Fury - Tiger 131 Heavy Tank vs Sherman M4A2E8 - Tank fight "reaction"

[@SergioKoolhaas]

For those wondering, this is not how most ambushes went to stop a column. The most known example I can think of was Michael Wittman's ambush at Villers-Bocage in Normandy. He first took out the leading vehicle, then the vehicle in the back of the column, then take out as many in the chaos. Edit. What pissed me off about this scene the most, was when I paused to take a look at the rank of the Tiger's commander. The commander was waffen ss (black uniform, eagle of the left sleeve, and of course the ss runes on his right collar.) But take a look on the symbol on his left collar. It was the symbol of a hauptsturm führer, which was the SS equivalent of a captain. No way in hell would a captain be so green.

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

Perhaps ignorance on the directors part? Or over confidence on the "captains" part? Lol

[@MWolfe1080]

Isn’t that just Tuetoburg and lake tresamae all over again. Take out the front hit the rear than flank the column taking advantage of the chaos of the March of line.

[@yikes5790]

Yes but not every Tiger had a Michael Wittman as their Panzer commander and veteran crew.

[@jecrpalier]

@@kickinwinghotboi883 basic combat tank combat u don’t just swivel your turret when he’s flanking you angle your armor front towards him. Also you can obviously see that was the move. Cmndr of Tiger should have kept moving reverse and angling his front towards the Sherman. U don’t just swing a turret side and let your side exposed without moving. The easy 8 should have exploded with the side shot. That armor is overmatched easily and logs wouldn’t do much to slow that shell at that range. Yes unrealistic. Also the rear had too much time to take one shot into the Sherman. Idk why the tiger delayed 1 shot that range would tear straight through the tank and prob set it on fire immed. And as for unit waffen ss aren’t anywhere near that sloppy. Although u may have to give maybe some realism as a lot of tank crews were green end of war. I’m not sure a tiger 1 would be sitting with no support but meh maybe. A lot of tanks and mechanized were ordered to defend Berlin. Only remnants after the crossed the river into Germany remains

[@jecrpalier]

@@MWolfe1080 don’t forget those tanks all sights were analog. Not a modern point and shoot with compensation for movement as turrets bounced a lot. No built in stabilizers. Yeah but not bad realism. Would have been more fun you add a firefly to the column. Although they were prime targets. 17pndr would have cracked that tiger 4in armor front enough

[@mrsquirrel9950]

the sherman brad was comanding was a rare type of sherman that had a 76mm cannon instead of a standard 75mm cannon so when the first sherman was taken down, if fury would have hit its mark the fight would have ended. at 800 meters the 76 would have no problem punching though the tigers armour

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

On paper yes - IRL no. As late as January 1945 only 1/4 of the Shermans had the 76 mm.

[@fadinginthenight]

Not sure it was that rare of a model, the Easy 8

[@co8783]

@@TTTT-oc4eb Penetration wise? Yes to both, the paper penetratation comes from live fire trials.

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

@@co8783 The trials were conducted without HE filler and against US armor plates, which were softer than German armor. The HE filler in the AT rounds had a tendency to detonate on impact and cause the round to shatter. Even without the HE filler the relatively low quality of the standard rounds meant that the rounds would often shatter, even if they according to the trials should have gone through.

[@gatshicenteri]

@@TTTT-oc4eb can you provide a source for that, im a historian and disagree

[@KDanimation1234]

I love how that sentence “best job I’ve ever had” can also be heard in wot. When you win a round.

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

Love when the Tiger tank is revealed. The ominous tones the scene gives

[@Dannymiles1987]

I kept saying 98. I ment 88 MM

[@lifeinphilippines494]

2:45 I love this tank firing sound

[@paytonkraft7564]

I don't know why, but there was something incredibly amusing about hearing Fury's gunner shout "on the wire" every time he fired the gun.

[@Niitroxyde]

Old Phyllis also had a 76mm gun. The Tiger also wasn't Germany greatest accomplishment in tank design, not in 1942, not in 1945 either. It was expensive and too complex, lacking reliability, which is why they couldn't make more. It was a great propaganda weapon though, and in that regard it may be working even more successfully nowadays than during the war, even though the myth of the Tiger gradually dies thanks to Internet. Still a very beautiful piece of machinery.

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

What was a "greater German accomplishment in tank design" in 1942? It was never meant to be produced in large numbers. Just 1376 were ordered, and about 1350 were produced. The same with the Tiger 2 - 1500 ordered, but most of them were destroyed on the factory floor by heavy bombers. It was not unreliable - that was mainly allied propaganda. Tiger crews claimed their Tigers were quite reliable - as long as proper maintenance could be undertaken. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHPRmmSEmZ54sJo

[@SergioKoolhaas]

Also realise it was for the more veteran tankers as a lot of crewmembers lost their lives on the Eastern front.

[@Niitroxyde]

@@SergioKoolhaas It's not much that it *was* for veteran tankers but more that with a tank that expensive, you wouldn't let anyone drive it, so veterans were primary choices obviously. At the very end of the war, when barely any experienced crews remained, they indeed assigned the most heavy and expensive vehicles to newbies, be it Tiger or Jagdtiger even, who did very poorly with them. One of such examples is the Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512 led by Otto Carius during the defense of the Rhine in 1945 comprised of a mix of inexperienced crews, whether because complete newbies or because regular tank crews that haven't been trained properly on Tank Destroyers. Although their orders certainly didn't help either.

[@chatterycasque9594]

The Tiger was incredibly reliable in its service life. Breakdowns weren’t common, and they were easily fixed since Tigers could carry their own specialized repair equipment.

[@Argentoratum68]

The real question is why is that Tiger alone without any support

[@Anomalihytamvns]

because the germans at that time focused on the eastern front and on the western front they only survived and lacked troops

[@Ima184mm]

I like the fury sherman

[@yikes5790]

Yes a Sherman Firefly that 76 mounted on it now made it a formidable tank against a Tiger but with out a veteran crew and a good tank commander it could be destroyed easliy.

[@b4nterontilt]

You're mistaken. Easy 8 Shermans and M4A1 (76), M4A2 (76) and M4A3 (76) could pierce Tiger's front from 700-800m, Other shermans with 75 could go through tiger's side at 500m and Firefly could pen Tiger's front from more than 1km. Also tiger tanks or any other we never all alone. They were in platoons (3-5 tanks). Also tiger tanks were very rare. From 1942-1944 Germany produced only circa 1300 tiger I tanks. The only units equipped with those were SS panzer divisions, special heavy tank batallions and Grossdeutschland division

[@yikes5790]

You know your history Sehr gut.

[@jecrpalier]

Tiger 1. Only last remaining tank used for this film the 131. Fury is 76mm long barrel easy 8. Last iteration of Sherman’s. Earlier were 75mm low vel short barrel. Idk if it couldn’t take out Tiger 1 in butt shot. And Tiger 1 were 88mm

[@bulgariannationalist5719]

There are so many problems in this scene! First: WWII German tank ace Otto Karius said in an interview that whenever he encountered a column of enemy tanks, he always aimed for the leader first, then the last, and so the others were pinned down, then it was clear carnage.... Other: Why did the tiger come out of hiding? It was at a perfect distance for the 88 mm gun, and the Tigers are known for accurate hits from over 2 kilometers, especially at Kursk and Prokhorovka.... There was no point in going out of the bushes, it is very clear that M4s are faster maneuverable than the tiger.! And yet, it's like a movie, and even if they had followed the realistic scenario, the movie would have ended there.😂

[@OfficialDoggyYT]

In reality the Tiger would’ve won in so many different ways. But they don’t want the main character to die.

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

Also how Gordo is so startled when he gets patted on the shoulder

[@bigants1463]

Scene is really unrealistic when the tiger was moving towards the tanks as it could comfortably snipe the Sherman’s at 2000 metres without breaking a sweat

[@Tommybn11]

Saludos desde la República Dominicana excelente vídeo

[@Yapping_Fox]

It always perplexed me why the Tiger would ever close the gap. The Tigers 88 was its best asset

[@nemiw4429]

They produced enough, but had no oil.

[@ResidentEddy]

I think you barely missed the part where the Tiger blew off the poor CO'S head @ 3:15

[@derkaiser50]

Armchair historian who knows nothing about tanks reacts to fury.

[@justinholloway1005]

Its the king tiger.

[@bulgariannationalist5719]

Noo,Tiger 1. King Tiger is big more then this Tiger tank.

[@Cardriver87]

3:16

[@Gangkoyt]

I’ve seen the movie but I can’t remember why was the crossroads so important,important enough instead of leaving 2-3 infantry regiments some anti-tank guns and maybe some panzer 2-3s they left a tiger it seems like they would have been better off with some buried panthers

[@Dannymiles1987]

I imagine that that Tiger and Small amounts of infantry support they could stall the enemy. They were in the closing days of the war.

[@SergioKoolhaas]

If I remember correctly, their job was to hold the crossroads or else a American field hospital would be overrun by the Germans

[@anthonylind8500]

The fury tank could of destroyed the tiger from the front the cannon is prevealed was weaker than it actually was

[@DieBismarck100]

Dieser Film wäre in der Wirklichkeit schon nach 30Min vorbei spätestens bei der Pak Szene wären alle 4 Shermans in die Luftgeflogen. Spätestens hier hätte der Tiger alle 4 zerstört, somal der Tiger erst den ersten Panzer zerstört hätte (Tja Brad Pitt) dann den letzten. Murks film die besten antikriegsfilme kommen alle aus Deutschland (Stalingrad, das Boot, die Brücke, der Untergang oder mit deutscher beteiligung Steiner das Eiserne Kreuz

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

Let's be honest, Tiger tanks were some bad dudes

[@yukotani7871]

Um your incorrect fury is an 88 not 98

[@patrikarnic]

There is soo much wrong in this tank fight

[@ExquisiteBatSoup]

Germans tiger tank gun is a 88 not a 98

[@titiworadadonkaew7129]

Again!!!

[@-nicht.der.dulli-]

The tiger 1 wasn't the best german tank

[@thomasflynn731]

They all had the same caliber, fury wasn't one that was converted and even the converted ones still couldn't pierce a tiger head on... I almost subscribed until you spoke, read like 5 more books.......... You gained a dislike......

[@Dannymiles1987]

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

[@thomasflynn731]

@@Dannymiles1987 I reversed it, I subscribed and changed the dislike to a like. I study history and when I see inaccurate stuff I get mad. That's my issue, sorry man.