(1/5) TANKS! Tigers in the Desert North Africa

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Videos Running Time 00:54:00 in 6 Parts


This episode of TANKS! examines British and German tanks in North Africa. Great Britain was at the forefront of amour development during World War I. However, Britains lead in tank design and tactics fell woefully short in the 1930s and during World War II. British tanks were so poor; it affected the moral of the troops. The Matilda was too slow and used an ineffective 2 pounder (40mm) main gun. The Crusader looked excellent on paper but turned out to be a complete disaster. Britain finally turned to America for reliable tanks.

The Sherman, although inferior to most German tanks, was extremely reliable. The British Sherman Firefly was fitted with the excellent 17 pounder (77mm) anti-tank gun during the western France campaign. Britain learned great lessons from armor development during World War II. Britain was determined to; never again fall so far behind all the major warring nations with amour. British development of tank cannons and laminated amour stem from their World War II experience. The Chieftain and Challenger are a direct result of this mentality.

The Germans were the masters of the battlefield during the early years of World War II. The Panzer II and III werent monsters, but where handled with great care. Most British tanks could hold their own against the Panzer III. However, the use of excellent tank tactics and skillful deplyment of anti-tank screens, was far superior than outdated British cavalry style tactics.

The Panzer IV long barreled 75mm was the first German tank to dominate the battlefield in North Africa. Its excellent high velocity gun could knock out even the well armored Matilda at distance. This design probably was the most influential of all the German machines during World War II.

The Panzer VI Tiger first entered service, against the Western Allies, with the 5th Panzer Army in Tunisia. The Tiger, was a monster. A very heavily armored, frontal, hull and turret coupled with a deadly 88mm, made this tank a legend till the end of the war. The Tigers frontal amour was completely impervious to any Allied anti-tank round. The Sherman had no choice but to defeat the Tigers rear amour, from close range. The Tiger was capable of knocking out a Sherman from at least 3,000 meters. The Allied tankers only hope was to gain a lucky shot against the Tigers tracks, mantlet or gun.

Enjoy this excellent episode of TANKS! Tigers in the Desert.

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[DimitrisKs]

we love the tiger, feed us with more tigers :P

[2bn442RCT]

I have an excellent special I will upload soon.

[AlcoholicSemenStain]

4:24 His shirt matches the tank....

[calimar28]

@bittemeinrammstein Im not aware that any Tiger in 1942 was captured.

[andreasegde]

The volume is a bit too high, no? It's distorting.

[bittemeinrammstein]

@EMIR72CC - What? Tiger-I was first captured near Leningrad at September 1942. Tunisia fighting of Tiger did not begin until December.

[calimar28]

@BBCKT Yeah, the cut up Tiger from America was on display in Germany, and I think they stole it back! That is what seems to have happned. But if they did, can you blame them? 6 Tigers in the world, one of them that runs, and America "cuts up" one for display purposes. If I were German, I would be pissed.

[EMIR72CC]

The Video Starts with tunisia , My country , Where the tiger tank was 1 st ever captured in history :)

[MrSchmerzen98]

My greatgrandfather fought in tunisia for some few weeks, but in italy he saw the tigers for the first time. he told that more soldiers were converted to chatoliscism by the tigers and 88's than St.Peter & Paul together!

[MrSchmerzen98]

Men, if the germans had only some 100 tigers by 1942, there was A BIG possibility of they win the war in afrika

[TheJF5000]

My Grandfather was in the artillery during the war. And in Africa they would constantly be looking for german tans. and because of the size of the shell they would fire they were sometimes unable to take the tank out, Once he told me that they would watch the shell arc towards the target, conect and ricochet of. Shit because then they have a piised off tank crew hunting for them....

[eddienom]

Tiger tanks1!

Eat Sherman Tanks