France's 'Hold My Baguette' Moment in Tank Design | The Story and History of the ARL 44

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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2023
  • Step into a world where tanks and French ambitions collide - welcome to the tale of the ARL 44, a curious creation that leaves us questioning the logic of its time. Join us as we unravel the peculiar journey of this tank, from its inception to its limited existence, showcasing a blend of national pride, improbable decisions, and engineering feats.
    In this video, we'll journey through the intriguing history of the ARL 44, examining the circumstances that led to its conception during World War II. We'll explore the challenging decisions that resulted in what some consider the "worst foreign tank," according to renowned tank historian David Fletcher.
    Discover the aspirations and compromises made by the French as they pursued a tank program with unwavering dedication. From its unique turret design to its outdated chassis, we'll unravel the peculiarities that set the ARL 44 apart in the world of tanks.
    Stay tuned as we dissect both the commendable and the confounding aspects of the ARL 44, a relic of a bygone era that continues to captivate military history enthusiasts. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join us on this journey through the enigmatic world of tank history.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @Odah_
    @Odah_ Před měsícem +3

    Bruh, shows a map of France, proceeds to talk about Paris the whole intro

  • @Alphablue_23
    @Alphablue_23 Před měsícem +3

    One of them is rusting away just outside of mm park i feel very sad :(

  • @leboi4517
    @leboi4517 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Another great video man, well done. Can't wait to see more tank conetent like this from you

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Working on some more videos at the moment but this time no tank's. But 2 are ww2 related and 1 is a bit more current events. I do have some tanks on my to do list🥸

  • @joanfayoscastells9926
    @joanfayoscastells9926 Před 8 měsíci +7

    We've been blessed with another masterpiece.Keep it up man

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      I'll do my best🫡

  • @tablesizeproductions4360
    @tablesizeproductions4360 Před 8 měsíci +13

    Always fantastic work! Your editing, and comedy are top notch!

  • @arlobones3410
    @arlobones3410 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Let’s goooooo, good day when Zwalada uploads

  • @floyvlogs1754
    @floyvlogs1754 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Awesome video man. You genuinely made this all interesting and captivating, and you cover history that I never even thought about. Great job, keep this up

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      That's the plan. Covering some more obscure stories in a somewhat interesting way👌

  • @blaizewunup2677
    @blaizewunup2677 Před 7 měsíci +3

    The url links in the description and pinned comment do not work on the short that you made to promote this. Was so interested came and found it anyways, thank you for the content!

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you for the heads-up ❤️ going to try to fix it

  • @khoapham4670
    @khoapham4670 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I love your videos and your channel are really underrated and definitely deserves more view and sub

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thank you❤️

  • @xTimpy
    @xTimpy Před 7 měsíci +2

    My goat ❤

  • @Konrad-zc1ve
    @Konrad-zc1ve Před měsícem

    8:35 tho we did got free american sherman and pershing tanks and used them both in eastern France and western germany arcoss the rhine

  • @williamhvile9509
    @williamhvile9509 Před 8 měsíci +1

    hello from norway

  • @Lazarusgaweseb2438
    @Lazarusgaweseb2438 Před 2 měsíci

    Day 2 of asking zwalada to play 100 hours of warthunder

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 2 měsíci +2

      Bruh yesterday it was 10. So this is a definite no!

    • @Lazarusgaweseb2438
      @Lazarusgaweseb2438 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zwalada It was a miss type but im not changing it

  • @outr825
    @outr825 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Viva le tonk

  • @KongoMuller69
    @KongoMuller69 Před 8 měsíci

    Idk i think it could really work good if they used it as an artillery. Just use a bigger gun and shortens it length

  • @Konrad-zc1ve
    @Konrad-zc1ve Před měsícem

    oh come on, we know very well we couldn't have done it without the help of the allies de Gaulle knew very well, his speech in 1944 was purely strategical politics because i'm not sure if you know but president Roosevelt wanted to make France an american occupation zone

  • @CariHere
    @CariHere Před měsícem

    Terrible tank in real life, my favorite tank in games

  • @erykmarkiewicz9316
    @erykmarkiewicz9316 Před 8 měsíci

    s/o my polish folk

  • @nightfalcon7867
    @nightfalcon7867 Před 22 dny

    Brits act the same way 1:40

  • @yuritrainspotting
    @yuritrainspotting Před 8 měsíci +6

    Another fun fact the French had one of the smallest resistance movements of the war

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +4

      WHATTTT? SO Charles de Gaulle was lying about the French liberating themselves, and it was in real the English, Canadians, American's and a hand full of other countries that did it? Tell me it ain't so!

    • @yuritrainspotting
      @yuritrainspotting Před 8 měsíci

      @@zwalada ik shocking isn’t it also the polish resistance in Warsaw is one of my favourite topics of the 2nd world war it’s quite interesting

    • @albert_le_t-rex9112
      @albert_le_t-rex9112 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Wtf are you talking about??? We have one of the lowest déportation rate thanks to the interior resistance, because this resistance manage to extract thousand of jews out of the occupied territoires, the resistance also manage to send men to Uk for the ''libération army" who participate and sometime made, many battle like: bir hakeim, Tunisia campaign, italian campaign, participate to the normandy invasion, the french landing in southern France, the libération of Paris and of course in germany. the rôle of the french interior resistance has been essential in normandy, here js a little quote of D.eisenhower "We were depending on considerable assistance from the insurrectionists in France. Throughout France the Free French had been of inestimable value in the campaign.... Without their great assistance the liberation of France and the defeat of the enemy in Western Europe would have consumed a much longer time and meant greater losses to ourselves." so please inform yourself before saying shit about things youd dont know

    • @yuritrainspotting
      @yuritrainspotting Před 7 měsíci

      @@albert_le_t-rex9112 they did have an effective but it was nowhere near the largest, the polish and the Hungarian ones easily beat it even the Yugoslav partisans

    • @albert_le_t-rex9112
      @albert_le_t-rex9112 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@yuritrainspottingbro you say that after all the things i tell just above, i'm not saying that polish or yugoslav have a bad resistance (unlike you I would nevers denigrated their resistance because their were effective and brave like all the other) but can you tell me anything that they do and the french didnt do ? And btw the hungarian were and the german side so......

  • @Donir100
    @Donir100 Před 8 měsíci +1

    In ww2 france used ww1 tech.
    In cold war france used ww2 tech.
    French baguette engineering go brrrrrr.
    Edit: Prob one of the best vids ive seen about the arl 44, keep cooking man, bet you will be big.

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Wait there are more people that made videos about this waste of space that the French call a tank?

  • @autstickres
    @autstickres Před 8 měsíci +2

    🥚

  • @nylahjustin7218
    @nylahjustin7218 Před 6 měsíci

    *promo sm* 😏

  • @HoutosGaming
    @HoutosGaming Před 8 měsíci

    poggies!

  • @benmiland5245
    @benmiland5245 Před 8 měsíci +1

    That guy sounded very hitlerish in his speech.

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Well I admire the France and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to them........ however!

  • @Senzu_bean_enjoyer
    @Senzu_bean_enjoyer Před 5 měsíci +1

    Bro how do you not have more subscribers you’re an amazing content creator!

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Because I'm lazy and don't upload enough 🙃

    • @Senzu_bean_enjoyer
      @Senzu_bean_enjoyer Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@zwaladabro you’re my favorite CZcamsr!

    • @zwalada
      @zwalada  Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@Senzu_bean_enjoyer your standaards must be very low. But thank you for the compliment ❤️