C H A R A To be fair Tiger 1s weren’t near as bad as Panthers in that regard. And it’s easier to keep a tank operational in a garage than in the battlefield.
Bk Jeong Fair play- gotta say though, just like their reputation- their mechanical unreliability was greatly exaggerated- still put the fear of god in every allied tanker back then Xx
To be fair, this Tiger isn't used in combat situation and is maintained in shape by conservation centers. You can't compare this with a Tiger in a combat situation.
"Hans, vhy are du putting in zo much effort, it'z not like ze tank will last long againzt ze zoviets!" "Shut up, Klaus! Ich want zis tank to be ze best."
When you leave it in a tank museum, not a hard accomplishment, the irony is that its not a German Museum, the last Tiger is in the British Museum. I call that cultural appropriation, those British should know better, lol.... The best German tank was the mark IV, an already reliable tank, got up-gunned to the really good 75 mm canon, but instead they wanted a Panther, pfff... Should have produced 10-15 thousand Tiger's and 50-70 thousand Panzer Mark IV, but they did not. The best tanks of the war was the Panzer Mark IV, T-34-85 and the Sherman, they all did their job.
@@datpudding5338 you’re out of your damn mind. Until recent years I’ve only heard small fragments about the t34 but growing up even as young as 5 years old I’d hear adults and old people talking about the tiger and ONLY the tiger with some mentioning of the churchills and Sherman’s. Never once was the T34 ever admired or bragged about. Maybe only in commie land was the piece of shit ever talked about. Or you come from a communist descendent family that hates freedom and America and with that the only suggestion I have for you is, A: go fuck yourself you commie bastard. And B: get the fuck out of the USA, and go back to commie land Russia, back to a war torn poor ass country.
@@austinbaker6295 not in America but from the way you argue right now the only thing you achieve is to further degrade the reputation of an average American down to the stereotype of the "ignorant douche" Pretty much any country that's not the US does indeed mention or at least acknowledge the T-34. People with your overly eager drive for patriotism actually make me hate Americans a little bit more every time. You talk like the US was the only place on earth that exists and is not communist (at this point you probably have the same crooked definition for that as is common almost exclusively in the US). Fix your personal lack of education about the world and other countries perspectives before opening your mouth. Wouldn't be embarrassing your country, countrymen and yourself. America is not the end all be all. Accept that. And your own personal anecdotal evidence doesn't really add anything, you're just one guy from one country while my sample size is bigger and more internationally spread. If you literally just wanted "to show those filthy communists" - which would explain why it seems like just that - there's places for that. Just because you as a single person have an opinion doesn't mean that anyone except you cares. You know, especially because of people like you there is this meme around „yes, ameriCAN but ameriSHOULDN'T“. Sure you can write a slur that except for two sentences doesn't even match the topic but should you really if you have actually nothing to say?
@@datpudding5338 hey bitch made boy I’m pretty sure I’m from American soil, the tiger is German made. Still heard about the tiger tank 100% of the time more than I ever heard of that rust bucket piece of shit that you’re calling a tank. A t34 gets chewed up with just HMG fire. Lmao next
@@datpudding5338 if America isn’t the end all be all like you’re saying why does everyone and their mothers want to be us and take over what we have? Lmao it’s because we’re the country everyone else wants. The way we do most things 95% of the world is jealous of us.
For some reason its looks way better in the rain and mud. Also, I love how they kept the real battle damage on its exhaust covers, those holes from rounds, very cool.
+Daniel Faber no problem just hit it in the ass ha ha if there was a soft spot dont you think it was fixed to start with but the sherman ronsons was a joke
+Jake Deane Not necissarily. See many Tigers were driven by aces of the Wehrmacht, while the Tiger 2 was a last-ditch effort to stop the American invasion after all their experienced tank commanders had either been killed or had retired. Not to mention the Tiger 2 was a very very slow tank, and surprise wasn't exactly it's strong point. And the armor that the late-war Sherman's used (Firefly, Jumbo, Easy Eight, etc) Was more than capable of deflecting an 88mm shell, while the 76mm gun shared between them could penetrate the side armor of a Tiger 2. In short, American paratroopers, masters of ambush and speed, plus upgraded tanks, versus a slower, bigger albeit more armored variant of a tank they have already learned to defeat.
the ONLY last running Tiger left in the world. I believe this is Tiger-131, which was the first Tiger to be grabbed by the US/UK/CA forces on the Western front (so i read somewhere!?).
Your grandfathers are cool af mine was pretty boring, He doesn’t speak much about his experience but I found this cool ass helmet with lighting bolts in the attic think he was an electrician or something.
@@damsarebiotic6263 yep....🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely an electrician, also look further you may discover your epic grandpa had electrician's overalls made by Hugo boss......
I'm guessing they restored the engine as well as they could with their available resources - Maybach parts are difficult to come by let alone an entire engine!
@@lunseren By 3 August 1942, this Tiger had covered a total of 1046 km; by 31 March 1943 a total of 5623 km; and by 31 July 1943 a total of 7736 km.These figures clearly demonstrate that once the Tiger had overcome its teething troubles, it could withstand a lot of purposefully administered abuse during test programmes. The sPzAbt 501 noted in Combat Report No.6 dated 3 May 1943: Regarding the overheating engines, the HL 210 engine caused no troubles during the recent time. All occurring breakdowns resulted from the low quality of driver training. In several cases engine failures have to be put down to the missing remote engine thermometer. Five engines have reached more than 3,000 km without essential failures. A good driver is essential for the successful deployment of the Tiger, he must have a good technical training and has to keep his nerve in critical situations…[83] …The most remarkable aspect of the recent combat was that the Tiger could still be deployed after covering a 400 km run… This proved that the Tiger can easily keep pace with lighter tanks. Nobody expected this. The 13.(Tiger) Kompanie/Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland reported on their experience in employing the Tiger from 7 to 19 March 1943: With the exception of known childhood diseases, the Pz.Kpfw. VI has proven itself to be good. Already, it can be said that its reliability is superior to the Pz.Kpfw.III and IV. When routine care and maintenance are accomplished (that means one day for maintenance for three days in action), even the way it is now, the Tiger can achieve exceptional success. To put that in perspective in 1943 the Churchill was good for 500 miles, The t34 needed a new enginen every 300 to 400km
Just imagine the tank's journey from Germany then traveling to other places and then again , traveling to britan and ended up in this museum still being treated great What a journey
Thank God Merkel didn't get a hold of it. She'd tear apart that beautiful tank and throw it in the ocean! Then she would profusely apologize to all the Muslim immigrants for having a German tank on German soil.
Seeing this Tiger (131) in person is really a shock. In pictures and video these "rolling vaults" look big enough, but in person these machines are massive. I'm an equipment operator, so I deal with heavy steel, but these things were built to withstand other tank guns, when they rattle by the ground rumbles. I was stunned at how big 131 is, especially after seeing a few revamped Shermans and thinking they were big. So, thinking about setting nervously in another tank and seeing this monster appear, realizing it was going to start shooting at you, well, all I can say is that Allied tank crews must have been the bravest souls I can imagine. If anyone seeing this video gets a chance to visit Bovington during one of their "Axis Armor" shows, it's worth the trip, these old tanks are very impressive, regardless of what side they were used by. Cheers.
+HUGH MANN Interesting comments.. but I question your story. In reality the Tiger is physically larger than the Sherman by only a few inches..nearly the same length and height as the Sherman, the Tiger being slightly wider due to its tracks. Side by side there is not much visible difference in size.. the only real difference is design.. the Tiger is much more advanced than the Sherman by at least a decade in terms of technology.. the Tiger was the first true MBT (Main Battle Tank) and would not look that out of place on today's battlefield. cheers!
+HUGH MANN Yes sir, I do. Either you are blind? or your story stinks? The Tiger I is only 2 inches longer and *ONE INCH* Taller than a Sherman M4A4... Can you explain this glaring discrepancy in your account????
*Meanwhile, at the Ardennes* "Drake?" "Josh?" "Where's the Char Bs and SOMUAs?" "They're right over there." "Oh. Then go get them." "Alright." *walks face first into a german armour division* "Oh. I think I see the problem now." *"OH DO YA?"*
Beautiful! Re the description, she looks amazing on a dry day as the dust she throws up makes it easy to imagine meeting her in North Africa, and having that brown trouser moment!
One American paratrooper veteran of the Battle of the Bulge commented when being interviewed that the sound of the unseen and approaching Tiger Tank about to appear from the forest is enough to make you pee in your pants.
@Нордман111 that's right. I studied it AFTER school. Tigers destroyed more than 10 to 1. I'd love to know how you cracked them like nuts? Please explain?
Only problem is only like 1500 at the most were ever made (I think don’t quote me on that) so they were actually kind of rare to come across unless you were in very heavy fighting regions. At the time you would still really be facing late pz.3s and pz.4s.
Columns of these were rare, but the veterans always talk about them so they became the go to. In France, Mark 2 and Czech tanks were the deal. In early USSR campaign Mark III's and short barreled Mark IV. Mark IV got upgraded to 75 mm for T-34 requirements during and after 1942. North Africa was Mark III, then Mark IV. At Prokarovka (Kursk), Mark IV and a few Panthers. Tiger was used in all mid 1942 and after theatres, but it was mostly shock value, used too much fuel and too slow for the rapid combined arms stuff. it was not really brought in with tank fighting and Blitzkrieg in mind, more for bunkers and stuff. Tanks were supposed for attack rear echelon stuff, not tank for tank, they were supposed to be used for rapid advance, hit the rear, take control logistics, bridges, airfields, supply depots, railroads, show up far beyond where they were supposed to be.
@@spaSSkloppe I agree with you. Driver that we well trained were enough to keep the gearbox ok for a long time. This myth appeared when Germany started losing all of his well experienced and trained drivers and they replace them with not enough training ones
@@Kyle-gw6qp No it's not, the Tigers were servised alot less than the considered 'most reliable' tanks from the allies, you are mixing allied propaganda with facts, another lie was that the tiger could only travel at walking pace, all lies to lessen the fear for the tank on the front.
I had a model of a Tiger that had a wired controller when I was a kid in the 70's. Always liked the look of this model. I was in the largest tank museum in the world in Russia and saw a couple up close but the most interesting was the King Tiger they have there. Simply monstrous. Thanks for the great video of a fine restoration.
A big Respect from Germany to the Bovington Crew who restored this awesome machine to running condition for more than 10 Years! In the older Videos it ran like a "bag of nuts" (backfiring, stalling, dieing) but in the newer videos like this it runs so smooth... I´m sure it didn´t ran better when it left the Henschel assembly plant in 1943. Those of You older guys who are familiar with carburated petrol engines may understand the efforts which may have to be made to have a V12 petrol engine with 4 double pumper carburetors on it run like new... It´s not s science... it´s an art !! Thanks a lot!!
The sound! WOW! The power and the enormous size of these Tigers made them so amazing. Just imagine you were in the streets somewhere in Europe during WW2 and a number of these Tigers in a convoy went by! Holy smoke! Frightening and exciting at the same time!
Imagine sitting in a captured bunker and one of your squad members comes in and says "There are tigers outside." No matter if it's the animal or the tank it does both suck.
Its war performance was actually rather poor during World War 2. Its legend comes from myths and rumours that American soldiers bring back to the Americas. But in the eastern world ( Germany and beyond ) everyone knows that tank is not that great.
I’ve spent so much time looking at tigers and finding things out about them. Iss was obsessed at a few points. But it wasn’t until now I realize the true stature of this machine. The muzzle break looks bigger than the man’s head. Scary but beautiful
Rexy And Blue Every time an allied soldier saw a tiger, it meant bad news. Even the old German soldiers now say that it meant business. It was probably the most formidable tank
On the contrary, it looks terribly dated with that vertical frontal armour. Compared with the Panther or the T-34, there's no hiding that this is an abandoned mid-thirties design, that was rushed into production. It looks and sounds great here, though.
@MyNameIsMud Slow af? It was twice as heavy as the Sherman, yet had the same top speed of 45km/h! Amazing! They had to put an engine governor in the Tiger I's to limit their top speed to 38km/h.
TheFilipinoCharmeleon Yes, because the Western Allied didn't produce heavy tanks - aside from the Churchill - and they were - aside from the Sherman Firefly - seriously undergunned. On the Eastern front the Tiger was a folly, that only had succes, because after it was introduced, the Germans mostly fought a defensive war. It was to heavy for the roads and bridges on large parts of the Eastern Front. Even the IS-2 didn't weigh more than 45 tonnes, where as this beast weighed more than 55 tonnes. If the Germans had been on the offensive, it wouldn't have been possible for these tanks to keep up. Finally, an army on the defensive should build up rather impressive kill ratios, if they know what they are doing. EG in -41, one dug in KV-tank held up the advance of the entire army-group north for three days! And destroyed a ridiculous amount of equipment in the process.
I don’t think the Russians were too concerned with this useless paperweight. If anything they’re probably happy it exists as it took precious resources to develop and deploy which could have been better used in a way that didn’t result in the Russians beating Germany’s ass all the way back to Berlin.
An astonishing piece of German warcraft and engineering! That roaring from the engine sent a chill down my spine.....imagine standing in front of one in the war field!
In 2002 I was at the WTS in Koblenz, about one meter behind the Panther "Ulrike" when it started. It has the same Maybach HL 230 engjne. I'll NEVER forget that sound!
Can’t believe how lucky we are to see this thing still alive today. It’s depressing that there is only one left, but we’re so lucky that it’s still in good condition.
Milwaukee Road E75 Their idea of making a tank "Add more armor here, here, and here... and here..... .......more here... k more there... now here... ....... ......double up on all of it" Then they added a nicely sized cannon and boom, tanks that couldn't die. But terrible engine, terrible mileage.
that's one sexy Tiger Tank... but as a German its sad to say that he is kept in the British zoo and not roaming freely in Eastern Europe hunting for T34s
My grandfather seven of tigers burnt in addition to other on the T-34. If you plan to chase our tanks in , wait for them in Berlin and we'll play catch-up there.
I like American tanks...but man....the Tiger I....this tank out of ALL other tanks....always gave me fear...ALWAYS... Such an impressive monster of fine machinery. That 88 it has pointing at you makes you think...."Oh dear god....better say goodbye boys, we're done already." The Tiger I was known to be the most feared, powerful tank during its time. Of course other better tanks came out during WW2...but none of them ever got the high popularity of the Mighty Tiger....the Tiger DEFINITELY has my respect for it.
+godzilla691138MW3 Tiger II was the absolute monster but Tiger I made the Tiger series famous as these days. These tanks and their creators deserve some respect.
+Christopher A. Johansson Main society doesn't have any respect for these tanks and such. But history and people who are into this stuff do. Or they should be.
It's probably just a PzKmpf IV : p Seriously though, their profiles at long distances were familiar enough for allied tankers to run away from meager panzer IVs.
@@Brucev7 actually, Americans rarely, rarely encountered Tigers. It was the Russian front and Commonwealth that took all the Tiger hits. By the time the UsA entered the war, most Tigers were posted to the Russian front OR against Commonwealth armies, not American. But hey, glad you FINALLY SHOWED UP for the party.
My Grandpa was a gunner on this model and later he was commanding his own one. One thing for shure, if some of this showed up on battlefield there were nothing that had could take advance on them
Geez that's a huge vehicle. You really get a sense of scale when you see people standing behind it. Imagine the noise if you had a few of those coming at you in combat.....
When I was young, mine and all my friends dads and uncles had vivid memories of the war and many stories. I will never forget Brian’s dad trying to kill a Tiger with a PIAT. He launched it, only to see the projectile clang and bounce off the Tiger. He and his mate, turned and ran like hell.;
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No sherman tanks were harmed in the making of this video
@@Jon_Quincy_Arbuckle but your kitty kat tank was spanked by my t-34 tanks
@@TheRockmart Tiger > T-34
@@TheRockmart not before it knocked out at least 50 tanks
I see you read Stautdeggers story huh...
@@TheRockmart t34-most overrated tank
70 odd years on still an imposing monster.
mirola73
And still functional......
I find it funny that the Tiger was always labeled as mechanically unsound- but after nearly a hundred years- she still runs Xx
C H A R A
To be fair Tiger 1s weren’t near as bad as Panthers in that regard.
And it’s easier to keep a tank operational in a garage than in the battlefield.
Bk Jeong Fair play- gotta say though, just like their reputation- their mechanical unreliability was greatly exaggerated- still put the fear of god in every allied tanker back then Xx
To be fair, this Tiger isn't used in combat situation and is maintained in shape by conservation centers. You can't compare this with a Tiger in a combat situation.
I wonder if the factory workers that made Tiger 131 knew that it would outlive them all.
Haahhaha irony
"Hans, vhy are du putting in zo much effort, it'z not like ze tank will last long againzt ze zoviets!"
"Shut up, Klaus! Ich want zis tank to be ze best."
@@11Survivor it really was the best
@@Matt_Avocado No, it really wasn't.
When you leave it in a tank museum, not a hard accomplishment, the irony is that its not a German Museum, the last Tiger is in the British Museum. I call that cultural appropriation, those British should know better, lol.... The best German tank was the mark IV, an already reliable tank, got up-gunned to the really good 75 mm canon, but instead they wanted a Panther, pfff... Should have produced 10-15 thousand Tiger's and 50-70 thousand Panzer Mark IV, but they did not. The best tanks of the war was the Panzer Mark IV, T-34-85 and the Sherman, they all did their job.
This is the most iconic tank of all times
I'd argue that the T-34 is at least equally as iconic.
@@datpudding5338 you’re out of your damn mind. Until recent years I’ve only heard small fragments about the t34 but growing up even as young as 5 years old I’d hear adults and old people talking about the tiger and ONLY the tiger with some mentioning of the churchills and Sherman’s. Never once was the T34 ever admired or bragged about. Maybe only in commie land was the piece of shit ever talked about. Or you come from a communist descendent family that hates freedom and America and with that the only suggestion I have for you is, A: go fuck yourself you commie bastard. And B: get the fuck out of the USA, and go back to commie land Russia, back to a war torn poor ass country.
@@austinbaker6295 not in America but from the way you argue right now the only thing you achieve is to further degrade the reputation of an average American down to the stereotype of the "ignorant douche"
Pretty much any country that's not the US does indeed mention or at least acknowledge the T-34. People with your overly eager drive for patriotism actually make me hate Americans a little bit more every time.
You talk like the US was the only place on earth that exists and is not communist (at this point you probably have the same crooked definition for that as is common almost exclusively in the US).
Fix your personal lack of education about the world and other countries perspectives before opening your mouth. Wouldn't be embarrassing your country, countrymen and yourself.
America is not the end all be all. Accept that. And your own personal anecdotal evidence doesn't really add anything, you're just one guy from one country while my sample size is bigger and more internationally spread.
If you literally just wanted "to show those filthy communists" - which would explain why it seems like just that - there's places for that. Just because you as a single person have an opinion doesn't mean that anyone except you cares.
You know, especially because of people like you there is this meme around „yes, ameriCAN but ameriSHOULDN'T“. Sure you can write a slur that except for two sentences doesn't even match the topic but should you really if you have actually nothing to say?
@@datpudding5338 hey bitch made boy I’m pretty sure I’m from American soil, the tiger is German made. Still heard about the tiger tank 100% of the time more than I ever heard of that rust bucket piece of shit that you’re calling a tank. A t34 gets chewed up with just HMG fire. Lmao next
@@datpudding5338 if America isn’t the end all be all like you’re saying why does everyone and their mothers want to be us and take over what we have? Lmao it’s because we’re the country everyone else wants. The way we do most things 95% of the world is jealous of us.
In 2019 "oh thats sounds so powerfull and beautiful" in 1944 "we are doomed"
In 2020 "oh look *entertainment* "
1944; TIIIGEERRRR¡¡, TAKE COVER¡¡¡¡¡,
@ except when the transmission just decides to fucking die.
No worry's mate we got air support
Yeah the crew would say both!!
He probably hungry, feed him some shermans
only as dessert, those T-34s are not very nutritious.
@@rickgrimes_69420 Lol what can you do against me sucker ?
After he had eaten some Shermans let the JS 3 Stalin Heavy tank come and fuck im all over.
@@rickgrimes_69420 Oh a little Snack :)
@@SomeoneFromAsia1 say this to the tsar bomb ☭☭☭
For some reason its looks way better in the rain and mud. Also, I love how they kept the real battle damage on its exhaust covers, those holes from rounds, very cool.
Agreed
As a German, this is music to my ears and makes me happy to see it drive again
cuz youre n@zi
uh oh....the poles better watch out.
@@bardgold4553 I'm fr not kidding, I even got rejected from art school this spring- 💀
@@Seven-vu3md this time I hear the Poles upgraded their Cavalry to horses with machine guns. Might be a challenge this time.
@@Seven-vu3md based
imagine being a american/british etc. soldier and suddenly during a firefight this thing comes around a corner
Nah u would only see the shell incoming
Rather see this than a tiger 2!
+Daniel Faber no problem just hit it in the ass ha ha if there was a soft spot dont you think it was fixed to start with but the sherman ronsons was a joke
+Jake Deane Not necissarily.
See many Tigers were driven by aces of the Wehrmacht, while the Tiger 2 was a last-ditch effort to stop the American invasion after all their experienced tank commanders had either been killed or had retired.
Not to mention the Tiger 2 was a very very slow tank, and surprise wasn't exactly it's strong point.
And the armor that the late-war Sherman's used (Firefly, Jumbo, Easy Eight, etc)
Was more than capable of deflecting an 88mm shell, while the 76mm gun shared between them could penetrate the side armor of a Tiger 2.
In short, American paratroopers, masters of ambush and speed, plus upgraded tanks, versus a slower, bigger albeit more armored variant of a tank they have already learned to defeat.
you mean allies
One of the last of the Original Tigers..... Such a beautiful machine
beautiful machine of destruction, to be precise
the ONLY last running Tiger left in the world. I believe this is Tiger-131, which was the first Tiger to be grabbed by the US/UK/CA forces on the Western front (so i read somewhere!?).
scotty200480 It was captured by the British my friend
scotty200480 last time I looked there was also a working Tiger 1 at the French tank museum in Samur.
Tiger 131 is the last FULLY original tiger, if you see another working one it most likely doesn't use the original engine
I could only imagine my grandfather’s face when someone from his squad yelled “TIGER!”
I can imagine the look on mine when he was told to go into a small town in a tiger
Your grandfathers are cool af mine was pretty boring, He doesn’t speak much about his experience but I found this cool ass helmet with lighting bolts in the attic think he was an electrician or something.
@@damsarebiotic6263 hold up I don't think he was an electrician
@@damsarebiotic6263 yep....🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely an electrician, also look further you may discover your epic grandpa had electrician's overalls made by Hugo boss......
Even when they saw pz H, they would still yelled Tiger.
From the drawing board to battlefield domination in less than 2 years, amazing engineering.
After like 50+ years, that Tiger still roars like new
75 years
@@jk844100 well he isn't wrong about +50
It does have some daily repare. In case you don't know,Tiger are very easy to break down
@@sopmodtew8399 if i say 5+ years i isn't wrong too
@@vongochongphuoc6385 😂 are we still talking about the Tiger? You must have mixed up something.
This Tiger looks brand new, as WWII was yesterday morning.....impressive and scary...
+redtiger It has been fully restored by the british museum ...
+keith bick No it hasn't
+Primarch Alpharius Yes it has - Bovington Tank Museum restored it to working order. Of course the gun is probably disabled
Sam Prudden
The engine needs to be replaced.
I'm guessing they restored the engine as well as they could with their available resources - Maybach parts are difficult to come by let alone an entire engine!
I LOVE 131. The Tank Museum has done a spectacular job with it and the other vehicles in their collection. Long may the old girl run!
Such a beatiful piece of engineering, even today the engine sounds quite modern. Unbelieveable
But it broke down every 15 minutes
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lunseren
By 3 August 1942, this Tiger had covered a total of 1046 km; by 31 March 1943 a total of 5623 km; and by 31 July 1943 a total of 7736 km.These figures clearly demonstrate that once the Tiger had overcome its teething troubles, it could withstand a lot of purposefully administered abuse during test programmes.
The sPzAbt 501 noted in Combat Report No.6 dated 3 May 1943:
Regarding the overheating engines, the HL 210 engine caused no troubles during the recent time. All occurring breakdowns resulted from the low quality of driver training. In several cases engine failures have to be put down to the missing remote engine thermometer. Five engines have reached more than 3,000 km without essential failures. A good driver is essential for the successful deployment of the Tiger, he must have a good technical training and has to keep his nerve in critical situations…[83]
…The most remarkable aspect of the recent combat was that the Tiger could still be deployed after covering a 400 km run… This proved that the Tiger can easily keep pace with lighter tanks. Nobody expected this.
The 13.(Tiger) Kompanie/Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland reported on their experience in employing the Tiger from 7 to 19 March 1943:
With the exception of known childhood diseases, the Pz.Kpfw. VI has proven itself to be good. Already, it can be said that its reliability is superior to the Pz.Kpfw.III and IV. When routine care and maintenance are accomplished (that means one day for maintenance for three days in action), even the way it is now, the Tiger can achieve exceptional success.
To put that in perspective in 1943 the Churchill was good for 500 miles, The t34 needed a new enginen every 300 to 400km
Just imagine the tank's journey from Germany then traveling to other places and then again , traveling to britan and ended up in this museum still being treated great
What a journey
Thank God Merkel didn't get a hold of it. She'd tear apart that beautiful tank and throw it in the ocean! Then she would profusely apologize to all the Muslim immigrants for having a German tank on German soil.
Yes. The workforce that spannered her together and her crew could never imagined what a privlaged life lay ahead for her.
Still a menace to look at after 70 years.
The most beautiful tank that has ver been built -- and that ever will be built.
Amazing how modern it still looks.
I always think this each time I see it
all mordern tanks are based on this tank
@@scrubvision5652 source I trust me bro
It looks intimidating but not modern. All modern tanks have sloped armour.
@@scrubvision5652imo I think they’re based off of the panther tanks because armored skirt
It still looks like a formidable monster today! 🇩🇪
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What an impressive beast! I can't believe 263 disliked this video - what were they expecting when they clicked on it??
They was 263 t-34's lol
The dislikes are from shermans
Timothy Sharpe they were probably expecting it to sound like some stupid lambo or something
They clicked on it just to dislike. They had no interest in the tank itself.
Disliked simply because of who used the tank during ww2 most likely
It's moving so much faster than I expected it to move
They can move crazy fast. Them being slow is just part of the propaganda around them.
40 km/h
@@gratefulguy4130 It really does look like it would be glacially slow, like a Churchill.
that is the most handsome looking tank ever designed imo
Seeing this Tiger (131) in person is really a shock. In pictures and video these "rolling vaults" look big enough, but in person these machines are massive. I'm an equipment operator, so I deal with heavy steel, but these things were built to withstand other tank guns, when they rattle by the ground rumbles. I was stunned at how big 131 is, especially after seeing a few revamped Shermans and thinking they were big. So, thinking about setting nervously in another tank and seeing this monster appear, realizing it was going to start shooting at you, well, all I can say is that Allied tank crews must have been the bravest souls I can imagine. If anyone seeing this video gets a chance to visit Bovington during one of their "Axis Armor" shows, it's worth the trip, these old tanks are very impressive, regardless of what side they were used by. Cheers.
Just think you are in WWII sitting in your sherman driving and then THAT thing comes over a hill ;-;
+HUGH MANN Interesting comments.. but I question your story. In reality the Tiger is physically larger than the Sherman by only a few inches..nearly the same length and height as the Sherman, the Tiger being slightly wider due to its tracks.
Side by side there is not much visible difference in size.. the only real difference is design.. the Tiger is much more advanced than the Sherman by at least a decade in terms of technology.. the Tiger was the first true MBT (Main Battle Tank) and would not look that out of place on today's battlefield. cheers!
You question my story? That's nice, you have a good weekend.
+HUGH MANN Yes sir, I do. Either you are blind? or your story stinks? The Tiger I is only 2 inches longer and *ONE INCH* Taller than a Sherman M4A4... Can you explain this glaring discrepancy in your account????
Like I said, have a good weekend.
*Ardennes forest:* ^_^
*Tiger:* _Guten tag_
*Allies:* 0_o
*Meanwhile, at the Ardennes*
"Drake?"
"Josh?"
"Where's the Char Bs and SOMUAs?"
"They're right over there."
"Oh. Then go get them."
"Alright." *walks face first into a german armour division* "Oh. I think I see the problem now."
*"OH DO YA?"*
*Allied Air Power:* Well isn't that cute
*Tiger:* _surprised pikachu face_
@@AINGELPROJECT667 *Thunderstorm* "oh hai allied air power"
*Allied air power* _Grounded_
@@visionist7
*Bastogne:* _exists_
*101st Airborne:* _also exists_
*Allied Air Support:* _does not exist_
*Panzers:* This is too advanced for me
@@AINGELPROJECT667
*Raider Joe* _exists_
*Also Raider Joe* _I lyke my own posts trololol_
Beautiful! Re the description, she looks amazing on a dry day as the dust she throws up makes it easy to imagine meeting her in North Africa, and having that brown trouser moment!
What a beast, this must have been frightening on the battlefield.
One American paratrooper veteran of the Battle of the Bulge commented when being interviewed that the sound of the unseen and approaching Tiger Tank about to appear from the forest is enough to make you pee in your pants.
You say everything correctly ...
Americans are still peeing in their pants from the sound of a tank ... and not only)))
@@Vladimirovich_032 Particularly)))
Bravery is not being unafraid- being unafraid is stupidity- bravery is being afraid, but persevering.
@Нордман111 clicked tigers like seeds??? I think not.
@Нордман111 that's right. I studied it AFTER school. Tigers destroyed more than 10 to 1. I'd love to know how you cracked them like nuts? Please explain?
I could only imagine the absolute terror of being an allied soldier and hearing a column of these beasts advancing towards your position.
Hell yeah. Be flat out deploying the bazooka teams else beatin' feet to the next known stockpile of anti-tank landmines or both I reckon.
@@travellingsoldier5018 bazookas weren’t effective against these tanks, but blowing off the tracks would be equally as good as destroying the tank
TIIIIGEEERR¡¡¡, TAKE COVER¡¡, BACK OFF, BACK OFF¡¡¡
Only problem is only like 1500 at the most were ever made (I think don’t quote me on that) so they were actually kind of rare to come across unless you were in very heavy fighting regions. At the time you would still really be facing late pz.3s and pz.4s.
Columns of these were rare, but the veterans always talk about them so they became the go to. In France, Mark 2 and Czech tanks were the deal. In early USSR campaign Mark III's and short barreled Mark IV. Mark IV got upgraded to 75 mm for T-34 requirements during and after 1942. North Africa was Mark III, then Mark IV. At Prokarovka (Kursk), Mark IV and a few Panthers. Tiger was used in all mid 1942 and after theatres, but it was mostly shock value, used too much fuel and too slow for the rapid combined arms stuff. it was not really brought in with tank fighting and Blitzkrieg in mind, more for bunkers and stuff. Tanks were supposed for attack rear echelon stuff, not tank for tank, they were supposed to be used for rapid advance, hit the rear, take control logistics, bridges, airfields, supply depots, railroads, show up far beyond where they were supposed to be.
I love that she's 80 years old and still chugging along
Awesome. Still mesmerizing after all these years
Everybody gangsta until the gearbox starts making funny noises
When you are deep in russia with your tiger and forget that 2020 propaganda says your gearbox is shit.
@@spaSSkloppe I agree with you. Driver that we well trained were enough to keep the gearbox ok for a long time. This myth appeared when Germany started losing all of his well experienced and trained drivers and they replace them with not enough training ones
@@spaSSkloppe not propaganda and is entirely based in fact.
usually the final drive, not the gearbox
@@Kyle-gw6qp No it's not, the Tigers were servised alot less than the considered 'most reliable' tanks from the allies, you are mixing allied propaganda with facts, another lie was that the tiger could only travel at walking pace, all lies to lessen the fear for the tank on the front.
70 + years later it still sends chills down the spine.
+drumdust 75 years
I just can’t imagine seeing this beast roll up onto the battlefield. Must of been absolutely terrifying.
I had a model of a Tiger that had a wired controller when I was a kid in the 70's. Always liked the look of this model. I was in the largest tank museum in the world in Russia and saw a couple up close but the most interesting was the King Tiger they have there. Simply monstrous. Thanks for the great video of a fine restoration.
They have more than one there?
Look at the crew, you couldn't wipe their smiles off with a chainsaw!
I like that one.
A big Respect from Germany to the Bovington Crew who restored this awesome machine to running condition for more than 10 Years! In the older Videos it ran like a "bag of nuts" (backfiring, stalling, dieing) but in the newer videos like this it runs so smooth... I´m sure it didn´t ran better when it left the Henschel assembly plant in 1943. Those of You older guys who are familiar with carburated petrol engines may understand the efforts which may have to be made to have a V12 petrol engine with 4 double pumper carburetors on it run like new... It´s not s science... it´s an art !! Thanks a lot!!
It's not the original engine. The engine in the 131 is from a king tiger
@@46FreddieMercury91 what happened to the original engine?
@@TheGodParticle The original Maybach HL210 had been cut into cross sections for display
That museum is such a good day out. The cross section cut in half tanks are insane!
The sound! WOW! The power and the enormous size of these Tigers made them so amazing. Just imagine you were in the streets somewhere in Europe during WW2 and a number of these Tigers in a convoy went by! Holy smoke! Frightening and exciting at the same time!
The Tiger 1 looks scary as hell
imagine being infantry in a foxhole waiting to engage.....whew nerves of steel and kudos to who dared
^^Wait until you see the King Tiger. A longer 88 (the KwK 43 L/71) and thicker armor.
King Tiger: *appears*
Me: *Wilhelm scream*
@@archdornan6053 *Driving a M4 Sherman and sees a Tiger 1 fire at me*
*Goat scream*
Imagine sitting in a captured bunker and one of your squad members comes in and says "There are tigers outside."
No matter if it's the animal or the tank it does both suck.
@@El_Presidente_5337 The animals wouldn't be an issue since they got guns but the tank would be a tad bit difficult to destroy
That tiger be like: you are the only one left, complete the mission
So underatted comment 😂
@@ahmedzezo2391 this is the only working Tiger 1 left, so it is technically true haha
*Poland invasion noises intensify*
🙄
Ждём ☝️приезжай допалим последнюю шкурку дохлой кошки☝️😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
1st time i heard one running properly , well done
The only operable Tiger tank in the world. a beast of a machine but the story of its capture is amazing too.
oddball, keep the Tiger busy. The only way I have of keeping a Tiger busy is to let him shoot holes in me
Great reference.
And that’s why we remember them.....
"We was assaulted by them Tigers! And when i say assaulted i mean ASSAULTED!! - Moriarty
@@ge2623 too many negative waves
Have a little faith, baby. ✌
the tiger is impressive even nowdays
Impressive for it's war performance and fearsome looks, sure, but it does not compare to modern MBTs, like the Leopard 2.
Who wants to compare it to MBTs? :D
Its war performance was actually rather poor during World War 2. Its legend comes from myths and rumours that American soldiers bring back to the Americas. But in the eastern world ( Germany and beyond ) everyone knows that tank is not that great.
HoboTango tell that to the crews that got wasted by it
terrell fair Whats your point ? You think Tiger Tank crew didn't get wasted either ?
I’m a simple guy, I see Tiger Tank and I click play.
The sound of thousands of transmissions crying out in terror, and being suddenly silenced.
The sound of death for allied tank crews
but not enough to win the war and that what really matters
Sherman firefly
sherman and t34 marched right into berlin
gmal abd alhlem firefly = a shitty m4 tank whit a very big canon.
Yes the firefly have a shitty armor but the only thing good about the firefly it's strong gun
When the tiger is on the loose, the other armoures vehicles are kept inside, for their own safety. Yesssss....
I’ve spent so much time looking at tigers and finding things out about them. Iss was obsessed at a few points. But it wasn’t until now I realize the true stature of this machine. The muzzle break looks bigger than the man’s head. Scary but beautiful
Im still obsessed with these ancient armored vehicles. The Tiger…. is such a staple. So iconic. I just can’t put my finger on it.
beautiful machine, impressive engine sound
I swear to god. german tanks are something special
@@user-dd7wu4bb2k You are Trash
DJ Big Boy wtf hhahahaha
@@user-dd7wu4bb2k
Ganz nach dir was ?
Germania is the Special
Rexy And Blue
Every time an allied soldier saw a tiger, it meant bad news. Even the old German soldiers now say that it meant business. It was probably the most formidable tank
Kudos to all the volunteers and sponsors whose hard work helps to preserve this iconic piece of military history. Greetings from New Zealand.
Absolutely beautiful and so far ahead of its time
What a beast. Can't wait to visit the museum one day to see this thing up close and personal, same with the Puma and Halftrack.
Very nice to see this beauty on the road again!!! Thank you, Britain!
From a former german leopard commander
I don't think there's any other tank on earth that elicits the same feeling as this one. Truly a terrifying machine.
WOW! What a collection, beautiful
rly appreciate the eye illusion where the tracks look like theyre no moving at all
I believe it's called "aspect ratio"
75 years old war machine still looks more modern then most the tanks that came 30 years later then tiger in my opinion
On the contrary, it looks terribly dated with that vertical frontal armour. Compared with the Panther or the T-34, there's no hiding that this is an abandoned mid-thirties design, that was rushed into production. It looks and sounds great here, though.
mid- 30s, eh? so that means you needed 4- 5 shermans to take down a tank first dreamed up in he 30s... lol
Not to mention it's slow af, consumes a shitton of fuel and has a profile that makes the m-60 look like a sportscar in comparison.
@MyNameIsMud
Slow af? It was twice as heavy as the Sherman, yet had the same top speed of 45km/h! Amazing! They had to put an engine governor in the Tiger I's to limit their top speed to 38km/h.
TheFilipinoCharmeleon
Yes, because the Western Allied didn't produce heavy tanks - aside from the Churchill - and they were - aside from the Sherman Firefly - seriously undergunned.
On the Eastern front the Tiger was a folly, that only had succes, because after it was introduced, the Germans mostly fought a defensive war. It was to heavy for the roads and bridges on large parts of the Eastern Front. Even the IS-2 didn't weigh more than 45 tonnes, where as this beast weighed more than 55 tonnes. If the Germans had been on the offensive, it wouldn't have been possible for these tanks to keep up.
Finally, an army on the defensive should build up rather impressive kill ratios, if they know what they are doing. EG in -41, one dug in KV-tank held up the advance of the entire army-group north for three days! And destroyed a ridiculous amount of equipment in the process.
That Tiger still looks like it could do a job today ! Beautiful machine .
That’s beautiful, my favorite tank.
Beautiful.
Tiger tanks driving through mud
“Russian PTSD intensifies”
@MR. JONNE After all, we were the first in Reichstag. And those mighty Tigers were mostly left broken or out of fuel.
@KEVINNAUKKARINEN [RKM] водка зер гуд
I don’t think the Russians were too concerned with this useless paperweight. If anything they’re probably happy it exists as it took precious resources to develop and deploy which could have been better used in a way that didn’t result in the Russians beating Germany’s ass all the way back to Berlin.
German today: Looks who's back
@@michaelw6277 they russians kick they're own ass, look how much died. 🙁
"How many tanks you have?"
"Yes."
America: Destroy german tanks after winning war.
Also america 75 years later: "Why are there no more german tanks we can collect?"
@@luzifershadres Laughs in Leo2a7v
80 years old and still more beautiful then most modern tanks these days
Look at that majestic steal 😂 it's so majestic lol awesome job on the video👍
An astonishing piece of German warcraft and engineering! That roaring from the engine sent a chill down my spine.....imagine standing in front of one in the war field!
In 2002 I was at the WTS in Koblenz, about one meter behind the Panther "Ulrike" when it started. It has the same Maybach HL 230 engjne. I'll NEVER forget that sound!
Imagine actually standing on a battlefield.
it's my anti-depresant.
wtf?
watching the working machines get rise my motivation to cope daily life problems.
Relatable
Фашисты блядь!!!!((((
Недобитки
Anti de peasant.
I constantly see people talking about how slow and sluggish these Tigers were, but every time I see one in action, they look pretty darn mobile to me.
Most beautiful design and sound ever made
Flat armor no good. Easier to penetrate.
So amazing. Tiger 131 was one of the first Tigers knocked out of action and is now the last Tiger in action.
You mean in "Working condition", right?
OMG What an EPIC footage! Love how it drives in the mud and rain! So awesome they restored it and shows it to the public! :) Thanks.
Can’t believe how lucky we are to see this thing still alive today. It’s depressing that there is only one left, but we’re so lucky that it’s still in good condition.
Still lookin badass and majestic as ever!
German engineering at it's best. They knew how to build tanks.
Apparently they did not learn how to build them fast enough.
They didn't know how to build simple tanks.
And they were unreliable as shit...
To make a long story short, they knew how to make a tank, but they didn't know how to make a reliable motor. Simple as that.
Milwaukee Road E75 Their idea of making a tank "Add more armor here, here, and here... and here..... .......more here... k more there... now here... ....... ......double up on all of it"
Then they added a nicely sized cannon and boom, tanks that couldn't die.
But terrible engine, terrible mileage.
that's one sexy Tiger Tank... but as a German its sad to say that he is kept in the British zoo and not roaming freely in Eastern Europe hunting for T34s
Hey you - T34-85 as well as IS-2 kicked your predator's ass. Already. So shut up.
My grandfather seven of tigers burnt in addition to other on the T-34. If you plan to chase our tanks in , wait for them in Berlin and we'll play catch-up there.
Or stalking Shermans in the hedges of Normandy or the Ardennes.
@@MorningNapalm Don't tease us and you'll be alive!
@@kendji1627 yes we fucked you up your little dumbass stalin tanks and your bad army
My god, this tank is just beautiful!!!
The Tiger still looks cool to this day. Such a great design.
I like American tanks...but man....the Tiger I....this tank out of ALL other tanks....always gave me fear...ALWAYS... Such an impressive monster of fine machinery. That 88 it has pointing at you makes you think...."Oh dear god....better say goodbye boys, we're done already." The Tiger I was known to be the most feared, powerful tank during its time. Of course other better tanks came out during WW2...but none of them ever got the high popularity of the Mighty Tiger....the Tiger DEFINITELY has my respect for it.
+godzilla691138MW3 Tiger II was the absolute monster but Tiger I made the Tiger series famous as these days. These tanks and their creators deserve some respect.
+Christopher A. Johansson Main society doesn't have any respect for these tanks and such. But history and people who are into this stuff do. Or they should be.
+Davai Davai Russian patriot...
It's probably just a PzKmpf IV : p
Seriously though, their profiles at long distances were familiar enough for allied tankers to run away from meager panzer IVs.
If only the Pershing appeared early like 1943
The sound of death, i cant imagine how allied soldier when hear this tank engine
History would have been interesting if 450 more T/M26's would have appeared in 1944
@@Brucev7 It would be more interesting if they produced 5000 of this, not 1350.
@@stevem2323 For the mindset of the US Military, Congress then, they did not see the need
@@Brucev7 actually, Americans rarely, rarely encountered Tigers. It was the Russian front and Commonwealth that took all the Tiger hits. By the time the UsA entered the war, most Tigers were posted to the Russian front OR against Commonwealth armies, not American. But hey, glad you FINALLY SHOWED UP for the party.
@@Brucev7 I was born in 1944! I have lost my whole family in december 1944 Any questions?
Incredible piece of history 😊
Such a smooth ride!
some legends never die..............this is a example of one......good video.
And this is only Tiger I. What a beast!!
no matter the weather, you'll allways have a nice day in a tiger
Love the comment in the end notes!.
It’s such a great tank even the Allies adore it.
Only the wehraboo descendants of the allies*
@@11Survivor a sherman fanboy
@@Hsp-hr2hn Nah I'm a B1b char fangirl
@@Hsp-hr2hnWhat is there to defend, the dumbass Germans lost. Their tanks sucked.
_“When the Tiger is on the loose, the other armoured vehicles are kept inside, for their own safety!”_
*Laughs in Leopard A2*
Leopard 2 A7
@@the_retag Why would it kill its grandpa
@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 it would want to show off, not kill it
Was shot by a Churchill with a 57mm. Sounds more like Matamore
Ох и огромный он когда в живую рядом стоишь!!! Видео не передаëт это ощущение.
My Grandpa was a gunner on this model and later he was commanding his own one. One thing for shure, if some of this showed up on battlefield there were nothing that had could take advance on them
Over 70yrs old and still the best.
Thank you to the museum and everyone involved for restoration on this piece of history.
Geez that's a huge vehicle. You really get a sense of scale when you see people standing behind it.
Imagine the noise if you had a few of those coming at you in combat.....
So many positive waves!
Hooray for the enthusiasm and love of these monsters to work on, display, and view, on such a day !❤!
The sound of the engine at 0:40 is just SCARY!!! and AWESOME!
The last sound a Sherman hears beforw it either runs or gets sniped
When I was young, mine and all my friends dads and uncles had vivid memories of the war and many stories. I will never forget Brian’s dad trying to kill a Tiger with a PIAT. He launched it, only to see the projectile clang and bounce off the Tiger. He and his mate, turned and ran like hell.;
Our legendary Tiegertank. What where so awesome haha😁