Fun fact about the Gustave RR gun. Its shells were so powerful they had to be numbered and each shell had to be slightly larger than the last because each shell would measurably increase the bore of the gun.
@johnballs13525 жыл бұрын
That's fascinating
@chaowingchinghongfingshong31094 жыл бұрын
Wasnt that the Paris Geschütz from WWI?
@battleoid24114 жыл бұрын
@@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109 no the Gustav had that issue, not sure on the Paris gun
@chaowingchinghongfingshong31094 жыл бұрын
@@battleoid2411 Well, I guess both had that issue with that calibre ^^
@chaowingchinghongfingshong31094 жыл бұрын
@Mike B Well, caliber is AE and calibre is BE, but since Im german, I switch between them a lot, Its "Kaliber" in german actually, closer to the AE spelling
@davidwhite1474 жыл бұрын
3:08 To put the effective thickness of the Maus’ armour into proper perspective the battleship Bismarck’s main belt armour was 320mm thick.
@totallyaploy18244 жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@schretlenaugustijn23914 жыл бұрын
Who is stronger:A ship named after the absolute madman who united what now is one of the strongest countries in the world. Or: a fat mouse
@militarymist11995 жыл бұрын
9:26 O panzer of the lake, what is your wisdom today? Don't try to drive tanks underwater.
@Bird_Dog004 жыл бұрын
Not ennough likes.
@flare97575 жыл бұрын
The “Shwim Panzer”, a Panzer that can go “shwimming”.
@Inaho4524 жыл бұрын
Actually it's Schwimmpanzer
@omegast4r9384 жыл бұрын
Just like the "schwimmwagen"
@wingshad0w009825 жыл бұрын
“Mobility and speed is something all generals wanted for their tanks” >just finished talking about the maus
@ThomasFarquhar22 жыл бұрын
Mustache man wasn't a general and to be honest whenever the generals were talking to him they probably just assumed their head would turn into 40,000 head pieces if they spoke bad of his wonder weapons
@animalmother87306 жыл бұрын
The British tanks we're slow at reversing since the ONLY time a British tanker goes in reverse is when parking.
@kieronwheeler30875 жыл бұрын
Or when aiming the gun.
@theragingrussian58955 жыл бұрын
The Only Gear The Beautiful British Tanks Have Is The Tea Maker! Our Tanks Are So Good They Don’t NEED To Move!
@ancientwarrior34825 жыл бұрын
SS M0NKEY or when they are cornered in Dunkirk. British tanks were horrible until the late parts of the war, Firefly wasn't possible without USA
@dayaautum69834 жыл бұрын
Of course British tanks never went in reverse, no one trusted them to back up with anything that big.
@DuckSwagington7 жыл бұрын
We need the T.O.G. 2 in war thunder.
@nicolasrouvreau83657 жыл бұрын
it would be an nice target for any plane / tank with enough punch
@DrRussian7 жыл бұрын
Target? You mean runway.
@no00ob7 жыл бұрын
DuckSwagington start Playing wot there is tog 2
@der_sebbl7 жыл бұрын
But WoT sucks
@no00ob7 жыл бұрын
der sebbl i know bro but just told
@busletic4 жыл бұрын
7:37 Hmm. It looks like Batman's Tumbler.
@okrajoe6 жыл бұрын
Hold my panzer, I'm going diving
@rewrew8976 жыл бұрын
(PANZERLIED INTENSIFIES)
@flare97575 жыл бұрын
Britain would be happy to.
@FeldwebelWolfenstool5 жыл бұрын
Italy had some very high-tech tanks, for that time. They had one which featured a 5-speed transmission. One speed forward, Four for reverse. Their armor was easy to identify on the battlefield. They were the only ones that had back-up lights...
@hofnaerrchen7 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was part of the attack on Sevastopol and he told me that - apart from the obvious effects - the blast wave of the massive rounds did kill soldiers without external signs when they later found them still in their defensive positions.
@smoraptor7 жыл бұрын
The plural of Maus is actually Mäuse
@CallanElliott5 жыл бұрын
How do you pronounce that?
@calebcook29385 жыл бұрын
Who cares any one could google that like you
@ANDZUkk15 жыл бұрын
I thought it was mice
@Sturmovik19465 жыл бұрын
@@CallanElliott mouse = mouse Mäuse ≈ Maoise or better yet, press play here: translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=de&text=mice%20and%0Amouse
@chepa17675 жыл бұрын
@@ANDZUkk1 German and English has some difference
@hgknetwork72285 жыл бұрын
You forgot the British Churchill Gun Carrier its very weird
@walterholt97174 жыл бұрын
also maybe churchill flam thrower?
@breemy22424 жыл бұрын
Its pretty much driving armored can that can defend itself
@sekritdokumint93267 жыл бұрын
Top 1 Tanks Part 11
@nibel-k14336 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahh, Blyat, i cannot belive it XD
@calebcook29385 жыл бұрын
Ok
@airraid96145 жыл бұрын
Insert woman looking at equation with confused look meme here
@evanv74205 жыл бұрын
Motherland's Amazing Underpowered Sausage Maus :)
@anthrazite7 жыл бұрын
Ayy the "Karl"-Gerät, probably the cutest self propelled gun ever made
@BEAR-lw6mh7 жыл бұрын
14:52 the damn shell bounced XD
@samgeorge47987 жыл бұрын
the tog 2 needs to be added to warthunder
@saltboi63747 жыл бұрын
depending on the tier, i would like/dislike
@franklind.roosevelt43677 жыл бұрын
Salt's KZbin Channel I think a fair place for it to be in the tech tree would probably be about tier 3 br 4.3 that seems fair to me
@jadrankaledinski96467 жыл бұрын
Sam George considering the gun,the crew and the tank itself,i think it could pe put at 4.7 or 5.0 comfortably
@linkxsc7 жыл бұрын
With sponsons?
@explodingcreeper18957 жыл бұрын
Landkreuzer p1000 Ratte as premium 😂
@mbr57427 жыл бұрын
The Maus actually was the second produced Porsche Design with hybrid engine. The Ferdinand/Elefant used it as well
@deutschlandistda27855 жыл бұрын
0:23 that is literally the design of Angry connor In WOTB
@pigtasticpigtures78255 жыл бұрын
Gherkin Traktor That’s because that’s what that’s based on. In fact, that’s what it is but with a different name.
@f4fphantomii4684 жыл бұрын
That's because what's it based on you idiot. It's not like wot invented WW2 Tank combat.
@rek1reki4 жыл бұрын
Gherkin Traktor its the archer
@absentmindedprof6 жыл бұрын
Another odd German tank was the Cricket. With an open topless turret, the Cricket didn't appear that odd. That is until you noticed the cranes on either side of the turret. These were used to remove the turret assembly so it could be placed in a premade fixed position for use as an armored fixed defense point.
@yukkurispee17733 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the only way the diving panzer could be useful was only if the Luftwaffe were to drop bombs carrying a ton of water onto the battlefield, enough to make the allied tanks under water and then send in the diving panzers
@MilesStratton7 жыл бұрын
good to see my information was put to good use. excellent video iron!
@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs7 жыл бұрын
Cheers for helping :D
@randallreed90485 жыл бұрын
Delightful series. You clearly know your stuff and your droll humor makes your videos irresistible. Thank you.
@techpriest89657 жыл бұрын
Underwater tank seems to rock some pretty cool inventions and workarounds. But holy shit navigating underwater blind is guaranteed suicide. Good video tho.
@jwenting6 жыл бұрын
they'd have a compass and I guess some way to detect drift due to currents. Would be tricky, but can be done.
@Enderfire025 жыл бұрын
Like submarines
@matthiuskoenig33784 жыл бұрын
they were actually used to the bug river in 1941
@dayaautum69834 жыл бұрын
I think the snorkels would be the downfall of such an idea. A couple of fast ships with a chain between them would leave the tanks helpless at the bottom of the English Channel. A feat I am certain the British Navy could have pulled off rather easily. it's not like the channel wasn't being watched to notice all those snorkels and bubbles working their way across either, let alone the reconnaissance planes noticing the tanks gathering in France.
@nicholaslapadat51957 жыл бұрын
The scofield looked like the batmobile
@no00ob7 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Lapadat lol
@chepa17675 жыл бұрын
Heh
@darthstanley1664 жыл бұрын
From the front it REALLY does! My mind went to the scene driving inside! Good eye!
@Markyroson6 жыл бұрын
"Which is why I don't think the tank took off" You are seriously cracking me up now 😂
@kieronwheeler30875 жыл бұрын
It's actually quite surprising that the TOG II didn't enter production, Britain still used infantry support tanks, such as the Churchill, and the Matilda, both of which were very slow, right through to the end of the war. The TOG had heavier armour than the Churchill, and a better gun, as the 17pdr was never mounted successfully to a Churchill, and the drive system was not really any less reliable than the over-stressed system in the Churchill, also hull sponsons would be a great way to add extra firepower, both for anti-infantry and anti-emplacement combat, as well as for defence. The lack of suspension wasn't really a huge problem, due to the speed of the tank, and the Luftwaffe would not have had the air superiority to effectively target the TOG. And the TOG had the ability to cross the anti-tank ditches that were used across Europe and Africa, whilst also being capable of climbing up steep inclines, and having the firepower to effectively fight against heavy German vehicles such as the Tiger, Jagdpanther, and Jagdtiger.
@BlackHearthguard6 жыл бұрын
I worked with Bob Semple's grandson, nice bloke, quite proud of his family's history too.
@Inaho4524 жыл бұрын
The tauchpanzer now sealed with flextape...
@darthstanley1664 жыл бұрын
Put Hitler in place of the pitch man!
@brianartillery7 жыл бұрын
I love your picture of the M-10 'Achilles'. I don't know if you noticed, but it's driving over a Churchill 'ARK', possibly an 'ARK II', with the asymmetrical side rails. A photo I've never seen before. Thanks.
@billwilson3609 Жыл бұрын
The US M6 heavy tank had a few models made using an electric drive for testing purposes. Ordnance continued researching electric drives in the T20 series that were to replace the M4 and had a good number of electric T23's produced for testing. The Army and tankers were liked how the electric drives allowed tanks to reach the same speeds in forward and reverse. That project was cancelled due to electric drives requiring repairs too often and difficulties with the speed controller caused by shocks and vibrations.
@shuriksvoboda68835 жыл бұрын
You could've mentioned among those, for example, such vehicle as NI-1, "Na ispug". Their, probably, main weapon was horrible noise they made while moving! Their armour was layered of ship steel and wood, and as for guns - whatever was available, often thickened with additional steel for psychological effect.
@cansasandmikecooley98706 жыл бұрын
Hi there! I'm a new subscriber and I love love love WW I and WW II history. Your videos on weird and lesser known vehicles and weapons are some of the best I have EVER seen - and as a war history nerd, I've seen alot! Absolutely amazing work! I'd like to see your opinion of Top 5 or 10 spy/clandestine weapons if you haven't already done one. Great channel keep it up!
@samiraperi4677 жыл бұрын
That NZ tank reminds me of Batman's Tumbler. :D
@poyo35827 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for the big red circle because I definitely couldn't see the fucking 300 mm gun
@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs7 жыл бұрын
+Misael Chavez well there is your promblem is 600mm. I guess the red circle was needed ^^
@poyo35827 жыл бұрын
The Iron Armenian aka G.I. Haigs wow didn't see that thanks
@gagemullis81347 жыл бұрын
the archer tank destroyer was for defending the rear end of a concoy,
@jasonbarnes97817 жыл бұрын
Gage Mullis lol. very good.
@gearz25706 жыл бұрын
Gage Mullis good idea
@mbr57427 жыл бұрын
Tauchpanzer was used in 41 to cross the river Bug. They used a fixes air intake pipe there. That technology was used in the early Panther and even post WW2 (Sowjet battletanks, german KaJaPa and Jaguar, tested on the Marder IFV) And diving using a different system is part of the Leopard 1 and 2 tanks and trained
@freaktemple Жыл бұрын
I have heard that in the Kubinka tank museum in Moscow , hold the biggest German tank collection from the WW2 , a few thousand vehicles , it would need days to see them all . Including the mouse , the Thor , and the German kugelpanzer
@EMTBonsai4 жыл бұрын
That panzer 4s rear wheel going down the hill looks ready to exit the tank there! Haha
@praveenkumarkudroli26293 жыл бұрын
Karl , gustav , ladikarpanzer , ratte , Tiger 1 , king tiger , panther ,KV6 ,KV 44
@maddox01106 жыл бұрын
The Kubinka museum has a information board that tells visitors that the Maus is hidden behind the Karl Gerate. And it is needed, especialy now the german hangar is getting fairly empty. Most machines moved to the Patriot Park museum.
@charleshutchinson38295 жыл бұрын
The Modified Sherman T-31 and Another I can't seem to find a picture of Online. A Sherman Flame tank, bit had 2 long barrels in the turret. Seen it at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in the 70s.
@wickwire95604 жыл бұрын
It may have been mentioned already but ... that Artillery Piece that's circled is more of a Mortar Vehicle !
@markrowland13662 жыл бұрын
Sponsors appeared on the Lee/Grant, tank, deployed by Britten in North Africa, during WW2. The TOG shown has, like early Churchill's, a large callibre gun in the forward right of the hull, the removal of which gave stowage space for more 17 pound shells and formerly, space for crocodile and other gear.
@baloghmarton30655 жыл бұрын
I don't want to be a jerk or anything, but I think, that the Maus was not the only tank, what's development was ended by bombing. The hungarian Tas-project was also stopped by bombing of the Weiss Manfred factory, the developer concern in the Summer of 1944. The project's aim was to create a tank to counter the T-34. It ended up very similar to the german Panther. Anyways a great video, keep up the good work!
@thogyt7 жыл бұрын
8:08 did IKEA make that shit?
@pontusgustafsson95104 жыл бұрын
Stridsmakten now known as Försvarsmakten made the tank.
@Citydell7 жыл бұрын
Nice video Armenian. Keep it up. Love these videos. :)
@samrussell40657 жыл бұрын
The realy sad thing about the Archer is the ignorance surrounding it: not least, most people seem to think the gun faces forward. It was highly effective in its role, continuing in British use into the '50's, long after the Firefly was phased out. The ability to make your escape from an ambush or stalk at full speed is not to be underestimated, and it was far harder to see an Archer than any other contempiary apart from the Hetzer (15mm difference in height)
@Markyroson6 жыл бұрын
Can't resist, sorry. I'd tell you a tog joke, but it's too long. The landshark The beached whale You name it, we've come up with it in world of tanks.
@iDrive4fun935 жыл бұрын
In part 1 I got an Impeach Trump ad and in part 2 I got a Build the Wall ad 😂😂😂
@brandonsarsland-brunner33905 жыл бұрын
7:10 I looks like the batmobile from the Batman begins and the dark night
@mr.unknown66324 жыл бұрын
14:26 Song is called Wenn die soldaten
@yagdtigercommander5 жыл бұрын
I also read that some Karls had 54cm guns but were later variants. Though the calibers were a little smaller the barrels were longer for higher muzzle velocity and would work long side their older 600mm brethren lol.
@Fei_PL4 жыл бұрын
14:50 - AMAZING RECORD - JUST LOVE IT!
@TheAgProv4 жыл бұрын
not bad, but error at 2:11: that's not a Valentine. It's the earlier A9, which shared the same chassis and wheelbase. as it was a multi-turreted tank, it might be worth your while finding out more about this - in the 1930's there was a fad for tanks with multiple turrets.
@cheese60396 жыл бұрын
4:17 in the video, there's a hammer and sickle on the maus
@swigsty65833 жыл бұрын
Hitler: HOW ARE THE TRAITORS TELLING WHERE MY UBOATS ARE?! People: haha stolen underwater tank
@louisrorison84576 жыл бұрын
The archer is a pain in war thunder
@Catequil7 жыл бұрын
the porshe tiger is similair to the mous, engine wise. but that one was worse since 1: it dug into the eartch, 2: it overheated the engine, 3: the electric motor catched fire
@zakMedia5 жыл бұрын
Ty very much I rlly wouldn’t have seen that giant gun without the red circle on the thumbnail
@Cristieagle7 жыл бұрын
7:38 I think I know where the Batmobile got its deisgn from.
@zombieaerospace50054 жыл бұрын
10:00 Panzer of the lake
@robertfarrow42564 жыл бұрын
one of the few, not one of the only. If it's the only, there is only one.
@billieonare7 жыл бұрын
About bloody time m8
@EMTBonsai4 жыл бұрын
Not quite a quick retreat for the Archer! Just it was to damb long n heavy to have it facing forward the tank would nose dive as soon as it went over anything they were quite bothered about it overturning thqys what it says in my British tank book on British tanks in Normandy it was just a bonus it was able to retreat quickly haha but mainly built because it was far to long for any chassis facing forward
@sentinel76727 жыл бұрын
I like that the model of the bonus tank you showed firing (I have no clue what to look for or how to spell it) had "Thor" on the side.
@mete_envy19237 жыл бұрын
IST called Kärl-Gerat
@doggylover75643 жыл бұрын
Hey iron if an archer TD gun is facing backward then the Soviet t 35 what direction would be forwards for the t 35
@maxfredriksen3503 жыл бұрын
Background song used: Panzerlied
@TyphoonBlast7 жыл бұрын
Hey, can ya do a vid on the Gustav? I am really interested in that cannon
@hughmungus17437 жыл бұрын
Change your avatars
@bigmanjaffers7 жыл бұрын
I'm not affiliated with the fandom, but can do what he wants, okay?
@justinbonz7 жыл бұрын
took long enough to get part 2 out. lets try and pick up the pace if you do a 2 part series again please
@eddherring49726 жыл бұрын
Tank derivatives include Brummbar, Sturmteiger, Heuschrecke and Percy Hobart’s Funnies which include the floating Shermans, the Sherman Crab mine clearer, the Bobbin beach assault tank, Armoured Ramp Carrier Churchill and Churchill Crocodile and many others. Also if you are including Maus in this video you should include the T95 motor gun carriage reclassified as T28 it was the allied version of the Maus though it ‘only’ had a 105mm gun. Two were built and like Maus they never saw service however the T28 was superseded by better designs. One was destroyed by engine fire the other is on display in America.
@tomihaili87565 жыл бұрын
Late Karl had 54cm gun which was longer than the old 60cm. Both were in use and were interchangeable.
@jackandersen12627 жыл бұрын
The Kugelpanzer, although from it's design it looks like it would be a recon vehicle.
@naominekomimi7 жыл бұрын
Great video! I really love these. I do have a suggestion, though. I think when you are reading your lists off you should try to make a table of things you want to say and then come up with a way to easily move from one point to another in the script. So like instead of finishing the end of the previous bulletpoint and then saying the next one (like "Reliability - The ____ tank was very unreliable") you could say the end of the previous point and then segway with a short phrase (like "Another issue with the ____ tank was its reliability"). That sort of thing OBVIOUSLY not a major gripe, and the focus in these videos is the information and the research (Which is fantastic by the way). I just figured I'd point it out in case you hadn't thought of that. :D
@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the consecutive feedback
@sillysad31987 жыл бұрын
+1 to that. although it is already the best "top-list" video on youtube
@isawadelapradera64906 жыл бұрын
segue not segway
@dennisw644 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the Schofield tank was the inspiration for the Tumbler Batmobile from "Batman Begins"?
@Hunt3rK3nw4y6 жыл бұрын
To be honest, the TOG 2 is basically an over sized Churchill Mark VII tank with just pretty much longer body, 17 pounder gun and so on.
@Allegro74697 жыл бұрын
What about the German Heuschrecke with the removable turret? I don't think it ever saw battle but it was developed.
@ye38266 жыл бұрын
0:58, did you hear about the new french MBT? it has 14 gears, 2 go forwards in case the enemy attacks from behind XD
@Dr_Wu4 жыл бұрын
Nah backwards
@truegopnik65917 жыл бұрын
Correction: both maus prototypes weren't destroyed by the Germans, only one was. The second one was destroyed by the soviets when the ammunition detonated inside the tank. It was stripped out and the turret was refitted, but it was never restored.
@chriscalvin50837 жыл бұрын
like the video. could you do a video on WWII light tank/tankettes like US M1 combat car and British Vicker MkII
@fishpop7 жыл бұрын
5:03 HOLY SHIT!! THAT THING IS *HUGE!!!*
@JustMe-zu6tn7 жыл бұрын
Scofield..haha. aka OG tumbler..now we know where Batman got the ride..
@marco-ro6cl3 жыл бұрын
Glad u enjoy der Koniggratzer lol
@franklind.roosevelt43677 жыл бұрын
I hope that schofield tank gets added to war thunder it looks perfect for low tier gameplay
@nightowl57137 жыл бұрын
Random fact about the maus and Karl, the tanks were so big the building was built around them both
@Otokichi7863 жыл бұрын
5. Archer (Valentine chassis, fixed, facing backward 17 Pounder/76.2mm AT gun.) 4. Maus/PzKpfw VIII (188 tons, 300mm armor, 128mm main gun, 75mm coaxial cannon, MG34, Diesel/electric motors.) 3. Schofield (2 Pounder/40mm cannon, track+wheel drive system.) 2. Tauchpanzer/Underwassen tank (Panzer III/IV chassis, water tight to 15 meters/20 minutes.) 1. TOG-2 Tank (80 tons, 114mm armor, World War I-type, infantry support, 57-76.2mm gun, 14Km/hour, Diesel/electric motors.) Bonus tank: Karl-Gerat (124 tons, SPG, 600mm Mortar, 1 round/10 minutes, 10Km/hour.)
@bluefoxy64785 жыл бұрын
Has any one restored 1 of the panzer 4's that was converted to carry shells?
@justaboxofsneks28757 жыл бұрын
15:12 there was also a country named "the netherlands" they blitzkrieged through
@ancientwarrior34825 жыл бұрын
Everyone gangsta until the British channel starts speaking Panzer and Blitzkrieg
@dirufanboy19716 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, the Bob Semple - a towering achievement of Kiwi engineering!
@defondel44105 жыл бұрын
Lol I can just imagine on a British destroyer Sonar Man:SIR WE HAVE A PROBLEM MIGHT WANT TO COME SEE THIS! Commander: yes? Sonar Man: I hear hundreds of engines! Commander: wth? Crewman: Sir over here! Quick! Commander: the Germans have tank submarines... (looking at beach) LAUNCH THE DEPTH CHARGES! Underwater tank crewmen: NANI?!!!
@slinq6 жыл бұрын
thumbs up for using soviet storm stock footage super thumbs up if you actually watched the series, its good to learn things not just from the victors perspective
@aldenconsolver3428 Жыл бұрын
When I see that German Carl Gray(?) siege mortar thing my eyes see P47 thunderbolts everywhere above it full of smiling pilots. In spite of what you said about a land survey being taken before that mortar good have been deployed I don't think so, those grinning P47 pilots are going to have that thing spread around the battlefield in surprisingly little time.
@Hs13h6 жыл бұрын
The tog 2 footage is a tog one because you can see the name plate on the front
@omihavetz57396 жыл бұрын
I feel as though the karl Gerat is more of a self propelled artillery piece than a tank
@martinkirilov86577 жыл бұрын
the maus was basically a bunker with tracks and a ship gun
@natenjohnson7 жыл бұрын
oh, something else. what the hell is the hammer and sickle for? I could barely see it in that picture, but from aerial photography?
@baronofficial42795 жыл бұрын
The Bob simple tank could destroy the Panzer VIII In one shot :)
@ancientwarrior34825 жыл бұрын
Baron Official it could destroy an Abrams from the other side of the multiverse