Agreed. Body worn microphones are a must on interviews like this. The camera seems to have a narrow angle mic so the voice of Mr. Doyle fades as the camera is moved relative to the speaker.
Panzer III suprised me, but how mr Doyle explained, it made perfectly sense. Yes, de sound could be beter, but you just endured it because of mr Doyle's interesting explanation.
A former neighbor of mine was a German tank gunner in World War II and he was on various tanks and said the Panzerkampfwagen V (Panther) was the best in use. The firepower (75 mm) and the mobility (700 hp) were in the right proportion, and the reliability was also good.
@@mr.waffentrager4400 It would never have used the F turret, the Panther II project was cancelled long before the Panther F was even designed, it even came before the Ausf A
I recognize the Panther from the collection at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Of course, they cut it open for educational purposes and then left it outside so even the interior could rust. Also, that StuG is amazing! Thanks for bringing them and His Eminence, Hillary Doyle, to us!
That Panzer III had a charmed life to have been in service that long and undergone so many upgrades. It even has two different type drive sprockets on each side!!
If I had to guess it could be one from the norway garrison. The german troops in norway, while numbering some 400.000 soliders, usually got the "left overs" as far as equipmeant went because for obvious reasons there was a bid more demand for it on other active frontlines. So at wars end for example the "Panzergruppe Norwegen" had still Panzer III Ns and Stug IIIs, because they had barely any loses do to onloy fighting partisans at most. A Panzer III. on the eastern front in 1944/45 would be a suicide job without massive support from other tanks as it was only usuable against infantery at this point. However instead of wasting them they just send some to the Norway garrison and thouse vehicles survived the war in pretty good condition (not sure if they got scrapped though) Here video fottage of the german tank troops in norway going into captivity in june 1945 and finally leaving their tanks behind: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qVEnteNh2OU.html&ab_channel=NormandyInvasion
Jagdpanther was his favorite tank. (As that was the question you asked him) This video asked what he thinks were the best german tanks. And as you very well know there is a huge difference between favorite and best xD. For example the Strv 103 is my favourite tank but im well aware that its not the best tank. (As that title can only belong to the Bob Semple...)
That Panther desperately needs to be restored, inside and out. I'll go to sleep tonight and have nightmares or me sandblasting all of the rust and, like Sisyphus, always finding one more thing to work on. It would be a project worthy of spending a lifetime to complete. BZ to professor Doyle, as always hyper-informative presentation.
Let's hope that we will actually have militracks this year... But it certainly would be nice to have both of you coming over here to the Netherlands to attend!
I always read about how thin the armor was on the side of the Panther and the side of the turret, but to see the cut-away like that was REALLY eye opening! I still love the Panther, but I think i'd rather be in a Tiger now.
Well, i'll tell you what's better. Seeing Hillary Doyle and the Chieftain doing a MUCH more interesting video on the same thing, with much better quality.
Here's a suggestion: don't just comment about the sound, fund an upgrade for her. Sofilein is using the equipment that she has. If you want better sound and you like what Sofilein does, help her out with your sound production expertise, suggest a solution and help fund it.
Great vid. I was pleasantly surprised by his choice of number one tank. I would never have guessed, but he sold it very well, and I'm converted...I'll go out and buy a model.
My breakfast watching you two was very enjoyable; entertaining & all always, informative. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you for your high-quality reporting.
Wargaming need to provide you with mobile microphones for your videos. Ask Nick - he has one for the Chieftain series. If they have nothing in the budget - just put up a fund me and your followers will provide the means to get one. Think Paul has one which Rita borrows too. Just put a link to the 'Fund Me' in your next video text and tell everyone where to send the dosh.
This video is so cool, for me, because a highly respected World renown expert, who possesses many years of accumulative knowledge, is allowing complete novices in field of German Panzers of the second world , such as myself, to understand which Panzers were in fact the most effective overall, as fighting vehicles throughout the entire conflict. I am so glad that I discovered this channel and subscribed to it. Thank you.
If you haven't already you should sub to The Chieftain, he makes even better tank videos imo, since he has first hand experience being a tank commander. The Tank Museum Bovington also has a great channel, and they often feature people such as The Chieftain or Hilary Doyle.
I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Getting to listen to Mr. Doyle is a real treat and it's awesome to be able to share. Don't miss out on his books, really really extensive works but very accessible for us newbies!
@@sam8404 Yes, I subbed to The Chieftain after watching a YT review on Leopard 2, at a friends house, and saw his channel. I saw your channel and subbed whilst watching his. So glad that I did. Thank you so much.
The chieftain puts bias before anything else, he DOES NOT give proper credit where it is due, just watch his video about the bloody tiger 1, this man here with 36 years!! Of research knows his stuff not an ex Abrahams tank commander
Por favor habiliten los comentarios en español,subirán exponencialmente sus visitas,.....y de paso entenderemos sus enseñanzas!!!!!!, gracias por su labor histórica!!!!!
Sofi, I really enjoy these videos with Mr. Doyle. I hope there will be more collabs with him to come and with Nick Moran as well. Your vids continue to improve. They get more informative and entertaining and the overall quality is almost always excellent. I'd be willing to bet that most of the trolls in this thread couldn't and don't produce any content or at least any that I would want to see. Cheers and keep it up!
Would recommend finding a vehicle with good NBC protection & staying inside for the foreseeable future. And do the world a favour by taking both tank museum Davids with you.
Panzer III - my top choice too. Although its armor was inadequate later on in the war, its 50mm long barrel with armor piercing shell can still knock out many T34 at long range.
Holy shot- close quarters. I’m wondering if the Tiger did any better at the battle of Kursk. The Russian T-34(?) out numbered the panzer. I’m really loving your show. Thanks 🙏 I have a lot of respect for the old tanks. Your commentary is brilliant.
I thought Hilary was standing next to a Maus when he was talking about the Panther ! He is the ideal size to be a tank crewman, especially the Russian tanks.
Damn... the content is top notch, but unfortunately the audio is subpar. Consider fixing your guests with a lapel mic so that we can hear all of the wonderful wisdom they have to share? As it stands, it's fairly difficult to understand what's being said :(
Yeah, I'm really bummed that my usual set-up didn't work well on this trip, definitely getting a mic for the other camera I use on the next one. There was rain in the back ground that my phone "heard" more and it's a challenge to edit. The next will be better :) I'm still learning. Sorry!
The sturmgeschutz 3 roughly translates to assault gun, and was never designated a panzer, it was always an assault gun, used to destroy enemy fortified bunkers and pill boxes in support of the infantry, it was so far removed from regular panzer divisions in the early days of the war that it was crewed by artillery men.
I think this list is restricted to the vehicles at the museum and Ft Bennings doesn't have a Jagdpanther to my knowledge. But, yeah, I'd like to see him do a walk around at the Kubinka museum in Russia. They pretty much have every type of German tank of WW2 (including the freaking MAUS).
The Pz.3 between 1939-41 didn't have the best armor, gun, mobility of all the tanks in the world. However, it was adequate to excellent in all those respects in comparison to other nations tanks. Probably most importantly, it was reliable, great crew ergonomics,and had excellent visibility for acquiring targets. It was a great "all rounder" and usually had well trained/experienced crews in them. The Pz.4 didn't really come into its own until it upgraded from the 75mm "stubby". By that point, the U.S. and Soviets were fielding their own competent tanks. Imo, the Pz.3 was the best tank in the world for a couple years. I'll bet Mr.Doyle would say something similar to this...but I'm not him so I'll let myself out now
Is that the infamous 'Windhund' insignia of the 16th. mot. division, on the Panzer III - with elements of a recon unit reportedly coming within 20 miles or so of Astrakhan during Fall Blau?
yes it is approximately 2:14am and this is where i have come back too. Quick question in the beggining of this video you make the Digit symbol holding back you thumb and pinky. is this normal for you or was it something quarky you added in.
@4:45 he says they introduced torsion bar suspension with the Panzer 3. I'm hoping he meant "from the start", because the Panzer 2 also had torsion bar suspension, but only on the Ausführung D and onwards.
Many people say if the German's had stuck with up-graded STuG lll's and Panzer lV's they would have done MUCH BETTER. The Jagd series of the Panzer lV. (Jagd Panzer), had the up-graded gun and could have handled the Western front. Jagd Panther's and Tiger's in limited production only for use in the Eastern front. Very good video!!
