The Elefant Tank Stomper 

Russian Soldier: “Tigers, Panthers and Elephants. My mother thought I was going to the Berlin Zoo.”

German engineers: "these Porsche hulls really struggle with their weight, let's make them even heavier"

Hill - Allow me to introduce myself Elefant - *Scream*

At Kursk, the powerful German 88mm gun coupled with the heavy armor of the Ferdinand, punched right through the Soviet tanks, and right into the infantry behind. The main problem was that the Ferdinand lacked a hull mounted machine-gun, and the surviving Ferdinands had to target individual soldiers with their main gun in order to safely withdraw from the assault. The Elephant was the new upgrade that added a gunner and was the difference between the two models. And German troops used to say that the easiest way to take out an Elephant, was for it to tow another Elephant, lol.

Damn for that range, It's frightening seeing your comrade in a tank row just instantly erupts it's turret and burst in flames. That element of fearing the unknown comes to place

Adding Bugs to the video is a great call

"I hope you found the video... relefant?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Clarification since I was confused in this when I first learned about the tank: All of the remaining Ferdinands who received hull machine guns and cupolas were redesigned as Elefants. So that is the difference between the two tanks.

Ok Johnny: I guess that the Elefant wasn't 'relefant' after all 😉 Keep it going, mate!

Only two of these vehicles survived the war. One Ferdinand was captured by Soviet forces at Kursk, and it was sent to NII BT testing facility in Kubinka, Moscow for testing. It was on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum outside Moscow. Its gun mantlet was painted red. Its chassis number was unknown, either No. 150090 or No. 501. An Elefant, numbered "102" of sPz. Jgr. Abt 653, was captured at Anzio by the Americans, and is now part of the United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility's collection at Fort Gregg-Adams, VA. The example at Fort Lee was restored to display condition in 2007-2008,[14] as documented on the show Tank Overhaul, but not in its original paint scheme.[15] The Fort Lee Elefant was loaned to the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset, UK as part of the museum's "Tiger Collection" display from April 2017 until January 2019, and later returned to the United States. This display brought all the members of the Tiger family together in one place for the first time (the Sturmtiger was represented by its gun).

Ok that ending was too funny to not comment again. Thanks Johnny 😂

Called "Dumbos" in our Axis&Allies house rules because 1 Elefant division costs the same as 2 divisions of StuG III but they look cool on the board and have niche utility.

Hope all you guys are doing well tonight. Anyway The jadgpanther is so gorgeous (as far as tank destroying vehicles go) that I have both versions. I have the normal Ferdinand and sadly i dont have the Elefant despite elephants being my favourite land animal. Thank goodness for tank games getting me so interested in armoured warfare.

I think we're all forgetting when 7 out of the eight in one region (of Kursk) caught fire within minutes of engaging because of the whole engine issue...

'The slowest Porsche in the world!'

I had an Elefant when I was 11. Self-built with plastic and glue from the Italeri brand, scale 1:35. It was an impressive kit.

"Slowest. Porsche. Ever."

I didnt know I needed a video but I did, Thank you

I contacted Porsche if they still make this one, they won't answer my question

Great video, good to see Girls und panzer featuring In such well made videos

haha, your relefant elephant deserved a thumbs up

Was anybody else thinking of all the ole phant scenes in LOTR during this whole video too? 😂

Kursk was the Elefants proving ground as it was rushed into the battle before all testing could be completed. The British had decoded German intelligence regarding the upcoming push into the Kursk salient. They handed this information over to the Soviets. Dates, battle plans, divisions, troop strength, reserves, armor, etc... everything. This gave the Soviets months to prepare anti-tank ditches, zeroed in artillery zones, massed aircraft, tank traps, etc etc. Considering all this... the Elefant (Ferdinand) did very well. Awesome video as usual, Johnny!

They call it, "Snot tank". It sized like a nose, but shoots cannon.

Go Johnny, go Johnny, go! Go Johnny, go Johnny, go! 🇨🇦

Finally talking about the elefant in the room.

Great video

Great video as always. In regards to the Elefant and Ferdinand though, particularly with the Elefants as they were heavier, the engine being underpowered was perhaps a bigger killer of the tanks than the Red Army itself. Many tanks would have their engines combust under their own weight, especially with the stress of climbing slopes. Comparatively, since these guns were most often used to support other tanks that had machine guns, the lack of an anti-infantry weapon was a less meaningful problem.

Awwwww yeaaahhh, look at that monstrosity

That pun at the end - lol! Sounded like you regretted it as the words were coming out of your mouth!

Bo time gaming makes a return once again, love the video Johnny Johnson, have a great day

Hey Thanks, Johnny

Love the saucy video at 1:44

My favorite Tank!

I love you Johnny

Come back next week to find out how the Germans named their biggest and most advanced tank as Der Johnny.

Such a unique looking tank in my opinion.

I liked this spg, (as a modeller or diecast modell collector) but it was rathe cumbersome. On the other hand it was a first hybrid :)

Not a spectacular tank, but a useful one that proved its worth and to use a chassis Porche made so many of. A favorite of mine of German TDs that I really like learning about. Plus it served me well in Sudden Strike 4, being my last 2 surviving tanks in the Kursk level. Imagine scouting with a Ferdinand so its twin can fire at the enemy. I'm surprised you didn't use footage of it in Girls und Panzer while you used the clip showing both the Jagdpanther and Tiger II. Missed opportunity there, but not a serious issue.

Thanks dont see alot anout this tank thankyou

This Elefant was a big baby. Sinking in mud draining theoil pipe! Never seen it in a warmovie though....!

Nice tank indeed!

This thing was built because Porche was too confinident in its design and started making hulls before the trials completed, where it was discovered that its engines were worthless for a vehicle of that size. Due to its poor engine it had a habit of overheating and bursting into flames. The lack of an MG was not a issue initially as it was intended for Tank destroyers to be behind the line, thus not needing a mg as the infantry would have cleared enemy infantry from the area it would be firing from.

Who remembers camping in these in COD?

Johnny: (says a bunch of historical facts) Johnny's Commenters: "Yes, but in the lunch room I herd *WEHRABOO* is teh coolest."

Reminds me of that “Gate Jietai” anime where Princess Pona described the tanks as “steel elephants”; if she were to see this, then she would’ve called it a “Greater steel elephant”!

Raise your tankards for the Elefant tank!

Video suggestion can you do Sylvia IS 3

Could you do 1 about the Christmas truce

Almost forgot to like until I heard the "relephant" bit in the end.

very Rel🐘 thank you Johnny

its funny, the thing can take out like 10 t34s, but then died half way up on a 20 foot hill. the germans had their priorities, transmissions were not one of them

When it worked it did pretty well, but it was a mechanical nightmare.

I always like Elefants on my side when I game. If you can get one up on a hill, it pretty much commands the map, and unless the other side has heavy artillery, it's pretty much unkillable unless the other side can get people behind it.

Cause that's how the Elefant do. Relefant? Alright. Catch ya on the next one.

2:48 front armor damaged!

2:10 ... physics, you fookin childrens.

The "e" in Porsche isn't silent

This thing was as heavy as a mark 4 land ship but has better gun and armor

German tank destroyers: The Jagdpanzers, the Panzerjägers, and the Elefant.

Thought most people could pronounce Porsche by now

Even you didn't believe the pun at the end. ;) The Elephant was revolutionary, but as usual, over-engineered and prone to breakdowns. And there wasn't enough of them.

Who was in charge of armaments... oh... wait...

One of many tank destroyers used by Kuromorimine Girls' Academy.

Please if you can, also use R.U.S.E. gameplay to show weapons, tanks or tacticts, it was an amazing WWII RTS game!!

@4:14 the elefant in it's natural habitat - tracked on the steppes of russia, a soviet mg crew preventing the crew from escaping, and, without it's own mg to fire back, it waits for an infantry squad to neutralize it. meanwhile, 1,800 km away, an asshole thinks that what his military needs is an even larger tank, slower, with an even more overstressed drivetrain, which is helpless against the enemy's overwhelming air power

it seems inconceivable Germany did not fit original Ferdinands with MG defensive armament .. and mechanical failure- shown up with the Porsche Tiger prototypes - were prevalent . Elefants served in Italy in 1944 and later Germany in last ditch defence of Germany - Russians often referred to German heavy TDS as "Ferdinands" generally

Heffalump.

Su Da Wondrous Beast De Le Elefant, De Cannon Mo Killa Den A Dilettante - No. 1 Fan Johnny - John 14:6

I imagine coming up against one of these in Italy would still make your blood run cold. Set up in a defensive position, it could still do some damage. Like you said, dwindling supplies made them less effective, thankfully.

Some of these tanks a very funny. How they call them by animals, such as a tiger tank, leopard, panther and elephants

What are your sources

What film was featured in the clip?

You forgot about the one Ferdinand ace that had 34 kills painted on the barrel

Yes White Tiger was a very odd movie.

5:21 - 🤦‍♂ Oh, that was painful.

Tip: Porsche is NOT pronounced "Porsch", but like PorschEE. I recommend watching the video from Feli from Germany about the pronunciation of german Brands.👍

heheeh, nice one at the end

These beasts later served both in Italy and on the southern east front (roughly in the same area the Russo-Ukrainian war is taking place right now).

Your bad jokes, JJ are very much……..the elephant in the room!

The jokes, man! they just keep coming back

You have a typo at 2:40. The cartoon’s title is ‘Prince Violent.’

Movie name please?

65 tonnes isnt 10x more, than Tiger I weight lol

plural of 'Elefant' is 'Elefanten'

Japan made a better Ferdinand/Elefant also known as the Ho-Ri screw you I wasn't completed.

Classic german design: perfect and reliable but complicated and overengineered

Father of pzh2000

Do you still have time to play Warthunder, JJ?

Please do the Maus next, Johnny. And we might even forgive you for that stinker of a dad joke at the end. (Just kidding, that one was bad) 🤣🤣🤣

This vehicle is simply another in a long line of heavy, unreliable vehicles made by the Germans during the war. The Stugs and up to the PzKpfw IVs were fine, but the heavies that followed were unreliable trash constantly breaking down, complete with part shortages since there were too many wild variants out there with little in common. Not to mention fuel hogs for a nation that was already starving for fuel. Abysmal failures all of them.

the tiger 2 is the most heavy armoured tanks it was use to destory soviet and american tanks only few 100s of these were every made making the most poupluer ww2 tanks for the germans

My favorite tank destroyer. F 🐺🐺🐺🐺

We 🇩🇪 building 🤡 tanks at this point And you mangled Elephant completely 😅🤗 E le fand(pronuced like find just with a)

The design, very interesting, and prescient...the cold war imitations abound, clever stuff ,my jedi...as you have sai us nerdii need to stick together...😅😅...cheers Johnny...E..

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Damn you! Wo ist die m16?!

Sweet

relefant 😂

Just how many car and motor producers have done tank and plane work over the World Wars, sheesh? Isn't Kursk also pronounced "koorsk"? 2:38: Appreciate seeing Looney Tunes oldies, but why? 3:25: IMPOSIBLE!!! 5:13: I knew it! Those behemoths got a mention plus screentime!