Hitler's Lion, the Panzer VII Löwe | Cursed by Design

[@ConeOfArc]

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[@IansMentalOmega]

I insist to this day that the German WW2 Superheavy Tanks and even the Heavy Tanks were all designed while the designers were smoking weed or on some other drug. German Tank Designer 1: "So, like, what if we made the armor *really* thick, but also almost enteiry vertical?" German Tank Designer 2: "And, like, what if we added a big gun? Chicks love big guns, right?" German Tank Designer 3: "OOoohhh, and make it so inefficient with fuel that it needs to be resupplied every tens miles or so." German Tank Designer 4: "Is this weed bad? I mean, I can't feel it." German Tank Designer 5: "Pass it here. Also, we need more munchies."

[@Glaciate1]

Hey I can’t seem to find the call of war game that was set up because when I search the name of the game it just comes up with a “clash of nations” game which is 12 days old

[@Doge5600]

Coneof45degreeangle

[@alvinquinto2707]

I cant believe that lowe was a super heavy tank and the first And i thought lowe was only a heavy You also describee the VK 72 I only noticed that Vk 72s turret is lowe turret Wow you also described vk 100

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

1. Where are the sources you said were linked? 2. Someone should make a modern super heavy for shits and giggles

[@tekiic6680]

Germany: No, No. This won’t do, we need something *heavier!* Transmission: *life is pain*

[@primal_guy1526]

Final Drive: AAAAAAAAaaaaAAAAHHHHhhHHHH

[@coolchrisable]

Engine: my time has come

[@RADkate]

I HATE-

[@davidolofsson5231]

*NO PLEASE NO STOP*

[@Joshua_N-A]

Transmission: "Why am I here, just to *SUFFER?* "

[@mikepette4422]

Oddly of all the super heavy tanks the only one that 'might" have worked was the Lowe... still what a mess...

[@JamesCalbraith]

Not that heavier than the T2, at least in the early phase. Of course that's assuming T2 "worked" as a tank :)

[@imicz6409]

And maybe jagdtiger worked as well. I think, that lowe would have same technical problems.

[@kh2b573]

I think super heavy tanks get too much shit (other than for their transmission designs) for simply being classed as impractical when in reality it wasnt all that bad of an idea for a defensive vehicle ngl

[@handblitz4408]

@@kh2b573 but why build a few superheavies when you could just build a ton of anti tank guns and StuG III G which would be a lot better for defense anyway

[@handblitz4408]

@@JamesCalbraith what is the T2 tank?

[@moai2533]

I like how this tank could’ve been actually decent and fairly reasonable considering German standards, but they kept increasing the standards to make it impossible to realistically design

[@davidhollenshead4892]

I like how Hitler & his band of Sociopaths kept coming up with dumb ideas to pursue, which helped them lose the war... As the only good Nazi is a Dead Nazi...

[@moai2533]

@@davidhollenshead4892 when you waste your materials on random stuff that doesn’t even end up working

[@Rico-v7r]

Increasing the standards by lowering them with a 5 year olds logic, "let's make a T-Rex with spikes and lasers on it!"

[@micfail2]

@David Hollenshead that's not what happens though, the man with the silly tiny mustache ordered projects like that abandoned and they were continued against his orders, in some cases because of the instructions of military officers, in other cases because of the engineers wanting to complete their work. Maus, for example, had been ordered cancelled by the man with the tiny mustache, work continued because Porsche was unwilling to give up on the project. the man with the tiny mustache was evil, but he was not a madman, despite what his generals who were trying to avoid being held accountable for their own decisions wrote in their memoirs years after the war. You can't expect to effectively combat evil if you can't even understand it and simply dismiss it as the ravings of a madman. The man with the tiny mustache was not a madman, he was rational, but he was wrong because he built his beliefs on an unsound foundation. If you accept the foundation of what he believed (such as socialism being good, capitalism being bad, and racial supremacy) then pretty much everything he did makes perfect sense. Even many of the decisions made during the war that are often used as examples of how he was insane are mostly not legitimate, a good example would be Operation Barbarossa. People claimed he was a madman because he thought he would win the war by capturing Moscow: that's not remotely what happened. He wanted to focus German efforts on army group South to take the oil from the caucuses oh, it was the head of the okh who disobeyed his orders and deployed forces in such a way so as to focus on army group North. You clearly don't have even a basic understanding of this history, good luck not repeating it.

[@johnserton7997]

Hitler thought his soldiers betrayed him so he created chaos to destroy his country. A truly evil man

[@michaelthebarbarian3380]

And as crazy as the Lowe was... it was absolutely sane next to the E-100 and Maus.

[@Sccrd4Lfe]

I mean in the right hands could’ve been lethal to

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

The Maus however actually existed. The E100 was never completed, and the Lowe never made it off the drawing board.

[@michaelthebarbarian3380]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 Yeah, it's amazing the amount of restraint they showed lol

[@darthnihiluslordofhunger6314]

​@@Sccrd4LfeUntil it got stuck...100 tons is alot of weight.

[@Atlas_high-gaming]

​@@darthnihiluslordofhunger6314 don't worry it had built in tow hooks for such an occasion granted you'd need a damn large engine to reel it in

[@ЦветомирИванов-т8ь]

From a tiger to a lion, germany making a whole zoo with these names

[@riten0tajs623]

soooo basically the löwe was scrapped and some of the ideas culminated in the design of the Tiger II

[@imicz6409]

Yep, that's baisicly story of all failed projects, apart of project of making my IQ higher, that did not end well...

[@Nutty31313]

And some into the Maus, but perhaps more just the general concept

[@doogustrog]

The Löwe was put into two designs. Lichter Löwe, (VK 70.01 Krupp), and the (VK 72.01) (105-128mm) (VK 72.02-150mm), The two Schwerer Löwen. These two designs, are very interesting, thinking to me about how most likely the Lichter Löwe would’ve been a part of history, given if Hitler wasn’t in favor of a heavier tank, quite constantly. Keep in mind the Tiger II wouldn’t exist if he didn’t make that one fatal decision. We could’ve had Löwen in museums, books, just more so as the Entwicklung (Development) series. A relatively stupid dictator cancelled the 3rd Reichs tank development. Yet, still gave us the marvels such as the Maus and the Entwicklung 100 (E-100) chassis. But how much more we could’ve had... let it linger in your head. Is this reliable? I’ve so far dedicated my life to research on military vehicles, I provide with what I know I can.

[@nocount7517]

@@imicz6409 It made it Löwe-r?

[@imicz6409]

@@nocount7517 Definitly :D

[@9dn_fka_gnsnifflesss]

Germans: Builds tanks German transmission: guess I'll die

[@serdarcam99]

funny thing they was making best transmission on the world at that time but thanks to funny mustache man they was overloaded af

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

"Better put the transmission in the front so a frontal penetration is a mobility kill" - German tank designers

[@9dn_fka_gnsnifflesss]

@@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts lmao

[@rolandhunter]

Transmission myth: oooof* Guys I hope you know, this transmisoon things about german tanks, are just a magnified myth ;) Average Sherman transmisson/engine life time was 2500-3000 km. Panther,Panzer IV, Tiger had 1500-2000 km. That's not bad for their weights.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS... As a skilled Auto Mechanic, I can best explain by analogy: It's easy to make a manual transmission for small cars to mid-sized cars. It's harder to make a manual for mid-sized to large cars or cars with powerful engines... Making a manual transmission for large commercial trucks involves a design change, to forgoing synchromesh, so that rev-matching is necessary, that is by revving the engine to a specific rpm before shifting up and a different rpm for downshifting without using the clutch pedal... Making a large piece of farm or construction equipment involves replacing the clutch with a torque converter so that take-off from a stop doesn't rip the teeth off the heavy-duty gears... What the Germans & others tried to build was manual transmissions with a clutch for heavy tanks that even the most skilled operator couldn't avoid damaging. And in the case of Nazi Germany, I am so very glad they did because it was one of the many bad designs they pursued that helped them lose the war !!! AS THE ONLY GOOD NAZI IS A DEAD NAZI !!!

[@michaeltelson9798]

This is another example of the observation: “A camel is a horse designed by committee.”

[@thispersonwriting1889]

Camels are incredibly practical animals for their habitats. They’re just ugly as sin, surlier than a jilted badger, and spit in your face.

[@thispersonwriting1889]

Camels are incredibly practical animals for their habitats. They’re just ugly as sin, surlier than a jilted badger, and spit in your face.

[@hex6970]

“Thanks to my Conly Fans” Me, hearing ‘Only Fans’ : “Your what”

[@kiryu-chan1590]

same dude

[@CanadianB.O.W]

Eweeeeee

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

Ah yes FCM.36 Hentai

[@colbyuetake130]

@@TR33ZY_CRTM o.O

[@poikoi1530]

@@TR33ZY_CRTM N O

[@darkninjacorporation]

I’ve always liked the Lowe, it had a nice rounded design compared to other German heavies. It’s like… smooth Tiger I… blursed If gaijoob had this as an event vehicle I’d definitely need to get it

[@hullukana214]

Kinda doupt that Gaijin will put this ever on wt. It lacks too much detailed Information what it would have been if it entered production. Gaijin usually doesn't like to put too many Prototype tanks and even those have to have some detailed Information about them.

[@darkninjacorporation]

@@hullukana214 I mean they added the Ho-Ri and it’s prototype, and those only had a wooden toy mock-up. I think the Lowe would be a good replacement for the Tiger II 105, since that tank really had absolutely no business being in the game (considering the gun sights literally didn’t fit in the turret with the gun). But I loved it very much anyways.

[@zvin1611]

if at least the gun existed its ok for me idk

[@seppalastname4574]

@@hullukana214 "doesn't like too many prototype vehicles" *looks at the almost totally fictional Ostwind II that didn't even have a real design yet*

[@verozety4040]

I have always thought that it looked like a German designed IS tank

[@kfeltenberger]

I am amazed at how many designs the Germans condemned to using that Maybach engine. The S-Boat engine would have been ideal, from a power perspective. Good ideas destroyed by cronyism and Herr Mustache.

[@cirian75]

Yup, the Maybach vs the 20-cylinder Daimler-Benz MB501 Diesel engine with 2,000 hp

[@bazzakeegan2243]

Yes,gifted designers and engineers.....All useless when you work for a "failed artist, dreamer,and dictator"

[@admiralfloofz658]

Think the problem with the S-boat engine is that its BIG, I mean really big, and heavy. And with that power output its probably not very fuel efficient either so the range would suffer. There was really nothing wrong with the HL230

[@cirian75]

@@admiralfloofz658 They did do the MB507 V12 with 1000ps, it was 630mm longer, but weighed less

[@kfeltenberger]

@@admiralfloofz658 The HL230 had issues, especially in anything larger than a Panther, and even then it was probably too little for the mass.

[@HasvenWorld]

Kinda wish they went with this instead of the maus so we could've had it in war thunder Edit: To everyone saying just play WoT. I know it's there. I used to play WoT. No I'm not going back to it anytime soon.

[@Janissary452]

Why not both ? xD

[@ewkera]

*Laughs in Pzkw VII*

[@AllMightyKingBowser]

We could still get this tank and many other prototype/paper designs if the WT community weren't crybabies

[@ashesofthefallen3266]

I mean if gaijin were to add this it would be a build a bear type vehicle. Since the MAUS was actually built and fully functioning

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

@@ashesofthefallen3266 we do have quite a bit of data on the tank however. I think it'd be fine, but there may need to be some artificial weakspots or buffs depending on where it's placed. It's quite competitive with the IS-3/4, imo. So maybe 7.3? Considering the Leopard and such are there.

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Safe to say this design didn't get much Löwe.

[@iaregbesola]

ef you

[@MinkyTwats]

not funny didn't Löwe.

[@luke_sv6702]

What is Löwe?

[@qw-zs7pr]

@@luke_sv6702 lion I think

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

@@MinkyTwats My standard of humor is quite Löwe for you.

[@JeffTheBunnySlayer]

I have always had a soft spot for the Lowe. The designs drafted up just make it look so good - that pinched, rounded turret is a thing of beauty coming out of a country that loves their boxes with guns.

[@BasedMan]

Definetly check the proposed "Tigerzahn" turret for the E-75 then. Curvy, elongated and with extreme curved angles on the front it was expected to provide 270-300mm of frontal protection (taking into account said curves) It was scrapped due to a propensity of turret jamming and id assume dificulty to manufacture. Seriously beatiful cant wait to recreate it in Sprocket. Mounted either the 128mm or 150mm KwK L/55 guns

[@kazukikaworu9931]

@@BasedMan that turret is very interesting indeed

[@brendonbewersdorf986]

I personally love this tank design asthetically it's very pleasing to the eyes in it's WOT form

[@uurkisme]

Lmao i saw this video and I was like heck no it wasn't I hate fighting those things in WotB

[@Likgaty15]

​@@uurkismei have the Löwe in wotb and i can say that it is more fun than the Tiger II

[@NotQuiteSteele]

I think the Lowe is the most aesthetically pleasing of the super heavy designs to come out of the war.

[@bread5049]

except that turret at the back looks cursed as hell

[@nocount7517]

Those of us who have played World of Tanks never forget that nigh-impenetrable front mantle.

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

Isn't literally every mantlet in WoT basically inpenetrable? With few exceptions on vehicles meant to be paper.

[@elleeVee]

​@@EdyAlbertoMSGT3 no, some high tier TDs can punch through many mantlets, but it is tank by tank specific

[@faesommers]

me, forgetting how german works: im gonna head out to löwes, y’all need anything

[@davidhollenshead4892]

At least that is a constructive project, rather than building machines of death & destruction...

[@stopdeletingmyaccount125]

@@davidhollenshead4892 but...I'm building a trebuchet...

[@cosmoray9750]

Laos Railway: America bombs, ..... . kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ7XeXeYmpqMi5I

[@AmbuBadger]

​@@stopdeletingmyaccount125I'm building a shower.

[@stevemc01]

Hitler: “CHECKMATE STALIN I HAVE SUPERHEAVY TANKS” Stalin: “I have working tanks.” Hitler: “Ah scheiße…”

[@Charlietolemy]

The T-34 had an average lifespan of less than 24hours

[@marseldagistani1989]

@@Charlietolemy if it's going to get blown in the first hours of combat why make higher quality parts?

[@thesnake2620]

@@Charlietolemy They often got knocked out recovered and repaired very quickly, good luck repairing a Panther or Tiger quickly.

[@CreepSoldier]

"Working tanks" proceeds into making a tank were the treads rivets needed to be bumped back using a welded trail

[@troytanner4369]

@@CreepSoldier yeah the Soviets didn't really make high quality tanks at all until after 1942. The average life span of a T34 was about 160 Kilometers(100 miles). So there was no need to make a tank of such high quality when you can just make a new one or the parts to fix them. Not many tanks in the war were super reliable anyways, its a common misconception that the the Sherman tank was a very reliable vehicle. obviously compared to German vehicles it was but. The Americans didn't need to worry about a tank breaking down because they had basically an unlimited supply of parts due to their relatively simple design. The Germans chose to make everything more difficult then it needed to be.

[@felwinter5528]

Let's get Loweing

[@jasoncp3257]

Lowe Gang

[@krirthikdinesh7755]

I am going to get this for world of war tanks blitz

[@bigmac3373]

@@krirthikdinesh7755 it's good imo,the accuracy is good,the alpha damage is decent,and the armor can bounce tier 7 and occasionally tier 8 shells

[@krirthikdinesh7755]

@@bigmac3373 ya I play this the other premium tank VK.something it’s above or below the lowe

[@hereisaname8567]

@@krirthikdinesh7755 bruh the vk 72 01 is a tier 10 tech tree tonk

[@Swat_Dennis]

Germany in WWII: Hmm, that might be an okay design Wait, we need *EVEN BIGGER* Design fails a year later

[@mando_dablord2646]

WWII German tank engineering in a nutshell.

[@Quang_Tran_asdf]

Hitler seems wanted everything bigger and thicker. Dude could have lasted longer if he changed his mind and focus on lighter tank like the Soviet did with the T34

[@mando_dablord2646]

@@Quang_Tran_asdf They had the problem of limited resources, fuel especially. They also refused to accept that they were stuck on the defensive and change their doctrine. Just slapping on more overall armor and increase weight is literally the worst design decision in tanks. They needed to develop more tanks like the JagPanther with front loaded armor and a big gun. Then have lighter tanks to move around and support it.

[@tripwire3992]

@@mando_dablord2646 they shouldve melted down the maus prototypes and the Lowe to turn them into more stug iii's because they were actually useful

[@Swat_Dennis]

@@mando_dablord2646 Yes/no The Germans could never win the war, so all those "wasted resources" were also usefull: They ended the war earlier for themselves

[@theodorrodriguez1800]

I like your intro, it's the thought that counts, a fitting intro is always a nice touch, effort appreciated my viewing pleasure is greater because of it

[@05Hogsrule]

I have often said, if I ever win a HUGE lottery prize, I would like to sponsor Germany to manufacture a Lowe with the 128 gun and a revised engine to serve it a little better than originally thought. I would definitely have it as a show piece for others to see, hear and touch. A Beast of a tank.

[@benlaskowski357]

Love this design. So conventional in everything but its size. World of Tanks brought it to life; I was astonished. Krupp had a good idea, but Shitler wanted 'bigger'. The original engine was to be the DB602, the same engine as those on the Hindenburg airship, with 1,100hp. And look at the turret: it's cast in one piece, like a bell. No German tank had a cast turret. And the 105mm gun would've packed a hellish punch, capable of killing most Allied tanks out to 2,000 meters. And your video is fine, considering the chaos you had to endure. Good work.

[@kristoffermangila]

Actually, the original engine for the Löwe is the marine diesel version of the DB602, the MB501. It was eventually replaced by the 1000 hp Maybach design. I personally think the Kriegsmarine raised objections about using the MB501 in the Löwe, as they also use the engines in their Schnellbooten (A Schnellboot needs 3 MB501s to run).

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Imagine a huge German tank with 3 x Tiger 1 turrets in battleship orientation, like a Uber T-35 :D

[@DeliveryTank]

You mean a kv6 but with tiger 1 turrets instead? Might as well make the middle turret a tiger 2 turret

[@RemusKingOfRome]

@@DeliveryTank We never had "Land Battleships" .. should have happened.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Do you mean like the stationary defenses of the French Margino Line ??? Huge Tanks == Immobile Forts... If you want to use Navel Guns on land, the solution is railway guns, but not insane twin-track railway guns...

[@Legiondude]

Well you sort of got that with the Kriegsmarine's "Project NM"

[@RemusKingOfRome]

@@Legiondude OMG! I've never seen that before. thanks

[@libertyprimer]

REQUEST! :) ive never seen a tank channel do an episode on the actual tank factories of germany. Like i want to see a cartoon of the tank factory layout and show how they made these massive tanks, steps by step. Thanks for the awesome content.

[@averageforzaplayer1048]

Take ramen instead of popcorn: 🍜

[@M3PH11]

2:46 That is one nice picture

[@jamesfra1311]

Tiger: There's always a bigger cat.

[@ypssa4935]

And their new sibling are mouse (maus) instead of another cat (löwe=lion)

[@edi9892]

IMHO, the IS7 is everything the Maus aspired to be. It has a similar cannon, in a way even better armor and it has the mobility and reliability Maus could only dream of... If that's not a true marvel of engineering, then I don't know...

[@sebastianmartin8002]

The Russians literally made what a super heavy had the potential to be and totally denied because it was expensive...none the less totally feel the same the IS 7 was a true marvel of engineering

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

​@@sebastianmartin8002 Tbf it was also impossible to transport which definitely didn't help

[@PanzerdivisionWiking]

Never heard of the Lion! Great video, definitely learned something

[@biggussquiggus825]

Great work man. I like the narration, very concise and professional but with some personality. Good luck

[@shotforshot5983]

2:17. That's a good looking engine

[@benwelch4076]

I have really enjoyed this series, always cool to learn about Germany's obsession with the super heavy tanks.

[@tadodes9382]

How i wish gaijin will add this to wt since they even manage to put ho-ri which is just a paper tank

[@adyatma1]

Well, wg added 3 Ho-Ri into WoT blitz...

[@toaster2049]

@5 2 and the maus...and the Panther II..

[@adyatma1]

@@toaster2049 and a freaking american alien tanks

[@CrusherGER]

@@toaster2049 The Maus was actually build, stored at the Kubinka Tank Museum. Although not delivered in one piece, but after the Soviets took over they found the 01-Hull and the 02-Turret and put them together. Panther II is as you said just a paperdesign.

[@toaster2049]

@@CrusherGER true

[@paulschnipper6115]

Great videos as always. I like the info saying you don't have any more footage to show and are showing filler footage. I would like to see the text shown once (like you did) but keeping an asterisk shown the whole time the footage is not directly related. And when showing the 12,8cm Flak 40 at 3:34 maybe show it on screen with the product name 12,8-cm-Sfl. L/61 Pz.Sfl.V and how it was used in the prototype "Sturer Emil".

[@noahezer9295]

Well when I wikipedia the Lowe, the rear mounted turret variant is called the Leichter Lowe weighing 75 tons, while the central turret variant is called Schwerer Lowe...

[@Nick_Tank-Maker]

This is probably my favorite German tank that not too many people know about

[@cheecheneg]

If you want a laugh, Potential History did a video on the Ferdinand. He also did one called The Tragedy of King Tiger the Heavy loo

[@bellum_7997]

@ConeOfArc At 8:51 on top of Panzer 7 Löwe and Panzer 7 tier 10 There was also the VK 72.01K aka Super Löwe, similar with the other Panzer 7 with rear mounted turret, this one has a big 150mm gun with high penetration HEAT ammo Also I don't know if this is related but at tier 8 there is yet another premium tank called VK 75.01K with a 128mm gun and rear mounted turret but the turret is more similar to VK 100.01P turret then the classic Löwe turret

[@jugandoconlahistoria2180]

Fun fact: The first german super tank was developed and produced during WWI, his name was K-Wagen, a 120 metric tons monster. Really nice video btw

[@amn2760]

Glad you say it “he”

[@calessel3139]

Yes, the K-Wagen is the truly forgotten German super heavy tank.

[@Waskotorowy]

The heaviest tank that even worked

[@raider1_163]

Cone you need rest and lo-w-e after the research you did on the mostly noodles like development program of lowe

[@kozaamovies1779]

These videos are really nice, hope you will one day own your own tank zoo and frog museum

[@aegontargaryen9322]

So glad I came across this site accidentally. I’m now a subscriber !

[@Sickofsociety1]

One of the most interesting tanks I had never heard about was the super heavy T28. Back when the armor museum was up at Fort Knox, I took my kids up there to go through it. Before we even went into the museum, I spent 30 minutes looking at that T28. That thing is crazy!

[@customraspi]

I’m so glad you got the pronounciation right. Most youtubers pronounce it like „love“

[@toab5541]

Fritz:Hans we need a better transmission Hans: More Armor? Fritz: no! better engine Hans:Bigger gun? Fritz: ..... JA

[@airzen6467]

Title: Germany's Forgotten Super Heavy World of tanks players: *You sure?*

[@station992]

I was thinking to see more about the lowe! Nice!!

[@ComfortsSpecter]

This is just… so Insane and yet… The Maus is far more There’s Alotta forward Thinking Practicality and Good theorycraft here But there’s just so-so much Ineptitude Incredible History Good work

[@hermes667]

Hitler never understands logistics. Even tanks like the regular Tiger I could not use most bridges, the Kingtiger also breaks into canalisations, tanks heavier than 30 tons could not be liftet by most harbour cranes of the time. They consume a lot of ressources and this meant having no tanks somewhere else.

[@goofyman_7506]

I just love your cursed by design intro, it may be the same every video of CbD but it is still pretty awesome

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

To be fair 20 years later the Germans figured out how to make practical heavy tanks... so practical we call them main battle tanks now.

[@igoryst3049]

Leopard would rather be a medium tank bordering with a light tank

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@igoryst3049 Leopard 1 yes the leopard 2 more like a medium boarding a heavy. I was also talking about the MBT-70 that was a heavy boarding a super heavy...

[@antred11]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough Boarding? Do you mean bordering?

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@antred11 Yes.

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

MBT: the mobility of a light tank, the weight of a medium tank, the effective armour of a heavy tank and armament of a super heavy tank.

[@ahseaton8353]

To put things on perspective, the latest US Abrams tank M1A2 SEP v3 weight 73.6 tons, which more than rhe Tiger II and not much less than the Lowe, give or take how you define ton

[@fauxtool952]

this was such a good premium in WoT

[@adamwilder1894]

Very useful for an upcoming project. Thank you and good work.

[@Dunewarrior00]

It wasn't too forgotten, my first premium tank in World of Tanks was the Lowe. Actually loved that tank, loved the gun on it. Played it as a sniper and was not too bad with it.

[@rwcowell]

Great topic. I wasn't aware of the Lowe till seeing this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@bluefalco8784]

nice one of the most knowen tnaks in wot. can you make a video about the Skorpion ? it is the most buyed tank in wot

[@hauptmannerich]

Scorpion America SU-57? Or Skorpion German with 12.8cm ?

[@Oliver-uk3tc]

If you are on about the German one, he's done that in his waffen vidio.

[@mihailo674]

That tank existed just as a concept drawing, same for the grille 15, jagdpanzer E100, e50, e75... While some tanks in WoT are fake, made up by wg to fill the tech trees

[@kwkfortythree39]

Lowe with skorpion's 128mm gun... It would be great

[@aldenconsolver3428]

I really appreciate your work cone of arc, from decent ideas that had a single flaw to insane ideas that were one big flaw you are an education; Thank you

[@florix7889]

Hitler saw a 90 TONS !!! Tank design and thought it was too light...

[@SouseMouse]

"VK 7201" - I momentarily confused this with 2701, which was the initial designation of an Allied special unit in the novel Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. 2701=37*73 The product of two palendromic primes. 7201=19*379 Not quite as cool, but still only two factors.

[@AMXM-do5kw]

Tank designer : is 70 tons OK? Hitler : no! That's too light, add some lighter 30 tons! Make it 100ton light tank!

[@robinbrowne5419]

A pack of hyenas can defeat the lion.

[@noahsagutch8314]

Hello my tiger2 10.5 is is about 70 tons with crew equipment ammo are is it a super heavy tank are a heavy tank??

[@Unterseeboot]

Always wanted to know about Panzer 7

[@hphp31416]

Every other nation tanks requirements: mobility, protection, firepower Germany: it must weight over 70 tonnes, wait over 100 tonnes

[@darknut9696]

Would like to see the Löwe in WT it's quite good in WoT: console

[@diesirae8954]

No thank you, no paper tanks in WT.

[@basketcase1235]

@@diesirae8954 "no paper tanks in WT" Ho-ri: *nervous sweating*

[@diesirae8954]

@Bachelor BoredThis tank was actually built...

[@diesirae8954]

@@basketcase1235 They made an exception because Japan doesn't have that many conventional tanks in that br range.

[@diesirae8954]

@Bachelor Bored Germany doesn't need heavy tanks anyways, so, they'll never get this one.

[@shenyathewelder9695]

German tank designer, pulling out their hair: “heavy armor, heavy armor, heavy armor, big gun, big gun, big gun!”

[@APerson-bn6cu]

Have you checked out the German super heavy tank Ratte? If not I recommend, has really good story, and was super mega cursed.

[@liesdamnlies3372]

Calling the Ratte “cursed” is a monumental understatement.

[@amn2760]

Glad you're correctly pronouncing the Löwe

[@assaulthetz380]

I have this Tank in my account in WOT, once, just like when it just put in the game. It's turret is near impenetrable. Most of the shells from tier 6 to 8 were bouncing, until it reaches tier 9 where more powerful guns could penetrate its cheeks. But the most useful of it was its gun, i'll just stay in cover instead and shoot from the distance.

[@Colonel_dinggus]

7:16 no! Please! Bore me with more details! I love it so much! 😭

[@fulcrumR6]

still one of my favorite tanks ever. forgotton, never produced, still interesting to see.

[@fooman2108]

I have been looking at views of the Lowe for about two decades. It looks like there is a HUGE shot trap under the gun mantle (much like the Panther had). P.S. One of my favorite WW II books is, 'Those damned engineers' written by one of spearhead commander at the 'Bulge'. He describes having more than a dozen bridges blown up in his tankers faces by retreating American engineers. So he was FORCED to find bridges which could take his Panthers and Tigers. My question is....how many (NON-railroad) bridges could have even taken a Lowe?

[@JangoF12b]

Honestly, out of any prototype tank I'd like to see added to War Thunder, this would be one of them Taking second place behind the Skink as number one.

[@INSANESUICIDE]

You got the skink, so we can only hope for the Löwe

[@harlech2]

"Madman Porsche" A more fitting nickname there has never been.

[@ftffighter]

Omg Love it! Excellent vid and research! I personally love the little details, thank you for the links! I wish some billionaire somewhere would reconstruct a Lowe for the world lol that'd be so cool. If I was mega rich, I would go full bore recreating every concept tank ever made...yea, it's a problem lol

[@brianchan8]

Could this Lowe turret be used on the e-100?

[@__ManMilk]

Life was pain for German tank transmission

[@theobjector2881]

Mein Failure: I demand bigger and heavier Panzer! Lowe at Design Stage: I'm in danger...

[@Anonymous-fh2hl]

Finnaly to know the lowe's history

[@billblackwell9738]

My dad was a tank driver when he was stationed in Germany in the 50,s not long after Hitler was out of power

[@michaelhowell2326]

If we're only playing rule of cool, the Germans had the best armor ideas for WWII.

[@scootergeorge7089]

Simplify the Panzer V for most efficiency in production.

[@Floki255]

I love the way you said Schnellboot. Really close to the actual pronounciation. 👍 And Versuchsfahrzeug is really difficult.

[@gabriel_nadal]

Farrrrzeug 🤠

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

This is the first of your videos that I have watched. Very interesting and excellently documented. I am amazed at the stupidity and lack of common sense of Hitler who obviously never understood the limitations of the German weapons industry which was crippled by his ridiculous demands. The amount of time and money wasted in all these stupid projects was staggering. Last, but not least, let's remember Hitler's "brilliant" decision to turn the Me-262 into a super-fast bomber.

[@galaxlordcz3933]

As much as people say that Germany was crazy for designing and wanting to build these Super Heavy vehicles, I personally think that for Germany it makes at least a bit of sense, as in WW2 they didn't have the industrial capacity of the USSR or the USA, so making smaller, more standardized tanks like the Sherman and T-34 doesn't make as much sense, as making one Sherman would take as long as a Panther, even though it was a less capable vehicle. Obviously designs larger than the Tiger 2/Löwe were completly stupid a the ammount of material was too much, for what they would have been capable of. Off course as we saw from the 3 heaviest German designs that entered serviece (Tiger 2, Jagdtiger, Feridinand/Elephant), Germany had a problem with designin powerfull enough engines and transmissions.

[@knoll9812]

Everybody had a problem making heavy tanks. Both the tiger and the panther needed to lose 5 tons

[@galaxlordcz3933]

@@knoll9812 Kudos for replying after 2 years. Yeah, I'd say most heavy tank projects aimed too high, they always saw a new weapon that could destroy it and slapped on more armor just to handle it, rather than sticking with the original design. Heavy tanks could have worked, but weaponry was moving too fast to rely to armor too much.

[@mturzanski]

Not sure why but the look of the turret/gunand mantle just vibes with me. One of my favorites

[@SenHai]

Seeing tank stuff always makes me want to play world of tanks, then I remember how bad the game has gotten

[@calessel3139]

LOL!

[@ftffighter]

Had Hitler scrapped the Maid and E100 and focused on the Lowe, could the Lowe had been built and possibly used in the field?

[@VallerySablin]

Imagine the blueprint was renamed to lové by the french

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

Describing Ferry Porsche as a madman is the most accurate understatement I've ever heard.

[@kristoffermangila]

You're probably referring to Ferdinand Porsche's son, who answered to the nickname Ferry.

[@imicz6409]

Germany before war: Hitler: No, we can t produce my but, its too heavy. Let s produce pz I. Germany at the end of the war: Hitler: don t produce the P.1000 ratte, its too light, lets produce my but instead. Albert Spear: Mein Führer, your but accidently crushed Siegfrieds line, the enemies are rushing towards us. America, England: oh, so we don't gonna need T28 nor tortoise anymore. They cracked it by themselves. (For those who doesn't know: T28 and tortoise were made for crushing though Germany's Siegfreid line.)

[@imicz6409]

No buts were harmed during making of this comment (I hope)

[@DeliveryTank]

Where t32 and black prince

[@imicz6409]

@@DeliveryTank true, but T32 was made latter (I think)

[@DeliveryTank]

@@imicz6409 it was made in 1945

[@imicz6409]

@@DeliveryTank OK, sorry, my bad. Thx for info :D

[@nnewcoat8426]

Hey yo i want to ask something. Who made Coneofarc banner? It seems nice...

[@2Axiom]

kemp bush

[@Mamorufumio]

unfair plane

[@hydrolox3953]

Puerpel stetspader

[@AgentTasmania]

"this will be the heaviest tank ever produced by a large margin" Hitler: "More armour, bigger gun. No you can't have more time to make the drivetrain, those don't make my ball tingle"

[@patrickstewart3446]

Meanwhile, the Soviets and Americans are making tanks that can cross bridges and navigate city streets.

[@jwenting]

T6 heavy and T28 super heavy want to have a word.

[@humanitysenterprise]

Imagine actually upgrading transmission when a tank is too heavy. Shitler and engineers: "I'll just ignore that."