Fun fact about the Gustave RR gun. Its shells were so powerful they had to be numbered and each shell had to be slightly larger than the last because each shell would measurably increase the bore of the gun.
@Mike B Well, caliber is AE and calibre is BE, but since Im german, I switch between them a lot, Its "Kaliber" in german actually, closer to the AE spelling
Mustache man wasn't a general and to be honest whenever the generals were talking to him they probably just assumed their head would turn into 40,000 head pieces if they spoke bad of his wonder weapons
Italy had some very high-tech tanks, for that time. They had one which featured a 5-speed transmission. One speed forward, Four for reverse. Their armor was easy to identify on the battlefield. They were the only ones that had back-up lights...
My grandfather was part of the attack on Sevastopol and he told me that - apart from the obvious effects - the blast wave of the massive rounds did kill soldiers without external signs when they later found them still in their defensive positions.
Feel free to suggest tanks that you think should be in the top 10. Top 10 Weird WW2 Tanks - Part 1 ► ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--W0b5z2UoFI.html Wood Powered Tanks? Lost Technology ► ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3apnzNVHtLg.html For people that want to complain about my speech, i know it not to good. One thing that i can say is that my "TH" sound like "F" because of a way of saying words called Th-fronting. The way i say Thunder sound like Funder and Three sound like Free. Have a read of this if you want en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-fronting
The Iron Armenian can you talk about the ww1 Russian 'Tsar' tank (if you could even call it a tank). Really I just can't be bothered to do research myself...
Hi there! I'm a new subscriber and I love love love WW I and WW II history. Your videos on weird and lesser known vehicles and weapons are some of the best I have EVER seen - and as a war history nerd, I've seen alot! Absolutely amazing work! I'd like to see your opinion of Top 5 or 10 spy/clandestine weapons if you haven't already done one. Great channel keep it up!
I love your picture of the M-10 'Achilles'. I don't know if you noticed, but it's driving over a Churchill 'ARK', possibly an 'ARK II', with the asymmetrical side rails. A photo I've never seen before. Thanks.
Another odd German tank was the Cricket. With an open topless turret, the Cricket didn't appear that odd. That is until you noticed the cranes on either side of the turret. These were used to remove the turret assembly so it could be placed in a premade fixed position for use as an armored fixed defense point.
To be fair, the only way the diving panzer could be useful was only if the Luftwaffe were to drop bombs carrying a ton of water onto the battlefield, enough to make the allied tanks under water and then send in the diving panzers
The Modified Sherman T-31 and Another I can't seem to find a picture of Online. A Sherman Flame tank, bit had 2 long barrels in the turret. Seen it at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in the 70s.
Underwater tank seems to rock some pretty cool inventions and workarounds. But holy shit navigating underwater blind is guaranteed suicide. Good video tho.
I think the snorkels would be the downfall of such an idea. A couple of fast ships with a chain between them would leave the tanks helpless at the bottom of the English Channel. A feat I am certain the British Navy could have pulled off rather easily. it's not like the channel wasn't being watched to notice all those snorkels and bubbles working their way across either, let alone the reconnaissance planes noticing the tanks gathering in France.
It's actually quite surprising that the TOG II didn't enter production, Britain still used infantry support tanks, such as the Churchill, and the Matilda, both of which were very slow, right through to the end of the war. The TOG had heavier armour than the Churchill, and a better gun, as the 17pdr was never mounted successfully to a Churchill, and the drive system was not really any less reliable than the over-stressed system in the Churchill, also hull sponsons would be a great way to add extra firepower, both for anti-infantry and anti-emplacement combat, as well as for defence. The lack of suspension wasn't really a huge problem, due to the speed of the tank, and the Luftwaffe would not have had the air superiority to effectively target the TOG. And the TOG had the ability to cross the anti-tank ditches that were used across Europe and Africa, whilst also being capable of climbing up steep inclines, and having the firepower to effectively fight against heavy German vehicles such as the Tiger, Jagdpanther, and Jagdtiger.
Tauchpanzer was used in 41 to cross the river Bug. They used a fixes air intake pipe there. That technology was used in the early Panther and even post WW2 (Sowjet battletanks, german KaJaPa and Jaguar, tested on the Marder IFV) And diving using a different system is part of the Leopard 1 and 2 tanks and trained
The US M6 heavy tank had a few models made using an electric drive for testing purposes. Ordnance continued researching electric drives in the T20 series that were to replace the M4 and had a good number of electric T23's produced for testing. The Army and tankers were liked how the electric drives allowed tanks to reach the same speeds in forward and reverse. That project was cancelled due to electric drives requiring repairs too often and difficulties with the speed controller caused by shocks and vibrations.
You could've mentioned among those, for example, such vehicle as NI-1, "Na ispug". Their, probably, main weapon was horrible noise they made while moving! Their armour was layered of ship steel and wood, and as for guns - whatever was available, often thickened with additional steel for psychological effect.
The Kubinka museum has a information board that tells visitors that the Maus is hidden behind the Karl Gerate. And it is needed, especialy now the german hangar is getting fairly empty. Most machines moved to the Patriot Park museum.
I also read that some Karls had 54cm guns but were later variants. Though the calibers were a little smaller the barrels were longer for higher muzzle velocity and would work long side their older 600mm brethren lol.
Sponsors appeared on the Lee/Grant, tank, deployed by Britten in North Africa, during WW2. The TOG shown has, like early Churchill's, a large callibre gun in the forward right of the hull, the removal of which gave stowage space for more 17 pound shells and formerly, space for crocodile and other gear.
not bad, but error at 2:11: that's not a Valentine. It's the earlier A9, which shared the same chassis and wheelbase. as it was a multi-turreted tank, it might be worth your while finding out more about this - in the 1930's there was a fad for tanks with multiple turrets.
I have heard that in the Kubinka tank museum in Moscow , hold the biggest German tank collection from the WW2 , a few thousand vehicles , it would need days to see them all . Including the mouse , the Thor , and the German kugelpanzer
The realy sad thing about the Archer is the ignorance surrounding it: not least, most people seem to think the gun faces forward. It was highly effective in its role, continuing in British use into the '50's, long after the Firefly was phased out. The ability to make your escape from an ambush or stalk at full speed is not to be underestimated, and it was far harder to see an Archer than any other contempiary apart from the Hetzer (15mm difference in height)
Tank derivatives include Brummbar, Sturmteiger, Heuschrecke and Percy Hobart’s Funnies which include the floating Shermans, the Sherman Crab mine clearer, the Bobbin beach assault tank, Armoured Ramp Carrier Churchill and Churchill Crocodile and many others. Also if you are including Maus in this video you should include the T95 motor gun carriage reclassified as T28 it was the allied version of the Maus though it ‘only’ had a 105mm gun. Two were built and like Maus they never saw service however the T28 was superseded by better designs. One was destroyed by engine fire the other is on display in America.
maybe late of me but.. whats up with the pz 3/4? what was the purpose of that certain tank. i believed it was due to a prototype cuz they wanted the pz4. but also a pz3/4 hydro? someone explain this to me plz. thanks in advance.
can you make a video like this for post-ww2 tanks [cold war]? cuz i have one, M-90 Vihor yugoslav tank, development of M-84; M-95 Degman [croatian] is a crappy and re-skinned version of the M-90
thumbs up for using soviet storm stock footage super thumbs up if you actually watched the series, its good to learn things not just from the victors perspective
Not quite a quick retreat for the Archer! Just it was to damb long n heavy to have it facing forward the tank would nose dive as soon as it went over anything they were quite bothered about it overturning thqys what it says in my British tank book on British tanks in Normandy it was just a bonus it was able to retreat quickly haha but mainly built because it was far to long for any chassis facing forward
There was also a Tauchpanzer IV (which you show briefly) and a Panzer Befelswagegen III Tauchpanzer -400 Panzer 38(t) Ausf. A mit Schwimmkörper, Panzer II Schwimmpanzers, Panzer III Tauchpanzers, Panzer III Befehlswagen Tauchpanzers, and Panzer IV Tauchpanzers were built/converted. They were to be used for the invasion of Britain but instead they were used to cross rivers in Russia. For some other weird tanks try the German versions of the AVRE: the Pz I/II Ladungsleger (which could lay explosive charges by using an arm that stretched over the vehicle), the Borward B II remote controlled mine-exploder, the Landwasserschlepper (not really a tank but the later version looks a bit like a Pz IV) and the Infanterie Sturmsteg auf PzKpfw IV (a Pz IV that used fire ladders to create a 56m long infantry assault bridge).
the porshe tiger is similair to the mous, engine wise. but that one was worse since 1: it dug into the eartch, 2: it overheated the engine, 3: the electric motor catched fire
Excellent video, thank you for that. I just want to corroborate the sources for the gun on the German Maus if it really was the naval 12.7cm SK C/34 that was the source of the gun or if it was the 12.8cm SK/40 for anti aircraft or the12,8 cm KwK 44 L/55 they used for the Maus? The first two are both Rheinmetall whereas the the latter is a Krupp design which is said to be the gun in the Maus.
The maus used the Krupp designed 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 gun, based on the 12.8 cm Pak 44 anti-tank field artillery piece which was also used in the jagdtiger tank destroyer, with a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun.
The TOG II is basically the TOG I with some minor changes and that footage was showing off both the TOG I and the modified TOG II at he same time as they were both being tested on the same day i believe.
Ah, right mate, forgot it was there. Edit: re-watched the 1st part, and since the KV-7 was featured, pl0x feature the KV-6 (yes, I know only blueprints were found, never was built).
I don't want to be a jerk or anything, but I think, that the Maus was not the only tank, what's development was ended by bombing. The hungarian Tas-project was also stopped by bombing of the Weiss Manfred factory, the developer concern in the Summer of 1944. The project's aim was to create a tank to counter the T-34. It ended up very similar to the german Panther. Anyways a great video, keep up the good work!
