Top 5 Tanks of WW2 

I like how the dude at 10:21 just casually walks up to a T-26 and throws a Molotov cocktail into a vent, runs away, and then gets another

My personal dream tank is a V2 Rocket propelled Leichttraktor, reinforced with Flex Tape for good measure.

I've been working for the last six weeks to produce this video. I hope you guys like it because while fun to make these long videos it strains my editing stanity. I went out of my way to get the cleanest HQ ww2 footage :D

It is kinda sad how RU-vid actively forces content makers to censor historical symbols.

Iron : "Top 5 Tanks of WW2" Also Iron : *shows the jagdtiger* Well, i'll look forward to the next part of the horrible comments.

“Almost indestructible frontal armour” *laughs in Hawker Typhoon*

Top 5 Ideas: Top 5 that broke down the least. Top 5 that got the most confirmed killed compared to deaths. Top 5 tanks with the best guns (statistically), ignoring mechanical failures of the tanks or guns themselves. Top 5 tanks that you simply like. Top 5 Paper tanks. You hear a lot about the P-1000 and E-100, but America and Russia had some crazy ideas too. Top 5 tanks that instilled the most fear. And finally, the best one in my opinion: **Top 5 tanks that were more deadly to their crew than the enemy.**

"Nein, nothing to wory about, zey are just biplanes" [ *Swordfish torpedo bombing intensifies* ]

L3/33 L3 Lf (CV-33) Flamethrower Tank (aka The Spicy Italian Smol Boi) is hands down the best tank.

Seeing the Swastika on a historical document being blurred out makes me feel like I'm in a dystopian future where I'm not allowed to think for myself.

Next up: Top 5 most 'Murican design decisions "John, we need a counterweight on the turret" "Ya f*cking got it. Get a machine gun on! Yeehaaaw"

I see no spaghetti cannons with specialized hardened pasta armor 2/10

Fun fact, the panther's (often called "the pride of the Wehrmacht" by some GI's) gun was nick named the "extra long" by their crews due to its length and velocity.

Why no Bob Semple? The KV-2 cannot even move it's turret most of the time!

I like How you also acknowlegde that the tanks on This list do have there flaws and mistakes

Not even ExpressVPN would have saved the Bismarck from the wrath of some very angry British pilots in stringbags with torpedoes attached to them. Should have not sunk the HMS Hood to begin with, silly Kreigsmarine.

>shows the main battle tanks of the main warring nations of the war >shows the japanese tank >completely ignores italy >cries in italian

8:40 Thanks for clarifying that it's a hakaristi, not the Nazi swastika being censored. A lot of people think they have a connection.

I love this kind of videos! You talk about the tank, it's opposition, it's drawbacks and advantages, the time context, it's amazing! Thank you!

Thank you for putting together a well researched , thought out piece. I find myself watching more mini docs and pieces like this as WW2 catches my curiosity the most. I'm still learning something new about WW2 it seems every time I see pieces like this. 👍

1.Bob Semple Tank 2.Bob Semple Tank 3.Bob Semple Tank 4.Bob Semple Tank 5.Tiger 1

You know at firstI thought this video was going to be just another top-five but it actually went really in-depth with the vehicles. It's awesome to hear more about it!

Wasn't the IS-7 designed in December of 1945? Not trying to be dense here, but wouldn't it technically not a WW2 tank?

Im simple man See Hetzer, I click the Thumbs Button

"If the Kriegsmarine had Express VPN" Now, that is a line the drones in the marketing department of Express VPN could have never dared to come up with.

So my neighbor is a very wealthy man and he bought a m18 hellcat that fought in the battle of the bulge and he restored it. It took him a few years but he took all the young men and young women in our ward out to his cabin up in the mountains and we fired it comment on here if you want me to post the video of us shooting it. That trip we also shot his 30 call machine gun, Thompson machine gun, m1 carbine, and Grease gun. All original to ww2 (the grease gun was my fav)

Squire looking at the Hetzer: Looks like a BLOODY LUNCHBOX!

_BIG_ *NUTT*

The Bismarck Need Express VPN to protect itself from Biplanes ads is so campy that this is probably the best part of the video.

Jagdtiger: *Exists* Typhoons, Tempests, P-47s and every other ground attacker: *Allows us to introduce ourselves*

I've been inside the hetzer and holy shit it is cramped inside, I bumped my head on the machine gun periscope thrice

Amazing video man ! High quality at every level. Great ! thanks

*Randomly clicks later on the video* *Sees Char B1, get hyped* Awh.

Nobody : Tigers : yall mind if break my transmission

Tank designers: ok we need to even the weight so it won't be unstable or have poor combat effectiveness... America: needs a .50 cal Tank designers: WHAT THE F-

Not only is it called "derp tank" but it's also called "Stalin's refrigerator"

was as a commander in a hetzer few times on a reen, and i can confirm that it is a really fucking small compartment, and even tho there were just 3 of us inside, it was hard to breathe

When I played WoT, I loved my little 'Hetzer', as a fun TD to play, as a change from tier 8-10 games...

Wow, some excellent archive footage that I've never seen before.

Amazing video and was amazing to meet you on Saturday

That was a very interesting video - thank you. I'm afraid that my top five tanks would be boringly obvious. 1. Tiger - this tank had a dramatic effect on all enemy crews that faced it. It was an awesome combination of gun and armor, but the hype was probably because so many enemy tanks were incapable of defeating them. 2. T-34 - both variants 76 and 85. The 76 was produced in massive numbers and whilst it could not defeat a Tiger unless suicidally close, the sloped armor was more than a match for most of the Wehrmacht's early tanks. The 85 variant was a Tiger killer and that changed the game because they could be produced in vast numbers and keep running whilst the Tiger could not. 3. Firefly - Even though the M4 was one of the most mass-produced tanks and upgraded repeatedly, it was when the 17 pdr was fitted that the Germans feared them. 4. Stug III - the ubiquitous Stug was actually a better tank killer, because it was cheap to make, small, mobile and best of all, crewed by Artillerymen - soldiers who were very accurate shots. The Hetzer was a cheap copy of the Romanian Mareșal tank destroyer, which was better. Once shown to Hitler, he ordered his manufacturers to come up with their own version. The result used the reliable Czech Lt vs 38 Hull (Pz 38(t)) which was mass-produced for other TD and SPG variants. 5. M18 Hellcat - Whilst the M10 was more numerous, it was not as capable as it lacked the speed of the M18. So it was often relegated to indirect fire support - as was the SU-76 in the Soviet Union. The M18 never really saw service with the 90mm, but the Jackson did. However, it was the combination of the 76mm gun and the surprise attack and withdrawal that made the Hellcat a really devilish opponent. It could ambush an opponent and be gone before they could return fire.

10:29 imagine walking behind that as it fired.

TANKS FOR your informative video nice work

I couldn't possibly name my top 5 tanks, I didn't realize how many different tanks and variants existed. Thank you!

Iron, can you make a literally opposite of what you usually do and just make paper design list? Cause It would be inter to hear that from ya.

Well otto did destroy shermans with the jadgtiger,one through a house

love the video! very insightful!

Hey dude glad they let you into Tankfest 2k19 after your chin-ups in the museum lol. I did have a look for you on the Sunday but got distracted after about 20 minutes by the Panther 😂

Its really good! Good footage and a lot of informations! thats how i like it! #DiscordSquad

Author Zimmerman really needed that expressVPN, could have won WW1

I love the m18 both in game and irl thanks for featuring it GIVE THIS MAN A MEDAL

Well done.... Very nice presentation 😀😀

3 days later i see comments about: Censoring swastikas (he did it so youtube does not demonetise the video) Tank destroyer not being tanks

Nazi: Censor things that aren't to their beliefs RU-vid: Censor things that aren't to their beliefs Me: Coincidence? I think not

I've seen an interview with an ex Pander veteran who said that he wasn't particularly frightened by the KV2 as it was so slow & it couldn't traverse it's heavy gun unless it was on level ground.

Love these types of videos keep up the good work 👍

I love my Hellcats, I have heard some sources say 90k per hour but still 80k per hour is still very good for a tank of its time. Especially when it has a slight chance at coming up with a few MBT speeds.

You forgot the bob semple You Forgot The Bob Semple YOU FORGOT BOB SEMPLE

Good visuals! These bring these stories to life, thank you!.

Nice segue into the commercial. I was wondering how TF this was going to coincide with the video. Got me

HeTzEr WaSnT a ReAl TaNk **Autistic screeching**

I wish I had the patients and will power to make history RU-vid videos I praise you sir

This video taught me one thing: The shooty buttons on tanks are not always where you think they are. Also, finding lighting in the woods means bringing giant mirrors and blinding your cast. Two things.

Some great footage in here I had never seen before.Thanks for producing this video.

19:37 that's the most swaggy brake move ever

20:52 PRIDE OF A NATION, A BEAST MADE OF STEEL

Highly entertaining and funny. This video is far better than any of the "serious" documentaries except for the Chieftan.

Not-with-standing the 'glottal stop' , this friendly presentation makes for pleasant listening and is also informative.

Personally I’d have a list like this: 5: Pershing 4: ac 1 sentinel 3: IS-2 2: panzer IV 1: panzer III I love the panzer 3 because they look like a well thought out tank and it just looks like a tank. When I think of German tanks of WWII, I think of the late war panzer IIIs, like the ausf L and M

When he was doing the battleship skit, I thought it was leading into him talking about the Tog II :(

Interesting selection, different, well researched.

It was awesome to meet you in Tankfest man :)

These video's I like and love for the information

Yeah. Wish my SU152 actually killed Panthers and Tigers on Warthunder.

Impressive documentary - subscribed

that company of heroes 2 music with the bismarck scene was awesome! very fitting

YES! HE UPLOADED!

(Before watching entire vid) These were always my top fav tanks of WWII 1) M4a3 Sherman 76 (W) Speedy, decent armor, good gun etc 2) IS-2 Excellent gun, good armor Okayish speed 3) Panzer 4 Sexy gun, meh armor good speeds 4) Jagdpanther *great* gun, its very appealing to the eyes, sadly though major issues with technical parts or whatever you call em Decent speed. Great armor for its time 5) Churchill with the 152mm armor Now that thing is epic imo Great fckin armor Good gun Looks sexy Sadly it’s speeds are debatable (According to me anyway, what do I know?) These are just my favourites, not the absolute best tanks I still felt like sharing tho

I enjoyed it. Thanks

I guaranty that this video will get a million-ish views and will show up in your recommended about 2/3 years from now

"...and not one of the 6 man crew could save himself..." Probably because they were all on fire.

Nice you included the clip where the 4 Jagdtigers were surrendered in my home town

Iv always wondered about the VPN stuff can you not just switch on allow mock locations in developer options once activated? I always have mine on since the s3 on 2010 never had a problem touch wood so assume it works?

i probably spent 3 or 4 hours a week reading anything about ww2 on Wikipedia..and this video just add more on my knowledge on ww2 armored warfare..thanks bro..

My top fives are: 1. IS-2. It combines everything that was needed. It was reliable, mobile, had strong armor, the weight was more than acceptable for a tank this size and capability, the gun, while slow firing, was very good. It could easily engage Tiger Is and Panthers and even Tiger IIs had to fear it. It was also easier to produce and in a much shorter time than it's german counterparts. 2. Chi-Nu. Almost all japanese tanks have a special place in my heart for some unexplainable reason. The Chi-Ha was the back bone of japanese medium tanks. The Chi-To is sexy af, had a good gun and good armor to engage Shermans. But the Chi-Nu was the first tank made to defeat Shermans. The gun was quite powerful but the armor still to thin. Still I really like it and it was made in larger numbers than the Chi-To (from which only 6 where made and none sadly survived) so we know more about it. 3. The Char B1. My first heavy tank in World of Tanks. I just love how capable it was. It could easily defend against german tanks and take them out. But french incompetence lead to them being used wrong and so they got their ass whooped. 4. Panther. What would be the Top 5 list of a german without a german tank in it? The Panther is sexy. Absolutly sexy! It started with huge problems that where mostly solved later in the war and so it became very reliable. The gun was also very nice and its other statistics also really good, especially for a tank it's size. 5. I don't know so I take the M10 Wolverine. I just love it's design. It's british upgrade, the Achilles, was even better with the 17pdr. I also love to play in in WoT, especially the new french version. Still working to get my Achilles because the Archer (which I also really like) stretches so long for me and I got other tanks that I like to play more If I had to choose which nations tanks I love the most it's japanese. I love their Designs even tho they are not the best. I love the cute little Ha-Go and I love their prototypes like the Chi-Ri with it's special reload mechanism and imfluences by german tanks. Or the O-I of which a prototype was build but scrapped before the end of the war. Or the Type 5 Heavy of which a photo of the turret is existent. In WoT I also love the japanese tanks. The guns penetrate everything on their tiers and one to two tiers up and are just so much fun for me. Still waiting for japanese TDs tho. Wouldn't even care if it's only half a tech tree because there are not enough japanese TDs

31:18 Carrying a load over the heads of workers? OSHA!!!!

That sponsor transition was so smooth. 10/10 Well done Iron

And in online you rarely need to aim the kv 2 because the hand of stalin guides it towards its target

My top 5 is the Churchill Crocodile, the Churchill Crocodile, Churchill Crocodile, the Crocodile variant of the Churchill and finally the Il-2 because that was just a tank on wings.

Hey Haigs nice vid i scrolled know throw the comments and found some boys think they know more than you like that the KV-2 had 90 mm turret armor and 500 was buils not 300 i dont believe it i believe more you

i think the stug III should have made the list because if the fact that it used the panzer 4 chasis and in production could be relatively easily converted into other vehicles such as the panzer 4, wirbelwind, ostwind, 8,8 flak carriers, and a few were used to house 150mm guns

I really like your lists. But- what is that music, you always play- is there louder and clearer version avaliable?

Finally someone who can pronounce Jagdtiger properly

7:33 the king of the derp tank

2:29 Iron's grandpa sitting on the cannon, i knew he did it to honor his heritage, not to benchlift

This was a good video I learned something. thankyou

Some comments in the commentsection hurt my brain so much....

The Hetzer isn’t a tank! It’s actually the cutest little tracked vehicle there was!

Excellent, thank you Iron.

My favourite tank of the WW2 is presented at 21:06 the battleship Bismarck. Speed on land was quite poor, though.