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@michalzajic8602 Thank you for this comprehensive explanation. I understand Peru bought 24 of the model 38 tanks from Czechoslovakia before the annexation. So the model 38 tanks were successfully exported as well!

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Actually Peru have TNH light tanks from ČKD were at that time among the valuable combat assets and remained at their height for some years. And so it is not surprising that even their development variants have made their way to other areas than just the Middle Eastern sandpits. South American Peru purchased 24 LTPs and the neutral but demanding Swiss 24 LTL-Hs, half of which they assembled themselves from supplied parts. In Persia, sand, in Switzerland and in Peru, the terrain with significant differences in height, plus in South America, the harsher climatic conditions in the area of ​​liquid precipitation really tested the construction of our tanks. The Peruvian army deployed them in the border conflict with Ecuador in 1941. So TNH was actualy early export version of the TNH-S light tank received the military designation LT vz. 38, but we did not have time to include it in the arsenal before the seizure of the rest of the republic on March 15, 1939. However, the prototypes amaze the new rulers and so this tank had to be produced for them as the PzKpfw 38(t) gradually in several modernized versions until 1942 in a total number of more than 1300 pieces.

@michalzajic8602 Yes, Iran used them as well. Sadly they were overwhelmed by the very large number of Soviet tanks during the English-Soviet invasion of Iran in Aug 1941.

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Well soviet army has thousand T26 tanks .Of course Iran didnt have chance

@michalzajic8602 Some sources say 1000 Soviet tanks took part, against just 50 Model 38 tanks the Iranian had.

Well, that was a common problem for Germany during the war. More heavy tanks breaking down or running out of fuel, typically, then actually destroyed by enemy tanks.

@@larrybarnes3920 100% agree with you!

@@aloydaboi-y2d I hear you !

@@drbichat 100% agreed.

@@harlandawson8447 Solid light tank.

@@bobsyoruncle4583 Entirely agreed that this would have been ideal up to say late 1941

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x In this "what if" scenario ( no Panzer III production) the Germans would have had significantly greater numbers of both Panzer IVs and StuGs for the invasion of Russia. While the Panzer IVs would have had a marked disadvantage in firepower and armor, the long barreled 50mm was still quite capable of knocking out both the early models of T34 and KV tanks - whereas the short 50mm Panzer IIIs were pretty much helpless against them. With the German's superior tactics and mobility these Russian heavies would surely have proved much less of a problem than they were historically - and who knows - maybe Barbarossa would have succeeded...

@bobsyoruncle4583 I suppose the whole point of Panthers was that they were a, I don't want to say knee-jerk, but certainly a reaction to facing the T34s and KV1 tanks.

@bobsyoruncle4583 If the Germans had set clear goals and they certainly could have achieved them before that first winter, they could have drawn the line and said mission accomplished.

@@aloydaboi-y2d Easy to make, effective in battle, what's not to like.

@DimaKarmazin Hi mate, sorry, climbing on board was not allowed but in my upcoming WW2 Allied Tanks video, I took a look inside the open side hatch of an M3 Lee.

Very Very true.

@@aloydaboi-y2d Mk 4 was the design that kept going, pre-war to 1945! That speaks to the soundness of the overall design.

@@mrjellster3771 You're most welcomed.

@@dynaflow666 Amazing to know!

@frauleinhohenzollern I agree. For an 80 year old design, the Panther looks remarkably modern. The zimmerit coating was beautifully done and the paint job was amazing.

@@AldebaranIsAstar I believe it's a work in progress restoration. Looks like the chassis for a German Stug.

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Yes, a StuG III, "frankensteinized" from various sources and mostly rebuilt from scratch. Greetings.

@sergiogregorat1830 Very cool. Thanks for the extra information.

@@AldebaranIsAstar I think it was literally Light Tank Model 38. Lehky Tank Vzor 38.

Army designation was. LT vz. 38 LT mean light tank vz. mean model 38 mean 1938

@@michalzajic8602 Love your explanation

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Thank you . love to see Czechoslovak tank in Australia! Dobrý večer z České Republiky✌👍

It was good, simple and deadly, unlike so many German equipment that were over engineered.

Absolutely agree with your comment. The Hetzer was a clever way to make use of the chassis installing the 75mm gun as hull mounted.

@@aloydaboi-y2d This museum does a pretty good job of painting their tanks to look good.

@aloydaboi-y2d Very true. In any case, the post-war Leopard I has sometimes been called a politically correct Panther as you can definitely see the resemblance.

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Politically correct Panther ... I just hope I don't have to see a woke/gender Panther too

@sergiogregorat1830 Never. It was just a reference that I've heard from time to time in relation to post war German tanks.

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Joke for a joke, it was actually just a joke... Greetings!

@@sergiogregorat1830 No worries at all.

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@mrjellster3771 Hi mate, I believe that's a Nebelwefer 41. I'll have to check if I've got any close ups. Sorry, I was focussed on the tanks.

@ thank you for the name of it

@mrjellster3771 No worries. It was a good rocket Artillery. I'll check to see if it's in the background of one of my videos or if I have a few seconds of it, I'll do a quick short.

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 Thanks Finn. Check out my longer WW2 German Armour video if you have time.

@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 The museum is run by a small team. So many items there are still in running condition.

@@vastcarter Great idea. From a modelling and painting point of view, my favourite is winter white wash and muddy tracks!

@ oh true the winter white wash do go hard!!

@kevinwynott7755 Great to find out and keep learning. Armoured warfare evolved extremely quickly, didn't it.

@tk9780 Appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

@shirlyiang969 😅 This was one of my earliest Shorts. I've been trying to improve my sound quality. Myself, I live in Australia of Malaysian Chinese heritage.

@@Sausberri9 Exactly! Spot on.

Was just an excellent Tank when manned with a skilled crew. My father took on with his Panther 11T-34/85 and two IS. The T-34 ended up like all T-Tanks still today, fly off turret and burning …took 15min to do. No hit his tank from the wild firing Russsians. The two IS where slow and far behind the T-34. just finished the last T-34 they realized the IS were at 900m and fired at the Panther. They made or hit on the front and left a big dent on the gun mantel , it took two rounds and hits to disable the first IS, losing his turret and burned. The second one was miserable at aiming and with two rounds a minute they never hit the Panther, but the Panther took out the IS with the first round at 700m ….doe 85 years nothing changed at Russian tanks, except they burn today faster and with the first hit …

@ralphhofmeier8840 Crew training and skill counts then and now. Thanks for sharing your father's amazing story.

When you have no other arguments to console your envy, you invent lexical categories such as "medium", "heavy", "beautiful", "ugly", "democratic", "tyrannical" etc. All this aside, the Panther was an excellent tank with the specific and sole purpose of destroying other tanks, and it was very good at it.

@sergiogregorat1830 The Panther was a new class of tanks that all postwar tanks followed. Well protected, powerfully armed, and very mobile.

Great to know!

@459.1NCRadio Thanks mate, we went there in their first year and again this year, when they celebrated 10 years.

​@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x very nice

Thank you. Trust you enjoyed it. Check out my earlier Panther A, and the full length WW2 German Armour 😀

Definitely, and probably the Pzkw1 main job, not tank v tank action, definately not in 1930, or even 40

@@saraprva4172 Quite true I think. The 1930s was a time when a lot of military equipment and their intended use were being experimented with; and it took some time for the realities of war to change tactics and strategies.

@@saraprva4172 Yes, at a time when infantry lacked a lot of the anti-tank weapons we become familiar with later in WW2, the thought of 10 Panzer 1 tanks running around and firing their machineguns is a scary one!

Glad it was helpful!

Very true. I can see all the bits in the real thing and correlate that to the same item in a model or miniature as I sometimes play 15mm WW2. Shape of the wheels, exhaust etc.

@donaldkroth2579 Thanks for the feedback. Yes, hoping when I visit New Zealand next year, I can spend a bit more time on each vehicle or aircraft. For my first few videos, it will be relatively short snippets for each tank. The video I plan to release in Feb 2025 will spend more time looking at one ship.

@donaldkroth2579 The Panther Short video just got released. That was 'how much info can I say in 60 sec' .

​@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4xI'll check it out. Thank you.

​@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4xsounds great. I'll be looking forward to seeing them.

Unfortunately this museum didn't have them.

Thanks for watching

Yes I do.

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4xSo am I just inland from Brisbane I have recently put up a video on the German A7V that is in Brisbane I recommend you go have a look if you are around the Brisbane area

Great idea mate!

You should! 😊

@@nostromo. Very true and impressive for a small museum run by a small dedicated team

@parabelllum8733 It's an incredible museum, and they clearly love and care for each item.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words. Allied tanks video will be released on the first Sat in Dec. Meanwhile, a series of Short videos will ve released in the coming weeks.

I'd love to visit HMS Belfast and the IWM one day

Thanks for watching!

@Craig-yb1ln Thanks Craig. There'll be a series of German tank Shorts coming out over the next few week. Followed by the Allied tank video on the 1st Sat in Dec

@@AcesArmourAdmirals-h4x Terrific, I will enjoy re watching this one in the mean time, Regards.

@@Azriel1066 Thanks.

Thanks for your post. Yes, I think the Panther and Jagdpanther are both very modern looking vehicles. In fact, the German post-war Leopard 1 tank has sometimes been called a politically correct Panther.