Thanks Sofilein. Mr Doyle is so matter a fact about his vast knowledge in this area that it is a joy to listen too. I also echo comments that there is no background music and none is needed...
Like you, that's new information. I knew that at the beginning of the war, the Panzer forces in Poland displayed a simple white cross, and the Poles used this as an aiming point. (the Germans lost a surprising number of panzers in Poland) By the time France was invaded, the traditional cross was in use. But red....this is new.
The best example of German innovation in armor vehicles. Originally ment to destroy bunkers, by mid 43 onwards a potent tank killer. Best assault gun of the war!Thanks for the great video!👍
Matt good to see you here you mate, 1 yr late, hey if you could do a live stream with Sof, that would be cool, two of my favourite RU-vidr , talking tanks , just a thought, luv from a digger from down under
Thank you so much for sharing this. I absolutely love seeing these old machines that are so original. Being able to see the old paint as it was while in service is just awesome.
The so called "caliber length" system is still in use today. Therefore, a L/48 barrel on a 75mm gun means the total bore length is 75mm x 48 = 3600mm or 3.6 meters. The Leopard 2 has a L/55 barrel btw. Greetings from Germany!!
His Eminence, Mr. Doyle, has forgotten more about German armor than I have ever known. Hopefully there will be more in this series from Ft. Benning. Thank you for bringing these to us.
hopefully, the StuG will remain in this wonderful original condition! Would look even better with the side skirts, the devices are still present. I didn't expect them to look so fragile, so I learned something new, also the red-outlined Balkenkreuz was a surprise. Sofilein, Mr. Doyle - great job, thank you very much and greetings from Germany!
I think the reasoning given for the red on the Balkenkreuz is incorrect. Two things - the kreuz on the side of the STUG is still white. Also, there is a big white wolf insignia right next to it! If I were to make a guess, I'd say that it was used to identify what platoon the vehicle belonged to, so you could tell from behind. But painting it red because of target acquisition makes zero sense.
@@wiking44 good point, I also tried to get some information about it. In the later years of war, the Balkenkreuz placed on the vehicle's sides were sometimes partially or totally covered with paint to remove or at least reduce the size of this aim spot, but never saw a red-outlined Balkenkreuz at this position. Could the red colour maybe have been useful for convoy driving at night, slightly reflecting the light of the shaded headlights of the vehicle behind?
@@ichbins8588 It could be for that reason. When I was a platoon leader we covered our blackout drive lights with colored clear plastic so you could ID the platoon at night - Red for 1st Platoon, White (so no plastic) for 2nd Platoon, and Blue for 3rd Platoon. The other point I would make is that if you are close enough to see those already thin white lines, you certainly aren't going to need to use them as an aiming point. There's definitely a reason, but I personally don't think it was for camouflage.
This reminds me of growing up in a trailer park outside of ft. Benning. At any time day or night you heard the screaming and wailing of women who just got the news of losing the one they love in Vietnam. I am 65 and it is still vivid in memory.
That is just because you know lesser than he does. So he sound smart for you. Please notice that other comments actual tell that some of the things he are saying is not correct. For excample he forget to say that the top MG was remotecontrolled from the inside of the tank but was limited to only 50 bullets and then you have to open a hatch to reload the gun. Next the reason for the red outline of the balkancreuzt is not correct.
My family was on the German side...and I so love seeing original, fine examples of WW II vehicles. Naturally, most of unsere Deutsche Fahrzeugen were destroyed after '45. (Some examples being snatched up by Warsaw Pact Countries excepted). Aside from this being an outstanding example, this gentlemen is extremely knowledgeable and well spoken in his description. Danke.
Looks like a teenage boy to me. She doesn't like tanks, she likes the attention that she receives from all the men that surround this male dominated interest.
10 days ago I'd never heard of Hillary Doyle. Since then I've fallen in love. I'd pay whatever it takes to get a video of him and David Fletcher just sitting and drinking in a pub, wouldn't even need any tanks. Ah, screw the video, if I could only be there...
Sof, been on a binge watch, of the older German tanks but I am so glad you have such content on not just one nation, it was interesting to realise that this model stug had one of the first remote firing guns on the roof, which you only normally would see on the hetzer 38t (bear baiter), so super stoked on this stug.
If you want an interesting time at any tank museum, take Hilary Doyle, Ed Francis or David Fletcher and you'll never be bored. These guys know their stuff. Fascinating information.
The tank enthusiast community needs to record as many interviews, lectures, and guided tours with Hilary Doyle and David Fletcher as possible to preserve their incredible expertise and knowledge for the ages. I can never get bored of hearing them sharing their knowledge and I love their wits, too.
Gotta say i really enjoy watching these videos. Technology has many faces and this one is far away from my job. I love to watch these videos with calm narrators talking about the past and telling history. There are many aspects that are still relevant to this day or haven't changed at all. So thanks for uploading that and you have a nice day.
Been interested in World War II my whole life. I've been teaching Military History for 20 years...never knew the Germans replaced the white on their tank insignia with red in the late war period! This is why I love RU-vid. Thanks Mr. Doyle.
I was lucky enought to catch a serie of little books that brough parts to build a tank in 5 issues... Those were osprey Books and many were writen by Hillary Doyle... And i love the men ever since...
Wow, what an absolutely amazing find !!! Hope they can clean it up and show off those original colors. Would also love to hear the history behind the specific vehicle if its known. Thanks for sharing Sofilein ^^
Love it when people see all the effort to find people who have the insights to all kind "old stuff", the small details and all fancy stories and details what was done and why it was done. The engineering perspective for all these military vehicles is interesting as the means to find a solution to problems is done somewhat differently than any usual engineering and designs. It is crazy to think that going back 70 years (sometimes just 20-30 years) and many of these are top military secrets that would not be revealed to anyone who doesn't need to know. And now we can hear all these things so much easily....
That’s an awesome video.!! Very informative and helpful.It’s super to have the German AFV legend himself Mr.Doyle explain each detail.Thank you for sharing Sofilein.
A real coup for you to get Hilary Doyle for your videos. A great vehicle to review and letting him describe it was brilliance. One suggestion - I STRONGLY suggest that you get your guests a personal mic (if you have one/can get one). It will be easier to hear them speak and make the videos seem much more professional.
unbeaten and fluent german skills like the "Schürzen" = additional side armor or "dunkel gelb" = dark yellow . great content about a rare piece of tank + artillery history worth to be remembered
Excellent video and Doyle is right, that Commanders Cupola should be on a ball bearing race. Oct 43-July 44 the lack of ball bearings saw the top welded to the bottom of the cupola. August of 44 they installed the ball bearing races again. Probably needs some grease and elbow grease. Doyle is a walking Panzer encyclopedia.
I really enjoy listening Mr. Doyle talking about tanks. I really do. Even if i would like to see a bit more Sofilein as well. Besides too less Sofi, great vid :)
Hilary is fantastic i love his friendly calm manner, with a nothing to prove approach, and so knowledgeable what a great role model he makes for any would be expert. 👍👍👍😊
i always learn something new from Hilary. he is the man when it comes to german armor. thanks Sofi for featuring him. i want a discussion of that sweet Marder in the far corner!
@@DoctorShocktor Self propelled gun* I meant to write "tank destroyer". I could refer to it as an armoured death box if I want. There's no need to get all anal on me. Edit: And I haven't watched it yet. I'm saving it for a boring journey today. But that still doesn't mean I can't stop by and leave it a like.
@@visi7754 I'm afraid I don't know the difference between the two, no. But I know that the early British tanks were referred to male and female depending on their armament. Perhaps it means the same with the Stug 3 and it's variants. I haven't had a chance to watch this video yet (I'm saving it for the train), perhaps I'll learn there :)
Never thought of the anti tank rifle I thought the steel skirts were to protect against shaped charge rounds, because they later had them around the turrets as well. Actually they looked quite stylish.
If you think about it anti-tank rifle where quite common back then cause anti-tank rifle was a new concept weapon. Its still use today but not for tanks but rather vehicles. So those type of weapons were not completely phased out.
If you think about it anti-tank rifle where quite common back then cause anti-tank rifle was a new concept weapon. Its still use today but not for tanks but rather vehicles. So those type of weapons were not completely phased out.
@@frankzahn295 The Stug 3 was armed with a 75mm gun of various lengths. The Panzer 3 Tank had a turret and was initially armed with a 37mm main gun, later uparmed to a 50mm and later still to a short 75mm gun for infantry support. The above vehicle is a late war Stug 3 with 75mm L48 gun, the same gun that was in the Stug 4.
I like how the factory saved some scarce paint by not painting the top of the track fenders. Read somewhere that the paint shortage became so bad that the factories scrounged up whatever they could find in stores and homes. They used to paint everything a dark yellow then apply the camo colors over that. Now they applied the camo directly onto the red primer.
ja,das ist gut und richten mien kammerad,das ist wunderbar,ive seen this young gentleman a few times on a programme called combat dealers,which is interesting in itself,but mister doyle comes around from time to time to help bernie asertain the originality of german vehicles and artillery,weapons etc,etc,etc well worth a watch,and also mr doyle should have a regular spot on t.v
This channel always makes me forget how much time is passing. And you bring some facts on these weapons I have never really heard. Which is somewhat rare for a somewhat popular tank.
