Why the Leopard 2 is Overrated! | Your Favorite Tank Sucks #1
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2021
- You may not be German, but you're a wehraboo. Your favorite tanks are the Tiger, and of course the phenomenal Leopard 2...
There's only one problem - it sucks!
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The pilot episode of our new series "Your Favorite Tank Sucks!" Let us know any feedback down in the comments below, as well as what we should cover next time around!
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"Your Favorite Tank Sucks" has the same energy as "Your Waifu Is Trash"
If your wifu is the pokemon trash monster then i am sorry to tell you it is infact trash
@@m.m.124 yes the floor is made out of floor
@@leehongjin6884 but is this truely so!?
@@m.m.124 thank you, Captain Obvious
@@prisuners6275 i thank you for the promotion
When he gets to the Challenger:
Every brit out there: “Ok buuuuuuuuuut…”
LoNgEsT ReCoRdEd tAnK To tAnK KiLl
🅱️ESH iS bEsT
The Challenger video cant be less than 30 minutes
*Laughs in lower glasis plate*
+@@thatguy6229+ Against a shitty T-55 that was sitting still.
As a German Panzergrenadier... im a little between crying and laughing.
There is some truth to it, ... but also... its some fine piece of equipment, if it runs.... and its not stowed away in maintanence because some one cant get the replacement parts which are needed, because the Paperworks are more menacing then the thread of invasion by someone.
Immerhin können die Russen nicht einmarschieren ohne Abgasplakette und TÜV...
@@NashmanNash Niemals wird der Armata ne grüne Plakette kriegen! Nie! Die Invasion wird spätestens am Stadtrand von Stuttgart von echauffierten Ordnunhshütern gestoppt werden: " ah, des goht fei ned! So kennet se aber ned oifach durch´s Schpielstooss brettre! Der qualmt ja wie moi Weber Grill wenn mai Fraa widdr dr heckeschnitt zum aazunde nemmt, was denked sie eigentlich wo sie hier senn? Hä? Heersch du mir zu, Bürschle?""
@@paavobergmann4920 Um ne grüne Plakette zu bekommen müsste der Armata erstmal vernünftig funktionieren :D
Jawohl! & wait for part II - the T-90!
☝🏻😷🇺🇦✨
@@NashmanNash " wissedse was, guada moh, etzt fahredse erschdamohl zum DEKRA, und dann sehmer weidr mit derre Invasion, gell?"
Literally all modern German army issues are basically
Army: “can I ha-“
Government: “NEIN”
I heard hitler
Sad but true
Yeah because around 2011 germany went for a Policy that was: invest as little as possible into the Bundeswehr. Now they only buy spare parts if they are needed....
@@chesterthemolester7976 around 2011? Way earlier.
The German army has no issues. It is by far the strongest land force on the planet. And on top of that, thanks to its government, it is not wasted on useless wars in the Middle East.
"Your favorite tank sucks"
Me who's favorite tank is the T-72M1 : I know
LOL
:(
Me with my favourite tank is the T-90M: :(
@@rbgerald2469 T-90M isn't that bad honestly
@@rbgerald2469 T-90m is actually a pretty good mbt
Bruh, I’ve heard every tank sucks on RUclips now lmao- maybe we should go back to armored horses. The old steed never did me wrong.
A plus is it never overheats! And fuel is everywhere you go.
@@ro_5907 until you run out of grass
*Hussite war wagons intensifies*
Yup that’s basically every youtuber that does this’ logic at this point.
Your favorite horse sucks: here's 10 reasons why
“Your favourite tank sucks.”
Doesn’t that thing have a ton of issues?
All I can say about this video is...
Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with. You're absolutely right and I hate it
No he not
@@kobe3955 He is lol he presented facts backed up by proven evidence and stated why it’s a problem and expressed what should’ve been done it’s really not hard to google these things hell even the Abrams is for the most part a shit tank but when you compare any western tank to a Russian one then that’s when the glory of western tanks starts to shine
Atleast your honest
@@kobe3955 cope
@@kobe3955 He highlighted all of the faults to the Leopard 2 development cycle, but never drew attention to any of the actual corrections and improvements in the later models such as a Leopard 2A7.
This isn't meant to be a documentary on the final product, it's meant to be a roast on where it came from and how it got here.
me whose favorite tank is the bob semple tank: now that's where you're wrong
Virgin MBT User VS Chad Bob Semple Enjoyer
I actually laughed
my favorite tank is the MK 1 british trapazoid
@Jack Der Hauptmann💀 I can see why you wouldn't like it. it does take away from the overall look but, photoshop works it's magic
I like the leichtractor
This is a perfect shitpost, I absolutely love it.
I wait patiently for Challenger...
Just go to his other channel. He shits on the challenger all the time
Modern Challenger? Or the WW2 tank destroyer? 😏
With it's top speed and long distance performance you'll have to wait quite a while for it to get here.
Well you waited. You didn't want classified docs for war thunder but you got them
Chally,does have a mixed reputation.
aged like champagne
Yep the thermals suck on the Leo's, when I was talking to some dutch tankers about my Abrams and told them a good set of Abrams thermals can allow you to count road wheels out to 2km it blew their minds
leopard 2 a7 no has thermals upto 3.5km.
@@iaminyourwalls479 I can't find anything that supports this where did you get this info?
@@iaminyourwalls479 it's 100, no 3000 km actually
Yup. My dad served when the first (and therefore, present) thermals came out. Quote: " Sure you can switch to night vision in the dark. Instead of grey fog, you then see green fog. Much the improvement. But the compartment it´s installed into has the perfect size to store chocolate bars, the boxes fit perfectly".
Got a jet engine the Abraham apparently
“The last time Germany and Japan collaborated together” thats my favourite line
Ja
They didn't even collaborate during WW2...
Technically they did recently in the form of toyota making a supra with bmw lol *that didn't end well either* (at least for supra fans)
Hey!
We dropped the sun on your home!
It's on something not together
when he gets to people who like Italian and Chinese MBTs: Yeah, I know it sucks
Cold War era Chinese tanks looks awesome, but their new tanks looks generic and lego-y.
Me who mains Italy and China in War Thunder: *heavy sweating*
Italys Tank is a bit of a
"How to make a worse leo" and not upgrade it kit, plus politics
@@bigoof1105 the good old days of the Ariete PSO having the top round with 625mm of pen, remember that?
I like the look if the ztz99
Even though I felt insulted by how much my favourite tank sucks, I'm grateful for learning about some weaknesses, which I did not previously know about.
You really should not consider this as anything other than a meme
What weaknesses? Calling it "a box" and claiming Germany can't develop a fire control system, doesn't make that true.
This video is just a collection of uninformed half truths. I'm not getting outraged over it because I suppose it is just a shitpost meant to troll people, but when people think they can learn anything from it, I'm getting worried.
Let's go through every "point" he made, shall we?
01.) It is a box.
It is boxy because the space you have to fill with armor is boxy. With modern anti tank weapons, sloped armor does next to nothing, so the best thing you can do to protect a tank is to fill all the space you have with as much armor of as much volume as possible and that leaves you with boxy shapes.
02.) Germany can't develop a fire control system.
That is hardly worth even addressing, but so much: The Leopard 1 revolutionized tank warfare by being the first modern MBT that was designed to shoot accurately on the move. All the tanks that came before it were basically still mobile fortifications that stopped before shooting. Sure, stabilized guns existed since WW2, but shooting on the move was considered a "hail Mary" thing you did hoping on luck or shooting to suppress the enemy, not to actually hit him. The Leopard 1 was the first tank that was specifically designed to shoot accurately on the move and have that be the standard mode of combat. That is why it was adopted and copied so much.
How did it do that without a proper fire control system?
If the Leopard 2 had a American system, then probably because of some "cross contract" kind of deal. "We buy your fire control system if you buy our guns." or something like that.
03.) Low fire rate.
There are many reasons for why some armies still use human loaders instead of automatic ones.
In the German army the tank gun loader has a bunch of additional tasks and responsibilities. For example can he help the gunner with ballistic calculations that allow for accurate fire without the use of the laser range finder. The loader has a chart with ballistic values hanging in his work station for that purpose.
Also, the German army uses MBTs for socalled "heavy recon" missions, where they sent teams of 2 Leopard 2s out on recon missions. That might seem strange to the uninitiated, but they have special protocols for how to drive around corners and the such.
The point is that unlike regular scout units, MBTs have the firepower to fight their way out of random encounters during those recon missions and also, sometimes you want the enemy to attack you, so he reveals his positions.
Having a 4th set of eyes on board the tank is crucial in such recon missions, when you have to look out in all directions and when someone needs to keep situational awareness while the commander is checking the map or making radio calls.
Also, the German army has this doctrine that whenever a tank rolls off a open road into a forest, the crew will get out and wipe away the track marks with shovels and tree branches, to make it less obvious to aerial reconnaissance that a tank entered that forest at that spot. For stuff like that having a 4th guy on board is very useful too.
You think the guy making this video has any idea of stuff like that?
04.) Small fighting compartment.
Not as small as in other tanks like the Challenger 2, where they have to use segmented ammunition because the loader doesn't have the space to handle full sized shells.
The turret is small to save weight, which is one of the reasons why the Leopard 2 could be upgraded and up-armored so many times for so many decades.
05.) Vulnerable ammo storage in the hull.
If anything penetrates the hull there, the tank is probably doomed anyways. Other tanks, like the Challenger 2 also store ammo, or in the case of the Challenger the propellant for the ammo, in the hull without special "blow out" containers either. On the Leopard 2 storing it in the frontal hull at least has the advantage that the side armor on the front of the hull is strongest. On other tanks, like again the Challenger, it is stored directly under the turret, where the side armor is weaker.
06.) German ADS being "less than a success".
There is more than one German ADS. He seems to be talking about the one from Rheinmetall.
It wasn't bought by anyone yet, sure, but it is the most effective and technologically most advanced ADS on the market, much faster and more reliable than the Israeli "Trophy" system. Nobody ever claimed anything else and it was tested successfully. So what "propaganda" is this guy talking about?
This is so misleading and obnoxious and we're just half way through. **sigh**
07.) Thermal sights being bad.
First of all, the current iterations of the Leopard 2 got upgraded thermal sights and I have no idea what he is talking about when he says the commander only recently got night sights. The Leopard 2 had night vision for the commander's periscope from the beginning, unlike, once more, the Challenger 2, which is only getting that feature now, with the current upgrade program.
08.) Combat readiness.
This is the first time I heard of any issues with combat readiness or maintenance. I normally avoid doing this in such discussions because it usually is a lame tactic, but in this case I have to say it: Citation needed.
The tank is known to be rugged, durable and easy to maintain or repair, thanks to using torsion bars instead of hydraulics and having a combined engine + transmission "power pack" that can be lifted out of the tank in one piece within 15 minutes. If there were low readiness numbers, it wouldn't be the tank's fault.
I was giving it the benefit of the doubt, but after watching the whole thing, I no longer buy that it was just "for the laughs". To me this seems like some barely informed military nerd who is sick and tired of hearing how another tank is better than his favorite tank and just spews a load of nonsense to "refute" facts.
I'm really curious though, what "weaknesses" this video taught you about?
@@TrangleC I had two reasons for writing that comment:
1. At the time of writing I did not know about the ammo storage in the hull, as I was used to storage in the turret bussel from seeing videos of the Abrams. So yeah, I learned something from it.
2. I found it entertaining to be the counterweight to all the crying fanboys he said he expected in the video.
@@arnowinchester591 Well, you know, there is "expecting crying fanboys" and then there is talking a lot of nonsense and getting deserved blowback for that.
It is the same trick all those religious prophets always pull. They always say "The infidels will call me a liar and that proves I am right, because I predicted their disbelief!"
You know what I mean?
And about the ammo storage...
Yes, but the Abrams is pretty much the only tank that stores all the ammo in the turret and that comes at a price and has drawbacks too. The turret being too big and too heavy is the reason why they never upgraded the Abrams gun to the bigger L55 version the Leopard 2 got. The turret drive could not take any additional weight, while the Leopard 2's could.
My point being that it is a bit silly that people always single out the Leopard 2 for storing ammo in the hull, when almost all modern MBTs do it.
This "Koala" guy who made this video talks about fanboys a lot, while he himself relies on typical fanboy and armchair general talking points.
No machine is perfect. Of course there are things you can criticize about the Leopard 2. It is just that people who actually know about tank warfare and technology usually find other things to criticize than those "RUclips expert" types who learned what they know about the matter from arcadey computer games.
I would for example criticize the Leopard 2 for still not having any laser warning system.
The new German AFV, the Puma is equipped with the socalled MUSS system, which works similar to the Russian SHTORA system and detects when the tank is hit by a laser and automatically takes counter measures. They should have put something like that on the Leopard 2A7, but didn't.
I also don't understand why the German army doesn't use gun launched missiles. The Israelis developed a missile (I think it is called LAHAD or something like that.) that can be launched from a Leopard 2's main gun (The gun on the Merkava looks different, but is basically a copy of the German 120mm gun too.) and offered it to Germany, but they are not interested.
@@TrangleC These are the kinds of comments I would have written, if I had the time and motivation 😂
I'm a bit confused about the Laser Warning system. I was told in the army that the Leopard 2A7V had a something like the MUSS on the Puma, though I never saw it in action as I never spent a lot of time in the Panzertruppe.
Even so, I think that going forward a Laser Warning system is not that big of a deal, because most modern weapon systems no longer rely on lasers and those that do can be used without directly lasering the target. (We learned techniques how to quickly laser measuring the distance of a tank, without lasering the tank itself for example)
This Aged Well
I wish he was wrong, but damn did he nail the bullseye
People also commented this on video he made about T-90A. When will people understand that neither of those tanks are bad, just because a piece of hardware is not invincible it doesn't mean it's unable to fulfill it's combat role
@@slavicemperor8279 I would argue that because both tanks died under similar circumstances (circumstances that are likely a feature of 2020s large scale conventional warfare), that does determine that the Leopard 2 is bad for modern warfare. After all, it's hyper expensive and covered in armor that's all a complete waste thanks to anti-tank drones, rockets and artillery.
At least the T-90A is easier to replace and doesn't try to overdo its lane. Hell, slap a B3 modernization package on a T-72 and you basically have a T-90A in terms of capability. The Leopard 2? Those tanks might not be getting replaced for months, maybe even a year.
When I compare the job a tank is meant to achieve to the realities of the modern battlefield, I believe the solution is clear; return to what worked for the allies with the Sherman and the T-34 and just make a tank that fills it's niche and can do that niche adequately, then churn out a infinite supply of cheap and shitty tanks.
EDIT: Maybe even have them be remote control, so as to minimize casualties. An RC system can be pretty easy to replace, after all.
@@nextcaesargaming5469 Hyper expensive? The T-90A costs around 4.5 million compared to the Leopard2A5 6 million. ( In US dollars )
And like- Armour is the best low tech way to currently counter all those threats. More armour helps protect the vehicle against artillery, cheap anti vehicle drones and RPGs can't penetrate it from the front, and if you slap some ERA on the sides its Immune there as well.
Are you fighting a Slow, attritional war where just need Mobile and somewhat armoured firepower? Sure, a T-72 with some upgraded optics might pretty much do the trick.
Are you expected to fight a rapid maneuver war? Well then, ya need as much capability as you can get in every vehicle.
The General Doctrine in the west is the latter, so they focused on higher end tanks. Of course, most of Europe also didn't focus on war as a possibility in the near future so many countries let their militaries atrophy, baring a few exceptions.
Also a remote control turret is much more difficult to manufacture, so unless you aren't capable of doing something like that on a large scale like europe or the US or maybe china, You either stuck with manned turrets, or you go the armata route and simply become unable to produce your tank in large quantities.
@@user-sg9gy8sv9p I recall the Leopard costing way more and the T-90 costing far less. My mistake, I suppose. Can you share where you got the prices? I would find it interesting.
"And like- Armour is the best low tech way to currently counter all those threats. More armour helps protect the vehicle against artillery, cheap anti vehicle drones and RPGs can't penetrate it from the front, and if you slap some ERA on the sides its Immune there as well."
It's cheap anti-vehicle drones that have been killing Leopards thus far. And infantry portable rockets did just fine in killing Leopards in the Middle East. And adding more armor isn't going to do a damn thing against the biggest tank killer of all; artillery.
We've basically hit peak practical protective capability, unless we start using graphine or shield technology. With our current tech, stopping those threats via 'moar armor' is not on the table. Not cheaply, anyway; I'm sure if the Germans decided to make a Maus V2 using our modern tech, it might be able to withstand modern threats, but it won't be affordable or reasonable given current German industrial capacity. They can barely make enough Leopard 2s as is.
"Are you fighting a Slow, attritional war where just need Mobile and somewhat armoured firepower? Sure, a T-72 with some upgraded optics might pretty much do the trick.
Are you expected to fight a rapid maneuver war? Well then, ya need as much capability as you can get in every vehicle."
The burden of proof thus far has been that modern, 2020s peer vs peer warfare is going to be the former, not the latter, thanks to drones, infantry portable anti-tank weapons and artillery. So, the Leopard 2 is a waste. Modernized M60 tanks would be better machine than a modernized T-72 for such a war, I'd say. Only problem with a Modernized M60 is that there isn't as much of a surplus of those as there are T-72s. But, it's better than the cash-cows that most 4th Gen tanks are, so I say it's a worthwhile investment. Hell, maybe even design a brand new tank just for the purpose of being the perfect 21st century attritional tank?
"Also a remote control turret is much more difficult to manufacture, so unless you aren't capable of doing something like that on a large scale like europe or the US or maybe china, You either stuck with manned turrets, or you go the armata route and simply become unable to produce your tank in large quantities."
Given how all an RC system needs to do is fill the void of a crewman, you just need some low-tier robotics to perform the functions of human beings; tank-droids, basically. It's not the turret itself that is RC, it's the basic robotics within the turret that are RC. So, retrofitting a tank with these tank-droids would be pretty easy sparing you the need to risk human beings, which are far more expensive than some hydraulics and circuits. It also spares you the need to go the Armata route of a slow production run.
You'll still need three separate people remote controlling the tank, essentially just transporting the actions of the tank crew to someplace else, and thus you will still need to train them. But hey, at least they are far less likely to die and replacing them will be less of a problem.
Can hardly wait for you to trash-talk “muh freebrams”. Also Challenger besh
🅱️ESH
@@MuhdAriff-kv5zn soon™️
MUH ABROOMZ
I know that the Abrams and challenger trash talk videos will have way more salt and dislikes than this one
Dragging that piece of shit down into the mud is a waste of time. The thing is the worst tank to be fielded! The US military is a joke!
this is hilarious, i like it. and yeah, why they dont upgrade the NVD or thermal for the gunner
They have finally on the Leopard 2A7
Wtf
Didn't knew that lol
@@ArmorCast they didnt i think they just swithed to 3rd gen thermal for gunner, commander and driver as far as i know
@@filli2429 Thermal is just overall better than night vision
Leopard 2a4:
commander: YOU PUT TO MANY WEAK SPOTS ON THE DAMN TANK
Hans: sorry comodant
Leopard 2a5:
Commander: HANS!!! YOU NEED YO PUT BETTER GUN ON TANK
Hans: yes comodant
Leopard 2a6
Commander: THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT HANS, BUT WE ME PROTECTION!!
Hans: I got just the thing!!
Leopard 2a7:
Commander, HANS...THIS...THIS IS BEAUTIFUL...
Hans: **literally did nothing**
Hans need to get a promotion
nah they did quite much
@@AdmiralpedersonLP nope
@@elitewavez4768 thrust me iam gunner on leo2a6
@@AdmiralpedersonLP no your arent
I’m an American. You really should do the Abrams, but I think few people would dispute this bit of genius: the LeClerc. The Terd-14 should be near the top of the list.
This was hilarious, can you shit-can the M1A2 please
Definitely going to be featuring real soon
@@ArmorCast looking forward to it. Maybe challenger 1 2 and 3 should be different videos if you can. Also would love to see separate ones on the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. For the M1 you can focus in on how it was fielded as a test bed and how many different variants there were before they made the M1A1. When you start digging you uncover things like the IPM1 and the M1AIM that is still coded in the system because taking it out caused issues I think or it just wasnt worth it to remove the code. The tank also has Bitching Betty so you can talk about that. I've seen them break suspension just sitting on the line in the motor pool with less than 100KM on the brand new tank.
Bit exactly a challenge to shit can the abrahams
@@alancox5777 talk to text is not your friend.
Meh autocorrect! At least it’s obvious 😜
I can't wait for all of the freeaboos to get mad the the abrams video, and the one on the challengers is going to interesting, as the only redeemable feature of the gun is besh.
🅱️esh
He's shat on the challenger more times than Germany has used the leopard in combat. Just go to his other channel and look up challenger
This guy's honestly bs, like he mocked the challenger lol it's one of the most armored out there.
Man wht did u expect from just another general armchair just take the lol forget the others
@@mikailvito7200 he's not its just that you get made when someone points out flaws on the bits Main MBT
Outstanding! The best commentary on you tube. Bring on some more.
As a former tankie who worked with the god awful Chieftain (starting with the Mk.V) , unless of course it was in a good hull down position. The Challenger 1 was a marked improvement but during the international trials we were given a go on the Leopard 2 A4 which in all honesty we preferred re comfort reliability and a decent main gun . The Abrams M1 was impressive to look at and had some pretty decent target range finders and fire control system(s) - oh and Chobam armour - but was a logistical nightmare .
The new breed of Leopard 2s 9A6 onwards) are amongst the best out there and those that the Turks lost was due in part to poor tactical and operational combat planning and I recall seeing several M1 Abrams brewed up when hit by RPGs onto the engine deck in 2003 .
Still better than anything the Orcs have .
Enjoying your vids pal spot on.
Just for a quick clarification, the Leopard 2’s Turkey lost were old 1985 2A4 models, not even the late 80s models with the upgraded composite armor! The latest 2A7V would be arguably the best tank in existence today if KMW could produce enough of the things! I suspect the Abrams will continue to steal the top spot primarily for that reason, even if fuel and other logistics around it are a pain in the arse!
Leopard 2s are also pretty damn cramped! I hear most CR2 crews saying that’s the one thing their hulking beast manages to do better at least! Abrams is more spacious as well, but apparently CR2 (can’t speak for CR1) is pretty comfy all things considered
@@ArmorCast leopard 2a4s are considered as the weakest version of leo2s .in greece we have a version close to leo2a7V
@@thomasking3792 Russian cannon fodder
"still better than anything the orcs have"
yea what a subhuman you are mate
Не вам бандерлогам сравать свои с нашими,русские танки по всему миру учавствуют ВВ прорывах обороны а ваши прячутся за бетоном и выезжают под охраной, только турки столкнулись в прямом бою итог вы знаете! 💪т72, да он старая машина но он же и самая воюющая машина в мире которая предпочитает реальные бои с смотря в глаза врагу.
"Your favorite tank sucks"
Me: Better not talk shit about leclerc
you can build that thank without a lower front plate and have the same results, that way the driver gets a nice breeze through his toes at least :')
@@GielL96 that's for aero, less drag in the Mulsanne straight
@@justsomeguywithoutamustang6436 perfect for retreating!
@@justsomeguywithoutamustang6436 Good Point NUT 24 hours without a rebuild?
I can tell that I'm going to love this series ..... as long as you don't do one on the greatest tank of all time .... The Mighty Bob Semple!
Of which none were ever lost in battle!
Dang good video!! Your commentary had me laughing!! Keep up the GREAT work! You have a new subscriber! Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
So glad you enjoyed! We apparently "triggered" a lot of people with this video, but we're certainly not JUST focusing on the Leo, with more episodes covering more tanks, both modern and legacy, coming soon!
@@ArmorCast I wouldn't worry about the snow flakes out there.. Can't make everyone happy.. LOL..
I love this video! You must be related to the "Critical Drinker". Your videos are superbly awesome!
THIS IS HERESY. Just joking, I agree with everything.
Just that most is either total bullshit or outdated. The jokes are ok thought.
@@tomendruweit9386 no its true....
@@mudmud. no it's not, the gunner sight was upgraded in version 6A1 the armor got upgraded continuously to the point where the Leo 2 is practically immune to infantry based anti tank weapons. And the Turkish were using Leo's from the 80s-90s without any upgrades or infantry support against modern anti tank weapons.
@@tomendruweit9386 practically immune excuse me ?
@@mudmud. i would link you a nice video about it but I am currently in Croatia on vacation.
"Your favorite tank sucks"
Tiger II fans who know even HE can easily beat their armor to death and transmission go brtttttttttttttttttt : *I know.*
Das war einer von uns
Wasn't that down to Germany running out of good steel rather than a design flaw?
@@CrazyDutchguys for the Tiger 2 it was both
@@CrazyDutchguys they pretty much ran out of steel, literally.
TIGER TOOONK GUUUUUUD *insert brainlet*
Love the video. Please keep them coming
To be honest the reason trained monkeys with rpgs were able to destroy leopards is because they were used in idiotic operations without infantry support and by undertrained crew. If America was to send unescorted m1 abrams tanks in a city full of talismans with rpgs all it would take is a side shot on the hull or a roof shot from a balcony to explode it. The leopard when used by competent armies would never be taken out by rpgs. All in all great video. I like the troll tone since you don't allow try hard fans to hate on the video as they are especially toxic. Nice concept.
and it were the Turkish who used those 2A4's and put them in that situation...
(there are also tons of video's circling around where an Abrams (most likely Iraqi) is standing somewhere without infantry support and get's disabled by foot soldiers)
@@evo3s75 true
I thought Americans were already torn to shreds anywhere they appeared?
I remember when everyone laughed at watch Saudi Abrams getting blow up. As soon as Turkish Leopards started getting destroyed, I laughed so fucking hard!!!
"W-well...it's an export model! They didn't protect the tank with infantry!"
Excuses! Excuses!
@@chaosXP3RT well, I guess it was just a regular 2A4, but the turks used them and put them somewhere without infantry support. Same shit as what happened with the Saudi/Iraqi M1A1 Abrams
@@chaosXP3RT what you said made no sense. If America lost abrams tanks to infantry due to inferior tactics then it is not a fault of the tank but of the army using it. People are usually dump
And yes, the leopards had tons of excuses and it is 100 percent true and all are justified. They were used by an amateurish army with little to no experience and with no idea of what the true role of a tank is. What excuse does the most veteran army in the world have? If they lost m1s to rpgs and infantry i don't blame the tank, I blame the army. Why is it so hard to accept for you Americans the fact that other can make machines as competent as yours or better.
Joke's on you my favorite tank is the Bob Semple tank, and you'd be hard pressed to find anything that sucks about that masterpiece.
All you gotta do is look at it for five seconds... you'll find something to hate!
@@ArmorCast let's be real here you don't even need the full five seconds to see that it's.. lacking, in some areas
@@ArmorCast woosh
The Bob Semple is the best tank New Zealand ever built...
It was, of course, also the worst tank they ever built.
2:18 "Stahp laughin and help meh! I'm dyin!"
this aged well
Keep the series going, this is golden
Koala coming out here with the HOT takes. I love it!
EDIT: Oh, do the Ariete next!
koala with mustache
The Ariete does itself haha.
I have felt a disturbance in the Force, such as Millions of chicken souls cry out in vain and just disapere. 😂😂 (The moment the Ariete blew up a chicken farm)
@@warhead_beast7661 ah, the chicken king has arrived. Welcome to the chat Col. Sanders.
@@warhead_beast7661 in all seriousness I do feel bad for the tank crews, they deserve a good tank. Or atleast one with blowout panels.
0:50 "We bombed 5 of their boats, they dropped the sun on us TWICE!"- Emperor Hirohito probably.
You have great sense of humor man. I enjoy your videos very very much. Thank you for your work 👍
The capability of holding a pint without spilling a drop of beer is the main purpose of the Leopard 2. The rest is completely optional.
Why would anyone need anything else?
Ohohoho I love these tongue and cheek videos. Reminds me of the golden age of Squire. As a German tank lover a bit of transmission breakage is always fun to joke about 😉 Looking forward to the Freeaboo m1a2 and Baguetteboo (take your pick, anything French is bound to be s*it) videos ;)
*Ouiaboo
*Angry baguette noises intensifies*
I thought Americans were already torn to shreds anywhere they appeared?
I remember when everyone laughed at watch Saudi Abrams getting blow up. As soon as Turkish Leopards started getting destroyed, I laughed so fucking hard!!!
"W-well...it's an export model! They didn't protect the tank with infantry!"
Excuses! Excuses!
@@chaosXP3RT Never underestimate a (insert nationality here) simp's ability to rail on about the stuff from a foreign nation, but the MOMENT any issue with something of their favorite nationality appears, they will fervidly deny or make excuses for it instead of just recognizing and accepting the issue.
@@chaosXP3RT people laughing about how the Abrams is bad don’t know the Saudi Abrams isn’t even protected by the depleted uranium armor.
Imagine the comment section when he talks about the Abrams.
I'm hoping for the Sherman episode. The chieftain fans are going to be foaming at the mouth at that
That will probably be horrible but somehow not as bad as I thought this comment section would be
Its satire, I wont get mad...I won't get mad...that's my baby...I wont get mad though.
I LOVE the Abrams but I cannot wait for him to comically rip into it. If you cant laugh at yourself from time to time what is the point?
@@julietlima5564 true story.
I got some good laughs. Thanks!
Less known is the fact that Leopard 2 is not the only tank with a front hull ammunition rack. Arjun, Leclerc, (Japanese) Type 90 & 10, K1, K2 Black Panther, C1 Ariete have ammo rack next to driver...
Give us time! Those things will get their own episodes soon enough! 😂
@@ArmorCastwe’ve waited long enough
Just recently subbed to this channel. Honestly, discovering a channel with this kind of quality is like finding money in your pocket.
True. Even anything made somewhat decently about somewhat interesting topics that somewhat actually have cool stuff to them is already a happy moment nowadays. Truly good channels like this are rare, in the actual form and meaning of rare, the rare that doesn't need super cool ridiculous unbelievable actually works added before it to show significance
Please go for all the fan favourites next, the M1A2 seems like the most obvious target.
I really like what you are going for with this series, keep it up!
More of these vids please man, they are too good.
Greetings from germany
he was so DAMN RIGHT 😂
the rheinmetall aps system was sadly never one of the focused projects because of the already existing trophy systems
Leopard 2 is just a rectangle with a lunchbox with fancy curves
Basically just a Tiger 1 then? A lunchbox.
Class my man. Was in knots thru all of this. From a fellow Scot thank you koala
I love your sarcasm and take no prisoners facts. So liked and subscribed.
“Your favorite tank sucks”
Me, who favorite tank is the Type 10: the information on this tank for your to roast is going to take longer than to make 4 or 5 videos of this series
i doubt he will say:
-the armor is brittle
-it didnt get a remote control machine gun
-pretty expensive for a small tank
isnt that the japanese mbt
@@mrbigbrain2429 yeah
could you do the centurion I really want to see how bad you can make it sound
I'll put it on the list :D
+@@ArmorCast+ How long would a Chieftain video last for?
@@cnlbenmc Not long. if a better engine had been available it really would have been the best Tank in NATO by a mile.
Please produce more of these. They are hilarious and funny old thing your points are all being demonstrated in real life.
this is gonna age REAL well when they arrive to UA and get scrapped.
I don't think mobik-manned t72s have much of a chance against this tank with functional thermal imaging and an amazing fcs
@@ES-qe1nh amazing getting bogged down in mud capability as well
@@ES-qe1nh
Hehe, laddie thinks the biggest threat to a tank is another tank. :D How sweet and naive...
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if a thousand Germany mains cried out at once, and were triggered.
Hans, hol das Sturmgewehr, wir stürmen die Kommentarsektion!!!
Not really. You should hear them talking about their military;)
I laughed so bloody hard at this, can’t wait for the next episode in the series!
I subscribe in your channel because this series! I really like the leopard 2 and laught a lot with this vídeo! Thank you and update the series!
Man … this aged like fine wine
He’s right again!
Having driven an l2 a6m in the sandbox. It did the job adequately. This video is fucking BRILLIANT! i haven't laughed that much in a while.
Thanks
Another armoured youtuber
its has been a year since..still waiting on more of this series..pls make more ..
Awesome stuff bro!!
2:05 Too heavy?
*Laughs in 75 short ton Monster Known as M1A2 Abrams*
We need more episodes like this, love it! Liked and subscribed.
Thank you, I needed this!
Really aweesome video, however you dont state your opinnions in very much detail.
I'd like to see a top tanks or tier list (and why), or a video with "these systems are the best because . . ."
love the content, keep it up!
Very much a joke video series this one, don't expect any serious takes
Please do the T-80BVM, T-14 Armata, and the M1A1/A2 Abrams.
Can't wait for him to get to the Abrams, that's my personal favorite modern MBT, though at this rate it seems it'll take awhile. My best guesses for where he'll tear it apart are as follows:
-The very weak upper glacis (51mm sloped at 7.2 degrees from perfectly horizontal was great when it debuted but is practically irrelevant now, the tank is just lucky it presents the smallest part of the frontal armor profile)
-The fact it still uses Gen 2 Thermals even if they're probably the best Gen 2s out there, they're still behind
-The abysmal gas mileage
-The massive logistical backbone required to operate the tank in suitable numbers
-The massive cost per unit
-The laughably high weight
-The lack of wide spread adoption for ERA as only some examples seem to be fitted with it and the coverage is only on the side, not the front or roof like some Russian tanks
-The fact that the Trophy APS still hasn't seen widespread adoption across most vehicles
-The fact it's still using a very dated gun being kept alive on sheer virtue of advanced ammunition
This aged like wine
can you please do a video on the merkava? i am curious about its cons (not in general but cons that actually affect it in combat)
I'm just absolutely hoping we'll get a vidwo like this on every major MBT now.
Yup, hoping to make it a weekly series if I can get the time, at least bi-weekly
@@ArmorCastI love you Koala. Absolutely no homo btw.
@@ArmorCastthat comment did not age well
So, is this gonna be for every modern MBT? Or do you actually have a tank that you would consider "perfect"?
If everyone's tanks sucks, then no ones tanks suck.
Reject tank. Return to horse.
@@ArmorCast armored horse
i laughed more than i learned something! great video! deserves a sub and like!
Gotta do planes as well!
Rip Russian planes ;-;
American too. We had pretty crappy planes also.
I love this please make more🙏🙏
You sir.. nailed a lot of stuff.. Have a Fam member in Poland.. they work on these.. and the Pols.. figured this out very quickly.. rumor is.. the front.. with the slanted hollow armor.. can take a few hits.. 'few'.. and this is why the Pols are putting a lot of $$$ to up upgrade the German tanks.. a lot. Great vid bud!
Savage!!! Nuff said! Great vid man
My favorite MBT is the M60A3. Not good enough for modern enemies, but for enemies like the T-72/T-80/T-90 it will be more than good enough. Tough, easy to maintain and repair, produced in large numbers to make a difference, she’s my girl
Cant wait until he does Russian tanks! The heads of the Russia Strong crowd will cave in and their hearts will explode from within their chest.
I bet the only dude who will actually get heated over a video like that will be "RussianThunderr"
Lol true
all these Videos are nice, i like my Leopard2 all above the a5 variants. I know this is meant for entertainment but one thing is missing in all of your videos, the doctrine in which these tanks operate would you do these comparisons at some point? i Mean i know the Loepard 2 A4s were blown up but the deployment method and ankaras refusal to upgrade the tanks to modern standards and operations didnt help the case eighther i thing so this might be a vital point for all the tanks you are shredding ^^
Lokking forward to the Abrams Roast :D
Aged like a wine
Do the abrams next, I’ll respectfully be pissed off😂
Without you i would have never knew that t90m and leopard 2a7v were utter garbage am gonna sell all the ones i have for t14 armata tanks now thx
can you do a similar video now about the challenger 2 after today's event? (05 09 23). For extra laughs don't forget to mention that the crew in the challi sits right next to the armour IN the turret which is very close to the tea maker (hopefully that tea maker never has a short with a few wee sparks flying about, you the thing with the ammo cooking etc.).
more of this please ..its been a year ..
Do a parallel series --> Your Favourite Jet Sucks: A-10 Warthog
I'll subscribe to your channel just because of this series!
keep them coming!
I am German and i have to say.... This is fucking funny!
My very good German friend once told me, that they would cause greater damage to enemy army if they just strapped the Leopard to a huge plane and released it high enough...
But that would only be the case if Germany had planes that would actually fly
@@hanshorstjoachim9498these days it's mostly the ground forces that are underfunded
Very funny one - keep going!
Could you do a video comparing leopard 2 arrowhead armor to the merkavas modular composite armor?
0:01 into this video "I recognise this voice......but this isn't war thunder...waiaiit a minute!"
Unapologetic sarcasm. Love it!
DM53 powder charge change helped with sympathetic detonation this helping some of the shoot here to win target, but yes, less than optimal to be sitting next to all that ammo as the driver. 😂 funny as hell vid btw.
Genius host love it. Subscribed