Panzer III vs. T-34 (featuring Chieftain)
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5 років томуComparing the Panzer III Ausf. H with the T-34 Model 1941 with respect to their qualities that are often not shown in the paper stats. As such we take a deeper more holistic look at Firepower, Ergonomics, Mobility, Armor and Communications. Based on Russian, German & US Sources.
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@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
Comparison between the Panzer IV and the S-35 Somua with Tankfest 2018 footage here: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/kHt0aIuajm2FyJc.html If you like in-depth researched videos on Military History, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/mhv/ Corrections: 14:55 The speed for the T-34 should be 34 miles/h not 43, the 55 km/h is correct. thx to Freek.
@tillmannklapper459 5 років тому
Are you german? Your pronunciation is really good. :D Nice channel keep going!
@HistoryGameV 5 років тому
He is Austrian.
@bremnersghost948 5 років тому
Please do an analysis of the battle of Arras 1940, My Grandad served as an AT gunner with a 2pdr in the Royal Artillery with the BEF, related to this video, the Wehrmacht must have known the utility of the 88mm Pre war as Rommel used it so effectively with the correct AP ammunition at Arras
@cookingonthecheapcheap6921 5 років тому
Awesome video. I know this had probably been asked before. But the German tank museum doesn't do English speaking videos. It would be fantastic for a collaboration. Of coarse I don't know your circumstances but it would be sweet to see. Thank you for the videos, super informative. Love the no BS approach. Das ist güte. Man I wish I know better German lol.
@HistoryGameV 5 років тому
Actually the Panzermuseum Munster just announced a few days ago they will begin to release English videos in the future.
@hollowaldfee4067 4 роки тому
me at 10 pm: "Let's go to sleep early today" me at 3 am: "Panzer III vs. T-34 (featuring Chieftain)"
@hushpuppy1735 4 роки тому
Ok
@Dagbar81 4 роки тому
Every damn time.
@ErokLobotomist 4 роки тому
Reading this at 1am glad that I'm not the only person that gets sucked in like this.
@Locklear117491 3 роки тому
literally started this at 3am xD
@johnchoate6909 3 роки тому
I google "Panzer IV" daily....
@glhf8047 5 років тому
Would love to see a follow up, maybe with the Panzer IV and the T-34/76 in 1942 or 1943, to see how they adapted to the problems.
@Romanotieu 5 років тому
Panther vs IS 1?
@user-yj8vj3sq6j 5 років тому
@@Romanotieu look at the number produced. About 100 IS-1. By the wartime USSR standards it's nothing more than experimental design
@thethirdman225 5 років тому
Anubis Einheit 33 I would prefer to see the tactical solutions employed, rather than the technical ones. To be fair though, he did say this was a technical comparison.
@ethanedwards422 5 років тому
@@user-yj8vj3sq6j the is1 was designed to combat the panther, but the cheaper t3485 was coming into production with the same firepower. The is series were taken to a actual heavy tank with the is2 with the 122mm, which was found to be more effective. The is1 was a upgraded kv85, which was only a stopgap measure, until a better tank could take over, in this case that tank was the is2.
@user-yj8vj3sq6j 5 років тому
@@ethanedwards422 IS-1 was designed as replacement for KV-1, capable of withstanding 75mm and 88mm shells. So, you can't compare it with T-34-85. But 85mm cannon was not enough
@MaxSluiman 5 років тому
As a long time amateur war historian, of all the good and less good video makers on war history, I consider you the best. Your humor and accent are a bonus. Thanks!
@SpaceAgeDiaper 5 років тому
I second this entirely.
@doogleticker5183 5 років тому
Vat achzent??
@Mineav 4 роки тому
What do you think of TIK? Pretty reliable and trustworthy, or no?
@Ickie71 4 роки тому
@@Mineav Hes great also...
@andypants1000 4 роки тому
@@Mineav tik is good too, but hes no political scientist.
@patrickholt2270 5 років тому
The performance of Soviet tank forces in 1941 was crucially damaged by the extent to which the formations were understrength in infantry, artillery, mortars, trucks and ammunition, so that even if the tank crews had been perfectly trained, as units they were almost bound to fail, because tanks without support infantry, services and adequate resupply (trucks) are virtually defenceless.
@user-fs6cw3xl9u 4 роки тому
Well, yes, this is not a landing in Normandy in 1944 where the Allies fought against Hitler Yugens) Against children who are 15-17 years old)
@richardrichards5982 4 роки тому
Completely correct. Of course there are well known examples of single Soviet tanks holding up German advances for hours or sometimes days. When you are defending your country, you dont think about sloped armour, the size of your gun, the speed of your vehicle. Most of the time these defenders died at their positions.
@derekcollins9739 4 роки тому
@@user-fs6cw3xl9u Germany had veterans from the Eastern front fighting the landing in Normandy. The allies fought valiantly against a serious enemy.
@gusjeazer 3 роки тому
@@derekcollins9739 Veterans are actually worse than fresh troops. War eats away the nerves and destroys morale over time. But yes, there were serious troops in Normandy.
@jessiepinkman7736 3 роки тому
Not to mention the BIGGEST problem the T34 had, NO RADIOS! Only 1 T34, in 4 had a radio. So in practice you had one tank equipped with radio and the other 3 just followed along to where that one went! Naturally if that tank got knocked out right away it was not just a matter of swapping the radio, the other tanks were seriously hindered on the battlefield. Meanwhile EVERY Panzer had (or was supposed to have) a radio. Command and control were crucial and without those radios the Panzers could never have been as effective as they turned out to be.
@borisxanovavich4466 5 років тому
"War is a team effort" Remember guys, you need sly diplomats as well as good cannon fodder.
@z3r0_35 5 років тому
Never underestimate the value of teamwork. It gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.
@charlesshepperson7102 5 років тому
I only need vodka and a T80
@Rustynuckles1 5 років тому
@@charlesshepperson7102 and i only need is vodca with a rag and lighter n a good arm
@chuckschillingvideos 5 років тому
Indeed. Folks seem to have this misplaced idea that the goal of diplomacy is to avoid war. This just isn't so. The goal of diplomacy is to further the political objectives of a nation when those objectives relate to its relationships with other nations. War is not necessarily a failure of diplomacy (though it can be), but the role of diplomats (at least good ones) is to make every possible effort/attempt to shape the international political landscape to further the national interests of the nation(s) they represent. If war is on the horizon, the diplomat's sole priority will be to set the stage so that the armed forces of the nation they represent will have the most favorable war posture possible.
@infozencentre 4 роки тому
Best of all, use the sly diplomats for cannon fodder!
@charleslathrop9743 5 років тому
"Even Communists were unable to make Soviet Russia run out of mud and snow." This is pure gold.
@SgtMjr 5 років тому
I LOL'd at this too. Zing!
@willythemailboy2 5 років тому
I lolled at the rubber duck icon for low quality manufacturing of armor.
@TTuoTT 5 років тому
No it's acutally a pretty trivial catchphrase
@charleslathrop9743 5 років тому
@@TTuoTT Well that's just like... your opinion bro.
@washichurehab4573 5 років тому
Yet Nazis lost, go chew on that one.
@richardrichards5982 4 роки тому
I love the Chiefton mentioning that he is 198 cm tall. Can you imagine a Soviet or German tanker being selected for this duty when they were 198 cm tall? All armies in WW2 would have selected for shorter men to fit into their vehicles.
@nichevo1 2 роки тому
Another way to put it, with the information that I recall having, is that American tanks are designed to accommodate the 95th percentile crewman, whereas Soviet tanks were designed to accommodate the 5th percentile or maybe the 15th percentile crewman. It's all fun and games until you run out of short guys. Plus which, short guys are probably less strong and less able to load heavy shells, shift a stubborn transmission, change treads, etc.
@nichevo1 2 роки тому
@Lex Bright Raven it's not strength it's room
@dsan8742 2 роки тому
@@nichevo1 Shorter guys are bio mechanically stronger in their weight up until the limits of their frame, shorter guys would likely be stronger as I doubt the caloric intake and access of free time to work out would breed many buff tall people.
@jamesi2018 2 роки тому
i think its about legroom
@Purlictor 5 років тому
Nice little totalbiscuit reference at 3:23
@MajkaSrajka 5 років тому
*FOV INTENSIFIES!!!*
@bradleysiddeguzman6993 5 років тому
F for respect
@MaxRavenclaw 5 років тому
I don't get the reference. Could you explain, please? I mean, I get the hat, but is there more to it?
@Purlictor 5 років тому
@@MaxRavenclaw Totalbiscuit was a youtuber (recently deceased). His content included reviews of PC games. In these reviews, he would take a look at the graphics settings of the games, where he would often talk about the Field Of View (FOV) slider as an adjustable option in these games.
@MajkaSrajka 5 років тому
@@MaxRavenclaw He was all about the FOV sliders :) It took me moment to get it too (pausing the video and noticing the acronym). Dirty editor jokes :)
@thethirdman225 4 роки тому
A few points that never really come in for consideration: first of all, the PzKpfw III was a mature tank whose development was a lot longer than it might have been because of the difficulties with the suspension. If I remember correctly it was nearly cancelled because it was taking so long. By contrast, the T-34, despite its numbers, had not been in production for very long when the war on the Eastern Front broke out. It was a pre-war design that was developed in circumstances of no threat. Secondly, the PzKpfw III was very much a combat proven weapons by the time it was committed to Barbarossa. The tank crew were no longer in a position of trying to find out how best to operate it. It had done well in both France and North Africa and was a known quantity in practically all kinds of conditions. Finally - and this is almost never pointed out - the T-34 was produced in conditions that were not experienced in the same way by any other combatant nation in WWII or, indeed, any other war. Much is made in any video about the quality of design and manufacture of the T-34 without acknowledging that it was built by people who were unsuitable for front line combat and occasionally, such as in the Leningrad factory, under the most horrendous conditions. It's certainly true that in some tanks you could put your finger between the plates. It's true that some parts were badly designed (you should see the _original_ turret design) and it's true that many of them broke down in the early part of the war. But when you stop to consider the fact that the factories had to be moved to safety behind the Urals, that practically all the skilled workers were at the front and those manning the factories were mostly old, very young or unskilled, the fact that they were able to produce anything at all is quite amazing. Whether by design or coincidence, the T-34 was not terribly difficult to build. Overall, it's hard to imagine amore difficult situation in which to build and perfect and complex piece of machinery like a tank. On top of that, the Red Army had little time in which to learn how to use it to best effect. And by the way, I can't recall anyone saying the T-34 was actually revolutionary. The Germans were certainly very interested in the sloped armour and it was an influence in later tank designs. Even the BT series tanks had sloping armour.
@pavelkovalenko8379 4 роки тому
There is an idea that revolutionary was not technical design of T-34 which was full of old and dropped later technical decisions but the overall concept of one universal tank instead of several specialized designs for different roles. I know that that time and even after war in Red Army have been present multiple different specialized designes as heavy, mid and light tanks with different roles. But the idea that experience of implementing of this tank led later all countries to different tank doctrine when only one common role tank is used in army which can solve all kind of tasks. Sorry for my English.
@patrickholt2270 3 роки тому
It was by design. As Chieftain elucidates in another video about Soviet tank development as a whole, production design came built-in as it were, as a byproduct of the Central Planning system. They assumed very high attrition, so that tanks would only likely need to run for a few hundred kilometres before becoming inoperable, per Deep Battle doctrine, so the all important consideration was cost of production, so that they could be churned out in vast numbers. By relentlessly finding ways to reduce the per unit cost, they streamlined the production process and cut out unnecessary refinements so that they could be made very quickly and with less complex work for the factory workers. The same applied with artillery pieces, anti-tank guns and AA guns - standardised calibres, so they could all fire the same 76.2 mililimetre shells, for instance, and then 100mm, 120 mm and 150 mm (where all those giant calibre SP guns came from - they were making the calibres of shell for AA guns and naval guns, so why not make AT guns to match). And not bothering with smoothing and polishing the outside surface of artillery gun barrels which doesn't affect the flight of shells in any way, but does consume time and resources in the factory.
@thethirdman225 3 роки тому
@@patrickholt2270 I'm pretty sure Chieftain wouldn't put it in those words. Some of what you said is right. A bit of it is not. But the foundation statement is misleading and it likely leads to people making the wrong assumptions (and they always do) about Soviet war planning.
@Zorro9129 3 роки тому
What was the original turret and why was it so bad?
@stuglife5514 3 роки тому
@@Zorro9129 Two man crew turret I think. Commander was also the loader so it overworked the crew if I’m remembering right.
@Paveway-chan 5 років тому
1:05 "So no PzGr 40 spam" I lol'd xD You telling me there was no gold spammers on the Eastern front? I hiiighly doubt it xD
@dse763 5 років тому
" "So no PzGr 40 spam" I lol'd xD You telling me there was no gold spammers on the Eastern front? I hiiighly doubt it xD" At least, Wargaming make this ammo useful ... contrary to Gaijin.
@bassbusterx 5 років тому
@@dse763 it was useful, too useful in fact so gaijin decided to slap an absurdly unrealistic slope modifier in it. It was basically an early rank APDS that lost pen faster with distance
@dse763 5 років тому
@@bassbusterx Let me think : too many PZ III used it as primary ammo and destroyed many T34 so they make it useless for the comfort of T34 drivers ?
@a.e.9821 5 років тому
@@dse763 Russian Bias
@EvillClaws 4 роки тому
@@dse763 Nope , in warthunder apcr was NEVER usefull against sloped armor , however it is usefull against something like KV1 flatish armor where the standard apcbc would never go through , i do agree apcr need a bit of a buff , or it should not afect the battle rating of the tank at all ( like the t34 57 at 4.7 and Tiger E at 6.7) , anyway , in war thunder ealier T-34s are more powerfull than real life , but in game they face lots and lots of Panzers 4 F2s and Gs which will kills T-34 like wingless flies with a flamethrower.
@SpartanA054Moose 5 років тому
10:45 bloody leonardo da vinci's design had sloped armour
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 5 років тому
The Spartan "Tortoise" phalanx position had sloped armor! Actually, the plain old tortoise has sloped armor...winner by 200 million years!
@pickeljarsforhillary102 5 років тому
The Pyramids had slopped armor!
@okboomahfromblackrod2939 5 років тому
Although the plain tortoise and the pyramid had sloped armor neither had the offensive capability when engaging the enemy.....Enter Triceratops,,,ADJUSTABLE armor slope,,Heavy and medium weapon deployment ability and able to resupply deep in enemy territory (eat grass) Truly the best breakthrough and exploitation weapon Getting the Cretaciuos panzer vector deployment correct was a true winner as only rogue T Rex units could engage usually with no combined arms support..
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 5 років тому
andrew piera 3 hours ago lol thanks...I just realized my love of tanks started with my love of dinosaurs as a young lad. Triceratops FTW
@stephendecatur4510 5 років тому
No mention of CSS Virginia/Merrimack?
@SantiFiore 5 років тому
Marvel: "Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in History" Me: 5:37
@Paveway-chan 5 років тому
Chieftain Visualised
@hijiriyukari 5 років тому
I'm reminded how "The Squire" makes guest of other youtubers in his shows and have fun
@neglesaks 4 роки тому
Chieftain don't need five stones to entertain.
@Ypog_UA 3 роки тому
When it said some were knocked out by 20mm shells, before you mentioned they were Pzgr. 40 I just had the image of a flak gun relentlessly pinging the armour until the crew couldn't take it anymore
@e.s.6275 3 роки тому
Ти Урод в смислі вродливий, чи в смислі потворний?
@jerryudonneedtoknow3903 2 роки тому
Lol
@markusdegenhardt8678 Рік тому
i bet at one point during the war this exact situation did happen.
@EthanSnyder-zk5ov 5 місяців тому
There is an account of a Wirblewind which was equipped with 4 20mm flak guns shooting a SU-100 at close range and destroying it.
@LLiivveeeevviiLL 4 місяці тому
The prisms for the sights will surely be damaged by a hail of 20 mm autocannons. If you can't see you might likely bail out.
@milrevko 5 років тому
You sir have an excellent channel! May the eyes of Mars always be upon you. Plus I can finally figure out the correct pronunciation of all the German technical terms. Cool that you teamed up with The Chieftain, both of you are two of the best.
@Lawinzer 5 років тому
@Markiplier777, the roman god for war, based on the greece god Ares if i remember right.
@hannibalcosta 4 роки тому
They forgot about the main one. The engine of the t34 was aluminum and consumed the cheap diesel. A CHEAP vehicle designed for mass production.
@_Nemo2210 4 роки тому
Did you say mass production?
@andypdq 4 роки тому
Plus diesel engines are much more fuel efficient than petrol engines, thus requiring considerably less fuel, and consequently logistical support to keep the tanks moving, a significant advantage.
@UmbraHand 4 роки тому
Lets not forget that unlike German tanks, the T-34 were easier to repair in the field and were built to last the average lifetime they had in the field, which made production cheaper and faster
@richardrichards5982 4 роки тому
@D L The US did supply the Soviet Union with aluminium after 1943. However, two facts to remember. The T34 engine head was aluminium before this. Second fact is that the Soviet Union at the time had some of the worlds largest resources and production of aluminium. The Germans considered copying the T34 but rejected the idea because aluminium was needed for aircraft production. So no candy on that one.
@vksasdgaming9472 3 роки тому
Making equipment and ability to deliver it where it was needed decided WW2 once it was clear that German operational skill could not give them early victory.
@gungatim6630 5 років тому
Excellent work, thank you, I really enjoyed your work here. BTW, the T-34 crew commander was the gunner, not the loader. Which, in my opinion, only makes things worse. :)
@ognjenlazarevic4120 5 років тому
Nooooooo, I think that the commander loved to multi-task. =)
@rune.theocracy 5 років тому
Well then
@christianhoffmann8607 4 роки тому
@@ognjenlazarevic4120 maybe thats why they used women tankers lul
@ognjenlazarevic4120 4 роки тому
@@christianhoffmann8607 ye of course, how could I forget
@minutenreis 5 років тому
just a little correction from a mathematical aspect: 55 km/h are 34.2 mph, not 43 Edit: I am reffering to 15:00
@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
the Imps got me again...
@seanshin1615 5 років тому
@Soren G In some older English texts, numbers like 24 are written like "four and twenty" as well.
@jamallabarge2665 3 роки тому
@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized We Americans missed Mars because of a conversion error between SI and Imperial. You're not doing so bad by comparison. Imperial is homey and fun. SI is what the big girls and big boys use.
@theaceofknaves3285 2 роки тому
@@jamallabarge2665 muricans!!!
@Charon-5582 Місяць тому
@@jamallabarge2665America landed on the moon just fine with imperial alone. It's the conversion process that brings a significant probability of error into the process.
@RemoteViewr1 5 років тому
Fascinating, illuminating, insightful. Keeps me coming back for more. Great content. Thanks for integrating all the different sources and constructing a better understanding of the realities.
@linkkicksu 4 роки тому
The T-34 was cheaper, quicker to produce and easier to repair, too. Meaning that though in a one-on-one it really depended on range and conditions, in the grand strategy sense a busted T-34 was quickly and cheaply replaced, while a Panzer III was considerably more expensive and much, much more time-consuming to build and repair. That also meant shoddy and inconsistent build quality, but that doesn't matter so much in a war of attrition.
@richardrichards5982 4 роки тому
Even in 1941, there were 1800 T34s produced and in operation at some time. To my knowledge, the Pzr 3 with 50mm didn't amount to 800 vehicles in 1941, when the Germans were winning. Later on, the Soviets really outstripped the Germans in logistics particularily.
@christiandauz3742 4 роки тому
The Soviets wished they had Panzer IIIs during the Russian Civil War 7 million deaths becomes a few hundred thousand
@evgenylaptev2534 3 роки тому
@Adrian Shephard When an army is on fallback or even retreat then many vehicls will be blown up because its unable to transport them into repair stations. This is true for germans at 1943-45 same as for soviets at 1941-1942.
@thurbine2411 3 роки тому
But as they were on the defensive they couldnt always go and take the damaged tank and then repair it
@linkkicksu 3 роки тому
@@thurbine2411 No, but simple field maintenance and repairs were a lot easier and faster compared to the over-engineered German tanks.
@chuckfinley612 5 років тому
Thank you for great videos. While I work, I put your videos on to listen too while working. Keep up the great work!
@MrJinglejanglejingle 5 років тому
Good, unbiased information... And good jokes. Perfect channel.
@kittyhawk9707 5 років тому
Bollox ... unbiased my ass ..you must be a fucking Kraut ..idiot ...
@ArcturusOTE 5 років тому
@@kittyhawk9707 ok the information source sometimes could be biased, but for the most part he's neutral, probably making some bias jokes here and there
@Seawiiplay 5 років тому
The video seems to take the panzer 3's strong points and shove them into as many categories as possible to give it an advantage.... Optics brought up in both the firepower and ergonomics section? Crew space brought up in both the ergonomics and armour sections???
@leutsssz 5 років тому
@@kittyhawk9707 you yourself sound biased as fuck.
@filzhut6234 4 роки тому
@@Seawiiplay But it only really counted once and crew space etc. is part of those categories
@johnwolfington1476 5 років тому
Very good evaluation of the relative strengths & weaknesses. Thank you.
@robertk-jg3ny 3 роки тому
I've loved tanks for a long time and idk how i've only discovered your channel now. The information and statistics in your videos are very in-depth and entertaining.
@WildBillCox13 5 років тому
Nick . . . WG STILL hasn't released your take on the Panzer IV. Since T34 (both principal models), Sherman (both main types), and Panzer III und IV are the main armored opponents, I am amazed at that choice. I want to hear your estimations of the side turret doors (all crewmen have easily accessed hatches! Praise Patton!), the crew layout and task distribution, and how the smaller, more confined, Pz IV turret was worked with that big "75" taking up all its room.
@TheChieftainsHatch 5 років тому
That is a WG decision I have no sway over, i’m afraid
@Brusselpicker 5 років тому
Nice video, like to see a comparison between a late 1944 T34/85 and a PZKW IV of the same era.
@russwoodward8251 4 роки тому
Great research. Thanks for siting your sources. This is marvelously good. Thank you for your hard work.
@2serveand2protect 5 років тому
THAT was an EXCELLENT video, mate! thank You! :)
@svenzia 4 роки тому
This is fast becoming a favorite channel. Keep on keeping on please :)
@tominis4444 5 років тому
Sick TB reference my man. Loved the rest of the video, ofc
@SigurdKristvik 5 років тому
FOV sliders are cool
@MaxRavenclaw 5 років тому
Armoured Champion has to be my favourite tank book and a must read for every WW2 tank enthusiast. Glad you read it :)
@juanfervalencia 5 років тому
I really admire your knowlegde and your ability to share it. Thank you!
@Alpostpone 5 років тому
0:55 "... Since I focus on the *tachical tachical* level." Well said, you are redefining our understanding of warfare.
@theexpert9947 5 років тому
He said technical tactical. Watch for four seconds after your own timestamp and prepared for your mind to be blown
@galaxymaster 5 років тому
Deine Videos sind einfach immer klasse! Weiter so ^^
@TheLPN05Fan 5 років тому
What an amazing video! Next time Panther vs IS-2? Or Hetzer vs Su-85? We need our Jagdpanzer 38 (t)!
@edi9892 5 років тому
Hetzer was a beautiful example of last ditch engineering turning an obsolete tank into something that can bring the pain and is a reasonably hard target, but it pales in comparison to any purpose built tank destroyer, like Jagdtpanzer IV, Jagdtpanther, Jagdttiger or the Su and ISU 85/100/122/152. The Hetzers Gun had no room to swivel and the tank was horribly crowded. The one cool feature it had was a roof-mg controlled via periscope. In any case it was meant as a mobile artillery piece for setting up ambushes, rather than hunting tanks in the open as it's name implies... To a lesser extend this is true for pretty much every SPG. Also comparing Panther and IS2 is very lopsided as the Panther was a medium tank and the IS2 a heavy tank. IMHO even the Tiger was more of a (sluggish) medium tank regarding its cannon (comparable to t34/85!) and rather weak amour (turret and side were not much better than the Panther and IMHO still inferiour to the IS2). The Tiger II had at least an excellent cannon, which had better penetration, accuracy and range and rate of fire than the IS2 (which however had far more explosive cargo).
@TheLPN05Fan 5 років тому
The IS-2 is only 2tons heavier than the Panther and has a comparable, still worse gun, worse manuverbility but better armor. The Hetzer is a great example how you can use greatly oldend material to make a reasonable, functioning vehicle which is able to fight the most threads it would face! As the G13 did it even serve till 1973!
@codenamehalo9847 5 років тому
IS-2 is a Tank Destroyer thought and that it had a 122mm gun the panther only had a high penetration 75mm so Panther and IS is not fair by firepower wise better comperason is Tiger II vs IS-2
@TheLPN05Fan 5 років тому
ThE tIgEr 2 JuSt HaD a HiGh VeLoCiTy 88Mm GuN
@quint2885 5 років тому
@@TheLPN05Fan The IS-2's 122mm gun was in no way worse than the panther's, it was unwieldy and took much longer to load. But the 122mm shell it fired was so heavy and impacted with so much energy it was able to break the hull and welds of tiger2 tanks even without penetrating.
@ToneCrushers 5 років тому
Great video and very informative. Keep up the good work.
@lorenrogers9269 4 роки тому
Excellent videos, glad I found your channel.
@mrvk39 3 роки тому
The biggest takeaway for me after watching MHV's take on tanks is how it changed my perception of tank warfare. I always viewed tank vs. tank when I looked at it, but now I realize that it's not the only or even main focus of tank warfare. It's mostly tanks vs. infantry and infantry defense lines. All of a sudden, a tank becomes a very different tool that just a duel fighter. Why IS-2 tanks, for example, had lower velocity, slow-rate of fire guns but were highly successful. Or why Panther and King Tiger were flawed designs... etc.
@MaxRavenclaw 5 років тому
I'm curious how many of those 37mm kills were from side penetrations. The 37mm was notoriously ineffective against the T-34 in general, netting it the nickname 'the army's door knocker' among German gun crews. As for the Christie suspension, it benefited mobility off-road. The drawback of taking up so much space should have been noted at the ergonomics part. Mobility wise alone it was quite advantageous. The reason it wasn't used past WW2 is because most armies decided the ergonomic drawbacks were not worth it.
@polsefanten 5 років тому
Another reason Christie suspension was used prior to and during WW2 was ease of manufacture; torsion bars weren't nearly as perfected and reliable as Christie at the time. This changed as technology progressed, and that + interior space considerations made the advantages obvious.
@HistoryGameV 5 років тому
You mean the "Panzeranklopfgerät" aka tank knock-at device. There are some reported frontal penetrations usually through the lower front plate at very short range. Also apparently some AT gunners were able to get an HE round through an open drivers hatch when firing at short range. Apparently because of sometimes faulty drivers optics this seemed to have happened at least a few times.
@thomasellysonting3554 5 років тому
If we base it off other tank studies some 70% of hits are to the sides and rear. Tanks are actually very rarely able to hide the sides and rear unless dug in
@JaM-R2TR4 5 років тому
80% of Russian tanks used during 1941 were vulnerable to 37mm
@Neuttah 5 років тому
Doesn't Christie also tend to just scale poorly after around 25 tonnes, as well? Hence the intention to switch the T-34M to torsion bars before...stuff happened.
@nikodemdyzma9330 5 років тому
Great and fair comparsion mate!
@ducomaritiem7160 5 років тому
A very interesting video as always. Great content.
@northumbriabushcraft1208 5 років тому
building a model panzer IV ausf. h while watching, this is perfect in the background.
@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 4 роки тому
Excellent comparison, thank you! It's always refreshing to hear an expert's opinion.
@kiowhatta1 5 років тому
An excellent video addressing one of the crucial comparisons between the best medium tanks both sides had to offer, and no one so far has dealt - in depth with the stats and detailed comparisons. I would love to see how much-improved tank kills were for the Germans after the mid '42 introduction of the 75mm Pak 40, which I think was mounted on the PzIVF2 onwards?
@NeoIvan17 5 років тому
A fantastic video that shows reality is different than what is percieved. I'd like to see more videos like this, specifically maybe between the M26 Pershing and the Panther tank or to keep it on the Eastern Front T-34/85 vs the PKW 5 Panther. Maybe the Sherman tank vs the PKW IV G/H models. Were many of those flaws in the 1941 T-34 corrected in later variants? Was the T-43/85 an overall improvement sans better armor or no? Hope to see more videos like this in the future. Thank you.
@danielhurst8863 3 роки тому
The sustainable speed of the Pz III is higher than noted, and can maintain that speed for longer than the T-34. Rated speeds are what the armed forces and engineers recommend, and countries had different emphasis. The Soviets captured a Pz III and performed extensive tests on it and it was their conclusion that the Pz III had a higher top speed and could maintain that speed. That's because they didn't care nearly as much about engine wear, just like they didn't care as much about that on the T-34, so they pushed the Pz III to it's limits.
@Coraxincarmine 5 років тому
Nice FOV tribute, rest in peace TB, also great video!
@437cosimo 5 років тому
Nicely done, a lot of excellent information.
@buster117 5 років тому
Both tanks were THICC
@das_edelweiss8736 5 років тому
buster117 I mean like the t-34 is a sexy looking tank but the inside is just crap
@bellum_7997 5 років тому
@@das_edelweiss8736 T34 inside is tight if you know what I mean ;)
@das_edelweiss8736 5 років тому
Alexandru Bucur Dan ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@bellum_7997 5 років тому
@@das_edelweiss8736 😂😂😂
@danieldeguzman183 5 років тому
Grab a meme on the go thicc and thight :^)
@bigfloppa6328 4 роки тому
“And the bow gunner had no hatch oh his own so god help him if he has to bail out” That’s the thing Y O U R N O T M E A N ‘ T TO
@looinrims 3 роки тому
“Fool! There is no retreat! THERE IS NO SURRENDER!”
@callidusvulpes5556 3 роки тому
@@looinrims but, but I just wanted to get in another tank :(
@MGB-learning 5 років тому
Outstanding Job. Thank you
@christianhuger5585 2 роки тому
Great! Best video about these two tanks! Viele Sachen wußte ich nicht und alles sehr fundiert und toll gemacht! Danke!
@Alex-fn2hl 5 років тому
It seems like the difference here was in the 'maturity' of the designs. The Panzer 3 was a more 'mature' design with more non-competitive specs but better technical support and a better understanding of its limitations and how to counteract them. The T-34 was a more 'advanced' design that suffered from design issues that were yet unsolved.
@Schmidt54 5 років тому
Hat mit diesem Video nichts zu tun - trotzdem ein großes Dankeschön: Ich habe einer Oberstufe im Geschichtsunterricht dein Video über die Feldpostbriefe gezeigt, und gebe dir hiermit ein sehr großes positives Feedback weiter!
@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
danke!
@killerhurtalot 3 роки тому
Not sure if someone has pointed this out in the last 2 years, but that mph conversion is way off on the T34 speed. 55 km/h is only 34.2 mph, not 43.2 mph. That's a huge difference. But the graph scale looks accurate though.
@VRG_SPRCLSTR 5 років тому
An interesting video, although I would've pointed out that when explaining the differences you made a strong emphasis on delving into T34's problems as if no PzIII problems ever existed in terms of "paper" - "reality" picture. Surely PzIII had some discrepancies too. Also, optimization for mass production was a huge factor that was merely mentioned at the end.
@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
> Also, optimization for mass production was a huge factor that was merely mentioned at the end. hint: technical-tactical level NOT strategic level. At was mentioned in the end, because it didn't fit the comparison.
@jacksteel1539 2 роки тому
@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized Please do a video on the T-34, I've heard a lot about reliability issues but the proof I've seen is at best vague or anecdotal
@daviddevries8242 5 років тому
Hard statistics don't tell the whole story. On the other hand, they are much less open for interpretation than soft stats. I feel that the soft stats have been attributed too much value in this assessment. For example, optics give an advantage at greater ranges but at greater ranges, the Panzer III H's main gun was less effective against the protection of the T-34.
@christiandauz3742 4 роки тому
China wished it had Panzer III tanks which would have allowed them to easily defeat the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1936-1945
@retardcorpsman 2 роки тому
Christian Dauz Tbf, China would have preferred to have any kind of tank during their war against China. Their tank force in WW2 pretty much consisted of tankettes that were in no way fit against Japanese tanks.
@mensch1066 5 років тому
"Shock absorbers are like food, not everybody gets them" LOL - you might have an army of the same idiots who descended on the comment section of your Reagan/East Germany video pop up here if they figure out what that's a reference to! :-p
@TheRealAwtoh 5 років тому
Wait, how did you write this 2 days ago?
@Schmidty1 5 років тому
@@TheRealAwtoh patreon viewers get it early I assume.
@podemosurss8316 5 років тому
To a bullshit propaganda myth...
@andreivaldez2929 5 років тому
Podemos URSS Found the first idiot.
@podemosurss8316 5 років тому
@@andreivaldez2929 Righ here, he calls himself Andrei.
@elglobo7858 5 років тому
Very interesting and well made video. Thank you
@weaponizedautism8857 5 років тому
hey military history. nice video. it would be cool if you could make the same kind of video comparing the Tiger 1 to the Sherman. both tanks are considered 1 of the best tanks of the war for different reasons.
@RonI-qz2tz 5 років тому
Came over from the Chieftain's channel. Love the video's you guys did please do more.
@VRichardsn 5 років тому
It just hit me: The Chieftain is the Eric Brown of tanks. Great collaboration, MHV! Here's to more similar initiatives in the future! A typo: at 8:58 it states that the Commander is also the Loader, while it should be the Gunner.
@crowgiesbrecht6726 5 років тому
Audience: clearly the T-34 is a better tank than the Panzer-3 narator: well yes but actualy no
@Tarv1 4 роки тому
eventually
@zakagallian8657 2 роки тому
It's more like: History: hordes of Russian tanks prevailed Germans tanks Some guy in internet: I'm disagree, because *30 min explanation of why
@barrykevin7658 3 роки тому
I was never that interested in tanks until I watched your video .An Excellent production and would expect nothing less from a German . Thanks !
@WildBillCox13 5 років тому
Two iconic tanks measured against their factors is insufficient, of course. Ease of maintenance, ergonomics and crew task distribution are keys to any tactical lock.
@fulcrum2951 5 років тому
And whether supported by aerial or infantry or not
@WildBillCox13 5 років тому
@@fulcrum2951 Yes. Tactical implementation and coordination is part of why certain sides are victorious.
@collinclark7443 5 років тому
Lots of factors go into the decision, so in my opinion it all depends on the what if’s
@milarose3870 5 років тому
The only one of those not talked about was Ease of maintenance, but I was under the impression none of them where particularly painful to maintain. Its not like we are talking about a panther or an early lee.
@jochentram9301 5 років тому
I'm going to have to dispute The Chieftain here. The positive effect of sloping armour date back at least to the High Middle Ages, if not earlier. Go take a look at the dog-face bascinet, the visored barbute, or the typically sloped design of 15th-century cuirasses. Granted that these were designed to deflect lances, not bullets, one should recall that a cavalry lance develops a fairly impressive amount of kinetic energy.
@swisstraeng 5 років тому
I guess he wanted to stay with mechanized stuff
@habe1717 5 років тому
It may not be clear, but he was talking about the side armor. The T-34's side armor was sloped while the T-44's sides were not. Sloped side armor is a waste of space
@pericanet 4 роки тому
@@habe1717 butt better be in sloped then in same amor who not sloped... be safet mm more. ;)
@robertmiller2173 Рік тому
My father was a tank commander of a M4 Sherman though Italy with the 20th Armored Regiment, he had already fought the Italians and then the Germans and Austrians in Greece and Crete. He then fought the Italians and then the Germans and Austrians in North Africa... he was wounded in Operation Crusader, Taken POW and later escaped. He was originally a soldier with the Famous 20th Battalion of the 1st Echelon of the 2nd NZEF. The 20th Battalion was a Pakeha Battalion (Non Māori) formed from South Islanders... it was probably the most highly decorated Battalion in the British Empire. Yes Charlie Upham was a friend of my father. After the horrific losses in Operation Crusader the 20th Battalion got reformed into a Tank Battalion because we never wanted our troops to be left with British, South African tanks again after Operation Crusader. Yes the Poms left us to die and the Yarpies were fighting for the Germans!
@Sterlingcape 4 роки тому
Good to see a fellow Cavalryman!
@mattbowden4996 5 років тому
I think this goes a long way towards explaining why the Germans didn't "simply" copy the T34. At the point in time when the decisions where made, the T34 would have looked significantly inferior to the Pz III in lots of operational ways and it's not surprising that the Germans concluded that what they needed was essentially a bigger Pz III with sloped armour, wide tracks and a gun capable of defeating any likely opponent. In other words, the Panther...
@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
yeah, if you look at the captured T-34s the Germans usually built in the commanders cupola on top.
@mattbowden4996 5 років тому
@Jimmy De'Souza perhaps, but I think you're missing the point. The widespread question is "why didn't the Germans EXACTLY copy the T34?" Why did they design an ultimately unsuccessful (in that it didn't win them the war) "Germanised" version in the form of the Panther and not simply build an identical (or near identical) copy of the Russian wonder-weapon? The answer may well be that by the end of 1941 the T34 really didn't look all that wonderful to the Germans. Therefore applying the good bits (the gun, the armour, the tracks) to apparently superior German underpinnings is by far the most logical path forwards.
@rickmoreno6858 5 років тому
They did build a Exact copy. Down to the nuts and bolts. Guderian wanted the simpler copy, Hitler chose panther, end of story. Alit of people don't know that the Germans built an exact copy of the t34.
@mattbowden4996 5 років тому
@Jimmy De'Souza I don't think it's possible for me to miss my own point.
@mattbowden4996 5 років тому
@@rickmoreno6858 Do you mean the VK3002 (DB)? It looks very similar to the T34, but it's not an exact copy.
@random_rufus 4 роки тому
I should admit, that there is a minor mistake in the video: the commander in early T-34 wasn't the loader as well - he was a gunner AND commander. And the second guy in turret was a loader. Commander was a loader in, for instance, British tanks, such as Valentine. Edit: Christie suspension is still used on modern tanks. Merkava has such type of suspension.
@leevin7546 4 роки тому
Correct. I wonder if it would have been better to have seperate gunner rather than loader.
@random_rufus 4 роки тому
@ALEX HUANG, for instance, Merkava
@thethirdman225 3 роки тому
@ALEX HUANG Probably none. Does it matter? The OP was simply pointing out that Christie suspension was not a complete disaster.
@thethirdman225 3 роки тому
Two man turrets were the norm for most tanks of the period. 75mm guns were not.
@thethirdman225 3 роки тому
@ALEX HUANG Typo. Doesn't change anything though. Guns of that calibre were not the norm for that period, whether they were 75mm or 76.2mm.
@vladikp765 5 років тому
Love your videos ,subed
@justice3865 5 років тому
Nice touch with the TotalBiscuit FOV reference. RIP.
@MrLolx2u 5 років тому
That's funny. Due to what I know, the T-34 (1941) was way more fearful to the Germans than the subsequent 1942 and the 85mm model. Due to what I know, the armor on the 1940 production and early batch of 1941 models had great armor rigidity as they were all well done and the heat treatment was done to par on what was required but it was those tanks that was done during Barbarossa that was in trouble as war broke out and with many tanks already lost like those T-26, new tanks need to be replenished and many methods were cut short so newer tanks can plug the gap between their own numbers and the German's push. It took them till 1944 that the pre-war standards of armor returned as the war was not on their front anymore and with the Germans running out of everything, they have the spare time to return things back to normal and the collective post-war T-34-85 that the Americans faced in Korea was excellent like it was 1940 all over again.
@rayz639 4 роки тому
LUNAR BLOODDROP dude the US alone unfortunately had 35,000 deaths in Korea. The T-34-85 WAS a great tank. It’s just that the North Koreans couldn’t use them on the same level that the Soviets did in WW2. Its kinda like the battle of arracourt where the Germans had greater numbers and better tanks, but the Americans had more experience tank crews so the Germans were smashed with heavy loses. The American tankers in Korea would obviously be better then the North Korean ones due to American experience in WW2.
@user-fs6cw3xl9u 4 роки тому
the fact is that the Germans couldn’t deliver anything to the Soviet T 34 at the beginning of the war, because of this they were afraid of him. But in 1942, with the release of modification PZ 4 F2 with a 75 mm long-barrel caliber gun, the Germans leveled their strength
@pericanet 4 роки тому
@gillecroisd 92 feared of t34 german have too many time before german made tigar and other big tank. In beggining of war german not have tank better then rusia thet why scery of t34....
@scorchclasstitan6727 3 роки тому
Ray Z “Germans smashed with heavy losses” you’re 42,000,000 dead tend to disagree with you .
@russwoodward8251 4 роки тому
A very good analysis, very thorough. I read Otto Carius book, "Tigers in the Mud" and I believe what you have found in your research is definitely confirmed by his front line experiences.
@clouster75 4 роки тому
Although i would read Otto Carius with a lot of skepticism, as well as most of war memoirs. Especially coming from Germans.
@filzhut6234 4 роки тому
@@clouster75 I would say all of them in general.
@redspark2009 5 років тому
Very nice episode.
@gregoru98 5 років тому
Very Informative.
@BraindeadCRY 5 років тому
Clearly a longer name makes a vehicle more capable. Thats why german vehicles are clearly superior.
@Chrinik 5 років тому
Well...very technically you could make the full designation of the T-34 into : Tank of armored corps enhancement program of 1934... but only if you are VERY nitpicky. That's actually one of the things I like about a clear and detailed designation system. Talking about a Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H gives you a very detailed model of equipment to look for...where as T-34 you first have to determine if you are talking about the US or Russian one, and don't get me started about the "M1" designations that literally EVERYTHING in the US arsenal had at some point
@BraindeadCRY 5 років тому
@@Chrinik "if youre very nitpicky" can be directly translated into "if youre very german" :D
@Chrinik 5 років тому
@@BraindeadCRY Coincidentally I AM :D
@BraindeadCRY 5 років тому
@@Chrinik I figured as much :D
@melodrama9098 5 років тому
Panzerkampfwagen VIII
@ArcticTemper 5 років тому
Great video, but I am curious as to the choice of order of the "stats": 1. Firepower 2. Ergonomics & Visibility 3. Armour Protection 4. Mobility 5. Communications Does this order have any significance? Because in my humble opinion those aren't ranked from most to least important... especially for medium tanks.
@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 5 років тому
the ranking was due to scripting reasons, I assumed firepower would be the most interesting for the majority and also feature Chieftain soon.
@ArcticTemper 5 років тому
@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized No arguing with that logic! :p Would you consider doing this for more tanks?
@hansvonmannschaft9062 5 років тому
@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized Read your comment with your accent. Will still strongly stand against any neurologist that suggests that a lesser amount of MHV videos should be watched.
@kurf4122 5 років тому
+Mermaid Man Is this implying a Panzer III could somehow take out 7 Shermans? You have to remember that the majority of Germany's armored forces on the Western Front consisted of their standard Panzer IIIs and IVs, mixed with support such as the StuGs or other captured vehicles. As covered by the Chieftain himself, the Sherman was an operational king and given the sub par competition, a tactical king on the Western front. If you were plopped into France in 1944 and asked to crew a tank, you would most definitely want to be in a Sherman.
@tomy3116 5 років тому
8:36 Pretty sure that the turret crew set up for the T-34/76 tanks was commander-gunner and loader rather than commander-loader and gunner.
@T4nkcommander 5 років тому
All of your videos are great, but there are a few that standout as exemplary - this is one of them.
@Cervando 5 років тому
Interesting. Although the T-34 is frequently over-rated, I still think that firepower and armour are the key in battle. No matter if the Panzer III was able to spot the T-34 quicker and fire more shots off, if the rounds had significantly less chance of penetrating the T-34, the latter still had the advantage, as it would only take one hit from it's gun to knock the Panzer III out in most cases. I also think that crew training played an important factor, as this helped the German crews who had far more experience than the Russian ones. I realize you were comparing tanks, but your statistics included figures for which crew quality played a factor, not least the overall effect the T-34 had during Operation Barbarossa. If the crews had been of similar experience to the Germans, the impact would have been much greater.
@Ruhrpottpatriot 5 років тому
The most important fact in any battle is spotting your enemy before the enemy spots you. After that you can worry how to destroy it. Cheiftain points out a situation, where a T-34 was hit by 23 shells of a 37mm and only the last jammed the turret ring. The question he asks: "Why did it get hit 23 times at all?" Answer: "Because they didn't see the enemy -- or because they couldn't put a round on target." Now imagine this had been a PzIII with 50mm gun (which was in widespread use at the eve of Barbarossa, compared to Fall Rot). Do you really think a T-34 would've taken 23 shots of a 50mm KwK 38 L/42? Probably not. tl;dr; Yes, armour and firepower are important. But you need to see your enemy to hit him.
@Cervando 5 років тому
@@Ruhrpottpatriot Your comment also proves my point. It took 23 hits to knock out the T-34. For all we know the T-34 was out of ammo. The only thing we know for sure was it took a shit ton of hits before it was knocked out. Thanks for proving my point.
@Uberrandom 5 років тому
@@Cervando The T-34 that manages to withstand many hits is a statistical outlier, what if the German squad had access to any one of the more powerful anti-tank guns in use at the time? It was unlucky for the particular German squad that they lacked a significantly stronger antitank gun at the time and that none of their hits managed to influct critical damage to the tank until the 23rd hit, but we know the 50mm was perfectly capable of knocking out a T-34, and it would only take one antitank gun that the Russian commander couldn't see to knock it out. In this case it worked well for the Russian crew to have a T-34, but there's also many situations where having better optics, crew ergonomics, etc. would result in the tank crew being able to fight back instead of blindly hoping they can take out their target by sheer luck.
@Cervando 5 років тому
@@Uberrandom You make many assumptions. The only thing that is stated is that it took 23 hits before one managed to disable the tank. There is zero evidence to support your premise that the reason the T-34 did not destroy any guns was because of it's optics or field of vision. Like I said the only thing the example proves is how robust the armour is. Even if they had been 88mms and the T-34 was knocked out by the first shot, it still doesn't prove the issue was either the optics or vision. It is just as likely that the tank had no ammo left with which to retaliate, a shell was blocking the breach, the crew had abandoned the vehicle etc. You simply picked what suited your agenda and ignored the actual facts which support my viewpoint. Finally, your observation that it was lucky that the Germans did not have larger calibre AT guns, further reinforces my point that a larger gun is more preferable than better optics. In short, in a fight I would prefer a kevlar vest and a pistol than a sniper rifle firing low velocity peas.
@Ruhrpottpatriot 5 років тому
@@Cervando My point still stands: Why could the T-34 been hit with a 37mm 23 times at all? In every other encounter this is a death sentence. German battle reports (from which we know the encounter) don't report any losses. This is all mentioned in "Zaloga, Steven J., Peter Sarson (1994). T-34 Medium Tank 1941-45 (New Vanguard 9), Oxford: Osprey Publishing" Being able to be hit 23 times and not take out any enemy is not an indicator of good design on your part. And a Military Commissariat Report of the 10th Tank Division, dated 2 August 1941 reported that within 300-400 m the 37 mm Pak 36's armour-piercing shot could defeat the frontal armour of a T-34. Also, according to soviet examination in '43 nearly 55% of all T-34 losses were inflicted by the 50 mm KwK 39 L/60. The T-34 is one of the best tanks on paper, but in reality it left much to be desired.
@JaM-R2TR4 5 років тому
First models of T34 (M1939 and M1940) were not equipped with F34 gun, but L-11. F-34 came with M1941. L-11 was a lot less effective gun than F-34, being L30.5 long, with muzzle velocity only 612m/s. (it could penetrate 62mm of armor at 500m sloped at 30 degrees, or 56mm at 1000m. )Also you mentioned penetration at 30 degrees, but then used data for F-34 with 0 degree penetration (75mm). At 30degree and 500m F-34 was able to penetrate just 69mm of armor. Which means front hull plate of PzIIIH had a chance to stop the APHE projectile, if it hit the tank at some angle (not direct 90degree hit)
@KidoKoin 5 років тому
Yep. A picture for comparison: two gentlemen on the right are T-34 M1940 with a short L-11 and T-34 M1941with a noticably longer F-34 and a somewhat bigger turret. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/T-34_prototypes.jpg
@user-gz3qd3jn4r 5 років тому
In the video je compared the Panzer with the T34 model 1941, so were is the problem.
@JaM-R2TR4 5 років тому
@@user-gz3qd3jn4r M1941 was not present in large numbers at the start of operation Barbarossa.. M1940 was most numerous version.
@user-gz3qd3jn4r 5 років тому
@@JaM-R2TR4 But he is only comparing the 1941 model, not the current most used tank
@JaM-R2TR4 5 років тому
@@user-gz3qd3jn4r then it should be compared to PzIIIJ which was 1941 german tank, not PzIIIH which was 1940.. of course, J version came later in 1941, but so did T34 M1941.
@patrickwentz8413 3 роки тому
Very interesting. I would like you to do more of these tank vs tank videos please.
@THX11458 5 років тому
Interesting side note: the early/mid production Panzer-IIIs ( Ausf.E, F, G & H) fitted with the 10 speed Variorex 328/145 transmission actually had a higher top speed than the T-34s (67 kph vs 53 kph). However, governors were added to reduce the speed of these vehicles to 40 kph in both the 9th & 10th gears to avoid damaging the transmissions.
@jackdaniels4975 5 років тому
At 11:12, what did he say? T-44 was an evolution of the T-34 and saying that they got rid of the sloped armor because it was a dumb idea? I think not, because it's sloped just as much. Plus every modern tank has sloped armor too, obviously it's a good idea if you can do it right. Also at 12:50, I'm sure those smaller ones went into the sides or back. I'm pretty sure when people say that "the T-34 is immune to x" they really mean that the front is immune.
@habe1717 5 років тому
He was talking about the side armor of the T-44 and most modern tanks don't have their armor sloped that much
@edwardfuller9980 4 роки тому
Although I’ve seen nothing officially documented, I can't help but wonder if the strength of the low-quality Russian armor was further reduced by cold temperature effects. When most structural steel alloys are subjected to low temperatures they can transition from a ductile failure mode where the material yields and stretches to that of a brittle nature where the failure becomes more glass-like and sudden. These effects are exacerbated by the presence of defects, structural geometry, and residual stresses. Also, brittle failures can occur at lower loadings and are more sensitive to shock. In WW2 the US was very concerned with the problem and did much research regarding it. Several early Liberty ships were lost in the North Atlantic for no apparent reason (i.e., not from U-boats) but it was later surmised that the combination of their low quality steel, expeditious right-angle notches, and residual stresses from poor welds were the probable causes of their sinkings. This conclusion was based on the analysis of one of the newly-launched ships cracking in half while conveniently sitting at a dock before its first trans-Atlantic voyage. I believe their solution to the problem was to keep the steel that was being used (they probably had no choice because of cost and availability) but to eliminate any sharp notches and perform better quality welds (or at least do a better job of inspecting them) in critical areas. This had no impact on the material's transition temperature but reduced its stresses to an acceptable level. It would be interesting to see if at that time the probability-of-kill of a T-34 was correlated with ambient temperature.
@thethirdman225 3 роки тому
*_"I can't help but wonder if the strength of the low-quality Russian armor was further reduced by cold temperature effects. When most structural steel alloys are subjected to low temperatures they can transition from a ductile failure mode where the material yields and stretches to that of a brittle nature where the failure becomes more glass-like and sudden."_* That's what happens when your factory roof gets blown off in the middle of winter and your tank is made by old people and children because everyone else is at the front.
@neighbor-j-4737 3 роки тому
Actually this supposition is very well conceived and likely mostly correct in general, if not exactly, on the particulars. Metallurgy is a highly specific art, and stress loadings over time was not fully understood across the board then like it is today. A variety of factors will cause failure, the most common being the state of the materials at the location of shock impact, over and above angle, distance, and velocity.
@pedrofelipefreitas2666 4 місяці тому
Considering the russians already heat treated their armor to extremely high temperatures, making them brittle, add the ductility reduction due to the low temperatures of winter, and you have armor that's very hard, but so brittle it'll likely kill the crew just from the spall of being hit.
@infantryattacks Рік тому
Excellent commentary.
@malsypright 5 років тому
The thing about the T-34 is that many people talked like it was the invention and debut of sloped armor. The concept existed for centuries before; that's why many knights' helmets were so pointy and chestplates jutted out in the middle. It also had been used on tanks before, just never even close to the same extent as it was on the T-34.
@artembakaev1678 5 років тому
16:08 Christie suspension is still used nowdays in Israeli Merkava tanks, and IDF is one of the most capable and combat-ready modern armies.
@zlunazelena4080 2 роки тому
Well suspention is maybe good for limousine, but tank does not really need it...😂
@Karelwolfpup 5 років тому
okay, you are getting really good with your puns, Berndt, keep it up mate ^w^
@kalks4334 5 років тому
I love these comparisons :D
@Bananacatcryhappy 5 років тому
i rarely follow any channel but you convince me to do it, wish you best things and hope you can continue this. Btw can you add english sub ? my hearing is not good
@BELCAN57 5 років тому
Should have shown a graphic for the ubiquitous hammer supplied with each T34 in order for the driver to change gears.
@MrMaselko 5 років тому
11:51 "Hmm... How to depict low quality manufacturing? Ah, DUCK IT!"
@1337penguinman 4 роки тому
The top hat when discussing FOV was a nice touch. Many will not understand. Also, the main question is "was the 50mm good enough to kill its primary adversaries?" If it was, then the smaller gun actually becomes an advantage since you can carry more ammo and it's much less work for the loader and much better for the crew in general since you're not working around a cannon that's too big for the turret it's crammed into.
@johnhood9567 2 роки тому
very interesting presentation!
@righteousindecision2778 5 років тому
Would have liked more attention paid to the relative costs of the tanks. I grant that the numbers at the front in 1934 were similar, but it's not clear how readily each side could build, and replace, a tank. If there are myths in that area, debunking them would be very educational. I feel the strategic implications of cost should not be overlooked.
@0cyb3r0 5 років тому
Well costs are relative. Both countries relied on slave labour, so you can't really compare it with currencies. Usually they compare them by man hours, and the germans invested way more in their tanks than the russians. I think it's more important to have the context of each country: germany starts having problems supplying rare materials/metals and diesel towards the mid/end of the way, where as russia has basically an unlimited supply of natural resources. Therefore sheer quantities were enough to topple up any tank that the germans could invent.
@pedrofelipefreitas2666 4 місяці тому
35k t-34 were built in ww2, the germans produced a total of 25k tanks (not counting tank destroyers). Granted, the germans knew their tanks were too complicated, so they simplified the design with the panther, they built 6k panthers from 43 to 45, meanwhile 8.8k panzer iv were built from 36 to 45, so the panther was much better in terms of man-hours per tank (contrary to popular belief).
@Novous 5 років тому
Everyone knows the T-34 was better because it had both 3, and 4 functionality, whereas the Panzer, while running the superior Roman numeral character set, only supported 3 based tactics.
@callidusvulpes5556 3 роки тому
God, this sounds like card game bonuses lol.
@josephvalvano829 4 роки тому
Love this channel
@Mitchell_Gant 5 років тому
I would like to see a video about the JagdPanzer IV,as it seems like a pretty decent vehicle,built in decent numbers by late WW2 german standards,yet it's very rarely talked about or so it seems to me. It certainly looks like an interesting design,and I would appreciate of it getting a bit more "screen time".
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