Tanks "On Campaign" (Part 5/5)

[madhammudeux]

1998? Jesus

[TheFrogmanxxx]

thank you all

[ScarBomber97]

WHY EVERY EPISODE FINISH UNFINISHED IN THE HALF STORY OMG?

[drew19860]

Fantastic!

[chaosrealm93]

thx for the uploads ^^

[dvdprui]

tank tracks are a major limitation of the tank, why i believe in low-pressure tires instead (one track link can disable a tank; it takes 2wheels)

The T-54/55 was one of the most reliable russian vehicles post-war. It has been considered the most reliable for a long time.

It can run only 250km without having to have its tracks replaced entirely, just from wear. After 500km, the entire drivetrain & engine have to be replaced from wear. So essentially the tank has a life of 500km :0/

[ozeangruen]

Tanks in towns- the russian in the czechenian war did the same mistake

[randy95023]

Allies in the west usually controlled the battlefield following a battle. Many Shermans were "knocked out" 3 or 4 times and then salvaged and repaired, thus they returned to battle. Germans were inept at tank recovery and repair, something the Americans and Brits put great effort into. People seldom even think about this segment of warfare but it makes a HUGE difference in keeping your numbers up as the running battles continued on. Glad this vid addressed this aspect of armored warfare!

[askjiir]

@randy95023

Germans were NOT inept in tank recovery you imbecile!

It was a vital issue for them, and they recovered thousand of machines!

[josiahn1]

@askjiir, the Germans had a severe problem with lacking spare parts, as mentioned, but further, they did not have nearly as many trained mechanics as the allies, especially the US. The european society had not be as mobilized on the civil side of things before the war.

[Zamolxes77]

@josiahn1 Furthermore, german logistics were very complicated, mainly because of multiple variations of the same model. You could not take a transmission for example from a pz IV D and put it into a pz IV G. Their tanks were not standardized, as allied ones.

[DonMeaker]

@askjiir Rommel had excellent tank repair units, and they were often kind enough to spare a bit of water or a blanket for a wounded Brit soldier. But units have to have parts, and Hitler was obsessed with production numbers, so there was always a shortage of parts. Then throw in the failure of the germans to standardize: Example- over 100 different kinds of trucks were used to support their campaign in USSR.

[Zamolxes77]

@randy95023 you are totally right. Rommel in Africa had more tanks in his yard, awaiting repairs, than in his active pool... At some point he had around 100 operational tanks with some 250-300 tanks waiting repair...german logistics FAIL.

[snooch1975]

hitler was a dunce

[kraslan13]

this were weak tanks :p

[Xiolablu3]

Thanks mate for posting!

[zxwar]

Thank you to everyone!

[mtse123]

t(h)anks!!!

[oahu223]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[LTDcunuk]

5/5