Life Inside A Panther Turret Bunker (Cross Section)

[@Simplehistory]

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[@Raydinosaurmaster]

First

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@mohdariffymay]

Make a King Tiger cross section

[@wanderingpaws3111]

Wait. You bought a jet?

[@fakshen1973]

The bird chirping SFXs are superfluous and unnecessary. They don't add to the story. They compete with the other SFX and voice-over in the context of this video. I appreciate the editor wanting to add more depth. But it gets lost with the tank SFX and voice.

[@fantasymapbattles]

Imagine chilling with the homies in a panther turret bunker. Must have been hella chill

[@thecanadianclassroom3188]

Maybe even the "cat's meow?"

[@armjack420]

But the constant fear of being flanked must have been crazy

[@ThommyofThenn]

​@@armjack420I think a lot of Panther models had MG34/42 mounted aside the main cannon. You could also have a MG crew set up nearby the turret/bunker and take turns manning it. If anyone tried to assault the bunker, the MG team could spot and engage them from another angle while the attackers are focused on the bunker. This is just my overactive imagination and to my knowledge, not based on any factual events.

[@Darkel45]

Fr, the one in the thumbnail and first clip seems comfy

[@yourmum69_420]

I think fighting as a soldier in world war 2 is the very opposite of chill

[@mr.l8527]

The idea of using tank guns as turrets is actually ingenious. It's simple, easy, less time consuming to setup and it doesn't require you to have a separate facility to manufacture the parts needed. It saves money, time, manpower and makes for more efficient logistics.

[@Alguien644]

Id say that less time consuming is debatable, youve gotta build a giant hole, walls around it and more

[@ReikerForge]

@@Alguien644 They had to build the bunkers anyway, this was just deciding what armament to put on them

[@anothertexasboi3146]

Not only that, but also the turret made a smaller target for other tanks.

[@jeremyherder5209]

They actually did the same thing with turrets from the Gneisenau in Norway. Same concept on steroids.

[@Supperdude9]

@@Alguien644 It's for defense. If you are building defenses, you have the time to build defense.

[@DallingerM]

Simple History: “We’re having to place adverts in our videos as we’re low on money” Simple History: “I’ve just bought an F-35 jet plane”

[@deathhulk88]

it's pretty genius there's ads inside the video

[@yungxsixbigswagdady6970]

Imo this became one of the most badass KZbin ads ever

[@leona_luna_556]

​@@deathhulk88haven't saw any ads here since last year bc I'm using YT Revanced. any sponsor part of the video will get skipped too with ease 😂

[@Foxrich99]

Just use youtube revanced, blocks all ads and sponsored segments automatically

[@avilancer2516]

That's why they need adverts, for the F-35

[@Orangeandcamo]

The driver quit 💀

[@gabrielmachadovieira__1075]

BR Don't cry bro. 🙌 ☕

[@BaihaqiNuqman]

Yes that. But I don't think drivers will get that back turret

[@hilarybrown2271]

Nah he j'd out

[@elsupremo6037]

So did the radio operator

[@shakescan]

XD 😂

[@ven7165]

This video more addresses the purpose and use of panther turret bunkers and less the life inside one of these. Sure there are some beds that can fold up, there's a stove, it's probably cramped though there's some storage space and an escape way. You get into combat like you're suppose to. But what of the actual life inside one of these things? What shifts do the soldiers take, do they sit and guard an area inside the bunker or is there an outside area they chill at with other crews until the enemy is spotted and then run to their bunker? What's the food and water situation? How do they communicate to those outside of the bunker, whether directly outside or distant? Toilets? From morning to night, what do they do?

[@HighOnPoint412]

yes and the ad transition was jarring

[@selfdo]

A soldier's routine consists large of BOREDOM; broken up by brief periods of sheer TERROR.

[@SlyCooper1920]

When you want to be in a tank but you are ordered by your command for defense:

[@BaguetteSolider]

Lol

[@cwg73160]

@@BaguetteSolider Insightful reply. It’s the most KZbin comment ever.

[@justanothergermantankie9142]

what are we supposed to reply then bruh​@@cwg73160

[@judykimnguyen8393]

“Commander, I want to be assigned a Tank” Commander: Tank? We have Tank at home 😉

[@FeverMutt]

Omg it's Sly Cooper! 🦝

[@Graue.Eminenz]

_As a small addition. "Ausf." is not a spoken German word. It is the abbreviation for the German word "Ausführung" and in this context means something like model or version._ _Example:_ German: Panther Turm Ausführung D English: Panther Model D Turret

[@2TrackMind-c6i]

In the Battle of berlin, tanks that ran out of fuel were simply placed in the middle of an intersection and rubble piled up around it, making it an island of rubble and debris with a turret on top.

[@undefined40]

The dot at the end of "Ausf." indicates that this is an abbreviation. In verbal communication the word is spoken completely: "Ausführung" (Roughly "implementation", "model" or a bit more remote "variant")

[@yxx_chris_xxy]

Mk. (Mark)

[@Mr.Engineer.]

They also did this with battleship main guns. Many like these were installed on the Atlantic wall in Norway. These were quite large and many levels deep in the mountain, but also quite powerful and long reaching.

[@packattackallday]

Couple corrections here: 1. Sherman’s were not obsolete as revisionist history makes them out to be. They were less powerful, but more than capable to penetrate the armor of a Tiger or even Panther V by 1944. it does ultimately depend on the variant though. The early Sherman’s were excellent in North Africa, but were very much outclassed by the Tigers at this time. Thankfully very few Tigers were in Africa or the western front in general. 2. The Allied Air Force was legit superior, however, they very seldom ever hit tanks due to the small size (compared to the fast speed the planes approach in). Instead, the Allied air forces focused more heavily on wiping out reinforcing tanks still on the railway or hampering German logistics entirely. The P-47 was amazing with this! The Mosquitoes were also excellent in the African theatre.

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

Correction on #2: You meant the RAF... The Canadian and US Air Force actually employed Catalina planes and various liaison aircraft to serve as antitank gunships, with the notable example used by Bazooka Charlie.

[@aspookyscaryskeleton1474]

@@tedhubertcrusio372 I don't get what anything you just said has to do with only the RAF. They mentioned allies collectively and included both a British and US aircraft as an example. The P-47 was a US built aircraft with ground-attack capability that saw significant use in the European theater. The Catalina was a US built seaplane with reconnaissance and anti-submarine capabilities. It wasn't used to destroy tanks.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@aspookyscaryskeleton1474 Mosquitos were primarily fast-bombers so they're sort of irrelevant. It'd be like bringing up B-17s in a discussion about the Battle for London, only relevance coming from the fact they are planes

[@caelisr3]

@GlobnarTheGreen sources?

[@PrebleStreetRecords]

Plus, encounters with the German heavy tanks were exceptionally rare, as the Germans had few and kept them mostly on the Eastern front. Plus, we cranked out so many Shermans the odds were stacked in our favor. Belton Cooper managed to ruin the reputation of the Sherman by telling half-truths, spreading rumors, and straight up making things up in his book.

[@ShockDeed]

Hey simple history can you do a cross section of the ratte tank ?

[@ShockDeed]

Yah but simple history made a video about the ratte tank

[@user-bs6vq8dh9k]

Yes, but there are a few pieces here, such as a lab,a room that is held two motorbikes, and, of course , barracks

[@wyattpeterson6286]

Oh and the fuhrer bunker. I'd really like to see a video about its design.

[@5co756]

Little correction , no Panther had 80mm side armour . 60mm was max with the new Schmalturm . And we in Austria build these bunkers along the Danube river in the I believe 1960's , with Centurion turrets . You can still find them today in the woods .

[@obi-wlankenobi]

can you go inside?

[@5co756]

@@obi-wlankenobi They are locked , probably need some tools to get in . 😅

[@tnwhiskey68]

Seems like a powerful and protected space on one hand and incredibly vulnerable on the other!

[@Lifeisreal2024]

I hate the way people are putting ads in the middle of their videos why not the beginning and what happened to paying for KZbin premium add free content

[@jarreddobbs6800]

I understand where your coming from but ads is probably how he makes half his money as to where youtube makes money selling premium

[@jarreddobbs6800]

But yeah they could do it and the beginning or at the end....Mrballen is one of my favorite toutubers but it's aggravating getting into the middle of a good story then stop to go on a 2 minute ad lol

[@noahboat580]

​@@jarreddobbs6800remember when simple history was paywalling animated gore?

[@toffeeonion5503]

The sponsor will have paid a premium fee to place the ad in the middle. That is good though cause it supports the video maker more, meaning they can afford to put more effort into the video

[@queencakiya]

it is justified. esp for our goat simple history

[@usbgaming3367]

1:58 The Panther TUAH

[@ProtagonistMaster794]

I like how at 2:21 the house heavily resembles the one in family guy

[@TheEnclave21]

Lol

[@mrm3me12]

I love the idea of giving a destroyed tank a second life as a sentry

[@brutus4013]

Well done. Very informative . Cheers 😎🥃

[@ulrichkalber9039]

interestingly there seems to be an opportunity that was overlooked: the thickness of a tanks armour was limited by weight constraints, which in turn come from the mobility requirements of a tank a stationary tank turret is not mobile, the weight rests on an immobile under-construction. it would have been possible to up-armour such turrets. a lot.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

that sort of defeats the point then

[@ulrichkalber9039]

@@ASlickNamedPimpback you could still build them quickly, and add on armour plates later, when you have them.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@ulrichkalber9039 precious metal and time that could have been put somewhere else

[@NIGHTDREADED]

​@@ASlickNamedPimpbackNot really, by this stage production was in shambles and destroyed tanks were everywhere, it would not have been hard to cut out armor from destroyed tanks and put it on the turret via welding or slotting.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@NIGHTDREADED if you have a destroyed tank, chances are it was destroyed by the someone. By this stage in the war, Germany was in full backpedal, so that someone would already be in their way of getting to the tank.

[@davidrmcmahon]

Uploaded 3 seconds ago! Love your channel.

[@creator4413]

For some reason I always feel like things like this with 'living quarters' would be so cozy 😊

[@the_lost_navigator]

Back in the 90s I met an old German Tanker in Canada. I asked him how he survived, and he replied that he was the Driver for an Ostwall Panther Turm - now I know ;)

[@dinopro759]

I love how simplehistory actually makes sponsors interesting, instead of screaming into the mic and overhyping the site, he just casually says things about the site and also slips in a few jokes, first time i actually watched a sponsor.

[@jacktoh4552]

Yo ur corect

[@ZSTE]

Just wanted to say, at 3:45 with the mesh over the barrel being gone after it fired is a nice touch

[@dylansykes3676]

I knew simplehistory would blow up it's come a long way and still getting more subscribers you will get there because a lot of people love watching videos of old and new history of war and I love this stuff keep it coming

[@samcoltadams1597]

Thank you for all the great videos

[@angeloluna529]

5:39 if the japanese had this type of stationary turret, there would be no escape hatch

[@sharonrigs7999]

They would be welded inside

[@x.brxkxn._.chxrli.x]

6:56 saving private ryan moment 😂

[@SlickRick101-w2b]

Hahahhahaahahahahhhahaahahahah

[@Al420-7]

Parker get down!!!!!

[@dorad100]

When you need subtitels to understand the german names, as a german

[@ChrisKane-]

Sorry that I wasn't able to perfectly speak German for you.

[@tundranomad]

Subtitles

[@StriKe_jk]

​@@ChrisKane-The first variant was indeed very hard to understand, that being said 2 and 3 was fine and I enjoyed the accent. 😊

[@mc_cpu]

You probably speak better English than most of us natives... 😂

[@bigdiccmarty9335]

175 rounds!?! wild if true that's insane, the loader'd break both arms before spending it all, and a stationary target tends to not stay a target for long

[@PatDY-oh1sp]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@robloxserversded]

2:20 Thanks Simple History. Ive Been Having The Same Problem With The Guy In The Video, They Always Send Me Vomit MRES To My Home.

[@emelyarye2641]

vomlet lol. its a horrible cheese veggie omelette MRE.

[@Tahitilover1899]

Are we just gonna ignore this man pronouncing one of the hardest languages in the world like he says it every morning?

[@DillonDaVillain222]

Cross section is my favorite series on here tbh

[@Gagas234]

Love the cross-section videos🔥

[@theravingtimes9582]

Simple History clearly ordered those Vomlets as a terror attack on Oversimplified's Birthday by swapping all of the chili mac, beef stew and buffalo chicken with this crime against humanity. Don't worry, he was generous enough to leave some "milk" from Mongolia.

[@IDONTgame12345]

They should have welded extra armor onto the turret since weight didn't matter for mobility

[@SabastianMoran]

May 18, 2024 - Simple History has found an interesting subject and done a good job discussing it. However, I have to compliment them on the "genius" of using their animation style in their commercial, which provided a smooth transition from their content to their ad and back. Well played. 👌I actually enjoyed the ad.👍😊

[@tadanohiro5065]

6:55 reminded me a certain movie scene

[@adammaust6177]

Thanks for all the content. Truly good stuff ❤

[@ScoutSniper3124]

Fixed installations might make sense if they had interlocking fields of fire and no way for the enemy to outflank or overrun (including with airborne troops) but that is RARELY IF EVER the case.

[@Joesolo13]

It was a desperate move when modern tanks, or clever reuse of obsolete ones, that's about it

[@Toenism]

Yeah, static defenses of all kinds are in fact 100% ineffective because no defensive line can circumfere the whole earth.

[@mikebikekite1]

@@Toenism The static defences used by Ukraine and Russia seem to be working quite well.

[@Toenism]

@@mikebikekite1 Sorry it was meant as a sarcastic comment towards Scoutsniper3124

[@Capitanodiventura89]

Panther Bunker : for those who never passed the driver license for the tanks

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

Speaking of 75mm. There was a video here on You Tube that stated US soldiers preferred the 75 over larger guns. Tests showed that for some reason 75s created more shrapnel that other size guns. It went on to state that on the Western front the allies didn't deal with near the volume of tanks that the Soviets encountered but had to deal with more foot soldiers. The wide spread of the 75 shrapnel helped in that.

[@Toenism]

This is sadly entierly made up by people on Reddit.

[@user-et2dx5du7e]

love the cross section vids

[@SplitRockTactical]

Keep the videos going I like them❤

[@schpitzkomander2997]

As far as I know those type of turrets were typically used to slow down enemy advancement and got evacuated after 5-6 shots since they becomes too vulnerable when its position got discovered while normal artillery could just relocate itself on the battlefield.

[@francisman60]

This and with Flank towers can give giant headaches to the allies.

[@Fighter4Street]

They show pictures of one of these turrets in Berlin streets during the final battle. It has loads of spent tank rounds around it. I believe it fired all its ammunition. Must have been extremely difficult to knock this one out.

[@darkawakening01]

@@Fighter4Street If I am not mistaken the Berlin Flak towers were not taken out. They continued firing even after the positions around them were overrun and ultimately surrendered after all ammo was spent. The Soviets tried to demolish them with explosives after the war and failed because they were too masssive. That's pretty crazy.

[@Lancasterlaw1175]

Wonderful animations! I was sceptical when I clicked the link but the information was exceeded my expectations! (would have loved some references though) I do think you missed out by not pointing out the pre ww1 Fahrpanzer mobile armoured turrets which were likely the inspiration for using tank turrets this way.

[@unclejohnbulleit2671]

The compressed air wasn't to vent heat after firing, it was to displace explosive gasses.

[@strumling]

Real ones will know that this wasn’t the first video about tank turrets mounted in the ground. 🔥🔥

[@AvenValkyr]

Holy wow massive upgrade to your content quality. Great show!!

[@luisvalenzuela8297]

Awesome content!

[@bradywhite4974]

7:01 saving private Ryan reference?

[@sharonrigs7999]

It wasn't so much the heat that needed to be vented. The exhaust gasses produced by the burning propellant were oxygen displacing as well as highly irritating.

[@jacobwiles547]

This is interesting stuff! I'm surprised this isn't depicted in movies.

[@anatoly62]

The driver so done with his job💀

[@ShiraIshikawa]

The turret armor is kind of useless (except the front) because once they can hit the rear turret then you already lose. It's faster and cheaper to use those metals to build more field cannon with wheels and front armor.

[@lolimadethisvid]

The turrets were used for defensive bunkers and taken off inoperable tanks not manufactured for this purpose and are not not field cannons first of all. They also had field cannons in the form of the 88mm

[@Temperius]

Well it means that the turret is resistant to infantry flaking efforts because all directions are bulletproof. Obviously interms of resource efficiency field cannons are better but these definitely had a role.

[@nyandagaroseverin8232]

It is crazy how creative Germans were during WWII

[@stopmotionharry8989]

It’s all the cocaine

[@Orly90]

@@stopmotionharry8989not cocaine, it is meth

[@wraith_1367]

Among the Germans somewhat insane ideas, this is one of their good ones!

[@bluesnake1713]

Now imagine setting up a bunker with those supposed super tanks and crazy tank designs.

[@tjpprojects7192]

Reminds me of how we used warthogs and scorpions in Halo 3 and Reach as turrets by placing objects around them so they couldn't move.

[@corymorimacori1059]

Winston Churchill: I was saving the planet from an Axis of Darkness, while you were back home opening National Parks! Yes! Theodore Roosevelt: You should be ashamed of your military honor!

[@subjectc7505]

*Tiger breaks down* Commander: Hanz gets za shovelfusta

[@ArchHood]

thanks for the tips time for a rematch in Comand and Conquer Generals Zero Hour

[@guidor.4161]

"Turm" translates to "turret" when referring to tanks. For castles it does translate to "tower".

[@Ben-mq8ug]

It should be noted that the base M4 Sherman was a 75mm gun. Later variants were upgraded with the 76mm.

[@1ChristianC]

Best ad I've ever seen!

[@korruptkswadesOG]

I am trying to remember if I have seen these turrets in any movie... Maybe I've just not noticed... Quite a sophisticated defense strategy. Any video on if there are still any of those turrets that were kept in place for Tourism/Museum/Historical purposes in Europe ? ( I will search ) PS: I really like in these videos; the time and effort put into the animations and, of course, as well as the time put into the research etc.. Good work.

[@BFVgnr]

First time I'd ever heard of tank turrets used for fixed defensive position was in Tom Clancy's Bear and Dragon, where the Russians used WW2 heavy tank turrets for border security with China.

[@kennethferland5579]

Amazing, I never knew the the NOD defense turret was based on a real thing.

[@UnknownUser-pf9rk]

FYI: "Ausf." is short for "Ausführung" which just means "variant"

[@GrayParticles]

15% of this video is a commercial.

[@silentshunder54]

So what

[@Vardenfelleckiam]

And 100% free to watch.

[@Random_War_Thunder_Player]

Somebody never had to watch cable before

[@EdwinJanssen1991]

Always has been

[@czesnikadam6355]

In Poland there is one of the few, or even the only, specimen of this type of panther as an exhibit.

[@Louie-WanKenobi-og4rk]

8:00 Does that mean the Germans believed in the High Ground?

[@SimonUdd]

Imagine being safe in the living area and the only way out is through the turret top hatch and the turret gets destroyed. You will probably die alone and forgotten of starvation, suffocation or by your own hand

[@andreykuzmin4317]

The transmission wouldn't break down and Panther wouldn't run out of fuel, if your tank is just a turret in the ground!

[@meinfraulein380]

imagine life there when it rains

[@williamashbless7904]

The absolute first time I’ve seen this as a primary topic! Great job. The great thing about armored vehicles is their mobility. Fire. Scoot. Set up again. Fire. These permanent turrets had the element of surprise the first shot. The Panther gun was a very good tank killer. Against everything else it was mediocre.

[@evilellis]

pretty sure it would kill a guy too if u hit him

[@marcusstoy8144]

Those are fare the most reliable Panthers that I found after researching WW2

[@LawSuit_StartMan]

Hello my Simple History friend I have a question. What is the Sniper using in 7:08 I keep wondering what that is can you tell me please.

[@SuddenStrike_HQ]

PTRD-41

[@DillonDaVillain222]

Nice little Easter egg adding the family guy house during the ad read

[@littlebritain64]

We had a defensive line of tank turret sunk into the ground, Italy at yugoslavian border at least until end '80s, when I was into the army. Fanteria D'Arresto took care of It. I don't know if It Is still there and still operative.

[@dedude7075]

Ostwallturm translates to East Wall Turret, not Tower. Turm means both Turret and Tower, yet in this context it translates to turret, same as in tank turret. In addition, it is clear from looks that its not a tower, which requires considerable height.

[@cortexoftheego4568]

genius like idea of the simplicity

[@jay-t1030]

Stationary defenses like this only work if you have air dominance over the region or really good air defense batteries close by.

[@thomaskriekenvander3276]

i learned something new. i thought they only made these when the war was as good as lost. in the defence of Berlin. Immobilised pantheres were dragged to strategic pich points and berried there to only let the turret stick out. some locations were even purpose build to house only the turret...

[@Bleached_biscut124]

I didn't even realized that it was an add at first

[@Eddy-oe5oi]

'Ausf.' is an abbreviation for 'Ausführung' meaning 'type'.

[@압둘라리버]

If there is a Panther turret bunker in Germany, there is a Patton turret bunker in Korea.

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

Panther trains / armored trains next please…!!!

[@MatthewStilwater]

Good job bro

[@cosmicbricks3339]

Todays my birthday and im watching this masterpiece 🎉

[@Harikejn]

Well, France wasn't the only country that was using tanks such as Renault light tanks. Also Yugoslavia used these tanks as well. Maybe some of these Yugoslav tanks, were captured by Germans. Of course this is just a guessing (but who am I to judge that). But I do know when Germany occupied Yugoslavia in WWII, they captured Yugoslav plane such as Icarus IK-3 Rogožarski. I have also heard that there were the flak turrets as well. They were used as an anti-aircraft defense against bombings. Also I have heard that they were used as a shelters where civilians took shelter when there were sounded air raid siren. They were also made out of concrete, and by external appearance, they looked like medieval castles.

[@ficklefingeroffate]

The Panther gun and the Sherman gun WERE NOT THE SAME!

[@mikebikekite1]

Would there be communication links and an overall commander when there are multiple turret bunkers? What about supporting infantry?

[@littlebritain64]

For the second part of Your question I can answer being into italian army service mid '80s. We had a zone very close to yugoslavian border and we put tank turrets sunk in the ground . They were under control of the Fanteria D'Arresto, First line defensive system. We at Fanteria Meccanizzata were a very little behind with our M113 Vtc armoured troops transport light tanks. And in the same zones were parachute troups. Hope It helps

[@mikebikekite1]

@@littlebritain64 thank you for that.

[@qwerty_chump3599]

why didn't they just completely attach the covering to the turret? wouldn't that ensure that the covers don't get pushed aside when it turns?

[@7heRedBaron]

“Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of men.” General George S. Patton.

[@anathardayaldar]

We are out of gasoline! What are we going to do with all these tanks? My lord, I have a cunning plan.