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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 2 lety +338

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  • @TheMrGameszocker
    @TheMrGameszocker Před 2 lety +2770

    Fun fact, the body of the ME262 jet fighter was manufactured in my primary school.
    That's not a joke, the building has since been replaced, but when i was in school we were still in that old half run down building that was the exact place the planes were built.
    It was a concentration camp which was partially destroyed, and when the war ended the refugees needed a place to stay, so they never demolished the still standing buildings. Eventually it was turned into a school, and in the 2000s it was still standing.

  • @sickbozo8152
    @sickbozo8152 Před 2 lety +755

    my grandfather actually was a ww2 hero : in one day he singlehandedly destroyed 4 fighters, 2 bombers and a stuka. easily the worst mecanic the luftwaffe ever had.

  • @bergmancarlericeman2008
    @bergmancarlericeman2008 Před rokem +53

    1:54 This is exactly why I love the German language

    • @twentyfirstpilot142
      @twentyfirstpilot142 Před rokem +16

      “Enter the fucker” 💀💀💀

    • @pawanrohidas1163
      @pawanrohidas1163 Před rokem

      @@twentyfirstpilot142 nine dicker

    • @snn6262
      @snn6262 Před rokem +6

      Actually, fokker is Dutch and a Dutch surname. It literally means breeder. Anthony Fokker was from the Netherlands, before you ask yourself what Dutch is.

    • @Bentleytalksaboutstuff
      @Bentleytalksaboutstuff Před 3 měsíci

      Anthony Fokker, who created the Fokker company, was Dutch.

  • @DeliveryTank
    @DeliveryTank Před rokem +9

    19:18 I bet it would be terrifying to see a flying panzer 6 tiger

  • @swisstraeng
    @swisstraeng Před 2 lety +906

    4:23 Actually incendiary bullets did not do anything either, because fires can not start in a 100 fuel environment.
    It was explosive rounds that could shred large areas of the zeppelin, which allowed oxygen to get in, and in turn allow fires.

    • @mr_sharp
      @mr_sharp Před 2 lety +50

      I was wondering surely zein would be useless and all bullets would be able to shoot down the zeppelin easily but this makes much more sense.

    • @richardsrichards2984
      @richardsrichards2984 Před 2 lety

      Haha..and we use an oxygen bomb on them..no explosive just liquid oxygen

    • @happywombat
      @happywombat Před 2 lety +10

      That’s very interesting to know, thank you Mr. Maxwell.

    • @liamanderson5703
      @liamanderson5703 Před 2 lety +3

      Actually You are wrong these did work,

    • @xenoplaguedoctor2912
      @xenoplaguedoctor2912 Před 2 lety +42

      @@liamanderson5703 Yes, they did work. What ultimately worked was loading alternating explosive and incendiary bullets. Explosive bullets would make the holes causing the oxygen to mix with the hydrogen and then the incendiary bullets would ignite the mixture causing the fires.

  • @hansmelbye1804
    @hansmelbye1804 Před 2 lety +2631

    After the evolution of uniforms and tanks videos, one about aircraft is what I wanted to see next. So glad my wish came true! I hope to see the evolution of British, American, French, Japanese, Italian, Russian/Soviet aircraft in the future.

    • @lasagnaman6117
      @lasagnaman6117 Před 2 lety +40

      evolution of ships next

    • @Thekilleroftanks
      @Thekilleroftanks Před 2 lety +39

      oh god i can already see the shitshow the japanese and soviet would bring.
      constant conflict between the army and navy with the japanese.
      the fact having a plane perform poorly would result in you and your whole team being purged by stalin himself... god am gonna love the shitshow this will bring.

    • @Poniculus3357
      @Poniculus3357 Před 2 lety +6

      @@lasagnaman6117 ooo yes

    • @RhysapGrug
      @RhysapGrug Před 2 lety +16

      @keep rollin
      Reported for unwanted spam.

    • @hansmelbye1804
      @hansmelbye1804 Před 2 lety +4

      ​@@lasagnaman6117 It sounds like an excellent idea. However, videos on those topics would be exceptionally long considering the number of different ship types in navies and that they've existed for a much longer time than uniforms, tanks, and aircraft. It could work better if focused on one ship type (frigates, destroyers, cruisers etc.) per video, or only including vessels from the 19th century until today.

  • @sturzkampfflugzueg
    @sturzkampfflugzueg Před rokem +11

    10:09 oh hey it's me :D

  • @vantic569
    @vantic569 Před 2 lety +5

    16:40 it translates to ´fighter of the people´

  • @HistoryOfRevolutions
    @HistoryOfRevolutions Před 2 lety +1129

    "The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly"
    - Friedrich Nietzsche

    • @hivaladeen4892
      @hivaladeen4892 Před 2 lety +49

      And now we have satellites hehe. Literally being able to track someone’s every move without ever being able to see the object tracking you (I.E. you can’t distinguish it’s focal point). Kind of insane when you think about it.

    • @natowaveenjoyer9862
      @natowaveenjoyer9862 Před 2 lety +23

      Nietzsche was fucking based.

    • @internetstrangerstrangerofweb
      @internetstrangerstrangerofweb Před 2 lety +6

      @@natowaveenjoyer9862 if by based your mean the lifetime equivalent of an edgy 16 yo, then ye ig.

    • @eternalgamer674
      @eternalgamer674 Před 2 lety +11

      "Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes"

    • @ralflang5524
      @ralflang5524 Před rokem +1

      @@hivaladeen4892 who is "we"?

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 Před 2 lety +616

    Fun Fact:
    The BF 109 is one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time, with the last variant used by the Spanish all the way up to the 1950s!

  • @85daniel
    @85daniel Před rokem +31

    I miss the Messerschmitt Me 323(Gigant-biggest cargo plane in WWII) and the Bo 105 which was a long time the multirole Helicopter of the Bundeswehr(attack, scout and cargo-is currently in usage by aerobatics).

  • @Swedishp0tato
    @Swedishp0tato Před rokem +5

    19:33 if u didn’t know the thing that’s spinning on top is NOT a radar it is the optics for the gunner the tiger does in fact not have a radar

    • @I_am_a_guy1
      @I_am_a_guy1 Před 3 měsíci

      Actually the Eurocopter Tiger does have radar and laser detection systems it’s the. EADS’s AN/AAR 60 MILDS missile launch detection system. It is also armed with flares and chaff dispensers.

  • @Exodon2020
    @Exodon2020 Před 2 lety +189

    5:07 Germany was prohibited by the treaty of Versailles to even comission any military planes. The Weimar Republic had a tech cooperation treaty with the equally shunned Soviet Union to at least somewhat keep up with developments and when the Nazis took power they started a covert rearmament programme right off the bat, commissioning the Heinkel He-51 biplane in 1934 (like many planes of the early 30s pretty much still a WW1 design with 1930s Tech Level) which was quickly replaced by the much more advanced Messerschmitt Bf-109.
    So it's not true to say Germany modernized its WW1 air forces to the BF-109. Its WW1 Air forces were entirely demobilized, decommissioned and mostly destroyed in 1919.

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, that part raised my eyebrows a bit as well.

    • @danmorris8714
      @danmorris8714 Před 2 lety +7

      Kinda wish he'd showed the planes the BF 109 competed against, would make for a more in-depth look into designs that the Luftwaffe were looking for then as well. What we got was good, but just a little bit more would've been nice

    • @Genius_at_Work
      @Genius_at_Work Před 2 lety

      The Versailles Treaty banned Germany from having anything Aviation-related. Every single Airplane Engine had to be destroyed. If it wasn't for England and America taming France, the Versailles Treaty would even have banned anything industrious, returning Germany to the 18th Century.

  • @fren2327
    @fren2327 Před 2 lety +373

    The He 111 was a great bomber when it had fighter cover. It also had a very sturdy airframe and could take a beating. They where still used on the Eastern front up until 1944. Im suprised you mention the Do 217 in stead of the Ju 88 as they Ju 88 was the most common bomber the Germans had.

    • @petertrifonov8148
      @petertrifonov8148 Před 2 lety +32

      217 was a good bomber but the best and most used german one was the 88. Served throughout the whole war.

    • @wozamigamez592
      @wozamigamez592 Před 2 lety +5

      Bombers are great if they have support because the Rear gunners cannot Face everywhere.

    • @albertkesselring7768
      @albertkesselring7768 Před 2 lety +4

      I think that since he already mentioned the JU87, there was no need to. According to what I've learnt, the JU87 and JU88 were pretty similar, both in aspect and function.
      Also I'm Kesselring one of the main commanders of the Luftwaffe

    • @Entity282
      @Entity282 Před 2 lety +18

      @@albertkesselring7768 The Ju 88 was used as level and dive bomber (latter being the same as the Ju 87) so you're right in that point. To the other parts the 88 was used tho, it is not comparible to the Ju 87 as the Ju 88 was also for example used as a heavy fighter, reconaissance aircraft and heavy night fighter. In my opinion, the Ju 88 should have also been in the video as it is not very similar to the 87 in many of its roles.

    • @Samester48
      @Samester48 Před 2 lety +6

      @@albertkesselring7768 cmon Albert kesselring! You of all people should know the difference between your own aircraft!! Jokes aside, the JU-88 was a proper heavy bomber. The JU-87 was something more of an early strike fighter. Look them up you’ll see a visible difference in what they look like

  • @botrbro
    @botrbro Před 2 lety +12

    It may have already been mentioned, but the Fokker aircraft that stood out at the end of the was was not the D.IV (4) but the Fokker D.VII (7). It was, as you mentioned, an outstanding aircraft, and even saw combat after WWI during the Polish-Soviet war in 1919.

  • @Warguy3520
    @Warguy3520 Před 7 dny +1

    My grandfather was an artillery trigger man who fired the gun and was commanded by general George Patton and survived Normandy, and finally the Battle of The Bulge. but died from a stroke on April of 1990.

  • @hi_imken8860
    @hi_imken8860 Před 2 lety +14

    16:21 Warthunder players : We know..

  • @andrewswift2727
    @andrewswift2727 Před 2 lety +701

    The plane the Germans were required to turn over at the end of World War I was the Fokker D-7 not the D-4.
    I really enjoy your work, thanks.

    • @bingbong7238
      @bingbong7238 Před 2 lety +4

      Sorry if this sounds dumb but was the last comment sarcastic or not

    • @andrewswift2727
      @andrewswift2727 Před 2 lety +5

      @@bingbong7238 no

    • @bingbong7238
      @bingbong7238 Před 2 lety

      @@andrewswift2727 oh ok

    • @Otokichi786
      @Otokichi786 Před 2 lety +1

      The "Fokker DIV" mistake earns this channel a "Dark Skies" medal. The dreaded Pot Metal Stalhelm with Bully Beef can clusters!;) This a 1916 vintage Fokker DIV: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.IV Your illustration shows an early 1918 vintage Fokker DVII: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.VII

    • @dariomladenovski7047
      @dariomladenovski7047 Před 2 lety

      they turned it over to who? I didn't watch the video just headed straight to the comments 😂😂

  • @Youtubeuser-yd6ze
    @Youtubeuser-yd6ze Před 2 lety +12

    The Luftwaffe also operated the Vietnam war F-4 Phantom. Great video as always.

  • @dorvalaguiar1536
    @dorvalaguiar1536 Před rokem +5

    7:50 VOLDEMORT?

  • @ChicagoPianist
    @ChicagoPianist Před 2 lety +264

    These episodes are my favorite, I love them, can’t wait for the next, maybe another country’s evolution of aircraft

    • @bejaminmaston1347
      @bejaminmaston1347 Před 2 lety +5

      @we will shut up

    • @bomb8149
      @bomb8149 Před 2 lety +1

      Britain i think would be good

    • @averagejoe8358
      @averagejoe8358 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bomb8149 Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Oldest airforce in the world, would only be fitting.

    • @campbellsoup4646
      @campbellsoup4646 Před 2 lety

      @@averagejoe8358 I guess you could call it the oldest airforce but you could also say alll other country’s started using planes at the same time

    • @DanielGChong
      @DanielGChong Před 2 lety

      @we will it's a bait boys don't fall for it cmon ik you're smarter than this

  • @vermas4654
    @vermas4654 Před 2 lety +157

    That you didnt mention the Zeppelin Staaken R6 "Riesenflugzeug" is a bit disappointing
    while that is somewhat forgivable, skipping over the Junkers 88 is close to a war crime

    • @cqpp
      @cqpp Před 2 lety +24

      He skipped so many aircraft including the DO335 the fastest propeller plane during the war, the me-163a, b and c versions, the me-263, the Me-262 HG I and HG II of which one prototype was documented to be produced. The Ho-229 which didn't see combat, but was still tested in test flights with one of the pilits dying in a crash.
      He also missed the Ju-188 and Ju-288 bombers aswell as the Ju-287 Jet bomber. The Arado-234 b and c versions all the way upto the c5 twin engine jet bomber was also missed.

    • @JV-bj4kx
      @JV-bj4kx Před 2 lety +1

      @@cqpp Do 335 only had few prototypes and never saw any combat service, of course it should have had a mention in the video

    • @herrdoctor2895
      @herrdoctor2895 Před rokem

      @@cqpp maybe he didn't mentioned them because the lack of those planes being used maybe?

    • @alamo134
      @alamo134 Před rokem

      Since he also mentioned US's exported aircraft in Germany, I am disappointed with the exclusion of F-4, especially the with ICE program.

    • @d_cst4190
      @d_cst4190 Před rokem

      @@cqpp average war thunder player thinking they know it all

  • @WhatIsLove170
    @WhatIsLove170 Před 2 lety +27

    I wish you included more on helicopters here. Ww2 gave rise to some interesting experimental helicopters that even saw very limited use.

  • @danc7934
    @danc7934 Před rokem +18

    1:54 "...Enter the fucker..."

  • @Official_Kezzie
    @Official_Kezzie Před 2 lety +159

    Long awaited, the Armchair Historian delivers once more!

  • @hanswolfgangmercer
    @hanswolfgangmercer Před 2 lety +96

    Absolutely love this! One SLIGHT correction at 7:31 the aircraft you're depicting is a 109 G-10, the K-4 had a fully retractable tailwheel.

    • @stuffzie8329
      @stuffzie8329 Před 2 lety +9

      +1% aerodynamics.

    • @motorolje1903
      @motorolje1903 Před rokem

      Slight correction: only the K-4 variant had a fully retractable tailwheel; K-2 and K-6 had fixed tailwheels.

    • @conboi124
      @conboi124 Před rokem

      he said it's a 109

    • @sten654
      @sten654 Před rokem

      🤓

    • @gsilvy4k570
      @gsilvy4k570 Před rokem

      @@conboi124 He in fact said "109 K"

  • @bedrockisgoodsamelikejava2372

    Damn i feel i wanna play this 4:04

  • @familyuser2622
    @familyuser2622 Před 2 lety +6

    I really loved the evolution series, really pleased of all the contents! You deserve at least 10M subs.

  • @animeyahallo3887
    @animeyahallo3887 Před 2 lety +405

    The fact that the german air force was able to cloak their aircrafts invinsible during D-Day is amazing. It was if they don't exist at all.

    • @CptInside
      @CptInside Před 2 lety +121

      Haha, I had to think of a joke: if you See a silver plane its American, if it is black its british, if you See nothing at all its the Luftwaffe ^^

    • @canthi109
      @canthi109 Před 2 lety +49

      @@CptInside Luftwaffe 1944-45 be like:

    • @kkjkkj2584
      @kkjkkj2584 Před 2 lety +45

      Keep in mind that Germany used almost all their war machine on the Eastern front. And also many people didn't know that Germany was outnumbered even on Western front

    • @lietcedrick1412
      @lietcedrick1412 Před 2 lety +27

      Fun fact: There were 2 Luftwaffe planes that manage to do a strafe run in Gold or Sword Beach i think
      But i get the joke 😂

    • @Better_Clean_Than_Green
      @Better_Clean_Than_Green Před 2 lety

      @@CptInside Know it already but still funny af🤣

  • @humorsue8548
    @humorsue8548 Před 2 lety +53

    The evolution of German naval vessels would be great.

    • @sminkycorp
      @sminkycorp Před rokem

      Less great than a similar video about British Naval vessels of course !

    • @humorsue8548
      @humorsue8548 Před rokem +1

      @@sminkycorp Japanese Navy reigns supreme.

    • @builder_dahomey
      @builder_dahomey Před rokem

      Mostly U boats.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem

      @@sminkycorp as a German I can totally support that. at least since after the war our boats are rather meh.

  • @rsookchand919
    @rsookchand919 Před 9 měsíci

    Please continue this series!

  • @YourAverageAntifurry
    @YourAverageAntifurry Před 2 lety +12

    10:30
    A10: who are you?
    That stuka: im you but older

    • @Fritzthempg_dude
      @Fritzthempg_dude Před 2 měsíci

      W name

    • @gregorysaugustine5236
      @gregorysaugustine5236 Před 12 dny

      Isn't the il-2 a more appropriate predecessor of the a-10 since both of them are close air support aircraft? The ju-87 is specifically a dive bomber. Only later did they occupy the role of CAS

  • @EpicJoshua314
    @EpicJoshua314 Před 2 lety +34

    Really enjoyed this video, thank you!
    Interesting facts about the German F-104G, Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon and Eurocopter Tiger. With the Me-262, the best place for Allied fighters to shoot it down was on landing as the 262 lacked dive brakes and had to fly many miles downwind just to slow down enough to drop the landing gear and flaps.
    One quick note: 3:19, that's actually a Fokker D7

  • @LordValorum
    @LordValorum Před 2 lety +7

    4:39 Gotha Co Fast :D

  • @TheMemeDynamics
    @TheMemeDynamics Před 2 lety +6

    Love the new in-flight aircraft animation style! Good job, The Armchair Historian team!

  • @dpm2937
    @dpm2937 Před 2 lety +3

    The former Military Airport in Memmingen has a F104G on Display. Saw it today and I gotta say: its one of the most beautiful pieces of aircraft I ever saw

  • @firstcynic92
    @firstcynic92 Před 2 lety +9

    3:25. That's the Fokker D.VII that was tested by the Red Baron (he didn't like it), made in large numbers, only saw 10 months of service, and was handed over to the allies.
    Only 44 Fokker D.IV were built, and that was in 1916.

    • @addylandzaat8080
      @addylandzaat8080 Před 2 lety +2

      I wonder how this mistake could be made. D.IV (D-4) and D.VII (D-7) do not look alike.

    • @mladtheimpaler
      @mladtheimpaler Před 2 lety

      I mean knowing the armchair historian as a creator who only really goes into base-level details, it was sad to see the mistake but it wasn't surprising.

    • @yancourtemanche5183
      @yancourtemanche5183 Před rokem

      @@addylandzaat8080 roman numerals misreading…

    • @addylandzaat8080
      @addylandzaat8080 Před rokem

      @@yancourtemanche5183 Hmmm, if you're dyslexic you could mistake VI for IV I guess. But IV for VII? And a lot of sources use Arabic numerals.

  • @vietcongwithinternet4226
    @vietcongwithinternet4226 Před 2 lety +100

    I loved this video! Cant wait for the potential evolution of Japanese aircraft!

  • @williammaloney2110
    @williammaloney2110 Před 2 lety

    Great work on these guys. Thank you!

  • @huge.muianus
    @huge.muianus Před 2 lety +2

    6:52 that animation is so beautiful!

  • @dennysreyes7060
    @dennysreyes7060 Před 2 lety +24

    My favorite German aircraft was the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet a funny looking aircraft with deadly weapons but the problem was the aircraft was too hard to control which caused a lot of crashes

    • @nzwotb2525
      @nzwotb2525 Před 2 lety

      And that the rocket fuel dissolved its pilots

    • @JV-bj4kx
      @JV-bj4kx Před 2 lety +1

      @@nzwotb2525 Not when they wore a suit to protect against it

    • @JV-bj4kx
      @JV-bj4kx Před 2 lety

      @@adibar9066 I am talking about the fuel used in it

    • @JV-bj4kx
      @JV-bj4kx Před 2 lety

      @@adibar9066 If the fuel touched oil on the ground it would lead to an explosion

  • @nicholassee8855
    @nicholassee8855 Před 2 lety +27

    i love this new series i hope to see the other countries such as japan, USA or even Russian as aircraft are unique in their own way and seeing them fly is like a work of art

  • @thijs6264
    @thijs6264 Před 2 lety

    Beautifully depicted! Great job

  • @sn0lder
    @sn0lder Před 2 lety +1

    amazing visuals and great video

  • @NBH-xh3nq
    @NBH-xh3nq Před 2 lety +16

    Can't wait to see more of these, keep it up!

  • @ODST_Parker
    @ODST_Parker Před 2 lety +8

    You got my favorites on the cover. Dr.I, Bf 109, and Tornado. Gotta admit though, I do love the Albatross, Fw 190, and the Me 262.

  • @oskar6661
    @oskar6661 Před rokem +1

    The BF-110 was actually an exceptionally competent fighter - when piloted by fighter pilots. They were capable of engaging and shooting down Hurricanes and Spitfires. It was inexplicably taken from fighter pilots and given to bomber pilots where it was hugely outclassed. Very bizarre choice.

  • @benjaminroberson1967
    @benjaminroberson1967 Před 2 lety +1

    The Stork was very similar to the American Piper Cubs. My great grandpa's artillery unit was scouted by a Stork briefly before they realized that it wasn't a friendly Cub overhead.

  • @codyshi4743
    @codyshi4743 Před 2 lety +5

    Do a video on the evolution of the Chinese army uniform.

  • @dunkenbronuts5019
    @dunkenbronuts5019 Před 2 lety +19

    Always love your videos!!!! One of my most favorite history channels of all time!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!

  • @bensparling6757
    @bensparling6757 Před 2 lety

    THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME IDEA!! Great video!

  • @Tabloid_Hedron
    @Tabloid_Hedron Před 2 lety +1

    I love the flying animation how the aircraft loosely float around at 6:15

  • @thesaturn6763
    @thesaturn6763 Před 2 lety +20

    french tanks next please? i think they are incredibly unique and interesting.

    • @juang1574
      @juang1574 Před 2 lety +1

      Somua hotchkiss and renault

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 Před 2 lety +3

      They also have a pretty bad rep regarding WWII which isn't really deserved. The tanks were actually not that bad and the Germans put them to use later. The command structure and general planning OTOH...

    • @crusanosicus562
      @crusanosicus562 Před 2 lety

      @@kaltaron1284 yeah their tanks were pretty good

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 Před 2 lety

      @BloxyHD In some ways. Mainly armour. Communication and tactics on the other hand...

    • @RutakoVon
      @RutakoVon Před rokem

      ​@BloxyHD not in terms of firepower

  • @enterthegungeoneer7226
    @enterthegungeoneer7226 Před 2 lety +5

    Great to see the improved animations this time on aircraft. They feel almost alive!

  • @mainzen3654
    @mainzen3654 Před 2 lety +1

    really loves the series and Im looking forward for the other nations that you will do next, I would love to see Ships in the near future !

  • @EnergyJoules
    @EnergyJoules Před 2 lety

    the animations are getting better everytime

  • @seanperson2032
    @seanperson2032 Před 2 lety +72

    Hey, you guys should do an "evolution of x military unit" series at some point.
    Like division level units. For example, my great grandfather served in the 34th infantry division in ww2, it would be super cool to see an animated history of that unit. When did they get founded? What battles did they fight in throughout history? Are there any notable medals awarded to members of that unit? Does that unit still exist in the modern military?
    And you could even break it out further and do other countries division level units as well.

    • @PhilipFry.
      @PhilipFry. Před 2 lety +4

      A lot of units get created/disbanded all the time, you would be hard pressed to find a unit that has continuously existed since WW1

    • @bernardoohigginsvevo2974
      @bernardoohigginsvevo2974 Před 2 lety +2

      @@PhilipFry. There a few, but they're rare. I think the oldest unit in America is the 3rd infantry regiment which was created in 1784. There's also the 7th infantry regiment which has fought in more campaigns than any other unit and was created in 1812.

    • @Utter_Disc
      @Utter_Disc Před 2 lety +1

      @@PhilipFry. 1st US marine division was activated In 1941 on February 1st during ww2 and is still active to this day

  • @averagejoe8358
    @averagejoe8358 Před 2 lety +308

    I think you should do British aircraft next. As it literally has the oldest airforce in the world, I think it would be fitting.
    Edit: To all those who wanna present their air forces as the oldest, even though they were controlled by the army at the time, please stop.

    • @averagejoe8358
      @averagejoe8358 Před 2 lety +91

      @keep rollin Clicked on it once, stop fucking spamming it. Nobody click this league of legends player's link.

    • @startrekmike
      @startrekmike Před 2 lety +16

      Wouldn't the French take the trophy on that? The Royal Flying Corps became active in 1912 while the French Army started employing aircraft in a military role in 1909.

    • @Brunch65
      @Brunch65 Před 2 lety +18

      @keep rollin ratio

    • @averagejoe8358
      @averagejoe8358 Před 2 lety +9

      @@startrekmike True, although France really only used the Air Force for experimental. They only started producing aircraft in 1914

    • @Better_Clean_Than_Green
      @Better_Clean_Than_Green Před 2 lety

      @Mars Haha how funny😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐🔫

  • @ivanstrydom8417
    @ivanstrydom8417 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant work sir, most enjoyable.

  • @edogoldaniga7559
    @edogoldaniga7559 Před 2 lety +4

    Oh my god, this is incredible. Go on with all these types of videos. You’re the best nowadays, continue like this!! Support from Italy 🇮🇹

    • @bernardoohigginsvevo2974
      @bernardoohigginsvevo2974 Před 2 lety

      Maybe we can see an Italian aircraft video too

    • @edogoldaniga7559
      @edogoldaniga7559 Před 2 lety

      @@bernardoohigginsvevo2974 would be amazing

    • @danielefabbro822
      @danielefabbro822 Před rokem

      @@bernardoohigginsvevo2974 yeah, the G.55 Centauro for example was the best Axis fighter of the war. For example.
      Our Macchi series of fighters was some of the best fighters ever made and the MC 205 was comparable to American P51 Mustang.
      It would be interesting to see what this channel says about the planes of those who invented aerial warfare.

  • @nicobings2674
    @nicobings2674 Před 2 lety +3

    The F-104G didnt just crash because of a leak of Pilot traning it was many reasons coming together. Also a problem was that the luftwaffe just buyed all those starfighters but didnt even had hangars for all of them so most need to stay outside by every weather something as you can guess is not the best thing for a supersonic fighter

  • @Settysaur
    @Settysaur Před 2 lety

    Amazingly well done videos. I enjoy so much the history of military development.

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle

    Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣

  • @SverkerSuper
    @SverkerSuper Před 2 lety +9

    Would love to see this on the Swedish Air Force since it has alot of interesting designs

  • @bejaminmaston1347
    @bejaminmaston1347 Před 2 lety +22

    Please do more of these evolution of vehicles ,alot of us like them

  • @Confiteor10115
    @Confiteor10115 Před 2 lety

    Being a massive fan of aviation, this was awesome to see! Thank you!

  • @superhans85
    @superhans85 Před 2 lety

    guys your art direction goes from strength to strength as time goes on. Beautiful visuals

  • @jonabotha1572
    @jonabotha1572 Před rokem +4

    15:00 why do the clouds have legs

  • @TheEvil909295
    @TheEvil909295 Před 2 lety +3

    2:14 That's not 100 percent true. On French aircraft, the propellers were protected against fire from their own ammunition by deflector wedges.
    Fokker investigated this concept and found that the German 8mm was too strong for deflector wedges and then developed a synchronization gear. But there were also patents from other designers such as Franz Schneider and Raymond Saulnier.

  • @kingcytoxien1775
    @kingcytoxien1775 Před 2 lety

    Crazy how much work are in these Videos respect

  • @remielpollard787
    @remielpollard787 Před rokem +1

    Just a quick comment on the F-104, as well. The plane was designed to be a fighter interceptor. The Luftwaffe wanted to use it as a multirole plane, and almost all crashes were the result of training for low-altitude attack runs. You see, the plane was not designed for ground attack and as a result, was not very good at it. Additionally, it had an ejection system that fired downwards. At high altitudes, where fighter-interceptors dominate the skies, this isn't a problem. In an anti-armour and CAS role often operating below 5000ft, it is a bit of an issue.
    In short, this was not a fault with the plane, but a fault with its operator.

  • @abriannaaguilera2123
    @abriannaaguilera2123 Před rokem +4

    Yo, what happened to the video, why is the thumbnail gone?

  • @seferowastaken
    @seferowastaken Před rokem +2

    As a war thunder player, i am astonished

  • @LUDominik
    @LUDominik Před 2 lety

    Great Work. Looks pretty cool.

  • @DutchPlaneMan
    @DutchPlaneMan Před rokem

    please do more of these!

  • @rasmusrasmusson7176
    @rasmusrasmusson7176 Před 2 lety +5

    If possible, could you do a video of the Swedish army uniform evolution, I know they have some history stretching back to the medieval ages which might be hard to get information about the uniforms, but it would be fun to see.

  • @9999AWC
    @9999AWC Před 2 lety +3

    Fantastic video in every aspect! Just wish you'd've mentioned the Ju-88 and Me-163.

    • @cqpp
      @cqpp Před 2 lety +1

      Amd the arado-234's, and the ho-229's, amd the do335, and the ju288, and the the me 262 hg series, and the me263, and the me264 and the Ju287.
      Damnit he missed nearly more than half of everything, he even completely ignored all of east german aircraft which they got with the help of the soviet Union. The Mig-29 was even part of the United german airforce after reunification. How did he miss all of that.

    • @lemurman7978
      @lemurman7978 Před rokem

      @@cqpp I guess it takes a lot of effort to make all of this

  • @sharathelordbalu2855
    @sharathelordbalu2855 Před 2 lety +1

    Dude the graphics is so good

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 Před 2 lety

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff

  • @butterpopcornx7610
    @butterpopcornx7610 Před 2 lety +5

    Just the art makes me immediately click this, great video once again!

  • @martinlutz5446
    @martinlutz5446 Před 2 lety +4

    Very nice. Although I think the post WW2 part of the video was a little short. The Luftwaffe had a bunch of foreign made planes like the F84F, F86K, the Fiat G.91 "Gina" etc... Also the Starfighter had many problems. Technical problems with the design itself, poor quality on some critical parts, maintenance issues, being used for things it wasn't designed for... The Alpha Jet is also worth mentioning I think, since it was another example of European cooperation (in this case a Franco-German project)

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 Před 2 lety

      And that's only regarding West Germany. The Eastern part had it's own planes which would have interesting stories later.
      But as far as I understand it the video is about German made planes so that might be understandable.

    • @martinlutz5446
      @martinlutz5446 Před 2 lety

      @@kaltaron1284 Yeah they could have mentioned east Germany. But I get that they didn't dedicate a specific section of the video to east Germany since they simply used a bunch of MiGs Sukhois and other Soviet planes

    • @martinlutz5446
      @martinlutz5446 Před 2 lety

      @@jerankorak7997that's why I mentioned the Alpha Jet, which was partly German. Looking forward to more videos on cold war era jets 👍🏼

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 Před 2 lety

      @@martinlutz5446 Which is basically the same situation as for the West using F84F, F86K or the Fiat G.91.
      I'm not sure if both sides produced any of those planes on license locally or just got them.

    • @HingerlAlois
      @HingerlAlois Před 2 lety +1

      @@jerankorak7997
      The Alpha Jet was developed by Germany and France, it was also to a large extent built in Germany by Dornier.
      Germany bought 175 of them as light attack aircrafts.
      If we’re talking about helicopters the Bo 105 would’ve been worth mentioning, it served amongst other roles also as an anti-tank helicopter armed with up to 6 ATGMs.
      Germany had 212 of them in the anti-tank version and 100 more for transportation.

  • @Tau-5-weeb
    @Tau-5-weeb Před rokem

    aww im so glad you mentioned the cute little Storch. my favourite unarmed plane.

  • @Gdog-sn3zr
    @Gdog-sn3zr Před 2 lety

    Always loved your videos this is the greatest channel to learn history in my opinion

  • @luislugo1289
    @luislugo1289 Před 2 lety +5

    Hermosísimo vídeo! Muy bellos los aparatos alemanes.

  • @frostking3566
    @frostking3566 Před 2 lety +7

    Would love to see a British, American and Japanese version of this..... such a interesting video

  • @cpt.mirones5109
    @cpt.mirones5109 Před rokem

    one overlooked reasons for the late arival of the 262 was not puting bombs on it like A.H. requested but converting it from original Taildrager to nose wheel landing gear while also keeping the 4 Cannons. He 162 was only a let down because the glue used for the wooden frames started delaminating.

  • @chickennn9146
    @chickennn9146 Před 2 lety

    Amazing content!

  • @spdfatomicstructure
    @spdfatomicstructure Před 2 lety +3

    "Tornado still in active service"
    Didn't the last GR4s retire in 2019 though?
    Also the Tornado was used in Operation Desert Storm in 1991

    • @lkzhang820
      @lkzhang820 Před 2 lety +1

      German,Italian,and Saudi Arabian ones are still in active service. British ones had already been deactivated in 2019.

    • @chechenfeels
      @chechenfeels Před 2 lety

      still in service for now. they gonna get replaced soon sadly by the shitty f35 ...

    • @lkzhang820
      @lkzhang820 Před 2 lety

      @@chechenfeels Anyway,choosing F35 is a fast option to get fifth generation fighters.

    • @chechenfeels
      @chechenfeels Před 2 lety

      @@lkzhang820 well the luftwaffe needs a cas/strike aircraft not a stealth fighter. A new gen plane is in developement but for now a f18 would have been enough. Hell the eurofighter could take the role of the tornado if it wasnt for the US nuclear bomb certification scam

  • @sharankarthik2806
    @sharankarthik2806 Před rokem +5

    My grandfather was known for taking down 16 individual Nazi aircrafts during WW2... some say he was quite possible the worst mechanic Germany ever had

  • @chrisyuri4187
    @chrisyuri4187 Před 2 lety

    beautiful art, thanks

  • @pill_popin_pigeon4759
    @pill_popin_pigeon4759 Před rokem +1

    i am happy he acknowledged the tiger UHT (the one germany uses) as a spesifically anti tank heli

  • @kencrouch1505
    @kencrouch1505 Před rokem +5

    Can you do the evolution of the British aircraft History

  • @tonk2629
    @tonk2629 Před 2 lety +7

    At 10:44, he mentions the dozens of kills Stuka aces got. Their kills are much more inconsistent because 1, it’s probably propoganda, and 2, the dust kicked up by the rockets and bombs when they exploded made the illusion that the tank had exploded, while it may have only been slightly damaged. This is why so many dive bomber aces claim ludicrous amounts of kills.

    • @auxencefromont1989
      @auxencefromont1989 Před 2 lety

      someone is watching Lazerpig lol

    • @Saipan2297
      @Saipan2297 Před 2 lety

      @@auxencefromont1989 make that 3 of us

    • @tonk2629
      @tonk2629 Před 2 lety

      @@auxencefromont1989 he’s one of the few people who talk about it

  • @nicomarin6887
    @nicomarin6887 Před 2 lety +1

    I wish you talked about the Me-163 Komet, but overall nice vid👍

  • @patrickorson5472
    @patrickorson5472 Před rokem

    I love when the ride of the valkries was the backround music😊

  • @martinsilva2190
    @martinsilva2190 Před 2 lety +3

    i loved the video. but i think you missed the Fiat G.91R/3 wich is the german version designed with the DEFA 30mm cannons and German avionics for better performance. wich served well as a trainer and as a fighter jet while a Homemade design was being worked on.

    • @HingerlAlois
      @HingerlAlois Před 2 lety +3

      I would have included the Alpha Jet as it was developed by Germany and France, thus it’s more „German“ than the Starfighter or Fiat G.91.

    • @martinsilva2190
      @martinsilva2190 Před 2 lety

      @@HingerlAlois i totally agree with you. It's a very important model for the German air industry since it allowed for further specialization and refinement of the new air the industry

    • @chechenfeels
      @chechenfeels Před 2 lety

      yeah kinda missed it too... also the notion of how the f104 was a deal made between politicians and lockheed and totally wrong for its role...

  • @matteochiesurin2365
    @matteochiesurin2365 Před 2 lety +7

    Really enjoyed the video, one note though: I'm pretty confident that the plane you were speaking about from around 3:06 on is the Fokker D.VII, not D.IV (this was a pretty machine of which only 40 were produced, in 1916).

  • @paulgeorge7557
    @paulgeorge7557 Před 2 lety

    Awesome video thank you

  • @masonphillips8871
    @masonphillips8871 Před 2 lety

    I love this CHANNEL!!