Inside The Tanks: The Tortoise - World of Tanks 

Its all fun and games until the pillbox starts moving

British Commander: You see that bunker box? Engineer: Yeah, why? British Commander: I want it moving, Now!

The Tortoise is a "StuG on Steroide" ......Very funny

One last word, if you have never been to Bovington, its a must see for those interested in tanks, it is (in my opinion) the best armor collection in the world, and beautifully maintained to boot.

Churchill: okay men we need a new tank Ministry of warfare: Yeah let's make a semi indestructable moving bunker aka tortoise

this thing and the jagdtiger are such awesome beasts

"WATCH AS IT SPEEDS ALONG THE BATTLE FIELD AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS" -Squire

SHAT - Super Heavy Assault Tank

My first impression upon this tank was how small the main gun was. Then I realized this was a huge tank which made even a large gun look small in perspective.

Having been to Bovington and seen the Tortoise in the flesh I thank you for showing us the inside of it as the museum does not let anybody inside it on a whim. Great vid!

It exists as a testament to how cool of stuff we could make, if we weren’t bound by whether or not it would actually be good for the job. Same as the Maus.

Love these vids, my dad was a Tank & APC driver in the army in the early 70s. I have a (growing - up to 13 now!) collection of 1:16 RC Taigen Tanks, so they're in my blood. Keep them coming.

The working pressure of 32pdr is 22tsi and the MV of APCBC is 3,100ft/s. It also shoots three types of APDS. The third Type 'Petal' Sabot got a MV of 5,050ft/s for a pressure of 22tsi. In the trial dated 28.6.1945, the 'Petal' APDS penetrated 200 mm armour plate at 50° to normal at a Striking Velocity of 4,879ft/s.

You're doing a great job with these vids, Mr. Cutland. Each is concise & to the point. Keep up the fine work!

Thanks for this video best out there. The British A39 Tortoise was surprisingly reliable and packed a powerful punch to help breech axis defensive positions.

I love that "Impending Doom" sound, you get from these tracks...., such an iconic sound these days!

I'm fascinated by the belief systems involved in the development of tanks during World War 2. As Cutland said, the Tortoise was built around outdated ideas held in an almost fanatical fashion by the military men who supported the development of the Tortoise. Something similar can be seen in the US Army of the period, with the development of heavy tanks like the Pershing and experimental versions like the "super Pershing" held up by the devotees of the American tank destroyer doctrine - which had been designed around a misapprehension of the German blitzkrieg. Missteps in military history are often more enlightening to study than the successes.

This is and always since I first saw it has been- my all-time favorite tank. It's just so.. _awesome_.

Tortoise: I'M THE STRONGEST TANK DESTROYER! T28: hey Jagdtiger: sup

A shame you didn't look more at the second machine gunner's position with the twin Besa turret.

Excellent dissertation. Tanks for the episode!

For those who haven't been to Bovington, treat yourself. The Tortoise in real life is absolutely enormous, it doesn't fully come across in the video. It's amazing it can even move.

Dear Santa....

imagine they had these operational in ww2

General: We need a Tortoise to the front immediately! Operations: A few logistical issues: We must build stronger bridges require 4 months for delivery. Will that work?

That thing is a like a fortress. Amazing.

nice video, nice fact, nice voice of the person telling the facts, 1 problem tho, changing subject in video comes with a high sound

We all know what Sofilein would say - "Its down with the thicc!" Great video indeed.

Good job Richard. Love your vids.

This Tortoise seems to be moving faster than the ones in the game.

Keep this guy on the channel. He's an intriguing philosophy of a presenter.

The Ordnance QF 32-pounder 96 mm gun was developed from the QF 3.7 inch AA gun.Considering the size and mass of the Tortoise,I'wonder,if it have gone into service,whether it could have been used as a platform for a larger gun ,developed from,say.the QF 4.5-inch Mk IV naval AA gun. Arguments in favour of the 3.7 in gun are a quicker rate of fire than the 4.5 in gun and superior logistics ,in terms of a ready supply of shells However,given the immense difficulty of transporting such a massive vehicle from one location to another,these would have been relatively minor issues.

Thanks a lot! Finally i find informative review of british tank!

After the TOG video can you do the AMX 13 please? :D

This game has such good graphics!

Oh god, that is a very long propellant charge... About 2 times longer than the shell/warhead.

Nice try, Mel Gibson, you ain't foolin anyone.!

Hey Mr.Challenger, I was really hoping if you could go to Britain and look at the amazing prototype of the FV4202. It looks amazing and resembles modern battle tanks.

Well made video about the Tortoise tank thank you

May be this tank was a mistake from the start ,but what an impressive one :)

May be a headache to deal with in real life, but in game, this thing is a monster compared to other tier IXs. For once, I'm actually enjoying the British tank line and don't get destroyed in three shots like I did with the AT-2, AT-8, AT-7, and AT-15....

I never saw a tank in my life but imagine another war knocking at your door asking for your kids

It is nice the UK has so may rehabbed TANKS. In USA we are such a big country it is hard to get them all together. We do have a lot of museums and some private collectors with tanks.

We want TOG!!!

Wow!, I'm liking the people asking him to do videos on prototypes, blueprints and fakes xD

You wouldn't want to be hit by that beast. Could spoil your entire day.

this guy is a legend

It would be interesting to know how these things were to cross rivers. Did they have a line of super heavy bridging equipment?

Gotta love youtube experts commenting stuff.. taking something out of context and then arguing with everyone on that. But nice vid!

such a great show

Would have loved to see the casting of that AFV.

Looking at the sheer size of the charge... No wonder it's like a high velocity anti tank

These videos are very informative and the host knows his h*t and has a pleasing voice. Good stuff!

I swear i woul love to drive this through the middle of any city !

Love these videos! So interesting for tank nerds like me :D Cant wait to someday visit the Bovington tank museum

One thing that I would like to know, would it be possible to fit a 120mm cannon in it?

I have AT 8 at my hanger now grinding for next one.

OK, why can't I cast this to my chromecast? I get "This video is not available for remote playback" message. fault or deliberate :(

00:45 gz impressive. 4 gunmarks only archived with bond turbo!

Alecto was so thin , so he decided to go to the gym which AT2 and AT8 recommended him to go . After 8 months he became a Tortoise which scared his friends

switching between parts that sound effect plays hell on my headsets so loud

Would it be possible to get the chieftain to do this tank? I was hoping for a bit more detail with the positions

A living room on tracks.

Designs for this type of vehicle went on well into the 1950s... in the UK.

WOAH that thing make the Panther look like a tricycle!

love the videos

First sight of the tortoise in the vid, it looks fuckin menacing

They need to make more tanks with a simular layout but a more reliable tank

I think this darn thing would work pretty good with a jet turbine under the hood.

why most brit tanks were just pillboxes on tracks ill never know. but if it has a gun that works and can hit it's target I can't complain.

Amazing video, im liked much

that cannon was very powerful, it should have equipped the cromwell

I want to see the FV215b 183 and the shells it fires

Stug on steroids 😂 made my day!

I didn't know much about this beast tbh as it didn't quite make it into WW2 so looking at it as the video started I though to myself "It's chunky but that gun looks skinny... must be a 17 pdr, maybe a 20 pdr." Well, nooope... it's a bigger gun, the vehicle bearing it is just that big, it must be approaching twice the width of a Churchill (which also looked out of proportion gun wise in the 2 pdr armed version) Guess I live and learn... good thing the designers and doctrine changed though, it was just too inflexible going into the cold war.

Does anyone know the name of song in the background,please?

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That thing is so sick in WoT :)

I wonder if these ever been used in a battlefield, a shell bounces off the thick armor leaving a non-penetrating hole. Then how do they repair it? Seems like the whole thing is cast. I couldn't find much information on repairing tank armor.

4:18 you can see the Panhard EBR. :D

hey man I Love all of your vid but do you think you can do one with the StuG? I would also love to see some American and French tank as well if possible

So whats the ammunition of that tank? Tortoise shells?

Then how big 32 QF pounder in mm is? 105? 90? 122?

this man like a goblin from warcraft

1.20 that red arrow points the weakpoint :)

Is the tortoise tank really metallic color in its interior?

you guys should do an inside the tanks on the Sturmgeschütz 3

you should make a revisit for these tanks with a better quality of video and explaining, like the very recent one

Literally the only reason the tortoise is so slow, is so the crew don't spill their tea when they are on the go.

Wargaming Europe Could you please tell me your opinion on the Panther? Is it really all that's made out to be?

My dad drove the tortoise when he was a trooper in the RTR.

Wow, it's really roomy.

He looks a bit like John Terry

awesome 👍👍👍👍

*JadgPanzer 38 t when did you get so buff?*

Great series, as a former tanker in the U.S. Army I am always curious about the insides of other tanks. One questing though, having been in a number of British vehicles I have always wondered about the use of the "silver" paint inside as opposed to white. I found the color depressing and impossible to keep clean looking. What was the reasoning behind the use of such a paint?

the absolute size of this lad

The tank body is alot more impressive than the tiny gun mounted on it.

the gun looks way too small

Hello Richard, nice video. You mentioned Churchill tanks having an unreliable engine - was the Meteor ever fitted, or was it just not available because it was so much in demand elsewhere? Also, if the meteor was a non supercharged merlin, why was this engine not used given the enormous power increase if would have given? I guess heat and cooling would be an issue but surely not insurmountable?