Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte - Hearts of Iron 4 Documentary

[@SquireComedy]

I'm soon to take up a senior lecturer position at Oxford University...I imagine. An offer is surely on its way, after the production of so many credible historical publications. Your homework for this? Play hearts of Iron below: play.heartsofiron.com/Squire

[@Croatoan140]

Ok nvm I thought it was ravenfeild it was not

[@paulmorrison-hs4lw]

ermmmm yeah I wouldn't hold your breath on that one even though I think your input would be greatly (that may not be the right word) received.

[@Cyanfox3006]

Wait a minute... Was your cutting edge high quality computer simulation called Ravenfield?

[@Alfonse-dm6ht]

Better Latch On The Top Comment And Say (Search Query : Raven Field ) You Dont Need To Write *Search Query*

[@AdamMGTF]

Your sure to be "Professor history". Head of history at the renowned college of history at Oxfords university of history. As opposed to working at Cambridge. It's a complete dump. I hope someone gets this reference.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

"She was as large as the Hindenburg and just as indestructible", gotta love the low-key dark humor there.

[@Rozerand]

That line was amazing

[@salxrn]

the tank was so grand it could be compared to the unsinkable herself, the titanic

[@RAEJDER]

Hahah I catched that too, love the humour. Ive found my people so to speak.

[@Sturdy_Penguin]

Haha. I thought it was in reference to HoI4 having events where the Hindenburg either survives or kersplodes depending on how much you are sticking to historical routes.

[@Dima772-f5z]

@@Sturdy_Penguinit was a reference to that

[@kestrels-in-the-sky]

I knew the tank museum had the p1000 ratte they were hiding from us

[@EpicRenegade777]

i never expected to hear the Curator of the Tank Museum to refer to a tank as sexy

[@abyssus9304]

The Museum is the Ratte.

[@nakitaluckysibih5581]

So they all played us

[@johncartwright8154]

@@abyssus9304 hiding in plain sight!

[@chefboyardee2223]

What did you think the museum was built out of?

[@JagerLange]

I like to think that David Willey just records monologues at home on days off and sends them in asking "Want to do something with this?".

[@SquireComedy]

We took him out to the pub, got him sloshed and then turned the camera on.

[@TomGayler]

@@SquireComedy Drunken tank chats with the Tank Museum curator.... that sounds like an entertaining, I mean informative documentary series.

[@aaronsmith8073]

Well that's something I'd like to do, but I don't think my phone is capable of storing hours and hours of monotone speeches about the technical aspects of the flat head screwdriver.

[@wbertie2604]

​@@SquireComedy sounds like the best fun you can have with your clothes (or tank overalls) on.

[@taoofjester4113]

​@@wbertie2604it was ranked the most fun you can have outside of a tank by 9 out of 10 tank crews.

[@falcovg2]

Best part of a new HoI4 DLC, the squire documentary.

[@Tank_Rat]

ikr

[@SquireComedy]

I'll send that to Paradox

[@falcovg2]

@@SquireComedy Go ahead, we'll talk about a percentage over the increased budget as royalties for the use of my comment later ;)

[@PeterKennedy-b1h]

​@@SquireComedybest part of the dlc by miles

[@thingamabob3902]

the Squiredämmerung ^^

[@admiralpellaeon631]

Totally unrealistic, this so called "Tank expert" was able to keep both his hands out of his pants, proving he truly didn't understand the objective brilliance and beauty of German engineering. He also failed to acknowledge the impact of German infantry being equipped with the MG42, the first machine gun.

[@triggeredcrusadar1915]

Wasn't that the 42nd machine gun to be invented?

[@falcovg2]

@@triggeredcrusadar1915 No, it's the first, it's just that it's so good it feels like a 42nd generation, that's where the name comes from. If they called it the MG1 people wouldn't have believed them.

[@admiralpellaeon631]

@@triggeredcrusadar1915 That's revisionist Western propaganda pushed by the American born Brit Hiram Maxim to discredit the honor and decency of the 1940s German military. It was called the 42 because it was the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything.

[@velarswood]

It's also 42 times better than the puny .50 cal the USA used.

[@reventon_4442]

@@velarswood It's actually 84 times the 0.50 cal. The USA machine gun was so pathetic it was only half as good as a first generation would be, hence the half a caliber.

[@Csp499]

Never thought my mods for Budget Battlefield would become a stand-in for 2am History Channel grade CGI, but here we are.

[@CharaGonzalez-lt7yw]

You've reached apotheosis online

[@uncivilized_caveman]

Woah! Its couchman

[@sirmcsquizzy]

Funny Ravenfield boss battle map maker is that you?

[@JohnDoe-xh2ym]

This comment better get pinned

[@Cyanfox3006]

You can't hide. Halloween demands sacrifice

[@michaelporzio7384]

If David Willey says so, it must be true!

[@seb2750]

Time to head to the Tank Museum to see the Ratte!

[@SquireComedy]

You'd think they'd advertise it more, right?

[@thurin84]

@@SquireComedy and let mere neophytes get their grubby little paws on all that teutonic sexiness? not bloody likely!

[@wbertie2604]

@@SquireComedy but that's where the other David and his moustache live!

[@northerneastern]

Incorrect, the Americans didnt have tanks, their main armor was a Willys Jeep with a M1919 Browning

[@Forestmarko]

surely you mean Willys Panzer :D

[@oriontaylor]

I thought our only tanks were Harley-Davidsons with sidecars and a man with a 1903 Springfield.

[@neonwolf4709]

I thought you guys only had bats with pyrotechnics

[@verrrx]

americaboos and their fantasies amirite

[@thurin84]

@@oriontaylor the national guard only had bicycles with a squire gun.

[@michaelfrank2266]

Nice to see David Willey have some fun.

[@SimplyReformed]

I remember when I was a little boy my grandfather, who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg II, telling me about the time he first saw a Ratte when he was stationed with the 67th Armor Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division. When I was older he told me what the "P" really meant. His words still haunt me to this day.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Just imagine if you knew nothing about Hoi4, the history of this channel, the history of the tank museum etc. You would not understand any of this.

[@SquireComedy]

Yeah, this isn't a good growth stratagy.

[@DylanStahl]

@@SquireComedyand yet, it is a wonderful work.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

It's funny to see a thumbnail art I requested from the artist "Martin Ende" for my "German Mega Tanks, P1000 Ratte" video. Is still doing the rounds on the internet. That vid is over 7 years old now :D

[@GunnerHeatFire]

That was a great video you made, it was the first i heard about the P.1000.

[@Masterhitman935]

You also popularized the FBI open up meme variant on R6 Siege.

[@FrantisekPicifuk]

@@Masterhitman935 that was him? No way

[@SquireComedy]

I was hoping to fit the FBI meme in here too, but couldn't make it work. Next time?

[@Masterhitman935]

1:00 seriously the feels when growing up with the actual history channel without the aliens slock.

[@thurin84]

wait till you see how much rick harrison offers them for the p1000!

[@adventuretarian8191]

David Willey turned out a performance that would make Spinal Tap excited!!!

[@trbb3d945]

"if the tank looks right it tends to be right"

[@orrinfreeman5672]

I love the nod to shows like "Battle 360" and the "The Dogfights" with the dramatic music/narration and "CUTTING EDGE CGI" Great stuff!

[@charlessaint7926]

"Do we have anything that can hurt it?" "How about we hurt its feelings!"

[@grooverchan1600]

... is that, ravenfield? AWESOME! These videos get better every time!

[@Alutube-u1y]

I think it's Ravenfeild! Finally, someone is using it to simulate footage of a battle!

[@vinteb7987]

​@@Alutube-u1y There are already many videos using Ravenfield to simulate battles in real life and fiction

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

What’s ravenfield

[@Alutube-u1y]

@ it’s like gmod but for combat specifically

[@Alutube-u1y]

Google it

[@hanisk2]

I love the he legit tank expert just giving a purposely terribly and sarcastic narration I really do. It’s funnier cuz we all know that guy is as real as it gets n he knows erryyyy thang bout tanks

[@sugarnads]

Hes in a few of these

[@seb2750]

lol you guys got David Willey in again, love him! Wonder if David managed to find where Lindybiege is hiding in his tanks

[@SquireComedy]

David's a brilliant man.

[@wbertie2604]

​@@SquireComedy I heard he's retiring so he can be in more of your videos.

[@feuro8075]

0:29 Well that cought me off guard haha

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

"as everyone knows, the Germans invented the tank in 1930"

[@tusk70]

So war es ! True, read the historybooks!

[@hyneksmid3293]

2200s martian kid history book(brain chip idk)

[@genstian]

But couldn't the americans just have waited till the tank was in a river or mountain tile and have like -90% stats?

[@Teh0X]

It would have been foolish to fight there with American logistics and communications. That radio you see in the video is an extremely rare prototype loaned from museum. Normally all units operated with signal flags, including artillery and the whole army air force.

[@viloinvictus]

What this documentary fails to mention is the incredible micro by the German High Command. Germany had divisions designed perfectly for every tile, and you would never see a tank division pushing a mountain, across a river or into a marsh. Besides, German armored units had speed buffs and often overran Allied divisions or, in the cases they couldn't overrun a division, didn't allow them to regain organization.

[@shikamaruthehokage]

@@viloinvictus Ah so it was a Bo-Golden co-op Germany...

[@AlphonseZukor]

Finally a documentary worthy of the History Channel!

[@abtuse3435]

The panzer I was called the panzer I because it was the first. I never even thought about it that way!

[@joshuabessire9169]

I always thought the 1st tank was the Mark IV. But the Americans invented everything else with the M1.

[@FatYank]

"when you see it, you pee yourself one thousand times."

[@huasohvac]

German hubris is thinking they could design a transmission reliable enough to move something that big ...

[@Ganiscol]

Given that Porsche proposed petro-electric drive for a much smaller tank, there would undoubtedly have been no transmission involved. The idiocy of it lies in many other small and bigger details.

[@herosstratos]

​@@GaniscolBagger 288 (12800t) is electrical driven.

[@egoalter1276]

It uses a submarine power train.

[@NoahGray-zk5sk]

Ah the ratte, the tank too big to be prectical in any way at all

[@boiboi505]

Alright, neo-Democrat. You're just coping that it single-handedly defeated the allies. Glory to the American Reich!

[@yigitoz8387]

​@@boiboi505yep, this right here is #truth

[@NoahGray-zk5sk]

@boiboi505 if only we hadn't traded all of our Sherman's with the Canadians to get some skinks

[@drxtale9446]

I love the Use of Ravenfield. Very fun.

[@mahMusic-pz1hm]

I thought I was the only one who noticed!

[@alfadasfire]

Not sure if it was planned or a lucky coincidence, but you showing 3 skinks when there were 3 skinks produced was just funny to me. Anyway, great documentary

[@SquireComedy]

That wasn't even delibrate, but I love it.

[@elcazador3349]

Sophisticated and innovative CG there.

[@ZenxoXD]

he used ravenfield game

[@nikolais163]

Its recorded in Ravenfeald

[@swisscheese-394]

does he know?

[@nikolais163]

@@swisscheese-394 IDK

[@_ichsanni8294]

Yarnhub has been real quiet since this video dropped

[@kaancesur-19]

He finally remembered the password of his channel!

[@tommiejohnson5789]

They upload mouthy my man

[@ArcticArmy]

tell me youre new without saying youre new:

[@SquireComedy]

Get ready to have your minds blown, boys.

[@mariokuppers5686]

My Grandfather always told me. No matter what other people say the P1000 Won the battle of Philli and Gettysburg

[@TheTrytix]

I cannot believe it, but I actually think I understood that reference. XD

[@mariokuppers5686]

@@TheTrytix At least one 😁

[@derrickbiedermann9802]

Criminal this video died on the algorithm. One of my new top favorites.

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

Reliablity:110%,Fuel efficiency: 45 mpg and THAT range! But what sold it to me was the Hard attack spec...YES all the way! Sold!

[@mortuos557]

45 meters per gram of fuel. the efficiency is baffling!

[@germanshepherddog732]

also the 0.5 fathoms of armour is like 1000 or so mm

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

@@germanshepherddog732 One meter or three feet...nice.

[@drproctologist]

David has a special place in my heart. I was doing some work experience at the museum back in 2012 and he wished me well. Very pleasant guy.

[@stupit467]

Three things: 1. God bless David and God bless you 2. I'm getting the impression this was animated by Bosnian Ape Society 3. Something, something Wolfenstein Personal highlights were David's suggestive language and the Bierkeller gag

[@Alfonse-dm6ht]

No Its From The Game Ravenfield

[@terryhiggins5077]

I love the fact that the Tank Museum are on board with these videos. It's so cheeky and wholesome.

[@liamwhite6707]

Why are all of Squire's videos all so stupidly funny? Love them sooooo much!

[@rainbowappleslice]

I love that David Willey is in these.

[@oj_ow]

Missed Squire. Fav on KZbin 💯

[@zincgames6623]

5:42 the hard attack just says “Yes” 😂

[@cheeki3998]

and the range is measured in AU hahahahha.

[@germanshepherddog732]

0.5 fathoms of armour is like 1000mm

[@MordredViking]

I wonder what our resident German Tank Expert would think of the magnificent Belgian tank, the Mobile Maginot?

[@THEYEETER-pt8jn]

the greatest tank battles reference fucking killed me, that was one of my favorite shows when I was younger

[@Aulsalt]

I didn't hear half of this documentary from the overwhelming intense, epic music.

[@patgray5402]

The man with the brittish accent in a dimly lit room told me so so it must be true

[@TheVampyr]

Worlds Greatest Tank Battles spoof. I miss that show.

[@mpersad]

Hilarious! Great work getting David Willey involved!😂

[@SquireComedy]

He's always up for pissing around.

[@orionpax2115]

This documentary is truly extraordinary, another great piece in squires effort at penetrating the mass of vitriol that is historical “fact”

[@Mooru-Metal]

You had me at "Bierkeller"... best Panzer ever! 🍺

[@vermas4654]

They truly were ahead with that MP5 in 1940

[@hyneksmid3293]

I died seen this. Its like M48 Pattons in 1970s war moves representing tigers 😂😂

[@foxxowoxxowillow7855]

Well duh. They must've had those things by WW1 to get to the obviously superior MP40 by WW2

[@randyhavard6084]

David Willey is excellent in every video he's in

[@saltytriscuit896]

“Fifth Fallback Capital in Bend, Oregon” broke me

[@cc0767]

These kind of skits are always my favourite from you. Same with the nature documentaries from all the way back in warthunder

[@PhantomTechnik131]

I love that the Sherman in this reality is just a jab at German heavies

[@Technobabylon]

This never would have happened if Huey Long became president

[@person-ts1oi]

The 4 in M4 stands for 4 50 cal. machine guns

[@germanshepherddog732]

i love that the p-10000 has 0.5 fathoms of armour that like 1000 or so mm of armour

[@cropathfinder]

really nailed the wehraboo aesthetic of those old history channel "documentaries "

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

0:58 perfectly recreated those early 2000s military docs

[@DMarsh1394]

Ranger Reich is a wildly underappreciated joke

[@duongyeetyboi2609]

“5th fallback capital” is insane.

[@AdamMGTF]

Glad to see David Willy is spending his retirement doing good 😊

[@igorgorczynski6339]

3:20 US making space marines is such a classic

[@NicholasMati]

You nailed the repetition in those documentaries perfectly. This was a masterful parody.

[@J.P.Rousseau]

i almost spit out my drink when i saw the 0.5 fathoms for the hull armor. hilarious. well done.

[@JangoF12b]

I'm like 99% sure the first bit of footage with the Skinks and the Ratte is from Ravenfield. Great game

[@Poorgeniu5]

The German is smart enough to eradicate the Appalachian Mountains first, else the P1000 Ratte and the invasion would've been a colossal failure!

[@thehumancondition5764]

I love that a genuine authority on armoured history and the curator of the foremost museum for armoured vehicles (imo) does these videos

[@sp7873]

5:22 you forgot to mention the Kindergarden on board...

[@cumunist2120]

i was hoping they would just keep listing things off like it was a city a school, a taco bell, an airport, an office building, a residential zone, a nuclear power plant and a coal mine

[@Blooblooblaablaa]

It’s kindergarten, scheisse

[@thurbine2411]

Yeah so that the soldiers don’t have to take care of their children. Absolutely fantastic

[@mikeks8181]

I Just Spit My Pilsner out! The Satire is Freaking awesome! I live in Pennsylvania and when you mentioned Gettysburg 2 I Laughed My Ass off! Thank You!

[@SquireComedy]

Our pleasure, old chap.

[@KingEnderman26]

I dont know what's funnier, the David Willey interview segments or the music completely drowning him out.

[@sp7873]

1:58 nice garden btw! greetings from germany!

[@unfreezedfreezer9455]

These HOI4 videos are definitely my favourite of the channel

[@bemusedpenguin3410]

David Willey rubbing his thighs thinking of tanks is hilarious 😂

[@xirock1233]

Just hearing the intro and the music playing from the background reminds me of my childhood so much ‘Great Tank Battles’ was amazing, thank you for once again reminding me of that show 🥲❤️

[@tusk70]

German here, I have to say: Good job for your exact recreation of history! Gut gemacht!

[@Taluien]

So, now you're the Lad in the High Kassel?

[@omar168]

Love David Wiley’s delivery

[@wideyxyz2271]

Always good, teas all-round chaps.

[@koro9088]

As a Pennsylvanian, a northern assault would have been a logistical nightmare for the Nazi army. 1940's north Pennsylvania was covered in foothills and valleys to funnel the enemy, not to mention the sylvania part of it. Tons of trees and very low visibility for vehicles. This was before most major highways like I-80. It wouldn't quite be a walk in the park, especially for big tanks.

[@heylolp9]

Well you're forgetting the neat thing about the P1000 Ratte It's basically it's own bulldozer creating its own path by existing, it's just that perfect

[@arthurlofrano7021]

​@@heylolp9and then it touches a river tile and gets -90% stats

[@heylolp9]

@@arthurlofrano7021 yea this is a Landkreuzer, English: _Land_ Cruiser If you want to attack water get a Navy Cruiser smh. Water is the problem of the Kriegsmarine, not the Wehrmacht

[@edwardburek1717]

Ah yes, the Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte - a tank so hard, it poos out FW190E's. Perfect pronunciation of "Gotterdamerung", as ever.

[@FoFcraft]

It’s amazing the tank museum curator did this, so funny

[@highgoat6474]

.5 fanthoms of armor. An interesting measurement to use. Unless fathom is used for something other than water depth .5 would be 3 feet.

[@Briselance]

00:24 Oi oooooiiii... ye THE David Willey!

[@skodbolle]

The fact you got the Tank Museum in on this is just hilarious!

[@ReformedSooner24]

How the HELL did you get the Greatest Tank Battles music?! I’ve been looking everywhere for it!

[@SquireComedy]

It's only a short snippet of the main theme that I looped! You can't get the full soundtrack anywhere, annoyingly!

[@MajZombie]

Finally! I thought the post office told the police your secrets!

[@Azfernious]

Such high quality tanks

[@swisscheese-394]

yeah i wonder why that is, not like it's from another like game or something huh!!!

[@skagerstrom]

David will be SO missed when he retires!

[@bradyelich2745]

David Willey doing his Philomena Cunk impression. Spot on.

[@Jamsoir]

I met David the other day and he brought this up, he has no clue what the context was haha. Said you guys were great.

[@slartybartfarst55]

More David! Pub Chats, follow up to the Garden Chats!

[@lindelheimen]

The ravenfield footage is WILD

[@Sargewashere]

This has to be the best thing, I've seen in ages

[@Boom63572]

Never thought I would see Squire use Ravenfield for their cinematics.

[@SilverionX]

David Willey can still make me chuckle, sad to see him retire.

[@blubbietweeduizend]

I didn't know this part of history. Thanks for pointing it out for us, it's not getting the attention it deserves.

[@imaheadout8529]

5:48 how much hard attack do you want? : yes