The story of Eastern Europe countires during WW II is honestly just sad, they all tried so hard to build armies strong enough to defend their home lands, but in the end, they lacked resources and time to do so and got out of this war bloodied, destoyed and often under control of Soviets.
@@michalbarsfajny4268we Poles got betrayed too. Who knows maybe if France and UK helped us immidetly then the war would go in way different direction?
@@racingraptor4758 No. France and the UK declared war to Germany. Everybody knew that the British army was very small and that the French needed a few weeks to mobilize and that they were totally in an defensive stance. Maybe if France and the UK waited until 1941 the War would have been different and they would have been much more prepared with ''maybes'' you can get to the moon...
@@michalbarsfajny4268 And by Poland and Romania. The USSR offered to send troops to Czechoslovakia in 1938 to prevent the Munich agreement, as they had a defense agreement with Czechoslovakia since 1935. Poland and Romania refused, and Poland itself partitioned part of Czechoslovakia with Germany.
In April 1941 at the commencement of the German Invasion of Yugoslavia, the eight T-32s were stationed in and around the Zemun airfield. However, the tanks were ordered south to the city of Niš in order to attack Axis forces advancing on the city
Before tanks began to evolve with heavier armor and guns, That tankette with a 37mm gun with a well trained crew would have still been a viable battlefield weapon against the German armor of that time , maybe not as a main battlefield tank but in the tank destroyer role ,wait in ambush fire a few well aimed shots then retreat
Well... another little tank I didn't know about! Thank you, Tank Encyclopedia❤....now to go find a model of this...and have a "Yugo StuG-O" of my own.😆
For its cheap price, this vehicle war very useful. But it should have been used as tank destroyer, as this was obviously the task in which it did well.
Agreed. For its point in time the 37mm was the standard anti tank gun. The wehrmacht was aware of the t-32 and semovente at this time. I wonder if the eastern front would have been more successful if a significant # of panzer IIs & t-38s were rebuilt as stugs.
Great video. One of the rare channels that make videos about Yugoslav army and equipment. I have never seen such a video with that much detail and dedication. Can you make a video about Yugoslav (SFRJ) tank projects after Vozilo A and Vozilo B. There were projects like M320, M628, M636 and M636D. There are a bit of information on the internet about them but not enough
And that's pretty much it. There are some Facebook talks about it and World of Tanks page about it, so just like you said, information on it are very rare online :D
It was usually deployed just with machine gun, because 37mm gun was usually not necessary against Chinese. However, at Khalkhin Gol they met proper Soviet armor and were decimated. Thus, T-32 could be considered as slightly better.
A tankette by definition is any armoured vehicle armed with nothing but machineguns, the word being derived from the british "female" tanks which were just that. Anything armed with a gun that's bigger than a 20mm would be considered a full tank or in this case more likely a self propelled gun because the lack of a turret.
@@flatheadgg2443 That does make some sense for weapon calibers, however "ette" can also define a smaller size version of something, such as a "cigar" and "cigarette", or "kitchen" and "kitchenette".
its possible if they hit the side Armour of a panzer 3/35 or 38 all common vehicles in use at the time and with them being light tank/tankettes using them from concealed positions makes sense.
@@lucius6667 I am not questioning whether a 37mm gun, as carried by the Skoda S-I-d, could penetrate German light tanks. This is well established. I am only questioning whether there is any evidence from the German side to confirm the claims for this particular incident?
Why are they using an tank destroyer for long distance reconnaissance though. The same mission can be better achieved with cavalry or experienced infantry on wheeled car. Then they don't have to waste two precious T-32.
does not make sense they would scrap them in part due to the partisan war Yugoslavia and German forces inside its borders were not supplied sufficiently hence they had to adapt and use what they had available so its likely they were used against Tito and forces and expended when knocked out due to combat or breakdown .
@@TanksEncyclopediaYT agreed but as with most occupied countries local equipment was always repurposed even if it was one or two vehicles the rest could of been used as spares
@@lucius6667 Yes, but again, there are just too few survivors, and the initial production was only 9 vechicles. I suspect the engine parts and especialy suspension/transmition, did not allow for this - no spares available, except those found in situ. Ammo would be no problem, I suspect, as Germans ha denough Checkoslovakian light tanks with same cannon. It was simply not worth it , to keep 1 or 2 vechicles running, when there were enough FTs, R35s and H35 to arm anti partisan units with.
The story of Eastern Europe countires during WW II is honestly just sad, they all tried so hard to build armies strong enough to defend their home lands, but in the end, they lacked resources and time to do so and got out of this war bloodied, destoyed and often under control of Soviets.
Also don’t forget about betrayal of Czechoslovakia by England and France
Yes we would probably loose to but atleast we would give Big Gs a bloody nose....@@michalbarsfajny4268
@@michalbarsfajny4268we Poles got betrayed too. Who knows maybe if France and UK helped us immidetly then the war would go in way different direction?
@@racingraptor4758 No. France and the UK declared war to Germany. Everybody knew that the British army was very small and that the French needed a few weeks to mobilize and that they were totally in an defensive stance. Maybe if France and the UK waited until 1941 the War would have been different and they would have been much more prepared with ''maybes'' you can get to the moon...
@@michalbarsfajny4268 And by Poland and Romania. The USSR offered to send troops to Czechoslovakia in 1938 to prevent the Munich agreement, as they had a defense agreement with Czechoslovakia since 1935. Poland and Romania refused, and Poland itself partitioned part of Czechoslovakia with Germany.
In April 1941 at the commencement of the German Invasion of Yugoslavia, the eight T-32s were stationed in and around the Zemun airfield. However, the tanks were ordered south to the city of Niš in order to attack Axis forces advancing on the city
Before tanks began to evolve with heavier armor and guns, That tankette with a 37mm gun with a well trained crew would have still been a viable battlefield weapon against the German armor of that time , maybe not as a main battlefield tank but in the tank destroyer role ,wait in ambush fire a few well aimed shots then retreat
Well... another little tank I didn't know about! Thank you, Tank Encyclopedia❤....now to go find a model of this...and have a "Yugo StuG-O" of my own.😆
Look at the Poles with their similar vehicle armed with 20mm canon.
im more impressed by the bravery of the crews.
babe wake up, tank encyclopedia posted
These lesser known ones are always fascinating.
For its cheap price, this vehicle war very useful. But it should have been used as tank destroyer, as this was obviously the task in which it did well.
Agreed. For its point in time the 37mm was the standard anti tank gun.
The wehrmacht was aware of the t-32 and semovente at this time. I wonder if the eastern front would have been more successful if a significant # of panzer IIs & t-38s were rebuilt as stugs.
Great video. One of the rare channels that make videos about Yugoslav army and equipment. I have never seen such a video with that much detail and dedication. Can you make a video about Yugoslav (SFRJ) tank projects after Vozilo A and Vozilo B. There were projects like M320, M628, M636 and M636D. There are a bit of information on the internet about them but not enough
We need better info on them, there is almost nothing out there.
And that's pretty much it. There are some Facebook talks about it and World of Tanks page about it, so just like you said, information on it are very rare online :D
Best tankette was the Japanese Type 97 Te-Ke. It had a 360 degrees rotating turret with a single machine gun or a 37mm tank gun.
It was usually deployed just with machine gun, because 37mm gun was usually not necessary against Chinese. However, at Khalkhin Gol they met proper Soviet armor and were decimated. Thus, T-32 could be considered as slightly better.
Happy New Year, that is a fascinating vehicle. I would have hated to have to serve in it.
More Skodas.. 27 LT vz. 34.. 298 LT vz. 35.. as they have a great history on the Eastern Front.
Please do a video about Sturmpanzer II.
Only 12 were built and sent to Africa.
Is it just me or was this tankette the most heavily armed? I thought most tankettes only had either a MG or a AT gun, not both?
A tankette by definition is any armoured vehicle armed with nothing but machineguns, the word being derived from the british "female" tanks which were just that.
Anything armed with a gun that's bigger than a 20mm would be considered a full tank or in this case more likely a self propelled gun because the lack of a turret.
@@flatheadgg2443 That does make some sense for weapon calibers, however "ette" can also define a smaller size version of something, such as a "cigar" and "cigarette", or "kitchen" and "kitchenette".
@@alm5992 tank destroyerette
Awesome documentary!
Yugoslavia’s own stug 3 or Hetzer
Is there confirmation from the German side of tank losses to Yugoslav Skoda S-I-ds at Topola?
its possible if they hit the side Armour of a panzer 3/35 or 38 all common vehicles in use at the time and with them being light tank/tankettes using them from concealed positions makes sense.
@@lucius6667 I am not questioning whether a 37mm gun, as carried by the Skoda S-I-d, could penetrate German light tanks. This is well established. I am only questioning whether there is any evidence from the German side to confirm the claims for this particular incident?
Undercook 38t. Got out of the oven too early.
Too little yeast added X)
Why are they using an tank destroyer for long distance reconnaissance though. The same mission can be better achieved with cavalry or experienced infantry on wheeled car. Then they don't have to waste two precious T-32.
Because it wasn't a tank destroyer, it was a cavalry vehicle.
baby stug
With the crew arrangement and its Czech origins, baby Hetzer? Hetzer-ette?
Halfzer ???
Hungary wanted to build the panther, but couldn't afford the licensing cost. If that isn't the height of stupidity.
Plss. Make a video about the rare tank of the Bangladesh army the TYPE 62 SPH.
We really need this to be added into War Thunder.
Great video ❤❤❤🎉
Thid tankette should be added as premium tank on the german focus tree
Nah this tankette is proof we need a yugoslavian tree (although I'd like to see it in the game either way)
@@serbiandude373 it would be great also i would like the yugo air force
It'd honestly fit better with the Italians
Since they're getting other Europe Axis nations in them already
What the hell is that at 1:32?
It looks like Dick Dastardly's car! 🤣
The "sdkfz 6" is what you're looking for and it does look fun as heck to ride in!
The Italians probably should have just copied this thing and added a radio.
Name of music?
The Title music is Think Tank Audionautix. I don't know about the music within the episode.
It is a song "Tamo daleko". In translation "Far away". Its sings of WW1 casulties of royal serb armie.
Wery old and wery sad song, meney died...
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Thanks!
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does not make sense they would scrap them in part due to the partisan war Yugoslavia and German forces inside its borders were not supplied sufficiently hence they had to adapt and use what they had available so its likely they were used against Tito and forces and expended when knocked out due to combat or breakdown .
Very small numbers, fragile suspension, non-standard ammo, few if any spare parts, few if any mechanics.
@@TanksEncyclopediaYT agreed but as with most occupied countries local equipment was always repurposed even if it was one or two vehicles the rest could of been used as spares
@@lucius6667 Yes, but again, there are just too few survivors, and the initial production was only 9 vechicles. I suspect the engine parts and especialy suspension/transmition, did not allow for this - no spares available, except those found in situ. Ammo would be no problem, I suspect, as Germans ha denough Checkoslovakian light tanks with same cannon. It was simply not worth it , to keep 1 or 2 vechicles running, when there were enough FTs, R35s and H35 to arm anti partisan units with.
Also army neaded to provide it self most of the time
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dam excellent well done sir
Yuoslavian 🪖 army didn't have heavy tanks and others military 🪖 equipment
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