Tank Overhaul The Elephant Part 3/5

[TheFflynnie]

hmm like heavy tracks, 200 tons this guy is on drugs, i think he meant 2 tons

[DillonSundance]

panther wins battles

t 34 wins wars

elephant... looks great in a museum

[Kasapin5033]

over 40% what he just said is wrong ! They just make it up as it goes, Ferdinand was over 75 t heavy and not 42t like he said !!!! :O

[MehanisedInfantry72]

WTF compare Elephant with Paladin is nonsense those two are totally different weapons looking on its purpose.. more close to the Paladin is "Hummel".. The Hummel ("Bumble Bee") was a self-propelled artillery gun based on the Geschützwagen III/IV chassis, armed with a 15 cm howitzer and in this time it has same role like Paladin today, Elephant was tank hunter or tank destroyer like the Russian SU85 etc.I would like to see Paladin like AT weapon on open field with clear sight on tank like target

[ArcticAmarok]

Mk V I mean to say, not Mk VI.

I guess we're both at it today aren't we Dr. Atwater?

[ArcticAmarok]

Dr. Atwater: I sincerely respect both you and your credentials. However, in a previous documentary you stated (correctly) that the Panzer Mk VI (or PANTHER) was the best tank of WWII.

..........hmm

[Captain8492]

The heaviest german tank which saw action was the "Jagdpanzer VI", the Jagdtiger, with about 70 metric tons.

[Artist334]

Do abrams tracks weight 200 tons each=) 1:06 Why dont I believe?

[Zimmernld]

Why do these american shows always add so much crap (and calling out the same facts numerous times....). All I want to see is how they restore this tank

[ruski1945]

Besides the 200 metric ton tracks the Abrams can reach almost 45mph dahm their dumb

[Joshw124]

I kinda wana know about the elephant, why the hell r they talking about the t-34? Its so over rated, it was nothing special at all

[FreedomFighterEx]

T-34 the best tank? i don't believe this........

[aclock2]

@FreedomFighterEx It's fact. Whether you want to believe or not, fact doesn't change.

To be honest, German Tiger is technically better than T-34 in term of armor and fire power, but when it comes to cost and productivity, it's pathetic.

[FreedomFighterEx]

@aclock2 i respect both armor but T-34 also cost a lot of live i don't like this part,still everything win in big number don't you agree?

T-34 is not bad tank but i don't like over hype and over rate.

[aclock2]

@FreedomFighterEx I disagree, no matter how many lives T-34 cost. It would be insignificant compare to the number of lives that would be lost for losing the war. Also, when the 2 sides are not super unequal in power, quality always beat quantity. But T-34 has both: decent quality and fantastic quantity, that's why it's voted the best tank in WW2. If you were under the impression that T-34 has worse quality than average WW 2 tanks because if its number, you are deadly mistaken .

[jangotrooper]

The heaviest armoured vehicle manufactured by the germans was the JagdTiger..bigger than elephant

[Usernamesarebunk420]

Ya I skipped that whold compaire/"evolution" of that paladin to Ferdie/Elephant...the Hummel/Wespe/Grille had much much much more in common in the evolution of Self-Propelled Artillery then a TANK DESTROYER...Neat show to watch tanks being taken appart but i take anything off TV with a big large mega humungo sized grain of salt for any "facts" they present.

[MrIpazza]

Sense this makes none....

They are comparing an anti tank unit vs an arty unit.... LIEK WTF.....

[DmanSean90]

200 tonne tracks! I think the guy who scripted this put the decimal point in the wrong place....

[DmanSean90]

Sorry to say, they must have experience moving heavy heavy tanks/tank destroyers at aberdeen. They have a Jagdtiger there, and it's a LOT wider and longer. And it's 6 tonnes heavier.

[Cha11enger94]

30mph for the abrams tank???

i dont think so cos i know for a fact its top speed is 42.5mph

[muldroonz]

Killer water gun???

[Haddockxyz300]

Eh...If the Tracks where 200 Tones each,

A tank would weight 450 tons????!!!

[tanker1408]

Omg is this documentary about the Elephant tank destroyer or M1 Abrams and M109? WTF has the Abrams to do with it anyway? oh right, it's american tv show, of course it has to include american stuff, whateveeeeer

[Luka464]

Tank Overhaul is full of U.S. propaganda, and showing the superiority of U.S. military equipment.

[falcrum19]

First of all, they missed the point that the Ferdi is a Tankdestroyer and not a Selfpropelled Gun. And i dont like that fat Guy with the glasses, he always talks a lot of rubbish.

[freewill51]

200 ton tracks! This guy just makes up his own facts.

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@freewill51

hehehe yeah,i said it sooo meny times, history & Discovery channel aren't near as accurate as they say they are!

[kasmackba]

They done goofed... at 1:10 when describing the tracks of the M1 Abrams.

"These tracks weigh roughly 200 metric tons each"

200 tons each? that's 400 tons, or roughly 6 times the weight of the rest of the tank.

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@kasmackba

the 3 Heaviest parts of a Tank are:

The Engine, wich is the heart of it all, Then the Turret wich is the second heaviest part, wich also Houses the Main Gun ( wich isen't a Light weith Either ) and Ammo. The Most notourious the Armor. But Tracks are Heavy, but do not believe any thing that These Channel Make you believe?

[kasmackba]

@ThePanzerWarMachine

You'r missing the point. You'r also talking about various parts of the tank that has got nothing to do with the faulty information in the video.

The video contains an error, it would have us believe that the tracks weigh 200 metric tons each.

The average M1 Abrams weigh about 65 metric tons.

Hence my initial claim, that the video is wrong, still stands.

[HeirofGojira91]

@ThePanzerWarMachine I hear the 100mm + bolt on armor (hence we had 200mm armor) of the Elefant/Ferdinand added 5 extra tonnes alround to the tank. The addition of a shield mantlet also added another tonne or so (not sure about this if my readings are right)

[petrwarry72]

5 * * * * *

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@petrwarry72

thanks Petr, not as good as yours but i am getting close =D

[hatakashi1900]

Even better video quality next time hehehehe I want HD!!!! =D

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@hatakashi1900

i dont know how to get HD. if i knew that, i'd be up-loading in HD

Next. the Russian BMP-1.