Driving a Tiger Tank

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  • A rare chance to see what it's like inside a running Tiger 1. The clip shows a short test run of Tiger 131 at the Tank Museum in Bovington, England. The 23 litre Maybach engine is now running superbly after a total rebuild by specialists at SdKfz in May 2006.
    Many thanks to the guys at Bovington for permitting the inside of this tank to be filmed and broadcast.

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  • @boone674
    @boone674 10 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    the guy driving this thing has the best job in the history of jobs

    • @slashtonio9216
      @slashtonio9216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Even to this day

    • @SomeGuyOnTheNet.
      @SomeGuyOnTheNet. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel like not at war though haha one well placed shot he's fcked haha maybe ..
      Happy to be corrected ofc

    • @Transgender-ProphetMohammed
      @Transgender-ProphetMohammed 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Grow up​@@SomeGuyOnTheNet.

    • @SomeGuyOnTheNet.
      @SomeGuyOnTheNet. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Transgender-ProphetMohammed 🙄 imagine being told to grow up by a guy called Transgender Prophet 😆🤦 maybe take your own advice 🤷

  • @Captain_Frank_Abagnale
    @Captain_Frank_Abagnale 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That engine windup in 1:30..... Pure magic

  • @KaelanF
    @KaelanF 10 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Best and most beautiful tank ever

    • @gtaclevelandcity
      @gtaclevelandcity 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      No, Tiger II is. It has curves in all the right places.

    • @TeaAndBullets
      @TeaAndBullets 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But the Panther has the curves, the beauty, and the brains!

    • @TheXeffx
      @TheXeffx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MrLegodude159 but the tiger 2 has armor and is called a king.

    • @TheXeffx
      @TheXeffx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @gtaclevelandcity
      @gtaclevelandcity 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you two speaking Icelandic?

  • @hansxyz3799
    @hansxyz3799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thx UK that you take care about this beautifull Tank 🇩🇪🇬🇧👏

  • @ndsubisonfan
    @ndsubisonfan 12 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That sound is incredible, I can't imagine how frightening it was to hear on the battlefield.

  • @mralmnthwyfemnin5783
    @mralmnthwyfemnin5783 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I'm feeling down and depressed I watch this. It always brings me back !!!

  • @3lumi
    @3lumi 14 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow, thx guys to share that moment, my grandfather was in a tank-divisions in WWII and he sometimes talked about that really powerfull Tiger-Tank. Now i could imagine, what he meant. In fact he was in the panzergrenadierdivision Grossdeutschland. From ´43 Zitadelle at kursk up to the eastern front in 45 at Danzig. But i guess, the Tiger was a frightened thing to every enemy at all... He was just heavy and slow, but armed with such a big gun...

  • @jackp.richardson6415
    @jackp.richardson6415 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Long live the Mighty Tiger.

  • @PZSIX131
    @PZSIX131  17 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's right, we were already out by the time the rain came.
    I think that I was the only one inside that got wet simply because I wouldn't drive with the hatch shut as it'd be completely dark in there. For American Armour day, we got the turret and internal lights working so were able to drive closed down and operate the turret. Quite an experience!
    The early Tiger's were fully submersible with only a crew/engine snorkel pipe visible above the water.

  • @Bidone1967
    @Bidone1967 15 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Very nice video. Its very interesting to take a look inside of the tank!

  • @1bottlejackdaniels
    @1bottlejackdaniels 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    02:00 ...the car-driver's reaction in the background = "WHAT THE F...?!" :D

  • @Klendathue
    @Klendathue 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, the sound is outstanding. Its one thing to see pictures out of the past but hear this sound out of the past like this is special. I remember talking to a WWII vet and he told me that when he was in France and he heard the enemy tanks he was especially sick to his stomach because he know how deadly those beast were. I could only try to imagine what he was experiencing. This helps me understand better.

  • @Hadibah
    @Hadibah 12 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Off the scale cool! I would love to have the honor of driving this tank. I'm so glad I donated to its restoration.

  • @scottduncan44
    @scottduncan44 13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Even after all these years this is still an impressive machine. Imagine what it was like to be a soviet or alled tanker and encounter one. Of course there were never many. I think that a lot of allied troops thought that the mark 4 was a tiger because they do look alike especially if they scare the crap out of you and are coming towards you firing.

  • @Godzilla691138MW3
    @Godzilla691138MW3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    3:06 Oh man look at that beast charge by all the puny little cars.

    • @infledermaus
      @infledermaus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can you imagine sitting in your Smart Car and seeing a Tiger coming straight at you? I think I might lose control of my bowels.

    • @caturlifelive
      @caturlifelive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@infledermaus hahaha

  • @rsherman53
    @rsherman53 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have followed this tank from restoration, engine rebuild till now. Awesome to see she is in running condition again.

  • @panzerfaust5046
    @panzerfaust5046 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    10/10 would bang but armor is too thick

    • @vuvuvu6291
      @vuvuvu6291 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Panzer Faust Bang from behind... but you still need company though

    • @godzillagoku10
      @godzillagoku10 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Panzer Faust it was thicc

  • @skimpy105
    @skimpy105 12 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    if saw thise tank driving down the road i might shit my pants

  • @Erordin
    @Erordin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    When I see this i'm proud to be german :D

    • @jimb196233
      @jimb196233 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im American, but I can imagine. I am obsessed w all German WW2 military tech but especially German WW2 tanks

  • @Solid_State
    @Solid_State 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That sound! Actually recognisable from the games so many of us play

  • @Combine61103
    @Combine61103 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Now my main question is......CAN IT STILL FIRE!

    • @SternenruferinPatchouli1
      @SternenruferinPatchouli1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yes it could but they have no shells if you watch the movie *FURY* they used special movie fake shells

  • @pte1808
    @pte1808 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job to keep the tanks "alive". History couldn't be more living and one can get even a little autentic feel about soldiers life in WW2.

  • @Recklessxzx
    @Recklessxzx 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What about a movie about Kurt Knispel instead then? He was a panzer ace in the whermacht who actually destoyed more tanks than Wittman (believed to be as high as 195 tanks destroyed) though he was never awarded the knights cross because of several incidents including assaulting an Einsatzgruppen officer whom he saw mistreating Soviet POWs.

  • @frohickey
    @frohickey 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sure is a privilege to see this in operation. :)

  • @MrDavkoz
    @MrDavkoz 13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing, especially when it's being driven through the rain storm. Although a design that's approaching 70 years, it still looks like it can destroy almost anything modern.

  • @monkeydude3987
    @monkeydude3987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hats off to those who have preserved and restored this amazing piece of history!

  • @caddyrolla123
    @caddyrolla123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing experience. I would love to do this!

  • @eliasdiseno1
    @eliasdiseno1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    the noise inside the tank... imagine that for hours & hours in combat.
    nice piece of history & German engineering

  • @studbolt88
    @studbolt88 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome....LOVE THE SOUND...POWER!!

  • @Treetop64
    @Treetop64 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an immaculate restoration! Even the interior (from what we can see in the video) looks brand new.

  • @jokommentaah5947
    @jokommentaah5947 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Tiger was one of the first Tanks ever to be able to drive trough buildings or knock down bigger trees.. whilst the T-34 or Sherman would fail at such

    • @xEpicxSpeed
      @xEpicxSpeed 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      good luck trying to get it out of a mud pit :P

    • @Godzilla691138MW3
      @Godzilla691138MW3 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhm M4 Sherman and T-34 could charge through mud or even go into a building too buddy.

    • @ValentineC137
      @ValentineC137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      if i remember correctly, then the wide tracks of the Tiger (and tiger II even.. the maus as well) meant that they had more evenly spread out pressure to the ground, the ground pressure of the Tiger, Tiger II and Maus were all lower than that of a sherman.
      so in theory the big german cats and Maus would all be able to traverse soft ground were a sherman would get stuck.
      belive the americans once got flanked from a route belive to be in-accesable by german tanks because the ground was too soft for thier shermans.

  • @rgj5832
    @rgj5832 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is still the best video of tiger 131 on TH-cam I think! The inside view of the driver and the sounds are awesome!

  • @LastAvailableAlias
    @LastAvailableAlias 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I guess a Tiger Tank automatically gets to turn first at intersections.
    It is a little roomier in the driver's compartment than I expected. I wonder what they do for things like replacing tracks. You can't exactly order them online I'd assume.
    I never understood why the tank designers made the sides at right angles either. You'd think they'd slope the armor a least a little.

    • @lovelyfloorcoverings
      @lovelyfloorcoverings 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was designed before they realised of the advantages of sloped armour

    • @WheelsRCool
      @WheelsRCool 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blown Fox Not saying you are wrong as I am no expert on the issue, but the Soviet T-34 had sloped armor and that came before the Tiger tank didn't it?

    • @lovelyfloorcoverings
      @lovelyfloorcoverings 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct, the russians discovered the advantages of sloped armour before anyone else

    • @WheelsRCool
      @WheelsRCool 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Germans were really stunned when they came up against the T-34s when they first invaded Russia. They had thought that the Russians would be incredibly backwards in terms of such things. Particularly ironic was that the Russians generally were far more poorly trained than the Germans, yet had the better tank for some time.

    • @ultramarine218
      @ultramarine218 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Federico Longoni Actually no. Sloping armor allows for a smaller amount of material with greater potential for protection. The Panther's front armor was 80mm thick, but due to the slope it was something more like 120-130mm effectively. It's sides were 40mm, but due to the sloping, it was something more equivalent to 80-100mm.
      That's why, despite the fact that the Panther is actually a larger tank than the Tiger (yes. It actually is.), it weighed 20 tons less.

  • @mikeggg1979
    @mikeggg1979 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Driving that tank even in WW2 must of been the best experience ever. You knew no matter what was going on around you, you were safe. Nothing could stop that tank in the early stages of the war, Sherman rounds would literally bounce off like nothing, you almost feel invincible

    • @Panzerkampff
      @Panzerkampff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mechanical issues, reliability, and fuel were some of its biggest issues with this tank. Nonetheless, when someone brings up the problems this beast has, you should know that every WWII machine had issues, even the Shermans. Still, this tank is so goated

  • @nickmadman
    @nickmadman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    CAN I HAVE A GO.

  • @idolo2009
    @idolo2009 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video of the legendary Tiger, also i bet the guy operating got a big smile on his face while driving the tiger. also the engine sounds amazing.

  • @ghostman196910
    @ghostman196910 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love the engine sound :). Makes me get goosebumps.

  • @ColJochen
    @ColJochen 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice that she still has her combat tracks on. Not only lethal, a simply fearsome looking machine.

  • @KnorpelDelux
    @KnorpelDelux 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect vid for me. I was searching for great sounds of the Tigers Maybach and finally sound them all at once! Thx.

  • @steenvoeler
    @steenvoeler 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    visited the Tiger this week, and the engine is our for repair. Talked to the guys at the museum, and they have some difficulty with some filter parts for the engine.
    Thay was now sure the Tiger was able to be running at the tankfest 2011 in june
    cheers
    Steen

  • @denje123
    @denje123 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The enginesound! its so so so beautiful! The sound of destruction and doom!

  • @denje123
    @denje123 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandpa had seen a Tiger taking out 4 Shermans. The Shermans had no change, all the shells richochet. Wonderfull piece og German engineering. My 100% respect

  • @Agora2021
    @Agora2021 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn these things are fun too watch, and even more fun to listen to.
    The sound of dat engine, dem treads.

  • @justinm410
    @justinm410 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The tiger is nothing less than majestic. So great to see one of these running.

  • @fmg50
    @fmg50 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the info , and thanks for the video. I never thought I´d live to see these babies on the move. Thumbs up on the restoration!!

  • @asimpleman84
    @asimpleman84 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing job on the restoration, truly a magnificent machine. I hope they get some more donations to keep it going.

  • @Reichx4
    @Reichx4 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    That maybach engine has a lovelly sound, i love the t-34, but i must recognize, the tiger was phenomenal.

  • @neophyte79
    @neophyte79 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    awsome video, great job on the restauration of a beautiful tank.
    great respect for the people who make this happen and keep a part of mankind history up and running.

  • @ziggymorris8760
    @ziggymorris8760 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been looking for this, still one of the best tiger vids ever.

  • @MrAngleman63
    @MrAngleman63 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a superb video. I never thought I'd ever hear a Tiger under its own power. Just awe inspiring. Now refuel and re-arm her and on to Downing Street!

  • @mrsilesia
    @mrsilesia 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    65 years old tank, and everything working perfectly, just amazing. What about rubber in engine seals, not get "old" and start leaking ?

  • @horner766
    @horner766 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it when the tank backs out of the garage, It's so EPIC!!!!!

  • @LazyLifeIFreak
    @LazyLifeIFreak 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Dear, a tank just drove by us"
    "Don't be silly, there's no such..."
    "Dear lord!"

  • @karlelv
    @karlelv 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Christmas day and i'm looking at a tiger tank!
    Fantastic

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    17 year old video, camera quality of the day, but still exciting!

  • @Keinlicht
    @Keinlicht 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes, people often confuse the panther with the tiger, and while that tank had it's issues, it was mosly the light engine block and assembly that caused them to break down.

  • @compaq2441
    @compaq2441 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid,
    The sounds inside while it is running gives you the reson theyall wore headsets to talk and hear.

  • @tonnywildweasel8138
    @tonnywildweasel8138 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands!

  • @markdahl9831
    @markdahl9831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg...off the charts, awesome Tiger, l love it.....

  • @AveNullusMajestic
    @AveNullusMajestic 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful piece of death machinery the Tiger I is.

  • @Agora2021
    @Agora2021 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the sounds tanks make so much.

  • @219flyingmonkey
    @219flyingmonkey 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful piece of machinery.

  • @TheWitchfinderGenral
    @TheWitchfinderGenral 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beast, well worth keeping in restored condition.

  • @WAL_DC-6B
    @WAL_DC-6B 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful to see and hear a German Tiger tank operating! Now, let's see it fire off a round!

  • @Zapata935
    @Zapata935 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your comment is strangely true, my dad gave us WW2 yarns about tigers coming down the road in Italy! Everything the allies had went straight in reverse when these suckers came at you!

  • @PZSIX131
    @PZSIX131  15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tigers are semi-auto (pre-select). It's essentially an automated manual box in that you select the next gear that you want and tell it when to shift. Hydraulics then press the clutch, change gear then release the clutch. Pretty high-tech for its time. Panther/PZ3/Stug etc are manual.

  • @chippledon1
    @chippledon1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being from NE Ohio, that rain looked so familiar. I think I would feel right at home in England!

  • @bigman95impala
    @bigman95impala 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    holy shit this is the best tiger video ive ever seen!
    you rock

  • @ovidiulaurentiu93
    @ovidiulaurentiu93 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that's how a main battle tank is suposed to look like.

  • @laservader1
    @laservader1 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the worlds best looking tanks!

  • @UnionKid15
    @UnionKid15 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks a lot for posting this.

  • @ex59neo53
    @ex59neo53 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always see tank destroyers as part of the big "tank family" .
    Panther ,Tiger II designs were great ones :)

  • @Uberkreatur
    @Uberkreatur 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    The beautifulest tank ever.

  • @123Cranker
    @123Cranker 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    what beauty, certainly my favorite tank in the world.

  • @arn_ice
    @arn_ice 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting, I actually didn't know it had a steering wheel. For some reason, I imagined levers of some sorts, to control each track (not like, 2 separate giant levers, but some sort of lever system though).
    It's funny to read/hear people talk recently how bad of a tank this was. But the Germans were outnumbered heavily, so creating a massive powerhouse like this -imo- makes sense (within desperate war-time limits, some refinements like sloped armor could have been made).

  • @SuperTelecom
    @SuperTelecom 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's amazing. I would kill to go to Bovington or Kubinka. It would be brilliant to see this machine running.

  • @OperationFoxley19441
    @OperationFoxley19441 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If my knowledge of history serves me correct, this tank was captured by British troops in North Africa when it was left abandoned because the turret got stuck and Churchill ordered that the tank be transported to Britain.

  • @SentaDuck
    @SentaDuck 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    War is hell but some people must of had fun driving these.

  • @ColJochen
    @ColJochen 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everything about that tank screams DEADLY.

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is indeed one running Panther in the US. It's part of Jaques Littlefield's incredible collection.

  • @3819oli
    @3819oli 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou, at last someone who knows the facts about the tiger.

  • @enest94
    @enest94 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMFG! Tankgasm!! I hope I someday will get the honor of riding in a thank like that

  • @crazy_adventures6326
    @crazy_adventures6326 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love that I can legally own a tank here in the states. (The gun has to be disabled, for obvious reasons) But unfortunately I don't think Henschel has anymore of these in stock.

  • @Emaster255
    @Emaster255 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I couldnt imagine what my grandpa felt having one of these bearing down on his position in real life.

  • @makuto72
    @makuto72 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really really interesting, in particoular the part inside the tank...great!

  • @rocknloom2474
    @rocknloom2474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the only working tiger tank in the world rn & it was used in the movie, "FURY"

  • @LeprousSoul
    @LeprousSoul 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    1. Awesome to see this, gets the adrenalin pumping!
    2. Imagine taking this thing down to the pub to get a pint?

  • @GUnitSeanAKAmong
    @GUnitSeanAKAmong 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    final battle of saving private ryan where you could hear the tigers approaching. awesome, fearsome noise.

  • @mattd28
    @mattd28 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing sight and sound, if there is one vehicle in the World I'd ever love to drive its a Tiger tank,

  • @murderdoll9191
    @murderdoll9191 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    All three of them needed each other in fact.

  • @tully5111helmets
    @tully5111helmets 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    you all should try too visit this place,very intresting exhibits on display,regardstom.

  • @Dinadin90
    @Dinadin90 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Keep them rolling!

  • @jolorulz
    @jolorulz 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    the most badass ride there ever was or ever will be... hell's angels' got nothin on the tiger!

  • @501stlegionnaire
    @501stlegionnaire 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    such a magnificent beast,
    got to to have one of those

  • @Gunfighter1b
    @Gunfighter1b 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    My uncle was a Cpt in the 1st Armored Div in WW2 and he said that he had nightmares 30 years later about seeing these tanks coming at them. He said that they scared the crap out of everyone when they appeared and opened up with that 88mm. To engage a Tiger in open ground was suicide. He said that the known weak spots were the side armor and the rear, But if the Tiger saw you before you could shoot at it you were done.

  • @anneloev
    @anneloev 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully handling of the gears. It was a common problem in the end of the war with inexperienced crews (esp drivers) which couldn´t handle the demanding vehicle, resulting in gearbox-crashes and engine failure, halting in combat aso. The loss of experienced crews were a major setback and probably a reason why the germans couldn´t use the full potential of their tanks.

  • @pacifist11
    @pacifist11 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked how at 3:08 it set off the car alarm. Must have scared the poor little thing.

  • @sum12see
    @sum12see 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I couldn't imagine twenty or thirty of these advancing on you! What an awesome piece of Armour History...When is some one going to use this tank in a movie about Micheal Wittman? How cool would that be?

  • @Aizura77
    @Aizura77 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the sound the engine makes when he floors it, sounds like a fucking t-rex!

  • @Smellthegrass
    @Smellthegrass 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:00 with the rain is even more impressive