During recording of this video, I messed up really bad and lost about a third of footage due to a audio capture issue. A bit of the footage was used for the intro. I would like to thank Fateisescaped, Max Dakka, Stickboy24, and Hambone for staying on late last night and helping me get this video out to you guys. Without them this would have never happened.
Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle was known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular. Development The idea for a heavy infantry support vehicle capable of demolishing heavily defended buildings or fortified areas with a single shot came out of the experiences of the heavy urban fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. At the time, the Wehrmacht had only the Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B available for destroying buildings, a Sturmgeschütz III variant armed with a 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun. Twelve of them were lost in the fighting at Stalingrad. Its successor, the Sturmpanzer IV, also known by Allies as Brummbär, was in production from early 1943. This was essentially an improved version of the earlier design, mounting the same gun on the Panzer IV chassis with greatly improved armour protection. While greatly improved compared to the earlier models, by this time infantry anti-tank weapons were improving dramatically, and the Wehrmacht still saw a need for a similar, but more heavily armoured and armed vehicle. Therefore, a decision was made to create a new vehicle based on the Tiger tank and arm it with a 210 mm howitzer. However, this weapon turned out not to be available at the time and was therefore replaced by a 380 mm rocket launcher, which was adapted from a Kriegsmarine depth charge launcher. In September 1943 plans were made for Krupp to fabricate new Tiger I armoured hulls for the Sturmtiger. The Tiger I hulls were to be sent to Henschel for chassis assembly and then to Alkett where the superstructures would be mounted. The first prototype was ready and presented to Adolf Hitler in October 1943. Delivery of the first hulls would occur in December 1943, with the first three Sturmtiger completed by Alkett by 20 February 1944. Due to delays, Hitler did not request production of the weapon until 19 April 1944; twelve superstructures and weapons would be prepared and mounted on rebuilt Tiger I chassis. The first three production series Sturmtiger were completed by Alkett in August 1944. Plans to complete an additional seven from 15 to 21 September 1944 were presented to Hitler in a conference on 18-20 August 1944. Ten Sturmtiger were produced in September, along with an additional five in December 1944. Hitler had laid great importance on the special employment of the Sturmtiger and believed it would be necessary to produce at least 300 rounds of ammunition per month. Design The Sturmtiger was based on the late model Tiger I, keeping its hull and suspension. The front of the Tiger's superstructure was removed to make room for the new fixed casemate-style fighting compartment housing the rocket launcher. This was located directly at the front of the vehicle, giving it a boxy appearance. Compared to the Tiger tank, the Sturmtiger was much shorter overall, only 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) compared to the Tiger's 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in), due largely to the fact that it did not have the long main gun of the latter which protruded far in front of the hull. It also was slightly lower than the Tiger at 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) compared to 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Armour Since the Sturmtiger was intended for use in urban areas in close range street fighting, it needed to be heavily armoured to survive. Its sloped (at 47° from vertical) frontal armor therefore was 150 mm (5.9 in) thick, while its superstructure side and rear plates were 82 mm (3.2 in) thick. The hull front was 100 millimetres (3.9 in) or 150 millimetres (5.9 in) if it had an additional armor plate fitted. This pushed the weight of the vehicle up from the 57 t (56 long tons; 63 short tons) of the Tiger I to 68 t (67 long tons; 75 short tons). Armament The main armament was the 380 mm Raketen-Werfer 61 L/5.4, a breech-loading barrel, which fired a short-range, rocket-propelled projectile roughly 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long. There were a variety of round types with a weight of up to 376 kg (829 lb), and a maximum range of up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft), which either contained a high explosive charge of 125 kg (276 lb) or a shaped charge for use against fortifications, which could penetrate up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) of reinforced concrete. The stated range of the former was 5,650 m (6,180 yd). A normal charge first accelerated the projectile to 45 m/s (150 ft/s), the 40 kg (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 m/s (820 ft/s). The design of the rocket system caused some problems. The hot rocket exhaust could not be vented into the fighting compartment nor could the barrel withstand the pressure if the gasses were not vented. Therefore, a ring of ventilation shafts was put around the barrel which channeled the exhaust and gave the weapon something of a pepperbox appearance. Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks. To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading. It was intended that each Sturmtiger would be accompanied by an ammunition carrier built on the same Tiger I chassis, but only one carrier was completed. Located at the rear of the loading hatch was a Nahverteidigungswaffe launcher which was used for close defence against infantry in addition to a frontal mounted 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun.
Community Notice: Along with the Q&A that Bo has posted about in the last video they are also doing a couple of other things within the discord (link in the video description) for BTG content highlights. Annual Year-End Highlights - we're closing in on the end of 2023 so that means a new set of highlights from this year's YT and Twitch content is being collected for a video or two (maybe even 3 like last year?!) but we need your suggestions for the moments to show off. 10-Year Highlights - the BTG crew want to do something to celebrate the channel's 10 years of content so are asking for suggestions of moments to highlight the fun from any of the YT and Twitch content from the 10 years of the channel so far.
@@Glokta09 I certainly hope so, there is a lot of great content for people to choose from. Just need the community to get involved and put those suggestions in.
How about some of the funniest clips from all ten years of warthunder and other games as well Edit: like for year one maybe 5 warthunder clips and 5 other game content clips and same for all the other ten years. Just a suggestion but I would definitely be willing to watch how funny and how much no and Crew have grown in these ten years.
I'm honestly glad I picked this thing up, as it's so satisfying to hit something with it. Thanks to Bo, Fate, Ham and a lost Stickboy for making this video!
Fate: I got the sherman over there! Bo: *gets shot* He got my barrel! Fate: tell me that wasnt your breech! Bo: more firepit than barrel Fate: did he reset your reload? Bo: im repairing, hey what happened to sherman over there? Worst. Team. Communication. Ever! Of all time!
I was so sad I missed the Sturmtiger event...I LOVE any Tiger-based tank...would of loved to have it in the collection. q-q But oh boy, a Sturmtiger Bo video tonight with the boys? You know it's gonna be good!
Ah, the Sturmtiger... Alongside the KV-2 as an AFV whose reputation has more to do with how it performs in online gaming than anything the vehicle did in real life.
Hey Bo, i know im only 1 of your many subscribers but I'd love to see you do a video on any of these tanks. SU-100P, T14 (US), T20 (US), Conway, AuF1, or the Foch. I know thats a lot of vehicles but most of them are very derpy which is why I think theyll be super fun to play.
Excellent video great job guys and I love watching them I wish I could get that Flying Serpent Crouching Tiger skin for my Tiger H1 Keep up the good work and stay safe God bless
One thing I hate about the sturmtiger is how inaccurate the rangefinder can be at times despite being an “improved” rangefinder. I’d honestly just prefer the good ol eyeball Mk.1 over it.
You have a chode for a barrel. How did he manage to hit it? 1:50 I love how the barrel is so short you can see the round loaded into it looking from the front.
During recording of this video, I messed up really bad and lost about a third of footage due to a audio capture issue. A bit of the footage was used for the intro. I would like to thank Fateisescaped, Max Dakka, Stickboy24, and Hambone for staying on late last night and helping me get this video out to you guys. Without them this would have never happened.
oh that really sucks. ty for giving us the video tho!
Thank you guys❤
Sorry to hear that. Y'all did an excellent job covering for it; I did not notice until I read your note.
Props to the boys for helping ya out Bo! o7
A salute for all of you for soldiering on! o7
I enjoy your guy's videos, so thank you for this one!
Ah yes the great Sturmtiger, obviously made to counter the american locust
You mean the MGMC, right?
There is no such thing as overkill
You mean it counters locust swarms
Who will win: Hydrogen Bomb vs Child
Now they need to make one to counter the BT-5
Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle was known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular.
Development
The idea for a heavy infantry support vehicle capable of demolishing heavily defended buildings or fortified areas with a single shot came out of the experiences of the heavy urban fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. At the time, the Wehrmacht had only the Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B available for destroying buildings, a Sturmgeschütz III variant armed with a 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun. Twelve of them were lost in the fighting at Stalingrad. Its successor, the Sturmpanzer IV, also known by Allies as Brummbär, was in production from early 1943. This was essentially an improved version of the earlier design, mounting the same gun on the Panzer IV chassis with greatly improved armour protection.
While greatly improved compared to the earlier models, by this time infantry anti-tank weapons were improving dramatically, and the Wehrmacht still saw a need for a similar, but more heavily armoured and armed vehicle. Therefore, a decision was made to create a new vehicle based on the Tiger tank and arm it with a 210 mm howitzer. However, this weapon turned out not to be available at the time and was therefore replaced by a 380 mm rocket launcher, which was adapted from a Kriegsmarine depth charge launcher.
In September 1943 plans were made for Krupp to fabricate new Tiger I armoured hulls for the Sturmtiger. The Tiger I hulls were to be sent to Henschel for chassis assembly and then to Alkett where the superstructures would be mounted. The first prototype was ready and presented to Adolf Hitler in October 1943. Delivery of the first hulls would occur in December 1943, with the first three Sturmtiger completed by Alkett by 20 February 1944.
Due to delays, Hitler did not request production of the weapon until 19 April 1944; twelve superstructures and weapons would be prepared and mounted on rebuilt Tiger I chassis. The first three production series Sturmtiger were completed by Alkett in August 1944. Plans to complete an additional seven from 15 to 21 September 1944 were presented to Hitler in a conference on 18-20 August 1944. Ten Sturmtiger were produced in September, along with an additional five in December 1944.
Hitler had laid great importance on the special employment of the Sturmtiger and believed it would be necessary to produce at least 300 rounds of ammunition per month.
Design
The Sturmtiger was based on the late model Tiger I, keeping its hull and suspension. The front of the Tiger's superstructure was removed to make room for the new fixed casemate-style fighting compartment housing the rocket launcher. This was located directly at the front of the vehicle, giving it a boxy appearance.
Compared to the Tiger tank, the Sturmtiger was much shorter overall, only 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) compared to the Tiger's 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in), due largely to the fact that it did not have the long main gun of the latter which protruded far in front of the hull. It also was slightly lower than the Tiger at 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) compared to 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
Armour
Since the Sturmtiger was intended for use in urban areas in close range street fighting, it needed to be heavily armoured to survive. Its sloped (at 47° from vertical) frontal armor therefore was 150 mm (5.9 in) thick, while its superstructure side and rear plates were 82 mm (3.2 in) thick. The hull front was 100 millimetres (3.9 in) or 150 millimetres (5.9 in) if it had an additional armor plate fitted. This pushed the weight of the vehicle up from the 57 t (56 long tons; 63 short tons) of the Tiger I to 68 t (67 long tons; 75 short tons).
Armament
The main armament was the 380 mm Raketen-Werfer 61 L/5.4, a breech-loading barrel, which fired a short-range, rocket-propelled projectile roughly 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long. There were a variety of round types with a weight of up to 376 kg (829 lb), and a maximum range of up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft), which either contained a high explosive charge of 125 kg (276 lb) or a shaped charge for use against fortifications, which could penetrate up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) of reinforced concrete. The stated range of the former was 5,650 m (6,180 yd). A normal charge first accelerated the projectile to 45 m/s (150 ft/s), the 40 kg (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 m/s (820 ft/s).
The design of the rocket system caused some problems. The hot rocket exhaust could not be vented into the fighting compartment nor could the barrel withstand the pressure if the gasses were not vented. Therefore, a ring of ventilation shafts was put around the barrel which channeled the exhaust and gave the weapon something of a pepperbox appearance.
Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks. To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading.
It was intended that each Sturmtiger would be accompanied by an ammunition carrier built on the same Tiger I chassis, but only one carrier was completed.
Located at the rear of the loading hatch was a Nahverteidigungswaffe launcher which was used for close defence against infantry in addition to a frontal mounted 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun.
Community Notice: Along with the Q&A that Bo has posted about in the last video they are also doing a couple of other things within the discord (link in the video description) for BTG content highlights.
Annual Year-End Highlights - we're closing in on the end of 2023 so that means a new set of highlights from this year's YT and Twitch content is being collected for a video or two (maybe even 3 like last year?!) but we need your suggestions for the moments to show off.
10-Year Highlights - the BTG crew want to do something to celebrate the channel's 10 years of content so are asking for suggestions of moments to highlight the fun from any of the YT and Twitch content from the 10 years of the channel so far.
That 10 year vids' gonna be great
@@Glokta09 I certainly hope so, there is a lot of great content for people to choose from. Just need the community to get involved and put those suggestions in.
How about some of the funniest clips from all ten years of warthunder and other games as well
Edit: like for year one maybe 5 warthunder clips and 5 other game content clips and same for all the other ten years. Just a suggestion but I would definitely be willing to watch how funny and how much no and Crew have grown in these ten years.
10 year highlight. Oh wow. What to suggest. I'm gonna go through some of my favorite Bo Time vids and point out what he should include.
Every time the Sturmtiger fires it destroys two tanks. The one you were aiming at and the one they haven’t built yet. 💥💥
Ally: enemy spotted in that direction!
SturmTiger: alright, removing THAT direction.
Who knew launching an L3 at other tanks would be an option
It a ammo mod
Sturmtiger: For when you need to kill that guy and the guy next to him you didn't even know was there
I'm honestly glad I picked this thing up, as it's so satisfying to hit something with it. Thanks to Bo, Fate, Ham and a lost Stickboy for making this video!
Always fun to see you guys doing sturmtiger shenanigans
OK, Stick got me with the "Oh wait, it's Alaska, 6 years." comment.
Fate: I got the sherman over there!
Bo: *gets shot* He got my barrel!
Fate: tell me that wasnt your breech!
Bo: more firepit than barrel
Fate: did he reset your reload?
Bo: im repairing, hey what happened to sherman over there?
Worst. Team. Communication. Ever! Of all time!
This was quite an intense thundersturm! There were so many booms! Great video! Big booms make for fun times.
Lovely lovely sturmtiger. When you absolutely, positively, have to beat a tank to death with another tank at range.
Keep up the good work, Bo & Co!
I was so sad I missed the Sturmtiger event...I LOVE any Tiger-based tank...would of loved to have it in the collection. q-q But oh boy, a Sturmtiger Bo video tonight with the boys? You know it's gonna be good!
My first kill in this was a BT-5. It was a direct hit and the kill cam was a delight.
Mine was a Churchill lol
Youre Videos are just making me smile everytime it makes my day way better thank you
the beef jerky conversation was hilarious
That Crack about it being alaska and taking 6 years is so true
great video mr bo! the amount of double kills was insane XD
I love the beginning with the music it show the Sturm tiger, just destroying things
You know it will be a good day when Bo posts a video
Sturmtiger is such a satisfying tank to get kills with.
Great video Bo!
Awesome! Sturmtiger shenanigans are the greatest to watch. Loved the vid. ❤❤
That intro was amazing. Nice choice of classical music
The sturmtiger is the German artillery on tracks😂😂😂
xDDDD like image driving around a conor and seeing a Sturmtiger aimed right at you, like you know your fluffed
Exactly what i needed today, to make my day better! 💜
The final boss of war thunder returns the sturmtiger😂
Holy cow that montage at the beginning
cheers to Stick, Max, Hambone and Fate
The Sturmtiger in action is just pure beauty...
Keep up the great work Bo and Co. Know youtube has been messing it up for you lately. But you will get through it.
As I eat, my hunger grows more…
Love the lisp just subtle enough
Uh oh Bo's on the field. Everyone scatter. Friends and enemies
A great video with many amazing moments, glad this one got out!
Sturmtiger loaded: I will end you and everyone you care about.
Sturmtiger with an empty barrel: I'm just a baby!
the sturmtiger gets a double on the battlefield and asks for one at the bar
2:10 - Turkish cannon with rockets inside is how I see it 😹
great video Bo!
This thing fires at it's like the part from Band of Brothers "Theres goes our left flank!"
10:06 bruh the side of the Sherman Lmao
I haven't even finished the video yet and I can already hear stick yelling at bo for killing a little
Nice to see the sturmtiger back. Hope to see herman de sherman and flacky the flack bus again.
I can't believe you fit under the overpass! Nice flying!
16:48 Engine goes red and then turns yellow. Yeap WT is working perfectly
That's a lot of double kills! Nice
Hooray the return of the sturm
"Like that Minnesota sized pothole?" "Nah, that's too big, that's more like Michigan"
As a Michigander: I can't dispute this remark...
Believe it or not, yesterday I had a thought that bo should do another video on the Sturmtiger and he delivered on it
These were quite a few doubles. Great video
Destruction and High Explosive!!! YES!!!
that thing is basically a bomber but with tracks and can be slowly reloaded on the spot.
and instead of dropping the payload it lobs it.
For when you want something to stop existing, the Sturmtiger
"We'll celebrate with smoke". I mean, that IS the tradition for German mains...
The sturmtiger is just an explosive barrel rack they gave a launcher, and it’s so much fun
Ah, the Sturmtiger... Alongside the KV-2 as an AFV whose reputation has more to do with how it performs in online gaming than anything the vehicle did in real life.
I used this thing today, on the Advance to the Rhine map, got 6 kills close range without dying as people pushed me, so fun when it works out.
Finally something to counter recent l3 problem
I love this tank. The ultimate derp gun
Interesting name.. 10:00
i saw it too lol
A grand intro for a grand tank
God I'm so mad I got hospitalized during the event this came in. I almost had it and it makes me so upset I missed it
It is scary when you are going for a point and you here this thing fire. You have no idea where it is hoping it is not a squad lurking in your area.
Hey Bo, i know im only 1 of your many subscribers but I'd love to see you do a video on any of these tanks. SU-100P, T14 (US), T20 (US), Conway, AuF1, or the Foch. I know thats a lot of vehicles but most of them are very derpy which is why I think theyll be super fun to play.
Bo hiding behind his tank-grenades
When you don't need to hit the target, just hit in the general Zip code to get the kill.
I love this ridiculous thing. It's the only reason I started playing Germany
Made my bad day. Thanks Bo.
when you shot a litteral" Wiesel tow" at other tank
That Minnesota pothole joke. Not far off, lol!
It's always fun to get those extra kills when in the sturmtiger cause the projectile has so much HE
The sturmtiger and Pakistan puma were the best event vehicles worth going for
Excellent video great job guys and I love watching them
I wish I could get that Flying Serpent Crouching Tiger skin for my Tiger H1
Keep up the good work and stay safe God bless
what is youre graphic settings
When you see the Sturmtiger looking at you it pretty much
Hey Bo great video u and the guys are always entertaining, just wondering whats ur favourite 109?
16:48 your engine decided to out heal the damage from the .50 how.
Could you fo an m901 vid?
Love your videos a lot of laughs great game play and great job
I had some wagyu beef jerky the other day and it was heavenly beautifully marbled and full of flavor
Ooof! Bo with that tasty NFL diss! :D
Nice double kills!
I think the Sturmtiger proves without a doubt that collateral damage is best damage.
One thing I hate about the sturmtiger is how inaccurate the rangefinder can be at times despite being an “improved” rangefinder. I’d honestly just prefer the good ol eyeball Mk.1 over it.
You have a chode for a barrel. How did he manage to hit it? 1:50 I love how the barrel is so short you can see the round loaded into it looking from the front.
You should play the pb4y American long range bomber in warthunder. It's one of my favorites.
I wish we could edit the sound file so when I shoot and kill with the Sturm all you hear is the sound of a Lego character falling apart
I like da classy intro
The Sturmtiger looks great in 4K ❤
Man I love your videos kinda wish I could join you guys in one
cant wait to grind for the sturm this year maybe plZ gaijin
The sturmtiger it negates… “COVER” and everything in particular
Ahh the Sturmtiger shenanigans
Can you try to get a kill with the Bf-110's "Schräge Musik" cannons? I think it would be an interesting challange.
Great video
great video!
What the heck, why does Germany get the lowest br for era 17:42
DOUBLE KILL!
Would love to see a new ground premium guide for upcoming sales Bo!