Useless Overweight Tanks of WW2

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“The tank was originally invented to clear the way for the infantry in the teeth of machine gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks.” Winston Churchill

I never thought id hear simple history saying “absolute unit” unironically 😭

Germans in a nutshell: Hans, we need better transmission! Ah, bigger cannon, you say? Nein Hans, better transmission! Ah, so more armor? Nein! I said, BETTER TRANSMISSION! Oooh, B A T T L E S H I P C A N N O N ! JA HANS!

Forget subtlety, embrace Absolute Units. Tog 2 best absolute unit tank.

Fun fact: During the war, Porsche experimented with Electric Motors for Tank Transmissions, which increased the power of the tanks acceleration (Torque). This saw use in the Porche Tiger/ Ferdinand, and the Maus. The Electric Motor in the Maus was so powerful as a result of its 1200hp torpedo boat engine and with a panther providing extra power, mostly assisted itself getting free of the mud pit that it sank into. Electric motors on the Tiger P, in fact, were in some ways better than the Transmission of the Tiger H. But lack of rare metals like copper in germany limited their use in german tanks.

GW Tiger and GW Tiger (P) were technically two different vehicles entirely. GW Tiger - which was real - was captured at Paderborn in 1945 along with the sole E-100 chassis. It was built on the Tiger II hull, heavily modified to mount the 170mm gun. The GW Tiger (P) was something envisioned for the remaining VK45.01(P) hulls. I have a book on these things.

Small correction, the TOG II has a 28 pounder, not a 17 pounder. It‘s a common mistake

I love the " never ending " TOG 2, hilarious touch!

I had a distant ancestor who was the gunner of a Jagdtiger. His name and rank were Unteroffizier Fritz Klein. He as the gunner of Jagdtiger 131, attached to Schwerer Panzerjäger Abtielung 653. Tragically, he would meet his end in March, 1945 near Heidelberg. As his Jagdtiger came into an intersection, it was shot in the left side by the 76.2mm M1A2 gun of an M4A3E8 Sherman “Easy 8”. Set on fire, the crew was forced to evacuate. Fritz was sadly one of the two crewmen that were gunned down by machine gun fire. Unusual how families can be on both sides of war, no?

Can you talk about "no armor is best armor".

As a Hungarian, I'm glad that you showcased our dreamtanks of ww2, and what actually suprises me that the pronounciation of "rohamlöveg" was quietly on spot in my opinion! :) And also if you don't want to break your tounge pronounciating it, just say assault gun, because it is exactly what it means in hungarian :D Assault gun - Rohamlöveg. I really enjoyed the video btw. Love u guys. <3

Now this is what I call the absolute units of ground assault. now we need a ship and plane version!

Most people and sources think the Tog 2 had a 17 pounder gun. It looks like it but Armoured Archives went to the Bovington tank museum and it actually has a 32 (94mm). cannon.

Surprised you didn't mention the American version of the Tortoise: the T95/T28 super heavy tank. Even slower, and more armor. And managed to remain hidden for decades...

The TOG was supposed to have suponsons like the WWI tanks but they were never fitted/designed The turret was meant to have various options, till someone put a under development A30 turret on it

You didn’t mention the “American Tortoise”, the T28 super heavy tank. Which only survived being scrapped because the US Army parked the thing in a field and forgot about it for 20 years.

FINALLY! HUNGARIAN WEAPONS!

My brain in 2 seconds: Look at the size of this lad: ABSOLUTE UNIT

Meanwhile in the German Tank Development Office: “Hans? We need better communications.” “Nein . Big battleship cannon!” “Ja Hans! Big battleship cannon!”