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Rare SturmTiger footage - Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. The Sturmtiger or Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61 was built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The to Sturmmörserwagen was designed in 1943 to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. 12 vehicles were planned and only three Sturmtigers were completed by Alkett in August 1944, all were completed on Tiger I tanks that were damaged in battle and salvaged and a few were built in December of 1944 and at the end of the war only 18 were produced all on old used Tiger I Chassis. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle is also known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Re-Upload. Originally uploaded on 29 may 2020. 0:31 A Panzer IV being driven into the Me 321 Grossraum-lastensegler Gigant cargo glider. 7:03 The staged Russian soldier that's clearly not hanging out of the window a moment before. The Panzerkampfwagen IV was designed as the Versuchs-Kraftfahrzeug 622 in 1934 and went into production in 1937, and would fit the the short barrel 75 mm gun, and this would stay the same for the Ausf. A to F. It would be a a support tank to be used to handle anti-tank guns and fortifications, it would work alongside the more numerable Panzer III in Panzer Divisions, but would changes it's roll in the later part of the war. The Panzer IV Ausf.A production started in 1937 and ended in June 1938, it was similar to the B.W.I Prototype and production would stop after 35 vehicles had been completed, the Ausf.B went into production 1938 which had several changes to the A, with more frontal armour without a ball mount for the MG-34 machine gun, a new 300hp Maybach HL-120TR engine, transmission, single-piece hatches and commander’s cupola. The A and B almost didn't have any external differences and it only had a improved modified engine, engine mounts, new turret ring and armored sleeve mount around the machine gun barrel. The Ausf.D had numerous changes made to the front hull armour, and looked more like the Ausf.A, the ball mounted MG-34 was reintroduced and the driver’s front was fitted forwards again. The Ausf.E was almost identical to the Ausf.D for only a few changes to the running gear, like a new drive sprocket, improved roadwheels, a smoke grenade launcher was fitted to the left side of the engine deck, two embedded hatches in the front armour plating, the Fahrersehklappe-30 drivers visor was changed, together with the split-hatch commander’s cupola already fitted to the new Panzer III Ausf.G, the front armour was again increased to 50 mm, and some had additional 30 mm applique armor added to the front and 20 mm applique armour to the sides. The Ausf.F or F1, first called the F at an early stage, was the last of the Panzer IV that fitted the short 75 mm, it would again see changes in it's suspension, with larger track links, with new idler wheels and front drive sprockets to reduce ground pressure, this was done because of the new additional armour increase, like a new 50 mm front armored plate and a additional 30mm to the sides of the turret. The Ausf. F1 would be produced to an extent of 464 units, until its replacement in March 1942. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 21 apr. 2021 Rare WW2 40M/41M Turán I - II Footage. The 40M Turán was based on the Czechoslovak Škoda T-21 (S-IIc) medium tank prototype, which Hungary got two from Germany in 1941 after Germany annexed Czechoslovakia. The original T-21 47mm gun was replaced by a Hungarian produced 40mm gun for both economic and military reasons. During the production of the Turan the tank was changed multiple times, changes like modifications to the engine, a new 75 mm gun on the Turan II and extra armor plates, which made the tank heavier. All these changes would result in the Turán III prototype. The Turán I/IIs would see action on the eastern front with the 1st and 2nd Hungarian Armored Divisions, but also the 1st Cavalry Division. But they proved to be outdated by 1941, were overweight which caused them to have suspension problems and were outclassed by Russian T-34s. Production lasted from 1940 until 1944 after 424 were produced. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 6 may 2021. The Panther was a German medium tank developed in 1938 out of a project to replace the Panzer III and IV called the VK 20 series and design proposals were send in by Krupp, Daimler Benz and MAN. The VK20 design was abandoned as the requirements increased to a vehicle weighing 30 tonnes after he German army encountered the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks. This would lead to the VK 30.02(DB) design, which would resemble the T-34 in hull and turret and i would also be powered by a diesel engine. The two designs were reviewed from January to March 1942. The MAN design embodied a more conventional configuration, with the transmission and drive sprocket in the front and a centrally mounted turret and the Daimler-Benz design was viewed to be superior to MAN's design. But because the MAN design used an existing turret designed by Rheinmetall-Borsig, and a mild steel prototype of the MAN design was produced by September 1942 and, after testing at Kummersdorf, it would be officially accepted. In January 1943 MAN produced the first production series Panther Ausf.D tank. It would be called the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther until 27 February 1944, when it was ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. The early Panther tanks were eventually send back in April through May 1943 for a major rebuilding program, because of major breakdowns. The first 250 Panthers were powered by a Maybach HL 210 P30 V-12 petrol engine, late versions would have got the Maybach HL 230 P30 V-12 petrol engine, but these first engines were plagued with mechanical problems. The engine was dangerously prone to overheating and suffered from connecting rod or bearing failures. Petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines were also a problem and would produced fires in the engine compartment, this problem was never really solved and the Panther was the actual real Ronson tank. The Panther would see action with the Panzer Abteilung 51 on 9 January, and then Panzer Abteilung 52 on 6 February 1943, It would be seen as a necessary component of Operation Citadel, but the attack was delayed several times because of their mechanical problems, the same problems came back in the Battle of Kursk. Later versions of the Panther would be the A and G, and the last version was the F which would never see any action. Many features of the Ausf.D like the drum-shaped commander’s cupola and the thin rectangular hull machine gun port were still present on early production Ausf.A Panthers. They only changed mid production and not at the same time. Other modifications were introduced during the production run. Ausf.D and Ausf.A tanks were also upgraded with different features once they had been issued to a Panzer Division when they went to a maintenance or repair unit. Some changes to the Early and Late A tanks were changes to the turret and the gun mantle on the Ausf.A turret was wider than the one fitted to the older Ausf.D, the shape of the cast turret side had changed to a dish shape protrusion to fit the new seal for the gun mantle, three pistol ports were removed to make the armour stronger and of course the round drum like commander’s cupola, which would be replaced by a new dome shaped cast armor commander’s cupola. and in late November 1943 a ball mount Kugelblende with a spherical armoured guard was introduced onto the front glacis plate. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on Mar 4, 2020. WW2 KV-1 Model 1941 Late M1942 footage - КВ-1 серийный - Танк, танк клим ворошилов 1, Part 3. KV-1B - KV-1C late production. The development of the KV-1 began after the heavy tanks T-28 ( T-28 was actually classed as a Medium tank) and T-35's flaws came to light. During the development in 1937 the T-100s and the SMK prototype were designed and both had tandem turrets, heavy armour, wide tracks, and used the torsion-bar suspension. These tanks were tested in 1939, during the operations in Finland during the "Winter War” These heavy tanks proved to be resistant, but showed very poor reliability and mobility, were costly and difficult to maintain. But a single-turreted variant of the SMK was drawn up, named the KV, which was named after the then Soviet Defense Commissar Kliment Voroshilov. the KV prototypes outperformed the T-100 and SMK and was subsequently approved for a 50-unit pre-series of tanks and after testing the first tanks “model 1939”, were delivered in March 1940. The model 1939 was nearing 45 tons and proofed to be challenging to steer, the transmission wasn't able to cope with the tanks weight, and vision was also limited, with narrow vision slits. But with it's immense weight, and large tracks the tank proofed to have excellent traction on soft ground. The first model production was meant to have the 76.2 mm (3 in) F-32 as main armament, but because of limited production the medium-velocity “short” barrel L-11 was fitted but the L-11 was deemed insufficient in performance and was later replaced, and the M1940 would later be equipped with the longer F-32 gun and a new mantlet. During 1940 and early 1941. 141 model 1939s were delivered, followed by 243 to 250 of the model 1940. The model 1941 was designed to fit the same gun (F-34 gun) installed on most T-34/76s, in a new cast turret and was designed by Chelyabinsk. The hull, sides and turret were protected by an additional 25 to 35 mm of extra armor. It would still have the underpowered V12 diesel engine. Production would start at Chelyabinsk but the first M41's would arrive at the front in early to mid-1942 and 1200 were made at the end of it's production. The Late M41's would be outfitted with the ZiS-5 76.2 mm longer barreled gun. The model 1942 was a late up-armored model, armed with the 76.2 mm ZiS-5 gun with a cast or welded turret. But because of it's raising weigh, with each upgrade, it proofed to be still under-powered even with the new a modified V12 V-2K Diesel engine, also the transmission proved often prone to break downs. and after 1700 M42's were produced the production was stopped in favor of better designs. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded 4 aug. 2021. WW2 M5A1 Stuart Light Tank Battle of the Bulge - Italy - footage. The M3 Light tank was developed after the American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it, the M2 was based upon the prototype T2 light tank built by Rock Island Arsenal, after it became clear that the US Army was ill-prepared as far as armored vehicles, training and tactics went. and in 1939 it became clear that a new model, which could be favorably compared to the European models, had to be studied for mass production. The upgraded design, had thicker armor, and for the time the M3 was heavily armored for a Light Tank, it also had modified suspension and new gun recoil system and would be called the Light Tank M3. Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. The M3 was initially armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, and in the right and left hull sponsons. Later, the gun was replaced with the slightly longer M6, and the sponson machine guns were removed. The M3A3 was a new design based on the experience made by the English in North Africa, The A3 would have a gyro-stabilizer, hydraulically controlled turret, and would have the side armament removed by a new frame made of welded steel sheets, with the Continental W-670 gasoline engine. It would also get new access hatches on the top hull, and the radio equipment was moved to the rear of the turret. M3 would be replaced by the M4, which was later re designated M5 to avoid confusion with the M4 Sherman. The M5 which was developed to relieve the use of radial aero-engines, so the M5 was developed to fit twin Cadillac V8 and had a twin Hydra-Matic transmissions operating through a transfer case. It would have a raised rear deck over the engine compartment, sloped glacis plate and driver's hatches moved to the top, and the M5A1 would see a new turret, the new M5 would be quieter, cooler and roomier, but would still have the same 37 mm gun, which lacked firepower, so the M5 would be replaced for the Light Tank M24 in 1944, after 8,885 M5 and M5A1 tanks were produced. The M3 and M5 would be used by many countries after the war, countries like The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Colombia, Cuba, and Paraguay are still using the M3 for training today. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

■ Type 90. The Type 90 was also known as the “Sumida P” this was a versatile design meant for urban assault and security. It was an armoured car produced by the Empire of Japan in the 1930s. It could operate on both the roadway and railway lines, for that purpose, it was equipped with two kinds of wheels: flanged steel wheels for railroad use, and solid rubber tires for roads, it would be produced for a limited time in the 1930s and only handful were build. It would see action in China and in the Battle for Shanghai. ■ Type 91. The Sumida M.2593 (Type 91) sometimes called “So-Mo” was an armoured car produced by the Empire of Japan in the 1930s. and just like the Type 90 It could operate on both the roadway and railway lines. They also carried replacement rails for repair of damaged sections of railroad. Designed by the Sumiya firm, the M.2593 was produced beginning in 1933 at the Ishikawajima Motor Works. The car was successful in covering great distances in the 1937 invasion of China. They were also used in Manchuria, to "guard railway lines". They could be coupled together and operate on the rails like "rolling stock". This led them to be used in joint operations with trains and were used for reconnaissance by the army. The M.2593 had a crew of six men, and was armed with either one 6.5 mm machine gun or one 7.7 mm machine gun. It would also see action n the Philippines in the 1940s. The Type 91 shared a problem of the Type 90 Naval Armored car, however, in that the suspension and solid rubber tires were harsh over anything but good roads, and as such it was not designed for going off-rail in rough terrain. It would only be produced for one year in 1933, but in that year a 1000 of these vehicles would be produced. ■Type 93. The Type 93 Armoured Car was an armoured car produced by the Empire of Japan in the 1930s. and just like the Type 90/91 It could operate on both the roadway and railway lines. Armament consisted of one 7.7 mm machine gun and four 6.5 mm Type 91 machine guns or four Nambu Type 11 machine guns. It was used by the Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai. though this platform was used for the Type 91 Broad Gauge Rail Tractor by the Army as an on-off rail convertible armored car. On-road the types are nearly indistinguishable visually aside from the mount points for removable rubber wheels on the sides and rail-specific gear on the front bumper on the Type 91, but the Navy did not operate the rail-going version. The vehicle was considered a superior design to the Chiyoda armored car, but still only a handful were produced. It would see action in China and proofed to do great in the battle of Shanghai, were its high angle fire was needed to reach the top floors of buildings on the narrow Chinese streets. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 17 sep. 2021 Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. The Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A was a German tank that was used in the Second World War. It is the first operational German tank after the First World War. Because of the Treaty of Versailles Germany wasn't allowed to develop any military vehicles, so it was developed as the Landwirtschaftlicher Schlepper based of the Leichttraktor, and started it's production in 1934, it wasn't a good tank because it had relatively weak armor and light armament, and a total of just over 1560 PzKpfw I tanks were made and saw action until the end of the war, but were mostly used for patrol or training use. Production of the Ausf. B began in August 1936 and finished in summer 1937 after 399 had been built, it had a new water-cooled, six-cylinder Maybach NL 38 TR and a more reliable gearbox , the new engine required the extension of the vehicle's chassis by 40 cm, and this allowed the improvement of the tank's suspension, adding another bogie wheel. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally Uploaded on 1 oct. 2021. Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. The Panzerkampfwagen III was a German tank that was used in WW2, development started in 1936 and in 1937 a few Ausf. A tanks came off the assembly line and after several tests, production started in 1939 for the Ausf. F. The Panzer III was originally designed to fight other tanks and support the Panzer IV which was originally designed for infantry support. But when the Germans faced the T-34 and the Panzer IV had more upgrade potential at that time and the roles of the two tanks were swapped. But the Panzer III body still proofed to be useful for other designs, like the Flammepanzer III, Panzerbefehlswagen, Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B, and even due the Panzer III was pushed aside for the Panzer IV, it hull was used the produce one of the successful tank destroyers the Germans produced, the StuG III. The Ausf D was a prototype version and some saw action in Poland and Norway and you can see one at 0:06 this tank was extremely rare and approximately 25 were produced. The Ausf. E was the fifth version of the Panzer III which had a redesigned suspension, with six larger roadwheels and 30 mm of armour all-round. The Ausf. F was a improved Ausf. E and was the first Panzer 3 to be mass produced, the late production would be armed with 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 main gun. Several versions would follow like the Ausf G and M and a total of 5,774 would be build after the production was stopped in 1943. Even due the production stopped the Panzer 3 would be used until the end of the war and saw service on all fronts. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 1 aug. 2021. WW2 M5A1 Stuart Light Tank Pacific - Africa - Italy footage. The M3 Light tank was developed after the American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it, the M2 was based upon the prototype T2 light tank built by Rock Island Arsenal, after it became clear that the US Army was ill-prepared as far as armored vehicles, training and tactics went. and in 1939 it became clear that a new model, which could be favorably compared to the European models, had to be studied for mass production. The upgraded design, had thicker armor, and for the time the M3 was heavily armored for a Light Tank, it also had modified suspension and new gun recoil system and would be called the Light Tank M3. Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. The M3 was initially armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, and in the right and left hull sponsons. Later, the gun was replaced with the slightly longer M6, and the sponson machine guns were removed. The M3A3 was a new design based on the experience made by the English in North Africa, The A3 would have a gyro-stabilizer, hydraulically controlled turret, and would have the side armament removed by a new frame made of welded steel sheets, with the Continental W-670 gasoline engine. It would also get new access hatches on the top hull, and the radio equipment was moved to the rear of the turret. M3 would be replaced by the M4, which was later re designated M5 to avoid confusion with the M4 Sherman. The M5 which was developed to relieve the use of radial aero-engines, so the M5 was developed to fit twin Cadillac V8 and had a twin Hydra-Matic transmissions operating through a transfer case. It would have a raised rear deck over the engine compartment, sloped glacis plate and driver's hatches moved to the top, and the M5A1 would see a new turret, the new M5 would be quieter, cooler and roomier, but would still have the same 37 mm gun, which lacked firepower, so the M5 would be replaced for the Light Tank M24 in 1944, after 8,885 M5 and M5A1 tanks were produced. The M3 and M5 would be used by many countries after the war, countries like The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Colombia, Cuba, and Paraguay are still using the M3 for training today. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Rare WW2 Stuart M3A3 Honey Normandy footage. The M3 Light tank was developed after the American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it, the M2 was based upon the prototype T2 light tank built by Rock Island Arsenal, after it became clear that the US Army was ill-prepared as far as armored vehicles, training and tactics went. and in 1939 it became clear that a new model, which could be favorably compared to the European models, had to be studied for mass production. The upgraded design, had thicker armor, and for the time the M3 was heavily armored for a Light Tank, it also had modified suspension and new gun recoil system and would be called the Light Tank M3. Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. The M3 was initially armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, and in the right and left hull sponsons. Later, the gun was replaced with the slightly longer M6, and the sponson machine guns were removed. The M3A3 was a new design based on the experience made by the English in North Africa, The A3 would have a gyro-stabilizer, hydraulically controlled turret, and would have the side armament removed by a new frame made of welded steel sheets, with the Continental W-670 gasoline engine. It would also get new access hatches on the top hull, and the radio equipment was moved to the rear of the turret. It was supplied to British and other Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war, like the Free French Forces which used a lot of these tanks in the Battle of Normandy, Battle for Paris and in the Battle of The Bulge. The A3 would only see a short production time and was discontinued for the M5 after 3,427 units build. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 28 oct. 2021. Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. 0:05 is actual real color footage filmed by the German army. 2:10 Real color footage filmed by a civilian on the Eastern Front, location unknown. The role of a self-propelled gun came from combat experiences in World War I and from Von Manstein’s “Sturmartillerie” concept. During the German offensives on the Allied front, infantry lacked artillery support against fortifications in places out-ranged by their heavy artillery behind the lines. A need for a mobile artillery piece was necessary to keep up with the German infantry and fight enemy fortifications with a direct-fire assault role. On June 15, 1936, Daimler-Benz AG was ordered to develop a support vehicle mounting the 75 mm howitzer as its armament in a casemate structure with a traverse of 25 degrees. The vehicle was to provide full protection for its crew and be no taller than an average soldier. Daimler-Benz repurposed the chassis and running gear of their Panzer III design for the role. These new vehicles were named the Sturmgeschütz III, and the finished designs were sent to Alkett for prototype production and five were produced in 1937. These prototypes were made of mild steel and had the 75 mm StuK 37 L/24 cannon, an adaption of the original 75 mm KwK 37 cannon on the Panzer IV. This gun would be featured on the StuG III variants Ausf. A to Ausf. E. The StuG III entered production from January 1940 to the end of the war on April 1945 due to the many upgrades done on the vehicle to increase serviceability and its low cost. At about a total production of 11,300 StuG III and its variants, the StuG III design was the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in German service. Only 36 Ausf.As were produced by Daimler-Benz AG between January and May 1940. The Ausf.C was nearly identical to previous versions and was only produced for a single month. The Ausf.D was virtually identical, only receiving an on-board intercom. 150 were delivered between May and September 1941. It was simply an upgrade of the C on the production line. Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. The Ausf.F was an huge improvement and to counter the new Soviet tanks AFV had an urgent need for high velocity guns. It appeared on the production line in March 1942. it had the new 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43. This 3.3 m had a muzzle velocity of 740 m/s when fed with the armor-piercing Panzergranat-Patrone 39. This new StuG was enough to destroy the most common T-34 tanks and saw the role of the StuG shifting from an infantry support vehicle to the famous tank destroyer. Another change was the exhaust fan added to the rooftop. By June 1942, with the production rate increasing, 30 mm appliqué armor was bolted to the lower frontal plate, while the gun was upgraded to the StuK 40 L/48. In total, 366 were produced until September 1942. The Ausf.F8 appeared in September 1942 and 250 vehicles were built up to December. The name was derived from the chassis version of the Panzer III it was based on, the 8th, or Ausf.J/L, which had increased rear armor. The hull was characterized by towing hook holes extended from the side walls. It was armed, with the 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48. After October, 30 mm of appliqué armor were bolted on to the front during the production run. Some were later retrofitted with side skirt armor (shurtzen). The Ausf G stood apart from the other production versions. It was, in essence, the main production run for the entire StuG series, with more than 8400 rolling of the line from December 1942 to April 1945. to reduce costs the G was simplification and standardization. with a new simplified superstructure. the casemate sides were extended for extra storage allowed to store even more rounds and the side sloped armored boxes were eliminated The engine/fighting compartment rear wall was strengthened, the ventilation fan relocated further back and appliqué armor was standardized. Furthermore, the upper MG 34 was factory-fitted, protected by a squared mask.

Originally uploaded 5 nov. 2021. Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. The Tiger I was a German heavy tank developed in 1937 by Henschel & Sohn when the Waffenamt requested Henschel to develop a Durchbruchwagen, this would result into the Durchbruchwagen I which would never be fitted with a turret and was replaced by the Durchbruchwagen II after the request for a heavier 30-tonne class vehicle with thicker armour. The project was dropped in 1938 in favor of the larger and better-armoured VK 30.01 (H) and VK 36.01 (H), these vehicles would use the complex over-engineered Schachtellaufwerk track suspension system of torsion bar-sprung, overlapped and interleaved main road wheels, which would later become problematic when jamming solid in the winter. Four prototype hulls were completed for testing. Two of these were later modified to build the "Sturer Emil" self-propelled anti-tank guns. In 1941 with the experience of the Battle of France, Henschel and Ferdinand Porsche were asked to submit designs for a 45-tonne heavy tank, to be ready by June 1942. Porsche worked on an updated version of their VK 30.01 (P) Leopard tank prototype while Henschel worked on an improved VK 36.01 (H) tank. Henschel built two prototypes: a VK 45.01 (H) H1 with an 8.8 cm L/56 cannon, and a VK 45.01 (H) H2 with a 7.5 cm L/70 cannon. Porsche and Henschel submitted prototype designs, each making use of the Krupp-designed turret. The Henschel design was accepted, mainly because the Porsche VK 4501 (P) prototype design used a troubled petrol-electric transmission system. Production of the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. H began in August 1942. The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H was re-designated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943. The Tiger was still at the prototype stage when it was first hurried into service, and therefore changes both large and small were made throughout the production run. A redesigned turret with a lower cupola was the most significant change. To cut costs, the river-fording submersion capability and an external air-filtration system were dropped. It would first see action near Leningrad on 23 Sep. 1942 months earlier than had been planned. A platoon of 4 Tigers went into action, they could not operate in swampy, forested terrain, their movement was largely confined to roads and tracks, also many of these early models were plagued by problems with the transmission and many broke down, the Soviets also captured one Tiger largely intact, it enabled the Soviets to study the design and prepare countermeasures. In the North African Campaign, the Tiger I first saw action during the Tunisian Campaign on 1 December 1942 east of Tebourba. The tanks proved that they had excellent protection from enemy fire, this greatly increased the crews trust in the quality of the armour, the crews also found the tank to be spacious and comfortable. The Tiger proved to have great armament and was a outstanding design for its time, its armour which was resistant to tank and anti-tank guns of the time. and the 88 could knock out enemy Sherman tanks at 2,100 m and the T-34 at 1500 m, but with Allied tanks becoming more up-armored and upgraded and having better guns like the M3 90 mm cannon used on the M36 tank destroyer, made the Tiger vastly obsolete in the end. The Tiger was also over-engineered using expensive materials and labor-intensive production methods, it was prone track failures and breakdowns and was limited in range by its high fuel consumption. It was also hard to transport and was often too heavy for small bridges which had 35 ton weight limits. Still it was superior to its early contemporaries, and despite the low number produced, shortages in qualified crew and the considerable fuel requirement, it had a large impact in the war with Tigers destroying at least 10,300 enemy tanks, and 11,380 AT guns and artillery pieces in WW2. This was achieved for the loss of 1,725 Tigers.

Originally uploaded 23 nov. 2021. WW2 M5A1 Stuart Light Tank - Germany - footage. The M3 Light tank was developed after the American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it, the M2 was based upon the prototype T2 light tank built by Rock Island Arsenal, after it became clear that the US Army was ill-prepared as far as armored vehicles, training and tactics went. and in 1939 it became clear that a new model, which could be favorably compared to the European models, had to be studied for mass production. The upgraded design, had thicker armor, and for the time the M3 was heavily armored for a Light Tank, it also had modified suspension and new gun recoil system and would be called the Light Tank M3. Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. The M3 was initially armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, and in the right and left hull sponsons. Later, the gun was replaced with the slightly longer M6, and the sponson machine guns were removed. The M3A3 was a new design based on the experience made by the English in North Africa, The A3 would have a gyro-stabilizer, hydraulically controlled turret, and would have the side armament removed by a new frame made of welded steel sheets, with the Continental W-670 gasoline engine. It would also get new access hatches on the top hull, and the radio equipment was moved to the rear of the turret. M3 would be replaced by the M4, which was later re designated M5 to avoid confusion with the M4 Sherman. The M5 which was developed to relieve the use of radial aero-engines, so the M5 was developed to fit twin Cadillac V8 and had a twin Hydra-Matic transmissions operating through a transfer case. It would have a raised rear deck over the engine compartment, sloped glacis plate and driver's hatches moved to the top, and the M5A1 would see a new turret, the new M5 would be quieter, cooler and roomier, but would still have the same 37 mm gun, which lacked firepower, so the M5 would be replaced for the Light Tank M24 in 1944, after 8,885 M5 and M5A1 tanks were produced. The M3 and M5 would be used by many countries after the war, countries like The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Colombia, Cuba, and Paraguay are still using the M3 for training today. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Footage is all AI colorized by computers and actual color footage was extremely rare in 1940-45. The Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go was developed by the Japanese in 1930, as a replacement for the Type 89 Medium tank which could not keep up with the motorized infantry, which could move at 40 km/h by truck. Tomio Hara of the Army Technical Bureau proposed a new light tank capable of 40 km/h speed and started development in 1933. The first prototype would be tested in 1934, due to doubts by the infantry as to its capability for infantry support it was tested in Manchuria in the winter of 1934/1935. The Type 95 was still superior to the available alternatives of the Type 92 cavalry tank and Type 94, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries started production of the tank in 1936 and Mass production began in 1938. The Type 95 was a 7.4-ton vehicle with a complement of 3 crewmen: a commander, a hull machine gunner, and a driver. Only the commander was seated in the turret, hence he was responsible for observation, loading, aiming, firing the main gun, as well as decision-making and commanding the crew. The tank was considered one of the best of its type in 1935, being armed with a 37 mm cannon, and powered by a diesel engine, a fuel considered by some to be superior due to its low volatility. It would serve as cavalry reconnaissance and to a lesser extent, as raiding vehicles. Its speed was about 18 mph cross country, which was comparable to the M3 Stuart's 20 mph nearly 6 years later in 1941. By 1941 it would be far inferior in armour but would still be a competitive because of it's mobility on small roads of the islands it saw combat on. Type 95 proved sufficient against opposing infantry in campaigns in Manchuria and China, however it was not designed to fight other tanks, but for infantry support, the hand-operated turret was small and extremely cramped and it short wheelbase made it a bit of a uncomfortable ride. The Type 95 would be produced from 1936 until 1943. Production number would reach 2,300 at the end of the war. 九五式軽戦車（きゅうごしきけいせんしゃ）は、1930年代中期に大日本帝国で開発・採用された戦車（軽戦車）。秘匿名称「ハ号」※「ハゴ」、「ハゴ車」は誤り。（「イ号」は八九式中戦車、「ロ号」は九五式重戦車）。 日本戦車としては最多の2,378輛が生産され、九七式中戦車 チハ（チハ車）とともに第二次世界大戦で活躍し、日本軍の代表的な軽戦車として知られている。 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

0:21 Training film showing several types of halftracks and the L/48 variant. 2:40 Several destroyed and abandoned Jagdpanzers in a Soviet newsreel. 2:50 A Jagdpanzer knocked out after the Battle of Budapest. note the rare zimmerit on the vehicle. 2:55 A destroyed Jagdpanzer in the Battle of Normandy. 3:14 Several Jagdpanzers during Operation Market Garden. 3:35 A Centaur tank driving past a Jagdpanzer with number 343 in the Netherlands. 3:53 Several German Jagdpanzers surrendering in Amersfoort, the Netherlands to Canadian forces. 3:55 Several Jagdpanzers during the Battle of the Bulge, filmed in a well known staged propaganda film in Poteau. 4:50 Surrendered German vehicles in Norway. 4:58 Only footage of the Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A). The Jagdpanzer IV, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. It was developed as a replacement for the Sturmgeschutz III. Officially only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV and the L/70-armed vehicle was named Panzer IV/70. The Jagdpanzer IV served in the anti-tank sections of Panzer and SS Panzer Divisions. These vehicles saw service in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and on the Eastern Front. They were very successful tank destroyers but performed poorly when used out of role as substitutes for tanks or assault guns. It was also a needless vehicle, because the Sturmgeschutz III and IV were still more them adequate for their role.and in some reports preformed even better then the Jagdpanzer IV. Despite all the downsides of the vehicle there were still 2000 produced at the end of the war. The Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) was developed to speed up production of the Jagdpanzer IV, the design was copied from earlier German attempts to place the 7.5 cm L/70 into a Panzer IV turret. The vehicle had a modified hull and it was placed on a standard Panzer IV tank chassis. The upper nose plate was 60mm thick instead of the original 50mm thick vertical plate. In addition the interior layout was changed. The result was a much taller and heavier vehicle than the Panzer IV/70 (V) and they failed to speed up the production whatsoever and at the end of the war they only produced 278 vehicles. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Stuart M3A3 Free French Forces Char Leger. The M3 Light tank was developed after the American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it, the M2 was based upon the prototype T2 light tank built by Rock Island Arsenal, after it became clear that the US Army was ill-prepared as far as armored vehicles, training and tactics went. and in 1939 it became clear that a new model, which could be favorably compared to the European models, had to be studied for mass production. The upgraded design, had thicker armor, and for the time the M3 was heavily armored for a Light Tank, it also had modified suspension and new gun recoil system and would be called the Light Tank M3. Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. The M3 was initially armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, and in the right and left hull sponsons. Later, the gun was replaced with the slightly longer M6, and the sponson machine guns were removed. The M3A3 was a new design based on the experience made by the English in North Africa, The A3 would have a gyro-stabilizer, hydraulically controlled turret, and would have the side armament removed by a new frame made of welded steel sheets, with the Continental W-670 gasoline engine. It would also get new access hatches on the top hull, and the radio equipment was moved to the rear of the turret. It was supplied to British and other Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war, like the Free French Forces which used a lot of these tanks in the Battle of Normandy, Battle for Paris and in the Battle of The Bulge. The A3 would only see a short production time and was discontinued for the M5 after 3,427 units build. Développement du M 3 Stuart, le M 3 A3 se caractérise par une caisse aux flancs inclinés et une tourelle plus spacieuse. A la leçon de l'expérience faite par les Anglais en Afrique du Nord, l'American Car and Foundry, producteur de cet engin blindé, définit un nouveau modèle M 3 A3 qui fut construit à 3 427 exemplaires. Ce char se distinguait de ses prédécesseurs (M 3, M 3 A1 à gyrostabilisateur, tourelle à commande hydraulique, armement latéral supprimé) par un châssis nouveau fait de tôles d'acier soudées. avec des trappes d'accès par le haut et non plus frontales, l'appareillage radio déplacé vers l'arrière de la tourelle, des filtres à sable, de meilleurs systèmes d'observation et de conduite, une dotation en munition plus importante. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Marder III would be based onto the obsolete Panzer 38(t), the chassis was still an excellent and plentiful platform for adaptation into a tank destroyer, and production of the Marder III would start in 1942. It would have either the Soviet 76.2 mm field gun or the 7.5 cm PaK 40. Three versions would be build the Sd.Kfz. 139, and the Sd.Kfz. 138 Ausf.H. and M. The Ausf. H would fielded the standard 7.5 cm PaK 40 German anti-tank gun on a slightly modified Panzer 38(t) Ausf. H chassis, with the engine in the back. The Ausf.M. was based upon the Geschützwagen 38(t) Ausf. M, again armed with the 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. The the engine was moved from the rear to the middle between driver and the rest of the crew. Because there was no engine in the rear, the gun and the crew did not have to sit on top of the engine deck as in previous models, this allowed the crew to stay low. It was a significant improvement over previous models, with its lower silhouette, sloped armor, and much more functional fighting compartment. The various Marder III’s fought on all European fronts and in North Africa, with the Sd. Kfz. 139 being used mainly at the Eastern Front, though some also fought in Tunisia. The Marder III’s were mechanically reliable, as with all vehicles based on the Czechoslovak LT-38 chassis. Their firepower was sufficient to destroy the majority of Soviet tanks on the battlefield at combat range. But just like the Marder II the combination of a high silhouette and open-top armor protection made them vulnerable to indirect artillery fire. The armor was also quite thin, making them highly vulnerable to enemy tanks, and to close-range machine gun fire. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

0:03 During Operation Market Garden, a C-47 damaged by anti-aircraft fire while returning from a drop, The plane made a forced landing near Gheel and in the process collided with a abandoned German Jagdpanther, this Jagdpanther from 1. Kompanie of schwere Panzer-Jäger Abteilung 559 had been disabled during the fighting around Gheel around a week prior. The crew all survived, with some already jumped out before the crash. 0:52 Abandoned Jagdpanther set on fire for the newsreels in France. 1:01 Jagdpanther being towed during the Battle of the Bulge. The Jagdpanther or Panzerjager V was a German tank destroyer during WWII based on the chassis of the Panther tank it entered service in late 1944 and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. The Jagdpanther was developed out of the a German project were they had two attempts at mounting an 8.8 cm gun as a self-propelled anti-tank weapon. A design based on the 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942. and several prototypes were finished in October/November 1943. and production started in January 1944. The Jagdpanther combined the very powerful 88mm Pak43 and the Panther Chassis. But it suffered from several problems which the Panther tank also had, like engine fires and at the end of the war, poor production was also one of them, together with the poor maintenance and training of the crews. Which would result in many of the vehicles to be abandoned. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Char B1 was a French heavy break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75mm howitzer in the hull, it was later redesigned with a turret and a 47 mm gun, to allow it to function as a Char de Bataille (battle tank) for fighting enemy armour. The Char B1 would be developed In January 1921 out of the concept conceived by General Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne in 1919 On 6 April 1934, the first order was made for seven tanks of a Char B1. The Char B1 bis also has a APX turret with a longer-barrelled (L/32) 47mm SA 35 gun, to give the tank a real anti-tank capacity. The Char B1 and Bis were expensive to build and France simply lacked the production capacity to build a sufficient number of heavy tanks. so there were only 405 produced. Still the Char B1 Bis was the most powerful armed and armoured tank of its day, the type was very effective in direct confrontations with German armour in 1940, but slow speed and high fuel consumption was a major disadvantage and a made it a east target. After the defeat of France, captured Char B1's would be used by Germany, and they would be rebuild as a flamethrowers or mechanized artillery. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded 1 sep. 2021 The Type 89 medium tank I-Go 八九式中戦車　イ号 was a medium tank developed by the Japanese in 1928, after the army wanted two types of tanks to be created. A light 10-ton tank based on the French Renault FT tank and a 20-ton design modeled after the Vickers Medium tank. The weight of the initial prototype and its low speed did not impress the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office, and a new requirement was issued for a lighter tank. By April 1928, the new light tank design was finished and the prototype of the Type 89 light tank was completed in 1929. The Type 89 would eventually be re-classified as a "medium tank" because the weight increased to over 10 tons due to several improvements. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which built a new tank factory to specifically produce this model and production would began in 1931. The 89 would be the worlds first mass produced Diesel engine tank and would become the first main battle tank of the Japanese Army. The 89 would see many improvements over the years and would resulted in a second version of the vehicle the Type 89B I-Go Otsu, which had a air-cooled Mitsubishi A6120VD 120 hp (89 kW) diesel engine, the front hull were replaced by a single shallow-sloped frontal armor plate which provided more protection for the driver and the tank had a new "asymmetric shaped" gun turret complete with a cupola for the commander, and the machine gun relocated to the left side of the hull. The 89 would see action from 1932 until the end of WWII, it would first see combat during the First Battle of Shanghai in 1932, and in the Second Sino-Japanese War it would prove effective in campaigns in Manchuria and China, especially against fortification and the Chinese light tanks. It would be obsolete by the time of the 1939 battles of Khalkhin Gol, against the Soviet Union, but would still be used in the later battles in China and By 1942 it would gradually withdrawn from front-line combat service , but would still be used in the Battle of the Philippines, Battle of Malaya, Burma campaign and China. They proved to be no match against Allied vehicles like the American M4 Sherman and would mostly be used as static defense. 八九式中戦車（はちきゅうしきちゅうせんしゃ）は、1920年代後期に開発・採用された大日本帝国陸軍の戦車（中戦車）。日本初の国産制式戦車として開発・量産された。秘匿名称「イ号」（「ロ号」は九五式重戦車、「ハ号」は九五式軽戦車） Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

0:24 Ausf.H prototype test vehicle. 0:48 Propaganda reel for the Tiger I showing it's performance. 1:12 Tiger tanks shooting at Churchil targets that were captured at Antwerp. 3:06 completely destroyed Tiger tank in Africa, this tank was probably blown up by it's crew. 4:06 A Tiger tank after a failed assault in Tunisia, this tank was said to be blown up by it's own crew after it came under by 25pdr artillery and was immobilized. 4:17 Several Tiger tanks found by the Americans that were abandoned and blown up by there crews. 4:29 Churchill being shown a knocked out Tiger tank in Tunisia. 4:48 George VI being shown the Tiger I captured by the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment in Tunisia, this tank is still in the Bovington Tank museum. 5:01 The same vehicle being used in a training video. 7:53 A Tiger that was abandoned and destroyed by it's crew in Sicily. 8:10 A German training film, filmed with the Tiger 212. 8:40 A long newsreel filmed in Kurks, showing several Tigers and news crew filming the vehicles, the Tiger would see preference by film crews for their propaganda value. The Tiger I was a German heavy tank developed in 1937 by Henschel & Sohn when the Waffenamt requested Henschel to develop a Durchbruchwagen, this would result into the Durchbruchwagen I which would never be fitted with a turret and was replaced by the Durchbruchwagen II after the request for a heavier 30-tonne class vehicle with thicker armour. The project was dropped in 1938 in favor of the larger and better-armoured VK 30.01 (H) and VK 36.01 (H), these vehicles would use the complex over-engineered Schachtellaufwerk track suspension system of torsion bar-sprung, overlapped and interleaved main road wheels, which would later become problematic when jamming solid in the winter. Four prototype hulls were completed for testing. Two of these were later modified to build the "Sturer Emil" self-propelled anti-tank guns. In 1941 with the experience of the Battle of France, Henschel and Ferdinand Porsche were asked to submit designs for a 45-tonne heavy tank, to be ready by June 1942. Porsche worked on an updated version of their VK 30.01 (P) Leopard tank prototype while Henschel worked on an improved VK 36.01 (H) tank. Henschel built two prototypes: a VK 45.01 (H) H1 with an 8.8 cm L/56 cannon, and a VK 45.01 (H) H2 with a 7.5 cm L/70 cannon. Porsche and Henschel submitted prototype designs, each making use of the Krupp-designed turret. The Henschel design was accepted, mainly because the Porsche VK 4501 (P) prototype design used a troubled petrol-electric transmission system. Production of the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. H began in August 1942. The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H was re-designated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943. The Tiger was still at the prototype stage when it was first hurried into service, and therefore changes both large and small were made throughout the production run. A redesigned turret with a lower cupola was the most significant change. To cut costs, the river-fording submersion capability and an external air-filtration system were dropped. It would first see action near Leningrad on 23 Sep. 1942 months earlier than had been planned. A platoon of 4 Tigers went into action, they could not operate in swampy, forested terrain, their movement was largely confined to roads and tracks, also many of these early models were plagued by problems with the transmission and many broke down, the Soviets also captured one Tiger largely intact, it enabled the Soviets to study the design and prepare countermeasures. In the North African Campaign, the Tiger I first saw action during the Tunisian Campaign on 1 December 1942 east of Tebourba. The tanks proved that they had excellent protection from enemy fire, this greatly increased the crews trust in the quality of the armour, the crews also found the tank to be spacious and comfortable. The Tiger proved to have great armament and was a outstanding design for its time, its armour which was resistant to tank and anti-tank guns of the time. and the 88 could knock out enemy Sherman tanks at 2,100 m and the T-34 at 1500 m, but with Allied tanks becoming more up-armored and upgraded and having better guns like the M3 90 mm cannon used on the M36 tank destroyer, made the Tiger vastly obsolete in the end. The Tiger was also over-engineered using expensive materials and labor-intensive production methods, it was prone to track failures and breakdowns and was limited in range by its high fuel consumption. It was also hard to transport and was often too heavy for small bridges which had 35 ton weight limits.

Originally uploaded on Apr 2, 2020. WW2 Panzer IV Ausf.G - H footage - Panzerkampfwagen IV. pt5. The Panzerkampfwagen IV was designed as the Versuchs-Kraftfahrzeug 622 in 1934 and went into production in 1937, and would fit the the short barrel 75 mm gun, and this would stay the same for the Ausf. A to F. It would be a a support tank to be used to handle anti-tank guns and fortifications, it would work alongside the more numerable Panzer III in Panzer Divisions, but would changes it's roll in the later part of the war. The Panzer IV Ausf.A production started in 1937 and ended in June 1938, it was similar to the B.W.I Prototype and production would stop after 35 vehicles had been completed, the Ausf.B went into production 1938 which had several changes to the A, with more frontal armour without a ball mount for the MG-34 machine gun, a new 300hp Maybach HL-120TR engine, transmission, single-piece hatches and commander’s cupola. The A and B almost didn't have any external differences and it only had a improved modified engine, engine mounts, new turret ring and armored sleeve mount around the machine gun barrel. The Ausf.D had numerous changes made to the front hull armour, and looked more like the Ausf.A, the ball mounted MG-34 machine gun was reintroduced and the driver’s front was fitted forwards again. The Ausf.F or F1, first called the F at an early stage, was the last of the Panzer IV that fitted the short 75 mm gun, it would again see changes in it's suspension, with larger track links, with new idler wheels and front drive sprockets to reduce ground pressure, this was done because of the new additional armour increase. The Ausf.F2 or the early Ausf.G started it's production in February 1942, after development started in 1941 to mount the Pak 38 L/60 into the turret of the Panzer IV, and a prototype was ready in November, but with new Russian tanks like KV-1s and T-34s, the 38 was dropped in favor of the new Pak 40 L/46 and a new gun was produced, the KwK 40 L/43 was fitted with a muzzle-brake and the first prototype was ready in 1942. But in June 1942, the F2 was renamed Ausf.G, and this would pretty much make every long barreled Panzer IV, the Ausf.G. The Ausf.G had numerous changes, like the elimination of the turret vision ports, the cupola was up-armored and modified, additional racks and brackets for spare road wheels and track links were added, the engine ventilation was improved. and some changes made to the armour, with an additional 30 mm to the frontal-glacis and changes to the armour to make the tank lighter, but it wasn't enough for the limited capacity of the chassis and transmission. The late production introduced in March-April 1943, had the new side skirt armor fitted (Schürzen) to the sides and turret, and would also receive the new KwK 40 L/48, and smoke grenade launchers to the side of the turret. From 1942 until 1943 1275 early Ausf.G tanks were produced and 412 later types. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Tiger I was a German heavy tank developed in 1937 by Henschel & Sohn when the Waffenamt requested Henschel to develop a Durchbruchwagen, this would result into the Durchbruchwagen I which would never be fitted with a turret and was replaced by the Durchbruchwagen II after the request for a heavier 30-tonne class vehicle with thicker armour. The project was dropped in 1938 in favor of the larger and better-armoured VK 30.01 (H) and VK 36.01 (H), these vehicles would use the complex over-engineered Schachtellaufwerk track suspension system of torsion bar-sprung, overlapped and interleaved main road wheels, which would later become problematic when jamming solid in the winter. Four prototype hulls were completed for testing. Two of these were later modified to build the "Sturer Emil" self-propelled anti-tank guns. In 1941 with the experience of the Battle of France, Henschel and Ferdinand Porsche were asked to submit designs for a 45-tonne heavy tank, to be ready by June 1942. Porsche worked on an updated version of their VK 30.01 (P) Leopard tank prototype while Henschel worked on an improved VK 36.01 (H) tank. Henschel built two prototypes: a VK 45.01 (H) H1 with an 8.8 cm L/56 cannon, and a VK 45.01 (H) H2 with a 7.5 cm L/70 cannon. Porsche and Henschel submitted prototype designs, each making use of the Krupp-designed turret. The Henschel design was accepted, mainly because the Porsche VK 4501 (P) prototype design used a troubled petrol-electric transmission system. Production of the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. H began in August 1942. The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H was re-designated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943. The Tiger was still at the prototype stage when it was first hurried into service, and therefore changes both large and small were made throughout the production run. A redesigned turret with a lower cupola was the most significant change. To cut costs, the river-fording submersion capability and an external air-filtration system were dropped. It would first see action near Leningrad on 23 Sep. 1942 months earlier than had been planned. A platoon of 4 Tigers went into action, they could not operate in swampy, forested terrain, their movement was largely confined to roads and tracks, also many of these early models were plagued by problems with the transmission and many broke down, the Soviets also captured one Tiger largely intact, it enabled the Soviets to study the design and prepare countermeasures. In the North African Campaign, the Tiger I first saw action during the Tunisian Campaign on 1 December 1942 east of Tebourba. The tanks proved that they had excellent protection from enemy fire, this greatly increased the crews trust in the quality of the armour, the crews also found the tank to be spacious and comfortable. The Tiger proved to have great armament and was a outstanding design for its time, its armour which was resistant to tank and anti-tank guns of the time. and the 88 could knock out enemy Sherman tanks at 2,100 m and the T-34 at 1500 m, but with Allied tanks becoming more up-armored and upgraded and having better guns like the M3 90 mm cannon used on the M36 tank destroyer, made the Tiger vastly obsolete in the end. The Tiger was also over-engineered using expensive materials and labor-intensive production methods, it was prone track failures and breakdowns and was limited in range by its high fuel consumption. It was also hard to transport and was often too heavy for small bridges which had 35 ton weight limits. Still it was superior to its early contemporaries, and despite the low number produced, shortages in qualified crew and the considerable fuel requirement, it had a large impact in the war with Tigers destroying at least 10,300 enemy tanks, and 11,380 AT guns and artillery pieces in WW2. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjejQojHTTggkEi_6d15Svg/join ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Support me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpicture ■ Store: https://panzerpicture-2.creator-spring.com/ ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

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