indeed! some historical fun facts: both companies were founded by the same August Horch (who left the Horch company and then found out he didn't have the rights to his own name on cars and had to come up with another name, hence Audi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horch#History_at_a_glance).
Legend has it that the son of a friend of horch is responsible for the name of the new company Audi, as he was doing his latin homework at the time his father and horch were thinking about a new name. Audi is the imperativ form for audire = listen! (german: horch!)
I love the Sd.Kfz 221/222 series. I love armored cars in general, really-- Panhards, Ferrets, 8-Rads, V-100s, BRDMs, you name it. Thanks to you guys for this insightful look into these under-appreciated vehicles!
I particularly like the German armored cars of WWII and I feel that they don't get enough attention despite the Germans seemingly using a ton of different ones during the war.
That's cool I like it too. Not many people do. Most favour tracks. Whats your oponion on Fennek And other thing any opinion on the additional 2 pairs of wheels in BRDM? I mean they look awful but seem to work (seen in action) IF hydraulics doesnt fail. Poles got rid of those. I guess switched 4 wheels for Air Conditioning. ;)
Sofelein and his holiness of all things armoured and tanks hilary doyle perfect tonic for self isolation greetings from steve in England to you sofelein and all who watch 💓👍
Just stumbled onto this video through Pinterest, and I couldn't be happier. Right up my alley! Subscribed and will watch as much as I can. Thanks! It doesn't hurt that the young lady is extremely attractive, too. Well, she is isn't she....
He's quite knowledgeable. I knew that the Recon Units were broken up with Radio Cars and Scouts, but I didn't know it how it was set up precisely, nor about the dedicated 222 unit. Thank you sir, for your concise background on the Fahrzeug and thank you lovely Lady for bring it all together.
SO glad somebody finally did a bit about SCOUT CARS and reconnaissance! Knowledge really is power, and knowing where your enemy is and their movements is critical to forming a successful battle plan. Plus the two of them are great.
The Sdkfz 221 series was a very good design. It was the inspiration for the Soviets to make the BA-64 armored car. Several Sdkfz 221 was used in China all the way up to the 1950s!
Makes me wonder where my scout AFV ended up. It was M3 Bradly serial number 0000000042. 🤣 Used to scout around the west/east German border 1985-1989 Kitzingen.
Nice vid. I knew hardly any of this. Always good to learn new things from someone who knows so much. 3:27 "But if you like now maybe be could take a look around and I'll show you some of the features of the vehicle." I'll have to remember that as a chat up line...
Wow, thanks for that info, i didnt know that the antenna frame could be lowered, but makes sence, so the 20mm flak 30 can engage aircraft, also i wanted to build the radio scout version in 1. 35 scale, but put off by the silly looking bars around the roof... So now i can but in lowered profile..ps does that mean the 6 rad and 232 can do the same?, as some framing is different with a sloped front and rear..
Love the German Panzerspahwagen, 4 rad und 8 rad. They were advanced, useful, and frankly quite cool. Many thanks for bringing it and His Eminance, Herr Doyle, to us. Nobody else could do as amazing a job guiding a tour through a German vehicle.
Hello selfie ! Correction YOU are the best source for German armour. Keep up the good work when possible stay safe also and most respectfully your fire. Thanks for your time and have an awesome day
Hi!yeah it's me it's me again about the name sorry to sofilein for the wrong spelling I should of just spelled your whole name out which by the way is a new one to me , but it's very pretty it fits the face .thanx
Thank You Sofilein for these series of videos ! Like always great obscure information ! Hope you and yours are in the best of health ! Cheers, from NY ! Tony
Thanks Hillary & Sofi- an amazing story of something just gathering dust. I hope when this vehicle is spruced up, your story is on a large iPad-next to the vehicle.
Thank you for covering this vehicle. It would be great to see more coverage of all the communications vehicles of all countries and the types of communications and how they interacted between higher headquarters etc.,
Looks almost like a stealth vehicle with all those angles. 😁 I guess they were designed to provide lots of sloped surfaces to compensate for the thin armour.
if someone wants to know ..Horch was like Audi...part of the Auto Union which was the head company of Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer....thats why Audi today has four rings...to symbolise the four companies united under Auto Union
A lot of people say Germany had no clue what sloped armor was until after the T-34, but their armored cars and half tracks all had sloped armor. Which made them far more effective, than say the US half track that can be seen in this video.
Randy Magnum The main thing half tracks hauled was troops. The US used flat armor for costs. The poor survivability of the flat sides was a common complaint.
@@Stuka87 troops is cargo. The biggest complaint was open top, and resultant vulnerability to air burst shells. Coincidentally, kraut halftracks with sloped 6mm armor wouldn't stop black tip '06, and had.......wait for it.......open tops.
They were well aware of sloped armor before the war but the German engineers didn't feel it was worth the cost in design and ergonomics. Flat-armored tanks were easier to build and were more spacious for the crew.
My first article on AFVs was published in 1964, I was an engineer and have been involved with more than 100 books on this subject. In 1998 with my former colleague Tom Jentz we decided to make our research available and started the Panzer Tracts Series of reference books for serious enthusiasts. We are up to Vol.57 now - I hope to do more.
Sofilein, When Hilary says that the Aerial has to be the length of the transmission signal I don't quite understand what he means. Is there copper running inside of that for tuning the signal? If you could I'd like to see a video describing why the antenna had to be mounted horizontally like that, and maybe even how we've advanced our radio communication through the cold war and to this point. I think it would be interesting seeing as how in my opinion information decides a battle more than quantity and caliber of guns.
Originally, it was thought that antennae had to be at a 1:1 relationship to the wavelength of the signal on a frequency modulated carrier wave. Later, it has been discovered that it only has to be half of the wavelength for rod antennae. Focused arrays can be more compact but has to be perfectly aligned with the target stations array for either of them to pick up anything at all.
Trivia: Horch! as an order is german vor LISTEN!, horchen is to listen (also to listen in secret). AUDI is the same in latin Horch AG was founded by August Horch in 1904 in Zwickau. He later was thrown out of his company and a legal battle for the name broke out that Horch lost. A friend then suggested the "latin version" Pre WW2 Horch was building upper class cars on the level of Maybach etc. Post WW2 it build the Trabant. How the mighty have fallen
4-wheel steering...neat! Having driven a few armored vehicles in the 90s, man we had it good. No driver's seat? That had to be painful to drive over any distance.
I'd say that armored car probably took a roll over or two based on the damage on the right hand side. Wonder if the hull was designed with mine protection considered? Nice video, Sofi! Very well done.
I used to reenact with the folks in Texas and one of the Germans had a 222 replica . . . on a VW chassis, I believe. The body was green-camo-painted plywood and they had a good facsimile of the 20mm gun -- probably firing propane -- in a real working turret. Nice looking vehicle.
He is a real expert. Respect.
Best regards from Germany
"Horch" is German for "Listen!" and the Latin translation of that is "Audi".
indeed! some historical fun facts: both companies were founded by the same August Horch (who left the Horch company and then found out he didn't have the rights to his own name on cars and had to come up with another name, hence Audi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horch#History_at_a_glance).
Legend has it that the son of a friend of horch is responsible for the name of the new company Audi, as he was doing his latin homework at the time his father and horch were thinking about a new name. Audi is the imperativ form for audire = listen! (german: horch!)
The English work "hark" is derived from the same word.
@Charles McCarron Horch, Audi, DKW, and Wanderer merged forming Auto Union. Much later adopts Audi, I thimk when VW takes control.
@@luisgimenez8660 That's right and you can still see it in the Audi logo which four intertwined rings symbolize the four brands of Auto Union.
I am so glad Sofilein is staying in the picture during the presentation
I love the Sd.Kfz 221/222 series. I love armored cars in general, really-- Panhards, Ferrets, 8-Rads, V-100s, BRDMs, you name it.
Thanks to you guys for this insightful look into these under-appreciated vehicles!
I particularly like the German armored cars of WWII and I feel that they don't get enough attention despite the Germans seemingly using a ton of different ones during the war.
That's cool I like it too. Not many people do. Most favour tracks. Whats your oponion on Fennek And other thing any opinion on the additional 2 pairs of wheels in BRDM? I mean they look awful but seem to work (seen in action) IF hydraulics doesnt fail. Poles got rid of those. I guess switched 4 wheels for Air Conditioning. ;)
Sofelein and his holiness of all things armoured and tanks hilary doyle perfect tonic for self isolation greetings from steve in England to you sofelein and all who watch 💓👍
OK, I know these niche military videos don't get many views, but gosh, they are great quality for those who are really interested. Wonderful.
Just stumbled onto this video through Pinterest, and I couldn't be happier. Right up my alley! Subscribed and will watch as much as I can. Thanks! It doesn't hurt that the young lady is extremely attractive, too. Well, she is isn't she....
He's quite knowledgeable. I knew that the Recon Units were broken up with Radio Cars and Scouts, but I didn't know it how it was set up precisely, nor about the dedicated 222 unit. Thank you sir, for your concise background on the Fahrzeug and thank you lovely Lady for bring it all together.
I am glad you have appeared and not been shy. You add so much with your bubbly enthusiasm.
Great vehicle , can we get a peek at the 3 being restored please ?
SO glad somebody finally did a bit about SCOUT CARS and reconnaissance! Knowledge really is power, and knowing where your enemy is and their movements is critical to forming a successful battle plan.
Plus the two of them are great.
Thx for the vid.
The four rings were the logo of the "Auto Union" to which Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer belonged.
Have a nice weekend.
Almost - You forgot NSU. Auto Union later became Audi.
The Sdkfz 221 series was a very good design. It was the inspiration for the Soviets to make the BA-64 armored car. Several Sdkfz 221 was used in China all the way up to the 1950s!
Thank you Sofie and Mr Doyle for the Video . It is exciting to know the History of this particular Vehicle !
What could be better; age and beauty presenting an erudite examination of historic military vehicles. I love these videos.
Hilary spending some quality time with Sofie and armour cars and tanks! Lucky man!
Makes me wonder where my scout AFV ended up.
It was M3 Bradly serial number
0000000042. 🤣
Used to scout around the
west/east German border
1985-1989 Kitzingen.
Nice vid. I knew hardly any of this. Always good to learn new things from someone who knows so much.
3:27 "But if you like now maybe be could take a look around and I'll show you some of the features of the vehicle."
I'll have to remember that as a chat up line...
fantastic early understanding of angular shapes, later used on most vehicles for better protection
Wow, thanks for that info, i didnt know that the antenna frame could be lowered, but makes sence, so the 20mm flak 30 can engage aircraft, also i wanted to build the radio scout version in 1. 35 scale, but put off by the silly looking bars around the roof... So now i can but in lowered profile..ps does that mean the 6 rad and 232 can do the same?, as some framing is different with a sloped front and rear..
Always good to see these often overlooked vehicles receiving some attention.
Well done Sophie
I enjoyed this too
Stuart in Ireland ☘️
Love the German Panzerspahwagen, 4 rad und 8 rad. They were advanced, useful, and frankly quite cool. Many thanks for bringing it and His Eminance, Herr Doyle, to us. Nobody else could do as amazing a job guiding a tour through a German vehicle.
Hilary Doyle is the best! Listening to him for these videos and in between was just a treat. I look forward to filming some more with him some time!
@@Sofilein Thanks Sofilein! I look forward to more from you and Hilary
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Great video Sof. Lot's of information. I like seeing all these vehicles that aren't seen or talked about much by many.
I always need a nap after watching Sofilein.
This was the best video I've seen on this vehicle, THANKS!!
Very informative. Thanks
Thanks for the wonderful presentation, Mr Doyle. Greeting to you all lovely people, enjoy and stay safe.
Thank's Sof, and thank you Mr. Doyle
Hello selfie ! Correction YOU are the best source for German armour. Keep up the good work when possible stay safe also and most respectfully your fire. Thanks for your time and have an awesome day
Hi!yeah it's me it's me again about the name sorry to sofilein for the wrong spelling I should of just spelled your whole name out which by the way is a new one to me , but it's very pretty it fits the face .thanx
Fantastic!!! What a way to end a Friday & to start a weekend of self isolation.
Good job champ! 💥👍🏻💥
Thank You Sofilein for these series of videos ! Like always great obscure information ! Hope you and yours are in the best of health ! Cheers, from NY ! Tony
I love how this looks almost scifi in its shapes
Thank You!
Such detailed knowledge, thank you. Also, great production from the lovely camera lady
that thing is pretty thrashed, not bad considering it saw so many different areas of operation..
Thanks Hillary & Sofi- an amazing story of something just gathering dust. I hope when this vehicle is spruced up, your story is on a large iPad-next to the vehicle.
Thank you for covering this vehicle. It would be great to see more coverage of all the communications vehicles of all countries and the types of communications and how they interacted between higher headquarters etc.,
フンクワーゲンですね！日本で乗れるなら乗りたいですね！
Really interesting, great video.
Cool armor design ,the angles and the shapes are the sshheeett!!
@3:28 Mr. Doyle sounds kinda like JoergSprave *"Let me show you it's features!"* I love the passion!
Great video on one of the overlooked vehicles of WW2.
I love finding out about super job specific vehicles like this! Keep up the good work Sofilein!!!! 😊👍🏻
Utterly fascinating what Mr Doyle knows!!!!
The grand master and professor of German cans of whoop ass.
He's a wizard!
Awesome thanks.
I had a chance to play on a half track as a kid. Sophi 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️
Nice review and fun episode. I just joined WOT and am greatly enjoying it! Thank you for sharing this historical review.
Bee's knee's... I like the editing on tightening the video up... 4 wheel steering pog... keep it up bröther 🤘
Thanks, Sofi. I enjoy your hands-on history vids.
Thanks Guys.
Top notch content Sof.
Thank you for your videos. I always learn something new. 😎👍
Excellent audio on this vid. Thanks.
What a nice surprise. Love these videos.
This vehicle was part of the 116th panzer Div. it has sascha der windhund on the front plate very nice to see, Thanks for posting.
4 wheeled coordinated or combination steering is what JCB Telehandlers - Fork Trucks use, as well as crab drive.
Love the history and info. It's nice seeing someone also interested in it also.
Outstanding Video and presentation as always. Thank you from California Quarantine 2020 :)
Would love to see more videos on light combat and logistical vehicles . They never get the coverage they deserve !
That fella is a wealth of knowledge of Third Reich War Machines.. an my Lord She is most beatiful Angel i have ever laid eyes on. All due respect.
Hilary's "TANK" belt is super cool!!!! Great video; thoroughly enjoyed it and thanks!!!
Rear steering?? Wow!!
That’s amazing!!
This is great content! Just found your channel and i am loving it. Thanks!
Alright that settles the mystery of the antennae, I never saw one hoisted and wasn't sure if they were permanently mounted horizontally.
GreenAppelPie Viborg, 1940, frame antenna: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-753-0010-19A,_Jütland,_deutscher_Spähpanzer_(Sd._Kfz._222).jpg
Mr. Doyle does know his stuff. Thank you.👍
Great info!!
Looks almost like a stealth vehicle with all those angles. 😁 I guess they were designed to provide lots of sloped surfaces to compensate for the thin armour.
Funny how they were so bad at designing sloped tanks. The PzKpfw IV and the PzKpfw VI were obsolete from a design standpoint when they rolled out.
@@cezarstefanseghjucan No they weren't, they did the boxy design with a very good reason.
Sound, Thank you Sofilein
if someone wants to know ..Horch was like Audi...part of the Auto Union which was the head company of Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer....thats why Audi today has four rings...to symbolise the four companies united under Auto Union
Looks like Soph and Hillary go to the same hair dresser
I go to the no 1 clipper in the bathroom hairdresser. Good value, but limited in style. Like a T34.
Nope Sofilein is TOOOOO ELEGANT!
i was thinking the same thing
NEIN NEIN NEIN !
NEIN haircut in quarantine !
you got me laughing out loud!
"She walks softly but she carries a big gun..."
@wulfgar I have to disappoint you. She is pretty good at firing combat weapons also in full-auto mode.
A 3.5L V8 seems like decent power for such a nimble looking car. I bet that thing could tear up the autobahn.
6:40 I spy a Renault FT in red primer in the background 😀
The tank took all my attention.
So badass. On every level
Awesome more please!
Another fine video from the first lady of armor .
A lot of people say Germany had no clue what sloped armor was until after the T-34, but their armored cars and half tracks all had sloped armor. Which made them far more effective, than say the US half track that can be seen in this video.
Plus, every European Navy had been using sloped armor since 1860s.
The halftrack was meant to haul things. Sloped armor and cargo capacity are inversely proportional.
Randy Magnum The main thing half tracks hauled was troops. The US used flat armor for costs. The poor survivability of the flat sides was a common complaint.
@@Stuka87 troops is cargo. The biggest complaint was open top, and resultant vulnerability to air burst shells. Coincidentally, kraut halftracks with sloped 6mm armor wouldn't stop black tip '06, and had.......wait for it.......open tops.
They were well aware of sloped armor before the war but the German engineers didn't feel it was worth the cost in design and ergonomics. Flat-armored tanks were easier to build and were more spacious for the crew.
This is really neat!
Thanks for the video, very interesting. Oh, the Scavenger Hunt code was a nice bonus.
That Hilary Doyle is an interesting character. Does anyone have some biographic data on him? His pronounciation of German seems to be flawless.
My first article on AFVs was published in 1964, I was an engineer and have been involved with more than 100 books on this subject. In 1998 with my former colleague Tom Jentz we decided to make our research available and started the Panzer Tracts Series of reference books for serious enthusiasts. We are up to Vol.57 now - I hope to do more.
Needing one of these for my next grocery run.
Sofilein,
When Hilary says that the Aerial has to be the length of the transmission signal I don't quite understand what he means. Is there copper running inside of that for tuning the signal? If you could I'd like to see a video describing why the antenna had to be mounted horizontally like that, and maybe even how we've advanced our radio communication through the cold war and to this point. I think it would be interesting seeing as how in my opinion information decides a battle more than quantity and caliber of guns.
Originally, it was thought that antennae had to be at a 1:1 relationship to the wavelength of the signal on a frequency modulated carrier wave.
Later, it has been discovered that it only has to be half of the wavelength for rod antennae.
Focused arrays can be more compact but has to be perfectly aligned with the target stations array for either of them to pick up anything at all.
Trivia: Horch! as an order is german vor LISTEN!, horchen is to listen (also to listen in secret). AUDI is the same in latin
Horch AG was founded by August Horch in 1904 in Zwickau. He later was thrown out of his company and a legal battle for the name broke out that Horch lost. A friend then suggested the "latin version"
Pre WW2 Horch was building upper class cars on the level of Maybach etc. Post WW2 it build the Trabant. How the mighty have fallen
@Chris_Wooden_Eye that's not socialism, that's 5 year plan dictatorships that are more concerned with military posturing paranoia than progress.
That is a truly remarkable history then.
4-wheel steering...neat! Having driven a few armored vehicles in the 90s, man we had it good. No driver's seat? That had to be painful to drive over any distance.
love the belt buckle
I love how they adapted the us army wheels, just drill some extra holes and voila.
I'd say that armored car probably took a roll over or two based on the damage on the right hand side. Wonder if the hull was designed with mine protection considered? Nice video, Sofi! Very well done.
No planning for mines - floor was only sheet metal
oh damn flexing the fancy shirt, Sofi
Jerry Seinfeld called, he wants his shirt back...
Scale Armor vibes
I love her belt buckle
Pretty interesting, definitely a little different approach than the Daimler dingo the British were using (albeit both had that neat 4 wheel steering)
I love Hilary's book!
They're the best resource out there for German armor
Anybody else wish they could drive that around a while?
Very cool vehicle to see! (Completely off-topic here, Sofi, but that blouse you're wearing in this vid is SO cute on you!)
I used to reenact with the folks in Texas and one of the Germans had a 222 replica . . . on a VW chassis, I believe. The body was green-camo-painted plywood and they had a good facsimile of the 20mm gun -- probably firing propane -- in a real working turret. Nice looking vehicle.
THIS GAL IS SMART AT INTERVIEWING .....Way Great Job well done Guys Thank you
Woo so much you in video!!!
Love your Video's. Keep Up the Good Work. I have only Seen a Sdfkz 223 in Books :) Great Channel.