The Most Useless Tank Ever Made? (Little Willie)

Little Willie may have been the first tank, and the most useless, but it served as a blueprint to what would later go on to become a staple for militaries across the globe. Check out today's video about the worst tank ever made, but what it evolved into is terrifying!
I would like to thank www.tanks-encyclopedia.com and a lot of their members for taking their time, pointing out to little flaws in the previous video, and making sure we get things right. For more amazing tank information, make sure you visit their website!!
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

This is a reupload. We've taken the old video down and made corrections to few mistakes. Thanks to www.tanks-encyclopedia.com for bringing it to our attention and helping with fact checking!

[@andres23_007]

interesting...

[@_Veno]

pin this, at least until a better message to pin pops up

[@undrakhgonchig8663]

did the Little willie really have a turret?

[@Urine_boiled_egg_lover_chinese]

Is this video reuploaded ?mm

[@DragonGamer-kz3qd]

perfect timing i was about to start on school project has we were able to chose an invention to make a presentation about and i chose tanks and i had to include the first tank buildt and then you reupload the video to have right facts

[@doramon7778]

Most useless tank ever made is the Little Willie.
Bob Semple Tank: *am I a joke to you?*

[@ATalkingDoubleBarrel]

Bob Semple could be used as a bad example

[@widjiro]

watch the video till it finish pls

[@baddestmofoalive]

Bob Semple was the best tank. It was the only one with a comfy mattress for maximum crew comfort

[@sheldonkelly9227]

Yes

[@sheldonkelly9227]

Yep

[@stevenmorton2059]

Prototypes aren't expected to perform perfectly. Just the opposite, prototypes are made to discover otherwise unforeseeable problems and to correct them. In this regard, Willie did his job and then some.

[@sumer4549]

Hahahahahahahahahahah

[@mr.0inker398]

*I have respecct for Little Willie tho cuz it is the OG of the OGs of tanks*

[@KidnapT]

**OGs**

[@michael04__806]

Yes

[@BGee720]

If an og never did nothing is just a person

[@123eunos1]

if it were to be the first tank then no need to say it is bad
if it is that old then it wouldn't be like tanks from today

[@ERROR-yg3uy]

The tanks will never be exist without little Willie.

[@R3d_D3ad]

Crush: So what do you have
Me: A little willie
Crush: Oh…
Me: Yea it goes about 3 miles per hour and has bad off road performance
Crush: “Visibly Confused”

[@SkrittleCubing]

Haha 😂

[@peterparker9286]

Lol Good good

[@markfarkas3287]

🤣you gave me an idea haha

[@CZ350tuner]

The tank design prototype, that followed "Little Willie", was called "Mother". It entered production as the Heavy Tank Mark.I.
"Little Willie" was intended to be armed with a Hotchkiss 40mm. Pom Pom auto cannon.
The British Royal Tank Regiment's marching song is "My Boy Willie", in honour of this tank.

[@royalwar13]

Lol

[@ijmillares9005]

Bob semple: ah finally a worthy opponent!

[@travisreed1730]

Bob Semple Tank: (raises fist in air)- "Our battle will be LEGENDARY!"

[@ky1ebetts]

This tank needs it's own movie.
"Little Willy"
Thats a friggin franchise right there.
You're welcome.

[@matsteadyy1053]

M60 Patton is the American worse tank ever

[@taiga4762]

kewl

[@98erics]

.....the main character is a wiener dog.

[@ky1ebetts]

@@98erics Hah nice😅

[@platinumdiamond1445]

Little Willie was useless because Mother France couldn't feel it inside her

[@axzcel7135]

BAHAHAHHAA

[@GR-rx7zq]

Winner!

[@ijustrobabank6895]

She couldn't feel

[@jacryan2626]

Oof for those who had lil' will

[@naja2674]

Noice

[@DarknetDude]

I can't think of a less intimidating name than a 'Little Willie'. The term 'Willie' is also a slang for something...

[@Shepard_AU]

I think Maus [mouse] is up there, because imagine being an allied tank crew and getting a tip-off that you may come across that tank, and then seeing it in person for the first time [if it was actually used in battle].
But yes, ‘’Little Willie’’ sure is not the most thought out of names.

[@alexmendivil4996]

Nelson

[@HRHtheDude]

It was a jab at Kaiser Wilhelm.

[@TreeLMFAO]

Little Willie you will never be forgotten you are a legend

[@DotmatrixHistory]

You can come down to Bovington and visit the ducking massive (and I mean MASSIVE) and see Little Willie yourself.

[@danielcurtis1434]

How can they call it the “most useless tank”, when it was literally the very first tank??? If there’s absolutely nothing to compare it to how can it be the worst? Or the best???

[@jacobblondke3612]

Because they're comparing it to tanks today that's why in the near beginning of the video he talks about how it is foreign compared to what we see today

[@photoisca7386]

It's not American, simples.

[@sinkingship3809]

ahem......compared to other tanks this one is useless

[@LebronShaqthe2nd]

@@sinkingship3809 but it was made first so it cant be useless because they made it for that purpose so in reality the newer ones arent even tanks because they are different to the first one ever made think about it

[@sinkingship3809]

@@LebronShaqthe2nd we’re talking practical here

[@Jamison1888]

Lil willie was the pushing force towards the mark 1. Proud of that lil guy

[@davelovelace8876]

Thanks Infographics, this video actually helped this morning when the news did an article on the little Willie. Got to drop some knowledge on the family.

[@hoiching4994]

I have really learned a lot from you, great video! Keep up the good work!

[@Chompchompyerded]

My grandfather commanded a unit of tanks in WWI. One of the people under his command was a young major named George Patton. Patton was there to learn how to run a tank made by the Renault Motor Company (the same company that later made cars). As everyone knows, George S. Patton was promoted up the ranks and was made a General in time to command tanks to great effect in WWII, by which time my grandfather had retired. He was certainly proud of his former student though, and grieved heavily when he received word that his former student had died after having broken his neck in a automobile accident.

[@Kualinar]

Little Willie was not useless as it allowed the creation of effective tanks. It was both a proof of concept and a development prototype.

[@financier57]

Bob Semple tank: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@amn2760]

Little Willie: So u want to be more worthless huh? OK THEN

[@redpandagamer1700]

Keep in mind that little Willy inspired the creation of many well known vehicles and showed the effectiveness of a tank

[@sinkingship3809]

still, it's purpose was completely different and it doesn't even do it well

[@manganerd_69]

​@@sinkingship3809 its a fukin prototype, it was not meant to be in battle after it was finished, it was meant to be a prototype so that engineers can find the flaws in the design so they can fix it and make it better before putting it to war.

[@ComicalRealm]

Modern tanks : "so it's true... our ancestor had a little willie!"

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44]

‘A good quarter of a league 🌺🥀🌹🏵💮🌸💐

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44]

I will take great care👂💅🤝🙏🤲🙌👐

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44]

but took a pair of scissors💯🆎️🅰️🅱️❌✔️📛❎♀

[@some_random_dude7213]

I think you guys should make an audiobook or a podcast sometime! I usually listen to these while playing games so perhaps something similar would be a great idea.

[@ilewtf2234]

We DSWs have a huge admiration for Little Willie, he is the first tank ever to fly into our dream space.

[@ThePrufessa]

I remember hearing about this tank on another video. I'll watch again just because it's infographics.

[@BigAndre69]

This channel is the best!

[@chovboy7226]

It’s not the most useless. It was the first ever tank. It paved a path for tanks to come. Look at what we have now with challengers and abrams and leopards etc.

[@sinkingship3809]

still, it's purpose was completely different and it doesn't even do it well

[@manganerd_69]

It's a fukin prototype, it was not meant to be in battle after it was finished, it was meant to be design so that engineers can see the flaws so they can fix it

[@MuricanMan100]

This tank is useless.
“It is a tank though.”

[@Ruslan-Andrew]

Love your guy's videos! But, I have a request you guys definitely need to do more fitness challenges because those are the best!

[@markrowland1366]

The outside rhomboid tracks appeared on the Churchill tank of WW2, famous for it's long track contact area and associated ability to climb better than assumed by enemies.

[@gamerguylachlan828]

i have learned a lot from your vids so i say thank you

[@wolfranga8477]

Infographics: Little Willie is the first tank
Leonardo da vinci: am I a joke to you?

[@amn2760]

Thats not even a tank

[@wolfranga8477]

@@amn2760 That's a tank boy

[@amn2760]

@@wolfranga8477 Nonsense, its armor is only made of wood

[@wolfranga8477]

@@amn2760 the only reason why it's made of wood is because its a little bit easier to drive with wood than steel

[@amn2760]

@@wolfranga8477 How can u even call a wooden vehicle a tank huh huh huh

[@twistedyogert]

*"I have an army."*
"I have a "Little Willie".

[@Irish381]

I have a mortar shell fixed on your position, and a flamethrower brigade, also I have trench works that are impassable!

[@jennyneon]

I didn't know that a tank got named after my private parts, I'm honored to see that.

[@ALIBIGPP69]

I've been looking for a comment like this

[@DrZord94]

Big Willie was named after my grandfather; It runs in the family.

[@TZ-wg9kh]

Nice bro

[@dom8329]

Fun fact it is August 30 on Monday at 10:17 AM with 15 seconds

[@allabouttheafc6031]

5 hours forward here in the UK

[@KidnapT]

Mine is Monday at 21:22PM which is 11 hours ahead of you **smort**

[@Warrison_]

10:30pm here

[@ishanpednekar6576]

20:05 Here(west coast, India)

[@oaln5395]

0:28 i like how the soldier on the right is dancing

[@screamingfang]

Little Willie was a proof of concept

[@pokefan-ix7sh]

Little Willie was a prototype in the development of the British Mark I tank. Constructed in the autumn of 1915 at the behest of the Landship Committee, it was the first completed tank prototype in history. Little Willie is the oldest surviving individual tank, and is preserved as one of the most famous pieces in the collection of The Tank Museum, Bovington, England.

[@annikamyren3026]

Yes , and it scared the german shitless

[@RegzalTG]

Damn they called it Little Willie
They knew it would be Little in the future

[@BigBossMan2000]

Today we now have excellent tanks as the Leopard 2 A7 and the M1 A2.
The old tanks started it all.

[@billgatesisinmybussy4938]

So now I can tell people Bill Gates said I was packin' a tank. 😎

[@Pharry_]

“Potentially groundbreaking invention”
The invention: *chunky death tractor*

[@flar4y112]

0:28 that guy in the middle going crazy at it

[@radii5734]

“I SAW YOUR *little willie*! AHAHHAHA ITS SO SMALL”

[@plushluigi7417]

Bob's semple tank: am I a joke to you

[@nickellison2785]

5:19 love those fully automatic 6 pounders 💀

[@larsbrske316]

I love your videos

[@velazquezarmouries]

Everyone: making tanks in world war one
Russia: best i can do is a horse drawn carriage with a machine gun

[@JoeMama-xk8wh]

Bob Semple Tank:Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@amn2760]

Little Willie: So u want to be a worse tank than me? Ok then

[@eaphantom9214]

Without a shadow of a doubt, although it did lay foundations for all others that came after it

[@GermanGopnik28]

I love this show

[@sykadelik459]

Little Willie is what I call my little willie

[@phoneuser6428]

I get a world of tanks ads before watching this video

[@henrybusse7513]

Now THIS is a war machine I can relate to!

[@ATalkingDoubleBarrel]

The first monstrous war machine that inspired hundreds of designs was named after an insult.

[@Renosen]

the bri'ish really the best at making fun of leaders in world wars

[@Praharshkstudios]

Come on, you hurt wittle willie's feelings!
lol

[@phoneuser6428]

World of Tanks has take over my computer

[@combatking0]

Tanks very much.

[@classicgamingtimes6505]

world of tanks : quick write that down!write that down!

[@xanethestrange7659]

Little Willie the grandfather of all tanks. God speed

[@MrGhozt]

I like how the most heavily armored vehicle the military ever had that time was only 10mm, yet considered strong

[@man_on_wheelz]

I love that the name "tank" was derived from telling a lie that the project development was meant for transporting water safely across the battlefield.

[@clonev5334]

When I first saw it in TMS I said "That looks like a French version of a Mark 6"

[@candiceperry7916]

It is awesome to watch infographics show I like what would happen if you didn't brush you're teeth for 1 week

[@TheSignificantHarassment2]

I can relate to this tank’s name

[@kendallholt3567]

I literally learned something new

[@philyoutuber7270]

Little Willie is an OG tho

[@wweminehead5458]

It's the OG as it's the first tank ever made . So NO it's not the most useless

[@amn2760]

I bet u find Da Vinci fighting vehicle is even more useless

[@itsjustatom8909]

Oh nice! I have one of those.

[@L4naaaG4ne]

Italian tanks, "Hold my pizza"

[@THE_CRIMSON_FUCKXR]

0:26 epic dance moves

[@Xehemoth]

Can confirm, you can't do much with a little Willie.

[@CowboyCasanova15560]

Bob semple tank: let me introduce myself

[@eddieschwab864]

Little little Willy won't go home but you can't push Willy When Willy won't go

[@irishrebublicempire7506]

Britian:we invented the tank
Ireland: what about me bruh

[@williamcarter1993]

I'm pretty sure the narrators just wanted to say 'Little willy' as many times as they could

[@doods7566]

The British:HA we made a tank
The Germans:hold beer

[@CharlestonGreen]

They call me Lil Willy but I got a Big Willy

[@peterbrungardt5434]

Do a video on the T-35 (five turret tank)

[@mr.bootleg646]

Wonder if there is ever gonna be a life like model of this

[@fighto-br]

*Finished on Sep 8* Happy birthday, Little Willie!

[@J8DENTHECANADIAN]

What aboot the bob simple tank?

[@arshinv7848]

Soldiers when they get made fun of:
Enemies: Hah! what kind of tank is that? You have a Little Willie?
Allies: No, I do not have a Little Wille!

[@yashthegamer4250]

I want to own a little willie :)

[@benweir9857]

Firstly, I love the videos and the way you make them look, but how do you do them?

[@machector892]

Little tank,huge legacy.

[@MrGhozt]

Imagine Little Willie meeting a Challenger 2 MBT

[@Skite123]

Little wileee is my fav old tank

[@jmanj3917]

But did Little Willie ever see combat?

[@Ruebenbayona]

Bruh they repeated how little willie was helpful without going into combat like 5 times just to drag out the video lol

[@MrMycarrr]

We need a podcast!

[@hecker4758]

I wonder how many times he said
EVEN THOUGH LITTLE WILLY NEVER SAW COMBAT.

[@flamewater6639]

Idk if you did this but if you didn’t please do you vs rev 9

[@asylumskp4391]

Little Willie was my nickname from high school

[@phoneuser6428]

I got a world of tanks ads before watching this video

[@Sion67Productions]

I am from Lincoln where this was made

[@Gamer-bq8so]

Yo infographs! Do you vs Lori/baby face from happy death day

[@thehighground4920]

“Little Willie” hehe

[@axzcel7135]

😏

[@Warrison_]

hehe

[@phoneuser6428]

Everything will be useless if it being used by the wrong person

[@justtuck]

That's not the only thing I call little willie...