German Panzer Tactics WW2 - Attack

German Panzer Tactics in World War 2 relied heavily on combined arms warfare (Kampf der verbundenen Waffen) something that is often ignored with all the focus on the Panzers itself. This video explains the interaction and tactics of Panzers, Infantry, Artillery, Panzerjäger, Flak and Luftwaffe. In a general attack and a detailed view on an attack on an enemy pillbox.
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[@nukezap6528]

the historians here in CGSC Fort Leavenworth found your videos very interesting. They liked your voice pacing.

[@tomfitzgerald8150]

Hey brother, your video was really good as they all are but as a Combat Engineer of over 20 years you have under represented the usage of the "combat engineer" in the last part of your video. When the unit assaulted the bunker the combat engineer would be the first to the wire with covering fire from the tanks and infantry, after creating the holes in the wire and possibly other booby traps the engineers would then utilize the demolitions they brought with them to destroy the bunker(if any engineers were left). After the engineers are done or have no assets left to contribute they get absorbed back in as the battle goes on. Being that combat engineers are like a glorified heavy infantry weapons wise. These tactics for engineers are borne out of the lessons of WW1 on both sides when dealing with complex obstacle assaults. Nobody would lay one row of wire and even modern tanks and such will bog down quiet quickly in multi wire obstacles. Infantry can and do better but can also be seriously hindered by even the most simple wire obstacle systems.

[@MrJust2times]

Arent you German ? Why cant you make at least a few German videos ? Maybe you ahve please show me then :D

[@spitefulwar]

Falls es mal wieder Tassen geben sollte... bitte aus amtlichen Emaille, die Keramiktasse mit meinem schönen Panther hat den Blitzkrieg in der Kantine nicht überlebt.

[@MrTiti]

Das war für mich als Laien ganz ordentlich; Aber die Aussprache des Panzers, der ja auf Englisch "tank" heißt, sollte dann auch Deutsch bleiben. Panzer. nicht Penntser.

[@naitnait00]

Thanks for the tips against pill boxes. I can finally take out that obnoxious pillbox obstructing my way to class instead of waking up early and taking a detour.

[@alany3805]

it is actually useful info if you live in albania

[@seanshin1615]

@@alany3805 Aren't there a bunch of pillboxes left over from Communist times there?

[@podemosurss8316]

@@seanshin1615 Like... a bunker for each family. Enver Hoxha spent all the budget on building bunkers everywhere.

[@splo1nger909]

Podemos URSS so jealous, i dream of a bunker.

[@David-eh9le]

splo1nger not that hard to build

[@pidgonbusdriver]

Thanks!

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Thank you!

[@comradejosefstalin3097]

Using this for War Thunder

[@Megarith1to3]

Okay but how would a Baneblade fit into this?

[@Novafire194]

With a member of the guard (or a ultra smurf) playing sweet smooth jazz through the chaos of the battle on top of it

[@loserface3962]

Help a german tank destroyer(stug iii f) is blocking the way to my school and I only have a M24 chaffee, what do I do?

[@mikeromney4712]

I dont feel suppressed - I think, I risk a peek....:)

[@AlexanderSeven]

Close Combat manual.

[@samiam5557]

I play CC series too great game.

[@efzahmed6311]

*wins wars

[@korstmahler]

So the short list is: -Do it for the infantry -Do it with the infantry -Screw the infantry

[@WordBearer86]

Yeah pretty much. That's still sorta the doctrine for armor forces today. Well 'combined arms' actions at least. You've still got some out there who use independent armor and infantry units. God help 'em.

[@chooyongming110]

1:16

[@WordBearer86]

@Rifleman Well then of course look at how dictator's tend to operate and you'll notice they often deliberately keep their military operating inefficiently so they tend to keep too independent unit types.

[@jobdylan5782]

hot

[@trollerxoxox]

Thanks so much for this!!! Literally 5 minutes after I finished watching I ran into a French pillbox on my way to the office. Without this video who knows what could have happened!!

[@matthewlee8667]

German army was represented by men's bathroom signs

[@spitefulwar]

Pinkelpause is a very important pre-op duty.

[@kurtj.9656]

That's your imagination, because you only think about dic*s!

[@orgami100]

I would've crap't seeing Germans coming. .

[@matthewlee8667]

@@orgami100 ja

[@sean7456]

BFV fans are gonna be salty.

[@cybervantyz]

"I don''t feel suppressed" =)

[@counterfit5]

From the Von Halen hit “Hot for Panzer”

[@BartJBols]

90% of panzer tactics: Drive around them, then make them surrender.

[@lovablesnowman]

Worked in France

[@randall172]

Didn’t work in the SU, too far to far to drive.

[@DZ-1987]

Not in Britain. Or the USSR. Or Amerika...

[@charliemcfacefuck4798]

@@DZ-1987 it worked quite well in Russia. Supply lines are a mother fucker though.

[@Ranchor489]

@@randall172 Germans achieved the largest encirclement in warfare history, even to this day, by surrounding the entirety of the Southwestern Front of the Soviets in the Battle of Kiev. It worked but it can't work forever.

[@martinkirk3810]

At 4:27 you put "50cm PaK 38". That's gonna hurt a T34...

[@The5ociopath]

Martin Kirk The PaK 38 showed itself fully capable to take out a t34 within medium to close range.

[@HistoryGameV]

Kaaaaarl, this hurts T-34s!

[@cissuperdroid]

I was just about to point that out! Who needs superheavy mortars when you got a 500mm PaK?!

[@caif4]

@Markiplier777 the point of the post was the typo. He put CM instead of MM. So a 500mm pak 38.

[@korstmahler]

That's a half metre gun, like something out of 40k, and you know they'd put it on a tank the same size too.

[@SuperLeosid]

Please keep making more tactics videos. It's a sight for sore eyes. Rarely do I get to find elaborate descriptions of what tactics were used in military history, and this channel is the only place I could go for learning tactics.

[@martins3993]

Company of Heroes player here, can confirm. Would very much like to suppress off map arty.

[@Reypolloloco5]

The feels

[@samiam5557]

arty makes it more realistic

[@VT-mw2zb]

If CoH is a company-level operation then imagine the off-map artillery as battalion or brigade-level artillery you can only call it on targets you can see. Though I would love to have harassing fire blindy into the unknown.

[@zidan1hao917]

a fight conducted on company level can find themselves have the ability to own 240mm heavy pounding, or even railway artillery....

[@eagletanker]

Would also love to suppress V1 and firestorms, everything else you can live with

[@thomaszhang3101]

Is Fritz dating the daughter of that surrendered French general?

[@7macfly2]

Frits's mother is dating a french soldier in berlin 1945 ;)

[@thomaszhang3101]

macfly72 more like raped by Ivan XD

[@fulcrum2951]

Must've raped Ivan's daughter then

[@TheDancingHyena]

This is immensely useful for Graviteam Tactics: Mius Front players. I've never incorporated caterpillar movement before, nor have I used artillery fire to cover the flanks of an attack with smoke/fire (both of which seem obvious to me now >.

[@TheThag]

Had never heard of that game, time to try it :)

[@Plantagenaut]

good comment

[@condorscondor]

How have i never heard of this game, its 100% my kinda game. Thank you ;_;

[@SymeonPhronema]

This is exactly the type of thing I had in mind while watching this video. Graviteam, and Steel Division.

[@ericksharkey144]

ikr this is most usefull in Graviteam Tactics: Mius Front

[@ethanhatcher5533]

1:46 I see that lindybiege reference... You ain't sly

[@seanrae3544]

what is the reference

[@theortheo2401]

@@seanrae3544 go watch the video about the bren and the "spandau"

[@torbai]

Hooray, I am mentioned... Thanks for the video.

[@fryingpancakes8445]

Wait you are subscribed to Wang Gang? Do you come from China per chance?

[@torbai]

@@fryingpancakes8445 Yes.

[@fryingpancakes8445]

@@torbai Nice :D

[@polsefanten]

I thought the main German Panzer tactic of ww2 was to remember to grenade the interior of the tank when you bail out from lack of fuel?

[@brotlowskyrgseg1018]

Yes, but that tactic became more and more obsolete as many of the late war tanks possessed very good self-immolation capabilities, allowing the crew to abandon the tank even more quickly and efficiently.

[@mandernachluca3774]

@@brotlowskyrgseg1018 As quick as the bad positioned escape hatches allowed ;D.

[@mandernachluca3774]

@BlackDeathViral03 You've got something fundamentally wrong boy. The electric motors would overheat, the wire insulation would melt and cause shortages, wich un turn would cause a fire ;D. Think of it as trying to drill a hole with a battery drill that got stuck. That thing has not enough torque to overcome the friction, pulls to much current because of the stand still, overheats due to no cooling of the cooling blades and you'll see the magic smoke coming out og it ;D.

[@brightwizard12]

Two questions: 1) how well does the intended/doctrinal artillery use in these operations line up with reality? It seems like a lot of tubes and guns are meant to support what is a very small fraction of the division at any one time so I'm curious how often the commander would have access to the perfect storm of enough guns, enough ammo, enough artillery spotters/safe positions to deploy mortars, and enough time to get the shells on target. 2) Would tank commander actually ram artillery pieces to destroy them or is that just what they were meant to do according to doctrine? Seems like a brilliant way to throw a track or otherwise get bogged.

[@josemariabacigalupo7983]

The Germans were masters in administering scarce resources.

[@stilipetrov3378]

Ob's stürmt oder schneit, Ob die Sonne uns lacht, Der Tag glühend heiß Oder eiskalt die Nacht. Bestaubt sind die Gesichter, Doch froh ist unser Sinn, Ist unser Sinn; Es braust unser Panzer Im Sturmwind dahin. :D

[@ethanhatcher5533]

Louder!

[@kurtj.9656]

Meine Ehre, heißt Treue!

[@tekno898]

The other version is much longer lmao, if ur willing to yell the whole thing

[@neilwilson5785]

Something about beer, night sausages, and tanks?

[@tekno898]

@@neilwilson5785 More like bout yellow sands and dying for the fatherland

[@lennox7459]

This Video is really Offensive!

[@andrzejadamowicz3753]

I find described tactic offensive.

[@WozWozEre]

Bren* ---- *wins wars A dig at Lindybeige? ;-)

[@aaronvenia6193]

Lindy digs at himself.

[@neilwilson5785]

Bren > Schpandau. Remember your A-level Physics lessons? It's a law of nature.

[@thomaszhang3101]

I highly respect Lindybeige for his knowledge of medieval combat, but he is pushing his limits when it comes to modern tactics.

[@WozWozEre]

@@thomaszhang3101 I'd be wary of respecting Lindy for his knowledge on anything tbh, he's an entertainer not an educator.

[@thomaszhang3101]

GunboatDiplomat very few historians know about medieval combat since most useful records are gone. Lindy is a line of hands on, practical historian who actually try out what he finds before accepting it as truth. I respect him for that. But he either did not do too much research or is biased when it comes to WW2.

[@MrArtbv]

Well, pretty much everything covered is what we used to game exhaustively in "Squad Leader" back when I was an Inf. NCO 40 years ago. Except we were doing it on the defensive side as at the time it was expected we'd be defending West Germany against a Soviet assault. The key was attrition and flexibility. By 1943 the Russians had it perfected by the time Kursk rolled around. In the Northern attack Model led with his armor (granted Wehrmacht trained infantry was as rare as gold by then) and saw very little success. In the South Manstein tried breaking in with infantry VERY closely followed by armor; he did a little better until he ran out of infantry. The KEY to defeating a Combined Arms Attack is to "un-combine" it. And the easiest way to do that is to strip out the attacking infantry. You don't have to actually kill the infantry; just force them to cover using pre-plotted arty, or even grazing fire frrom machine guns along pre-sited lanes of fire. Tanks are gonna do tanky things and they only work well with organic infantry they trained with a LONG time. It takes one about 5 seconds flat to completely out run covering infantry; in 10 seconds they're 300 meters ahead; in 30 seconds they're out of sight. It's just their nature to wanna go find and kill other tanks. That's why Wehrmacht Inf units preferred assault guns in support; not least because they were manned by artillery branch personnel. NOT PanzerTruppen. IF, and it's a BIG IF; you have the resources... Then the first 2 defensive zones 1-5 kilometers should be penetrated by "assault infantry", only then should the tanks and mech infantry be committed. Another informative video.

[@hauptmanndosman]

This also worked for the Americans at Bastogne. German armour broke into the perimeter, but the accompanying infantry was stop at the perimeter, thus the tanks were shot to bits by artillery, tank destroyers and infantry with at weapons.

[@Plantagenaut]

Awesome reply

[@MrArtbv]

@@hauptmanndosman World of Tanks sponsors an old armor officer who does really great reviews of various tanks. This channel recently referred to him on a T-34 presentation. One of the things he checks is each tanks "visibility" for the crew when buttoned up... Even in modern tanks it ALWAYS SUCKS. SSSOOO.. you call in arty, the tank commander buttons up and immediately hits the gas to get out of "the beaten zone"... leaving the infantry behind. The infantry immediately scatters trying to find a hole to crawl into. Even a few shells will work everytime. The attack bogs/breaks down. Your guns displace, you fall back a klick or two.. Lather, rinse, repeat.. Of course you and your guys gotta be well trained AND KEEP YOUR NERVE. Easier said than done.. but it can be done. On the Eastern Front Russian offensive opening artillery barrages were God's own hammer. BUT they were fairly inflexible once they fired their pre-planned schedules. On the Western front the Germans HATED American artillery because any Lieutenant w a radio could n would call it in instantly. And depending on the target he'd get it coming in all the way up to Corps level. Once the proximity fused shells were available, airbursts just annihilated German infantry in the open. In the Ardennes 3 SS Panzer Grenadier divisions were gutted attacking the high ground around Elsenborn Ridge.

[@neilwilson5785]

Wow, hi mate. I played Squad Leader for many years. I've still got all the stuff. Hill 621 forever!

[@hauptmanndosman]

@@MrArtbv the book was titled "No silent night, the Christmas battle for bastogne"

[@Oshowah]

I like these tactics videos a lot, helps me create more realistic scenarios in Men of War! Could you do one on german smaller unit tactics late war? How they would execute a local counterattack with platoon or company strength of mixed quality, perhaps supported by a Stug?

[@aaronvenia6193]

I like seeing the MG42 suppress the Bren Guns. ;) You know what I mean!

[@MerlijnDingemanse]

I do find these tactics highly offensive

[@dlifedt]

Very interesting! I was surprised by the prominent role of smokescreens via artillery. Have you seen any anecdotal reference on how much smoke vs HE rounds were used by artillery (eg expended or supplied rounds, any nation and caliber >60mm)?

[@brianwyters2150]

10:59 "Armour Protection" because even the armour must be kept safe from French baguette launchers.

[@DC9622]

Very informative has the Wehrmacht tactics for the early years defeated all opposition. Indeed, the greatest flattery to these tactics was the establishment of the Tank Destroyer branch by the American Army has a tactical means to overcome them. However, from around October 1942, it all went a bit pear shaped has the Allies learnt methods to defeat these systems, with first at Stalingrad and El Alamein. August 8 1944 is a good example, the eight Tigers led by Wittmann typically using the leapfrog approach in open country could be considered as one of the most, experienced German units in the theatre at the time. Despite this or because of it with the application of this tactical leadership, they were defeated in 12 minutes due to the effective application of Allied armour warfare tactics. Described has the inexorable dynamic application of materialschlacht where the overall Allied numerical superiority would eventually succeed - through simple attrition. Put simply the German Army was always guaranteed to counterattacked, the Allies had learnt the tactics to defeat them.

[@DC9622]

Alexander Challis yes 7th Royal Armoured Regiment at Arris. The latest modern revisionist Historians, have higher opinions of Montgomery and his men abilities of the execution and prosecution of war than those of the last century as more classified information is released. Though, he did bring down a lot on himself through his attitudes. In the cold light of day many of his statements for the execution of war in the European Theatre, have subsequently been proven correct. Importantly, he and his generals executed war at the lowest human cost to his men. Indeed, he was highly rated by a number of German Generals, often quoted has the only Field Marshal who never lost a battle.

[@josemariabacigalupo7983]

Both battles (Stalingrad and El Alamein) were battles of wear were that the Germans couldn´t afford because of their inferiority in all sort of means of battle (men, tanks, fuel, artillery, air support) which played a nasty roll against them. The battle of Stalingrad should never had been fought because the 6th army was not designed for urban battle in close range against an army which outnumber them, especially in men power (fitted for that sort of combat). In El Alamein Montgomery (a conservative general) piled such a quantity of material that outnumberd Rommen in a rate of about 6:1. Besides, Rommel had no fuel to fight a mobile combat and, utmost, Hitler prohibited him to withdraw, which was imperative to reduce casualties and to save the Afrika Korps.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

6:36, lol just artillery everything at this point.

[@merguez6162]

Great vid again still not running out of ideas!

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Do you know if British or Soviet or American doctrines were much different than this?

TheLoyalOfficer US - Advance on wide front, focus on enemy strong points. Redirect more and more reinforcements and support untill they break. Oposite to german tactic that is all about bypassing strong points. Soviet - Arty and tank spam. Britts - Discipline and stiff upper lip.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

@ And your sources?

[@perfectlyfine1675]

At first, no, that's what allowed Rommel to not die in Africa in three seconds, but around in early 1942 British actually surpassed Germany in terms of doctrines.

[@perfectlyfine1675]

And Soviet doctrines were very good... unfortunately, Stalin at first abandoned them.

[@lucius1976]

@@perfectlyfine1675 Dont think the British would have lasted on the Eastern Front for a week.

[@Suprsim]

More tactics videos please! So Gooooood!

[@kravaloon8121]

Can you make video about the Chechoslovak army in the 1938?

[@johnmoore8599]

I wonder how the US Marine's tactics differ from the Wehrmacht's as far as pillbox clearing.

[@knutdergroe9757]

Hardly at all.... SEMPER Fi

[@robertbugna]

I think the Panzerlied song suits at the start of the video. :)

[@liammiller1472]

i really wish i had a better time understanding his accent, he makes such good videos with really good info

[@samiam5557]

combined arms is the key to sucessful attack

[@knutdergroe9757]

Combined arms, and mobility....

[@davidcoleman2463]

Sorry . Your speaking too fast your video is hard to follow .

[@TheRealKBJ]

1.7k upvotes; 13 downvotes Pretty good, pretty good - pretty neat, pretty neat.

[@tehw000000t]

Can you do a video comparing WW2 PzGr tactics vs Cold War and more recent tactics?

[@DivineDawn]

Excellent very educational these pesky pillboxes have been making me late for work all week!!

[@warci]

can't tell you enough how much I enjoy this series of tactics videos!! I'm finally able to make some progress in the graviteam games now :) Please make more!

[@FOLLOW_GOD_347]

10:35 ah what a great advice make sure I'll make use of it

[@M1945]

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[@paraskaikessa597]

Thank you for this video! I shall study all their tactics and use them for...peaceful things ^^)

[@Marvin.Runyon]

I liked the increased use of maps to illustrate battle tactics. MHV is always raising the quality of production!

[@pinksheep406]

I read this as seizing the quality of production, I gotta lay off of the communism memes 😂

[@kimjongmill4445]

Where do you get the panzer graphics. I'd like to use them for measurements

[@arsenal-slr9552]

You've been rolling out your best ever work these past few weeks!!

[@Raskolnikov70]

Interesting video, but your presentation is way too fast. Slow things down a bit and let your audience absorb the information you're presenting instead of rushing through it like your pants are on fire.

[@davidcoleman2463]

I said the same thing . It's to fast and hard to follow

[@salokin3087]

Allies: weird flex but ok

[@Plantagenaut]

Mechanized units are fairly unique, still, to this day. I enjoy the dialect. I listened to this when I was in the kitchen. By the time I made it back to this position, you had closed. I might watch it again, later. I know you worked on this, and I enjoy it. Maybe, you could program some good Wehrmacht stuff for wargamers? They are looking for experts.

[@anonviewerciv]

0:49 In the end it always comes down to the infantryman and his rifle. 6:36 You'd need a lot of artillery if positions are dispersed. But such dispersion means a weaker front.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I understand this is an optimal scenario, but were smoke rounds all that plentiful? In all the wargaming I've done I'd love to smoke every possible enemy position before wading into battle, but there never seems to be that much to call on. And how many panzers are you attacking with? You show 4 here, but that looks like alot to take on for a single platoon. Is this a company sized action? Love your videos. I'm really enjoying them since discovering you a couple months ago. [Thumbs Up]

[@TheSonOfDumb]

I agree. That's a lot of smoke for just one platoon of tanks and infantry each. Then again, this all probably comes from a manual, where often only the optimal scenario is described. I don't think that, especially by the late war, Germany could afford to spend that many shells on a single position.

[@johnroach8508]

I saw this really interesting video about the comparison of the MG 34, and the MG 42: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpfKo4KCgZiZeac While the video is comprehensive about the guns paper, I was left wondering about the combat statistics of both firearms and how they compared in battle effectiveness. Potential video idea? (You probably have a video on it already I haven’t looked) Edit: I found an in-depth podcast you put on your second channel on the topic.

[@TheAmerican1963]

"Leapfrog movement" is now called "overwatch"....incorporated by modern infantry also....... :-)

[@aaronsutherland5251]

Another awesome video, keep em coming!

[@josemariabacigalupo7983]

Germans have developed the use of combined arms in WW2 as it is used nowadays.

[@Yui_187]

I love ur vids about panzer tactics

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work on the documentary

[@jaikumar848]

Hi MHV! Japan made first underwater aircraft carrier called i-400 submarine .it could carry only 3 seaplanes. It sound good and stealthy but i didn't understand what kind of mission they could do with those 3 planes. it couldn't attack battleship or couldn't do any pearl harbour. couldn't attack Panama canal as it was heavily guarded with AA guns (don't forget proximity fuses😉). that submarine came late but even if it came in early 1942 what it could do? bio warfare ? most likely those 3 plane so.

[@oddballsok]

yes...biowarfare... the weatherballoons with firebombs from Japan did little damage..but at least it reached the USA. Then.1 year later the bio/germs development was better and a small plane at least could target specifically a densely populated area...but avoiding flak or military complexes in/near a city. But the sub with airplanes was not DESIGNED for this purpose..the idea was to have the 3 waterplanes for better and further scouting..if need be attack a SINGLE enemy destroyer (of the known old obsolete type of

[@Donnerwamp]

I'm no expert, but how about building more "subcarriers"? One with 3 planes is like a drop on the hot stone, but 10 of those subs and you've got 30 planes.

[@manilajohn0182]

The Japanese had in mind the idea to use the I-400 class to attack and destroy the locks of the Panama Canal.

[@jaikumar848]

ManilaJohn01 could it work with 3 tiny planes? do planes had enough bombs to destroy locks also it was very well protected by AA defence as mentioned

[@jaikumar848]

T M S I really not sure they had plan to make 10 sub with limited resources

[@erichunsaker4969]

I just found your channel and loving your videos so far!

[@pericanet]

German have best tactik in ww2 . All german win is not becasue good tank, arty air or other whepon. All win because have good tactik. Tackitk do 90% job. You can destroyj all tank , arty all bunker all air if you have good tactik.

[@blazingscout5265]

something every company of heroes player would love to do, man I loved that

[@matze3596]

If u make a video in English and not in German pls choose witch termu use "Pancer" or "Tank". Thank u. Otherwise sounds ridiculous.

[@massineben7198]

oh boi, my crew gonna need this for BFV

[@perfectlyfine1675]

The lens flare from the sun will obscure your vision and game balance will drastically degrade every second to the point where tactics is useless

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Your videos are great, and full of inspiration for our hobby course

[@kaidkyoung4298]

@4:21 Pak 38 antitank gun I thought was 5cm/50mm but in the video appearing as 50 CM Pakistan 38.

[@corradosoprano5408]

Im like uhjnnnn, 6 shots of whidkey in to my 19th birthday, seend like a fitting video, god bless

[@gings4ever]

So this is why the sIG 33 was so well liked~

[@bhangrafan4480]

This wargaming system allows you to try out most of these these principles of tactics: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Armillus+designs&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

[@sstorm1971]

So the morning commute to work needs a combined arms approach to deal with obstacles...

[@eml7382]

I thought you got shot by a British guy when you were defending Germany tanks or planes

[@fooooooooooooooo]

Hey I found this offensive. SHUT IT DOWN!

[@pinksheep406]

9:25 From someone who plays Company Of Heroes 2 that is the most true statement I've ever heard.

[@ryleeculla5570]

What if they were in a defensive roll do panzer tactics disguise about defense

[@predattak]

These panzer tactics are so offensive! I'm gonna report this hate crime to the british police asap.

[@a.n.l.aantineoliberalismas4504]

Not every battle though what about the african campaign that was a lot different

[@ZeSgtSchultz]

Read that like you meant the tactics that offended people....

[@wolkenjaeger.]

Does it make a difference in cases where it storms or snows? What about hot days? I feel like cold nights could make a difference, too...

[@wolkenjaeger.]

And not to forget mines, barricades and guns hidden in yellow sand. Those could be a problem aswell.

[@datboi2250]

Guess a storm blowing away all the smoke clouds, would suck.

[@shellshockedgerman3947]

The last word of a Panzer advancing past its infantry.

[@bhangrafan4480]

The use of combined arms was the great strength of the German Army in WW2. The techinical ability to co-ordinate infantry, artillery, and armour using radios. This was something adopted by the US?UK/USSR after the war.

[@mauno7230]

IT was the blueprint for modern warefare. Principles still used today.

[@ferdrewflores3612]

The Discipline of the Wehr ! ✊💪💥🔥🙏

[@Bacon98tor]

How would the caterpillar type movement work? I understand the moving unit moves to a similar line as the firing unit, but how would they advance further than that? Wouldn't you have to intermittently switch to leapfrog movement?

[@pericanet]

And man of war is more real game then company of hero. ;)

[@kvoftheground273]

50cm pak 38 ¨ah yes the 500mm anti tank gun¨

[@niccatipay]

I am a sherman tank, and I find their methods offensive!

[@andrzejadamowicz3753]

I find this tactic OFFENSIVE!!!!

[@knutdergroe9757]

Now we have plan. Mein Junger, Remember Rommel, Attack, Attack, Attack and don't forget the infantry....

[@MrSigmatico]

There is no such thing as a friendly minefield

[@thurbine2411]

What were the German opinion on 4 vs 5 tank platoons? Weren’t the medium platoons of 1940 or something 5 tanks?

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

I searched quite a while for that, but never found a "written answer". Medium (Pz IV) 1941 were 4 tanks, Light (Pz III), where 5. Later Medium Pz IV long hat 5 tanks. Heavy (Tiger) had 4.

[@Cybermat47]

Hey mate, any chance of a video on S-Boat (aka E-Boat) tactics and operations? Keep up the great work!

[@smoothbrush4722]

How many medium tanks had a platoon of german tanks ww2? Panzer 4 and panther? What about stug platoon? 5 tanks? I know heavy tiger platoon had 4 tanks.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Some had 5 (Panzer II & III early in the leichte Panzerkompanie, but also later Panzer IV & V), some had 4 (Panzer IV early in the Medium Panzer Kompanie). See, my Panzer II video where I cover the two early companies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaTWk5SpbN9sfcU For StuG see these Videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qne7i5Z5Zt2NpKs also on the second channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpzJqHR5iJWooNk

[@gray15780]

for the use of

[@andrewstrongman305]

Ideally, the Luftwaffe was able to gain local air-superiority and provide Ju-87's for ground-attack.

[@datboi2250]

Weren't the Red Armythe pioneers of strategic armed forces? With them having fronts and German Heer and Luftwaffel fighting based on loose cooperation. Although, you were talking about tactics.

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

You speak differently when you making the video upon depicting yourself when we cannot see you, you go über Germanic haha