War Thunder - The Tiger

[@schizophrantic]

Fun fact: Witmann was recognized as a seal clubber. He was penalized for his actions and his Win7 suffered as a result. His account was later suspended for excessive seal clubbing and was sent to the salt mines by the almighty himself.

[@funkyromero]

Funny thing is ... after listening to real deal, people go to world of tanks to get the tiger, only to notice that its 100mm armor is penetrated By everything on its tier range :(

[@utherlightbringer3868]

thats what happens when u play russian game

[@OverG88]

***** In matter of fact, WT is russian. WoT is belarusian. So in your case, seems that russian game is more historically accurate.

[@DKatierS]

Thats because its tier range is higher than it's real world opposition. The same happens with the Matilda that faces a lot of later war AT guns such as the Hetzer (which is a 1944 tank).

[@Davtwan]

At the very least, it still keeps its monster accuracy and penetration. I've seen quite a few successful Tiger drivers who snipe tanks into submission. Kind of fitting seeing as some Allied Tanks ended up getting shot at by Tigers from such large distances.

[@utherlightbringer3868]

Lazic B. tiger 1 has crap armor unlike in Real life and most russian tanks have really good armor which isnt historically accurate

[@D3monL3A1]

i laughed so hard when he said tanks were not there to fight tanks unfortunately the German army KEPT REFUSING TO COOPERATE lolololo

[@kainebishop3970]

Losing your Tiger must have felt like a super hero does when they not only lose their powers but also their pregnant wife, three best childhood friends, the use of their legs, and all material posessions.

[@joecal97]

Kaine Bishop that escalated quickly :p

[@notyoureverydayvideos99]

Love these history lessons

[@accursedsupra]

Wow, watching this now in 2020. Crazy to think this was half a decade ago, i’m probably just thinking too much at midnight. Thank you jingles, for your decade of video service, still watching the new releases today.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

You know, Jingles, you should do speaking tours. You have the perfect voice for it and can always keep your audiences attention.

[@JoshuaBurgess]

Für das deutsche Vaterland!

[@ThorsonWiles]

I really do love the historical facts that TMJ puts into damn near every post. Informative, educational, and often very funny ... Thank you Mighty Jingles.

[@michaelritzen8138]

Jingles, like you said in your clip, Wittmans Tiger recieved a direct hit on the Drivers viewport. I recently made a highly detailed miniature of the Tiger I and noticed, that the drivers viewport and bowmachine gun are both reinforced armour points, so I started to do some research on it and eventually found out that, indeed those points are 100mm extra armour and the viewport is closed while engaging enemies. So why is it, that those points in games like World of Tanks and Warthunder are considered weakpoints?

[@Sethiol73]

WoT dev "balancing". Cant have an OP german tank. OP russian tank is the only authorized and acceptable OP tank.

[@bnipmnaa]

I've just been reading a book written by a WWII Tiger commander (Richard von Rosen - "Als Panzeroffizier in Ost und West - Im Panzer III, Tiger und Königstiger in Russland, Frankreich und Ungarn"). He states that the driver's view slit was adjustable from the inside, and was generally kept slightly open when going into combat so that the driver could see where they were going...! (There were two tiny emergency peep-holes above the view slit but these didn't give enough field of vision for driving).

[@michaelritzen8138]

bnipmnaa Slightly open is still not enough to consider it a major weakpoint. considering that the shell (if hitting exactly in the middle of the viewslit) would wedge itself between the armoured plates and maybe hit the 80mm thick laminated glass. Theoretically those slits would have to be closed completely and the driver would move the tank, following directions from the commander, but in practice it would be easier to just open the viewport slightly. And although that might be, World of tanks considers the entire viewport (including those armour blocks) weakpoints, not just the viewslit and Warthunder counts it (according to the armour viewer) as just 100mm thick (instead of the 200mm it would be (100mm upperglacis +100mm armour blocks)). And that is more my point than the glass viewslit itself.

[@chaytonruijsenaars3971]

+SgtSeth seems legit, stronk russian tenks never die! . . accept the poor old kv1s. . just remove it and put the final nail in the coffin

[@xXxJustCallMeM]

Not sure about two years ago but i think it was then too. It is modelled in game. Ive failed to pen witht SU - 100y's 130mm gun with 230mm of pen. And that sucks in a tank with a long reload, slow reverse and little armor. Though the shell is so big I can miss a Pz 4 with an aphe shell and still kill it with splash.

[@petesperandio]

Thanks for the history lesson, Jingles! I enjoyed it quite a lot, as a possible history major in college. If you wouldn't mind, and of course you're under no obligation to do so, more videos like this would certainly be appreciated, especially, I'm sure, for people such as myself.

[@Steelmage99]

I really enjoy these historical videos (as well as your more gaming related ones). Your work is appreciated, sir.

[@mdeben1]

OMG Jingles. 10:00 to 14:00, thank you for getting the US doctrine correct. I'm going to rewind and listen for the name of the book you reference and that is going to be my next read. Well done Sir. Jingles.

[@ThePlayfulJoker]

Jingles , you know a lot of history ,I ask you if you are talking by yourself or you are reading something ?

[@The_MightyJingles]

The Playful_Joker I can highly recommend my research material - "Armored Thunderbolt" by Stephen Zaloga and "Tigers in the Mud" by Otto Carius.

[@echorandomstuf4119]

Bob Merler sorry to be the bearer of the bad news for you but Bovington Camp confirmed it was the Tiger 131

[@danielrichards1256]

Bob Merler Both 'Kelly's Heroes' and 'Saving Private Ryan' used T-34 mock ups for their Tiger's. I believe these may be the films you were thinking of.

[@DocHoliday1612]

Daniel Richards Damn it, really ? I always thought...and just posted above...they were genuine Tigers.

[@okabc]

Bob Merler maybe there is some truth to this statement. Who knows, maybe the tiger as we know it was just a converted pz IV and the real tiger was what we call the tiger 2...

[@t.kunnard5218]

The 501st Armoured Panzer Battalion huh? Was it nicknamed "Vader's Fist"?

[@metalltitan]

No the accurate name was "Vater's Faust"

[@cookoo4cocopuffs221]

Impressive, most impressive.

[@yourbrotachanka9221]

It should have been “the führer’s fist”

[@donutrangerr]

"Jack of all trades, master of none." is basically U.S Military's philosophy in WW2. This proved quite well for them as it provides flexibility in the western front.

[@kaiserbill5711]

I cannot tell you in sufficient terms how superb is your narrative for this video !!! Thank You .

[@opmdevil]

Mr. Jingless. I ask you this as a dare for more interesting historical facts about events and occurances: Why didn't England and France do more to help Finland during the Winter War?

[@joezzzify]

So not to anger a superpower on their side.

[@fireshorts5789]

Probably because pissing off Stalin while trying to deal with Hitler wouldn't have been a wise move.

[@opmdevil]

Nicolaj Feifer No, Germany did their best to prevent help from Italy and other countries to arrive to Finland as Germany and USSR had their secret little deal. In 1941 the situation was quite the opposite but in 1939, germans did their best to defeat finland with their trickery.

[@Paveway-chan]

The Finns were doing fine anyway xD

[@SaturnVII]

Because the Finns were essentially the only ones to get away with WWII being Nazis sympathizers. Of course 50 years being the bitch of Soviet foreign policy was probably punishment enough. Also I would probably say the whole "defending your empire" thing took precedent.

[@AMDERS17]

I absolutely love these historically oriented videos. They are a joy to watch and listen to. Keep up the great work!

[@linkxsc]

Them history lessons. Hey, is it OK to cite "Jingles" as a source when doing a paper about WW2?

[@shantamu7916]

At least it''s more entertaining then wiki lol. Hey the teacher if they dont care might just take it as ok too lol.

[@Warptime13]

I LOVE these types of videos. I can't stand to sit around and listen to a professor talk about 19th/20th century British Lit (one of my classes this year), but boy could I sit and listen to Jingles talk about war history...

[@redraven9566]

When you get the tiger h1 when in war thunder hoping to kill nearly everything but you realise you verse IS2 and T34-85 that can one shot you.

[@KSA-iwnl-]

this game is shit since late 2016 it was good many years ago

[@jacobmcdaniel6359]

I absolutely love the history lessons. Keep it up Jingles!

[@falelimburg5103]

This is the video that made me get WarThunder.

[@stonebridge157]

Fale Limburg I love War Thunder. I've starter with German tanks. Loved it, had to try British, kinda sucks bad. But the Cromwell I would recommend. Just because it is fast as fuck. You can do some terror with that one. But I missed the German tanks so much I've started playing them again. Nothing like a good old German tank ❤️ crushing the Russian, Americans and British down where they belong 😂

[@falelimburg5103]

meggawatt muffin Brit tanks are trash I know.

[@KapitanPoop]

Jingles.... I could listen to historic reviews like this from you all day...

[@NikolayAgopyan]

Video's been up for 15 seconds and I'm viewer number 4... The Jingles minions are ever so vigilant :D

[@sakarituomisto3440]

15th :D

[@ragor79]

...and proud on it.^^ And finally some more War Thunder!

[@HellsingSage]

Indeed :)

[@TNX255]

This is an ingenius way of working around the limitations of the War Thunder battle replay system! We can watch great game replays while also getting a documentary about related history. I have been watching many World War II tank documents from KZbin, and I can't think of anyone better for narrating such a documentary. Plus I've probably seen most of them, so fortunately our Gnomish Overlord is here to provide more content :) Only thing I'm missing a little bit are sources for the all the information, perhaps a list in the description would be good to add. I hope this type of series lives on for a long time, it could even be extended to other relevant bits of World War II history, like battles and events and such things.

[@solowingborders3239]

Jingles you should do more of these history lessons. Can you do the Pz kmpw VIB Tiger II next?

[@m0num3ntal]

By Far the Best Video JIngles has put up for Months, More of this pls mate

[@ugotznuked]

But Jingles, the 501st....

[@tylercherry465]

LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE

[@lightupdarkness]

Tyler Cherry BONZAAI!!!!!!

[@soarinskies1105]

Walt Findley WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKETS

[@Paveway-chan]

This was, imho, an amazing lil' video. Just like the 'Achtung Stuka!' video you've used a good amount of techical fact and then some experiences from the field mixed in there to make an exciting-to-listen-to history lession. It felt complete, enlightening, and made me grin a few times. Good on you! Do more of this, in the same fine style.

[@vicdoesgaming7570]

warthunder graphics vs world of tanks graphics

[@LuaNub]

World of Tanks looks like plastic whereas War Thunder looks really gritty.

[@LuaNub]

african american cookiemonster It used to, but it looks a bit more plastic than it used to. But come on, WoT Graphics aren't that good.

[@AradiaMindfang]

Very interesting commentary on the Tiger. The more I listen to your commentaries on German tanks, the better I understand why it is that American tanks appeared to be so woefully underprepared for tank-to-tank combat. Excellent piece overall. I hope you continue covering these history lessons on tanks in the future.

[@LaatiMafia]

Jingles, do you know how many original German-made BF109 is still flyable? Let me answer: 1.

[@gusd913]

[@Macer23able]

D:

[@Mutsuragi]

Does it still use the original components?

[@Macer23able]

QuickBurstGaming Of course there's probably going to be a few that's been replaced over time

[@Azreal20]

Thats the E type flying in the US right? Flying heritage collection if i recall correctly, but over the years , more and more BF 109 getting restored (your usual eastern front wreck) or rebuilt from spanish bochons.But i guess the one E type is the only one who survived (in flying condition) the War and is still around. p.s. many rebuild/restored BF 109 do use DB engines.

[@crazycatz955]

I love coming back to this video and rewatching. I love classic Professor Jingles.

[@silvermarksman6834]

Quick question, what do you do with all this salt?

[@SieraExtincion]

sell it. idk if its still worth much but back in 1500-1800 when nobody gave a fuck about oil they called it "white Gold"

[@silvermarksman6834]

but to who? (I was expecting a lot more creepy and weird responses, gj on not making me afraid to go into the dark parts of the mine alone :))

[@SieraExtincion]

well the thing is even thought salt isnt the best thing to eat (in exesive amounts) and to put on you flowers every one still needs it. just sell it to whoever gives you the most ^^

[@silvermarksman6834]

SieraExtincion makes sense

[@EclipseKTA]

Well Jingles is the glorious leader of the Salt Mines...

[@RailsOfTheSouthProductions]

That's my tank alright, long live the mighty mighty Tiger!

[@GetFoched]

Jingles, could you do every once in a while, when you have time, reviews about ww2 books related to tanks ? You really got me into buying armored thunderbolt and i am pretty sure you know other interesting books . They could be really good videos, of course , there would be the spoiler problem, but i'm sure there is a way out. ^^

[@Firealchemist24]

How I wish history lessons would've been taught like this when I was small. Great upload sir Jingles, please keep making videos like these as well.

[@julmdama1812]

after hearing the story of micheal wittmann i have i thing to say: that guy is a boss :P

[@Iska_ba]

Kudos Jingles, this is the one of the best videos you have made.

[@Tigerheart01]

One of the main reasons we (the USA) didn't development anti-Tiger weapons quickly is because we rarely encountered it. That, and the M4 Sherman managed to defeat Panther enough with the 75mm that it just wasn't necessary. The development of the 76mm high velocity gun helped as well as better Tank Destroyers like the M18 Hellcat or the M8 Jackson. The overwhelming consideration of the M4 Sherman by its crews was that it was a great tank.

[@dp9595]

LOL they literally said that the m4 sherman was a coffin

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

After they encountered tigers, they deemed the shermans a great grave to get toasted in. As good as I think the sherman was, the superiority of the german armor gave the american crews a trauma that lasts to this day.

[@Tigerheart01]

"Tiger fear" permeated the Western theater Allies. Truth was though that AMERICAN forces only encountered the Tiger 1 three times. First time the Sherman won, second time Pershing lost, and the third time doesn't count because the Tigers were loaded on railway cars. The problem was that American crews tended to report Tigers in their sector as soon as an anti-gun fired and killed a Sherman, it was usually a PAK 40 (which didn't always penetrate) or more likely an 88 emplacement. A lot of German tanks looked "boxy" and similar so a lot of crews identified them as Tigers. Now, British and Canadian forces came up against Tiger much more often. Also the crew death rate of Sherman was better than in a T34... odd that a tank the Germans found hard to kill had more crews lost (percentage wise) than American. The Sherman was easy to bail out of and actually had good survivability on average.

[@REgamesplayer]

I'm not sure that you are talking about. Tigers and Panthers made up half of German armored forces. Sigh, it is always someone without any knowledge comes out, claiming most ridiculous things just to keep his own nationalistic fire burning.

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

Also, the 75mm couldn't harm the tiger, even from point blank, in the ass.

[@duncansparks1675]

Whenever I watch your history lessons, I play the World of Tanks title music on loop in the background. Now that's a combination I could listen to all day.

[@whitedragon1204]

18:44 there is a video game that shows this very well. Look up Company of heros 1 Tales of valor. The mission is just as brutal as Jingles read.

[@vukpsodorov5446]

company of heroes? is that the stupid point click adventure? and it's stupid because it's a point click adventure, those aren't real games. you just sit around clicking, like arty in WoT

[@vukpsodorov5446]

***** i have seen some company of heroes stuff, i think that's the game that PHJ is uploading, and i was disgusted with the fact about the trailer. the trailer makes it look good, but it's a point click adventure like age of empires series.

[@UrethraCaveDiver]

vuk psodorov It's a strategy game... For fuck's sake that's what you do, commanding troops. Also, you do realize every video game is about pointing and clicking? "I have seen company of heroes stuff" You didn't watch a movie, you don't write a review about it. Simple as that. Oh and comparing something to AOE is a compliment.

[@TheCassual]

vuk psodorov gr8 b8 m8, I r8 8/8

[@vukpsodorov5446]

***** but you just move your mouse around and click. a baby can do that. oh, and i preffer battlefield to cod.

[@Oli-DP]

I have been watching quite a varied number of ground forces videos on here, and I think that this is the first time that I have seen someone actually using the terrain and trees for cover in the correct manner. Shadows can hide a tank very easily. Nice to see that the enemy vehicles aren't automatically shown on the screen as nametags too, makes it far more realistic.

[@Pcwarmachine]

Warning: Rant ahead.... Sorry but that was the most boring replay in the history of Jingles replays AND it's not his fault. WT:GF is just crap at replays. Of course I don't think the game itself is all that much fun either. Certainly air combat is a lot more entertaining. If anyone thinks engagements that we saw in this replay take more skill than those done in WoT, I would say you're crazy. I especially loved the high skill volley between the Tiger and the SU-100. Wow... amazing stuff. :D

[@Pcwarmachine]

Jingles... on the plus side your narration and info was great. My comment was simply directed at the game. So wanted it to be better than it is. :/

[@Jefafa73]

Oh you must be another one of those WoT fan boys who discredits anything that isn't WoT. Just FINDING a tank in sim battles takes about as much skill as any average Joe WoT player can muster. And of course the WT Tiger doesn't have the magical gearbox from another planet like WoT. It can't rocket around the battlefield or jerk back and forth, it has GEARS!!! Oh and my favorite one that WoT scrubs always forget is SHELL DROP!! No CoD point and shoot from 2000m business, you actually have to aim UP and allow for gravity. I will say though, the near point blank engagement is an exception to that because of how close they were. And of course the usual map tactics and teamwork that comes with most multi player games. So tell me again how driving a tank in WT "takes no skill" and how WoT tanks are just oh so hard to drive and shoot???

[@Pcwarmachine]

Jefafa Von Richthofen Okay I will tell you again. They are. :)

[@Jefafa73]

***** well then I'll let you live in your own little dream world and I'll stick to reality. Thanks. Oh and I hardly ever see camping in WT but just about every WoT game it's a camping fiesta!!

[@Jefafa73]

But that's the players fault, not the game.

[@JTelli786]

I love these history lessons! Please keep them coming.

[@jaegerpenguinch]

oh my god jingles do you even breath?

[@shantamu7916]

No he is the omnipotent jingles. There isnt anything he can't do!

[@russellcoles11]

He probably has minions to do the breathing for him :D

[@dragoncloude]

I have to say this Jingles. This type of commentary is my favorite. Don't get me wrong I love and have seen every video on this page. Your commentary of historical facts and story telling is awesome. I listened intently and socked up every word thank you so much for these videos. I will admit I have seen hundreds of WW ll documentaries but the way you tell the story is amazing. Really, you should think of making your own and submit them to program directors and try and get them produced for public view. ai think you would make a killing at it.

[@vkmicro2]

Anyone knows the location of all of those 7 remaining tigers that Jingles mentioned? would be cool to see them all one day... that's like long term goal xD for now my goal is seeing all of Iowa Class Battleships, seen New Jersey already :D

[@battleshipfleet]

I saw new jersey a while back my god, she was beautiful

[@vkmicro2]

a truly magnificent and fascinating ship indeed. I gave her so many hugs while I was there, gonna go visit her again next summer, she's my love.

[@battleshipfleet]

lol, I huged one of her 16inch shells.

[@Lauris-1887]

vkmicro one Tiger is located here in Germany , Munster

[@battleshipfleet]

What condition is it in?

[@Dukhanstmichmal]

History with Jingles is just one of the best things on KZbin. Now please please please do the story of the Scharnhorst

[@Mutsuragi]

During WW2 what are the chances of the crew surviving when the tank is Destroyed/Immobilized? do they take them as prisoners?

[@el_hano4944]

Depends on where it is hit. If it just had track damage, the crew could escape mostly I think. I don't know if they were taken prisoner tough. On the other hand, a hit in the fuel tanks, engine or ammo storage, mostly killed the whole crew.

[@Mutsuragi]

I must be watching Girls Und Panzer too much

[@el_hano4944]

xD

[@thepancakemann]

Dude you're fascinating. I don't even know what the hell this game is; but that tank, and your voice, together in unison is just beauteous, breahhh.

[@JaneCobbsHat]

Cool review but I feel a need to comment on one critical point I disagree with. To be brief it is absurd to argue that Americans were slow to realize the need for better vehicles. They came in late into the party. In the meantime Brits were using American tanks whenever they could put their hands on them. So how long did the experienced Brits (who were engaged in armored warfare from the time O’Connor chased Italians across the desert) take to build a first truly good tanks? Well these have reached front line units before Berlin fell, these were called Centurions, until then, for five years + they were playing catch up. How long did Germans take to match T-34 and KV? How long did Russians take to match Tiger and Panther? Exactly. Americans were not any slower while fighting on two fronts, supplying their allies and moving all gear across the ocean. It is utterly unrealistic to expect that they could field comparable numbers of more capable tanks within the same time frame. Not only that, but they should not have done it and thankfully they did not do it. What was the most common armoured vehicle fielded by Germans? Stug III and related variants (H 42, IV). There were more of these than even Pz IVs. And even in 1945 venerable Pz IV was produced (in stripped down version) in higher numbers than even the Panther never mind the Tiger. And an M4 was a comfortable match for both Stug and Pz IV. Finally, you yourself have quoted Zaloga stating that towed PAK 40 killed more M4s than any armored vehicle. What was the best vehicle to deal with PAK? I’ll submit to you that it needed a fast firing gun with efficient HE ammo, a fast rotating turret and a lot of MGs. What tank would that be? That is right, an M4 with a 75mm gun. Not the 76mm not the 17-pdr (with nearly useless HE ammo if supplied at all).

[@shantamu7916]

Hard to build tanks when your shipping lanes to get them on the ground are hell spots without proper defense. Hard to build them with limited supplies, constant air raids and so on and so forth. Actually the best thing to deal with a pak is another infantryman. Actually they could do it but it would take time and it would indeed have been a screw up.

[@russellcoles11]

The Matilda was so good, the Germans had to start using their flak guns to take them out (Arras). Once that happened, suddenly the Germans had a whole new antitank gun which changed the way tank warfare would be for the rest of the war. Given that it was impractical to mass produce a new tank capable of withstanding the 88mm, the best tank is therefore the one that does an okay job and can be produced in vast numbers, the T34 and the Sherman. Britain produced several tanks as good as the Sherman but had no hope of producing enough of them. Best thing to deal with antitank guns is artillery, infantry or air support. Only a fool would deploy antitank guns out in the open where you could see them so it doesn't matter what you can shoot from your tank as you will have a hard time spotting them.

[@JaneCobbsHat]

Russell Coles The Matilda was sooo good and Germans needed to use 88s because their standard AT gun at that time was a 37mm. 50mm and 75mm guns would make short work of Matilda no need to use the 88s. 88s were never a primary AT gun, nor did Germans ever intended them to be. There was no need to produce a tank that would withstand the fire of the 88 because contrary to myths 88s were not all that relevant most of the time. In Africa 50s destroyed more tanks than 88s, in the western and eastern fronts 75s were much more numerous and killed many more than 88s. Until the Comet, none of British tanks was as good as Sherman, Cromwell came close but still had plenty of obsolete antique features (ex: no sloping on riveted (!) armour). first tank that matched contemporary tanks of other nations (M26, T-44, Panther) was the Centurion, until then they were playing catchup. When you have to (note I say "have to", not "have time to choose the best tool available") deal with AT guns or infantry with panzerfaust a tank like M4 was close to optimal given the available technology. And M4s had to deal with PAK or panzerfaust more often than they had to deal with armor.

[@NotTheCIA1961]

JaneCobbsHat When Germany invaded France, there were many occasions where French tanks would be bowling over the Germans, because the Germans couldn't penetrate it. If I recall properly, the '88 first got its notoriety during this period because it was one of the very few guns (if not the only) that Germany had to penetrate the French.

[@JaneCobbsHat]

Yes certainly as always the most extreme examples ended up being referenced most often. Most French tanks were destroyed by other means and you would be hard pressed to argue that 88s destroyed a significant proportion of even the most heavily armoured French tanks like B2. Same goes for early losses on the eastern front, again according to many 88s were the only weapon capable of killing T-34s and KV-1s. Seriously? Germans must have these attached to every unit all the time or otherwise there was no stopping French and ruskie armour. .

[@Wh1t3W0lf159]

Yay! Historical information videos! I love these kind, honestly, history is my favorite subject.

[@SS-kh1ox]

I love 'History Time With Jingles'. Wish he did more videos like this. A great narrator of history.

[@hjtsjr6yq4yu23]

Tiger 131 was knocked out by a Churchill's 6-Pounder 3 Tigers were ambushed and destroyed in Tunisia by 6-Pounders Michael Witmann's Tiger was knocked out by a 6-Pounder 6-Pounder much OP

[@RayRay-ep9zz]

the 6 pounder never penetrated tiger 131s armor it only jammed the gun :/ seriously that Churchill should be blown up

[@NixodCreations]

It was a very good gun. Loaded fast too.

[@mitternacht4062]

JaffiMeister Wittman was killed by a Sherman Firefly using the 17pndr gun.

[@FunnymoviexD]

JaffiMeister Actually his crew including him and the Tiger 007 were killed by a Typhoon, they assume by a rocket. A french farmer witnessed it and searched the wreck after the explosion. :)

[@eiferer980]

hjtsjr6yq4yu Wittmann was shot by artillery strikes

[@MrMohoc2000]

Thanks Jingles. That was a great video. It should be noted that Michael Wittman is probably the only hero in WWII for the Germans that was in the SS and to this day is still revered. He was never connected to any war crimes and his personal legacy survived unscathed.

[@4exgold]

find it difficult seeing the enemy in these WT replays

[@F1zzzy90]

This is what tank simulator battles should be like.

[@Buztedee]

I can easily see it on my tiny iphone 4 screen...

[@paladien1]

F1zzzy90 except for the planes who rape you with their 9000kg payload... I do like the slower gameplay and more strategic thinking but the planes break the game right now. And im not even mentioning some of the maps where you can just shoot each other on spawn, where you dont even have to move but just sit there and shoot...

[@Detoyato]

paladien1 of course it's another matter of actually hitting and penetrating things... especially if you're like a Panzer IV or T-34 and there's IS's and Tigers on the other side of mayhap's 600-1000 meters... Karelia tho... that map feels like it belongs in WoT

[@steelscooter]

For me the WT replay just provided a backdrop to a brilliant overview of the Tiger by Jingles. This was really enjoyable and I seriously think Jingles could do TV history. I much prefer listening to him than Dan Snow for example as there is a depth of knowledge to his words and he's not just a talking hat. Nice one Jingles :)

[@ARDEN440i]

IS-2 owns all Tigers and is better in every single way possible in WT and in WW2, the 122mm was devastating.

[@ARDEN440i]

IS-2 tank documentary

[@joydiv0]

Hahahaha

[@brockgowling-hammond7361]

You're trolling right? I hope you are because that's just a Russian propaganda film, while the 122 was capable of penetration a Tiger I, it was totally in capable of penetration a Tiger II from the front, just like any other allied gun. Even the IS-2's fitted with the 100MM gun couldn't, the 100MM could penetrate roughly 180MM and the 122 about 160, neither of these guns could even penetrate the Tiger II if the armour was flat (Tiger II has 185MM of armour) on top of this, much like the Tiger II the IS-2 came to late in the war to have any major effect, the only notable battle that it had a major part in, I can think of, off the top of my head is the Battle Of Berlin...

[@zchen27]

The IS-2 can penetrate a Tiger II, but only after five or six shots that caused the upper glacis to fatigue and then shatter. Of course, by the time you are loading the sixth shot you would have been dead four minutes ago.

[@brockgowling-hammond7361]

zchen27 Yeah exactly... Besides I wouldn't call it a penetration, more the fact that the Germans where so low on good quality metal...

[@ftffighter]

Jingles, I really wish you would do more history lessons! I loved this one and consider it one of your best videos. Thank you for mentioning Kurt Knispel too, he was one of the most underrated tank drivers in history. His official number is 168 kills but that number is a bit underrated even because he would frequently "give" his kills to other tank drivers just being thoughtful to help perk them up. It's really sad he died literally at the end of the war.

[@Sol_or_Sam]

wow, that's a sexy Tank... Ze Germans new how to make pretty Tanks...

[@ArieeirA]

+Sam Taylor uhhh need some lube ?

[@iiRockUrSocksOff]

+Sam Taylor they still do, look at the latest leopard 2, the germans named almost all of their tanks after big cats. the leopard 2 a7 absolutely stomps the american counterpart

[@kupicutirumenka]

+iiRockUrSocksOff The M1A2 Fuckbrams?

[@Sol_or_Sam]

Yeah, Leopard for days. You notice some of the sexiest weapons, planes and Tanks come from that region of Europe? The Leopard, Styer AUG, Eurofighter, Mirage... They all come from European countries that border the Alps...

[@fangbang7987]

Panther II is sexier

[@scook9999]

Thanks for using this video with your history lesson, what an amazing stint of driving. This also shows the Tiger in proper perspective: a lethal killing machine that is difficult to deal with. Unlike WoT, where the Tiger will never face off vesus what it did historically, War Thunder provides a wonderful setting to sandbox in. My biggest problem is spotting enemy tanks in WT, I only saw two or three of the AFVs he was shooting. Wish I could learn something new from you, but alas, my knowledge base is as large as yours, Sir Jingles.

[@bernardobiritiki]

yes the tiger was very good but they only made 1300 of them wile the russians made almost 4000 is2 witch had better guns and better armour(depending on the model)

[@gusosk01]

*Cough cough* reload system (did you know a is2 had to lower the barell to reload altough not all of them...(like 99% had to...))

[@gusosk01]

Nevermind you wrote "(depending on the model)"... Sorry.

[@bernardobiritiki]

+General Bonks wow people make way, the burtthurt /pol/ wehrmaboo has arrived cant wait to see what your next comment i going to be

[@bernardobiritiki]

+OmegaSirius010 and is2's was gun was bigger

[@bernardobiritiki]

+Dominico Mucci but thats not true tho if it was so bad why did the germans fear it so mutch an developed a tank to counter it aka the tiger 2

[@Cr1zza]

I like your voice! Could listen all day to you while you explain military stuff! Great work, keep it up!

[@TheSquidPro]

Too bad fury sucked.

[@Drak976]

Yep every time I see a Sherman I think it's a rape van now.

[@TheSquidPro]

Ben Sokolow Yeah but to experience that you just gotta play Warthunder Tier II Germans against US. So I guess Fury is actually just taking place in the WarThunder game itself really. It's such a godawful 'Murika wank movie.

[@TheGamerThing]

TheSquidPro They did lose 3 shermans trying to kill the tiger

[@TheSquidPro]

TheGamerThing What about losing a fucking company to an immobilized Sherman.

[@TheGamerThing]

***** Yeah, i watched it again and it is abit silly but that wouldnt make for as intense a scene

[@Falc0nXPR0]

Jingles should be a history teacher. Was great listening to this video.

[@tylercherry465]

122 viewer :D I am a proud minion!

[@tylercherry465]

14 minutes in

[@Yay4IamCute]

Me to.

[@Colwell1199]

Bloody great video Jingles. You must do more of these history lessons type videos. I love German tanks and the topic and contexts was worth the time to listen to this video, I could have listen to talk about this subject more. I think the next tank should either be the M4 or T34. Great job.

[@K00Ldude98]

Your videos are the only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning, but if you talk about something for 20 min. you wanna make me go back to bed :P ACCEPT if its history, I love me some history!

[@TekaKatar]

I love it. A spot of history about the Tiger, well done Jingles! I think it would be amazing if you could do history lessons like this on armored vehicles used in WWII! It's really interesting! If you will, I would like to see the request, development, and creation of the KV-2! That would be awesome!

[@M1Garand22]

My God that was informative. That's why I love watching your videos because you combine action with a good old fashioned history lesson. I can't wait to finally build my desk top so I can play some War Thunder at max graphics!

[@stonebridge157]

RIP The Legendary Michael Wittmann.

[@gwiazdapioun2127]

I swear Jingles, you could make a fortune on audiobooks for students, it's a pleasure to listen to your lectures. If you made one about history of English language I wouldn't be sitting, studying and waiting for retakes now.

[@kreepykoopa]

I really enjoy all the historical facts, thanks jingles!

[@ThePanzerKamph]

Thanks Jingles. Really enjoyed this. Would love to see you give a nice run down on a few other tanks. Keep up the great work.

[@torritor]

Again a great historical story, that tiger looks realy good, i play it with lots of fun in WOT, nice update Jingless.

[@williambruce2939]

This was a very interesting video Jingles, and I would very much like to see more of this! Hoping to get down to Bovington next year :) Thanks for your time and interesting and amusing content. Tanks a lot, An appreciative bloke with very cheesy puns.

[@JGZulu]

Love these classic Jingles videos

[@kevinalleinzuhaus3044]

This is a damn beautiful peace of German engineering, but you really have to see it in real life. Last year I visited the German Panzermuseum in Munster. I saw the Tiger standing 20 meters away, his turret was angled to 30 degrees from the front, I looked into the cannon that directly stares to me - I really could feel the fear, every soldier must have had, when he had to face this beast..... Without wanting to give any opinion about which tank was best / worst.... but i did not feel this facing a sherman.

[@pjlehtim]

I absolutely love these history lessons with nice game fotage in background!

[@lt.col.tanker6534]

Yay! A Jingles history lesson.

[@cy2087]

Loved this one Jingles. Really informative and entertaining. Thanks man.

[@ShepardCiobanu]

The Black Baron Michael Wittmann is one of my favorite Tiger ace . Could you present in a future episode the story of Otto Carius and he's first encounter with the IS tank . He is still alive and even wrote a book about the war experience on his tiger.

[@gordonmcmillan3130]

Aha, Jingles new catch phrase ... " not as mighty as he thinks he is " good one

[@DDayJayke]

Nothing better than military vehicle history, with The Mighty Jingles.

[@battleshipfleet]

aww man i love Jingles reading about WW2. you need to do these more janglez!

[@PatrickMcCarthy13]

you are amazing Jingles

[@EirikXL]

16:10 I have seen a documentary about this incident, and an animation with that flanking of Tiger and just getting shot down in 1 shot.

[@theirishshane]

I'm looking forward to that movie. Fury. Cant wait to see Tiger 131 and Brad Pitt work together.

[@martinbaltsersen2628]

Love these kinds of vidoes. Thanks for giving us another one, Jingles

[@noncynic1]

'Every tank a Tiger, every gun an 88' is a familiar quote. As in the first episode of 'Band of Brothers', even artillery pieces were misidentified as 88s. Considering his high status, McNair had a rough war, getting a Purple Heart in Tunisia, which might have been friendly fire, Then being killed by same in Normandy.

[@bruvaasmodai5250]

I was reading some time ago about the rivalry in the development of the tiger prototypes. The greatest example was regarding the turret. When hitler was given the details on the development of his new wonderous heavy tank "that would win the war" he demanded that the tank be fitted with the new and technologicaly advanced rheinmettal 88mm AT gun (this was a bigger, better 88mm gun than that actually fitted) and as a result rheinmettal told krupp (the designers of the turret) to ensure the diameter of the turret was at least 200cm to accomodate the gun breech. Krupp, being rivals to the rheinmettal group manufactured the prototype turrets to be 198cm in diameter. This prevented the new rheinmettal gun being fitted. Upon seing the performance of the kwk42 in the prototype tigers the german top brass accepted the krupp turret and thus forced rheinmettal out of the deal. 2cm between the ultimate tank it could have been and the awesome tank it was.

[@Robloxman01]

On the matter of Tigers in movies, I remember watching Hogans Heroes a few years back, and one of the episodes had Hogan and his men trying to steal a German Tiger. You want to know what they used for the Tiger? An M7 Priest SPG painted with German markings.

[@TheXavierNova]

I actually really enjoyed that history lesson. Keep 'em coming Jingles.

[@alextirnovean4146]

I loved the missions about Vittman's Tiger in Company of Heroes 2.

[@CurseTheDarkness]

Excellent history. Thank you. I've watched lots of TV shows and never heard most of this.

[@jasonmcleod8914]

I LOVED this. Im not asking you do these kinds of videos all the time... but when a good WTGF replay comes in such as this... that you please do more 20 minute historical videos. T-34, Jagdtiger, IS... whatever you can.

[@BlueSkiesVinny]

visual settings here look beautiful

[@w26240]

And Jingles thought that switching to more War Thunder will be bad for his channel. :) I love that kind of videos mate. Great work Jingles. P.S. Yes, I know this is an old video.