Inside The Tanks: The Tortoise - World of Tanks

[@memikell]

One last word, if you have never been to Bovington, its a must see for those interested in tanks, it is (in my opinion) the best armor collection in the world, and beautifully maintained to boot.

[@WargamingEurope]

Totally agree with this comment.

[@TheForklifter]

memikell I would say Kubinka is just as good.

[@lukepilsbury3841]

I went there however half the tanks they have reviewed I never saw, probably because my friend just wanted to see the armoured train they have there

[@RelativeGalaxy7]

***** If you love being hassled by Russian security who think all Westerners are out to get their 1950's sekrit dokuments.

[@RelativeGalaxy7]

***** You must not be a western male of military age then.....

[@Unfassbarer]

The Tortoise is a "StuG on Steroide" ......Very funny

[@DucNguyen-vd2oe]

IKR

[@MrDoob-xo3sm]

Lol

[@ghosttankcommander5397]

Herr Unfassbar more like a stug taking weight lifting classes with Arnold... lol

[@tuanvandersluis4433]

your right about this tank destroyer "Stug on Steroide" & ever thing els.

[@tonoaguirre807]

sturmtiger?

[@havokvladimirovichstalinov]

Its all fun and games until the pillbox starts moving

[@juannixs1524]

Im still using this tank

[@user-em2xl4tf7v]

@@juannixs1524 based fron your profile pic, I hope it is just in wotb.

[@varunsingh7750]

​@@user-em2xl4tf7v😂😂😂😂

[@varunsingh7750]

​@@user-em2xl4tf7v what do they mean by pillbox?

[@Derpy-bk6go]

British Commander: You see that bunker box? Engineer: Yeah, why? British Commander: I want it moving, Now!

[@danieldeak9141]

Churchill: okay men we need a new tank Ministry of warfare: Yeah let's make a semi indestructable moving bunker aka tortoise

[@howardchambers3163]

Dániel Deák semi indestructible?

[@kannonc8771]

Germany: haha! (invents Schwerer Gustav)

[@kannonc8771]

@Sebastian Elizalde I mean... ISU can pen anything for its tier and somethings a tier above it.

[@JacobA6464]

@@kannonc8771 The comment was referring to real life.

[@15DEAN1995]

this thing and the jagdtiger are such awesome beasts

[@valkyries-mi2sx]

+kevin dasilva but the tortoise is so ugly a german commander looking through his periscope must have immediately ordered his crew to shoot the fucking thing so it could not befoul the rest of the world!

[@finsfan90]

+kevin dasilva Thats because the Germans were forced to pump out vehicles without properly testing em. With shrinking borders they didnt have the luxory America had.

[@reid1283]

valkyrie 1960s In my opinion it looks menacing. At least it isn’t a Tiger II with a box on top

[@alchemist6819]

Then the T-95(The Doom Turtle) arrives

[@Sibumah]

Laugh in t95

[@828enigma6]

My first impression upon this tank was how small the main gun was. Then I realized this was a huge tank which made even a large gun look small in perspective.

[@SpudsMcHaggis]

Having been to Bovington and seen the Tortoise in the flesh I thank you for showing us the inside of it as the museum does not let anybody inside it on a whim. Great vid!

[@grugg3108]

"WATCH AS IT SPEEDS ALONG THE BATTLE FIELD AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS" -Squire

[@Dan-pf1jf]

Its at a breakneck speed because it's gun would break the King Tiger's neck.

[@Charioteer71]

The working pressure of 32pdr is 22tsi and the MV of APCBC is 3,100ft/s. It also shoots three types of APDS. The third Type 'Petal' Sabot got a MV of 5,050ft/s for a pressure of 22tsi. In the trial dated 28.6.1945, the 'Petal' APDS penetrated 200 mm armour plate at 50° to normal at a Striking Velocity of 4,879ft/s.

[@williamgrand9724]

SHAT - Super Heavy Assault Tank

[@kuya_jae]

Achtung SHAT!

[@jarcuadanantus28]

It exists as a testament to how cool of stuff we could make, if we weren’t bound by whether or not it would actually be good for the job. Same as the Maus.

[@knightlife98]

I love that "Impending Doom" sound, you get from these tracks...., such an iconic sound these days!

[@woooster17]

Love these vids, my dad was a Tank & APC driver in the army in the early 70s. I have a (growing - up to 13 now!) collection of 1:16 RC Taigen Tanks, so they're in my blood. Keep them coming.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Thanks for this video best out there. The British A39 Tortoise was surprisingly reliable and packed a powerful punch to help breech axis defensive positions.

[@literallyartemis]

This is and always since I first saw it has been- my all-time favorite tank. It's just so.. _awesome_.

[@Dalroi1]

For those who haven't been to Bovington, treat yourself. The Tortoise in real life is absolutely enormous, it doesn't fully come across in the video. It's amazing it can even move.

[@RC1191217]

I'm fascinated by the belief systems involved in the development of tanks during World War 2. As Cutland said, the Tortoise was built around outdated ideas held in an almost fanatical fashion by the military men who supported the development of the Tortoise. Something similar can be seen in the US Army of the period, with the development of heavy tanks like the Pershing and experimental versions like the "super Pershing" held up by the devotees of the American tank destroyer doctrine - which had been designed around a misapprehension of the German blitzkrieg. Missteps in military history are often more enlightening to study than the successes.

[@dylanmilne6683]

A shame you didn't look more at the second machine gunner's position with the twin Besa turret.

[@regality78]

General: We need a Tortoise to the front immediately! Operations: A few logistical issues: We must build stronger bridges require 4 months for delivery. Will that work?

[@breakingtoast2255]

imagine they had these operational in ww2

[@thebionicpeanut5358]

British Maus right here

[@theprussian8102]

Even if flanked how would they kill it, 175 mm on the sides lol?

[@mr.deefoster7898]

lol flanking? what you think this is video game?

[@mr.deefoster7898]

Spaghetti Troll I talking about face to face flanking

[@Mercy384]

@@theprussian8102 shoot the tracks

[@carsnbikes914]

This game has such good graphics!

[@MrDoob-xo3sm]

XD

[@carsnbikes914]

+Mr. Doob Did I make a good joke? :D

[@MrDoob-xo3sm]

+Tropy Odayaka yup

[@niko8047]

+Tropy Odayaka hahahaha,XDXDXDXD... :D

[@Bikeru]

Ikr look at that tank with commanders and radio operator sitting on copula :0

[@Antosz20000]

We want TOG!!!

[@willcoleman9691]

Yeah where is the TOG II episode? :(

[@WargamingEurope]

AddictiveBiscuit "Soon" :)

[@willcoleman9691]

Wargaming Europe (Community) Thanks :D

[@cousinnikola1130]

Must be loong

[@Nichen]

Dear Santa....

[@okram8361]

Haha😂😂😂

[@awfullygenericname6783]

... I was a good boy for the every single moment of my life, may I have an actual Tortoise experimental British tank. I've been waiting my entire life for this Sincerely, Insert my actual name here (This used to be my dad's account and also his name)

[@exospaceman8209]

no

[@dorkflassbury1164]

and please, please Santa, don't forget ammo for the gun !

[@whatdidyousay1455]

Nice try, Mel Gibson, you ain't foolin anyone.!

[@yallgotcheez6285]

Tortoise: I'M THE STRONGEST TANK DESTROYER! T28: hey Jagdtiger: sup

[@leonardogomez8812]

YallGot Cheez? Tortoise: IM THE MOST RELIABLE HEAVY TANK DESTROYER! T95:........ JagTiger:............

[@yallgotcheez6285]

@@leonardogomez8812 sorry i meant t28

[@joebidenlikeslittlekids5133]

@@yallgotcheez6285The t95 is the t28 The t28 is what they called The trimmed down shipping version of the t95 although they are very similar to make the t95 become the t28 they would have to take off the second set of tracks and the 100 mm skirts The t28 was unable to move while in this version. The reason it could not move is due to the insane ground pressure because of the outer tracks we're missing.

[@yallgotcheez6285]

@@joebidenlikeslittlekids5133 ok

[@yallgotcheez6285]

@@joebidenlikeslittlekids5133 i get it

[@HermSezPlayToWin]

You're doing a great job with these vids, Mr. Cutland. Each is concise & to the point. Keep up the fine work!

[@ivanteo1973]

This Tortoise seems to be moving faster than the ones in the game.

[@Gdogg1011]

For war thunder or WoT?

[@mikecooper8462]

We all know what Sofilein would say - "Its down with the thicc!" Great video indeed.

[@TheBobes]

That thing is a like a fortress. Amazing.

[@ex59neo53]

May be this tank was a mistake from the start ,but what an impressive one :)

[@Gaur1983]

The Ordnance QF 32-pounder 96 mm gun was developed from the QF 3.7 inch AA gun.Considering the size and mass of the Tortoise,I'wonder,if it have gone into service,whether it could have been used as a platform for a larger gun ,developed from,say.the QF 4.5-inch Mk IV naval AA gun. Arguments in favour of the 3.7 in gun are a quicker rate of fire than the 4.5 in gun and superior logistics ,in terms of a ready supply of shells However,given the immense difficulty of transporting such a massive vehicle from one location to another,these would have been relatively minor issues.

[@Grumpycat95]

I never saw a tank in my life but imagine another war knocking at your door asking for your kids

[@footsoldier857]

Keep this guy on the channel. He's an intriguing philosophy of a presenter.

[@Billy-I-Am-Not]

the gun looks way too small

[@Jeffrey314159]

William Hall It's not the size that counts, but the penetration 😉

[@Bikeru]

William Hall thats what my girl says... :(

[@Jonas-hh9fu]

Jeffrey314159 but the explosive Charge isnt that big

[@raiwserkoopa2221]

Because it used a 32pdr and not a 120mm.

[@subarutransmittedinfection1036]

The t95s gun isn't small, thus why I got it 👍🏻👌🏻😃

[@DarkWarjo]

Gotta love youtube experts commenting stuff.. taking something out of context and then arguing with everyone on that. But nice vid!

[@WargamingEurope]

Agh well, I guess discussion is a good thing !

[@richardanderson6874]

Excellent dissertation. Tanks for the episode!

[@t999gg6]

Oh god, that is a very long propellant charge... About 2 times longer than the shell/warhead.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

T999Gg Your choice of image is in very poor taste. Shame on you. Facist pigs, no heroes.

[@dimaborger]

Literally the only reason the tortoise is so slow, is so the crew don't spill their tea when they are on the go.

[@Brown195]

After the TOG video can you do the AMX 13 please? :D

[@RSollet]

nice video, nice fact, nice voice of the person telling the facts, 1 problem tho, changing subject in video comes with a high sound

[@koalabearringmaster2762]

First sight of the tortoise in the vid, it looks fuckin menacing

[@grizzlycountry1030]

The tank body is alot more impressive than the tiny gun mounted on it.

[@dr.zoidberg5096]

That tiny gun slaps.

[@liaoxianbw]

Alecto was so thin , so he decided to go to the gym which AT2 and AT8 recommended him to go . After 8 months he became a Tortoise which scared his friends

[@Player_OnBlitz]

AT 2 and AT 8 better hit the gym to become like him then

[@c4ezar]

4 months later he became Badger

[@Skincrafto]

@@c4ezar lul

[@jbcf4490]

They need to make more tanks with a simular layout but a more reliable tank

[@mattbrody3565]

I think this darn thing would work pretty good with a jet turbine under the hood.

[@Igrozavisimy]

Thanks a lot! Finally i find informative review of british tank!

[@hashimal-hilli6256]

Hey Mr.Challenger, I was really hoping if you could go to Britain and look at the amazing prototype of the FV4202. It looks amazing and resembles modern battle tanks.

[@SGTBlackmore]

Actually the British had 6 types of tank, not 2. Light, Cruiser, Medium, Heavy, Infantry and Assault. The heavy's were the TOG1, 2 and 3 which never saw service. The Tortoise was one of a number of Assault tanks that never made it to full production.

[@camrenwick]

You wouldn't want to be hit by that beast. Could spoil your entire day.

[@-Troll-]

Good job Richard. Love your vids.

[@zzMORREEzz]

Wow!, I'm liking the people asking him to do videos on prototypes, blueprints and fakes xD

[@skunkfu6ultimatee]

May be a headache to deal with in real life, but in game, this thing is a monster compared to other tier IXs. For once, I'm actually enjoying the British tank line and don't get destroyed in three shots like I did with the AT-2, AT-8, AT-7, and AT-15....

[@mikeyforester6221]

at7 at8 in world of tanks are very well armoured front on I thought but boy or boy do the guns suck up until the 17 pounder that is

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

I'm a huge fan of the British AT range, you just have to be careful how you ise them. You either get pasted quickly or end up as top scorer. I've had my best games in the AT7

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

​@mikeyforester6221 you have to max the gun out asap.. I still have some fun in the AT2 but it's a bit of a gamble depending on the opposition and where you start the mission

[@gunrunner7224]

why most brit tanks were just pillboxes on tracks ill never know. but if it has a gun that works and can hit it's target I can't complain.

[@ccmyart]

I was always wondering why they called British guns, pounders. Now I know. It is the weight of the round. Why couldn't anyone else reflect on this?

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

ccmyart if you are interested in history it's no secret, millions of people have discussed subject. edit : by that am not being rude, i mean it's not secret. Anyone interested in history will know. (Maybe not video gamers?)

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

@John Matrix I just commented on how he says 'why couldn't anyone 'reflect' on this?' Millions of people have. It's not exactly a secret. Are you both video game players?

[@cgaccount3669]

It would be interesting to know how these things were to cross rivers. Did they have a line of super heavy bridging equipment?

[@stevenbreach2561]

No

[@rrich52806]

It is nice the UK has so may rehabbed TANKS. In USA we are such a big country it is hard to get them all together. We do have a lot of museums and some private collectors with tanks.

[@patski123]

He looks a bit like John Terry

[@dickyarya8204]

I think that, the reason the british had 2 classification of tank one of which is the infantry tank, they still believe trench warfare would've been very common in the battlefield, in that sense, maneuverability and cover is not something common you'd see there so the most important part is to escort infantry to the enemy lines. Which is good if such warfare did exist in ww2

[@Sphere723]

A living room on tracks.

[@okrajoe]

One massive turtle-beast. 2 part ammunition would have been a negative.

[@chrisproost7290]

I didn't know much about this beast tbh as it didn't quite make it into WW2 so looking at it as the video started I though to myself "It's chunky but that gun looks skinny... must be a 17 pdr, maybe a 20 pdr." Well, nooope... it's a bigger gun, the vehicle bearing it is just that big, it must be approaching twice the width of a Churchill (which also looked out of proportion gun wise in the 2 pdr armed version) Guess I live and learn... good thing the designers and doctrine changed though, it was just too inflexible going into the cold war.

[@memikell]

Great series, as a former tanker in the U.S. Army I am always curious about the insides of other tanks. One questing though, having been in a number of British vehicles I have always wondered about the use of the "silver" paint inside as opposed to white. I found the color depressing and impossible to keep clean looking. What was the reasoning behind the use of such a paint?

[@WargamingEurope]

Afraid to admit that a lot of it was just good old British Army "Bull" it looked nice !!

[@memikell]

Enjoying the series very muych, and love the seeing my favorite military museum's collection put to good use, can't wait for you to do a show on "my" tank, the M48, A1, A2, A3, A3C

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[@markholm6955]

A pity the US hasn’t taken care any examples of its’ version of the Tortoise, the T28, as well as the UK has taken care of the remaining example of the Tortoise.

[@mtgust9614]

Looking at the sheer size of the charge... No wonder it's like a high velocity anti tank

[@SoccerClassics]

00:45 gz impressive. 4 gunmarks only archived with bond turbo!

[@captiannemo1587]

Designs for this type of vehicle went on well into the 1950s... in the UK.

[@danielpeter2802]

awesome 👍 👍 tortoise

[@NathanStar-vw3dm]

Ouch. Imagine being in a bunker and see this thing rumbling towards you.

[@Top5Paranormal]

I have AT 8 at my hanger now grinding for next one.

[@jduff59]

These videos are very informative and the host knows his h*t and has a pleasing voice. Good stuff!

[@farthammer7126]

Well made video about the Tortoise tank thank you

[@DrSmallarms]

The British obviously didn’t learn too much about the weight as they adopted Conquerer not much later.

[@barbarybar]

Would have loved to see the casting of that AFV.

[@rykov1073]

this guy is a legend

[@braulioalbarduarte2841]

that cannon was very powerful, it should have equipped the cromwell

[@chikitabowow]

WOAH that thing make the Panther look like a tricycle!

[@manman5997]

I swear i woul love to drive this through the middle of any city !

[@juliusmendoza5715]

T95 must be called the tortoise.. because it's the slowest of them all..

[@stabilisedchaos]

The Germans made amazing quality tanks,but,I'm thinking the Soviet designs were by far the most advanced,the slopes and angles of T-34 to IS-7, all designed to deflect shots and improve armor thickness were really smart designs and the engines too the speed of the IS-7 was just amazing.

[@METALLICARULES11]

Love these videos! So interesting for tank nerds like me :D Cant wait to someday visit the Bovington tank museum

[@neillmorris1469]

My dad drove the tortoise when he was a trooper in the RTR.

[@abaj006]

I don't think it could do a thing to an IS-3. That's why they developed the FV4004.

[@zyzor]

Richard looks like Ralph Fiennes.

[@Aquilius_Caesar]

Jagdtigers and IS-3s laying in their arms and laughing themselves to death. This tank is just like some breakfast for them.

[@object4452]

I want to see the FV215b 183 and the shells it fires

[@CoIdHeat]

Good video. I'm not so much a fan of the technical details of tanks that e.g. Chieftain so professionally focuses on but rather the overall circumstances, idea and strategy behind a tank, as well as the experiences of it's actual field performance in a compact presentation. Therefore this was a nice one

[@tyler_bt3326]

See I prefer the chieftain because challenger seems too rehearsed, like he's reading from an autocue whereas chieftain seems more like he genuinely knows all this stuff. Not saying challenger has no idea of course. Also chieftain gets inside the tank (if he can fit XD) and shows you all the details and how it works. Just my opinion though...

[@sovietsocialist1652]

the absolute size of this lad

[@Mattebubben]

Tortoise Vs Jagdtiger now that would be a matchup. Myself id have to go for the Jagdtiger Due to that Amazing 128mm gun

[@davidhernandez1502]

Mattebubben But the Jagdtiger's engine would fail.

[@Mattebubben]

sure but given time im sure they could have made the jagdtiger reliable.

[@theos9034]

Mattebubben Hardly.

[@howardchambers3163]

Mattebubben given that it was tested against all the big cats and could destroy all of them, I think I’ll have a brew in the tortoise.

[@isotupakka]

Great video, but please tune down the sounds during the cutscenes. They make my ears bleed.

[@regality78]

Sounds crisp on Bose speakers, lol

[@nickname2557]

I Love The Tanks! I Love The Wargaming.Net! I Love all Tank/Army!

[@4shadowz411]

wow more reliable than nearly most tanks engine in real life

[@mynthics]

'Both heavily armoured and light in weight' Me: helium tank

[@muirfanma]

you should make a revisit for these tanks with a better quality of video and explaining, like the very recent one

[@kyle857]

I used to have one as a daily driver but it wasn't big enough to haul the kids so I upgraded to an Excursion.

[@SuperBobbster]

Hello Richard, nice video. You mentioned Churchill tanks having an unreliable engine - was the Meteor ever fitted, or was it just not available because it was so much in demand elsewhere? Also, if the meteor was a non supercharged merlin, why was this engine not used given the enormous power increase if would have given? I guess heat and cooling would be an issue but surely not insurmountable?

[@dom69foco]

SuperBobbster I'm no expert but a bit of engineering knowledge tells me two things- 1. Aircraft engines were very highly tuned, with short lifetimes, like race cars. Down rating allows better reliability for workhorse requirements like ground vehicles. Heat certainly is an issue, as tanks clearly don't have the luxury of 300mph airflow to help cooling. 2. Merlin engine superchargers were, by and large, optimised for maximum efficiency at altitude (say, 3000-6000m).

[@adembaysan1036]

Dom Didn't the black prince have a meteor?

[@mikeyforester6221]

I don't think the black prince ever existed only in blue prints not sure

[@montvilleo]

What a B E A S T !!!!!

[@JohnDoe-fv3vs]

switching between parts that sound effect plays hell on my headsets so loud

[@jbcf4490]

My chosen vehicle fo zombie apocalypse

[@jerryholman2204]

hey man I Love all of your vid but do you think you can do one with the StuG? I would also love to see some American and French tank as well if possible

[@WargamingEurope]

Hoping to do the AMX soon.-Challenger

[@jerryholman2204]

Wargaming Europe (Community) ha nice, but if I may ask, are you doing the AMX-13 series or the AMX-50 ?

[@WargamingEurope]

Probably the 13 to start, mainly because I have discussed with the owner of the only functioning AM13-75 in the UK-Challenger