"Hans, why are the British sending armored tractors at us?" "I don't know Fritz." *6 pounder discharges. Machine gun nest explodes.* "Fritz, I don't think that's a tractor."
This is a translated German commander quote about the Mark. I, "we were standing in the trenches when we heard a faint metal rumbling, then we saw it, Metal monsters of terrifying stature, MG fire just bounced off, we thought the world was ending."
@Joel Strong funny enough flammenwerfers were reeeallly good at killing tanks. Mainly due to the fact that they BBQ the men inside of them. I believe it was the main way they had at killing them.
The Germans wouldnt be so scared if they could see what was actually happening inside the tank. Crew members being hit by Bolts flying everywhere, Getting burned and deafened by the completely exposed engine, Sweating all over the place because the heat, Being poisoned by toxic cordite and petrol fumes, Etc etc. The first ones were nightmarish for the crews.
That always happends when you implement something new to Warfare like that, fortunately for the crews, the tanks were improved over the remaining course of the war
@@alejandroelluxray5298 Not really. They did get upgrades to fire power, armor and maybe fitted with more reliable engines but crew conditions didn't improve really.
The mark tanks where very few built and a failure as big and heavy slow targets, the tanks won the war but it's the thousands Renault FT, Saint Chamond tanks that won the war not the 50 mark tanks
The St Chamond tanks were woefully underpowered and were scheduled to be replaced by rhomboidal tanks. The French tanks were open country specialists. Open country fighting which came to pass because of the rhomboidal British tanks helping break the trench system with the external pressures that were happening in Germany.
hiding in my room Hi bud, it was named "Wireless" as that is what it carried; wireless communications equipment. The equipment on top is the antenna/aerial. "Wireless" was a name given to the first generation of radio sets. This version of the Mk1 was essentially a forward communications vehicle, which would allow comms officers to move forward with the infantry and report back to HQ on how the advance was progressing. By WW2 nearly all tanks had been fitted out with a radio set, allowing them to communicate between others in the Battalion, and senior officers back at base. Hope this helps 👍
TRAXXAS MANIAC WW1 Tanks were gendered by their armament. If a tank had the pounder guns, they would be the male. If they had none, they would be female. If it had a pounder gun on one side only, it would be considered a hermaphrodite.
When I looked at the words “Water tank”, I immediately thought about that thing plowing through rubble in London shooting water through its 6-pounder barrels at fires.
Hans: I think we’re doomed. Fritz: Nah. Long as they don’t have any armored tractors with guns I think we’re ok. Hans: Ah, Fritz: armored tractors with guns.
Great Video! Keep it up! Im really into history bit im too lazy to watch documentarys or read books so this channel is perfect for me :D really like the cartoon aswell
That's the idea, we want to do something different from the usual photos / footage documentaries which are great if people want to go into further research.
Your channel is amazing since you explain in detail the topic while keeping your videos short too. Keep up the great work I also watch all of your videos because of how good they are👍
Absolutely beautiful. As flawed as this thing was, it was the first, and some of its later versions were actually fairly successful. Additionally, that incredible rhomboidal shape is insurmountably sexy.
You know, it is amazing how technology improved overtime, that a little drone is capable of dealing significant destruction now. And we skip that little "trivia" so easily nowadays.
The weapons on the side were partially intended so that the tank could fire along the trenches as it crossed them. Weirdly they were developed by the navy and first called land ships. (Their development was strongly promoted by Winston Churchill. ) I have been inside a Mk 1, which at that time was in the grounds of Hatfield House, where some of the tank trials were held. I think in the meantime it has been moved to a museum.
Could you imagine being a German soldier straight off the farm, having never seen anything more advanced than a weather vein, or fully automatic machine gun, and then THAT thing comes over a hill at you.
I bet when the Mark I heavy tank was first used at the Germans I bet the Germans were like what the a armored tractor 🤣 but as the tank got close to them they were like welp this is terrifying 😳 good job on the video keep up the good work nice job my favorite tank of WW1 is the Ranul ft17 tank and the Mark I heavy tank!
My favorite WWI tank is covered in this video. I have quite a few WWII tanks that are favorites (Mostly German tanks American tanks and British tanks) but all my favorite Korean, Vietnam and Cold War era tanks are American (M46/47/48/60 series). Modern or current day favorites are American, German, British, and Russian.
Your channel is fucking awesome! I love how you make a video about history and keep us more entertaining! Keep making more videos, mate! Keep your channel kept growing!Subscribed!
Got a cobi mark 1 and a cobi ft-17 and am waiting for May 15th for the A7V. Building up my WW1 Tanks before moving to Aircraft. Most likely not gonna get any boats if they even make any at the moment.
You have to imagine how the German soldiers felt seeing an armored steel behemoth for the first time armed with multiple machine guns and heavy turrets, crossing no-mans-land and firing on every emplacement. They must have been absolutely terrified. Up to that point it was only fought with infantry troops.
If you have an interesting question about the tank leave a comment and it might get pinned!
is there med kits in there?
Simple History how would they drive it I see no seal to see where you want to go and can you do a weird weopens but WW2
Simple History lol all your vids 🙂👍
Simple History, Didn't late in the War they put a revolving turret on the Mark with the six pounded guns?
Simple History I get lots of information about the past and I love ur vids
"Hans, why are the British sending armored tractors at us?"
"I don't know Fritz."
*6 pounder discharges. Machine gun nest explodes.*
"Fritz, I don't think that's a tractor."
Charlie Pierce "Hans? Hans? HANS?!
"Tell my Austrian friend his painting sucks *dies*
It's an armored demon
*Otto calls for reinforcements*
Achtung! Achtung! Ich bin an armored wurstel! Achtung!
"WASS?!"
@@crazyepicfortnitegamer8426
That took a couple seconds.
This is a translated German commander quote about the Mark. I, "we were standing in the trenches when we heard a faint metal rumbling, then we saw it, Metal monsters of terrifying stature, MG fire just bounced off, we thought the world was ending."
“ZHERE ARE ARMOURED WAGONS FRITZ”
“I CAN SEE IT”
@Joel Strong funny enough flammenwerfers were reeeallly good at killing tanks. Mainly due to the fact that they BBQ the men inside of them. I believe it was the main way they had at killing them.
It almost seemed like the world was actually going to end back then, based on the technology they developed.
@@ironwar1863 They also used the tank gewehr(AT rifle) as a main way to kill these tanks
@@ironwar1863 TF2 in a nutshell
modern tank : "so it's true... our ancestor has tail!"
creative, whoever made it first.
Is that a samurai jack reference?
Wait what did the tail do
@@Booger564 you've seen the first season of samurai jack? You'll get it heh.
@James WU hey
The Germans wouldnt be so scared if they could see what was actually happening inside the tank.
Crew members being hit by Bolts flying everywhere, Getting burned and deafened by the completely exposed engine, Sweating all over the place because the heat, Being poisoned by toxic cordite and petrol fumes, Etc etc.
The first ones were nightmarish for the crews.
Didn't stop my ancestor 😂🇬🇧🇬🇧
That always happends when you implement something new to Warfare like that, fortunately for the crews, the tanks were improved over the remaining course of the war
@@alejandroelluxray5298 Not really. They did get upgrades to fire power, armor and maybe fitted with more reliable engines but crew conditions didn't improve really.
The mark tanks where very few built and a failure as big and heavy slow targets, the tanks won the war but it's the thousands Renault FT, Saint Chamond tanks that won the war not the 50 mark tanks
The St Chamond tanks were woefully underpowered and were scheduled to be replaced by rhomboidal tanks. The French tanks were open country specialists. Open country fighting which came to pass because of the rhomboidal British tanks helping break the trench system with the external pressures that were happening in Germany.
"Do you see zat?"
*"Mein Gott.."*
"HANS... *WE ARE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER GUN* "
Lol the mk 1 has just 12mm of frontal steel plate, just use a grenade
@@KJ-is5ug they use TankGewehr instead
* pulls out achtachter
Use hack: Panzerfaust
"HANS !!! Where iz the panzerfaust
I could imagine the Germans first looking at the tank for the first time from afar and say "really an armoured bulldozer?"
Preston Garvey Probably what they thought.That is until they see the Guns.
How many more settlements need my help?
*Haaaaaaaaaans. . .*
Bulldozers were not invented yet, lol.
Preston Garvey "really armored bulldozers?" hahaha nice one!
it will always be funny the reason why we call them tanks
yeah
i thought becuase they wanted to keep them secretive they called them tanks to represent water tanks
Imagine if it sprays water at soldiers
some tanks do that now, they are riot control tanks!
Edward Page Lol
8 per tank, imagine how crowded you would be inside of there
The Sturmpanzerwagen A7V was a minimum of 18 crew!
Simple History My god....The BO.
and to imagine that it was even that much larger compared to the Mark 1,
and then someone farts
A Piñata Have you seen the mission in bf1 where they use ole bess? they all were standing
What is your opinion on the Tank mark I? Love it or hate it?
i love it but i think the mk V is better :)
Love it.
I love it, it has a really cool design and seemed really helpful
Well of course its been improved through combat feedback :)
Make the romanian army in ww1 please
The wireless tank has wires on the top? I’m confused
If it wasn't wireless (at it's time), it would need a very long roll of wire and it could easily be cut off physically.
hiding in my room
Hi bud, it was named "Wireless" as that is what it carried; wireless communications equipment.
The equipment on top is the antenna/aerial.
"Wireless" was a name given to the first generation of radio sets.
This version of the Mk1 was essentially a forward communications vehicle, which would allow comms officers to move forward with the infantry and report back to HQ on how the advance was progressing.
By WW2 nearly all tanks had been fitted out with a radio set, allowing them to communicate between others in the Battalion, and senior officers back at base.
Hope this helps 👍
It's an antenna it helps wireless communication
the wires let it be driven by a giant tower from affair. wireless devices still have wires inside them to run.
Ironic, but it just means it has a radio that does not need direct wire connection to other devices.
0:56 *aggressively hold bird*
xD
Birb
Lo
This is my bird! There are many like it but this one!- wait don't fly away bird!
ITs just my dinner
tank questions in ww1: can it cross trenches and ditches?
tank questions in ww2: can it make other tanks go boom boom and caus uneccesary suffering?
tank question in modern day: *is it claustrophobic?*
Answer to all these questions: *yes, no and maybe*
ww1 tanks where basically a military base in a vehicle
Some Other Kid On The Internet bork not exactly
Andre Temperatura what about the a7v at holds Aton of crew
class388 388
18 minimum of crew if i recall correctly
Solaire The Sunbro wow
more like armored clown cars.
The first tank and prototypes were made and tested in Lincoln U.K. They even have one of the only few surviving mark IV British tanks in a museum.
Jeanne Mercer-Ballard yep in Bovington Tank museum
The last surviving Mk I tank is on display at the Tank Museum as well.
I wish bf1 would have a realistic full crew instead of 5
Bill Hentig that would be taking more guys off the battlefield and if there are more than 1
I remember in the beta when you was driving the mark 5 tank there was a inside of the tank. I wished that they would have keeped that.
Bill Hentig it's not a war simulator it's first person shooter 
boi i can hardly get another person inside my tank to use the guns
Bill Hentig there's a good reason behind that so you'll have more people playing The Objective than just hiding in a tank that's my opinion
Did it sit in the back of the battlefield killing every infantry the see
oh wait this was real life
To Pimp A Butterfly iiiiii
lmao
Battlefied 1 is real
Well they can be good if they have mortars
Worst is on operations when the enemy is behind rocks and not in clear sight and stupid idiots still stay back when they cant shoot back
DID U JUST ASUME A TANKS GENDER
Haahahashahagahahaa
No.
TRAXXAS MANIAC WW1 Tanks were gendered by their armament. If a tank had the pounder guns, they would be the male. If they had none, they would be female. If it had a pounder gun on one side only, it would be considered a hermaphrodite.
Prismaflex it was just a joke
TRAXXAS MANIAC mmmmmkay
Also....
*The more you know*
TRAXXAS MANIAC a shitty one though
2:14
When you a German in the trenches.
And the no-mans land starts speaking tractor.
Germans: *CONFUSED SCREAMING*
Everyone ganstah until the bunker starts pushing you
"Dont worry offizer,I have a grenade!"
*throws grenade*
*lands on top and doesnt does any damage*
"..."
"Offizer,thats not enough"
When I looked at the words “Water tank”,
I immediately thought about that thing plowing through rubble in London shooting water through its 6-pounder barrels at fires.
Hans: I think we’re doomed.
Fritz: Nah. Long as they don’t have any armored tractors with guns I think we’re ok.
Hans: Ah, Fritz: armored tractors with guns.
do German A7V tank
“What is that Fritz?”
“Looks like an Angry Rombus Karl.”
0:55 I love that one guy just casually holding a carrier Pidgeon like its emotional support animal XD
WE WANT STRANGE WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2 NOW SOLDIER!
SIR YES KOALA
SIR YES KOLA SIR
CHAOS SPIELER i
2:14 German soldiers seeing the MK I for the first time.
German soldier: Mein Gott!!
in my opinion these are the most beautiful tanks in existance
Mkv tank: mother I'm stuck
MK1: step son of what are you doing in that mud?!
My 7th great grand father drove a. Mark IV in WWI.
I love that this tank was manufactured in my hometown!
Great Video! Keep it up! Im really into history bit im too lazy to watch documentarys or read books so this channel is perfect for me :D really like the cartoon aswell
That's the idea, we want to do something different from the usual photos / footage documentaries which are great if people want to go into further research.
Cool it shaped our tanks today
Your channel is amazing since you explain in detail the topic while keeping your videos short too. Keep up the great work I also watch all of your videos because of how good they are👍
Primate true
0:40
"What is that?"
"A water tank, nothing to see here."
Absolutely beautiful. As flawed as this thing was, it was the first, and some of its later versions were actually fairly successful. Additionally, that incredible rhomboidal shape is insurmountably sexy.
You know, it is amazing how technology improved overtime, that a little drone is capable of dealing significant destruction now.
And we skip that little "trivia" so easily nowadays.
Watched it after 3 minutes of release, I am always searching for your videos so I am NEVER late!
True fan!
I’m so happy this vehicle was successful and continued to be used
**Large armored vehicles roll across landscape at germans**
German soldiers: Wait what is tha- **6-pound discharge**
German soldiers: *R U N*
I love how you added Colonel Bogey March as background music.
Hi Simple History would you consider doing the next variants of this tank? This video was really interesting!
The weapons on the side were partially intended so that the tank could fire along the trenches as it crossed them. Weirdly they were developed by the navy and first called land ships. (Their development was strongly promoted by Winston Churchill. ) I have been inside a Mk 1, which at that time was in the grounds of Hatfield House, where some of the tank trials were held. I think in the meantime it has been moved to a museum.
Even though it did not have much success, I still love the mark 1. Gotta start somewhere!
From the marks 1 introduction to the beast known as the leopard.
Ah I see u like sabaton as well
WITH OUR CHIEFTAINS AND CENTURIONS, OUR FRONTLINE HAS BEEN TEMPERED!!
FROM THE FIELDS OF PROKHOROVKA, TO THE SHORES OF OVERLORD
Could you imagine being a German soldier straight off the farm, having never seen anything more advanced than a weather vein, or fully automatic machine gun, and then THAT thing comes over a hill at you.
The mark 1 was one of my favorite tank in WW1
Do a video about the M1 Abrams MBT. By the way I love your channel.
Will do
I love the Colonel Bogey March in the background! It's perfect! 😁👍
Sounds like the effect they had on morale was what made it significant during their first active use.
I bet when the Mark I heavy tank was first used at the Germans I bet the Germans were like what the a armored tractor 🤣 but as the tank got close to them they were like welp this is terrifying 😳 good job on the video keep up the good work nice job my favorite tank of WW1 is the Ranul ft17 tank and the Mark I heavy tank!
gotta do the M1 Abram's
Mark 1 is my favourite tank !
Did they base vehicles of of shapes back in WW1? The mother looks like a parallelogram, I noticed this in BF1 as well.
Luke Ruffolo old comment, but it was made that way so that it could climb over rough(ish) terrain. Back was like that for balance and symmetry.
Bryan Sheverbush Oh, that makes sense. Thanks.
0:10 the tank creator forgot the word after mother XD
more ww2 videos
This is WW1
My favorite WWI tank is covered in this video. I have quite a few WWII tanks that are favorites (Mostly German tanks American tanks and British tanks) but all my favorite Korean, Vietnam and Cold War era tanks are American (M46/47/48/60 series). Modern or current day favorites are American, German, British, and Russian.
Bruh have you seen new Chinese ones
"Mama is pretty thicc"
yis
Simple History, Didn't late in the War they put a revolving turret with the six pounded guns?
I don't think so
Me & my buddies are helping me build a 1/2-scale WWI tank for the last day of school, so I knew the best way to get info on it was here. Thank you.
whats the back wheel for?
Stabilization with steering and turning, wasn't really needed and discontinued on future marks
1:51...
2Cold4U It was probably more for course correcting rather than stopping it tipping forward.
lemonny3663 yes, I had to do a little research for a model I'm doing and that's what it was for, steering aid
Simple History It was near useless for steering, as well.
Standing in the line of fire
32 will lead the way
Coming over trench & wire
Going through the endless gray
Through mud and blood battlefield 1
Not everything is BF1
Randy Cheow Everything is battlefield 1, your life is a lie .
My favorite tank is the LandShip :D because of their design and look especially the cannons on the side
its a landship not a heavy tank lol
TheGMgamer wasn't classified as a heavy tank?
Andre Temperatura nah its a joke
TheGMgamer Yah I knew it was a joke
Andre Temperatura yeah from bf1
TheGMgamer yup
AMAZING VIDEO! VIDEOS GET BETTER EVERY DAY
Good presentation. Educative.
This is a really great site to look at
Lol 2:14 that scene was from the intro of rise of nations games.
Standing in the line of fire,
32 will lead the way!
Coming over trench and wire,
Rolling through the endless grey
0:58 I thought the second to the last man on the right was holding a dove 😅
I absolutely love these videos. I know more about my battlefield 1 vehicles now lol
I thought mark 1s originally used coastal guns as heavy weaponry on the male tanks
The name Mother is fitting simply because its the first ever tank
I love your channel it has history and more things about history thanks for doing these history videos
I love the type 95 tank and mk 1 tank. I love them very much.
Do you guys have a video yet on Artillery in world war 1? Love your work keep it up
The tank looks cool man I sub to you keep up the content
1:13 so thats where Indiana jones and the last crusade got their tank idea
Your channel is fucking awesome! I love how you make a video about history and keep us more entertaining! Keep making more videos, mate! Keep your channel kept growing!Subscribed!
+Miles Skillman Cheers
Been inside a few of these at Bovington they're so huge in real life!
This is one of my favourite tanks
Epic video man once again u have given another great video for TH-cam. Good job!
Btw I love the mark 1 tank
More tanks on their way
*_STANDING IN THE LINE OF FIRE!!!!_*
Got a cobi mark 1 and a cobi ft-17 and am waiting for May 15th for the A7V. Building up my WW1 Tanks before moving to Aircraft. Most likely not gonna get any boats if they even make any at the moment.
got a cobi Panzer IV Ausf. H and a ME-262. Im not including my broken Stuka and broken Zis-2
?
Tanks: We are here to help :D
Commanders: What.. What do we do with you
Tanks: Idk
This was in 2017
was it me or did anyone else notice his voice changed in in the sponser it seemed more relaxed and normal
The Mk I tank is so adorable
He sounds very enthusiastic when talking about Audible.
I love watching you keep it up
Aww I wish you talked about the Tender and Wireless tanks
40,000 in the future still use this design
I love the mark type tanks, who else played the battlefield 1 campaign with 'big bess'.
You have to imagine how the German soldiers felt seeing an armored steel behemoth for the first time armed with multiple machine guns and heavy turrets, crossing no-mans-land and firing on every emplacement.
They must have been absolutely terrified. Up to that point it was only fought with infantry troops.
I subscribed and turned on the notifications.
My favorite tank was the Big Bob
But why are the two rear wheels for? To assist crossing over the trenches?
STAYING IN THE LINE OF FIRE
32 WILL LEAD THE WAY
how did they keep the sponsons from getting their transverse jammed by hits and shrapnel?