And this Technology is still sought after for some reason, every major western military power buys those stabilization tech from germany. Kinda confused that no one managed to replicate that in the US. But that applies to a ton of technologies. Always strikes me what and in which extend we export technology.
@@Intrepid17011 Cuz it is way cheaper to buy it than to invent and then turn into technology and then turn into prototypes. Manufacturing is the other thing cuz the design can be aplicable or opposite.
Amazing video. I am a US Army Veteran and a Paratrooper and I was able to earn my German Jump wings in 1992. I have a lot of respect for our German brothers!
Thanks for your service, my mother told me a lot of stories about the US soldiers which were located near her house in West-Berlin. She miss you and your tanks ^^ Anyway i have great respect for anything you have done for us, god bless america!
@@bee_happy9969 haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt warum die USA aber auch andere immernoch ihr Militär bei uns stationiert haben aber wir nicht in ihren Ländern?
When in West Germany I had a chance to go on a Exercise with the German Army , 1980 to 1983 , and all of the soldiers were skilled and great to work with . My Landlord in Bitburg had a son in the Army and he and his family were awesome to be around .
My goodness, this has to be one of the best documentaries on German armour I have seen. It really is great to see it from the actual owner's point of view. Thank you to the crew for having someone who knew his Leopards so well. Again, my sincere thanks on such a nicely made documentary.
of the 18 Leopard 2A6 transferred to Ukraine, almost all are not combat-ready: there are those damaged in battle, there are (and quite a few) those for which there are simply no spare parts at the repair plant in Lithuania, or they were broken by Ukrainian mechanics in an attempt to repair the cars at home. At that time, a German delegation came to inspect this Lithuanian enterprise. Later, an addendum to the Leopard story appeared in Der Spiegel. Yes, spare parts are still in short supply in Lithuania, but more specific indications of breakdowns are interesting here. Firstly, there is a weakness of the tracks, which quickly lose tension. Secondly, cars wear out after tens of thousands of kilometers: journalists quote a German officer who participated in a military mission in Mali. And this is all against the background of the complexity of repairs, which need to be carried out only at the factory, and not quickly by rembat forces in the near rear. There was also a story dedicated to Leopard on the official TV channel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It compares the German Leopard 2A6 and the Swedish Strv 122A - a licensed copy of the Leopard 2A5, which in fact is not identical to its German counterpart. So, the Ukrainian tanker notes maneuverability and reverse gear among the advantages. Another colleague noted the spacious combat compartment. But there are more disadvantages listed. Firstly, it is a weak side armor. Secondly, the weak tracks and the "freeway" of the German are mentioned again. This tank, as it turned out, is afraid of dirt, which is abundant in Ukraine. However, Ukrainians stipulate that the Swedish version is more convenient to operate, better adapted to the climate and generally a "hard worker", and German cars are so difficult to repair that they even require different oils for different parts, which is especially "pleasing" to logisticians, whose tasks include finding and delivering consumables to the front line. If you look at it as a whole, then in front of our T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M Leopard 2 have an advantage only in maneuverability and reverse gear. The more massive, but also older Leopard 2A4 in the fire control system and optics up to thermal imagers turned out to be worse than Russian tanks, and the Leopard 2A6, as it turned out, are approximately equal. At the same time, the "German" is much more convenient as a target because of its huge size, and the operator of the "Cornet" or ATGM "Whirlwind" on the Ka-52, the difference in size and "style" of the tower with Soviet tanks is very striking. For the first time, the booking features of the Leopard 2A4 appeared in Syria, where Turkish Leopards of this type were burned by Kurdish ATGM operators in 2016. On its own, there are many times more threats to these tanks: This includes artillery, attack helicopters, and much more. Simply put, a tank does not live in the conditions of the battlefield on which it has to fight. There is not even dynamic protection, although Ukrainians sometimes hang the Soviet "Contact-1". Its armament is another controversial parameter. When it is necessary to fire a large number of land mines, the Leopard ammunition is slightly less than completely anti-tank, which narrows the field for its use to a minimum.
@Proud Indian They really aren´t that complex and expensive, there´s a reason why 19 countries chose to buy the Leopard 2 in various models throughoutt the years. Something Soviet or Russian is going to be cheaper and less complex but arguably less quality and less protected
@Proud Indian In your order, the T-34 superiority in WWII is a myth, the earlier models where so unreliable the crews would strap a spare transmission on top of the engine bay when thers broke down, the optics where so bad gunners needed as much as double the ammunition to hit any target at distance compared to any other British American or German tank, the armor although sloped and eficient was made with low quality steel and etheir the forge was deficient or the welding poorly done meaning it crack or chipped if hit by high velocity rounds. The T-34 only started to be a rather good tank with the 85 model being produced in January 1944 and even then the high profile and exposed turret ring where obvious weaknesses. Now, Russia tanks not always used auto-loaders, only after the T-64 they did, the same for laser range-finders as they where only fitted in later models of even the T-80 wich only received a laser range-finder 2 years after being introduced at a time where NATO tanks where already having them from factory since the early 70´s. In regards to the Leopard 2 being better than the Armata or even obsolete i don´t know who said that because it certainly wasn´t me. But IF the Leopard 2 was better than the T-14 Armata, German wouldn´t start development of the Leopard 3, is as simple as that, Russia has reached a point where they have catched NATO tank development and as such the NATO tank development countries like Germany are starting the development of news tanks but even then the Leopard 2 in the A7 model is still not obsolete specialy with the continous development of ammunition wich Russia as also just catched by introducing long rod APFSDS ammunition as standard across the tank force while NATO haves those long rods since the 80´s and early 90´s as standard i must say
@@leandro9311 I think you just killed him with your words, good job. Nothing worse than people who don't analyze everything and only look at a sole tank line and think it's the best.
Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed..
Many historians say, that there weren’t 2 world wars but only one, with a pause when the German population starved. Hunger and fear are good grow soil for fascism.
I owned a Porsche. It was a piece of shit. Always breaking down, and ultimately it caught fire and burned to the ground because of a faulty leaking fuel line. I regret buying that car.
Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed.
Germans are wonderful when it comes to harnessing and teaching production engineering and manufacturing concepts, models, complex dynamical systems, and theories. The industrial creativity and innovation, and product development in some areas are second to none. No wonder the German living standards rose so quickly after WW2 because they diverted all energies, into positive areas, giving them a global comparative advantage and a business edge, in designing, all kinds of finished capital, and intermediate goods. That helped to lift the PPF Production Possibility Frontier as we study Economics.
_The post-war economy is a continuation of the war economy by other means._ Japan, Germany and America build their own weapons whereas Britain lend-leased their equipment and became a financial power instead of an industrial one.
@Sen Se its because Hitoler arrested Rothchild and got rid of the international debt-based currency system and placed the value on the labor of the German people. They became self-sufficient within a year and thrived while the rest of the world was in soup lines.
@Sen Se get off the History Channel and do you homework. If you want some resources I will be more than happy to supply you with them. I even have newspaper clipping of Hitler arresting Rothcild, his banks being seized and shutting down the Freemason lodges in Germany and most of Europe. The international debt based currency system was replaced with the Reichsmark. The value of their currency thru national socialism was put on the labor of the Germany workers who got paid, free housing, healthcare and others. In the history of governments, Germany was the only nation to get Socialism right. From 1933 to 1939 Gemany was thriving. So much that Time magazine put Hitler on the cover as "man of the year".....twice.....keep digging..you might find the truth if you know where to look. Like the national archives.
My late uncle was a panther tank commander, claimed he knocked out 13 Russian tanks in his final battle, once hit, he barely escaped the burning tank with his life, severe arm injuries that the Russian doctor saved, his injury ultimately saved his life too because he didn't go on the one way trip to Siberia where most German officers were sent.
I heard these fairy tales for multiple times. About "1 german tank per 20 Soviet tanks". Still now Die Welt is continuing its Goebbels propaganda writing such articles as about the battle of Kursk. Germany "lost 6 tanks and the soviets - 300--400 tanks". The battle in which fascist Germany was broken its backbone and after which it just was not able to push forward. 70 years later and the fairy tales are the same.
@@theducklover2652 after Kursk german troops were no longer able to fight in the east front but you talk about 13 tanks. Red army began going west. The same Goebbels' propaganda. Several german armies were destroyed under Kursk. Again losers always try to find excuses.
The other "complete" documentary is really just padded with strategy and use. This is the best video I've seen so far that focuses more on specs and capabilities with just the requisite amount of coverage on strategic use.
Very informative and well done. Kudos to Wolfgang Schneider and other contributors. I'm not surprised that Germany has produced what some consider to currently be the world's premier tank.
Germany and Sweden are two great industrial nations when it comes to war technology. Take a look at Sweden's Archer Howitzer, for example. The 40mm Bofors gun. Bofors is a town in Sweden.
Christopher Alvarez lmao you clearly have no clue. After the war the engineers where forced to educate the Americans about everything they knew. And many stayed there developing stuff for the Americans.
@Christopher Alvarez Right, they weren't caught because they went to the Americans themselves, nobody wanted to work for the Russians, I had the best history teacher, my great grandpa "SS-Hauptsturmführer Alexander Su *** SS-Jäger-Bataillon 500/501"
They still don't have an army regardless of the state of the art technology they successfully develop. That's why I always use the joke "now all Germany needs is an army".
How can you not admire the germans and their engineering knowledge. It's a shame all that time and money wasn't put toward a lofter goal. We as humans spend entirely to many resources doing the exact opposite of what we should..
@@kal.50bmg32 This is because he is not saying the german term, but actually the english term. And this simply is the english pronouncation for "Leopard", which coincidentally is the same written word (just as "Tiger"). If it wasn't, they would still use the english term that the english target audience knows. Whenever the narrator actually uses german terms however, he pronounces them without any accent.
For those who wonder why most MBT`s raise their guns when they shoot it to make the reload much faster and the loader doesn't have to bring the shell up to head hight
although both of these tanks are the most advanced MBTs, you forgot to mention the German Leopard 2 tank, keep in mind it was the Germans whose tanks were the most feared tank during WWII. If these tanks were to duke it out--it depends on the crew abd their training which will decide who will survive.
They were the scariest until the reinforced KV-1 and T34-85 appeared. There is nothing worse than a tank that almost does not break, is repaired in the field and rushes to the Reichstag without stopping
My dad was a tank seargent in the u.s army in the 60s in Germany, he was front line service against Russia also if war ever broke out....he told me different good stories over the years.....he told me when JFK got killed, that they all had to stand at attention for many hours with out moveing and he said a few guys passed out
Right off the top I just want to note that actually the first tanks used in battle were absolutely beat. Their armor was actually too thin and they had no radios at the time. The commander in charge of them actually put a bullet through one of the tanks with his pistol when he tested it.
The Treaty of Versailles gets signed during the summer of 1919. The world: With this, you won't start the next war. Germany 20 years later: Halte mein bier.
The treaty of Versailles was produced without the Germans to discuss the paragraphs. when it was presented for signature, Germany refused because of the conditions put there as well as the claim, that Germany was solely responsible for the war. Signature was only done because the resumption of war was threatened, where Germany ghad already surendered its weaponry and would not have been able to fight. Despite the versailles treaty definition, only germany reduces its army and meterial, all other signatory nations did not do so, USA and UK even increased their marine and airforce. It was clear that Germany would not hold still for long.
And now the world forgot WW2, apparently. Here's their military industry in full swing. People were cheering when the Berlin wall came down, this is what it means.
The Treaty of Versailles was an unjust PRIME definition of Abuse of the entire country and the people. The Germans unfortunately didn't know what they got themselves into until it was too late after signing.
@@dugzamilza5212Because it's fighting against poorly equipped insurgents and kids throwing rocks, if Isnt'Real fought against a peer nation there's gonna be plenty of Merkavas getting destroyed. Plenty of dumb Britbongers said th Challenger 2 has never been destroyed when all it did until this year was fight against poorly equipped and poorly trained insurgents with weapons from the 1970s now look at it, one got destroyed by a modern ATGM facing a peer nation making its turret pop off.
Good documentary. As has been observed, the A7V had very poor mobility, the overhang causing it to get stuck and some of them actually tiipped over on rough terrain.
The Leopard 2 is a mean machine... German engineering. If there's anything Germany does the it's the tanks they make. Germany is a held back country, it's possibilities are indeed strong still in 2020.
The 16 ton Pz-III was slow into service because the poor suspension system had to redesigned 4-5 times before they finally settled on a suspension similar to the 19 ton Pz-IV in 1939. As it was >100 of these early Pz-III models were scrapped in 1940 , even though they only had 359 medium panzer at the time.
We Dutchies dislike our goverment so much. We still do. Because we got no more the beloved Leopards. Our legendary beasts. Hopefully new Leopards will return and this time not for lend lease deals. Germany always had many awesome armored designs. The WW2 vehicles are still beauties (Forget the difficulties and issues those had).
One of the best books on tank doctrine between the world wars was by an Englishman known as Liddel Hart which was ironically effectively applied by the Germans at the beginning of WW2 giving a new dimension to the concept of highly mobile warfare.
I did have to chuckle when I was learning tank history and I saw the British, despite being the pioneers of the tank, completely devalued it and essentially handed the manual to Guderian. I can't remember if it was Hart, names escape me, but Guderian gives thanks in his book "Achtung, Panzer!", explicitly acknowledging that the core of the blitzkrieg was developed from a British idea. We threw it away, he put it to good use.
Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed..
@@0lionheart Well I recall a British army exercise on Salisbury plain in the 1930's demonstrated how well the Tank concept the Germans used in WW2 would be.. sadly the British generals thought it bad form and chose to ignore the results..
A bit confusing when the T34 is mentioned. The Panzer IV was upgunned after the T34 was encountered and was a match for the T34 in gun power until the T34 with an 85mm gun was introduced. By then the Germans had other tanks to deal with the new T34 and the Panzer IV was still leathal against the upgunned T34.
I saw my first Leopard 2 on the streets of Giessen, Germany in 1988. It was a awesome sight! I was riding on a M110A1 self propelled Howitzer at the time. We were all headed towards the Fulda Gap. 5/3 42 Brigade FA. Rivers Kaserne. (THE ZOO)
As regards British WWI tanks, many broke down and others stalled in the rough terrain. A number were captured and used by the Germans. Most "breakthroughs" were sealed and then eliminated by counterattacks. The Germans also discovered that the good old 77mm field gun could knock out British tanks. Development of specialized AT weapons like the T-Gewehr and early 37mm guns followed. Early tanks were also very susceptible to mines. British propaganda would have you believe the "panic" stories, but the Germans adjusted pretty quickly. Mind you, British propaganda would also have the uninformed believe that the Germans were being destroyed by attrition. In reality, as John Mosier points in the "The Myth of the Great War," using official German and Allied casualty figures, it was the other way around. Plus, German stormtrooper tactiice based on mobility and firepower were being worked out as early as 1915 and were alleadt=y in widespread use by the 1918 German offensives. The US Army saved the Allies.
A 42 year old tank still being one of the best out there really says alot about the great german engineering. The Leopard 3 will once again be the best out there when it gets out of testing.
Christopher Alvarez you are comparing newer tanks with an old tank. Wow you clearly know how technology works. And the abrams is not better than the leo 2...
Hey Welt, you forgot to mention that the problem with the A7V was it was very heavy and could only travel or drive on established roads. The British and French tanks were designed to cross no mans land that had been blasted with artilleru. So it was a botched design to start with. During the first tank on tank combat, which you refer to, which was at Villiers Breteanneaux the first two german tanks wandered off the road and got bogged and then were taken out by artillery. The last one made it into the town and was engaged by a male British type 4 tank with its 6 pounders. This was the first tank on tank combat. The 8th of August campaign that you refer to was commanded by an Australian General called John Monash whos family were formerly German Jews.
@@ria_mutia_bahtiar yes i checked tni ad website and wikipedia and both said Leopard 2a4+ / Leopard 2RI. Damn!! Defense minister should upgrade these tanks 😂
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Indonesia doesn't even admit to the Chinese massacre in your history books. You're pathetic
@ maybe chinese was massacre in the past, but i think if its true, chinese will think twice to sell their corona antivirus and invest in indonesia, and also their fisherman, and their worker will think twice to work in indonesia. And the whole world will condemn Indonesia, because chinese people is number one population in the world, so its easy for them to erase indonesia from map but INDONESIA STILL ON THE WORLD MAP, so who is pathetic? 😂
lol Germany conquered many european countries in just days or weaks! Germany almost won in WW2 even thou the world fought against them..no other country can do that indeed !!!!
That's because in America documentary it is all about how good American products are and how superior there soldiers are no matter what real history has to say they will just change the history
go to kursk dig around in the mud, and eventually youll find a completely destroyed tank, all you'd need to do from there is take it out of the mud, clean it, repair it, and have enough money to do that
German engineering is constantly improving foundational designs. IMHO I drove 4 VW’s over 50 years, from a 36 HP to 65 HP boxster engine designed by Ferdinand P.
“The allies wanted to make sure they couldn’t be the core to start the next war” Germany: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move *single handedly starts the next major war*
The British came up with the name "Tank" in order to disguise the true nature of the thing. To any prying eyes, it would sound like they were moving fuel or water tanks or such.
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Never spilling your beer is an unmistakably German technological achievement. 🍺
haha i thought i'm the only one who saw it. looks like i'm not alone
Most german thing I ever saw.
It must be really dangerous where they are delivering beer with a tank!
👌😂👍🇩🇪
And this Technology is still sought after for some reason, every major western military power buys those stabilization tech from germany.
Kinda confused that no one managed to replicate that in the US.
But that applies to a ton of technologies.
Always strikes me what and in which extend we export technology.
@@Intrepid17011 Cuz it is way cheaper to buy it than to invent and then turn into technology and then turn into prototypes. Manufacturing is the other thing cuz the design can be aplicable or opposite.
this man just explained the entire german tech tree in war thunder
noice
lol true
Hmm. It's almost like War Thunder got their tanks from somewhere.
Spoken like a true , vidiot loser ... there's more to life video games
True XD 😂🤣
"When the Leopard 2 uses auto aim it has a hit propability of 98%"
It smells like German advantage
94% if im Not wrong. But the Real shit is that this Tank has a Hit propability of 60% over the 4km line
using hacks
Aiming lowers DPM
Let’s be real every Russian tank hits 100% because of their passive ability of simply existing as Russian
@@Epsilon-18 they also have 100% deflect chance because of Stalinium
Welt documentary’s are just heaven to watch
Right? So true!
German engineering LOL
@@GodKing804 cops seeking
Brother?
Ja.
Amazing video. I am a US Army Veteran and a Paratrooper and I was able to earn my German Jump wings in 1992. I have a lot of respect for our German brothers!
Greetings from "Schweinfurt" in Germany had lots of American friends in the 90s and early 2000s, because American Army was stationed here......
Thanks for your service, my mother told me a lot of stories about the US soldiers which were located near her house in West-Berlin. She miss you and your tanks ^^
Anyway i have great respect for anything you have done for us, god bless america!
are they any good and tough?
@@bee_happy9969 haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt warum die USA aber auch andere immernoch ihr Militär bei uns stationiert haben aber wir nicht in ihren Ländern?
@@Executioner566 worauf wollen sie hinaus?
Beer is so important to Germans that they won't even let a drop spill even resting on the end of a 120 mm gun barrel racing through the woods.
6:25 so that's where the "hold my beer" line came from.
Your right
At the beginning it was "Halt' mein Bier!" and then it evolved into "Hold my beer".
hahahhahaa
It literally holds a beer. Haha
When in West Germany I had a chance to go on a Exercise with the German Army , 1980 to 1983 , and all of the soldiers were skilled and great to work with . My Landlord in Bitburg had a son in the Army and he and his family were awesome to be around .
My goodness, this has to be one of the best documentaries on German armour I have seen. It really is great to see it from the actual owner's point of view. Thank you to the crew for having someone who knew his Leopards so well. Again, my sincere thanks on such a nicely made documentary.
I SEE THE LEPEARD TANKS SENT TO UKRAINE ARE NOTHING BUT A HEAP OF ASH IN THE GROUND.
of the 18 Leopard 2A6 transferred to Ukraine, almost all are not combat-ready: there are those damaged in battle, there are (and quite a few) those for which there are simply no spare parts at the repair plant in Lithuania, or they were broken by Ukrainian mechanics in an attempt to repair the cars at home. At that time, a German delegation came to inspect this Lithuanian enterprise.
Later, an addendum to the Leopard story appeared in Der Spiegel. Yes, spare parts are still in short supply in Lithuania, but more specific indications of breakdowns are interesting here. Firstly, there is a weakness of the tracks, which quickly lose tension. Secondly, cars wear out after tens of thousands of kilometers: journalists quote a German officer who participated in a military mission in Mali. And this is all against the background of the complexity of repairs, which need to be carried out only at the factory, and not quickly by rembat forces in the near rear.
There was also a story dedicated to Leopard on the official TV channel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It compares the German Leopard 2A6 and the Swedish Strv 122A - a licensed copy of the Leopard 2A5, which in fact is not identical to its German counterpart. So, the Ukrainian tanker notes maneuverability and reverse gear among the advantages. Another colleague noted the spacious combat compartment. But there are more disadvantages listed. Firstly, it is a weak side armor. Secondly, the weak tracks and the "freeway" of the German are mentioned again. This tank, as it turned out, is afraid of dirt, which is abundant in Ukraine.
However, Ukrainians stipulate that the Swedish version is more convenient to operate, better adapted to the climate and generally a "hard worker", and German cars are so difficult to repair that they even require different oils for different parts, which is especially "pleasing" to logisticians, whose tasks include finding and delivering consumables to the front line.
If you look at it as a whole, then in front of our T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M Leopard 2 have an advantage only in maneuverability and reverse gear. The more massive, but also older Leopard 2A4 in the fire control system and optics up to thermal imagers turned out to be worse than Russian tanks, and the Leopard 2A6, as it turned out, are approximately equal.
At the same time, the "German" is much more convenient as a target because of its huge size, and the operator of the "Cornet" or ATGM "Whirlwind" on the Ka-52, the difference in size and "style" of the tower with Soviet tanks is very striking.
For the first time, the booking features of the Leopard 2A4 appeared in Syria, where Turkish Leopards of this type were burned by Kurdish ATGM operators in 2016. On its own, there are many times more threats to these tanks: This includes artillery, attack helicopters, and much more.
Simply put, a tank does not live in the conditions of the battlefield on which it has to fight. There is not even dynamic protection, although Ukrainians sometimes hang the Soviet "Contact-1".
Its armament is another controversial parameter. When it is necessary to fire a large number of land mines, the Leopard ammunition is slightly less than completely anti-tank, which narrows the field for its use to a minimum.
Just wait until someone fail art school again.
Hahahahah another Hitler hahah
Mickey Mouse❗
🤣🤣🤣
Lol stop 😂🤣
trust me,iam german ... lol
Germans have the coolest Tank names. Panther, Tiger, King Tiger and now Leopard.
These are for us who can't pronounce their real name properly
@@rishabhmalhotra1542majority of the world. But still cool names nonetheless.
What about Panzer
@@number1forthewin panzer is synonymous in tank warfare history so yes i would say its a perfect name.
You forget Luchs and Puma ^^
There's just something about the silhouette of German armor, it looks so good.
Random German company:Builds a tank
19 COUNTRIES:WE WILL BUY YOUR ENTIRE STOCK
@Proud Indian Doesn't seem many nations agree with your statement considering the many that use a Leopard tank.
@Proud Indian They really aren´t that complex and expensive, there´s a reason why 19 countries chose to buy the Leopard 2 in various models throughoutt the years. Something Soviet or Russian is going to be cheaper and less complex but arguably less quality and less protected
@Proud Indian In your order, the T-34 superiority in WWII is a myth, the earlier models where so unreliable the crews would strap a spare transmission on top of the engine bay when thers broke down, the optics where so bad gunners needed as much as double the ammunition to hit any target at distance compared to any other British American or German tank, the armor although sloped and eficient was made with low quality steel and etheir the forge was deficient or the welding poorly done meaning it crack or chipped if hit by high velocity rounds. The T-34 only started to be a rather good tank with the 85 model being produced in January 1944 and even then the high profile and exposed turret ring where obvious weaknesses. Now, Russia tanks not always used auto-loaders, only after the T-64 they did, the same for laser range-finders as they where only fitted in later models of even the T-80 wich only received a laser range-finder 2 years after being introduced at a time where NATO tanks where already having them from factory since the early 70´s. In regards to the Leopard 2 being better than the Armata or even obsolete i don´t know who said that because it certainly wasn´t me. But IF the Leopard 2 was better than the T-14 Armata, German wouldn´t start development of the Leopard 3, is as simple as that, Russia has reached a point where they have catched NATO tank development and as such the NATO tank development countries like Germany are starting the development of news tanks but even then the Leopard 2 in the A7 model is still not obsolete specialy with the continous development of ammunition wich Russia as also just catched by introducing long rod APFSDS ammunition as standard across the tank force while NATO haves those long rods since the 80´s and early 90´s as standard i must say
@Proud Indian How much better is a Leopard 2 compared to a T-72 ??
@@leandro9311 I think you just killed him with your words, good job.
Nothing worse than people who don't analyze everything and only look at a sole tank line and think it's the best.
I'am Indonesian but i Love German 💙🔥, their tech, their language, and their attitude. Everything about german👍👍👍
thanks dude
agree
have a like
Grammar n@zi be like: Ze grammar !
thanks
better history episode than an episode on the History Channel
its just a news channel here in germany mostly showing ww2 documentires the whole day, everyday..
Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed..
respect german💞
from southkorea(r.o.k)
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Thanks bro 🇰🇷❤️🇩🇪
K2 black panther tank is also sexy
Denke mein Bruder 🇩🇪🤝🇰🇷
"Treaty of versailles was there to make sure germany wouldnt start another war"
It sure did a splendid job didnt it
Cracking job I'd say
they never started a war but ok
@@Executioner566 based take
Many historians say, that there weren’t 2 world wars but only one, with a pause when the German population starved. Hunger and fear are good grow soil for fascism.
@@venkmanny4100 thats exactly right
Germany has always made new breakthroughs in military technology
Everything made in Germany is top-notch, including documentary films.
guess you haven’t seen BMW water pumps
@@dotdashdotdash i mean its plastic and it gets warm
Obviously, you haven't seen the MB Benz's gearbox fucked itself up with a one foot pile of snow. The ML450 is infamous for this.
@@dotdashdotdash They are made in China ! LOL
I owned a Porsche. It was a piece of shit. Always breaking down, and ultimately it caught fire and burned to the ground because of a faulty leaking fuel line. I regret buying that car.
Here in Germany you normally get your first Leopard Panzer by the age of 18 when you finishd school.
auf jeden Fall Kamerad!!
Sadly before 18 you have to play with panzer 1 and 2s. Until you're w teenager then you get the panzer 3 and above
Germany Technology and Engineering is the best no doubt.
Blbe
@@rostinninn9171 no
Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed.
I don't remember any Germans on the Moon. And Von Braun admitted He was a Inspirational leader as the Technology had passed him by.
Guess by which people nasa was founded and from where the technology for the rocket came 😄
The German ex tank Officer is of very high class. His clear thinking is apparent. A pleasure to listen to. An expert.
Nothing is scarier than German cats
meöw
And now there are big cats prowling in UKRAINE again 😮
Mein-ow.
Yes there are and they are called drones😂
@@limpek001 Proxy Be like:
Germans are wonderful when it comes to harnessing and teaching production engineering and manufacturing concepts, models, complex dynamical systems, and theories.
The industrial creativity and innovation, and product development in some areas are second to none.
No wonder the German living standards rose so quickly after WW2 because they diverted all energies, into positive areas, giving them a global comparative advantage and a business edge, in designing, all kinds of finished capital, and intermediate goods.
That helped to lift the PPF Production Possibility Frontier as we study Economics.
they even engineered the best uniforms
_The post-war economy is a continuation of the war economy by other means._
Japan, Germany and America build their own weapons whereas Britain lend-leased their equipment and became a financial power instead of an industrial one.
@Sen Se its because Hitoler arrested Rothchild and got rid of the international debt-based currency system and placed the value on the labor of the German people. They became self-sufficient within a year and thrived while the rest of the world was in soup lines.
@Sen Se get off the History Channel and do you homework. If you want some resources I will be more than happy to supply you with them. I even have newspaper clipping of Hitler arresting Rothcild, his banks being seized and shutting down the Freemason lodges in Germany and most of Europe. The international debt based currency system was replaced with the Reichsmark. The value of their currency thru national socialism was put on the labor of the Germany workers who got paid, free housing, healthcare and others. In the history of governments, Germany was the only nation to get Socialism right. From 1933 to 1939 Gemany was thriving. So much that Time magazine put Hitler on the cover as "man of the year".....twice.....keep digging..you might find the truth if you know where to look. Like the national archives.
But now they’ve gotten rid of all their nuclear reactors
The fact that the "Wiesel", the best tankᵉᵗᵗᵉ in the world wasn't included in this documentary about german tanks is a crime against humanity!
One of my favorites as well. Sad, sad moment in life.
That's a porshe Tank, but have some distinct aspects, more adjuvant than for decisives tasks.
Because the Wiesel is not considered a tank.
@@kurtwm2010
The schützenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz. 251 isn't a tank either, yet it *IS* featured in this documentary.
There is a whole 50 minutes documentary about the Wiesel ... at least in german.
The Soviet armor might have been thicker, but look at those plate cuts and the weld lines...brings tears to my eyes.
вероятно эти швы варили советские дети когда их родители были на фронте!
My late uncle was a panther tank commander, claimed he knocked out 13 Russian tanks in his final battle, once hit, he barely escaped the burning tank with his life, severe arm injuries that the Russian doctor saved, his injury ultimately saved his life too because he didn't go on the one way trip to Siberia where most German officers were sent.
I heard these fairy tales for multiple times. About "1 german tank per 20 Soviet tanks". Still now Die Welt is continuing its Goebbels propaganda writing such articles as about the battle of Kursk. Germany "lost 6 tanks and the soviets - 300--400 tanks". The battle in which fascist Germany was broken its backbone and after which it just was not able to push forward. 70 years later and the fairy tales are the same.
@@vicdor1031 not a fairy tale, the Panther tank and crew was superior, but outnumbered and logistically distant led to their losses.
@@theducklover2652 after Kursk german troops were no longer able to fight in the east front but you talk about 13 tanks. Red army began going west. The same Goebbels' propaganda. Several german armies were destroyed under Kursk. Again losers always try to find excuses.
@@vicdor1031 Due to US-statistics from WW2: At the average 1 German Panther kills 9 T-34. Nice fairy tale too or what?
@@MM-fq9gi All in all, the Panther tank was fairly average
When Germans make a new tank and the transmission doesn't break down
The other "complete" documentary is really just padded with strategy and use. This is the best video I've seen so far that focuses more on specs and capabilities with just the requisite amount of coverage on strategic use.
Very informative and well done. Kudos to Wolfgang Schneider and other contributors. I'm not surprised that Germany has produced what some consider to currently be the world's premier tank.
Tell it to the Russian soldiers
@@АндрейМастеровой-т6б I told, they said the same
I have always loved German Tanks, amazing, well engineered, and strong 💪
Sadly used under hazarian governs for committing war-crimes
Tell it to the Russian soldiers
@@АндрейМастеровой-т6б those soldiers who left their tanks for Ukrainian farmers ?😂😂
@@АндрейМастеровой-т6б btw ,glory to German military engineering ✊👏😊
@@JamesCagney434 Yes, with stuffing inside💩
Leopard 2 is a serious piece of work. nice job Germany.
*Germany building a tank after 40+ years of its military being demilitarized*
*_Ive still got it!_*
Germany and Sweden are two great industrial nations when it comes to war technology. Take a look at Sweden's Archer Howitzer, for example. The 40mm Bofors gun. Bofors is a town in Sweden.
There is a reason that the US captured german scientists to work on space programs and alot of their military tech.
Christopher Alvarez lmao you clearly have no clue. After the war the engineers where forced to educate the Americans about everything they knew. And many stayed there developing stuff for the Americans.
@Christopher Alvarez Right, they weren't caught because they went to the Americans themselves, nobody wanted to work for the Russians, I had the best history teacher, my great grandpa "SS-Hauptsturmführer Alexander Su *** SS-Jäger-Bataillon 500/501"
They still don't have an army regardless of the state of the art technology they successfully develop. That's why I always use the joke "now all Germany needs is an army".
The most important lesson to take in heart.
"Do not let an Austrian with a moustache fail art school ever again."
Germany is the best in all of their weapons . Love for Germany from Yemen . Keep up you're the best in the world.
All that modern combat experience?
They're the Panzer of the Elite
Born to Compete
Never Retreat
Ghost division
Erwinnnnn attack on Titan
@@boudaakaranis8608 7th Panzer division, the winner of the battle of france.
@@nyomanariawann9164 :)
ghost division
How can you not admire the germans and their engineering knowledge. It's a shame all that time and money wasn't put toward a lofter goal. We as humans spend entirely to many resources doing the exact opposite of what we should..
Really enjoying Kurzgesagt’s translations from the German tankers
I noticed that its dope
The narrator’s German pronunciations are not bad at all
Ah yes? LOL !!! The name of this tank is LEO PARD, not something funny like "Leppard".
@@kal.50bmg32 they actually arent. He just used the english pronounciation sometimes.
@@kal.50bmg32 This is because he is not saying the german term, but actually the english term. And this simply is the english pronouncation for "Leopard", which coincidentally is the same written word (just as "Tiger"). If it wasn't, they would still use the english term that the english target audience knows. Whenever the narrator actually uses german terms however, he pronounces them without any accent.
Thank you for this documentary. I found it highly informative and enjoyable.
For those who wonder why most MBT`s raise their guns when they shoot it to make the reload much faster and the loader doesn't have to bring the shell up to head hight
Awesome Documentary
True although I'm not into war/tanks
lol the guy who claimed A4 as one of the best tank in the world.
Hi
3:38 damn that's the narrator of kurzgezagt
although both of these tanks are the most advanced MBTs, you forgot to mention the German Leopard 2 tank, keep in mind it was the Germans whose tanks were the most feared tank during WWII. If these tanks were to duke it out--it depends on the crew abd their training which will decide who will survive.
They were the scariest until the reinforced KV-1 and T34-85 appeared. There is nothing worse than a tank that almost does not break, is repaired in the field and rushes to the Reichstag without stopping
did you not watch that doco?
My dad was a tank seargent in the u.s army in the 60s in Germany, he was front line service against Russia also if war ever broke out....he told me different good stories over the years.....he told me when JFK got killed, that they all had to stand at attention for many hours with out moveing and he said a few guys passed out
Who else is hearing “Erika” play in the background
JA!!
I'm hearing "Panzerlied" ;)
It's my actual ringtone. I do get looks.
@@buryitdeep BREAKFAST SONG OF CHAMPIONS.
Right off the top I just want to note that actually the first tanks used in battle were absolutely beat. Their armor was actually too thin and they had no radios at the time. The commander in charge of them actually put a bullet through one of the tanks with his pistol when he tested it.
i really love the fact that the speaker pronounces all german tanks absolutely correct , regards from Munich :)
The Treaty of Versailles gets signed during the summer of 1919.
The world: With this, you won't start the next war.
Germany 20 years later: Halte mein bier.
The treaty of Versailles was produced without the Germans to discuss the paragraphs. when it was presented for signature, Germany refused because of the conditions put there as well as the claim, that Germany was solely responsible for the war. Signature was only done because the resumption of war was threatened, where Germany ghad already surendered its weaponry and would not have been able to fight. Despite the versailles treaty definition, only germany reduces its army and meterial, all other signatory nations did not do so, USA and UK even increased their marine and airforce. It was clear that Germany would not hold still for long.
@@dschoas Just for the record, the US was not a signatory to Versailles. We contracted a separate peace.
And now the world forgot WW2, apparently. Here's their military industry in full swing. People were cheering when the Berlin wall came down, this is what it means.
Halt' mein Bier! ;)
The Treaty of Versailles was an unjust PRIME definition of Abuse of the entire country and the people. The Germans unfortunately didn't know what they got themselves into until it was too late after signing.
Giving the Leopard 2A7 the designation Leopard 2A7V has a nice touch, remembering Germanys first tank the A7V.
German engineering is still the best in the world greetings from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 🤝🇩🇪 Germany
oh dear God no... are you alive?
@@herrbonk2211 yeah but in UK
I've been waiting for this! Thanks WELT!
These videos are best watched after a couple of years - one can get the proper perspective on the quality of information
The Germans have the Big Cats and the Maus.
Edit: Leopard 2: hold my beer... 06:24
trust the germans to devise a test using a mug of beer. Lol.
As a German, I can assure you: If we have so much trust in something that we let it carry a beer, you can trust your life in it.
@@michelcharbonnier7603 haha
0:03 This statement aged like warm milk
Still the best lol , there is no tank that can’t be destroyed get
@@Robbiehans Merkava IV hasn't destroyed yet.
@@dugzamilza5212Because it's fighting against poorly equipped insurgents and kids throwing rocks, if Isnt'Real fought against a peer nation there's gonna be plenty of Merkavas getting destroyed.
Plenty of dumb Britbongers said th Challenger 2 has never been destroyed when all it did until this year was fight against poorly equipped and poorly trained insurgents with weapons from the 1970s now look at it, one got destroyed by a modern ATGM facing a peer nation making its turret pop off.
@@dugzamilza5212 Genocide tank.
9:57 Ralf Raths (director of the Panzermuseum) dubbed by the english voice of kurzgesagt. This is so meta :D
Holy shit
imagined a graphic of a tank full of cartoon ducks as his voiceover was describing tanks
Next thing you know it... There's a sci fi tank with a bird crew
I noticed that too :)
yeah me too, i was like wait! that voice sounds familiar and then oh yeah the kurzgesagt man
Good documentary. As has been observed, the A7V had very poor mobility, the overhang causing it to get stuck and some of them actually tiipped over on rough terrain.
This is a great documentary! I was just going to watch a few minutes to check it out but got hooked lol
Never thought I'd hear the voice of Kurzgesagt doing voiceovers on a Welt documentary.
Is he the guy that does simple history as well?
21:00 they fail to mention the majority of the Wehrmacht was on horseback or on foot at the time
And red army pushing Poles from the 2nd front. Also Poland was no match for both armies in regard to tanks.
Give them enough materials , let them test their tanks , provide enough support in a battle
Result will be unstoppable German tanks
German engineering is unmatched
Früher, heutzutage gehts bergab
Yeah their razors are unmatched! Engineered the hell out that face shaver....
Panther the best tank they made, just made in the Wrong country ! Wrong time !
@@abcxyz4207 Das hat mein Ur Opa schon gesacht. Und sein Opa vor ihm. Also bist in guter Tradition
Good video!
Why no replies??
@@whyparkjiminnotridejimin because there isn't anything to reply about
Lucky TH-cam suggestion. What a great documentary. I loved it.
The Leopard 2 is a mean machine... German engineering. If there's anything Germany does the it's the tanks they make. Germany is a held back country, it's possibilities are indeed strong still in 2020.
We'll give you 10 free Leopard 2 tanks. In the air, on land, by flying, you get it.
Yikes!! I'm impressed. Thank you so much for this awesome video.
The 16 ton Pz-III was slow into service because the poor suspension system had to redesigned 4-5 times before they finally settled on a suspension similar to the 19 ton Pz-IV in 1939. As it was >100 of these early Pz-III models were scrapped in 1940 , even though they only had 359 medium panzer at the time.
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We Dutchies dislike our goverment so much. We still do. Because we got no more the beloved Leopards. Our legendary beasts. Hopefully new Leopards will return and this time not for lend lease deals.
Germany always had many awesome armored designs. The WW2 vehicles are still beauties (Forget the difficulties and issues those had).
Your not a Dutchy cause we dutchies DO love their goverment so what you talking about
@@kawaknaller2010 Dan ben jij de enige. Super links hypocriet figuur.
We Finns love you government. Thanks for giveaway Leopard 2:s! We'll put them to good use.
One of the best books on tank doctrine between the world wars was by an Englishman known as Liddel Hart which was ironically effectively applied by the Germans at the beginning of WW2 giving a new dimension to the concept of highly mobile warfare.
I did have to chuckle when I was learning tank history and I saw the British, despite being the pioneers of the tank, completely devalued it and essentially handed the manual to Guderian. I can't remember if it was Hart, names escape me, but Guderian gives thanks in his book "Achtung, Panzer!", explicitly acknowledging that the core of the blitzkrieg was developed from a British idea. We threw it away, he put it to good use.
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Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed..
@@0lionheart Well I recall a British army exercise on Salisbury plain in the 1930's demonstrated how well the Tank concept the Germans used in WW2 would be.. sadly the British generals thought it bad form and chose to ignore the results..
Liddel Hart didnt write the best tank tactics book in the world. That was Rommel.
Superb 👍👍👍
Greetings from Lithuania 🇱🇹
Война нам НЕТ,нам нужен МИР!
So these are the grand child of Tiger tanks, so cool!!
I enjoyed this documentary thanks for posting
A bit confusing when the T34 is mentioned. The Panzer IV was upgunned after the T34 was encountered and was a match for the T34 in gun power until the T34 with an 85mm gun was introduced. By then the Germans had other tanks to deal with the new T34 and the Panzer IV was still leathal against the upgunned T34.
Josef Stalin 2. Done!!
I saw my first Leopard 2 on the streets of Giessen, Germany in 1988. It was a awesome sight! I was riding on a M110A1 self propelled Howitzer at the time. We were all headed towards the Fulda Gap. 5/3 42 Brigade FA. Rivers Kaserne. (THE ZOO)
Salute and God bless Germany 🙏
As regards British WWI tanks, many broke down and others stalled in the rough terrain. A number were captured and used by the Germans. Most "breakthroughs" were sealed and then eliminated by counterattacks. The Germans also discovered that the good old 77mm field gun could knock out British tanks. Development of specialized AT weapons like the T-Gewehr and early 37mm guns followed. Early tanks were also very susceptible to mines. British propaganda would have you believe the "panic" stories, but the Germans adjusted pretty quickly.
Mind you, British propaganda would also have the uninformed believe that the Germans were being destroyed by attrition. In reality, as John Mosier points in the "The Myth of the Great War," using official German and Allied casualty figures, it was the other way around. Plus, German stormtrooper tactiice based on mobility and firepower were being worked out as early as 1915 and were alleadt=y in widespread use by the 1918 German offensives. The US Army saved the Allies.
LOVED that ..."beer test run"
Excellent historical overview of German tank development
Feels like I’m look at a futuristic tank because of its design
6:24
Russia: Hold my vodka while i show you how kool my new T-whatever tank is.
Germany: Prepare to be eclipsed, and i'll hold my own, danke.
A 42 year old tank still being one of the best out there really says alot about the great german engineering. The Leopard 3 will once again be the best out there when it gets out of testing.
The germans dont use 2a5 leopards tho, they have 2a7
Christopher Alvarez you are comparing newer tanks with an old tank. Wow you clearly know how technology works. And the abrams is not better than the leo 2...
@@abradolflincler1563 Abrams be like...oh look...a puddle...............oh-oh spageti-ohhh......glug glug...blub girgle.
@Christopher Alvarez LOOOONG MEMORIES we Teutons.
Hey Welt, you forgot to mention that the problem with the A7V was it was very heavy and could only travel or drive on established roads. The British and French tanks were designed to cross no mans land that had been blasted with artilleru. So it was a botched design to start with. During the first tank on tank combat, which you refer to, which was at Villiers Breteanneaux the first two german tanks wandered off the road and got bogged and then were taken out by artillery. The last one made it into the town and was engaged by a male British type 4 tank with its 6 pounders. This was the first tank on tank combat. The 8th of August campaign that you refer to was commanded by an Australian General called John Monash whos family were formerly German Jews.
3:47 - Duuuude, the guy translating to English is from Kurzgesagt!!
Lol 🤣
Might be true
in was wondering why it sounds so familiar
@@Silver_o it is. The kurzgesagt team is German so it would make sense since he could translate.
That's why it sounded familiaaar 😆
@@maxanklowitz9888 kurzgesagt, what does the word mean?
As a citizens of Indonesia im proud of Our Army which is one of operators great Leopard 2 A6 (if im not mistaken) 😎
Leopard 2a4 Revolution kit
@@ria_mutia_bahtiar yes i checked tni ad website and wikipedia and both said Leopard 2a4+ / Leopard 2RI. Damn!! Defense minister should upgrade these tanks 😂
Indonesia doesn't even admit to the Chinese massacre in your history books. You're pathetic
@ maybe chinese was massacre in the past, but i think if its true, chinese will think twice to sell their corona antivirus and invest in indonesia, and also their fisherman, and their worker will think twice to work in indonesia. And the whole world will condemn Indonesia, because chinese people is number one population in the world, so its easy for them to erase indonesia from map but INDONESIA STILL ON THE WORLD MAP, so who is pathetic? 😂
Nice tank you got there in Indonesia
Amazing technology!! I wonder how many world wars they could've started with this mechanized machinery??!! I wonder how many they may have lost??
Could have started all wars. And finished them.
When you realize that germany only lost 2 times and 3rd times the charm
But they did pretty well against The USSR, Britain, America, France, Canada, Australia and every other common wealth country.
Germans won both wars in terms of enemy combatants and civilians killed. Its not even close.
Helped me help my family we are poor and I want to change our life, fund my transport project in my country please😢😥 or give me alms
lol Germany conquered many european countries in just days or weaks! Germany almost won in WW2 even thou the world fought against them..no other country can do that indeed !!!!
Eigentlich nur ein Krieg (ww2) ww1 wurde ausgelöst wegen das Wettrüsten und Bündnisse die Schuld wurde auf Deutschland geschoben
IMHO, *_Panther_* and *_Jagdpanther_* are the sexiest tanks ever produced.
nope i go for Chieftain
The best.
Stunning tank. You can't beat European tank design.
the Kurds can. they beat not the design but the tanks themselves. huehuehue!
The leopard a1a1 is my favorite modern metal box
So, my biggest aspiration is to get into an art school... but if I fail these Leos might be useful.
what a beautiful documentary, compare to American ones this one is a master piece.
That's because in America documentary it is all about how good American products are and how superior there soldiers are no matter what real history has to say they will just change the history
This is a german documentary
But... the ww2 tanks are tanks that everyone loves even today :D That tanks was real BEAST
yes the panther and the tiger are the best
Great 🎥video! Greetings from 🇬🇷Greece
Everything I ever wanted to know about this tank except, how do I get one for my own?
go to kursk dig around in the mud, and eventually youll find a completely destroyed tank, all you'd need to do from there is take it out of the mud, clean it, repair it, and have enough money to do that
Goodluck💀
@HowDareYou lol they can have anything!
You will never go wrong with German engineering
German engineering is constantly improving foundational designs. IMHO I drove 4 VW’s over 50 years, from a 36 HP to 65 HP boxster engine designed by Ferdinand P.
“The allies wanted to make sure they couldn’t be the core to start the next war”
Germany: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move
*single handedly starts the next major war*
"Tank" was the code word for their newly created armored vehicle in WW One.
The British came up with the name "Tank" in order to disguise the true nature of the thing. To any prying eyes, it would sound like they were moving fuel or water tanks or such.
Dutch after WW2 : "I'm still Worthy"