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@HistoryFirst
7 жыл бұрын
The Great War hey so if your in a tank, wouldn't all the bullets flying out of the machine gun hurt?
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Matt F You mean the casings?
@mercoid
7 жыл бұрын
Matt F ... if you mean the ejected casings, then no. They'd be a minor annoyance maybe, but by far would be the least of your worries. They may even have had brass catcher bags/boxes on the ejection ports. If the floor of the tank got littered with casings I imagine it would be like walking on ball bearings.
@BillyMartin4Life
7 жыл бұрын
The Great War great video as always, If you do more video like this, would you possibly do one with nicholas moran AKA "the chieftain," because he does a series of video where he goes inside tank and breaks down how it works, what each crew person gets to play with, and how maintenance is done
@SvenneSnackar
7 жыл бұрын
Hallå grabben, I wonder if there was any African-American or other black people how fight in WW1 in Europe? I know they have history about the Harlem Hellfighters , just want you to tell about them :P
@8080256256
7 жыл бұрын
"It's claustrophobic, extremely noisy, scalding hot and it leaks carbon monoxide. And that's before the Germans even start firing at you." Yikes.
@petergray2712
7 жыл бұрын
Merkwürdigliebe Nothing beats the thrill of first gen tech :)
@nickbuckley4371
6 жыл бұрын
And you also mow down the Germans
@nickbuckley4371
6 жыл бұрын
And vomit
@nickbuckley4371
6 жыл бұрын
And go deaf
@nickbuckley4371
6 жыл бұрын
And scream at each other
@picklepea9186
7 жыл бұрын
Careful... Ian might be hiding in the grass with a tankgewehr waiting for the right moment
@sabufinisher
7 жыл бұрын
Pickle Pea hopefuly one day they make a collaberation in an episode
@maciejpociecha6357
7 жыл бұрын
I'd be more worried about a certain cowgirl-sailor with one...
@Statusinator
7 жыл бұрын
Keep a look out for goofy hats sticking up from the grass
@Andvare
7 жыл бұрын
Statusinator, period correct head gear, surely?
@blankblank6545
7 жыл бұрын
sabufinisher they already have
@bernarddavis1050
5 жыл бұрын
My late father was a tank driver on the western front; was in every major action from the first, Cambrai as well. In one battle, the commander turned to him and said "Davis, turn the bloody lights back on". He replied "They're not off, sir." Poor devil had been hit and blinded, but hadn't felt it yet. We now use the officer's words as our family motto. Despite many close brushes with death, my old dad always said that being selected for the Tank Corps had saved his bacon in the war, because he otherwise would have been in the infantry during the Somme campaign.
@blankblank5409
4 жыл бұрын
Respect
@ms-terious
4 жыл бұрын
What a story you have there! Wow 👏
@kostan55
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow
@Jarod-sm5rf
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story.
@bernarddavis1050
3 жыл бұрын
@@mynamejeff8401 Actually no, I am only in my 77th year. My father was widowed in 1937, and married for a second time in 1941 to a woman much younger than himself. I was born in 1945. He fathered 9 children in all; they and their descendants all owe their existence to his survival of the Great War. Skinny shares all round when his estate was divided after his death in 1977!
@patrickyoung8201
7 жыл бұрын
Wait.... There was a World War Two!?!?! Indie you spoiled history for me!! Why!?!?!?
@anthonythefirst9451
7 жыл бұрын
Leon King - AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
@zacharyhobia159
7 жыл бұрын
Leon King it's ok, Austria Hungary was still there to help out Germany right? Right??
@ballisticvole
7 жыл бұрын
I guess the Germans won, there's no way the Allies would let a defeated Germany get strong enough to fight a second war.
@doctorx2105
7 жыл бұрын
Leon King DUDE!! SHHH!!
@wach9191
7 жыл бұрын
But will it end by christmas?
@CybranM
7 жыл бұрын
More videos with David please, so well spoken and knowledgeable
@SigEpBlue
7 жыл бұрын
Indeed. I could listen to him go on about these tanks for quite a while. Seems very passionate about conveying what life was like for the soldiers, too.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+CybranM don't worry, there will be more
@bujler
7 жыл бұрын
Look up Tank Chats. It's mainly with someone called David Fletcher, but this guy does some as well.
@Erreul
7 жыл бұрын
Indy just seemed off with this interview, is he okay? Like he was jumpy to ask questions, almost seemed like he didn't really want to be there, he'd be adding something while David was still talking, it just seemed off from his other interviews.
@olelarsen7688
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, and faireys just have soo lose wrists.
@jimzawacki3041
7 жыл бұрын
Finally, a museum where i'm allowed to touch all of the exhibits.
@B355Y
7 жыл бұрын
Trey Lower be honest you touched them anyway 🤣
@gyrsriddle
7 жыл бұрын
Trey Lower I
@einefreunde
5 жыл бұрын
It's a great place to visit. The only time I have visited they were moving the Tiger from one shed to another. Such a worthwhile visit.
@howardfortyfive9676
5 жыл бұрын
I visited a tank museum 20+ years ago which was *outside.* Signs everywhere stating *Do NOT Climb On Tanks.* I take a lazy look around me at 360. I am *ALL ALONE* middle of the week. So I spent next 90m *climbing on EVERY tank half track and gun that took my fancy* and felt like I was 10yr old. Afterwards I walk to building with inside exhibits of small arms uniforms and such like. *CLOSED IT WAS. RATS.* Oh well. Learned a lesson that day, checkout which part closes first!!
@wirelessone2986
5 жыл бұрын
The inside looks like somethin Captain Nemo would have built
@paulx7540
7 жыл бұрын
It is a pleasure to hear a well-informed and enthusiastic expert. I am planning to go to the Tank museum in November and will look out for him.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Paul do say hi for us
@bubbamike4743
6 жыл бұрын
Did you meet him
@acediadekay3793
7 жыл бұрын
Did you meet Lindybeige ? I don't think he ever left that museum
@bobbobson5595
6 жыл бұрын
Acedia DeKay He lives there now
@silvesby
5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't find him inside of the Mk IV, but then again, he's probably inside the Churchill.
@edgarbanuelos6472
5 жыл бұрын
I keep expecting him to appear in the back around running around yelling some kind of absurd war cry as he jumps into another tank.
@xenofoxx
3 жыл бұрын
I think he sleeps near the S-Tank to defend his claim on the Top 5 Tank list.
@williamprince1114
7 жыл бұрын
Tank = Bullet Magnet. I think in WW 1 the tanks supported the infantry as much as anything by focusing enemy machine guns and artillery on the tanks rather then the infantry.
@williamprince1114
7 жыл бұрын
wickedholland I was speaking of the tanks in general however yes the bundle was dropped in tank traps and trenches to 'bridge' the gap.
@Prod_TKJ808
4 жыл бұрын
than*
@infantryhawk
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard reports of machine gunners wasting their ammo on tanks. Germans figured out quite quickly that was ineffective
@cannedpiss5178
4 жыл бұрын
@Chef Jeff yes, although i suppose in the early ones you'll be too dazzled by the carbon monoxide and heat to have such an awful time.
@bernarddavis1050
3 жыл бұрын
@@infantryhawk Well, my old dad who was a tank driver on the Western Front in many bloody actions spoke of the walls of his tank glowing red hot under the hammering of concentrated German MG fire, with molten lead running down the joints between the armour plates. MG fire was directed at vision slits and gun embrasures and was effective to some degree in restricting the actions of the tank crews. Terrified British infantry would often try to hide behind and even under the tanks, apparently not realising that they would be much safer keeping their distance from these bullet magnets. Tank crews were under orders to ignore them.
@dmw1262
7 жыл бұрын
This is the best WW1 tank video (non-documentary) I have ever seen. As a former "Tanker", I have always wanted a good look and explanation of what is inside one of these. Now I've gotten a decent look. Outstanding videography! Kudos to the whole team! This is going into the save file.
@hoonaticbloggs5402
5 жыл бұрын
mike berk Take a look at Guy Martin’s rebuild of a ww1 tank. He’s a motorcycle racer and with help they rebuild one pulled from a French field and then drive it in Belgium on Remembrance Day.
@jesuisbarteljaap404
7 жыл бұрын
When your last name is Willey, I'd imagine he had a rough time in school
@Wazzok1
7 жыл бұрын
He looks about the age to have been called by his last name by teachers as well!
@rickvandenberg6426
7 жыл бұрын
Je Suis Barteljaap lol Barteljaap!
@N0el5
7 жыл бұрын
Coincidentally the first tank was named Little Willie.
@TPerm-hj4sf
6 жыл бұрын
Just a fun fact, the first Willey started the family name just to make his descendants mentally tougher by having experience of handling being called a Wiley.
@davekrab3363
6 жыл бұрын
What about his brother, Richard?
@mtslyh
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Please let David know how much we appreciate his knowledge/expertise. He was very easy to listen to and was a wealth of knowledge.
@musicalhistorian2689
7 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of the song "The tanks that broke the ranks" In No Man's Land one early morn at sixty in the shade From out the British lines there came the famous Tank Brigade The Huns began to strafe 'em, couldn't make it out at all Especially when the tanks began the Caterpillar crawl. And the tanks went on, and they strolled along with an independent air And their guns began to blare, and the Huns began to swear For they pulled the trees up by the roots, and they made the Huns look like galoots Did the tanks that broke the ranks out in Picardy. The Huns peeped through their trenches, for they couldn't understand. They cried "Here comes the British Navy, sailing on the land!" The Kaiser saw them also and, as through the trench he ran, He shouted out to Tirpitz "Hush! Here comes the bogey man!" And the tanks went on, and they strolled along with an independent air Said the Huns, "It isn't fair! You're not fighting on the square!" At the fortress then they made a call and started walking through the wall Did the tanks that broke the ranks out in Picardy. When Hindenburg first saw a tank he chaffed and made a fuss. He said to Little Willie "It's a motor omnibus!" Then Little Willie saw it and he made a rude remark Said he, "It's not a 'bus at all - it's Noah inside his Ark!" And the tanks went on, and they strolled along with an independent air And a German colonel there nearly lost his ginger hair From inside the tank there came a claw, and it pulled him through the early door And they took him for a joy-ride round Picardy. And they strolled along to the Bois Boulong with an independent air, Up and down each thoroughfare, and they didn't seem to care; Then the little bantam driver cried to all the Tommies, "Jump inside And it's tuppence all the way from here to Berlin".
@Hornfrog
5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think this tanks would make it to Berlin before breaking down 😆
@Hornfrog
5 жыл бұрын
But great song
@enveenva5584
7 жыл бұрын
Y does Indy look kind of hungover in the thumbnail?XD
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Charls that one Imperialist we filmed this after getting up at 5 in the morning, taking the ferry, picking Indy up at Gatwick airport, driving through London traffic to get to the tank museum.
@mooseinator194
7 жыл бұрын
And Indy got hammered on the flight. I heard he was double-fisting mini vodkas with his waistcoat off.
@firepower7017
7 жыл бұрын
Don Corleone holy 2 vodka bottles barely 1 bottle can knock down a person or turn them crazy
@QALibrary
7 жыл бұрын
should have got a flight to Southhampton airport :P
@enveenva5584
7 жыл бұрын
The Great War that explains it
@acidburn134
7 жыл бұрын
Indy you look a lot like a young Michael Caine.
@royfr8136
5 жыл бұрын
@TRAVELS WITH MY CAMERA i knew that would be the comment...."not a lot..." by the way
@jordanvannortwick9426
4 жыл бұрын
Michael Caine or My Cocaine?
@rronaldreagan
4 жыл бұрын
@@jordanvannortwick9426 you mean those crazy eyes and looking away from thr camera often? I assumed he wasnt very comfortable in front of the camera when it was shot
@therealturdferguson8355
4 жыл бұрын
Lol for sure
@davehoward22
4 жыл бұрын
Oi..
@korstmahler
7 жыл бұрын
You were at the Tank Museum? Did you visit the Lindybeige exhibit with it's wandering round-collar-shirted English tank enthusiast (Homo Perdiditanglicus)?
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Korstmahler did see that at Tankfest, yes.
@indianajones4321
7 жыл бұрын
"Who did what in a World War One" about Heinz Guderian?
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Indiana Jones same problem like with Manstein. No ww1 pictures.
@Battleship009
7 жыл бұрын
Have you met The Chieftain?
@petrameyer1121
7 жыл бұрын
That hobby historian?
@johnwills1748
6 жыл бұрын
He was making ketchup for the German's bratwurst
@calleb1594
7 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see another tank ,the whippet would really be cool.
@archstanton5113
7 жыл бұрын
Calle B yeah, it is often overlooked
@calleb1594
7 жыл бұрын
Arch Stanton Yeah i know they were used in ww 1, the russian revolution, the german revolution the, irich war of independece and bye japanese in manchuria. They were used bye many countrys and still nobody talks about the whippet.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Calle B I voted to film with the Whippet but was overturned
@david-1775
7 жыл бұрын
Would you have played Whip it by Devo?
@michaelcoulter1114
7 жыл бұрын
The Whippet wasn't used as often as the MarkIV/V were, as the Whippet was REALLY difficult to drive, and wasn't able to cross trenches as well, either. It was intended to be a breakthrough tank, capitalizing on the gains made by the MarkIV, but the depth of the German trench defenses made this tactic unrealistic.
@david-1775
7 жыл бұрын
Great episode ! Maybe next time you can get the full crew in it and drive it around the base and fire off the guns. I would make a special donation to see that !!! Yes, I know it won't happen and isn't practical but I can dream !
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+David1775 I think after filming inside this thing we are not to keen on being inside when the engine is running.
@david-1775
7 жыл бұрын
What?? You don't want to sit right next to a running engine in a tank with no suspension so any bump can knock you around? All those bolts on the inside make it look like a sadist designed it. I can't imagine it being more miserable unless they replaced the gasoline engine with a coal powered steam engine. Still, you would probably be safer than an infantryman charging across no man's land into machine guns. Choices, choices !!! And honestly, once the carbon monoxide poisoning starts you won't feel the effects as much. ;)
@BigJayAll
7 жыл бұрын
Well he DID say that by liking it *ALL* our dreams would come true so.... start liking it?
@kevinsullivan3448
7 жыл бұрын
Hearing protection is a wonderful thing.
@ferbthe2gadgetguy
7 жыл бұрын
I think the crew filming and moving their cameras would be faster than actually moving the actual tank. Just a guest.
@unnes
7 жыл бұрын
Great video! Mr. Wiley was extremely knowledgeable and the small anecdotes he shared about a crew's experiences made for a very vivid history lesson.
@treky4life488
7 жыл бұрын
This channel just gets better and better as it goes. This format of following events as their anniversary comes up is a great way of studying history and also understanding the "why" instead of just the "how" of it. I hope this format gets widely adopted and adapted for other historical conflicts. Thank you for the hard work and love put into this channel, it shows, and keep up the great work.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
Well, when we are finished with WW1, we would be up for other eras.
@MackerelSkyLtd
7 жыл бұрын
A guy named Indy in a WWI tank? What a ripoff of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+MackerelSkyLtd they used a Mark VIII though in the movie
@MackerelSkyLtd
7 жыл бұрын
IV + IV = VIII, so I'm only I/II wrong.
@MackerelSkyLtd
7 жыл бұрын
I just did a dive into the limited available info on the tank they used for the film. Turns out they built it basically from scratch on an excavator chassis. It's now a gate guard at the Disney Studios Indiana Experience.
@sirboomsalot4902
6 жыл бұрын
I don't know why everyone is saying the Mark VII is a Mark VIII with a turret slapped on top, hey look nothing alike. Way to short and wide
@nellennatea
7 жыл бұрын
For many years we used to visit an older gentleman when I was young who had been a tank driver in the war and was in one that was blown up and he had scars on his face. I don't know which war. Can't remember. But presume it was WW2. He would not talk about it though. I wanted him to but mum would tell us not to ask because he apparently did not like talking about it. This is awesome to watch. Thank you so much. When see those movies with the tanks they will mean more now :)
@edwardsomething.2317
7 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early germany was still a empire
@MarwanBassanio
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Indy.. thank u and the crew for such a great show.. love from Baghdad...
@HistoryFirst
7 жыл бұрын
Hi could you ever do a special specifically on planes?
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Matt F ohhhh you will be in for a treat next week.
@Autobotmatt428
7 жыл бұрын
Spoiler.
@zayzay0823
7 жыл бұрын
The Great War yesssss
@davidvonkettering204
7 жыл бұрын
This episode has been one of the most inclusive explorations of the Mark IV that I have ever seen! Thanks, Indy and Crew! Love, David
@SpectrumAnalysis
3 жыл бұрын
22:34 I love the guy standing on the tank there. You can see him stumble as the tank rolls on. Something about that is really nice. Maybe it's humanizing? Maybe shows just how much the tanks rolled as they drove? Whatever it is, it makes me smile.
@ortega701
2 жыл бұрын
He was probably laughing with the guy walking next to the tank after he almost fell, you can barely see him turn his head to look at him
@BackFromTheMadeUp
7 жыл бұрын
LOL, Indy looks so uncomfortable when he does these interviews! Stand still man and stop looking at the camera! Look at Mr Willy! And Mr Editor - more cutaways man! First class job on the lighting though and sound in what I imagine was a very echo-ee and dimly lit space. But wow, what an incredibly interesting episode!
@jerva245
5 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. He needs to tone down the hyper and concentrate on the interviewee.
@vidribbin
5 жыл бұрын
Still got tiger grease on my shoes
@MichaelZimmerer
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like he's ready to start a fight with the camera!
@samtownend6744
5 жыл бұрын
Its also like he's just got a list of questions and he's not actually listening to the expert
@MiSambra
4 жыл бұрын
He just looks to be a bit anxious. It happens.
@cosmoruski2012
7 жыл бұрын
22:52 - small error: that should not be mph or km/h - just m or km - because the dude is talking about range, not speed
@kstreet7438
5 жыл бұрын
David Willey
@roulejj1342
4 жыл бұрын
Omg is so awkward when he looks at the camera
@peterbrown6493
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and stop talking around the interviewee with vague incoherent musings.
@andrewlong6438
7 жыл бұрын
The tank museum at Bovington is excellent. So much to see. You will spent a whole day there. Fascinating video. The Curator knows his stuff!
@davideldred.campingwilder6481
Жыл бұрын
I saw many a tank and jeep traveling thru France, Belgium as war memorials. It really is quite a pleasure. I was cycling and camping. A great place I camped was on the battle fields surrounding Ypres. Camp fire, beer, open sky...
@thelegendaryklobb2879
7 жыл бұрын
Best episode so far!! Cant wait for the Renault FT-17 episode
@TheStowAway594
7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic episode!! Thank you for sharing that stunning museum with everyone, I will probably never get a chance to visit in real life, but at least I have had a chance to experience it through your channel. You guys are doing a awesome job!
@michaelcoulter1114
7 жыл бұрын
The Stowaway Search "the Tank Museum" here on KZitem, they've got many videos on various tanks.
@TheStowAway594
7 жыл бұрын
Michael Coulter thanks for the the info, I'll definitely check it out.
@michaelcoulter1114
7 жыл бұрын
The Stowaway You're welcome 😃
@SigEpBlue
7 жыл бұрын
I was a bit envious of the guys who got to drive these early tanks, but after watching this, I'm feeling bad for them! I can't imagine it ever being 'fun' in there.
@k2lt3k
4 жыл бұрын
the museum curator giving historical information on the tank. The blonde guy "TeLl uS aBoUt MaLe AnD fEmAlE tAnK"
@ralphjacobson8815
Жыл бұрын
I was a tanker (Patton and Abrams) and have always been fascinated by the historical vehicles. I would love to be in that thing on the move.
@labarone8910
5 жыл бұрын
Who's the guy in the waistcoat? He has a very deranged look about him when he eyeballs the camera...ooooer..
@jonym.310
4 жыл бұрын
"They had pistol holes to shoot people off the roof. Otherwise crowbar, sticky grenade, ...." THATS THE MOST BADASS WAY TO TAKE OUT A TANK!
@Kyle-gw6qp
4 жыл бұрын
*stick
@justinsimpson2335
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome facts and knowledge from David! Great description and explanation of the tank and engineering that went into it!
@kenstr321
7 жыл бұрын
Chain mail... In world war I... that's crazy awesome. That much bullet splash is going to have tons of lead vapor, with no respiratory filtering there must be a bunch of guys that got lead poisoning... Well if they lived long enough to suffer from it.
@warpigsbustedknucklegarage3683
7 жыл бұрын
Indy, the way you keep looking back at the camera is rather disturbing and frankly just rude to Mr Willy.
@SMBancho830
6 жыл бұрын
"Edwards behind you!"
@venomsymbiote4887
3 жыл бұрын
I like how in the mud and blood chapter of bf1, there's LIKE FIVE MEN INSIDE THE TANK!? There should be 3 more peoples inside the tank.
@GrimReefer1983
6 жыл бұрын
Damn the guys fighting WW1 were thougher than nails.. Nowadays they need safe spaces because words hurt..
@jaspercarrot7013
5 жыл бұрын
Grim Reefer you name me any war / battle where the soldiers go over top blindly, knowing there are machine guns are waiting for them. Plus they know they are being lead by donkeys. They were/ are heroes.
@ExpertPL999
7 жыл бұрын
22:50 why is there picture with a "20 mph = 32 km'/h" text on it? The guy clearly speaks about the range of the vehicle, not it's speed, which he mentioned earlier. Other than that, great special, as always :)
@zerodiniro3273
7 жыл бұрын
Void Gaming some people don't know mph to kmh
@456asd654
7 жыл бұрын
yeah the editor made a bit of a mistake, he might still know how things were but wrote the things too quickly
@ExpertPL999
7 жыл бұрын
Zero DiNiro Yes, but that is not the point. He said the tank had 20 miles of range, not 20 mph speed, and earlier he said that the tank had under 4 mph speed, so showing picture with 20 mph written on it, might be confusing.
@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt
7 жыл бұрын
did those tanks had many successes in the battles ?
@bond0815
7 жыл бұрын
Not really. Tanks played only a limited role in WWI.
@maciejpociecha6357
7 жыл бұрын
Yes in couple of crucial battles, plus they had a huge moral boost, arguably they helped convince the central powers that they are loosing the industrial race.
@B355Y
7 жыл бұрын
Some but not many. It was a great morale booster for the allies and a great terror weapon against the Germans, until they got used to them and learned it's many weaknesses
@lovablesnowman
7 жыл бұрын
Καπτεν Χαρλοκ Very few. Don't think of them as tanks think of them as mobile pillboxes because that's what they were.
@dwarvensphere1094
7 жыл бұрын
They were vital in breaking the deadlock and leading to the mobile warfare of the last '100 days'. For example being used as infantry support at Amiens and Cambray
@ferbthe2gadgetguy
7 жыл бұрын
You know what's weird? One second I was searching armored trains on Google Images then the next TGW uploads a video about inside a MK tank.
@alyasgrey9370
7 жыл бұрын
David Willey is freaking cool, and visiting that museum has absolutely become a dream of mine.
@ibrahimbey8749
5 жыл бұрын
Don't keep looking at the camera looks like your more interested in the camera then the historical tank
@kstreet7438
5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be able to keep my eyes off it never seen a tank In person
@tams805
4 жыл бұрын
He communicating to the viewer. It's boring when presenters don't acknowledge the viewer.
@p3falien233
7 жыл бұрын
Another great special ! And totally sums up the reason why you guys deserve many Patreon supporters. I like the sneak preview concept.
@barrybatsbak29
7 жыл бұрын
A question for out of the trenches maybe, What were the German counter-strategies when they encountered allied tanks in battle? I heard that during some of the earlier battles where tanks were deployed German artillery batteries had standing orders to immediately target any tanks they spotted, but I was wondering what their anti-tank doctrines were during the later stages of the war when the use of tanks was was more widespread. Also did the British have tactics when faced with German tanks and 'Beutepanzer'? Love the show, you guys are the best!
@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109
7 жыл бұрын
Bart Bouman The german soldiers used selfmade anti tank mines by using arty shells with impact fuses afaik, and they used anti tank rifles, of course Also they layed special types of barbed wire which used to get stuck in the tracks
@pehrlarsen9922
7 жыл бұрын
Godnat
@OfLefty
Жыл бұрын
I rarely ever comment on videos, but this conversation was extremely easy to understand and was a joy to watch. Thank you!
@brianfuller7691
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know what's scarier, facing that beast in WW1 or crewing one. There were many Mark IVs.
@hermanlindqvist7238
6 жыл бұрын
What a great production, David is so well informed it is astonishing!
@VCYT
5 жыл бұрын
I been to that museum - an bought a stuffed hedgehog for my mum. An for the record it was from their souvenir shop. For she collects such items. She used to.
@Naltddesha
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@JHllll42278
4 жыл бұрын
i cannot stand this short little american, he seems so rude
@JHllll42278
4 жыл бұрын
@mannix flint I'm interested in the video and topic. I don't like that arrogant little weirdo
@waterbears9874
7 жыл бұрын
this guy deserves much more subs than he has
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
totally agree
@willynthepoorboys2
7 жыл бұрын
A truly eye opening episode. The tankers deserve an even greater debt of respect than I had realized.
@Deutschland-co7tx
4 жыл бұрын
Mark VI tank: *has genders* Me: Wait, what?
@goranrasljic3791
4 жыл бұрын
mark 4 4 IV 6 VI
@GumbootZone
7 жыл бұрын
Did anyone elses ears perk up at the start when he said his name was David *Willey* ? The first ever tank prototype the British made was nick named "Little Willie". In fact, it's actually in this museum now.
@Leon_der_Luftige
7 жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic video. Don't get me wrong, your videos are always great but this one is just as spectacular as Mackensen's skull-hat.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+Dreidecker best compliment, thanks
@0lionheart
6 жыл бұрын
Genuinely fun and interesting listening to David talk, what a fantastic historian and educator!
@karljohannordensten9139
7 жыл бұрын
Great episode! Very nice to get a view of the inside! I have a question: Could tanks retreat effectively? I guess I'm wondering if they were essentially driving at marching speed in rough terrain, if the infantry retreated (presumably running?), and the tank would have to turn around and then drive back to their own lines - could they expect to retreat effectively? Or would they get captured if the assault failed?
@stevenholladay6421
7 жыл бұрын
I got to go inside one of these as a young boy , at Patton tank museum, Fort Knox , Louisville , Kentucky. A favorite memory of mine. I returned later as a young man , the museum wouldn't let you in the tanks.
@bo12328
7 жыл бұрын
Steven Holladay that one is actually open for a lecture sometimes! I got to go inside
@fucctraitors8845
7 жыл бұрын
Indy, are you guys going to be doing an episode on the German A7V Tanks too???
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
the only remaining German A7V is in Australia.
@damianclark1763
7 жыл бұрын
The Great War the tank museum has a very faithful working replica.
@aprimaryuser9113
4 жыл бұрын
Having been in this tank myself, I can definitely say it was ridiculously cramped in there. Very interesting though. If anyone can go to this museum I’d really recommend
@mikelramirez2585
7 жыл бұрын
After this video i found my new favorite place on earth, i know where im going first when i travel to england.
@Versa__Vice
7 жыл бұрын
Mikel Ramirez England is a great city you should go there!
@Versa__Vice
7 жыл бұрын
Josh Hilton yes
@eddiecobbett
4 жыл бұрын
If that's the tank from Whale Island, there's a story about it in Gerald Pawle's book about the DMWD. Apparently, when they first got the tank running (a project of an RNVR Lt called Alec Menhinick) they took it on a test run into Portsmouth and stopped at a pub for a while. They wrecked a salesman's car on the way back, half of the damage being paid for by the navy's 'Gunnery Improvement Fund'.
@kishi556
7 жыл бұрын
The part where Indy is manning the 6 pound position reminds me of that chase scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
@NickRatnieks
7 жыл бұрын
Harry Ricardo was one of Britain's foremost automotive engineers. He established what is now called Ricardo Plc and there is a long list of achievements over 100 odd years- including the McLaren engine which the company also builds.
@noelandsland6765
4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, when you cross 400 meters of no mans land in 5 hours with only 4 break downs.
@mbts-_-gacha9535
3 жыл бұрын
“And this fine gentleman and I are going to talk about tanks” Ah, my people
@hmmm9658
7 жыл бұрын
I actually live near that museum
@drunkenbarbarian8211
7 жыл бұрын
I'm not too far either!
@regfenster
7 жыл бұрын
If you ever have the opportunity to visit the Bovington Tank Museum then not only will get to witness probably the greatest collection of tanks in the world, but you will be mesmerised by the smell of this old machinery, the smell of old grease/fuel is something that stays with you for long time. I'm only half an hours drive away so we go at least once a year for my yearly smell fix.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+regfenster totally agree
@myramadd6651
7 жыл бұрын
that mask and helmet looks all kind of steampunk.
@samueljanostak7928
5 жыл бұрын
It pretty much reminds me of some diesel locomotives we have here, of course, some things are different like driving post is separated from the rest of engine, but once you need to go to the other side of the locomotive you go through a corridor, one side loud running engine, the other side wall with some round windows, pretty dark place and very tight.
@shanek6582
5 жыл бұрын
Dude in the vest looks exactly like a young Rodney Dangerfield.
@carlowingfield7743
5 жыл бұрын
What was that American doing in the video ? Apart from waving his arms about and making silly little comments . You only needed the British guy who was clear ,consise and informative .
@MrJ3
7 жыл бұрын
David Willey is truly an amazing host.
@hlynnkeith9334
7 жыл бұрын
There must be a Renault FT in a museum somewhere. (A quick search showed 3 in France, 1 in Belgium, and 1 in Poland.) Any chance of doing an episode on the grandfather of all modern tanks, say, next year?
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
+h lynn keith they have an FT there too. will definitely film with it too when we're back.
@moosemaimer
7 жыл бұрын
7:48 Fancy editing!
@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin
7 жыл бұрын
Lloyd (lindybeige) was in Bovington Tank Museum too, and I think he was inside the same Mark IV. You should've kidnapped him and stuffed him in your trunk on the drive home.
@sebastianhartung4407
7 жыл бұрын
"it's a big one if the germans are firing at you." you don't say, indie :D
@adamevert1618
2 жыл бұрын
Indy working in the field looks like a sociopathic, really stressed out field producer from BBC! Pause at 19:27...omg that look, I feel sorry for the photographer...
@michaelholloway8
7 жыл бұрын
Hotblack!? Did he hitchhike over?
@jon-paulfilkins7820
7 жыл бұрын
Is there also a Desiato?
@RavenswoodProductions
Жыл бұрын
"Everything's designed to smack you on the head." Yup. Not a fun place to be with the heat of that engine right in there with you. Just 20 years later its a whole different world in a tank.
@hisnik2
7 жыл бұрын
I was waiting on this episode. I think is the best episode ever made on this channel. Thanks guys.i hope i could visit a museum some Day.
@TheGreatWar
7 жыл бұрын
And it was only the first one of the many episodes we filmed there.
@hisnik2
7 жыл бұрын
are serious? Cant wait.
@thejanglyman3886
3 жыл бұрын
How to survive the zombie apocalypse Step 1: pray you live near a pumpjack field Step 2: go to the tank musuem Step 3: have fun.
@charlietheanteater3918
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine being in one of these things and it tipped over
@masaharumorimoto4761
7 жыл бұрын
I've ALWAY wanted a proper inside look at the Mark IV and you delivered!!! Thanks SO much, I really appreciate it!!
@Verntallat7
7 жыл бұрын
At 18:04 Indi looks as shellshocked as if he'd been in actual combat inside one of these beasts
@AverageMiGenjoyer
3 жыл бұрын
wouldnt it be cool to have a mk4 replica but like modernized with like transmission, engine, controlls, air conditioning and maybe not as thick armor and just kinda live in it or go camping?
@Al-pv8gb
7 жыл бұрын
Indy's been getting some extra rations recently it looks like!
@fishyfishy3140
7 жыл бұрын
Bubba Mcgreevey oof you sure told him! Bet he felt that one through the screen! I hope you know you are pathetic 😉
@CesarJoseee
7 жыл бұрын
alec Indy is a big guy.
@evanpinochet6941
7 жыл бұрын
for you
@gordonbennett835
2 жыл бұрын
Great to see Excellent again, the only tank I was passed on at the museum as a volunteer warden
@Jojo-lt5ve
7 жыл бұрын
Battlefeild 1
@halalcertifiedgaspacks7056
5 жыл бұрын
Is the presenter with the vest, drunk? Lol
@orrin2002
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode, tanks a lot.
@condor7430
7 жыл бұрын
I really like this video, great job guys, british guy with an awesome explanation.
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