10:56 The second photo on the right is often incorrectly labeled as from the Battle of Kursk. However the picture depict T-34/85s (which was developped in response to the clear lack of firepower of the T-34/76 against the new German tanks at Kursk), which saw combat for the first time in january-february 1944. The more credible caption I found for this pictures so far (there is also an othe pratically identical taken a few seconds before) is a that it is a Soviet assault during the Odessa offensive in April 1944.
Spectacular video. Whatever you pay this editor, it's not enough. If they're a volunteer, send them cat pictures. I think they'll be happy with that. A delicious little sprinkle of memes to make the learning fun, great job. Also gotta love that cute caption about the T-34... despite its armour, it was vulnerable to the Ferdinand. Yeah, a lot of things in WW2 were vulnerable to the 88mm cannon. Infantry, soft vehicles, armoured vehicles, aircraft, buildings, bunkers, pillboxes... And then the tidbit about stuffing your MG (Spandau anyone?) down the main gun to fire through the armour. With the very German innovation of building a mount from a spent casing so as to not damage the rifling. Very efficient, Hans.
20:55 yeah... people often forgot that the Marder was introduced in mid early 1942 where T34s and infantry attacks are proven to be the main challenge, along with the inability to soak up heavy Soviet artillery fire, its cheap price advantage can't compare to the German need of a heavy tank.
@@SmartassX1 Audio man here. We haven't really been able to nail down a royalty-free version of any age-appropriate german songs. If you have suggestions, please send them our way
3:07 That picture of the T-34 surrounded by ferdinands brought up that image of the girl sitting on the sofa with all the giant black dudes stood behind her. T-34 Crew: Cyka Blyat! Comrade, we are fucked!
in WT, i take my Ferdi up on top of a hill and invite the entire enemy team to target practice while i casually lob 88mm shells at them if only i had a MG, things would be more fun
I got to see the Elefant that was at APG when the paint from the restoration was still fresh. Impressive. All practical considerations aside, I would not want to be a Soviet grunt and see this thing coming at me.
According to reports from German crews, Soviet troops stayed away from the Elefant, regardless of the lack of a hull machine gun, due to the huge muzzle blast.
1:42 that's not the OKH. Considering that this vehicle came into existence due to having 90 odd unused chassis lying about, it was incredibly successful.
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
I'm sorry but having the US Marine Corp song playing as background music while talking about german tanks just doesn't make sense to me. Maybe the song from the 60's version of the battle of the bulge where the new young officers start singing that would be a better choice.
Audio guy here. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way. I've been getting a lot of flak for including this maine song, but at the time, this was the most "fitting" song to use from our library. And by "fitting", I mean one of the few "military style" songs avalible to us at this time. Again, if any internet pepole present can find a better track (that is royalty free), we would be happy to use it in future videos
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
Informative video, but the playing of the US Marine Corps Hymn was a little distracting. Why not play something more pertinent like a German or Russian WW2 song?
The germans wasted LOTS of vehicles and soldiers due to Hitlers constant demand to attack as the only battle plan. As of 1942 they should have been defending and slowly retreating. That way they could have caused 10 times the losses to the allies while having small losses themselves. To illustrate my point: The battle described in the above video where Tigers and Elefants were pointlessly attacking against stationary ISU-152s. The russians had no losses while the germans lost a number of expensive vehicles.
Yeah, but since the Soviets are taking such high casualties from these attacks, it seems like they would be dying anytime soon to those generals at the time.
@Mr D J I know why they did it and it makes sense from their perspective. What doesnt make sense is how so many idiots believe that even now with so many information available. Just go to any youtube video with german tanks and you see it all over. Idiot german army fanboys, aka wehraboo show up in droves.
The video would be much better served without the martial music in the background, a unnecessary distraction from the softly-spoken information. It's even weirder to score a video about a German WWII assault gun with the U.S. Marine Corps Hymn (first music played). The info is great, but the cheesy music makes it seem less professional and serious. Please keep making the videos, but drop the music as it detracts from the seriousness of your project.
Even weirder when the US Navy "Anchor's Aweigh" starts playing. I couldn't focus because the image of battleships, aircraft carriers, and destroyers kept filling my head. PS Where was "The Army Goes Rolling Along" and "Into the Wild Blue Yonder"? How about the US Coast Guard hymn?
Thanks for the video- nice combat record! you could have compared it to other anti tank vehicles for context. Likewise the availability ( Panther lost quite a few during Kursk)....the conclusion could be as a quick conversion to use the Tiger (P) chassis, this short production run vehicle provided limited mobility and great protection to best Anti tank gun in WW2....I would say a successful conversion, but that is generally not what the fanboy myth says.
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
Too big, too slow, no range, unreliable and too expensive. But NO WAY would I want to be in a T34 trying to fight a unit of these monsters. All the downsides matter not jot when my shells are just bouncing off at 600 meters and I'm just WAITING for the moment when they hit me and punch a shell though the front armour, through me and straight out the back of the tank.
Audio man here A few quick things: 1. We are talking AFVs, why not military music? 2. I'll use german music if you find me some royalty-free tunes 3. I though the current national anthem of germany would be a little more insulting, because some can (and would) see it as us grouping current day germans with nazis.
"Killed by a flying Panzer III" is not how I would writt off a lost vehicle.
Interesting to hear the Marines Hymn in the background along with John Phillips Sousa tunes 😀
That's a hell of a trick shot....Taking out an Elephant with a flying Panzer III
Try to sell that as a movie... no one would believe it...
One could almost say it was a certified Gaijin moment. ..but one would have to know War Thunder to do so
The remote minesweeper, into the mine, then the explosion launches a Panzer, it destroys a Ferdinand, nothing but net. Can you do it for a Big Mac?
"No one expects the flying Panzer III!"
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 Win!
10:56 The second photo on the right is often incorrectly labeled as from the Battle of Kursk.
However the picture depict T-34/85s (which was developped in response to the clear lack of firepower of the T-34/76 against the new German tanks at Kursk), which saw combat for the first time in january-february 1944.
The more credible caption I found for this pictures so far (there is also an othe pratically identical taken a few seconds before) is a that it is a Soviet assault during the Odessa offensive in April 1944.
Love the Sabaton reference
Spectacular video. Whatever you pay this editor, it's not enough. If they're a volunteer, send them cat pictures. I think they'll be happy with that. A delicious little sprinkle of memes to make the learning fun, great job.
Also gotta love that cute caption about the T-34... despite its armour, it was vulnerable to the Ferdinand. Yeah, a lot of things in WW2 were vulnerable to the 88mm cannon. Infantry, soft vehicles, armoured vehicles, aircraft, buildings, bunkers, pillboxes...
And then the tidbit about stuffing your MG (Spandau anyone?) down the main gun to fire through the armour. With the very German innovation of building a mount from a spent casing so as to not damage the rifling. Very efficient, Hans.
20:55 yeah... people often forgot that the Marder was introduced in mid early 1942 where T34s and infantry attacks are proven to be the main challenge, along with the inability to soak up heavy Soviet artillery fire, its cheap price advantage can't compare to the German need of a heavy tank.
Love the Marines Hymn playing in the background @ 2:05
Cool! Combat record, as requested! Great job. Ditto on the music though. American music for a German AFV vid?
All german music from that era is likely banned.
@@SmartassX1 No it's not. It's all over youtube.
@@TheLoyalOfficer Hmm... Well then I agree that it's weird.
Yeah, the American music is not great for the subject matter.
@@SmartassX1 Audio man here. We haven't really been able to nail down a royalty-free version of any age-appropriate german songs. If you have suggestions, please send them our way
3:07 That picture of the T-34 surrounded by ferdinands brought up that image of the girl sitting on the sofa with all the giant black dudes stood behind her. T-34 Crew: Cyka Blyat! Comrade, we are fucked!
in WT, i take my Ferdi up on top of a hill and invite the entire enemy team to target practice while i casually lob 88mm shells at them
if only i had a MG, things would be more fun
5:40 , a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one none the less.
INTO THE MOTHERLAND, THE GERMAN ARMY MARCH
I got to see the Elefant that was at APG when the paint from the restoration was still fresh. Impressive. All practical considerations aside, I would not want to be a Soviet grunt and see this thing coming at me.
According to reports from German crews, Soviet troops stayed away from the Elefant, regardless of the lack of a hull machine gun, due to the huge muzzle blast.
Favorite AFV ever!
1:42 that's not the OKH.
Considering that this vehicle came into existence due to having 90 odd unused chassis lying about, it was incredibly successful.
fire the mg through the main gun barrel, .....?
Hmm, I was wondering how deep defense was effective at Kursk, now I know a little bit more.
why do you play anchors away and the Marine Corps Hymn during tank videos?
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
@@jackgamer6307 Have you checked internet archive.org they have lots of period records available
I'm sorry but having the US Marine Corp song playing as background music while talking about german tanks just doesn't make sense to me. Maybe the song from the 60's version of the battle of the bulge where the new young officers start singing that would be a better choice.
play it at 2x so it feels better
Panzerlied. I don't know about that. Kind of cliche nowadays. How about just playing some classic German marches?
@@nonamesplease6288 that would be better, I think
Thought I heard some "Anchor's Away" also.
Audio guy here.
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way.
I've been getting a lot of flak for including this maine song, but at the time, this was the most "fitting" song to use from our library. And by "fitting", I mean one of the few "military style" songs avalible to us at this time.
Again, if any internet pepole present can find a better track (that is royalty free), we would be happy to use it in future videos
Very interesting video!
This video makes my leg hairs grow longer!
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Great job guys !!!!
as 'The Chieftain' is fond of saying it doesn't matter what tank your in if you get hit with a 152mm round you're not gonna be very happy
The marine corps song?
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
"Killed by a flying Panzer III" now that's someting you don't hear everyday! 🤪😎👍🐘
Dammit!! I need a Borgward as a daily driver now!!
Right?
Informative video, but the playing of the US Marine Corps Hymn was a little distracting. Why not play something more pertinent like a German or Russian WW2 song?
12:25 WHHHAATTT??????
Great video, However, I don't understand the choice of the background music, strange. I mean really , American theme music on a German tank video.
The germans wasted LOTS of vehicles and soldiers due to Hitlers constant demand to attack as the only battle plan. As of 1942 they should have been defending and slowly retreating. That way they could have caused 10 times the losses to the allies while having small losses themselves.
To illustrate my point: The battle described in the above video where Tigers and Elefants were pointlessly attacking against stationary ISU-152s. The russians had no losses while the germans lost a number of expensive vehicles.
Yeah, but since the Soviets are taking such high casualties from these attacks, it seems like they would be dying anytime soon to those generals at the time.
I love these totally legit ferdinand kill claims. The germans lied a lot about kill numbers, but the ferdi goes to absurd numbers.
@Mr D J I know why they did it and it makes sense from their perspective.
What doesnt make sense is how so many idiots believe that even now with so many information available. Just go to any youtube video with german tanks and you see it all over. Idiot german army fanboys, aka wehraboo show up in droves.
Сool! Can you tell about Hungarian Turans?
There's already a video out on Turan I
@@TanksEncyclopediaYT Оk thanks
Shout out to the random Russian artillery crew that scored 3 armoured vehicle kills with one fucking shell, by throwing them into one another XD
The video would be much better served without the martial music in the background, a unnecessary distraction from the softly-spoken information. It's even weirder to score a video about a German WWII assault gun with the U.S. Marine Corps Hymn (first music played). The info is great, but the cheesy music makes it seem less professional and serious. Please keep making the videos, but drop the music as it detracts from the seriousness of your project.
Even weirder when the US Navy "Anchor's Aweigh" starts playing. I couldn't focus because the image of battleships, aircraft carriers, and destroyers kept filling my head. PS Where was "The Army Goes Rolling Along" and "Into the Wild Blue Yonder"? How about the US Coast Guard hymn?
Interesting. Mostly we just hear about what a failure they were at Kursk and then little else.
Oh Het
Let's gooooo
All I can hear is someone rubbing the mic in the background.
well it's on your end.
@@nsfw6110 I doubt it, the video even has annotations/subtitles referencing the background noise.
Are you willing to do a better narration?
@@muwunydear me.. I hope the rest of your day brings along more positive experiences.
@@pavelalexe9254 Guess you can't dislike a film without becoming a millionaire director and directing your own films too?
That 18:39 troll though
yes ENGINE fires.
Thanks for the video- nice combat record! you could have compared it to other anti tank vehicles for context. Likewise the availability ( Panther lost quite a few during Kursk)....the conclusion could be as a quick conversion to use the Tiger (P) chassis, this short production run vehicle provided limited mobility and great protection to best Anti tank gun in WW2....I would say a successful conversion, but that is generally not what the fanboy myth says.
Oh my god, SHUT UP! No one cares about the "fanboy myth". This is a video that gives unbiased information. Why are you complaining?
Marine Corps hymn playing in the background lol
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a proper german song of the era that is royalty free. If you have suggestions, please feel free to send them our way
HelloTank Encyclopedia
*INTO THE MOTHERLAND / THE GERMAN ARMY MARCH*
Nein, Nein, Nein!
Too big, too slow, no range, unreliable and too expensive. But NO WAY would I want to be in a T34 trying to fight a unit of these monsters. All the downsides matter not jot when my shells are just bouncing off at 600 meters and I'm just WAITING for the moment when they hit me and punch a shell though the front armour, through me and straight out the back of the tank.
No range?
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I should 4 give you thumb down. Why are you using our military music?? Trying to insult me and the boys has lost their lives. Please use German music.
Audio man here
A few quick things:
1. We are talking AFVs, why not military music?
2. I'll use german music if you find me some royalty-free tunes
3. I though the current national anthem of germany would be a little more insulting, because some can (and would) see it as us grouping current day germans with nazis.
I doubt that you "you and the boys" lost your lives, as you are clearly still alive.