Pak-40 German 75mm AT Gun Firing

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While we normally stick to small arms here, this beast of a gun was just way too impressive for me to not pay attention to. I was at a cannon and machine gun shoot just recently where some folks brought out what is (I believe) the only functional Pak-40 in the United States. And shot it.
The Pak-40 was the backbone of German antitank guns during WWII, and fired a 75mm AP shell out to an effective range of about a mile in a direct-fire role, with enough energy to defeat pretty much any Allied tank except the late-war Russian heavies. It was fairly light weight given its effectiveness, and makes one hell of a concussion when fired.
Thanks to the gun's owners for being awesome!

[@GeckoNovice]

"And they promptly rebuilt it because it is awesome". Ian - 2014

[@Klote3241]

there are still few pak-88 around but they only use light showcase shells cause the barrel would not be able to handle real 88 rounds due to age.

[@michaelhawkins1528]

@@dieterhrabak4947 there is there in museums

[@thorstenguenther]

The Panzermuseum has an 8.8 cm PAK or FLAK on display, and as this museum belongs to the Bundeswehr, it may well be in working condition (most of their vehicles are). In comparison to the 8.8 cm, the 7.5 cm PAK already packs quite a punch and is far less cumbersome to operate (you can still turn it around with only two soldiers), but in propaganda, the 8.8 cm were always portrayed as THE ubiquitous German guns - similar to how for some reason the Tiger and Panther - rather rare vehicles - were displayed as THE German tanks, while in reality, the backbone was the Panzer IV - in late war scenarios more and more supported by the StuG III and IV.

[@pilsplease7561]

thats not accurate, they can still fully fire, age does not make a barrel not work@@Klote3241

[@Klote3241]

@@pilsplease7561 wel yes it does. Metals loses its strength over time. The firing mechanism would not be able to hold against the recoil

[@GodsChosen69]

I want one for home defense.

[@FunnyThingsHapenedOnTheWayto]

Alfonso Castro I think it is a bit excessive, there won't be a home to defend after the first shot, only from muzzle blast that is.

[@czechchineseamerican]

The Last Fallschirmjäger Standing Maybe he is defending himself from hostile homes.

[@ID-8491]

czechchineseamerican Good thing about hostile homes is that they don't move.

[@xericicity]

He'll need it for defending against my home defense sherman tank.

[@schanninla1973]

xericicity lol your sherman tank will lose within seconds against this German technology.

[@Nicholas_Schaeffer]

Painted it pink and covered in flowers by an owner of an art gallery, this Pak 40 has gone through more hell than all of its brothers combined

[@shinkreytpuylap]

Covered in pink? I mean flowers are fine for camo in the netherlands but PINK? Fuck him

[@mhplayer]

@@shinkreytpuylap i mean maybe the enemy was colorblind and they had no other paints

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

If anyone was posted at Ft Polk around '03....you might have spotted the gun cover on the display howitzer by the post commander's house: a purple floral sheet. I dunno if it's still a thing, but it always turned heads on post back then.

[@4skintim962]

It was already art she just made it into ugly art

[@claas.relotius]

@@4skintim962 you are a man of culture

[@coltonsin64]

"I'll sell this to you, but you must PROMISE me to never fire it again!" Dude who bought it: haha big gun go boom.

[@angelinapelosi9103]

the dude sounds RUSSIAN

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

And this is why you should NEVER trust arms dealers.

[@diedampfbrasse98]

@@johanrunfeldt7174 nah, this is why you get such conditions into writing and then sue the dealer into poverty, while getting your gun back thanks to the break of contract.

[@stjepanburger1486]

i would buy her house too....and then fire this thing into it just for shits and giggles hahahah

[@bart413]

@@johanrunfeldt7174 thats true Poland bought respirators from an arm dealer and he just vanished with all the money xp xd

[@AnhTrieu90]

Finally, the last missing piece for my Jagdprius.

[@codiserville593]

Jagd Prius!? Lol

[@TheGuyThatsNotFunny]

*200mm thick armor should do it*

[@koksu5692]

Lol yes.

[@Necrophite78]

probably gonna tape that thing to your roof with ecologically breakable ducttape or what :P?

[@Cruxair]

Best comment I laughed 👍

[@HoodieProduction]

I don't care if your against war or not, something like this is a piece of history and deserves to be treated well.

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

rambokicksass77 That bank shootout in California in the 80's would have been a DEFCON 1 clusterfuck if they'd had this thing!

[@HoodieProduction]

RADIOACTIVEBUNY Not really.

[@CallioNyx]

Coconutszz Well, it would certainly be convincing. :)

[@Coconutszz]

rambokicksass77 hashahahaa oh fuck thats good

[@rc01140]

rambokicksass77 My sides can't repel firepower of that magnitude

[@doritoschips990]

The car alarm going off at the end was the icing on the cake.

[@fenlander7114]

Deffo one of Ian’s best vids :) love how he kept getting interrupted by (possibly?) MG42 fire!!

[@elektronischemusik1903]

I read once reports from an soviet tanker veteran who fought as a tank commander with different T34 Versions throughout the war. He wrote that they feared the Pak-40 far more than tanks, simply because the pak-40 had such a low profile when the gun was dug in and than the pak was so hard to spot for tank crews. The barrel was barely above the ground and the short visible rest of the gun was easy to conceal for the gun crew. In the usual moist weather conditions on the eastern front, there was no dust clouds and also no powder clouds visible after an pak-40 shot. A bunch of Pak-40 in camoflaged ambush positions would wait until a column of enemy Tanks droved into the killzone and than the Pak-Crews picked up the first and the last tank before the tank crews even realized that they got shot at. Imagine beeing a tanker panicky scanning the landscape to find what the heck is setting the tanks around you on fire, desperately searching for muzzle flashes while your comrades burning in the other tanks to death. Enemy MG fire aimed to the vision slits of your tank adding an additional stress bonus. Meanwhile the Pak crews cranked out 10 more shots out before your first round even left the barrel of your tank, most likeley only to miss the Pak position by far.

[@bencurran3204]

I always look at at gunners with respect, they weren't given a tiger which the germans looked on as the ultimate means of safety in combat or even much protection against small arms. They went out with a towed gun, lay in wait of what could potentially kill them in moments if they made a mistake and did wonders

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

@@bencurran3204 Do you know what vehicle towed the Pak-40? And I guess its safe to assume one per gun?

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

@@extragoogleaccount6061 now that is a difficult question. Usually those guns were towed by what was available. Halftracks, trucks, small tanks Maybe even some stolen, I mean 'liberated' tractor. But I guess it would be very situational. Saving a Pak40 by quickly speeding it away using a halftrack probably happened a couple of times. Half tracks are much harder to kill than just a simple truck

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

German tankers also hold the same view. They rated 1 kill for anti-tank gun kill as double kills.

[@Vincent98987]

pak 40 ain't gonna do nothin to a IS-7

[@MihzvolWuriar]

One shot each 5 minutes 10 seconds to load the gun 10 seconds to acquire the target 10 seconds to aim *FIRE* 4 minutes to wait for the dirt to settle 30 seconds to confirm the kill

[@derkernspalter]

I thought that too first, but actually there are no desert like regions here in Germany where the gun could whirl up this amount of dirt and sand. But maybe the Africa Chor did have this issue. :-)

[@cyrilscordia9565]

@@derkernspalter they used "hollywood" shell (boom fire and smoke)... the true one flash differently with less smoke (and powder improvement in war etc) in situ a flash with a little blast wave and a "boom schlack" and some smoke under the trees at 1200m

[@Amharizz]

@@derkernspalter you mean Afrika korps?

[@cyrilscordia9565]

@TEXOCMOTP mention of his weight and maneuvrability ;-) with a crew member riding the end of the barrel for moving rotate faster (you have point the major lack of this gun in period ) and it was even more terrible on pak 42/43/44 etc bigger caliber ....but the long range compensate a lot

[@danielweber9945]

But a kill

[@wonkeeeeee]

Everybody gangsta until the PAK 40 aims at your Sherman

[@dwiwahyu7638]

Kv2 gun

[@Warek200]

@@JustASnek. if that shell hits you tank or nearby you are dead through the shock anyways

[@Ggb129]

@@JustASnek. I seem to recall an incident in which a kv2 held off a German division singlehandedly.

[@toxiicwarfare9698]

@@Ggb129 Held off older German light tanks with little to no armour. IE Panzer 2s and 3s

[@davidj9677]

*Laughs in M4A3E2*

[@NickariusSN]

Girls when sneeze: **silenced pistol** Bois when sneeze: *shotgun* Dad's when sneeze:

[@dr.brigh0275]

No thats the Maus when it sneeze

[@Iason29]

My father's sneeze always came in pairs. he probably had one of those auto-loaders

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I've heard of dads breaking the chair they're sitting on with a sneeze

[@qualitycontent5244]

My dad damaged his back while sneezing in a row lol

[@tigerchills2079]

You know your gun got some power when you hear a car alarm after firing it!

[@Alblaka]

Might have been because of the broken window.

[@evankibbe590]

Yes

[@michaelstramm2366]

So, you see, even relatively small German artillery piece goes with a mighty Boom. That car horn after firing got me laughing the shit out of myself. Dude, what a mean piece of a gun. 🙂

[@Danyo6809]

"Thanks for calling Progressive auto insurance" "Hi yes, an anti-tank gun blew the window out on my car. I'm covered for that right?"

[@Lo-tf6qt]

"....please hold"

[@bully056]

Linda sad they didn't show it.

[@Sandwich13455]

Why is the blast so big?

[@Sciguy95]

@@Sandwich13455 cause its giant ass gun

[@grumpyboomer61]

Farmer's would cover it, no questions asked. Because, they've seen a few things.

[@MrSpirit99]

Ian: It is German. Me: cool Ian:It is overly complicated. Me: you already mentioned that.

[@berdschrader9771]

Genau mein Reden! 😄✌🏼

[@danielexe6050]

@Derp 101 Get your german together. "Das ist eine Wunderwaffe! Meine Pak-40 ist schön!" - A Pak-40 is a feminin noun in german so your "mein" (mine) becomes "meine".

[@kingozymandias2988]

Daniel exe das ist grammatikalisch richtig, ich benutze Adverbien gut.

[@Wrlzbrmpft]

Daniel exe ää

[@Amoniak7]

Köstlich! Ich bin so am Feixen!

[@AW-zy1kw]

"We rebuilt it because it is awesome!" Could not have said it better myself

[@simonsscj]

Legend says that the guy who operated the PAK still hears all kind of chimes....

[@nodtomodley9114]

"Because it is awesome." Pretty much the best reason to own a weapon.

[@chikenchasa]

only*

[@vanillathunderer4178]

Thats completely right!

[@4lligator]

I love Ian's somewhat neutral yet betraying stance on these things

[@piketubeman]

Nodto Modley also the only truly valid reason.

[@Kai_Sau]

Also the best reason to take heroin. Both isn’t worth the risk in my opinion.

[@BrandonHeilBHB]

Gigantic anti tank gun painted pink by hippy, disarmed, and brought back to firing capability years later. Happy endings do exist.

[@_shivesh_12]

Damned hippies

[@matthewcragg3607]

They should have done this video with it aimed at her shop.

[@_shivesh_12]

@@matthewcragg3607 that would've been fun :)

[@Physwe]

@@matthewcragg3607 You sound like a right plague on this world

[@matthewcragg3607]

@@Physwe Jeez…a "right plague"!?!?! …for wanting to fire a cannon into a hippy's store? That maybe makes me a bit of an ass, from the hippy's standpoint at least, but a "right plague"? Don't you think that's a little harsh?

[@darthvoodoo5026]

The muzzle blast on this thing is huge, now imagine the 88mm or 122mm

[@Matze96DAK]

Or se 800mm of se Schwerer Gustav.

[@johannnuschke9445]

You mean the 128 mm

[@darthvoodoo5026]

@@johannnuschke9445 122mm guns were used on soviet tanks like the IS-2, they were the soviet equivalent to the german 128mm

[@lepatriote9498]

@@darthvoodoo5026 Not really equivalent the 122mm fired a heavy shell but couldn't really pen that much compared to the 128mm, the Russian 128mm equivalent would be the naval 130mm, later mounted on the IS7s prototypes. As far as armor penetration is concerned. Because the weight difference is smaller between 122mm (25kg) and 128mm (26 to 28kg depending on ammo) than between 128mm and 130mm (33.3kg). Hope I was clear.

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

12mm russian smooth-bore gun

[@Spetulhu]

My old dad actually got to shoot one of those in the 60s (Finland still had some) and I remember one thing he said about it. When you push the shell into the breech the mechanism closes and throws your hand out - a hand which really should be a fist with the thumb inside the fingers less you want to lose that thumb. So if Ian ever gets one for himself, remember - thumb inside fingers when pushing a shell in!

[@munkee601]

"Oh, I'm afraid this Pak-40 will be quite operational. Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station!" -Ian presumably, off camera

[@danielfox3276]

Haha some nice starwars bro

[@ajesbayes9057]

Guess it *wears sunglasses* Pak's a punch

[@Pajgubb3]

+Demented Valkyre YEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHH

[@lizard12356]

+Demented Valkyre Thats it you're done. its over PAK your things and go.

[@kindakool4638]

Dont forget to PAK a lunch

[@LinksRoyal]

Dont Do Forgetto PAK some earmuffs too

[@TheSiedzacyByk]

in Company of Heroes 2 game there is an intel bulletin (an item that sligtly increases performance of certain weapons and units) that is called just like that

[@birdsoup777]

probably the most fun you will ever have in you life is hanging out with people like this

[@capman2231]

As a somehow typical german I am fascinated by machines. Machines are never good or bad but they may be a piece of excelent workmanship. Thanks for restauration of this gun. Giving us a bit of history and the opportunity to watch it doing its job. Thumb up!

[@SadCheetah]

I think you can respect the power and beauty of the war machine while still holding up the truth that all war is shit.

[@adrienperie6119]

As a somehow typical frenchmen I HATE YOUR GUTS ! AAAAAARRRRGGGHHH I'M COMING YOU KRAUT, IN MY RENAULT F1 ! I GOT A BAGUETTE UNDER MY LEFT ARM AND A BOTTLE OF BORDEAUX IN MY HAND, A BERET ON MY HEAD AND HELL ON MY MIND. WUUUZZAAAAAA

[@adrienperie6119]

I can see you hiding in your lousy sturmgeshutz ! I'm so fast and tiny I'll dodge those whimpy 37mm tungsten lobstahs ! One baguette in the exhaust, your engine stalls, then I have a picnic on your turret, and as you try and escape I squash your head with my now empty wine bottle, which being empty is faster and has a +200% knockout bonus. And then guess what ? I'll pass my picnic on your commander seat ! you'll wake up and think you shat yourself !

[@capman2231]

@@adrienperie6119 Dear former enemy - the guns have turned to the east and when I was growing up the relation of germans to french people was friendly which is very good after my opinion. While you are sneeking around the nice sturmgeschütz and make your picnic I will take a sixpack of good old german beer and some cheese and try to fight with it against your deadly bordeaux. After signing the peace treaty we could try to fire some more rounds and target our real enemies. Yeah!

[@adrienperie6119]

@@capman2231 Alright you got me there mate. Bring on the beer, I'm a sucker for German tanks and small arms I won't lie. In fact if I got to fire one exotic gun it would be an original first generation FG42, and if I could pilot one old airplane it would either be a Ta 152, or a 163 Komet, maybie a 262. But don't forget that the enemy isn't necessarily east, in fact I'm a lot more worried about what Europe and America is doing to our countries through their influence. Personally I would be much happier with no Europe and real alliances between nations that actually make both parties win and are adaptable (like nations used to do, trading coal for wheat, etc...). Now that Europe is here though we can't go back but in my opinion it must change a lot before it's any good. The people in Brussels don't seem to care much about what happens to the people in Berlin or Paris. By the way how are energy prices in Germany ? Do you think stopping the nuclear industry was a good thing ? Also do you own any guns, and if you could fire anything what would it be ?

[@humanerror8787]

If you put your ear close to a 75mm shell casing and listen carefully, you can hear a strange hippy lady crying.

[@purplenurp5590]

@@Jackemoff 🤣im dead inside now lol

[@Tommy15670]

Hippysm was created as a "people's voice thing" when actually it does the opposite thing, i love irony

[@MoonlightEmbrace]

A hippy lady crying with goose stepping noises in the background

[@ryanchuabowen2045]

@@Tommy15670 but I believe you still have to give some credits to the Liberal movement in the 60s because the ban on gangster films or something was lifted. Let me fact check first, given I can trace it back to this comment in the first place.

[@gnutscha]

If you put your ear close to a psychatric ward in the US, you can hear thousands of veterans crying because they realized that they killed humans so some rich childfuckers can keep their business runing.

[@FangsofYima]

that flash and shockwave is insane

[@dariusstock2206]

I think that blank shells give more exhaust

[@menakeldebakel253]

yes, it does

[@thefbiiswatching9251]

I didnt expect that

[@urbaaniaetsintaa285]

apparently you have never experinenced 155mm artillery shockwave. That blows air of from your lungs if you don't get cover right.

[@colepabilona2843]

i can hear bells ringing, or something like that

[@tomservo5347]

That still frame of the dude's hair stretched out from the shockwave was a genius touch Ian. Thanks so much!!!

[@BitchinVR6]

I live near Kassel, Germany and Rheinmetall to this day is one of the leading companies in tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles, turret systems etc.

[@thepancakemann]

Sad Henschel noises...

[@MrMisterDerp]

Makes everyone else on the range look like they’re shooting a bb gun

[@ghostarmy1106]

BB is the naval shortcut for a battleship... So they have 406mm Iowa cannons??? (joke)

[@dr.brigh0275]

@@ghostarmy1106 that is next i think

[@DereineBrotmann]

@@ghostarmy1106 I want the 800mm Gustav/Dora Eisenbahnkanonen :D

[@mtnbound2764]

LOL " what is that a .50 BMG? psshh childs play...

[@MoeMoeJoeJoe]

Lady: I'll sell it on the condition that it never fires again. Buyer: Yeah, sure. Buyer a few months later: IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!!!!

[@Malky24]

Technically he kept his promise: He never fired it again. The people he sold it to however....

[@elementalist1984]

Owning a gun and not firing it is like going to an all you can eat steak buffet as a vegetarian or vegan.... by which I mean stupid both are stupid

[@sfsaviation]

Dustin Fay unless you got some mint condition 1850s super rare fire arm, i better see your ass on the range atleast once a year and thats being generous

[@elementalist1984]

@@sfsaviation exactly my point.

[@geschlechtspunkheiten4180]

German hippie lady sells PAK40 under the condition that it never fires again. Americans: And I took that personally

[@SirShoddrick]

I liked hearing the history of the gun. It’s amazing it’s still in one piece after it’s journey!

[@thehorse1sbrown]

6:39 is the best profile picture one could wish for

[@GreifvogelSGE]

I wonder how the clerk reacted when he saw the permit application. "So what do you intend to do with this full-on war machine?" "A well regulated militia...."

[@samanthaanne246]

Unfortunately the actual ammo for it is a little difficult to come by.

[@TheTaffy2499]

I must protect against... *eyes glow red* GOVERNMENT TYRANNY!

[@raylast3873]

Take it to the next big strike picket, in case the cops try to bring watercannons.

[@sniperloic2904]

@@TheTaffy2499 "My medicinal M1A1 Abrams"

[@davidfabianachicanoybernal787]

429 shermans dislike this video

[@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer]

It's now 480 because they had to rebuild 51 of them after they were hit by the gun.

[@marvinwei4988]

David Fabian Neeeeee xd

[@Mrfailstandstil]

428 + that one lady who sold this gun in the first place =)

[@eugeneoliveros5814]

Not including the loads of other tanks screwed over by this

[@howiebouthat3435]

Lol and youd 429 likes on that comment till I added one and spoiled it. Soz bro

[@leooram1959]

"I will sell this to you but promise you will never fire it again" guy: "This is the Pak40 and every time we shoot it some one is gotta call the insurance company"

[@huswsimonbla]

That damn Hippie almost destroyed a piece of history.

[@steventhompson399]

That is a totally asshole thing to do fuck that ignorant moron, come across something that could be a museum quality piece and she painted it pink it makes me sick no respect or appreciation for history

[@00yiggdrasill00]

Agreed. I dont particularly like guns myself but a piece of history is a piece of history. If we dont work to remember it we will repeat it. Part of remembering is not forgetting both the effort thats goes into these machines and just how bloody dangerous they are.

[@JeremyPetho]

I don't think what she did was bad. It was rusted and in poor condition so it needed to be restored anyway, it doesn't matter what colour she painted it. What's important is that it didn't end up scrapped and she actually sold it so it could end up with someone who appreciated it.

[@CidSilverWing]

@@JeremyPetho We're quite frankly lucky it got taken off her hands so it could be restored and showcased.

[@somethinggeneric6583]

@@JeremyPetho what part of the video, i cant find it Edit: oh wait nvm i found it

[@jakreu]

The car alarm going off is just the icing on the cake. Love that gun

[@koji8123]

"I'll only sell it if it never fires again" "Okay... Hold my beer"

[@Sciguy95]

Someone should send this video to her, I bet she would probably try to sue.

[@leithesocialistyuricon8981]

Rocky I like Bernie and I want a fucking PAK 40! As a libertarian Socialist I think we all need better stuff than allowed, like Marx said, arming the people prevents tyranny :p Bernie is good, but I wish he’d let up on guns.

[@dbros2656]

Stupid naive woman. We have atomic bombs but for some reason she thinks that keeping people from shooting this gun will change things.

[@leithesocialistyuricon8981]

D bros Lol just in case a Sherman Rolls Up

[@elonmust7470]

@@leithesocialistyuricon8981 if you like bernie, you're a friggin moron...

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

The spaced frontal armor is actually really effective as opposed to just one plate to a lot of rounds. The round dumps most of it's energy in the first plate which quickly slows it down by the time it hits the second. It's an effective method even still used today.

[@huey-fan8335]

But one thick plate has a better effectiveness compared to two spaced plates withe the combined same thickness! At least when we talk about battleship-like thick Armor plates 🤣

[@griffinfaulkner3514]

​@@huey-fan8335 In this case you can think of the spaced plates as something similar to an Italian-style decapping plate system, just on a dramatically reduced scale. If the plates were set directly on top of each other they probably wouldn't be that effective, but because of the gap there's just enough time and space for the round to deform and destabilize.

[@28pbtkh23]

Amazing piece of equipment. Brilliant demonstration of this powerful gun.

[@Mysticfox-wk2be]

"An impressive concussion, You'll get a kick out of that."

[@darealrulezbreaker9493]

most people use ear protection to shoot rifles or big pistols, cause they are dangerous for the ears, and here they just fire that big motherfucker lol

[@19Koty96]

Well, the gunshots themselves are harmless - repetitive shooting tho isn't

[@darealrulezbreaker9493]

19Koty96 u sure about that?

[@19Koty96]

da real rulezbreaker yep. Well... if we're talking hand-guns - one shot usually won't do harm.

[@simoncunningham3740]

pretty sure that's larger than a hand gun but I could be wrong

[@memadmax69]

"Who promptly rebuilt it because it is awesome" Good man.

[@Manuelslayor]

Germas: so how big a cassing should we make for our PaK 40 Reinmetal: yes

[@steinmayer2791]

Rheinmetall sorry but yes

[@justindunlap1235]

Just keep making it longer until it always penetrates.

[@JBonzalot18]

That is just F'n awesome. Gives you an appreciation of the power and concussion of this AT gun. Totally unexpected! Can't imagine what the Pak 43/41 was like.

[@av0-cad03]

youre not going to hide that muzzle flash... ever..

[@Nathan-mg7ho]

soda can suppressor??

[@forestalfrank1074]

Taking bets? www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/

[@basesku]

You didnt need to, by the time you saw it, you were pretty much toasted.

[@martinhuber1174]

Who cares? "Sir, there's a sand storm 1 mile to the west..."

[@davidj9677]

Yeah, but your targets will be distracted by the even bigger explosion coming from what used to be their lead tank.

[@Maphisto86]

It is no longer a "evil weapon of war". Fortunately it is now an awesome piece of living history (that we dare not repeat).

[@samuelpatrick5050]

we will. we always do.

[@durwoodcanham8311]

I love it when you guys go out and shoot there. It's just south of us and feels like home.

[@jl.7739]

„It’s a evil weapon of war! I sell it only under the condition, that it will NEVER be fired again!!!!“ Insert Trollface at 6:39 min.

[@thehermeticgamer3736]

"It is German. It is overly complex." This is what we call a tautology.

[@Malky24]

Teut-ology!

[@thehermeticgamer3736]

@@Malky24 There's at least teutons of bad cheese in that pun.

[@thehermeticgamer3736]

@@BlackRazor54 no one said it wasn't. We're talking about German stuff.

[@ruppieruppie3442]

I remember seeing this in Sedona, AZ when it was pink and had the flowers painted on it. I always wondered how come now one restored it and several years later it came to fruition. Glad to see it in its former glory.

[@salar7902]

Whoever painted it pink should be shot by this cannon

[@blendonaut3015]

No you did not Incel

[@Commander_Koyke]

_I'M GOING TO FIND THAT LADY IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE_

[@MaxAalbers]

The history of that thing is amazing, Good video!

[@karlk6860]

Ian I felt like I was at Knob Creek, the muzzle blast on that gun would be darn hard to even describe, good job and a pretty amazing gun!

[@MsDjessa]

I suspect the German veterans who actually used this are very hard of hearing.

[@MsDjessa]

turbostewi :D

[@1madcanuck]

MsDjessa they mixed tar with trimmed pubes to make ear plugs.

[@MsDjessa]

1madcanuck I think I'd rather go def. :/

[@paulhunter123]

MsDjessa pardon?

[@gavinmackie5185]

MsDjessa What!? What did you say sonny!? What was that!?

[@cuddlemuffin44]

I love the story, it's essentially a "rescue" gun.

[@markshort9098]

@@internetbodhi1009 i will give 10 of them a good home, lots of room for exercise on the farm and a nice shed to keep them warm and dry.. rescuing these would give you the all warm and fuzzies

[@rafaelmocochinskifreitas9016]

No

[@wolfstyle68]

The most handsome and awesome anti-tank gun ever designed! What a beaut! I just would have liked to see the IMPACT!🎯

[@abercrombieblovs2019]

When they had the shell standing upright before they fired it, it didn’t seem like it had a... shell. Pretty sure they just fired a casing.

[@reecebentley6933]

love the continuous gun fire and explosions in the background

[@ilispace9539]

everyone with a gun: im going to go to the range Forgotten Weapons: im going to bring a whole Pak-40 75mm AT gun. everyone with a gun: :o

[@t-posetimmy6834]

Owner: *Restores it to Fireable condition* Lady: wait that’s illegal

[@schrodingerskatze6192]

Owner: Aims at lady

[@landsknecht8654]

😆😂🤣

[@jidk6565]

​@@schrodingerskatze6192 Taking the joke a little far?

[@bobo12055]

I watch you fire this thing over and over. What a gun.

[@briangtester2536]

the historical accuracy y is impressive. Kudos!!

[@nutz4gunz457]

I hope the lady who painted it pink with flowers sees this video.

[@samuelpatrick5050]

i wish it was still painted pink with flowers. ill send you a bouquet! BANG

[@rentAscout]

Misinterpreted Forgotten Weapons...

[@lazerz4eyez]

Interestingly enough, pink is an excellent camouflage color in the desert. SAS used to use it on their Willys jeeps and the obvious Pink Panther.

[@Feiora]

I've always been curious on how a pink paint job works in a desert, is it more like a pink and tan mixed tone? At dawn or dusk perhaps it'd work but I would think a pink moving jeep/rover would be kinda noticable even at distance....

[@Dockhead]

i could actually seeing it work dpeending on what pink and shade of it you use a light pinkish salmon colour or a peach would blend in quite well, i have absolute no experience in this so i can only guess

[@mansamusa1743]

I honestly would've kept it pink with flowers because firing something like that would be funny as hell

[@someotamatonewithayoutubea9478]

That's an good idea

[@russwoodward8251]

Damn. Thanks Ian. A truly amazing, kick ass gun.

[@jamesbaxter1251]

I remember seeing this gun. It was purchased and restored by Hamilton and sons firearms when they had their shop in Sedona AZ. God bless Dan. A very talented person gone too soon.

[@ki-youngjang4067]

Seeing this fire just made me realize how much dust the Germans and the Brits had to deal with in North Africa. If 1 round kicked up that much dust, imagine firing dozens if not hundreds in a day.

[@kamenridernephilim]

Ki-Young Jang Speaking of which. There is an amazing picture from World War 1 that shows hundreds of spent artillery shells in piles after days of massed firing.

[@DrRichtoffen1]

Most of the time they watered or oiled the sand. It would give their positions away.

[@ki-youngjang4067]

Matt Patt Oh god, I hope it was salt water they used. Otherwise HOLY HELL that is a waste of water in the desert.

[@gavinmackie5185]

Ki-Young Jang Those Pak-40s and Royal Ordnance QF 25-pounders must have made a lot of noise against each others armour.

[@joelhume]

The only Western front tank that had a decent chance against this at typical firing ranges (500-1000m) was a British Churchill which had 152mm of frontal protection (for the 1944 version). If i was a Churchill driver i still wouldnt fancy getting shot at by one of these though. As the Chieftan would say having one of these hit would be a significant emotional event even if your armour did hold.

[@markshort9098]

Getting shot at by 1 of these even in a tank i would be a little emotional to if i had 3lbs of shit in my pants

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

@Rafael Enriquez the pershing couldnt stop an 88 the only one destroyed in ww2 was by the hands of a nashorn

[@wraithwyvern528]

Jumbo Shermans were pretty much designed around having armor thick enough to stop this penetrating the front and since back in those days it was just steel, tankers could just weld the armor onto the front of the tank and convert them in the field.

[@thatrabidpotato8800]

@@pewterschmidt23lord99 A Tiger 1 took out a Pershing in Aachen, IDK where you got the idea that "the only one killed was by a Nashorn".

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

@@thatrabidpotato8800 this is from mark felton he has a video on it

[@roberthitchcock6086]

This guy does an awesome job of explaining these historical weapons.

[@neritansevdari8977]

Hohoho, now im jealous! This is one of the most powerful AT guns of ww2, not as much as for the caliber as for the projectile velocity and size (also type of round designed by the germans), only passed by its big BRO the 88mm high velocity AT/AA gun. Thank you for showing us this beauty, only in USA! 🤘

[@noob5000000]

The "gun-hating hippie not getting her way" story brought a smile to my face. I sincerely hope she found out that the weapon is functional again.

[@josefsmith6345]

+noob5000000 Shoot her art gallery with it.

[@50sRockSteady]

+noob5000000 Hippies are the lowest attainable common denominator. Thank God there are people out there that want to preserve history.

[@BigBadassR]

+noob5000000 She was an old woman. We don't know for sure what paths in life led her to that point. Maybe she lost someone to the war.

[@MFvanBylandt]

+Big R Maybe her brother served on a Sherman that the Germans had for breakfast.

[@aserta]

+Big R Doesn't matter what she thought. Historic pieces are historic pieces and that starts the moment an object no longer functions as its intended purpose. People who fail to understand that are the very same people who then whine about how they had the rarest piece in a collection but never kept it. Since this weapon was intended for Germans to defeat enemies, the moment it was brought over the ocean, it became a historic piece, so frankly the lady was a really ignorant person with no respect for history. If she actually suffered someone's loss, then she "respected" them in the worst way, by helping ruin something that was meant to be remembered as a "we've done this, let's not do this again" piece. Luckily, in this world some people have common sense and understand why it's important to preserve these things.

[@tenaxxband]

and no hearing protection. WHAT?! I SAID: NO HEARING PROTECTION!!

[@Sciguy95]

That's when you notice the blood dripping out of their ears

[@LabreezyFam]

Noooo waay

[@Yosef9438]

He has to have earplugs in. He wouldn't be able to hear after otherwise. It's still gonna be loud as shit, too.

[@KFCGAMING55]

Pak 40 gunner (with blood dripping from his ears): *WHAT? NO HEATING UP THE EXPRESSION?*

[@John14-6...]

Makes you appreciate the artillery soldiers job who had to do this for days straight under combat conditions

[@emperorjames794]

That was awesome. Great job on the restoration.

[@claudyfocan731]

6:40 Probably the pinnacle of German WW2 awesomeness. These guys lost the war, but they had the most badass looking uniforms and the most awesome weaponry known to mankind!

[@theduck3876]

hell yeah! hence why i love playing on the German side in every game

[@gustandberg7553]

@Nobody Knows You know that German tanks were painted yellow, red, and green, or yellow, brown, and green far longer than they were grey and brown. Also, Olive Drab has much less yellow than puke green

[@gustandberg7553]

@Nobody Knows they were yellow, brown, and green from 1927 through 1937. So unless you have a different definition for "pre-war" stop pulling facts out of thin air.

[@TheyCalledMeT]

well .. hugo boss for uniform design .. "rhein metall", porsche, MAN, daimler-benz, krupp, mauser, walther, steyr, berretta, opel, and many more .. for insane high tech weaponry .. ofc they where impressive ..

[@friedoutmukke864]

Speaking as a German I am glad we lost

[@Rammsteniako]

Subscribed, couldnt stop laughing when you were trying to talk and the machine gun was making noise in the background :D

[@Lo-tf6qt]

It's an anti tank gu-(machine gun fire) gun, and it was the main ant- (machine gun fire) i tank gun used by the ger-(machine gun fire) FOR ****'s SAKE (cranks Pak 40 around)

[@ewanmccaffrey3528]

The way the gun recoiled with the dude behind it made me think it would take his arm off in one foul movement.

[@parisd0g729]

Most impressive, love it! Love this channel!!!

[@seoulkidd1]

R.I.P. to all the souls who were on the receiving end of that gun.

[@Gencrossbones]

And the guys who at the side of it. Because you really dont like that gun especially if you're not used to cannons

[@IamScoHo]

@@Gencrossbones ? Guessing they were trained.

[@Gencrossbones]

@@IamScoHo true but the concussion that they received is sometimes enough to knock someone down

[@boogretard8941]

Except maybe the officers to the east, they were mega-dicks

[@donthr]

we in Germany would say its a the Pak-40 and the video would be 2 seconds long.

[@mlccrl]

Bomben auf Engelland.

[@foty8679]

@@randomweirdo4467 As an semi-active shooter in Germany: Yes. Its already hard to find a shooting range which allows high caliber rifles..but that thing..duh..we could shoot it into the ocean lol...

[@felix8279]

@@foty8679 du kannst es auch bei meinen Nachbarn ins Haus feuern... Die sind seit ner Woche am Hämmern und Schleifen... (natürlich nur Spaß... Oder doch nich? 😂)

[@DudelPaul]

@@mlccrl trottel alarm

[@matthewmcmacken6716]

The machine gun, small arms and other ordenance being shot off gave some dramatic effect that was just perfect.

[@angelathrall3896]

Good stuff! Thanks for your very informative videos.

[@Evanthestrange]

I like to imagine that this was filmed in an actual warzone, and Gun Jesus is just casually demoing a gun while their position is being attacked by the enemy

[@matthewwilson5019]

Umm not in actual combat just a gun range. Rewatch the video and look at the other vehicles

[@benis4958]

@@matthewwilson5019 bruh

[@matthewwilson5019]

@@benis4958 what? Just being honest

[@benis4958]

@@matthewwilson5019 its a joke

[@christianzilla]

Best comment. xD

[@matthiasvalletdrummerpercu7451]

Meine Herren, die Kanone macht Alarm. Alle Mann in Deckung ☝🏼, und nicht den Kopf raus strecken

[@user-xj5mk2dt1t]

...Stellung! Hallo Trommler. Wirst Du mehr Videos hochladen? Abonniere gleich erstmal deinen Kanal.

[@matthiasvalletdrummerpercu7451]

Servus, bin hart am Gas. Hab aber gerade wenig Zeit. Aber: ist in Bearbeitung 🥁😅

[@user-xj5mk2dt1t]

@@matthiasvalletdrummerpercu7451 Super. Ich bin gespannt!

[@dwiwahyu7638]

? ? ? Союз нерушимый республик свободнйх Сплотила навеки великая русс !!

[@ilovequake833]

@@dwiwahyu7638 What?!

[@dustyhedger380]

Thanks that shock wave was spectacularly rewatchable !

[@nastrael]

That gave a pretty good demonstration of the "dust" problem with larger guns in certain environments. The moment you shoot it, everyone around can see exactly where you are.

[@zarandadam1718]

This one was a "Hollywood" ammo, the irl one didn't made this huge "cloud", if you see archive films about the 88s in Africa live shooting in AT role, they make half of this big cloud with one shot

[@steeltwistercoaster]

"rusted, covered in pink, and flowers place on it" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@barnstormer546]

GAAAAAAABEEEEEEN

[@M3dicayne]

M82: I have a huge muzzle break and recoil! Pak-40: Keep talkin'. Insane gun, love it. Even better was the 8.8 FlaK.

[@vczs]

There's an even better one named Pak 44, 128mm monstrosity.

[@alessiom3859]

Nothing against the 8.8, but the pak 40 is awesome, and even cheap at it's times

[@KFCGAMING55]

125 mm mounted on the side of an AC-130: silence peasant

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Nice to see that it's back in good condition👍

[@itsme-gm9oi]

Sounds a lot different when firing to AT guns in the movies. Its awesome, big up to the people who restored it

[@themodel88]

Perfect German Engineering

[@cvdheyden]

Wow, what a beast. Several cars joining the concert. This gun is music!!!!!

[@bhangrafan4480]

When these AT guns were dug-in properly for defence, they were lower than ground level in a shallow camouflaged pit. THere may well have been sandbags to the front and sides of the pit to protect the operators more. Connected to the pit were deeper trenches for the men and for ammo storage, and side trenches from which the men could fire weapons including man-packed AT weapons (panzerschreck, panzerfaust). The thing about the Pak 40 is that is was so much heavier and more cumbersome than earlier AT guns, so it could not be used as flexibly. Such heavy weapons were often abandoned when German positions were in danger of being over-run and the men withdrew. The use and design of a weapon can only really be understood in the context of the tactical systems and doctrines of the army using it.

[@unknownuser3541]

Old but Gold Video and Gun

[@jeremyj.5687]

This brought such a huge smile to my face. I want one.

[@harlekinmailer7427]

Made in Germany

[@cop-killer-]

no shit

[@genedoolie2877]

reading that on any product makes you know its the best.

[@pilotsebastian]

gene doolie Hell no two car brands come to mind Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz.

[@TheOneG36]

@Bobson Bonzales England not merica, this seal came from british goverment.... not everthing is to blame on jews my fried ;)

[@gaagare9551]

pilotsebastian hehe BMW->Rolls Royce. VW->Lamborghini, Audi, MAN etc.

[@mekosmowski]

The freeze frame with the firer's hair is great!

[@davecrupel2817]

This is why i like seeing these guns actually *shoot* something, and not just a powder charge. A charge just flashes and goes poof. It doesnt impart much of any energy aside from some residual heat. When you fire a shell, you really feel the power of it. It recoils. It shakes the grround. The blast is much more intense. And it demonstrates that the whole assembly is still strong enough to be used. Much more authentic.

[@dominic0147]

i like how he gets interrupted multiple times by automatic fire lol

[@azawilson1]

German engineering at its finest

[@steffenmarx2994]

Without the german engineers like wernher von braun the americans never got rockets. the first rocket was the v1 in the second world war developed and built by wernher von brauns team at peenemuende . Yeah the german engineering is really the best

[@yourlordandsavior6940]

Steffen Marx katusha rockets came first

[@tacticalsapper]

@@yourlordandsavior6940 No they did not. Chinese were first, a few hundred years before.

[@redrackham6812]

@@steffenmarx2994 Robert Goddard was launching rockets when von Braun was still in short pants. Some German engineering is excellent, but some of it is over-engineered, over-complicated, or just plain over-rated.

[@mattsmith87]

@@steffenmarx2994 the V1 was not a rocket.

[@g-asplendidsavage1700]

Great job as always

[@Diwana71]

Thanks for showing this. These guns were mounted on German Panther tanks and also some German tank killers made by Skoda.