Episode 415 - The Tsar Tank

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys SEE US LIVE MAY 29TH IN LONDON: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-tickets-1985443952308 CAN'T MAKE IT? WE'RE STREAMING IT! GET YOUR STREAMING TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-2026-tickets-1985444086710 PRE ORDER JOE'S NEW BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QWHSPAADI07D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uLEY0I7D6t0IC9GWsF7SH1FKEgKqsqTLmV4PQ_lLi-wVUCYgTqIv0BWd9_-x3VzP.xn7v2CqU5MjngXmmSbYvVGsY_fxkvgsz-LA2tkhHHTs&dib_tag=se&keywords=joseph+kassabian&qid=1774247705&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C176&sr=1-1 Once upon a time the Russian Empire funded the construction of what might be the world's dumbest tank that is arguably not a tank at all. Larger than any of its peers during WWI, the Tsar Tank goes down in history due to its strange shape, weird wheels, and the fact that developers of the Battlefield video game series thought it was too unrealistic to put it in one of their games. SOURCES: Zaloga, Steven. Grandsen, James. Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Milsom, John. Russian Tanks, 1900-1970 https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-tsar-tank-is-possibly-the-strangest-tank-ever-devised https://www.rbth.com/defence/2014/09/29/the_first_russian_tanks_a_long_and_difficult_road_to_the_battlefield_40199.html https://www.thearmorylife.com/tsar-tank-russias-secret-wwi-weapon/ http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles/Lebedenko.html

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Joe here. Me, Tom, and Nate are all going to be live May 29th in London at the Rich Mix.
0:08.9	So get your tickets and come down and see us. It's going to be a great show. We're going to have
0:13.9	some new merch, some shirts, some pins, maybe some book stuff because it coincides the launch
0:20.5	of my book, The Highlands Burn.
0:22.8	And if you can't make it, that's okay. We're going to be live streaming it.
0:27.7	Check out our show notes. Make sure you click on the right link for live show and live stream
0:33.3	tickets, whichever one you need. And get your tickets now.
0:37.2	The Highlands Burn. My debut fantasy novel releases May tickets, whichever one you need, and get your tickets now.
0:44.4	The Highlands Burn. My debut fantasy novel releases May 29th and is now available for digital pre-order. You can find the link in the show notes wherever it is you're listening to this.
0:49.8	Just like this show, this book is a completely independent production. To the crack of rifles and the acrid stench of sorcery, a sudden invasion sweeps through
0:58.7	the highlands of the Confederation, and Syatt's peaceful village life breaks with the dawn.
1:04.0	A sole survivor amid the smoking ruins of all that he held dear, Siyat must make a choice.
1:10.0	Is pursuing revenge against the mercenaries that
1:12.1	took everything from him worth becoming one himself? As escape pushes him to the gruff embrace of the
1:17.6	Foundling brigade, he must learn to tread a path between his need to understand why his people
1:22.6	were targeted for destruction and the new responsibilities of his soldier's life. Even as each new encounter with the horrors of battle force him to confront the terrible
1:31.0	cost of his oath.
1:32.4	Before long, the shifting fog of war casts old certainties into a haze of doubt, while the
1:37.6	stuff of legend seems as clear as day, and Syatt finds himself drawn into a much larger
1:42.6	conflict that he could possibly imagine. Hello and welcome to the Lines Ed by Donkeys podcast, the only military history podcast in the entire known world.
2:10.9	I'm Joe with me is Tom and Nate fellas.
2:15.2	How are we all doing today?
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