Japanese Tank Assault - Malaya 1942
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Published 2018-12-31
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All Comments (21)
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My dad's eldest brother took part in this action, having joined the Argylls in 1933 at the age of 17. He was captured at Singapore and spent the rest of the war as a P.O.W. Upon being freed he rejoined his regiment, and later fought in Korea and Aden. He retired from the army in 1960, having risen to the rank of RSM. I feel immensely honoured that I knew him.
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6:50 "The Japanese office has cut the wires with his sword" is the most imperial Japanese line ever
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I'm a Malaysian, and I can tell you that smaller tanks are much more suited to Malaysians tropical environment. Bigger and heavier MBTs will be sitting ducks here.
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Immulating German blitzkrieg tactics. "uses 15 tanks to fight through the jungle"
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Kudos to you Dr Felton, for shedding light over a lesser known but very interesting piece of modern history. Lots have been written and said about the german panzerwaffein WW II, but to hear such an intriguing story of japanese armoured warfare is new knowledge to an old history nerd such as myself. A Happy New Year to you and keep up the good work!
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The fall of Malaya and Singapore are the most tragic stories of the war for me. They were so avoidable in many ways.
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"The Japanese tanks were small and undergunned." Japan: Laughs in having the only tanks
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The Japanese tanks weren't always successful during the Malaya campaign of early 1942. On 18 January 1942 gunners of 13th Australian Anti-tank Battery, using 2 pounder anti-tank guns, staged an ambush near Bakri. During the subsequent battle, 8 Japanese type 95 Ha-Go light tanks were destroyed by the gun crews, firstly using solid anti-tank rounds, which passed straight through the first 3 tanks. The Australian gunners then switched to high explosive shells knocking out another 5 Japanese tanks.
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I guess even tin can tanks are effective if your adversary has none.
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Can you imagine turning a corner and getting nuked by a 4.5 inch artillery piece from 30 yds away?
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A very bad day for the British Empire, and well described. JFC Fuller was the British exponent of tank tactics. He was largely ignored by the British general staff, but Major Shimada in Japan, and Generals Rommel and Guderian in Germany, had studied his writing, as had Colonel Charles de Gaulle in France. That is why axis tank tactics were so superior at the star of the war.
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Very rare to see Type 95 Ha-Go tanks historical footage
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Hella good stuff Mark. Refreshing to see Japanese armor used this effectively considering how much it's been berated by most mainstream historians. They may not have had the most impressive tanks, but for the theaters they operated in, they were adequate if used cleverly as depicted here. Happy New Year by the way. Can't wait to see this channel blow up with views in 2019.
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Thanks Mark Happy New Year
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It's a coincidence that I had just read about this passage of battle in Bill Yenne's book 'The Imperial Japanese Army: The Invincible Years 1941-42'. Your excellent video certainly helped with the visualisation of the battle. Good job!
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Outstanding piece of lost military history. I was well-informed very good I enjoyed every moment of it I've played it back several times.
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Thank you Mark, as a patron myself I encourage more people to join, there are few really good channels like this! Lets help Mark. Happy New Year to Mark and all the subs!
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Impenetrable and impregnable? The Ardennes Forest and Fortress Singapore.
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And those left alive faced four years of grueling captivity.
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happy new year mark hopefully this year ur channel will blow and get way popular u make history enjoyable!
