What is a Bangalore Torpedo?

[@Jack-wi5qr]

My much older cousin was one who used them during the invasion. He was badly wounded in the initial landing,but recovered and went on to fight some more,at his recrest . Later,he was partially paralyzed by a bullet that bounced off a rib and lodged in his spine. Once back in Canada,he continue his farming,with a special brace on his tractor. He died in 1983 ,still farming and splitting firewood,because that was his only source of heat and cooking. God bless you Uncle Norman!

[@charleswalter2902]

Also, thank you very much uncle Norman. How the hell did we go from the greatest generation to the weakest generation in just 80 yrs?

[@upgraded7527]

That is one lucky person!

[@James2005.]

@@charleswalter2902 It’s a never ending loop it seems. The greatest generation, and the silent generation make the world great, the baby boomers ruin the world, the gen X are the last to enjoy the great world made by the greatest generation and silent generation, the millennials get confused as heck with everyone older than them saying the world is Great even though they don’t see it anymore because the baby boomers ruined it, then the gen Z or gen alpha are the ones to make the world great. It’s been looping like this for centuries, pry millennia.

[@James2005.]

@@charleswalter2902 Or on other words(this is a quote don’t quote me for it, I don’t remember who said it). Strong men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make bad times, bad times make strong men.

[@freesoul3371]

Nice made up story. Cousin…. uncle

[@charlessaint7926]

I was an Army combat engineer. We trained on the Bangalores. When used to breach wire, we trained to use two sections of Bangers in a V-formation in order to blow a wider gap. Same for minefields. Sometimes the explosions wouldn't set off the mines but would fling them through the air. You could also shove a Banger down artillery or tank barrels to blow them up.

[@ucherek32]

My favorite are the improvised bangalores, there’s something satisfying about packing C4 into a couple of pickets

[@imadequate3376]

@@ucherek32 that is what they call "a pro gamer move"

[@MrChickennugget360]

@@ucherek32 Nothing like Home made Bangalores like your mother used to make.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

A Bangalore torpedo is Bang Johnson's wet roommate. Fold the road on your way out or you're going under the toilet with nothing but a set of wet encyclopedias. 4pm Charles you got it?

[@kurtsloop2462]

I trained to use these at Ft Lost in the Woods when I went through AIT to be a 12B. We practiced with cammo netting poles..

[@tomservo5347]

As a former combat engineer I actually had to do a 'manual breech' using the bangalore torpedo. It's not easy pushing these metal tubes packed with explosive-and gets harder the longer it gets. We always put a 5 minute delay fuse on before running back to our APC with a reel of det cord. (In case you get shot while running back the backup 5 minute delay is going that we'd pop before taking off.) If you happen to hit a mine or booby trap while shoving these it can chain detonate right back to you. We were taught how to prime them with blasting caps, or if in a pinch you could wrap det cord around them as an improvised fuse.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing a real experience 👍🙏

[@oldfrend]

combat engineers are borderline insane imo XD gotta jump into the line of fire to do things other than shoot back. your suppressing fire better be damn effective.

[@honestkaos]

Combat engineers ,and others who have to do a specialized job while being shot at, are some big balled bastards.

[@mr.samurai901]

In Saving Private Ryan, it always looked to me like they were too close to the end of the Bangalore when it exploded. I dont know for sure, but they were only about ten feet away.

[@tomservo5347]

@@oldfrend Well in combat engineer school they told us we had about a 7 second life expectancy in combat-lower than paratroopers. Our cadre also told us the enemy would single out engineers because they'd know we were trying to blow their defenses. Also we were trained as infantry-if we made the breach and no support showed up we'd drop our tools and become infantry. We'd also be tasked with creating obstacles during any retreat. Our unofficial motto was 'First ones in, last ones out'. The armor and infantry guys did give us utmost respect I must say.

[@551taylor]

Bangalore torpedoes were used to mine British runways during and after WW2. They were placed in tunnels under the tarmac, ready to be detonated in the event of enemy planes trying to land. Basically they caused heave that was invisible from the air, but which snapped off or trapped the undercarriages trying to land. EOD removed the last ones from RAF Manston in Kent, UK, in the mid 1990s, but we had to be careful because the aluminised explosive had sublimated into nitro-glycerine and was very sensitive.

[@Smallyield]

The Longest Day has a pivotal scene using a Bangalore too. Surprised to not see it referenced.

[@williamromine5715]

Yeah, me too. Maybe he's too young to have seen the movie?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Nah I just blew it. I did a whole video on the paradummies used in Longest Day too. Sorry guys 🙏

[@williamromine5715]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Hey, I forgot about the paradummies video. So I should have known that you might be too young to have seen "The Longest Day" when it first came out, you had definitely had seen it. My mistake. No big deal. Still great channel.

[@evilsnowman3231]

Indeed, was one of my first thoughts when I started watching this video......

[@Niftynorm1]

With Robert Mitchum

[@OfficialIcySeal]

Wow I never knew a bangalore was a torpedo, I always thought it was a really long stick of TNT. Anyways thanks for the info Johnny, keep up the great work!

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Long stick of TNT would probably have been just as good if not better name for it :)

[@5777Whatup]

Torpedo means to destroy… Bangalore destroyer if you will

[@OfficialIcySeal]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Or we could just call it L O N G B O I

[@paladinsix9285]

In the 1700's (Seven Years War, American Revolution, etc.) and in the 1800's (Napoleonic Wars, American Civil War) what we now call Mines were then called "Torpedoes" During the Battle for Mobile Bay, the famous quote by Admiral Farragut, "Damn the Torpedoes. Full Speed Ahead!" Referred to Naval Mines (aka torpedoes). "Torpedoes" were also a term for Land Mines, used by the CSA to defend Fort Wagner (as just one example) depicted in the movie Glory.

[@bigblue6917]

@@paladinsix9285 Land mines do have a longer history the many think. I seem to remember the Chinese used the filled with gunpowder.

[@patriotenfield3276]

The Soviets used a different techniques however in the eastern front . Since use of mesh wire obstacles were minimum on the eastern front but mines were a lot ,they relied on a combination of artillery barrage and mine rollers T 34 variant . Still for any wired obstacles, they have to be manually dealt with by cutters or for shortcut they bombard the areas with wired obstacles first.

[@khalee95]

Zhukov did say, "If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as if were not there."

[@XMysticHerox]

​@@khalee95 The soviets did have sappers and did clear minefields. That quote is moreso about the momentum of an attack being too important to stop it because of something like a minefield. Which was very much in line with the general soviet doctrine not of senseless mass assault but understanding that casualties will happen and to use every asset including lifes as effectively as possible.

[@bigblue6917]

@@XMysticHerox True. A long held misunderstanding of Soviet doctrine.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@XMysticHerox I agree and apologize for missing on that part , but given the geographical layout of the Eastern front, it wasn't enough . The Brits gave the polish invention of Mine detectors to the Soviets plus the Soviets later inventedd their own too.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@khalee95 you ain't wrong tho. The Nazis at situations, as well as the Red army too ,made POWs and Civilians run through the mines. Or for the better side , made them clear mines without or with little protection.

[@sharonrigs7999]

The Somme really demonstrated how unreliable Arty is to destroy barbed wire. Bangalores could also be used to detonate UXO that posed a threat.

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

Great video Johnny! This brought up great personal memories breaching obstacles, including building field expedient Bangalores with metal fence posts, claymores with empty ammo cans, etc. MOS 0351: Anti-armor assault-man… best job I ever had.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

hell yah man love hearing this stuff. Helps to get some feedback from you on these videos. I have some firearms experience but no experience with explosives.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Awesome video!!! Brought back memories of my time in US Army as a Combat Engineer when I had to hump sections of this turd up to minefields and other wire obstacles. Pretty much just about everything you had shown in this video was about as accurate as possible, especially the training videos. Also, can remember building gi-normous wire obstacles just to see how much of a bangalore it would take to destroy it. Bangalores were also used to clear a route through a minefield for dismounted personnel, though the pathway would be roughly about the width of 2 people running side-by-side. If you wanted to blow a pathway large enough for a vehicle to pass through, then the MICLIC (Mine Clearing Line Charge) would be used. We also experimented creating our own versions of a bangalore just like the training film stated. Can remember getting "U"-shaped pickets and placing C4 between 2 sections from one end to another and using duct tape to keep the 2 sections together. Just add the blasting cap/time fuze and see what happens!!! Also, we tried sticks of dynamite placed in the "U"-shaped pickets, as well as stuffing C4 and dynamite into camouflage netting poles (got to use the metal camo poles for the shrapnel from metal poles adds to the destruction/cutting of wire obstacles. Fiberglass poles, though lighter, are not as effective, though they do look neat exploding). Supposedly the US Army was to "retire" the bangalore torpedo for a mini-version of the MICLIC called APOBS (Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System - plenty of videos on You Tube) which could be carried via backpack by 2 personnel (glad I had retired myself before those things came out for it would have sucked to carry one of those things around). Well, soldiers still train with the bangalore torpedo

[@patriotenfield3276]

About the MG 34 , It was ironically the Standard General purpose machine gun of the IDF alongside the not ironically M1919 Browning GPMG . Israel got a large number of German weapons from both Czechoslovakia and The USSR (via Czechoslovakian,Romania and from its own stock ). It was chambered in 7.92*57mm and the Israelis also developed prototype for a 7.62*51mm MG34 . But IDF discarded it and subsequently the M1919A4 and A5 variants in favor of the FN MAG for infantry .

[@NotReallyRussel]

I’ve been looking for a video like this. This answered my question. Thanks Johnny:)

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks man hopefully it all makes sense :)

[@rambunctiousmedia3350]

It's insane that the Banger is still used TODAY, even in the age of social media, drones, electronic warfare, and firearms made of polymers; but, as it's already been said, it's actually not surprising, given that we're STILL using barbed wire, too.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Supposedly the US Army was to "retire" the bangalore torpedo for a mini-version of the MICLIC called APOBS (Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System - plenty of videos on You Tube) which could be carried via backpack by 2 personnel. Soldiers still train with the bangalore torpedo

[@SampoPaalanen]

Honestly it's less insane when you remember that in wars having a weapon that works is more important then having a weapon that's new or advanced. EW or drones haven't really eliminated the need for "boots of the ground" and the other 2 are mostly irrelevant for war, for war you tend to want designs that reliable, easy to use and repair in the field and cheap. That's why you get designs like the banger where there's not much the user can do unintentionally to prevent it from working as intended, but also things like the M1911 (the number is the year of design) or the M2 .50 cal HMG which IIRC was originally designed for World War 1 (it wasn't used there as the war ended too soon for the gun to be produced).

[@rambunctiousmedia3350]

@@SampoPaalanen Point taken.

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

We may have developed more technology the last years but the physics of soldiers hasn't changed. A blade will still be able to kill a man in 1 million years and barbed wire will still rip his skin to pieces. So some things will never be obsolete.

[@arnoldkellner2173]

Boots on the ground will never go away WETSU

[@aldreenbautista2375]

They also apply this method but in a more modern way using Mine clearing vehicles. Instead of using tubes, it shoots out a rope-like device that is made out of explosives then detonates it.

[@alltat]

Basically the same thing, except with a flexible hose instead of a solid tube and a mortar round instead of a cone at the end.

[@mikevars8979]

M58 (MICLIC)Mine Clearing Line Charge. At the squad level we used a backpack version in Afghanistan (APOBS) anti-personnel obstacle breaching system.

[@sharathshetty8052]

Wow, I didn't know this history. I regularly drive in front of the Madras Sappers HQ in Bangalore, where this torpedo was invented back in 1912.

[@sirunbelievable345]

I started watching your videos a long time ago and I still do today. I love to see how you still manage to make them better each time. Amazing work!

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks man I really appreciated hearing that

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

I was the range officer on a demolition training range where we were using explosives to include bangalore torpedoes to destroy various engineer obstacles. Come the end of the day we had surplus demo and 10 bangalores. Repacking and turning surplus in was a real pain in the arse, so I decided to fire all the bangelores on the last wire obstacle. We emplaced all charges moved to a safe? distance 1000 meters and touched it off. It rained concertina wire. u shaped pickets, and razor wire on our location. I am told the liquor bottles came of the shelves at the O club. Luckly, I had received permission from the duty officer in the range control for the shoot. WOW, was he in trouble! I always gave thanks to that E-7 that had advised to get permission to fire.

[@codyking4848]

I can confirm this is a true story, I was the Bangalore torpedo that day, boy howdy, these guys really did it right. I remember knocking liquor bottles off the shelves at the O club that was conveniently close nearby, so close that a small scale explosion was so severe the shockwave went through the walls of the building and knocked all their liquor off the shelves. Haha, shoulda seen their faces!

[@patrickwentz8413]

Being a retired combat engineer I approve of this video.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

heck ya thanks man. Love hearing from people who are the real deal.

[@HandyMan657]

Somehow I knew you would mention we still use them, glad you did. Excellent work again. Still working through the older episodes for view, like, and comment sake. Have a good week man.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

You're too good to me Patrick! Much appreciated.

[@carloshobbychannel9070]

I am on the Spanish Army on a combat engineers unit and detonating Bangalore Torpedo on a obstacle is really cool, but carrying them all day before the "breach" is a real pain in the ass

[@Rusty_Gold85]

use wheels or ski's mate?

[@markcollins2666]

That makes me smile. as being a US soldier, who trained a few times a year with the Spanish Army, you were the most notorious and self entitled thieves I have ever seen! We had to triple security on everything, when you are in our area of operations, And you are so incompetent! Zero respect for you, you deserve ass and back pain.

[@danbuchman7497]

Thanks for this video Johnny. Much easier to understand in your videos vs reading.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Bangalores! Clear the shingle! Will never forget learning about these from Medal of Honor Allied Assault.

[@KenzoYamazaki23]

A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire.

[@charlessmith263]

It was the "game-changer weapon" for the Allies in World War 2 during the Normandy Invasion in France, where this weapon was used to try to destroy parts of obstacles and barriers created by the Wehrmacht forces. It was used heavily at Omaha Beach. The parts of the torpedo includes the long tubes itself, the explosive filler, and the detonation cord, which is supposed to be attached to a detonation system run on battery power which, when it is in the red and armed, would cause the explosive in the Bangalore to go off. The explosive was generally used to break through some enemy obstacle materials to either create new defilades, or to create a new opening for soldiers to go through what was obstacles. I guess this Bangalore thing led to a new trend to explosive breaching during combat situations.

[@Anonymous-dy5hb]

Bangalores also became famous in COD WW2

[@akshaykulkarni7935]

Hi! From Bangalore, India 😇 btw Madras sappers HQ is still in Bangalore

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

🇮🇳🙏🇨🇦

[@panzerivausfg4062]

I remember when i got my first PS, the PS4 back in 2017, CoD WWII was given as a present and the first campaign mission was of course D-day. I don't how many times i failed to use that thing since I haven't played in a PS before lol I still remember Lieutenant Turner's voice echoing above the explosions: "Get the bangalores and get to the seawall. We have to clear a path to the bunkers" The weapon's nickname was also herd by Zussman: "Get the banger, I'll cover you" Nice informative video. I knew the weapon but not exactly what it was and how it worked!!

[@andrewgillis3073]

the normal way to employ a bangalore torpedo under fire is to lay down a heavy smoke screen, either using artillery or hand thrown smoke...

[@flailingelbows7073]

Yeah. That’s the normal way. Combat is chaotic.

[@Zika42]

This is with no doubt the best KZbin channel for weapons and warfare.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for the kind words man!

[@Zika42]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Thank you for the great info and entertainment. ❤️

[@mr.shankly]

The machine shop I work in regularly manufactures the casing for these things, I never realised they could be attached to each other to create very long charges. Interesting video, thanks for sharing.

[@chaosXP3RT]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@varovaro1967]

This channel is a jewel 💎

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks so much :)

[@krendilsshieldheart6344]

just been bingwatching some of your video in these final hours of 2022 and man is this an awesome way to end the year lol from the thumper to mills grenade to the M1 Bazooka p-38s thank you guys for these

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for the kind feedback 🙏 happy new year 🎉

[@francisdhomer5910]

You forgot it was shown in the Movie "The Longest Day" Great classic

[@melodigrand]

In the last month of the war in Europe, dad was a demolition specialist (533) with the 1280th Combat Engineering Battalion in Central Europe. They improvised, taking a Bangalore Torpedo into the crawl space of a building and pushing it through the foundation vent out into the roadway where it was in the path of advancing tanks. There was sufficient explosive to detach the tread from a tank or half track.

[@lordperkele3778]

Could you cover various landmines someday?

[@carlorrman8769]

Another great video mate. Well done.

[@StarsAndSnipes344]

Crazy that it’s still being used, I didn’t know that! Great video

[@Dr.PK18]

I am from Bangalore…..didn’t know this information !!!

[@simba7107]

*Bangaluru.😆

[@Dr.PK18]

@@simba7107 it’s Bengaluru now…..not Bangaluru 😆

[@timmatherly5080]

I heard no mention of installing a dummy section on the leading end of the Bangalore.

[@PaulBarich1918]

Can you do the evolution of ww1 uniforms

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I still fear getting into uniforms, uniform military history nerds can come down with a world of hate if you suggest something is even the wrong shade of light blue. I'd have to start off with something easy in the uniform world.

[@chrisd2051]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq the Roman Legion uniform from the early cuirasses to the segumtatim to the chain mail?

[@johnmeyer4789]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq serious FARB sticklers

[@PaulBarich1918]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq German ww2 uniforms could be a good start they all are a bit easy they didn’t change much you can do each faction like the luffwaffe

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Reennactors are either super cool and helpful or the opposite in my experience lol

[@patriotenfield3276]

Bangalore Tubes Satchet Charges and later the Claymore mine (improvised for demolition) Charges are some of my favorite military demolition explosives . Even the anti mine and anti IED vehicles which don't use mine rollers use a similar rocket propelled wire guided charge which sets off the IED charges with explosions .

[@sauryamishra]

Love from Bangalore, India. The place where it all started 😁

[@aurathedraak7909]

This is awesome and I didn't even know this was still used today

[@nev707]

It also featured in “The Longest Day”.

[@arnoldkellner2173]

Combat Engineers know exactly what a Bangalore Torpedo can do!, 559 Combat Engineer Company,USARMY 10-14-68/10-14-70, E-5 Demo Specialist BOOM🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸God Bless our great veterans!

[@dondouglass6415]

Fantastic videos Johnny...

[@TheMilitantHorse]

I love how all modern firearms/explosive devices are just reiterations of the 15th century use of gunpowder/explosive compound in a tube.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Some facts I missed in your MG42 :- Variants of MG 42 There are a total of 3 prototypes and 5 working variants/licensed+unlicensed copies The three prototypes are MG45(third Reich) , T24 machine gun (American prototype) and Finnish 7.62*54mm variant MG 42 Copy. The 5 variants are MG51 by Switzerland chambered in Swiss 7.5*55mm and later some were converted to 7.62*51mm NATO M53 Machine gun , later called as Zastava M53 Machine gun. It is the only variant which is an unlicensed copy built, fired the similar (not same because German and Yugoslav 8mm have different ballistics) 7.92*57mm/ 8*57mm Mauser and a slower rate of fire . West Germany's Rheinmetall MG 3 GPMG , chambered in 7.62*51mm NATO . with a non dis-intigrating belt similar to PKM. Austrian MG 74 chambered in 7.62*51mm NATO and a similar rate of fire . The RPM is slightly downed to 1,000 to 1,150 from 1200-1250. Swiss MG-710-3 is a lightweight 7.62"51mm Variant of The MG51 Based on the Swiss design, the Spanish CETME designed the CETME AMELI , a Squad automatic machine gun version of the Spanish built license of MG42 and MG3 chambered in 5.56*45mm NATO. In addition Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar had their own reverse engineered copies of the MG03 Variant .

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

Pakistan and Iranian MG3s were licensed copies.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@dragonstormdipro1013 yup that's true. I am not so sure about Iranian ones given they have a history of unlicensed reverse engineering since the Islamist coup of 1979. but POF (pakistan ordinance factories ) have the license acquired from Rheinmetall.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@dragonstormdipro1013 also don't forget about the Khyber pass illegal copies.

[@DavidCowie2022]

Why is this detailed post about the MG34 in the video about the Bangalore Torpedo?

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

@@patriotenfield3276 The Iranians acquired the license under Shah's regime. And yes, the Darra Adam copies are everywhere too. Funnily enough, India has a large stockpile of them too, captured both during 1999 and most importantly, during 1971.

[@judsongaiden9878]

pipe bomb, ultra deluxe

[@harveywallbanger3123]

The direct replacement for the Bangalore is APOBS (anti-personnel obstacle breaching system). It is a line charge thrower and control system contained in two suitcases which are reassembled to form the launch platform (kinda like the old soviet Sagger missile). It's also called the "mini MICLIC".

[@pensfan-vk3bo]

Wow the Saggar missile now there's an antique

[@harveywallbanger3123]

@@pensfan-vk3bo Wait and see, I bet Putin's orcs might have to dig a few out of the closet 🤪

[@justinreilly6619]

Thanks for the explanation on this weapons system! I'm pretty sure they were used in the film The Longest Day also.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Yah I was sad to hear I overlooked that movie as it's an old favorite of mine.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

Very informative. 👍

[@erostheelder6831]

WOW I assumed that the name was Bang-galore 😂 because, it make big boom time. When he said it was made in Bangalore India. I was stunned.

[@jamesdulak3108]

Ever since playing Medal of Honor Frontline as a child and using these in the first mission they've left quite an impression on me. Cool video.

[@racapinang]

Wow, a torpedo? First time I've seen it was in MacGyver reboot where they're stranded at somewhere in a jungle. I guess I always thought it as chained reaction type of explosive device cuz that's how they used it on that episode. Overall, thanks for covering this!

[@IQsveen]

I vaguely remember the OG MacGyver made several out of bamboo once during an episode.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Darn I wish I would have found that. Would have been great for this.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Booom 😎

[@Erok9]

Another absolute Banger.

[@matthewkologi6833]

When I was in Iraq in 2004, we found a weapons stash in a building that had a bunch of artillery shells used to make IEDs. Somehow, there were Bangalore torpedoes in the stash as well. I recognized them immediately, and the bomb disposal unit seemed surprised to find them. They were blown up on site, and immediately afterwards we were attacked by insurgents. Luckily, we made it out of there, but the Bangalores were permanently burned into my memory.

[@garettdoornwaard4822]

Pretty bad when the people who send you to fight also arm the people you're fighting.

[@SilentKnight43]

From one retired vet to another - thanks for your service.

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

Bang idea. Explosive results. 💪💪🔥🔥👋👋 Great work brother man

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks as always brother

[@ja37d-34]

Hey! They are in The Longest Day too! That´s where I first saw them and had my dad explain what it was.. :)

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Yah sorry I was a fool in overlooking that one =/

[@ja37d-34]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq It happens. I think you are pretty darned good at getting most movies covered in the vids you do, so no worries - but it was the first one I thought about! I saw it before SPR and The Big Red 1 so.. remembering coming home from holidays as a kid, dad had programmed the VHS to record it as we were away.. Was awesome watching the first time and that breakout on Omaha with those, yeah.. Mitchum as Cota..

[@Duneuniverse]

Great video, make more movies like these please

[@Demolitiondude]

You missed the longest day. Bangalore torpedoes were featured there as well.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Yah disappointing with myself on missing that one =/

[@napiersh1]

Well done, Johnny.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks man 🙏

[@geordiedog1749]

My grandfather was stationed in Bangalore arsenal. RA Captain at the time.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Would be very cool to hear his stories. Mine served on HMS Indefatigable in the Pacific.

[@geordiedog1749]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Oh Cool. Armoured Carriers make me go all slushy.

[@rolfagten857]

I thought I saw him in "The longest day" (1962) with Robert Mitchum. Great video Johnnie, by the way, have you already made a video about the German Army Opel Blitz?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

It was! I blew it overlooking that one =/

[@halitiko]

Thanks for sharing such videos with us.

[@jimlow6824]

The Bangalore Torpedo was also mentioned in the movie 'The Longest Day".

[@keithrobertsson2164]

You left out the Bangalore scene in the Longest Day,

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Definitely an oversight on my part. I do apologize.

[@kurtsloop2462]

How many people in here were stuck at Ft Leonard Wood for basic and AIT?

[@shahanshahpolonium]

Me watching this from the city bangalore :

[@edfitzgerald6626]

It was also featured in the movie The Longest Day. Which is the first time I saw the bangalore torpedo.

[@michaeltodd5517]

I never got to handle an actual Bangalore, but did learn how to make improvised ones from the combat engineers in the 82nd with C4, fence pickets, and 100mph tape! This was a fun day for sure!

[@patriotenfield3276]

Hello again Johny. Do you have any plans for doing a video on Howitzers ? Since you haven't done any Howitzer videos yet, it will be a good starting by reviewing M101 105 mm Howitzer . I Tried searching for 75mm pack Howitzer but couldn't get any in movies. But there are a lot of movies and Mini series with 105mm M101 Howitzers portrayed. Will be a good start for you in Howitzer videos by doing a video on the M101 Howitzer. I will add the list of the movies later.

[@patriotenfield3276]

The list of movies and clips:- How does 105mm Howitzer Works by MScope Tae Guk Gi Dien Ben Phu Windtalkers Miracles at St Anna Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice The devil's line The Thin Red Line The Hunt for the Eagle one 2006 Casanova' 70 The Quiet American Fury 2014 Reptilicus 1961 Danish monster movie Hell to Eternity Dawn of the dead 1978 The Guns of Juana Gallo Eastern Condors Battle at Lake Changjin

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Brilliant! I've got this in my note book and will see what I can do in the next few weeks. Would be a fun project.

[@waverly2468]

Barbed wire was an American farming invention. Apparently this simple invention brought about the end of the frontier and wide-open spaces and also changed the battlefield.

[@mbryson2899]

*ranching

[@patriotenfield3276]

The end of the wild west with a simple invention. But that didn't kinda happen in Mexico tho.

[@trevorholmess6989]

Great job , keep it up !

[@simpleuser6818]

Watching this video from Bangalore, India. Good presentation.

[@atheryx]

Haha same here!

[@NEGT01]

Another popular game that the Bangalore was used was in Medal of Honor: Allied assault during the d-day mission

[@benjaminbuchanan7151]

I believe the 1927 movie Wings mentions Bangalore torpedoes that we’re used by the Allies to blow their own barbed wire up so they could charge thru and go on the offensive

[@somethingelse4878]

I thought it was bangs galore So it was named after Bangalore in india, oh wow

[@mbryson2899]

Just when I thought you couldn't get any more esoteric... 😉 Nicely done, and incorporating the training film was freakin' brilliant! I knew Madras gave me some awesome slacks, but I didn't know they invented beach accessories, too.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

lol I should make a Bangalore unfolding beach umbrella out of an empty reproduction pipe.

[@mbryson2899]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Dude, Bollywood would PAY for that concept! 1k rupees at least! 😉

[@Psychotol]

If I speficically want a device that shreds barbed/concetina/razor/other wire, I'd have copper lined channels running the length every 60 degrees. I mean if what exists works, it works, it's just something that I would have been considering if I were tasked with designing it.

[@marlonlangford4767]

In 1987 i was in Korea with 2nd Bn 3rd Marines and me and three other Marines were chosen to deploy a couple of sections of Bangalore torpedo. It was a rush.

[@vinuth574]

I’m living in Bangalore but I don’t know this thing

[@TheDramaKings]

Nice watch! I do WW2 US combat engineers as a reenactor and made some mock display Bangalores. They are a real draw for the crowds. People are often surprised by the weight. I believe on D-Day that some of the engineers would carry two torpedoes off the boats (although they may have just got them from a crate which was brought ashore). Interesting you say they were called pole charges. The US army pole charge was a completely different piece of ordnance (long wooden pole with 10lb of TNT packed on the top developed in the run up to D-Day for disabling bunkers). I could see why the Bangalore might get the name though, especially predating the other pole charge

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Very cool! That would be good fun.

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

3:50 I'm surprised men like that were able to enter combat with balls that big.

[@m3ats]

You forgot the classic war movie the longest day. It also has a Bangalore scene.

[@creekwalker8178]

Only ever saw these in training (2008) but it was cool to get to actually use what I saw so many years prior in Saving Private Ryan. It'll blow the hell out of some wire.

[@MikeBanks2003]

Amatol is ammonium nitrate and TOLUENE. It also works with DIESEL oil, when it is called AMADOL. It was used in a whole range of mixtures and with additives such as trinitrophenol , peroxide of sodium and aluminium powder, magnesium powder, and an explosive known as Torpex.

[@markothwriter]

wow, I totally misunderstood the torpedo before. I thought it was a tube that you sent a "torpedo" through. but, it was more like a long explosive stick.

[@bluelick7578]

Thick carpets and cardboard can also be used instead of someone's body. Got us in trouble during an exercise when "the enemy" crossed our barbed wires with folded cardboard.

[@sadiqda]

As a bangloren I'm so happy 🤩

[@mdragarg]

I live in Bangalore. Is there a torpedo heading towards my home? That's scary Jk

[@ScarletRebel96]

Can we get the japanese lunge mine next ?

[@bb54321abc]

As a Combat Engineer, I was trained with their use, but also with the expectation that my life expectancy when using it under fire was usually only a few minutes …..

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

Bangalore is basically the Silicon Valley of India. So, can Bangalore torpedo be called the IT torpedo, lol?

[@patriotenfield3276]

More like antivirus explosives device lol

[@patriotenfield3276]

Also How about Mysorean Rockets.

[@trenteaston3515]

Can you do an episode on the Iowa Class Battleships? Both video games Metal Gear Solid 4 and World in Conflict heavily use the USS Missouri in their stories, and the class itself shows up in all sorts of movies including the beginning of An Officer and a Gentleman, Battleship, Under Siege, and American Warships.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

It's on my list I promise might take awhile though

[@TrickiVicBB71]

Thank you for these videos. I didn't know it was an invention during Boer Wars. I always thought it was an invention for DDay Landings by USA. And another thing. I always thought it was a tube and you put a stick of TNT in. Quite different when shown an old WW2 training reel of it as you show in the video

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I could have gotten into this a bit more. The older British ones you did have to shove the explosive in before use but the concept is really all the same.

[@mikearmstrong8483]

A Bangalore torpedo is what you use when the Bangalore deck gun just won't do the job.

[@notyourbusiness1816]

This device was explained very well in the movie The Big Red One but most of all it was explained how the soldiers that had to use this device did not appreciate said device and really wanted to meet the guy who invented it.

[@chrisd2051]

The last time I was this early, arrow to the knee jokes were still funny

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

lol my man