I now want tanks to be called nothing else but "Big Armoured Bang Bang Boxes" Also, does anyone else get the impression that Khan knew that all of his ideas weren't going to work but was just bored, so he kept pitching the most bonkers shit just to amuse himself?
A project aimed at building a full-sized working replica of the Fiat 2000 has been created as of March 2017. The project was started by volunteers, aiming to raise the necessary funds with crowdfunding. From June 2017 to October 2018 the committee worked on remaking a complete set of blueprints, after which the construction of the replica started on 15 November 2018. The project was declared complete and was painted and running on its own power as of April 2020.
US Army. The Marines don't operate the Apache and the soldier is wearing the UCP gear used by the Army from 2005 to 2019. Photo was taken during an exercise in August 2007.
There have been a few instances of this, there were the French pilots who got shot down in Africa and were rescued by holding on to the side of a Tiger attack heli, and the Royal Marines in Iraq who flew into a combat zone strapped to the side of an Apache to rescue their comrades, some seriously ballsy shit lol
Tank destroyer... For all intents and purposes, this is what we would now call a "mobile gun platform." That is, a cannon with an engine and wheels below it. You don't get a traversing turret (maybe 15 degrees either side), but you get a large, powerful shell. These played an important role in WWII and that famous scene with Audy Murphy firing a machine gun atop a burning unit... was in fact on a tank destroyer, not a normal tank. If you think the amphibious half-track is nutty, remember that for the Normandy invasion, they floated SHERMAN TANKS and gave them a propeller sufficient, along with the track movement, to drive them ashore. How did they do this? By mounting rubber skirts around the top of the tank. All they had to do was displace enough water to offset the weight of the vehicle and BAM! Floating tank! Of course this didn't stop some of them from going straight to the bottom of the channel along with some of their crews when either seals failed, supports gave way, or the water simply started washing over the top of the skirts, but a sufficient number did make it ashore to have an impact on the fighting at the beach head.
Irc the lst pilots, fearful of enemy shore fire unloaded them too far offshore into the sea proper. The Brits warned them to get into more shallow waters closer to the beach first, which is why the Brits didn't lose as many coming to shore. Both the US glider pilots and lst (landing ship tank) operators have been criticized for losing their nerve and unloading men to their almost certain death. Deserved criticism?
Six DD tanks sank with only six crew members lost. Those that were lost were launched too far out to sea and were probably swamped by the rough sea state during the D-Day invasion. The British even warned the Americans that they needed to get close to shore.
The fun thing about WWII tanks, especially the ones that aren't known, is that this was the time when the fan hit the s*it and everyone was staring at the wall to see what stuck. Big hulking behemoths that juggernaut-ed their way through everything and anything (except bridges,) little zoomers that could scout and mow down the less protected infantry and then get out of town, all arounders that had some boom; could take a hit; and worked well in numbers. Like today we have a preconception of what a tank is and what it isn't, generally. That's because of WWII's testing grounds for so many weird and wacky things. WWI was like conception, birth, and adolescence of tanks all wrapped into one. Big vehicle, much gun. And then other ideas came to be like, "Maybe your standard infantry shouldn't be able to shoot and kill the crew inside with a lucky ricochet shot." and armor was added. Big main guns became a bit of a standard. And that's the general state of tanks going into WWII, transitioning from, "MACHINE GUNS EVERYWHERE!!!" to, "I has a big boom stick and you've got a purty mouf." The amphibious half-track, to me, sounds less like an actual specific vehicle design and more of whoever trying to patent the concept of it with those specific features. Like mentally working it out, technically that kind of system would work to a degree. So if some expert engineer picked up on the idea an brought it to fruition, I have a feeling whoever filed the plans will come swooping in claiming that was their idea.
I loved the Stridsvagn 103 a Swedish tank without a turret, it was aimed by turning the tracks. This design had some advantages and was used until recently.
The 'S tank' is the tank all tank enthusiasts love. It's so unique, so precise and so bonkers mad, it only could have be built by the Swedes. And I too love the S tank.
@@tylerboyd-fernando6938 Apparently replaced by Leopard 2 in the ‘90s. I would like to see a comparison of strengths and weaknesses especially as it was deployed into the ‘90s.
Oddities, the oddier the better (or worse) also deserve their time in the limelight. Certainly so when revealed to the unsuspecting world with that British dry humour unique to Simon Whistler. Thank you! Hans Strömberg, Stockholm, Sweden
I did happen to be in Belgrade to see TIP-A while on a business trip but funny part is nobody told me the Fortress was a military museum also. I was just exploring the Fortress and then saw a German 500kg bomb. I thought "hmm that's interesting" and kept walking. Then I saw some cannons, a boat and so on it just got better and better. Finally I came to the part and I immediately turned into a 6 year old boy lost in the Zoo. "Italian L3! Wait, is that a FT-1? OH MY IT'S A STUG AND A PANZER 4, ERIKAAAAAAAAAAAA". I'm not from a nation that's in the area of WW2 so this was the first time I've seen any of them in real life and by far one of the most exiting moments I've ever had.
you've missed out the greatest tank ever produced! hailing from the glorious nation of new zealand, the bob semple tank is an incredible piece of military engineering. so good in fact that it never lost a battle or even took damage from an enemy! it needs to be your next video
May I point out that Corsica isn't part of Italy? The Island of Beauty and its inhabitants are ruining the sleep of the French government as much as the people of Paris, not ours'.
Fiat has been Italy's major producer of war machines in WW2 as well. Fiat-Ansaldo were Italy's main manufacturer of armored vehicles, with Fiat also building most of the plane engines for the Reggia Aeronautica (Italian airforce)
What about the "Baby Assault Tank" designed by Frank Tinsley? That monstrosity might even be able to give Kahn's tank a run for its money in its sheer insanity!
Wow good video!! Are you fiming at home? How do you keep your wife and kids out of the way I also expected them to be walking around in the background. Lol O I forgot can you do some more train videos??
Meh not as batshit as the T55E1, where the USA said "Hey what if we make a go-kart that can do 60MPH and strap a 3-inch anti-tank gun on it?" and yes by the sound of that there was 0 armor, hell it didn't even have a windshield, but it did have one great big honking gun. 😆
Interesting enough, there's a V. Rantala working at Valmet, although around here Rantala is one of those "1 in 700" names. There is a connection with Valmet though, and same city, so, could be related. I do not know any Rantala myself from the area, so can't help in that way.
Thank you Simon and the crew, for another interesting video. That guy, on the chopper, got to have hardened steel, for balls! Imagine, to sit next to the inlet to the turbine, in the air! Nothing for the faint of heart. from a Finn in Diaspora
1800 tonnes is about ten German Maus' tanks. The Germans did not even complete 3 of them. The Maus has engines of their own. And more armor and more boom-boom sticks.
Gudarian was a tactical genius but had a big sack...talking down to goering and gang he was thrown out of high command. He did have a heart attack so who knows how things went if he kept his command.
The TACAM R-2 is really similar in idea to the finnish BT-42, which was captured soviet BT-5/7 tanks with a large 142mm howitzer slapped on top. They kinda sucked though...
this video is about forgotten tanks. but every tank enthusiast, as well as anyone who's played Hearts of Iron 4, knows the Bob Semple tank. its a fantastic meme.
As a side project, Simon, why don't you create an amateur-talent Talent Show, in which, including yourself, you have a panel of 4 judges, who judge each contestant's performance? Also, when nervous singers audition, you could interrupt their performance attempt, while telling them that they have a lousy backing track. A standard, white V-neck t-shirt would also be a good look for you, while judging. In time, the name 'simon' would become synonymous with 'smug talent judge'.
Italians and the tank...the story begins with Leonardo DiVinci...who designed the first smaller version of the medieval armored ballista mobile tower! Lol
Don’t forget, the Americans had a Willy’s jeep with the man portable “Davey Crockett” NUCLEAR FUCKING WEAPON strapped to the back. That’s a Bob Semple design, if ever I’ve seen one. 😂
Ok so if you look at it closely you'll see that there's a guy sitting on the side of that apache helicopter I thought i was seeing things but no zoom in and there he is That's just nuts 4 feet below the rotor wow balls BIG BALLS 😂😂😂
The second entry, the rolling tank, should not be included in this because they never even got it out of drawings. At least the first one they actually built something but even then it was never in wartime so what is the purpose of this list? At least the third one saw combat.
Love all of Simon's different channels. However the noisy and motion on the scene changes is very 1990's Powerpoint. Adds nothing and can be quite irritating...
I now want tanks to be called nothing else but "Big Armoured Bang Bang Boxes" Also, does anyone else get the impression that Khan knew that all of his ideas weren't going to work but was just bored, so he kept pitching the most bonkers shit just to amuse himself?
Kerosene Engined BABBB. Kebabbb
So let be written so let it be done! 😂👍🏻
OF already got that trademarked
That’s like my preferred nomenclature for “dice”, especially when used in role playing games:
“Pretty click clack maths rocks”
Fighter planes = Big High Swoosh Bang gone 😂
A project aimed at building a full-sized working replica of the Fiat 2000 has been created as of March 2017. The project was started by volunteers, aiming to raise the necessary funds with crowdfunding. From June 2017 to October 2018 the committee worked on remaking a complete set of blueprints, after which the construction of the replica started on 15 November 2018. The project was declared complete and was painted and running on its own power as of April 2020.
Where was it built at? Also where is it kept at? Is it Italy on both parts or is it at the Tank Restoration Museum in the UK
0:55 - Chapter 1 - Fiat 2000
5:30 - Chapter 2 - Kahn's obstacle ball rolling fortress "tank"
9:20 - Chapter 3 - Tacam R2
13:30 - Chapter 4 - Tenk tip a
17:10 - Chapter 5 - VXO amphibious half track
That's it. I'm starting a band called "Big Armoured BangBang Box"
no one gonna say anything about the US Marine casually chilling on the side of the Apache? 0:10
US Army. The Marines don't operate the Apache and the soldier is wearing the UCP gear used by the Army from 2005 to 2019. Photo was taken during an exercise in August 2007.
There have been a few instances of this, there were the French pilots who got shot down in Africa and were rescued by holding on to the side of a Tiger attack heli, and the Royal Marines in Iraq who flew into a combat zone strapped to the side of an Apache to rescue their comrades, some seriously ballsy shit lol
Just found this channel today, content is fantastic
0:59 Italy might disagree, but Korsika is Part of France since Genoa sold the Island shortly before Napoleons Birth.
Oh, Italy never had any claims on Corsica. The Corsicans tho still continued to speak mainly Italian until the early 20th century.
@@aaronaaronsen3360 however the Map shows the Island as italian.
@@BobAbc0815 I guess the map is wrong then, and the person making the map has no notions of geopolitics in southern Europe.
@@aaronaaronsen3360 probably yes
Thank you for these vids! :D
Tank destroyer... For all intents and purposes, this is what we would now call a "mobile gun platform." That is, a cannon with an engine and wheels below it. You don't get a traversing turret (maybe 15 degrees either side), but you get a large, powerful shell. These played an important role in WWII and that famous scene with Audy Murphy firing a machine gun atop a burning unit... was in fact on a tank destroyer, not a normal tank.
If you think the amphibious half-track is nutty, remember that for the Normandy invasion, they floated SHERMAN TANKS and gave them a propeller sufficient, along with the track movement, to drive them ashore. How did they do this? By mounting rubber skirts around the top of the tank. All they had to do was displace enough water to offset the weight of the vehicle and BAM! Floating tank! Of course this didn't stop some of them from going straight to the bottom of the channel along with some of their crews when either seals failed, supports gave way, or the water simply started washing over the top of the skirts, but a sufficient number did make it ashore to have an impact on the fighting at the beach head.
Irc the lst pilots, fearful of enemy shore fire unloaded them too far offshore into the sea proper. The Brits warned them to get into more shallow waters closer to the beach first, which is why the Brits didn't lose as many coming to shore. Both the US glider pilots and lst (landing ship tank) operators have been criticized for losing their nerve and unloading men to their almost certain death. Deserved criticism?
Six DD tanks sank with only six crew members lost. Those that were lost were launched too far out to sea and were probably swamped by the rough sea state during the D-Day invasion. The British even warned the Americans that they needed to get close to shore.
Canvas, not rubber
@@jackgraves5121few actually died from sinking tanks, that's a myth
@@halcooper3070agreed it was canvas indeed
Its cool that you included the TACAM R2!
The fun thing about WWII tanks, especially the ones that aren't known, is that this was the time when the fan hit the s*it and everyone was staring at the wall to see what stuck. Big hulking behemoths that juggernaut-ed their way through everything and anything (except bridges,) little zoomers that could scout and mow down the less protected infantry and then get out of town, all arounders that had some boom; could take a hit; and worked well in numbers. Like today we have a preconception of what a tank is and what it isn't, generally. That's because of WWII's testing grounds for so many weird and wacky things.
WWI was like conception, birth, and adolescence of tanks all wrapped into one. Big vehicle, much gun. And then other ideas came to be like, "Maybe your standard infantry shouldn't be able to shoot and kill the crew inside with a lucky ricochet shot." and armor was added. Big main guns became a bit of a standard. And that's the general state of tanks going into WWII, transitioning from, "MACHINE GUNS EVERYWHERE!!!" to, "I has a big boom stick and you've got a purty mouf."
The amphibious half-track, to me, sounds less like an actual specific vehicle design and more of whoever trying to patent the concept of it with those specific features. Like mentally working it out, technically that kind of system would work to a degree. So if some expert engineer picked up on the idea an brought it to fruition, I have a feeling whoever filed the plans will come swooping in claiming that was their idea.
The 38T Chassis was also used to create the Jagdpanther 38T (Hetzer) tank killer.
I loved the Stridsvagn 103 a Swedish tank without a turret, it was aimed by turning the tracks. This design had some advantages and was used until recently.
The 'S tank' is the tank all tank enthusiasts love. It's so unique, so precise and so bonkers mad, it only could have be built by the Swedes.
And I too love the S tank.
Is the S tank not in service anymore?
@@tylerboyd-fernando6938 Apparently replaced by Leopard 2 in the ‘90s.
I would like to see a comparison of strengths and weaknesses especially as it was deployed into the ‘90s.
9:34 was there a D-2 variant? Cause then it would be called R2-D2
Hello Simon, I am sure this is great material as alwayes. I remember your video about rotmistrz Pilecki. Best from Poland! ;-)
Oddities, the oddier the better (or worse) also deserve their time in the limelight. Certainly so when revealed to the unsuspecting world with that British dry humour unique to Simon Whistler. Thank you!
Hans Strömberg, Stockholm, Sweden
I did happen to be in Belgrade to see TIP-A while on a business trip but funny part is nobody told me the Fortress was a military museum also. I was just exploring the Fortress and then saw a German 500kg bomb. I thought "hmm that's interesting" and kept walking. Then I saw some cannons, a boat and so on it just got better and better. Finally I came to the part and I immediately turned into a 6 year old boy lost in the Zoo. "Italian L3! Wait, is that a FT-1? OH MY IT'S A STUG AND A PANZER 4, ERIKAAAAAAAAAAAA". I'm not from a nation that's in the area of WW2 so this was the first time I've seen any of them in real life and by far one of the most exiting moments I've ever had.
you've missed out the greatest tank ever produced! hailing from the glorious nation of new zealand, the bob semple tank is an incredible piece of military engineering. so good in fact that it never lost a battle or even took damage from an enemy! it needs to be your next video
The Russian TSAR tank says "hold my Beer"
May I point out that Corsica isn't part of Italy? The Island of Beauty and its inhabitants are ruining the sleep of the French government as much as the people of Paris, not ours'.
Sloppy as usual
Corsica is a part of Italy that belongs to France. It's more culturally Italian than French.
@@tripsaplenty1227 Corsica belongs to the Corsicans.
@@tripsaplenty1227so it's not part of Italy
@@bfc3057
correct but it's not really part of France either
The intro!!
Nobody could have ever said it better!!🎉🎉🎉
So Kahn wanted big Iron balls did he? Nudge nudge wink wink.😂
He originally envisioned it as brass reinforced concrete instead of iron, but decided it was to on the nose.
More like...(David Hatcher Childress voice) "Giant stone balls."
Fiat has been Italy's major producer of war machines in WW2 as well. Fiat-Ansaldo were Italy's main manufacturer of armored vehicles, with Fiat also building most of the plane engines for the Reggia Aeronautica (Italian airforce)
Thanks Simon
What about the "Baby Assault Tank" designed by Frank Tinsley? That monstrosity might even be able to give Kahn's tank a run for its money in its sheer insanity!
Khans relative Sadiq Khan is now Mayor of London and is now causing havoc for motorists in London
As a Romanian and a tank enthiziast , thank you for mentioning tacam . U should also check our "Maresal" where german "hetzer" was inspired from
Wow good video!! Are you fiming at home? How do you keep your wife and kids out of the way I also expected them to be walking around in the background. Lol
O I forgot can you do some more train videos??
Meh not as batshit as the T55E1, where the USA said "Hey what if we make a go-kart that can do 60MPH and strap a 3-inch anti-tank gun on it?" and yes by the sound of that there was 0 armor, hell it didn't even have a windshield, but it did have one great big honking gun. 😆
Be nice for gokart racing.
@@jaysonarends145If the shells it fires at that point aren't blue, I'd be upset.
First thing I saw was the BFAs at 0:07 and I chuckled.
Interesting enough, there's a V. Rantala working at Valmet, although around here Rantala is one of those "1 in 700" names. There is a connection with Valmet though, and same city, so, could be related. I do not know any Rantala myself from the area, so can't help in that way.
I like the death ray idea
Thank you Simon and the crew, for another interesting video.
That guy, on the chopper, got to have hardened steel, for balls!
Imagine, to sit next to the inlet to the turbine, in the air!
Nothing for the faint of heart.
from a Finn in Diaspora
Am I the only one who noticed a dude riding on an Apache right in front of the air inlet?
It's been done. Look up when they had to use one to pull a marine out of combat.
Whoop! Whoop! Thank you, thank you🤘😝🤙
Bloody 'ell mate.
I knew what the problem with Italy was.
Fix
It
Again
Tony
Tank destroyers are not really forgotten, just were replaced by vehicles carrying anti tank missiles
that amphibious half-track bears a striking resemblance to a cybertruck ...
Gama Goat?
7:45 "it will be towed by *checks math* 257 trucks!" bro was.... not good with numbers, but never say he wasn't a dreamer!
Electrified artillery shells? I find the whole idea quite shocking. The targets would certainly be shocked.
Italy is actually technically advanced but never were able to produce enough and maintain the good weapons
the italians also were amongst the first to use armored cars in the italo turkish war of 1911
They were still using the R-2 Delta II model units , At least up until the destruction of Dantuine...?
Insane
Looks like modern Orc Turtle Tank.
5:42 … or the giant cotton reel, matchstick and rubber band.
holy volume batman. this isn't anywhere near normal decibel levels of other videos. rip headphone users
Kv-2 on the thumbnail not a tank destroyer. A heavy tank modified to fit a 152 mm naval cannon.
Solid!
Top KEK!
Peace be with you.
"Shine our torch." lol. Very British, Simon.
'cause he(?) wrote it?
Mr Khan the inspiration for Red Skull?
Anyone notice the guy sitting on the Apache at :10? Isnt that the air intake directly behind him? That cant be real, right?
1800 tonnes is about ten German Maus' tanks. The Germans did not even complete 3 of them. The Maus has engines of their own. And more armor and more boom-boom sticks.
They were Forgotten for a reason.
Gudarian was a tactical genius but had a big sack...talking down to goering and gang he was thrown out of high command. He did have a heart attack so who knows how things went if he kept his command.
I know Simon would have kids running around his own house so this feels like he just broke in somewhere he thought looked like a nice background
The TACAM R-2 is really similar in idea to the finnish BT-42, which was captured soviet BT-5/7 tanks with a large 142mm howitzer slapped on top. They kinda sucked though...
Im really upset to see the Bob Semple tank didn't make this list :(
this video is about forgotten tanks. but every tank enthusiast, as well as anyone who's played Hearts of Iron 4, knows the Bob Semple tank. its a fantastic meme.
@@GojiraTX it’s not a meme 😂 I’m from New Zealand. And it’s the best thing we ever made haha
As a side project, Simon, why don't you create an amateur-talent Talent Show, in which, including yourself, you have a panel of 4 judges, who judge each contestant's performance? Also, when nervous singers audition, you could interrupt their performance attempt, while telling them that they have a lousy backing track. A standard, white V-neck t-shirt would also be a good look for you, while judging. In time, the name 'simon' would become synonymous with 'smug talent judge'.
How on Earth did the Wallace Leaping Tank not make it on this list?
I chuckled at Atlas not being able to lift that ball. It is after all 18 times heavier than an Atlas.
Or roughy the same as a tribal class destroyer from the royal navy
A modern day Megatron should transform into a Tank Destoryer.
no you mean a big f kin bang bang box killer
you mean a big f kin bang bang killer 😂
megatron should be a railroad gun.
Great Balls of Fire!!! 🤣🤣
The half track looks abit like a cyber truck
the rolling fortress would have been gyroscopic
Italians and the tank...the story begins with Leonardo DiVinci...who designed the first smaller version of the medieval armored ballista mobile tower! Lol
Let me recommend the sci-fi anime Heavy Object for you.
Well you know what FIAT stands for right?
Fix It Again, Tony!!
Oops. How did Corsica sneak onto that graphic of Italy?
Khan sounds like a comic book villain
intrestingly both the americans and germans had designs for crazy ball tanks.
Don’t forget, the Americans had a Willy’s jeep with the man portable “Davey Crockett” NUCLEAR FUCKING WEAPON strapped to the back.
That’s a Bob Semple design, if ever I’ve seen one. 😂
1800 tonnes was about the same weight as a Tribal class destroyer.
Dont forget the terrifying bob semple tank , deterred the Japanese from invading.
Centaur wheeled tank is best on planet.
You forgot the Russian TSAR tank - you know the one with the BIG spoked wheel .. LOL
Italian electrical problems that are still problematic today!😂😅
Ok so if you look at it closely you'll see that there's a guy sitting on the side of that apache helicopter
I thought i was seeing things but no zoom in and there he is
That's just nuts 4 feet below the rotor wow balls BIG BALLS 😂😂😂
“For every Tiger…” that’s a Panzer III
sounds shady a company that doesn't exist i wonder if it had classified parts that were not meant to be used.
VXO - Liechtenstein's effort to defend themselves for Swiss attacks! IYKYK
The second entry, the rolling tank, should not be included in this because they never even got it out of drawings. At least the first one they actually built something but even then it was never in wartime so what is the purpose of this list?
At least the third one saw combat.
Funk Tools
Is it just me, or does it look like Simon was in a fight, possibly with wasps.
I think I’ve seen some of these wacky tanks on Girls Und Panzer 🤔
is that a prono?
An amphibious tank... for Liechtenstein, one of only two doubly landlocked nations.
Okay.
This channel would be so good if they could find a non-histrionic host
Dreamt up during mushroom buzz.
KAHNNNNNN!!!!!!
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Fix it again Tony
What’s with all the bots in the comments?
Is this you your first time on RUclips?
At least they arnt all Russian and trying to get you to vote for Trump like on Twitter...or x or whatever
Little tarpie
Love all of Simon's different channels. However the noisy and motion on the scene changes is very 1990's Powerpoint. Adds nothing and can be quite irritating...
Italian Tankettes are so funny to think about
Meatball launcher
Deathtrap
Fapping about? This is the most British thing I've heard since I found out was a "bollocking" was.
So four of my moms car