SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad: Germany's Halftrack Motorcycle

[@yuletide1281]

Looks at the tracks it leaves : looks like the enemy was on a unicycle and the tank was in pursuit

[@scottland8698]

Hmmm, I don’t like the idea of German combat unicycle

[@scottland8698]

Garth Land hi garth

[@Ghelasin]

What if the enemy was in the tank and the Unicycle was in pursuit?? :P

[@furimindustries3410]

I think you know to much.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Franz, get zer clown's unicycle!

[@zacharysnyder2520]

When you want to blitzkrieg but Hans only has a motorcycle license.

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

Highly underrated! "But Einrich, I'm only an elementary school teacher!"

[@dr.ofdubiouswisdom4189]

Love it!

[@hans1187]

I wish I had one.

[@cagrihancakmak3048]

hahaha 😂

[@TappyGilmore]

Damn, UGF really be popular.

[@riley8280]

"Get in loser were going to open 4 different fronts and stretch our industrial capacity to past its limits "

[@lukedontknow9283]

Best plain I’ve ever heard to win a war

[@sirboomsalot4902]

missverstandener Satirekanal Thats exactly what happened though

[@sirboomsalot4902]

missverstandener Satirekanal And how isn’t it? They opened four fronts (western front, eastern, Mediterranean, and North Africa), and their supply system and infrastructure simply couldn’t support the war

[@sirboomsalot4902]

missverstandener Satirekanal Oh, really. Enlighten me then

[@sirboomsalot4902]

missverstandener Satirekanal No, you just won’t give an argument because you have no argument. If you do have an argument, then I want to hear

[@Seoko117]

This looks like the perfect vehicle to explore an abandoned city with.

[@turtlewax3778]

Girl's last tour

[@OopsieA]

Girls' last tour

[@gibbsh.9300]

Girls' Last Tour

[@agentorange7220]

Girls' last tour

[@garbagebanditdayz819]

Girls’ Last Tour

[@thorild69]

Q: How was this designed? A: A motorcycle engineer got sidetracked. I'll let myself out.

[@mbonnar]

Nice

[@spiderlord4181]

Nice

[@evilepicface5860]

Nice

[@Nick-rs5if]

Nice

[@DBDenzz]

Nice

[@macgruber4689]

When someone orders an über.

[@kaylt.7864]

über über

[@gunnerr8476]

An Uber that's only goes to Poland.

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

"to the Reichstag ...and step on it"!

[@Rommel_209]

I will get on it immediately.

[@aserta]

Get in fool! We're invading your destination address.

[@Alphonselle]

Ian's Last Tour

[@DP-fq7iy]

Zeke Tran YES.

[@MisterTengu]

Captain America: i understood that reference.

[@cerealata9035]

But who will be his partner?

[@jeraldlim384]

Cereal ATA karl.

[@armvex]

Nooooo

[@Bob-fj1hm]

what a beautiful vehicle to drive around with your friend in a post apocalyptic world

[@kucingterkejut2390]

Was that a Girl's Last Tour reference?

[@Bob-fj1hm]

@@kucingterkejut2390 the one and only

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

Finally, _that_ reference!

[@watchm4ker]

References aside... Yeah, no. Like a lot of German vehicles of the time, it was a maintenance nightmare even while it was in production. It was reliable, certainly, but when something *did* go wrong, fixing it was rarely a simple endeavor. Like ensuring each and every track received lubrication.

[@1r0zz]

@@watchm4ker So nothing changed considering what I've seen from german cars.

[@roadhouse6999]

"Come over, my parents aren't home." "Can't, I'm looking at vintage milsurp rifles at Rock Island Auction House." "I have .32 French long ammo." 8:38

[@stalker4474]

Underrated comment

[@P2501-q3e]

With Karl and a BAR in the back for moral/fire support lol, always carry protection

[@mamarine81]

^This guy gets it. Hardest I've laughed in a long time.

[@qade2128]

take my up doot. you made me laugh.

[@Luke-yv6uo]

Hall of Fame comment

[@SkvalaGaming]

German Engineer: *Hans, do you need a tank or a motorcycle?"* Hans: *"Ja."*

[@msbhicks8358]

Ian’s vehicle for the Tour de France, 2020, Colorized

[@Lexrockstheblock]

#Ian'sLastTtour

[@leafygreens8624]

gun jesus

[@sleepyeet]

Invasion de France

[@jakobbraun5180]

:D

[@Hobgob1inz]

*1940

[@anitap1094]

Imagine signing up for the panzerkorps and they hand you the keys for this thing.

[@Valentin_126]

I would steal it as soon as I got the keys.

[@josephgitau5000]

And run?

[@roejogan9517]

Real question, I always tough that in war vehicles had no keys, do they?

[@nano4778]

joseph gitau to the eastern front, trust me you’d be safe

[@cayden31800]

I'd be a happy camper

[@WalkaCrookedLine]

When you're a pizza delivery guy on the Russian front.

[@Bird_Dog00]

@667Gullin There were italian troops fighting on the eastern front too.

[@Fox-86]

😂😂😂

[@Dev_Six]

Burger panzer.

[@steffenrosmus1864]

Rippchen & Kraut ( ribs and sauerktaut)please😉😂we are Krauts

[@DvD1303]

@@Cl0ckcl0ck and you're wrong

[@theq4602]

My mother was a tank. My father was a very brave motorcycle.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

That is one very brave motorcycle 🏍️ indeed.

[@charlesjessie1733]

Big girls need love too.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Make it the other way around and it becomes horrifying.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

@@GeraltofRivia22 but if the motorcycle 🏍️ is on top of the tank, then it's hilarious 😂😆

[@Mygg_Jeager]

@@GeraltofRivia22 HAHAHAHAHA

[@carlcowin2246]

Watches it drive by My Brain: Why aren't we still making these!

[@pinkhead6857890]

Like anything German, its hands down superior until one little thing breaks.

[@floatingchimney]

@Carl Cowin, They are still being produced nowadays - they're made for snow only and are called "snowmobiles". They have front skis instead of a tyre, but otherwise it's the same exact thing.

[@tanall5959]

I also recall seeing modern replicas being made. They use one-piece rubber tracks instead of the maintenance nightmare the early originals had, but they had similar performance to the originals otherwise.

[@BlitzkreigWTF]

I build these! See my videos

[@andersonrobotics5608]

@@floatingchimney yeah but i want one that can be used on the road

[@jtilton5]

Greetings from Bangkok. Looking at this thing, the first thing I thought was this is a "Tatical Tuk Tuk"

[@terryplew3333]

jtilton5 😅😆

[@cheyannei5983]

I don't think Tuk Tuks get over 15 horsepower, though.

[@xXbrokenvoidXx]

Bruh imagine building a technical out of a Tuk Tuk

[@51WCDodge]

This is the British Reply!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/joS0dKqXiLRpmbM

[@blacklion79]

You maid my day

[@Ally5141]

SdKfz 2 - when you are into tanks so much even your motorcycle has tracks.

[@dude97x]

Or as a tanker, when you are into motorcycles so much that your tank has a single front wheel and handlebar steering :D

[@gingerhimself7117]

Model (500th comment lol)

[@hash-slingingslasher1374]

"The germans didnt build things just to look cool though..." You sure about that?

[@samblanchard5151]

No, but also yes!

[@insiainutorrt259]

Turns put building with love and care makes things look awsome by accident quite a lot

[@kshatriya1414]

Building it just to look cool was like every german tank lmao

[@bcubed72]

@Dr. Conflict When your anal-retentive "pursuit of perfection" means it takes 10x the man-hours to build a tank as your enemy takes... you're not being very practical. WWII was (from an engineering POV) one Mercedes taking on a dozen Model Ts, and losing.

[@midgetman4206]

@@bcubed72 but then what, build two volkswagens? You're still going to lose. It wouldn't have been as bad if America didn't enter the war. Besides, we are doing the same with Abrams right now

[@Valentin_126]

I first saw the Kettenkrad in Girls' Last Tour, it's truly a magnificent motorcycle.

[@christianweibrecht6555]

I had to scroll too far down to see someone mention that show

[@melancholieea]

for some reason i feel like i really wanna buy that to drive around with my friend

[@maxischew514]

"Feels like it's waiting for the first opportunity to roll over and kill you" I have more respect for Chito who probaly had to drive it for at least 10 years at most.

[@dave_h_8742]

Just like Rick Mayall and Ozzie Osbourne on 4X4 motorbikes.

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

I hope this year's April's Fool is Ian McCollum doing an inside the hatch on Nicholas Moran's channel, and him doing a gun on forgotten weapons

[@shadowabsol]

Now that would be awesome

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

@@shadowabsol Even better would be if Nicholas introduced himself as Ian.

[@sidecharacterC]

While both dressed up as eachother.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Nick better start growing his hair.

[@rays5073]

Time to start a petition lmao

[@bamboozlednoodle6513]

Wermacht: yeah we want something that’s fast and small German industry: so a motorcycle Wermacht: no it needs to be able to go cross country German industry: so a light tank Wermacht: nooo

[@yevenlu3243]

@Richard Joyce I think they mean RUSSIAN off-roads. Also, they might not have dirt bikes during that time.

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

@Richard Joyce im not sure about you but personally i wouldnt take zündapp or any other 40's motorcycle offroad 🥵

[@tiihtu2507]

@Richard Joyce No, he meant the ability of 40's motorcycles to go offroad was limited compared to modern offroad and dual sport motorcycles. They were really heavy (often above 200 kilograms), had a poor suspension and ground clearance.

[@MrGrimsmith]

@@tiihtu2507 Heh, yes it's limited by todays standards but some of them were pretty decent at it. Lower RPM, higher torque in many cases. I'm basing this on hearsay, admittedly, but it's from my father who gave up riding bikes at around 65 and mostly did trials runs starting immediately post war. I'd still trust the old style of engineering over modern electronics. It responds better when you hit it with a hammer :P

[@yevenlu3243]

@Richard Joyce I meant motorbikes from the 1940's.

[@benamini5701]

Imagine a motorcycle club with these things.

[@alonzocalvillo6702]

Ben Amini Yeah , like the Hell’s Angels.

[@rubencentro4974]

@@alonzocalvillo6702 *Hans' Angels

[@seldonwright4345]

@@alonzocalvillo6702 Heil Angels. German ya know

[@ronglurak9892]

@@seldonwright4345 there are german bikers that call themselfes english names

[@Antisocialnerd2]

I think most countries would see such a motorcycle club as an invasion

[@nijiru4448]

I wanted one of these back when I first heard of them. Now I really want one.

[@keepermovin5906]

100000 dollars unfortunately:/

[@vucko9201]

@@keepermovin5906 DAMMIT

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

@@keepermovin5906 I imagine a recreated one be cheaper.

[@keepermovin5906]

@@TheCaptainSplatter nobody makes em as far as I can tell but if you find someone who does please post a link post haste

[@luggy9256]

@@keepermovin5906 in fact there is someone that sells reproductions and diy kits for these, they look a tad different but still totally functional

[@bruensal7182]

German Army: so we need a fast, small armored vehicle. Engineers: Like an armored car? German Army: No, imagine the child of a tank and a motorcycle Engineers: *SAY NO MORE*

[@sniper0073088]

Its not really armored

[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

@@sniper0073088 uh, it's somewhat armored? Like, you can hide anywhere behind this thing and it will save you from bullets

[@petergordon9190]

@@ТомасАндерсон-в1е Apart from behind the fuel tanks?

[@rickylafleur5823]

@@petergordon9190 yea i peeped that too. but to be fair if bullets are flying in your direction and hit that fuel tank, odds are you are getting hit as well.

[@utubrGaming]

Hans: we need a half track! Ludwig: we have a half track in the front! The half track in the front:

[@randomprojectsusa5196]

utubrGaming more like a 3/4 track

[@Grobut81]

On second thought: Let's not go to Germany. It is a silly place.

[@mastermaul345]

The reason it has two fuel tanks is, one draws fuel from the back and one draws fuel from the front. That way you're still getting fuel to the engine even if the vehicle is at a sharp up-or-downhill incline with partially filled tanks.

[@SolarWebsite]

That's clever!

[@johnsonjerrad]

Those clever krauts. If only they would have used their abilities for good.

[@FlexDB]

@@johnsonjerrad We do! Until a crazy guy from austria joins in.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@johnsonjerrad wasn't fighting communism a good thing to do?

[@SlavicCelery]

@@windhelmguard5295 The whole Jewish thing kinda overwhelms the communist thing.

[@adamramsey8282]

Wehrmacht: "We want half tank half motorcycle." Engineer: ***Sets down spork***

[@Fixxate]

Underrated comment award

[@ilikeyourname4807]

It wasn't even developed for the military

[@ianwalker8042]

Don’t you mean... fpoon

[@Sam-iw6te]

666 likes.

[@BlackCowboy0]

It’s literally a spork, mainly a tank and the fronts. A motorcycle

[@6m8l-1]

Dad:what do you want for a birthday son? Son:Motorcycle! Great grandfather:

[@zekelockheart3706]

I wouldn’t complain imagine rolling up to school in that

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Zeke Lockheart probably don’t need to worry about snow much

[@Resomius]

god damn I would be insantly in!

[@maxischew514]

1940s: WW2 German army vehicle. 2010s: Used as a plot device in Girls' last tour.

[@BenersantheBread]

Plot device? How dare you insult best girl like that!

[@jovitfernangloria4271]

10% Motorcycle, 15% Tracked Vehicle, 20% Supply Transport, 5% Bed, 50% Malfunctions and 100% reason to remember it's final use as a bath tub.

[@BenersantheBread]

@@jovitfernangloria4271 That part nearly made me cry

[@jovitfernangloria4271]

@@BenersantheBread I have something to share. I am writing this novel for a year already, and one of my main side characters are 2 kids of mixed blood being taken care in a monastery (the story is an Isekai to a Warring states period of Japan). I changed Chito to Chisaki and made her a bookworm who loves machines and science while I changed Yuuri to Yukari and made her into a kid who wants to be a knight. (So Chi-chan and Yuu is still a nickname and their appearances was just adjusted to fit the story) I just wish Tsumizu won't notice.

[@BenersantheBread]

@@jovitfernangloria4271 This might just be my impression of them but they don't seem like the type to care about such things

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Hans: My motorbike isn't expensive or overengineered enough! Fritz: Ok, come back in a couple of days...

[@santiagoperez2094]

U say that because u dont know the dtupid amount of non necessary fancy and expensive functions usa vehicles have.

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

@@santiagoperez2094 No, I'm just poking a bit of fun at the typical national steriotype that Germans supposedly like to over-engineer things

[@toaster9922]

“Babe come over” “I can’t I’m making a ForgottenWeapons video” “My parents aren’t home” 0:11

[@samb8369]

“I have 32 French long ammo”

[@Radvaldur]

well cliped

[@yuurichito1439]

😂

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I'm a WWII enthusiast and watch every documentary and KZbin channel on the subject. I have never seen the inside of one of these things until now. I learned more about it in a few minutes than I have in a few years. Thank you so much Ian! Now, about that SdKfz 251 halftrack behind you...

[@falconpowerful2362]

I was checking out that 251 as well ;-)

[@alvinoflys7504]

"Good luck, Reiben." "I don't need any luck sarge, I was born lucky!" Whenever I see these all I can think of is the final battle scene in Saving Private Ryan 😅

[@emmanuelserrano5477]

Ah you beat me to it.

[@Captain_Frank_Abagnale]

There’s a ton of infantry cap, I dunno if they took the bait though

[@eldelosdedosblancos9381]

Alvin of Lys Why they don’t make movies like that anymore?? I never got tired of watching it over and over again for years, and the new films out there I watch them once and don’t wanna know anything about it ever!! Such a shame!!😢 Actors are not quite as good than before 2!!

[@mulletsquirrel]

@@eldelosdedosblancos9381 The only other one that has come close for me was FURY with Brad Pitt and Shia LeBouf

[@ds-lm6pc]

John Wick: I need a ride Ian: I’ve got just what you need. The perfect meeting of speed, defense, and a peculiar bit.. of insanity.

[@djackmanson]

German military transport engineer: Hey, you know how our language is designed to just be able to jam words together to get what you want? Supervisor: Yes? Engineer: *lifts sheet*

[@jamesengland7461]

Brilliantcleverhumor!

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

@@jamesengland7461 Amazingpunethere!

[@reichsvorstand4549]

Sehrgutgesagtkollege

[@jfan4reva]

"You know how our language has too many K's in it?

[@Mishn0]

Kettenkraftrad translate more like "tracked utility motorcycle", than, "light tracked motorcycle", doesn't it? Story: I talked to a guy that was maintenance in the Wehrmacht during the war. He said if they had one of these in for work they'd pull the front wheel off and drive it through the bivouac on just the tracks yelling, "Aaahh, out of control, run, run!!!", scattering the grunts in their path while not really being out of control. If I was in possession of "FU" money, this is the one military vehicle I'd buy.

[@DFX2KX]

LOL. I can just about imagine that scene unfolding.

[@BleedingUranium]

That story is a perfect example of why military types are some of my favourite people. :D

[@Wetcorps]

War never changes

[@fireman2375]

Actually "Kraftrad" literally translates into "powered bycicle", or motorcycle. While outdated, the term is still applicable in some cases in Germany to this day. That said, "Kettenkraftrad" cannot be translated any more acurate than "tracked powered bycicle" or "tracked motorcycle". The Sd.Kfz abbreviation stands for "Sonderkraftfahrzeug", which translates into "Special purpose powered vehicle", and was applied to any vehicle, regardless of shape, size or form, as long as it has a motor and had been designed to meet the specific requirements of the Wehrmacht.

[@crackwitz]

klein/kleines = small leicht = light SdKfz = Sonderkraftfahrzeug Kraft = force in the physics sense (practically: motorized) Fahrzeug = vehicle Kraftrad = motorcycle (today: Motorrad) sonder = special Ketten = chains (tracks)

[@panzerdoga7402]

The knee bumps are an amazing feature to me. I've driven to many small cars and had my knees be sore especially on bad roads.

[@Vans89]

Boy's last tour (to the auction house)

[@lordmanatee439]

Ian, did you eat the cheezu?

[@estout324]

I had to scroll far too long to find a Saving Private Ryan reference.

[@awesomechainsaw]

E Sorry Girls last tour has you beat out.

[@imanin9972]

y e s

[@rickylafleur5823]

@@awesomechainsaw silence weeb.

[@boingkster]

"Panzers didn't take the bait"

[@geodes6722]

That was the “rabbit” . “They didn’t take the bait!”

[@olb-esprit]

Forgotten Vehicles is my favorite show now.

[@aserta]

I have a friend who made his own cafe racer with the front end of one of these. His grandfather kept the front section, a track and a few other bits from WW2.

[@wildward93]

When you roll up and brag in your new tricycle and your german buddy goes: "hold my schnapps"

[@FrostyShock349]

*hold mien pizwasser!*

[@Keckegenkai]

@@FrostyShock349 I get that GTA5 reference. Pisswasser

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

Ah yes, when germany half tracked EVERYTHING

[@moejartin3258]

Trucks on a half-track, bikes on a half-track, strawberries and flowers on half-tracks, THE WHOLE PLANET IS ON HALF-TRACKS!!!

[@tatotaytoman5934]

half track tank

[@colecooper5836]

They never half tracked a half track.

[@gamecarnival2024]

Half tracked boots

Except their horses!

[@5KpGD]

German reenactor here out the Midwest region, and at one point one of our members had a Kettenkrad. One event weekend, a German vet had approached us about the Kettenkrad, in fact he worked very close with them as mobile anti-tank element with PaK36 later in the war. When we asked the vet if he wanted a ride in our kettenkrad, he flatly refused our offer, and said "I lost a lot of my friends on these things on hills, when they rolled over there was no hope you could have survived being crushed and snapped in half by one of these things, the war was enough for me". Not often do Americans talk to German war vets who immigrated to the states, and most of them have now long been passed. So is our GI vets, get to talking to them now before its too late.

[@hughm2615]

Dear Santa...

[@Panzer_Runner]

"So do you want a light tank or a motorbike?" "Yes"

[@MRtucnakCZE]

Pingu's dad had one of these.

[@MrDK0010]

OH SHIT

[@MrDK0010]

Now I gotta look it up.

[@WingMaster562]

@@MrDK0010 Found it. Just search "Pingu Doctor".

[@chancedavis6216]

Pingu's dad was a wermacht solider confirmed

[@MrDK0010]

Thank you Wingmaster.

[@jmackmcneill]

"They don't make vehicles just because they're cool..." "Ok... yes they did."

[@monkeyboy48391]

the song "The Boys are back in Town" should be blaring during the intro

[@ramal5708]

Hans:"Finally, I joined the Panzer Division, I could be driving tanks" Commander:"Here are the keys for that small tank with a motorcycle at the front"

[@JonatasAdoM]

You laughed about my training wheels. Now you laugh no more!

[@tatotaytoman5934]

vroom vroom off to the eastern front

[@haydenemrah]

*Ian rolls up “Get in loser, we’re going to Warsaw”

[@professionalbabushka4591]

6:54 listen one more time but closely (:

[@-theislander-5888]

Professional Babushka read his comment one more time but closely. do you now sense the humour?

[@professionalbabushka4591]

@@-theislander-5888 You see my friend, historical jokes has that one specific rule: they need to be historically correct. Otherwise, they are considered cringe.

[@bounter_]

00:00 *Colorised video of German recruits stealing their half track to get to ze Bar, 1940*

[@shok24199]

Imagine showing up to a biker bar in that thing.

[@XBadAssGamesX]

When you just want to repair your motorcycle but then the Panzerschokolade kicks in

[@bradymenting5120]

"They don't make vehicles just because they're cool" I feel personally attacked

[@sam1812seal]

Amazing to see that the suspension system used on the front wheel is exactly the same as that used by BMW touring motorcycles today. (The suspension is mounted to the vehicle rather than being an integral part of the front forks.)

[@ivareskesner2019]

That's because they wanted to be able to change it on the go seeing how the suspension was always the first thing to go on these as it got bashed around rough terrain.

[@Blazer02LS]

That was because you could remove the front wheel for off road use. Then you steered it using only the track brakes.

[@painmagnet1]

It's really not the same as Telelever that BMW has used for quite a few years but a far simpler and cruder system found on many types of early motorcycles.

[@LetoDeWirre]

@@painmagnet1 BMW call their take on Hossack fork Duolever, should be still in sue on their top-end bikes.

[@MoreBrainz]

It's a type of springer front end called a girder. They are common on old school choppers and show bikes. I think they where stock on 1920s and 30s Harley Davidsons. I don't know about what BMW was using then but it had to be similar because nobody had hydraulic forks yet.

[@shintokatana17]

Imagine driving your bois to school with this thing.

[@camper1749]

Bois, Driving your lesbians to school?

[@creepyendy]

thats the thing i want to do when im immigrate into the states as a German

[@shintokatana17]

@@camper1749 bois means wood in french.

[@wildward93]

School... AKA the eastern front in 1941.

[@joemama.556]

its mandatory if you own one of these half tracks. otherwise dont talk to me or my son ever again lol

[@Albus_Rex]

8:40 Gun Jesus and Friends storming the H&K Gray room. (Colorized 2020)

[@Impreza-bj5jh]

Bruh

[@weirdshibainu]

Jeep:" We make the best offroad light vehicle. Germans:" Hold our beer."

[@epauletshark3793]

Our beer? But the germans were facist, not communist!

[@colbeausabre8842]

The US Quarter Ton and even the German Kubelwagen could go anywhere it could and carry a larger load while doing it. The Krauts stopped making them in 1944 for a reason - so NSU could produce something useful to the German war effort

[@dogboy0912]

Thanks for doing what you do Ian. Hindsight is 20/20, but the idea of going out of your way to educate and go fairly indepth on a bunch of historical weapons and more is pretty novel and shouldn't be taken for granted.

[@RealCadde]

And it sorta still exists today, just in a completely different configuration as a snowmobile. Put wheels instead of skids on a snowmobile and you have a halftrack motorcycle.

[@calinsa3880]

me before watching this:" this is useless haha" me after watching it:" OMG ITS AMAZING I WANT ONE NOW!"

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

Right?!

[@migkillerphantom]

@@CoolGobyFish fine control at higher speeds

[@iain3713]

Cool Goby Fish it allows for smooth albeit light turning at high speeds

[@51WCDodge]

@@CoolGobyFish Far easier and mechanically simpler than having lever steer to each track.

[@51WCDodge]

@@CoolGobyFish Yes but if you have to work levers, there is more chance of throwing a track. Think of a one wheeled half track, which is what it is, the position of the front wheel dictates the amount of braking force going to the back tracks, but rather than a skid type steer you get a forward montion curve. It puts a lot less strain of the drive train and is easier to train the driver.

[@AnakinsDaycareForPadawans]

“Good luck, Reiben!”

[@TurtleStranger]

YES

[@SinisterGerbils]

@Steven Hannigan Yeah he was the only one to survive the entire movie.

[@jd.3493]

Sinister Gerbils upham

[@D33Lux]

"Be not that far from me, for trouble is near; O my strength, haste Thee to help me. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies try and fool me." ~ Private Jackson

[@stephengalindo6340]

@@jd.3493 I give him no more than 5yrs before he offed himself

[@kova1577]

A cool piece of engineering. I would love to have one of these things around my place. There’s miles and miles of forest and wilderness out there that this would be amazing to just drive through

[@adrianotero7963]

Until you have to do maintenance on it, then you wish you had a quad.

[@dannap8831]

Ian you are great at artuculating what you know. And you clearly do a lot of research into these vehicles, weapons, history, reasoning.. etc. I really enjoy watching you! I want to reiterate that you are great at articulating what you know. I appreciate it, thanks!

[@RyanRyzzo]

"I don't need any luck, sarge! I was booooorn lucky!"

[@rhonmarmalig8406]

Cocks the BAR*

[@willburblunderbuss88]

Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@GordonFreeman.]

This should be top comment given the intro outro. Highly underrated comment.

[@The5T4LK3R]

AKA Potato head girls precious vehicle

[@nolanmcevoy2547]

Most of my fascination with firearms comes from the mechanics behind them so getting to see this was really cool

[@Neoplasmer]

When you need the flammenwefer but with a charioteer twist.

[@stephenbirks6458]

Great idea those knee bumpers ! Great interesting video ! You answered alot of my questions about this wonderful hybrid ! Thankyou SB British Isles

[@mummola2363]

Perfect for trekking through ruined earth

[@nooblangpoo]

And dabbing while you see that there's nothing more but you and your friend and the little outliers out there.

[@ridhosantoso262]

Very cultured.. shoujo shuumatsu reference.

[@DP-fq7iy]

RAIN

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

Girls Last Tour reference

[@DokutahShikikanSensei]

You should have done the: "Oh bugger the Kettenkrad is on fire" test... Oh wait, wrong guy.

[@Tobascodagama]

Pro: Open-topped vehicle, easy for the driver to bail out of. Con: Driver is literally surrounded by gasoline.

[@NathanSherwood114]

But how do you tension the tracks!?

[@jonsolsvig4566]

Can I just have a ten minute video of them just riding around in that thing

[@peterbilttom7997]

Very good video. Answered the questions I have always had about the kettenkrad

[@benfennell6842]

Max: "Hans have you seen Tommy's new little universal carriers?" Hans: "Ja, they're so cute!" Max: "We have a new design requisition, we have to make that, but-" Hans: "German?" Max: "Ja!"

[@cameronnewton7053]

The troops and mechanics: *cries in German*

[@unsc2060]

You guys were having waaaaaay too much fun. Thx for the upload as always Gun Jesus!

[@zakarydambrosia7373]

"Fritz, get the boys"

[@abominablecnutswain8206]

"Fritzl, lock up yer daughters"

[@TheCheat_1337]

I remember these from Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. Panzer Elite strategic point capturing unit. A cute tracked motorbike.

[@Poopooslinger]

@yeoldebiggetee Nothing can beat the Brits in sheer hatred, with their stupid Sim City gameplay.

[@pakkazull8370]

It was definitely among my favorite vehicles in CoH... along with the Schwimmwagen!

[@VRichardsn]

Ah, the Kettenkrad. I always ticked the Schwimmwagen, I wasn't a big fan of the Kettenkrad.

[@ralphlorenz4260]

Nice video, didnt know about the steering. But important to note that a key motivation for this unusual vehicle was that it be delivered by air to provide paratroops with the ability to tow antitank guns etc. Fitting inside a Ju52 is what pushed to a tracked-tricycle configuration

[@lepmuhangpa]

Did not know that.

[@huggniceman4975]

My German neighbor: Nein, ve do not put tank treads on everysing. My German neighbor taking his hog out for a spin:

[@Remyie]

Anyone who watched Girl's Last Tour ?

[@ソードフィッシュ-b3k]

It's me!

[@bulletgrazer]

Read the Manga. You'll get the full story and the proper ending.

[@UARAF16]

Finished the manga recently. Such a good series.

[@cmdrgarbage1895]

@@bulletgrazer RIP potato's

[@jameskazd9951]

i have always liked these. that weird german engineering on full display.

[@Armadurapersonal]

Nice avatar

[@jameskazd9951]

@@Armadurapersonal right back at ya

[@williamwalker9315]

@@jameskazd9951 Sauce?

[@Devin_Stromgren]

So THAAAAAAATS how the steering works on those things. That's been driving me insane for years.

[@Dukethenuke91]

Ive seen two of them being used as an every-day motorcycle.. they look and sound so awesome and the practicality is on point!

[@dr.ofdubiouswisdom4189]

" Mein Godt Dummkopf !! No vheelie-poppen !!"

[@engineer_cat]

feels like a spiritual ancestor of the modern quadbike/atv

[@ScottKenny1978]

Pretty much is!

[@rickphillips7221]

I could be wrong but I'm guessing that it's like a truck transmission where you have 1,2,3 and then you flick a button to go to the top box for gears 4,5,6 and then you have an overdrive and a direct drive which is what that leaver is. This looks like the way it works to me.

[@highflyinryan76weezer25]

Pretty much.

[@chaos-freak6002]

According to the markings on the second lever, you are supposed to only use it when vehicle is NOT moving. The two settings are also marked "Str" (which could stand for "Strasse" (street) ) and "Gel", which could be "Gelände" (offroad). So depending on the ground you are driving on or if you're towing heavy loads, you would pick on of the two settings.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

@@Thoroughly_Wet My John Deere has a three speed transmission and a three position transfer case.

[@ОлегКозлов-ю9т]

For some reason I was sure there will be an "A-team" intro music to the degree I feel robbed now. Oh, why the world has to be so imperfect! *Tu-du-du-du-tu-tuuuuum! Tu-tu-tu-tuuuuum...*

[@AM-hf9kk]

Nah... Indiana Jones!

[@LennyBarre]

Battlefield 1942 theme

[@astondriver]

Actually, theme tune from saving private ryan

[@willwallacetree]

A-Team played by a Bavarian oompah band.... yeeess

[@LuistheABF123]

"Disperse, you know what to do. Reiben get on the Rabbit." - Captain Miller, 1944

[@BloodmoonPyke]

"Hans, you sure that thing is safe to ride?" "Fasten your seatbelt Fritz, I fueled up ze gas from that Messerschmitt over there!"

[@tfcooks]

"Bye bye boys. Have fun storming the castle!" 😁

[@salientissues4109]

Haha awesome👍🏻

[@SlavicCelery]

"Think it will work?" "It would take a miracle." "Buh-Bye!"

[@Lindeman08]

I've always wondered about the point of the front wheel in one of these. Great to finally get an explanation!

[@ErebosGR]

@@CoolGobyFish/videos Because steering only using the diff brake at speed with such a short wheelbase would be very jolting and uncomfortable, to the point of risking throwing passengers or supplies off the vehicle.

[@joshebarry]

@@ErebosGR plus trainining. If it just had tracks you would need to train ghe soldiers to drive a tracked vehicle, while with this configuration the training is very quick as its basically just a motorbike. The driver doesn't need to worry about the tracks as it is automatic

[@ErebosGR]

@@CoolGobyFish/videos It uses brake steering only when close to full steering lock. You wouldn't use so much steering angle when cruising at speed.

[@marcraygun6290]

My dad had job delivering stuff to saving private ryan set and i remember they were using these vehicles to run people around the place

[@elpatrico2562]

0:33 I don't know if it's really underrated, but man, it's indeed hella cool.

[@soppo6446]

Perfect for exploring vast abandoned cities

[@RadekRaVoS]

KZbin : Wanna see Ian driving the Ketten... Me : Yes !!!!!!

[@timmneeley4301]

God I wish these were available on the surplus market. I'd love to take on of these on the interstate lol.

[@worldtraveler930]

Yep, that's my second most favorite Opel, right behind the GT! 😎👍

[@mikeforester3963]

It's not a coincidence that every guy I see driving the Kettenkrad has got a huge grinning smile on his face.

[@livingcorpse5664]

That is the most steampunk-y real life vehicle I have seen outside of actual old tanks.