Much respect to Mr Cogan, he does a hard job curating a collection that many less informed people are highly critical of, given the limited access. As he has posted on facebook: urge your elected officials to push for more funding for the collection.
'Ole Henry', the M4A3E8 that shows up around the 25 minute mark; I crewed that tank during the Patton Museum's yearly July 4th military display on Fort Knox back in 1992. I was the bow-gunner. Great tank. Our driver for that day was an actual Sherman driver from World War II. Nice guy. Another member of our crew that day was Dean Klefman, who consulted on Hans Halberstad's book 'Inside The Great Tanks'. What a privilege, and an incredible experience.
To bad the fort Benning tank museum will never be open to the public. All these great tanks, but no museum, no money, but have all these great money makers, the tanks. This so stupid!!!!!
Greetings from Slovenia.When i was serving in Yugoslav army back in 1988 in Skopje,we had a few M-36 for training with infantry.Glad to see that one from my former country is in the Sherman room.
...@@WOTArtyNoobs i am sorry sir, but when ''BOVINGTON'' is mentioned in the context of an armoured vehicle it is customary to convey in some fashion the awe you feel at realizing you live on a planet with such a wonderful institution.
I have a new appreciation of the Sherman. Was not aware that super tough Shermans were designed to lead tank columns to take heavy punishment from things like Tigers... great tour... a lot of tank fans go weak kneed over German tech (who doesn’t love a Jagdpanzer IV) but US tanks from 1919 to late war Shermans shows excellent practical engineering and development... exactly the reverse of Germany from 1939 to panic designs like the Panther II and Maus.
Nice to see this place open. Was at Ft. Benning for the Sullivan Cup Tank Gunnery competition some years back and the equipment was in a big yard where they had moved it after transporting it from Ft. Knox where the Armor Center used to be. Good job all and by the way the Sheridan is the M551, I had three of them in my Armored Cavalry platoon in 1968. Good job ma'am. Nice to see a pretty lady who enjoys tanks. You either love them or hate them and I am in the love them category enjoying every minute I spent in them over the years.
I just had the opportunity to view this collection yesterday (8/23/19) and talk at length with Mr Cogan at length about the collection and the evolution of the Sherman as a platform. It was fascinating and I learned a lot from not only Mr Cogan but also looking at the tanks side-by-side n person. I hope someday soon the rest of the collection will be available for viewing; seeing all these pieces of history in person is a priceless experience.
Great video Sofi ! FYI, when I was in "Yugoslav" army in 2000/2001, in brigade I was in we still had a mixed anti armor regiment that had a few of those re-engined M36's, and older officers were very very fond of those TD's/SPG's, praising the guns as extremely accurate and devastating... :) P.S : It's me, BarbaUrke :D
That Jumbo Sherman is awesome! Of course, so is Sofilein. ;) And I believe Mr. Cogan is a retired U.S. Armor Officer, and he does know his armor history! I really need to get down to Georgia and visit this museum! I remember going through basic training at Ft. Knox and later visiting the old Patton Museum there, but this one looks so much better!
Riveted for the length of the vid. I'm fascinated with WWII as a time-frame for much of the reasons explained in the evolution of just the Sherman: The technological advances were extremely rapid and addressed direct feedback from the troops using it. This mentality was spread throughout all advances, be it tanks, aircraft, warships, and general grunt gear as WELL as advances in theoreticals at the time;e.g. V2, Atom bomb, helicopters, etc, that proved to be possible. Good job on the vid and major props to the curator for knowing his tank history (why he's curator I reckon haha).
@Sofilein thank you for another great video, Rob is a fantastic knowledgeable orator. Would have loved to have seen a Firefly in the collection but I guess they couldn't get hold of one. It makes all the difference of hearing about the evolution of the tanks rather than just seeing them. Again, keep up the great work 👍
That was a very informative video. I’ve loved the Sherman tank since I was a child and you explained well some of the features of these thanks. Thank you. 🇬🇧
My knowledge of Sherman's went from ounces to tons during this video. Fantastic evolution of the platform. Thanks Sofilein for taking us along with you.
What a good episode on Shermans and other tanks. The gentleman really knows his stuff abour tanks. I build tanks models that is, but a lot of useful information. Found your site this weekend
As someone that served as both a 19 echo and 19 kilo, I am glad to see that the tradition of armor is being taught to our soldiers in their training. When I went through my AIT at Fort Knox we were taken to the Patton Museum and then we watched the movie Patton as well at the museum. Glad to see a fresh voice out there evangelizing tanks and armored vehicles here on RU-vid.
This vid is great. I built models as a kid, read TONS of "tank books", signed on the line when I was old enough, crewed Uncle Sam's rolling steel ... and I learned stuff today. Thanks
Hopefully the great collection that used to make up the museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground will eventually be put back out on display. My hat's off to the expansion that Ft Benning has made, but there are still a hundred armored vehicles that are not displayed.
It’s remarkable and rather facilitating that this young lady has such an interest in something that most people wouldn’t. That difference is very unique, to say the least.
I remember meeting Rob way back when I was tanking around up at 2-16 Cav. Loved that museum, and I apologize if my group was a little too rowdy for Rob's tour!
16:12 That's Cindy! She was the first tank I ever rode in. I operated the bow machinegun during one of the 4th of July events at the Patton Museum years ago. I am so glad to know she did not get put out to pasture. We also took her, an M3 halftrack and what I think was an M20 armored car (A turretless variant of the M8 Greyhound.) to a Boy Scout camping event. On the way back, Cindy had a malfunction of the starboard side brakes and swerved off the road. I was up in the M20's ring looking back to be sure civilian cars were not getting too close and turned around just in time to see Cindy go rolling off into the grass. The driver got her to stop and everything was looking good. That's when things went sideways, almost literally. Cindy had come to a stop at the top of an embankment above a stream. The embankment gave way and over she went. It looked like it was happening in slow motion and we could hear the two crew inside her yelling. The halftrack had already taken off. They had no idea anything was wrong. The driver of the M20 did not hesitate. He pulled off the road and we all three bailed out. I somehow had the presence of mind to grab the fire extinguisher and pass it off to one of the other guys and then someone said to run for help so I sprinted up the road towards Richardson motor pool where all the operational vehicles were kept. Anyway, I only had about a hundred yards to run before an ammunition convoy came along and I flagged them down. I told the officer what was going on and he gave me a ride to the motor pool and called emergency services. Thankfully, the guys inside Cindy only got knocked around. No serious injuries. Worst part was Cindy's gun tube snapped off. That surprised me until I was informed the weapon had been demilled when Cindy was given to the museum. It was welded back on, but there was a dip in the barrel if you looked for it. I am pretty sure the M2 Stewart with the yellow star and stripe was featured in Radcliff, KY's "Golden Armor Festival" parade every year up until the early 1990s. I can't be sure because more than one Stewart has to have those same markings. As for the last vehicle in this video, the M36, I recall when she first came to the museum. I have to say she looks a hell of a lot better now with the OD paintjob. That spall damage on her bow was evident, even in the dim confines of the old garage where she was stored. I recall the volunteer director taking some small delight in showing me the severed cord of the radio handset saying it was a bad day for that crew. Lots of good memories. Thanks for these videos!
Outstanding video, and great narration. I loved the way, when he errored; clarified himself, and didn’t miss a beat when talking about the 75mm gun on the M4 Sherman Jumbo: “...some units, especially the 4th Armored Division converted to 37MM...” [ 11:37]. He then immediately corrected in the next few sentences by stating: “...all ya have to do is unscrew the 75mm barrel and screw on the ‘76mm’ barrel....” Quick save, just like a major league infielder!!
Amazing camera work, so much patience, and all with a phone. I wasn't sure i was going to watch the entire 41 minutes on my phone. But i figured, if she could make such smooth shots, i could finish watching,. Truly, great information, and a great walk through of the tanks!
Watching tour vídeos from Madrid, Spain. Great job!!! Thanks a lot for this Sherman lesson!!! Keep ok going!!!👍😃
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Thanks for this video. I was always a bit confused with all these sherman variants and still partly am :) But this video has helped me a lot in understanding the sherman design lineag a bit better.
Yes, i live a couple hours away and it's killing me that all these great tanks are not open to the public. When i call the museum and ask when they will be open to see the tanks, same answer every time"no money to open". Dumbies just charge as is.
This is a great video. Thank you! Very helpful and instructive. It is interesting to see how rough the finish was on the WW2 era tanks - just had to get them built.
Great presentation Sofi and Rob - seeing the tanks next to each other in sequence really allows you to see the progression and development of US armour and the thought proceses behind. Now would be really nice for Sofi to do an Allied Tank development showing the US and UK tank developments - but nowhere that I can think of has such an impressive collection of US and UK armour.... Thank you to the National Armor and Cavalry Collection for sharing your toys with us :)
I guess this makes Mr. Cogan the shed head. That was one heck of a lot of information packed in there. Better the shed head than the shack quack. Terrific presentation. Thanks to all. Cheers.
I started to laugh to myself when he said 'see the thickness ' and she had to repeat it , so i take it that Sofilein loves ❤ the thickness of the Jumbo 😉🤔the Haunted Tank 👻 gotta love the Stewart,one of my favorite comics when i was a kid, now that i look back it was pretty farfetched taking on Tigers and Panthers 🤔
Rewatching this again. and god damn how did i miss the tank that shoots bullets down into the trench via ricochet off the back plate. Thats just damn savage.
38:42 Greetings from Serbia. I was surprised how many American tanks were stored in Serbia example M36 in Pirot there is a training center for the 3 armored forces In one of the warehouses i saw 15 Jackson Tank Destroyer of course these relics are not used any more, but they are in excellent condition.
Great information. Since most of us will never get to see these in person, you’re sharing a real window into history & technology that almost nobody had access to just a few years ago. With this in mind, please wipe your lens before you shoot one of these again!
I always thought that it's called a M36B1 if the Jackson turret is mounted on a sherman chassis... Edit: I just realized it is the standard Jackson based on the M10
As Chips noted down below, it's the basic M36 based on a reconditioned M10 hull, not one of the 200 or so M36B1 that have the M36's turret on a Sherman hull. But yes, WoT does need to put the M36B1 into the game.
Thanks for showing us the M4 shed. I know exactly where I'm taking my Nephews this summer. Iv got a picture if myself at 4, standing on a M4 in Ft Mclellan I think.Mabe Ft Camble not sure but I call it my 1st Tank. At 9, I got to play on tanks up in Aberdeen proving grounds A M24 was my favorite but I got to play after hours In T34s PZ III and IVs They had several the Panther. I was to short to climb onto a Crusader was another favourite. I see them in pictures online and they are like old friends and just think wow.I had a heckuva childhood. Thanks again for the video I live a short drive North of Benning so yep yep looks like a drive 185 S or 280 S. This Summer When they have a open house
@@stevevernon1978 I was talking about the M4 shed at Benning. I wasnt ever at Ft Knox. The one at A.P was my favorite by far. My Dad a SSgt with 8th Infantry chemical Corps One of his Good Friends from Vietnam was over the Armored displays. Their up keep. So I was let off my leash lol I never feel like kids have it better play ground wise when at Micky Dees these days. Because I got to play on Tanks. While playing WOT and WOT Blitz I had been drawn to the Crusader. I saw a picture of A.P. and right there on the outside row was The Crusader. I remember climbing up and my shoe slipped and I drug my shin down the tracks edge. They also have Anzio Annie there. Lord that's one huge rail gun. In WWI and WWII The Army and Navy battle ships fired at targets over and on the Finger or peninsula That in modern days became the spot where our housing units were. We fed deer popcorn from our hands they ran in huge herds. I was quite young and the bucks having no fear of humans. When in rut were very scary as they towered over my little butt I ran around the corner of a unit one evening and right into 4 or 5 This huge buck blew pawed the ground and I had to dive into a thick privet hedge As the buck tore at it. Luckily I went through it and was between the hedge and building I belly crawled to the corner and ran fast as my little legs would carry me. I miss the Chesapeake Bay and the Blue crabs we caught by the 25 gallon trash can chicken necks string and a long dip net. Skippers Point was the name of the area we lived. Best Childhood a Kid could ask for
Thanks. This morning am watching the rest and am at the 18 min mark. And one has to be impressed with this guys memory. If mine was that good I'd have a higher win %. I believe. Why'd they go with anti freeze over other choices I wonder. like sand. Around 24 min. 30ish min. water and ammo, wet battle environment. There were some issues. I bet there were. The M36, fitting for the ending.
Clarence Smoyer the T26 tank gunner from the now famous Cologne tank battle finally received the bronze star in person on Sept 18, 2019. Long overdue in my opinion.
