How To...Destroy A Japanese Tank

Exposing how US soldiers were trained to knock out WW2 Japanese tanks (bazooka not required!).
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.o...
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[@MarkFeltonProductions]

My voice is almost back to normal, so commentary will recommence on the next video. In the meantime, this is very interesting!

[@globalautobahn1132]

Hope you feel better soon! Take it easy and recover well 👍

[@SyntheticVoices]

Mark I've you got you covered with ai Mark Felton voice. Free of charge :)

[@josephbrown6098]

Doctor Felton please consider collabing with Synthetic Voices!

[@Chilly_Billy]

Get well soon. Your narration is one of the best parts of your presentations.

[@85szabolcs]

I wish you well. What happened?

[@michaelporzio7384]

"this tank holds three men, Japanese size" best line in the video. Feel better soon Dr. Felton!

[@speakerroach4015]

I wonder what is the measurement for Allied forces in this tank lol

[@notmenotme614]

@@speakerroach4015 This tank holds 3 Japanese men. Or 1 American who likes his food.

[@kennethrouse7942]

I know, right? 😆

[@MrMazRx]

sounds like my Mazda 🤣

[@dant.3505]

Yeah, Americans do have some girth. Lol

[@DaveMarkowitz]

Thank you for posting this. My great uncle, TSgt. Lester Klein, took out one of these tanks on Saipan or Peleliu, by climbing onto it and putting a grenade down the hatch. Unfortunately there was another Japanese tank nearby and he caught machinegun fire from it. He was left for dead but found the next day and brought to an aid station. He survived the war and lived until 2003. If I recall correctly, he was awarded the Silver Star for this along with his second Purple Heart. Prior to that he was filmed on one of the South Pacific Islands and the footage was used in the 1978 documentary series, "World War II: GI Diary." During the end credits there's a group of GIs walking along a jungle trail. The man in the lead wearing a soft cover and smoking a cigarrette was Uncle Lester.

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

Damn. Did he tell you the stories?

[@TheInsaneHurricane]

Wow that’s pretty badass

[@TheInsaneHurricane]

Do you by chance have a video or link of the credit scene? Can’t find it anywhere

[@DaveMarkowitz]

@@5peciesunkn0wn He told my dad, who told me.

[@DaveMarkowitz]

@@TheInsaneHurricane I wish. I've been trying to find it on DVD or streaming but have not been able to do so.

[@natejones902]

Back in the year 2000, I was at the Americans in wartime museum, aka the tank farm in Virginia. I was sitting on one of my friends WWI french 75s when a wwii vet came up and started talking. He was usmc in the war and was on the halftracks that mounted the French 75. He talked about one battle they were fighting some Japanese tanks. He said "the problem with fighting the Jap tanks is the armor was so thin if you hit him with an AP round unless you hit the driver or engine they kept coming, the round just went in one side out the other. So we switched to HE rounds, that did the trick, one 75mm HE round and the tank would fall apart."

[@harrysimonthepooper]

Wow, brutal!

[@alexbowman7582]

Some HE shells you gave the top a twist delaying the explosion so it would explode inside a house instead of against the outer wall, presumably if such a shell hit a Jap tank it would blow it to pieces from the inside.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

@@alexbowman7582 - For such a thin armored Tank, that would be essentially an AP round alright.

[@alexbowman7582]

@@FLJBeliever1776 it probably wouldn’t stop an anti tank rifle round.

[@andreww2098]

@@alexbowman7582 that's why all the UK's Boys anti-tank rifles were sent to the Asian theatre, rapidly became useless in Europe and North africa, they saw limited use in Asia but were not very effective, they mostly got used to shoot through walls during street fighting in Singapore

[@jeffreyharris3440]

Dr. Felton, before my father passed he thoroughly enjoyed your videos. I wish you the best of health, as you continue to show that fact and history is usually far more interesting and compelling than fiction.

[@myhonorwasloyalty]

Did he see what his crimes did ti the west? The west is over now. Thanj you allies fir helping zi oviets

[@jeffreyharris3440]

@@myhonorwasloyalty The only crime I see here is your post, which is a crime to the English language.

[@Gravity_studioss]

@@jeffreyharris3440 Let me guess, was that guy a Wehraboo?

[@jeffreyharris3440]

@@Gravity_studioss It's been a few days, but from what I can remember, my guess was that the dude was a russian or chinese tankie. Very stilted English, basically accused my recently deceased father of warcrimes. Yeah. Except for a cruise to Mexico, my Dad never left the United States. He was drafted to go to Korea, but got really sick during infantry training at Fort Lewis. Anyway, I introduced Dad to Dr. Felton's youtube, and he loved to watch his videos. It was an interesting thing for him to watch as his body began to shut down. We parted on very good terms, and I miss talking to Dad.

[@ritobrotosengupta]

Fascinating from another aspect for me at least. I am a Calcuttan and these tank tests shown were being conducted in Calcutta, as I noticed. Currently very few people would know about such events which happened in our city! Thanks a ton Mark... You rock 🤘🏻

[@livingroomtheatre174]

Thik bolecho Bhai. Victoria maidan eta

[@swadeshi6666]

Maidan aka Garer (Garh e.g. castle of Fort William) Maath.

[@tylergebert3285]

Thats incredible!

[@chongtak]

Good morning from Chiang Mai in Thailand, thank you for information.

[@MI-mx3rh]

In other words the Japanese design sucked

[@hoganhero5]

I'm always amazed how many captured tanks made it back to the US. A small museum in my hometown had one of these on display.

[@vanceb1]

I work on a National Guard camp and we have one here also. Fort Knox has a tank museum. They have two French WWI tanks on display. They found them in a junk yard in Afghanistan. None of the locals had any idea how they got there.

[@kalpaucjusz8741]

​@@vanceb1 FT-17 from Afghanistan? Gifted to Poland during Polish-Soviet war, captured and repaired by Russia, gifted to Afghanistan in the 30s.

[@vanceb1]

@@kalpaucjusz8741 Amazing. According to the sign on the display at the Tank Museum, the soldiers found both tanks in pieces. They recognized the pieces as tank parts and started rooting around. It turned out there were two tanks in all of those pieces. They have since restored them. Quite a journey. France to Poland to Russia to Afghanistan to Kentucky. I think their trip will come to an end though. I don't see the US Army Tank Museum parting with a find like that.

[@tomhenry897]

Germany started bribing afghans with weapons so could have been part of that or imported before or after the war by some warlord

[@kalpaucjusz8741]

@@vanceb1 Poland also took one FT-17 from Afghanistan. We didn't have any of the original Polish-Soviet war tanks left after WWII, but at least one returned to Poland.

[@andrewsteele7663]

I just love these war time training videos, and the casual manner they describe how to fight a tank. Brilliant stuff

[@blokeabouttown2490]

If you're in Australia you can see a Japanese Type 95 Light Tank on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. It was captured by the Aussies at the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942. It was shipped back to Australia where it was studied and draughtsman drew every detail of the tank to be published and distributed in manuals. It was fully restored and put on display at the war memorial about ten years ago.

[@minus100plus2]

Glad to hear you're almost fully recovered. Thanks for putting out videos, regardless.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Much appreciated

[@frankchilds9848]

I live in Honolulu, and in Waikiki there is a US Army museum with the kind of Japanese tank featured in your video. I thank you Mark for your care in the videos you make and your care that shows in your work!

[@gunsbeersmemes]

This is the most unbiased history channel on KZbin, hands down.

[@Lokoopa]

🫡

[@TheHarvHR]

Well... Lets not talk about his video on the Mighty Royal Air Force's Nuclear Bomber Lancasters of WWII then shall we? Since that was pure fiction..

[@FelixIakhos]

Funny to comment that on an unedited re-upload of allied propaganda, but it is a good channel indeed.

[@Constance_tinople]

@@FelixIakhos better than axis propaganda

[@dudeguy8287]

@@FelixIakhos this is not even close to propaganda

[@adivtayudhatama3926]

0:26 "This tank holds three men. Japanese size" Best capacity description ever 😂

[@waterdragon2.08]

And a racist one at that.

[@ozmodiar5561]

@@waterdragon2.08 lol noticing objective height differences is racist now.

[@EdgyDabs47]

​@@waterdragon2.08 Cry me a river. Do you have any idea what the Japanese did during WW2?

[@waterdragon2.08]

@@EdgyDabs47 Warcrimes don't justify racism. If it did then you should support unlimited genocide against the first world.

[@waterdragon2.08]

@@ozmodiar5561 Yes when you mean to "otherize" people. Which the u.s always does in war time, instead of koreans they are "g**ks" instead of the national liberation front they are "viet cong" instead of Afghanis they are "terrorists". Likewise, mentioning a size difference is otherizing in that it gives the soldiers ideas of these people are not human like they are, they are a "different people."

[@AtheAetheling]

I've said it many times, but if the Empire and Commonwealth forces had a couple of Matilda tanks in the early war in that theatre (and they were being used succesfully there in the late war, when it was considered outdated in the other theatres), it might have saved a whole lot of pain. Very interesting video!

[@aramisortsbottcher8201]

Ah, the Matilda. I don't know for the reason they gave this tank this name, but it fits well. It can be translated to "mighty warrior".

[@AtheAetheling]

@@aramisortsbottcher8201 there’s conflicting information on it. Some say it was named after Empress Matilda of England, others that they thought it looked like a duck so it was named after Matilda the Duck from Disney. Either way the Matilda II was a much underrated machine I think!

[@vk2ig]

Possibly the Matilda tank may have made a difference in that theatre. But I suspect there was a level of incompetence at various levels in the Empire and Commonwealth forces at the beginning of the war, and sadly (for the troops involved) the only way to remedy that was for those people to make mistakes and either get zapped, captured, or sacked. It's likely that if we'd had Matilda tanks they probably would've been used poorly (if at all) and captured intact for use by the Japanese.

[@fazole]

I don't think a Matilda would be practical in the south east Asian theater, where swamps, mud, narrow roads and jungle would provide significant obstacles. In such conditions, light tanks work better.

[@jtfoto1]

@@fazole Matildas were used very well by Australian troops in New Guinea. Dad was a gunner in one.

[@rickcheyne]

I loved seeing that tank drag race!

[@445fhn]

I suppose that is where Top Gear got their idea from.

[@kampfgruppepeiper501]

You have the coolest topics for content! Thank you Mark For always delivering interesting videos with solid research. Your videos have taught me so much over the years!

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Agree... and it doesn't get much cooler than Tank Drag Racing! 🇺🇸👍🏼

[@wweminehead5458]

Hi Mark hope your feeling better, thank you for still uploading videos even if you can't speak it really does show your dedication to your fans. Have a lovely weekend

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Thanks for that

[@stevenb891]

I LOVE these old WW2 training videos! Keep em coming! Maybe a new weekly series??

[@MikeJones-qn1gz]

This is such an interesting video historically. Being able to see what testing on captured gear looks like. Finding weaknesses strengths and work around. Then delivering that information to the troops in the field (like any would have the guts to run up to a tank in battle and shove a rock in the turret)

[@sandormccann2546]

Well, according to Dave Markowitz, who commented a couple of days ago, his uncle knocked one out by dropping a grenade in the hatch, not so different, in fact less dangerous as you aren't up high on the tank and exposed to enemy fire.

[@klatubaradanikto]

Being able to just see the injection system & intake behind those slats on the side is surprising. It would have made a lot more sense to put the vents on top of the hull. I hope you feel better soon Dr. Felton & thank you for providing us entertainment & knowledge while you are Dow.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

Something kind of interesting from a US 1945 Japanese tank manual: "The 2nd Armored Division on Luzon was the first to be encountered by US forces...the Japanese commanders either did not understand the modern concept of armor employment, or simply were unable to employ the armored division in accordance with promulgated principals of operation. Instead, the Japanese commanders frittered away the division in piecemeal counterattacks and immobile defenses. They never attacked with more than 16 tanks at one time. The principle of mass was never employed."

[@earlt.7573]

Great footage. My Uncle Jack was in the US 77th Div. in the Pacific, his comment on Jap tanks was that they were "like kiddie cars" compared to the US tanks.

[@vonmoofles6702]

Loving these videos. Always a joy when a new one is uploaded.

[@none3763]

Important work. The capture & study of enemy equipment is vital. After the US analyzed a captured Mitsubishi "Zero", it completely changed the air war in the Pacific.

[@moltensh4dow506]

0:45 for how small and unassuming WWII japanese tanks are, THATS some good suspension

[@williamharris9525]

Thank you Professor Felton!! Hope you are feeling better. Keep on marching!

[@chocolat-kun8689]

My warthunder experience keeps telling me, "Just .50 cal the damn thing."

[@ctg6734]

Excellent content. Thanks as always. It's surprising to see just how vulnerable these tanks were.

[@vanceb1]

If you can't knock them out just wait a while for the crew to die of heat stress.

[@WhatIsSanity]

@@vanceb1 The fact it was actually a risk is pretty mortifying.

[@vanceb1]

@@WhatIsSanity I've been to several Pacific islands where a lot of the fighting took place. They are uniformly hot and humid. I can't imagine how miserable it must have been to be shut inside of a big hunk of metal when it's 80+ degrees with 100% humidity outside.

[@timjones6255]

I was fortunate to have known the Australian officer who won a VC for his valour which included knocking out a few Japanese tanks with his men on a steep sided jungle track.

[@missobscuria6594]

Interesting video, shows how vastly different the japanese tanks were compared to the other nations (with exception of italy maybe) and how fast they lagged behind.

[@IceAxe1940]

The Japanese primarily focused on their Naval power since their neighbors weren't as industrialized, they really didn't have to worry about strong armor or anti armor weapons. The Japanese wanted a strong navy because their entire goal was to take over the Pacific territories and the nations that they would have to fight had strong navies Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy.

[@Riceball01]

To be fair to Japan, their tank tech lagged behind because there was a heavy rivalry between the IJN and the IJA and the IJN got the bulk of the money and resources leaving the Army to essentially beg for scraps. BEcasue the Army lacked in both funding and resroucces,. these light tanks were the best that hey could do. But they did work well during the early part of the war, before the US got involved and the Japanese did have plans for heavier tanks and they were also looking at building Tigers underl license from Germany.

[@f00koff42]

@@IceAxe1940 a crippling oversight since they counted on fighting the USSR again in open ground. They stood no chance when the soviets attacked in 1945

[@Furman2137]

Frankly, this was a correct assesment for the the war in China and the early war period. All they needed were cheap and manuverable tanks for use in all sorts of rough country terrain in Asia, machines like type 89 and type 95 were good enough for infantry support while they needed the strongest navy they could get. The real problem was obviously related to losing the war for the Pacific as their gamble to focus resources on the navy didn't save them from losing the war on the sea anyways. Had they won the war on the sea then the war might have gone completely different for the axis powers.

[@wilhelmvillagracia9670]

Get well soon Mark!! The world needs you narration.

[@weirdshibainu]

The Japanese learned a painful lesson about their armor at the 1939 battle of Khalkhin Gol. Their defeat factored heavily in not opening a second front against the Soviets when the Germans launched Barbarossa.

[@madensmith7014]

When the army is already bogged down in China, do you really expect them to open a second front with the Soviets? Without any proper tank forces when the Soviets clearly had some on their border? The lessons from Khaklin Gol was that they were in severe lack of armored forces, so they finally restart led their tank programs, not to attack the Soviets.

[@pittbullking87]

I have read that at the start of the Korean War the North Korean Army, in addition to the Soviet T-34 had some captured Japanese tanks that were used at the start of the conflict.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

That wouldn't surprise me. A lot of captured Japanese equipment, especially small arms, were used by the North Koreans and Chinese during the Korean War.

[@tomhenry897]

SK had large amounts of Japanese weapons at the start NK would have had some and the Chinese between caputured weapons had a factory making Japanese weapons

[@scottfoster2639]

I love these old training films. Thanks Mark!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

On Guadalcanal the Marines discovered the 75 mm pack howitzer firing a high explosive round could knock out this tank. The round would blow off the rivets on the outside and on the inside they would shoot around the tank like killing the crew or wounding them. I mean this is a decent into war tank save the 1920s but by 1942 it was drastically obsolete. I believe the book I read about this in was the United States Marine corps in World War II.

[@bmac7643]

Always a good day when Mark uploads

[@mehdisfar8468]

People have to take the lesson from that deadly war. Thank you for this important channel

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

I have a lot of work to do but this came up in my feed and I figured that I may need this knowledge some day.

[@justanotherviewer52]

Finally. A "how to" video worth watching. Thanks Mark.

[@Evaunit98]

This is fascinating, it’s interesting to see US training films of the period, that tank race at the end was fantastic

[@chainweaver3361]

Thanks for taking the effort to put out content when you're sick. Hope you feel better soon.

[@dustylover100]

Dr Mark, the last video you did about defeated Germans needed no commentary. Priceless material.

[@nathandackers4580]

Thanks again for your videos Mark. I knew how weak the Japanese tanks were in regards to being destroyed by small arm fire and hand grenades, didn’t know about the Molotov’s and it’s very vulnerable weak spots As always, very informative videos 🙂

[@reynaldoflores4522]

These tanks were little 18-tonners with a tiny 37 mm main gun. It was also lighly armored. Because it wasn't really designed to be a land battlewagon but as a fast, highly maneuverable, infantry support vehicle.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Glad to hear you're on the mend Doctor Felton! Come back to us soon! A very interesting training film! It tells the GI's not to underestimate the Japanese tank, but also not to be terrified of it, it could be dealt with. In fact the Pacific Theater vets I knew once told me the Japanese tanks they encountered were: "So lousy you could shoot through 'em with an M1!" A slight exaggeration, but I got their point. One ex-GI I knew who was in Japan for the post-war occupation was involved in destroying Japanese tanks. He was actually impressed with the engine and said they were quite easy to drive. But he said he wouldn't want to go to war in one! The armor was good against small-arms fire but that was all.

[@trime1851]

Your veteran friends may be accurate. I have a cousin (now passed) who was much older than me who was a Marine on Okinawa. He said that an M1 under 50 yards could shoot through the side armor by the driver on a Japanese tank.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@trime1851 I looked at it this way, they were there, I wasn't, and in cases like that I keep my mouth shut and listen! I do know that in Western Europe considering the preponderance of metal on the battlefield the American ammo issue to the infantry was 80% armor-piercing, 20% tracer, ball ammo was hardly ever issued at all. I wonder if something similar was done in the Pacific depending on where and when?

[@Ed70Nova427]

Very cool video! I remember when training movies used to sound like this and sort of miss the voice and tone of the man doing the description and directions to defeat. Thank you Dr. Felton!

[@nrudnjanin]

Dear dr. Felton, I enjoy watching your videos which are without politics and bias. Thank you for your good work.

[@TheGeezzer]

Japanese tanks were infantry support, they were never designed to go out on their own looking for trouble. In that respect, they were very good but they were still very easy to knock out. I would not have liked to have been a crew member in a battle in one of these Type-95 Ha-Go tanks!

[@TheMemeDynamics]

I will use your videos for my IB History exams. They are so helpful.

[@pittbullking87]

Thank you for putting this out Mark. I am glad you are feeling better. I had covid earlier this year and It was a terrible headache. As an aside, the Japanese tank has a very Warhammer 40K Imperial Guard look to it.

[@tackytrooper]

The Imperial Guard may as well be based on the Imperial Japanese Army...

[@FLJBeliever1776]

Dude, Mark, where do you find these gold nuggets?! You're definitely keeping history alive man! Keep it up!

[@TheNickLavender]

How to stop a Japanese tank? I always heard if you yelled, "FREE ANIME!" (in Japanese of course) that usually did the trick as the tank would stop and the crew would pop their hatches... you just pick em off! (If any of you think I'm serious...) Love the content Mark!

[@timonsolus]

The American tank shown racing the Type 96 Ha-Go was a Light Tank M5A1. The M5A1 entered production in 1942 - 7 years later than the Type 95. Not surprisingly, the M5A1 was a much better tank. The American contemporary light tank to the Type 95 Ha-Go back in 1935 was the Light Tank M2A2. This had 2 machine gun turrets, 1 x.50 cal and 1 x .30 cal, but no 37 mm gun. The M2A2 was 15 kph faster on roads, but the suspension was worse cross country. The M2A2 had only 1/4 of the range of the Type 95.

[@Spitfiresammons]

I think that Type 95 ha go has to be the weakest Japanese tank of the Second World War. Hoping you be recovery soon Dr Felton.

[@beenthroughnam3747]

they also had things like the Type 94 tankette, which only had a machine gun.

[@roccosiffredi6900]

I tried telling my wife this is vital knowledge and why I couldn't help brush the kids' teeth at the moment. I got an eye roll.

[@M3chUpN8y]

Get well soon, Dr Felton! Love this video on how to knock out Japanese tanks!

[@richardandersen5813]

“This tank holds 3 men, Japanese size” 😂

[@davidcarr7436]

Thanks for posting something even if you're not feeling well, but it doesn't compare to your entertaining, informed and eloquent narrative. Get well soon.

[@shoaibaalam8978]

Hi Mark. Can you make a video on Indian soldiers who were part of the British Indian army and fought for the the British empire on many fronts including Africa and against japan specially in Burma (modern day Myanmar.)

[@suminshizzles6951]

My daily dose of head bopping to mr feltons music intro. I catch myself doing it sometimes during the day. I cant help it. I am a drummer.

[@mlbowen6476]

We learned much from captured armaments. I look outside in the parking lot and I see a lot of cars that were entirely made or mostly made or partially made in the USA, and yet these are Japanese car companies. I'd say the Japanese learned something too.

[@im1who84u]

I am a subscriber but hadn't been getting any recommendations for months and I finally pulled up your name and watched this one. As usual, the music makes me anticipate a good video, but after watching, I noticed I didn't hear your narration. Then I read the remarks and that explained it all. Wishing you all the best Mr. Mark.

[@robdegraw1568]

I was on the island of Oahu twice once in 1980 or once in 1995 Pearl harbor navy base and Hickman field and there's a military hotel called the alakaua and there was a museum next to it that the military owned and they had one of these tanks next to an American tank outside.

[@ahorsewithnoname773]

The Hale Koa hotel is the landmark you are thinking of, and the museum with the tank is the US Army museum at Fort DeRussy.

[@marcm4268]

Thank you mark! I have watched this 6 bakers dozen times and memorized it 100%. I did this “just in case” (you know……) they try it again.

[@leighrate]

It's customary in the West to belittle Japanese tanks, but the reality was that properly employed (i.e using light cavalry tactics) they were extremely dangerous to infantry. Particularly those lacking dedicated anti-tank elements.

[@mariosmatzoros3553]

Every armored vehicle is dangerous to infantry...

[@sjTHEfirst]

“This tank holds 3 men, Japanese size.” I nearly spit my soda across the room.

[@HRM.H]

Mark would you ever consider making a video about Projekt Riese? It's not covered enough in my opinion. A very ambitious plan from the Nazi's in the later stages of war

[@pp-iu1zr]

3 men, Japanese sized💀

[@JohnDoe-wj7ht]

You gotta love the background music in those old films...

[@scipio8866]

“This tank holds 3 men, Japanese size”

[@pastapylon3008]

Ive never seen a tank drag race, but I'm so glad that I have

[@JorgeMendez-kn5ql]

Mark, do you think you could launch a channel dedicated to archival footage such as this?

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

I'm going to do the odd one of these called 'How To...'

[@neddyladdy]

I expect that this will be very useful throughout my life, thank you.

[@seanbumstead1250]

Here's how to destroy a Japanese tank,throw a rock at it 😂. In my opinion worst tank in WW2

[@Mr_Fancypants]

Tell that to the British in Burma

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Actually, we had terrible trouble with these tanks during the Malaya campaign.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

You don't have to have the best tank in the world when your enemy has none, or the one's they've got are more "primitive" than yours.

[@bruceparr1678]

I remember reading a memoir of an Aussie digger whose first contact with Jap soldiers was fighting against a unit of IJN Marines who had a height requirement of 6 feet. It was very humorous.

[@emeraldbreeze5204]

◆◆◆ It is hard for me to believe that there is such a vicious historian like him, who makes money by blaming, demeaning, and insulting other countries.

[@siriusgd4753]

The air vents for the engine are probably the best place to start. Once they can't move they're sitting ducks. Always think out your attack beforehand.

[@thenotorious_kermito4416]

Ah yes this will be perfect for when I land in Iwo Jima. I appreciate your help Mr Felton, for now I shall be prepared.

[@williamearl1662]

I did read that the US heavy machine guns made mincemeat of these tanks. It would be interesting to know how many were knocked out in Malaya and the Phillipines, and how.

[@airborneace]

It was a great experience I'll never forget visiting Papua New Guinea in 2021 and getting to old Japanese tanks left behind to be taken over by nature. Those islands are still full of WWII artifacts waiting to be discovered

[@gazhevski]

Thanks, Dr Felton, I needed this information to fix my boiler

[@benbaker2965]

Glad to hear you are on the mend.

[@therookieanimations8117]

I love the Type 95 Ha Go, something about it I just love.

[@A.i.r_K]

i absolutely love the comical music when theyre doing the drag race

[@YukariAkiyamaTanks]

I honestly find the speed test hilarious. Tank drag race!

[@hussienabdelmomen7579]

Thanks Dr. for this historical video.

[@jamesbart86]

That’s good to know! Thanks Dr. Felton

[@NewDealChief]

I like the new font for the *"Mark Felton Productions Presents"* text.

[@johnburrows1179]

As a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s, anything sold made in Japan was considered absolutely crap. That all changed 20 years later, and now some of the finest product and cars come from Japan

[@Gronk79]

Spot on comment Mr Burrows! I think we about the same age and I remember going into the local Sears toy department about maybe 12 yrs. old, during the slot car craze that swept America. The salesman was talking to another adult, probably a father, and he referred to the Japanese slot cars as: "Cheap Japanese junk". I remember to this day thinking that the "Cheap Japanese junk" would blow any American made cars off the local slot tracks. Strange but true!

[@NayanRanjanMukerje]

The tests were carried out at the Maidan in Kolkata (my home city) at the backdrop of the Victoria Memorial.

[@marniusvanderlubbe]

hope you feel better man this is the best content that's ever been put on yt

[@bombidil3]

Thanks Mark! Always best to be prepared.

[@quillmaurer6563]

I love how excited the announcer and band were about the drag race. Feels like watching Top Gear, and shows that everyone's favorite question, from any era, any profession, any level of maturity, regarding any sort of machine capable of movement is "how fast can it go?"

[@heatherporterfield7343]

Thank you Dr. Felton!😀

[@jamesvandemark2086]

A real treat! Tank drag-racing!

[@usapanda7303]

"Three men, Japanese size." This absolutely made my day. The days when people would say such silliness. Although, I do spend a lot of time in Japan and there are a lot of tall fellas.

[@VCRider]

It might sound silly but there used to be average size differences of more than 10 cm between men of US and Japan. And at the turn of the century even bigger. Needless to say tight spaces would have been engineered correspondingly

[@Axterix13]

Yeah, the height/size gap was real. 5'3.5" to 5'7". Weight-wise, 120 lbs versus ~145 lbs. And while that might not seem like a huge gap, within the tight confines of a tank, especially a non-US tank (the US being a country that placed a higher emphasis on ergonomics than others), it matters.

[@usapanda7303]

Thank you all for sharing, I didn't know there used to be such a huge difference! Interesting! Do you think the difference was made smaller due to more access to higher calorie diets? Or what do you think made such a big change?

[@Mirokuofnite]

@@usapanda7303 better and more food. More protein to be exact. A lot of countries have had their height increase post ww2. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.5-22.7) and 16.5 cm (13.3-19.7) taller, respectively. Korean women went from 4'6" to 5'3"

[@VCRider]

Just in General even if you travel to any Asian countries today you will feel giant if you're just average in the west. And if you go back back to end of the samurai age at the end of the 19th century you have encountered midgets with swords of 1.5 meters

[@russwoodward8251]

This was a rare find for a film. Thanks. Get well soon.

[@richardm3023]

Dr. Felton may have just inspired a new extreme sport...Tank Drag Racing.

[@ditzydoo4378]

I love these old Ordnance films. So much knowledge there for the viewing.

[@yohannbiimu]

"This tank holds three men...Japanese size." I love that specificity.