historic Soviet victories to current Russia military successes attributed partially to seized Western equipment providing advantages.
Takeaways
- 😲The Patriot Park in Moscow has a large collection of captured military equipment from various wars and countries
- 👷♂️The park displays equipment ranging from World War 2 era to modern weapons systems recently captured
- 🚜There are many interactive exhibits for kids to play on old tanks and vehicles
- 🇺🇸The museum has some American vehicles and weapons from lending programs and recent captures
- ⚔️It compares captured German WW2 tanks to Soviet counterparts to show engineering differences
- 💣There is a section with mines and explosives from recent conflicts to show their lethal effects
- ☠️Some captured vehicles still show battle damage like bullet holes and shattered glass
- 😔The narrator emotionally reflects on seeing familiar equipment destroyed in combat
- 🔫The background sounds of gunfire affect the narrator, triggering difficult memories
- 🇷🇺The video references Russian gun laws and plans a follow up comparison to California's strict rules
Q & A
What types of military equipment are displayed at the Patriot Park?
-The Patriot Park displays captured military equipment from World War II, modern Russian military equipment, and recently captured Western equipment including American, British, and South African vehicles and weapons.
Why does the narrator feel it is sad to see captured American equipment?
-As an American veteran, the narrator feels a connection to the US military equipment and is disheartened to see it captured, even though the US and Russia are not at war.
What was the purpose of Lend-Lease during WWII?
-Lend-Lease was an agreement where the Allied countries lent military equipment to each other during WWII to help in the war effort against the Axis powers.
What is the narrator's perspective on the Tiger tank?
-The narrator admires the superior German engineering of the Tiger tank and notes how it was designed to be a decisive weapon, though ultimately quantity defeated quality for Germany.
What types of engineer vehicles are displayed?
-The museum displays Soviet engineer vehicles used for tasks like building roads, trenches, clearing mines/IEDs, and clearing paths through dense forests.
Why was the narrator emotionally affected by the Soviet Afghan war helicopter?
-As a veteran who served in Afghanistan, the narrator felt a connection to the helicopter that transported Soviet troops in the same country decades prior.
What were some of the foreign anti-tank weapons captured?
-The museum displays various foreign anti-tank weapons from the US, UK, and other countries that were captured.
How does the narrator describe the threat posed by mines?
-The narrator explains how mines terrify troops, as every step could lead to losing a leg, and clearing them takes an engineer platoon to safely clear paths.
What happened to the captured American M113 vehicle?
-The M113 troop carrier is shown riddled with large holes from high-caliber munitions fire that likely killed all inside.
Why was the narrator reminded of his combat experiences?
-Hearing nearby gunshots and seeing the damage to vehicles triggered combat memories and flashbacks from the narrator's time in Afghanistan.
Outlines
🛬 Touring the Patriot Park museum of military equipment in Moscow
The narrator provides an overview of the Patriot Park museum near Moscow, which contains a wide variety of military vehicles and equipment from different eras and countries. He highlights captured German tanks and weapons from WWII, as well as some American vehicles provided through Lend-Lease. There is also some modern Russian equipment on display.
😮 Reflecting on seeing captured equipment at the museum
The narrator and his friend Constantine reflect on their thoughts and feelings when seeing captured military equipment at the museum. They discuss how it represents both a source of pride but also a sobering demonstration of the cost of war.
👷 Comparing German and Soviet tank quality and quantity in WWII
The narrator compares the engineering quality but limited production of German tanks like the Tiger to the mass-produced Soviet tanks. He reflects on how the Soviets prioritized quantity over quality while the Germans focused more on quality.
🚜 Appreciating the role and capabilities of military engineer vehicles
The narrator showcases some engineer vehicles at the museum and explains their importance in building infrastructure and clearing obstacles during war. He tells an anecdote about an engineer vehicle used as a weapon in the Iraq War.
😓 Seeing captured Western equipment from recent conflicts
The narrator showcases modern Western military equipment at the museum that was captured in recent conflicts. This includes American Humvees, weapons, and mine-clearing vehicles. He reflects solemnly on seeing equipment he recognizes and used himself.
🔫 Comparing Russian and Californian gun laws and ownership
The narrator notes he has more gun rights and liberties in Russia as a foreigner than back home in California. He mentions interest from viewers on a previous Russian gun expo video and says he will make a video explaining Russian gun ownership laws.
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Keywords
💡Patriot Park
💡captured equipment
💡Lend Lease
💡Afghan War
💡arms supply
💡morale
💡quantify vs quality
💡proxy conflict
💡technological marvel
💡emotional perspective
Highlights
Introduction to Patriot Park video, showcasing captured military equipment from historical and modern contexts.
Visiting the weapons museum outside of Moscow, exploring both WWII and modern Russian military equipment.
Details on the Patriot Park's features, including a military church and various military vehicles on display.
Insight into the production of Soviet vehicles during the Great Patriotic War, highlighting the mass-production strategy.
Examination of a captured Nazi German tank by the Red Army, signifying the historical value of captured equipment.
Presentation of modern armor and captured Western equipment in the museum, including American and British military gear.
Reflections on the capture of equipment in warfare and its historical and emotional impact.
Comparison of Soviet and German tank designs, exploring the ideologies of quality versus quantity in military production.
Showcasing American military equipment in the museum, including a Sherman tank, as a result of the Lend-Lease agreement during WWII.
Exploring captured Japanese military equipment, highlighting the diversity in weapon designs among different nations.
Observation of modern captured equipment, including American-made vehicles and anti-tank weapons, reflecting on their capture in recent conflicts.
Personal reflections on the use of similar military equipment in combat situations, emphasizing the emotional connection to the machinery.
Exploring the engineering and tactical purposes of military vehicles, including their use in building infrastructure and clearing IEDs.
Recounting experiences and challenges faced while operating in combat zones, including the impact of encountering enemy fire.
Closing thoughts on the significance of the museum's collection, highlighting the importance of remembering and learning from warfare history.
Transcripts
uh honestly it's pretty sad to see your own equipment uh being captured in in a country
that I mean we're not at war with them and uh so why do they have our equipment well
you guys know the reason why it is finally here the Patriot Park video you guys have been waiting
for inside this Museum you're going to get to see captured equipment from the second world
war but you're also going to get to see modern Russian military equipment that is right I get
to walk around all over the Park showing you all of these things and I will also be showing
you captured Western Equipment please do share this video with your friends we need a lot of
people to see this video because a lot of people aren't able to visit Moscow let's get into the
video your eyes do not deceive you my friends we are mounted on top of a tank
and we are outside of a weapons Museum that is located outside of Moscow we're going to
go ahead and go inside and then check out this entire facility for you so you don't
have to make the trip out here but you can if you want let's go go disembark the tickets
to the Patriot Park are 350 rues each and uh you get access to basically all of the
grounds but I wanted to show you behind me there's a cathedral or like a church
a military church that's somewhere around this campus this is a miniature replica of
it the military equipment that is inside of this Museum ranges from like World War II and forward
behind us there's a line of different types of uh infantry fighting vehicles and different type
of uh vehicles in general we're going to get to see them I'm really excited because I love
history now there is a bunch of uh tourism here from like little kids
the kids get to climb on some of these uh different type of
[Music] vehicles again this is mostly historical equipment that we have here and uh the kids love
it kids love getting on those [Music] things here's some information on this [Music] one
and so if you know anything about the Great Patriotic War you know that the Soviets were
mass-- producing vehicles at at a rate that Germany just could not they believed in the
quantity of things that they could push forward and they seriously seriously produced a lot of
different types of weapons in U in unreal amounts and there's a young little rusi uh
having fun at the Patriot Park some of these weapons are so Random we're not I'm not used
to seeing them because uh Americans obviously built their weapons differently even until today
the Russians buil some equipment that does the same job as our equipment but it looks
completely different uh two militaries building the same concept that looks way way different in
all of War history it is an honor not only to capture prisoners but equipment like this this
is the Pinnacle of War now obviously this is not a Soviet tank by the markings on the side it is
in fact a Nazi German tank captured by the Red Army now I will tell you in this Museum in this
park there is captured equipment from the most recent conflict that you guys are going to get
to to see exclusively in the upcoming few minutes we're going to finish around here
looking at the historic stuff but the main reason why I came is to see the modern armor
of both sides the Russians and whoever else they captured on the way out you get to see a lot of
different Soviet equipment again from the second world war here different tanks that are just on
display
here this one's even got some
lights look at that USSR uh this is more like uh World War I [Music] era
but the museum continues let's see if we can find some more captured
stuff is actually getting a coffee and the coffee uh the cafe is at had a tank that's
funny all right Constantine well look I as a a a war veteran it's always was it was always my pride
when I took five prisoners in War I obviously never got the chance to take equipment because
the Taliban really didn't have tanks but I would have felt proud and it always made me wonder while
we're in this museum with so much captured equipment what do you feel what do you think
when you see all of this captured equipment that the Soviets took and that we're going to go see
what the Russians took as well but what does it make you feel well you know I'm always fascinated
I guess when I'm in a place like this where there is so much uh uh military hardware on display and
I I guess it just uh goes to show that uh Russia the Soviet Union has gone through so many wars uh
so you have like captured stuff from World War I from World War II and then we're going to see some
something from modern era but yeah I mean it's just uh yeah we've been through a lot of Wars yeah
and just to just so it hits home man you have to imagine as you turn around here I don't think that
the Germans ever thought that their war machines will be played by little kids oh yeah yeah
yeah this is a literal joke to humanity like the Germans are probably rolling in their graves right
now as Russian kids are proudly and so joyfully playing with armor that they were going to use
to supposedly conquer the world now a big reason why I like this tank behind us it is the Tiger
tank and it was meant to be the tank that ends the morale of of the enemy the Germans you know
they had Superior engineering and they look down on Constantine's ancestors technology I have to
say there is a modern era ideology to this tied in with the modern equipment that's stored somewhere
else um captured by the Russian military in today's modern conflict uh many countries all over
the world are sending weapons to a certain country thinking that is going to be the game Cher in
today's conflict and let me tell you it is worked uh against them because it's not really done much
Constantine you did U you and I did a basically an interview together right a a war analysis I
guess yeah sure and I just wanted to plug that in because it's really important to be up to
date with uh the reality of the situation and I'm going to put a link uh right now on the screen you
can click on it and it's basically Constantine and I breaking down different things in uh the
conflict that's the Tiger tank that I'm talking to you guys about look at this engineering
Marvel completely different to how the Soviet were building their
tanks on this line you can see there's a bunch of captured German Nazi stuff again
it is unbelievable to see that these things are basically still in great condition and they've
been maintained by the Russian government as of basically like a a pride thing right this
is to show what your capabilities are and you know what's funny guys there's also an
American Sherman tank uh I was not expecting that as obviously there was no war between
these countries so perhaps there was a tradeoff perhaps it's a donated equipment this is the
Sherman tank from the United States of America really cool and at the end of this row we have
another big boy this is a panther a German Panther I love the names that the Germans gave to their
weapons very nice very very nice again a Sherman you can tell guys this is not the
best tank by far uh in fact I don't even think it was medium class like tier level
it's not a really good War or tank for its era when the Germans were building
monsters I want you to compare this heavy tank here this is a a heavy tank a bigger
tank of the Soviet Red Army at the same time you're going to look at the tiger look at the
design of it this is a superior design uh a much sturdier everything meant for the real
deal and so guys after the tank the tiger uh the tiger 2 came out now this really was the tanks
the tank designed to end all tanks unfortunately it did not help them towards the end of the war
they were absolutely overwhelmed by smaller equipment of the Soviet Red Army which will
tell us guys what is better the quality of the equipment or the quantity of the equipment the
Soviets believed that it was the quantity at that time because they were overwhelming their
enemies with quantity now the Germans on the other hand believed that the quality of these
things meant more but unfortunately for them having good quality weapons like the tiger 2
take longer to make uh you need better trained soldiers which are going to die anyways and so
you need to replenish soldiers who are highly trained and you need to remake armor like the
tiger 2 and at the end of the day you know who won the conflict in the second world
war and it was the Allies here is more captured equipment and its counterpart on the other side
on the Red Army so what I'm starting to notice is whatever uh they captured from the Germans
they'll have it on one side and then they'll have similar equipment on the the other side
these are all of the same era I am not familiar with the name of all of these things but I would
tell you I think I know what their operation was meant to be used for t34 here you could even look
inside now as I showed you that Sherman tank uh my buddy just let me know that the reason
why there's a bunch of American Equipment in this museum is because during that time there
was Lend Lease right so the Allies were lending different equipment to each other so that they
would help each other in the war effort now here we have a a St of Baker truck a beautiful design
something that was widely seen in the front um these this this one is also an American thing
uh it says self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon an m177 look at that also an American design but it
it's also in a Russian Museum but you can tell I mean that it's an American uh design but also
it's a red army vehicle now why because this is something that was given to by the Americans to
the Soviets the same thing for goes to the stud Baker this is all equipment made in the
in the United States but given to to the Soviets awesome you guys know I love mosaics and I've been
to Mongolia so many times there's a section here dedicated to the friendship and the and the and
the great work that the Mongolians did in help of the Soviets um in this section there's also
captured Japanese equipment we're going to see how different it looks but uh always remember what the
uh what the Mongolians did for the Soviet Union again every country was just designing weapons so
differently and uh this is a Japanese tank um I don't know the name of it it's like a shin Shino
uh but these really don't look that effective I don't think that the Japanese had great tanks if
you they did and I'm not aware of it you can let me know down in the uh comment section but for
the most part at first glance they look very very weak uh maybe at lower level than Americans maybe
even lower level than the Soviets we finally made it outside we are gone and Out of That World War
II era some of this equipment that you see here is actually still being used in the current War
now you must understand this all has different purposes in war and I'm telling you right now
if there was a country that had nothing this is enough to to start Waging War something something
like this that looks like it's part of a museum some countries don't even have this this is the
Russian manufacturing power they've even got some sort of Submarine perhaps uh out in display now
on the outside of this Museum or what is this called an expose sort of thing guys there's
all sorts of vehicles way too many for me to show you on this side they seem to have some engineer
vehicles uh definitely the kind of stuff that I was working uh next to making roads and clearing
IEDs in Afghanistan uh yeah these are definitely uh engineer Vehicles I'm going to go show you one
up close really quickly so you understand what a military engineering vehicle looks like and
its purpose in war now guys when I'm telling you that it's really funny to see something like this
it's because I'm going to tell you some War humor in the Iraqi War there was a confirmed kill by a
man who drove something just like this basically like a tractor or a bulldozer just moving dirt
there was Iraqi enemies behind the wall and he rammed his machine into that wall smashed
them confirmed kills engineer vehicles are also very deadly if used correctly now this slot has
many of them for many uses like I said they build roads they build trenches they fortify positions
even further move pieces of wood Engineers you need them I love this section of the
mum now here are some older aircraft I never liked flying I don't like flying I stayed on the
ground um in fact these I would never ride they don't look safe guys actually I don't even think
this one can fly no that's a joke has to fly now this machine right here this helicopter
is from the Afghan war but for the Soviets this is amazing to be be touching a part of
History these are my counterparts of the Soviet Union it's unbelievable to me that I am in the
not only in Russia but I'm also touching a piece of equipment that fought basically we can let's
just imagine this machine was in Afghanistan it could have been Kandahar helmet all over
Afghanistan I don't know but uh I'm emotionally tied to this machine and we've probably seen the
same places I'm I'm always uh interested in learning new things guys um I always heard
the Mig the Mig the Mig I mean and there it is right here in front of us the Mig uh these are
like the counterparts to those famous what is it the f16s you said yeah these are the counterparts
to the Americans uh designs at the time look at that though look at how slick it looks so
interesting I always wanted to know what the heck this is in here oh it's turbine
this is really cool guys this is the S the su27 the su27 now when I arrived to Russia
I lived in ut and really cool fact that this machine here behind me is made in my city I'm
very proud of this uh even though I'm not from utk actually but it makes you feel really cool
to know that something This Magnificent is being built in the same city as you the su27
all right there's the migs uh now it's time to go look at the Modern captured equipment
this is what we came for guys this is the goodies guys I told you we're going to see some American
and foreign things in the modern era this is an M 7 uh in the Marine Corps we have them
we've used them uh honestly it's pretty sad to see your own equipment uh being captured
in in a country that I mean we're not at war with them and uh so why do they have
our equipment well you guys know the reason why now the most famous uh American vehicle is also
here this is obviously uh the well-known Humvee um this one it shows you where it
was captured uh this says mar mar marup so on these flyers guys guys they tell you where they
were captured what country it comes from and uh a lot of information about the vehicle so
[Music] yeah also they uh Americans are not the only people who sent weapons uh there's
also this uh British made one here's another Humvee and then there's a South African uh
vehicle here um again some of them actually have rounds on the glass where they were hit
so these were actually caught captured and fought for in combat follow me I wanted to
show you guys uh some of the more famous weapons that we use in the Marine Corps is
uh the m240 Bravo here now this weapon I used myself in Afghanistan I was uh you know on a
machine gun position this was the weapon that I used we also have the the 50 cal right over
here the amount of anti-tank weapons that were sent from all over the world were all shown in
this part of the museum now I will say that they also capture different types of mortars
from different countries and different amounts of Munitions this is unbelievable there's even
uh radios that were captured one we just seeing a a Mine Wolf here which has been captured just
imagine your Mine Wolf gets taken away and it's meant to uh clear minefields but that's besides
the fact mines these things right here will not let you sleep all right every step you have to
think about um these are the notorious pedal mines could you imagine how small that is if I I sent
you through a field you'd be so dead worried about stepping on one of these losing your leg now in
the front because it's so big you know it's dense forest in some areas there's T typically it takes
an engineer platoon to clear a path for somebody and the ukrainians simply don't have that they're
losing too many men they they're losing equipment it's all just going downhill for them so having
one machine like this it it's it's not a game Cher it's a game I mean it's not a game changer if uh
you're talking about an entire front but it's a big game changer to have it if you have a uh
a mission to do would you rather do a a clear mind field with your body or with this machine
all right you have to think about it that way um guys you know I was a combat engineer so my job
was a sapper and uh interestingly enough somehow they came up with a captured metal detectors and
mine detectors now we're going to head outside I was told that there's other vehicles come on let's
go
damn uh here we have another americanmade vehicle this is basically like a Troop Carrier uh m113
and it's showing you the Slugs that it took like the Munitions used against it uh inside it's it's
torn up there's all these different uh holes from the hits that it took inside it looks absolutely
devastated um again more American Equipment here uh in this place if you come you can visit not
only that so as we're sitting here you have to imagine this is a Transportation uh vehicle and
it is blasted all throughout with these huge holes from High Caliber uh Munitions um you
know just being in here I've been in situations where I've taken contact um not by big Munitions
like this but the men that were in here uh met a tragic end make no mistake this vehicle was
captured in combat it has all of the old simple tells of what happened I mean look at the size
of this I can fit three fingers into that all right everybody who was in here received insane
amount of shrapnel this was this was a death box uh during my time in Afghanistan I used something
similar to this I guess this is a Max Pro but we were using the matte v's and the uh damn what the
hell I'm having blanks M wraps I just have to make it very clear that during this part of the
filming there was firing in the background and I was losing my concentration you know I was having
flashbacks from the war I couldn't concentrate and well you you know how it goes guys thank
you so much for watching it this far please do remember to like if you're enjoying it now
let's continue sorry guys my my my mind is cloudy just being here uh there's they're shooting blanks
somewhere else this this place really puts you in a in a scenario that uh like my mind starts
rolling you can tell that this one here this is a British one uh it's it pretty much got beat up but
you can see the windshield is absolutely blown to pieces from Small Arms fires uh
762s come closer over here um in Afghanistan uh this was probably the closest vehicle that
I used like this reminds me of the map V same design same concept um we we took the same uh
rounds like from AK-47s the Taliban used the same Munitions uh this is something that I
would see uh maybe weekly uh we would run through mirrors and and windshield Shield or or Windows
like this um they're very heavy duty the guys inside survived if this is all they took they
survived here in the back lot you have to pay to see the captured uh stuff they have anything
from boats to trucks right they have all sorts of stuff that one over there is the Australian
bush Master which is blown to Pieces as well probably hit a mine here we have a Swedish tank
again uh on the back you get to see all of the captured foreign stuff
uh and obviously a lot of equipment from this
country this is the main uh BTR the most uh Tech technologically advanced one that they found uh
and which was captured uh it's supposed to be the most advanced uh electronically wise um it
looks really beefed up really modern but it made its fate here and it's captured America not like
from where I'm from in California we don't have a lot of weap fun fact for Californian
peoples I have more gun Liberties here than in California you know what ever since we did the
gun Exposition video where we have over 100,000 views well people have been asking what are the
laws to own rifles and guns in Russia so in this next episode we're going to be talking
to a Russian lawyer and she's going to be able to tell us all the different rules and regulations
to owning and hunting inside of Russia I'll see you on the next video share the video goodbye
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