5 Crazy Inventions of War
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- Here are 5 military inventions that were crazy ... or maybe genius, 'cause they are #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
Music:
B Positive - Jules Gaia
Bootlick - Heigh-Ho
Incidental Encounter - Arthur Benson
Hit the Button - Eight Bits
Hit the Button - Eight Bits
Extra Fries - The Fly Guy Five
Skipping Class - Birdies
Footage:
National Archives
Shutterstock Enterprise
Critical Past
US Department of Defense
Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
0:00 Intro
0:45 John O'Daniel's Battle Sleds
2:31 Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
4:11 Convair XFY-1 Pogo
7:05 The Great Panjandrum
8:33 The Bouncing Bomb
Which invention was your favorite? Or is there a better one that we didn't mention?
Wheel of death!!!!
Convair XFY-1 POGO, because why not?
@@e.sstudios1015 Same
I think the battle sled is a great idea for WW2. APCs would have replaced em like you said but they would have been cheap, low profile, easy to get in and out of, and can be dropped off.
@@conor7154 those were the original torpedoes. First documented use in the civil war
Perhaps the best invention is the one we made along the way
Perhaps
@@sussybakagaming2613 lol
Perhaps what we thought was what wasn't along the way.
I think I know what you mean. The invention
of
Friendship!
Yeah, and along that way pepole died
The Bouncing Bomb is very interesting to me, the dam you showed at 10:03 is actually very close to where I live and I've heard many stories from old people that are remembering the outcome of Operation Chastise as their homes have been flooded away. The dam got repaired and is still a tourist attraction! They even have a 1:1 replica of the bomb that was used and it's impressive how big that thing actually is.
Very interesting
Have you ever seen the dambusters film?
Damn. I had no idea bouncing bomb was a thing!! I'm quite shocked.
@@Ukraineaissance2014 I didn’t knew about the movie until now. Thanks for the suggestion, I will definitely watch it very soon! :)
Cool
The "Bouncing Bomb" had a backspin so when it hit the damn wall, it would roll down the wall to explode at depth and destroy the damn. The spinning bomb would gain traction against the damn wall and speed downwards. This was the genius of the idea. So many CZcams videos get this fact wrong. The "Bouncing Bomb" sounded crazy but it turned out to be very effective. It was by no means a failure. It was only used so sparingly because aircrew had to fly at low altitude towards the antiaircraft guns on the damn. They were easy targets. That's why losses were so great.
You spelled 'dam' wrong. The way you spelled it means to condemn. A dam is a barrier to hold back water or in some cases other fluid.
A drone launched version would fix this problem as no lives would be at stake, so maybe there will be a resurgence in the use of bouncing bombs
I wonder if they ever attempted a smaller design to use with mosquitoe aircraft instead
Likely autocorrect was the culprit.
@@logancowie the problem here is just how heavy the bombs were. They had to be huge to shatter dams. A drone carrying one would still be slow and easy to shoot down.
Could you please do a video on combat engineers (sappers)? They do some pretty interesting stuff such as: building and destroying fortifications, making roads, clearing mines with mine flails, (like the one you showed in the very last clip,) building pontoon bridges, etc.
They don't get as much recognition as they should, I feel. Though I imagine how they do these things is... Not What You Think.
Agreed. I'd be super interested. In the Worms series of video games, they have something called a "Tasty worm lick", which I thought was a stupid thing with bombs spaced out on a rope. Turns out, sappers actually use something like this to clear paths through minefields
The bouncing bomb stands out as the one thing on this list that performed as desired (the casualty rate on Operation Chastise planes was from heavy anti-air fire and enemy planes, if anyone was wondering).
IIRC the idea behind the VF-1 was especially to scout a battlefield that had been cratered by one or more nukes (this was after all the same era that gave us the insane "Davy Crocket" weapons system - how come that thing wasn't on the list?)
Maybe they should combine the " wheel of death " with the " bouncing bomb " and get the " Bouncing Death Wheel " 🤔
You shouldn't encourage them. They'll put somebody on that.
@@whiskeybuilder6335hol up let em cook
The wheel of death is literally what pepople would do in Kerbal Space Program or other game of that type
We got somethin round
attach rockets
IGNITE
the shit be spinning
cool wheel
XDD
Man, I did this in Bad Piggies. 4 fireworks and a tnt and you're set! You don't even need a fancy game to do this
That sledge idea must have been the bumpiest ride ever.
but still if you have tanks and no ifv's and need to cross a field that you suspect is mined it could be a feasable option
@@jessicacolegrove4152 да это лучше вариант чем бмп и в любом случае лучше чем пешем двигаться за техникой - силуэт ниже и сами сани могут иметь сталь защищающую от пуль и осколков, можно реально быстро двигаться в таких санях даже по сильным ухабам
The flying recon platform already got reinvented for today, that's what drones are for.
The problem with the vertical takeoff plane's landing could be probably fixed with modern autopilots and backwards facing cameras, like we already have for cars.
We already have VTOL technology, which works while the airplane is horizontal 😉
@@NotWhatYouThink true, but imho taking off in a horizontal position vs in a vertical position is different enough that I'd not consider one to be the philosophical successor to the other.
They are more two distinctly different approaches to solve the same problem.
Just like I wouldn't call ICBMs a spiritual successor to nuclear bombers, just more practical, efficient and effictive different solutions to do the same job.
While with the drones, that's really just the exact same thing as the recon platform back then, only that the soldier can do the same job without exposing himself in the process.
There is definitely many ways to solve a problem. What I meant was that taking off and landing in a horizontal position seems a lot simpler than doing it vertically.
@@NotWhatYouThink oh yeah 100%, it seems to come with all sorts of practical drawbacks, my comment wasn't meant to imply that the concept is or could be superior to the horizontal layout, just that it could probably be done today without the pilot needing to pull an exorcist every time he needs to land :p.
@@TheLumberjack1987 what we have today is better than what they had. Landing those old VTOL's was a b*.
The battle sled is actually a great idea
It works-ish. It worked when it worked and didn't work when it didn't work. It is that "didn't work" part people get hung up on. But given the perfect conditions for it, it would be great. Just as long as your enemy provides perfect conditions for you.
Its dependence on the ground surface makes its usefulness limited. But it is very cheap.
I think the bad part is that the infantry, which should have better situational awareness of the immediate surroundings unlike the tank, just end up being as blind as the tank is, essentially making the exercise pointless. The benefit of combined arms is lost.
@@niklasmolen4753 That's what iteration is for. Modifications could be made to adjust to terrain. The question though is are the gains worth the costs.
Seems like unless you were in line with the tank tread, like in the first part of the video, you would be susceptible to land mines being triggered by such a large flat surface. No thanks!
Well the flail tank featured in the end of the video has been revived for mine clearing in modern post-conflict zones. Didn't see a lot of action when it was invented but today it's saving lives and restoring livelihoods.
The tank in the outro seems to be equipped with a mine clearing device. Something quite similar is actually in active use with the German army - called "Keiler" (German for male boar)
What is this supposed to do? Fling the landmines back at the enemy? 🤨
@@HK47_115 Nope. At least the German version has rather massive chunks of steel on the end of those rotating chains. They are supposed to either explode or otherwise destroy mines.
miclic be like
These devices ar called mine flails. They either detonate the mines or crack them in pieces, rendering them inoperable. They are not 100% effective, they may occasionally fling an operational mine to the side. They are mostly used to build a save way through a mine field.
That's a flail. Anti mine vehicle
The bouncing water bomb was very successful at taking out dams
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Hey NWYT. I've been a fan for years now and I love all your vids. Keep up the good work man.
Cheers!
@@NotWhatYouThink Thanks man. My favorite clip from your channel is when you asked the tour guide for the submarine in New York to get inside the torpedo tube. I couldn't stop laughing from that. Great content.
Hehe yeah, I couldn’t help but ask 😅
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The sleds were probably a hell of a rough ride, but it beats walking.
On mines... especially! ;)
The battle sled was really simple and impressive. Transporting soldiers while protecting them from small arm fire and anti-personnel mines as well as taking them to an ambush site without being noticed...this is brilliant.
I can't believe someone hasn't tried to rework that VZ-1 flying recon platform into something for the rich civilian thrill-seeker market.
Somebody has, there are multiple modern incarnations of that platform around today.
That flail at the end was pretty good. We have them today
It was a Matilda Scorpion flail tank. It pre-dated the Sherman Crab.
my fav military channel:)
The bouncing bombs did what they were designed to do so they were not a failure. They just didn't need to destroy any more dams in the battle fronts.
10:09 was an American aircraft testing the American version of the bouncing bomb. The German also tested bouncing bombs using a FW190
the pilot prob died right on that aircraft?
Imagine seeing these things. That would be nuts
The backspin did two important jobs, it stabilized it but that could work spinning forward so the main reason was propelling itself down the dam to greater depth for a greater concussion.
You make great videos to watch when eaing food
The defensive armaments of the Dams were such that no matter what was tried casualties were going to be suicidally high. But sometimes you have little choice in options. The option of doing nothing would result in far higher casualties in other aspects of the war. The Dambusters operation was an unbelievable jump in out of the box thinking, and was successful in it's ultimate goal. A one of a kind operation carried out by young men with balls of steel who had no illusions as to wether they would see another day. Barnes Wallis. The engineering genius responsible for this and other innovations including the Lancaster bomber and upgrades to carry out the attack is held in such high regard that he was immortalized in the movie adaptation of these attack's The Dambusters. Highly recommended for those interested in historically accurate accounts of warfare and the people involved.
I love starting my day off with a cup of coffee and Not What You Think :)
good job
The VZ-1 Pawnee would be such an awesome civilian vehicle
*"With the Pawnee's becoming mainstream today we have only had 5 mini 9/11's, a first time low in 2 years!"*
@@sparkelstr2418 “The latest one was likely due to intoxication”
These inventions was not what I thought ;)
I like the title so much xD
Military Inventions That Were NUTS!
This is unexpectedly hilarious
I actually like the sled idea! :)
Barnes Wallis, the engineer who invented the bouncing bombs (and the Wellington bomber) was as much madman as he was an innovator.
Didn't he also make the bunker buster, basically a bomb that would essentially drill down to a depth then detonate
10:29 that last thing is actually really similar to what we use to get the green onion stalk of off the plant before harvest.
Those battle sleds reminded me of when I tied sleds to a quad bike last Christmas
@Talon-Potato it’s fun too
@Talon-Potato I promise you won’t regret it :)
My favorite is the Thunderscreech, a plane so loud it made people sick and dizzy.
very impressive technology
One of the greatest weapons of my life has been gain of function research.
A version of the flail tank mine clearer, shown at the end of the video is still used today. As are explosive filled tubes, that are projected across mine fields by rockets. Once deployed the tubes are detonated to clear a path.
An alternative is a foam jet, similar to that used to put out aircraft fires, but in this case the foam is filled with an oxyacetylene gas mixture, that can be detonated to provide a sufficient ground pressure to clear a mind field on which the foam is sprayed.
A casualty rate of 40%? Russians would say that's AWESOME 😁👍
The music made the sleds seem that much more silly.
The sled is not such a bad idea for the time shure it needed some fine tuning but its more of a feild sulution . Exellent in snow and perhaps crossing swampy areas, in a Urban area totally usless.
In winter 1942/1943 about 300 fully armoured sleds (with rooth & weapon ports) were produced in USSR utilizing light tank hulls.
Holy shit the sleds are actually great.
Like sure they don't work in all terrains, but under right circumstances they seem they could be damn useful
feels like the VC1 was the pre-cursor to drones so really it kinda played a big historical part all thing considered
The battle sleda lpoks like a nice ride 😂
The spinning explosive wheels look like something straight out of a cartoon, who thought those chaotic spinning wheels of doom and death are a reliable weapon!? XD
Drone warfare seems to be the future as well as information warfare, i guess
Competing against the Convair XFY Pogo was the somewhat more conventional looking Lockheed XFV Salmon. Both had serious teething problems, only one of each was built.
The VZ-1 looks interesting, not as a military craft but as a normal vehicle, I can see it as a hover bike.
Hillr -zv 1 could be remade into a drone platform that shuts a big gun into enemy soldiers and can go over minefields. Also it would probaly be very hard to hit with rockets and for extra protection you could add a angeled armor to bounce enemy shots.
Also it looks very cheap to make.
Was talking to my 94 year old neighbour here in UK and he worked as security on the beaches down south as they were testing a wheel that would fire and move. It never made it to the battle field but I seen it on another video while we were talking and he said I seen that haha.
Bouncing bomb was super
I recommend you watch a film called the Dam Busters, it's on youtube for free,watch it before they charge you for it,
the bouncing bomb seems so terrifying, I can't imagine the amount of fear if a soldier saw that thing coming right at him.
7:05 - something similar to the "Great Panjandrum" was built and used as early as in 1552 at the siege of Eger. It was however, not rocket-driven, it was just let to roll down the hill from a besieged castle.
The Soviets did use the sledges to put their troops into battle behind T34s that worked well in snow.
I have flown in a commercial version of the hovercraft mentioned here. Something to note is that this sucker was LOUD! Overwhelmingly obnoxiously, eardrum piercingly loud. And even with muffs, it still overwhelmed any attempt to talk oir communicate. I can't imagine how far away the enemy could hear the thing? 3 miles? 5 miles maybe? I jest but barely exaggerate. If you have ever been around a snowmobile that has been racing modified, it sounds about twice as loud as that but has the same basic sound.
I think the torpedo net can still be used like if a ship had 4 retractable poles one in the front and back then one on the left and right on the bottom of the ship it could surround the ship giving a extra protection from torpedos before even touching the ship
I want that vz-1
The most important lesson from this is that it is worth while to create mission specific mechanisms for individual one-off tasks. The mine flail may have been designed exclusively for Normandy beaches, yet from there had far broader applications. The Matilda tank was never going to win on a race track, but was a great hill climber. The Mk1 tank of WW1 was designed for crossing trenches. The Ukrainian conflict might prove a valid venue for those torpedo sledges. There are in need for high speed amphibious vehicles which can cope with the lakes, rivers and reservoirs, as well as be able to slip between the dragons teeth Russian defences.
Armoured vehicles tend to be bullet magnets so dismounted troops don't want to be too close to them
The VZ1. When you absolutely must look like a super villain.
Battle sled seems pretty smart and a good idea ( maybe not now )
I thought I’d seen pretty much everything, but I’d never seen those ‘battle sleds’ before
Oh these dare devils of the time
although the Pawnee looks like a feasible attaction in a roller coaster park, I would ride it
During my stay in Spain , I ran into a guy whos dad bombed the Norwegian damms with bouncing bomb .
If the tank breaks down in the middle of the battlefield, everyone stays there 🙂🙂🙂
Dambusters which gave us Star Wars
It took a marine to volunteer since all others aren’t trained to be nuts. As a marine I can tell you- we are the most brainwashed species of humans and I love my marine Corps. The USMC recruiting commercial says it all “the change is forever “. Semper Fi marine 17 years old 1982.
Ive read about the bouncing bombs in old war story book with some colonel or captain, and Andre (?) the Greek Giant who likes Ouzu etc, , took out a nazi dam.
There was a blind guy with a guitar which was actually a gun and his sister who were both actually spies. Stuff like that.
Starship, with its across the globe transport option, may bring back an era of "tail sitters"... Much, much faster tail sitters
The sleds were a great idea
Just start launchin flywheels at people lmao
See the ""dam busters" movie !!! Btw, the "flail tank" was successfully used to detonate mines in front of vechicle columns...!!!
we know today that verticle takeoff aircraft are practicle ... just designed differently!! Those sleds needed padding>>
If that hovercraft can maneuver like that In those days I feel we could have already had hoverbords or something lmaoo
Operation Chastise or as it is also known Dambusters Raid, aldo there is a movie on that
Did you change the title and thumbnail? Or was I really that sleep deprived?
they also used the bouncing bombs on gestapo hq in Belgium i think
Maybe pogo needs revisiting with to days computer controls
Omg i love flying platform!
You’re telling me we had hover bikes almost 70 years ago
More like a hover unicycle I guess
Old is gold always
The bouncing bomb was cool. They should bring that one back but just have it dropped from UAV instead of a manned airplane.
love how most of this is after WW2
2:31 Dude, this during the early 1950s?! We could have had hoverboards by now.
I certainly would have liked to see those generals running for their life's.
A fellow ghost: “Wow something bad must have happened to you. Did you fall into a meat grinder?”
Dead VZ1 Pawnee test pilot: “Well, it's not what you think...”
The flying soldier concept came from Johnny Quest?
I think the pigeon bombs deserved their place on the list.
IMO, that's a... crap shoot. ;)
What was that last invention spinning around the barrel of the tank turret?
8:30
Do you have more information on this incident?
oh shit, they made it again
The Headge Cutters. Built from the steal ainti landing craft baracades.
I actually read about the wheel of death recently, just scrolling through Wikipedia while on the bus
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I think making the wheel of death be a single long rolling cylinder with a single set of rocket would've been better than 2 wheels with different sets of rockets
Or just a slightly more complicated gyroscope to roll and turn the cylinder or even better a ball
4:25 How do you steer it when vertical? 😃
Ekranoplanes 🔥