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Fun fact: The US army managed to loose one of the T-28 "doom turtle" for 27 YEARS, they later found it in Fort Belvoir, it was there So long that there started growing grass INSIDE of the tank...
@@averagetonker5952 there were some small trees around the tank, but those trees weren't large enough to hide a tank of that size And the tank was in the middle of an open field. If you search "lost T28" you will see where where it was.
Few can comprehend the absolute power of the Bob Semple Tank. That's why Imperial Japan abandoned it's idea of invading Australia out of fear of the might of the Bob Semple Tank
The Bob Semple tank was actually an example of true engineering genius. The armor of the tank was so thin that the shaped charge of another incoming tank round wouldn't even detonate against it. The Semple would simply drive into the middle of a bunch of enemy tanks and they'd all shoot at it, and their shells would fly through the Semple's armor, out the other side, and hit their teammates by accident, Looney Toons style.
It's true and as a new Zealand citizen I can say no other countries have offered us tanks and we haven't invented another tank so obviously it was the best tank design in history, because as the man himself said I don't see anyone else coming up with any better ideas
@@klindh02 Dude I know the difference between high explosive antitank and armor piercing. I'm just fucking around pretending that the Semple was actually a superpowered tank.
Japanese Military Strategists couldn't stand looking at it for more than 5 minutes before violently vomiting. Thus they could never plan an offensive against New Zealand. It was the perfect plan.
The Swedish Strv 103 was specific designed to defend Sweden in case of the feared, but never materialized Soviet invasion. If the Soviet Army gained ground in Sweden, the Strv 103 would deployed with Hit and Run tactics. So suddenly appearing out of the forest (Sweden consist of 80 % forest), shoot 1, maybe 2 Soviet tanks and disappear back into the forest. Keeping the Soviets at their toes all the time. Wearing the Soviets out.
A main appeal of the turbo engine was that it could reverse as fast as it went forward. And later models came with a scoop so it could dig its own trenches.
The strv 103 was designed with a completely static gun as Swedish engineers realised that most tanks stopped before shooting so having a turret was deemed unnecessary for a tank intended fo defence. As the commies were likely only going to come from one direction so they wouldn't have to worry about flaking manovers as much. So a static gun was deemed better. It also ment that having every crew member having there own controls wouldn't be a problem as everyone can aim the gun if the gunner gets injured.
Another reason for not having a turret was also that they analyzed how most tanks in WWII were incapacitated, and concluded that a large portion of tank kills were because of turret hits, so they took out the turret also to make it more survivable. lol made this comment before watching the video, they basically explained it citing height.
also strv 103 is designed specifically for the defensive. By not having a turret, the chances of getting shot are also lower. Low siluet are also give very good defensively
The problem of course is the Tank is only for defensive and cannot be used for offensive, being it unable to fire on the move or fire on the side compared to the newer comparative tanks with Stabilized Gun control.
I feel like the strv74 was designed around swedens plan to counter an invasion, which as I understand it was pretty much firing hull down and being able to quickly retreat. Hence why the later Swedish Mbt the strv 103 had amazing hull down capabilities, as fast a backup speed as forward, and could operate with only one crew member although 3 is definitely better. The sweds don’t have the largest population so they dosing tanks to protect the crew as much as possible, tanks are replaceable, good crews aren’t. Edit: as I understand it’s a modernization of the 42, I just mean to say with a powerful gun and a slim frontal turret profile I believe it may have been the start of the defensive tank strategy.
No it came from the fact that in the 50s they Swedish army desperately needed a new competitive tank but all they they had where some pre war Lago meduim tanks so as a stop gap measure they modernized it, they did the same thing with some old license built PZ38Ts wich they later turned into ATGM carrying APCs
Not really. The project was just a waste as cheap as it was. Should have just realized they don't have the resources for a tank program and focused on making guns and fortifications.
@@XMysticHerox The Pacific Theater wasn't a tank battle ground, however tanks did play a big part in some battles and even changed some battles. The Japanese had no real anti tank weapons and their Hougo tanks were very weak so the Sherman's were almost unchallenged.
@@MatthewSmith-to1hz Useful tanks yes. The Bob semple was not useful. You are actually equating the Bob Semple to the Sherman. Lol what? The Japanese had plenty of anti tank weapons useful against the bob. Even if they did not a single slow moving tankette is a lot less useful than a hundred guns and some trenches.
@@XMysticHerox They couldnt produce cannons, and they already had fortifications. You want them to cover the island? A tank is a rolling fortress. and the japanese barely had tanks in the pacific.
One thing I always appreciated about Sweden is that when a tank became out of date, they would recycle the turrets into coastal guns. They have a long history of doing so, stretching all the way back to the Strv m/41 and other early WWII tanks. The Strv 74 would go on to become a central element of Swedish coastal defense, and those turrets remained in service into the 2000s, I believe. I don't know if they used their Centurion turrets for that purpose, and obviously the S-tank couldn't be used that way. Now with anti-ship missiles having taken over, there really isn't any need for coastal guns, which is sad. I've always been fascinated by them, especially converted from tank turrets.
@@Warsie if it is a D-day level invasion, then sure. But these days anti-ship missiles are far more likely to be used due to the nature of modern warfare. Plus they hit harder, have longer range, and can be guided to the target.
@@randomexcessmemories4452 yea I was thinking Taiwan getting Invaded by the mainland but there the ROC has regular tanks they can move into positions where the PRC invades with their army and hope they have enough of a working air force to keep something of an air parity.
@@london10356 oh hohoho It’s gonna sound really dumb at first but basically it’s a Highschool/Military/Slice of life? Anime where girls run around in tanks shooting at each other in a tournament. As batshit as it is, it’s chock-full of historical references, action and, well, tanks.
Let's be completely clear about something. Bob Semple's tanks suffered 0 combat losses. _The Imperial Japanese Army surrendered prior to having to face the Semple in combat_ . That's right, you heard me. They gave up the honor of the Japanese Empire rather than face the Semple in combat. The Semple tank has a record of 0 crews lost in combat due to malfunction *or* enemy fire. God created man, Bob Semple made men equal.
The Bob Semple could have actually worked in it's intended role - infantry support. Japan was notoriously poor in the Armor department. And somehow _even worse_ in the Anti-Armor department. Poor Steel Production, a focus on the Navy and Airforce over the Army and a focus on Naval invasions over land warfare made for very light tank designs. Stuff you could easily destroy with AT guns. Leaving you as the only one that brought a tank. And it was built from a tractor via a A-Team Montage.
So it can be built and repaired onsite instead of having to be shiped from Home Islands wading through American submarines wolf packs, not to mention NZ is beyond the reach of IJN's supply line and Tokyo Express will stop coming very quickly. After 7-8 months when the Japanese ran out of fuels and parts to keep their I-Go and Toyota Type 93 Armored Car running, Bomb Semple will be the only armor left on New Zealand battlefield and RNZA can utilize the maxim "You have no tanks, but we do".
@@thanakonpraepanich4284 American submarines wouldn't be interdicting supplies to New Zealand the American submarines would be HELPING those supplies especially given the US was sending military aid
I mean they still would be better off simply importing M3 Stuarts from the USA, but until they could actually get them there. Mr. Semple's invention would have been moderately useful
@@blomgaming6480 Every tank can blow up if you throw a grenade inside. Or do you mean the outside? Because that would mean the enemy is already way to cloose anyway.
In the Philippines, they have V-150... They called "FREE WIFI" and that vehicle includes a ton of improvised wood armor and wifi internet inside (as a military joke)
The 103 is a pretty interesting tank. I saw a video about the 1 surviving operational one. They had a very reactive drive train since to turn the gun they had to turn the entire tank. They could stop and turn on a dime, they also had hydraulic systems that allowed the tank to angle itself to change the angle of the gun as you kinda saw in the video.
Just so you guys know, I wanted to add this here because it wasn't in the video. The STRV 103 uses Gas-hydraulic hydropneumatic suspension to elevate it's whole hull (chassis, lower half) up and down, which results in the main gun going up and down. This is done because like said in the video the gun is welded to the chassis and can't move on it's own. So in order to aim the gun the whole tank needs to pivot In place for left and right and with the suspension up and down. It's rly a masterpiece imo, and the engineering and design of it are absolutely brilliant. The idea of this hull down monster is amazing. Sweden has the strangest tanks in history but, they are smartly built.
The Bob Semple gets memed on for it's "crappy" design, but for the fact that it was an armored infantry support vehicle, it would have done its job really well. Also, I've seen the T28 in person. Absolute UNIT of a tank.
there are some instances of entire tanks just being converted into fortifications, i can't remember who but i think they were old models that were simply repurposed
A lot of the defences in the infamous Maginot Line were either obsolete tanks or their turrets just concreted over, or they were tanks too badly damaged to be used in-field again. The Germans were especially fond of doing this when they occupied France and reinforced the Line versus the Allied troops.
the reason for the strv 103 became what it is, was that at the time, most MBTs and other vehicles that perform about the same role, still did not have a very capable gun stabilization system, meaning they still couldn't fire accurately on the move, so they still needed to stop to aim accurately and fire, thus the strv 103 was designed to work with that conundrum, fix the maingun to the chassis that has sufficiently capable armor scheme/design on the front arc, with mobility in mind that can allow the vehicle to relocate after firing. also adding this in, for those who still think or believe that the super heavy tank T28 and the T95 GMC as two different designs/vehicles, i will just paste what i have already commented to other people that is the WoT perspective as they split the two versions to flush out the tank destroyer line, even fabricating their own version of the T28, when in reality, it was still the T28 regardless if it had the external tracks, it simply was renamed the T95 GMC (Gun Motor Carriage) when Ordnance didn't think nor see that the vehicle fitted the classification it was being placed in, making the confusion that made people think (partly or rather mostly thanks to Wargaming) that the two vehicles are entirely different designs/vehicles. even Nicholas Moran had to talk about it in one of his Q&A videos.
The Strv 74 (Stridsvagn) has a special place in my heart since I saw it in person with my dad in a museum in Virginia. We both were striked by its futuristic look and back then I didn't know any tank that were designed & made in Sweden. We took a few pics of it, and this tank was also added in a tank game I play. But that game surely does not capture the quirk which this video mentioned, how it rocks if fired from 3 & 9 o'clock - great research SimpleHistory! I have a video on my channel with a few of the pics (including Strv 74) and some game play in that tank if anyone is interested.
There is only one t-28 tank in existence and it was found abandoned in a field in Maryland. It’s now being restored as a museum piece at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
it not at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. in fact it never was at APG. In 1974, the last prototype was discovered abandoned in a field at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Camouflaged in the middle of some bushes, it is unknown where it spent the intervening 27 years. It is the sole remaining example of these tanks and was exhibited at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor in Kentucky. In 2011, it was shipped to its new home at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was placed in the new Patton Park, which is a plot of 30 acres where nine of the tanks being stored at Fort Benning are now displayed.
*Currently in existence there were two prototype chassis built, one of them was lost to engine fire iirc, as what i know both chassis were used in experiments as the program to further develop the tank were cancelled.
I honestly love the t95, but the speed really does hurt it. Otherwise it is a behemoth that is damn near impossible to penetrate by its contemporary peers.
I know you're joking, but..... Nope, both tanks are the exact same It was originally named T28 Heavy Tank, later changed to T95 GMC and back to T28, but now with the new designation Super Heavy Tank
Fun fact, the bob semple was so terrifying it was actually the threat of new zealand sending them to japan that made the japanese surrender after the 2 abombs
@@marekstanek112 Survival of the fittest. Make a load of different prototypes and send them to war. The ones that survive the longest are put into production! Seriously though, you missed my point. My point was that it wasn't some one off prototype or a tank that was tested and found lacking. There are plenty of tanks that were either only accepted for a secondary role or not accepted for service at all. In the scope of this video it's the an odd one out. It would be like showcasing one of the classic Soviet tanks of the era that never saw combat.
@@DaReaperZ That doesn't work when your nation's survival depends on producing the tank that you not only haven't started to produce, but even haven't finished developing or at least decided upon. You can only afford this approach if you already have a tank army you are seeking to replace with a much better one.
Apparently, it was nobody's favourite. In a poll a few years back in the military magazine "pennan och svärdet", most of the people who served on it didn't like it IIRC. Mostly because it was a WWII tank with an added oversized (and underarmoured) turret in a 1960's/70's environment
Huge fan of the Bkan, but I don't hate the 74. I find it to be actually pretty fun for its speed and decent gun, and it's outstanding gun depression. I think the main issue is that some play it as a medium tank while it's a light.
The Strv74 was not organized into the armor (tank) brigades, but in lesser formations. It would not have faced off against Warsaw pact tanks on the plains, but utilized its small size to take up ambush positions in wooded areas. Even while being classified as a tank, it is more a mobile gun with a well protected turret. Sweden planned to employ the Centurion and S-tank for defeating armoured and mechanized units in open terrain. The Strv74 was functionally replaced by the IKV91.
8:08 Wich was not a big deal, when the Soviet tanks that was the primary threat durring its design phase werent stabelized either. Perfect for ambushing from prepared locations, and the subsequent escape with the high speed reverse. Though, when stabelized guns became more common, that marked an end for the Strv-103.
Yes~, the Stridsvagn S! Or the 103! Love that design! It's such a weirdo mutant among modern tanks. Really wish more would have brought it, because it seems such a beast of a hit & run machine on paper.
I think if they overhauled the Design with the top Tech available today they could create a Tank that would possibly be one of the best Tanks in our time. After all it was already an good Design at its time, tho the gun needs an Upgrade unless they make it an infantry Support vehicle, cause the only Thing they will pen are Something like bmps? Dunno if thats their Name, aside from that if they want to destroy mbts of todays age with the old gun they will mostly only have luck when hitting them in the Side of from a higher Position through Tanks weaker top Armor.
0:11 Hold on a moment… is that a Girls und Panzer Anime reference!? The scene where the T-28 separated the outer tracks to fit through the space and chase down the Oaria team.
My favorite thing about the Bob Semple was that one of the machine gunners was forced to lie down on a mattress that was placed directly on top of the engine.
I always thought the Bob Semple Tank wouldn't look out of place in The Walking Dead. It could pass as something a survivor group threw together to get through hordes of Walkers and hostile groups!
5:39 12 Miles ??? That's like 18 km... No way a gun from 1940 could effectively hit something that far... and Even it will, they won't be much penetration at the end of the journey
Yeah, I don't think this video is too accurate😂 I'm certain that number isn't accurate, considering the longest confirmed tank kill was from about 5.1km (around 3 miles)
LOL... that 05:59 moment is a Girls Und Panzer reference where the All-Star University's T95 tank had to take off its additional track to get through a narrow space
3:44 oh deer god no...not that god awful thing from my home country - Us Kiwis r so embarrassed buy that - probably the reason why we have never made any sort of military application since then.
The final tank is actually something you can see in Generation Zero, if you can get past the Apex account requirements, and the question of how effective the tank would have been in a live combat scenario can be seen by the multiple amounts of those tanks being destroyed because they were overwhelmed by the hordes of robots, a fixed cannon might have a faster reload advantage, but that advantage gets skewered when multiple targets are present. One of these tanks can't take on an entire battalion of tanks by itself especially if that battalion has a mobility advantage.
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Ah yes. Pain thunder
3:16 “confirmed” by really unclassified documents… right?
**coughs in 4 times we got classified information**
yeah, it's not worth it.
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why people hate warthunder is yet unknown.I like realistic tank games.
Sweden's tank design department never cease to amaze me
we doing good!
Tbh STRV-103 looks hella badass for me, don't know why
@@izakireemsi2783 known as ''pancake''
Especially the little guy tank.
All about ambush and escape.
Fun fact: The US army managed to loose one of the T-28 "doom turtle" for 27 YEARS, they later found it in Fort Belvoir, it was there So long that there started growing grass INSIDE of the tank...
the true champion of hide and seek
@@averagetonker5952 simply because everybody forgot it existed
@@fandaeckert1915 If im right the reason for it are because where it was hidden?Like around many trees and vegetations?
How do you lose a tank lmao
@@averagetonker5952 there were some small trees around the tank, but those trees weren't large enough to hide a tank of that size And the tank was in the middle of an open field. If you search "lost T28" you will see where where it was.
Few can comprehend the absolute power of the Bob Semple Tank. That's why Imperial Japan abandoned it's idea of invading Australia out of fear of the might of the Bob Semple Tank
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Shut up it's not funny
Just wait until in WW3 they make "The Big Bob". Heard it might use a combine harvester
* new zealand
Not Australia but new zealand
The Bob Semple tank was actually an example of true engineering genius. The armor of the tank was so thin that the shaped charge of another incoming tank round wouldn't even detonate against it. The Semple would simply drive into the middle of a bunch of enemy tanks and they'd all shoot at it, and their shells would fly through the Semple's armor, out the other side, and hit their teammates by accident, Looney Toons style.
This comment is nice
It's true and as a new Zealand citizen I can say no other countries have offered us tanks and we haven't invented another tank so obviously it was the best tank design in history, because as the man himself said I don't see anyone else coming up with any better ideas
Learn about HEAT rounds....you are thinking AP. Don't recall the Japanese using HEAT rounds, but I may be mistaken
So it has form like water, shapes like water in other word invincible!
@@klindh02 Dude I know the difference between high explosive antitank and armor piercing. I'm just fucking around pretending that the Semple was actually a superpowered tank.
The Bob Semple was so amazing that its successor, the Killdozer wasn't pit into production for decades.
The Bob Semple Tank was so revolutionary that it had no actual blueprints that could be stolen by enemy spies.
👁👅👁
Sadly without blueprints such an impressive engineering feed would never be accomplished again.
The bob tank would have been decent as a light tank for ww1
I am a New Zealander myself, and i made a quiz about the Bob Semple tank. (and a podcast)
Japanese Military Strategists couldn't stand looking at it for more than 5 minutes before violently vomiting. Thus they could never plan an offensive against New Zealand. It was the perfect plan.
It’s insane how far the innovations in tank design have gone in the last 50 years, always fascinating to learn about
Tanks are just customizable, upgradable boxes of death
@Don't read profile photo sounds good. Not reading it.
Brits had weirdest tanks in history
Lol true looking at all those tanks is nice.
@Jedistache still worth reporting it for spam
The Swedish Strv 103 was specific designed to defend Sweden in case of the feared, but never materialized Soviet invasion. If the Soviet Army gained ground in Sweden, the Strv 103 would deployed with Hit and Run tactics.
So suddenly appearing out of the forest (Sweden consist of 80 % forest), shoot 1, maybe 2 Soviet tanks and disappear back into the forest. Keeping the Soviets at their toes all the time. Wearing the Soviets out.
shoot n scoot lol
It can also dig its own embankment in minutes to create a safe fire position.
A main appeal of the turbo engine was that it could reverse as fast as it went forward. And later models came with a scoop so it could dig its own trenches.
@@femstora Thank you, I did not know that.
@@KimKhan Thank you for the info.
Sidenote, the Strv 103 was the swedish MBT for quite a while and would have worked pretty well in a defensive position.
May as well just use an artillery piece.
@@TheUlquiorraCifer an artillery piece will be quite a Bit slower.
The strv 103 was designed with a completely static gun as Swedish engineers realised that most tanks stopped before shooting so having a turret was deemed unnecessary for a tank intended fo defence. As the commies were likely only going to come from one direction so they wouldn't have to worry about flaking manovers as much. So a static gun was deemed better. It also ment that having every crew member having there own controls wouldn't be a problem as everyone can aim the gun if the gunner gets injured.
Another reason for not having a turret was also that they analyzed how most tanks in WWII were incapacitated, and concluded that a large portion of tank kills were because of turret hits, so they took out the turret also to make it more survivable.
lol made this comment before watching the video, they basically explained it citing height.
also strv 103 is designed specifically for the defensive. By not having a turret, the chances of getting shot are also lower. Low siluet are also give very good defensively
I hope World of tanks players will understand it better, as a Active player i can tell this
Any world of tanks players?
The problem of course is the Tank is only for defensive and cannot be used for offensive, being it unable to fire on the move or fire on the side compared to the newer comparative tanks with Stabilized Gun control.
I feel like the strv74 was designed around swedens plan to counter an invasion, which as I understand it was pretty much firing hull down and being able to quickly retreat. Hence why the later Swedish Mbt the strv 103 had amazing hull down capabilities, as fast a backup speed as forward, and could operate with only one crew member although 3 is definitely better. The sweds don’t have the largest population so they dosing tanks to protect the crew as much as possible, tanks are replaceable, good crews aren’t.
Edit: as I understand it’s a modernization of the 42, I just mean to say with a powerful gun and a slim frontal turret profile I believe it may have been the start of the defensive tank strategy.
No it came from the fact that in the 50s they Swedish army desperately needed a new competitive tank but all they they had where some pre war Lago meduim tanks so as a stop gap measure they modernized it, they did the same thing with some old license built PZ38Ts wich they later turned into ATGM carrying APCs
it was just a literal budget version to get a good gun and semi adequate armor on a strv m42 because their budget was way too low
@@bamaman6478 not la go it was the m42
I hope World of tanks players will understand it better, as a Active player i can tell this
Any world of tanks players?
"I don't see anyone coming up with any better ideas "
~Gigachad Semple
LOL
To be fair. New Zealand had very limited resources at the time, so Bob's Simple Tank was good for what it was and for what they had avaliable.
Not really. The project was just a waste as cheap as it was. Should have just realized they don't have the resources for a tank program and focused on making guns and fortifications.
@@XMysticHerox The Pacific Theater wasn't a tank battle ground, however tanks did play a big part in some battles and even changed some battles. The Japanese had no real anti tank weapons and their Hougo tanks were very weak so the Sherman's were almost unchallenged.
The Japanese empire feared the raw sexual aggression put out by Bob Semple, so didn't dare invade NZ for fear of his unholy creation.
@@MatthewSmith-to1hz Useful tanks yes. The Bob semple was not useful. You are actually equating the Bob Semple to the Sherman. Lol what?
The Japanese had plenty of anti tank weapons useful against the bob. Even if they did not a single slow moving tankette is a lot less useful than a hundred guns and some trenches.
@@XMysticHerox They couldnt produce cannons, and they already had fortifications. You want them to cover the island? A tank is a rolling fortress. and the japanese barely had tanks in the pacific.
One thing I always appreciated about Sweden is that when a tank became out of date, they would recycle the turrets into coastal guns. They have a long history of doing so, stretching all the way back to the Strv m/41 and other early WWII tanks. The Strv 74 would go on to become a central element of Swedish coastal defense, and those turrets remained in service into the 2000s, I believe. I don't know if they used their Centurion turrets for that purpose, and obviously the S-tank couldn't be used that way. Now with anti-ship missiles having taken over, there really isn't any need for coastal guns, which is sad. I've always been fascinated by them, especially converted from tank turrets.
Coastal guns are still good for repelling enemy invasions
@@Warsie if it is a D-day level invasion, then sure. But these days anti-ship missiles are far more likely to be used due to the nature of modern warfare. Plus they hit harder, have longer range, and can be guided to the target.
@@randomexcessmemories4452 yea I was thinking Taiwan getting Invaded by the mainland but there the ROC has regular tanks they can move into positions where the PRC invades with their army and hope they have enough of a working air force to keep something of an air parity.
@@randomexcessmemories4452 they can also be intercepted or jammed. Not that I'm for oldschool tank turret defenses, but missiles have flaws as well.
@@garrettdemoss9465 Very true!
I'm a Swede, and the fact that two Swedish tanks was mentioned just amuses me a lot. We Swedes sure loves coming up with weird and crazy ideas
As another swede i agree
Bob Semple: I don’t see anyone else coming up with ideas
Schofield tank: am I a joke to u?!
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I like the Girls Und Panzer reference in the intro where a T95 rams through a gap.
I knew I wasn’t the only one who recognised that reference.
What is girls und panzer?
@@london10356 anime girls fight in tanks but it's actually enjoyable yo watch
@@london10356 oh hohoho
It’s gonna sound really dumb at first but basically it’s a Highschool/Military/Slice of life? Anime where girls run around in tanks shooting at each other in a tournament.
As batshit as it is, it’s chock-full of historical references, action and, well, tanks.
Thank goodness someone actually notice that, though in the series the outer tracks disconnected(dont know how tho) instead of ramming the wall.
Let's be completely clear about something. Bob Semple's tanks suffered 0 combat losses. _The Imperial Japanese Army surrendered prior to having to face the Semple in combat_ . That's right, you heard me. They gave up the honor of the Japanese Empire rather than face the Semple in combat. The Semple tank has a record of 0 crews lost in combat due to malfunction *or* enemy fire.
God created man, Bob Semple made men equal.
And John Browning keeps them free.
All hail Bob!
No, he made New Zealanders superior!
"AIII! MY LORD, WE HAVE SPOTTED BOBBU SEMPURU TANK!"
"RETREAT!"
"SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!"
The Bob Semple could have actually worked in it's intended role - infantry support.
Japan was notoriously poor in the Armor department. And somehow _even worse_ in the Anti-Armor department. Poor Steel Production, a focus on the Navy and Airforce over the Army and a focus on Naval invasions over land warfare made for very light tank designs. Stuff you could easily destroy with AT guns. Leaving you as the only one that brought a tank.
And it was built from a tractor via a A-Team Montage.
So it can be built and repaired onsite instead of having to be shiped from Home Islands wading through American submarines wolf packs, not to mention NZ is beyond the reach of IJN's supply line and Tokyo Express will stop coming very quickly.
After 7-8 months when the Japanese ran out of fuels and parts to keep their I-Go and Toyota Type 93 Armored Car running, Bomb Semple will be the only armor left on New Zealand battlefield and RNZA can utilize the maxim "You have no tanks, but we do".
@@thanakonpraepanich4284 American submarines wouldn't be interdicting supplies to New Zealand the American submarines would be HELPING those supplies especially given the US was sending military aid
That thing could blow up from just a grenade
I mean they still would be better off simply importing M3 Stuarts from the USA, but until they could actually get them there. Mr. Semple's invention would have been moderately useful
@@blomgaming6480 Every tank can blow up if you throw a grenade inside.
Or do you mean the outside? Because that would mean the enemy is already way to cloose anyway.
Fun Fact: (0:10) the T-28 scene used is clearly inspired by the greatest tank movie of all time "Girls Und Panzer Der Film". Literally the exact scene
Just instead of popping off the tracks is drives through
@@Geshiko-GuPRemoving the pair of support tracks requires at least 30 minutes
Fury is Better in My Opinion.
In the Philippines, they have V-150... They called "FREE WIFI" and that vehicle includes a ton of improvised wood armor and wifi internet inside (as a military joke)
Theres a video about the marawi conflict that this vehicle appear, funni V-150 skin
Sounds like something Russia is using on their tanks currently this year.
It's more like a improvised ERA
The Swedish also developed the Kranvagn. But only the hull was completed with the turret never entering production due to technical issues.
It's Kranvagn.
@@DaReaperZ Thanks for the correction.
Technically it was called the Emil. Kramvagan was the code name.
@@jeffreynagy7112 Kramvagn would certainly have been a funnier name!
@@jeffreynagy7112 there were 3 prototypes the Emil 1, the Emil 2 and the Kranvagn. Or am I mistaken
The 103 is a pretty interesting tank. I saw a video about the 1 surviving operational one. They had a very reactive drive train since to turn the gun they had to turn the entire tank. They could stop and turn on a dime, they also had hydraulic systems that allowed the tank to angle itself to change the angle of the gun as you kinda saw in the video.
There's more than 1 operational one.
But I assume you're talking about the one at Arsenalen.
Yes he is, I have been at Arsenalen
Just so you guys know, I wanted to add this here because it wasn't in the video. The STRV 103 uses Gas-hydraulic hydropneumatic suspension to elevate it's whole hull (chassis, lower half) up and down, which results in the main gun going up and down. This is done because like said in the video the gun is welded to the chassis and can't move on it's own. So in order to aim the gun the whole tank needs to pivot In place for left and right and with the suspension up and down. It's rly a masterpiece imo, and the engineering and design of it are absolutely brilliant. The idea of this hull down monster is amazing. Sweden has the strangest tanks in history but, they are smartly built.
The Bob Semple gets memed on for it's "crappy" design, but for the fact that it was an armored infantry support vehicle, it would have done its job really well.
Also, I've seen the T28 in person. Absolute UNIT of a tank.
I love how this video used an example with a late war emplacement where they ripped a turret off a tank and turned it into a fortification
there are some instances of entire tanks just being converted into fortifications, i can't remember who but i think they were old models that were simply repurposed
A lot of the defences in the infamous Maginot Line were either obsolete tanks or their turrets just concreted over, or they were tanks too badly damaged to be used in-field again.
The Germans were especially fond of doing this when they occupied France and reinforced the Line versus the Allied troops.
the reason for the strv 103 became what it is, was that at the time, most MBTs and other vehicles that perform about the same role, still did not have a very capable gun stabilization system, meaning they still couldn't fire accurately on the move, so they still needed to stop to aim accurately and fire, thus the strv 103 was designed to work with that conundrum, fix the maingun to the chassis that has sufficiently capable armor scheme/design on the front arc, with mobility in mind that can allow the vehicle to relocate after firing.
also adding this in, for those who still think or believe that the super heavy tank T28 and the T95 GMC as two different designs/vehicles, i will just paste what i have already commented to other people
that is the WoT perspective as they split the two versions to flush out the tank destroyer line, even fabricating their own version of the T28, when in reality, it was still the T28 regardless if it had the external tracks, it simply was renamed the T95 GMC (Gun Motor Carriage) when Ordnance didn't think nor see that the vehicle fitted the classification it was being placed in, making the confusion that made people think (partly or rather mostly thanks to Wargaming) that the two vehicles are entirely different designs/vehicles. even Nicholas Moran had to talk about it in one of his Q&A videos.
And the Bob Semple has become nothing less than a Meme Tank.
What an honor.
It's also the predecessor to the Killdozer tank.
The Strv 74 (Stridsvagn) has a special place in my heart since I saw it in person with my dad in a museum in Virginia. We both were striked by its futuristic look and back then I didn't know any tank that were designed & made in Sweden. We took a few pics of it, and this tank was also added in a tank game I play. But that game surely does not capture the quirk which this video mentioned, how it rocks if fired from 3 & 9 o'clock - great research SimpleHistory! I have a video on my channel with a few of the pics (including Strv 74) and some game play in that tank if anyone is interested.
2:34 noooo god fucking damn it i can't escape him and he's getting closer HELP PLEASE HELP THE SNAIL IS HERE PLEASE HE
There is only one t-28 tank in existence and it was found abandoned in a field in Maryland. It’s now being restored as a museum piece at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
it not at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. in fact it never was at APG. In 1974, the last prototype was discovered abandoned in a field at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Camouflaged in the middle of some bushes, it is unknown where it spent the intervening 27 years. It is the sole remaining example of these tanks and was exhibited at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor in Kentucky. In 2011, it was shipped to its new home at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was placed in the new Patton Park, which is a plot of 30 acres where nine of the tanks being stored at Fort Benning are now displayed.
@@phoenixraider42 thank you for the correction
*Currently in existence
there were two prototype chassis built, one of them was lost to engine fire iirc, as what i know both chassis were used in experiments as the program to further develop the tank were cancelled.
Loved when Bob Semple said "It's semplin' time" and Bob Sempled all over the japanese
That sounds ideal for a Robot Chicken sketch!
"Prepare to be Sempled" - Bob Semple
@Don't read profile photo ok
When I play Warhammer 2k I like to field Orks using a phalanx of Killdozers with Bob Semples in the center. They are an ideal pairing.
@@footbread it's a troll botting to advertise his content
I honestly love the t95, but the speed really does hurt it. Otherwise it is a behemoth that is damn near impossible to penetrate by its contemporary peers.
the size was a huge problem too because if it was spotted by the enemy, it's roof would immediately be penetrated.
@@ajm9289 true. CAS is king.
5:59 Suddenly the T95 releases its additional tracks and becomes the T28 causing many girl tank crew members to be shocked
I know you're joking, but.....
Nope, both tanks are the exact same
It was originally named T28 Heavy Tank, later changed to T95 GMC and back to T28, but now with the new designation Super Heavy Tank
I got the damn reference
Thats Reference...
T95 and T28 are the same tanks, tracks are just a removable feature for transport
@@dimitrilitvyaksaburinu8466 girl und panzer, love that anime
2:23 damn man I hope the tank has gotten some therapy
Lol depression 😂
As a swede i just love the way people from other countries say our words i just find it realy funny. You forgot the hard G in Stridsvagn
That would be implying Sweden is an actual place and not just made up.
Get better words Sweden 😆
@@AwestynJaxxxson well we use the word ren for both clean and reindeer so it has to be used in context
@@Groza_Dallocort jag såg en ren ren
0:10 for those that know where this is from
Yeah
That kid almost defeat her , quite heavy plot armor
Yeah
GuP
Fun fact, the bob semple was so terrifying it was actually the threat of new zealand sending them to japan that made the japanese surrender after the 2 abombs
“I don’t see anybody else coming up with any better ideas.”
It’s always easier to judge then to be judged. Solid argument.
4:53 still lighter than the MAUS
While the Strv 103 did indeed not see combat, it was accepted as the main tank of the Swedish Armed Forces.
It's kind of difficult to only accept designs AFTER they've already seen combat...
@@marekstanek112 Survival of the fittest. Make a load of different prototypes and send them to war. The ones that survive the longest are put into production!
Seriously though, you missed my point. My point was that it wasn't some one off prototype or a tank that was tested and found lacking.
There are plenty of tanks that were either only accepted for a secondary role or not accepted for service at all. In the scope of this video it's the an odd one out.
It would be like showcasing one of the classic Soviet tanks of the era that never saw combat.
@@DaReaperZ That doesn't work when your nation's survival depends on producing the tank that you not only haven't started to produce, but even haven't finished developing or at least decided upon.
You can only afford this approach if you already have a tank army you are seeking to replace with a much better one.
Be careful simple history, don’t call us tanks weird or we will cancel you, (though I can agree with you)
yea
Lol
as a swede player on war thunder I immediately recognized the strv 74, I myself am not a fan of the tank. bkan 1c is where it's at for Sweden.
Apparently, it was nobody's favourite. In a poll a few years back in the military magazine "pennan och svärdet", most of the people who served on it didn't like it IIRC.
Mostly because it was a WWII tank with an added oversized (and underarmoured) turret in a 1960's/70's environment
Huge fan of the Bkan, but I don't hate the 74. I find it to be actually pretty fun for its speed and decent gun, and it's outstanding gun depression. I think the main issue is that some play it as a medium tank while it's a light.
And now we got Archer instead of the Bkan 1
3:33 And thus the world trembled...with laughter.
The Strv74 was not organized into the armor (tank) brigades, but in lesser formations. It would not have faced off against Warsaw pact tanks on the plains, but utilized its small size to take up ambush positions in wooded areas. Even while being classified as a tank, it is more a mobile gun with a well protected turret. Sweden planned to employ the Centurion and S-tank for defeating armoured and mechanized units in open terrain. The Strv74 was functionally replaced by the IKV91.
Now do weirdest firearms in history.
0:26 *long before time had a name...*
8:08
Wich was not a big deal, when the Soviet tanks that was the primary threat durring its design phase werent stabelized either.
Perfect for ambushing from prepared locations, and the subsequent escape with the high speed reverse.
Though, when stabelized guns became more common, that marked an end for the Strv-103.
4:42 Tutel!
Tutel
tutel
Tutel 95
"The world has also seen some pretty weird, odd and downright impractical tank designs"
*Shows Abrams*
Simple History Logic be like
6:56 The Terminator reference.
0:11 - Why do I get the feeling Simple History has seen Girls und Panzer if they made a scene like this for the T28?
They surely did.
The reference is obvious
You forgot to mention that the T-28 was lost in a bush for nearly 10 years.
27*
It must have the best camo in the history of tanks.
5:21
*gets halfway across the bridge*
*goes backwards, thats safer*
2:05 Could we have that segment in an endless loop? 🤣
The Bob Semple tank was amazing! Japan saw it and never invaded New Zealand. Scared them immensely. Probably be the next WoT premium heavy tank.
The Bob Semple tank may not have been good but "I don't see anyone else coming up with anything" was a pretty great way to reply to the criticism lol
love these types of videos.
Yes~, the Stridsvagn S! Or the 103!
Love that design! It's such a weirdo mutant among modern tanks. Really wish more would have brought it, because it seems such a beast of a hit & run machine on paper.
I think if they overhauled the Design with the top Tech available today they could create a Tank that would possibly be one of the best Tanks in our time. After all it was already an good Design at its time, tho the gun needs an Upgrade unless they make it an infantry Support vehicle, cause the only Thing they will pen are Something like bmps? Dunno if thats their Name, aside from that if they want to destroy mbts of todays age with the old gun they will mostly only have luck when hitting them in the Side of from a higher Position through Tanks weaker top Armor.
this is the weirdest tanks I have ever seen in my life
3:39 that aint no zealand tank, thats an budget of the a7v.
0:11 Hold on a moment… is that a Girls und Panzer Anime reference!?
The scene where the T-28 separated the outer tracks to fit through the space and chase down the Oaria team.
There was a Soviet Ukrainian's Bob Semple tank that actually pretty impressive of scaring off invading Romanian forces during early Axis invasion.
So the "We have tanks and you don't" adage was working in any battlefield...
@@thanakonpraepanich4284 didnt work well for the Japanese, ever see an image of Chinese soldiers with German grenades ready to blow himself?
The NI tanks. Which were even more impressive, because they had composite armour before it was cool and actual cannons.
@@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870 the name literally mean "to scare off".
5:59 I remember a scene from Girls und panzer der film where a t28 tried go through an area like that and it detached 2 sets of track to fit
God that was a great scene with "Johnny comes marching home" js echoes epicness
3:21 bruh she just made the tank now its destroyed
The Bob semple tank is the perfect example of the saying "desperation is the mother of all inventions".
My favorite thing about the Bob Semple was that one of the machine gunners was forced to lie down on a mattress that was placed directly on top of the engine.
4:17 I thought it'd be the Russian armored truck from WW1, but the more I know
2:40 filthy spawn camper
I always thought the Bob Semple Tank wouldn't look out of place in The Walking Dead. It could pass as something a survivor group threw together to get through hordes of Walkers and hostile groups!
Considering that Killdozer was made stateside, yeah, I could see that.
2:01 LOL! "Skitröv! Björn fell öut of the tånk again!"
Otherwise known as War Thunder premiums, and the average tech tree for World of Tanks
5:39 12 Miles ??? That's like 18 km... No way a gun from 1940 could effectively hit something that far... and Even it will, they won't be much penetration at the end of the journey
Yeah, I don't think this video is too accurate😂 I'm certain that number isn't accurate, considering the longest confirmed tank kill was from about 5.1km (around 3 miles)
@@StiXWasHere at that range you could only kill infantry.
2:56 no you won't, you will lose your mind and SL
Army Brass: Bob is the armor sloping?
Bob:.... it's corrugated.
Bob Semple Tank: When the one guy in the group where nobody does anything actually tries, then just gets mocked for it.
0:36 The .50 cal with the stock is really bothering me.
It's M240 (FN MAG)
@@fapraiderfapraider3928
Yeah no, the breech and the barrel are those of a M2 not a M240 look again.
5:00 that’s a T95 not a T28
same exact vehicle, with or without the additional tracks
This thing is heavier than a zaku 2!
I love Swedish tank design so much
And i love you
LOL... that 05:59 moment is a Girls Und Panzer reference where the All-Star University's T95 tank had to take off its additional track to get through a narrow space
caught that
Therapist: "M2 Browning with stock doesn't exist. It will not harm you."
M2 Browning with a stock:
3:44 oh deer god no...not that god awful thing from my home country - Us Kiwis r so embarrassed buy that - probably the reason why we have never made any sort of military application since then.
What are you talking about? This is a true fear enducing warmachine? They say meme tank, I say the perfect death-incarnate
You should do a video on the Bradley IFV.
Just so long as he doesn't cite that pile of lies and bullshit "The Pentagon Wars".
But... it's a troop carrier.
@@marcastals7886 two main variants. scouting/recon tank and troop transport IFV
@@Slava_Ukraini1991 only joking, a quote from Pentagon Wars.
@@marcastals7886 oh.
the 103 got an autoloader that topped out at a 2sec reload speed. something i wish i could experience. and it's wedge shape is just amazing and unique
"Have you ever wanted to build your own tank? Has someone told it'd take up too much space in the garage?" Had me crying for a warthunder ad.
The final tank is actually something you can see in Generation Zero, if you can get past the Apex account requirements, and the question of how effective the tank would have been in a live combat scenario can be seen by the multiple amounts of those tanks being destroyed because they were overwhelmed by the hordes of robots, a fixed cannon might have a faster reload advantage, but that advantage gets skewered when multiple targets are present. One of these tanks can't take on an entire battalion of tanks by itself especially if that battalion has a mobility advantage.
7:50 ohhh, that’s why short people live longer
@user-gt1gl8mx4y soo obvious
Don't play war thunder if you don't want to sacrifice your life to it.
Worst than drugs
That post apocalyptic background fits so well for the Object 279... or vice versa 😄
Anyway, author gets a well-deserved "Like"
It’s the Tank of the Apocalypse lol
The Chrysler TV-8 also gets that nickname lol
"Sir! The 17 pounder won't fit!"
"Make it fit, dammit!"
The good ole days where you weren’t trying to be recognized and didn’t self insert yourself where it provides zero value to anyone else.
That’s nothing compared to shrek’s onion tank
people do be creating a lot of weird stuff sometimes
7:09 should used m1 helmet instead of pasgt
I liked that you put the sponsor in the middle, since you show what we want to see first and appreciate your work.
You should’ve included the Tortuga, delaheye landship, M15A gun motor carriage, Chrysler TV-8, Progvev-T and the TOG II
1:06 It's not ivkan, it's lvkan with an L
9:15 when you watch girls und panzer:
@user-kj8zc1uy1h we dont carr
stridsvagn 103 also had a driver in the back that could drive the tank backwards "forwards"
it was designed for hit and run ambush warfare
It wasn't though. People keep repeating this over and over, but Swedish tank doctrine at the time stressed offensive action against Soviet beachheads.