Destroyed WW2 M4 Sherman Tank with bullet holes at the Technology Museum in Sinsheim Germany
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- M4 Sherman Tank with bullet holes exhibited at the Sinsheim Technical Museum in Germany
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It was probably used for target practice on the range, based on the number of penetrations.
That's true. This tank was used after the war for training and was targeted by modern weapons
If you pause and read the plaque its says it was used a target practice.
Yep
for target practice it looks too good thou
Otherwise it has to be treated like a grave and this kind of exhibition would not be acaptable.
turret crews: tis but a scratch
*turns yellow*
"Auhhua.. We've been hit!"
War thunder reference?
yes
@@Pedro-bn3ol
Target undamaged
@@jacobemett6848 "Shell shattered"
Bro forgot to research additional armor💀
Sherman were weak but easy to build and service. Watch the full story of this Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
@@alexandrosmandilarasyes I know that, that specific variant used in the video has the cast metal hull which was even weaker than something like an M4A2
@@KarmelKoloredKillaThe fortunate soul doesnt play War Thunder
@@KarmelKoloredKillaworld of tanks expert over here, guys.
Wont be of much use if the round goes off inside the barrel, wich is just what destroyed this tank.
For anyone wondering why it say “M4 Sherman Panzer” panzer means tank in German and this museum is in Germany
I thought it was because it was used by the Germans, so they stole it and used it themselves.
Panzer means Armour in German . The usage of the term Tank came from the code name from the first world war " water carriers for mesopotamia " A secret weapon design at that time .
My guess confirmed 👍
@@Daracdor true, tank would be panzerkampfwagen, however Panzer is often used in spoken language and to abbreviate the full name.
this all reminds me of "Katana means Japanese sword" 😁
This looks like an original cast-hull Sherman. It has the 75mm turret, VVSS and everything. Damn shame it was probably used as for target practice.
It was actually used for target practice, but fortunately it ended up at the museum and was saved from scraping!
@@alexandrosmandilaras Damn, that's not great. At least it wasn't like a Calliope or a Jumbo. Then again, a Calliope is just a Sherman with a bunch of rockets on it and a Jumbo could probably take the hits.
m4a1 76mm
@@patcab3279 No, that's a 75mm turret. It's rounder and less bulky. The mantlet is also different.
@@chasetoyama8184 from the Front...Yes!!
“THE GUNNER, HE’S UNCONSCIOUS”
good reference to warthunder
"THE FUEL TANK'S BEEN HOLED"
the Sherman tank is a tin can! Traces of bullets on the armor, this suggests that! The German tiger pierced it through from a distance of 1000 meters, this is not a tank, but shit!
"THE TARGET HASNT TAKEN ANY DAMAGE"
"IT SERVES HIM RIGHT"
“I know what’s wrong with it, it ain’t got no gas in it”
the tank is unfortunatelly severely damaged, watch my new vid explaining all known facts aboiu this Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
I know that reference.
And it's golden.
At launch, this shell had a "piper", an explosive grenade detonated already in the barrel. The tank was then used for target practice for a few years.
Source: The sign on the tank.
Thank you for the info!
Imagine what 5th grade reading skills could have done for most of the respondents.
Good job to you!
Oh! I thought that was just some sort of Field Expediant muzzle device/flash hider. 😳
Bro bringing m4a1 into br 3.7 lobby and got wrecked by milk truck
💀
Nah, bro tried to fight a Wirbelwind.
@@gamingssboyo5700it was used for target practice by the us
This is true asf, that double 30mm milk truck is too op
bro brought a 3.3 into a 4.7 lobby and got clapped by an 8.8
War thunder animations when you hit the tanks:
fr
The german founders at the museum: yo sorry bout that😅
It was a target practice vehicle used by the US
A few months back, i brought my grandpa to a military museum near a base he used to be stationed at as a armored support company. Anyways we walk trough the museum and stumble upon an absolutely DEMOLISHED Sherman wreck, i audibly go _Dang what happened to this one?_ when my grandpa nonchalantly replies: _Ah thats the target i learned to shoot the centurion with!_ as he pointed at one of the gaping holes in the front plate. Needless to say i laughed my *ss off 😂😂
Lol, very interesting story though, thanks for sharing! Museums preserve history items but our grandpas are the best and living way to learn history
Cool story, also you don't have to censor "ass" lol, youtube only censors you if you're using it to be derogatory
@@alexandrosmandilarasfacts lol
The good ol’ centurion 🇬🇧 mad to think some variants were used as late as 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict the Israel Defense Forces employed modified Centurions as APC’s and combat engineering vehicles. The South African National Defence Force also still employs over 170 Centurions, which were modernised in the 1980s and 2000s into the ‘olifant’ mk1 , it has a locally produced gun, power pack, transmission, tracks, wheels and fire control system and thus, at least the Olifant 2 can be seen as almost a new tank… ‘almost’ being the key word
@@Jordan-rb28 Ass
Love the anti rust paint on the bullet marks.😊
Yeah, it's a nice art touch!
Not bullet holes, shrapnel holes from a bomb. Little Bullets don't go thru tanks
@@ezriderspewstruth8867I've seen the fifty-cal punch halfway through railroad tie if they're hiring out calibre wicked enough philosophy they can punch through a decent bit of metal and not all of those went all the way through. There's also the fact a lot of the penetrations were in areas where the metals week like the road wheels.
@@ezriderspewstruth8867 no way shrapnel did that shrapnel doesn't make little perfect holes lmaooo what a moron it was obviously used for 50 cal practice and no it didn't penetrate...
Ive seen this in person and was able to pick it off it was like a wax
Someone aimed from the barrel, def a WarThunder player
Edit: *Aimed for the barrel*
If it's a heavy. Yeah I aim for the barrel.
There's a Sherman in Belfort, France. It has a just a small hole in the gear box but it was a 75mm from a Panther that went straight through and killed the driver.
Very interesting, is this Sherman on display at a museum? Take a closer look at the penetrations in my new video telling the story of this WWII Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
*links to his OF account*
@alexandrosmandilaras it's in an old French citadel, it's outside for people to take photos on and they have a plaque on the front of it
Wow nice and cool! 😎
Rip driver of old times.
2.3k comments and they each have a reply from the uploader, that’s awesome. Wishing you a great day!
Thanks a lot for you kind comment, I really appreciate it! I'm trying to reply to every comment and stay in contact with the community. I wish you a grat day too!
those are some strong paintballs
🤣👍
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is marked in red so you can see the hits
@@_n_v_m_can't be allowing cheaters
Museum of Sinsheim is relatively close to me, the arsenal they have on display is awesome! Including a concorde and a TU-144 mounted on the roof of the museum (you can walk into them)
Also Hitlers armored mercedes 6-wheel is there
That's great! I hope you had time to observe the submarine trasnport to the museum last weekend
@@alexandrosmandilaras the submarine is transported to speyer, not sinsheim
Yes you are right, but both museums are not far away from each other. Many museums fans travelled for hours to watch the transportation
I went to the museum when I didn’t give a shit about planes. If only I could go there again…
I've been there it's awesome to see history from the other side of things.
This tank is the definition of “I’ve seen some shit”
totally agree, but the most of the damage seen was made post war as a result of target practice
Sherman: 😊
Panzer: 😎
Sherman Panzer: 💀
lol, true story. Watch my new high quality video telling the story of this WWII Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
The museum is fantastic. Visited there when stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.
i totally agree, the museum is worth visiting! Special events and different vehicles make the second and third museum visit experience unique and extraordinary.
Where dead men lies I'm paralyzed, my brothers' eyes are gone
And he shall be buried here, nameless marks his grave
Mother home a telegram and she’s a tear of grief
Mud in blood in foreign land nameless marks his grave
Where is this greatness I've been told is this the lies that we've been told, is this a worthy sacrifice
"Hit"
"Non penetration"
"Crew knocked out"
"Ammunition exploded"
One thing that’s always amazing to me is how crude even the best made stuff was back then vs now. When I was a kid my first exposure to vintage war machines was in miniature and the model biz didn’t have the tech to represent such imperfections until like thr last 15 years or so especially on airplanes with their warping of riveted plates. Eventually my folks took me to war museums at my request. They supported this and were grateful I had no interest in amusement parks. I was shocked by how crude the assembly of these things what they accomplished even more impressive.
If anyones wondering why the Sherman is labeled “Panzer“ on the sign, its just German for “Tank“ - German Speaker
Edit: I’m aware that it means armor, I think my thoughts blended posting this, back then a common term for tanks and other heavy armored vehicles was ”Armor“, which is what a few people have said, anyway, just go on Google translate. It means armor and tank
Yep
the whole world knows this
its Herman the German Sherman
@@creepyendyI didn't knew that
@@user-jv2wc3jk5j Then you,my friend, are undereducated.
"Its Just a little Scratch"
The Scratch:
"slight dent at the Back"
@@_ChristJesus Jesus knows what just flesh wounds are.
"Taking a bullet for" others.
Commander: "Gunner are you ok ? "
Gunner : "die"
No soldier died in this Sherman! Watch my new vid teilling history facts about this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
I can hear the gunner saying that in a thick German accent....😂😂
Nah, it's just mostly "fun and games" in Europe.
Outside is mostly jungle and dystopian jungle.
@@tehokotkat war Thunder 👍
Actually insane to think that this thing was more effective overall than the king tiger
THE RED FILAMENTS MAKE A GREAT MUSEUM EFFECT
👍👍👍
that's true, great work from the museum restorers!
The red stuff in the holes are to help hold up over the years so it does not rust out
The tank of the guy who activated boosters in Warthunder:
All notice the Sherman only but no one appreciate the painter for marking all those bullet ricochet 😂
Sherman's a THIRD generation tank. Nowhere near "one of the first."
That should be repaired by the German government, restored with all brand new engine and parts - and then shipped to me as reparations or something. Whatever - I just want a tank. Thanks.
I hope you don't intend to use the tank for day to day activities as you will definitely need a lot of parking space, a lot of gasoline and patience! 0.9 mpg and 30 mph top speed is very bad 😅
@@alexandrosmandilaras I'll convert it to electric. :D LOL
@Darnell Jackson lol! That's a very good idea, i believe this way you'll be eligible for the EV Tax Credit 😜
Its the USA, we got tons of room and gas.
Just buy a new tank, they cost like 300k
She took a hell alot of beating ! Glad to see her on a good resting place never to get forgotten.
going by the comments it was just used as target practice
Target destroyed❌
Critical hit✅
Mom : you look normal after school
My condition :
POV: Sabaton suddenly plays when you turn an object show into a WAR in War Thunder
behind the scenes of a 3.7 BR match
This Sherman tank model was a freaking bathtub.
I can't still believe that men were sent to war in this shit.
Take a closer look at the armor penetrations in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM0/video.html
"its just a dent"
The dent:
Sabaton is my life bro
i love them too!
@@alexandrosmandilaras Awesome
Then the winged hussars arrived!
@@Ghostface6528 B 17 flying home, killing mashine Say goodby to the cross see the sun
Me casually rushing with a sherman:
War thunder?
Mute button goes hard.
Music is a matter of taste...Watch my new video telling the story of this WWII Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
Most of those arent bullet holes they are M72 rocket training rounds they are about 30mm in diameter and hit but dont make the big hollywood explosions
Think it's .50
For all you people who dont speak german out there, no the sign did not mean that the M4 Sherman was a Panzer model. Panzer means tank in German
Verdade tô ligado friz
I thought it meant panther.. lol cool fact
Well Duh ! 😅
It means armor. The word tank in English is, wait for it. tank in German.
@pete1342 Actually if you translated tank into German, you wouldn't get tank back as a result. It would be Panzer
M4A1, cast hull with radial gas engine. My second favorite model they made, first being the M4A2.
Yeah my favorite model too!
Hold F to repair vehicle.
"Shell Shattered"
I mean, wrong war for the song, but still cool
the song matches good though! Watch my new vid explaining the history facts about this Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
Was in Sinsheim once, they had some space stuff in the cinema as well. Really gotta go there again, one visit is by far not enough to see and fully comprehend everything they got there in one trip
Turret gunner : i think i am fine 💀
He is actually fine, no soldier died in this tank. Watch my new video telling some facts about this WW2 Sherman and have a closer look at the armor penetrations here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
"I didnt hear no bell"
I was confused for a second when it was called a sherman panzer until i remembered that panzer means tank…
It means armor
Panzer is the German word for tank. Look it up in the dictionary.
Yes, it also means armor. Just like in English words can have multiple meanings.
How my M4 looks when I accidentally roll into a column of anti airs and heavy tanks by accident in warthunder 💀
"they've hit our commander WE CANT SEE WHATS GOING ON"
Great War by Sabaton
Increíble que los Panzer alemanes se los comían vivos !
Everything the Germans built was way ahead of everyone else, German quality is well known, they except nothing less then total perfection
@user-po9yk5od5y over engendered prone to breakdown I am speaking about the Tiger and Panther tanks the Panther I consider to be the best tank of the war however complexity of both systems became an issue late in the war
That bagger probably put up one hell of a fight
Take a closer look at the damage in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
That tank is an original state from battle.. We have several tanks of many kinds on the militery range near me and they are absolutely distroyed😁👌❤️🇬🇧🪓
It has both battle and range target damage. Take a closer look at the penetrations in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
Imagine being a tank crew and getting hit that many times
Check out the story of the french Char B1 BIS that took out something like 13 german tanks at the battle of sedan - they took well over 100 hits from the enemy including from tanks, and survived
@@ianc8999 cool I never heard about that I glad I know now
Fyi, this tank was just used as target practice after the war
@@Anonymous-hv9ywhow do you know? Just wondering
@@ryanlopez1050look at the many other comments and even the poster of this video said something like that
"PANZER ELITES NEVER RETREAT, GHOST DIVISION"
“CREW INCAPACITATED... CREW INCAPACITATED!!!”
Nobody was killed in this Sherman. Take a closer look at the armor penetrations in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM0/video.html
Machine gun:left side
German tank:right side
Bro didn’t let anything stop him
All i can say is that it was a reliable and strong tank for the time
@@alexandrosmandilaras but it was one of the weaker tanks
@@AmazonArrow1570yes but no
@@AmazonArrow1570 at its time of introduction it was one of if not the best tanks in the world it was perfect for American industry and easy to ship across the world, while because Germany was fighting in Europe they could make heavy tanks with powerfull guns. The firefly and easy 8 where the best counters to the heavy german vehicles whilst still being less heavy than a heavy tank. So yes but actually no.
@AmazonArrow1570 surprisingly, it has the same armor as a Tiger 1 (because of the angle), it was just the simple fact that the Germans excelled at cannon making.
It looks like a shell went in through the corner and exited the turret. It's a hard lesson that the high ground is not always better.
If you read the sign in front of the tank you would know that this was a practice target tank at a firing range
Years ago, I was inside that salvaged Sherman Tank,I knew the person involved who restored it.
M4? Nah nah its M4A1 sherman
How can you tell it's a M4A1?
It has a smoother shaped hull
A tank with a catastrophic reputation for the life of its crew.
Yes indeed! Watch my new video telling the story of this WWII tank here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
The German Tank Crews called it "Bunsen-Burner". The fatality rate Panther, Tiger / M4 Sherman was around 1/10. Problem was: The US brought 20.
Everyone loves to hate the Sherman, without looking at all the facts. Like the US had to ship them across oceans instead of just rolling them out the back of a factory. Or that they were never intended to take on heavy German tanks. Or that the heavy German tanks were so unreliable only a fraction ever made it into combat. Or that there were only three actual engagements between Shermans and Tigers and Shermans won all three. Or that if you get assigned the terrible job of cleaning out blown up tanks and then write a book, you undoubtedly see the Sherman only as a death trap.
@fedfrederick5607
Myth. German heavy tanks actually had a better than 70% operational average in 1944. It was near 80%. At the end of September they actually reached a high of 98%.
Source. Thomas L Jentz, Tiger I and II Combat Tactics.
I can assure you that there were more than 3 Sherman v Tiger engagements, with the kill ratio well in favour of the Tiger.
@fredfrederick5607
On 9th August 1944 during Operation Totalize the Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment at Estrees la Campagne /Quesnay Wood lost a whopping 44 Shermans, mostly to a small number of Tigers from Schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 101. No Tigers were lost. The Tigers stood off and sniped them from 1,000 yards and more. It was a complete one sided annihilation.
Without mass artillery, infantry and air support the Sherman was a mediocre tank in direct frontal engagements v Tigers.
During Operation Totalize, Tigers had a 10:1 kill ratio v Shermans overall. 60 plus Shermans lost compared to only 6 Tigers. That's direct Tiger v Sherman engagements.
This hurts to watch
That's true but the war was, is and will always be brutal and cruel. The humanity must find other ways to solve conflicts
@@alexandrosmandilaras facts
yeah for what its worth, that hit in the back of the turret would have spelled doom for any tank
Love the red paint to accent the hits to make identification even easier its super cool to see this
Yeah, it's a nice art touch! Watch my new video explaining the know history facts about this Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
I remember seeing this tank in person too! It's been long since I saw it tho, and I forgot about it completely, until now
Watch my video telling the story of this tank here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
Thanks, chief!
it took a long time for the german commander to remeber his tiger has a 88mm gun
😂
Thing was used as target practice thats why theres all them holes in it. Would he cool if this sherman was actually found on a battlefield but it was just used as a target for field practice
Sherman stands today just like a symbol of bravery👈☝👌💪✌👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@CavTrooper19D Thanks bro,👈☝👌💪✌👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bro that plane pilot got a free new lookout
Yes bro! Take a closer look at the damage in my new video telling the story of this WWII Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
"Left track is broken!" from WT is what this makes me think of.
Слава героям той войны, они положили жизни и за наше будущее.
Best job I ever had!
If they had played call of duty they would have known tanks cannot be harmed by machine guns. Someone gotta tell those Germans....
I totally agree...Take a closer look at the penetrations of the armor in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
The crew must’ve been having a bad time being in that tank.
The crew had a bad time when a shell exploaded in the barrel of the gun, then the tank was abandoned. Watch the story of this WW2 Sherman in my new video: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
@@alexandrosmandilaras True, very true
Might be a testing tank or not, but based on the holes it might be hit by 20mm or 30mm AA gun, and the large hole at the back might be a Pak 43 or 88mm
“That’s actually an M4A1.”-🤓
Its a sherman firefly to be exact
I've been to sinsheim a couple times. You should totaly go there if you've got a chance. Lots of planes, tanks, cars n other cool stuff there
They also have a jagdpanther tank that has holes through it. I've sat inside it and seen all the shrapnel marks inside.
That's cool! Watch my new video telling the story of this WWII Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
This is what a true warrior looks like they wear their scars with pride
Lmao it was literally just used for targetpractice on a range, nothing more
Nem assim as pessoas da atualidade não se tocam que Guerras são um péssimo negócio !!!!
concordo plenamente com você, a guerra deve ser evitada por todos os meios! Mas os museus existem para nos lembrar o quão cruel é a guerra, então os conflitos devem ser resolvidos pela diplomacia e não pela guerra.
You are correct, it's a very bad business, but man is a warring species
Absolutely love how they highlighted every single area of damage
I like how they hi-lighted the damage with red to really show what was affected.
that's amazing paint work, which highlights the penetrations! Take a closer look at it in my new high quality video telling the story of this WWII Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM0/video.html
R3:
A number of things I can pick up from this:
1. This tank was used for target practice and was NOT lost on the battlefield.
2. The holes on it are of uniform (to a degree) and circular, hinting it was not shrapnel from explosives but bullets (most likely from a .50 or larger like shoulder launched AT practice rounds)
3. The American markings on the tank along with the placard suggest that this tank was used for target practice by West Germany
4. The side with the missing road wheels seems to have been subjected to explosives / AT rounds suggested by the large, torn away radio compartment and the missing road wheels.
5. A solid third of the comment section are Wehraboos who think that "GeRMaNy wOULd haVe woN iF thEy PRodUcEd mOre TIgeRs"
i totally agree with you!
Tiger Fetish Guys are the worts, they only know about history but dont know a shit about military.
I'm guessing it was some form of HEAT round or similar shaped charge. Those holes look almost like they were torch cut, which is a telltale sign of a HEAT or shaped charge round
I don't know this for certain, but I think this is a training tank with non hardened armor. On normal armor steel bullets wouldn't go this deep.
I've just uploaded a video with all the facts about this Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
The good old "Ronson"... "Lights every time."
Have a closer look at the armour penetrations in my new vid telling some facts about this WW2 Sherman: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
Can someone fill me in on why the placard labels the sherman as an "M4 Sherman Panzer?"
I'm a little confused.
Because the tank is exhibited in a german museum and german word for armored vehicle is Panzer
Cool... we have a Sherman moulded hull here in NZ in a museum 👍🇳🇿
woah where i wanna see it
@@BluSoldier.. National Army Museum 👍🇳🇿
Pov: its the tank that you abliterated using a speedy boy at war thunder
Seen that thing in person. Whole fuckin museum, including the second location at Speyer, is amazing.
Totally agree with you, visiting both museums is definitely worth!
Maybe he didn't have such a good day, but you should have seen what his brothers did to the other guy 🤔
Eine Blechdose "Made in USA"
Sie haben recht, laut Google Suche:
What was the armor of the M4 Sherman?
The armor was slightly thinner than usual. Alles klar...
Diese "Blechdose" reicht aus, um Deutschland und seine Menschen zu überwältigen. Jetzt arbeitet Deutschland für die Vereinigten Staaten.
@@alexandrosmandilaras and yet still had the highest survival rate
Sherman was a well designed tank and succeeded greatly at what it was designed for. It wasn't designed to go toe to toe with a tiger. It was designed to get a big gun to troops when and where they needed it.
Just accept that your people suck at making good transmissions and engines lol
Couldn’t imagine what it sounded like in that.
It must have sounded like a loud bang! Watch my new video telling the story of this WWII Sherman and have a closer look at the penetrations here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
The video was so ridiculously fast i never had time to focus on any of the tank damage .
Sorry about that. You can watch my new high quality video telling the story of this WWII Sherman here: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM/video.html
i want someone to go over this and explain how each hole would effect the tank and crew
the crew wouldn't survive with so many penetrations, but most of them were made post war, so no soldier was killed in this WWII Sherman. Take a closer look at the armor penetrations in my new video telling the story of this tank: czcams.com/video/AMneIVihAjM0/video.html