The Liquid Fire Spitting 45-millimeter Churchill Tank

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Here's a fun fact: if you're in a pill box or bunker ,you don't have to actually get burn by the flame thrower to be killed by it , the burning fuel sucks out all the oxygen so you suffocate .

[@derrickanderson2783]

"Fun fact"...you sick puppy... I like it :) lol

[@sirmiles1820]

Not fun to be honest.

[@jasonmyneni8605]

This is also why Molotovs work on tanks. It starves the engine and fills the cabin with smoke and co2

[@SW-ii5gg]

​@@sirmiles1820 how many times have you tried it?

[@alastair9446]

Well that would 5 minutes of flame requierd to do that.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Churchill actually inspired this tank, after 5pm if you put a match to his breath he could do the same thing.

[@dpt6849]

😂

[@Horus2Osiris]

Anytime after 10 AM you mean...

[@clockworkbadger2363]

@@Horus2Osiris ha!

[@sacrificialrubber779]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😅

[@thetangieman3426]

Brilliant

[@insultinsultan705]

Bro there wasn't a single 45mm Churchill ever deployed, 40mm, 57mm, and 75mm, 75 being what you see on the Crocodile. Please rectify, the KV-8 modified KV-1 Russian heavy was fitted with a 45mm and a flamethrower, not this.

[@CrazyassGaming]

thanks, was bugging myself as well

[@thomascriviera5779]

Nice spot. :) May I add more? I'll do it anyway. To point out a few more wrong things in this video (and as of writing I have only seen 3 minutes.) During the intro he stated: "Heavily armored trailer." ..... Bro. The trailer only had a maximum of 5 to 12 millimeters of armor. It couldn't weigh much more in steel with I believe a couple hundred gallons of petroleum. As the Churchill's already were slow and underpowered as they were. (Though being an "infantry tank", slow wasn't a problem.) Compared to even a Panzer 2, that went into battle in the outset of the war 3 to 4 years earlier, which had 20-ish mm at most, that trailer was paper-thin. (Edit 1: Narrator later explained what I just said above. I still stand by the point that 12mm of armor doesn't qualify as his stated "heavily armored" though...) Also, before or during the same time as Churchill Crocodile, there was the Matilda Flamethrower. (Though I am currently uncertain if that one ever saw action, prototypes were made for sure.) Which had an internal resevoir of petroleum which was smaller than the Crocodile by a lot, and obviously a lot more dangerous when a shell penned the hull/turret. Over the trailer which had some extra cover from the tank, though not from the sides or rear, but was a nuisance for the driver. But that could burst out in flames and the crew wouldn't be cooked. Unless fuel etc circumstances....

[@WychardNL]

Every flamethrowing tank makes a big impact on the battlefield. So the Churchill Crocodile made also a difference.

[@thudthud5423]

It seems like a brutally cruel weapon, but it actually saved enemy lives (thus, the "psychological weapon" moniker).

[@ChronicUnderachiever420]

That’s not what is meant by “psychological weapon.” The title is for weapons that lower morale, usually by being particularly cruel or intimidating. It’s true that they will result in higher rates of surrender, but it is not the correct explanation of the title. Ex. V2 rockets.

[@KODAKONES]

@@ChronicUnderachiever420he literally just explained that ...

[@ChronicUnderachiever420]

@@KODAKONES v2 weapons were psychological that did not save any lives…

[@kennyhagan5781]

Seems like a logical way to make a tank even deadlier to the enemy.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

Wasn`t that fuel for the flamethrower an early version of napalm? Just as devastating. Surrender and live or become a crispy critter. Love your documentaries, unknown tidbits of info not taught in school.

[@greengoblin876]

It didn't have a 45mm gun it had a 75mm Qf the same as the Sherman.

[@Statueshop297]

I think he said the original mark 4 had the 45mm gun and the mark 7 had the 75mm gun. More mark 7 were made

[@greengoblin876]

@@Statueshop297 the original Matilda had a 2 pounder ,40mm QF ( quick firing) gun so even though it was only 5 mm he was still incorrect. Bad information is bad information .

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

@@greengoblin876 Plus Electronic voice...

[@FrankJmClarke]

@@Statueshop297 The Mark IV (the most numerous Churchill produced) had a 57mm or a 75mm.

[@retepeyahaled2961]

The Churchill was an infantry support tank and was very well suited for fighting against dug in German infantry. Since it originally was designed with it's main gun in the hull, it was very well suited to be turned into a driving flamethrower. And as the German tanks became rarer and rarer, the Churchill became ever more useful - since it was not well suited to fight other tanks, which were generally faster and had a heavier gun.

[@peterjones4180]

I read Andrew Wilsons book Flame Thrower when was eleven,..it inspired an interest in tanks.

[@mercbenz5885]

Wow...this machine is so impressive!!

[@camrenwick]

The Churchill Crocodile was a formidable weapon. Just seeing the tank coming toward the enemy and squirting a massive flame of fire caused the enemy to surrender and saved many lives.

[@jackstecker5796]

Ah, flame-throwers. "I want to light that thing on fire, but it's all the fuck way over there."

[@samrussell9264]

No 45mm gun in British service; where did that come from?

[@cheesylorry]

75mm gun..

[@tompiper9276]

Same place as the deeper raid and the silt trench.. 🤔

[@chromiumphotography5138]

A missed opportunity here. Send in the Churchill AVRE (another one of Hobart's Funnies) first to fire the flying dustbin at a bunker to crack it open then follow up with the Crocodile, it being able to send in the liquid fire into the bunker. A useless fact for you, Hobart was Montgomery's brother in law.

[@chanchito4401]

Wow I would have thought the tank was bigger than 45mm

[@MayTrixDnB]

Great video as always, appreciate the use of a few british terminologies as well ;)

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Sweet dreams are made of this.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Who am I to disagree? Every body cooking from something. ⛽ 🔥

[@5777Whatup]

I made a ww2 flamethrower from fire extinguishers and co2. I really need to get a video up of that thing. EDIT: Flamethrowers are legal, look up laws before looking like a fool… there’s already videos up on KZbin on how to make one. Chill ladies!

[@liemduongthanh8386]

do it, but don’t get raided by the FBI

[@brotatochimp]

The FBI would love to see a demonstration.

[@5777Whatup]

@@liemduongthanh8386 they are legal And that would be under the ATF if it was illegal, smart guy.

[@5777Whatup]

@@brotatochimp they are legal And that would be under the ATF if it was illegal, smart guy.

[@Bdub1952]

A can WD-40 can be very entertaining, too.

[@Free-Bodge79]

Simply lovely. Plenty in the tank sir. !😜💛

[@richardsawyer5428]

You mention the Universal Carrier flamethrower adaptation. The book "On to Victory" by Mark Zuehlke has many references to the Canadian use of this when liberating the Netherlands.

[@tannerdowney2802]

We have this flame spewing tank that we want to name after an animal, any suggestions? The Salamander? The Phoenix? The Dragon?

[@edwardfletcher7790]

The Greene, after MTG. She's always spitting flames... LOL

[@slaughterhouse5585]

How about the Pelosi?

[@Mr.Robert1]

Hit the trailer I would think no? To get rid of this monster. Definitely had to take a psychological toll on whoever was on the receiving end. I can't imagine anybody not being afraid of having napalm type of liquid landing on ones skin while being on fire. Not a good way to go.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Very hard to shoot the trailer when you're in a pill box in front of the tank. I get your point tho' 😆

[@dynaflow666]

If you can grill the whole crew, with a PAK or Panzerfaust why aim for the trailer?

[@sandtable8091]

I think some of the people leaving comments here should watch the Lindybeige video on the Churchill Crocodile

[@wormyboot]

Would it be correct to say that flamethrowers are more humane than more conventional weapons because in practice they produce less actual death?

[@V3racious3]

All that padding to get up to 10 minute mark for monetization metrics, lovely.

[@davidb8373]

All of his videos are wordy, full of verbal padding, and poor grammar.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

@@davidb8373 Electronic voice...

[@boedillard4541]

Perfect for home defense. You'll need to own one soon enough if you live in LA.

[@spidennis]

Why was this not called a dragon? Send in the dragons!

[@organickevinlondon]

a truly Medievalesque weapon of WW2, to Percy Hobart it was just a "funny?????" but, to German soldiers "it was totally terrifying".

[@elchicano187]

Your videos are amazing my brother I really enjoy them

[@tklube308]

Something like that coming at you would increase the pucker factor 10 fold and put the fear of God in anyone on the receiving end. The Marines had flame thrower tanks in the pacific. I think they were modified Sherman tanks though.

[@brotatochimp]

they had a few vehicle conversions. The M3 would have been good due to it's weight.

[@bryangrote8781]

The flame throwing Shermans were the ones that were actually referred to as “Ronsons”. It seems post war this nick name got conflated with Shermans catching fire and being called “Ronsons” generally.

[@madzen112]

It's the worst flamethrower tank. I mean, a Sherman or a T-34 or Panzer II, those flametanks you can fight, the Churchill you just can't penetrate with anything.

[@foracal5608]

"Fire is pure.. it cleanses the body of its flesh and then from the bone.. it cleanses the soul of sin and momma never raised a dirty boy"

[@cdk1016]

Crocodile is an interesting name! I suppose it creeps up n once within striking distance it unleashes it furiously accurate flaming assault. I would have liked to see them named hell hounds although name may already have been taken at the time. In a way it reminds me of German Shepards used by police in the sense that more times than not, just the threat of releasing the dogs is enough to make a criminal surrender!!! =)

[@gunbacker9428]

The only reference I can find to hellhound for WW2 is Operation Hellhound. An unrealized plan to completely destroy Hitler's retreat in the Alps. The following are more modern military "hellhounds." Task Force Hellhound includes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units. My favorite - The Northrop Grumman Light Reconnaissance Vehicle named Hellhound. Look it up, it's awesome. Soldiers in the US Army's 463rd Medical Detachment are called hellhounds. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 are the hellhounds. They have a very cool insignia/patch The 20th attack squadron of the Air Force are called hellhounds. The pilot the MQ-9 Reaper.

[@specter86fl]

the name crocodile comes from the sound it made when firing, a loud "hissing" just like a croc does, that mixed with them both being heavily armored, slow moving and extremely deadly.

[@markmulder9845]

Getting shot doesn't sound like the worst thing that can happen. One can survive and even recover, and death is relatively quick and painless when compared to some alternatives, in this case, being cooked alive.

[@samriddhasekharbiswas7220]

The churchill crocodile tank

[@ivanconnolly7332]

The Churchill was never equipped with a 45 mm, nor were any other British tanks ever!.

[@Rincypoopoo]

The Dieeper raid ??! Dieppe. Dee Ep. Jeeze.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Electronic voice...

[@Rincypoopoo]

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq For real ?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

@@Rincypoopoo If English is your first language...yes, easy to pick up.... You don't have to use all the tests as in "Blade Runner."...

[@samrussell9264]

Not a tank to be taken prisoner from. Flamethrower crews and snipers were pretty much treated the same by all sides: they weren't seen as " honest " soldiers and were likely to be shot out of hand where others would usually be treated decently.

[@lilalali6753]

Well, it is undersandable and practical, too. So it is with civilians. With weapons.

[@boiboi505]

Yeah but the ones capturing you would be the 3rd Reich

[@hadesdogs4366]

The Churchill was one of if not the most adaptable tank of ww2 other than the Sherman no other tank could beat it in terms of the Churchills versatility without the need for extensive modifications and again only the Sherman was proven to be as adaptable but less so due to its size and shape vs the churchill

[@steinlone5454]

Reminds me of my scorch titan.

[@julianpalmer4886]

A cunning olde Welsh Dragon, is the British Crocodile

[@GusCraft460]

This is like if people tried to build a mechanical dragon.

[@billmarmot2069]

Deepa? Chas-iss? dude.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Electronic voice...

[@onlybugwit]

Why was it called a crocodile? it should have been called a Dragon 🐉

[@specter86fl]

because it "hissed" when firing

[@jenell73]

most British tanks start with a letter C

[@slaughterhouse5585]

Reminds me of a college roommate of mine who used to light his farts after a Taco Bell visit.

[@oneshotme]

They were used in the Pacific Not it might not have been this one but the Americans did use flame throwing tanks

[@Modernnannenginemarineengine]

Err 45 mil. Gun. I don’t think so. It had a 75mil main gun a beso coaxial turret mounted gun and a FLAME thrower firing jellied petroleum to a range of 160yrds

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Looked to see what 45mm was all about, seems an ignorant error or perhaps click bait?

[@sandysand3097]

so this is why most Russian tanks have the rear barrel attachements

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Not really ! Those are just extra gas for the tank

[@SW-ii5gg]

I think that is for the smoke screen.

[@savagecub]

Too bad they couldn’t have had these be the FIRST thing to roll up on the beaches in Normandy.

[@xonox_868]

We have one of these at the Military musem here in Calgary AB

[@davidrobertson5700]

It's called Dieppe not Deepa

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Electronic voice...

[@killingfields1424]

Today the Russians fielded a missile with incendiary warhead

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Thermobaric weapons.....been around a while.....Google is your friend

[@slayer12]

Dieppe is prounounced Dee - Ep

[@johanjanssens4530]

If a British Crocodile crew got caught in Germany, they usually got tied, doused in gasoline and set on fire. Flame-throwers are forbidden now ! (lol)

[@Red-rl1xx]

I built a model of this some months ago. You can see it on my channel.

[@FlapJacks7]

"Queer smelling black smoke"? That's great. British humor I guess

[@specter86fl]

that word didnt always mean what you think it means....

[@josephpacchetti5997]

yes

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Hearts of oak.

[@andreww1225]

it was a mixture of liquid soap and petrol

[@eraldorh]

No churchill has ever had a 45mm gun. Wtf is this! Im pretty certain that all churchill crocodiles had the either the 6pdr or 75mm gun.

[@knot3d_]

The 2pdr main gun on the MK1 and MK2 were essentially 40mm caliber, so yeah '45mm' is incorrect but pretty close. However, I do have to note that the Churchill MK7 was quite a substantial change from the MK4; as the MK7 hull was fully welded and it did away with the internal 'mild steel' inner frame. That's why the MK7 is substantially better armored than its predecessors but it's only heavier by a 'mere' 2 tons. Also, people tend to misinterpret Churchill tanks as 'weak' mobility. The horsepower output rating of 350 bhp wasn't great, but the trick was its fantastic torque band; the reason why Churchills were so great at climbing steep inclines. Unfortunately, videogames like World of Tanks make Churchill tanks look bad due to silly bias from the gamedevelopers.

[@eraldorh]

@@knot3d_ There are no MK1 or 2 Churchill crocodiles... Also a 2pdr is a 40mm not a 45mm so it's not correct at all and the video of the crocodile he is showing clearly has a 75mm gun. Nothing about it is correct.

[@knot3d_]

@@eraldorh thats what i said. nowhere did i say mk1 crocodile or mk2 crocodile.

[@eraldorh]

@@knot3d_ Then wtf is your point? Did I say no churchill ever had a 2pdr? No I said no churchill ever had a 45mm gun and that's correct. Do you even know what you're doing here?

[@knot3d_]

@@eraldorh You are just here for toxic argueing. You started it. Anyway, my original post was to correct the video here; the "45mm" gun - So I said, that is incorrect ; the closest thing to that in factual history would be the 2pdr guns on the regular MK1 and MK2 Churchills. Not the same but similar. Furthermore, he stated the "chassis" of the MK4 was retained on the MK7 ahhum; I corrected him on that as well, so yeah valid reasons enough for my post.

[@likeyacutg4720]

Arrr yes 45mm gun XD

[@MrWiggo91]

75mm gun, it was a 6lbr design bored out so it could use the same ammunition as the Sherman, importantly the HE round which was based off a French WW1 howitzer shell

[@jmanj3917]

4:50, For the x-teenth time: The word chassis is pronounced "chass-ee", NOT "chass-iss". Get a freakin' clue, kid!

[@justinoriginalgangster]

Chassis is pronounced "chass-ey"

[@Badger13x]

Weird audio at 4:20 some sort of subliminal messaging ?

[@davidcarr7436]

Dieppe is pronounced Dee-ep not Deep.

[@markhepworth7822]

😂

[@MyHhobbies]

warcrime? yes warcrime

[@LeashMechanic]

Maybe they should give some of these to Ukraine!

[@nseven1117]

I like the fact that the nazis, one of the most feared armies in the world at the time, the people who killed countless innocents, monsters who believed themselves to be superior to others based on superficial traits, were all reduced into scared little children the moment this metallic beast makes its presence known with steel and flame, giving them only two options: death by fire and gas inhalation, or the humiliation of surrender.

[@doragonn3y692]

Americans did it with they're Shermans

[@davidb8373]

“They’re?”

[@doragonn3y692]

@@davidb8373 i'm not good at words

[@0Turbox]

And Germans with their Pz. 2-3s and half tracks.

[@robinderoos1166]

Such eine barbaric weapon! Only ze users of shotguns could invent such a thing!

[@williamromine5715]

The Germans used flame throwers in the First World War. By the Second World War, they were used by all major parties. As to shotguns, ever try to hit a flying duck with one bullet? Just a little bit difficult!

[@scottjackson8771]

There is a tank and Warhammer 40 K directly based off this

[@malcolmgibson6288]

The United Kingdom were NEVER on their own during WW2.

[@SpamMouse]

Please learn how to pronounce the word "chassis" correctly. 👨‍🏫

[@SewerynPas]

War thunder?

[@harrykuehn3894]

It proves my theory that the real militarist were the British and Americans. They embraced the war as though they were Mohammed and it was a religious jihad or holy war. In the last 18 months, more German and Japanese civilians died than soldiers by far. The Soviets and Americans were never held account to for war crimes they committed during and after the war. It was said the red army raped every woman in East Germany from 8 to 80 and some died. I imagined the deaths were horrific. Over 1 million Germans died after the war during the occupation. The British had a habit of destroying dams knowing they would kill masses of civilians. The allies became the very monsters they were trying to defeat.

[@trololoev]

Soviets didn't rape civilians in big numbers, because for this was death penalty, but many german woman trying to sell herself for food and other stuff. After USA participate in war, only then civilians start dying so numerously, because if soviet target military targets, USA target civilians (Dresden, Tokyo, etc). Soviet perticipate in re-building Gemany, so no, soviet didn't became monsters. Only monsters on allied side was USA.

[@harrykuehn3894]

I will grant you I am not an expert in the post war Germany but you have to admit. The allies were at the very least criminally negligent, if not intentionally so. It is very tempting to allow you soldiers free reign in a post war environment to do what they want. And get some payback, as if killing at least 100 Germans was enough for each individual soldier. That is just a spit ball number, if you were involved the whole 3 and half to six years of combat. 100 might be an accurate number, don't hold me to it. But let say military discipline wasn't strictly enforced and leave it at that. Estimates range from 500,000 to 2,000,000 million Germans died in the post war period.

[@trololoev]

@@harrykuehn3894 military discipline enforced in any army, if it is army and not a bunch of clown. Army without a discipline is a piece of shit. USA made war crimen not because they was undisciplined, but because they was ordered to make war crimes. Only thing that can be closest to war crimes in USSR is "not no take ss and hungarians as PoW".

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

As if no body knows this? We would be silenced if we were to speak more of it but trust me no one doesn't know this.. atleast no one that is currently an adult.

[@harrykuehn3894]

If I could create a length dossier on the entire post war era. Reviewing all classified and unclassified documents, and was allow to view interview, and newsreel footage. Also did extensive interviews with credible witnesses, assuming there are any still alive. The resulting document which would be long, would shock you to the core. As well as doing non-biased books on the war. By the way I have no time or talent for. You would be shock on the savagery on all sides. My thesis on that war, is there was no good guys, on bad guys and really bad guys.

[@Damnedlegion40k]

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[@Captainkirk88410]

Did he say queer smelling black smoke??

[@klumzyee]

yeah, queer used to mean strange or odd back then

[@Captainkirk88410]

@@klumzyee the word has the same meaning to this day haha 😂.

[@socsoc5431]

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[@dextermorgan1]

What the hell are you talking about?

[@jeremiahwaller2636]

@@dextermorgan1 bot

[@slaughterhouse5585]

Huh?

[@onedayagogo]

sir, if i may, _Chassis_ is pronounced _SHASSY_ ( like Classy or Brassy )

[@BenPortmanlewes]

You mean Dieppe, Dee epp, me thinks. I still love your content dispute this minor feck up.

[@dm55]

I don't know why but that rapid paced narration gets on my nerves.

[@doncooper6801]

Slit trench not silt trench.

[@tracyrreed]

It's been ages and surely hundreds of comments and you keep mispronouncing "chassis"! The English used here is just subtly weird. I'm still suspicious that you are just a computer voice.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Definitely is....

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Definitely a bot...."deeper" instead of Dieppe...

[@shlamimk4664]

According to my late grandfather, that "special commission" got a chance to defend our shores for real in the months after Dunkirk. Due to an instance of mistake identity, he was picked up by German medics in a miraculous turn of events, that saw him being treated in a German military intensive care unit in Normandy. One night, he awoke to the sounds of blood curdling screams and he opened his eyes to find the whole ward, the whole hospital, packed way past capacity with horrifically burnt German troops They'd be brought in, set down wherever possible, efforts would be made to ease their suffering until they'd stop screaming, at which point the lifeless body would be taken off and they'd fill the free space with another. This went on throughout the night. Some of the Nurses had figured out his true nationality by this point. They explained the next day that there was a failed beach landing on the south coast. They said the British had set fire to the sea. Seems outlandish. He told my father and my father told me. Believe what you want. It must be still classified to this day. Not sure why. The British had a relatively small number to carry out the counterattack, and most of the Germans who new about it died that very night. Crazy. He must have been terrified in that place

[@hippis563]

Im a chef and fire is no go !