Men In Armour. British documentary on the origins and operation of tanks

Lengthy documentary made in 1949 about the men and tanks of the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)

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  • @georgebrooks3747
    @georgebrooks37473 ай бұрын

    Keep these interesting videos coming, can't get enough

  • @andymoody8363
    @andymoody83633 ай бұрын

    Absolutely amazing film, love this. 'Fear naught!'

  • @jameshunter3867
    @jameshunter38673 ай бұрын

    ...Love these older documentary films!

  • @NyPer920
    @NyPer9203 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing, ex Gunner 1967-86, Abbot 105mm SPG. Kleine Panzers as the locals in Gutersloh called them!

  • @fwdpublishing7225

    @fwdpublishing7225

    3 ай бұрын

    I hope it brought back some good memories.

  • @bobthebomb1596
    @bobthebomb15963 ай бұрын

    What an excellent upload. This is a priceless find. Thank you.

  • @gunnyhartman2
    @gunnyhartman23 ай бұрын

    Great video.

  • @matthewpayne42
    @matthewpayne423 ай бұрын

    My grandfather served with the RASC in North Africa in ww2. Wasn't just the Germans and the Italian's they were fighting, but the heat and the flies.

  • @ianprice9563

    @ianprice9563

    3 ай бұрын

    My grandfather was in the ASC (as it was) in WWI, served at Gallipoli. He was a mechanic by trade.

  • @TheCatBilbo

    @TheCatBilbo

    3 ай бұрын

    My Grandfathers did too, one Royal Signals, North Africa; the other 8th Army, RASC in North Africa. He started driving a 'Quad' towing 25pdr guns. The first went to Italy but was injured & returned to the UK. The second also fought in Italy, France, Netherlands & Germany - still RASC, but as a dispatch rider.

  • @Ubique2927
    @Ubique29273 ай бұрын

    The politicians have made the same mistakes again.

  • @petesheppard1709
    @petesheppard17093 ай бұрын

    As a Yank, these insights into British armor 😉 history are enlightening and fascinating. Thanks!

  • @CthulhuInc
    @CthulhuInc3 ай бұрын

    nice, thanks!

  • @ogukuo72
    @ogukuo723 ай бұрын

    That sand table simulator is pretty cool.

  • @zach-m6894

    @zach-m6894

    3 ай бұрын

    Ridiculace as it may seem the gunnery sand table was still being used in the late 70,s with a .22 calibre rifle being cocked and fired from the top of the SIM trainer at small static rubber tank targets or being moved around by wires attached to small motors. Archaic to say the least.

  • @keithskelhorne3993
    @keithskelhorne39933 ай бұрын

    The clip of the knights in armour at the begining is from the 1944 ( I think) Olivier Film Henry V ,,,, swot mode off.

  • @tombats6428
    @tombats64283 ай бұрын

    Those rolls Royce armored cars worked very well against civilians, both in India and North Ireland, but not in Afghanistan.

  • @mikewingert5521
    @mikewingert55213 ай бұрын

    The Chinese Eye ……the Royal Tank Regiment. Still on the tanks today.