Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Grandad’s Still Got It! Vietnam's Newly Updated T-54Ms" video.

  1. They should sell the old stuff to collectors. Or even wait a decade or so when it would be ultra valuable.
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  2.  @Rose.Of.Hizaki  I do not think collector items would help vs. China. They will be replaced by slightly younger T-55s. There are plenty of potential buyers. Even T-34/85 is no longer "cheap" it costs more then T-55 (!) Su-100 / Su-76 or even M-48 are all more then a T-55. The tanks in storage are worth more then the tanks that are newer and about to replace them. Part of the high resale value of this historical collection is excellent condition. Where else would you find a battle ready Su-100? You can try North Korea but I doubt they are selling or even capable with sanctions of a sale. Also US stuff - cannot get that from NK (they do not have enough themselves). Where can you get for example early M48? Granted M48 is equivalent to T-55 but there are far more T-55 so value of M48 is higher then that of T-55. Too bad Vietnam did not fight the Germans, Panzer IV in mint condition is up to 3 million USD. Famous Tiger - if one was for sale (British will not budge) would easily go over 10m - more then a brand new Abrams. T-34/85 should sell for about 25% more than a nice T-55 - or at least 150,000 USD.
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  3.  @Rose.Of.Hizaki  But they did find replacements. That is why they are decommissioned. The replacements are T-55s.
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  4.  @jerryle379  i said sell the US stuff, not T55, these are replacing US stuff in storage. To fight Chinese T55 should all get better sensor packages. Even cheap ones will greatly increase their chances.
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