Unleashing The Tank's Full Potential - 1918/1919 Tank Tactics I THE GREAT WAR On The Road

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Indy and David Willy from the Tank Museum sit inside a Mark V tank to talk about the evolution of tank tactics and how the Allies started to properly use tanks during and after the battle of Amiens.
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Literature (excerpt):
Gilbert, Martin. The First World War. A Complete History, Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
Leonhard, Jörn. Die Büchse der Pandora: Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, C.H. Beck, 2014
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[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

"This is a steam powered mecha, equipped with coal fired lasers for fighting godzilla, in case he invaded britain, which carried a very serious risk come 1919." *Indy looks quizzical but forces himself to stay composed*

[@Javaman92]

David Willy and his knowledge and enthusiasm are great advertisements for the Tank Museum. This was quite interesting!

[@PtolemyJones]

I would watch a KZbin channel with him discussing things too...

[@WreckItRolfe]

@PtolemyJones The Tank Museum KZbin channel has 'Tank Chats' with him, and ones with David Fletcher.

[@joshmeads]

He's the best. He gives so much interesting info!

[@jba8472]

That truck at 3:00 looks incredibly startled by the tank

[@Penekamp11]

You must have been watching those baby channels!

[@sterbprepper4798]

Loll it does look like its glancing from the corner if its eyes

[@sterbprepper4798]

@@Penekamp11 lol foreal it look like the baby cartoon train

[@ypop417]

Yes LOL

[@ian_b]

I LOLed for real! :D

[@shweatypalms4423]

Long tome fan here I just wanted to say you guys do an amazing job

[@TheGreatWar]

thanks

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@TheGreatWar Thanks? Don't you mean tanks?! 😂

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

It is very fitting that this video is 18 minutes and 19 seconds long. '18-'19 and all.

[@TheGreatWar]

coincidence?

[@JdeMonster]

@@TheGreatWar There is no such thing as coincidence. Only the illusion of coincidence.

[@victorbruant389]

Ever read about quantum physics?

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

@@TheGreatWar I think not.

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

@@victorbruant389 gavinwince channel

[@W-SS]

The Mark VIII “International/Liberty” is the one used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Only difference is they added a turret on top.

[@Maus5000]

They made the one in Last Crusade out of a bulldozer and sheet metal; it's a pretty incredible achievement. It still survives and can be seen in the Universal Backlot Tour if I remember right. Shame they named it "Mark VII" in the movie, causing confusion about the International's designation and relegating the real life Mark VII, which is a very interesting vehicle in its own right, to complete obscurity.

[@Riceball01]

Maus5000 Which Univeral, Hollywood or Orlando because it's definitely not in Hollywood.

[@Maus5000]

@@Riceball01 Orlando. Sorry for the late reply

[@javiergilvidal1558]

"We (which means HE) is going to explain everything about the MK IV Tank" Indy really HAS style & finesse. I really like this guy!

[@mikoajbienkowski2305]

11:53 thats another Indy in the background!

[@Manic-bc1hf]

lol...yup

[@thedoughnutking9514]

Really great episode, I'm gonna miss you guys in 63 days

[@wuugaa6776]

Psst, Indy already started a series on WW2

[@zs6jce]

@@wuugaa6776 WHERE!!! Link please.

[@wuugaa6776]

@@zs6jce I don't know if links get auto-removed, the channel is simply called "World War Two", just search for that on KZbin and you should find it

[@joshuabarnes3846]

Spoiler alert the Germans could bring it back next episode

[@82dorrin]

Haig had learned most of his lessons by 1918, I'll say that much for him.

[@fatihsaidduran]

Oh, hi Mark

[@BananenBrot484]

Fatih Said Duran hahahahhahahaha

[@MrRenegadeshinobi]

Fatih Said Duran You're tearing me apart!

[@Bruciando]

Harry Ricardo's 1921 book _The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine_ is still required reading for any ME student interested in ICEs. Ricardo Engineering is still the "go to" company for companies needed assistance in designing a new ICE today.

[@capriracer351]

This was a great episode. I really enjoy David Willy's intelligent and informative narrative.

[@thcdreams654]

The way David just chills in there it's like sitting on the back steps of school smoking a joint back in the day. Just relaxed and cool.

[@sgtpepper3161]

Wonderful work as always! You bring such facinating perspectives to this great conflict that no one else can provide. Thank you for all your hard work in helping remember all the men and women that gave their lives and the tech they worked with for their time

[@JobberBud]

I just learned that Indy is over 50 years old. I don't believe it. He looks 37.

[@fien111]

Swedish Lazarus Pools

[@TheCimbrianBull]

The fifties are the new forties!

[@commonpepe2270]

you can tell he's having leg problems by the end of the segment inside the tank.

[@Johnnycdrums]

No he doesn't.

[@Bruciando]

*AND* he still has his hair! I hate him... ;-)

[@brokenbridge6316]

Interesting to get an idea of what might have happened had the war continued into 1919. Great job.

[@JagerLange]

David Willey rules.

[@TheFishCream]

Once again, you nailed the outro guys!

[@ablackghostmyguy3741]

Finally someone who goes in depth with tanks and tank tactics during the 1st ww thank u very much Indy cheers from the States

[@gallendugall8913]

Amateurs talk tactics Professionals talk logistics Awesome people talk tanks

[@Cancoillotteman]

And Indy talks American tanks, apparently XD

[@skiteufr]

Very interesting but shame these tank episodes are always focused on British tanks. I'd like to see some specials about the French tanks too as I imagine they also had some tactics as a major belligerent. Notably the Saint Chamond or F-17 who was the first ancestor of modern tanks

[@chrisd8866]

I'd like that as well. But if I remember correctly, they're planning a trip at the Saumur tank museum in the autumn, so we can expect them to show some love for the French side of tank design & tactics. ;)

[@Riceball01]

Go watch The Chieftain's Hatch, he did a series of videos on French tanks a while back. His videos are very informative as well and you get a tanker's perspective on these tanks as well and not just a historian's view. I've learned quite a bit watching his videos because there's a lot of things that you can only learn from someone who is actually a tanker. Plus he has an incredible dry sense of humor that adds to the enjoyment of his videow.

[@skiteufr]

@@Riceball01 many thanks man for the tips Very much appreciated !!!!!

[@JetsBauer]

Steve the mre guy brought me here. Fascinating , im a new fan

[@mikked01]

It's an amazing channel, if you're looking to get more into it I heartily recommend watching the review episodes. Great way to get up to speed in a comparatively short period of time.

[@yogibobo695]

Your doing humanity a great service by making these videos Indi. Thank you for all you & your teams great work! 👍

[@LightFykki]

Love the tank guy. I have to say, a great tank you .... for which you showed during the video.

[@peterpepa3041]

Tanks very much for this episode!

[@gromit8023]

Surprised me just how quickly the technology and tactics evolved near the end of the war

[@rebinred495]

I can’t imagine being in a ww1 tank that saw combat and 100 years ago your just chilling in it. Absolutely wonderful.

[@Nordern]

I love how the tank clips have the audio from the tanks in COD:UO 😂

[@sarahd2623]

It's really interesting to see the shift in mentality. At the start of the war, the phrase "It will be over by Christmas" was all too common. At this point, they're planning for the next year in spite of many significant victories.

[@UliMuliko]

Dave is perfect to tank museum.Nice and calm presence and charm.

[@jaydub51512]

Fantastic episode - always fun to hear from David Willey!

[@Speeder76]

This will be fun when Indy returns to cover the other war with David...

[@cryptosporidium1375]

You're on a roll! Love this content.

[@metalheadfin8239]

Great video 👍 love the tank museum!

[@GandalfsHorse84]

Love these videos. Thank you!

[@RahellOmer]

What a great episode this was!

[@alexbuckley4378]

Really love the show! Been watching since ‘16

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

[@stephengiles2873]

Wonderful channel, excellent museum and the enthusiasm is contagious. Keep it coming chap's

[@kevinthompson4799]

What a amazing episode. Very well done

[@johnhall8364]

What a great episode!

[@FMHammyJ]

One of the best presentations yet....

[@jonathanfuglsang5311]

Could you please talk more about the French tanks, i know that being American makes its easier to study the British, but the French deserves more attention than your channel gives them. I understand that you might be reading mostly english and german sources about the war, but please consider doing specials about french tanks and tactics. I also think you could talk more about the french civilian population, the mood in the country and the importance of international socialism in the trenches. I love your show. Sincerly a concerned citizen.

[@DG-tv8yh]

Awesome episode! Is there something similar about the French tactics of the offensives late in the war? Given that most of their tanks were lighter and smaller than British (and hence, I presume, not meant to cross German tranches) it must have been different.

[@kurt5490]

This is the best video on tanks. I was unaware of the wide variety of the British tanks. It really wrapped up my understanding. Thanks!

[@Manifestivemedia]

Love it! Appreciate the tank-nerdiness quite a bit. Next time I'm in England I'm making a stop here.

[@legendaryexplorer8119]

Its my Birthday today and by the way i love your videos! i love tanks and their history on the Battle field and this video made my day :)

[@lampshade6967]

I always look forward to the tank episodes

[@troy9477]

Love the Tank Museum. They have some great videos. I hope to visit there some time in the next few years. Mr. Willey and Mr. Fletcher are excelent.

[@rabihrac]

Great episode as usual full of tidbits about tanks like the drinking water carriers 15:15 and a funny guessing at 13:13. Cheers !

[@Manic-bc1hf]

Fantastic episode....

[@divinebovine12185]

I really need to see this museum!

[@alamore5084]

First class video. I have just discovered this great channel. David Willey is a National Treasure.

[@TheSpritz0]

INDY- I truly hope you go on to eventually do an entire series on WW2- it would be magnificent, and the tank museum has MANY examples for further specials as well!!!

[@paulx7540]

6:34 Whippet tank and New Zealand infantry at Mailly-Maillet, 26 March 1918, the day this tank was first used in battle.

[@nathanaelyny]

Great video guys

[@Oskarffrost]

Is that Indy's great-grandfather in the background at 11:50?

[@robertdevito5001]

Oskar no, it's Indy himself.

[@Bocqart]

Great episode once again ! Would really like to hear the same with french tactics !

[@anti-matter5874]

What kind tactics they use? Overwhelming numbers

[@masonponton3077]

Great stuff!! Love to see a special about the Ford M1918 tank. Not many know about the ww1 sherman...

[@bigrigjoe5130]

I saw Flo's cheeky model pose at the end there

[@varovaro1967]

I propose that you do all the episodes again!

[@lahavmorris9919]

I have a question for Indi and the team. I know germany used submarines during ww1 but did anyone other than Germany use submarines during the first world war.

[@wuugaa6776]

Almost all navies had at least a few submarines, but most simply didn't really have a reason to use them as exessively. A British submarine was the first to sink another submarine, and the Australian AE2 was famously the first hostile vessel to cross the Dardanelles in over 500 years

[@maxdurk4624]

They have episodes on subs

[@nikkireborn5923]

Excellent!

[@jesusleyvamorales9942]

Man that was awesome.

[@hovanti]

The fellow adjusting the elevation at 7:30 has had entirely too much coffee.

[@tommyestridge9301]

Great job, I learned a lot about the improvements in tank design, just wonder why they didn't to something to improve ventilation for the soldiers traveling in the transport tanks.

[@baronscreamingwhirlingderv4380]

Best video this year

[@WW-qp5yd]

Very engaging curator

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!! NO VERY NICE INSIDE A TANK !!

[@creatoruser736]

Some tanks were configured as water carriers? Ironic since the cover story for creating the tank was that it was a mobile water carrier.

[@markfryer9880]

Does that mean that it would require a new cover name?

[@Maus5000]

General supply carrying tanks, not specifically made to carry water.

[@marcossalas8244]

I love this show

[@samiam5557]

Patton & Rommel cut their teeth in the field's of France in WW1! Tanks alot Indy!

[@staticbb]

lol I love the idea of facing immediate danger and being like "well that's not for me, i'll see ya round the pub late-a then yeah?"

[@lukebrennan5780]

David Willy is ABSOLUTELY ETHRALLING.

[@mehmetesatince3503]

I know that Show is coming to an end but at least can you mention something about Rafael de Nogales. He is one of the very interesting figures of the Great War in my opinion. Love the show!

[@yoda3609]

Do more with David!

[@jonrunargislason1884]

Out of the trenches question that flyes through my mind after that great episode... What was the biggest casualty caused by an tank offensive in the great(est) war... not really thinking it will make it to on, like to thank you for amazing coverage of the war and a great channel... from Iceland thanks for the lot Rùnar

[@paulmanson253]

Jón Rúnar Gíslason Look up the YT channel of Jackson Crawford Ph.D. I will not say more but I bet you will like it.

[@TonyBongo869]

In Canada we don’t talk about how well the British did at Amiens, it was Canadians and Australians, at Arras again Canadians, and the Canadians who re-entered Mons on the final day of the war. My grandfather was in the Canadian infantry (7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, tip of the spear) three great uncle’s in the British Army, and one who was a Canadian tanker, training for the 1919 campaign. He never saw combat, got the Spanish flu instead.

[@baghdadimilitia2265]

Hi Indy And the Great War team I have a question for OOTT. Did armies place any restrictions on facial hair during the Great War? Did the armed forces of warring nations promote or insist that some soldiers grow moustaches and beards? We’re there any regimental exceptions? For example I heard that some Bavarian and Highland regiments required that soldiers grow beards. Did rules change over the course of the war? Did attitudes towards Facial hair vary across different branches of the military e.g. Navy or army? I hope this question makes it and thanks a lot for the great work you’ve put in!!

[@PtolemyJones]

Stop interrupting him Indy! Geez... in love with the sound of your voice much?

[@Unonomis]

Hey Indy and gang. Y'all are awesome and I love your videos. I have a question for oott. What kinds of battles happened that aren't as well known? Like we're there smaller battles that played a pivotal role in deciding the fate or course of the war? And also are there any horror stories soldiers would tell after the war?

[@wuugaa6776]

Aren't most stories of war horror stories?

[@jagapatto]

Is it just me that is seeing one of Indy's forebears on the screen behind him at 11:52?

[@alexandrustemate4461]

Nice vid. Will you be at Tiger day X?

[@Corristo89]

It's really important to understand that technology and strategy/tactics don't always come about at the same time. Sometimes the strategists would like "piece of tech X", but the engineers simply can't fulfill that demand. Other times "piece of tech X" is available, but the strategists don't know what to do with it (yet). The result is often either a complete waste of material and lives or a very, very conservative attitude, resulting in the new tech hardly being used at all. The initial use of the tank was basically just "go forward guns blazing". Now that first encounter did take the Germans by surprise, but they quickly adapted and learned that the tank wasn't invincible. Crews were worn out, they broke down, the armor was quite weak in certain places, they were slow, etc. The British learned that the tank alone was actually quite vulnerable and couldn't operate without infantry and support. They also learned that the tank itself didn't have the punch to smash through enemy lines in one go (yet).

[@joebryer]

at 11:50 i se Indy Neidell and riight above his head on the screen on the wall i se.... an Indy Neidell imposter?!?! ;O

[@indianajones4321]

Tank POOOOOOWWWEEERRR

[@astrobot4017]

Unlimited power!!!

[@johnd2058]

BRRRRRRT

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Tank you very much!

[@Johnnycdrums]

Amazing how the technology seems almost medieval compared to only 20-25 years later.

[@Tfaonc]

Engine exhaust in the cabin, four people to drive it, less HP than many sedans. So very different from what we think of as tanks today.

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

Indy, has anyone ever told you that you look like Gil Chesterton from Frasier?

[@buddyollieextreme9590]

I wish I could have converations like this with people lol😆

[@locklearlumbee83]

At 8:16, is that an Entlebucher walking up the ditch?

[@thanhcongnguyen2085]

So basically the tank is an artillery gun with tracks and an engine Cool!

[@Aramis419]

We’ve got loads of World War II memoirs easily available (“Death Traps” comes immediately to mind). Are there similar books and journals by tank crews from the Great War easily available?

[@mayabrainrott]

Indy has a world war 2 channel people so we're going there in 63 days

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

Is there going to be an episode on the planned 1919 Offensives?

[@nathanhubball]

A month tomorrow and we'll have finished the week by week of ww1...sad times.

[@wuugaa6776]

At least we get the week by week of WW2 instead

[@nathanhubball]

@@wuugaa6776 yeah looking forward to that (if it comes) as I have a much higher interest in the 2nd.

[@wuugaa6776]

@@nathanhubball It started two weeks ago, look for the channel "World War Two" on KZbin :)

[@karlbrundage7472]

At the end, during the pull-out shot, i was a bit disappointed that the crew were not as I imagined them: Pantsless.........................

[@mountedczarina9205]

We have a new tank!

[@michalsafarik929]

Did Indy use german "Ja, Ja"? :D It sounds funny in British tank :D