The Most Terrifying Sounds in War

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Frightening the wits out of soldiers or popping their eardrums till they bleed, are more unexpected ways of targeting one’s enemies. Here we cover the theory that the centuries old ‘Aztec death whistle’ may have had a military use. We listen to the sweet siren songs and church organs of World War II that quickly blew you to kingdom come. We recount the abuse of folk superstitions in Vietnam during the war, as well as the modern police sound cannons (LRADs) that are blasted onto protesters today.
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  • @dave_riots
    @dave_riots Жыл бұрын

    The scariest part about modern and future wars is the fact you won't even hear the attack coming.

  • @blaizegottman4139

    @blaizegottman4139

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @LarryPigeon1

    @LarryPigeon1

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats good atleast i dont know that i am dying and its instant not in a ptsd panic kind of matter where i try to run/hide or kinda hide an lose my half and bleed out

  • @squallystan2048

    @squallystan2048

    Жыл бұрын

    A10 warthog

  • @darthmetallord

    @darthmetallord

    Жыл бұрын

    This should only be done by an army that is confident they will destroy the enemy

  • @daveanderson3805

    @daveanderson3805

    Жыл бұрын

    Drones are the new thing. You don't know what's happening until it's all over

  • @murilovsilva
    @murilovsilva Жыл бұрын

    The Stuka's sirens were so incredibly striking, they became a cultural shorthand for "incoming bombardment" in many movies, TV shows and cartoons. The power of psychological warfare.

  • @IsaiahRichards692

    @IsaiahRichards692

    Жыл бұрын

    Sir, the Stuka sirens are working! Then why haven’t they gotten any kills?! Well, Sir, the British built bomb shelters in every nook and cranny and, as it turns out, the sirens are actually giving them precious time to run for cover. They’re also incredibly slow in the air and easy prey for enemy fighters so we’ve… sort of shot ourselves in the foot on this one! Won’t be making a mistake like that again, now off to invade Russia!

  • @dash8brj

    @dash8brj

    Жыл бұрын

    They are often used in cartoons and TV shows, to portray a plane out of control or about to crash. Pretty sure a stuka was used in one of the Bond films when he was restrained inside a small plane, and managed to get free and take control just before it hit the ground.

  • @gaveintothedarkness

    @gaveintothedarkness

    Жыл бұрын

    It wasnt until my 30s where i realized that diving planes didnt all make that sound and it was just a hollywood sound effect.

  • @DillaDawg88

    @DillaDawg88

    Жыл бұрын

    You are right, but the jericho trumpets were rarely used by the pilots.

  • @stoirmslw7195

    @stoirmslw7195

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DillaDawg88 thats true but only once they had the option to not use them, they were standard issue at the outbreak of the war it wasn't until later that they re-designed them to be turned on/off due to crew complaints about them turning on on at cruising speeds, then even later when they were scrapped entirely to save on production costs. According to what I've read they were somewhat difficult to remove without fear of compromising the landing gear by ground crews.

  • @smtoonturkce
    @smtoonturkce Жыл бұрын

    *Imagine how scary it would be waking up to the Stuka siren…*

  • @IsaiahRichards692

    @IsaiahRichards692

    Жыл бұрын

    Sir, the Stuka sirens are working! Then why haven’t they gotten any kills?! Well, Sir, the British built bomb shelters in every nook and cranny and, as it turns out, the sirens are actually giving them precious time to run for cover. They’re also incredibly slow in the air and easy prey for enemy fighters so we’ve… sort of shot ourselves in the foot on this one! Won’t be making a mistake like that again, now off to invade Russia!

  • @Honzishek

    @Honzishek

    Жыл бұрын

    its my wake up clock sound. every morning is better.

  • @TheAlien729

    @TheAlien729

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, my grandmother is still frightened by the sound of a siren because she heard it as a child.

  • @pauliusiv6169
    @pauliusiv6169 Жыл бұрын

    of all weapons on this list, the katyusha is quite possibly the most devastating, not only due to the sound but also the sheer amount of rockets fired in short succession, making it basically artillery on steriods

  • @pauliusiv6169

    @pauliusiv6169

    Жыл бұрын

    i wouldn't really want to be that german soldier that would see a literal rain of artillery shells heading my way (rockets are essentially self-propelled artillery shells, which land quite randomly and with great destructive power when they land)

  • @512TheWolf512

    @512TheWolf512

    Жыл бұрын

    You don't know it's called "rocket artillery"?

  • @TheNetworkingGuy

    @TheNetworkingGuy

    Жыл бұрын

    I've not heard any songs about stuka sirens But I have heard a Russian loli singing in a Japanese accent about the katyusha Well not specificity the Katyusha but you get the joke

  • @gmailquinn

    @gmailquinn

    Жыл бұрын

    Also the fact that the katuska rocket system could be put on basically any vehicle, damn autocorrect

  • @LeroxYT

    @LeroxYT

    Жыл бұрын

    Katyusha Sounds like star wars tie fighters,or better, i think star wars just used that for their films lol

  • @cko2199
    @cko2199 Жыл бұрын

    I showed this to my great grandfather and he said the scariest sound in war is the cocking of a gun behind you, because it was there and now

  • @thatonepolishtroll4290

    @thatonepolishtroll4290

    Жыл бұрын

    he's right honestly

  • @predatorxfilms6904

    @predatorxfilms6904

    Жыл бұрын

    He is right

  • @ailopeformers8669

    @ailopeformers8669

    Жыл бұрын

    True actually

  • @pierrecurie

    @pierrecurie

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thatonepolishtroll4290 Not really - most modern guns don't require cocking

  • @szariq7338

    @szariq7338

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pierrecurie You sure? AK platform defnitely needs cocking after expending all ammo, as well as every pistol I can think of.

  • @The7Reaper
    @The7Reaper Жыл бұрын

    Imagine being enemies of the Aztecs walking through the forests and then hearing that whistle, that would send absolute chills down your spine

  • @youtubeshypocrisy

    @youtubeshypocrisy

    Жыл бұрын

    Spaniards: Ha! You little cavemen are so cute with your little sticks and whistles now shut up and get conquered.

  • @firewalker1372

    @firewalker1372

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a women screaming. It’s a rather blood curdling scream. Decided to buy one and give it a try, it definitely lives up to its name.

  • @L.P.1987

    @L.P.1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @@youtubeshypocrisy "Spanish" conquest army: 1% spaniards and 90% enemies of the aztecs. Even France's national football team is more diverse. So basically was a war between mesoamerican whistles.

  • @youtubeshypocrisy

    @youtubeshypocrisy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@L.P.1987 Franch doesn’t have a football team lol when has France ever been to a super bowl? Lmfao

  • @L.P.1987

    @L.P.1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @@youtubeshypocrisy Ah, I forgot you americans call it "soccer".

  • @OldManAzeban
    @OldManAzeban Жыл бұрын

    The Stuka needed sirens built in, but the Vought Corsair whistled on its own!

  • @sooryan_1018

    @sooryan_1018

    Жыл бұрын

    So does the Su-57 Felon

  • @TOBK0828

    @TOBK0828

    Ай бұрын

    @@sooryan_1018it’s more of a howl

  • @TommyCrosby
    @TommyCrosby Жыл бұрын

    3:30 The Trumpets of Jericho might have been removed during the war but came back for some reasons to make the impossible: sound in the vacuum of space in a galaxy far, far away.

  • @eageraurora879

    @eageraurora879

    Жыл бұрын

    While they sound alike the actual sound of tie fighters apparently come from race car tires

  • @frozenuruguayball6436

    @frozenuruguayball6436

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eageraurora879 yea it sounds like a f1 v10 and when the og stars wars was made they didn’t sound like that

  • @M1GarandMan3005

    @M1GarandMan3005

    Жыл бұрын

    "Have you seen Star Wars?" *laughter ensues*

  • @kevinmoore2474

    @kevinmoore2474

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah the Katyusha sounds more like a tie fighter

  • @honzapobisCZ

    @honzapobisCZ

    Жыл бұрын

    TIE Fighter was created by taking the noise of a screaming elephant sampled from the 1958 Errol Flynn adventure movie Roots Of Heaven and combining it with the “swoosh” of a car driving on wet pavement.

  • @jacobzehner2004
    @jacobzehner2004 Жыл бұрын

    The Katyusha and Stuka dive bombing are the scariest in the Second World War.

  • @kyleshiflet9952

    @kyleshiflet9952

    Жыл бұрын

    You got that right

  • @Menaceblue3

    @Menaceblue3

    Жыл бұрын

    The real scariest sound of ww2 is Hitler screaming and looking for Feigelein.

  • @nineisamagicnumber

    @nineisamagicnumber

    Жыл бұрын

    Both of those are strangely satisfying to listen to.

  • @breakerdawn8429

    @breakerdawn8429

    Жыл бұрын

    Stuka is quite terrifying yes but also annoying for the pilot. The Siren is sounded by the air, so sometimes the siren fails and it activate while flying.

  • @Blido

    @Blido

    Жыл бұрын

    V-1 rocket also prodced terryfying sound

  • @Better_Clean_Than_Green
    @Better_Clean_Than_Green Жыл бұрын

    As a German its a pleasure to hear the Jericho Trumpet As a Russian its a pleasure to hear the Katyusha Whistle As a American its a please to hear the A-10 BRRRT As a Japanese its a pleasure to hear a plane explosion

  • @josephesquivel4066

    @josephesquivel4066

    Жыл бұрын

    Also Americans, its a pleasure to hear the ping of an M1 Garand clip

  • @dennisjones9044

    @dennisjones9044

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josephesquivel4066 Yeah at the local gun club, not so much for the US GI in the middle of a firefight

  • @Rack47

    @Rack47

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josephesquivel4066 LOL, no. Not in combat.

  • @dead8514

    @dead8514

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josephesquivel4066 as a American it is a pleasure to hear AMERICA PHAK YEAH

  • @aryo.s

    @aryo.s

    Жыл бұрын

    Mr. Worldwide

  • @vanhattfield8292
    @vanhattfield8292 Жыл бұрын

    I spent quite a bit of time in combat situations and the one time that I was truly terrified was during a moment of what seemed like complete silence. We had intel that the enemy had information regarding a night airdrop that we were to receive and that they were planning an ambush at the drop site and we were moving into position as part of a coordinated counter-ambush. It was a moonless night and black as coal and as we were approaching our ambush point my team leader turned on an unfiltered flashlight... Heart immediately in my throat... I snatched it out of his hand, turned it off and the whole team dropped low and hauled a$$ to put some distance between us and that point. It went from being "quiet" to suddenly seeming like you could hear footsteps in every direction, and it took some effort to recover,calm down and get back into the zone. Lucky AF that the mistake did not cost us but memories of that pops into my head at the most random times even today and I still get that panicky feeling for a split second. Crazy..

  • @gyrozeppeli4862

    @gyrozeppeli4862

    Жыл бұрын

    That's both the coolest and absolutely scariest war story I've heard...

  • @danieljani7981

    @danieljani7981

    Жыл бұрын

    Where do you come from?

  • @matthewskudzienski888

    @matthewskudzienski888

    Жыл бұрын

    (Incredible Hulk)(8:16)

  • @Darksky1001able

    @Darksky1001able

    Жыл бұрын

    I guess that Team Leader wasn't a very smart one.

  • @vanhattfield8292

    @vanhattfield8292

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Darksky1001able He was actually, and had never done anyhing like that prior or afterwards, and this incident was something that bothered him then and probably still now. The mixture of being so tired and the excitement and anticipation knowing you are going into a battle situation can mess with your head and make you do stupid things. In the AAR when this was brought up, the reason he turned on the light was to check our location against a map, but the error was that for some reason he had removed the filter from his flashlight and totally disregarded the normal nighttime procedure for doing so.

  • @parkerthomson7130
    @parkerthomson7130 Жыл бұрын

    Listening to the scary sounds of war made by the weapons just makes my head spin and makes my mind open up with all the scary thoughts and imagine listening to these truly horrifying. Sounds when you’re in battle I bet it will be the last thing you ever want to hear what you were in a war

  • @AlexDahlseid2002
    @AlexDahlseid2002 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the V1’s engine, MG42’s firing noise, the brrrt sound from the A-10’s gatling gun and the HIMARS missile sound.

  • @timthewarlord2304

    @timthewarlord2304

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t forget the carnyx horn

  • @emperorhaya5351

    @emperorhaya5351

    Жыл бұрын

    i mean if you hear the a10 brrrt anyways you werent the target

  • @ninjavlad9721

    @ninjavlad9721

    Жыл бұрын

    And shahed 163 engine

  • @wonder_dw9841

    @wonder_dw9841

    Жыл бұрын

    Himars missiles sound is russians favourite)))

  • @fordman7775
    @fordman7775 Жыл бұрын

    Honorable mention: the Rebel Yell. The story behind it’s origin is pretty interesting. Union veterans after the American Civil War said that if you heard the Rebel Yell, and weren’t terrified by it, then you didn’t really hear it.

  • @oriolesfan61

    @oriolesfan61

    Жыл бұрын

    When a confederate regiment was ordered to cross a field and attack a Union regiment the regimental commanding officer objected, saying his troops had no ammunition. The General told him: Dammit, hollar them across!

  • @chiliring7082

    @chiliring7082

    Жыл бұрын

    That yell got shut up quick though

  • @The7Reaper

    @The7Reaper

    Жыл бұрын

    @Chili Ring Yeah nothing says "quick" like 4 years of fighting resulting in close to one million deaths huh?

  • @SubcribeMinecraftNOW

    @SubcribeMinecraftNOW

    Жыл бұрын

    @@The7Reaper And then 150 years of copium and "duh south will rise again bruther"

  • @buckrogers7498

    @buckrogers7498

    Жыл бұрын

    @@The7Reaper The shut up quick just ended in a long whine of a toddler.

  • @user-xz5it5hc1g
    @user-xz5it5hc1g Жыл бұрын

    By the way, the siren on the Ju-87 stood for a reason. The fact is that if you exceed the speed during a dive, then the wing, which is not designed for such loads, may fall apart. And since when bombing, the pilot often could not pay due attention to the flight instruments (in this case, the speed indicator), a siren was installed, which allowed the approximate speed to be determined by sound.

  • @LightningWing11

    @LightningWing11

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I never knew that. That’s a truly fascinating fact.

  • @Amoth_oth_ras_shash

    @Amoth_oth_ras_shash

    Жыл бұрын

    some dual function there to then , how interesting

  • @itstherealone

    @itstherealone

    Жыл бұрын

    Is that so? You have some sources?

  • @user-xz5it5hc1g

    @user-xz5it5hc1g

    Жыл бұрын

    @@itstherealone Militär&Geschichte. If I'm not mistaken, it is the article of this military-historical magazine that is quoted most often. Unfortunately, I can't give an exact link - I don't speak German. But as a person working with aircrafts,, such use of a siren seems very logical to me.

  • @rodafowa1279

    @rodafowa1279

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-xz5it5hc1g This isn't true at all. The Stuka had an automatic dive recovery, installed just in case a pilot blacked out during the dive. The siren was there strictly for psychological reasons. The pilots also hated it, to the point where they would risk being reprimanded and remove it themselves. Think about it for a second. If the noise is that loud to people on the ground, how loud do you think it's going to be for the pilot, only a few feet away from it? He has to listen to this incredible noise as he's trying to focus on his target.

  • @alessiodecarolis
    @alessiodecarolis Жыл бұрын

    I think that the Katyushas' were the most terrifyng sound , simply because, contrary to Stuka's siren, there were a lot more, and an artillery's attack could last hours. Imagine being pounded relentlessy by thousands of rockets, and you can't do absolutely NOTHING.

  • @couragepizzapizzas1599

    @couragepizzapizzas1599

    Жыл бұрын

    Stuka’s could be worse as by the time you hear em they are already diving so you have what a less then 10 second timer to run as of the trucks as you hear em you can try to run away but same thing really

  • @beatboxbuggi6884

    @beatboxbuggi6884

    Жыл бұрын

    @@couragepizzapizzas1599 I feel like the rockets would be faster and harder to escape but I wasn’t there I wouldn’t know

  • @kbtred51

    @kbtred51

    8 ай бұрын

    The Katyushas' launch sound is impressive to boost morale of the artillery unit and on newsreels for the home front but what would the Germans have heard rather than felt.

  • @mattbite
    @mattbite Жыл бұрын

    Apart from already mentioned in the comments (A-10's gun), I would include the German Nebelwerfer, which upon shooting sounded like crazy cows or elephants. Also during the battle of Stalingrad the Soviets played the famous "Stalingrad-Massengrab" recording in hours long loops, further devastating German morale.

  • @aleksnight5406

    @aleksnight5406

    Жыл бұрын

    Русские солдаты называли Небельверфер - "ишак". Russian soldiers called Nebelverfer - "eshak" translatetd as "donkey".

  • @davehood2667

    @davehood2667

    Жыл бұрын

    The katyusha copied the nebelwerfer, they sound very similar, most of our enemies these days nominate either the GAU-8 or the M134, and that song should probably be a crime against humanity. 🤢

  • @yugison
    @yugison Жыл бұрын

    8:20 I actually enjoyed this reference and was happy we thought of the same thing! I thought a truck like this was just a myth when I was younger lmao.

  • @thegrimgripper8416

    @thegrimgripper8416

    Жыл бұрын

    I was looking for anyone else who saw this glad I'm not the only one

  • @AccurateThings

    @AccurateThings

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite part in history

  • @saml6223

    @saml6223

    Жыл бұрын

    I loved the reference! That Hulk movie was one of my all-time favourites growing up, and interestingly, I eventually enlisted and became one of two LRAD operators in my army unit!

  • @akopowerletsplay3884

    @akopowerletsplay3884

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/nX6ox7eecsy0fps.html

  • @robbmorris
    @robbmorris Жыл бұрын

    The Katyusha rockets' blood curdling scream is a type of weapon used by the Axis powers as well. The Americans dubbed these rockets "screaming Mimis".

  • @_Y.Not_

    @_Y.Not_

    Жыл бұрын

    very interesting, I did not know where that term came from.

  • @satyrosphilbrucato9140
    @satyrosphilbrucato9140 Жыл бұрын

    The video misses one of the most iconic and effective sonic weapons of all: bagpipes. Scottish regiments were outfitted with pipers who would play - usually in conjunction with drums (also used as sonic weapons by many armies) - as the troops approached their targets. The resulting blast of sound frightened horses and intimidated troops. As someone who played a solider in the George Washington miniseries battle scenes, I can attest that the blare of several bagpipers and the thunder of their associated drummers hits you with a painful sonic wall. We had only three or four pipers in that group. Real armies employed many more pipers and drummers than our miniseries did, and the effect on enemies and allies alike must have been impressive.

  • @jacobhollback2879

    @jacobhollback2879

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember reading an account (I forget which battle) of Wellington in India before he was sent to Portugal. He was facing an enemy army and sent the Scots in first, pipes blaring. The enemy army fled the field in terror.

  • @satyrosphilbrucato9140

    @satyrosphilbrucato9140

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jacobhollback2879 One bagpipe sounds plaintive; a mass of bagpipes sounds like doomsday.

  • @CallOfBootyMasta

    @CallOfBootyMasta

    Жыл бұрын

    @@satyrosphilbrucato9140 I want to, no, I NEED to see some kind of video of this. Do you have any references or anything?? This sounds amazing

  • @satyrosphilbrucato9140

    @satyrosphilbrucato9140

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CallOfBootyMasta The sequence begins on 25:05. I "fought" on both sides, and can be seen in several shots throughout the sequence - not that anyone but me would recognize me now, as that film was shot almost 40 years ago! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWl72KaHfcjOlZM.html

  • @sdivine13

    @sdivine13

    5 ай бұрын

    Drums were used to mark step not as a psychological warfare weapon

  • @agpaok0704
    @agpaok0704 Жыл бұрын

    Reserve soldier here. From my experience the most annoying noise was the noise our riffles did when fired all together. It is way louder than the videos on KZread. When I was firing with my kamaradens, after the first bullet, my brain was locked already. I didn't manage to turn to any other direction because I had the feeling that something would hit me, because of the loud noise. And all this with ear protection. Guns we most of the time used were HK G3. Greetings from Hellas 🇬🇷☦️

  • @that1electrician

    @that1electrician

    Жыл бұрын

    Please stay in the reserves. If you can't handle range day then good luck on the front lines.

  • @agpaok0704

    @agpaok0704

    Жыл бұрын

    @@that1electrician come and tell this in front of me. May you will regret it.

  • @hellomoto1426

    @hellomoto1426

    Жыл бұрын

    @@agpaok0704 well you can wear cotton balls in your ear to keep the sound away a little Also ,amphetamine is good

  • @that1electrician

    @that1electrician

    Жыл бұрын

    @@agpaok0704 All I would have to do is stand face to face with you and clap as loud as I can -and Im a pretty loud fuckin clapper- and you would hit the ground in the fetal position with flashbacks of range day shooting at stationary cardboard silhouettes.

  • @walterbar3118

    @walterbar3118

    Жыл бұрын

    I used an G3 myself, when I did my time in the Bundeswehr. Can't confirm it was frightening. So me the fire sounded mostly like a whip crack.

  • @cinskybuhsrandy5099
    @cinskybuhsrandy5099 Жыл бұрын

    The attention to detail is amazing, like the cockpit view at 2:38, even with the typo (spelling error? old spelling?) in "oxigen regulator"...

  • @jrodriguez1374

    @jrodriguez1374

    Жыл бұрын

    Good catch

  • @theholychemical5270
    @theholychemical5270 Жыл бұрын

    The sound of Sonar waves from the viewpoint of a submarine crew would have made an excellent addition to this list.

  • @myonionsmatter7843

    @myonionsmatter7843

    Жыл бұрын

    not really, because that would open up avenues for alarm sounds instead.

  • @kyleshiflet9952
    @kyleshiflet9952 Жыл бұрын

    The Aztec death whistle makes my blood run ice cold

  • @kauepereira6
    @kauepereira6 Жыл бұрын

    For some reason, the Katyushas always fascinated me

  • @Commander_Appo
    @Commander_Appo Жыл бұрын

    I never realised that TIEs sound like the Trumpets of Jericho. That’s probably intentional given all the other WW2 stuff in Star Wars

  • @andreistoica2470

    @andreistoica2470

    Жыл бұрын

    Also Doctor Who Tardis too

  • @marzellstennis9628
    @marzellstennis9628 Жыл бұрын

    Simple history needs to make a documentary or a full length movie

  • @JR-tl2ym
    @JR-tl2ym Жыл бұрын

    The Chinese practice of blowing bugles accompanying nighttime infantry attacks in Korea was so terrifying that US Army training at that time also did it to get troops used to the sound before going into battle.

  • @johnyricco1220

    @johnyricco1220

    Жыл бұрын

    Found a clip of the sound kzread.infoTOFIy-cSyKk

  • @_Y.Not_

    @_Y.Not_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnyricco1220 very interesting. thank you

  • @ahuman9100
    @ahuman91003 ай бұрын

    The three scariest sounds to hear in war that I can think of 1: the whistle of artillery 2: Stuka sirens 3: “hey, get up, you have fire watch”

  • @Billy-zp2mv
    @Billy-zp2mv Жыл бұрын

    The hulk detail was really unexpected, that’s why I love your videos guys, keep up the amazing work and thanks for your efforts!!!

  • @richardschrijer1118
    @richardschrijer1118 Жыл бұрын

    The scariest sound is the dead silence in pitch dark, a millisecond after you think you heard a twig break. You’ll hear your blood rush in your ears and you’ll open your mouth to hear better. You’ll know almost certainly the enemy is there. Almost. Are they? Or not? Give away position? Or not?

  • @bluerazor7049
    @bluerazor7049 Жыл бұрын

    To me the most terrifying sound that could come from WW-2 would be the infamous German V-1 rocket that had a pulsejet engine. This rocket would be launched from a ramp and with the use of the engine would fly to it's destination..just imagine hearing that loud rumbling engine getting louder and louder before silence fell..that's when you know that you are either dead or you must hide as you have mere seconds before the rocket would hit it's target and explode.

  • @kbtred51

    @kbtred51

    8 ай бұрын

    Agreed although the sound was reassuring as the weapon would pass by.

  • @ieperen3039

    @ieperen3039

    8 ай бұрын

    The V1 was supersonic, so you wouldn't hear anything until it suddenly impacts. Somehow that's even worse though. I can imagine the sound at the launch site would be terrible, though

  • @gracialonignasiver6302
    @gracialonignasiver63029 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate you continuing to talk over all of the actual sounds in the video...

  • @vintageshed965
    @vintageshed965 Жыл бұрын

    If I'm not mistaken, the sirens on early Stuka's couldn't be tuned off even mid flight. After pilots started complaining, they got modified to engage only in a dive, before being sacked for good.

  • @JozefZubor153
    @JozefZubor153 Жыл бұрын

    At it's time, sounds of MG42 was scarying for Allies. I remember US veteran talking about his first hearing MG42 fire sounds. He knew only sounds of Allied MGs like "tatatatatata"... And then on the Omaha beach, he was running through the beach, hearing arty explosions, screaming of friends... And bursting fire sounds of multiple MG42. Hitler's saw..

  • @TucsonDude

    @TucsonDude

    6 ай бұрын

    Hitler's Buzzsaw

  • @Snorpyfizzlebean
    @Snorpyfizzlebean Жыл бұрын

    3:09 the smooth animation of those soldiers are just perfect

  • @hasibmuhammad5217
    @hasibmuhammad5217 Жыл бұрын

    been waiting for this episode ❤️

  • @videre8884
    @videre8884 Жыл бұрын

    For soldiers at war, any noise can trigger a panic reaction. The rattling of the chains of the tank, the footsteps of approaching enemy soldiers and much more........ It is the fear of death and not the noise that triggers this panic reaction.

  • @_Y.Not_

    @_Y.Not_

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree, hearing a noise and the time of anticipation to what will result from that noise is probably hellish.

  • @epa316
    @epa316 Жыл бұрын

    Anyone who has served can verify, the most terrifying sound to hear is, "Ok, I need a volunteer."

  • @insaneadventures4391
    @insaneadventures4391 Жыл бұрын

    Death whistles are terrifying. I first discovered them at a zombie role playing game. Me and a bunch of other participants were so impressed that we bought our own. It sounded like a woman's scream.

  • @jacksonlee6760

    @jacksonlee6760

    Жыл бұрын

    And to think of what a hundred of those things, being blown at the same time, would have sounded like.

  • @L.P.1987

    @L.P.1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @simple_storry Shut up scammer. People like you ruin the internet.

  • @blacktemplarwarlordmar9126
    @blacktemplarwarlordmar9126 Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for the sound of the A-10 Thunderbolt Warthog's Buzz sound. Imagine seeing a volley of death and destruction followed by a short buzz from the sky. That would really incite fear on enemy troops for sure...

  • @thomasmiddlebrooke1012

    @thomasmiddlebrooke1012

    Жыл бұрын

    Only problem is, if you hear the brrrt... you aren't the target.

  • @Valandar2
    @Valandar29 ай бұрын

    To a lot of civilians on the home front, far from the battle lines, the most terrifying sound was the knock on the door... the one where the man knocking would tell you, "We regret to inform you..."

  • @prometheuspl1801
    @prometheuspl1801 Жыл бұрын

    I think Nebelwerfer also should be on the list. It also had some potential to be mentioned :)

  • @DSMCasual
    @DSMCasual Жыл бұрын

    “Being uncanny from hearing: “Soldiers Marching” “Distant Battlefield is happening” “MG-42 firing” “Mortars/Artillery incoming” “Tanks rolling in” “Flamethrower hissing” “B-17/Bombers flying over” “Stuka diving on you” “Katyusha rockets flying at you” “Air raid siren going off” “Atomic bomb drop on top of you and everyone else”

  • @Better_Clean_Than_Green

    @Better_Clean_Than_Green

    Жыл бұрын

    *Here comes the sun*

  • @tetraxis3011

    @tetraxis3011

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Better_Clean_Than_Green Turururu

  • @jacksonlee6760

    @jacksonlee6760

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Better_Clean_Than_Green *Oh Atom bomb baby, little Atom bomb*

  • @kermitttt
    @kermitttt Жыл бұрын

    Keep up good work Kami!

  • @rydersobjack6553
    @rydersobjack6553 Жыл бұрын

    I love history you have helped me learned so much I love your videos!

  • @hugosinclair6798
    @hugosinclair6798 Жыл бұрын

    7:25 whoever decided to use the "free kitten" meme needs a raise XD

  • @yusufbektas1961
    @yusufbektas1961 Жыл бұрын

    The modern day wars has one of the loudest and scariest sound ever, soldiers told their commanders about it and were told to ignore it. It was that one guy in the taco bell bathroom.

  • @blaizegottman4139

    @blaizegottman4139

    Жыл бұрын

    It was

  • @RIFLQ

    @RIFLQ

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't get it..

  • @ecbst6

    @ecbst6

    Жыл бұрын

    Bah, that's nothing compared to the feral screams of the raging Karen in the wild. You hear "EXCUSE ME" and it's enough to make men wet themselves.

  • @yusufbektas1961

    @yusufbektas1961

    Жыл бұрын

    @@blaizegottman4139 *dodges*

  • @yusufbektas1961

    @yusufbektas1961

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RIFLQ taco bell is known to give a person big painfull poopy, so they memed about people screaming in taco bell bathrooms due to the pain of the poopy.

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Жыл бұрын

    Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣

  • @jamesscalzo3033
    @jamesscalzo3033 Жыл бұрын

    Loved the video @Simple History! Can't wait for the next video man! Could you do a video on the Various Wartime Camouflage Patterns of the United States Navy in World War Two or the Cold War Era ASROC (Anti-Submarine Rocket)?

  • @thefrenchbaguette919
    @thefrenchbaguette919 Жыл бұрын

    I like you go into more obscure part of history it's very interesting

  • @schienennahverkehrDE
    @schienennahverkehrDE Жыл бұрын

    Even today... My Neighbor is 82 Years old. He lived in the City of Breslau. He was 4 Years old when the war ended but he still remembers things from the war. The one thing he described to me was the unbearable screching sound of the Stalin Orgel. He still fears this sound to this day. It is crazy how a Sound can be carved into the minds of the people.

  • @krycha885687

    @krycha885687

    Жыл бұрын

    You mean Wrocław

  • @schienennahverkehrDE

    @schienennahverkehrDE

    Жыл бұрын

    @@krycha885687 Nein.... Breslau.

  • @nikolamilivojevic8835
    @nikolamilivojevic8835 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the amazing video

  • @lemonacidrounds7293
    @lemonacidrounds7293 Жыл бұрын

    5:37 Katusha needs a missile factory working 24/7 for a week just for a day attack

  • @oilersrule9729
    @oilersrule9729 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! The Nebelwerfer was also quite terrifying for Allied troops during the Second World War

  • @Roxomus
    @Roxomus Жыл бұрын

    God I'm so glad that mr Simple History spoke over all those sounds and made sure we weren't traumatized by hearing any of them. Thanks! I'm gonna definitely identify these sounds cus I definitely heard them clearly. 🙃

  • @TCev
    @TCev Жыл бұрын

    another terrifying weapon is hunnic arrowheads that whistle above enemy. They were not sharp tipped, mostly made from animal bones or copper alloy and when they were "shot" by dozens sound was terrific.

  • @DoesLuckWin

    @DoesLuckWin

    10 ай бұрын

    I was expecting whistling arrows too.

  • @pianochannels516
    @pianochannels516 Жыл бұрын

    You should include the iconic “brrrrrt” from the A10 Warthog which is still used today by the US military

  • @terrydewitt5901
    @terrydewitt5901 Жыл бұрын

    Simple history is so awesome possum. When I was on the road driving as a long distance delivery driver I'd listen to anything that was played ,and used up alot of data . But worth it

  • @Percalated

    @Percalated

    Жыл бұрын

    Seconded, they make it interesting to just listen and not even watch.

  • @jasonchiu272
    @jasonchiu272 Жыл бұрын

    "All war is based on deception" - Sus Tzu

  • @rebeaniellionguy13
    @rebeaniellionguy13 Жыл бұрын

    3:46 I need that sound

  • @nihatkarazade07
    @nihatkarazade07 Жыл бұрын

    7:55 look at that Easter Egg

  • @nicholasvargas6397
    @nicholasvargas6397 Жыл бұрын

    8:20 anyone else notice how random the hulk was or is that just me? 😂

  • @fuzzyapplepie6940
    @fuzzyapplepie6940 Жыл бұрын

    The scariest sounds of world War 2. 1. The snow starts speaking Finnish. 2. The beach starts speaking German. 3. The jungle starts speaking Japanese.

  • @FalconAnno75
    @FalconAnno75 Жыл бұрын

    Regarding the Katyusha the official title (BM13) was kept secret but had a K as marking (from the factory for Voronezh Komintern Factory), making the Katyusha nickname a small step.

  • @prakashghumaliya2002
    @prakashghumaliya2002 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for video sir

  • @johnjrambo7910
    @johnjrambo7910 Жыл бұрын

    Out of the dozens of books I’ve read on different soldiers in different wars the one that I weapon I kept hearing about was stalins organs and how terrifying the screeching of the rockets made the German infantry run for cover before they were hit with the rockets

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын

    6:22 “Some folks are born, made to wave the flag. Ooh they’re red, white, and blue.” CCR

  • @coltinrogers2944
    @coltinrogers2944 Жыл бұрын

    someone really had a captain america shield on their back 7:47

  • @rickkerts3802
    @rickkerts3802 Жыл бұрын

    I havent watched it yet but the Stuka siren must be there with its Jericho trumpet!

  • @ethanarnold4441
    @ethanarnold44417 ай бұрын

    I love the fact that this video included the Aztec Death Whistle. It's probably the scariest musical instrument ever invented.

  • @timogeerties3487
    @timogeerties3487 Жыл бұрын

    The german V1 missiles with their pulse engines are another example. Imagine standing in London and hearing a low but intense humming sound. That's the approaching missile. The moment the engine stalls in order to drop the missile like a stone, the humming stops as well. So when you stop hearing that, it means the missile is coming down somewhere in your vicinity instead of just passing over

  • @Behemardimm

    @Behemardimm

    Жыл бұрын

    thats V1

  • @timogeerties3487

    @timogeerties3487

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Behemardimm aah, switched them up. I fixed it

  • @rvke3763

    @rvke3763

    Жыл бұрын

    battlefield V 😬

  • @timogeerties3487

    @timogeerties3487

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rvke3763 not very realistic representation, since the missile in the game plummets with running engines while the original dropped only after the engine shut off. It was an unguided missile with wings that had no means to steer (for example downward) so the missile plummeting down like that with propulsion still working wasn't technically possible

  • @someguy1907
    @someguy1907 Жыл бұрын

    Those Soviet rockets were absolutely terrifying sounding

  • @GunnarPL1066
    @GunnarPL1066 Жыл бұрын

    Great canal !

  • @thecosmos729
    @thecosmos729 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @StrakanDocrusReakal
    @StrakanDocrusReakal Жыл бұрын

    I think the scariest sound that a soldier could hear in the middle of an attack is complete and utter silence.

  • @andrewtarnowicz
    @andrewtarnowicz Жыл бұрын

    That ending was.... accurate *shivers*

  • @bruhfart6497
    @bruhfart6497 Жыл бұрын

    This channel is so good

  • @bruhfart6497

    @bruhfart6497

    Жыл бұрын

    And sometimes story’s are terrifying

  • @blaizegottman4139

    @blaizegottman4139

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it is

  • @leijensen11
    @leijensen11 Жыл бұрын

    The scariest sound of warfare according to my husband is the long silence after several small attacks.

  • @vanhattfield8292

    @vanhattfield8292

    Жыл бұрын

    He is right...

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын

    0:46 “Cause all I hear is threats from a brute with no discipline, and I’m ruling over you like a boot full of my citizens.” Julius Caesar

  • @r.i.pashleybamboo6215

    @r.i.pashleybamboo6215

    Жыл бұрын

    “I’m gay.” Julius Caesar

  • @LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud
    @LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud9 ай бұрын

    To this day, hearing any kind of alarm brings me back to the alarms sounding of incoming IDF. Sends me into full alert anxiety mode

  • @crimson3shark749
    @crimson3shark749 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot one more, the howl of the SU-57 Felon

  • @GitSumGaming
    @GitSumGaming Жыл бұрын

    The most terrifying sound of war is a man dying for an elites war.

  • @Feankoy
    @Feankoy Жыл бұрын

    I love the stuka siren. But i can imagine that as a ww2 soldier, it sounded very scary

  • @extremchiller410

    @extremchiller410

    Жыл бұрын

    i had this as aringtone for a short time. lets ajust say itwasnt a good idea

  • @slavicgerman5104
    @slavicgerman5104 Жыл бұрын

    missed opportunity to talk about the sound that you only hear when it isn't aiming at you. The growl of the A-10 warthogs cannon

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 Жыл бұрын

    To me, one of the most terrifying sounds is the famous rising and falling tone of the drone of British WW2 Air Raid sirens. Every time I hear it, it makes my blood chill, even when the sirens are being tested and are still saving lives to this day, usually for flood warnings these days

  • @gustavovillegas5909
    @gustavovillegas5909 Жыл бұрын

    The Aztec death whistle is truly terrifying. It’s said warriors would wait in the forests surrounding enemy cities and play the whistle from all over as if to announce “Death is upon you. We are coming.”

  • @kremepye3613
    @kremepye3613 Жыл бұрын

    The sound of the lube bottle running out in the soccer teams changing room 👌 knowing you're getting it dry.

  • @eldridgedavis
    @eldridgedavis Жыл бұрын

    Spooky stuff. And that katyusha rocket, holy crap....imagine a battalion or more of those going off..

  • @jakethemoss240
    @jakethemoss2408 ай бұрын

    The katyusha is definitely the most terrifying as the sound alone makes me have goosebumps it’s so terrifying

  • @metalviking974
    @metalviking974 Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't say the Ju-87 is "the first German WW2 aircraft that comes to mind" (that would probably be the Bf-109), but she's certainly up there (pun intended). Also, I'd probably add the A-10 gun (or any modern aircraft gun, for that matter) to the list...

  • @KNR90

    @KNR90

    Жыл бұрын

    For normal people who aren't into world war 2 history, then it is. It's the sound most recognized from that war, even if people know nothing about the individual planes they would know that sound

  • @dash8brj

    @dash8brj

    Жыл бұрын

    If you are on the recieving end of an A-10's cannon, you won't hear it coming. In lots of footage you see the gun fire then a few moments later hear the brrrrt of the gun.

  • @DTHW115
    @DTHW115 Жыл бұрын

    Also one of the most disturbing and terrifying sounds is the jet engine sound from a V1, you hear a weird sound coming near, then silence followed by a massive exploding right after

  • @tetraxis3011

    @tetraxis3011

    Жыл бұрын

    Im pretty sure all pulse jet motors make that sound.

  • @DTHW115

    @DTHW115

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tetraxis3011 yea but in ww2 it was way different, it was like the newest tech

  • @yeetyeet3522

    @yeetyeet3522

    Жыл бұрын

    Bot detected

  • @DTHW115

    @DTHW115

    8 ай бұрын

    @@yeetyeet3522 whos a bot?

  • @historyfordummies8417
    @historyfordummies8417 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @historyfordummies8417

    @historyfordummies8417

    Жыл бұрын

    love the stories

  • @Sui0Generis
    @Sui0Generis Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the Air Raid Siren. My grandparents trembled in fear upon hearing it during the war.

  • @Some_Guy6
    @Some_Guy6 Жыл бұрын

    My grandmother was scared of some kinds of whistling noises (either by wind or otherwise) and thunder because of the war. My grandpa said we where happy when we heard the V-1 bomb, if it stalled, just drop everything, go lie down with hands at the back of your head and hope it fell far away etc...

  • @ottovonbismarck4194
    @ottovonbismarck4194 Жыл бұрын

    Vikings yelling out Valhalla thats terrifying

  • @levisguy53
    @levisguy53 Жыл бұрын

    as a former submarine sonarman, it's quite unnerving to hear to the pulse of being pinged by active sonar, especially when it's continuous for days straight.

  • @illegalamishmen
    @illegalamishmen Жыл бұрын

    I remember the LRAD being used here in Pittsburgh. The graphic pays homage to that day.

  • @shareoryouareheartless
    @shareoryouareheartless Жыл бұрын

    7:31 Bathrobe Dwane weapon

  • @Interdictiondeltawing
    @Interdictiondeltawing Жыл бұрын

    We all know Stuka sirens are one of the most feared sounds but let’s not forget Stalin Organs rockets in WW2