The Doom Turtle: America's 95 Ton Monster Tank

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@megaprojects9649
@megaprojects9649 3 күн бұрын
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@chuckw1113
@chuckw1113 2 күн бұрын
It is believed that one Maus did see combat, defending the proving ground where it was being tested from advancing Soviet forces.
@WhiteWolf65
@WhiteWolf65 Күн бұрын
Um, Simon... you messed up. Or rather your Image Editor did. The tanks at 11:27 - 11:34 that you called the M26 are in fact M24 Chaffee tanks. I almost said M41, as they look a lot alike, but no, they are M24's. And here is the proof. The Main Gun Mantlet (armor around the gun barrel) is all wrong for the Pershing and you can see the sprocket gear bulges on the lower glacis. Pershing has slight ones, but you cannot mistake one for the other. There is a bow MG on the tanks, with dual hull hatches for the Driver & RTO/Hull Gunner; the M41 has only a Drivers' hatch and no bow MG. The tow mounts on the M24 lower glacis are welded on and out beside the sprocket gear bulges; the M41 has its tow mounts seemingly further in because there are no sprocket gear bulges on its hull. The other telling identification is the M24 has an armor panel bolted on the upper glacis, protecting the access to the gearbox; the M41's glacis is one-piece. And the Sherman & T28 engines... it is a Ford GAA or GAF, said as "G-A-A" or "G-A-F"... not Gaa or Gaf. Same way we say E-F-I these days, not Efi for Electronic Fuel Injection. And another fact you missed - the T28 used the same bogie/suspension sets as the Sherman HVSS suspension. 4 per side for the inner set, another 4 per side for the outer track set - so 16 bogie sets, compared to Sherman using only 6. Those small cranes on the sponsons were to aid in mounting-dismounting the outer track assemblies, and they were bolted together and towed like a trailer if the T28 had to move on-road for a bit. Otherwise, a good presentation (said as a bit of an armor geek)
@TabiTheCat
@TabiTheCat Күн бұрын
make another channel
@TabiTheCat
@TabiTheCat Күн бұрын
@@WhiteWolf65 they do not care
@Lemurion287
@Lemurion287 2 күн бұрын
To put those 12 inches of armor into context, the main armor belt of an Iowa class battleship was 12.1 inches thick. So this 95 ton tank had about the same armor thickness as a 60,000 ton battleship.
@George_M_
@George_M_ 2 күн бұрын
It's trying to repell similar amounts of kinetic energy considering the gun power ÷ range.
@captainchill903
@captainchill903 2 күн бұрын
Was legit just thinking the same thing. It's an insane amount of armor for something relatively small in comparison. I only knew cause of the world of warships game lol
@petercozzaglio6070
@petercozzaglio6070 2 күн бұрын
Heavy metal indeed.
@connorhopper
@connorhopper 2 күн бұрын
That's the deck of the ship that was 12.1 inches the hull itself was thicker
@Lemurion287
@Lemurion287 2 күн бұрын
@@connorhopper no, that's the main armor belt, the deck armor was thinner.
@jamesh2321
@jamesh2321 2 күн бұрын
I volunteer at the collection on Ft Moore (formerly Benning) GA and I get to see this beast every month. You'll be happy to know she has a good home indoor in climate controlled open space, across the aisle from her would-be opponents, the Big cats of Germany (though T95 was built to best the Siegfried Line). It doesn't run, but the interior is in decent shape, considering she spent like 26 years on the "MIA" list until re-discovered literally in a bush at FT Belvoir, VA. This is only one of the one of a kind vehicles saved here that can be seen nowhere else. They aren't yet open to the public full time but they do open house events every few months, the next one is on 02NOV. If you're anywhere near GA and have a love of armored vehicles, or just a gamer who loves the "Doom Turtle", stop on by. I'll be there to ask questions and keep people from trying to hang off the gun tubes. Cheers for the video!
@coyote16able
@coyote16able 2 күн бұрын
What I love about the bush part is it was three bushes and they where not big either.
@jamesm5787
@jamesm5787 2 күн бұрын
They found it in a bush? Were they searching for it, or was there did a very surprised private come back from taking a leak to ask "hey sarge, why's there a big fuckoff tank in these bushes?"
@coyote16able
@coyote16able 2 күн бұрын
@@jamesm5787 A farmer who was surveying his field the land had been sold.
@TwinTalon01
@TwinTalon01 2 күн бұрын
That’s freakin excellent info, because I Am in Georgia, and I Do wanna come see it. I’ll be seeing you there, good sir!!
@TwinTalon01
@TwinTalon01 2 күн бұрын
That’s freakin excellent info, because I Am in Georgia, and I Do wanna come see it. I’ll be seeing you there, good sir!!
@andneekey
@andneekey 2 күн бұрын
you just know that in some vet club, there a group of guy's telling stories starting with " do you remember that night in 64 we got really really drunk and stole a tank"
@LackofFaithify
@LackofFaithify 2 күн бұрын
Shut up Bob, you want to get our retirement cancelled! What? Oh god his hearing aid is out again, no wonder he's talking so loud.
@Plaprad
@Plaprad Күн бұрын
Can confirm. These are exactly the stories you hear hanging out at the VFW.
@Flight_of_Icarus
@Flight_of_Icarus Күн бұрын
I guarantee you there's at least a solid 20-30 people telling that story, and all of them are lying, except maybe one or two.
@X3R0NZ
@X3R0NZ Күн бұрын
** "tactically acquired it" 😜
@Plaprad
@Plaprad Күн бұрын
@@X3R0NZ We had a phrase when I was in, "There was only one known theft in the US military when someone stole a coat in the Revolution. Since then, it's just been everyone trying to get their shit back."
@ushwallman2070
@ushwallman2070 2 күн бұрын
Wasnt it The Mighty Jingles who popularized the name Doom Turtle? I love how far it spread over the years.
@um9876
@um9876 Күн бұрын
Oi what are you doing here, get back in the salt mines. This salt isn’t going to mine itself.
@felwinter5528
@felwinter5528 Күн бұрын
We can't let our mighty overload know that we're watching other people's channels
@jwolf4948
@jwolf4948 12 сағат бұрын
The guy is a joke who took the nickname from people who actually played the game. World of tanks had the T95 as a T9 tank destroyer when the game was released in 2010, he didn't start playing until 2012. Using the name someone else used is just as dumb as the fact that his channel only has good videos of battles when someone else sends him their clips from playing. If you actually watch his games, he is average at best and steals nick names and comments from other people. I will say that he probably popularized it because he copied the nickname from someone else, but we joked about the "doom turtle" name when the game first came out.
@xToddmcx
@xToddmcx 2 күн бұрын
I worked at an army depot for a few years and we had a dummy moab, that huge stunt bomb they built a couple of for the iraq war. So one day a general was coming to visit and we decided to get the moab out for display and....we couldn't find it. It turned up eventually. Much like the turtle it wasn't stolen, just behind a building we weren't using screened by some bushes.
@KurNorock
@KurNorock 2 күн бұрын
I was at Fort Knox Kentucky for basic training from July to November 1998. I saw the T28 on display there, and the size of it blew my mind. It has been a long time, but I'm pretty sure the pictures @10:08 in the video are from Fort Knox.
@myrlyn1250
@myrlyn1250 2 күн бұрын
Perfect vehicle for the morning commute here in Nashville. Traffic doesn't move faster than about 5 MPH anyway.
@hansstrippel6359
@hansstrippel6359 2 күн бұрын
The problem might be that 0.2 mpg, but if you are rich enough, nothing is impossible
@captintinsmith3774
@captintinsmith3774 Күн бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣😂👌 What traffic jam?!? Coming through!
@O5IR15
@O5IR15 Күн бұрын
As a Tennessee native, I can confirm that the roads are bad enough that you would be lucky to get that 5mph in it anyway. Plus, given Nashville’s notorious nickname (Crashville), it would be a hell of a lot safer. 😂
@Kaltagstar96
@Kaltagstar96 2 күн бұрын
The Dacia Sandero as Europe's best selling car? Somewhere, James May is grinning from ear to ear.
@albino267
@albino267 2 күн бұрын
Came here looking for a comment like this
@EmpyreanFrost
@EmpyreanFrost 2 күн бұрын
GOOD NEWS !!!!!
@thomasjustice7514
@thomasjustice7514 2 күн бұрын
GOOD NEWS!
@H3LLGHA5T
@H3LLGHA5T 2 күн бұрын
well, it's a Renault at this point
@Bandit-u3u
@Bandit-u3u 18 сағат бұрын
As you would expect, I've done this properly.
@MightyMurloc
@MightyMurloc 2 күн бұрын
I've been bored by museums in the UK before, but, if you get a chance Bovington has such an unbelievable collection of Tanks from History that I'm tempted to revisit as an adult after being baffled by my father's fascination as a teen. I think the fascinations with Military Vehicles either happen very young, or at about middle age
@alfnoakes392
@alfnoakes392 21 сағат бұрын
Yup, Bovington is well worth a visit. If you are into walking then the Coast Path going by there (Dorset) passes along the cliff top and has the tank gunnery range immediately inland (obviously closed on 'business days' ... which used to be Tuesdays I think). Interesting bits of old Cold War Iron Curtain ex-tank decorating the terrain, as well as concrete 'solid practice shot' projectiles.
@AlexanderJustus
@AlexanderJustus 2 күн бұрын
Even years after I learned bout the story, I still keep asking myself "How the hell did they manage to loose a damn huge 100 ton tank?!!"
@maxstrong6915
@maxstrong6915 2 күн бұрын
Yeah, they really should've kept it tight instead of loose
@ekscalybur
@ekscalybur Күн бұрын
Soldiers can, and invariably will, lose anything you could think of.
@Plaprad
@Plaprad Күн бұрын
In 2004 I lost a GTC off my C-130. Someone legit rolled up, took off the Gas Turbine Compressor, and left. And this was on a base in the AOR. It has never been found to my knowledge. Things just disappear in the military.
@jamesh2321
@jamesh2321 Күн бұрын
@AlexanderJustus that's not even the worst part. There is a nonzero greater than one number of missing NUCLEAR WARHEADS from the American armory too... don't even get me started on how many society missiles turned up missing.
@mladenmatosevic4591
@mladenmatosevic4591 Күн бұрын
It's mass created black hole and it sank in it.
@BigChucka419
@BigChucka419 2 күн бұрын
Chubby Electron did this too.. Fat Electrician..
@Dfturcott
@Dfturcott 23 сағат бұрын
This guy, fat electrician and the history guy have taught me more than all of college and high school put together
@martinstallard2742
@martinstallard2742 2 күн бұрын
0:41 on super heavy tanks 3:53 end of sponsorship 9:06 technical overview
@danielpope6498
@danielpope6498 2 күн бұрын
That isn't the M26 Pershing, the tank in the clip you labeled as M26 is M24 Chaffee, a light tank.
@davidk6269
@davidk6269 2 күн бұрын
11:57 the goofy looking guy with the helmet slightly askew on his head is just a classic image.
@davidknight9709
@davidknight9709 Күн бұрын
At 14:30 ( I really should have just taken notes and made 1 big comment) if you will read the Honeycutt book “FIREPOWER the history of American heavy armor” the plan was always for 12 cylinder aircraft version which the 8 cylinder GAA was developed from was supposed to go in there but they realized there was no point since it was not going to see combat before a transmission that could handle the 1000+ horse power was developed. It was by then determined to be used purely as something super heavy to see what kind of logistical issues are involved in such large and heavy vehicles.
@Longbow-jt8jp
@Longbow-jt8jp 2 күн бұрын
Seen it in person dozens of times. when it was at The Patton Museum on Ft. Knox.
@AndrewMalkin
@AndrewMalkin Күн бұрын
Thanks for bringing up how sloped armor deflects rounds! That was missed in earlier episodes.
@RandomNooby
@RandomNooby 2 күн бұрын
Artillery go Brrrrrrrtt, missile go Brrrrrrrrtttt, drone go Brrrrrrrrttt, turtle go boom....
@TheXan57
@TheXan57 2 күн бұрын
Talking about sloped armor and showing Tiger's straight front plate 🤣
@BuckBreaker
@BuckBreaker 2 күн бұрын
1:11 "They see me rollin' They hatin' Patrollin' and tryna catch me ridin' dirty"
@LackofFaithify
@LackofFaithify 2 күн бұрын
Someone either got tired of trying to maintain the thing or got toasty and had a joy ride. Whichever is more funny.
@Bad-Karma
@Bad-Karma Күн бұрын
Why not both!
@Hebruwu
@Hebruwu Күн бұрын
E4 mafia shenanigans perhaps?
@Plaprad
@Plaprad Күн бұрын
@@Hebruwu The Mafia does not exist. It is simply a figment of some E-7's nightmares.
@maraxussrafhael
@maraxussrafhael Күн бұрын
10:19 that CS go bomb timer beep is engraved in my mind, brother...
@TheSpinkels
@TheSpinkels Күн бұрын
GOOD NEWS! The Dacia Sandero is a more than fifty times more efficient that America's monster tank from WWII!
@ryanfitch1334
@ryanfitch1334 Күн бұрын
16:15 DACIA SANDERO MENTION SOMEBODY CALL JAMES MAY
@TauGDS
@TauGDS Күн бұрын
Good news!
@therammsteinboys
@therammsteinboys Күн бұрын
The pak 43 using the tungsten cored 40/43 round penetrated 305mm at a distance of 100 metres during american tests after the war, which means that the pak 43 has at least a chance of penetrating the front armor of the t28 at distances of up to 75 metres And if we were talking about the deepest penetrating german anti-tank round of the war that was actually used, the 17cm pzgr.43 could penetrate the front of the t28 at over 1000 metres away
@cleveland2286
@cleveland2286 Күн бұрын
The PzGr 40 was basically the predecessor to the modern sabot. Not surprising the armor penetration numbers are high. That said, that doesn't account for the very aggressive slope around the mantle or how energy is actually deflected from sloped armor (making the effective armor much greater than just a straight line through angled plate that he doesn't talk about here) that a kinetic penetrator would be susceptible to (there are physics simulations online).
@therammsteinboys
@therammsteinboys Күн бұрын
@cleveland2286 the armor next to the gun mantlet is 305mm thick, unsloped
@cleveland2286
@cleveland2286 Күн бұрын
@@therammsteinboys The mantlet itself (sloped) covers over half of the vertical front plate. If you're talking about the bottom sides of the front plate, then yes. However, the casting tapers back towards the lower glacis and the sides, making it actually thicker than 305mm for the immediate area around those corners. (especially when you take into account the angle that any projectile would actually impact this plate at) From what I'm seeing on the diagram, that leaves inches worth of actual 305mm flat armor right on the sides of the mantlet (towards the tracks)
@therammsteinboys
@therammsteinboys 19 сағат бұрын
​@cleveland2286 You're right If it was actually used in battle, the germans wouldve just used heavy artillery like the 17cm k18 to knock it out with multiple high explosive rounds to the top
@cleveland2286
@cleveland2286 2 сағат бұрын
@@therammsteinboys Just the explosive charge would've probably taken it out. Thats the weakness with such large tanks, they're easy targets; especially for plane bombs. However the point of the T28 was not to really sit in the same spot for long enough artillery could zero it.
@Omegasupreme1078
@Omegasupreme1078 Күн бұрын
Also the Dacia Sandero reference gave me flashbacks to Top Gear.
@seanbrazell7095
@seanbrazell7095 2 күн бұрын
Every single Iron Warrior in the galaxy just got a monster hard-on - no warp demon required. 🎉
@unclesam5230
@unclesam5230 2 күн бұрын
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@OvisMilitaris
@OvisMilitaris 2 күн бұрын
That is one chonky tank.
@1Cichfishy
@1Cichfishy 13 сағат бұрын
So glad I never had to experience the nightmare that track maintenance would have been. Remember seeing this while stationed at Ft. Knox.
@timothyhouse1622
@timothyhouse1622 2 күн бұрын
11:28 Those are not M26 Pershings. Those are M24 Chaffee. LMAO
@danielagoston1766
@danielagoston1766 Күн бұрын
I was looking for this
@djcjr1x1
@djcjr1x1 Күн бұрын
Chrysler made a Hemi 16 cylinder plant wars end for tanks/planes that made 2000hp. Wouldn't have made it fast but a hell of a lot better.
@keithwalmsley1830
@keithwalmsley1830 Күн бұрын
What a beast, would have been more than a match for any German tanks of the day, makes the Sherman look like a Bren-Gun Carrier!!
@TraderDan58
@TraderDan58 2 күн бұрын
Comment below if you have a T28 or T95 in your garage in World of Tanks (bonus points if you remember Jingles and QB and their TOG platoons)
@josephschulte1073
@josephschulte1073 2 күн бұрын
Best scout NA. I remember the days of just pressing W on Malinovka and pissing off everything. Almost makes me wanna re-install the game. Then I remember what it's become. :)
@michaelhowell2326
@michaelhowell2326 2 күн бұрын
War Thunder>WoT. Haha! I do have it my hangar there.
@jimrobinson4786
@jimrobinson4786 2 күн бұрын
The t28 was cancelled upon Japan's surrender. One of the lessons of Okinawa battle that to dig Japanese soldier out of their caves, trenches and foxholes were flame tanks not cannon armed armor mounds.
@michaelhowell2326
@michaelhowell2326 2 күн бұрын
The Sigfried line kinda cracks me up. All those dragon's teeth and Allied forces just bulldozed or buried them out of the way. How did Germany not see that coming?
@larrybremer4930
@larrybremer4930 22 сағат бұрын
Well even main battle tanks usually tip the scales at 60 tons, so 90 while heavy is not out of the park. The problem is really a matter of mobility and a larger heavy tank has issues across the board. Firstly rail, too wide to be transported on rail because it will overhang a flat car, literally hitting walls of tunnels and such. Next is road/highway where it is again too wide to haul on trailers or maybe even unable to drive itself down a narrow two lane road. Lastly it is more likely to get bogged down in soft terrain since it becomes much harder spread its mass over sufficient surface area to support it. You have the best mixture of protection, size, and firepower around that 50-60 ton range.
@keithmoore5306
@keithmoore5306 Күн бұрын
it's a self propelled siege gun speed and range are non issues in that role as long as if can get in position to pound the hell out of fortifications and break through!!!
@pedrostrugala955
@pedrostrugala955 2 күн бұрын
Good video like always. It would be cool a vid about the zeppelin-stakeen r. Series... The super heavy German bombers of ww1👍
@Comicsluvr
@Comicsluvr Күн бұрын
Imagine the repair manual for this tank: Procedure 1) Strike the malfunctioning part with a SLEDGHAMMER!
@marsaustralis6881
@marsaustralis6881 2 сағат бұрын
I know it's impractical, but I'd always love to imagine a modernized take on one. A 120mm or 130mm main gun with an autoloader, redistribute the massive armor to better protect against top attacks (the most popular means of killing tanks nowadays), and more efficient defensive subsystems like Trophy or cage armoring. Basically go full Laumer BOLO with it.
@ignitionfrn2223
@ignitionfrn2223 Күн бұрын
0:45 - Chapter 1 - On super heavy tanks 2:45 - Mid roll ads 3:55 - Back to the video 9:10 - Chapter 2 - Technical overview
@thomaswilloughby9901
@thomaswilloughby9901 2 күн бұрын
I was so interested in tanks I joined the Army and crewed them.
@evanhughes3027
@evanhughes3027 2 күн бұрын
That's pretty interested, I'd say.
@eskhawk
@eskhawk 2 күн бұрын
Its a muzzle brake not bore evacuator. Its main purpose is to mitigate recoil. It helps with outgassing but allows the recoil system to be smaller
@frostedbutts4340
@frostedbutts4340 Күн бұрын
Nobody mentioned muzzle brakes.
@scarface1211
@scarface1211 Күн бұрын
I LOVE THE DOOM TURTLE! So glad you did this video Simon! I cannot wait to go see it at Ft Benning!
@Rakkasan101st
@Rakkasan101st Күн бұрын
Used to make a "Pilgrimage" to Aberdeen on the way down to Washington D.C. for our annual family trip to visit the relatives/see the capital. LOVED me some armor!!! When I was stationed at Fort Knox I used to see it ALL the time when I went on picnics on dates at the Patton. I need to go to Benning and check out the new storage facility.
@keithhargraves7497
@keithhargraves7497 2 күн бұрын
You didn't say how they got it to George. Lol it fell off the truck during transport! Into a ditch. Lol
@pontiacbubba
@pontiacbubba 4 сағат бұрын
Have stood in front of this at Fort Moore for an open house. It’s awesome
@Philippe428
@Philippe428 18 сағат бұрын
most surprising thing in this video is realising that an abrams tank is nearly 70 metric tons fully loaded
@davidknight9709
@davidknight9709 Күн бұрын
At 6:58 you show a M2 light and an either another M2 or one of the combat cars built on the same chassis with what appears to be some kind of experimental tank destroyer type mount. The M2 medium was even clunkier looking!
@TifaTakeuchi
@TifaTakeuchi 2 күн бұрын
Must have been a weird-ass joyride, however it ended up in those bushes.
@allankolenovsky7028
@allankolenovsky7028 2 күн бұрын
The Americans are infamous for putting underpowered engines into their AFVs during WW2 and the Korean war. I remember reading accounts of how British Centurions were able to handle getting around the rugged Korean terrain much better than the American Pershings. However, having said that, the M4 was fairly nimble for its time and the M18 was a literal speed-demon.
@bremnersghost948
@bremnersghost948 2 күн бұрын
If not for the Korean War, a Centurion would have beaten Sir Edmund Hilary to the top of Mt Everest ;-)
@Vdossed
@Vdossed 2 күн бұрын
that's why we make up for it with jet engines in abrams
@Omegasupreme1078
@Omegasupreme1078 Күн бұрын
Um pretty much every WWII tank was underpowered by modern standards (and often by contemporary ones too). Except maybe Cromwell.
@alfnoakes392
@alfnoakes392 21 сағат бұрын
I looked after (ex Nurse) a chap who had been a Centurion driver during the Korean War. Describing how cold the Korean Winter was, he told me how they had competitions to see who could get their Centurion to slide furthest along a frozen river.
@jamesb6102
@jamesb6102 Күн бұрын
That fuel consumption is just WILD 😂
@stevesteffen7001
@stevesteffen7001 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks I really enjoyed this one.
@Omegasupreme1078
@Omegasupreme1078 Күн бұрын
The T28 was basically a siege gun....and was originally classed as a 'gun motor carriage' or SP gun in modern lingo.... but by the time it started coming together the US army was using 155mm howitzers at point blank range for cracking bunkers anyways, so....
@EricMcConnaughey
@EricMcConnaughey Сағат бұрын
Remember, this monstrosity wasn't intended to fight other tanks. It was designed as a fortress-breaker, to break through the West Wall. Thankfully, they came up with better ways to get through the barriers.
@amanofnoreputation2164
@amanofnoreputation2164 2 күн бұрын
And it's still less than half the mass of the Maus.
@F14TomCat1231
@F14TomCat1231 Сағат бұрын
"Oh. Good news. The new Dacia sandero comes with a massive gun. Just for those occasions when, a, ah new Porshe turns up."
@moodogco
@moodogco 2 күн бұрын
Tbh it's not so much the size of the gun in a lot of cases but more of the calibre of the gun, for example the sherman 75mm tank standard british version had over 30% + less armour penetrative power of the British developed sherman firefly with its 76mm gun that's only 1mm bigger then the original gun so its the difference of calibre that made the firefly's gun so much more powerful etc
@jswjr6001
@jswjr6001 2 күн бұрын
But, in those 2 guns in particular, the changes followed doctrine. The 75 was the superior infantry support gun, as it held more explosives. The 76 pushed more velocity, for better penetration against armor. But, that came at a cost of effectiveness against soft targets and infantry, which it was primarily supposed to support. The US ran the 76, as well.
@DedMan28
@DedMan28 Күн бұрын
16:15 - Approved by James May
@savagehungarian5467
@savagehungarian5467 21 сағат бұрын
The MIGHTY doom turtle is so slow because it doesn't rolling on the ground like every other tank , it rolls the planet under itself instead.
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 23 сағат бұрын
I got to see this thing when I went to basic training at Fort Knox at the tank museum.
@bremnersghost948
@bremnersghost948 2 күн бұрын
Super Heavy Tanks, the Ultimate in Self Defence!
@georgepatton2376
@georgepatton2376 Күн бұрын
This tank was parked in front of my unit at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 5th Squadron, 15th Calvary Regiment (5-15th Cav.) Fort know is practically shut down and I believe they moved to Fort Bragg.
@davidterrey4458
@davidterrey4458 2 күн бұрын
Different take on how the Fat Electrician presented this, love both presentations.
@A13X_H_22
@A13X_H_22 2 күн бұрын
6:25 Think you mean WW1 Simon
@tomd3927
@tomd3927 2 күн бұрын
great video as always, ty
@rodofiron100
@rodofiron100 12 сағат бұрын
You could make a case, being as how you are classing a lot of turetless vehicles as tanks, that the most successful supper heavy was the jagtiger
@cameronhermann9400
@cameronhermann9400 3 сағат бұрын
Man, image just walking and stumbling upon the biggest tank ever made just sitting out in the open 😂
@captiannemo1587
@captiannemo1587 2 күн бұрын
You use the GAA because Devers wanted everything to run it. And because the GAA was among the most reliable of the US engines at a minimum of weight.
@displacedyankee7819
@displacedyankee7819 2 күн бұрын
Imagine going through all the trouble of getting that up to the battlefield only for the enemy to knock out an inner track with a 75mm.
@SinnedP1
@SinnedP1 Күн бұрын
In 11:28 aren’t that Chafee‘s instead of Pershing’s? 😅😅
@MrYodi2007
@MrYodi2007 Күн бұрын
This tank was at Fort Know when I was in the Army 19D cav scout!
@soggycracker5934
@soggycracker5934 2 күн бұрын
Unlike Germany's super heavies, we could actually afford to build it, and IT WORKED!!!
@armychowmein8021
@armychowmein8021 2 күн бұрын
that missing T-28 story sounds like a "key to the drop zone" fetch gone wrong...
@greg.kasarik
@greg.kasarik 2 күн бұрын
I get that you do a lot of different projects, but this episode sounds like a wiki entry. Some discussion of its proposed use, tactics, the kind of difficulties that its deployment would have created (bridges, for example), and other things would have made this a really good episode. It probably doesn't help that I'm a tank veteran, but still, I was really looking for something more than this, which sadly seems more like an episode of your new upcoming chanel, called, "stating the bleeding obvious".
@jameshuman1753
@jameshuman1753 Күн бұрын
Shout out to Hudson Heritage museum in Mass, great collection great authentic presentation great staff.
@YorkGod1
@YorkGod1 Күн бұрын
Great Video, loved it!!!
@captiannemo1587
@captiannemo1587 2 күн бұрын
Sir! Maus went into mass production with 10 in progress and another 20 sets of steel cut out.
@hvitekristesdod
@hvitekristesdod 2 күн бұрын
Funeral doom metal playing
@tombolenbaugh4030
@tombolenbaugh4030 Сағат бұрын
America's only surviving superheavy tank, with 12" of armor and a 105mm gun, vanishes for ten years. Entire anime franchises have been based on stories like this.
@tombolenbaugh4030
@tombolenbaugh4030 Сағат бұрын
Guy who rediscovers her in 1974 crawls inside. "Hey Sarge? What's a wave motion gun?"
@DonEdward-q9r
@DonEdward-q9r Күн бұрын
The balloons floated away along with all my hopes and dreams.
@stancil83
@stancil83 Күн бұрын
Wow, an actual Lion Turtle.
@kcnichols8968
@kcnichols8968 2 күн бұрын
Ah yes the big tank that we somehoe lost in a field for like 40 years
@Wolfshead009
@Wolfshead009 2 күн бұрын
Hide and seek champion.
@Crioten
@Crioten 2 күн бұрын
Starfishes really want their own tank
@captiannemo1587
@captiannemo1587 2 күн бұрын
Hopefully you bothered to read Tabk Encyclopedias article on it which is the best out there.
@CharlieFoxtrot06
@CharlieFoxtrot06 2 күн бұрын
Mammoth Tank reporting.
@SardonicDog
@SardonicDog 4 сағат бұрын
Thanks for changing shirts.
@ronaldp7573
@ronaldp7573 Күн бұрын
The T28 is peak dieselpunk design
@jonathanzobel1662
@jonathanzobel1662 2 күн бұрын
I'll be seeing this beast in two weeks.
@Brian-the-navigator
@Brian-the-navigator 2 күн бұрын
Would love a megaproject of the mulberry harbors or the burma road
@ZachBurns-gu9zk
@ZachBurns-gu9zk 2 күн бұрын
In world of tanks its listed as a tank destroyer. It functions much like a su 152
@mladenmatosevic4591
@mladenmatosevic4591 Күн бұрын
Americans were not sticklers to classification of armored vehicles. In addition to number of turreted tank destroyers, they had turetless T28 which they called "tank" even though it was enormous assault gun. BTW, if you are interested in realistic 100mm armored self-propelled gun, look at SU-100.
@intractablemaskvpmGy
@intractablemaskvpmGy Күн бұрын
I don't believe the engineers thought this would be feasible, but at the time the government was splashing a lot of money around so it made sense to try. I don't think any roads or bridges in Europe could have accommodated it. The infrastructure needed to maintain, move and operate would have been costly. One can only imagine how dire things would have had to become to where these tanks were being used in force. Some real warhammer weapons
@DavidFMartin
@DavidFMartin Күн бұрын
It’s not a tank. It’s a tank hunter. Tanks usually have a turret. This is closer to anti tank hunters developed by Germany in WW2. They took tank hulls and either fixed the turret design in place and mounted a huge gun or made a tank hull and extended it up a bit and shoved a huge gun through the front armour. Sweden designed a similar sort of tank like vehicle in the S tank but it was a little smaller and lighter. No one wanted it though because it can’t track or fire on the move.
@peanutsauce7798
@peanutsauce7798 5 сағат бұрын
I was never meant to engage tank it was a Assault gun meant to attack fortified positions
@crazycoffee
@crazycoffee 2 күн бұрын
I honestly wish there were more examples of it. If they used a different engine it would be a better tank. Maybe the Chrysler multibank
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 Күн бұрын
Imagine transporting it! Too the coast. On a ship. Off the ship. To the battlefield. Interesting… All seems like a very bad idea
@woeshaling6421
@woeshaling6421 Күн бұрын
Considering the cost, support and time to ship every piece of hardware overseas; multitudes of m4's and other vehicles over a couple of T28's is an easy calculation. If the US was on the same continent as the Axis, the choice of T28 would be more practical
@ksegg_ffs
@ksegg_ffs Күн бұрын
They built a GDI Mammoth tank!
@domtweed7323
@domtweed7323 2 күн бұрын
Super heavy tanks: Great until you need to cross a bridge.
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