"Check the engine." *lifts engine cover* "Yup, engine's still there."

@aureavita8653

3 жыл бұрын

who knows, it could run away

@buttslayers2354

3 жыл бұрын

@M.Z. hahaha

@uselesstable2058

3 жыл бұрын

@M.Z. the engine might surrender though :/

@Octopetala

3 жыл бұрын

@@uselesstable2058 *tries to start up tank only for little white flag to pop open the engine cover*

@DitzyClouds

3 жыл бұрын

every woman driver ever when mil comes on XD

"We now control all objectives"

@xavien9854

3 жыл бұрын

"The enemy is being reinforced with an airship"

@goldenapple7409

3 жыл бұрын

BF1 is still alive

@rjdaniel2250

3 жыл бұрын

"Enemy behemoth is now deployed"

@alanperdhanatimor4748

3 жыл бұрын

We have lost objective Apple

@xavien9854

3 жыл бұрын

*objective apples

Despite being so small and unusual by modern standards, the FT was likely the best tank from the first world war. Basically every industrial nation had some form of these in their arsenal at one point. It really deserves more recognition for being so influential on future tank designs.

@clio2rsminicup

2 жыл бұрын

It was even the alone real tank of the WW1 quite simply. The others "tanks" (English and French) were really just cannons or machine guns mounted on tracks and surrounded by iron plates. Nothing to see therefore in the conception with Renault FT17 here which is the only and true first tank and ancestor of all the tanks which followed since 1916. The Allied victory in 1918 on the Western Front was largely due to the hundreds of Renault FT17 tanks which charged and smashed the German lines before the infantry arrived behind. But after the victory in 1918, France, tired and tramautized by more than 100 years of big wars often alone against all of Europe between 1789 and 1918 and the millions of deaths of French soldiers who go with these wars, will be devote to a purely defensive strategy and forget this one based on the attack in large numbers of tanks and also of planes in 1918. Unfortunatly for the democraties the Germans will not forget it in June 1940...

@norwegiangadgetman

2 жыл бұрын

The polish army won a battle against the Germans with these in 1939... A pity they lost the other battles, though. The 22mm turret armor made it almost impenetrable by anything the Germans had in 1939, as long as you managed to find cover for the body. (The sloped frontal armor and the extensive suspension provided a pretty good protection against small arms fire) The Germans captured around 1600 of them in France, and used them for for patrols and training. And around airports they dug trenches, lined them with concrete and drove these FTs into them. Armored machine gun nests. I believe there's one or two of those still left in their trenches here in Norway. But too broken apart to be salvageable. I believe one was found in Afghanistand a few years ago and was being restored at Bovington?

@norwegiangadgetman

2 жыл бұрын

@@clio2rsminicup Why are you calling it the 'FT17'? Neither Renault nor the French armed forces used any other 'short form' designation than 'FT'. The license built version is known as the M1917. I suppose that's where some hobby historians get it from?

@olivierpuyou3621

2 жыл бұрын

@@norwegiangadgetman In the nomenclature of the French army, this tank is designated as "Renault FT model 17" Hence the name Renault FT 17 since accepted in service in 1917

@norwegiangadgetman

2 жыл бұрын

@@olivierpuyou3621 Where in the docs does it say that?

Considering the speed of combat in WW1, I'm actually decently impressed by the speed of this machine. Even more so when you remember that this was 1917's tech.

@aturkeymain

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I imagine it would be a lot slower going through mud

@thebigenchilada678

2 жыл бұрын

@@aturkeymain they were slow in the mud, still the second fastest tank in the war though and absolutely the most versatile. Neat little things but quickly became targets to artillery, mortars, and K bullets.

@HunterShows

2 жыл бұрын

Speed? He was just walking it over to the truck.

@OptLab

Жыл бұрын

Safety measures prevent fast operation nowadays. I would not be surprised to run faster, they probably sticked to first gear. Engines are very capable to move such weight..

@skeeman7514

Жыл бұрын

They showed it at slower than a walk here, it’s top speed it 4 miles per hour, powered by a 4 cylinder engine made for torque, it was meant to be able to climb hills and rough terrain without slowing down, making it a versatile powerful tank by chassis and engine design alone that slope on its butt was also meant to be a sort of skid to help it cross trenches and it’s uniquely fully rotatable turret (unique for it’s time) would be armed with a 37mm gun, small even for it’s time but still nothing short of powerful

To think that this, at one point in time, was the absolute pinnacle of fear in an infantryman's eyes is nuts.

@asherjuvatopolos1148

3 жыл бұрын

I mean honestly I'd probably be more scared by a British landship

@garypinholster1962

3 жыл бұрын

Im mostly talking about tanks in general.

@asherjuvatopolos1148

3 жыл бұрын

@@garypinholster1962 Fair enough, magic metal boxes with cannons and machine guns would be terrifying

@DonNoScope

3 жыл бұрын

I mean metal thing as big as 2 bulls that can potentially crush you or instantly kill you via 1 shot. Inching forward at you while your old 19th-20th century rifle can do jack against it... would strike fear in any person

@BaguetteGamingOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@asherjuvatopolos1148 this tank right here was the most effective of WW1

they’ll never hear it coming

@rainbownugget4044

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@owllymannstein7113

3 жыл бұрын

After 4 years of constant shelling of the trenches you might be right.

@owllymannstein7113

3 жыл бұрын

@@LYPOZ Yes, I know that.

@vanderburf9854

3 жыл бұрын

Renault FT goes brrrrrrrrr

@Tiyratania

3 жыл бұрын

@@LYPOZ so was that reply lol

The loud rattle of the antiquated engine, the almost horse-clopping of the tracks, the hellish screaming of the mechanical parts against each other as the machine fights its age and mechanical fit, the cold mechanical sound it makes when it does that almost robotic turn - this entire machine is terrifying. Even though later tanks would be bigger and meaner, they moved more fluidly and were better built, this entire machine screams. It's as if it shouldn't function at all, given how many insane and painful sounds it makes, and yet, it still slowly marches on towards you, ready to erase your very existence, while just being powered by a small primitive engine and 2 ordinary humans. It truly does have a life all it's own.

@wali8158

Жыл бұрын

Poétique

@linandy1

2 ай бұрын

Yes, more fluidly are future tanks. 😃

Seeing the FT-17 side by side with the Leclerc would be awesome.

@apooyosucks

2 жыл бұрын

If the UK can do it with Mark 4 and a Challenger 2, so can the French!

@AChighur

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't found one with the FT 17, but here you can watch a vid featuring a Saint-Chamond and a Leclerc : kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGmf1dOhe6S0Z6g.html

@motmot8879

2 жыл бұрын

Go to the Saumur tank museum then

“They have taken objective Butter“

@slogyourgrogyouoldseadog

3 жыл бұрын

Oh fuck the battlefield 1 ptsd

@spacespino2325

3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how this howitzer fires farther than a 120mm APFSDS would in BF1

@captainsoapmactavish7632

3 жыл бұрын

Battlefield 1 memes nive

@spacespino2325

3 жыл бұрын

@@doratheexplora1481 ENEMY AIRSHIP DEPLOYED

@GoldRevolver

3 жыл бұрын

Enemy Behemoth Delpoyed

In 1917, this was basically the iron man suit

@td9250

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kiror0_ lAnDsHiP*

@sya8946

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kiror0_ The A7V with a 30mm armor

@kegantownley3315

4 жыл бұрын

This is a wwII era Japanese tank used to invade the Pacific islanders the Philippines

@dankcitrus42

4 жыл бұрын

seems bout right

@ryansue6829

4 жыл бұрын

@@kegantownley3315 no, its not

C'est toujours impressionnant , de voir des engins ayant plus de cent ans , fonctionné encore 🤩

Being able to see one of these old war relics operate at full capacity again a dream come true

@DontStealMyNoEffortName

Жыл бұрын

full capacity?, I wish they could fire the thing lol

*this thing is older than 99% of the Human population in the world*

@tlotlisomoletsane3598

4 жыл бұрын

97%

@skorpius2029

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and 90% of the world is older than 90% of population in the world

@jakartagamer6188

4 жыл бұрын

@@skorpius2029 but most of them isn't working, in a bad condition or just got abandoned, it's a piece of history, and just enjoy it before it's gone again

@sosig4486

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah your right

@panzerjagertigerpelefant

4 жыл бұрын

Wait you mean 3% of the world population is so old it has seen WW1? That's like 102 years old.

*smacks hood* "This bad boy has a top speed of 6 kph"

@dalion9251

3 жыл бұрын

Ok than it's time for custom

@a-10warthog66

3 жыл бұрын

*slaps roof of world of tanks BT-2* this is good I love this Random person: how fast is it Me: *Yes*

@ljtheredneck7499

3 жыл бұрын

Comedy gold

@SirNarax

3 жыл бұрын

Driver: We are at maximum speed! Commander: Slow down we are going to crash! From the outside: inaudible French screaming while tank calmly drives through an empty field.

@fredgervinm.p.3315

3 жыл бұрын

Give the guys in the trench time to think...

this is what i call good content on youtube. it is awesome to be able to hear a sound from something im so interested in from past history. thank you for this

Love the way the man cranking the starter handle grips the shaft, his thumb should be next to his fingers, so if the engine kicks back he won’t break his thumb. That was the first thing I was taught when learning to hand crank a petrol motor.

My eyes say “great!” but my ears say “needs WD-40”

@nikitaastakhov9252

4 жыл бұрын

@Me Smith Tiger II: lucky charm

@lavendervideos4234

3 жыл бұрын

In other words, it sounds like a tank!

@markroderick3300

3 жыл бұрын

you can't really lube tracks like that they would collect dirt and that would wear them out faster than not lubing them

@JoshRiolu

3 жыл бұрын

WD-40 - the only Essential Oil trusted by mechanics all over the world :v

@bibox9487

3 жыл бұрын

It needs at least 2 liters of WD-40

104 years later, and we laugh at how weak and primitive this thing is. Travel back to 1916 as a soldier in the trenches, and you would quake in fear at the sight of the war machines.

@thehatred94

3 жыл бұрын

Anybody laughing at how "weak and primitive" this beauty is, is just plain retarded. Concideering this is the template, the big grand daddy of all modern tanks that we see to these days.

@Izanagioomikami

3 жыл бұрын

It is primitive compared to what is made today but it can still instill fear if it's coming to kill you, trust me.

@dragonraider1108

3 жыл бұрын

@@Izanagioomikami To an infantryman, yes. To a modern tank? It'll barely scratch the paint.

@Izanagioomikami

3 жыл бұрын

@@dragonraider1108 Of course I meant against other humans, not tanks. And I think it could do way more than scratch the paint but it's to slow and fragile and would be an easy target.

@dragonraider1108

3 жыл бұрын

@@Izanagioomikami depends on the type of armor. If it's steel it might put a small dent in it, but if it's depleted uranium like on the M1A2 Abrams, it's just gonna bounce off like a tennis ball on a wall.

This is amazing, great job, imagine mainting a 104 years old machine

Je ne pensais pas qu'il existât encore des chars anciens en état de rouler. Félicitations aux personnes impliquées dans ce travail.

@thierrytravignet3059

Жыл бұрын

Vous devriez aller voir le musée du blindés à Saumur, il est impressionnant et tout les véhicules exposés sont roulant il me semble

At one time this was the most advanced tank on the battle field.

@ultravioletray2530

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a strongest tank in battle field 1:D

@davidoconnell1590

4 жыл бұрын

No, not even back then was it the most advanced tank, being French and all

@shingosshojiopoulos6608

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidoconnell1590 It was the 1st tank to have a rotating turret.It was also faster than the tanks of its era

@wirelessone2986

4 жыл бұрын

@@shingosshojiopoulos6608 and a smaller target by far

@thorickkhaikal2284

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, i'am surrender

Imagine yourself around that time: you’re a peasant living in the countryside, the closest you ever got to see something mechanically operated & driving on their own is a tractor of your neighboring landlord in the distance. You get appealed to the army, have your own rifle and go on your foot. You start to hear very loud noise in the distance and then you see it - mass of iron going by its own with big caliber gun pointed forward, it is slow but it does not take back the fact, that it is still impenetrable with what you have. Then your officer tells you this machine is on your side so now you feel like you’re invincible being covered by this machine! It may look silly now but, boy oh boy it was frightening back in the WW1 !

@ionaspap1

3 жыл бұрын

ehhhm you do know people before ww1 didn't live like in the middle ages right? machines and vehicles weren't something never seen before in the countryside

@McLarenMercedes

3 жыл бұрын

@@ionaspap1 "machines and vehicles weren't something never seen before in the countryside" Actually during WWI most farming was still manual and farmers used horses or oxen to pull plows and any machines. Most farmers still used a scythe en masse to harvest their crops. Many local mills used wind power for their grinding stone. Tractors for farming which were affordable enough to purchase didn't emerge until the 1930's and that was mostly in the USA. Bear in mind that Ford's invention of standardized parts (what made mass production of complex machines possible in the first place) and the running assembly line wasn't around at all until 1915 so vehicles still were *rare* in World War One and what you did see you saw in the larger cities - certainly not on the countryside where nobody could afford a car or any mechanized machine of any sort. Fact is that the countryside in large parts of Europe lacked electricity way into the 1950's. Here's a fact for you. In WWI *6 million horses* were used. Horses. Trucks and cars were still rare as they were assembled manually and were more akin to finely tuned mechanical instruments that required a lot of care, money and mechanical know-how to maintain. The most common mechanized transportation were *trains* . In fact for most people's needs at the time and for the industries they were quite sufficient. So for those men who lived on the countryside and got called up to serve in the war it was usually *marching* on foot to the next large town or training camp before they were transported to the front. How? By train. While riding on this packed train chances are you only saw the countryside and crowded railway stations where more soldiers were being loaded. So yes, it's quite plausible that people from the European countryside in 1914-1918 had only heard about cars but never seen one actually driving. You see people didn't travel around so much outside their own towns/villages either. Farmers in particular weren't making that much money as it were and certainly couldn't afford any "pleasure trip" by train to see some larger city. In fact the only viable way for somebody to see other parts of the country or the world was to work at the railroad or be a sailor. My great-grandfather worked as a railroad service man and this meant that he could travel around by train courtesy of the railway company. This also meant that he spent many days away from home making it harder for his wife to take care of my grandfather and his siblings. Most people didn't even have radios in the 1910's so what they knew about the outside world was limited to say the least. Newspapers weren't exactly readily available on the countryside in those days either. Btw, illiteracy was also still fairly common among peasants, fact is Italy still struggled with this in WWII when it was discovered that you couldn't devise field manuals to those from the countryside since they couldn't read anyway. So if a French, British or German soldier from the countryside saw a tank it would have appeared alien to him and be hard to place since there is nothing really to compare it to. People still *marched* to and from the battlefields and/or were using specially developed troops trains with narrow gage. "machines and vehicles weren't something never seen before in the countryside" If you had talked about the 1950's you'd have a point. Unfortunately in the 1910's the European countryside had seen little change the last centuries. Since small family farms were still common (not like today's large scale farming for farmers owning lots of land or animals) in those days s lot what still made by hand. Life was hard. Constant chores. You didn't have much time to think about the outside world and its goings anyway.

@ionaspap1

3 жыл бұрын

@@McLarenMercedes you're probably right, i didn't mean to say machines were common. But the way the original comment presented it farmers would think of machines like some big alien technology School was already obligatory for all in france at the time, and other machines existed. Also people from the countryside didn't only live in their villages, they had to go to cities ti sell their produce Additionally, railways were present all around France, one of the most industrialised countries, so they would know of those as well even if they didn't take them

@McLarenMercedes

3 жыл бұрын

@Cornel Only in the cities. Most western European nations didn't have electricity on the countryside and smaller villages until the 1950's. Even the wealthiest ones weren't fully electrified countrywide until the late 1960's. Fact is even in the cities people still used chopped wood in their heaters and stoves in 1918. Electric home appliances didn't emerge until the 1920's and that was for the upper middle classes in the USA. Electricity in the early 1900's had two uses: To power the machines of the industries and to power lights. Oh, and power failures were common so it was never advised to use too much of it. Btw, I am looking at the literacy of different European countries in 1910 and it looks like if France had a 76% literacy rate whereas Germany has a 84% literacy rate. In the United Kingdom it's higher than 90%. In other words there still existed people who couldn't even read. A person who cannot read can't learn much on their own. Btw, this was not always due to lack of schools or them being located too far away. In some cases the kids had to help with the harvest (as it was still largely manual in those days) so they had to stay home and skip classes (this was allowed at the time families relied on their harvests to survive). The difference between cities in countryside was *vast* in Europe over a century ago. Fact is you still see this difference in developing countries. Even during WWII many captured POW's were used to work at farms because there was such a huge shortage of men working the farms *and* since mechanized farming was still uncommon. German POW's were sent as far away as Canada for farm work or forestry. This was in WWII. Can you imagine how it was on the countryside during WWI? There even was a shortage of horses since many of them were commandeered to be used in the war. 6 million in them in fact on all sides.

@ashiqahamed7740

3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather and his friends back in 1912 walked some 10 kms to a road where knew some people to be using cycles for the first time.. this is in the countryside in the Indian subcontinent

I would always see these in old WW1 footage and always wondered what they sounded like because the old films back then were silent. Now I know what they sound like. Thanks for the upload. 🙂

What a neat old Tank! Thank you guys for restoring it. Great video. :)

Considering that this tank came out less than 10 years after the Ford Model T, that’s a pretty impressive technological advancement

@rain_f

4 жыл бұрын

War change everything

@kungfucow547

3 жыл бұрын

B.F. Skinner The Ford Model T was pretty crude and unrefined even by the standards of 1908 and quickly earned the nick-name Tin Lizzy because there was a rumor they were made so cheap they used the same kind of metal used for tin cans. Ford's two real advantages were standardized parts and the running assembly line. Both of these made mass manufacturing possible, which in turn pushed prices down and made the car affordable by common people. That being said Henry Ford ordered his engineers to simplify the car as much as possible both to make it cheaper to build and faster to manufacture. The Rolls Royce Silver Ghost also started manufacturing in 1908 but was considered "the best car in the world". It's straight 6 engine was incredibly smooth, torquey and reliable and the entire car was over-engineered which later made it the perfect basis for the Rolls Royce Armored Car which served with distinction in WWI. But the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost was too complex and used too expensive materials to be able to be mass produced and instead was the car for the rich and wealthy. In between those two extremes there were many other manufacturers who invented new parts and pioneered new technology. Anyways, the immediate years prior to WWI saw some dramatic improvement in the design of the motor car (none pioneered by Ford btw) and the highly influential 1912 Peugeot L76 race car was both incredibly light and powerful (for its displacement, having a fantastic 30hp/liter at the time). It won both Grand Prix races in Europe and the 1913 Indianapolis 500. People think 4 valves per cylinder is something fairly recent, well Peugeot pioneered this in 1912 already. The 112hp Peugeot was so successful the car was purchased by Harry Arminius Miller who later designed the very successful Miller 91 race car based on what he learned from the Peugeot. So long story short. The Ford Model T wasn't particularly advanced even for its day whereas this FT-17 tank was the template for all later tanks.

@asherjuvatopolos1148

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Orozco Must we really ask for the sharing of information?

@Tokito935

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Orozco dead meme, better luck next time

@Terminxman

3 жыл бұрын

@@kungfucow547 Essentially nothing you stated about the model T when it comes to the metal or quality is true though.

Ah, a Renault, and in such great condition too.

@tino8296

4 жыл бұрын

A Renault is never in great condition 😂🤙🏻

@konsti4931

4 жыл бұрын

@@tino8296 It's shit fresh out of the factory😂😂

@konsti4931

4 жыл бұрын

@David Rodríguez Rodríguez Yeah but now there shit. The old VW 1.9 Tdi were almost indestructible engines. New ones are crap. I'm a mechanic

@zaphodbeeblebrox9109

4 жыл бұрын

One of the few Renaults still in running condition...

@Pynaegan

4 жыл бұрын

The only one built like a tank.

Hello there! May I use this clip in my compilation? Thanks.

@rishabhadarsh5227

3 ай бұрын

Yes You Can My Son

We Centurion drivers used to say a "tanky" must be one meter high, one meter wide with muscles like Samson. Nothing changed!

French made first modern tank. And since then, little has changed. Engine in the back, crew forward, gun in rotating turret on the top.

@ernestconnellsimp4926

3 жыл бұрын

Britain invented the tank, Germany perfected it😘

@Mandrak789

3 жыл бұрын

@@ernestconnellsimp4926 Britain invented the tank, yes, but it was France which made first tank with layout as we know and use even today. Germans? Well, they best understood the full capabilities of this new weapon and came up with blitzkrieg.

@ernestconnellsimp4926

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mandrak789 What do you think of the LeClerk tank? Britain is considering Leopard 2 as a replacement for Challenger 3

@Mandrak789

3 жыл бұрын

@@ernestconnellsimp4926 Leclerc is excellent, unjustifiably in shadow of Leopard 2. But Germans are very good in advertising, there's that myth about their superior technology - similar can be seen in car industry :) One thing I like the most on Leclerc is autoloader which is much better and safer than those on Russian tanks. I think it would be shame if Britain, being one of the few great tank nations, give up on their own design and import foreign tank.

@ernestconnellsimp4926

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mandrak789 Interesting 👍 I will check out the LeClerk.

When you look at this engine, it have over 100 years behind him and it still running well, and you look at Renault today... 🤣

@vigosfilm4809

4 жыл бұрын

Thats prolly a new engine

@matt1yas

4 жыл бұрын

Mememachine don’t think so

@kkloikok

4 жыл бұрын

You dumb Frenchie. That engine is not 100 years old. It's hard to keep canvas items from the 1950s from disintegrating. Do you really think something as complex as an engine. An survive 100 years without being entirely overhauled?

@vigosfilm4809

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew you mean 1916 and onwards

@starstencahl8985

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Actually yes, it’s entirety possible to have an engine in almost working condition after a lot of decades, if it hasn’t been sitting in constant rain/water. They’re made of metal, not canvas and they’re filled with oil, which helps conserve the inside

Ah, the Renault FT. A true beauty. I always wanted one of these to drive to work every day.

Still my favourite tank. Crazy to think this tank was built a century ago

When the Soviets went into Afghanistan they found some of these still being used.

@upstreamtoast3512

3 жыл бұрын

oldschoolgreentube wait what

@oldschoolgreentube

3 жыл бұрын

@@upstreamtoast3512 When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in the 1980's they found that some local warlord types were still using these as intended, that is as tanks.

@BFVK

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolgreentube Can you give a source please ? It's very surprising and I would like to know more about it.

@dapperfield595

3 жыл бұрын

No wonder they lost

@zahylon5993

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolgreentube imagine a T-72 crew seeing such a relic coming towards them

Just listening to that thing, you get a sense of how terrifying it must have been for a soldier who had never seen one before, but also just how exhausting and punishing it must have been to crew it.

@historytank5673

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@danielscheller2275

2 жыл бұрын

Nice but where was the air filter?

@KP3droflxp

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know who is more terrified, the enemy seeing it for the first time or the two blokes being told to drive it after being enlisted.

Место водителя это жесть!!! Спасибо, сохранили👍🖐️

I can understand the fear this would've created for a WW1 infantryman (and yes I'm prior active duty army and combat vet). For these guys not being able to see the operator's eyes (much less the enemies eyes with this thing) would've been the initial fear factor. Check out the monster German A7V and imagine trying to plink at that thing while it was on the move... We know these men were either in trenches or being shot at while in a wood line or open field is scary enough, but the rumbling of the engines and the ground quaking would've been absolutely terrifying. If we look at the basic infantrymen's rifles for various countries, we also see what a nightmare it would've been to try and return fire to penetrate these beasts... I do have a 1916 Lebel Berthier rifle that while it is an 8mm, it had a three round capacity in an actual clip. The Italian's used the Carcanos (which I also have) that were 6.5mm with the Russian's using the Mosin (Mine is from 1922) but while that was 7.62, all weapons had minimal round capacity that would've required a quick re-load. Trying to re-load on the run while being chased/gunned down by this thing that was an engineering marvel at the time would've undoubtedly been terrifying as all get out. Poor guys...

@palomaelegante

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have replicas of the guns or are the a relic?

@justforever96

2 жыл бұрын

Like most soldiers could see their enemies eyes in WWI? Or since or even before? I doubt more than a handful of soldiers have been able to see the eyes of their enemies since before gunpowder took over ("don't fire til you see the whites of their eyes" notwithstanding)

I'd feel bad for anyone who stalled that thing in battle.. "Aw shit, gotta get out and crank it again."

@JimmyHondaRacing12

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@gabicoman7144

3 жыл бұрын

:))))

@organickevinlondon

3 жыл бұрын

Probably explains why it was a 2 man tank, if it stalled in "no mans land" toss a coin to see who has to get out to crank the handle, heads or tails ???????

@thebravegallade731

3 жыл бұрын

more modern tanks still have the crank, like the T-34 or tigers, but a lot of them actually have ways to emergency start if needed (T-34 has a container of compressed air to start it up)

@ChimkenNuggers

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebravegallade731 Oh awesome, thanks for the info!

Tank: i have been here for a 100 years. I will be here for a 100 years more.

@anarkydingo

3 жыл бұрын

If only the tank could tell us everything that happened back in the war...

@dinnoclans7346

3 жыл бұрын

103 years

@331SVTCobra

3 жыл бұрын

And during its existence, France hasn't won a war.

@haaxeu6501

3 жыл бұрын

@@331SVTCobra Damn I guess World War 1 actually didn't happen huh, never knew that. The Renault FT17 must have been meant for home defense then.

@giornogiovanna9635

3 жыл бұрын

@@331SVTCobra You spelled Italy wrong

1917-1918: Unstoppable beast, Queen of the battlefield 1976-2022: Puny gun. Tin foil armor. As slow as it is old. Infinitely and unendingly respected for being the first standard, modern-style tank. Godspeed LT-17.

the FT's legacy is it's configuration for all tanks to follow. The caterpillar treds, the engine in the back and the single rotating turret up top.

1917: soldiers fled their trenches upon seeing this beast 2019: that one cute tank 2020: wish i can see this tank in person when this quarantine gonna end

@thehatred94

3 жыл бұрын

cliff rayner 15-07-2020 19:23 : wishing to give a slap to the uploader of this video for saying "first tank in the world" >.>

@cursed1083

3 жыл бұрын

There is one Parked at the Museum of War is Paris

@sergioguerra7551

3 жыл бұрын

German soldier in 1916 in a trench in France: oh what nice day am I having, I wonder what is that weird tractor noice I hear in the distance from the British trench? MK2: broom broom mother fuckers (btw I mean the MK2, the one in the video is a Renault FT-17)

@FelipeFalker

3 жыл бұрын

@@cursed1083 I touched it when I went in 2019

@loose_cannon428

3 жыл бұрын

I still think its cute

I love how he gives the engine a little drink after it starts at 3:13.

@user-lr8hd5qi6n

3 жыл бұрын

it was vodka

@estatico1655

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-lr8hd5qi6n 😳

@OlOleander

2 жыл бұрын

Homie knew ol' Victoire was a lil' thirsty

@Milot72

2 жыл бұрын

It was wine

@MrHennaya44

2 жыл бұрын

French touch! 😉

this video looks GREAT for being over 100 years old. It really goes to show how much better film cameras are than digital cameras.

Beautiful tank! The camouflage is faithfully reproduced. I saw the same model at The Patton Museum of Armour at Ft Knox many years ago.

Iron caterpillar The roads: help.

@dosgamer74

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. That FT was chopping up the asphalt, particularly when making a turn.

@maddierosemusic

3 жыл бұрын

YUP, wtf.

@ClannerJake

3 жыл бұрын

@@dosgamer74 nothing compares to that Panzerschnellbrücke Biber i saw pull a 180 on a historic cobblestone road... also, i got to ride in a m113, with the rubber road pads, we did a 30 degree or so turn on the runway and it scored the ground something nice. roads just aren't built for it, which is why they ride on trains and special trailers to and fro ont he face of the earth when they're not out tearing earth up on the way to end you.

@MPdude237

3 жыл бұрын

@@ClannerJake In addition to not damaging roads, another reason why they use transports to move tanks and armored vehicles is related to speed and fuel efficiency. Even today, tanks and most armored vehicles are not very fast when compared to civilian vehicles, so traveling long distances in an Abrams or T-72, or Stryker, is going to take way longer than in a van or sedan. In addition, these vehicles require extremely powerful engines to move all of that armor and guns and that means terrible fuel economy, where MBTs are often measured in gallons per mile/kilometer. So if you are moving through safe territory, moving armored vehicles on transports is cheaper and faster than actually driving them to the front lines.

@ClannerJake

3 жыл бұрын

@@MPdude237 well, if you wanna get super technical, speed and fuel aren't a real issue to governments; but i can attest to the fact driving around in those things beats the daylights out of you. there's no place to rest, the suspension isn't based on comfort, and you're driving over really rough terrain; and even if you're on a road, baring road wheels, you're going to get a lot of vibration induced into you. which is why i've seen them on transports in hostile area's. they've been hit by IED's and RPG's while on transports; the military is really keen on putting israel's anti-projectile protection system on their tanks specifically cause the threat tanks face now isn't well defined. we know the systems we have to defeat, but not the place or time of action. so, yes, the army wants to stretch its fuel and manpower, but it's more of a logistics/personnel staying power thing then actual economy.

Damn the fact that it's slow and creaky makes it even more terrifying... like imagine one of these things coming at you in slow motion armed with nothing more than a bolt action rifle and a couple grenades.

@JimmyHondaRacing12

3 жыл бұрын

@Zeros DaBast haha pretty sure i said a couple... as in 1 or 2 😂 but thanks man.

@garrisonnichols7372

3 жыл бұрын

Actually the Germans from what I've read about WW1 found ways to kill these things very easily. You can dig a massive hole, put landmines down in its path, or use a machine gun with armor penetration rounds and keep shooting it because it so slow. The Germans even would take their artillery and drop bombs on it. Tanks aren't much good without infantryman protecting them.

@arturomonter4095

3 жыл бұрын

@Zeros DaBast dumb

@MCshadr217

3 жыл бұрын

@@garrisonnichols7372 Not to mention the unreliability of them, where they'd often break down or stall in the middle of combat. On top of that, a well chucked grenade could take these suckers out. These and landships were not the greatest. I mean, they did help, but not the greatest asset, that's for sure.

@garrisonnichols7372

3 жыл бұрын

@@MCshadr217 🤣 Must've been built by Ford!

100+ years, what a piece of machinery there.

A beautiful beast. I truly love the design of this tank. Not the interior or drive controls, mind you, but the rest is pretty cool.

I can only imagine the pride restoring such a revolutionary machine... and the joy

One Hundred years ago this was the M-1 Abrams of it's day. widely exported, copied and used world wide.

@sidneybarjon1386

4 жыл бұрын

I would more say Sherman than Abrams since M4 were widely, copied, and could easily be modified so idk

@duwei523

4 жыл бұрын

@SAIL DOLFIN and salty about it too!

@shaq6976

4 жыл бұрын

If you say it like this, it’s clearly a Leopard2. Used by far more Countries than the M1 and Also copies shamelessly (the Airjun is an example)

@garfield850

4 жыл бұрын

Lol i think you are talking about the Leopard

@shaq6976

4 жыл бұрын

BøbCat Exactly

And don't forget, guys, that this was the first tank ever with a rotating turret. The Mark IV may have been a first tank ever, but it was the Renault FT, that introduced the concept of tank as we know it today. In 1917!

This thing is somehow both bigger and smaller than I expected, I think the lack of a turret basket really makes the interior look more spacious than it is

Imagine having to get out in the middle of a battle and try starting that thing.

@ronniefelixrymbai8031

4 жыл бұрын

That too in sub freezing temperatures

@mollysmoshingtankcrew9441

4 жыл бұрын

nearly every tank of the time starts this way. even the later German panzers started this way. think Panther. and the many stug variants.

@jameswhite6481

4 жыл бұрын

@@mollysmoshingtankcrew9441 don't forget the Königstiger!

@gaganthegamer2709

4 жыл бұрын

@@mollysmoshingtankcrew9441 they had electrical starters though, didn't they?

@mollysmoshingtankcrew9441

4 жыл бұрын

Gagan the gamer yes. but the Manuals stated to only start them via electric start when under enemy fire or in extreme emergencies as the electric starters where not reliable. essentially. it was to prevent unnecessary wear and tear. on a part that could be safely started manually.

i remember going on a 61 killstreak in this tank in BF1

@mariahmayers8869

3 жыл бұрын

rampage

@juliusraben3526

2 жыл бұрын

Howitzer config im assuming ?

@whalahiguy

2 жыл бұрын

Flanker config with grapeshot rounds all the way boiii

@luisantos1996

2 жыл бұрын

Flanker is the best version of light tank

@anfrac3700

2 жыл бұрын

I got to 44 with the base config. Great little thing, machine gun underrated.

That is a light tank made by Renault to fight in WW1. Same basic design as now. Glad to see it running and moving.

Engineering is amazing. Look at the hydraulics on that truck to lift that tank up with ease up onto the bed. Technology is absolutely amazing.

“We shall seize the enemy tanks as our own until we get our own tank made.” -me, 1916

@khamadavindra6256

3 жыл бұрын

Kaiser Wilhelm we need you

@kaiserwilhelmthe2nd349

3 жыл бұрын

@@khamadavindra6256 lol I see that

@renaultft1917

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@megaaggron9778

2 жыл бұрын

-germany, 1945

@kaiserwilhelmthe2nd349

2 жыл бұрын

@@megaaggron9778 yes and no

Startup is 3:09 for anyone who wants to jump to that point.

@commentcat8927

4 жыл бұрын

You just saved our time thank you

@groucho1080p

4 жыл бұрын

the strange thing is that the engine didn't surrender

@flamez_177

4 жыл бұрын

kabob 007 kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWrltlyh8q-k7Q.html

@kabob0077

4 жыл бұрын

@@flamez_177 I shall now ruin your plan, anyone who clicks the link will be Rick Rolled. However they shall do so knowingly because your trap is now diffused.

@quartermaster2809

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The funny thing about this is that whenever the commander commands the driver to move he kicks the drivers back (they can’t hear anything except engine noises)

The French always did goofy designs with regards to cars and technologies, but this tank was the first modern tank design that still is applicable. Bravo,the French! Driver in front, a 360-degree turret, engine in the rear, The Americans used this tank until the 1930`s.

3:15 Mechanicus enginseer applying the sacred ungent to appease the Machine Spirit

@isaacclarke3835

3 жыл бұрын

Now just imagine this moving with the Death Korps of Krieg

@user-lp7tx1fe6t

3 жыл бұрын

Nerds

@isaacclarke3835

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-lp7tx1fe6t Nah

@notmuselk6690

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-lp7tx1fe6t HERETIC

@nippon19

3 жыл бұрын

lmaoooo

I'd daily this regardless of fuel cost..

@teri923

4 жыл бұрын

Id also pump more fuel into the atmosphere for my selfish hobby

@PanzerKitsune-

4 жыл бұрын

I would to. This dumbass does not realize we must proserve history to provent the same mistakes. It's not just a hobby.

@twopumpsandimdone309

4 жыл бұрын

@@PanzerKitsune- agreed, I asked my brother a fairly simple question. "Hey do you know what a Sherman M4 is?" He said no then proceeded to use the damn tank while playing a video game.

@PanzerKitsune-

4 жыл бұрын

@@twopumpsandimdone309 Damn that's really depressing.

@sidneybarjon1386

4 жыл бұрын

Micheal Plummer oof sorry bout that

Definitely the best tank of WW1. And I like how they used them as tractors after the war, like the M3 Light tank. But I was under the impression that the FT was unsprung, yet I see the bogies articulating as it drives up the ramp.

Ah, the F-17, what a beauty. This one was confirmed to have 6 infantry kills and at least 1 truck kill from sources

Ahh... Back in the old days when one did not need a engineering and computer science degree to do tank repairs.

@normalbird1139

3 жыл бұрын

Yo, can I slap you for the stupidity you just uttered?

@mbts-_-gacha9535

3 жыл бұрын

@@normalbird1139 permission given

@11retama

3 жыл бұрын

@@mbts-_-gacha9535 prepare to slap

@joey_ramone_96

2 жыл бұрын

@@normalbird1139 just saying you can slap the almost 100 people that liked that dude's comment

@zac0918

2 жыл бұрын

they still dont, they learn that shit during basic training

Battlefield 1 got the engine sound for the game almost perfectly

@DuckAllMighty

3 жыл бұрын

I mean BF1 has a lot of the sounds of WW1 pretty accurate, that's one of the reasons I love the game. The entire sound side of the game is just amazing, and then ofcourse there's the entire feeling of chaos BF games are famous for. One of the very best war games ever made. There's just something about BF1's WW1 guns and tanks and ships and planes, that just makes it feel like you are hitting hard with every round, how they could go from that to BF5 is still a huge shame.

@jblazerndrowzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@DuckAllMighty Well said

@notaspy8902

3 жыл бұрын

@@DuckAllMighty agree

My Dad always taught me that when cranking an engine you never wrap your thumb around the crank. If the engine kicks back, you can break your thumb. If you just use your fingers and it kicks back, it just kicks the crank out of your hand.

And at that time, nothing was conceived, designed, tested, built or controlled with the aid of computers. Impressive!

Man if that ain't a testament to the engineering of the day, I don't know what is. Everyone who originally designed, constructed, commanded, or shot at this tank is long-since dead, but the tank's still here and going strong to boot.

@x808drifter

2 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't maintained at all it'd be a pile of rust. Just like anything else.

@Puschit1

Жыл бұрын

@@x808drifter Yeah, I imagine that meanwhile, every single part of it has already been replaced. For example that is certainly not the original motor. The more you replace, the less of the original tank exists.

@crazyfvck

Жыл бұрын

@@Puschit1 You would be surprised at how long some of these old machines last with most, if not all of their original parts. I would assume it was sitting under cover for many years, probably in someone's barn.

Imagine driving this cute, yet intimidating machine through the streets every day

@Darthwgamer

4 жыл бұрын

One things for sure, you'll be home by July 28, 2024

@harrier827

4 жыл бұрын

Better late than never i guess

@KandiKlover

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this would be perfect for the Democrat failure states and cities. Like California, or Chicago, or Detroit.

@riatorex8722

3 жыл бұрын

It's cute now, but it was a sign of pure terror back then

I love how the FT-17 looks more modern than some interwar tanks.

Made with no CNC or Matlab or any calculator program, engineering without computers was true talent.

Ww1 tank: zzzzzzzzzzzzz..... Soldier: "winds up the engine crank" Ww1 tank: IIIIIIII LIIIIIIIIVE

wow I can't believe this is still running

@alanwatts8239

4 жыл бұрын

Of course it's still running, it's french.

@rencaelum4396

4 жыл бұрын

@@alanwatts8239 *Destruction 100*

@jakartagamer6188

4 жыл бұрын

@@alanwatts8239 lmao, that's one hell of way to insult

@I_hunt_lolis

4 жыл бұрын

I also hear it drives backwards faster than forward xD

@animarthur5297

4 жыл бұрын

Jokes aside,the reason it still works is that it was restored.

Such a cool little tank :) I would love to build something resembling this, just to drive around on my property :) I have a few thousand pounds of 3/8" and 1/2" steel plate laying in my garage (mild steel, not hardened) that I could use. An old Bobcat or other skid steer would be perfect as the foundation of the project, because I would already have the frame, cab, engine, and a final drive for each side. I would just need to add a track assembly to each side, and build the body out of steel plate. As for the turret, I could do a flare launcher or a paintball gun ;)

Amazing quality for a video from 1917, keep it up!

so old and makes such racket but its incredible to see her run once again

@Izanagioomikami

3 жыл бұрын

Her???

@salmon4o4

3 жыл бұрын

@@Izanagioomikami Its what people like calling vehicles

@Snar-fq8ve

3 жыл бұрын

@@salmon4o4 tanks are manly vehicles, u say her for cars n shit like that

@salmon4o4

3 жыл бұрын

@@Snar-fq8ve I agree on that but it seems that many call it "her" in general as if they wanted to be the one to take care of it

@sixbases6793

3 жыл бұрын

@@salmon4o4 but It has a dick by torret xD

For some odd reason this gives me chills, I’ve seen videos of modern tanks and military vehicles, but this gives off different feelings than anything today

Seeing and listening to this gave me chills of just… astonishment? Perhaps awe is a better word, I’m not quite sure. The history nerd part of my brain was loving it where the rational side felt almost nervous. Despite how old the FT-1 is, it is still a machine made for war. That is not to be forgotten.

Nice job. Thanks

“We have lost objective apples.”

@marcelorangel4290

3 жыл бұрын

“The enemy controls all objectives”

@hyphangaming

3 жыл бұрын

*major defeat*

@cannmann9827

2 жыл бұрын

The enemy is being reinforced with a armored train.

The "La Victoire" and Spade painted on are cutting edge badass!

That's an awesome old piece of technology!

👍 Great video. Technology has come a long way.

The tank was a state-of-the-art masterpiece a century ago, when France was a true superpower in the world.

@Cam-im8io

3 жыл бұрын

Your kidding right? France is a joke that has yet to win any war without surrendering like a pussi

@notaire2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cam-im8io France was definitely a superpower, which still retains small yet precious colonies all over the world.

@nansmp1112

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cam-im8io France is the country with the most millitary win in the world, and now it's the 5 superpower in the world

@normalbird1139

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cam-im8io France, unfortunately known for their surrender during ww2, made Europe their bitch multiple times. Now, France is still among the global powers. Your knowledge obtained from memes are invalid here.

@Krydoss

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cam-im8io kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpuArbiaetrWiLw.html Here. Please educate yourself instead of letting the whole world you're an ignoramus.

French tanks are too cute, like little ducks. "Quack-quack-quack! Boom!"

@Cecedidic

4 жыл бұрын

@SAIL DOLFIN *LAUGH IN S-35*

@Cecedidic

4 жыл бұрын

@SAIL DOLFIN le b1-bis était bon mais coûteux et puis on s'en sera pas servi ultra longtemps

@CzlowiekSukcesu513

4 жыл бұрын

AMX-40 :)

@skjorta1984

4 жыл бұрын

*world of tanks community has joined the chat*

@CzlowiekSukcesu513

4 жыл бұрын

@@skjorta1984 i know about AMX 40 before my play WoT :)

Are we gonna talk about how humans started out with spears and makeshift weapons, to bows and swords, to muskets and canons, to guns, tanks, aircraft, heavy armored warships, and bombs, and finally to nukes.

@Theakritas_

2 жыл бұрын

thinking of that just gives me chills we started from small tribes to large empires while combat was fought by spears and bows, until the age of gunpowders came and rifles were more commonly used. then in wwi, the game-changer of how we fought war forever, made use of tanks, entrenchment, aerial combat and bombings. and then we skip to wwii, jet engines were invented, and the germans were the first to utilize them in combat, then the first ballistic missile was invented, and then the allies invented the atomic bomb.

One of the fascinating facts about FT17 tank is that it's front wheels are made of wood. For me it was quite surprising.

I can’t believe they made the tank from battlefield 1 into a real thing!

@mikoonblitz5966

4 жыл бұрын

Capncmonkey i dont know if this is stupidity or a joke

@lapoissonnerie3891

4 жыл бұрын

I really think (and hope) thus was a joke. If it was, that made me laugh boy😅

Clarkson: ‘WHAT A MACHIINNNEEEEEEEE!’

One of the finest working vehicles Renault made

What a beautiful piece of machinery, no wonder it was the most produced tank during WW1.

Just imagine, we whent from a tank like this, to modern MBT's

@LondynCashedout

4 жыл бұрын

Or from MBT's back to tanks like this

@masonmugerian4096

4 жыл бұрын

Imagin if isis got ahold of one and an abrums sees it

@BobtheBlob6969

4 жыл бұрын

We gotta start somewhere right? I mean we went to a riffle that's abysmal to reload to big fuck off guns that chews to 10000 rounds per 5 minutes.

@rain_f

4 жыл бұрын

@@masonmugerian4096 just pepper it with browning M2

@masonmugerian4096

4 жыл бұрын

@@rain_f or an AR-15 with AP rounds

The Renault FT is the first tank on duty in the US army, the first US driver was major George S. Patton. It was use by US army the first time at battle of Saint-Mihiel, Meuse, France, in september 1918.

I used to wreak havoc with this thing in BF1, my favorite piece of equipment 👌🏼

I loved this tank because of the fact that the guy in the turret is literally standing up in front of a gun that ejects metal direct back at him lol

I would love to see that sitting next to an Abrams "Hi Grandpa, looking a little tired there" " Lets see how you're doing in a hundred years Jr... "

@augustus1318

2 жыл бұрын

*Leclerc Tank

After 100 years renault tank stilll going a renault laguna broken down after 5 years😖😢

@kjellringstrom6217

4 жыл бұрын

Well, today things are built to make profit. Not to last.

@drunkpixel568

4 жыл бұрын

@@kjellringstrom6217 well said

@PieAndChips

4 жыл бұрын

@@kjellringstrom6217 Planned obsolescence

@arisz2191

4 жыл бұрын

@@kjellringstrom6217 perhaps you never heard "war profiteering"

@Xover112

4 жыл бұрын

you are saying like if nobody repaired that thing, i bet even if you take worst manufacturer you can still make car look good and run good if you waste enough money on it, its not like they found tank in this condition and it remained in this condition for 100 years

0:10 : "The first tank was made by the French and have a Renault motor" the Little Willy, The Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, Mark V, Saint-Chamond and the Schneider CA1: Are we a joke for you ?

1917: Oh my God! They have moving artillery! Run! 2022: Oh my God that's such a cute little tank!