Inside the Tanks: The Tiger I - part II - World of Tanks

The latest in the series, Richard "The Challenger" Cutland takes a closer look at the Tiger I. Check out the previous episode : • Inside The Tanks: The ...
This episode offers a short presentation of the exterior of the Tiger 131. Discover this beautiful tank by visiting the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK.
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[@Subarashii_Nem]

This machine must have made the allied forces wanna retreat when they saw it rolling towards them. Seems almost futuristic for it's time, what an amazing machine this was, I want to go see it for myself now.

[@barrysmith1651]

it was disabled by English soldiers in nth Africa

[@guincofrag1847]

Barry Smith Just after it blew some of them in pieces

[@johnferguson7235]

+Franco García The British won the battle. In the end, that's all that matters.

[@theblytonian3906]

+John Ferguson But 'lost the war' in all but the symbolic and a whisky soaked bum's rhethoric. Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face. It brings joy to my heart to see vassal Britain of today, conquered and colonised, yet still in denial so many are witless to the fact. Adding ultimate insult to injury, the willing complicity of the British working class to their own detriment doing it to themselves through a combination of ignorance and arrogance fueled insoucience. The men remembered on the Menin Gate would weep from the stone were they 'here' to witness the agenda ultimately served by their blood sacrifice. Vae victus!

[@Player_OnBlitz]

There's the Sherman firefly

[@gordonhodgson8403]

"Slaps roof of Tiger one" "This bad boy can take out so many T34s"

[@jameswyma9849]

That part of the battle of Kursk is such a meme lol a 1 v 50 tank battle 1 tiger vs 50 t34 it managed to fend off

[@MarcG7424]

1 T-34 was reported to have taken out 3 King Tigers in a single engagement so nothing is automatic

[@ShInYaKu88]

@@MarcG7424 sounds like propaganda stuff

[@MarcG7424]

@@ShInYaKu88 I wasn't there so can't verify

[@QSKReplay]

I was speaking to a tank driver {who sadly passed away some 12 yrs ago]they were in a Churchill running alongside a hedge,when a gap appeared, they were alongside a tiger tank,the Churchill fired at point blank and the shell bounced off the turret,the tiger swung its gun round to fire,the crew of the Churchill had already left there tank as the tiger fired.such was the fear of these tanks,the crew knew it was over.

[@evgenysidagis908]

I can imagine the fear of being aimed at but such a powerful weapon, after bouncing off it, being sure you can't destroy it...

[@SilverSurferrrrrrrr]

This is so fucked up.. and amazing at the same time

[@maxschmidt1787]

For me it seems to have also a psychological warefare effect when the turret of a Tiger very slowly ist moving toward your/the enemies direction.

[@rainerwinkler5925]

HAHA god bless them

[@AKhellbindeR]

That's basically the effect they had on the allied tank crews. The tactic used to attempt to take on one Tiger, was to roll in with 4-5 Shermans, and before they were destroyed, hopefully one of them would be able to get into a position where they could hit the Tiger in the back. Trading 4 Shermans for 1 Tiger was deemed a viable trade-off, and they were right, since 50.000 Shermans were produced and only 1300 Tigers.

[@iconicyard1311]

the brits are proud of capturing this tank and it is awesome.

[@winchuni22]

+freakmaster don You should see it running...

[@ianhale4466]

There are two major germans during ww2. Rommels wife, and this tiger 131 tank crew

[@8.bit_gun340]

Even 75 years later we are still spitting in the face of fritz

[@sovietagent9303]

Not all of the germans were loyal diehard nazis

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@sovietagent9303 What's your point?

[@thellama123]

*Slaps hull* "This bad boy can fit so many Germans"

[@InputFresco]

thellama123 im dead

[@IAM-kc5ov]

Hahahahah 😂😂😂😂 underrated af

[@bageled_meme2690]

Like 6 max 😂 I guess that is kinda like an SUV so yes 😂

[@SalvatoreGiacani]

Il carro " Tigre" tedesco, non e' solo uno straordinario carrarmato e' anche uno spaccato della storia. Il fascino che emana, e' unico, sono passati 80 anni dalla sua creazione ( 1942 ) ma ancora oggi, essere il carrista di una simile meraviglia sarebbe la più grande emozione.

[@acvaticlifE]

Great videos guys !!!! Can't wait part III to see inside the tank :D

[@andrewwoodhead3141]

Excellent presentation ! Very professional.

[@kiltmanm60]

Excellent walk around. Thank you.

[@brennanfrakes6481]

3:18 count how many times he slaps it

[@NicCounty]

Brennan Frakes 12?

[@sam8404]

@@NicCounty this guy counts ^^

[@inv1ns1bl86]

Yeah 12

[@christaljohn]

PETA has something to say

[@richardsaar2874]

14, he slaps them secretly 2 times too at the chat, if u put the speaker near ur ear

[@WargamingEurope]

Its the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset/UK Challenger

[@christaljohn]

@Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger hiya

[@eggordonxd]

I have found the panzerkampfwagen VI tiger again

[@WildBillCox13]

The double baffle muzzle break reduces recoil forces by 70%. Fascinating. Thanks for including that bit of ancillary data, Richard. It explains a lot. Watch Tigers on video and notice what stable gun platforms they make compared to contemporaries. Most tanks rock when the gun fires. This affects accuracy. Tiger barely budges. Easier for the Tiger gunner to maintain lay during sustained duels. That's a big deal.

[@mrblack888]

Modern guns have vastly bigger propellant charges for their ammunition, an 88 is comparatively puny. Put a modern 120mm gun in a Tiger turret and not only will the tank rock like a boat in a storm, the whole turret would probably be torn apart by the force of the recoil.

[@johnmosser6695]

@@mrblack888 well duh. They're decades apart. What do you expect? There is really no point to your comment.

[@tonytone1183]

@@johnmosser6695 🤣 " nah-uh mines better" fucken grown children

[@johnmosser6695]

@@tonytone1183 ?

[@elementom1]

John Mosser The original comment referenced contemporary tanks hence why the comparison was made. Context is everything. Comprehension skills are also important

[@wiseguy5505]

What a fantastic machine! Looks like a beast.

[@86kride]

Brilliant videos! Keep them coming!

[@taamsie]

awsome video! cant wait for the next part

[@JenoSnetrem]

Wonderful show guys, keep it up!

[@rollutherhodie3076]

This Wasn't Just A Tank. This Was A Psichological War Item. This Tank,Other Than Being Such A Great Beast,Struck Fear In Anyone That Would Face It. Sometimes Even Making Crews Escape. German Tech Mates,German Tech.

[@sheep21]

nice job challenger, keep em coming!

[@ChallengerCC]

Best Tank Walkthrou so far! Good Job.

[@macaco2245]

thank u

[@sam8404]

@@macaco2245 you're welcome.

[@lisu47]

GJ WG. Nice video series

[@Uzimaki-BE]

You got to love the PzKpfw VI Tiger (H) how brilliant that tank was back then.

[@petetimbrell3527]

Should have mentioned that 131's turret has the early, high commander's cupola. The hatch particularly drew fire when it was open, so the cupola was lowered by redesign and the hatch made to open sideways rather than up in the air.

[@MrAmmboz]

Thanks, part two was more itneresting than part 1 to me. Iam looking forward to part 3. I gotta search other The_Challenger presents videos, they look informative!

[@KRAMPUS_G60_16V]

The best, the beast, the TIGER!

[@elizabethgonzales4668]

I have seen you before

[@Economics365]

👌

[@bluecollar58]

When you’re not safe in that thing , times are tough.

[@k_ir3868]

Yeah and they faced that almost from the start as in 42/43 the Germans already were heavily losing air control

[@madbain79]

fantastic videos Thank you, im hooked ;-)

[@bstard1950st]

Piece of art!

[@Hemimike426]

Such a beautiful machine...

[@zulubeatz1]

When you watch films of the 88 flak in action during WW2 they had no muzzle break and the recoil travel is huge despite the big hydraulic tubes.

[@kendallevans4079]

Worked on the Abrams M1 years ago. That was a techno marvel.

[@Hemimike426]

Yes, everyone that has a little bit of perception on the word 'beauty' wants one of these rolling around.

[@marvinfrenchy8754]

Awesome machine!

[@SomervilleBob]

You know your stuff, sir.

[@cheesebottle2844]

One of the best tanks in my opinion B that I mean the design and how bad ass it looks badass

[@mlee6136]

I love rubber seals, car doors, sinks, tank turrets, more pls

[@stevenfry3233]

This guy keep slapping the tiger 😂

[@InputFresco]

Steven Fry you know because *THICC*

[@zzzzxxxx341]

It's kind of relaxing, ASMR... 😴😴😴

[@taranakiorbs4737]

I really really loved Tiger 1

[@MichaChrobot]

Go Challenger, very good job :)

[@philparr2724]

Thank you for a very good detailed description of 131, I knew a veteran of the Dessert Rats who came up against these machines, he said that they initially caused deep concern and proved that adrenalin is brown, he was one of the rats that fought all the way from Egypt ( he was a gunner at Tobruk and then El Alamein), Italy), Normandy and then into Berlin. He never said that the machines were hateful but that the fanatical crews were to be despised....

[@AveNullusMajestic]

+Phil Parr Yea it was usually only 'crack' SS divisions that were given Panzer VI Tigers.

[@fabiana7157]

@@AveNullusMajestic You were so uneducated years ago.. doubt that's changed though

[@daveybyrden3936]

I wonder where he would have encountered Tigers? The Desert Rats and Tigers were not in the same battles until literally the very last days of the Tunisian campaign.

[@zanegrey4720]

Love this tank my fav tank.

[@AnnaGalaxySparkle]

Great and interesting movies. Can't wait for the 3rd part. Beside of that I'd love to see some German TDs.

[@brailwolf]

we have a road rage problem where I live. I want to drive this beast down the road just to see everyone scatter and run.

[@markfryer9880]

The petrol pump bill will kill you and clearing SUV and Hybrid car parts from the running gear will get old fast.

[@kendallevans4079]

Similar story many years in San Diego, CA a guy did just that! Stole a tank (don't remember model) but the cops had a terrible time stopping him. He crushed/damaged dozens of cars. Went on for some time till a cop jumped up on top, opened the hatch and shot him dead.

[@gipsydangeramericasmonster9632]

I want a Sherman or an m6. Some old American ww2 tank just to put out the front of my house

[@larsbalk4712]

@@gipsydangeramericasmonster9632 yeah thats cool but a tiger 1, who doesn't want a tiger 1 at the front of his house with a mg34 on top how sexy will that be

[@gipsydangeramericasmonster9632]

@@larsbalk4712 I personally want a sherman or pershing (or just an m6) because i find the sherman to be cool. The tiger is terrifying, no doubt and cool, but to me the sherman would be good enough. A 75mm (or 90mm or 76mm) or 88mm with either an mg34 or m2 browning is terrifying either way

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

Just to note, the mantle spoted 120mm of armor and the schnellnebelkerze (rapid smoke grenade) were later discontinued due to they fact thay were commonly set off by small caliber fire.

[@blight2638]

*claps top of tank* 😂 that shit was sounding nice

[@daveybyrden3936]

The ventilator cover shown at 6:25 is not "armoured". It's the deep-wading cover and it's not intended to resist attack. The fan does not directly "provide ventilation for the crew", it simply blows gun fumes OUT of the tank, the air for the crew comes in from other fans.

[@pablohdez3]

I can't wait for part 3, where is it???

[@harrisonrobert8830]

I love the Tiger.

[@harrisonrobert8830]

TheXtraMan99 I love the IS as well really good tanks.

[@MrMango-if8ye]

Jorge Rodriguez Tiger II is the same as a King Tiger, just different names, FYI.

[@harrisonrobert8830]

Mr. Mango King Tiger or even Royal Tiger all Tiger 2 names.

[@harrisonrobert8830]

Actually it was by allied forces. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_II

[@harrisonrobert8830]

Still it was called that even if it was a mistake.

[@delukard07]

Can you imagine a german engineer that worked on this, explaining the tech specs.

[@Big1_]

I WANT TO SEE THE INSIDE!! PART 3 NOW!!!

[@WargamingEurope]

There will be in later parts, the feedback from earlier films was to make longer and cover more detail, therefore the need to split into parts.

[@titorskyj80]

Awsome tank .

[@karimguellai7636]

What's taking so long with part 3? Great videos anyway!

[@alfaroleplayer5671]

Nice

[@Alamandorious]

I think he was counting artillery as part of that. Yes, it could bounce AT shells like crazy, but an artillery shell would still do a lot of damage, and mostly wreck it on a direct hit.

[@pathowgate2544]

I thought Brad Pitt blew this thing up

[@sirboomsalot4902]

DankMemesAndRuinedDreams That was CGI

[@PRAS311MISH]

Do u believe anything Hollywood shows u.?? Brad pitt has himself destroyed half of the german army. Did u know that??

[@FokkerBoombass]

@@PRAS311MISH you know he was joking right

[@beauulvick4055]

Not with a Sherman

[@ottomeyer6928]

He is a real TANKER wow.

[@arn_ice]

Interesting how I've never seen a game version of the Tiger with the driver's visor-shield down. People think they were blind without it. Also the Saving Private Ryan movie making folks think you could just run up to the tank and shoot "through" the visor...throught the very thick bullet-proof glass. While I think the Tiger was -overall speaking- a mistake (the Panther was more on the money, had they just allowed it more testing before release onto the battlefield, mid- and late versions were excellent). THAT said, of course and sitting in the shadow of the Tiger, is the Panzer IV...with the Pak 40, gun depression and mobility it was quite good for a late 1930's tank. ALTHOUGH, the Panther actually was cheaper (overall) and produced in greater numbers than the Panzer IV over shorter period of time. That's why, overall, I always think of the Panther as the best German tank of ww2, despite its flaws. Since those flaws were in a way artificial (or in better terms, stupidity of Hitler who hampered the production of the STG44).

[@thomassmith6027]

Nah...Tiger II.

[@nickmitsialis]

That visor--I recall a tale from Stuart Hills of the Sherwood Rangers in Normandy--the first Tiger in Normandy his unit captured, they opened up on the Tiger in a successful British op--one of the 75 projectiles hit the visor & the spray of white hot fragments injured the driver & started a small fire inside, so the crew bailed out. It was captured relatively undamaged.

[@sam8404]

@@thomassmith6027 what about the Tiger II?

[@angrypatata7084]

During D-day, soldiers confused Panzer IV for Tiger 1

[@jackcaswell3891]

I live near the tank museum it's great

[@TheFunkhouser]

Damn that Tiger is SO famous, so much history, I think even Churchill went to visit it.

[@waynester71]

TheFunkhouser There are photos of Churchill standing on it..he was holding one of the Tigers shells.

[@sharkster0006]

can you also make a video about the Tiger II I'd really love to see how it looks from the inside been searching on KZbin an I can't find any :(

[@sam8404]

Not sure there are any Tiger II's that are in good enough condition to do a video like this.

[@fabiana7157]

@@sam8404 There is a Tiger II in running condition at the Saumur museum in france

[@sam8404]

@@fabiana7157 must be the only one left in the world. Thanks for letting me know.

[@fabiana7157]

@@sam8404 That still works, yes. There are quite a few nice videos of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYPWfoWFdqaUrbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4GVmICijNxrr7M Lol it's my favourite tank so I felt the need to share 😂

[@ricardoperez8879]

Battle of Cologne: One German Tiger tank was capable of taking on 10 U.S. Sherman tanks. The problem was the Americans always brought more than 11 to the battle.

[@TheAxeman33]

My late father in law landed in Normandy with the Royal Tank Regiment, driving Sherman tanks .. His tank and three others were travelling along the narrow roads to Caen when they where confronted with a Tiger Tank .. They all got shot to bits and he was found crawling along a ditch with his eye lashes welded shut due to the flash by=urns he received. He never fathomed out how he was -the only survivor of his tank crew. This haunted him for the rest of his life and mentally unhinged him .. Rest in Peace Roy Rogers.

[@ABCKORKU898]

The dream vehicle

[@kurtmeyer1367]

*The tommy & ami kicker 😃👌👌🔥🔥Deutsche Quality... 👍*

[@songhenglim1036]

LEGENDARY TIGER TANK

[@MysticMitch95]

This tank is a monster

[@Dennyrulez]

I think the size is accurate, your not mistaken by the upgraded 88? The kwk 43 l/71? Which was originally for the KingTiger

[@tomservo5347]

If I were facing a whole platoon of Churchill tanks and artillery firing at me and had a jammed turret I'd probably 'panic' and leave also.

[@fatinfadillah4265]

and if u turn back the tank u die.

[@tomservo5347]

Fatin Fadillah Seemed like the Brit tour guide absolutely loves telling people that-the 'panic' I mean. It wasn't just any tank crew that was selected for Tiger crews. They had to be veterans and proven.

[@fatinfadillah4265]

+James Robert i know, tiger crew is qualified and many from the tiger crew is an aces.

[@tomservo5347]

Fatin Fadillah So I wonder if the commander might have been wounded, knew if he stayed put that he'd die, so told the crew to save themselves, screw the tank. A 'good' commander IMO.

[@fatinfadillah4265]

+Kertlund it's so heroic and but unfortunately it's very rare to found a real heroes like that and we just found them on the movie lol

[@omarneyra5500]

Impresionante

[@samuelrc1992]

Vaya buenos manotazos que le ha pegado a la torreta

[@randyjohnson805]

I reviewed Kelly's heroes. It seems to have 3 tigers in the movie. The numbers were clear and were 112 113 and 115.it took me time to convince myself at least one tiger was authentic. The 115 moved ,turret turned and Otto climbed out.in my opinion one was real but it had several areas of movie tank that were not on Brit authentic museum tank

[@daveybyrden3936]

There were no real Tigers in that film.

[@zesty2023]

Very interesting! I always wondered what those 6 canisters on the front of the turret were. Funny how no games ever showed a Tiger shooting off smoke grenades.

[@johnferguson7235]

+Ian Knau American tank crews would sometimes fire smoke rounds at Tiger and Panther tanks to blind them so that they couldn't use their longer range guns.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

often British tactic too for a lead tank in reconaissance. Loaded with smoke. Blind the enemy and mark target for other guns to shoot at.

[@k_ir3868]

But the Germans didn't use those smoke rounds? Could they be fired from a tiger too?

[@WNrHuot]

My question here is if commander can have 360 degree view inside the copula? According to the experience in il2 TC, there have large blind spots between slits. I doubt this is due to the absence of modeling of refraction of thick bullet proof glass.

[@Alamandorious]

To answer your first question, it's the scale. We don't have an accurate scale in game to compare it against for RL purposes. In order for you to see just how big the gun is, you'd need to see a properly scaled person next to it. Of course, it doesn't help that most of the other countries (brittain excluded) have larger calibur guns at that tier than the Tiger. IS, IS-2, AMX M4 45 all have much bigger guns, calibur-wise and visbility-wise. Couple that with the fact they nerfed the 88.

[@actualtomato3270]

DAMN. such a beauty.

[@actualtomato3270]

Germans produced the best tanks. now they produce some of the best cars. nothin like german engineering. LOL

[@Riceball01]

German tanks during WW II weren't always the best, that's really just a myth. While the Tiger was a pretty nasty beast it also had a lot of problems, number one being that it was heavy as hell and the transmission wasn't up to the task of moving the thing. Combat records show that more Tigers, & probably King Tiger as well, were lost to mechanical failures and their crews scuttling them than to enemy action.

[@gregstephens2339]

All of the WWII tanks had massive problems. The only reliable one was the M4 Sherman. It was out gunned by every thing in the European theater. The much lauded Russian tanks were loaded with mechanical problems. They were rushed off an assembly line manned with poorly trained Russian villagers and manned by untrained peasants. Most T-34's did not even have room for a commander. The gunner took that job. The myth of German armor being over engineered crap abandoned on the battle field comes from the Panther being rushed into the battle of Kursk. The tanks abandoned during the German retreat were mostly due to being out of fuel. When the Germans had their support units available they had no trouble repairing or recovering their armor. If you want to know how good Russian armor really was then buy a Russian car and drive it cross country. Then try a German one.

[@Riceball01]

Greg Stephens Tigers were the same way though, reading after action reports of the Tiger in action more were lost due to mechanical failure than enemy action. This was due to an engine and transmission that were unsuited for a tank that weighed as much as the Tiger, something that was never corrected and the problem continued with the King Tiger which used the same underpowered engine and transmission in an even heavier tank.

[@SuperDefender4]

Will there be any videos on inside the Tiger 2 tank?

[@sam8404]

I don't think there are any Tiger II's that are in good enough condition to do a video like this.

[@DB-tv7dc]

I love this tank so much I'm gonna try buy the tank on day and take people for rides

[@justforever96]

AND I also thought that recuperators were used in all tanks by that period. They were certainly in wide use with artillery by WWI.

[@daveybyrden3936]

Recuperators were standard in Panzers at that time, and the Tiger ones are almost exactly like the Panzer 4 recuperators, only bigger.

[@ace34473]

Isn't this the tiger that was used in fury? I know we'll on set the tiger that was there was shot in such a manner as to protect it as it was rare they put down wood so it wasn't driving in the mud and very protected on set.

[@Mike2020mike2020]

I love the Tiger in WoT.

[@justforever96]

What's with the spare tracks on the glacis plate? Are those emergency-only, narrower-than-standard track segments? They look smaller and different.

[@daveybyrden3936]

They were standard tracks. The ones on "131" are replicas made for the museum, but they're the same shape as the ones on the wheels.

[@CVL2802]

same Problems has the Panther. Both were feared tanks on WW2 battlefield but are very underpowered in the game.

[@squidy4082]

Quality over quantity

[@c3vitek246]

cool

[@nubtube7313]

Richard, does anyone know/have a list of what the 14 steps needed to prepare a Tiger for deep wading were?

[@daveybyrden3936]

There are two lists of steps, one for the turret and one for the hull, because they were designed by different teams.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

MG's would only really be useful on tiers 1-5, where it would be a nice way to finish off those pesky fast early scouts that can't really harm you directly without wasting main gun ammo.

[@BetPay]

Where is this amazing place?!

[@sam8404]

If you haven't found it in the last 6 years it's the Tank Museum in Bovington.

[@paulthetallsigma1552]

My great grandad lost his sandwiches to a tiger one...

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

GRAND DAD?!

[@mr.mister3244]

What kind of sandwich, was cheese, bacon, ham, salami, etc...

[@TheEpicolor]

Tapping that Tiger so carelessly could lead to engine fire. So be more carefull. I wish to see it in part3 intact.

[@GymChess]

As for the rubber seals, were they there for water protection, in case the enemy used gas or just both?

[@zafranorbian757]

It was for driving trew deep water.

[@JonasNeuenfeld]

Those Commander vision slits have been shot, the Brits new where to fire.

[@generalkruger7071]

Gunports for small arms in case Lycon mount the tank,and a sunshade on the Observation Port to protect the Vampires crewing the beast from the sunlight.

[@furiouskermit9953]

7:54 ... He studies the Part IV of the Tiger I review before recording jajaja

[@mastrofnone8025]

inside the Tanks #1 shows the out and episode 2 is exterior?

[@capitalistputin2977]

Royal Tiger please

[@vojtik1234]

exactly

[@Sundiwarrior]

What a pity you guys didn't start up the engine

[@itsbadlarry]

*Slaps the barrel* this bad boy can fit so many kill rings*

[@kezDXX]

Be honest. You want to take it apart and measure ever piece, search every archive in Germany to find the original plans, and put this monster of a tank back into production.

[@daveybyrden3936]

If you want the original plans, they're in a Russian landfill.

[@leonardoc6504]

The kuro Mori Mine !

[@MeThorvald]

I would like to see T-34 or T-34-85 (or just T-44). It would be nice :D