That is called ranging!! On my dual deployments, I always carried a range card which gave me information relating to what positions I should fix my sights to regarding particular ranges. What you described seemed even better because since I was not issued a rangefinder, I had to guess. If I had a picture of the scene with ranges, I mean that's got to be cheating right!

@@aliasunknown7476 Thank GOD the Germans didn't have our manufacturing and natural resources. Truly amazing people.

@@aliasunknown7476 It was very innovative. The paintings ranged out to a few miles. They obviously had forward spotters calling in the ranging objects to the artillery. The 88mm guns qualified in all categories (mortar, howitzer, rifle, and anti-aircraft). They were high velocity, which allowed them to penetrate armor.

The Germans had science and technology on lockdown back then. And yes thank god Hitler was an idiot and they didn't have the resources and the manufacturing capabilities of the west.

It’s was a good thing Werner Von Braun came to the US.

I think they did or was it for another tank, a British 75mm tank that was used in the african campaing's

That's not entirely true, while yes an air cooled Radial engine doesn't require liquid coolant like a standard in-line or diesel does, it's still 100% entirely capable of overheating and seizing up. ESPECIALLY if the airflow is insufficient, or is otherwise ineffective for whatever reason such as with an extremely hot environment, getting cooked by the sun, all while simple maneuvers themselves are already enough to kick up clouds of talcum powder sand and dust that LOVES to find it way into and onto EVERYTHING, like your air filters... Ya know, for the giant Hoover in the tank trying to inhale the entire atmosphere because that's how it cools itself down... And that's not even bringing up the subject of oil starvation, which a Radial is still just as susceptible to as any other. And remember, those Radials were originally aircraft engines and designed as such, expecting a constant stream of fresh cool air to be blowing through the radials finned cylinders which act as heatsinks, in turn acting as a radiator would and removing heat from the engine by transferring the cylinders heat to the air blowing through it, which in turn cools the cylinder. And back to the subject of oil, while radials are usually considered more damage resistant because they don't have a radiator or coolant lines to get shot and leak till the engine dies; they're just as susceptible as all those engines when it comes to being taken out by a single shot to their oil coolers or lines. There should never be metal-to-metal contact between the moving parts inside an engine, even if it looks like it to our eyes, there's the thin film of oil that technically separates them and they slide on. Without that film of oil you get friction, which is? Heat. A loss of oil pressure will eventually be catastrophic and can burn out the bearings, rings, pistons, etc, within minutes in those high performance engines. Coincidentally, the radials were only chosen because at the time we lacked a sufficient quantity of suitably powerful tank engines, but had tons of older radials in production and lying around which would provide a good enough stop-gap. Pretty much ALL the later M3 Lee/Grant's, and M4's would switch to either in-line or diesel engines. One of the key quirks of the tank radials is they were still literally just aircraft engines, but since they weren't mounted to a propeller or anything, the crew had to manually rotate the entire engine a few time before start up because when they're off, all the oil would drain to the lowest cylinders, so you needed to rotate them to redistribute the oil to all the cylinders again. Failing to do so could cause it to cook, or possibly even throw a piston if it tried to compress a cylinder full of incompressable oil.

​@@raymondtorres-gy8ujPretty much all the UK/Commonwealth tanks suffered overheating issues in North Africa, one of the more notorious/Infamous ones was the A15 Crusader. They decided they needed a newer more modern Cruiser tank than their early war A13 series for the desert in North Africa, and so they made the Crusader, and mounted the Air intakes and air filters for the engine and radiator right above the rear drive sprockets so those powerfull and air hungry engines we're constantly choked up and suffering emphysema due to having to try and suck air through solid layers of baby powder like sand completely caked in and clogging all the filters, and this is the air you need for such unimportant things as combustion, and to blow through the radiator to cool the engine, etc. IIRC the Covenentar never even left the UK and were all used for training only, because their radiator was placed at one end of the tank, but not the end the engine was on... so it couldn't cool well either because the circuit loop was too long to efficiently cool the engine, and it was easily susceptible to battle damage because their was coolant lines running almost the whole length of the damn tank. IIRC the M3's, both the Lee/Grant and Stuart's that used the Radial engines, did suffer some early overheating issues as well due to the desert sand quickly and easily clogging their air filters for the hungry radials. But IIRC this got fixed with a redesigned filter or by using a better one. AFAIK the radials got swapped with in-line and diesel engines on the production line as soon as sufficiently powerful ones were available in sufficient quantity though, so issues with the radials like needing to filter massive amounts of air weren't as big of a deal. Either way, the Royal Tankers were ecstatic about the Lee's/Grant's even though they had their fair share of issues and were only a stop-gap measure. As at least they had a bloody HE round now, giving them an effective weapon against the notorious DAK AT guns and Flak 88's. Until they got the 75mm on the M3 and M4 Mediums, and 37mm on the M3 Stuart's, they'd been stuck with only 2-Pounder solid shot to use against them which required a direct hit to damage the gun or crew. In fact, despite widely being derided as futile death traps by early post-war historians, at the time of their introduction in 1942 the M4s were among the best armed and armored tanks in the war. Especially in North Africa when 37mm, short 50mm, and the stubby 75mm guns were still common. And the Pz. III, Pz. IV, and M4 all had 50mm of front hull armor; but only the M4/M4A1 had sloped front hull armor making it more like 60-80mm+. 2-Pounder HE was never issued to frontline troops, the 6-Pounder wasn't very common yet, and "Becauz Bri'ish" while they had 3-Inch CS* Variants of numerous tanks, they were almost exclusively supplied with 76mm smoke shells instead of HE which would actually be pretty effective against AT guns... For instance on D-Day the 6th Paras landed with a few Gliderborne Tetrarch Light Tanks in the CS variant, but they were only given 4 HE rounds per tank and ALL the rest were smoke.

They did mention having to crank the radial engine that the similar Lee tank had at least.

MMMMmmm... Americans showed up to save British ass. I don't want you saying shit like that NE more.

Also I agree on the rolls motor they are beasts!

First US patent for radar was issued in 1934, Watson Watt began experiments in 1935 following a MoD request to study the feasibility of a death ray. Klystron tube that made Chain Home as effective as it was, was invented in the US in 1937. If FDR had not propped up Britain from 1939, hitler would not have declared war on the USA. hitlers speech can be found in the Jewish Virtual library. 1934- A. H. TAYLOR ET AL SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBJECTS BY RADIO Filed June 13, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet l RECEIVER lM/D qwawa TIME AIRPLANE TRANSMITTER Nov. 27, 1934. A. H. TAYLOR ET AL 1,981,334

Counterpoint they aren't talking about Operation Torch which was also North Africa and had Patton.

Tell that to my grandfather who got a purple heart in both North Africa and France.

Your ignorance is embarrassing. Montgomery used a brilliant plan to stop the Africa Corps. The US sent tanks in part because the Germans were reading our State Department “Black” code. Our rep in Egypt had been sending British plans to Washington and the Germans read it. Our bad. We switched codes as Monty took over and he was able to stop the Germans. Also see “The Key to Rebecca” about a major German espionage success in Egypt.

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Always found it fun I own a jeep and it's the vehicle Noone has referred to as an "Suv, Truck, or Car" it's always just referred to as a jeep like it's got its own category 😂

The US sent the Soviets, 2,000 locomotives, 30,000 trucks and jeeps, thousands of radios/ telephones. And around a million miles of phone line. Not 100% accurate but I tried to be conservative on my estimates. They would not have been able to do a structured retreat without the communication gear we gave them. And hopefully everyone knows what that would've meant. A lot of Russians died but over half of those #'s where self inflicted. But that's always been the Russian way. Life is cheap

He knew it would be a battle of attrition and having fought in WW1 and seeing the carnage, he was aware that Alamein was going to be that sort of battle. Churchill was forcing Generals to fight before they were ready and Montgomery stood against him. The First battle of Alamein showed the Germans could be halted. General Claude Auchinleck was the General in charge after Richie was sacked after the Battle of Gazala. It did help that Rommel has supply issues, not just with distance, but transports being sunk. However the battle of 2nd Alamein was testimony to Montgomery's resolve to win and defeat Rommel. No other General got away with what Monty did.

History channel use to actually do better, they’ve morphed into something else, who knows what….

Guess who was in charge of stopping the German attack at the battle of the Bulge, and no it wasnt Patton

If i had a garage id give her a home, sorry to hear that man. sounds like you have a lot of memories in that thing. good things come and go, on to the next adventure. :)

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@@figgiefigueroa7372 agreed. It really was a bizarre moment in time... The absolute pinnacle of killing and violence in all of known history was also the pinnacle of human innovation. We are an interesting species.

Nah, I think in the end it was the bomb.

I thought I recognized that. SD2 was great.

I've heard it said that soldiers win battles, logistics wins wars. Cheers - TN

During ww2 the army thought black America soldiers wasn’t smart enough to fight so they put them on those trucks . Which was a Hugh’s responsibility . Napoleon said that his army travel on their stomach.other word he understood how important it was to keep those supply lines open.

It is called RACISM.

The Roman legions did not practice the raw racism of the age of enlightment. Africans, Arabs Gauls slavs all fought in the Legions as auxilaries.

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Well put.

That's because You were a kid obsessed with learning about military stuff and likely not much else. You knowing that doesn't explain anything else about others. That level of arrogance is obnoxious. These were men who were drafted by a country that they did not have full civil rights in. It's a big deal and remains a big deal. They are victims of the lack of privilege white people are often so absolutely clueless to. White privilege exists in this country and black people are negatively affected by it on a daily basis, including their murder by police in situations where if it were swapped with a white person, they magically wouldn't even be close to dying. IDK why you're so insecure about this issue but you are going to end up on the wrong side of history if you don't start caring about accountability.

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I googled it and "Ride with the Ducks" is permanently closed in all locations except for Guam 🙅‍♂️ after a few tragic accidents and many legal challenges. They operated here in the 215 until 2016.

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@@chilIychilI That's a shame.

@@jakeforeman4854 Really is a shame that it closed bro. But with the city now being filled with ppl that dont give a 💩 about this country's history or about their kids and very often it seems they don't even give a 💩 about themselves😔... So its all inevitable. But aye majority still rules 💪🤣🇺🇲

I still have my duck bill noise maker, i remember driving my mom insane with that thing. 😁 Shoutout from Westchester. 🤙

Yes The Fox was a beast & wasn't really down with the Nazis, he just put up with them & was apparently forced to kill himself because he plotted against Hitler, he was a bonefied soldier that loved his country & I genius too

@@mattlawrence1932 Yes, he was. Hitler's generals didn't want to wake him up. When they finally did, it was too late.

​@@mattlawrence1932I don't believe he was part of the assassination plot at all.. he was definitely not a fan of the Nazis and when he became aware of the killings in the East he became less of a fan but. He was a Prussian soldier after all first and foremost.. those guys follow orders. And are strict to the. Rules of rank and order... However I do believe he knew about it , in fact I'm sure of it because he was confronted about it by the conspirators and unfortunately for him a picture came about that had him with the known conspirators AH would have none of it ,but at the same time, he couldn't have a uprising weather civilian or the army and he'd a had both Romell was very loved... And knowing brutality of the Gestapo and some SS wackadoodles when they threatened to kill him anyway and then his family to concentration camps he really had no choice... He could have went down fighting but he knew that he would lose and his and his wife and son would pay the price

​@@mattlawrence1932well it's not that he put up with him he really had no choice.. he doesn't start the political tone of Germany he was a simple soldier

@@micanopykracker694 they had several dozens of assassination plots on Hitler not just the Valkyrie one my friend!!!!

"my 2 years on a job allows me to understand the experience of people decades prior. Millions of people." You are ignorant as you are arrogant

El Alamein!?!

@@rev.x-bones8651 I do not take away anything from the victory of General Montgomery at El Alemain. However this victory would not have happened had the US not developed and freely given the reliable and effective M3 Grant tank by the thousands that allowed Montgomery to go head to head with the Afrika Corp. Along with these tanks there were a lot of P40s that were given that were used effectively by both the British and American forces in North Africa. Also perhaps the final battle at El Alimein would not have happened had the American engagements with the Afrika Corp in the Western North Afrika. Had it not been for these early American sacrifices in thousands of deaths as well as loss of materiale that were encurred in defeats as well as victories after General Patton took command that forced Rommel and the Afrika Corp back to the eastern part of North Afrika. The point of my original post was that some credit could be afforded to the efforts of America. Had Montgomery not received the M3 Grant as well as the RAF getting the aircraft the history of North Africa may have been different. Another key contribution to the success in North Africa was the efforts of the USS Wasp to deliever Spitfires to Malta when they were needed the most. The Royal Navys ability to stop many of the German supply convoys to reinforce the Afrika Corp would not have been possible had Malta fallen. All of these American contributions should have received at least a mention.

​@@robertbacklund4438 Montgomery was a child molester.

No they wouldn't. Operation Sea Lion was a pipe dream. Just a longer drawn out war.

There are plenty of documentaries that herald the efforts of the Americans in Africa and their contributions to the British armour during that campaign and the rest of the war. This particular production deals primarily with the vehicles and weapons used, wherever they were supplied from. And it is a British recording, so one would expect the Tommy's to garner the lion's share of praise. Accept it as is and enjoy the show. 😊

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very soldier ive talked to myself included has had that thought some are lucky enough to get an answer for me being stationed in berlin when the wall came down was it

Do you go to any and all warfare themed videos on youtube baiting out attention? Or just ones that are about manufacturing

They always underestimate us, hah!

The Cold War was very real. Check out the movie, 13 Days which is based on true events.

Don't know if you noticed, but apparently no American person/soldier/pilot ever set foot in Africa. I realize the focus of the program was mainly the "equipment", but a lot of Americans were killed or maimed in Africa during 42-43 and their families would be disappointed to hear that they lied about where they fought and died for their country as well as to save other nations :(

@@atatterson6992 What I talked about before Peral and even before Montgomery took command happened later the US joined and landed in Morocco North Africa and they were doing a pincer action against Rommel coming from the west and Montgomery was coming from the south the US army engineer cor. was in Egypt the engineers do things like logistical support, bridges, the pipeline for fuel and water and bunkers for the allied forces and maintenance shops so they were in Africa but just after Peral before that, there were only observers & planners getting familiarized with desert war but they had to be away from the front lines since the US officially was not in the war yet remember this took 3 years the first 2 the US was not in the war when Montgomery came to the US was in and most of his equipment was new US tanks

Correction to your spelling, Tobruk, Lord, Berlin, there (after) and let's not start on grammer.

He is saying Red Ball Express. Also written out in the presentation.

@@apina1954, no, he was NOT saying Red Ball Express

Breaking the German cods broke their logistical supply chain of shipping resupply across the Mediterranean, fuel, ammo and equipment needed by Rommel...very elaborate strategies were enacted to disguise the fact of he codes had been broken.

hahah yeah I noticed that too.

Yeah, ive never heard "billy truck" or whatever the fuck this guy said lmao. Deuce and a half is correct.

But we're they really? Nah, just kidding. NZ seemed like a cool place until 💉 mandates and they took your guns.

Yes, however back in the 1940's as far as Britian was concerned, Canada, New Zeland, Australia and India were nothing more than a part of the Common Wealth. You all were the common and Brittian took all the wealth.

They were taken over by Chads and lesbians.

wartime Jeeps werent unbreakable, BUT they were easy to work on and there were so many, spares were rarely an issue

MY FATHER TALKED ABOUT THE GERMAN 88 ' S ,,, FIERCE

A truly useful weapon

US Air force wasn't established until 1947. After WWII.

We get it you play tank games