Much respect to Mr Cogan, he does a hard job curating a collection that many less informed people are highly critical of, given the limited access. As he has posted on facebook: urge your elected officials to push for more funding for the collection.

@dcpack

5 жыл бұрын

Do you think "elected officials" pay for this? Sorry, not a worthwhile expenditure for forcibly extracted money from the citizens.

@GregW1955

5 жыл бұрын

Keeping our history is always worthwhile. @@dcpack

@mottthehoople693

5 жыл бұрын

@@dcpack history is important....

@muddhammer7834

4 жыл бұрын

KLR-Zoomie Oh God! This is some awesome history! Wah!!!!

@Kushenable

Жыл бұрын

this video was very wholesome for my little tank heart :)

'Ole Henry', the M4A3E8 that shows up around the 25 minute mark; I crewed that tank during the Patton Museum's yearly July 4th military display on Fort Knox back in 1992. I was the bow-gunner. Great tank. Our driver for that day was an actual Sherman driver from World War II. Nice guy. Another member of our crew that day was Dean Klefman, who consulted on Hans Halberstad's book 'Inside The Great Tanks'. What a privilege, and an incredible experience.

So Good to have someone who has great enthusiasm to go with great knowledge. especially with the Shermans

"it had a bigger back end". Dofie, Sofie, Sofie. Didnt notice her reaction before. 🤣🤣🤣

this guy is a human tank encyclopedia, thanks for the upload sofilein :)

@WOTArtyNoobs

5 жыл бұрын

They are all human encyclopedias on tanks. Ed Francis is one of the researchers at Bovington.

@davidlyon1899

5 жыл бұрын

...@@WOTArtyNoobs i am sorry sir, but when ''BOVINGTON'' is mentioned in the context of an armoured vehicle it is customary to convey in some fashion the awe you feel at realizing you live on a planet with such a wonderful institution.

@Lo-tf6qt

4 жыл бұрын

*cough* David Fletcher *cough*

@MrKeys57

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lo-tf6qt good one! :D

@TeruruariiAmo

11 ай бұрын

KB44🇻🇳😎❤️💖💚👍

I have a new appreciation of the Sherman. Was not aware that super tough Shermans were designed to lead tank columns to take heavy punishment from things like Tigers... great tour... a lot of tank fans go weak kneed over German tech (who doesn’t love a Jagdpanzer IV) but US tanks from 1919 to late war Shermans shows excellent practical engineering and development... exactly the reverse of Germany from 1939 to panic designs like the Panther II and Maus.

Greetings from Slovenia.When i was serving in Yugoslav army back in 1988 in Skopje,we had a few M-36 for training with infantry.Glad to see that one from my former country is in the Sherman room.

Rob is excellent at passing on information. Much like the Chieftain. Makes the development of the tank understandable.

@robtankbuster5215

5 жыл бұрын

To bad the fort Benning tank museum will never be open to the public. All these great tanks, but no museum, no money, but have all these great money makers, the tanks. This so stupid!!!!!

Sofilein: *sees jumbo* THICKNESS INTENSITIES

@WOTArtyNoobs

5 жыл бұрын

THICC ness

@JimFortune

5 жыл бұрын

And yet it moves!

@thurin84

4 жыл бұрын

(cue sherman boss monster music)

@amirlach

4 жыл бұрын

Needs more moustache!

Awesome! Keep them coming!!!! I love these history lessons. 100 years from now, these will still be here forever for all generations to come.

Thank you for the great illustration of the evolution of the Mighty M-4 Sherman.

Nice to see this place open. Was at Ft. Benning for the Sullivan Cup Tank Gunnery competition some years back and the equipment was in a big yard where they had moved it after transporting it from Ft. Knox where the Armor Center used to be. Good job all and by the way the Sheridan is the M551, I had three of them in my Armored Cavalry platoon in 1968. Good job ma'am. Nice to see a pretty lady who enjoys tanks. You either love them or hate them and I am in the love them category enjoying every minute I spent in them over the years.

Fell in love with the Lee after watching Sahara (1943) with Lulu Belle being the tank star of the movie. It's nice to see them still in museums.

Nice job. The episodes with you and the Chieftain brought me here. Anyone with this much love for tank history deserves mad respect.

I just had the opportunity to view this collection yesterday (8/23/19) and talk at length with Mr Cogan at length about the collection and the evolution of the Sherman as a platform. It was fascinating and I learned a lot from not only Mr Cogan but also looking at the tanks side-by-side n person. I hope someday soon the rest of the collection will be available for viewing; seeing all these pieces of history in person is a priceless experience.

That Jumbo Sherman is awesome! Of course, so is Sofilein. ;) And I believe Mr. Cogan is a retired U.S. Armor Officer, and he does know his armor history! I really need to get down to Georgia and visit this museum! I remember going through basic training at Ft. Knox and later visiting the old Patton Museum there, but this one looks so much better!

Great video Sofi ! FYI, when I was in "Yugoslav" army in 2000/2001, in brigade I was in we still had a mixed anti armor regiment that had a few of those re-engined M36's, and older officers were very very fond of those TD's/SPG's, praising the guns as extremely accurate and devastating... :) P.S : It's me, BarbaUrke :D

Another masterful presentation from your team. Many Thanks from UK.

Dear Sofilein, as a former United States Army m1 Abrams tank commander I would be honored to have you on my tank crew any day. Cheers to you.

@theDigited

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a movie that started the same way.

@chamskyYT

3 жыл бұрын

Many tankers "would".

@crimsoncloud6352

3 жыл бұрын

Not just looks either...me want her brain me thinks it's sexy af.

@chrispytricks

2 жыл бұрын

@@crimsoncloud6352 Unless you have a big bustle you don't stand a chance

You really got me when you said “ a very special and holy place” you get it! Thanks!!!

is there anyone who didnt want to see Sofi today? :) excellent host BTW, this dude really know his chit 10/10

Best Sherman talk ever.👍

Superb content. Best 41 minutes I've ever seen in regard to American armor in the WW2 era.

@belchnasty

4 жыл бұрын

Videos like this are why I watch KZread & not mainstream television. Made by enthusiasts by enthusiasts

That was a very informative video. I’ve loved the Sherman tank since I was a child and you explained well some of the features of these thanks. Thank you. 🇬🇧

Riveted for the length of the vid. I'm fascinated with WWII as a time-frame for much of the reasons explained in the evolution of just the Sherman: The technological advances were extremely rapid and addressed direct feedback from the troops using it. This mentality was spread throughout all advances, be it tanks, aircraft, warships, and general grunt gear as WELL as advances in theoreticals at the time;e.g. V2, Atom bomb, helicopters, etc, that proved to be possible. Good job on the vid and major props to the curator for knowing his tank history (why he's curator I reckon haha).

@matthiuskoenig3378

4 жыл бұрын

I was ballistic-bolted for the length of the vid (as rivets are dangerous to crews)

I just love listening to someone who has such enthusiasm and knowledge

Rob Cogan must have done his talk so many times, he could do it in his sleep. Incredibly informative.

Great work on this video, can't get enough of tank history! Greatly appreciate the time you take to get the experts of the field to talk about it.

Wow! what a great tour. every thing kinda just fell right into place as he talked. Great job!

Thank you for making the Sherman’s evolution of continued development and improvement known!

Rob is amazing! The knowledge he has is great. He should write a book on the history of WW2 tanks.

My knowledge of Sherman's went from ounces to tons during this video. Fantastic evolution of the platform. Thanks Sofilein for taking us along with you.

i love this place its awesome man i don't remember them having such a large collection its back on my bucket list thank you sofilein

Worth it just to see a original T23. Never bad to see a room full of Shermans.

As someone that served as both a 19 echo and 19 kilo, I am glad to see that the tradition of armor is being taught to our soldiers in their training. When I went through my AIT at Fort Knox we were taken to the Patton Museum and then we watched the movie Patton as well at the museum. Glad to see a fresh voice out there evangelizing tanks and armored vehicles here on KZread.

@Sofilein thank you for another great video, Rob is a fantastic knowledgeable orator. Would have loved to have seen a Firefly in the collection but I guess they couldn't get hold of one. It makes all the difference of hearing about the evolution of the tanks rather than just seeing them. Again, keep up the great work 👍

@raymuncy22

4 жыл бұрын

I think the collection has one but is kept at a different location, as this room is used for American specific armor .

What a good episode on Shermans and other tanks. The gentleman really knows his stuff abour tanks. I build tanks models that is, but a lot of useful information. Found your site this weekend

Outstanding Video !!! Everything you wanted to know about Shermans , but were afraid to ask ! Learned a lot ! Thanks, Tony

Superb descriptions Thanks Sofi and the guys!

Watching tour vídeos from Madrid, Spain. Great job!!! Thanks a lot for this Sherman lesson!!! Keep ok going!!!👍😃

Incredible amount of information! I'm awe of dudes depth of intricate, off the top of his head information! Wow! Thanks again Sofilein Your the best!

What a great talk and walkthrough! Thanks Rob and Sofi!

This vid is great. I built models as a kid, read TONS of "tank books", signed on the line when I was old enough, crewed Uncle Sam's rolling steel ... and I learned stuff today. Thanks

I remember meeting Rob way back when I was tanking around up at 2-16 Cav. Loved that museum, and I apologize if my group was a little too rowdy for Rob's tour!

Great video & a great collection of US Tanks / AFV's. ...Rob certainly knows his stuff.

Very nice thanks much miss Sofilein.

It’s remarkable and rather facilitating that this young lady has such an interest in something that most people wouldn’t. That difference is very unique, to say the least.

Hopefully the great collection that used to make up the museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground will eventually be put back out on display. My hat's off to the expansion that Ft Benning has made, but there are still a hundred armored vehicles that are not displayed.

Very good history on the Sherman tanks in WW2- Thank you

Amazing camera work, so much patience, and all with a phone. I wasn't sure i was going to watch the entire 41 minutes on my phone. But i figured, if she could make such smooth shots, i could finish watching,. Truly, great information, and a great walk through of the tanks!

Excellent video, great camera work and great narration, must put this place on my bucket list!!

That was an excellent talk. Thank you for posting it!

I'm an old Cav soldier....I love the name on the Chafee tank.....very nice

Amazing video! Thank you and many thanks for the information and knowledge shared by the curator!

Fair play to Rob, he really knows his stuff, this tour was very interesting!

My favorite video yet. Thank you Sofi.

This is a great video. Thank you! Very helpful and instructive. It is interesting to see how rough the finish was on the WW2 era tanks - just had to get them built.

I just learned a heck of a lot more then I thought I knew about our Tanks thank you.

Mein got, awesome video! Thanks for the upload Sofi!

@Sofilein its great that you show us so many u.s. tanks that i thought, no longer existed.

Finally watched this episode and I always wondered what was next after the Sherman after the war. Great job!!

Wow! This is right across the river from me! I have to go there! Thanks!

Sofilein, thank you so much for making this happen. Very cool content. I didn't even know.

A really enthusiastic curator.

This was great, thank you both.

amazing story! great collection!!

Yooo, the whole squad here, We got the M10, Sherman, Chafee, And Patton with some stuart lil's

Very cool to see an cool lady interested in showcasing very cool war/tank history. Keep up the great job.

This was so cool! I have to watch more now!

Great presentation Sofi and Rob - seeing the tanks next to each other in sequence really allows you to see the progression and development of US armour and the thought proceses behind. Now would be really nice for Sofi to do an Allied Tank development showing the US and UK tank developments - but nowhere that I can think of has such an impressive collection of US and UK armour.... Thank you to the National Armor and Cavalry Collection for sharing your toys with us :)

Very interesting development history of the Sherman. Thanks for the vid.

I want my tank to be... *E X T R A T H I C C* , please

Fantastic! Info, video and people!

this was two days ago?! damn Im stationed down here at Benning!

Very interesting! Thanks for filming this video.

Outstanding video. Great info. Thank you!

I guess this makes Mr. Cogan the shed head. That was one heck of a lot of information packed in there. Better the shed head than the shack quack. Terrific presentation. Thanks to all. Cheers.

Oh I miss the Patton museum at Ft. Knox.😢

@robtankbuster5215

5 жыл бұрын

Who are the dumbies that shut it down and moved the tanks to this!!!

@robtankbuster5215

5 жыл бұрын

We need Sofilein to help get the tank museum!

@ozzy7763

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it sucks driving by it knowing it’s been gutted . The Tiger alone was worth a stop not to mention the rest of the exhibits!

@scottsharp7589

3 жыл бұрын

That was a great museum. I used to take my students there on field trips. Sad that it is gone.

Great video and I learnt a lot, nice collection of Shermans

Kudos to Mr. Cogan (and you) for an informative video. And I thought I knew a bit about Shermans...

Sofilein is trying to put a balm on an horrific subject , as in tank warfare . . that should be appreciated , an angel of mercy

Thanks for this video. I was always a bit confused with all these sherman variants and still partly am :) But this video has helped me a lot in understanding the sherman design lineag a bit better.

Liked this a lot, great voice tone and enunciation (many media pros lack that) good enthusiasm, I even learned new things. Thanks

@Sofilein

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I love his energy in presentation, really glad you dig it and agree it helps to learn!

@JohnnyZenith

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein It's you Sofilein. You have a very unique cadence and tone.

Awesome content. Absolutely loved it.

Great information. Since most of us will never get to see these in person, you’re sharing a real window into history & technology that almost nobody had access to just a few years ago. With this in mind, please wipe your lens before you shoot one of these again!

The giggle after discussing the thickness on the jumbo got me good...

Great vid. Big thank-you..

Outstanding video, and great narration. I loved the way, when he errored; clarified himself, and didn’t miss a beat when talking about the 75mm gun on the M4 Sherman Jumbo: “...some units, especially the 4th Armored Division converted to 37MM...” [ 11:37]. He then immediately corrected in the next few sentences by stating: “...all ya have to do is unscrew the 75mm barrel and screw on the ‘76mm’ barrel....” Quick save, just like a major league infielder!!

@robertcogan7109

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! This was the third or fourth full tour I did that day, and after talking tanks that long, my mouth moves faster then I can think.

Sofielien, you've really grown on me. Love your channel.

A wonderful guy worked at our shop named Bruce Dailey, who manned the .50 on an M32 Tank Retriever named The Mad Hunky at the Bulge.

Great vid Sofilein! That dude sure knows his armor!

16:12 That's Cindy! She was the first tank I ever rode in. I operated the bow machinegun during one of the 4th of July events at the Patton Museum years ago. I am so glad to know she did not get put out to pasture. We also took her, an M3 halftrack and what I think was an M20 armored car (A turretless variant of the M8 Greyhound.) to a Boy Scout camping event. On the way back, Cindy had a malfunction of the starboard side brakes and swerved off the road. I was up in the M20's ring looking back to be sure civilian cars were not getting too close and turned around just in time to see Cindy go rolling off into the grass. The driver got her to stop and everything was looking good. That's when things went sideways, almost literally. Cindy had come to a stop at the top of an embankment above a stream. The embankment gave way and over she went. It looked like it was happening in slow motion and we could hear the two crew inside her yelling. The halftrack had already taken off. They had no idea anything was wrong. The driver of the M20 did not hesitate. He pulled off the road and we all three bailed out. I somehow had the presence of mind to grab the fire extinguisher and pass it off to one of the other guys and then someone said to run for help so I sprinted up the road towards Richardson motor pool where all the operational vehicles were kept. Anyway, I only had about a hundred yards to run before an ammunition convoy came along and I flagged them down. I told the officer what was going on and he gave me a ride to the motor pool and called emergency services. Thankfully, the guys inside Cindy only got knocked around. No serious injuries. Worst part was Cindy's gun tube snapped off. That surprised me until I was informed the weapon had been demilled when Cindy was given to the museum. It was welded back on, but there was a dip in the barrel if you looked for it. I am pretty sure the M2 Stewart with the yellow star and stripe was featured in Radcliff, KY's "Golden Armor Festival" parade every year up until the early 1990s. I can't be sure because more than one Stewart has to have those same markings. As for the last vehicle in this video, the M36, I recall when she first came to the museum. I have to say she looks a hell of a lot better now with the OD paintjob. That spall damage on her bow was evident, even in the dim confines of the old garage where she was stored. I recall the volunteer director taking some small delight in showing me the severed cord of the radio handset saying it was a bad day for that crew. Lots of good memories. Thanks for these videos!

@StutleyConstable

3 жыл бұрын

@@codefeenix Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

KZread recommended this video. Honestly, a pleasant surprise, subbed.

Great Video, Very informative. Thanks

I see Rob's Corcoran Tanker Boots at 24:34 some of the BEST boots I've ever owned. I have the black pair that spit shine. Great video. Great upload. More Please

Great videos, keep up with it! Big fan form Brazil

Great video. Well done!

I have been there a few times. Awesome Place!

This answered a lot of my WW-2 armor questions, thanks.

Rewatching this again. and god damn how did i miss the tank that shoots bullets down into the trench via ricochet off the back plate. Thats just damn savage.