Very well restored, looks like new. The tank has probably never looked so good. All respect to the tank driver who has mastered the "old" technology well. The engine has a good sound. 👍😎
Also not many can say they saw a Tiger II burning, at least not during the war. Luckily the crew reacted very quickly and they evacuated the hangars. Those old machines have become vulnerable (and Tiger II always were, in terms of mechanics).
Simply in awe of the Tiger 2, God knows what the allied Tankers in their Shermans were thinking when they saw these coming out of the Ardennes forest Christmas 1944, must have been absolutely terrifying👍
Finally the engine is well tunned, i remember it trowing flames and pops by the exhaust (bad combustion, spark-ignition failure) but now works pretty good !!
@@sergefrombelgium Oh right, the one in BE is stationary near a pub right? Those pesky French getting off course the best... But hey, they used lots of German equipment shortly after the war, mainly Panthers if I recall correctly.
@@A_Dornan_1776 yes, the tiger II which is in La gleize is immobile, part of the rollers and the suspension are missing on one side due to the cannibalism of the scrap dealers. And the motor is out of order for the same reason.
Thank you for such awesome vid! I'm still so shocked that in 2024 this tiger ii has done several pivot turn maneuvers (or some maneuvers almost were the pivot turn but without the steering wheel being turned that hard) all the sudden, maybe the museum's engineers have achieved some maintenance breakthrough?
@@SlartibartfastTheFourth The IS-3 kinda mostly worked, the Tiger 2 kinda mostly didn't, the Tiger 2 is a bigger target, the guns are kinda equivalent even tho they're different, i'm sure the Tiger 2 is the better tank to live with and use than the IS-3... It comes down to the looks really, the IS-3 does it for me i guess.
@ wow -you know your tanks !! I agree , in a one on one head to head the is3 would be the sensible choice to have -even ten , fifteen years later the is3 still proved a too tough target for the Israelis facing Arab owned ones and they really struggled to defeat them . I don’t know if the is3 still had the same problem of having to lower the gun to load a shell in like the 122mm in the Is 2 or if it’s rate of fire was as slow . The old saying about planes that if it looks right it will fly right probably applies to tanks performance for their role certainly applies to the is3 ! Then of course there’s the is7 two years later which would have beaten all existing tanks the Germans were developing in 44-45 ( Lowe , e 100 and Maus ) and beyond if ww2 had extended another year or two . In post war Soviet testing the iS 7 was not only immune to the fearsome 128 mm of the jagdtiger but also its own 130mm naval gun !!
Der Königstiger hat in den letzten Zügen des Krieges noch viele T34 und Shermans das Lebens Licht aus Geblasen. Durch Luft Überlegenheit und Treibstoff Mangel wurden die Tiger Besiegt
And lack of good panzer crews, especially drivers. Incidentally, the ability to pivot turn , (or turn on the spot) did not come to US tanks until 1951 with the M-46!
It was a heavy underpowered overcomplicated petrol burner. American British and Russian anti-tank units easily shot down almost all 200 of them. It could be loaded only on a special trolley on a separate set of tracks. Its early one-piece barrel was prone to explode, its fuselage freezing in the mud on the Eastern Front. There was no bridge to carry it. It was a dead end of an engineering dead end in all its elements.
Except - Although it had thick armour and a big gun, these were not especially technologically advanced in themselves. Other tanks, either contemporary or close to being operational were ~equal to those - and rapidly improved on them. Similarly with its powerplant. Its balance of armour, armament & mobility was almost completely abandoned after 1945 in favour of the MBT concept. Its transmission type in particular was a complete dead end and never used again. The principles of its steering mechanism are still widely used, but that was already in use by others - as it was not an original German innovation anyway. It was not well engineered for mass manufacture or maintainance and it was very difficult to transport.
@ I saw that movie in Oklahoma City at the Continental Movie Theater in the 60s with my dad. He was a MP during the Battle of the Bulge. He took some German prisoners back to headquarters at the beginning of the Battle. That saved his life, when he got back to his unit only 7 men were left of his company.
@@scarecrow559fresno do not mix so there are more veriety of races, if you mix that's more racist because the variety will disappear. Jeez these racist
Very well restored, looks like new. The tank has probably never looked so good. All respect to the tank driver who has mastered the "old" technology well. The engine has a good sound. 👍😎
It never looked so good or ran as well!
That is driving on a good road surface. Its amazing how many kilometres such a heavy tank could really travel on 1930s era roads...
Not many men can say they were chased by a Tiger tank...and lived!
Also not many can say they saw a Tiger II burning, at least not during the war.
Luckily the crew reacted very quickly and they evacuated the hangars. Those old machines have become vulnerable (and Tiger II always were, in terms of mechanics).
@@dayofdaysdotbe Tank 300 caught fire? When?
Ein beeindruckendes Fahrzeug. Sehr gut wieder aufgebaut. Top.😎👍👍👍👍
I was there. Such an amazing sight.
Simply in awe of the Tiger 2, God knows what the allied Tankers in their Shermans were thinking when they saw these coming out of the Ardennes forest Christmas 1944, must have been absolutely terrifying👍
Apparently they were more worried about how to stay warm... Experienced tankers knew how to handle those enemy wonder weapons...
Finally the engine is well tunned, i remember it trowing flames and pops by the exhaust (bad combustion, spark-ignition failure) but now works pretty good !!
What a beast of a machine! 💪
AWESOME and Nice one! Cheers
Yoo, dat ding is machtig om in actie te zien man...
Nice to see that we have a King Tiger still here in Belgium!
The tiger II come from the musée des blindés at Saumur, in France.It remains until the end of January 2025 at Bastogne Barracks.
@@sergefrombelgium Oh right, the one in BE is stationary near a pub right? Those pesky French getting off course the best... But hey, they used lots of German equipment shortly after the war, mainly Panthers if I recall correctly.
@@A_Dornan_1776 yes, the tiger II which is in La gleize is immobile, part of the rollers and the suspension are missing on one side due to the cannibalism of the scrap dealers. And the motor is out of order for the same reason.
@@sergefrombelgium Haha those damn Walloon farmers huh...
The BEAST!
🎖️🏆⭐🙏❤️🩹🛐
Thank you for sharing this
Thank you for such awesome vid! I'm still so shocked that in 2024 this tiger ii has done several pivot turn maneuvers (or some maneuvers almost were the pivot turn but without the steering wheel being turned that hard) all the sudden, maybe the museum's engineers have achieved some maintenance breakthrough?
Il a repris des couleurs et ça lui va très bien.
That IS-3 looks half the size of that beast!
Which would you prefer to command in battle !?
@@SlartibartfastTheFourth Given the choice, the IS-3.
@ interesting - would you mind me asking your reasons for that choice ?
@@SlartibartfastTheFourth The IS-3 kinda mostly worked, the Tiger 2 kinda mostly didn't, the Tiger 2 is a bigger target, the guns are kinda equivalent even tho they're different, i'm sure the Tiger 2 is the better tank to live with and use than the IS-3...
It comes down to the looks really, the IS-3 does it for me i guess.
@ wow -you know your tanks !! I agree , in a one on one head to head the is3 would be the sensible choice to have -even ten , fifteen years later the is3 still proved a too tough target for the Israelis facing Arab owned ones and they really struggled to defeat them .
I don’t know if the is3 still had the same problem of having to lower the gun to load a shell in like the 122mm in the Is 2 or if it’s rate of fire was as slow .
The old saying about planes that if it looks right it will fly right probably applies to tanks performance for their role certainly applies to the is3 !
Then of course there’s the is7 two years later which would have beaten all existing tanks the Germans were developing in 44-45 ( Lowe , e 100 and Maus ) and beyond if ww2 had extended another year or two .
In post war Soviet testing the iS 7 was not only immune to the fearsome 128 mm of the jagdtiger but also its own 130mm naval gun !!
Magnanimous !!
That is Too Kool 😮😂❤❤❤
Minus the snow, the weather is almost the same as it was 80 years ago.
It's a beast😮
Wouldn't mind to drive home but for sure I wouldn't get a speed ticket 😅😅😅
Cool !!
Der Königstiger hat in den letzten Zügen des Krieges noch viele T34 und Shermans das Lebens Licht aus Geblasen. Durch Luft Überlegenheit und Treibstoff Mangel wurden die Tiger Besiegt
And lack of good panzer crews, especially drivers. Incidentally, the ability to pivot turn , (or turn on the spot) did not come to US tanks until 1951 with the M-46!
He was technically 25 years ahead of his time. A masterpiece of technology and German engineering
It was a heavy underpowered overcomplicated petrol burner. American British and Russian anti-tank units easily shot down almost all 200 of them. It could be loaded only on a special trolley on a separate set of tracks. Its early one-piece barrel was prone to explode, its fuselage freezing in the mud on the Eastern Front. There was no bridge to carry it. It was a dead end of an engineering dead end in all its elements.
Except - Although it had thick armour and a big gun, these were not especially technologically advanced in themselves. Other tanks, either contemporary or close to being operational were ~equal to those - and rapidly improved on them. Similarly with its powerplant. Its balance of armour, armament & mobility was almost completely abandoned after 1945 in favour of the MBT concept. Its transmission type in particular was a complete dead end and never used again. The principles of its steering mechanism are still widely used, but that was already in use by others - as it was not an original German innovation anyway. It was not well engineered for mass manufacture or maintainance and it was very difficult to transport.
I can only imagine the American troops in the Ardennes facing this beast
Did anyone else hear the Panzerlied?
“Boys, too many boys. In the old days I lived with my men before going into action, I knew them, they knew me. Too many boys.”
@ I saw that movie in Oklahoma City at the Continental Movie Theater in the 60s with my dad. He was a MP during the Battle of the Bulge. He took some German prisoners back to headquarters at the beginning of the Battle. That saved his life, when he got back to his unit only 7 men were left of his company.
IMAGINE!..A RIDE IN THE TIGER!!. IN THE ARDENES!!!
😢😥😪🤤🤤🤤🤤
Sounds better than any of those millionaires sports cars.
None of those German armored vehicles had track pads. They must tear the roads up.
C'est le très redoutable tigre allemand. Il y a aujourd'hui de nouveaux chats en Allemagne qui rôdent encore dans les forêts.
Manusia adalah yang,,,,
Oh hey the transmission didn’t blow up😂
This video is proof that all those bs "unreliable" crap os a load of nonsense
i guess it was a great tank...if they could keep it running. T-34 was stone cold reliable, Tiger not so much.
Lol.. really
that's racist
and what's the problem
IT'S 2027 THINK ABOUT THAT
@@scarecrow559fresno do not mix so there are more veriety of races, if you mix that's more racist because the variety will disappear. Jeez these racist
😂😂😂
Very kool.