I now want tanks to be called nothing else but "Big Armoured Bang Bang Boxes" Also, does anyone else get the impression that Khan knew that all of his ideas weren't going to work but was just bored, so he kept pitching the most bonkers shit just to amuse himself?
@khatheclericАй бұрын
Kerosene Engined BABBB. Kebabbb
@merlebarneyАй бұрын
So let be written so let it be done! 😂👍🏻
@ThelastetherbornАй бұрын
OF already got that trademarked
@Raven.flightАй бұрын
That’s like my preferred nomenclature for “dice”, especially when used in role playing games: “Pretty click clack maths rocks”
@Snooperman1919Ай бұрын
Fighter planes = Big High Swoosh Bang gone 😂
@Jayjay-qe6umАй бұрын
A project aimed at building a full-sized working replica of the Fiat 2000 has been created as of March 2017. The project was started by volunteers, aiming to raise the necessary funds with crowdfunding. From June 2017 to October 2018 the committee worked on remaking a complete set of blueprints, after which the construction of the replica started on 15 November 2018. The project was declared complete and was painted and running on its own power as of April 2020.
@srice8959Ай бұрын
Where was it built at? Also where is it kept at? Is it Italy on both parts or is it at the Tank Restoration Museum in the UK
That's it. I'm starting a band called "Big Armoured BangBang Box"
@spectreblitz9312Ай бұрын
no one gonna say anything about the US Marine casually chilling on the side of the Apache? 0:10
@JonMartinYXD8 күн бұрын
US Army. The Marines don't operate the Apache and the soldier is wearing the UCP gear used by the Army from 2005 to 2019. Photo was taken during an exercise in August 2007.
@turnermd13027 күн бұрын
There have been a few instances of this, there were the French pilots who got shot down in Africa and were rescued by holding on to the side of a Tiger attack heli, and the Royal Marines in Iraq who flew into a combat zone strapped to the side of an Apache to rescue their comrades, some seriously ballsy shit lol
@BobAbc0815Ай бұрын
0:59 Italy might disagree, but Korsika is Part of France since Genoa sold the Island shortly before Napoleons Birth.
@aaronaaronsen336017 күн бұрын
Oh, Italy never had any claims on Corsica. The Corsicans tho still continued to speak mainly Italian until the early 20th century.
@BobAbc081515 күн бұрын
@@aaronaaronsen3360 however the Map shows the Island as italian.
@aaronaaronsen336015 күн бұрын
@@BobAbc0815 I guess the map is wrong then, and the person making the map has no notions of geopolitics in southern Europe.
@BobAbc081515 күн бұрын
@@aaronaaronsen3360 probably yes
@steeljawX19 күн бұрын
The fun thing about WWII tanks, especially the ones that aren't known, is that this was the time when the fan hit the s*it and everyone was staring at the wall to see what stuck. Big hulking behemoths that juggernaut-ed their way through everything and anything (except bridges,) little zoomers that could scout and mow down the less protected infantry and then get out of town, all arounders that had some boom; could take a hit; and worked well in numbers. Like today we have a preconception of what a tank is and what it isn't, generally. That's because of WWII's testing grounds for so many weird and wacky things. WWI was like conception, birth, and adolescence of tanks all wrapped into one. Big vehicle, much gun. And then other ideas came to be like, "Maybe your standard infantry shouldn't be able to shoot and kill the crew inside with a lucky ricochet shot." and armor was added. Big main guns became a bit of a standard. And that's the general state of tanks going into WWII, transitioning from, "MACHINE GUNS EVERYWHERE!!!" to, "I has a big boom stick and you've got a purty mouf." The amphibious half-track, to me, sounds less like an actual specific vehicle design and more of whoever trying to patent the concept of it with those specific features. Like mentally working it out, technically that kind of system would work to a degree. So if some expert engineer picked up on the idea an brought it to fruition, I have a feeling whoever filed the plans will come swooping in claiming that was their idea.
@bwhogАй бұрын
Tank destroyer... For all intents and purposes, this is what we would now call a "mobile gun platform." That is, a cannon with an engine and wheels below it. You don't get a traversing turret (maybe 15 degrees either side), but you get a large, powerful shell. These played an important role in WWII and that famous scene with Audy Murphy firing a machine gun atop a burning unit... was in fact on a tank destroyer, not a normal tank. If you think the amphibious half-track is nutty, remember that for the Normandy invasion, they floated SHERMAN TANKS and gave them a propeller sufficient, along with the track movement, to drive them ashore. How did they do this? By mounting rubber skirts around the top of the tank. All they had to do was displace enough water to offset the weight of the vehicle and BAM! Floating tank! Of course this didn't stop some of them from going straight to the bottom of the channel along with some of their crews when either seals failed, supports gave way, or the water simply started washing over the top of the skirts, but a sufficient number did make it ashore to have an impact on the fighting at the beach head.
@jackgraves5121Ай бұрын
Irc the lst pilots, fearful of enemy shore fire unloaded them too far offshore into the sea proper. The Brits warned them to get into more shallow waters closer to the beach first, which is why the Brits didn't lose as many coming to shore. Both the US glider pilots and lst (landing ship tank) operators have been criticized for losing their nerve and unloading men to their almost certain death. Deserved criticism?
@Bob-yl9rzАй бұрын
Six DD tanks sank with only six crew members lost. Those that were lost were launched too far out to sea and were probably swamped by the rough sea state during the D-Day invasion. The British even warned the Americans that they needed to get close to shore.
@joshawott33123 күн бұрын
Just found this channel today, content is fantastic
@rechnin6680Ай бұрын
Its cool that you included the TACAM R2!
@darylcheshire1618Ай бұрын
I loved the Stridsvagn 103 a Swedish tank without a turret, it was aimed by turning the tracks. This design had some advantages and was used until recently.
@nwvfd22Ай бұрын
The 'S tank' is the tank all tank enthusiasts love. It's so unique, so precise and so bonkers mad, it only could have be built by the Swedes. And I too love the S tank.
@tylerboyd-fernando6938Ай бұрын
Is the S tank not in service anymore?
@darylcheshire1618Ай бұрын
@@tylerboyd-fernando6938 Apparently replaced by Leopard 2 in the ‘90s. I would like to see a comparison of strengths and weaknesses especially as it was deployed into the ‘90s.
@jphillips360noscopeАй бұрын
Thank you for these vids! :D
@stooge389Ай бұрын
9:34 was there a D-2 variant? Cause then it would be called R2-D2
@spinnetti12 күн бұрын
The 38T Chassis was also used to create the Jagdpanther 38T (Hetzer) tank killer.
@merlebarneyАй бұрын
So Kahn wanted big Iron balls did he? Nudge nudge wink wink.😂
@logansmall5148Ай бұрын
He originally envisioned it as brass reinforced concrete instead of iron, but decided it was to on the nose.
@lordMartiyaАй бұрын
May I point out that Corsica isn't part of Italy? The Island of Beauty and its inhabitants are ruining the sleep of the French government as much as the people of Paris, not ours'.
@davidvavra9113Ай бұрын
Sloppy as usual
@tripsaplenty1227Ай бұрын
Corsica is a part of Italy that belongs to France. It's more culturally Italian than French.
@lordMartiyaАй бұрын
@@tripsaplenty1227 Corsica belongs to the Corsicans.
@bfc3057Ай бұрын
@@tripsaplenty1227so it's not part of Italy
@tripsaplenty1227Ай бұрын
@@bfc3057 correct but it's not really part of France either
@TheHangarHobbitАй бұрын
Meh not as batshit as the T55E1, where the USA said "Hey what if we make a go-kart that can do 60MPH and strap a 3-inch anti-tank gun on it?" and yes by the sound of that there was 0 armor, hell it didn't even have a windshield, but it did have one great big honking gun. 😆
@jaysonarends145Ай бұрын
Be nice for gokart racing.
@THEBLUETIGER9115 күн бұрын
I did happen to be in Belgrade to see TIP-A while on a business trip but funny part is nobody told me the Fortress was a military museum also. I was just exploring the Fortress and then saw a German 500kg bomb. I thought "hmm that's interesting" and kept walking. Then I saw some cannons, a boat and so on it just got better and better. Finally I came to the part and I immediately turned into a 6 year old boy lost in the Zoo. "Italian L3! Wait, is that a FT-1? OH MY IT'S A STUG AND A PANZER 4, ERIKAAAAAAAAAAAA". I'm not from a nation that's in the area of WW2 so this was the first time I've seen any of them in real life and by far one of the most exiting moments I've ever had.
@borovik8714Ай бұрын
Hello Simon, I am sure this is great material as alwayes. I remember your video about rotmistrz Pilecki. Best from Poland! ;-)
@matthewwiles7067Ай бұрын
Am I the only one who noticed a dude riding on an Apache right in front of the air inlet?
@ryshellso526Ай бұрын
It's been done. Look up when they had to use one to pull a marine out of combat.
@scottthewaterwarriorАй бұрын
What about the "Baby Assault Tank" designed by Frank Tinsley? That monstrosity might even be able to give Kahn's tank a run for its money in its sheer insanity!
@mely59815 күн бұрын
that amphibious half-track bears a striking resemblance to a cybertruck ...
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
I like the death ray idea
@TheCrosshare6 күн бұрын
Interesting enough, there's a V. Rantala working at Valmet, although around here Rantala is one of those "1 in 700" names. There is a connection with Valmet though, and same city, so, could be related. I do not know any Rantala myself from the area, so can't help in that way.
@MattnessLPАй бұрын
Fiat has been Italy's major producer of war machines in WW2 as well. Fiat-Ansaldo were Italy's main manufacturer of armored vehicles, with Fiat also building most of the plane engines for the Reggia Aeronautica (Italian airforce)
@martijndaems6503Ай бұрын
The intro!! Nobody could have ever said it better!!🎉🎉🎉
@rockroll7649Ай бұрын
"Shine our torch." lol. Very British, Simon.
@dallesamllhals9161Ай бұрын
'cause he(?) wrote it?
@izerochanАй бұрын
First thing I saw was the BFAs at 0:07 and I chuckled.
@poil835129 күн бұрын
the italians also were amongst the first to use armored cars in the italo turkish war of 1911
@sambowz9077Ай бұрын
Gama Goat?
@lewiswestfall2687Ай бұрын
Thanks Simon
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
Looks like modern Orc Turtle Tank.
@YoyoEu100Ай бұрын
As a Romanian and a tank enthiziast , thank you for mentioning tacam . U should also check our "Maresal" where german "hetzer" was inspired from
@bettyswallocks6411Ай бұрын
5:42 … or the giant cotton reel, matchstick and rubber band.
@billt61162 күн бұрын
They were still using the R-2 Delta II model units , At least up until the destruction of Dantuine...?
@ralphholder654124 күн бұрын
Wow good video!! Are you fiming at home? How do you keep your wife and kids out of the way I also expected them to be walking around in the background. Lol O I forgot can you do some more train videos??
@howyoudurrinhunnehАй бұрын
I knew what the problem with Italy was. Fix It Again Tony
@christophermiller8950Ай бұрын
Tank destroyers are not really forgotten, just were replaced by vehicles carrying anti tank missiles
@outsider7658Ай бұрын
Thank you Simon and the crew, for another interesting video. That guy, on the chopper, got to have hardened steel, for balls! Imagine, to sit next to the inlet to the turbine, in the air! Nothing for the faint of heart. from a Finn in Diaspora
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
Insane
@WestSideGorilla1980Ай бұрын
Gudarian was a tactical genius but had a big sack...talking down to goering and gang he was thrown out of high command. He did have a heart attack so who knows how things went if he kept his command.
@merlebarneyАй бұрын
Electrified artillery shells? I find the whole idea quite shocking. The targets would certainly be shocked.
@ThenarratorofsecretsАй бұрын
Khan sounds like a comic book villain
@stooge389Ай бұрын
7:45 "it will be towed by *checks math* 257 trucks!" bro was.... not good with numbers, but never say he wasn't a dreamer!
@FrancisFjordCupola20 күн бұрын
1800 tonnes is about ten German Maus' tanks. The Germans did not even complete 3 of them. The Maus has engines of their own. And more armor and more boom-boom sticks.
@ihak70729 күн бұрын
The TACAM R-2 is really similar in idea to the finnish BT-42, which was captured soviet BT-5/7 tanks with a large 142mm howitzer slapped on top. They kinda sucked though...
@ZachBurns-gu9zkАй бұрын
Kv-2 on the thumbnail not a tank destroyer. A heavy tank modified to fit a 152 mm naval cannon.
@iveBENwatchinАй бұрын
The half track looks abit like a cyber truck
@keithwalmsley1830Ай бұрын
Great Balls of Fire!!! 🤣🤣
@RussetPotatoАй бұрын
Mr Khan the inspiration for Red Skull?
@theother128124 күн бұрын
1800 tonnes was about the same weight as a Tribal class destroyer.
@Justin_SavesАй бұрын
Whoop! Whoop! Thank you, thank you🤘😝🤙
@OdinReactorАй бұрын
How on Earth did the Wallace Leaping Tank not make it on this list?
@theodoreaguglia8902Ай бұрын
Anyone notice the guy sitting on the Apache at :10? Isnt that the air intake directly behind him? That cant be real, right?
@poil835129 күн бұрын
intrestingly both the americans and germans had designs for crazy ball tanks.
@khatheclericАй бұрын
I chuckled at Atlas not being able to lift that ball. It is after all 18 times heavier than an Atlas.
@georgegunner3858Ай бұрын
Or roughy the same as a tribal class destroyer from the royal navy
@yeahitskimmelАй бұрын
I know Simon would have kids running around his own house so this feels like he just broke in somewhere he thought looked like a nice background
@pmgn8444Ай бұрын
VXO - Liechtenstein's effort to defend themselves for Swiss attacks! IYKYK
@rusnikfromtranscarpathiaАй бұрын
Italians and the tank...the story begins with Leonardo DiVinci...who designed the first smaller version of the medieval armored ballista mobile tower! Lol
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
KAHNNNNNN!!!!!!
@YouTube_user333319 күн бұрын
Don’t forget, the Americans had a Willy’s jeep with the man portable “Davey Crockett” NUCLEAR FUCKING WEAPON strapped to the back. That’s a Bob Semple design, if ever I’ve seen one. 😂
@Iggy1328Ай бұрын
Im really upset to see the Bob Semple tank didn't make this list :(
@GojiraTX28 күн бұрын
this video is about forgotten tanks. but every tank enthusiast, as well as anyone who's played Hearts of Iron 4, knows the Bob Semple tank. its a fantastic meme.
@Iggy132828 күн бұрын
@@GojiraTX it’s not a meme 😂 I’m from New Zealand. And it’s the best thing we ever made haha
@grugbug4313Ай бұрын
Solid! Top KEK! Peace be with you.
@ericvanvlandren8987Ай бұрын
Oops. How did Corsica sneak onto that graphic of Italy?
@user-ud6ui7zt3rАй бұрын
As a side project, Simon, why don't you create an amateur-talent Talent Show, in which, including yourself, you have a panel of 4 judges, who judge each contestant's performance? Also, when nervous singers audition, you could interrupt their performance attempt, while telling them that they have a lousy backing track. A standard, white V-neck t-shirt would also be a good look for you, while judging. In time, the name 'simon' would become synonymous with 'smug talent judge'.
@darranwilkins4648Ай бұрын
the rolling fortress would have been gyroscopic
@poil835129 күн бұрын
sounds shady a company that doesn't exist i wonder if it had classified parts that were not meant to be used.
@ImmortalDukeАй бұрын
Funk Tools
@dwaynehicks6838Ай бұрын
Dont forget the terrifying bob semple tank , deterred the Japanese from invading.
@jrsimpkinАй бұрын
“For every Tiger…” that’s a Panzer III
@yvindwestersund9720Ай бұрын
Ok so if you look at it closely you'll see that there's a guy sitting on the side of that apache helicopter I thought i was seeing things but no zoom in and there he is That's just nuts 4 feet below the rotor wow balls BIG BALLS 😂😂😂
@HexLabzАй бұрын
Is it just me, or does it look like Simon was in a fight, possibly with wasps.
@drgunnwilliams8239Ай бұрын
Italian electrical problems that are still problematic today!😂😅
@NathanWibeАй бұрын
Well you know what FIAT stands for right? Fix It Again, Tony!!
@AidanOAArch26 күн бұрын
An amphibious tank... for Liechtenstein, one of only two doubly landlocked nations. Okay.
@treydezellem27Ай бұрын
The second entry, the rolling tank, should not be included in this because they never even got it out of drawings. At least the first one they actually built something but even then it was never in wartime so what is the purpose of this list? At least the third one saw combat.
@herowesley1804Ай бұрын
Italian Tankettes are so funny to think about
@Thebossstage1Ай бұрын
Meatball launcher
@mrsamaritan6881Ай бұрын
A modern day Megatron should transform into a Tank Destoryer.
@darranwilkins4648Ай бұрын
no you mean a big f kin bang bang box killer
@darranwilkins4648Ай бұрын
you mean a big f kin bang bang killer 😂
@tripsaplenty1227Ай бұрын
megatron should be a railroad gun.
@TofuofLightАй бұрын
I think I’ve seen some of these wacky tanks on Girls Und Panzer 🤔
@tripsaplenty1227Ай бұрын
is that a prono?
@morstyrannis1951Ай бұрын
Love all of Simon's different channels. However the noisy and motion on the scene changes is very 1990's Powerpoint. Adds nothing and can be quite irritating...
@chiphauslАй бұрын
1/137
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
Deathtrap
@dnaylor2484Ай бұрын
maybe a Tacam R2 will appear on the Russian front against Ukrainian forces?
@user-je4ff3cq9r28 күн бұрын
Fix it again Tony
@jrr7031Ай бұрын
Fapping about? This is the most British thing I've heard since I found out was a "bollocking" was.
@freyjaslefttoe9308Ай бұрын
What’s with all the bots in the comments?
@captainspaulding5963Ай бұрын
Is this you your first time on KZbin?
@Joshua-bk1lqАй бұрын
At least they arnt all Russian and trying to get you to vote for Trump like on Twitter...or x or whatever
@ME-ke7qcАй бұрын
its not fiAt..its fiat
@MartinNicol-bk7nyАй бұрын
❤it
@bj7815Ай бұрын
So four of my moms car
@merlebarneyАй бұрын
Classic Soviet engineering, WACK IT WITH HAMMER!
@remainselusive1Ай бұрын
This channel would be so good if they could find a non-histrionic host
@bootitup6927Ай бұрын
Bro the Italians had Modelo in their tanks!?
@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw6 күн бұрын
Lol.....hahaha
@MichaelJ-xi2ykАй бұрын
Can anyone say, giant pizza oven for the Fiat 2000
@thomaslinton5765Ай бұрын
"forgotten" ? Apparently not.
@michaelmorford3932Ай бұрын
I don't think these are "Forgotten" I think these were never known.. also for the 2nd and 5th, I don't think you can even call them a vehicle... they were drawings. I expect more out of this channel.
@Archie0pteryxАй бұрын
Enough with the war machines already
@sean5662Ай бұрын
Then don’t watch or unsubscribe
@RoseJ1983Ай бұрын
I was wondering how there are enough of them to warrant so much content!