One-man tank turrets - were they a good idea?

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In World War Two, the best tanks of the French army used turrets crewed by just one man. Was this a mistake?
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A long and rambling ramble about the fact that one-man turrets, though they have advantages, also don't operate as well as three-man turrets. Today, auto-loaders have largely replaced the role of the loader in a tank, but can a commander command a tank AND handle the gun?
Mixed in are digressions on such topics as the wisdom of dressing secret agents in military uniform, and the effectiveness of the 1939 Czechoslovakian army.
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[@HarleyAMV]

We finally have an answer! Q: Why isnt Lloyd married? A: He talks to women... about tanks.

[@jindrichdolejs623]

Or perhaps because he is just, like 30?

[@sirpig8899]

He is a super nerd, Hail king of nerds!!!

[@Briselance]

How come being 30 prevents one man from getting married?

[@Briselance]

How do you know he's not married?

[@charleswood4635]

Briseu De: Could he possibly be a closet married? Na, he'd never marry a closet.

[@duftyr37]

Lindy (at bar): I love tanks Young Women (fiddling with hair): *seductively* Oh, I love tanks too Lindy: Ah, what's your favorite part about the Sherman barrel design?

[@NathanTheDwarvenShark]

duftyr I imagine this happening! XD

[@jumpinggamer4680]

Young Woman: Um... it shoots?

[@deafmetal7370]

Young woman (me): Nothing. Its gun was designed to fire explosive shells at low velocities and was instead being used to fire armour piercing rounds at only slightly higher velocities. Sherman tanks had to flank Tiger tanks to get a shot at the thinner rear armour plating. Usually this meant an average of five Sherman tanks being destroyed, because the Sherman's gun had to be within 600m and facing the Tiger's rear armour and the Tiger's gun was capable of destroying a Sherman tank in a single shot, frontal armour, 2000m.

[@deafmetal7370]

...In other words the Sherman was a highly overrated tank and that blind faith cost soldiers their lives, because it was an utter failure of a design. It would even explode well before the crew had a chance to escape, if a shot hit the fuel tanks.

[@matthewlister7693]

Erin, I suggest you watch a few Chieftain videos to see the comparable high survivability rate of the m4

[@Badg3r001]

"This is a 38T..." "OH MY GOD THAT MAN IS ENORMOUS HE WILL DESTROY US ALL" "or rather a model I made of one." "Oh well that explains it."

[@punic4045]

He never said it wasn't made to scale

[@vanukas8783]

Alexander Mcharek oof

[@Jessie_Helms]

Alexander Mcharek dear god

[@alexeysaranchev6118]

"By later war standards it's a tiddly little tank"

[@haydenhoes12]

@@punic4045 well. it was made to scale. just 1:76 or something rather than 1:1

[@ryan7775]

ive grown to love this guy, like an overly enthusiastic eccentric uncle

[@zlozlozlo]

You know nothing, Green Whovian. Those shirts are specially modified by Lindybeige himself. He buys standard white shirts, then he snips the pointy ends off the collars, makes the collars round and sews them up. He then proceeds to dye the shirt beige, of course.

[@markheinonen8079]

I would love a uncle that goes on near psychotic rants about tanks and killing men :D

[@markheinonen8079]

And im aimin to be that uncle

[@jeroldproductions6367]

Mark Heinonen you said that far later than the original comment it seems sinister.

[@GardenFootCreature]

I've grown to love ths guy like... "Celebrity crush"

[@RdClZn]

Admit it Lindy, this was but an excuse for you to show us your tank miniatures.

[@RdClZn]

Additionally: As evidence of the superiority of the three-man turret, the soviets upgraded their turret on the T-34 from having two crew members to three later in the war.

[@adamfrisk956]

Do you know about T-35?

[@Bluith]

and that dank golden pencil

[@SlyPearTree]

Speaking of tank miniatures, I'm thinking of getting into plastic model kit both to relax and to learn more about whatever I'll be building. I'm on a disability pension so I cannot afford anything pricy and would prefer a smallish scale, high historical accuracy would be good but not if it raise the price too much as I figure inaccuracies are probably fixable in a plastic model kit. I would also prefer a company that sell on amazon. Any suggestions? I'd like to be able to build tanks from WW1 to the present days in the same scale.

[@RdClZn]

SlyPearTree The firm Master Morgoth is referring to is Tamiya, they do indeed make very affordable and good models. The russian Zvezda is also a great option, very affordable, I've heard their models come with small defects more often than others but they are easily fixed during assembly (like crude casting marks etc). Good luck with the endeavor, I can assure you it's a lot of work

[@kapitankapital6580]

hey Lindy, the reason those tanks seem so tiny is because you are using models.

[@the_rover1]

Patrick Ellis No way. French tanks were fast, but tiny as fuck :P

[@lednybeeg3474]

dey are 1/76th scale yuo french spy

[@lednybeeg3474]

teh r for stuffing teh french ants

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

Hank Pym stole them from some private militia in Arizona then shrunk them down.

[@handsomebrick]

Yet the German shells still couldn't pierce their armor.

[@OhihnEDM]

POV : Lindybeige holds you hostage after destroying your tank fleet , interrogating you about tanks

[@abdior6961]

The type of enemies you need in a war

[@Fede_uyz]

I love how he uses 0 script, and 0 jump cuts... unless he's showing you an image or something, his videos are 10 minutes of him speaking without any mistake

[@12gauge_shawtyy]

Federico Olivares you never know he might be using a script

[@SneakyLinguini]

he's eccentric enough that even if he messes up it's just normal

[@NigelTolley]

@@uaidavi They aren't mistakes, they are sojourns.

[@Severalangrybees]

At first I thought it was just poor video making. Then I realized he's just brilliant. His mind is much better unedited

[@NigelTolley]

@DATING HARLEY QUINN It's the complete lack of hesitation or repetition. Very impressive. I wouldn't say there's no deviation though!

[@burningb2439]

Imagine being an enemy tanker and being interrogated by Lindybeige...

[@Puffin_777]

What is your tank's frontal armour, top speed, turret armour, engine power, weight, maximum penetration at [range], etc.

[@alexeysaranchev6118]

@@Puffin_777 more like "What's your favourite thing about that tank? I just loooove its THICC armour, and how its massive and goes around the countryside like WRUMMMMMM..."

[@iliketanks2438]

This is your tank...or rather a model of it

[@gerrygardiner5179]

I’d crumble in about 3 minutes

[@HKpKsON]

Two fish were in a tank, one asked: "How do I drive this bloody thing?"

[@andrew_radio]

The other one said "Holy shit, a talking fish!"

[@HKpKsON]

Andrew Graham And then, the German came. #boom

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

No wonder their confusion though it wasn't their fault. In actual fact one of the treads broke and that was the real reason they were driving around, around, around and around in a tight circle.

[@benmasta5814]

u cant drive a fish tank they are for water only.

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

Ben Masta Not so. I saw it on TV. A small fish tank on tank treads and a gold fish triggers a sensor to make the tank moves forward, backward or turn.

[@SadfaicMusic]

Every time lindybeige imitates a Frenchman, a Bren gun gets its wings.

[@formam1022]

And everytime a Frenchman imitates lindybeige a ft 17 gets its wings

[@orrithoreggertsson3000]

Fun fact: The word tank in icelandic is skriðdreki wich mean crawling dragon

[@BurningApple]

That's sorta awesome.

[@hanselsihotang]

"Crawling Dragon". Idk why, but for me it sounds like a term more likely used by East Asians (like Chinese or Japanese) rather than Vikings/scandinavians.

[@wesleycanfield7293]

​@Jim lastname I mean, I'd say that the stories of the Volsungs would explain why that comment is even more accurate: even a dragon's got a weak point. And I'd say that would be exactly what they might've thought, and probably exactly why the poets would pick that word.

[@wesleycanfield7293]

@Jim lastname I mean, I'm literally looking at another video in the suggestions, titled, "fire-arrows!" But a spear is a big arrow that can be manually guided by some particularly crazy, glory-hungry viking. vision slits would be weak points, and infrared and cameras would leave them blind. However, I'd say it wasn't a tenth century Viking that created the name. It was someone who had probably both read more books, and had more firepower.

[@alalalala57]

Man, we really should call them crawling dragons instead of....tanks.

[@MilitantOldLady]

The hatches on tanks were actually very rarely shut. At least the TC's. Mostly for observation's sake. Also for the "oh my god, the tank is on fire" factor.

[@tarnvedra9952]

Otto Carius contributed part of german success on eastern front to the fact, that russian commanders had their hatches usually closed.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

You've been watching my videos, haven't you?

[@CountArtha]

The early T-34s only had a two-man turret, so the Russian commanders had to aim and fire their tank's gun.

[@Riceball01]

This was especially true of the Panther where the TC's hatch doesn't simply swing close but has to opened and closed via a hand crank. Definitely a bad thing in those "oh my God, the tank is on fire" situations.

[@MilitantOldLady]

TheChieftainWoT Avidly ^^

[@Nonon471]

Thank you for this educational video. Now I can impress all the boys with my tank knowledge.

[@Nonon471]

Never mind, I forgot all of it and embarrassed myself.

[@Shebvanbio]

What, you don't know the number of mm of armor plates of a Tiger? Clearly you're just a dumb girl.

[@iatsd]

+Filius Gratia And occasionally, just occasionally, he's even right in what he says.

[@luisarzate670]

Ild lyn well then

[@ducksoup_7472]

+ild lyn Ho

[@anger_birb]

if u cant see the tank just move closer and theyll be highlighted in red duh

[@buzzdroid8325]

Problem solved

[@formam1022]

But then to then you will also be red

[@sethdrake7551]

imagine not being able to punch through enemy armor, just don't shoot if its highlighted in red

[@thewanderer1618]

Then you can also activate your aim bot but don't leave it on too long otherwise you'll be banned

[@gobert9316]

Hardee har har

[@kden9772]

Every time I hear the word Blitzkrieg I have a sudden urge to go take some land from a neighbouring country. I can't put my finger on why though...

[@conorbyrne7474]

K den Funny fact the Germans never used blitzkrieg it was just used by the allies and a lot of the high ranking officers were surprised when the heard the allies were calling their tactics blitzkrieg etc more or less , what we call blitzkrieg was normal German tactics just updated to use tanks and aircraft .

[@artificialavocado9652]

Me too I get this sudden urge to want to invade Poland

[@swiftdanger2033]

It is your inner german

[@Warspite1]

+cpiippi dpipipip He's saying that the word "blitzkrieg" was never used by the Germans in reference to the tactics used in Poland, France and Russia, it was a term coined by Allied commanders, despite the fact that the tactics used were really just an evolution of the ones used towards the end of World War One.

[@cpiippidpipipip7030]

Youre so funny, ahahahahahaha. wow man you make all girls that see you wetter than the everglades.

[@NudeJawn]

Teamwork is OP, we will Nerf it in the 3rd Word War

[@DanDart]

You've been to the future, what are the dates of the 3rd world war?

[@heresy8384]

20th January, 2017.

[@kuo8088]

HERESY Still alive....... so far...... but a Trump card was played

[@kden9772]

Nude Jawn don't forget to nerf tactics, and nukes. People always seem to rage quit when you use them.

[@Taji.M]

Word war

[@oddish2253]

This is as close as lindy will get to complimenting the french xD

[@aziouss2863]

why do the british hate the french so much i dont get it

[@cyberpunkfalangist2899]

mostly because they spent the better half of the last 500 years killing eachother in small wars think nine years war 1678-1687, spanish war of succesion 1701-1714, as well as the French and indian wars 1754-1763. these are just a few but the gist of it is basically they were both powerful countries with competing interests who sat right next to each other someone's gonna start something and that turned into generational hatred for each other

[@Briselance]

Oh, I don't think LindyBeige is French-bashing in any of his videos. It's not like him to do so.

[@Briselance]

***** A compliment to the qualities of their tank industry, I guess. At least, a "partial compliment".

[@Gamespud94]

+Mika AaltoI would still consider that a compliment, They did something right at least, its not the tank designer's fault that the people commanding them failed. They lost because of poor strategic choices not poor tank design.. which is a compliment to their tank making capacities at least.

[@TheGalgut]

"On my painting table for five years" I feel your pain

[@thetemplar6586]

As my father says, you are immortal as long as you have unpainted mini's

[@SirDavid290]

Lindybeige's waifu is a tank with *T H I C C* armor.

[@jacobdouglas2812]

Churchill 7

[@deafmetal7370]

If you're talking about the Churchill's 102mm front then forget it. The IS-2 had better.

[@kleiton__]

Soooooo Azur Lane but tanks instead of warships?

[@hexoslaya3696]

The Maus?

[@SirDavid290]

@@hexoslaya3696 Thicker.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Greetings. Tank historian here. Without detracting from your main point as regards the advantages and disadvantages of the one-man turret, all of which I agree with, a couple of observations. With respect to the fall of France, neither the one-man-turret nor the 'penny packet' theory of tank deployment was really to blame. Instead you're looking at a much larger discussion as to the nature of the French doctrine with regards defensive operations, which revolved around telephone communications with senior staff far to the rear, and a decision cycle which was well behind that necessary. If you get a chance, Julian Thompson's recent book on Dunkirk focuses primarily on the ground operations which set the stage for the evacuation. (Granted, primarily from the British POV, but it does a good description of the problem). It is worth noting that the Somuas were not, however, penny-packeted out. They were placed in the Division Legere Mechaniques, and their doctrine for use was quite modern. The problem was that the DLM doctrine in practice did not really match the reality on the ground as it required a set of circumstances which the rest of the Army could not provide. Further, it is worth noting Zaloga's opinion on my Think Tank panel. (Search for "Operation Think Tank Part 2 on KZbin, I don't think I can hyperlink here). The vehicles were simply not fit for service, too new, unknown, and unreliable to be used correctly. Finally, with regards to your question at the end, I believe you would find the development history of the S-Tank to be of interest. This was a modern, post-war tank capable of being operated by a single person. However, to reduce the workload, they added a second, allowing the commander to perform solely the typical commander roles of spotting, directing, communicating etc. However, this was still deemed insufficient. It was decided, after investigation, that it was still necessary to add a third person to the vehicle. His primary function in combat was just manning the radio, alleviating that one aspect from the commander which was still considered to be something worthwhile to reduce his workload. He couldn't even contribute to spotting, since he faced backwards. A bonus feature was the fact that they figured that the dynamic of the third man could prevent the other two folks from killing each other before the enemy did. The volume he took up was actually very little, given the design of the tank, so a lot of the arguments on size/weight don't really enter play. So, in a thorough post-war analysis, greater crew members to spread the workload purely on its own merits was considered worthwhile.

[@Jankolli]

Haha wow, the Chieftan watches Lindy. So much nerdy goodness!

[@LesserOfTwoWeevils]

Nice video game historian you are

[@frankdavis2744]

I wonder how many of us are watching Lindybeige :)

[@Jankolli]

And SilentStalker too!! Omg.. *faints*

[@Seraphil1]

Yeah I know, this is great, lol

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

Lindy said a few good things about the french. Who the fuck is this impostor?!?!

[@wojtekimbier]

He did admit the French tanks were immune to german anti-tank guns but didn't mention the English longbow which could pierce the flimsy steel with ease

[@the_rover1]

wojtekimbier Not to mention penetration by spandau pommels. Nothing comes up to that.

[@lednybeeg3474]

teh french tanks can eassily be destored viv armour periceing tins of baked beans

[@lednybeeg3474]

teh french tanks can eassily be destored viv armour periceing tins of baked beans edit: teh jerrys hacked my compooter end made me double poost comments

[@Healermain15]

Spandau-fired pommels? Are you crazy? When you try to take over a country, most people would likethere to be a country left by the time you're done, not a cratered wasteland with some burned down ruins! What about the french wineyards eh?

[@rampyydog]

I'm a girl, and I'm here, so obviously i like tanks atleast a little. I can't wait to impress all the boys with my tank knowledge

[@Zargabaath]

The real question is are you a girl, or are you a "girl"?

[@georgeptolemy7260]

@@Zargabaathno girls on the internet

[@corsehaigazia]

@@georgeptolemy7260 rule 29

[@alyssinclair8598]

I'm a girl and lowkey know more about military history than any guy I know irl or online.

[@corsehaigazia]

@@alyssinclair8598 it's because i'm not in your life :') I m boring all my entourage with the french military history ^^

[@Ariana321]

Pffft, I'm a woman and I love tanks. Very interesting videos too... and a very curious arrangement of pictures on the wall behind you. A ton of nature and... is that Jeor Mormont?

[@chrissmith3587]

Best dating profile line ever

[@startingbark0356]

Katherine Winyala then you’re very badass

[@ev6558]

It's ok sweetheart we will all give you the attention you so clearly need. WOMAN ON THE INTERNET OVER HERE, EVERYONE! SHE'S INTERESTED IN SOMETHING AND NEEDS ATTENTION!

[@MrOrgeston]

Tanks, Mass Effect, Warhammer 40k, Paul Joseph Watson. Nice.

[@ereynolds72]

@@ev6558oh please tell me you’ve grown up in the intervening 3 years

[@asArsenic]

There's another aspect to parachuting in, in uniform. Parachuting is one of the situations where you are most likely to be captured. If you are captured in uniform you are an enemy combatant and a prisoner of war. This lent you a number of protections from being persecuted under the Geneva conventions. If you parachuted in as a civilian you could be tried and executed as a spy.

[@DzheiSilis]

Yep.

[@erikjohansson4275]

The germans did not care for conventions or treaties. I mean they burn villages and had executions en masse on the streets. Not to mention that they illegally broke a the treaty of Versailles.

[@DzheiSilis]

Eric Johansson They treaty western prisoners fairly well. They only had a 1% death rate in the POW camps.

[@erikjohansson4275]

Master Morgoth I have a feeling the same does not apply for spies. Either way if you were a Spy, if they found out: Wheter you were wearing military clothes or not is not going to make a differance.

[@TPeters321]

Wrong. The Germans obeyed everything outlined in the Geneva convention when fighting against fellow signatories of the Geneva Convention. The Soviet Union did not sign and committed numerous atrocities in Poland both times they invaded. The Soviets often executed prisoners. The Nazis responded in kind.

[@Kharmazov]

Unmanned turrets are all the rage nowadays.

[@branislavkocic3518]

Unmanned drones? Gps satelits? Fucking laser sights? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIHYlKujrbxom68

[@a.morphous66]

There’s only one operational tank that has that.

[@klyk69]

than your tank gets hacked

[@gordal6866]

Branko Kocic GPS satellites is first mate, sorry XD

[@barrybend7189]

@@klyk69 hard wired designs work or analogue controls so its immune to hacking.

[@norcatch]

What I find fascinating is that Lloyd illustrates this issue better than even the Chieftain. And the Chieftain was inside the flipping turret when explaining it. This is brilliant.

[@hschan5976]

Tanks are great things to look at unless you're a protestor on Tiananmen Square in 1989

[@Briselance]

True that.

[@ericscharpf2343]

- 300 social credit

[@BoarhideGaming]

Another reason why the Blitzkrieg was so efficient and quick was that almost every single German tank had a radio and dedicated radio operator, so quick communication with other armed forces, artillery and infantry was a lot better than with the French tanks, who had (I believe) one radio per tank group.

[@SolyomSzava]

Yeah... Not sure about the French, but Soviets early on were using signal flags for communication. Waving nice coloured flags around in the heat of battle is not a particularly great way of communicating.

[@MajkaSrajka]

Especially if you see the division of tanks, one with flags to communicate nicely to you that if you shoot him, his team will be totally clueless of what is happening.

[@BoarhideGaming]

MajkaSrajka yeah that is about as tactically sound as British and French officers in Napoleon area up to WW1 marching up and down the front lines in brightly coloured clothing showing off their importance...to enemy sharpshooters

[@linkxsc]

It's depressing to think of just how shitty it must have been to be a crewman in some of these machines and the bad ideas behind their design.

[@chakatfirepaw]

The S35 and Char B1bis all had radios and radio operators as standard equipment. However, the radio was only capable of transmitting Morse code so it was not as tactically useful as the voice radios used by the British and Germans.

[@27dcx]

"Oh hu hu hu, sacre bleu!"

[@T0rrente18]

HON HON HON, BAGUETTE, CROISSANT

[@VicvicW]

EIFFEL TOWER!!!

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

Random funny fact of the day.

[@mikeromney4712]

More random facts: The Austrians call it a "Kipferl"....^^

[@MarxismLilyism]

Well, that's the legend anyway. I don't think there's very much evidence to back that up

[@misterlime2.030]

He really captured the frustration of that poor tank crewman.

[@xerox9880]

I don't know if it's just me but Lindy is my version of Bob Ross, I could just listen to his videos for hours learning about this type of stuff. It's so fun and interesting.

[@joshcaesar3822]

reason why one-man turret is bad: 1.too much jobs being pressured on commander due to taking roles of gunner and loader 2.little time being used for commanding the tank properly 3.cramped space causes poor ergonomics effect:VERY bad tank crew performance.

[@collinvandergrond5605]

But what if the one man turret had a spandau on it?

[@tommeakin1732]

I'm afraid it's useless if it meets a bren carrier :/

[@lednybeeg3474]

teh bren gun carrier wood stuff eeh viv ist accurate fire ov armour piercing salt boolets

[@Destroyer6263]

Collin Van Der Grond Probably was a thing at some point

[@grizwoldmayor6671]

What if... A katana-firing Spandau that ends its targets rightly, by slaying them with pommels?

[@XanderTuron]

Well, the Panzer I had a one man turret with two MG 13s which had a combined rate of fire equal to a MG-42. The Panzer I also sucked as a combat tank, so, screw your unoriginal meme.

[@cvbrocks5975]

0:27 is lindybeige being a kid again.. And it's amazing

[@fritzfxx]

Lindybeige is the ultimate man. He's nerdy enough to know everything you'd ever need to know, but fun enough to still love tanks because they make things go "boom".

[@yeoldegunporn]

The Germans at the beginning of the war also took it a step further to a degree. They started the war off with radios in all tanks so they could all talk to one another, in addition, they used those throat radios, instead of having to shout over noise into a speaker you just had to talk.

[@charleswood4635]

Shouting into a speaker never did work well--- terribly frustrating ;)

[@danielthompson6207]

Charles Wood Same goes for trying to listen through a microphone ;)

[@charleswood4635]

They really should label those things. Maybe put a mouth on the microphones and a ear on the speakers? Na, women would still mix them up--

[@rogermckay8447]

+Charles Wood It only matters what colours they come in.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Nope. Only the group leader had a transceiver. The subordinate tanks in the squad [3 of them, iirc: 4 tanks total in a squad] only had receivers so they could take orders but they had to jump out & run over to bang on the leader's hull if they wanted to converse. It was still a GIANT leap over what anybody else had at the time, and greatly affected the USA's efforts at tank design which came along afterwards.

[@Alefiend]

I'm picturing the Audible.com marketing liaison watching this and grumbling, "Get on with it!" :-)

[@kevinsullivan3448]

What do you think this is? A Monty Python missing scene?

[@admiralpiett3128]

Kevin Sullivan Python*

[@TheAKgunner]

Fun fact: The last time a FT-17 saw combat was Afganistan in 2001.

[@JoshuaPitts]

Citation for that?

[@corsehaigazia]

realy?

[@DimoB8]

A 1880's era Labelle rifle also saw action.

[@corsehaigazia]

@Jim lastname source : crois moi!

[@corsehaigazia]

​@Jim lastname it's an expression on french forum when somebody tell you something unbelievable i don't know if in english it"s work but the translation is " source of information : believe me"

[@no_4259]

Gotta love how he explains everything with tiny little models.. *SUBBED!*

[@Randomstuffs261]

French tanks were great... it was just the French that were the problem ... as usual

[@itscomingoutofbothends8385]

Whatever the British tanks were that had the kettle for making tea, the French responded by installing wood ovens for making pastries. Even if they survived the smoke inhalation and heat, after eating all those pastries and rolls they wouldn't be able to fit out of the exit.

[@gordonlawrence3537]

Almost all UK tanks have tea making facilities as do most of the wheeled and tracked APC/AFV and scout vehicles. I say most as I do not know of any that do not have them but do not know the specifics of all of the vehicles.

[@barryalexander2909]

+Gordon Lawrence ah the boiling vessel. Best bit of kit ever

[@SneakyBadAssOG]

Yeah 8 reverse shifts didn't work.

[@oskarj5318]

When the swedish army accquired the leopard 2 (strv 122) they had to significantly reengineer the electric system for it to handle the kettle warmer that had been specifically requested since they had it ,and apparently liked it quite a lot, in the centurion

[@ricard6735]

I heard that the new french Leclerc tank has 14 gears, 13 go in reverse and 1 goes forwards in case the enemy attacks from behind.

[@T0rrente18]

Also a french tank commander's stardard equipment consisted on: 2 baguettes A wine bottle And a white flag if they ever engaged combat

[@lednybeeg3474]

vats teh thurst thing dey tell recruits et teh french army? how to say 'we surrender' eehn 17 different languages

[@814790]

The french actually had some of the best tanks early in WWII and arguably in WWI. French tank design implemented a large number of features that became either standard, or set them ahead by quality and ease of manufacture. Indeed, the french military preformed admirably, however their real defeat came from the method of how they used their tanks. The Germans in the blitzkrieg actually had difficulty defeating the renowned Char B1 tanks. These tanks were tough, and were fairly advanced and could serve well into the mid war. As shown in the video it was how the tanks were deployed that caused them to be seen as ineffective. The Germans took control of many of the french tanks and used them while they brought their tanks up to a similar standard.

[@jackmurphy6510]

I hear that ammo racks are perfect for storing a respectable selection of fine wines as long as you don't bring any ammo. #worthit

[@sergentsaucisse8290]

actually it's one of the fastest in the world and the german are wondering about working with nexter to make the best tank in the world : a mix between the leclerc and the leopard. and you're right the white flag was the flag of monarchy who saw the victory of the 100years war and the american revolution (remember yorktown). here you go mr i talk shit about people without knowing anything about them.

[@selenagamya1612]

I'm a girl and I like tanks. No, I don't know the finer details of tanks, but I still like them.

[@necronlordoflawtan]

^This.

[@nofanfelani6924]

I am a boy and i like barbie dolls

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Selena Gamya Every British tank in WW2 Can dispense tea

[@michaeldog123ful]

What is this rant? He just explained that women dont like tanks that much, I dont think his vision of a modern women is that they like tanks?

[@jaojao1768]

sbcontt agreed

[@johnnylackland3992]

Lindy does a very good job of demonstrating how laborious it is operating a one-man turret.

[@balemaryela]

Hey now, I'm a (straight) lady who is interested in tanks! My father was in the 2nd armored division and I can recite all of Patton's famous May 31, 1944 speech from memory. I probably don't know as much as a lot of people do, but I do love learning about them!

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

The real one, or the sanitised version from the movie?

[@Thurman321]

Well fancy meeting you here. Why is it I keep seeing my favorite youtubers watching each other? It's like Christmas day came early!

[@balemaryela]

Lol, depends on my company!

[@21dumpstreet93]

Tanks a lot! I really liked this video

[@lindybeige]

Ba-dum-tish!

[@thezombiesatemyhomework7412]

Oh my, that hurt. lol

[@JiiHooMan]

-Huckler Puckler Read the first comment more carefully. And tank me later.

[@Critisismsoldier999]

Dan Drew i really reiched it as well.

[@tSp289]

What a terrible main pun. It made me feel quite depressed. I shell have to report you if you don't backtrack. Steel, I'll admit it made HE laugh AP the word play a little. But I'll need to knock back some beers before I feel elevated again.

[@Error-5478]

Him actually roleplaying the commander/gunner/loader really puts into perspective just how bad those one man turrets are....

[@my-tech-demos]

20:04 - 20:06 Lloyd tries (and fails) to hide his shattering Bren gun-gasm.

[@juststuff8742]

I must admit I do have the same problem

[@LillianWinterAnimations]

UGH you're so right on the first part. I'm the only girl I know that thinks tanks are awesome, artillery is beautiful, and guns are, of course, to be used carefully, but also dreadfully fun. Like, really, what girl doesn't want a 155mm howlitzer, or an M1A1 Abrams for Christmas? I haven't had time to really focus on specifications of individual tanks. I'm more interested in warships myself. My personal favorite tank is the German Tiger Ausf. B. Not the best tank in the world, but I just like it.

[@DebFuller]

Lillian Winter I'll have to introduce you to my girlfriend who can walk through an armor museum and discuss all the tanks down the the serial numbers on their engine parts. You two can talk tanks to your hearts content.

[@charlieinsley3082]

Alexis Finch love warships battleships especially

[@LillianWinterAnimations]

SpartanLord Insley I prefer aircraft carriers and ballistic missile destroyers but that's just me ^~^

[@stonewalljackson6168]

***** Remember kid, if you wanna be a hardcore communist like me, eat your vegetables.

[@sirmanmcdude508]

"Sir! I can't see the tank!" "Fine, I'll hop out and see where it is." *Opens the top hatch, looks out, and comes back down* "So? Where is it?" "Driver! Full reverse!" "Sir?" "IT'S RIGHT BLOODY IN FRONT OF US!" "You know, I was wondering why I couldn't lower the cannon... we're right fucked aren't we?" [*Insert opera music for comedic effect here*]

[@hunterofletter8467]

SirMan McDude you should be in cinema business ,seriously you should be writing scenarios ,if you're still in school (like me) and supposedly have a lot of free time (like me) then give it a shot ,write a scenario of a film and to make it easier take it from a book ,and try sending it to a director or a movie company or whoever you should send it to.

[@d.o.f.t.1578]

*ava Maria playing

[@ebenezeranton3568]

As someone who loves history, arts, miniatures, etc...this channel is like a godsend. Great work!

[@panzerflank]

Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck--- Audible book worth a look great vid by the way

[@lildeerling1992]

You can like something without knowing every single tiny detail about it.

[@lindybeige]

This is basic stuff - some women don't even have a favourite mark of Churchill! They are fooling no one.

[@BERKAYWOOD]

panzer IV is better .

[@gnetkuji]

+Lindybeige It was a bit of a knob joke but you're alright. It was still funny because it was silly enough to let you know it's just for a laugh. I just wish there weren't so many people in the comment section saying such things as "lolololol iz funy cuz iz tru!"

[@SethWolf900]

It had a tiny gun, and terrible armor. It also broke down constantly. It was shit.

[@glandhound]

Performance statistics and what is "better" might not be the key factors in what constitutes as a favourite.

[@socialist-strong]

I'm interested in tanks in the sense that I think they are cool, and I'm watching this video. I know nothing about the finer points of a Sherman though. Am I a pretender like one of you straw-women?

[@socialist-strong]

End Marxism It seems like to Lindy anyone who doesn't make their own models is only pretending.

[@arthurdent6256]

That explains a lot really.

[@cortster12]

I'm pretty sure he was talking in general. I bet if there was a survey done on who likes tanks, women would be in the vast majority. I don't know why this is, but it appears to be the case.

[@mycaleb8]

I think he was joking. Chill....

[@socialist-strong]

Arthur Dent Is that a clay man from fallen london?

[@Evzone1821]

The introduction was the most passionate speech I've ever heard about tanks. Props man.

[@hamzahartley4317]

Anyone else think that Lloyd would be “that” teacher that you never forget because he is just unique

[@birdiemcchicken1471]

20 minutes into the video and I only noticed the giant pencil when he pointed it out.

[@Garith000]

Would a one-man turret work better if it was equipped with a bren gun?

[@T0rrente18]

Only if it fires fire bullets and if the gunner is surrounded by pommeluminium armor

[@Helghast470]

That comment made my day, thank you sir!

[@Riceball01]

Only if the Bren fired pommels made by Japanese smiths who forge katanas.

[@kyle857]

Garith Jones yes

[@formationbiz]

Excellent lecture as always. The Sherman tank (extremely underrated in my opinion) had the most advanced fire control system of any tank of the war. The tank commander actually had horizontal turret controls to put the gunner on target. The gunner had both a panoramic sight for fast targeting and telescopic sight for better accuracy. It was a very primitive but effective hunter killer system.

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Pity the gun was crap

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

"This video is going to be about tanks" Oh boy, I love water tanks, I can't wait!!!

[@ataphelicopter5734]

Dad joke

[@charleswood4635]

I nominate the "Tiger" as the armor equivalent of the "Katakana" and the "Spandau".

[@Obe4ken]

Katakana is the Japanese syllabary.

[@CountArtha]

Exactly. Plenty of room to write on the sides of a Tiger.

[@mkvenner2]

Charles Wood Second.

[@charleswood4635]

Nice and flat too!!!

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

Tiger could cut through anything!

[@Fraxxxi]

to provide the exception to the rule, I'm almost certain ritagamer really really does like tanks

[@ppppppqqqppp]

it was a joke, hence the "not knowing incredibly specific things means you aren't into x" thing

[@charleswood4635]

" ritagamer really really does like tanks": You can't mean that, she's there because of Jingles!!!

[@BigDBrian]

I didn't see it as a joke. And he didn't say they didn't know incredibly specific things, he *asked* about those, and it gave away that they knew barely the basics. Whether you consider it being into it, the point stays that women are much less committed to the interest, if they pay any at all. And for Fraxxxi: It's not a rule, it's a trend. There is no rule that -demographic X- can't be into -hobby Y-

[@bennettpalmer1741]

Random thought about more advantages of the 3 man turret: When you were describing the situation of the 1 man turret in operation, it jumped to mind that the tank commander is in a giant metal protective shell, but he keeps needing to stick his soft squishy head out to look at stuff. He's pretty exposed out there. In the 3 man turret, this isn't a huge issue, as the loader and gunner are both safe in the tank, the loader can probably also fill in to look about if he needs to, and sure things will be slower, but they'll still work just fine. But If the one man turret gets shot by something or other while his head is sticking out, the entire tank is rendered almost completely useless.

[@davidhill5684]

I've said this before, but it deserves repeating (I think) - it's like a serious history lesson. Delivered by Basil Fawlty. Brilliant combo.

[@joukopentikainen2360]

One thing absolutely no one praises your videos about is that you have the best sponsor announcement system I have seen in a You Tube channel.

[@ComanderSazabi2000]

Lindy obviously hadn't watch Girls und Panzer.

[@peterblood50]

I love your videos and one of the main reasons is your "digressions". They add the peripheral information which tends to expand and deepen the basic premise. LINDYBEIGE!!!!

[@phantomkate6]

I can't be interested in tanks if I don't already know a lot about them? So then how could I start being interested in anything? 🤔

[@gobert9316]

Real tank enthusiasts are born with innate knowledge of all tank related information Nice try womano

[@jacobsparta1]

Lindybeige, master of the single take.

[@tribblier]

Easier to train 3 men to do 3 roles than train 1 to do them all

[@DrCJSmith]

Such an animated description of the procedures. The way you tell it I had no trouble picturing all of it happening in my mind. Thanks for doing this.

[@cameronpeters2778]

You have a great channel. I appreciate the work you put into your research for these videos. Thank you.

[@Sameji]

I'm a woman and I like BattleMechs. Those are basically walking tanks. Does that count?

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

I don't know if the rules have changed, but while mechs are cool, tanks in the game can still give them a good pounding.

[@Sameji]

They can, yeah. 'Mechs generally have the mobility advantage until you get to Heavies and Assaults.

[@MrBallsofsteel12]

Reactor Online. Sensors Online. Weapons Online. All Systems Nominal. BattleMechs are in my opinion the sexiest mechs there is. I especially like the Awesome.

[@benjaminpeters1088]

I miss piloting my Atlas...

[@Tiger74147]

Considering half the fun of BattleMechs revolves around geeking out over rigging one's machine/army, I'd say this absolutely counts. Also, it has the added benefit of making girls that are into it mui caliente!

[@agingerbeard]

The advertising on your channel is the least obtrusive of all the ones I watch. Taking a few moments to speak yourself about them not only lets us know you are supporting the product/service, but it's less jarring than being slammed with a family ad for Netflix in the middle of a steamy chat about tanks. Great video, I have to admit I was still under the assumption that it was a technological advantage, interesting to learn that it was more tactical.

[@samiamrg7]

I’ve heard a reason the French favored one-man turrets was exactly to keep crew numbers per tank down so that they could field more tanks with their smaller population. France has (and had) a smaller population than Germany and it would also grow more slowly as a result, so they wanted to leverage what numbers they had as well as they could. It didn’t work out that well, since 3 man turrets are just way better. The French still today make use of auto-loader guns which allow them to eliminate the role of dedicated loader, allowing them to have 4 man tanks.

[@razorback20]

That's true. Added to the fact that, due to WW1, french population pyramid in the 30's was looking like a scary hourglass. France couldn't simply afford to put 5 crew members in each tank if they wanted to keep the total amount of tanks on par with Germany. History told us that quantity almost always wins over quality. But okay, that time it didn't go as smoothly as expected... With hindsight, we know one-man turrets on tanks were a fail. But when put back into context and if we consider the multiple factors, that was simply the sole option France could reasonably pick.

[@WildDiceOne]

Lindy missed one important part: All german tanks had radios because Guderian came from the signal corps. It was very easy to coordinate them. Most French tanks had no radio. This was a HUGE advantage too.

[@MichaelJenkins910]

Tanks for the memories! Also--why is there a giant pencil behind you?

[@MichaelJenkins910]

;)

[@pcarrierorange]

Michael Jenkins To end those pommel bastads rightly!

[@JoakimfromAnka]

Thank you for asking! I must know too!

[@leepoling4897]

Michael Jenkins did you even watch the video?

[@MichaelJenkins910]

Watch The World Burn Why yes. Hence Mr. Smiley Face and Richard Alley's joking reply. I can't claim to be a comedian, but I try.

[@wulfriktheviking]

"15:30 you can talk to the rest of your crew men... you can talk directly into the earphones of your crew. So it doesn't matter how much noise the engine is making, whether there are explosions going off, they will hear you." Quote by Lieutenant Ken Giles about commanding an M3 Grant in North Africa: "The '75' is firing, the '37' is firing, but it's traversed round the wrong way. The Browning is jammed. I am saying 'Driver advance' on the set and the Driver, who can't hear me, is reversing. And as I look over the top of the turret and see twelve enemy tanks fifty yards away someone hands me a cheese sandwhich."

[@gabrielforchezatto4482]

SImply amazing, it is always good to learn more about tanks ^^ Keep with the amazing job Lindybeige

[@gideonthangcin8179]

God this man is the most interesting man in the world everytime I watch him

[@QuizmasterLaw]

The one man turret is inferior because of the fact the gun needs loaded and sighted and spotted. Even if the spotter and sighter are the same person you need loaders. Russian T-55 autoloaders were inferior because the required resighting after each load. Armata has a zero man turret. The problem with small turrets is inferior crew comfort. French tanks lacked radios, which is why they performed tactically worse than German tanks. Same is true of Russian tanks in early WWII.

[@gerfand]

unless if you are russian post 70s...

[@QuizmasterLaw]

"For example the M1 Abrams was designed to protect the crew from cook-off, which is accomplished by storing the main gun ammunition in a compartment at the rear of the turret. The compartment is separated from the crew by a power-operated armored door, which is only opened for a couple of seconds each time the loader needs to grab another round. The top of the compartment has special roof panels that are armored against outside attack but are much less resistant to pressure from inside, so that if the compartment is penetrated by enemy fire the panels will vent the explosion generated by the ammunition while protecting the crew. Other western designs from the later Cold War era to the present with manual loading have similar protective features. In contrast, the Soviet tanks of the Cold War which employ autoloaders store the ammunition on a carousel in the middle of the crew compartment, where any penetration by enemy fire is likely to incinerate the crew and blow the turret right off the top of the tank (known as the jack-in-the-box effect).[6]" From Wikipedia. Seriously, if autoloaders were a good idea the Israelis would use them. They captured a bunch of soviet tanks back in the six day war, and did not adapt autoloaders to their other tanks. www.quora.com/If-crew-protection-is-so-important-to-the-Israeli-Army-why-doesnt-the-Merkava-IV-use-an-autoloader Autoloaders only make sense if you are Russian and regard crew as expendable. www.quora.com/In-a-modern-tank-is-the-auto-loader-better-than-having-a-human-loader-and-a-crew-of-four-rather-than-three-What-advantages-does-an-auto-loader-tank-offer-to-an-army Autoloaders sound good in theory but in practice: no.

[@gerfand]

First- I was joking, as T-72 and T-64 does not have a one man turret... the only one that is placed on the hull is the driver, and both commander and gunner stay on the turret Second- Six day wars? the most advanced tank that fought against the IDF were T-62, as T-64 were never exported during the could war, and the T-72 was developed only after the 70s Third- ammo just explode because of the way their propellant are made, so a WW2, AP ammo, even if less effective, would not explode on the autoloader, in other hand APCs use autolader because it make the the firing rate faster, as Arty and naval cannons Forth- Actually the Russian tanks that were made before the first Chechen had low amount of armor, and most of then did not had ERA, The new T-90, not only have the best ERA, they also have better armor and safe systems, like not all ammo being on the auto loader; The T-95 and Black Eagle project were projected to have a Western-like system to store the ammo that you see in modern tanks, not that, but the Lerec, the K2 Tank(the most technological advanced and expensive tank in use) use autoloaders, which also save weight to the tank, making then a lot cheap Last- a New trending, no man turrets, as the T-14 armata can prove, as unlike you sad, Russia cares about their crew, they did not only during WW2 Auto loaders have both downsides and upsides, one downside is that when you are removing the gunner you are removing 2 eyes and a mount, that can be used for situational awareness and communication, or the fact that they cannot change the ammo as fast as a human loader, which can also get a faster firing rate for a short period of time... The IDF, and other nations on the world that don't use autoloader, use because of this, not because of Crew safety, which was a design flaw from the soviets (as was their round, but weak turrets and hull from tanks before the T-72B, and T-80U) EDIT just to reinforce the point about URSS, the URSS was a project w/ a giant design flaw, what would you expect about the russian back then

[@QuizmasterLaw]

The links I gave provide compelling reasons not to use autoloaders. Though by all means, go right ahead, just don't be surprised if they cost your gunner an arm and a leg )

[@gerfand]

First, I will ask you a Question: If the Autoloader is that useless, why: The French, The North Korean, The Chinese, And the Russian use that in their tank design, even after most of the T-72 exploding? (answer is below) did u even read my response? I sad that, the two reasons that you gave, about the six day wars and Russia not caring about their crew are wrong, as there was no T-64 or T-72 in the six day war, instead the less numerical, but most advanced tank in the Syrian side was the T-62... After that, I told you that the Autoloader killing a lot of T-72 users was a soviet design flaw, as they had low armor amount, and any shot would penetrate the turret and ignite their ammo, go other way around, like the Korean, Chinese and French, making a Strong Western turret, and you don't have this problem, making a proper autoloader w/ ammo in a Safe place, as the T-95 project,same thing, make a turret w/ no man Crew as the T-14 Armata,but instead put then in a giant armor box, even better Then I told you the main downside of the Autoloader, which is: its a autoloader, so it cannot have a fast fire and a quick change of ammo, and because you don't have the gunner, the radio go for the Tank commander.

[@that1kidvincent]

No no no don't lie, that pencil belongs to Doodle Bob. He was at your house.

[@letarsier59]

If the one-man turret was a pain, the almost complete absence of radios made things even worse, as the commander had to pull off the cupola and waves flags ...

[@jackhudner3804]

"The giant golden pencil of Wigtown" "Golden"

[@kenzofinucane4057]

just cause you dont know much about tanks doesnt mean you cant be interested in them

[@hohenheim1403]

well either you are interested since one day so you cant know everything, or youre kinda "interested" in the way humans are interested in cats when they do sweet things, like blowing up stuff

[@MatoVuc]

it's not really about not knowing enough and your lack of "tank cred", it's that when you do get into the details with posers, regardless of whether it is tanks or what other topic you choose, they usually don't care to actually discuss it or learn new details. People with a genuine interest will admit when they don't know something and be enthusiastic about learning more on the topic. Posers just want to pretend they are interested or knowledgeable, usually to look cool or cooler than they are.

[@kenzofinucane4057]

MatoVuc ok

[@JonatasMonte]

Why does this comment has so few likes? I am a man and I know little to nothing about tanks but they still impress me and I love their concept.

[@JonatasMonte]

Ah got it, I agree in this regard.

[@LuigiLong]

Lloyd, you mentioned during your description of The Jedburghs, who'd parachuted into France to help organize the Free French Resistance in uniform, was meant as a morale booster. However, probably the main reason, was that they couldn't be shot as spies, because they were fighting in uniform. Don't you think? However, this was absolutely excellent, and was easy to absorb because of your very friendly, and comical method of delivery. Good job!

[@michaelsnyder3871]

The post-war analysis of tank combat indicated that the tank that fired first defeated its opponent four or five times more frequently. This and the need for a division of responsibilities made the three man turret (commander, gunner and loader) ensured both more efficient gunnery and tactical performance. This and a radio transceiver in each tank gave platoons and companies equipped with PzKfw.IIIs or M4s significant advantages over even two man turrets like the early T-34/76.

[@GullySyde28]

I love it when you sidetrack man lol , Salute great stuff

[@papabeanguy]

love your videos, congrats on getting your recent videos sponsored.

[@DrewLSsix]

it seems to me that with some modern technology a single man turret or even a single man tank could work to some extent. modern tech as in cameras and communication integrated into a semi virtual battle field so the operator wont need to look around for the most part. this requires a high level of trust in sensitive technology. also auto loading mechanisms in the case of a true single man tank, also put the tank on legs instead of tracks and dress it up in samurai style armor!

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

DrewLSsix Well, you can use completely unmanned tanks with the same tech.

[@tomhannah3825]

I thought you were leading up to a modern tank simulator... One gamer, doing all the tasks with modern high tech.

[@mikkoolavijarvinen3653]

Not the same tech. The autoloader is trivial - I mean the Russians have already done it, but for the two guys, I'm sure it's easier to automate the aiming and shooting part than the decision if that thing over there is a target (i.e. an enemy vehicle we have some hope actually harming with our armament) in the first place. Not to mention all the other stuff the commander must do.

[@purpleldv966]

I was thinking of the same thing... autoloader, cameras, rangefinders, integrated information sistem for battlefield awareness... but you could also deploy your own small drones for a much, much better local recon then you could achieve by sticking your neck out a hatch to take a look with a pair of binoculars!

[@m1a1abramstank49]

With 1 crew it’s just gonna be an exhausting job

[@Quantum-Bullet]

That's France, they are a powerful country but it fails at the organization (WWII example and nowadays government).

[@hermeister3870]

QuantumBullet yes, france gouvernement is flawed in multiple ways, are we gonna talk about great britain and amercan's government?(there are a lot of exemples in the first world)

[@chrissmith3587]

thibaut jourdain all governments are incompetent universally

[@EFCasual]

And the FIA and the ESA and governing bodies of any number of other organizations.

[@lui1783]

7:50 i thought he said Tanktically, he missed the oppurtunity 😥

[@9Epidemais4]

do more videos on tanks please - this is soo amazing. Oh and a question: How dangerous was the position of the commander in a battle being somewhat in the open ontop of the tank, observing the enemies and so on - as far as I understood it was very advantageous having the head out of the tank for better view but this must be much more dangerous than being inside the turret (obviously) - but how dangerous exactly was it and are there records of commanders speaking of how they handled this in combat?

[@lindybeige]

I don't have figures to hand, but it was dangerous, but not as dangerous as staying buttoned up and mostly blind. Very often, commanders were injured when not in their tank at all.

[@EwanMarshall]

Even today with modern optical systems and 360 cameras and accurate range-finders the tank commanders will often ride on top until they are getting close to likely combat. The only real threat to them is snipers.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

I can help a bit. After the war, Captains Wright and Harkness of the Royal Army Medical Corps did an assessment of casualties. They concluded that some 40% of all casualties occurred in the area of the head which would be protected by the helmet, had the British tankers worn them, add to that those head injuries which would not have been stopped by a helmet. (eg shot in the face). Although certainly a number of head injuries would have been received even if the crewman were in the vehicle (eg spalling to the head), I think the figure indicates that there is a definite increase in TC/Loader risk. Further, it was concluded that about half of all casualties occurred outside the tank. Israeli experience in the Arab-Israeli wars correlated with this, they had a very high attrition rate of commanders. It should be considered, however, that the Russians, who are in no way stupid, have a doctrine which has their crewmen button up, so in their opinion, staying open is more dangerous. I'm an American tanker, so I tend, by experience, to prefer the head-out method, but I'm not going to say it's the only way to skin the cat.

[@genericpersonx333]

I had a friend who was an American volunteer for the IDF during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He remembered the very sobering experience of arriving at the Egyptian front and seeing a whole park of shot-up Israeli tanks having blood scrubbed off the turrets while a tanker went around his infantry unit asking for volunteers to replace tank crews. 1973 was a very bad year to be an IDF tanker.

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

Not only snipers, turret machine gun from enemy tank can be very dangerous.

[@Henners1991]

And now Russia's sporting no-man turrets!

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

No-man tanks soon...

[@SaturnVII]

Still has three men in the hull. Workload doesn't change, they just moved the crew.

[@Henners1991]

I thought the ARMATA was a two-man vehicle? TO WIKIPEDIA!

[@Henners1991]

Ah, you were correct... and I have no idea why I wrote Armata in caps. Seems pretty dangerous to me to have a vehicle with so few crew, though.

[@SaturnVII]

Bumbling Brit I have a feeling that we'll see versions of the Armata come out that have the crew in the turret again as well. Video cameras create very limited view, and the commander not in the top also drastically limits visibility in a combat scenario because they're unable to turn out and look out. I'm not saying its guaranteed, I'm just saying it seems likely.

[@CraftQueenJr]

I am a twelve year old girl who loves all of this.

[@idunnoo2890]

Well you're 13 now

[@idunnoo2890]

@Draugr not all females like me like anime you know

[@idunnoo2890]

@Draugr Ik I said I am a female weeb but she might not like it

[@idunnoo2890]

@Draugr no worries

[@gobert9316]

A Random Guy In The Internet still a creepy joke

[@the_Googie]

I get recommendations from this channle only because I watched a couple WoT videos on other channels. I find myself so often just stopping by watching entire videos because they are so informative and interesting, and Im not even a crazy tank nut. The dude is so genuine and enthusiastic, its fun and informative

[@liamcraven4936]

The maus wasn't big enough

[@leetri]

Sounds like the Landkreuzer P1000 Ratte is the vehicle for you then. :P

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

Maybe a floating hovercraft Yamoto.

[@glandhound]

The Maus never was anything.

[@vylbird8014]

I am really disappointed that they didn't build a Ratte prototype. It was completely impractical, there's a good reason the project was cancelled before that point, but still... it would have really been impressive if just just for the sheer audacity of it. Plus if it somehow managed to survive without getting shelled, bombed, or stuck, it could be converted into a museum.

[@liamcraven4936]

Vyl Bird I Totally agree

[@numbers9to0]

Newest trend is the no men tank.

[@charleswood4635]

I'm all for that, women tank crews only !!!!! Ladies first!

[@FridayBiology]

Your refering to the Japanese S-AGV?

[@MatoVuc]

well, certainly the no men turrets, but yeah, the remote control tanks are coming. the russians already built their unmaned BMP thingy, the URAN-9 i think it's called.

[@charleswood4635]

Whats the nomenclature of the No men tank?

[@charleswood4635]

That was actually painful--

[@Joe288GTO]

This guy is brilliant! A funny tank history specialist, who uses small scale tank models for visuals. Here is an enthusiastic armor aficionado that makes great points all without a script or pausing the camera. Very informative and entertaining. Thanks, mate.

[@creepz6872]

Sometimes it's hard to estimate how many layers of irony this guy is under