If you are in the states. There is the fort benning armor museum in Georgia. It’s pretty good. They also have the NIM which is the national infantry museum. That one is great if you are into American war history.
Great video. The Jagdpanzer IV has to be one of the coolest WW2 armored vehicle designs. Just low and sleek and badass. Great to see it running around, along with the rest - enjoy AAF.
"Tommy Cooker" or "The Ronson" LoL. Interestingly, the Soviet commanders liked their Shermans very much, and *cough *cough , thought it better than a T-34. The Soviets nicknamed it the "Emcha" because its shape is similar to the Cyrillic "ч" character laying on its side.
@@wazza33racer It was built in numbers the Germans could only dream of, and to a quality that Russians could well only dream of. Also the Ronson thing was either a named given to early Shermans or from that one book, or a bit of both.
@@wazza33racerAll tanks burned very well and still. Remember that Panther in Achen?. The Sherman was in fact better than T34. Maybe not that good in overall layout but for sure better in the technological, automotive and ergonomic chapter.
@@wazza33racer We called them "Emchas", from M4 [in Russian, em chetyrye]. Initially they had the short main gun, and later they began to arrive with the long gun and muzzle brake. On the front slope armor there was a travel lock for securing the barrel during road marches. The main gun was quite long. Overall, this was a good vehicle but, as with any tank, it had its pluses and minuses. When someone says to me that this was a bad tank, I respond, "Excuse me!" One cannot say that this was a bad tank. Bad as compared to what? Dmitriy Loza Red Army M4 commander
I thought I saw a cable car behind you guys at one point, so I looked you up on Google Maps and was surprised that there actually is one right next door to the museum. It looks like it takes you up into a rainforest. You guys live in a really amazing part of the country. Great video lads!
I am in England , I love the way that you are making some of these rare vehicles run again by using non-historical parts when you have to. So many vehicles are static because people just won't do what you do. Surely being able to see these gems run again is the way to go Great work people.
A running Sherman, especially a Firefly, is a amazing thing to behold. The replication of the original barrel camo paint to disguise the longer barrel is also fantastic, and was a very thoughtful development in the war as well. Being a U.S. resident, it would be a long trip to attend AusarmourFest there, but it may be something I have to consider as a "bucket list" item.
I agree, the Aus armour firefly is superb, there are lots of Sherman's but very few firefly's. These tanks played a vital role in the liberation of France and we're ery important to British and I believe Canadian forces.
Sure got to admire those Chrysler engine guys that developed the A57; those fellas managed to put those 5 flathead I6s (from their Royal/Windsor car line, no less) together into one package.
@@gingerninja2456 Their firefly has unit markings for the 2nd Canadian Armoured Division (sort ot). You can see it clearly at 7:45, but I think the maple leaf is wrong. Period correct is probably the "fuzzy" maple leaf, not the 11 point maple leaf from the flag.
The Panhard EBR project looks like it will test the limits of the crew's sheet metal working skills - wow. Looking forward to the restoration series on that one!
Nice work lads - I thought for a moment you said Daz WAS the forklift, the way he was shifting that sheet metal! Looking forward to tracking the Panhard makeover.
The quality of your video footage is amazing. It is so helpful in understanding vehicles to see them in motion, with close-ups of the running gear and tracks doing their stuff. Even seeing how and where the mud throws off the tracks onto the Jagdpanzer bogie mounts was a great detail to study. Those EBRs look pretty crispy. I do hope you've got a set of the all-metal off-road wheels stashed somewhere.
What amazed me was the low profile of the Jagdpanzer IV. It's very apparent when you see the tank actually moving and passing the bobcat. The Wheremacht had 3 classes of these casement type weapons where the turret was replaced by a casement: 1 The StuG III & IV which were heavily armored assault guns intended to support infantry. They didn't have a radio operator or hull gunner as they weren't expected to maneuver with tanks in armored thrust. They were opperated by artillery crews. These guns received long barrels to defend against enemy tanks and were pressed into that role very successfully. 2/ The Panzerjaeger like the Nashorn. These were lightly armored but had a powerfull gun (88mm PaK 43 for the Nashourn) and were meant to pick of enemy tanks at long ranges while well hidden. These are closest the the US Army Tank Destroyer concept though lacked a turret. A Nashorn once destroyed a T-34 at 4.2km. 3/ The Jagpanzers which unlike the StuG carried a full crew. These often hard outsize guns eg the Panzer IV Based JagPanzer had the L70 gun of the Panther. Likewise for JagdPanther (88) and JagdTiger (128)
The KV-1s also will become a great addition to your collection! Also a very rare vehicle - most of them were destroyed during WW2 and most of the rest was scrapped afterwards.
Love that these beauties arent garage queens. Im sure it took thousands of hours to get to this point but gosh it is wonderful to see. Majestic in a sense watching them!
G’day and greetings from Tasmania what a absolutely fantastic place it’s chock full of interest. It’s a real credit to everyone involved both in their restoration and running the museum, well done and I must get up there. Thank you regards John
The Panhard is a very special vehicle but with a complicated structure, with the engine under the turret, crazy, and fast, I've seen several, very cramped in the interior. Complicated technology, very innovative, just French ! Yours look very bad, have fun with the restoration
That brought back some memories.. 😁 Back what seems like 100 years ago, I was stationed (U.S. Army) in what was then West Germany, and our company of Abrams had the Dutch version of the Gepard (Cheetah PRTL) follow us around for a few days during an exercise called Operation Free Lion (1988). It was fascinating to watch it search for aircraft in the low cloud cover. One of my favorite memories.
Kurt, Your skill with the camera is top notch! It really shows that you really put a lot of thought and effort into making these videos great. I appreciate your work. Cheers, Brendan 🇨🇦
Looking forward to an eventual KV1 range target resto...that would be an incredible feat... something so rare and deemed worthless as an old rusted out car brought back to life. You guys are providing history a service.
Hi from France,glad to see a french military vehicle in the workshop.Notice the clever (complicated?) transmission system .Tha AMX armoured vehicles on wheels use almost the same system.I' m eager to follow this project.
I'm a 54 year old Yank...who loves armoured vehicles,and grew up with me dad working at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for 17 years..They had an unbelievable collection of rare and fierce tanks..But they shot a bunch of them and had them in the elements for at least 60 years until they sent a few back to German Museums in the mid 2000's...Then in 2009 they sent over 100 tanks,half-tracks,and howitzers to some Army base in Virginia,and a few went to Ft.Knox Kentucky....I have pictures of me and my friends sitting,standing on a bunch of cool German tanks..Those were the days!!! You guys are keeping history alive...God bless you all mate!!!
Imagine what kind of reinforcement they had to put in the concrete floors of the museum. Lol And the Panhard will be an awesome addition. I think the chieftain mentioned it in his walk through of the museum.
My father was a loader-radio operator on a Governor General’s Horse Guards Firefly from Dec. 44 until the German surrender. The GG’s were part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division under the immortal Bert Hoffmeister. I remember my father speaking highly of him and his leadership. They were shot out but all got our alive before it burned. He lost a “liberated” violin that he prized greatly along with all of his kit. Hearing this run as a real treat. Thank you.
It's Wednesday and time for the Australian Armor workshop Always interesting show off the talents of these very capable people showing us war machinery of the past and what it takes to put them in working condition and keep them that way
Kurt when you said they getting ready for Armour fest prep i thought you said Armour fest crap 😅😅😅that engine in the firefly is a beast it sound beautiful 😍
JGPV IV/L70 2/3 the height of a Jadgpanther so more difficult target on a more reliable and cheaper platform with almost the same punch. Nose heavy is the downside with wear on front suspension. A good upgrade to the venerable and much loved Stug
Except the StuG was operated by the Artillery and the Jagdpanzers were the province of the Tank units. Jadgpanzers replaced conventional tanks, not the field artillery AT units.
Little known fact about the British Firefly version of the Sherman is that the gun barrel had that cream pattern painted on it to visually 'shorten' it to make it look the same size as the US version. This was done when the British realised that the German Panzers were picking out the Fireflys first in any attack as they were so lethal. The usual order of battle was to have say 4 Fireflys in a squadron of Shermans and so were easy to spot in comparison even head on (the rear bustle was also a giveaway). The barrel camouflage did actually work and saved many British lives.
Yes it was a good idea for sure especially when there was 1 firefly to 3 shermans in a troop i cant believe the yanks didnt use the 17 pdr equipped fireflies as well american pride i guesd
As an aussie here i was for years thinking im going to have to go to bovington or mumster or saamuur to see ww2 armor but know i can travel to cairns to see an awesome collection in oz cant wait for next oz tankfest
That Flakpanzer looks like the perfect soloution to the cane toad problem, and it might have a fair to even chance against the highly skilled and cunning Emu army.
At 6:05 case in point for that gun camouflage on the Firefly... just watch how that 17 pdr appears to be only a 75mm against the backdrop of the garage walls and ceiling! A similar effect could also happen outdoors on a cloudy day.
I really envy Australian people for having such a Great Museum in the country ! 👍
Fantastic in person, plus a shooting range downstairs for some military rifles 😊🇦🇺
There are quite a few in the UK and all easy distances. For it's size the UK is probably the best place to go see tanks
Australia's a big place, mate ! For me to visit the museum it would be a 6,000+Km round trip !
If you are in the states. There is the fort benning armor museum in Georgia. It’s pretty good. They also have the NIM which is the national infantry museum. That one is great if you are into American war history.
Sadly our tank museum in Danville VA is closing down.
A Canadian Ram cruiser tank in running condition would be a dream come true for me.
Great video. The Jagdpanzer IV has to be one of the coolest WW2 armored vehicle designs. Just low and sleek and badass. Great to see it running around, along with the rest - enjoy AAF.
That Jagdpanzer IV rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definately!!!👍👍👍
Nothin like a fantastic dose of tankporn on a Wednesday evening - thanks team!
I was so exited seeing the Panhard EBR in the background that I had to skip forward to the end to see if it was next in line.
I hope ya'll had fun exercising your armored vehicles!
That Sherman is a beast, beautifully built machine.
The stuff designed by the devil (german stuff) always seem cooler
"Tommy Cooker" or "The Ronson" LoL. Interestingly, the Soviet commanders liked their Shermans very much, and *cough *cough , thought it better than a T-34. The Soviets nicknamed it the "Emcha" because its shape is similar to the Cyrillic "ч" character laying on its side.
@@wazza33racer It was built in numbers the Germans could only dream of, and to a quality that Russians could well only dream of. Also the Ronson thing was either a named given to early Shermans or from that one book, or a bit of both.
@@wazza33racerAll tanks burned very well and still.
Remember that Panther in Achen?.
The Sherman was in fact better than T34. Maybe not that good in overall layout but for sure better in the technological, automotive and ergonomic chapter.
@@wazza33racer We called them "Emchas", from M4 [in Russian, em chetyrye]. Initially they had the short main gun, and later they began to arrive with the long gun and muzzle brake. On the front slope armor there was a travel lock for securing the barrel during road marches. The main gun was quite long. Overall, this was a good vehicle but, as with any tank, it had its pluses and minuses. When someone says to me that this was a bad tank, I respond, "Excuse me!" One cannot say that this was a bad tank. Bad as compared to what?
Dmitriy Loza Red Army M4 commander
I thought I saw a cable car behind you guys at one point, so I looked you up on Google Maps and was surprised that there actually is one right next door to the museum. It looks like it takes you up into a rainforest. You guys live in a really amazing part of the country. Great video lads!
The kuranda sky rail. Was lucky enough to visit the museum just over a month ago, and went on the sky rail on another day. Both well worth the time
Wow a Canadian Firefly, cool. I would love to visit the museum. Love the workshop Wednesdays.
That Firefly rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it would be so cool to see the sentinel move like these
It's really cool to see her moving again ! Just a wicked awesome machine !
I am in England , I love the way that you are making some of these rare vehicles run again by using non-historical parts when you have to. So many vehicles are static because people just won't do what you do. Surely being able to see these gems run again is the way to go
Great work people.
Can't wait for the KV-1 resto....
Some really nice photography on this episode - showing the physical presence of the moving machines to best advantage.
A running Sherman, especially a Firefly, is a amazing thing to behold. The replication of the original barrel camo paint to disguise the longer barrel is also fantastic, and was a very thoughtful development in the war as well. Being a U.S. resident, it would be a long trip to attend AusarmourFest there, but it may be something I have to consider as a "bucket list" item.
I agree, the Aus armour firefly is superb, there are lots of Sherman's but very few firefly's. These tanks played a vital role in the liberation of France and we're ery important to British and I believe Canadian forces.
This is a M4A4, originally fitted with the A57 Multi Bank engine (30 cilinders!!).
Sure got to admire those Chrysler engine guys that developed the A57; those fellas managed to put those 5 flathead I6s (from their Royal/Windsor car line, no less) together into one package.
@@gingerninja2456 Their firefly has unit markings for the 2nd Canadian Armoured Division (sort ot). You can see it clearly at 7:45, but I think the maple leaf is wrong. Period correct is probably the "fuzzy" maple leaf, not the 11 point maple leaf from the flag.
The Sherman firefly one of my favourite tanks
enjoyed the video but KV1 now that is exciting !!
...the sound of the MTU-powerpack. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The Panhard EBR project looks like it will test the limits of the crew's sheet metal working skills - wow. Looking forward to the restoration series on that one!
Looking forward to Armourfest
Nice work lads - I thought for a moment you said Daz WAS the forklift, the way he was shifting that sheet metal! Looking forward to tracking the Panhard makeover.
The quality of your video footage is amazing. It is so helpful in understanding vehicles to see them in motion, with close-ups of the running gear and tracks doing their stuff. Even seeing how and where the mud throws off the tracks onto the Jagdpanzer bogie mounts was a great detail to study. Those EBRs look pretty crispy. I do hope you've got a set of the all-metal off-road wheels stashed somewhere.
What amazed me was the low profile of the Jagdpanzer IV. It's very apparent when you see the tank actually moving and passing the bobcat. The Wheremacht had 3 classes of these casement type weapons where the turret was replaced by a casement: 1 The StuG III & IV which were heavily armored assault guns intended to support infantry. They didn't have a radio operator or hull gunner as they weren't expected to maneuver with tanks in armored thrust. They were opperated by artillery crews. These guns received long barrels to defend against enemy tanks and were pressed into that role very successfully. 2/ The Panzerjaeger like the Nashorn. These were lightly armored but had a powerfull gun (88mm PaK 43 for the Nashourn) and were meant to pick of enemy tanks at long ranges while well hidden. These are closest the the US Army Tank Destroyer concept though lacked a turret. A Nashorn once destroyed a T-34 at 4.2km. 3/ The Jagpanzers which unlike the StuG carried a full crew. These often hard outsize guns eg the Panzer IV Based JagPanzer had the L70 gun of the Panther. Likewise for JagdPanther (88) and JagdTiger (128)
Gepard went from 0 to hero. Such a beast
For me it's inconceivable and mind blowing to know some of your exhibits are back in action at this very moment...
Got my plane ticket and my aus armour ticket
Can’t wait to be there in a few weeks 😍😍😍
The suspension setup on the Panhard looks very interesting
We will be there end of August this year CAN'T WAIT WOOOOO HERE WE COME CAIRNS!
The way that Firefly wobbles as it turns at 8:16 just feels beast-like.
Hopefully in a couple years I’ll go and visit Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 and I definitely wanna go around the time of armorfest
The KV-1s also will become a great addition to your collection! Also a very rare vehicle - most of them were destroyed during WW2 and most of the rest was scrapped afterwards.
That Firefly... breathtaking.
Love that these beauties arent garage queens. Im sure it took thousands of hours to get to this point but gosh it is wonderful to see. Majestic in a sense watching them!
Not just a Jagdpanzer IV but one with the L/70 gun. That's great to see out and moving. I hope to be able to pay you a visit someday
I'd love to see the Panhard restored - it's a pretty weird vehicle. I hope you have the steel wheels available for it.
We cert do have the wheels
@@jasonbelgrave2831 Excellent!
Thanks! I love the Jagdpanzer IV so much!
G’day and greetings from Tasmania what a absolutely fantastic place it’s chock full of interest. It’s a real credit to everyone involved both in their restoration and running the museum, well done and I must get up there. Thank you regards John
I was up there last year, I only had 1 day & it flew by. Well worth the ride from Tasmania, I want to get back up there for Oz armour weekend one day.
Fantastic. Love them all.
Big cats purr is music to my ears.
The Panhard is a very special vehicle but with a complicated structure, with the engine under the turret, crazy, and fast, I've seen several, very cramped in the interior. Complicated technology, very innovative, just French !
Yours look very bad, have fun with the restoration
Gonna assume Kurt that was you running along behind the Jagdpanzer from 3:05 to 3:18 :) Very impressed with how steady the cam was!
It's almost as if mechnaical devices called steady cams were a thing, right?
That brought back some memories.. 😁 Back what seems like 100 years ago, I was stationed (U.S. Army) in what was then West Germany, and our company of Abrams had the Dutch version of the Gepard (Cheetah PRTL) follow us around for a few days during an exercise called Operation Free Lion (1988). It was fascinating to watch it search for aircraft in the low cloud cover. One of my favorite memories.
Firefly ❤️❤️❤️
Comme toujours SUPERBE restaurations BRAVOS!!!!!!!!
Kurt,
Your skill with the camera is top notch! It really shows that you really put a lot of thought and effort into making these videos great.
I appreciate your work.
Cheers,
Brendan
🇨🇦
Looking forward to an eventual KV1 range target resto...that would be an incredible feat... something so rare and deemed worthless as an old rusted out car brought back to life. You guys are providing history a service.
Running your Panther would awesome. The Stuart can wait, but they are fun to drive. Fireflys usually had a multibank.
Commanders Deck again for me this year... can't wait!
The EBR (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance) is fun to drive using the middle (steel) wheels ! No reverse but two drivers lol !
Wow. Really great. Thank you.
Lovely Canadian Sherman IVc Firefly!
Amazing footage! Thamk you very much
Fun times ahead.
Hi from France,glad to see a french military vehicle in the workshop.Notice the clever (complicated?) transmission system .Tha AMX armoured vehicles on wheels use almost the same system.I' m eager to follow this project.
Si ma mémoire est bonne ce Panhard provient de Saint-Cyr, il y a plein d'épaves là-bas.
Grazie Mille. Eccellente!
Luv this! Re: The Jagdpanzer, do you guys have the schürzen to hang and if so, will it appear at Amorfest fully dressed?
I bet they were an often lost part from either damage or being taken off for maintenance, but the lads could make some new ones for sure.
Its a gorgeous vehicle.
It is phenomenal how precise you can steer and maneuver the Gepard. Thanks for showing this.
This is so beautiful. Wow.
I'm a 54 year old Yank...who loves armoured vehicles,and grew up with me dad working at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for 17 years..They had an unbelievable collection of rare and fierce tanks..But they shot a bunch of them and had them in the elements for at least 60 years until they sent a few back to German Museums in the mid 2000's...Then in 2009 they sent over 100 tanks,half-tracks,and howitzers to some Army base in Virginia,and a few went to Ft.Knox Kentucky....I have pictures of me and my friends sitting,standing on a bunch of cool German tanks..Those were the days!!! You guys are keeping history alive...God bless you all mate!!!
Imagine what kind of reinforcement they had to put in the concrete floors of the museum. Lol
And the Panhard will be an awesome addition. I think the chieftain mentioned it in his walk through of the museum.
I will be there this year! Im looking forward to seeing and riding in some of these great machines.
Of all those vehicles, I liked the sound of the Flak Panzer best, though, all excited my senses.
Whoever is shooting the video for you, great work. Refreshing to see more telephoto lenses being used. Keep it up.
Gepard is still an amazing beast! Greetz from 🇳🇱
3:29 - I held back tears
5:06 - Ditto
All the jagdpanzers are beautiful in their own way. And that Sherman puuurrs what a startup for such an old wehicle. So fast
I was in the museum on Saturday 29th, thought there were a lot of track marks on the floor 😊 Sad that I missed test day.
Great video
My father was a loader-radio operator on a Governor General’s Horse Guards Firefly from Dec. 44 until the German surrender. The GG’s were part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division under the immortal Bert Hoffmeister. I remember my father speaking highly of him and his leadership. They were shot out but all got our alive before it burned. He lost a “liberated” violin that he prized greatly along with all of his kit. Hearing this run as a real treat. Thank you.
Haha I can just imagine him complaining about the lost violin decades after
Make a little ramp and jump them
What a V8 sound on the Firefly!
13:23 KV tank hull
Gotto love that V10 sound ...I miss it especially at full throttle
The EBR-90 is going to be a fun restoration for you guys. It's a very unique vehicle with an interesting history.
The museum is awesome. I want that job.
Such Great videos Thank you
It's Wednesday and time for the Australian Armor workshop Always interesting show off the talents of these very capable people showing us war machinery of the past and what it takes to put them in working condition and keep them that way
Great camera work guys, awesome vid.
That Firefly is an attractive tank
I wondered what that thing was in the background of the intro great to see some close ups at the end.
im glad they leave the scars on the tanks to remind us what was.
Kurt when you said they getting ready for Armour fest prep i thought you said Armour fest crap 😅😅😅that engine in the firefly is a beast it sound beautiful 😍
JGPV IV/L70 2/3 the height of a Jadgpanther so more difficult target on a more reliable and cheaper platform with almost the same punch. Nose heavy is the downside with wear on front suspension. A good upgrade to the venerable and much loved Stug
Except the StuG was operated by the Artillery and the Jagdpanzers were the province of the Tank units. Jadgpanzers replaced conventional tanks, not the field artillery AT units.
Little known fact about the British Firefly version of the Sherman is that the gun barrel had that cream pattern painted on it to visually 'shorten' it to make it look the same size as the US version. This was done when the British realised that the German Panzers were picking out the Fireflys first in any attack as they were so lethal. The usual order of battle was to have say 4 Fireflys in a squadron of Shermans and so were easy to spot in comparison even head on (the rear bustle was also a giveaway). The barrel camouflage did actually work and saved many British lives.
Yes it was a good idea for sure especially when there was 1 firefly to 3 shermans in a troop i cant believe the yanks didnt use the 17 pdr equipped fireflies as well american pride i guesd
@@darrengogel9157 The Yanks repeatedly refused to use British ideas and kit even when it was vastly superior as the Firefly was.
Nice Jagdpanzer Lang, it has the same High Velocity 75mm that's on the Panther.
As an aussie here i was for years thinking im going to have to go to bovington or mumster or saamuur to see ww2 armor but know i can travel to cairns to see an awesome collection in oz cant wait for next oz tankfest
08:00 Kelly's heroes and Donald Sutherland comes to mind 😆
That Flakpanzer looks like the perfect soloution to the cane toad problem, and it might have a fair to even chance against the highly skilled and cunning Emu army.
That ford GAA is music to my ears. Love it!
I see you, editor, timing the board drops with the background music. Good stuff.
At 6:05 case in point for that gun camouflage on the Firefly... just watch how that 17 pdr appears to be only a 75mm against the backdrop of the garage walls and ceiling! A similar effect could also happen outdoors on a cloudy day.
Love watching the IVL70! The Panard and the KV are so tempting!
Very cool, have to visit that Museum one day :)
Sehr gut!
The Panhard should be a piece of cake, after working on the Tiger, Grant, and Stug. Have a great AusArmourfest, guys.
love the shows.
The Panhard, grandfather of the AMX 10!
That Jp4 has such a seriously low profile.
A real stealth machine.