WWII Cave Tank

[badazzzz31]

This is awesome

[SaipanPictures]

@badazzzz31 Thanks Badazzzz.

[nowthisis2stupid]

A Dodge man I see, that makes me like the video even more lol!

[SPT111]

Question...at the time of your filming that tank cave ,were there any other people nearby that location.? I ask because I do hear other voices in the back ground at times .if no other persons were with you ..could you have been picking up some kind of EVP? CONSIDERING THE DEATHS OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS IN THAT AREA..MIGHT THERE BE GHOSTS? OTHER WISE THIS IS STILL A VERY COOL VIDEO..!

[romanlegions]

Wow, this is absolutely amazing! Have you approached anyone from any historical association society about this? But I would assume that its just some minor relic and wouldn't bother much, but would be curious enough to do something. Have you encountered any human remains nearby? Or perhaps the crew itself was trapped inside when it happened? The thoughts of it must be disturbing...

[SaipanPictures]

@romanlegions Thanks Romanlegions. This cave is near the ocean so everything not attached would have been washed out during typhoons. I have found human remains in so many other caves though.

[not2b8b4u]

The tank's own explosives probally caught fire and created the intense heat that would melt a lot of the metal.

[timberwolf218]

I'll admit, you got some strong will or something because I couldn't go in a tiny weeny cave. Congrats.

[Lordog86]

Awesome video!! I would love to get in there and do an EVP session to see if their are still spirits dwelling within that cavern! Nice find!

[TheYoungdrizzle24]

that is lllleeeeggggiiittt!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[hit38spl]

is that Hunter S. tompson

[bigdave46148]

From what I can tell, it looks like that cave took a direct hit from a HE shell fired from a Battleship. That would be the only thing I can think of the would cause that much damage to the tank and bring down the cave itself.

[14wafflesandpancakes]

wow, this is incredible i love watching this kinda stuff ! I would love to travel to a place like this just to see whats left you could proberly find all kinds of relics hidden around these islands

[SaipanPictures]

@14wafflesandpancakes Thanks 14waffles.

[julemandens2]

You should be a tour guide, I would love to see many of these locations in real life, because its very limited what ww2 relics in Denmark.

[SaipanPictures]

@julemandens2 Thanks Julemandens. I do show some of my YouTube contacts around when they come to Saipan.

[USMCCCA711]

I am sure that is the same area of the cannon with wheels and one dead Japanese in vicinity that I sent you from my Uncle. Are there any bunkers that look like they were not fully completed, still in construction phase?

[SaipanPictures]

@USMCCCA711 I wish I knew where your uncle took that picture. I studied the background in that picture but could not identify the location.

[gk1442]

where was that



[SaipanPictures]

@gk1442 Saipan.

[ak7wyf]

that is amazing!! why whould they just not mount a hiddin gun, why a tank? and if its melted something must of happened like thermite to destroy or an catastrophic fire in the tank. have u ever learned more about it? i doubt they would assemble a tank in a place like that where it could'nt even move. wow thats a great peice of history and thank u for sharing.

[SaipanPictures]

@ak7wyf Thanks ak7wyf. The Japanese were running short on cannons but still had a lot of these little tanks but then they lost almost all their taqnks after the first night of the battle.

[ak7wyf]

@SaipanPictures amazing, thank u so much. i am so interested in stuff like this.

[guyslade]

if its by the beach then its probably kept in one of the cliff caves which were used to try and bombard incoming ships, which were shot at by the americans , so the cave probably collapsed .

[MrNevped]

wow that is so amazing

[FUSA4LIFE]

maby they took it apart and rebuild it insite the gave

[SaipanPictures]

@FUSA4LIFE They could have.

[FUSA4LIFE]

@SaipanPictures do you use an metal detector ???

i life in the netherlands in the city nijmegen that was one of the biggest frontlines in the netherlands during ww2

and near my house is an forrest where i search with my metal detector i finde allot every time i search german helmits weapons ammo ..... bud i never find stuff above ground and seeing what you find above ground i get grazy when thinking about me looking there with an metal detector

would love to search there once

[SaipanPictures]

@FUSA4LIFE Hi Fusa4life. Saipan was bombed quite heavily before the ground battle began so there is a thick layer of shrapnel on the ground. I don't think a metal detector will work well here. If you do find something here with a metal detector then it would most likely be an unexploded bomb. Sounds like you too have a great place to explore.

[FUSA4LIFE]

@SaipanPictures i got an metal detector that can discriminate metal kinds so first ill find some sharpnel/shells and then discriminate it so it wont go off on bombs again and thinking there is 60+years of leaves and branches on top of it and still you find allot witout digging

then i cant dream about what beneth the ground

here some cool videosabout whats undere your feet

/watch?v=ps3cBS8hli4&NR=1

/watch?v=IAyGIs-muYE

and this are places the coverment cleaned up for 60+ years

[SaipanPictures]

@FUSA4LIFE I think you're right, that type of metal detector may work.

[69CRUZR]

Amazing! Forgive me for not remembering this particular battle but was Saipan a major Naval bombardment beforehand? With the utter destruction of this tank, rock and surroundings I wonder if it was Naval shells to blame? Or dive bombers in a pre invasion bombardment. Interesting stuff you do there sir! Are you living on Siapan, or just visit often?

[SaipanPictures]

@69CRUZR Hi 69CRUZR. Yes, Saipan had two days and nights of Naval bombarding before the ground battle which included battleships, cruisers, destroyers and bomber planes. That is most likely when this tank was destroyed. I have lived on Saipan since 1996.

[Supermanzack96]

That is amazing, I wish I could see that in person

[digum15]

napalm was invented in ww2 it burns long and hot could explain the melting

[digum15]

napam was invented in ww2 it burns long and hot could explain the melting

[raserei]

I gotta say, I love WW2 history, specially when hosted by Raoul from Fear and Loathing. I'm quite jealous of your adventures, and am quite interested in seeing more. I'm hoping that at some point I will get to see at least ONE of the 'theatres' of war, whether it be east or west. Much appreciation for showing us something most of us will never be able to see.

[SaipanPictures]

@raserei Thanks Raserei.

[donbrashsux]

Is this a hobby of yours,or did you stumble on this tank during your vacation,(is this Hawaaii)how would the tank get to this island and then inside a cave and then melt down. .Sounds rather strange...sorry for so many questions..

[SaipanPictures]

@donbrashsux Hi Donbrashsux. My hobby is tracking down the forgotten history on the island of Saipan. A major three week battle took place on Saipan in WWII. It was D-Day in the Pacific and the start of the end of Japan.

[donbrashsux]

I wish i could see what you are pointing out to us,when you say barrel it looks like rocks etc

[SaipanPictures]

@donbrashsux There is a close up shot of the barrel.

[99redrain]

very cool



[SaipanPictures]

@99redrain Thanks 99redrain.

[600joe]

Maybe a 55gal drum of lit aviation gasoline kicked into cave opening will probally do this.

[navarrotrout]

Japanese Secret Weapon: The Cave Tank

[987bmx987]

Very Intresting!



[SaipanPictures]

@987bmx987 Thanks 987.

[007007070707]

What a find! How did you locate it? On my one trip to Saipan at the point where all the resorts are I waded out & found a 105 MM or 150 MM Japanese cannon in which the cannon was completely blow off but the base & tires were still attached. In digging around at low tide I found & pieced together the tripod & most of a 7.7MM Jap MG which was in pieces but still fairly poss. to reassemble despite the barrel being in two pieces. Tons of melted glass and aluminum along the rocks on the point

[rangerzep83]

Incredible find! Thanks for sharing!

[SaipanPictures]

@rangerzep83 Thanks Eric. I was surprised with this find.

[BlackOpsJohn]

@SaipanPictures have you ever fount a A6M2 zero. I imagine that they would be hard to identify seeing as they were fairly delicate

[SaipanPictures]

@BlackOpsJohn I hear that there are two or three under water that divers can visit.

[SaipanPictures]

@BlackOpsJohn Hi BlackOpsJohn, I hear that there are two or three underwater that divers can visit.

[SaipanPictures]

@BlackOpsJohn Hi BlackOpsJohn, I hear that there are two or three underwater that divers can visit.

[MrEnglandForever1]

Another intresting video,

looking forward now to the next.

Thanks

[SaipanPictures]

@MrEnglandForever1 Thanks MrEngland. I have an idea of what my next video will be but I'm not sure yet.

[gmbhome17]

Wow - Another amazing video! I look forward to every new exploration. Thanks for sharing them.

[SaipanPictures]

@gmbhome17 Thanks Gmbhome. I sure enjoy exploring, finding, and filming this part of forgotten history in Saipan.

[baldfatgit1]

Brilliant vid I recon from your vid footage the tank was in there protecting that part of the coast. The area was bombed the cave collasped and under all those tones of rock the tank was crushed flat setting off the ammo and fuel melting it down and with the help of the bombs going off as well. leaving the poor souls inside to be cremated as they would have surly been killed either by the bomb blasts or by the roof caving in and being crushed.

Love the vid more please Steve BFG1

[baldfatgit1]

i have made a coffee NOW ill enjoy your vid :)

[SaipanPictures]

@baldfatgit1 Thanks Baldfatgit.

[TheGhostOfSabotage]

Would love to know their last meal was! :)

[SaipanPictures]

@TheGhostOfSabotage Hi Ghost. I would guess there was rice and fish in that cooking pot.

[TheGhostOfSabotage]

@SaipanPictures That would make sense, rice and fish, what type of do they have over there? :)

[SaipanPictures]

@TheGhostOfSabotage Right outside that cave was open ocean, no reef, so I'm not sure what fish they would be able to catch.

[TheGhostOfSabotage]

@SaipanPictures So they could have had any type of fish that swam by, that would be rather interesting, a different type of fish each meal... if that, would be rather scary if your the one that had to go down to fish! :)

[SaipanPictures]

@TheGhostOfSabotage They may even catch a shark, by mistake I would guess. Although it may be easy fishing. Notice the tide pools next to the water. With big waves some fish would wash in there and can't leave.

[TheGhostOfSabotage]

@SaipanPictures Shark would last a 6 man crew for 5 - 6 days maybe! :)

[Haggar185]

it might have been a small japanese Ha-Go tank. those were pretty small and could probably been driven in at one point. the japanese started to actually put their tank in fixed positions. they found it more practical to use them as well armed pill boxes. the cannon is either a 47mm or 37mm, despite the size they were high velocity and could penetrate the armor of a Sherman tank at 400 meters.

[SaipanPictures]

@Haggar185 Thanks Haggar. The Japanese were probably learning from one of their major mistakes: all their cannons were in a fixed position and could not point to the rear.

[Chester2929]

Looks real claustrophobic in there. Amazing find.

[SaipanPictures]

@Chester2929 Thanks Chester.

[ChickenFriedFabrizio]

Amazing!



[GaijinGDB]

I wonder what hit it? It would need some pretty intense and continual heat to melt something like that. Maybe it got a direct hit from a bomb and brewed up in the cave? Would act like a nice furnace... tanks that get hit in the open never seem to melt, just shatter and burn. Quite the mystery.

[luftwaffe789456123]

@GaijinGDB even an Anti Tank rounds will melt tanks because after that it will burn which will cause in the melting of the tank.