Sofelein and his holiness of all things armoured and tanks hilary doyle perfect tonic for self isolation greetings from steve in England to you sofelein and all who watch 💓👍
indeed! some historical fun facts: both companies were founded by the same August Horch (who left the Horch company and then found out he didn't have the rights to his own name on cars and had to come up with another name, hence Audi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horch#History_at_a_glance).
Legend has it that the son of a friend of horch is responsible for the name of the new company Audi, as he was doing his latin homework at the time his father and horch were thinking about a new name. Audi is the imperativ form for audire = listen! (german: horch!)
I love the Sd.Kfz 221/222 series. I love armored cars in general, really-- Panhards, Ferrets, 8-Rads, V-100s, BRDMs, you name it. Thanks to you guys for this insightful look into these under-appreciated vehicles!
I particularly like the German armored cars of WWII and I feel that they don't get enough attention despite the Germans seemingly using a ton of different ones during the war.
That's cool I like it too. Not many people do. Most favour tracks. Whats your oponion on Fennek And other thing any opinion on the additional 2 pairs of wheels in BRDM? I mean they look awful but seem to work (seen in action) IF hydraulics doesnt fail. Poles got rid of those. I guess switched 4 wheels for Air Conditioning. ;)
The Sdkfz 221 series was a very good design. It was the inspiration for the Soviets to make the BA-64 armored car. Several Sdkfz 221 was used in China all the way up to the 1950s!
SO glad somebody finally did a bit about SCOUT CARS and reconnaissance! Knowledge really is power, and knowing where your enemy is and their movements is critical to forming a successful battle plan. Plus the two of them are great.
He's quite knowledgeable. I knew that the Recon Units were broken up with Radio Cars and Scouts, but I didn't know it how it was set up precisely, nor about the dedicated 222 unit. Thank you sir, for your concise background on the Fahrzeug and thank you lovely Lady for bring it all together.
Thank you for covering this vehicle. It would be great to see more coverage of all the communications vehicles of all countries and the types of communications and how they interacted between higher headquarters etc.,
Thank You Sofilein for these series of videos ! Like always great obscure information ! Hope you and yours are in the best of health ! Cheers, from NY ! Tony
Nice vid. I knew hardly any of this. Always good to learn new things from someone who knows so much. 3:27 "But if you like now maybe be could take a look around and I'll show you some of the features of the vehicle." I'll have to remember that as a chat up line...
Thanks Hillary & Sofi- an amazing story of something just gathering dust. I hope when this vehicle is spruced up, your story is on a large iPad-next to the vehicle.
Love the German Panzerspahwagen, 4 rad und 8 rad. They were advanced, useful, and frankly quite cool. Many thanks for bringing it and His Eminance, Herr Doyle, to us. Nobody else could do as amazing a job guiding a tour through a German vehicle.
Just stumbled onto this video through Pinterest, and I couldn't be happier. Right up my alley! Subscribed and will watch as much as I can. Thanks! It doesn't hurt that the young lady is extremely attractive, too. Well, she is isn't she....
I used to reenact with the folks in Texas and one of the Germans had a 222 replica . . . on a VW chassis, I believe. The body was green-camo-painted plywood and they had a good facsimile of the 20mm gun -- probably firing propane -- in a real working turret. Nice looking vehicle.
Makes me wonder where my scout AFV ended up. It was M3 Bradly serial number 0000000042. 🤣 Used to scout around the west/east German border 1985-1989 Kitzingen.
A lot of people say Germany had no clue what sloped armor was until after the T-34, but their armored cars and half tracks all had sloped armor. Which made them far more effective, than say the US half track that can be seen in this video.
Randy Magnum The main thing half tracks hauled was troops. The US used flat armor for costs. The poor survivability of the flat sides was a common complaint.
@@Stuka87 troops is cargo. The biggest complaint was open top, and resultant vulnerability to air burst shells. Coincidentally, kraut halftracks with sloped 6mm armor wouldn't stop black tip '06, and had.......wait for it.......open tops.
They were well aware of sloped armor before the war but the German engineers didn't feel it was worth the cost in design and ergonomics. Flat-armored tanks were easier to build and were more spacious for the crew.
4-wheel steering...neat! Having driven a few armored vehicles in the 90s, man we had it good. No driver's seat? That had to be painful to drive over any distance.
That is a good video - and when the restoration of the other vehicles is more complete You might get mr. Doyle to do a video on it - and of the tactical concept.
Looks almost like a stealth vehicle with all those angles. 😁 I guess they were designed to provide lots of sloped surfaces to compensate for the thin armour.
Hello selfie ! Correction YOU are the best source for German armour. Keep up the good work when possible stay safe also and most respectfully your fire. Thanks for your time and have an awesome day
Hi!yeah it's me it's me again about the name sorry to sofilein for the wrong spelling I should of just spelled your whole name out which by the way is a new one to me , but it's very pretty it fits the face .thanx
Trivia: Horch! as an order is german vor LISTEN!, horchen is to listen (also to listen in secret). AUDI is the same in latin Horch AG was founded by August Horch in 1904 in Zwickau. He later was thrown out of his company and a legal battle for the name broke out that Horch lost. A friend then suggested the "latin version" Pre WW2 Horch was building upper class cars on the level of Maybach etc. Post WW2 it build the Trabant. How the mighty have fallen
if someone wants to know ..Horch was like Audi...part of the Auto Union which was the head company of Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer....thats why Audi today has four rings...to symbolise the four companies united under Auto Union
He is a real expert. Respect.
Best regards from Germany
Sofelein and his holiness of all things armoured and tanks hilary doyle perfect tonic for self isolation greetings from steve in England to you sofelein and all who watch 💓👍
"Horch" is German for "Listen!" and the Latin translation of that is "Audi".
indeed! some historical fun facts: both companies were founded by the same August Horch (who left the Horch company and then found out he didn't have the rights to his own name on cars and had to come up with another name, hence Audi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horch#History_at_a_glance).
Legend has it that the son of a friend of horch is responsible for the name of the new company Audi, as he was doing his latin homework at the time his father and horch were thinking about a new name. Audi is the imperativ form for audire = listen! (german: horch!)
The English work "hark" is derived from the same word.
@Charles McCarron Horch, Audi, DKW, and Wanderer merged forming Auto Union. Much later adopts Audi, I thimk when VW takes control.
@@luisgimenez8660 That's right and you can still see it in the Audi logo which four intertwined rings symbolize the four brands of Auto Union.
I love the Sd.Kfz 221/222 series. I love armored cars in general, really-- Panhards, Ferrets, 8-Rads, V-100s, BRDMs, you name it.
Thanks to you guys for this insightful look into these under-appreciated vehicles!
I particularly like the German armored cars of WWII and I feel that they don't get enough attention despite the Germans seemingly using a ton of different ones during the war.
That's cool I like it too. Not many people do. Most favour tracks. Whats your oponion on Fennek And other thing any opinion on the additional 2 pairs of wheels in BRDM? I mean they look awful but seem to work (seen in action) IF hydraulics doesnt fail. Poles got rid of those. I guess switched 4 wheels for Air Conditioning. ;)
The Sdkfz 221 series was a very good design. It was the inspiration for the Soviets to make the BA-64 armored car. Several Sdkfz 221 was used in China all the way up to the 1950s!
Thx for the vid.
The four rings were the logo of the "Auto Union" to which Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer belonged.
Have a nice weekend.
Almost - You forgot NSU. Auto Union later became Audi.
SO glad somebody finally did a bit about SCOUT CARS and reconnaissance! Knowledge really is power, and knowing where your enemy is and their movements is critical to forming a successful battle plan.
Plus the two of them are great.
I am so glad Sofilein is staying in the picture during the presentation
He's quite knowledgeable. I knew that the Recon Units were broken up with Radio Cars and Scouts, but I didn't know it how it was set up precisely, nor about the dedicated 222 unit. Thank you sir, for your concise background on the Fahrzeug and thank you lovely Lady for bring it all together.
I am glad you have appeared and not been shy. You add so much with your bubbly enthusiasm.
Always good to see these often overlooked vehicles receiving some attention.
Thank you Sofie and Mr Doyle for the Video . It is exciting to know the History of this particular Vehicle !
OK, I know these niche military videos don't get many views, but gosh, they are great quality for those who are really interested. Wonderful.
Fantastic!!! What a way to end a Friday & to start a weekend of self isolation.
Good job champ! 💥👍🏻💥
Great video Sof. Lot's of information. I like seeing all these vehicles that aren't seen or talked about much by many.
I love how this looks almost scifi in its shapes
Hilary spending some quality time with Sofie and armour cars and tanks! Lucky man!
Thank you for covering this vehicle. It would be great to see more coverage of all the communications vehicles of all countries and the types of communications and how they interacted between higher headquarters etc.,
I always need a nap after watching Sofilein.
Thank You Sofilein for these series of videos ! Like always great obscure information ! Hope you and yours are in the best of health ! Cheers, from NY ! Tony
This was the best video I've seen on this vehicle, THANKS!!
Thanks for the wonderful presentation, Mr Doyle. Greeting to you all lovely people, enjoy and stay safe.
Well done Sophie
I enjoyed this too
Stuart in Ireland ☘️
@3:28 Mr. Doyle sounds kinda like JoergSprave *"Let me show you it's features!"* I love the passion!
Nice vid. I knew hardly any of this. Always good to learn new things from someone who knows so much.
3:27 "But if you like now maybe be could take a look around and I'll show you some of the features of the vehicle."
I'll have to remember that as a chat up line...
Thank You!
Thanks, Sofi. I enjoy your hands-on history vids.
What could be better; age and beauty presenting an erudite examination of historic military vehicles. I love these videos.
Thank's Sof, and thank you Mr. Doyle
Love the history and info. It's nice seeing someone also interested in it also.
4 wheeled coordinated or combination steering is what JCB Telehandlers - Fork Trucks use, as well as crab drive.
I love finding out about super job specific vehicles like this! Keep up the good work Sofilein!!!! 😊👍🏻
Awesome thanks.
Rear steering?? Wow!!
That’s amazing!!
The tank took all my attention.
Nice review and fun episode. I just joined WOT and am greatly enjoying it! Thank you for sharing this historical review.
Excellent audio on this vid. Thanks.
Thanks Guys.
Sound, Thank you Sofilein
fantastic early understanding of angular shapes, later used on most vehicles for better protection
I had a chance to play on a half track as a kid. Sophi 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️
Such detailed knowledge, thank you. Also, great production from the lovely camera lady
Thanks Hillary & Sofi- an amazing story of something just gathering dust. I hope when this vehicle is spruced up, your story is on a large iPad-next to the vehicle.
Very informative. Thanks
Love the German Panzerspahwagen, 4 rad und 8 rad. They were advanced, useful, and frankly quite cool. Many thanks for bringing it and His Eminance, Herr Doyle, to us. Nobody else could do as amazing a job guiding a tour through a German vehicle.
Hilary Doyle is the best! Listening to him for these videos and in between was just a treat. I look forward to filming some more with him some time!
@@Sofilein Thanks Sofilein! I look forward to more from you and Hilary
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This is great content! Just found your channel and i am loving it. Thanks!
Just stumbled onto this video through Pinterest, and I couldn't be happier. Right up my alley! Subscribed and will watch as much as I can. Thanks! It doesn't hurt that the young lady is extremely attractive, too. Well, she is isn't she....
Great video on one of the overlooked vehicles of WW2.
Cool armor design ,the angles and the shapes are the sshheeett!!
Bee's knee's... I like the editing on tightening the video up... 4 wheel steering pog... keep it up bröther 🤘
Thank you for your videos. I always learn something new. 😎👍
This vehicle was part of the 116th panzer Div. it has sascha der windhund on the front plate very nice to see, Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the video, very interesting. Oh, the Scavenger Hunt code was a nice bonus.
Hilary's "TANK" belt is super cool!!!! Great video; thoroughly enjoyed it and thanks!!!
Really interesting, great video.
Outstanding Video and presentation as always. Thank you from California Quarantine 2020 :)
Great info!!
So badass. On every level
Mr. Doyle does know his stuff. Thank you.👍
love the belt buckle
What a nice surprise. Love these videos.
Would love to see more videos on light combat and logistical vehicles . They never get the coverage they deserve !
Hey! One of my favorite AFVs.
That is a truly remarkable history then.
Awesome more please!
I love how they adapted the us army wheels, just drill some extra holes and voila.
I used to reenact with the folks in Texas and one of the Germans had a 222 replica . . . on a VW chassis, I believe. The body was green-camo-painted plywood and they had a good facsimile of the 20mm gun -- probably firing propane -- in a real working turret. Nice looking vehicle.
This is really neat!
Love your vids! Thanks for the hard work!!
Funky blouse. Love it!
"She walks softly but she carries a big gun..."
@wulfgar I have to disappoint you. She is pretty good at firing combat weapons also in full-auto mode.
I love her belt buckle
Makes me wonder where my scout AFV ended up.
It was M3 Bradly serial number
0000000042. 🤣
Used to scout around the
west/east German border
1985-1989 Kitzingen.
Great video.
Needing one of these for my next grocery run.
Top notch content Sof.
A lot of people say Germany had no clue what sloped armor was until after the T-34, but their armored cars and half tracks all had sloped armor. Which made them far more effective, than say the US half track that can be seen in this video.
Plus, every European Navy had been using sloped armor since 1860s.
The halftrack was meant to haul things. Sloped armor and cargo capacity are inversely proportional.
Randy Magnum The main thing half tracks hauled was troops. The US used flat armor for costs. The poor survivability of the flat sides was a common complaint.
@@Stuka87 troops is cargo. The biggest complaint was open top, and resultant vulnerability to air burst shells. Coincidentally, kraut halftracks with sloped 6mm armor wouldn't stop black tip '06, and had.......wait for it.......open tops.
They were well aware of sloped armor before the war but the German engineers didn't feel it was worth the cost in design and ergonomics. Flat-armored tanks were easier to build and were more spacious for the crew.
Another fine video from the first lady of armor .
Looking Fwd to more on the other 3 restorations.
4-wheel steering...neat! Having driven a few armored vehicles in the 90s, man we had it good. No driver's seat? That had to be painful to drive over any distance.
Alright that settles the mystery of the antennae, I never saw one hoisted and wasn't sure if they were permanently mounted horizontally.
GreenAppelPie Viborg, 1940, frame antenna: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-753-0010-19A,_Jütland,_deutscher_Spähpanzer_(Sd._Kfz._222).jpg
Love your Video's. Keep Up the Good Work. I have only Seen a Sdfkz 223 in Books :) Great Channel.
A 3.5L V8 seems like decent power for such a nimble looking car. I bet that thing could tear up the autobahn.
Woo so much you in video!!!
Utterly fascinating what Mr Doyle knows!!!!
The grand master and professor of German cans of whoop ass.
He's a wizard!
I love Hilary's book!
They're the best resource out there for German armor
That is a good video - and when the restoration of the other vehicles is more complete You might get mr. Doyle to do a video on it - and of the tactical concept.
THIS GAL IS SMART AT INTERVIEWING .....Way Great Job well done Guys Thank you
That fella is a wealth of knowledge of Third Reich War Machines.. an my Lord She is most beatiful Angel i have ever laid eyes on. All due respect.
Yo, I looked for the little buggy but all I could see was a belt buckle. I love it :)
Pretty interesting, definitely a little different approach than the Daimler dingo the British were using (albeit both had that neat 4 wheel steering)
Pretty simple vehicle. Looking forward to comparing it to late war scout vehicles :) Enjoyed the video a lot!
Thanks for interesting vid. Greetings.
a beauty.
Love your videos keep it up :)
Looks almost like a stealth vehicle with all those angles. 😁 I guess they were designed to provide lots of sloped surfaces to compensate for the thin armour.
Funny how they were so bad at designing sloped tanks. The PzKpfw IV and the PzKpfw VI were obsolete from a design standpoint when they rolled out.
@@cezarstefanseghjucan No they weren't, they did the boxy design with a very good reason.
Hello selfie ! Correction YOU are the best source for German armour. Keep up the good work when possible stay safe also and most respectfully your fire. Thanks for your time and have an awesome day
Hi!yeah it's me it's me again about the name sorry to sofilein for the wrong spelling I should of just spelled your whole name out which by the way is a new one to me , but it's very pretty it fits the face .thanx
6:40 I spy a Renault FT in red primer in the background 😀
Trivia: Horch! as an order is german vor LISTEN!, horchen is to listen (also to listen in secret). AUDI is the same in latin
Horch AG was founded by August Horch in 1904 in Zwickau. He later was thrown out of his company and a legal battle for the name broke out that Horch lost. A friend then suggested the "latin version"
Pre WW2 Horch was building upper class cars on the level of Maybach etc. Post WW2 it build the Trabant. How the mighty have fallen
@Chris_Wooden_Eye that's not socialism, that's 5 year plan dictatorships that are more concerned with military posturing paranoia than progress.
if someone wants to know ..Horch was like Audi...part of the Auto Union which was the head company of Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer....thats why Audi today has four rings...to symbolise the four companies united under Auto Union