Leopard 2 German MBT(Main battle tank)
Type Main battle tank Place of origin West Germany Service history In service 1979 - Used by Germany, various nations (see table below) Production history Manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Specifications Weight 62.3 tonnes Length 7.7 m Width 3.7 m Height 3.0 m Crew 4 Armor 3rd Generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. Primary armament 1 x 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun. 42 rounds Secondary armament 2 x 7.62 mm MG3 4750 rounds Engine MTU MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel 1500 HP(1103 kW)at 2600 RPM. Power/weight 24.2 hp/tonne Suspension torsion-bar Operational range 550 km Speed 72 km/h
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German Tanks on the Streets of America!!!
Driving the Panzer III through the streets of Grand Junction, Colorado to the carshow downtown. The city was nice enough to give us a permit, we just had to run with lights and 'slow moving vehicle' triangle. Everyone smiled and waved, you gotta love Western Colorado! The PZR III is 15 tons and 9'6" wide and has rubber track pads. It didn't leave a single mark on the pavement.
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WoT Tips - Weakspot Video - German Tanks
First off! 300 subs O_O Never thought that would happen, but I guess I didn't think 200 subs was happening :P But thank you so much for subscribing! It only makes me want to work even harder, bringing you new videos! Been working hard all week on this video, but it's finally here! Taking the pictures, adding the effects to each and every tank. Adding the effects took forever, but I'll keep doing until I have the other nations covered! Also the music added was made by my very good friend Nicklas Sonne. Hope you like it, if not you're free to mute it ;)
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Outrage as Germany 'sells' 200 tanks to Saudi regime
Germany is reportedly selling two hundred battle tanks to Saudi Arabia. Talk of a deal has caused outrage among Germany's opposition politicians, who claim the government would be breaking its own export rules. Peace activist Jens Wagner says he fears the heavy weapons could be used to crush anti-regime protests in the region.
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WW2 Surviving Panzers - German tanks Pzkpfw IV - Guide list with photos
credit goes to Pierre-Olivier & the.shadock.free.fr This website was created to share information about remaining German tanks of WW2. some of the most important contributors to this website :# Rafał Białęcki# "Sander D"# Jens Hill# Alex Pankov# Andreas Platte# Stephen Drew# The guys...
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Tankfest 2011 - WWII Allied & German Tanks
Visit The War Years www.thewaryears.co.uk Here's some video of this year's Tankfest 2011. In this video you'll find a collection of World War Two (WWII) armour including American Sherman, British Churchill and German Panzer III and Panzer IV in the arena. You will also find video and photographs of the Tank Museum's Panzer V - Panther and Panzer VI - Tiger. Although not running this year due to mechanical maintenance, Tiger 131 that you'll see in this video is the world's only operational Tiger I. I've also put in some photos of the Tiger II which is on static display. The Soviet tanks on show are the famous T-34 and the big old KV-1. Some of the sound quality of the tanks driving around the arena isn't great so apologies for those of you who love to listen to the engines roar. Anyway, hope you enjoy.
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World War 2 German tanks and cars. Scale Models 1/35.PANTHER, TIGER , Hetzer etc
Few my models. Tank Panther, Tiger, Panzer 2, Panzer 4 Ausf.C and J, Jagdpanther, Stug 3 and 4, Hetzer, Marder 3, SdKfz 221, SdKfz 263, SdKfz 234 Puma, Flakpanzer 38(t), Panzerwerfer 43, SdKfz 251, Krupp.
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The Panzer 1 - German tanks of WW2
Dialogue: Panzer 1 (Panzerkampfwagen 1) Developed during the 1930's under the name "Landwirtschaftlicher" ("agricultural tractor") on paper to hide it's true purpose from the Treaty of Versailles which prohibited the manufacturing of tanks Originally built with the purpose of being a training vehicle only Crew: 2 men: 1 driver & 1 commander/gunner only equipped with 2 MG13 machine guns, it had thin armor and was obsolete compared to enemy tanks, however made a formidable infantry support Production of the Panzer 1, Ausf A began in 1934 In 1935 the Panzer 1, Ausf B came about when the tank was given a better engine that didn't overheat like the Ausf A, and better suspension In the Spanish civil war, the Panzer 1 saw it's debut where a small number of Panzer 1's were experimentally armed with the Italian 20mm Flak gun. It was recorded that the panzer 1's twin MG13 guns were useless against anything accept infantry targets and proved completely useless in combat. Because of it's limited usefulness, the panzer 1 was quickly developed into a fast reconnaissance and light infantry tank, thus the Panzer 1 Ausf C & F Ausf C was a fast, light reconnaissance tank Ausf F (sometimes dubbed "little tiger") was a heavily armored assault tank Variants: Variants that were created off the chassis of the Panzer 1 were from the Ausf A & B models only. All variants made during 1939-1940 100 Panzer 1's were converted into a variant tank called the "Ladungsleger 1" which had an extendable arm <b>...</b>
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A bunch of Tanks from WWI-early WWII
A video that shows different tanks from different countries speeding along.
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Greatest Misconception 17: Polish Cavalry Charged German Tanks
Polish army charged German tanks? A myth that has lasted for decades. Polish cavalry fought against German tanks using lances and swords. Even some documentaries have depicted this nonsense, and the myth has even found its way into books and magazines.
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German Military | Tank Battalions | Deutsche Panzerbataillone | 2012 | HD
Dedicated to the backbone of the German Army ... the German Tank Battalions. Song Name: Kenji Kawai - Rise of Nazism Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. It is not to be used for copying and selling. No copyright infringement intended.
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Panzerlied with subtitles - the German tank song
The Panzerlied piece from the movie "Battle of the Bulge." Translated lyrics taken from Wikipedia, see en.wikipedia.org for information about the song in general, as well as the actual lyrics.
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WW2 German Tanks Men of War HD
Showing accurate German tanks used in world war 2, not all but most are shown. Game used = Men of War Assault Squad
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PANZER - Sherman v's Tiger tanks at normandy
Heavy Panzers kill Shermans, Churchill, Cromwell & T34 tanks
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Panzer Panther im Gelände German Tank in Motion 2009 Trier
Weiteres Video einer Panthers-Geländefahrt an der Wehrtechnischen Dienststelle in Trier im September 2009 aus einer anderen Perspektive. Es handelt sich hier um einen Panzerkampfwagen 5 Panther (Ausführung G /SdKfz 171) mit Vorbereitung für das aktive Infrarot Kommandanten-Zielgerät FG 1250. The video shows a german "Panther" Tank in original restored condition in terms of engine, mechanic and optical outfit. Probably the best combat-tank at his time. The tank was driven by one of the remaining experts for historic tanks from the Military Tank Test Center in Trier, Germany under regular cross country conditions.
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German Tanks Panzermuseum Munster
Complete Walkthrough ... The Tank Museum Munster in North Germany. I try to capture all important Tank on Tape.. some with really good detail shots. Enjoy
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german tank manufacturing
A short world war two movie on tank manufacturing in Germany. Gear manufactuing is shown as well as many metal processing activities using machines.,
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Goliath tracked mine, German anti-tank weapon (1944)
WW2 footage. German Wartime Newsreel. The Goliath tracked mine was an unmanned German-engineered demolition vehicle. Employed by the Wehrmacht during World War Two, this caterpillar-tracked vehicle was approximately four feet long, two wide, and one tall. It carried 75--100 kg (165--220 lb) of high explosives and was intended to be used for multiple purposes, such as destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formations, and demolition of buildings.
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DIESEL V12 GERMAN WW11 TIGER TANK ENGINE RUNNING OPEN PIPES
WW11 GERMAN TIGER TANK V12 DIESEL ENGINE. FEEL THE POWER HEAR THE NOISE
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german SS tiger tank ace vs churchill in france WW2, Michael Wittmann
Michael Wittmann german WW2 SS tiger tank ace vs cromwell, firefly sherman stuart light tanks and half tracks in Villiers Bocage normandy invasion WW2 destroys allied tanks, looses his own tank +escapes on foot to rejoin tank unit.www.alanhamby.com = tiger tank aces. www.panthertank.net Kurt Knispel 168 s.Pz.Abt. 503 Walter Schroif 161 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102 Otto Carius 150+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Johannes (Hans) Bolter 139+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Michael Wittmann 138 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Uscha Oberhaber 127 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102 Paul Egger 113 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102 Arno Giesen 111 8./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2 Heinz Rondorf 106 s.Pz.Abt. 503 Heinz Gartner 103 s.Pz.Abt. 503 Wilhelm Knauth 101+ s.Pz.Abt. 505 Albert Kerscher 100+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Balthazar (Bobby) Woll 100+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Karl Mobius 100+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Helmut Wendorff 95 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Will Fey 80+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102 Eric Litztke 76 s.Pz.Abt. 509 Emil Seibold 69 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 502 Karl Brommann 66 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 503 Alfred Rubbel 60+ s.Pz.Abt. 503 Konrad Weinert 59 s.Pz.Abt. 503 Walter Junge 57+ s.Pz.Abt. 503 Bobby Warmbrunn 57 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Jurgen Brandt 57 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Heinz Kling 51+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Heinz Kramer 50+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Alfredo Carpaneto 50+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Heinz Mausberg 50+ s.Pz.Abt. 505 Dieter Ustuf 50+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 103 Oskar Geiner 50+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 103 Johann Muller 50+ s.Pz.Abt. 502 Joachim Scholl 42 s.SS-Pz.Abt. 102 Franz Staudegger 35+ s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101
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The German Panzer: " Tiger Tank " 5/6
----SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT VIDEOS Videos 00:55:00 The two minute intro was DELETED Due to poor video quality. The remaining 53 minutes functions properly I thought this episode on the Tiger tank was good. However, this is about as dry as it gets. Tiger Tank Waffen SS Tiger Tank Waffen SS Tiger Tank Waffen SS
(1/6) TANKS!: Barbarossa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: Barbarossa This episode of the excellent series; Tanks, chronicles the early days of the Barbarossa campaign in Russia. German intelligence seriously underestimated the Soviet Unions tank strength. However, Russian tactics were pathetic. And with Stalins order not to retreat, entire army fronts were swallowed up. Soviet attacks were poorly coordinated and lacked any real deep penetrating threat. Effective radio communications between tanks was non-existent. German anti-tank gunners had a field day, while German amour raced ahead. However, Hitler became overconfident. Hitler viewed Operation Barbarossa as pretty much over after the Kiev encirclement. Army Group South was believed to be the first army group to encounter the new Russian super tank. The T-34 was an incredible shock to German forces. A seemly backward country, had produced a tank, which was so far superior; it rendered all German tanks obsolete. German 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns simply ricochet off the well sloped thick armored T-34s. Its wide track and excellent suspension could out-perform any German tank. Its simple design was quickly mass-produced. The T-34 was easily the best tank in the world in 1941. Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS! World War II Tanks Soviet Union Barbarossa T-34 T 34 Russian German Stalin Hitler anti-tank
World War II Tanks Soviet Union Barbarossa T-34 34 Russian German Stalin Hitler anti-tank
DIESEL V12 GERMAN WW11 TIGER TANK ENGINE START UP
WW11 GERMAN TIGER TANK V12 DIESEL ENGINE FEEL THE POWER HEAR THE NOISE
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(2/6) TANKS!: Barbarossa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: Barbarossa This episode of the excellent series; Tanks, chronicles the early days of the Barbarossa campaign in Russia. German intelligence seriously underestimated the Soviet Unions tank strength. However, Russian tactics were pathetic. And with Stalins order not to retreat, entire army fronts were swallowed up. Soviet attacks were poorly coordinated and lacked any real deep penetrating threat. Effective radio communications between tanks was non-existent. German anti-tank gunners had a field day, while German amour raced ahead. However, Hitler became overconfident. Hitler viewed Operation Barbarossa as pretty much over after the Kiev encirclement. Army Group South was believed to be the first army group to encounter the new Russian super tank. The T-34 was an incredible shock to German forces. A seemly backward country, had produced a tank, which was so far superior; it rendered all German tanks obsolete. German 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns simply ricochet off the well sloped thick armored T-34s. Its wide track and excellent suspension could out-perform any German tank. Its simple design was quickly mass-produced. The T-34 was easily the best tank in the world in 1941. Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS! World War II Tanks Soviet Union Barbarossa T-34 T 34 Russian German Stalin Hitler anti-tank
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Military Channel - The German Panther Tank
The German panther tank, which has been widely considered one of the greatest ever tanks. This video was actually part of a top ten, but I was unable to film all parts. This part features the German Panther tank, ranked at number 7 on the list.
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(1/6) TANKS! The Battle of Kursk
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: The battle of Kursk The Battle of Kursk was a horrific armor battle between Nazi Germany and the USSR. Many view the Battle of Kursk as the turning point on the Eastern Front. After Kursk the German Army in the East was a defense force against massive Soviet offensives. Operational delays set back the German timetable several times. By the time the German offensive was to commence, almost every German commander opposed the attack. Even Hitler explained to Col.Gen.Guderian: the mere thought of this battle makes my stomach turn. Several new German tanks were to take part in the offensive. The PzKw VI Tiger, was a battle tested design. The PzKw V Panther was Germanys answer to the T-34/76. The Panther was brilliantly designed. Well slopped and thick armor could blunt the T-34s 76mm gun at distance. The Panthers 75mm cannon shell possessed a higher muzzle velocity than the Tigers 88mm L-56 cannon. The Panther could reach an astonishing 30-35 mph on paved roads. However, the Panther was rushed into service without proper testing. The introduction of the Panther at Kursk proved to be a failure. By 1944 the Panther was the best medium tank, if not the best tank of World War II. The Elephant was an assault gun, with a turret less 88mm cannon. Its armor was impervious to any anti-tank gun at Kursk. The Elephants weakness lay its inability to defend itself against <b>...</b>
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(3/6) TANKS!: Barbarossa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: Barbarossa This episode of the excellent series; Tanks, chronicles the early days of the Barbarossa campaign in Russia. German intelligence seriously underestimated the Soviet Unions tank strength. However, Russian tactics were pathetic. And with Stalins order not to retreat, entire army fronts were swallowed up. Soviet attacks were poorly coordinated and lacked any real deep penetrating threat. Effective radio communications between tanks was non-existent. German anti-tank gunners had a field day, while German amour raced ahead. However, Hitler became overconfident. Hitler viewed Operation Barbarossa as pretty much over after the Kiev encirclement. Army Group South was believed to be the first army group to encounter the new Russian super tank. The T-34 was an incredible shock to German forces. A seemly backward country, had produced a tank, which was so far superior; it rendered all German tanks obsolete. German 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns simply ricochet off the well sloped thick armored T-34s. Its wide track and excellent suspension could out-perform any German tank. Its simple design was quickly mass-produced. The T-34 was easily the best tank in the world in 1941. Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS!
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(1/6) TANKS! Fall of France
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts This episode of TANKS! examines the tanks of the World War II 1940 French Campaign. A common misconception of the 1940 French Campaign; is that German tanks outclassed French and British tanks, to such an extent, that the Allies lost France in 1940. A great majority of German tanks, most notably the Panzer I and II were nothing better than reconnaissance vehicles. The Panzer IV was an excellent infantry support vehicle, but again, not a real main battle tank. The Germans processed in the Panzer III, an excellent tank to tank fighting machine. However, the 37mm main armament was deficit. Where the Germans shinned was tactics, generalship, and communications that were ahead of their time The great problem with the British/French armies lay with 20 year old tactics. The French Char B1, and excellent S-35 Somua, could easily hold their own against ANY German tank. The British Matilda, sporting a ridiculous 80mm of frontal amour, was impervious to any German tanks anti-tank fire However, these slow but excellent tanks were dispersed among infantry units as support vehicles. An incredible mutual support system of tank, anti-tank and air support units easily dealt with the French/British counterattacks With incredible and revolutionary tactics, the Germans completely out-generalled the French/British high and lower commands. The French and British forces were <b>...</b>
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(4/6) TANKS!: Barbarossa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: Barbarossa This episode of the excellent series; Tanks, chronicles the early days of the Barbarossa campaign in Russia. German intelligence seriously underestimated the Soviet Unions tank strength. However, Russian tactics were pathetic. And with Stalins order not to retreat, entire army fronts were swallowed up. Soviet attacks were poorly coordinated and lacked any real deep penetrating threat. Effective radio communications between tanks was non-existent. German anti-tank gunners had a field day, while German amour raced ahead. However, Hitler became overconfident. Hitler viewed Operation Barbarossa as pretty much over after the Kiev encirclement. Army Group South was believed to be the first army group to encounter the new Russian super tank. The T-34 was an incredible shock to German forces. A seemly backward country, had produced a tank, which was so far superior; it rendered all German tanks obsolete. German 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns simply ricochet off the well sloped thick armored T-34s. Its wide track and excellent suspension could out-perform any German tank. Its simple design was quickly mass-produced. The T-34 was easily the best tank in the world in 1941. Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS!
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(5/6) TANKS!: Barbarossa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts TANKS!: Barbarossa This episode of the excellent series; Tanks, chronicles the early days of the Barbarossa campaign in Russia. German intelligence seriously underestimated the Soviet Unions tank strength. However, Russian tactics were pathetic. And with Stalins order not to retreat, entire army fronts were swallowed up. Soviet attacks were poorly coordinated and lacked any real deep penetrating threat. Effective radio communications between tanks was non-existent. German anti-tank gunners had a field day, while German amour raced ahead. However, Hitler became overconfident. Hitler viewed Operation Barbarossa as pretty much over after the Kiev encirclement. Army Group South was believed to be the first army group to encounter the new Russian super tank. The T-34 was an incredible shock to German forces. A seemly backward country, had produced a tank, which was so far superior; it rendered all German tanks obsolete. German 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns simply ricochet off the well sloped thick armored T-34s. Its wide track and excellent suspension could out-perform any German tank. Its simple design was quickly mass-produced. The T-34 was easily the best tank in the world in 1941. Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS!
World War II Tanks Soviet Union Barbarossa T-34 34 Russian German Stalin Hitler anti-tank
(2/6) TANKS! Fall of France
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts This episode of TANKS! examines the tanks of the World War II 1940 French Campaign. A common misconception of the 1940 French Campaign; is that German tanks outclassed French and British tanks, to such an extent, that the Allies lost France in 1940. A great majority of German tanks, most notably the Panzer I and II were nothing better than reconnaissance vehicles. The Panzer IV was an excellent infantry support vehicle, but again, not a real main battle tank. The Germans processed in the Panzer III, an excellent tank to tank fighting machine. However, the 37mm main armament was deficit. Where the Germans shinned was tactics, generalship, and communications that were ahead of their time The great problem with the British/French armies lay with 20 year old tactics. The French Char B1, and excellent S-35 Somua, could easily hold their own against ANY German tank. The British Matilda, sporting a ridiculous 80mm of frontal amour, was impervious to any German tanks anti-tank fire However, these slow but excellent tanks were dispersed among infantry units as support vehicles. An incredible mutual support system of tank, anti-tank and air support units easily dealt with the French/British counterattacks With incredible and revolutionary tactics, the Germans completely out-generalled the French/British high and lower commands. The French and British forces were <b>...</b>
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(3/6) TANKS! Fall of France
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts This episode of TANKS! examines the tanks of the World War II 1940 French Campaign. A common misconception of the 1940 French Campaign; is that German tanks outclassed French and British tanks, to such an extent, that the Allies lost France in 1940. A great majority of German tanks, most notably the Panzer I and II were nothing better than reconnaissance vehicles. The Panzer IV was an excellent infantry support vehicle, but again, not a real main battle tank. The Germans processed in the Panzer III, an excellent tank to tank fighting machine. However, the 37mm main armament was deficit. Where the Germans shinned was tactics, generalship, and communications that were ahead of their time The great problem with the British/French armies lay with 20 year old tactics. The French Char B1, and excellent S-35 Somua, could easily hold their own against ANY German tank. The British Matilda, sporting a ridiculous 80mm of frontal amour, was impervious to any German tanks anti-tank fire However, these slow but excellent tanks were dispersed among infantry units as support vehicles. An incredible mutual support system of tank, anti-tank and air support units easily dealt with the French/British counterattacks With incredible and revolutionary tactics, the Germans completely out-generalled the French/British high and lower commands. The French and British forces were <b>...</b>
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(1/5) TANKS! Tigers in the Desert North Africa
--SUBSCRIBE TO EXCELLENT World War II VIDEOS---- --UPLOADED Weekly--- Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts This episode of TANKS! examines British and German tanks in North Africa. Great Britain was at the forefront of amour development during World War I. However, Britains lead in tank design and tactics fell woefully short in the 1930s and during World War II. British tanks were so poor; it affected the moral of the troops. The Matilda was too slow and used an ineffective 2 pounder (40mm) main gun. The Crusader looked excellent on paper but turned out to be a complete disaster. Britain finally turned to America for reliable tanks. The Sherman, although inferior to most German tanks, was extremely reliable. The British Sherman Firefly was fitted with the excellent 17 pounder (77mm) anti-tank gun during the western France campaign. Britain learned great lessons from armor development during World War II. Britain was determined to; never again fall so far behind all the major warring nations with amour. British development of tank cannons and laminated amour stem from their World War II experience. The Chieftain and Challenger are a direct result of this mentality. The Germans were the masters of the battlefield during the early years of World War II. The Panzer II and III werent monsters, but where handled with great care. Most British tanks could hold their own against the Panzer III. However, the use of excellent tank tactics and skillful deplyment of anti-tank <b>...</b>
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