German WW2 Wonder Weapons: Karl-Gerät Mortar

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3 жыл бұрын

A narrated brief on the German WW2 Karl Gerat Mortar.

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@aaronjohn6586 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, cannot imagine the amount of time, energy and resources went into not just this insane mortar but the entire journey from design to the field. Once again Germany had wonder weapons that cost so much to make but had such little effect on the outcome of the war.

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Probably would have paid off had the war gone on longer and they could put the design lessons to use. But yes majority of these weapons were just to give a false sense of superiority.

@jamesturner9651 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq wonder how many tanks or other equipment could have been made instead of the mortar and all the equipment that had to go with it.

@SilverStarHeggisist 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesturner9651 roughly 2 tiger 2s by weight of steel alone. Germany had zero hope of out producing America and Russia. Their only option was better. And if you need a bunker deleted, this is pretty better.

@jamesturner9651 3 жыл бұрын

Mortars have always fascinated me. When I went to Corregidor and saw the American ones placed to defend the island I just couldn’t wrap my head around how those were called actual mortars.

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I always end up staring at them in a trance-like state, particularly old naval or fort ones. My mind just doesn't seem to want to process how they flung those giant iron rounds.

@jamesturner9651 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq especially in those days where so much was manually operated.

@davidprice7162 2 жыл бұрын

That feeling when people think the king Tiger was the heaviest armored fight vehicle of ww2. Karl Gerät is all like “Hans, hold mien bier bitte”

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 2 жыл бұрын

😄

@R.Lennartz Жыл бұрын

This is not an armored vehicle

@murmanskREPUBLIC 3 жыл бұрын

I am so disappointed in myself by not watching this incredible video as soon as it came out.

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Haha my man! Glad you finally showed up

@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras 3 жыл бұрын

I think they were trying to compensate for something small...

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I have a neighbor with a jacked up F150 like that

@BFVK 2 жыл бұрын

I've been to visit the tank museum at Kubinka. The mythical piece of the place is the Maus, I was excited to see such legendary tank. The Maus is impressive BUT... it is placed just close to Karl Gerat ! I didn't know the existence of this gun at Kubinka, so masive and impressive, I was more impressed by Karl than Maus because the Maus looks like little toy in such place ! ^^

@ComissarYarrick 2 жыл бұрын

One shell is on open air display in army museum in Warsaw. It's really big, tho it's dwarfed by even bigger 800mm shell from Schwerer Gustav right next to it. Fun story - museum initialy had 3 shells, all recoved post war from rubble and ruins, but in 1955 someone discoved that two of them aren't actually disarmed, and are still full of explosive material :P , so autorities had to move them out of the city and dispose.

@ccibinel Жыл бұрын

Oops

@jamesturner9651 3 жыл бұрын

New video before bed. Gotta watch before sleep 😂

@JohnnysWarStories 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet dreams of wonder weapons

@jamesturner9651 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnysWarStories talk about some interesting dreams. Lol

@thekhoifish0146 3 жыл бұрын

“I don’t need sleep, I need answers”

@chhunspl5640 2 жыл бұрын

This mortar also feature in girl und panzer

@marksolarz3756 2 жыл бұрын

If you build models....you can appreciate its size. It akin to a tractor. 1/72 scale is nice. Rather tall. One still exists in a Russian museum. Aberdeen had one...but apparently scrapped it. Thor. Karl, Adam. We’re names of three. Mortar fire at more then 45 degrees...for a more up n down penetration. The equally Impressive SturmTiger fired a 380mm rocket at less then a 45 degree angle. Also used in Warsaw. A few built...a few saved. And the massive 75 ton Jadgetiger. Firing a 128mm armor penetration shell. A beast as well. All required special rail cars as few could handle 75 tons. All were slow. All were used up. Then abandoned. Often stripped for parts for others. Especially tracks. Albert Speer said.there were too many types of tank...to many types of ammunition.....to few in all.

@Kruppt808 Жыл бұрын

i just used this weapon in Call To Arm: Gates of Hell Ostfront. Siege of Sevastopol mission. Even in the game the blast radius is crazy big.

@heinerheise703 2 жыл бұрын

Karl would have had massive impact breaching the Maginot line but someone decided that the Wehrmacht would just not care for the worlds most heavy fortificated defense position and just moves beside the fortification.

@panzerivausfg4062 3 жыл бұрын

The little brother of Scherer Gustav

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Lol yes exactly

@panzerivausfg4062 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq How are doing Johnny? How's the High Castle going? Are you satisfied?

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

It's good! I want to work it into a top 5 alternative ww2 history list. I just bought a hobby farm so I'm behind on my war movies and TV at the moment. Howve you been?

@panzerivausfg4062 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Wow, good for you. I just completed school and finished fy final exams. I'm waiting for my points, in a week, to see in which universities I'm able to pass Here in Greece it's like: you made 16000 points for example and you can pass in those universities, in those that requires points until that number. There are universities that requires more points for example 18500 or 19400. It depends on what points you will gather from the final exams. So we all try to give our best. After that, you have to fill a paper with the universities you want and pass it to the Ministry, so they can file you and have you ready to tell you in which of those who selected chose you. Then you pick the one you want. After that vacations XD Sorry for the long text. I didn't know how else I can explain that.

@ccibinel Жыл бұрын

Neither is practical but this is far closer.

@historythings6939 3 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot. More than I can say for my previous year history class.

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks man. Sorry to hear your history class isn't very engaging. What's your favorite WW2 aircraft?

@historythings6939 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Good question. I think i’d have to say the F4U Corsair. With its unique build and its large engine/prop. What about you?

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Well I love spits but I genuinely think the corsair was the most deadly plane to hit the skies in ww2

@historythings6939 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq My second is the B-25 Because I have been in the one from the mini series “Catch 22”.

@zeke2408 2 жыл бұрын

@@historythings6939 According to your profile pic, I can not expect much of history knowledge. And military history is only a small part of it.

@foresttaniguchi3168 Жыл бұрын

Those Germans. Always pushing the limits of engineering even in a mortar

@JohnnysWarStories 3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you do a video on Germany's smallest wonder weapon for a change?

@johnnysswordandshieldhdcli8730 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt.

@thekhoifish0146 3 жыл бұрын

Ok now that it’s said aloud I really wanna see that Also you’re outvoted two Johnnies out of three, you’ve gotta do it :P

@thekhoifish0146 3 жыл бұрын

@Croatian_gamer [SGE007] “this is getting out of hand, now there are three of them!”

@thekhoifish0146 3 жыл бұрын

@Croatian_gamer [SGE007] wait… “fourth?” ;0_0

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq 3 жыл бұрын

Who am I to argue with myself right?

@jager0-035 2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of a Schwerer Gustav (Gustav cannon) lol

@stewartmolina5894 Жыл бұрын

Coming soon in full titanium

@valiantredneck 3 жыл бұрын

At least they gave it a go. Can’t say that for today’s whiners.

@orboakin8074 Жыл бұрын

Girls und Panzer sent me here. I have no regrets😂 But seriously, great video. It's amazing and sad the kind of technological innovation we see in war times.

@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Жыл бұрын

GuP fans always welcome here!

@orboakin8074 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Many thanks, sir.

@samueljackson6188 Жыл бұрын

The American military need this!!! However, with modern technology we could make the projectile go 100 miles. Imagine this, the firepower of a ww2 Iowa class warship that can move with the army. It’s making this ammo sexual aroused just thinking about it!