When Mephisto, the war trophy A7V was left on display out in the open in Brisbane it was reportedly used as a convenient shelter for drinkers and couples who wanted some privacy. The war wasn't the last action it saw.
@steffenrosmus18644 жыл бұрын
How many boys were named Mephisto in Brisbane after WWI?😁At least it was useful for one thing
@xreconslayer22474 жыл бұрын
Tabubil how do you know that
@Horizon3444 жыл бұрын
Literally a fighting "land ship" it would seem.
@alastairward27744 жыл бұрын
Steampunk!
@rankovasek19874 жыл бұрын
Landship was actually an official term by british officers, but they used the term 'tank' for cover, to be mistaken for water tanks by spies.
@jimleonardson42684 жыл бұрын
Didn't H.G. Wells write a story called "The Land Battleships"?
@battleoid24114 жыл бұрын
@@jimleonardson4268 Yeah I think that was him
@Balian2374 жыл бұрын
Scraped what a crime The tank museum would have loved that
@David-eh9le4 жыл бұрын
U can blame france for it
@tangero34624 жыл бұрын
"Sir, you're calling for fire on a single tank, but you only gave us a grid square for targeting" "Son, the bloody tank *is* the whole grid square"
@mannemarco3334 жыл бұрын
“That’s not a tank” *points to Landship MK1* *”This is a tank”* *Points to K-Wagen.*
@Pommezul4 жыл бұрын
Look ät zhis Tommy, now zhis is a true tank.
@cuhurun4 жыл бұрын
Reich... wrong. Mk 1... operational tank. K-Wagen... a ridiculous concept.
@TheHacknor4 жыл бұрын
You say that but the Mk8 Liberty tank the UK/US were rolling out by the end of the war were similar in size
@Triumph2024.4 жыл бұрын
hahahahahahahahahahaha!! just like crocodile dundee! ahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha. hah.
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
@@Pommezul "Look ATE this"...?
@The7guys4 жыл бұрын
Not to be mistaken with the other German invention: The Kubelwagen
@norbertblackrain23794 жыл бұрын
Well the Kübelwagen was at least very useful.
@-Invero-4 жыл бұрын
The real Germany's Wunderwaffe
@Sturminfantrist4 жыл бұрын
It was designed with the help of a US (german) Company named Ambi-Budd
@hasmatiks4 жыл бұрын
Its a design, not an invention.
@CarLos-yi7ne4 жыл бұрын
Not really an "Invention" but more an useful vehicle.
@alastairward27744 жыл бұрын
When the Germans started playing Warhammer and wondered if they could make it work for real.
@Grubnar4 жыл бұрын
*Sees A7V.* *Looks over at Capitol Imperialis.* *Looks back over at A7V. Yes, I see your point!
@sirgraveson45684 жыл бұрын
I like my women like the Germans like their tanks E X T R A T H I C C
@AtheistOrphan4 жыл бұрын
SirGraveson - I like them like I like my coffee: Black and very bitter.
@GIGABACHI4 жыл бұрын
👆🏻👌🏻👍🏻
@obscureoccultist91584 жыл бұрын
You like high maintenance women that constantly break down?
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
A lot of German women ARE like tanks...lol.
@HiroshiTakeda4 жыл бұрын
Overweight and prone to breaking down... but a tiger in the bedroom?
@gal_laugher60404 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the Tsar Tank! Though that probably deserves its own video
@danieltsiprun80804 жыл бұрын
So they just tried to build a land battleship?
@cyberpimp294 жыл бұрын
The land battleship was always the impetus for the tank...
@terraflow__bryanburdo45474 жыл бұрын
@@cyberpimp29 Well the Renault and the whippet went another direction as light tanks, more like a fast gunboat concept. Between the wars some of these were tiny, two-man rigs which could barely tolerate rifle fire.
@mathewbrown50474 жыл бұрын
You should see some of the Early french super tanks one of the fucking things had a God dam keel
@redrobur684 жыл бұрын
As always, an interesting contribution. Of course, we Germans also deal with the history of tanks. Recent research, however, give a different view than the picture of arrogant German officers who underestimate the armored weapon. In fact, after the first appearence of tanks many German Commanders prompted to produce similar weapons and send them in bulk to the front. This is covered by many sources. However, after the first shock, the Germans were not really impressed, because the tanks of the British and French were relatively easy to turn off and did not really prove themselves from the German point of view. The tight resources were then actually invested in submarines and airplanes. Mark is here right again.
@libertyman37294 жыл бұрын
IS IT JUST ME OR DOES ANYONE ELSE GET EXCITED WHEN THE MUSIC STARTS ? SOMETHING SPECIAL IS ABOUT TO BE SEEN . FANTASTIC MARK, WELL DONE AGAIN !
@knightlife984 жыл бұрын
Mind Blown..., when you said Control "ROOM"!!!!!
@The_Laughing_Cavalier4 жыл бұрын
Designer: So how big do you want this thing? German High Command: YES!
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
"JAH!! "
@rustyshackleford72654 жыл бұрын
Omg I've never seen this joke before!! Its so original, did you come up with it?? You're so brilliant!!!
@dyu81844 жыл бұрын
Ahem... JA!!!
@alexdemoya21194 жыл бұрын
Germans: Tanks are not chivalrous. Also Germans: We'll use poison gas. Germans: Shotguns are a barbaric weapon! Also Germans: Flammenwerfer. It werfes flammen!
@fazalwaheed57264 жыл бұрын
No no
@fazalwaheed57264 жыл бұрын
You can't blame them
@chaowingchinghongfingshong31094 жыл бұрын
Everyone in WWI used flamethrowers, the germans were just the first to train specific flamethrower divisions
@mulmusfistus41284 жыл бұрын
Allies also used poison gas
@z3r0_354 жыл бұрын
To be fair, both sides made use of flamethrowers, Germany just had better ones. As for gas...well...technically the Entente did it first, in the form of tear gas, but, again Germany did it better.
@battleedition26814 жыл бұрын
I’m in school but when you drop a video the world stops and I watch
@thetexastickler56984 жыл бұрын
What grade you in bud? Collage?
@RYNOCIRATOR_V54 жыл бұрын
direct your history teacher to this channel :)
@ethanstang99414 жыл бұрын
Just make sure to get good grades, okay.
@BrettonFerguson4 жыл бұрын
If you are in the USA, you will learn more watching these videos than you will learn in public schools.
@leemichael21544 жыл бұрын
Glad you love your history young lad (im 42 lol)
@ciuyr25104 жыл бұрын
The A7 came with a manual stating on the back "No trees were harmed in the making of this vehicle" . This footage proves otherwise
@zangooey79154 жыл бұрын
This is why you don’t leave a german tractor designer alone in a room with a toaster and some blueprints
@russwoodward82514 жыл бұрын
If it is an odd point of history, Mark Felton Productions is sure to have researched it. Great stuff. Thanks again for the hard work.
@rickvr114 жыл бұрын
Germany sure did like its tanks big throughout history
@anodezinc96674 жыл бұрын
rickvr11 yep have you ever seen the ratta biggest tank ever to big though 😂😂
@jimtaylor2944 жыл бұрын
...and their reliability low.
@Captain.J.Dreadful4 жыл бұрын
rickvr11 oh absolutely! :) My favorite is King Tiger and the Maus ❤️
@Cozzy-Wozzy4 жыл бұрын
Liked them big and unreliable, Their Panzer 3 and 4's were their best. You get into the big cats, like the Panthers, Tigers and Bengal Tigers they become very unreliable, overweight and slow.
@TBreezy174 жыл бұрын
I saw a site the other day selling a Leopard 1 with full replacement parts and I just dreamed about winning the lottery for a moment.
@McPoshSquatch4 жыл бұрын
Another interesting lesson in history. Love the video. Crazy to think how far Tank technology alone has come since then. Wow!
@thewaraboo28244 жыл бұрын
Mark, you stated that all super heavy tank designs were failures, but you know that's not true: Lest we forget the Bob Semple!
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
The JS.
@electrohalo87984 жыл бұрын
The Waraboo and the BIG-BOB
@M50A14 жыл бұрын
Let the meme die. Please
@attempttoreview44114 жыл бұрын
Bob Semple tank is best tank.
@Life_Is_Torture00004 жыл бұрын
These videos are better than most professionally produced documentaries. Absolutely first rate.
@BrettonFerguson4 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, the English were still talking about liberating Poland.
@stoneyll4 жыл бұрын
Your girl friend complains to me about you being 'early'.. Hitler cat
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
They are still weighing up the pro's and con's to this day....seriously.
@redram51504 жыл бұрын
Ratte design meeting... “What if we figured out how to add tracks to a battleship?”
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
They litterally talked about tracked submarines in WW2.
@battleoid24114 жыл бұрын
That was literally it though, the British had just fucked their battlecruisers and the ratte was a solution to take some of the turrets they were able to salvage from them and make em mobile
@apu_apustaja4 жыл бұрын
*Oh that music... So stirring...* PAM, PAM-PAM-PAM-PAM-PAM...
@Kampfgorillagear4 жыл бұрын
gets you in the mood for ww stuff
@Krish09164 жыл бұрын
More like BUM BUMBUMBUMBUMPUM
@multitoolish4 жыл бұрын
Your skills at research never fail to amaze me! Thank you sir
@michaelevans86974 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton is an international treasure!
@Kabutoes4 жыл бұрын
Don’t know why they didn’t put this in battlefield 1
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
Considering they could have milked everyone for another DLC fee,
@mattevans43774 жыл бұрын
We got the Char 2C instead at least. Which was probably more fun because the Driver got access to the main cannon, which probably wouldn't have happened with this vehicle, seeing as it operates more like a Mark IV tank (Landship in game).
@SunKing9684 жыл бұрын
In the 1970's I came across a neglected example of one of these prototypes and after a minor mechanical refresh, used it as a daily driver (my work commute, standard shopping etc.) until maintenace became somewhat expensive.
@osgkillerzzz38794 жыл бұрын
Is it me or does Mark’s voice fit in perfectly with the footage and documentary
@fortawesome19744 жыл бұрын
I have visited the last remaining A7V, it's in Brisbane Australia where I live!!
@2157AF4 жыл бұрын
yes indeed, as a Brisbane person its cool, but I think it would be better viewed at the War Memorial.
@thurin844 жыл бұрын
lucky! wish i could see it one day.
@steffenrosmus18644 жыл бұрын
I think ther 2 more one in Bovington UK and one in France
@phinix2504 жыл бұрын
How it got there is a good story, if I recall correctly it was captured not for use but as a big middle finger to the Germans who abandoned it in no man's land.
@roberthill32074 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Felton i love your channel thumbs up stay awesome history Buffs.
@Wallyworld304 жыл бұрын
The K-Wagen reminds me of a battleship on land. The Ratte does as well. Good thing these aren't practical as they would be terrifying .
@quintrankid80454 жыл бұрын
Lets wait until armor improves to the point it can weigh a lot less and see what they come up with. I'm going to guess that terrifying won't cover it.
@TBreezy174 жыл бұрын
Mortal Engines!
@kirbyculp34494 жыл бұрын
If the Musashi and Yamato were sunk by planes then destroying the Ratte by airpower would be little more than a training exercise. But it does look impressive.
@nikitao81534 жыл бұрын
@@quintrankid8045 give a little respect to armour that we have now.
@bokke64 жыл бұрын
Mark...At the end of a cold,wet,dark,miserable,long shift...just a tiny spark of interest is sometimes all you need to relax your mind..Thanks mate.Keep em coming!👍
@davidcoleman24634 жыл бұрын
I had not seen the film of the German tanks before . Amazing . Thank you.
@thesocialistroman4 жыл бұрын
The k-wagens were very overlooked tanks indeed.
@brianreddeman9514 жыл бұрын
That was worth taking a break. I knew about the K-wagon but I didn't know it was that huge!
@jimtaylor2944 жыл бұрын
Video should be named: "The K-Wagen: The first insult to Square Cube Law" (that construction was attemped on)
@DcaCo1234 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to put this together and sharing. Greetings from North Michigan, USA.
@ralphmunro76354 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the show,one of the a17 s still exists here in Brisbane Australia at the Queensland museum at South bank
@yourstruly48174 жыл бұрын
They have them. In the belly of that steel beast.
@Jamie-zs8ok4 жыл бұрын
senoJ anaidbI
@Jamie-zs8ok4 жыл бұрын
senoJ anaidnI
@oldesalt103104 жыл бұрын
Ah I see what you did there....Last Crusade...
@tommym3214 жыл бұрын
Yours Truly so if I understand correctly, why were the nazis using a WW1 tank (instead of a modern tank) in that Indiana Jones scene?
@bobstevens90404 жыл бұрын
The Last Crusade...right?
@SeventhSamurai724 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite KZbinrs! Great voice for narration, and extensive information that I was not aware of. Thank you!
@DaraM734 жыл бұрын
“I challenge you to a duel, Sir! What will be your weapon of choice? Machine gun, triplane or u-boat?”
@jimtaylor2944 жыл бұрын
"Pounded to pieces by artillery." ...or by the 6 pounder guns of MK.IV Males, from all directions and all at the same time. Just like with Battleships; the British had only to outbuild the Germans.
@AFT_05G4 жыл бұрын
Well,Germany built far more rifles,artillery pieces,explosives,mortars than Britain during WW1.And outproduced in aircraft produced until 1918 when German aircraft production began to collapse due to lack of resources which important for planes.İn 1914 German Army had more heavy artillery pieces and machine guns than Britain-France combined.Germany already became outbuild Britain in total productivity in early 20th century.Well,maybe not in shipbuilding but especially heavy industry,chemicy and electronics.I'm not even talking about gap between France.Peoples always underestimating Germany's capabilities.Not even searching about economics of that times.
@steveshoemaker63474 жыл бұрын
1 word "OUTSTANDING".....Thanks Doc.
@simonwinterstein3484 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the chivalrous combat of WW I (4:15)
@colinkelly54204 жыл бұрын
A conflict where 80% of all casualties were caused by artillery miles behind the front line. Amazing anyone still thought of chivalry after 1914.
@2157AF4 жыл бұрын
And mustard gas was far less chivalrous.
@scottleft36724 жыл бұрын
Officers WERE when possible.....after they surrendered.
@GordonBaird4 жыл бұрын
Had the same reaction as well... Disdain for tanks, but mustard gas and phosgene were A-OK... What?!
@freddywarren694 жыл бұрын
So interesting. You present the most esoteric stuff but make it interesting. Good work.
@timothyhouse16224 жыл бұрын
The A7V looks like it should be crewed by Jawas and sells droids town to town.
@vhspartan70664 жыл бұрын
Love the work man I love learning about the stuff I love
@wallywheezer82564 жыл бұрын
First!! To say that the K-Wagen looks like an interesting concept of a tank
@bf00194 жыл бұрын
its maus great grandfather I think
@Martin-vy7mm4 жыл бұрын
I think it looks cool, but could probably use some weight reduction and maybe be a little smaller. It's cool though, almost like a navy ship for the army
@markadams75974 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Absolutely love these original movies and their vintage witness! Keep up the good work. Ty.
@yarnobirchen14504 жыл бұрын
First I WANT THE K-WAGEN IN WAR THUNDER
@josephphillips80194 жыл бұрын
I was literally just thinking about that no joke.
@WorkAlef4 жыл бұрын
Me wants the Char 2C as well! >~
@ethanstang99414 жыл бұрын
Me too
@Mamorufumio4 жыл бұрын
it's a bit overpowered for rank one, and underpowered for anything past rank 3
@Videogamehistorian004 жыл бұрын
GAIJEN WHEN?!?!
@Manuelslayor4 жыл бұрын
The germans may have only built 20 but there is a reason. First they had more than enough captured tanks Second after the initial fear they found out that is was rather easy to destroy them
@bigblue69174 жыл бұрын
I did know about the K-Wagon but lacked the details you have so kindly provided. So thanks for that. It is somewhat ironic that modern Leopard tank was inspired by tank destroyers such as the US M-10 and M-36. One of the other problems with the German A7V tanks was that it was crewed by men from different branches of the German Army. So the guns were manned by artillerymen, the machine guns by infantrymen, transport operated the engines et cetera. Because of that the prejudices each branch held for the other branches was often brought with them. This made it hard for them to fight as a cohesive unit. And the tank had the ability to fall over on the slightest of inclines. Makes it sound more like something out of Wacky Races. So the Germans thought that the tank was dishonourable. But gassing your enemy was fine. Interesting standards of honour some people had.
@wolfsoldner90294 жыл бұрын
The A7V was actually not ment for trench warfare. More for the battlefields like Russia. Its track chassis was designed to be used for multiple tasks. Like being used as an artillery tractor or flak wagon. I also dont know where Mark got that info about the honor. I pretty much doubt it is real. Even if not everybody has the same opinion about battle tactics in an army. To the germans it was early clear that tanks during ww1 were costly and not very useful except being used as moving cover or to clear trench wire. Only the later light tanks became useful.
@dimvalsgames97214 жыл бұрын
With Mark, you don't watch the vid at first.! You first like the vid and then watch sure for the awesome quality of Mark's vid...! :)
@mattdavies41494 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy these videos; concise, informative and very interesting
@Activated_Complex4 жыл бұрын
How was this thing not a boss fight in Toy Soldiers? It’s perfect. It’s even modular, so you have to destroy chunks of it.
@midassandahl50764 жыл бұрын
Best german word pronounciation from an english dude ive heard to date, props to you my guy
@crispybacon5804 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO !!!! I asked about it along time ago.
@thetexastickler56984 жыл бұрын
7k views in 3 minutes good to see this channel getting the attention it deserves
@matthewbrooker4 жыл бұрын
Exquisite story. Informative and surprising as usual, Herr Felton.
@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu4 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual! Tanks!
@Knapweed4 жыл бұрын
The V-Wagen was built like a tank, it even had sloped armour.
@GIGABACHI4 жыл бұрын
8:24 That's some Final Boss type of shit going on right there, checking out your forces before heading out, all cannons standing up saluting you in what could be the Final Showdown. I'm gonna get blown up and beat down BUT I'm gonna look good while at it.😎🤘🏻
@buckshot64814 жыл бұрын
Incredible, truly.
@HSMiyamoto4 жыл бұрын
Like the Yamato class battleships, which were built because the Japanese lacked the resources to build more than a few battleships, even if smaller, the surface area of a big tank is actually less than the total surface area of multiples of smaller tanks. The idea may have been to try to save resources by building fewer but more destructive tanks than the Allies.
@modelermark1724 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting. I've been thinking of building a model of the K-Wagen, but does anyone know where the crew entrance hatches are located? There had to be SOME way of entering the tank, but I can't find it from any source, online. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for posting this!
@truereaper45724 жыл бұрын
A shame that none survived the war. Would've made an amazing addition to a WW1 museum.
@ralphmunro76354 жыл бұрын
We have one a17 here in Brisbane Australia,I used to play in it as a kid at the old qld museam
@steyrproof4 жыл бұрын
It would have failed...they forgot to put in a bathroom 😳
@davidmiller7674 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks Mark. I had no idea, that the Germans only produced 10 tanks in WWI! This one - K-Wagen was a goose egg. Surprising.
@SpartanA054Moose4 жыл бұрын
would love to see more of the flying elephant. i can imagine a k wagon vs elephant dual
@SpartanA054Moose4 жыл бұрын
@Michael Wolff can we make this into a movie
@relhokhusoh59794 жыл бұрын
Dear Mark, can you please make a video on 'The battle of Kohima?' Thanks.
@johnaitken74304 жыл бұрын
You do an excellent job, and always adhere to the no politics Guideline. Well done
@beltfed46244 жыл бұрын
So... Basically a huge Hubba Bubba chewing gum dispenser with a lot of guns, able to travel downhill at the speed of smell, and much too heavy to drive on anything but packed dirt... But still an interesting machine, and a good video. 👍
@NathanChisholm0414 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mark for all your effort you put into the research mate!
@McRocket4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Thank you very much for this.
@stephenmckee32354 жыл бұрын
I wanna K-Wagen Tank for Christmas. Only a K-Wagen Tank for Christmas.
@whatfreedom74 жыл бұрын
That thing is a beast! That would be terrifying to see bait through frontlines.
@ethanstang99414 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to see this in war thunder.
@stoirmslw71954 жыл бұрын
Ethan Stang considering that they just removed the maus we can only dream
@WildBillCox134 жыл бұрын
Great coverage. Thanks for posting, Mark!
@jumemowery94344 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative. Thanks Mark!!
@andrebartels16904 жыл бұрын
Thank you for pronouncing the German words right. I highly appreciate your effort 👍
@Irreverenze4 жыл бұрын
Looks cozy.
@FLYIN_DAGGERZ4 жыл бұрын
Tanks for sharing this video
@banditdelta71724 жыл бұрын
I wonder where he gets all his pictures and footage for these videos. Great work though Mark just subbed. :)
@etherospike39364 жыл бұрын
5:32 The tank's name is Fenrir , Fenrir in Norse mythology is the son of Loki, destined to bring Ragnarok-Götterdämmerung to asgardian gods !
@noahtheowl71073 жыл бұрын
First congrats on one million subs, second keep up the good work. im a big fan and a History nerd
@timheersma47084 жыл бұрын
Taking a Ratte out for a leisurely test drive would destroy roads and bridges without firing a shot ;-)
@historyarmyproductions4 жыл бұрын
It would have been super interesting of it went into combat. Same with the later british mk.8 and later.
@wallyplumstead6144 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark.
@stevethomas7604 жыл бұрын
Was there a purpose to the short studs on the German helmets? Possible topic, personal gear. Mark, continued good work.
@BrettonFerguson4 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on the Bob Semple Tank if you haven't already. We can't let the Australians forget about that one.
@brendanhere.64004 жыл бұрын
Failed Geography, did we?
@wastedangelematis4 жыл бұрын
Yeah... it would at some point probably shipped to Australia from New Zealand I guess.... at least some of them
@Lucasrainford4 жыл бұрын
The Char 2C from BF1! er? yeah....Excellent vid as always Mark :)
@derin1114 жыл бұрын
Anyone else get a 'pick me up boost' from Mark's theme tune out the beginning and end of the videos?
@Sang19574 жыл бұрын
Another great video on a little known subject!
@udorechner68464 жыл бұрын
Nice clip and awesome historical fotage.
@jeffking41764 жыл бұрын
I saw something years ago about a ww ll German tank that was built and it was way too heavy. It couldn’t go hardly anywhere because it kept sinking and getting stuck. And it couldn’t cross any bridges. Another excellent video. Interesting info - as always. 📻🙂
@AtheistOrphan4 жыл бұрын
Jeff King - Yes, that would be the Maus. There’s photos of it online stuck in the mud.
@lampuhijau99004 жыл бұрын
Maus : I am the first super tank that ever created K-Wagen: hold my bear !