GERMAN TANKS - Technology, Development & History | Full Documentary

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  • čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
  • The modern tank was born at the time of the First World War. The British used the rolling steel combat vehicles for the first time against German troops. Then the Germans develop the “A7V” - and in the Second World War “Panther” and “Tiger”. Ferdinand Porsche was also involved with the “Maus” in the construction of tanks during National Socialism. The documentation gives a chronological insight into the production and technology of German tanks, up to the latest models of the Bundeswehr.
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  • @baconfister
    @baconfister Před 3 lety +1675

    Never spilling your beer is an unmistakably German technological achievement. 🍺

    • @lancegigs9022
      @lancegigs9022 Před 3 lety +20

      haha i thought i'm the only one who saw it. looks like i'm not alone

    • @hamzajas1532
      @hamzajas1532 Před 3 lety +35

      Most german thing I ever saw.

    • @firstorder2450
      @firstorder2450 Před 3 lety +24

      It must be really dangerous where they are delivering beer with a tank!
      👌😂👍🇩🇪

    • @Intrepid17011
      @Intrepid17011 Před 3 lety +5

      And this Technology is still sought after for some reason, every major western military power buys those stabilization tech from germany.
      Kinda confused that no one managed to replicate that in the US.
      But that applies to a ton of technologies.
      Always strikes me what and in which extend we export technology.

    • @HanSolo__
      @HanSolo__ Před 3 lety +3

      @@Intrepid17011 Cuz it is way cheaper to buy it than to invent and then turn into technology and then turn into prototypes. Manufacturing is the other thing cuz the design can be aplicable or opposite.

  • @chocolatebar5663
    @chocolatebar5663 Před 3 lety +4124

    this man just explained the entire german tech tree in war thunder

  • @distressedbrain
    @distressedbrain Před 3 lety +436

    "When the Leopard 2 uses auto aim it has a hit propability of 98%"
    It smells like German advantage

    • @doctorkrieger4404
      @doctorkrieger4404 Před 3 lety +18

      94% if im Not wrong. But the Real shit is that this Tank has a Hit propability of 60% over the 4km line

    • @Sauzzen3456
      @Sauzzen3456 Před 3 lety +15

      using hacks

    • @davidlarson242
      @davidlarson242 Před 3 lety

      Aiming lowers DPM

    • @Epsilon-18
      @Epsilon-18 Před 2 lety +6

      Let’s be real every Russian tank hits 100% because of their passive ability of simply existing as Russian

    • @harshmallow6882
      @harshmallow6882 Před 2 lety +11

      @@Epsilon-18 they also have 100% deflect chance because of Stalinium

  • @oby-1607
    @oby-1607 Před 3 lety +144

    Beer is so important to Germans that they won't even let a drop spill even resting on the end of a 120 mm gun barrel racing through the woods.

  • @leopard2a797
    @leopard2a797 Před 3 lety +397

    Welt documentary’s are just heaven to watch

  • @inlustrismedia
    @inlustrismedia Před 3 lety +386

    6:25 so that's where the "hold my beer" line came from.

  • @CoolSmoovie
    @CoolSmoovie Před 2 lety +14

    Nothing is scarier than German cats

  • @warkoppride9476
    @warkoppride9476 Před 3 lety +22

    I'am Indonesian but i Love German 💙🔥, their tech, their language, and their attitude. Everything about german👍👍👍

  • @lost7g636
    @lost7g636 Před 3 lety +1625

    Just wait until someone fail art school again.

  • @jasestrong
    @jasestrong Před 3 lety +426

    Amazing video. I am a US Army Veteran and a Paratrooper and I was able to earn my German Jump wings in 1992. I have a lot of respect for our German brothers!

    • @thesenate4743
      @thesenate4743 Před 3 lety +19

      Greetings from "Schweinfurt" in Germany had lots of American friends in the 90s and early 2000s, because American Army was stationed here......

    • @bee_happy9969
      @bee_happy9969 Před 3 lety +11

      Thanks for your service, my mother told me a lot of stories about the US soldiers which were located near her house in West-Berlin. She miss you and your tanks ^^
      Anyway i have great respect for anything you have done for us, god bless america!

    • @Cheryminati5.
      @Cheryminati5. Před 3 lety

      are they any good and tough?

    • @Executioner566
      @Executioner566 Před 2 lety +3

      @@bee_happy9969 haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt warum die USA aber auch andere immernoch ihr Militär bei uns stationiert haben aber wir nicht in ihren Ländern?

    • @user-mj7qw6xo1u
      @user-mj7qw6xo1u Před 2 lety +1

      @@Executioner566 worauf wollen sie hinaus?

  • @cryzz0n
    @cryzz0n Před 2 lety +22

    My goodness, this has to be one of the best documentaries on German armour I have seen. It really is great to see it from the actual owner's point of view. Thank you to the crew for having someone who knew his Leopards so well. Again, my sincere thanks on such a nicely made documentary.

    • @tonyking9235
      @tonyking9235 Před 8 měsíci

      I SEE THE LEPEARD TANKS SENT TO UKRAINE ARE NOTHING BUT A HEAP OF ASH IN THE GROUND.

    • @jhngfdsdfgkjnbv
      @jhngfdsdfgkjnbv Před 5 měsíci

      of the 18 Leopard 2A6 transferred to Ukraine, almost all are not combat-ready: there are those damaged in battle, there are (and quite a few) those for which there are simply no spare parts at the repair plant in Lithuania, or they were broken by Ukrainian mechanics in an attempt to repair the cars at home. At that time, a German delegation came to inspect this Lithuanian enterprise.
      Later, an addendum to the Leopard story appeared in Der Spiegel. Yes, spare parts are still in short supply in Lithuania, but more specific indications of breakdowns are interesting here. Firstly, there is a weakness of the tracks, which quickly lose tension. Secondly, cars wear out after tens of thousands of kilometers: journalists quote a German officer who participated in a military mission in Mali. And this is all against the background of the complexity of repairs, which need to be carried out only at the factory, and not quickly by rembat forces in the near rear.
      There was also a story dedicated to Leopard on the official TV channel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It compares the German Leopard 2A6 and the Swedish Strv 122A - a licensed copy of the Leopard 2A5, which in fact is not identical to its German counterpart. So, the Ukrainian tanker notes maneuverability and reverse gear among the advantages. Another colleague noted the spacious combat compartment. But there are more disadvantages listed. Firstly, it is a weak side armor. Secondly, the weak tracks and the "freeway" of the German are mentioned again. This tank, as it turned out, is afraid of dirt, which is abundant in Ukraine.
      However, Ukrainians stipulate that the Swedish version is more convenient to operate, better adapted to the climate and generally a "hard worker", and German cars are so difficult to repair that they even require different oils for different parts, which is especially "pleasing" to logisticians, whose tasks include finding and delivering consumables to the front line.
      If you look at it as a whole, then in front of our T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M Leopard 2 have an advantage only in maneuverability and reverse gear. The more massive, but also older Leopard 2A4 in the fire control system and optics up to thermal imagers turned out to be worse than Russian tanks, and the Leopard 2A6, as it turned out, are approximately equal.
      At the same time, the "German" is much more convenient as a target because of its huge size, and the operator of the "Cornet" or ATGM "Whirlwind" on the Ka-52, the difference in size and "style" of the tower with Soviet tanks is very striking.
      For the first time, the booking features of the Leopard 2A4 appeared in Syria, where Turkish Leopards of this type were burned by Kurdish ATGM operators in 2016. On its own, there are many times more threats to these tanks: This includes artillery, attack helicopters, and much more.
      Simply put, a tank does not live in the conditions of the battlefield on which it has to fight. There is not even dynamic protection, although Ukrainians sometimes hang the Soviet "Contact-1".
      Its armament is another controversial parameter. When it is necessary to fire a large number of land mines, the Leopard ammunition is slightly less than completely anti-tank, which narrows the field for its use to a minimum.

  • @John-mf6ky
    @John-mf6ky Před 3 lety +21

    There's just something about the silhouette of German armor, it looks so good.

  • @aregularperson7573
    @aregularperson7573 Před 3 lety +531

    Random German company:Builds a tank
    19 COUNTRIES:WE WILL BUY YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

    • @hardcasekara6409
      @hardcasekara6409 Před 3 lety +66

      @Proud Indian Doesn't seem many nations agree with your statement considering the many that use a Leopard tank.

    • @leandro9311
      @leandro9311 Před 3 lety +42

      @Proud Indian They really aren´t that complex and expensive, there´s a reason why 19 countries chose to buy the Leopard 2 in various models throughoutt the years. Something Soviet or Russian is going to be cheaper and less complex but arguably less quality and less protected

    • @leandro9311
      @leandro9311 Před 3 lety +45

      @Proud Indian In your order, the T-34 superiority in WWII is a myth, the earlier models where so unreliable the crews would strap a spare transmission on top of the engine bay when thers broke down, the optics where so bad gunners needed as much as double the ammunition to hit any target at distance compared to any other British American or German tank, the armor although sloped and eficient was made with low quality steel and etheir the forge was deficient or the welding poorly done meaning it crack or chipped if hit by high velocity rounds. The T-34 only started to be a rather good tank with the 85 model being produced in January 1944 and even then the high profile and exposed turret ring where obvious weaknesses. Now, Russia tanks not always used auto-loaders, only after the T-64 they did, the same for laser range-finders as they where only fitted in later models of even the T-80 wich only received a laser range-finder 2 years after being introduced at a time where NATO tanks where already having them from factory since the early 70´s. In regards to the Leopard 2 being better than the Armata or even obsolete i don´t know who said that because it certainly wasn´t me. But IF the Leopard 2 was better than the T-14 Armata, German wouldn´t start development of the Leopard 3, is as simple as that, Russia has reached a point where they have catched NATO tank development and as such the NATO tank development countries like Germany are starting the development of news tanks but even then the Leopard 2 in the A7 model is still not obsolete specialy with the continous development of ammunition wich Russia as also just catched by introducing long rod APFSDS ammunition as standard across the tank force while NATO haves those long rods since the 80´s and early 90´s as standard i must say

    • @leandro9311
      @leandro9311 Před 3 lety +7

      @Proud Indian How much better is a Leopard 2 compared to a T-72 ??

    • @hardcasekara6409
      @hardcasekara6409 Před 3 lety +26

      @@leandro9311 I think you just killed him with your words, good job.
      Nothing worse than people who don't analyze everything and only look at a sole tank line and think it's the best.

  • @ralphbranham8663
    @ralphbranham8663 Před 3 lety +91

    When in West Germany I had a chance to go on a Exercise with the German Army , 1980 to 1983 , and all of the soldiers were skilled and great to work with . My Landlord in Bitburg had a son in the Army and he and his family were awesome to be around .

  • @lustigelanguste580
    @lustigelanguste580 Před 3 lety +55

    Here in Germany you normally get your first Leopard Panzer by the age of 18 when you finishd school.

    • @zemtex_gaming
      @zemtex_gaming Před 3 lety

      auf jeden Fall Kamerad!!

    • @kgkomrin
      @kgkomrin Před 2 lety +5

      Sadly before 18 you have to play with panzer 1 and 2s. Until you're w teenager then you get the panzer 3 and above

  • @georgeszweden9497
    @georgeszweden9497 Před 2 lety +39

    "Treaty of versailles was there to make sure germany wouldnt start another war"
    It sure did a splendid job didnt it

    • @bringuspetscop2pyro349
      @bringuspetscop2pyro349 Před 2 lety +1

      Cracking job I'd say

    • @Executioner566
      @Executioner566 Před 2 lety +1

      they never started a war but ok

    • @user-sr6ys3ff8g
      @user-sr6ys3ff8g Před 2 lety +1

      @@Executioner566 based take

    • @venkmanny4100
      @venkmanny4100 Před 2 lety +2

      Many historians say, that there weren’t 2 world wars but only one, with a pause when the German population starved. Hunger and fear are good grow soil for fascism.

    • @Executioner566
      @Executioner566 Před 2 lety +1

      @@venkmanny4100 thats exactly right

  • @ivylt1274
    @ivylt1274 Před 3 lety +555

    Germans have the coolest Tank names. Panther, Tiger, King Tiger and now Leopard.

    • @rishabhmalhotra1542
      @rishabhmalhotra1542 Před 3 lety +66

      These are for us who can't pronounce their real name properly

    • @ivylt1274
      @ivylt1274 Před 3 lety +21

      @@rishabhmalhotra1542majority of the world. But still cool names nonetheless.

    • @number1forthewin
      @number1forthewin Před 3 lety +17

      What about Panzer

    • @ivylt1274
      @ivylt1274 Před 3 lety +16

      @@number1forthewin panzer is synonymous in tank warfare history so yes i would say its a perfect name.

    • @falkmap7491
      @falkmap7491 Před 3 lety +23

      You forget Luchs and Puma ^^

  • @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly
    @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly Před 11 měsíci +8

    0:03 This statement aged like warm milk

    • @robberhans9307
      @robberhans9307 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Still the best lol , there is no tank that can’t be destroyed get

    • @dugzamilza5212
      @dugzamilza5212 Před 9 měsíci

      @@robberhans9307 Merkava IV hasn't destroyed yet.

    • @IceAxe1940
      @IceAxe1940 Před 8 měsíci

      ​​​@@dugzamilza5212Because it's fighting against poorly equipped insurgents and kids throwing rocks, if Isnt'Real fought against a peer nation there's gonna be plenty of Merkavas getting destroyed.
      Plenty of dumb Britbongers said th Challenger 2 has never been destroyed when all it did until this year was fight against poorly equipped and poorly trained insurgents with weapons from the 1970s now look at it, one got destroyed by a modern ATGM facing a peer nation making its turret pop off.

    • @taylorc2542
      @taylorc2542 Před 3 měsíci

      @@dugzamilza5212 Genocide tank.

  • @ccwnoob4393
    @ccwnoob4393 Před 3 lety +2

    The other "complete" documentary is really just padded with strategy and use. This is the best video I've seen so far that focuses more on specs and capabilities with just the requisite amount of coverage on strategic use.

  • @wote2760
    @wote2760 Před 3 lety +46

    better history episode than an episode on the History Channel

    • @semiramisubw4864
      @semiramisubw4864 Před 3 lety

      its just a news channel here in germany mostly showing ww2 documentires the whole day, everyday..

    • @godanddevil.5331
      @godanddevil.5331 Před 2 lety

      Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed..

  • @Military_Media
    @Military_Media Před 3 lety +259

    Everything made in Germany is top-notch, including documentary films.

    • @dotdashdotdash
      @dotdashdotdash Před 3 lety +21

      guess you haven’t seen BMW water pumps

    • @olivernielsen5395
      @olivernielsen5395 Před 3 lety +6

      @@dotdashdotdash i mean its plastic and it gets warm

    • @Frankd22003
      @Frankd22003 Před 3 lety +4

      Obviously, you haven't seen the MB Benz's gearbox fucked itself up with a one foot pile of snow. The ML450 is infamous for this.

    • @rl7586
      @rl7586 Před 3 lety +3

      @@dotdashdotdash They are made in China ! LOL

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets Před 2 lety +1

      I owned a Porsche. It was a piece of shit. Always breaking down, and ultimately it caught fire and burned to the ground because of a faulty leaking fuel line. I regret buying that car.

  • @yemenismyheart4149
    @yemenismyheart4149 Před 3 lety +15

    Germany is the best in all of their weapons . Love for Germany from Yemen . Keep up you're the best in the world.

    • @scotts3574
      @scotts3574 Před 2 lety

      All that modern combat experience?

  • @houstonhelicoptertours1006

    The Soviet armor might have been thicker, but look at those plate cuts and the weld lines...brings tears to my eyes.

    • @user-ut6ee4ji5b
      @user-ut6ee4ji5b Před rokem

      вероятно эти швы варили советские дети когда их родители были на фронте!

  • @amednbl
    @amednbl Před 3 lety +109

    Germany Technology and Engineering is the best no doubt.

    • @rostinninn9171
      @rostinninn9171 Před 2 lety +2

      Blbe

    • @natorious9091
      @natorious9091 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rostinninn9171 no

    • @godanddevil.5331
      @godanddevil.5331 Před 2 lety

      Because people can't be trusted.Their nature is cruel than animals.Thats why digital or paper currency can be always manipulated what ever the technology is you may say block chain tech is even made by humans and can be manipulated when needed.

    • @rayshewmaker34
      @rayshewmaker34 Před 2 lety

      I don't remember any Germans on the Moon. And Von Braun admitted He was a Inspirational leader as the Technology had passed him by.

  • @Sandhoeflyerhome
    @Sandhoeflyerhome Před 3 lety +40

    The German ex tank Officer is of very high class. His clear thinking is apparent. A pleasure to listen to. An expert.

  • @D.Frasure
    @D.Frasure Před 3 lety +19

    Leopard 2 is a serious piece of work. nice job Germany.

  • @sharpshooter740
    @sharpshooter740 Před 3 lety +11

    Really enjoying Kurzgesagt’s translations from the German tankers

  • @phillydcinematics2543
    @phillydcinematics2543 Před 3 lety +44

    3:38 damn that's the narrator of kurzgezagt

  • @usmilitarypatriot
    @usmilitarypatriot Před 3 lety +63

    Germany has always made new breakthroughs in military technology

  • @vaystation9059
    @vaystation9059 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Amazing technology!! I wonder how many world wars they could've started with this mechanized machinery??!! I wonder how many they may have lost??

    • @bo45
      @bo45 Před 8 měsíci

      Could have started all wars. And finished them.

  • @wudruffwildcard252
    @wudruffwildcard252 Před 3 lety +4

    Giving the Leopard 2A7 the designation Leopard 2A7V has a nice touch, remembering Germanys first tank the A7V.

  • @user-iw6wi6ii5c
    @user-iw6wi6ii5c Před 3 lety +112

    respect german💞
    from southkorea(r.o.k)
    🇰🇷🤝🇩🇪

  • @VK-jy3pi
    @VK-jy3pi Před 3 lety +31

    The most important lesson to take in heart.
    "Do not let an Austrian with a moustache fail art school ever again."

  • @Tremeslay
    @Tremeslay Před 2 lety

    Lucky CZcams suggestion. What a great documentary. I loved it.

  • @mikeharrigan6421
    @mikeharrigan6421 Před 3 lety +8

    Salute and God bless Germany 🙏

  • @jasestrong
    @jasestrong Před 3 lety +57

    I have always loved German Tanks, amazing, well engineered, and strong 💪

    • @icemangtr1
      @icemangtr1 Před 2 lety

      Sadly used under hazarian governs for committing war-crimes

    • @user-pn1pt9qx9c
      @user-pn1pt9qx9c Před rokem +1

      Tell it to the Russian soldiers

    • @JamesCagney434
      @JamesCagney434 Před rokem +2

      @@user-pn1pt9qx9c those soldiers who left their tanks for Ukrainian farmers ?😂😂

    • @JamesCagney434
      @JamesCagney434 Před rokem +2

      @@user-pn1pt9qx9c btw ,glory to German military engineering ✊👏😊

    • @user-pn1pt9qx9c
      @user-pn1pt9qx9c Před rokem +2

      @@JamesCagney434 Yes, with stuffing inside💩

  • @Military-TV
    @Military-TV Před 3 lety +197

    Awesome Documentary

  • @Dark-7070
    @Dark-7070 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent historical overview of German tank development

  • @samhane11
    @samhane11 Před 3 lety

    Loved it. Amazing history.

  • @USMilitaryUM
    @USMilitaryUM Před 3 lety +177

    I found Full Documentary thanks WELT Documentary👍

    • @numberone5332
      @numberone5332 Před 3 lety +2

      How can they compare Tiger and T-34 if first one is heavy tank and second is a medium ? Russians had IS - Iosif Stalin heavy tank, it was similar to Tiger at most options 👍👍👍

    • @howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244
      @howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244 Před 3 lety +1

      @@numberone5332 because the tiger was made to counter the t34

    • @howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244
      @howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244 Před 3 lety

      @@numberone5332 but yeah they should have compared it to the is

    • @ramal5708
      @ramal5708 Před 3 lety

      @@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244 well the Panther was primarily designed to counter the 34s, Tiger was an independent heavy tank design which incorporated the 88mm gun because of the guns field performance and to produce their first heavy tank

    • @mohangurung9670
      @mohangurung9670 Před 3 lety

      @@numberone5332 you

  • @hothoploink1509
    @hothoploink1509 Před 3 lety +95

    9:57 Ralf Raths (director of the Panzermuseum) dubbed by the english voice of kurzgesagt. This is so meta :D

    • @KainWT
      @KainWT Před 3 lety +4

      Holy shit

    • @alexroselle
      @alexroselle Před 3 lety +13

      imagined a graphic of a tank full of cartoon ducks as his voiceover was describing tanks

    • @animatinglegionnaire7223
      @animatinglegionnaire7223 Před 3 lety +7

      Next thing you know it... There's a sci fi tank with a bird crew

    • @sidan____7180
      @sidan____7180 Před 3 lety

      I noticed that too :)

    • @damhaiqbal
      @damhaiqbal Před 3 lety +1

      yeah me too, i was like wait! that voice sounds familiar and then oh yeah the kurzgesagt man

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 Před rokem

    This is a great documentary! I was just going to watch a few minutes to check it out but got hooked lol

  • @jokujokunen2832
    @jokujokunen2832 Před 2 lety +2

    So, my biggest aspiration is to get into an art school... but if I fail these Leos might be useful.

  • @tanvir7454
    @tanvir7454 Před 3 lety +44

    When Germans make a new tank and the transmission doesn't break down

  • @nielsmichiels1939
    @nielsmichiels1939 Před 3 lety +65

    The fact that the "Wiesel", the best tankᵉᵗᵗᵉ in the world wasn't included in this documentary about german tanks is a crime against humanity!

    • @HanSolo__
      @HanSolo__ Před 3 lety +4

      One of my favorites as well. Sad, sad moment in life.

    • @zunino631
      @zunino631 Před 3 lety

      That's a porshe Tank, but have some distinct aspects, more adjuvant than for decisives tasks.

    • @kurtwm2010
      @kurtwm2010 Před 3 lety +1

      Because the Wiesel is not considered a tank.

    • @nielsmichiels1939
      @nielsmichiels1939 Před 3 lety +5

      @@kurtwm2010
      The schützenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz. 251 isn't a tank either, yet it *IS* featured in this documentary.

    • @meisterpropper4195
      @meisterpropper4195 Před 3 lety +4

      There is a whole 50 minutes documentary about the Wiesel ... at least in german.

  • @ghostrider1205
    @ghostrider1205 Před 2 lety

    Absolutely wonderful video, very informative I enjoyed it.

  • @vytautaszemelis4403
    @vytautaszemelis4403 Před 2 lety +1

    Superb 👍👍👍
    Greetings from Lithuania 🇱🇹

  • @syedadeelhussain2691
    @syedadeelhussain2691 Před 3 lety +79

    Germans are wonderful when it comes to harnessing and teaching production engineering and manufacturing concepts, models, complex dynamical systems, and theories.
    The industrial creativity and innovation, and product development in some areas are second to none.
    No wonder the German living standards rose so quickly after WW2 because they diverted all energies, into positive areas, giving them a global comparative advantage and a business edge, in designing, all kinds of finished capital, and intermediate goods.
    That helped to lift the PPF Production Possibility Frontier as we study Economics.

    • @kratoleaf7619
      @kratoleaf7619 Před 2 lety +2

      they even engineered the best uniforms

    • @jansix4287
      @jansix4287 Před 2 lety

      _The post-war economy is a continuation of the war economy by other means._
      Japan, Germany and America build their own weapons whereas Britain lend-leased their equipment and became a financial power instead of an industrial one.

    • @kratoleaf7619
      @kratoleaf7619 Před 2 lety +5

      @Sen Se its because Hitoler arrested Rothchild and got rid of the international debt-based currency system and placed the value on the labor of the German people. They became self-sufficient within a year and thrived while the rest of the world was in soup lines.

    • @kratoleaf7619
      @kratoleaf7619 Před 2 lety

      @Sen Se get off the History Channel and do you homework. If you want some resources I will be more than happy to supply you with them. I even have newspaper clipping of Hitler arresting Rothcild, his banks being seized and shutting down the Freemason lodges in Germany and most of Europe. The international debt based currency system was replaced with the Reichsmark. The value of their currency thru national socialism was put on the labor of the Germany workers who got paid, free housing, healthcare and others. In the history of governments, Germany was the only nation to get Socialism right. From 1933 to 1939 Gemany was thriving. So much that Time magazine put Hitler on the cover as "man of the year".....twice.....keep digging..you might find the truth if you know where to look. Like the national archives.

    • @abes3925
      @abes3925 Před 2 lety

      But now they’ve gotten rid of all their nuclear reactors

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    • @richardhill7677
      @richardhill7677 Před 3 lety +3

      I’m just gonna say it cuz no one else did but the Leopard 2 doesn’t have blow out panels for its ammunition in the hull storage, and weak frontal armor where said storage is being its major flaw. In older variants of the L2 the gunners sight is a severe weak spot as the amor behind it is approximately 1/2 the strength of the rest around the turret. Due to the lack of foresight any upgraded armor would have to leave the weak spot of the gunners sight in the exact vulnerable position. In older models the gunner still has older thermal and night vision systems, while the commanders optics seemed to have been upgraded, the Turbocharger of the engine tends to lack performance in dusty environments. Just my two cents on flaws sorry for spreading some Autism.

    • @napoleoncinco393
      @napoleoncinco393 Před 3 lety +1

      Ok ang german tanks matibay

    • @mohdkamalmohdsaid6452
      @mohdkamalmohdsaid6452 Před 3 lety

      Mmm
      M
      M

    • @STRYKER_b14
      @STRYKER_b14 Před 3 lety +2

      I saw a tank fitted with an autocannon in the background beside the Leo 2 at start of the video. What was it? It looked similar to the TAM-Tanque Argentino Mediano

    • @STRYKER_b14
      @STRYKER_b14 Před 3 lety +1

      @@richardhill7677 Just so u know, no MBT is made to withstand hills on its hull. They r made to go Hull Down. Speaking of turret armor, its magnificent

  • @peradetlic3831
    @peradetlic3831 Před 3 měsíci

    These videos are best watched after a couple of years - one can get the proper perspective on the quality of information

  • @johnmcentegart007
    @johnmcentegart007 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the update

  • @maharlikunph5645
    @maharlikunph5645 Před 3 lety +82

    They're the Panzer of the Elite
    Born to Compete
    Never Retreat

  • @MM-fq9gi
    @MM-fq9gi Před 3 lety +242

    My late uncle was a panther tank commander, claimed he knocked out 13 Russian tanks in his final battle, once hit, he barely escaped the burning tank with his life, severe arm injuries that the Russian doctor saved, his injury ultimately saved his life too because he didn't go on the one way trip to Siberia where most German officers were sent.

    • @vicdor1031
      @vicdor1031 Před 3 lety +35

      I heard these fairy tales for multiple times. About "1 german tank per 20 Soviet tanks". Still now Die Welt is continuing its Goebbels propaganda writing such articles as about the battle of Kursk. Germany "lost 6 tanks and the soviets - 300--400 tanks". The battle in which fascist Germany was broken its backbone and after which it just was not able to push forward. 70 years later and the fairy tales are the same.

    • @MM-fq9gi
      @MM-fq9gi Před 3 lety +67

      @@vicdor1031 not a fairy tale, the Panther tank and crew was superior, but outnumbered and logistically distant led to their losses.

    • @vicdor1031
      @vicdor1031 Před 2 lety +16

      @@theducklover2652 after Kursk german troops were no longer able to fight in the east front but you talk about 13 tanks. Red army began going west. The same Goebbels' propaganda. Several german armies were destroyed under Kursk. Again losers always try to find excuses.

    • @petergehlen4190
      @petergehlen4190 Před 2 lety +45

      @@vicdor1031 Due to US-statistics from WW2: At the average 1 German Panther kills 9 T-34. Nice fairy tale too or what?

    • @paavobergmann4920
      @paavobergmann4920 Před 2 lety

      @@MM-fq9gi All in all, the Panther tank was fairly average

  • @boudica75
    @boudica75 Před rokem

    I enjoyed this documentary thanks for posting

  • @twomystical6252
    @twomystical6252 Před 2 lety +6

    For those who wonder why most MBT`s raise their guns when they shoot it to make the reload much faster and the loader doesn't have to bring the shell up to head hight

  • @garyfindlay5503
    @garyfindlay5503 Před 3 lety +17

    Thank you for this documentary. I found it highly informative and enjoyable.

  • @marcswanson7066
    @marcswanson7066 Před 3 lety +56

    Very informative and well done. Kudos to Wolfgang Schneider and other contributors. I'm not surprised that Germany has produced what some consider to currently be the world's premier tank.

  • @Tiger1AuasfE
    @Tiger1AuasfE Před 3 lety

    What a wonderful panzer the lepoard 2 A7V...Hard not to love it.

  • @bryanw878
    @bryanw878 Před 2 lety

    Man explaining the workings of a KE round puts the sharp end of the projectile to his hand. What a lad.

  • @TheOneG36
    @TheOneG36 Před 3 lety +9

    i really love the fact that the speaker pronounces all german tanks absolutely correct , regards from Munich :)

  • @KainWT
    @KainWT Před 3 lety +75

    The narrator’s German pronunciations are not bad at all

    • @kal.50bmg32
      @kal.50bmg32 Před 3 lety +7

      Ah yes? LOL !!! The name of this tank is LEO PARD, not something funny like "Leppard".

    • @flexplay9993
      @flexplay9993 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kal.50bmg32 they actually arent. He just used the english pronounciation sometimes.

    • @larsgerber1318
      @larsgerber1318 Před 3 lety +9

      @@kal.50bmg32 This is because he is not saying the german term, but actually the english term. And this simply is the english pronouncation for "Leopard", which coincidentally is the same written word (just as "Tiger"). If it wasn't, they would still use the english term that the english target audience knows. Whenever the narrator actually uses german terms however, he pronounces them without any accent.

  • @fotiskarkanis9221
    @fotiskarkanis9221 Před 2 lety

    Great 🎥video! Greetings from 🇬🇷Greece

  • @justinwillis3984
    @justinwillis3984 Před rokem

    Great Documentary on tanks

  • @gabrielsistonamoca6963
    @gabrielsistonamoca6963 Před 3 lety +5

    what a beautiful documentary, compare to American ones this one is a master piece.

    • @barryking9002
      @barryking9002 Před 3 lety

      That's because in America documentary it is all about how good American products are and how superior there soldiers are no matter what real history has to say they will just change the history

    • @mosasako4679
      @mosasako4679 Před rokem

      This is a german documentary

  • @skapslag
    @skapslag Před 3 lety +9

    I've been waiting for this! Thanks WELT!

  • @dennisruga8603
    @dennisruga8603 Před 2 měsíci

    Great documentary, magaling.

  • @DiagolonRider
    @DiagolonRider Před 2 lety

    we have 5 of these here in Canada but for some reason they're all in Slovenia right now. awesome tank

  • @thanosthethiccfarmer1850
    @thanosthethiccfarmer1850 Před 3 lety +171

    *Germany building a tank after 40+ years of its military being demilitarized*
    *_Ive still got it!_*

    • @mattematsson554
      @mattematsson554 Před 3 lety +16

      Germany and Sweden are two great industrial nations when it comes to war technology. Take a look at Sweden's Archer Howitzer, for example. The 40mm Bofors gun. Bofors is a town in Sweden.

    • @abradolflincler1563
      @abradolflincler1563 Před 3 lety +25

      There is a reason that the US captured german scientists to work on space programs and alot of their military tech.

    • @abradolflincler1563
      @abradolflincler1563 Před 3 lety +24

      Christopher Alvarez lmao you clearly have no clue. After the war the engineers where forced to educate the Americans about everything they knew. And many stayed there developing stuff for the Americans.

    • @Stifflermom1
      @Stifflermom1 Před 3 lety +3

      @Christopher Alvarez Right, they weren't caught because they went to the Americans themselves, nobody wanted to work for the Russians, I had the best history teacher, my great grandpa "SS-Hauptsturmführer Alexander Su *** SS-Jäger-Bataillon 500/501"

    • @doublekatana95
      @doublekatana95 Před 3 lety +5

      They still don't have an army regardless of the state of the art technology they successfully develop. That's why I always use the joke "now all Germany needs is an army".

  • @michelleayres5608
    @michelleayres5608 Před 3 lety +6

    Yikes!! I'm impressed. Thank you so much for this awesome video.

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Před 2 lety

    Awesome.. Thanks 👍🇳🇿

  • @mikeinthewoods2193
    @mikeinthewoods2193 Před rokem +1

    Gives " hold my beer" a whole new meaning 😁

  • @restyclips7572
    @restyclips7572 Před 3 lety +25

    German engineering is still the best in the world greetings from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 🤝🇩🇪 Germany

  • @IIA-Agg
    @IIA-Agg Před rokem +4

    Right off the top I just want to note that actually the first tanks used in battle were absolutely beat. Their armor was actually too thin and they had no radios at the time. The commander in charge of them actually put a bullet through one of the tanks with his pistol when he tested it.

  • @paullakowski2509
    @paullakowski2509 Před 2 lety +6

    The 16 ton Pz-III was slow into service because the poor suspension system had to redesigned 4-5 times before they finally settled on a suspension similar to the 19 ton Pz-IV in 1939. As it was >100 of these early Pz-III models were scrapped in 1940 , even though they only had 359 medium panzer at the time.

  • @arvinsalvana9657
    @arvinsalvana9657 Před 3 lety +44

    German Engineering and Technology is the best!

    • @makegaminggreatagain3907
      @makegaminggreatagain3907 Před 3 lety +2

      They lost and they're not a world power wtf are you talking about? I'd take a Chevy over a Mercedes or BMW any day.

    • @arvinsalvana9657
      @arvinsalvana9657 Před 3 lety +16

      @@makegaminggreatagain3907 They lost because they're fighting in all fronts. Second, yes they're not a super power but they have the qualities of a superpower. Wtf, chevy aren't even in par with any german brand at all😏

    • @ServusIchBins
      @ServusIchBins Před 3 lety +11

      Luke White they literally kicked the asses of whole Europe and destroyed the worlds biggest army in weeks (France). If it’s wasn’t for the the 25+ dead Soviets, everyone in Europe would be speaking German right now.

    • @makegaminggreatagain3907
      @makegaminggreatagain3907 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ServusIchBins Yawns.

    • @imperexx
      @imperexx Před 3 lety +4

      German engineering = over-engineering, instead of optimal engineering. You can make 5 Shermans or T-34s for every Panther/Tiger. Had Germans just copied T-34/85 with minimal modifications, they might have done better.

  • @michaelmiller5771
    @michaelmiller5771 Před 3 lety +17

    My dad was a tank seargent in the u.s army in the 60s in Germany, he was front line service against Russia also if war ever broke out....he told me different good stories over the years.....he told me when JFK got killed, that they all had to stand at attention for many hours with out moveing and he said a few guys passed out

  • @DefenceTechReview
    @DefenceTechReview Před rokem

    amazing video, high technology

  • @NGAD2027
    @NGAD2027 Před rokem

    Very, Very Interesting Battlefield History Documentary.

  • @markob572
    @markob572 Před 3 lety +9

    LOVED that ..."beer test run"

  • @gtboard
    @gtboard Před 3 lety +111

    Good video!

  • @dirkgall4630
    @dirkgall4630 Před 2 lety +10

    although both of these tanks are the most advanced MBTs, you forgot to mention the German Leopard 2 tank, keep in mind it was the Germans whose tanks were the most feared tank during WWII. If these tanks were to duke it out--it depends on the crew abd their training which will decide who will survive.

    • @StandingHereI
      @StandingHereI Před rokem

      They were the scariest until the reinforced KV-1 and T34-85 appeared. There is nothing worse than a tank that almost does not break, is repaired in the field and rushes to the Reichstag without stopping

    • @akadacat
      @akadacat Před rokem

      did you not watch that doco?

  • @robotstonka7118
    @robotstonka7118 Před 2 lety +2

    I like the way those new generation German tanks look.
    Very cool!!🤘😎

  • @bluthammer1442
    @bluthammer1442 Před 3 lety +113

    trust the germans to devise a test using a mug of beer. Lol.

    • @michelcharbonnier7603
      @michelcharbonnier7603 Před 3 lety +1

      As a German, I can assure you: If we have so much trust in something that we let it carry a beer, you can trust your life in it.

    • @joshuakotei6261
      @joshuakotei6261 Před 3 lety

      @@michelcharbonnier7603 haha

  • @faquitta
    @faquitta Před 3 lety +33

    3:47 - Duuuude, the guy translating to English is from Kurzgesagt!!

    • @Silver_o
      @Silver_o Před 3 lety

      Lol 🤣
      Might be true

    • @milesdydo7068
      @milesdydo7068 Před 3 lety

      in was wondering why it sounds so familiar

    • @maxanklowitz9888
      @maxanklowitz9888 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Silver_o it is. The kurzgesagt team is German so it would make sense since he could translate.

    • @adelshahalimacugar8135
      @adelshahalimacugar8135 Před 3 lety

      That's why it sounded familiaaar 😆

    • @dotdashdotdash
      @dotdashdotdash Před 3 lety

      @@maxanklowitz9888 kurzgesagt, what does the word mean?

  • @sepehrnourazar9705
    @sepehrnourazar9705 Před 3 lety +6

    You will never go wrong with German engineering

    • @HHIto
      @HHIto Před rokem +1

      German engineering is constantly improving foundational designs. IMHO I drove 4 VW’s over 50 years, from a 36 HP to 65 HP boxster engine designed by Ferdinand P.

  • @selvakumari1686
    @selvakumari1686 Před 3 lety

    Awesome

  • @yokoNa678
    @yokoNa678 Před 3 lety +9

    So these are the grand child of Tiger tanks, so cool!!

  • @SixmiffedyUkvlog
    @SixmiffedyUkvlog Před 3 lety +10

    Never thought I'd hear the voice of Kurzgesagt doing voiceovers on a Welt documentary.

  • @deepalib3096
    @deepalib3096 Před 3 lety

    Nice documentary

  • @NaturalWay996
    @NaturalWay996 Před rokem

    I think I'm starting to like millatery documentaries and this channel

  • @Keisari.
    @Keisari. Před 3 lety +7

    The leopard a1a1 is my favorite modern metal box

  • @86razrose
    @86razrose Před 3 lety +6

    Good documentary. As has been observed, the A7V had very poor mobility, the overhang causing it to get stuck and some of them actually tiipped over on rough terrain.

  • @Mysucculentchinesemeal

    So cool watching that tank hit the jump.

  • @gaae2000
    @gaae2000 Před 2 lety +3

    OMG, the Fuhrer would be so proud of modern Germany! Maybe it's time for the Leopards to head once more to Moscow?!

  • @ryancousineau9936
    @ryancousineau9936 Před 3 lety +174

    The Treaty of Versailles gets signed during the summer of 1919.
    The world: With this, you won't start the next war.
    Germany 20 years later: Halte mein bier.

    • @dschoas
      @dschoas Před 3 lety +24

      The treaty of Versailles was produced without the Germans to discuss the paragraphs. when it was presented for signature, Germany refused because of the conditions put there as well as the claim, that Germany was solely responsible for the war. Signature was only done because the resumption of war was threatened, where Germany ghad already surendered its weaponry and would not have been able to fight. Despite the versailles treaty definition, only germany reduces its army and meterial, all other signatory nations did not do so, USA and UK even increased their marine and airforce. It was clear that Germany would not hold still for long.

    • @TommygunNG
      @TommygunNG Před 3 lety

      @@dschoas Just for the record, the US was not a signatory to Versailles. We contracted a separate peace.

    • @user-jh6kx1fw9h
      @user-jh6kx1fw9h Před 3 lety +2

      And now the world forgot WW2, apparently. Here's their military industry in full swing. People were cheering when the Berlin wall came down, this is what it means.

    • @tunabln4972
      @tunabln4972 Před 3 lety +2

      Halt' mein Bier! ;)

    • @doublekatana95
      @doublekatana95 Před 3 lety +4

      The Treaty of Versailles was an unjust PRIME definition of Abuse of the entire country and the people. The Germans unfortunately didn't know what they got themselves into until it was too late after signing.

  • @13bravoredleg18
    @13bravoredleg18 Před 3 lety +8

    I saw my first Leopard 2 on the streets of Giessen, Germany in 1988. It was a awesome sight! I was riding on a M110A1 self propelled Howitzer at the time. We were all headed towards the Fulda Gap. 5/3 42 Brigade FA. Rivers Kaserne. (THE ZOO)

  • @hamspam7647
    @hamspam7647 Před rokem

    Good documentary,

  • @herusiswanto6316
    @herusiswanto6316 Před 2 lety +1

    Matur suwun

  • @KimchiYeo
    @KimchiYeo Před 3 lety +30

    German engineering is unmatched

    • @abcxyz4207
      @abcxyz4207 Před 3 lety

      Früher, heutzutage gehts bergab

    • @bleedcrimsoncreme2692
      @bleedcrimsoncreme2692 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah their razors are unmatched! Engineered the hell out that face shaver....

    • @johnpotter4750
      @johnpotter4750 Před 3 lety

      Panther the best tank they made, just made in the Wrong country ! Wrong time !

    • @phil3114
      @phil3114 Před 3 lety

      @@abcxyz4207 Das hat mein Ur Opa schon gesacht. Und sein Opa vor ihm. Also bist in guter Tradition

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Před 3 lety +54

    The Germans have the Big Cats and the Maus.
    Edit: Leopard 2: hold my beer... 06:24