Nice to hear something positive about the French armor.

@catfive23rd

3 жыл бұрын

There were numerous successful actions in the battle of france we don't hear of from the siege of Lille to the defense of Calais where the French armed forces fought heroically but of course that isn't what the general public wants to hear nowadays so these tales become harder and harder to find

@chrissibersky4617

3 жыл бұрын

It's probably more about Germany steamrolling France. People don't want to be reminded of that. But as far as I can see it had nothing to do with the French having inferior apparel or lack of courage in their men. The government declared war against Germany against the will of the people. The people of France was against the war but the government tried to force them anyway. I've read a book called Grenanadier and it's the memoirs of a German general. During the invasion of France he went ahead of his army in a civilian car and he saw fields with abandoned military equipment everywhere. The French soldiers had just left and gone home. Probably in protest against their government. But the same goes for Britain and USA. The British people were against declaring war on Germany but changed their mind after France had fallen. And the people of USA didn't go along until Pearl Harbor. That is a big part to why Germany could be so successful in the beginning.

@LeopardIL2

2 жыл бұрын

The Charbre main problem was the Stuka, not the Panzers.

@tbuxt3992

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissibersky4617 entirely inaccurate. For one, the French may have been reluctant to go to war again (certainly), but they recognized the threat the Germans posed and took up their duties as they knew had to be fulfilled. Secondly, it is a repeated German anecdote/witness testimony with little hard evidence. True military reports from both sides paint a far different picture. One of French soldiers holding the line, falling back to new defensive lines, holding again, then making a heroic final stand, whilst dispensing all available ammunition and ordnance, going to complete exhaustion before surrendering, or in some cases, fighting to the death.

@chrissibersky4617

Жыл бұрын

@@tbuxt3992 There were pockets of resistance from the French. Germany only occupied the north coast of France and left the rest alone to start with. Most of the control of France the Germans left to the French them self. They only had to fight a small group of rebels from France. Of course the people didn't like the situation but they also got betrayed by their own government. I'm Swedish and we have a similar situation here now. We have been neutral for more than 200 years and for two weeks recently we had our first female prime minister and she decided to end our neutrality over the head of our people. Instead of sending medical support, food etc to the civilians she sent weapons to one side of a conflict and applied for our nation to join Nato. If the other side of the conflict decides to attack us a lot of people would say "it's not my war. No one asked me.".

How refreshing, to get to see a video about German tanks NOT winning. These were real tanks, too; the German Pzkw I and Pzkw II were almost tank "trainers." The Pzkw I, especially. Most of them became scrap metal and returned to Germany as Soviet tanks. Enough Pzkw IIs survived to get their chassis repurposed as SP guns, but very few of them are around, today. Thanks for posting this.

@kampfgruppepeiper501

3 жыл бұрын

Refreshing like a cold drink 🍺 🥴

@ThatZenoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Both Panzer 1 and 2 were designed explicitly for war and combat. The 'trainer' tank thing is a myth. You don't build trainer tanks out of expensive and hard to produce armor steel.

@Metromania2022

Жыл бұрын

France got what they deserved for declaring war on Germany.

Great video!! Amazes me how US tankers and late war Brits would often complain about going up against the mid-late war German armored vehicles when their munitions would just bounce off of the Tigers/Panthers. Everyone seems to forget that the Germans ran into that very same problem against British, French, and Soviet armored vehicles during the beginning stages of the war.

Imagine how much Silver Lions he got

@wellggbro3961

3 жыл бұрын

War thunder in a char's armor ..... :)

@piepiep2368

3 жыл бұрын

Many free rp

Great video, great storytelling, great narration. Just subscribed. It's about time to see the much vaunted panzers get theirs and then some! With videos like that I'm sure you're going to be at the top in no time. Thanks!

Love your videos, wish you were more popular, keep it up

@TheUntoldPast

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment :) It means a lot!

Great content, with a presentation that is easy listening. That's a rare combination in these parts. Well done I'm a new sub.👍

Great stuff, as usual!!

The Char B cost over a million Francs at the time. Seems to have been worth it at least in this battle.

Radio. That was the difference. The Germans could out maneuver the French due to superior communications. The French didn't have them in their tanks. Or if they did, not many. (please correct me if I'm wrong) Every German tank had some type of radio. But sometimes the French did win. They fought very well, despite the bad reputation they somehow have gained. It was their generals that let them down, not having adapted to this new form of mobile warfare.

6:05 In this case one expensive tank can destroy 13 tanks that together probably cost much more to make then that one expensive tank. Sounds like a good investment in expensive weapons.

I seem to recall that the Char B's weak point was its exposed radiator. Almost anything could punch a hole in it and soon after your tank became a pillbox. Thanks for the video.

@seasirocco3063

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that's a myth, but I can't confirm it off the top of my head.

@flo__60

3 жыл бұрын

in war thunder yes, in reality no.

@BachataKnight

3 жыл бұрын

@@flo__60 I haven't played War Thunder for so long but while watching this video, and now reading this comment, I feel like I need to get back to it.

@flo__60

3 жыл бұрын

@@BachataKnight oh no don't give me bad ideas like playing that game again, i fell in another free to play trap since, despite deciding i would never again... but WT is not just time consuming it's plain suffering keep that in mind!!!

@jeanpelletier206

3 жыл бұрын

@@seasirocco3063 the myth is your stupid comment.

Was that the special tank on Battlefield 1 lol?

@Cristieagle

3 жыл бұрын

No, the tank from BF1 is the Char 2C, whereas the tank in this video is the Char B1.

@paulfinlinson4436

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cristieagle Hahaha thanks man. Hey I wasn't too far off lol

@basedkaiser5352

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulfinlinson4436 a little bit though because you’re talking about a WW1 tank.

@paulfinlinson4436

2 жыл бұрын

@@basedkaiser5352 BF1 is a ww1 game 🤷

At 1:59 what is that armored car towing? The film suggests a rubber boat. Is this a container that holds several of them? But why is a scout car hauling equipment?

@stevekillgore9272

3 жыл бұрын

They are Recon troops, the infantry component can get across a river and cause chaos

bill ott? bee oh.

When you think about an army held back by ridiculous rules of engagement, pathetically incompetent leadership and worse training, think of the French and blame the right reasons for their defeat

@chrissibersky4617

3 жыл бұрын

Also the government went against the will of the French people when they declared war on Germany. The people didn't want the war but the government tried to force them resulting in huge numbers of French soldiers abandon their posts and equipment in protest when the Germans came.

@chrissibersky4617

2 жыл бұрын

@VoltigeurFR Sure. So why did Germany only occupie 10% of France and let the French govern them self to begin with after they surrendered and their government fled with the treasury?

@chrissibersky4617

2 жыл бұрын

@VoltigeurFR They only occupied the coast to England to begin with. Are you just sitting there an guessing?

Goes to show how France could have defeated the German offensive.

1:35 Looks like Goebbels had someone with an axe help the tank with the tree on the left.

Shows that armour really is not everything. Some KV1 and KV2 tanks would stop the Germans. And so did the Germans later with some of their heaviest tanks where they stoped the allied ones. But in the end. Those heavy vehicles didn't stop the battles. Manouverability and reliability are key factors in a modern warefare. It is strange how the Germans moved away from it in later years where they pretty much ended up having engagements which played out like when they encountered the Char B1 or KV1/KV2. But it didn't help them win the battles.

That surprises me. A German Panzer couldn’t take out a French Tank. Excellent work by the French crew & ya for the French team, must have been early in the war????