Striking like Lightning, the Kugelblitz | Cursed by Design

Seemingly endless streams of bombers fly overhead destroying more German infrastructure with each passing day. Ground forces are constantly bombarded by allied air power causing massive losses of armor and equipment. Desperate to strike back at this devastation a design was presented for a new anti aircraft gun. This would become known as the Kugelblitz.
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  • @bobthebobman7457
    @bobthebobman74573 жыл бұрын

    German: “this baby is an anti air gun” War Thunder: *”do you mean anti tank gun?”*

  • @thekommunistkrusader3921

    @thekommunistkrusader3921

    3 жыл бұрын

    *laughs in wirbelwind*

  • @RhuBin02

    @RhuBin02

    3 жыл бұрын

    A N T I E V E R Y T H I N G (A.E.)

  • @destroyerarmor2846

    @destroyerarmor2846

    3 жыл бұрын

    R3 T20 FA-HS says hi

  • @gnas1897

    @gnas1897

    3 жыл бұрын

    ZSU-57: Am I a joke to you?

  • @randomt-9034

    @randomt-9034

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gaz MM 72k when downtiered and hidden: Privet, Tovarisch, welcome to Gulag.

  • @kingseeberg
    @kingseeberg3 жыл бұрын

    german words? german music? monetization: ima head out

  • @Commrade-DOGE

    @Commrade-DOGE

    3 жыл бұрын

    German video creators: bruh.

  • @ilijacavic9049

    @ilijacavic9049

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @manwithapan1294

    @manwithapan1294

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Commrade-DOGE xD

  • @stealthcone

    @stealthcone

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kugelcanzer

  • @jiggerdaddy2519

    @jiggerdaddy2519

    3 жыл бұрын

    The real Nazis were the zionists

  • @thescotishclonetrooperecho7773
    @thescotishclonetrooperecho77733 жыл бұрын

    Why does the intro sound like an actual documentary made in 1997

  • @_aragornyesyes_7171

    @_aragornyesyes_7171

    3 жыл бұрын

    More like an intro to Nazi Megastructures

  • @thescotishclonetrooperecho7773

    @thescotishclonetrooperecho7773

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_aragornyesyes_7171 you're not wrong

  • @yanislahtal6253

    @yanislahtal6253

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_aragornyesyes_7171 I used to love that show... then I turned 5...

  • @_aragornyesyes_7171

    @_aragornyesyes_7171

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yanislahtal6253 its still ongoing I think

  • @lutin_mi06

    @lutin_mi06

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@_aragornyesyes_7171 was that show emmiting on visat history?

  • @degenerate8029
    @degenerate80293 жыл бұрын

    1:38 ah yes, the *bruh*

  • @simonsenaviev7541

    @simonsenaviev7541

    3 жыл бұрын

    bruh moment

  • @lasagnaman6117

    @lasagnaman6117

    3 жыл бұрын

    *the bruh*

  • @kayagorzan

    @kayagorzan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brünn moment

  • @samuelparker9882

    @samuelparker9882

    3 жыл бұрын

    In war thunder it's a BEAST!!

  • @bigmeme8464

    @bigmeme8464

    3 жыл бұрын

    Codename: *bruh*

  • @grimhunter42
    @grimhunter423 жыл бұрын

    "Ball-lightning" the germans were very funny with naming things

  • @smiesznywalenty658

    @smiesznywalenty658

    3 жыл бұрын

    F U N I B A L L S

  • @trashposting.mp4021

    @trashposting.mp4021

    3 жыл бұрын

    I doesn’t sound that funny as a German Idk why

  • @simonsenaviev7541

    @simonsenaviev7541

    3 жыл бұрын

    *puts Berlin on tracks and make it a giant moving fortress* Das ist heavy, really heavy, let's call it feather

  • @katroptisYT

    @katroptisYT

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kugelblitz is also a name of some old fireworks we loved to use on New year.

  • @anyoneandeveryoneexceptyou6788

    @anyoneandeveryoneexceptyou6788

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katroptisYT Germans really call an anti aircraft tank "fireworks"

  • @classy333
    @classy3333 жыл бұрын

    war thunder: cursed by design?

  • @taxidermypolarbear1724

    @taxidermypolarbear1724

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brrruuhhh thoooo

  • @gabork5055

    @gabork5055

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cursed by dokumints.

  • @taxidermypolarbear1724

    @taxidermypolarbear1724

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gabork5055 cursed by ebr To be honest the ebr seems about gone

  • @stealthcone

    @stealthcone

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kugelcanzer

  • @yanniklemm4108
    @yanniklemm41083 жыл бұрын

    One of those vehicles was actually destroyed near my villiage in Thüringen in 1945, until a couple years ago we still found fragemts of metal on the sight were it was destroyed when we played there as Kids. Seeing this thing as a hole however was very interresting, thank you.

  • @corsa701

    @corsa701

    3 жыл бұрын

    Grüße in die Nachbarschaft!

  • @yanniklemm4108

    @yanniklemm4108

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@corsa701 grüße gehen raus

  • @corsa701

    @corsa701

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yanniklemm4108 Woher kommst denn, wenn ich fragen darf? Ich aus Creuzburg.

  • @yanniklemm4108

    @yanniklemm4108

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@corsa701 ja moin, bin aus Berka

  • @corsa701

    @corsa701

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yanniklemm4108 Ach, da hinten. Siehst du mal, wie klein die Welt ist.

  • @betterdeadthanred6348
    @betterdeadthanred63483 жыл бұрын

    I believe the main reason for the ostwind and whirbelwind tanks having open turrets, is due to the large amount of smoke from the gun(s). how would this tank deal with 2 guns with high rate of fire regarding the smoke?

  • @MultiVulture

    @MultiVulture

    3 жыл бұрын

    or you know... to make it easier to spot planes

  • @dankcheese274

    @dankcheese274

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's because of the sheer amount of gunsmoke from the guns

  • @builder396

    @builder396

    3 жыл бұрын

    The reasons why initial Flakpanzers had open turrets (or even just bare gunshields) was a mix of ventilation, crew comfort and spotting ability. All 3 of these can be achieved with a closed turret given extra cost for an active air circulation system, more space and periscopes. The Kugelblitz turret was remarked to be cramped, but given the cannons were belt-fed its a reasonable tradeoff given that you dont need a dedicated loader shoving new clips in every 2 seconds like on an Ostwind or Wirbelwind, you only need to switch belts every 200 rounds (100 per gun) if WT is accurate, which is inconvenient but doable.

  • @lordterra1377

    @lordterra1377

    7 ай бұрын

    Warthunder can't even get the crew amount of the Flakpanzers correct.

  • @mikexf1647

    @mikexf1647

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@MultiVulture Exactly! You can't see shit in a Tank.

  • @sol2544
    @sol25443 жыл бұрын

    "....November 1944" Knew from the start that: how the hell they gonna build any when germany was a skeleton at that stage

  • @broculee5218

    @broculee5218

    3 жыл бұрын

    actually germany had the highest production numbers of panzer/stugs in 1944 due to improvements in the production line

  • @heinzguderian628

    @heinzguderian628

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@broculee5218 they were the only ones produzing panzers and stugs lol

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heinzguderian628 he meant of all the years compared to WW1 through 1943

  • @utzius8003

    @utzius8003

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heinzguderian628 Lmao, you have to be joking.

  • @heinzguderian628

    @heinzguderian628

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@utzius8003 indeed, I am

  • @ulch11
    @ulch112 жыл бұрын

    Slight correction for anyone interested in seeing the remaining turret: The museum in Rensberg was dissolved and until the collection can find a permanent home in Berlin it is stored at the Marinearsenal in Kiel. Unfortunatly the collection is curated by volunteers and prior arrangements are needed to be able to view it. It's not publicly available at the moment as it is technically in storage. (for over 10 years at this point...)

  • @smorgasbord9940
    @smorgasbord99403 жыл бұрын

    “Bombing takes out antiaircraft production” Ironic

  • @panzerkampfwagenviiimaus9571
    @panzerkampfwagenviiimaus95713 жыл бұрын

    "Why have automatic cannons if you have a 128mm gun." Maus.

  • @TR33ZY_CRTM

    @TR33ZY_CRTM

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah, Jagtiger.

  • @panzerofthelake506

    @panzerofthelake506

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TR33ZY_CRTM it had machinegun

  • @davidty2006

    @davidty2006

    3 жыл бұрын

    there was a 120mm anti air gun that was mounted on some massive flak towers in a few key cities and are super hard to kill. Mainly 2 in Hamburg 3 In berlin. and 3 In vienna. a few were knocked down after failed attempts to destroy them.

  • @ISU-152-2

    @ISU-152-2

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Why have a 128mm gun when you can have a 152mm gun!" ISU-152-2

  • @batukarakus5100

    @batukarakus5100

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ISU-152-2 why have 152 mm when you can have 183 mm some british boi

  • @zlataribar9637
    @zlataribar96373 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes the german 6.7 tank destroyer, i hate it

  • @phil7896

    @phil7896

    3 жыл бұрын

    Idk why in the world this thing is 6.7 its a bit ridiculous if you ask me

  • @larshaas2658

    @larshaas2658

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@phil7896 yeah! I agree, it should be reserve.

  • @paulhindenburg1460

    @paulhindenburg1460

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, it used to be 7.0, but then they moved it down due to them removing the other 6.7 AA, the Flakpanzer 341 AKA Coelian

  • @paulhindenburg1460

    @paulhindenburg1460

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ewald3182 it used to be 6.7 as far as I’m aware, and to my knowledge it’s still 6.7 in arcade. This was a few years back tho, and ever since the Kugel was sent to 6.7 I didn’t use the Coelian much unfortunately

  • @OtterTreySSArmy

    @OtterTreySSArmy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulhindenburg1460 I use both in my 6.7 lineup. I have the Kugel if I need a late game AA that isn't as great at fighting planes but can fight tanks pretty well, and the Coelian mostly for AA duty or to just harass enemy tanks by shooting barrels

  • @jirikajzar3247
    @jirikajzar32473 жыл бұрын

    Actually Mk303 cannon development continued in Czechoslovakia and resulted in 30mm PLDVK vz.53/59 anti-aircraft gun, often mounted on armoured Praga V3S truck. Whole complet was than called "Ještěrka" and it was actually said to be equal to Soviet ZSU 57.

  • @safetyinstructor
    @safetyinstructor3 жыл бұрын

    The "e" is still not silent. Even on the end of German words.

  • @tmwarthunder1016
    @tmwarthunder10163 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe that I am this early. Also, I like your introduction for the "Cursed by Design". But I wonder, which documentary series did you get as an inspiration for your introduction. It gives out that "creepy" vibe

  • @asiftalpur3758

    @asiftalpur3758

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thomas the tank Engine, The Series.

  • @fernandomarques5166

    @fernandomarques5166

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like Nazi Megastructures, at least it gives the same vibe

  • @tmwarthunder1016

    @tmwarthunder1016

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@asiftalpur3758 (-_-) Really, mate?

  • @informitas0117
    @informitas01173 жыл бұрын

    Easily my favorite ww2 tank. It looks like a Star Wars turbo laser.

  • @definitelynotjames
    @definitelynotjames3 жыл бұрын

    this is the actual story there was a tiger without a turret standing near an AA gun the AA gun shot down a B-17 bomber the ball turret fell onto the tiger boom kugelblitz Yes i know i got the chasis wrong i'm american to me everything is a tiger

  • @Commander_Koyke

    @Commander_Koyke

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you mean panzer 4 Btw clever comment

  • @CamCamJoeFungus

    @CamCamJoeFungus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah what the guy/girl said above, don’t you mean panzer 4

  • @AryaWibu

    @AryaWibu

    3 жыл бұрын

    shesh, it's how the american identifies german tanks

  • @panzerofthelake506

    @panzerofthelake506

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AryaWibu ooooo look I'm a tiger ooo don't look at my short gun it's a .... 150mm howitzer.

  • @GeneralLee2000

    @GeneralLee2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AryaWibu to be fair, the Germans called all T-34s KVs at first... But yeah, it's pretty funny. *sees panzer 3* OH LOOK JETHRO IT'S A TIGER!

  • @KimPossibleShockwave
    @KimPossibleShockwave3 жыл бұрын

    "Hans, don't you dare--" "I'm sorry, sir! The sauerkraut! It burns my bowels!" "Goddamnit, Hans! I'd rather be shot to death by Allied bombers than suffer from your--" *bangbangbangbang*

  • @corsa701
    @corsa7013 жыл бұрын

    Its really nice to see a video about the tank. The most interesting part for me is, that i live only 5km away vom Sprichra, possibly the only known place where it was used in combat. It is really not much known about its usage there, but the defense seemed to be good enough to stop the US- troops from further advancing. In the end, the Americans had managed to cross the Werra river at another point. So despite the german defences where very weak they archived at least 2 days of delay to the US troops.

  • @wboquist
    @wboquist3 жыл бұрын

    It seems that this one was "cursed by logistics" rather than by design. The M42 Duster was not too different, and it performed well enough, I believe.

  • @mbr5742

    @mbr5742

    3 жыл бұрын

    M42 was open toüpped and good in a ground role. Not so much against jets. And the M19 and M42 had motorised traverse (and possibly high adjustment). There is a reason the next generation went for a tank with integral radar. Germany tried to build a closed turret, radar equiped 30mm armed AA tank post WW2 using a "up to 35to combat weight" platform (Marder IFV - the initial Marder was lighter) under the Matador project. They gave up and switched to a 45-50to platform (Leopard 1) for the Gepard.

  • @norbertwerner6926

    @norbertwerner6926

    3 жыл бұрын

    There was a design based on Panther called Coellian. A bigger turret with 2*37mm gun, maybe later changed to the newer powerful 55mm AA gun. But build only in few prototypes or mockups.

  • @LoderryPlaysPVP
    @LoderryPlaysPVP3 жыл бұрын

    This is in my opinion one of the best, if not the best series of videos on youtube. Amazing job man, I can't wait to see more!

  • @thecanadiankiwibirb4512
    @thecanadiankiwibirb45123 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I was always fascinated by the oscillating turret

  • @christianletzerich6523
    @christianletzerich65233 жыл бұрын

    Nice upload schedule lmao. Awesome video!

  • @aussieairconditioner8023
    @aussieairconditioner80233 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, KZread. 1 comment that I cannot view, 14 likes and 7 views. These servers are perfect

  • @paulhindenburg1460

    @paulhindenburg1460

    3 жыл бұрын

    Almost as perfect as Gaijin’s servers.

  • @aussieairconditioner8023

    @aussieairconditioner8023

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulhindenburg1460 pretty sure they are running of the same ones at this point -_-

  • @jimmyjohn6504

    @jimmyjohn6504

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aussieairconditioner8023 Its normal what youtube does is you need to watch about a minute for it to count as a view so when you clicked on it some people liked before hiting the watch threshold.

  • @aussieairconditioner8023

    @aussieairconditioner8023

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jimmyjohn6504 interesting... I didn't know that

  • @jimmyjohn6504

    @jimmyjohn6504

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aussieairconditioner8023 I think it's for if you click a clickbait video you can leave without giving it a view.

  • @andreasleonardo6793
    @andreasleonardo67933 жыл бұрын

    Nice video..with clear explaining of situation of producing of this anti aircrafts and bombers of enemies. .thanks for sending

  • @Reddsoldier
    @Reddsoldier3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Cone! Thanks for the video on this little known design (before the game). Also, very sorry about the game the other night.

  • @pauld6967
    @pauld69673 жыл бұрын

    Ah, another good video. I did not know about the Kugelblitz prior to playing War thunder. I did not know about the woeful amount produced until this video. So, thank you.

  • @alanhoff89
    @alanhoff893 жыл бұрын

    3 people inside a single ball turret? I bet Sauerkraut was their worst enemy

  • @unknownplayer1766
    @unknownplayer17663 жыл бұрын

    Cone!! Could we see a cursed by design of the T-95/T-28?

  • @NikoD239

    @NikoD239

    2 жыл бұрын

    We could, I mean it's right there kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKej04-ufdHOk6w.html

  • @americanpatriot2422
    @americanpatriot2422 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @CMDRFandragon
    @CMDRFandragon3 жыл бұрын

    Germany in WW2: The player in an RTS game who keeps on playing to the last man, instead of just admiting defeat and alt F4ing, letting the opponent have the win.

  • @gabork5055

    @gabork5055

    3 жыл бұрын

    The turtle who tries to unlock everything in the tech tree before building the first late tier units but got the worst roll on resource nodes, so everything is horse-drawn with tier 1 tech.

  • @kriszkrutsch113
    @kriszkrutsch1133 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting vehicle thank you for making this video!

  • @paoloviti6156
    @paoloviti61563 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting as I know next to nothing regarding the "Kugelblitz" as I always had vague articles. I didn't realise how narrow and cramped it could be for fitting a 3 man crew not to mention the eventual stowage of the ammo in the turret. In my opinion among many issues, are the optics that should be specifically made including a panoramic optic for the commander that at that stage of war it was certainly not available. Regarding the weak hydraulics to turn the turret where it would be installed a joystick or lever with all the connections to a more powerful hydraulic motor? Finally, the ammo for the guns? From the drawings I can see that there would be hardly any space to fit in the bulky and heavy ammo so it could be fed in a similar way like the ball turret of the B-17 but from the floor as there would be space under the turret. But how to replenish quickly the ammo boxes is the the real challenge? Anyway you did a good job and looking forward to see your new videos 👍👍👍

  • @MrGeanfilms
    @MrGeanfilms3 жыл бұрын

    Exceptional video!

  • @julesdauphin2946
    @julesdauphin29463 жыл бұрын

    this is a cool channel! its kid friendly and very informative.

  • @Minboelf

    @Minboelf

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shhhhhhh don't let COPPA find out

  • @NickKirk-ei8gu
    @NickKirk-ei8gu5 ай бұрын

    Cool video, thank you,👍👊🇬🇧.

  • @majorkursk780
    @majorkursk7803 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting subject!

  • @columc
    @columc3 жыл бұрын

    the intro never gets boring

  • @Tundraviper41
    @Tundraviper412 жыл бұрын

    I feel that they could have had one of the twin cannons removed to give more space for other equipment and reduce the strain of the weight on the turret. Or at least they could have field tested a prototype with one cannon and see how it performed. Although I'm not a tank designer, but I feel that testing it with one cannon would make work better performance wise.

  • @panzerpanther7238
    @panzerpanther72383 жыл бұрын

    Love this series

  • @FAZMANFAZER
    @FAZMANFAZER Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, without a doubt this is the best version of the intro

  • @mrmoo8900
    @mrmoo89006 ай бұрын

    I love the panzerlied in the background

  • @Ausf.D.A.K.
    @Ausf.D.A.K.2 жыл бұрын

    Love the "Der mächtigste König im Luftrevie" song in the background.

  • @tvexpert_xd2388
    @tvexpert_xd23883 жыл бұрын

    Nice Video I Lern much of you Make more 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @harbisonel7243
    @harbisonel7243 Жыл бұрын

    4:16 in a hist. photo of these, you can identify the hull variant based on the exahust, as only Pzkpfw. IV Ausf. J had two vertical, Tiger-like exahusp pipes.

  • @jasonz7788
    @jasonz77888 ай бұрын

    cool thanks

  • @Highlander_Red
    @Highlander_Red3 жыл бұрын

    America 1967 German bomber found in Iowa having 5mm-20mm armour and has Ball turrets containing twin 30mm Mk 108 cannons

  • @theeditingdepartment9421

    @theeditingdepartment9421

    3 жыл бұрын

    links or sources?

  • @aquila3958

    @aquila3958

    3 жыл бұрын

    are you just trying to make a funny meme?

  • @Faeron1984

    @Faeron1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    The fuck

  • @MrNebelschatten

    @MrNebelschatten

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes, give us those sources of yours

  • @chechenfeels

    @chechenfeels

    3 жыл бұрын

    what?

  • @danielgreen3715
    @danielgreen37153 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou never heard of it before but quite far sighted for the time

  • @colemurphy2063
    @colemurphy20634 ай бұрын

    *sounds of gunfire echoing intensely in the ball turret* “HANS, CAN YOU SEE ANY PLANES?” “WHAAAAAT?”

  • @GTFORDMAN
    @GTFORDMAN3 жыл бұрын

    i've seen many times the effect a Kugelblitz has on enemy planes in WT, basically if your getting "Constant Air Spam" a Kugelblitz makes them fly for cover!

  • @haydentenno9821
    @haydentenno98213 жыл бұрын

    The kugelblitz is also a reverse black hole: a white hole. Which pushed things instead of pulling.

  • @bicok0073
    @bicok00733 жыл бұрын

    LOVE THE INTRO!!!

  • @God-kt3ec
    @God-kt3ec3 жыл бұрын

    I tried to lessen but I kept listening and singing along to the background music

  • @ldjackaboy

    @ldjackaboy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am trying to find it, but I can't. Do you know what it's called?

  • @God-kt3ec

    @God-kt3ec

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ldjackaboy kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppOI2q2Lmtafqc4.html I got u

  • @ldjackaboy

    @ldjackaboy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@God-kt3ec YES thank you

  • @petergriffin9151

    @petergriffin9151

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@God-kt3ec can you Tell me the Name please? The Link dont Work in my country :(

  • @God-kt3ec

    @God-kt3ec

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@petergriffin9151 panzerlied

  • @fadlya.rahman4113
    @fadlya.rahman41133 жыл бұрын

    Kugelblitz turret is like a B-17 ball turret mounted upside down.

  • @davidtapp3950
    @davidtapp39503 жыл бұрын

    Imagine how this might have gone with a Panther hull, a Flakvierling mount using the very high speed 30 mm motor cannons developed by Rheinmetall and Mauser right at the end of the war, and proper munitions storage in the hull. Each of these 30 mm munitions had the blast effect of a hand grenade. I would not have fancied flying into a cloud of these!

  • @mbr5742

    @mbr5742

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thankfully the germans rushed Panther into production so it never became what the had PLANNED it to be - a replacement for Panzer III and Panzer IV. They DID put a lot of optimisation work into the production and could build one almost as fast as a Panzer IV. Had they fixed the final drive (using the OLVAR from Tiger as done in the Panther II prototype) and engagement speed (Using a stereoscopic range finder as seen in the "Schmallturm" studies) stuff like a Coelian (twin 30 or 55mm guns) would have happened. Given that some Flakzüge (Railroad trains with 88mm guns) employed Würzburg radar on the train and at least one played around with a scavenged "Lichtenstein" AI Radar - my guess is within 3-6 month of Coelian going into service someone WOULD have juri-rigged the antler antennas of a Lichtenstein radar to one. Sure this is not a modern fire control radar. But it will make range finding faster/more precise and that increases the dangers to the planes (And the Mustang/Lightning/Tempest etc did not carry chaff or jammers). Adding the Mauser Revolverkanonen (Post-war versions include the BK-27 of the Tornado, the ADEN of various british planes, M39 of a couple of US planes, DEFA) would be "icing on the cake"

  • @GSF1935
    @GSF19353 жыл бұрын

    BALL-LIGHTNING!!! God I thought that the RAM 2 was a odd name!

  • @brittakriep2938

    @brittakriep2938

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kugelblitz means a version of lightning, from which weather scientists don't know if it exists or is only a myth.

  • @seff1890

    @seff1890

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brittakriep2938 we pretty much know it exists

  • @InevitableD34th
    @InevitableD34th3 жыл бұрын

    These are your best videos so far. #tonkgang

  • @pilotwhaleproductions5880
    @pilotwhaleproductions58804 ай бұрын

    Essentially a ball turret on a tank chassis. Kind of an interesting inversion of the turrets on allied bombers

  • @wwiiinplastic4712
    @wwiiinplastic4712 Жыл бұрын

    I know this video is old, but yesterday I was at HobbyTown with my wife and she bought me Takom's 1/35 release of this vehicle for my birthday, which is today. And after playing some online games I logged out to find a video of said vehicle in my suggested feed. I almost went with Tamiya's M551 Sheridan which I'm pretty sure there is no video for as it wasn't all that cursed.

  • @mentosswagolini4634
    @mentosswagolini46343 жыл бұрын

    We need the bob semple tank for this series

  • @gamermelon5689
    @gamermelon56893 жыл бұрын

    Love the intro

  • @calessel3139
    @calessel31393 жыл бұрын

    It would be nice to see that remaining turret restored and mated to a Pzkpfw-IV chassis. Of course theyd have to fabricate a new superstructure.

  • @vaclavcervinka65
    @vaclavcervinka653 жыл бұрын

    This is like a crash course in late-war Germany supply issues

  • @deanhankio6304
    @deanhankio63043 жыл бұрын

    hey it's cool. with that turret angle you can shoot & sleep in the same time !

  • @markdougherty9917
    @markdougherty99173 жыл бұрын

    I knew I had heard the name in a Vsauce video way back. Great vid and info!

  • @oceanhome2023
    @oceanhome20233 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know any info on these sites on how the Flak Guns were placed, aimed and co ordinated around cities and factories ? Thanks !

  • @victorpelini5995
    @victorpelini59953 жыл бұрын

    I love these vids

  • @emillall854
    @emillall8543 жыл бұрын

    You should do a video about THE tsar tank

  • @sander3236
    @sander32363 жыл бұрын

    Good vid

  • @johnsatan117
    @johnsatan1172 жыл бұрын

    When I searched up Kugelblitz, the first image was the tank, the second was the Black he thing, and the description was the black hole

  • @viaferrata2769
    @viaferrata27693 жыл бұрын

    you know. i did enjoy that.

  • @Commander_Koyke
    @Commander_Koyke3 жыл бұрын

    Do the cursed by design the Kranvagn 1:33 nice gun

  • @sopmodtew8399

    @sopmodtew8399

    3 жыл бұрын

    Emil is the real name of the tank

  • @Commander_Koyke

    @Commander_Koyke

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sopmodtew8399 I know but Kranvagn is a nice name for a swedish tank

  • @CaptainGrief66

    @CaptainGrief66

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sopmodtew8399 Wasn't Kranvagn a codename? It means crane vehicle or something like that

  • @sopmodtew8399

    @sopmodtew8399

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CaptainGrief66 probably that.

  • @S1nwar
    @S1nwar3 жыл бұрын

    1:08 that definition of kugelblitz sounds sonsensical where did you get it from?

  • @lilhrabinator2283
    @lilhrabinator22833 жыл бұрын

    When does this get to netflix? Seriously tho this series is really well done.

  • @MrAmerilias
    @MrAmerilias3 жыл бұрын

    I think I saw one on picture from Kubinka museum in Russia.It was ball shaped turret without hull.

  • @theresaapocalypse9283
    @theresaapocalypse92833 жыл бұрын

    Gotta love how he put a navy song in a video about an SPAAG

  • @sidsucksatplaying
    @sidsucksatplaying3 жыл бұрын

    The engineering is very smart ngl

  • @davidty2006

    @davidty2006

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Good concept but shortage on everything

  • @vladimirchechelnikov612
    @vladimirchechelnikov6123 жыл бұрын

    do the Wirbelwind

  • @osmacar5331
    @osmacar53313 жыл бұрын

    We need more ngl

  • @Arbys_Enjoyer
    @Arbys_Enjoyer3 жыл бұрын

    So this thing is basically a ball turret on tracks

  • @mawalt_5250
    @mawalt_52502 жыл бұрын

    7:23 Its close to Kiel :D

  • @nacho.tatical
    @nacho.tatical2 жыл бұрын

    Bro, i live in Rendsburg and the Heeresfliegerabschwehrschule was decomissioned in 2009, so i assume the Turret isnt here any morw

  • @honeybadger6755
    @honeybadger67553 жыл бұрын

    Episode 2 of petitioning for cone to do the TOG 2

  • @lestra5
    @lestra53 жыл бұрын

    Do one on the Flakpanzer 341 if it even existed

  • @ValentineC137
    @ValentineC1373 жыл бұрын

    Tiger turret ring you say? :D

  • @mohamdmlg9027
    @mohamdmlg90273 жыл бұрын

    Intresting

  • @TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG
    @TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG2 жыл бұрын

    great freaking video! love me some WWII tanks! is there anywhere that you explain the meaning of your YT name? cheers!

  • @colinterry7261
    @colinterry72613 жыл бұрын

    Where are the “How I Play” map videos?

  • @luthfinst3023
    @luthfinst30233 жыл бұрын

    Could u make a video about flak panther?

  • @mbr5742

    @mbr5742

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would be a short one. One or two wooden mock ups only. Coelian was another of the "Thanks god for Adolf" projects that never was due to Hitler overriding the engineers and/or generals (Panther pressed into production before it's known bugs where fixed)

  • @davidkrappenschitz253
    @davidkrappenschitz253 Жыл бұрын

    0:47 what tank is that? Is that an Amx tank?

  • @wilfriedklaebe
    @wilfriedklaebe2 жыл бұрын

    The Heeresflugabwehrschule (Army Anti Aircraft School) has been closed down in 2012, after being moved to Munster in 2010. Both Barracks in Rendsburg have been closed and the areas sold off. I guess the Kugelblitz turret has not been in Rendsburg since at least 2010.

  • @CaptainLays
    @CaptainLays3 жыл бұрын

    Can you do one on the Skink, a Canadian AA tank.

  • @davidty2006

    @davidty2006

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was built as an Anti Aircraft. But... There was no Aircraft to shoot at. So it was moved to be used in infantry support where it did decently well. Pretty much a WW2 IFV

  • @sinisabalentovic9617
    @sinisabalentovic96172 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of b 17 ball turet

  • @sushiknith1851
    @sushiknith1851 Жыл бұрын

    can you do the german flammpanzer II flamingo / pzKpfw II(F)?

  • @rubberwoody
    @rubberwoody3 жыл бұрын

    Have you done the O-I?

  • @mathewkelly9968
    @mathewkelly99683 жыл бұрын

    This tank is insanely powerful in konflikt47 & alright in bolt action

  • @melchiorvonsternberg844
    @melchiorvonsternberg8446 ай бұрын

    Your statements are only partially correct. Of course it was possible to move the tower electrically. A small 2-stroke engine was installed in the Pz IV-H version. This was deleted in the last version of the Pz IV-J due to limited resources. And although this was perceived as a disadvantage by the tank crews, it was still possible to fight. Ultimately, the armament in the Kugelblitz was considerably lighter than in a normal battle tank IV. This eliminated the coaxial machine gun in the turret and thus also the weight and storage space for this machine gun ammunition. The armor on the turret of a Pz IV was much higher, including the side skirts. What you completely missed, however, was the weaponry. The cannon that was ultimately intended for the Kugelblitz was a modified Mk 108. The thing is ingenious in several ways. With the longer barrels, compared to the hunter cannons, the muzzle velocity of the ammunition increases significantly. The aiming accuracy is also increased due to the longer gun barrels and the Mk 108, as a weapon for fighter aircraft, is recoilless, which also contributes to accuracy. In addition, such a baby in the pilot version only weighs 65 kg. The low weight significantly increases the mobility of the weapon turret compared to the Pz IV. I assume that this AA weapon will mean significantly improved protection for units on the marsh and in battle... I'm attaching a video of the British doing weapons tests with the Mk 108...

  • @nowhere683
    @nowhere6834 ай бұрын

    How would you spot and properly aim at Aircrafts with this turret?

  • @franciscoantoniocamachomen8717
    @franciscoantoniocamachomen87173 жыл бұрын

    Last time I saw a video in this channel, it was very, very different (like, I'm talking about before the name was changed to ConeOfArc). Kudos for you, fella