Tank Hunter | Top 5 Tanks | The Tank Museum

Craig Moore author and tank aficionado, also known as The Tank Hunter, came to The Tank Museum to choose his top 5 and point out some of the lesser known aspects of these tanks.
Craig writes for www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ and authored Tank Hunter: World War One.
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[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

We definitely approve of this Top 5 video

[@pukalo]

Your website is fantastic.

[@AmazingAce]

[@farmerman7947]

Tanks Encyclopedia love your website

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

@@pukalo Thank you for the kind words!

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

@@farmerman7947 Thank you for the kind words!

[@matchrocket1702]

Loved the story about your Uncle. Of course the Scots would know only an Englishman would hurl insults at them.

[@nolanolivier6791]

I know a lot of non-English individuals who would happily hurl insults at a Scot; certainly a Scot in uniform...

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

@@nolanolivier6791 To their face?

[@nolanolivier6791]

@@peezebeuponyou3774 are you for real..!?

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

@@nolanolivier6791 Eh?

[@nolanolivier6791]

@@peezebeuponyou3774 do you genuinely believe no one but an Englishman would be willing to insult a Scot to their face?

[@acediadekay3793]

Loved to hear the lesser known detail of the WWI tanks, you could really see he had so much more he wanted to tell

[@CraigMooreTech]

A lot was edited out because of time restraints

[@billy4072]

what asurprise!!!

[@richardmeyeroff7397]

@@CraigMooreTech sorry to hear that. Will they release a version with any relevant information reinserted it is a shame to leave out information because of time constraints.

[@workingguy6666]

This guy is pretty good - I'm sure we'll all grant him his choices based on what he likes, or has experience with.

[@andy4an]

yeah, this video is so very different than the videos where people try to figure out what is most important or significant GENERALLY. it's really endearing to see someone talk about tanks that have deep personal connections.

[@markfryer9880]

Well said by both of you. A personal connection helps to keep alive the history of the people involved with all of the various vehicles, battles and developments. A personal story is always of interest because it puts us in touch with real history not just generalised accounts.

[@gunner678]

Interesting video, shame about the mispronounciation of Covenantor.

[@workingguy6666]

@@markfryer9880 agree with all of you, too. It was endearing.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, It was a bit bewildering, until realising that his list of "top 5 Tanks" consists of the bits of surviving remnant hardware which he's had something personally hands-on to do with striking him as slightly less "top" than the Marques of particular machines upon which he grew up hearing old War Stories thereof, and especially those to which he's connected by ancestry or intermarraige... Apparently whereas I spent my 1960s infancy & childhood focussed on Curtiss Jennys, Avro 504-k's & Sopwith Camels...; this bloke was fine-tuned to grow up thinking that the pinnacle of Human Achievement was to participate in Armoured Warfare..., and he's apparently still entranced and fascinated by the imagined spectacle, 50 or 60 years after being "hooked". I was lucky enough to find a Millionaire with a Fokker Triplane & a Sopwith Pup (Replicas) and some Tiger Moths, a Hornet Moth & a Piper J-3 Cub to work for, when I was 17 ; to get it out of my system, kinda thing. On balance..., the people who contemptuously disdain and decry the telling of (glorious) War Stories to little children..., are probably right... Such is Life, Have a good one. ;-p Ciao !

[@DasPanzermuseum]

You can see how sad he is since he is being forced to do a Top 5 Tanks without an A7V available. Understandable. Nah, j/k. Cheers, Craig! /RR

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Would that be 2018 leopard 2A7V or 1918 A7V

[@DasPanzermuseum]

@@USSAnimeNCC- The Assault Barn.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

@@DasPanzermuseum I was joking I knew what you meant

[@typxxilps]

Of cause no "A★" tank cause the germans needed another 20 years to start understanding tank development and naming cause that didn't start with B or C but with P anther and T iger and S turmtiger and F erdinand and M ouse But maybe next time one of them will make it in the TOP 5 without family busines srelations.

[@DasPanzermuseum]

Craig's approach to choose based on personal relations is great. Each Top 5 is explicitly "his" (or theoretically "her") personal Top 5. It's exactly this concept that makes the series so interesting. Heck, if they ever invite the director of the German Tank Museum to this thing, you probably get a list based on design, pop-cultural appeal or underdog status.

[@thetourettesgamer8851]

What a lovely chap! Always great to come home from school to a superb video from the tank museum

[@mrpink8951]

"Say the password." "No, I don't think that is going to work. I'm just going to insult them." lmao

[@blackbirdsr71]

Really enjoyed this presentation and choices. Craig imparted great stories and information that would not be heard if it was literally the best 5 tanks are the ones that win in a top trumps specification comparison.

[@billy4072]

errrr. lol.

[@erwinc.9117]

Love how he chooses tanks with personal connection instead of the "good tanks" most people choose.

[@kyle857]

Always nice to see a new Top 5.

[@Sofilein]

Awesome vid! Loved the passion and the interest. Military history doesn’t have to be a dry subject. Thank you for putting in some more personality! Was a great watch. The stories and all the details were cool to hear about

[@DC9622]

Very knowledgeable gentleman, with some fantastic stories.

[@irkkunen4933]

Everything was going very well before he called the panzerfaust a hand-held bazooka when Panzershrecks where the german bazookas.

[@owainevans89]

And that he called the covenanter a Coventer

[@sandwich5603]

a burning tanker yelling curse words at his scottish allies, that had to be an extremely weird scene

[@jangamaster8677]

Sandwich scots are used too it mate haha

[@MausOfTheHouse]

I am coming next year!

[@WulfCorbett]

It would probably take a Maus a year to get anywhere...

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@WulfCorbett yep

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

@@WulfCorbett nah unless it was somewhere in Europe

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Enjoy your visit

[@JamLeGull]

I wish one of the many insane billionaires would make a few replicas of tanks like the Maus

[@ElcomeSoft]

Metal Bawkses! Also, very nice Top 5 video. It makes a change seeing a personal connection approach to a Top 5 against the common "A is better than B" chat.

[@andrewmortimer3317]

I loved this perspective! The little details he was able to provide are amazing. I hope he can come back and explain more on other vehicles.

[@james.black981]

Great choices. I love hearing the connections people have with these machines, their personal histories or just the little things like "this hook does this", "this chain was made like this because of this" and "here is how this looks disasembled". Keep up the good work guys.

[@MichaelLivingston-me]

I saw these tanks when I was at the museum. Your information really added to my recollection of being there. I"ll need to go back through my photos and see if I captured any of the ones you selected. Excellent presentation.

[@russwoodward8251]

Mr. Moore's personal connection to these vehicles is a great way to highlight their importance.Another very good Top 5. Thanks.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Craig Moore, fantastic story about your uncle, my mom's family are Scottish Canadians so I know something about Scots, few profane words did the job! That's wonderful.

[@jamesstephens2662]

Loved this! I loved his story telling and sharing the stories of his family’s connections, I’ll have to check this guy out.

[@bujler]

I really enjoyed that. Thank you!

[@Subzero2151]

very nice to see a lot of different tanks mentioned here, and nice family connections, instead of your usual panthers tigers panzer 4s, t35 etc

[@Tenere55W]

Craig very well done! Keep inviting him to explain more technical details. Really liked this top 5!

[@jjab99]

It's so nice to see a top 5 with personal reasons rather than just a top trumps top 5. Well done and thank you and your family for their service and sacrifice. Thank you for sharing and I wish you all the very best in your ventures, Joe

[@Cloudman572]

Have you seen the top 5 tank museum video by the stuntman- sorry can't remember his name but search through the tank museum vids. The background info he has on using the 5 tanks is fascinating.

[@jjab99]

@@Cloudman572 Thank you for that, I shall go and have a look now.

[@P3x310]

This man quite literally knows every nook and cranny of the tanks he talks about. Really interesting to hear about what every bit on a tank does. I too would, however, like to hear the story behind the Scotts bayonetting people out of tanks...

[@Cheezsoup]

@ P3x310 For that operation ALL (FSVO) the allied troops were in some form of armoured vehicle so anybody that wasn't in a 'tank' could be considered enemy. "anyone out of a tank" can be taken as meaning someone who comes out of a 'tank' or it could mean anyone who isn't in a 'tank'. In this case it was meant as 'anyone who isn't in a tank'

[@finlayjohnman519]

nice to see a top 5 that doesn’t include the Panther!

[@vinces7001]

Finlay Johnman Smiles. No Apologies But Panther was Sexiest tank in ww2! My opinion. Xxx

[@rayhan_2k841]

@@vinces7001 tiger 2 looked cooler 😁

[@vinces7001]

Rayhan Agreed But factor in Cost, numbers produced, effectiveness etc. Ahh See Your Point- freedom of speech! Grins Xxx

[@mandernachluca3774]

@ecky1965 Especially the crusader, i love its shape :D. But i must say the coolest looking british tank, in my opinion, is the Sherman Firefly, there is just something to a Sherman with a 17 pounder gun XD.

[@mandernachluca3774]

@ecky1965 I just rated the Firefly by the looks, not it's capabilities. The gun in itselfe is worth a whole discussion rather it was even effective, due to muzzle blast, low accuracy and low fire rate due to bad ergonomics. The Firefly and Crusader are "visually§ very appealing to me ;D.

[@TuShan18]

Totalize was always one of my favorite battles of the war. Really great top 5, and some good stories too.

[@russeljohn3471]

Very interesting video. Thanks Craig. 👍👍👍

[@wot1fan885]

The awesome little things you pointed out on the tanks were awesome . Innovation and how they fixed or not fixed things is pretty cool information . Really cool picks bc of the connections .

[@wuppieigor]

He really is not that comfortable in front of a camera, probs to him for still doing so, with some real classy looks to go with it

[@TheBuccaneer1975]

No I think the gaggle of school kids in the background were just putting him off his train of thought, noisy little buggers ;)

[@simonvirus6417]

What a great story regarding your uncle, i never knew of night armored assaults during the battle of Caen. Awesome

[@adamskinner5868]

That was wonderful, a real delight. I love history, love tanks, love learning something new, had never heard of this gent or the projects he talked about but absolutely want to know more. Thanks TM, these top 5, worst 5 vid's are a great idea and such a treat to watch, the folks involved have all been brilliant and interesting as have the tanks they have told us about, please keep them coming. And yes, I know, you need public donations to make it all possible so if we like what you do we should all contribute what we can.

[@Gubbinsmcbumbersnoot]

I love these top 5 videos. I really hope The Tank Museum keeps bringing in experts to do these

[@davepeters4955]

One of the best top 5's so far, and I have enjoyed all of them!

[@empireproductions1321]

Covenanter is one of my favorite tanks as well, the dig site for it was a very short walk away from where I lived

[@MrVastaranta]

Nice personal choises for top 5 tanks. Thanks for sharing your information and stories about the man in those tanks.

[@VonRammsteyn]

I love to see a top 5 tank that leaves armor and firepower outside the table... You can see how much this guy loves tanks... Cheers mates!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Great list. Learned quite a bit especially on the Whippet and the Mk V.

[@willcutty]

very good talk very informative

[@davidhull8046]

Bloody brilliant. An interesting chap and some good stories behind his choices. Keep up the good work Bovington 😎

[@Twirlyhead]

Excellent and very interesting - will seek out this chap's stuff. Inverted "V" over the air intake of the Mark V - surely an inverted "V" in that context is a _roof_ .

[@nsp6590]

Λ

[@Twirlyhead]

@@nsp6590 and you must be a roofer.

[@nsp6590]

@@TwirlyheadI've got the half life logo as well if you want: λ²

[@justin.s9783]

Good vid. I really enjoyed the stories of family history tied to the tanks. Ty

[@a1kjlarson]

Excellent presentation. I loved the stories and history. It is very important that our heritage is preserved.

[@Vlka_Fenryka]

Ah cup of tea and a some toast and Tank Museum video

[@toketokepass]

Heh same here. Horrah for toast, tea and tanks!

[@nigeldeforrest-pearce8084]

Fascinating!!! Thank You!!

[@BRAMB0SSS]

nice approach, not the tanks you think are best, but the tanks you have a personal connection with, I like it.

[@paulwooster3590]

Brilliant, such an insight into the conflicts on a personal level. Wise choice on your Uncles part, as that made them double take. A clever man indeed.

[@jangamaster8677]

Great video with some interesting stories! Thanks

[@lycian123]

I like this guy. He adds a lot more detail to each vehicle.

[@Halinspark]

*Oh no, I need to let them know I'm friendly so they don't shoot me.* "Scotland sucks!" *Nailed it.*

[@jakedee4117]

Yes that way the highlanders definitely know he's an Englishman.

[@lewisirwin5363]

According to Google Translate a German would have said "Schottland ist scheisse!", so the principle's sound.

[@BadSkeelz]

Mud chutes! I've wondered that those slopes and cutouts on the Matilda were for. Nice to hear it explained here on the Whippet.

[@stamford70]

Some great information and personal stories in this top 5.Thank you for sharing

[@nigeh5326]

Cheers Craig enjoyed your top 5 👍

[@garfield1415]

great video! (Just So you Know) "Sassenach" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word sasunnach, literally meaning 'Saxon', and originally used by Gaelic speakers to refer to non-Gaelic speaking Scottish Lowlanders

[@axeman6560]

Nice presentation with a personal touch.

[@noeaco]

Awsome movie again. Please never stop recording this history. Very good opinion even though the gentleman was clearly caught offguard, while taking some ramdom notes. :)

[@williamsquare2669]

well done, love the details!

[@anthropicandroid4494]

Now that is a great tale (and quick thinking) from his uncle!

[@martentrudeau6948]

Great picks, and loved the story about your uncle and those Scottish infantry.

[@pugnate666]

That was a very interesting top 5 thanks for the video! (Also, ur uncle added insult to injury xP )

[@Luddite1]

Superb to here the family associations! Is that a RAM or apc your stood next to at the end ?

[@dannyw9868]

Interesting tip on how to tell the difference between Mk V and MkIV/MkI

[@ryanfischer6550]

This was an interesting take on the top 5. I enjoyed it. I’m thankful every day for all the men of every nation that made that push through to Germany.

[@alluraambrose2978]

A nice informative top 5, thx

[@lucassstuff]

Really enjoyed this top 5. More the personal connections to the vehicles!

[@whiskywhippet]

Great story about your Uncle and the Scotts Guards. I think this night attack was covered in Ken Touts memoirs.

[@HeyItsJakegaming]

more of these videos please, they are really entertaining to see peoples stories

[@ihatecabbage7270]

Thank you!

[@brumby92]

That last story was fantastic.

[@boudicawasnotreallyallthat1020]

Am I mad, or is he mispronouncing Covenanter?

[@grantfrew1380]

No, you are not mad. Annoyed me so much I could not watch the rest of the video.

[@SA-qm3bp]

Did knock his credibility a bit

[@robertvoss6145]

Very interesting choices and great stories behind them . Very good top 5 😀👌

[@kyle9974]

Love these videos

[@anthonylee6322]

Well done and a great speaker

[@Handles-Suck-YouTube]

I did like the approach of tying some of the entries to personal connections. Was it the same uncle who fought in Arnhem who then lost his leg? I am absolutely amazed that he had the wits to pull the stunt he did while losing a leg and on fire. That's some mental fortitude all right.

[@vinces7001]

Interesting and Appreciate his personal connections! Hey Ho it's freedom of choice wishing everyone Well.

[@stimublu8570]

Love the story, very nice pick sir. And love to know about the pistol hole. Its like a gentleman hole, but it kill huns.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@foxfax2]

Love it when it's the presenter's Top 5, and not just the generic Top Trump ones. Great stuff.

[@michaeldunne338]

Interesting selections. Love the WWI picks; and love the Buffalo, which is a beast to see driving around. Not sure about number 5 though.

[@stevenhoman2253]

Everyone's choice is different, and more the interesting for it. A piece of history is inevitably revealed.

[@hairydave82]

I wonder if the designers of the bullet catcher on the Mark V tank got the idea from the raised V on steel breastplatesl armour, which did the same job but against arrows.

[@davebrittain9216]

Any pictures or videos of it when you were there and were rescuing it?

[@alexisdours6530]

Yes there is on their Facebook page so you can see the restoration progress here: facebook.com/T18656/

[@Hellblazzer]

The kilt story is just priceless.

[@lafox2833]

This guys got alot of personal connections.

[@chickenwing1898]

Totally agree with the lvt-4 water buffalo

[@drubradley8821]

As much as I enjoy learning from this channel, by chance, will there be any videos that show any stages of the restorations of any of the old units already completed, or units that are currently in process, or future units? Heck, even photos, put into a slide show would be so neat to witness. Seeing the inside stuff that nobody otherwise will ever get to see... the History channel in the USA used to have a series called, "TANK OVERHAUL".... That was always fun to watch, sure, there was some odd bits, but that is all part of it. Watching somebody sand blast parts although boring, is still part of what is required to get these units ready for display... I miss that series... I realize, it would not be the high quality video stuff that this channel has displayed consistently, but, I think it would be a great addition to witness all the trials that a team of people have to endure piecing one unit together... and I think you would do well on that being either on this channel or a linked sister channel of just that, of odd things they come across... Dru

[@greatalexander3820]

They have a bunch of videos on the Tiger II restoration.

[@eisping]

Great video. Really interesting hearing all those personal connections to the tanks. Just one question qhy do you have to build a Whippet, are there non left that you can drive or is the point to build a WWI tank?

[@isuzu6851]

ww1 tanks are so rare. if you do have a driving tank that means wear and tear on parts that are so rare they are not available anymore. thats why the museum I believe stopped using their mark 5 in the arena.

[@eisping]

Well but if they build one I would assume they want to drive it meaning they will have parts? Or is it just supposed to stand around looking fancy?

[@alexisdours6530]

Totally agree and only 5 are left 😢

[@gusty9053]

@@eisping well it would be a replica not a historic piece. Still expensive but far less valuable so if something broke it wouldn't mean you just destroyed a piece of history.

[@isuzu6851]

@@eisping if they built one it will probably be a replica on a excavator chassis like the mark tank from the movie war horse they have. Doing a full modern rebuilt is probably too expensive. or I could be wrong. the A7v in the panzer museum is that.

[@chrisneedham5803]

Your choice of number one tank and the story.... My father took part in that attack on a Bofors 40mm, he was shooting flares over the German tanks and was fired on by the German artillery.

[@Akm72]

Interesting choices!

[@bucknertarsney7674]

Awesome!

[@area3593]

TOP 5 of : I included this tank because I have a personal connection with it

[@ur2c8]

I have read hundreds of books about the war and it never ceases to amaze me how amidst all the tragedy you will always find humour - especially with the British. The Germans took it far too seriously.

[@quintensmodels5966]

I love THE sherman firefly

[@martentrudeau6948]

I like the last story the best, because I am half Scottish, half French and US born. I know those Scots can be nasty and mean which can be good traits for soldiers have. The Sherman is a favorite of mine too, it was the allies universal tank, as far as I know it was used everywhere.

[@AlexNijv]

Finally a new top five

[@TheLoxxxton]

No do not ever ever say sorry for your forebears service an honour to hear

[@highlands]

You can currently grab his book at The Works for £6.

[@TheVargr]

This guy really knows his stuff

[@typxxilps]

Family business Top 5 - somehow Never had heard of "friendly bajonetting".

[@Zakalwe-01]

typxxilps Yeah, that story didn’t make ANY sense at all.

[@Tuning3434]

@@Zakalwe-01 What the movies and games are not showing, War is institutionalized madness. It might be a necessary evil, but it's never a pleasant event.

[@Zakalwe-01]

@@Tuning3434 Sigh...okay, I'll bite. So perhaps you can clarify the events of that anecdote?

[@Hunter12396]

@@Zakalwe-01 What he meant was that the infantry was told that any person (besides their own infantry) they saw was an enemy, except for the tanks. His uncle was no longer in the tank, so he was scared he might be confused for an enemy.

[@jakedee4117]

The "Band of Brothers" HBO WWII series had a "friendly" Bayoneting incident.