Tiger Tank 131 (Special ep)

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Not many weapons, vehicles or aircraft of the World War Two Era have gained the iconic status that the Tiger tank did.
It has a reputation that stands to this day.
Just to see one of these beasts standing in a museum display is an experience.
However, there is one that can be seen in action.
It’s the last working Tiger tank in the World -’ Tiger 131 ‘ of the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.
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Credit:
Created by Daniel Turner
Script: Dejan Milivojevic
Narrator:
Chris Kane
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Sources:
Fletcher, David. Tiger Tank: Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Ausf. E (SdKfz 181): Owner's Workshop Manual. Haynes, 2011.
Jentz, Tom, Hilary L. Doyle, and Peter Sarson. Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-45. Osprey Publishing, 1993.
Forty, George. Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II, Spearhead, 2009.
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[@blackegret666]

Fun fact: Tiger 131 made a guest star appearence in th 2014 film "Fury" and was the first movie to include an actual tiger and not just a mock up

[@saltyavocado7205]

Was that the same tiger tank that destroyed the 3 sherman tanks?

[@blackegret666]

@@saltyavocado7205 in the movie? Yes, not sure in real life though

[@joshthemigpro1733]

Black Egret its so unrealistic the shermans have no chance in irl unlesst they hit the sides less than 500 metres and a tiger wouldnt come out of concealment wen firing unleass it had to and it wouldnt shoot the last tank of the collum first they would shoot the first then the last to trap the other two

[@mattb9910]

royalty_risin538 you do realise 76 and 17 pounder Sherman’s could go straight through the front plate at range?

[@blackegret666]

@@joshthemigpro1733 it's a Hollywood film, if you want realism, watch a documentary.

[@thebigsad9463]

The allies should have created a lion tank so we could have the most epic wildlife duel

[@sapiensiski]

No need, the Sherman Easy Eight exists

[@BjornBS]

The Germans already had a tank going on with the name "Löwe" which means Lion.

[@Chris-qc3qb]

Lol

[@alexandermeier3620]

The Germans had an Tank Project PZKW VII Löwe which was a superheavy Tank

[@GIDonut]

The germans made a sketch of the Pz.VII Löwe, which meant Lion, but the plan was abandoned in favor of the Maus.

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

"Come son, let's go see the Tiger..." "Yey Daddy, we're going to the zoo." Later... "Daddy, why are we in a museum?"

[@thatstahlhelmwehrmachtguy9605]

Lol

[@kimjong-il1187]

Now son, lets take a trip to poland.

[@siyacer]

@@kimjong-il1187 "Daddy, why are we in Germany?" "Well..."

[@ntxoothoj2858]

lol

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

Tbh, when I first visited a tank museum, I've soiled my pants out of happiness

[@Wolvenworks]

i always giggle whenever "World of Tanks" and "historically accurate" are attached together

[@kkang2828]

I’m right with you there

[@joeskull1851]

But he means the tanks are historically accurate lol

[@Wolvenworks]

@@joeskull1851 most of them are, to a level, but recently WG has been introducing tanks that are MODIFICATIONS of tank blueprints. so the tank actually existed in blueprints, but WG has modified them to be commercially viable to the point they aren't when we put those changes into reality. so to the community, "historical accuracy" is more of a gag right now because that statement was only accurate for...a few months? maybe a year or 2?

[@joe-xk8nl]

WoT sucks imo.

[@buddy4445]

Yeah WoT and War Thunder suck a lot

[@danieldaia8889]

Russians are red My hands are blue We're stuck in Stalingrad Hans get ze MG42

[@KeysAndDoorss]

Daniel Daia stfu

[@klausjager7090]

I like it

[@danieldaia8889]

@@KeysAndDoorss why mama never loved you????

[@FinnDavison]

Hahahahaha

[@dakarmachameleon1787]

Stop do that somewhere else

[@Banjomanofcripplecreek]

Am I the only one who is glad he doesn’t put the sponser in the middle of the video

[@seeeddie850]

You know HE is actually just one of their voice actors right?

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

Most sponsors supposedly request you plug their stuff in the beginning

[@gonkdroid8589]

Yep

[@CloneCaptainMaxCC-]

“It CoUlD aLsO bE a ShE!?” Intensifies.

[@dummy3924]

y e s

[@anvilmemetrooper]

Nobody: British when they see an abandoned Tiger tank: *I T S C O L O N I S A T I O N T I M E*

[@somayyehabbasi4905]

Its free real state

[@carteradams43]

@@somayyehabbasi4905 less funny

[@somayyehabbasi4905]

@@carteradams43 :-*

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

Read it like a bill wurtz jingle

[@imrubbish8182]

You copied the original comment but just changed it a bit. The original comment was made a month before your comment.

[@dtbeagle]

Tiger 131 is actually the Tiger used in the movie Fury. It was on a concrete slab and didn't turn for fear of damaging the tracks.

[@panzerivausfg4062]

@@redred7289 Of course not

[@EnjoyerOfCastle]

Yeah

[@EnjoyerOfCastle]

They did use it

[@itsdecz1190]

@@TheGameCamer360 it was Tiger 131 for most other movies they did indeed use Soviet/Russian and American tanks

[@mynamesmatthew1551]

@@TheGameCamer360 Tiger 131 was used for Fury, but in every other movie like Saving Private Ryan, they dressed t34s like them. But Fury actually had a tiger used in it and is probobly the only movie with a Tiger

[@abdullahagha6678]

damn this tiger tank is more endangered than actual tigers

[@jeffreytindall6126]

Tru

[@amn2760]

At least hes one “Tiger” with the longest lifespan

[@Oplot_M]

Luckily we can make more

[@thedi-channel.7622]

ok

[@Oplot_M]

@EgX9 from berlin to Warsaw in one tank! -Volkswagen

[@andero6476]

"Seen the video about the tiger 131 by wargaming" Me: Sees the video about the 131 again "well its simple history "

[@_____Z_____]

Bro I watched this tank in battle field game..... That mission called last tiger

[@porg7373]

Me: seen the actual tank 3 times

[@bensherman103]

The tank in The Last Tiger is number 237. I had a vacation planned to go to England and I was going to see Tiger 131 but it got cancelled because of quarantine.

[@theagilespitfire3141]

*The real “The last tiger” ending*

[@smashedcoconut7]

i grinded the mission for like a week and got the skin/dressings for it, i absolutely love BFV

[@reivaldoaurelio4895]

"More of them, show strength."

[@Personwhomakedvids]

...

[@realm0dev515]

Deserter!!

[@yudhaaidilalifa]

They may have tanks, But we have TIGER!

[@alexandermichaeler350]

My grandpa saw 2 tigers in WWII, he told me it was the most impressiv thing he has ever seen.

[@angelsgarden6887]

Most impressive than wort shermans

[@maris2353]

More impressive I saw an M4 in Wot

[@esadeddinackgoz6594]

​@@maris2353 lol

[@SpecOps2025]

My name is Peter Müller "And I was there . . . "

[@tilenstupar4659]

Hehehe bf5 campaign

[@newspaperbin6763]

wasnt*

[@olianythingchannels96]

Hi Müller it’s me kertz

[@SpecOps2025]

@@olianythingchannels96 Hello kertz don't die on me now

[@Moonlight.Deadite]

It’s me Hartmann I was executed for desertion in 1945 I was just in my late teens when I was executed do you forgive me kommandant

[@UNclear-sv1iq]

It's the story of a war veteran in his youth being shipped off to his first mission then captured by the enemy and being interrogated for information then after the war being sent to a veterans hospital and meeting former friends and foes Later on telling the tales to the next generation of battle tanks

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

He learned it to spread his knowledge and experience after meeting a certain old battle tank from WW1.

[@CrusherBKC1]

Amen

[@diobrando5369]

This is so wholesome

[@markfryer9880]

Very clever comment. Well Done.

[@johnchurchill6778]

@@CrusherBKC1 Amen. Sincerely

[@ralphlawrencemananquil5927]

*Sees a matilda* Me: Oooh, a toy!!! *Sees a Tiger 131* Me: Oooh, a better toy!!!

[@lesliemorshead4283]

Nobody: Allied Soldiers when they see an Empty Axis Tank *Its Free Real Estate*

[@lesliemorshead4283]

Same applies to Axis Soldiers as well :P

[@Moonlight.Deadite]

Shut up Mussolini

[@torlakkarstad4251]

Be honest, wouldn’t you do or at least think the same?

[@coolfungame8467]

so if I read that correct, your saying nobody is an allied soldier who took an empty axis tank?

[@kimjong-il1187]

@@Moonlight.Deadite Nah he's my favorite dictator

[@godzillamon2]

Its kinda like memphis belle, they only remember the vehicle and not the crew

[@frypan3315]

But we don’t know much about the crew of the 131

[@tacticalfall4505]

Tom Tom exactly.

[@Ameritard]

Read a couple years back that the driver of 131 was still around and would come see it at the museum but he wouldn't talk about the other crew members, not sure if he's still around considering how long ago I read that though

[@k-874]

Not much information about the crew :/

[@MenGamer127]

The vehicle AND crew for the Memphis Belle.

[@jandzi4152]

Imagine collecting all those ww2 things laying on the ground and then selling them 70 years after. STONKS

[@33rdswifty82]

📈

[@Wow22109]

Why sell them keep them in the end it will be history

[@MattVanPerry]

Hassan Obeid or sell them over the odds to a museum then see it as much as you like without having to pay restoration costs either

[@lowlife1368]

Fun fact: stonk is a really word referring to mortar or artillery shells.

[@Wow22109]

@@MattVanPerry you are right did not think about that

[@yulianhankim]

Fury: How did you end up here in Bovington, old timer? Tiger 131: ughhhh humiliation!

[@shinkreytpuylap]

Tiger 131 played in Fury lol

[@paulgabrielbruma6712]

fury is even weaker than a tiger . the tiger would shred the m4a3e2 fury

[@averagepizza7873]

@@paulgabrielbruma6712 what are you smoking

[@ostra9594]

@@averagepizza7873 he is right

[@exmachina1405]

@@averagepizza7873 tiger has all the advantage over fury

[@panzergeneral2]

Tiger tank: Being unstoppable Churchill tank: Takes a few shots at the tiger Tiger tank: Gets damaged Tiger tank crew: Jumps out of the tank British soldiers: Colonizes the tiger

[@tirpitzyt3088]

Ofcourse.

[@antonfinnwoelk5992]

Sorry but Churchill is a one hit

[@jeffreytindall6126]

How... Predictable

[@panzergeneral2]

Thx for more then a 100 likes!

[@1princesstrudy]

The brits colonise anything

[@Teaspoon9205]

Everyone: *thanks the tank engineers for fixing it and bringing it back to life.* The German tank crew that brought it and abandoned it: .___.

[@maxmuller8633]

You wouldn't like to be tortured with hot tea would you?

[@anhbinhle2727]

dit me 3que!

[@kotjienkterbang]

@@maxmuller8633 your profile picture makes it better

[@cougar2k720]

@@maxmuller8633 and biscuit/jam.

[@lasombra1469]

Somewhere in North Africa: "That Tiger is destroying our Shermans,the 75mm gun can't pen it!" Meanwhile on the eastern front: "Don't worry Dimitri,we have more T-34's than the Tiger has shells"

[@SantomPh]

As well as air support and more fuel.

[@imanin9972]

@@SantomPh russians would last without allied support

[@NoveltyNova]

@@imanin9972 Yeah, and their country would probably fail afterwards considering the lack of support from allied troops would most likely mean the death of over three quarters and possibly more of their population. Just because you have people to throw into the grinder doesn't mean you HAVE to throw them into the grinder.

[@punchdreadnought8101]

@@imanin9972 *coughs in ammunition, trucks and food.* Oh yeah remember when the Soviet economy prospered so much that they traded some submarines to Pepsi for capitalist soft drink ? Ah good times.

[@sumvs5992]

@@punchdreadnought8101 damn if only the USSR government spent all their money on the military

[@Soir27]

Can we just appreciate how the model of their tiger evolved so much?

[@rooseveltingudam6354]

exactly !

[@erwinrommel5283]

That tiger belongs to me even after 74 years

[@neuroo_1691]

Wheres guderian?

[@randied603]

Is Burgdorf with you?

[@MansteinParodies]

Get Manstein.

[@icantthinkofacreativename6621]

Never belonged to you though

[@classifiedbell9027]

Hey general Will you defeat the US army in Europe

[@logger22]

"When I was a boy, a group of kids robbed the local shop. My father was furious when he found out. I protested to him that I did not take anything. "Maybe...", he said, "but you were there." My name is Peter Müller, and I was there."

[@lordmoneyshot9317]

The best war story of bfv

[@gang_727_star4]

@@lordmoneyshot9317 indeed it was 2nd best was the African french story, gets emotional at the end

[@Teaspoon9205]

OH YES.

[@wackjack5667]

IDK if the quote also means that even though the SS are the ones who did the atrocities like the concentration camps and mass murders the wermacht soldiers are still getting hate because they are german and that they are just simply "there".

[@potatojuice5124]

@Wack Jack nope. It’s just exposition.

[@v4d1m80]

FUN FACT: The Brits cheered when a Tiger tank started running

[@generalflowerhead2047]

Who wouldn’t Cheer comrade Vadim? Should we all cheer?

[@shronkler1994]

ha

[@billclinton3862]

Running away?

[@butterygoodness8242]

Well uh duh

[@derpysandwich6888]

@@billclinton3862 Nah they were amazed when the transmission didnt immediately burst into flames

[@__chevytrucks__]

Imagine if the ship that carried the tiger got U BOAT torpedo’d.

[@likebeggarpolice8194]

Chevy Trucks NEIN NEIN NEINNN N

[@vietngocdhtl]

-75 friendly fire

[@godffreyosorio4939]

Friendly fire lol

[@andriys.1860]

The tiger of the lake lol

[@Seopy]

Heavy tank VI be like.

[@itskingbeatz]

Immediately thought of the "Last Tiger" story on Battlefield V

[@britishguy339]

It's KiNgBeAtZ very different stories. It’s likely most of the stuff in the last tiger was fictional, but boy were they epic last stands

[@laeggingzeppelin2090]

@@britishguy339 or different timeline?

[@vesuvius115]

It's similar, the only difference is this was Tiger 131, and in game it was Tiger 233, not to mention they looked different and had different endings, one fake, one real.

[@thefifthempire1529]

@@britishguy339 you should check Kurt Knispel story, he was pretty awesome

[@saulgoodmansentme1992]

@@vesuvius115 237*

[@palosnes3147]

Fun fact. This was the tiger tank in the movie "Fury". I have personal seen it. In bovington. No regrets. And they also have the Sherman E8 tank used in the movie too with the iconic movie decorations

[@Womb2DaTomb]

Nice. I went too just after Fury was released and they had both out on parade. Amazing time one I'll never forget

[@DanielFrederick_Main]

Did they use the same tank for Saving Private Ryan?

[@maccabee3753]

WWII Whirlpool no, saving private Ryan just used a mock up tank. To this day fury is the only movie to use an actual tiger even if the movie was bs.

[@SaifSheikh445]

Fury was as amazing movie.

[@user-of3vr7je4n]

"Iconic" ...Fury was such a let down. I was so excited when I heard about the movie, but jeez did it suck, unrealistic, predictable writing...etc.

[@Rug0s]

"I told mama we'd see Elefants, Tigers, and Panthers. And she thought we were visiting Moscow zoo"-Company of heroes 2

[@bawicz0]

☹️

[@PappysDungeon45]

Elephants

[@nima4797]

@@PappysDungeon45 r/whoosh

[@chrisc2920]

Captain Disaster Bruh...

[@projectdelta2777]

@@PappysDungeon45 *FACEPALM*

[@GeneralKennafa]

131 is my favorite number, the reason is this beast is still living this days

[@Sammieszmodicsbaby]

imagine if the tank just started moving on its own after it was captured...

[@classicminer191]

oh no

[@akumaking1]

I think that's a movie somewhere called "White Tiger"

[@Adrian-cz2zk]

@@akumaking1 i saw that movie I mean just the part where The White Tiger attacks the t-34s

[@goldenrodprime226]

That’s not a tank that’s a transformer

[@stevenardian1485]

So A Ghost Tank ?

[@insertnamehere6096]

The artwork has improved alot

[@ex_t]

True

[@vishgonur6570]

Imagine a KZbin channel that has entertaining content and has a way to make anything come to life - Oh wait that’s simple history

[@Simplehistory]

cheers!

[@vishgonur6570]

:)

[@dootless3819]

Alternate History Hub

[@charlessaint7926]

Sherman crew comes upon a Kubelwagon, "A TIGER!"

[@findmylover2236]

I can imagine the panic

[@adrianvhs6051]

"Sad kubelwagon noises"

[@crumpetcommandos779]

normandy be like

[@Farm172DII]

tiger phobia in a nutshell

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

7:33 *the tank is being researched by top men* Indiana Jones: *who?* Top man: *_top men_*

[@MrChiffre]

Don´t forget the slight pause in "Top..men..."

[@legomunable]

To be truthful, the German’s did have the sexiest tanks.

[@DukeofTxtspeak]

It's a box with a gun

[@Mirda-bg3pi]

And uniforms

[@jeremywicklund9887]

And chambers

[@dantel.7785]

M3 Lee 👌

[@stinkymonke3622]

@@dantel.7785 amateurs Bob semple

[@uh-60blackhawk99]

“What are you calling this tank?” German Tank Commander: “1-3-1” Edit: Wow I never expected this many likes, thank you

[@arifcso6633]

Call of duty modern warfare reference

[@mikaneous1140]

@@arifcso6633 It is, but it isn't.

[@Daniel-ef1mw]

@@mikaneous1140 Nearly but the middle number.

[@filthyactataunreasonablepr21]

Could it be that task 141 reference tiger 131

[@janyogyog76]

That's cool. despite close to 141 Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reference

[@mikewest5529]

Imagine being in that tank taking all those hits!! Jeez!! Crazy! They all must have went deaf. And how did they make it away with all those people shooting at it? They must have been amazed they were all alive!! Wow! Nice vid!!

[@enricob15]

Allies and Russians: destroys rare German tanks bc they don't care. Me in 2020: :/

[@TheDaltonius]

They destroyed it even tho it’s free real estate Also thinking about how many of these rare tanks are produced make them rare from the start

[@pretzelbomb6105]

It was an enemy tank they were actively fighting against, of course they wanted to understand it better.

[@acai9130]

Yeah, let’s *not* shoot the tank that’s fucking ABOUT TO KILL US

[@nikolaos6083]

@@acai9130 EXACTLY. Lets PRESERVE IT so that the spoiled BRATS in 80 years can ENJOY LOOKING AT IT. :)))

[@gabrielgarcia9822]

@@nikolaos6083 ah yes, we would rather shoot it and turn this tank into scrap to make some tires and guns.

[@primal_guy1526]

At least Tiger 131 was spared the fate of an engine failure.

[@andrewwoodhead3141]

It is a Tiger tank. The transmission was never especially unreliable. The myth of an unreliable transmission largely surrounds the Panther tank , which was somewhat "front heavy'' and did have some related issues. Even these problems have been grossly exaggerated however, mostly by members of the online war gamming community. In the Case of Tiger 131 there has never been a recorded transmission failure. Engine failures have been surprisingly common however, not just during the recent restoration process , but also during the post capture examination process during which many of the engines were effectively tested to destruction. She went through several engines and many engine rebuilds during the war. Not one transmission failure.

[@primal_guy1526]

andrew woodhead I was trying to make a generic German tank joke...

[@primal_guy1526]

andrew woodhead Also, fine, you happy now?

[@halojoe21]

@@andrewwoodhead3141 "grossly exaggerated" Really? 36 percent readiness rate for tiger tanks in late 1943 says otherwise. As opposed to 48 percent for the Panzer IV and 65 percent for the StuG III Source: Zaloga, Armored Champion (2015)

[@mr.onbekend7959]

@@halojoe21 and where does it say its all about the transmission?

[@rpe4115]

GERMAN PANZERKORPS IN A NUTSHELL: "Let's call this big tank the Maus, aye?" "Aye!" "Let's call this Explosive Tank that's about 1.5 feet tall the Goliath, Aye?" "Aye!" (no one asked for this, just randomly was in my head. edit: im an idiot for saying this^^^, some people are mad.

[@palosnes3147]

The maus (mouse) tank is the heaviest recorded land vehicle in the world at 188 metric tons.

[@mikhailmarzook2165]

Let’s waste are oil aye

[@Fae-Fey]

probably to misdirect allied intel. Wouldn't it be obvious to name it other way around?

[@bawicz0]

☹️

[@imadethischanneltocomment767]

im pretty sure you don't ask for comments anyways, why did you leave that in, its like editing your comment thanking everyone for likes

[@harold5337]

Tiger 131 is a marvel of a machine, was lucky enough to see the working one at the Tank Museum. Truly a holy grail for Tank enthusiasts.

[@Walker_62638]

This is basically the brits VS the Bismarck : Ground version

[@rosallygallano5288]

But the bismarck is abandoned

[@eduardofontes8399]

I read the title as "Tank 131 Special Ed"

[@jerestan8064]

Eduardo Fontes me too

[@porchofgeese_crockpot]

Ah yes, the 131st Special Ed Tank division

[@Captain_Warhawk]

toger

[@koyonafri]

Didn't know tanks have special eds

[@BernieYoda]

Abandoned Tiger tank: *exists* British: it’s free real estate

[@sunnybang4575]

I don't know why but I keep remember 'The Last Tiger' from BF5. It was a sad story.

[@amieloreta8055]

imagine of the crew survived and after the war. drove again the tank. that would be epic.

[@Chris-m-m02]

My Great grandfather was present when this Tank was captured, he was part of the good ol' 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters! However he later got wounded at Anzio by shell shrapnel but luckily survived the war

[@frederikbertel6621]

Chris ok

[@pablo_escanor1681]

Frederik Bertel ok

[@thatonepriest69]

Cool

[@Chris-m-m02]

@@frederikbertel6621 ok? Ok then

[@frederikbertel6621]

Chris Ok again

[@ibbi32]

When you are so fast that Hans doesn't scream the Russians are coming

[@quinncaie2593]

What?

[@ibbi32]

What?

[@hendrikheunemann4181]

What

[@thisdangoriginaldude1471]

Was?

[@Fercho-js6hs]

NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN !

[@ddrrobbo4796]

I visited the Tank Museum, last week where Tiger Tank 131 and the Sherman Firefly, from the film Fury, are stored. Magnificent machines! You could see all the battle scars they had received from the war. I highly advise to anyone to go the museum and see them for yourself as well as many more other vehicles of war. Also being able to see Tiger Tank 131 in action when there are events when they drive the tank and many other vehicles around. As well as you can ride in some of them.

[@maxwelldalston8277]

I remember when they were still renovating it, got to see see up close! It's huge in person

[@azarth8805]

I've seen 131 in real life a few years back, it was amazing, the engine sound really shook me, so much that I bought a tiger model set, painted it and labeled it 131.

[@cheesuschrist8248]

i did the same

[@kelp2697]

Last time I was this early the fifth panzer division was still in Belgium

[@joshthemigpro1733]

Comment of the year

[@fatehyabali]

Noice😂

[@marcusmanibog5117]

The tiger tanks mind is probably like “Man this is gonna be a great vacation”

[@Farm172DII]

but no he would just be a statue for more than a decade

[@quebec__12]

"Kertz! Kertz!"

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

People: The Tiger tank is slow and Unreliable Tiger 131: mmmmmm...no.

[@seeeddie850]

Tiger: No the Ferdinand

[@ethanstang9941]

Tiger 131: watch this.

[@parodyclip36]

Must have been different on eastern front. Y know actually seeing service with logistic of a country at war

[@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150]

Thats a myth one of many myths about ww2

[@ideafountain4649]

Tiger 131 hold my fuel, challenge accepted

[@thebigsad9463]

Powerful yet few were actually produced and deployed on the battlefield (Unlike most world war II movies make you believe)

[@Simplehistory]

very rare yes

[@MST545]

Then you gotta take into consideration how much of a chore it was to even front one of these beasts on the frontlines. Specially if you look at tank fights post-D-Day, the hedgerows made the Tiger hard to move around, and it didn't help the soft terrain during the rainy days would sink these heavies in the mud. But in terms of lethality the Tiger was an absolute demon to the allied armor.

[@UFCMania155]

1500 were made...not that rare. But unfortunately, they were too massively outnumbered by allied tanks...by more than 10-1

[@GlitchedBlox]

It's almost extinct like the real tiger

[@voin5371]

@@UFCMania155 Rare in actual sighting, when you consider the amount with mechanical issues and logistical problems, you'd probably see around a third of the tigers and even then, compared to something like the Panzer 4 which had around 8,500 produced (Variants included) fighting on multiple fronts and spread out among kilometres of land, with this in mind, you can truly understand the perspective of hearing about the "legendary tiger tank".

[@joe16730]

The fact that it took a Churchill heavy tank, a french artillery cannon, ANDD a platoon or so of British soldier with Grenade launchers and mortars to just disable(Not Destroy) the tank says alot about the Tiger

[@anonymousturtle8562]

"Still not as good as a 75mm Sherman" _-the Chieftain_

[@user_698]

Angry Tiger noices

[@benwall9564]

No its better than the Sherman

[@chaosXP3RT]

"The Sherman 75mm can't penetrate the Tiger" An old French 57mm gun: "I'm about to humiliate the Americans"

[@024tf2]

This is what we all wanted

[@cuaumendza13]

Min 0:05 Rommel commanding his tanks in north Africa and Normandy colorized. XD

[@prvt.harumi6821]

Comanding a firefly 😂

[@piirakkaliisa8340]

First time ever i watched a youtube commercial...little girl banging drums on Ace Of Spades \m/

[@Cookie131_]

I recently got the opportunity to see this tank in real life and it was magnificent. I would happily do it again any day

[@admiraltrung-ankancollepla2201]

This tank also used for Hollywood. Including Fury, where this Tiger tank engaged 3 Sherman tanks during the battle

[@KiwiImpactSaint]

Actually 4, 1 was knocked out before knowing what’s coming. Though Fury’s gun should’t have problem piercing Tiger’s frontal armour, the movie had to end with a close engagement.

[@maccabee3753]

@Derrick Liu actually Fury should have been the first to die. If you watch the movie you would see that fury is in the front and by German tactics you would destroy the front tank and then the back tank of the column. And fury should have stuck out like a sore thumb to the tiger for having the 76mm which all German tank commanders feared and would go out of their way to kill first.

[@silentsliver7192]

Just to add on to what you said even if fury was second or third tank usually or an experienced German tank crew would target fury first since it could pen the tiger front armor. The rest where 75mm cannons. Another fun fact most tank Sherman tank crew should have the 76mm gun at this time in the war but most crews turn down the government offer because they where used to the 75mm guns and they felt that the 76mm guns would not work for most crews.

[@maccabee3753]

@SILENT SLIVER yeah absolutely, there was no need for any of the tanks to charge because even at that range the 75mm could still do some damage. And I just rewatched that scene and what happened to the tigers loader? It had a really high rate of fire to just a few final shots that seemed to take for ever to load.

[@cheesuschrist8248]

@@KiwiImpactSaint the movie ended with almost everyone dead

[@FrehleyFan3988]

It would have been awesome to see a flamethrower tiger tank

[@i_critique_your_vanity7216]

Wouldn’t have been a point. The tiger was designed with long range in mind with its nominal combat distance to be around a kilometer. Flamethrower tanks (named crocodile by allied standard) had engagement ranges of 150m or less. Would have been a death sentence for the vehicle.

[@seeeddie850]

Apparently this exists: tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-germany-schwerer-flammpanzer-auf-tiger-i/

[@FrehleyFan3988]

@@seeeddie850 I've seen the flammpanzer III before. I immediately fell in love with it

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Terrible idea, it’s a long range sniper tank. It doesn’t do well facing infantry at close range.

[@i_critique_your_vanity7216]

Seeeddie Gaming amazingly, the article mentions exactly the problem I said. Lol

[@unusual_username8683]

“It’s the only working tiger tank” Some people: *In FrAnCe ThErE iS a TiGeR 2* Me:so there different tiger 1 was deployed to France Poland and the eastern front as tiger 2s were not in production yet

[@titanusghidorah7964]

Can you still make another tiger 321

[@jeffhistoryrogers5544]

Don’t forget that they used that very same tank for the movie FURY.

[@aetherofthenorth9700]

Poor tank....

[@Oberkommando]

what a humiliation

[@syahareensharani6869]

Commander: Turret Jammed Commander: Main gun is destroyed Commander: Gunner is dead we're shooting blind

[@mgapryt4930]

lol world of tanks blitz reference there

[@Cobretsov2022]

Mgapr PlayzYT It’s more likely a war thunder reference. ‘YOU’VE GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING’ *Game Intensifies*

[@t.i.t.f5116]

In war thunder this is a beast if you angle your tiger correctly it cant be penned

[@berzebu]

@@t.i.t.f5116 apperently it is too much to ask tiger players to use one fourth of their brain

[@cowgoesmoo3850]

@@Cobretsov2022 actually no it's not. World of tank says that saying exactly..

[@DeadChannel420]

Tiger Tank = *A Tank Which Is Owned By The Ugandan Tiger Mafia*

[@sapiensiski]

COMMANDO! COMMANDO!

[@andrewpirnat6825]

COMMANDO COMMANDO COMMANDO

[@eyemasterbaitedmikehunt592]

SUPA ACTION PACKED MOVIE

[@erb72]

EVERYBODY IN UGANDA KNOWS KUNGFU

[@p9ul133]

COMMANDO COMMANDO

[@gopniktanker6699]

Your animations are getting better and better, thank you for telling us this story, i am waiting for the tankfest stream :D

[@buckminsterizanagi595]

When you said the word "TIGER" in front of your Great grandfather" Great grandfather: *WW2 Flashbacks intensifies*

[@residentelect]

Yes... Because post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, and being unable to sleep soundly for the rest of your life are all incredibly funny. (For youngsters who have only gone to war via their PlayStation/Xbox/PC)

[@allfatherodin-officiallyun1107]

I witnessed a King Tiger tank being started a few years ago in Overloon. I will never forget the sound of the engine or how much the ground trembled. It was amazing to see

[@EthanJewellDrones]

“My name is Peter Müller, and I was there.”

[@cheesuschrist8248]

what

[@janys6502]

I like how when they got it Churchill just went 'pog, I wanna see it'

[@rainredfox]

“Hanz, ze transmizzion is broken!”

[@Anonymoose345]

“And ze engine caught fire and vere stuck”

[@IronLord2014]

The tank that the allies should have used in D-Day. The German would be like: “WAS IST DAS?!”

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@crashtestbillz108 It wasn't that unreliable, it would with unexperienced crews and lack of proper maintenance.

[@radar476]

Breizh Rudie it was very unreliable, the transmission was just not enough for the weight among other issues.

[@PalyBiker]

@@breizhrudie4757 True, bud dont say it to nowadays heroes that think they will never be afraid of a tiger.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This is German engineering at its finest

[@rommelthebreton]

The Tiger consumed huge amounts of fuel, was incredibly unreliable, and very difficult to repair. You sure, bud?

[@sapiensiski]

@@rommelthebreton not to mention the transmission, and the abysmal frontal armor for its weight

[@Celestial1000]

Do you have a life? Just asking.

[@nogo_zone]

Just some guy without a mustache I SEE YOUR COMMENT EVERYWHERE

[@trazkey]

Ja das ist wahr! Germans are ze best!

[@randied603]

131 is probably just another built number. But Tiger 131 was special since it was still alive and working.

[@lifeinphilippines494]

This tiger Has a TRACKS WHEELS a GUN Originals tiger: YOU ARE NOW MY KING

[@coldshadow_yt9708]

1:06 when the sponsor ends :)

[@elliottclark-dyson2516]

Hello simple history 😀😀😀

[@Simplehistory]

hi

[@Therealshithead]

@@Simplehistory also hello simple history

[@dudebro3573]

@@Simplehistory hey hey!

[@sovietagent9303]

@@Simplehistory love your videos

[@imanin9972]

i cant believe they just casually said hi lol!

[@finchy5334]

When I went to Bovington for an insider of the RAC which I start In September. I was lucky enough to see it as well as it moving into the museum. Just seeing how big it was, was scary itself.

[@luishuerta2505]

That tiger tank is legendary and will always be the best time in legendary times

[@yumechan89]

Kim Kardashian :- I'm ThiCC Tiger :- Hold my tank commander

[@darath1192]

Maus: "Step aside peasant"

[@cheesuschrist8248]

ratte: pathetic

[@samsmotzzz2171]

This is when people spam "FIRST"

[@koyonafri]

first

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Tiger tanks are like the most famous tanks in history, but Tiger 131 is the most famous of all the Tigers. The icon among icons.

[@trevorphillips2250]

Fun fact: the turret was actually the turret of a other Tiger called the Porsche Tiger. They stripped it off and put it on a normal body of the Tiger. It has about 50mm extra protection

[@daveybyrden3936]

That may be "fun" but it's not a "fact". Turrets for the Tiger E and Porsche's Tiger were very similar, but they had different motors, and one had a floor while the other did not. Turrets were not "stripped off" Porsche tanks and put on Henschel tanks. There were only ten Porsche tanks, and the first eight had prototype turrets that were not even usable. One of the remaining two was sent to Russia, still with its turret on. You talk about "50mm extra protection" but the two types of turret had identical protection. So what are you saying?

[@trevorphillips2250]

@@daveybyrden3936 the Porsche Tiger that was tested had 50 mm ticker plates on the front and sides. Only leaving the back exposed as a normal turret. Porsche did have a very commin design. But they believed cause they had a stronger engine. It wasn't good for any foggy weather. Seems unlucky the day they tested it was foggy with a highly water density in the air. Cause the Porsche Tiger failed the test they didn't want to waste the turrets so they stripped them off the 2 Porsche Tigers and one of them came on the 131 Tiger. The other Tiger that was lucky to get extra plated turret is sadly lost to history and we have no clue which Tiger has gotten it. Sorry for my Broken English :(

[@trevorphillips2250]

@@daveybyrden3936 but cause of the good engine with electric hydrolics they though they could make the armor thicker. I do not get what you mean with 10 porsche Tigers cause only 2 were ever fully finished. There were 6 extra Porsche Tiger bodies made but never received a turret. And soon after the tests they scrapped all Porsche tanks and just took what was usefull. Only the Manlet was more vulnerable of the Porsche Tiger turret cause it didn't fully fit on the Hershel body so they made a sort of easy sloppy fix that ended up being the demise of 131 its turret getting jammed

[@clouddoge5560]

Soviets are red My tank’s stuck in the mud At the battle of Stalingrad, I spilled much blood

[@countdooku6988]

Sponsor ends at 1:07 Please don't thank me *I serve the soviet Union*

[@starz6315]

WE serve the soviet union.

[@countdooku6988]

@@starz6315 *OUR* Apologies commander

[@wiry9395]

“Historically accurate“ tiger tank speeding at 60kph

[@vietphuongbong3441]

Tiger tank can actually reach beyond 40km/h on good roads... unless the transmission gives up first.

[@nigelwigglwattle]

Hans ze Transmission haz broke.

[@jk844100]

It’s not though, in game the Tiger 1’s top speed is 40kph. It’s real life maximum speed on road is 45kph but it’s best sustained speed on road is 40kph.

[@Anonymoose345]

@@nigelwigglwattle again

[@Masada1911]

The part where it becomes a museum exhibit is strangely moving to me. Like it had such a brutal start in life but now its an object of care and admiration.

[@Magzzii]

It’s amazing I’ve seen this tank in person, looking back at the picture I took of it it’s crazy to think about it’s history.

[@Marcosher]

Been playing World of Tanks for around 8 years now. Recommended 10/10

[@joshthemigpro1733]

Should try war thunder its better

[@jasonmcleod8914]

@@joshthemigpro1733 that like telling someone who likes to pay GTA, that they should try Gran Turismo. Both have cars, two totally different games. WoT and WT are both well put together, but they aren't the same game... can't be compared.

[@n-gaming4056]

royalty_risin538 warthunder sucks

[@britishguy339]

N - Gaming world of tanks sucks

[@joshthemigpro1733]

N - Gaming have u ever played it

[@stefanlichtenhagen6100]

1:37 Germany: Hey thats my tank give it back

[@Wuelfheze]

These animations are progressively getting better, I'm loving to very slight but noticable increase in detail in every video.

[@alexboehm3919]

“My name is Peter Müller, Commander of Tiger tank number 237”

[@DeutscherKaiser]

Alex Boehm trash story

[@alexboehm3919]

Deutscher Kaiser Nah man, the last tiger was easily the best war story in game

[@undeadjohnmarston4661]

@@DeutscherKaiser your mom story is trash

[@rayjin7448]

And comes Schroder nitpicking on every crew member.

[@gtbest5417]

Dude, just imagine the horror of the tank crew when they getting fire from different direction every rounds of rifles, PIAT, and canon. All of it fires and you hope to god the armor protect you from it.

[@joshthemigpro1733]

If it hit the frontal armour would just bounce of

[@heatsyncope2859]

@@joshthemigpro1733 take account that the tiger was fired upon from all sides

[@pepperlee2009]

In BFV, you would have died in 5 seconds.

[@aggressor6609]

There’s a Tiger in the north of the Swedish west coast. Sat outside an auction for some years and then got bought by an enthusiast, saw it sitting in a small garage about 4 years ago. I have never heard anything about it and never seen it since then. I don’t know if it’s just a hallucination lol

[@aggressor6609]

Found a video on it. It’s just a replica based on a T-55… but it’s still pretty cool kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGSpeap4l7yVick

[@MajorEasley]

The most beautiful tank ever to have been built. 👍👍