When you're fighting for more funding, the Wiesel can climb the stairs of the legislature.

@cas343

4 жыл бұрын

How does this not have more likes lmao

@zawiszaczarny7876

2 жыл бұрын

That was perfect ;)

@savagex466-qt1io

2 жыл бұрын

LMFAO thats awsome. Its a cool lil tank or whatever you call it. I predict more of these types of weapons will be made. With drones and AI some will not have people at all in them saveing space / time and lives. Its gonna be scary though :(

@mikecimerian6913

2 жыл бұрын

@@savagex466-qt1io Very scary. How does one surrender to a robot and how does a robot interpret the Geneva Convention. Once war quits being personal then belligerents become faceless monsters and things may spiral up in a negative manner. Why hold any punches if the enemy isn't human.

This is why you NEVER wash a tank in hot water. This went in the tank wash as a Maus and now look at it!

@simonpeirce6786

4 жыл бұрын

Lycos Surfer. Nice one! There is Glimmering of Humour and Hope But needs more Sarcasm¥ Smiles bordering a Grin ~ CHEERS

@jaroslawgarbus5676

4 жыл бұрын

😆🤣😂

@n8vsarestillhere111

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂

@donengelmeierthinks

4 жыл бұрын

@@simonpeirce6786 it's a copy of a 1940's frog cooker from France.🙃👉👍👈🐸

@motorcop505

4 жыл бұрын

Lycos Surfer If you ever had to pull a track on a regular sized armored vehicle you would adore this little tank that shrank.

If the US Army tries to build something like this vehicle, the poor airborne soldiers will get a 40 ton tank that is 8 feet high and has a crew of 10.

@rossmelnyk1900

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, U.S military tends to over-engineer stuff..

@hendrikdeputter6279

3 жыл бұрын

@@rossmelnyk1900 over engineer or over design? i see overengineering as developing a piece of technologie that is way too advanced for what it needs to do leading to for example too difficult to repair while i see the bradley as bad design because its a jack of all trades but a master of none

@kolloduke3341

3 жыл бұрын

And 5 million rounds of 50 call to over come anything that moves anywhere ..heehee lol

@louisbabycos106

3 жыл бұрын

We were almost sold the weasel . It competed against the JLTV in a niche airborne role .

@rossmelnyk1900

3 жыл бұрын

@JiYun something like that...

"There's leopard 200m from here sir!" "Oh sorry, my bad, it's just wiesel, but 50m from here"

@rearedevening9283

3 жыл бұрын

That would be worse

@aaronsherwin11a34

3 жыл бұрын

lol

The power of the modern Tankette. Such a beautiful little machine.

@HedgehogZone

4 жыл бұрын

If you liked this. Look at the new german tankette the boxer. It now has a 30 mm cannon 😃

@Tankliker

4 жыл бұрын

@@HedgehogZone the boxer is a bit larger and has wheels XD

@gusgone4527

2 жыл бұрын

It's a development of the British universal carrier concept, like so many other vehicles and "tankettes." Giving mobility and versatility to what would usually be man portable systems.

When this vehicle was introduced to the troops in 1990, I thought it was more of a joke than a tank. But when I saw him in action, I knew that this thing is an insanely dangerous weapon. Greetings from Germany

@binjasmanzaini6756

2 жыл бұрын

cute but dangerously

@willymac5036

2 жыл бұрын

Most people think it’s a joke when they first set their eyes on it. That all changes the first time they see it in action. When employed properly with well trained soldiers, it can be devastating on the battlefield.

@domnoya4130

2 жыл бұрын

Was this used in Iraq? We know tanks like the Abrams are amazing based on their results in Iraq. We saw battles where hundreds of enemy tanks were killed with zero losses to the enemy. I'm curious if this preformed in Iraq and how well it did. Vehicles like the humvee did poorly in Iraq and had to be changed. People thought the Abrams would be bad because of how huge it was but the massive size was worth it when you can kill enemy tanks way beyond what they can kill you at.

@FabFunty

2 жыл бұрын

​@@domnoya4130 No it wasn't used in Iraq , German armed forces didn't participate in this war. For urban warfare I think it's a great tool and today in Ukraine it could be very versatile equipped with ATMs, like TOW (or modern versions) , I don't know what happened to those, they werejust in testing when I was in service, 30 years ago.

@SodziausPilietis

Жыл бұрын

This is not a tank

Wow, the more I hear about the details of the Wiesel the more I am impressed. Diesel electric drive with regenerative ability to increase it's range on such a puny package. Now that is way ahead of it's time.

@blueskybanshee8013

2 жыл бұрын

Australia could use these diesel electrics 👍

@mottthehoople693

6 ай бұрын

@@blueskybanshee8013 we should have 500 of those

Being a Canadian Armoured RECCE soldier I always envied the troops in the Weasel. Great vehicle

7:17 - The feared piece of Cold War wunderwaffe : the battle lawnmower.

@yamatokurusaki5790

4 жыл бұрын

Yes :)

@thetreblerebel

3 жыл бұрын

The Mule?

@kolloduke3341

3 жыл бұрын

would make a cool fish tank lol

@CrudeDragon24

2 жыл бұрын

😆

Germany makes the best toys, always.

@javierp7756

2 жыл бұрын

But never win a war.

@Blackhonn94

2 жыл бұрын

danke :)

@larrynivren8139

Жыл бұрын

@@javierp7756 nope... many times WON a war....

This vehicle is really game changer..in surgical strikes.. the maneuverability is the key changer in combat..with the help of ground troops it's also capable of hitting ambush..✌️

@patriotenfield3276

3 жыл бұрын

We demand your SF to Do more Strikes

Ok, i can't lie, that's the cutest tank I've ever seen haha. I could only imagine going offroading/overlanding with something like this.

@ZanShaddar

3 жыл бұрын

Then take a look at the Panzerkampfwagen 2 Luchs, it's just as adorable.

@jessehachey2732

4 ай бұрын

Well, they do make tracked “tank” wheelchairs 🦽 for off-roading! 😂🤷🏼‍♂️ They’re like an outrageous 15000$ though, yikes. May as well buy yourself a Jeep at that price!

"what did one German paratrooper say to the other?" "Hans, I vant I play with your Weasel!"

@clacicle

4 жыл бұрын

MediaMatters IsMyCockHolster “...veasel”

Respect to The Germans. They are the supreme engineers.

Weasel is an amazing modern Tankette! Such capable vehicle, able to take on all kinds of enemy forces! We need these tankettes here at Finland!

@gerrynightingale9045

4 жыл бұрын

*Why?* *Finland 'beat the shit' out of Russian troops before without any tanks!*

@dajo1373

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerrynightingale9045 And once an Army defeated there opponent with swords and bows. But I wouldn't send a soldier with those in a modern conflict.

@gerrynightingale9045

2 жыл бұрын

@@dajo1373 *I have no idea what you're referring to, or why*

@bzipoli

5 ай бұрын

​@@gerrynightingale9045but its more fun tho little tank go vrummmmm

Ferdinand Porsche: "Finally!"

@EthanThomson

4 жыл бұрын

they also made the leopard 1

@MrAnticlimate

4 жыл бұрын

@@EthanThomson - S/he may have meant the diesel-electric drive.

@GreatChicken2

3 жыл бұрын

Well certainly a more successful design than their version of the Tiger that's for sure.

@Sh4d891

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAnticlimate he

@weesky2000

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

Perfect scout vehicle, nice and small and hard to see when camouflaged.

@navycorpsman9291

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect vehicle for when your girl sneaking around trying to catch you with those THOTS over there 😆😆😆👉👩‍🎨

@jackandrews4401

3 жыл бұрын

Never underestimate a German in a tank! They practically invented the tactics

@wudruffwildcard252

3 жыл бұрын

It is said that if you see one Wiesel there are 2 or 3 you don't see.

everybody gangsta till hans pulls up with the W I E S E L

I wish the US would buy things from other countries more often. This is such a cool weapon system.

I'm curious as to how affordable this weapons platform is. This looks more practical and effective then the Ontos M50! This would be an ideal asset in the USMC arsenal, IMO.

@gerrynightingale9045

4 жыл бұрын

*I'm with you on that one!* *"WHY don't we have these" is the more important question*

@scockery

3 жыл бұрын

Old Geo Metro with a recoilless rifle mounted on the roof would be cheaper.

@forcesightknight

3 жыл бұрын

As a MC FO, I can say this would have been preferable to destroying my knees, hips, back, and shoulders, humping radio with crypto and spare batteries. The LAV 25 was nice, but this is like it's little brother.

@RealNotallGaming

2 жыл бұрын

M50 is recoilles anti tank vehicle. Wiesel is anti infantry Then M50 is Vietnam Wiesel is yogoslavia 1990s Cant be compared

@johanncruyff143

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealNotallGaming Wiesel is anti everything u can put a 20mm on it a tow and anti air Rockets

It's always good to have small weapon system with effective weaponry.

@mediamattersismycockholste562

4 жыл бұрын

that's what my girlfriend's husband says :P

Ex South African Defence Force 20mm ratel gunner here from late seventies and early eighties, speed counts alot and makes for a difficult target to hit if you don't have some sort of lock on weapon, (ratel speed up to 120 kph on or off road 😉), even our much bigger ratels wer so good on the battle field with many different uses found for them but originally a troop carrier and fire support platform, this awesome cheeky little armored vehicle seems perfect with its auto cannon, speed and size and will have a huge impact on the battle field deffo 👍

The United States should look into purchasing some of these wiesels

@lordanonimmo7699

3 жыл бұрын

They already bought some of these to test aa robots.

@izrrr4785

3 жыл бұрын

The US has 2 iirc.

Where an Infantrist can walk, a Wiesel can go too... small, fast, almost invisible and DEADLY-----

@scottyfox6376

2 ай бұрын

Until Ivan flys his off the shelf Phantom drone from Amazon with a payload to ruin your day.😂

You know this wouldn’t be so great in an open plain and for mass battle.. However with the proven effectiveness of shoulder fired weapons on tanks. This is a very fast heavily armed commando. Thirty operators on 4 wheelers destroyed a Russian convoy.. Throw three of these in the mix, fighting at night? They would be horror stories combined with drone support and infantry.. This isn’t exactly a tank.. but for what it is it is great..

It's funny how the pre WW2 Vickers light tank idea got reimagined.

Wow, I didn't know this vehicle has so much potential, great technology.

Enjoyed this, thanks - liked and subscribed

By far the best in combat , a step ahead , urban and field combat !

@michaelsparks3573

Жыл бұрын

Qŵ

Reminds me of the US Ontos 3 man crew with 6 105 recoilless rifles----bad part, you had to get out to reload

@Staann

4 жыл бұрын

Did you just watch matsimus?

@patmac6356

4 жыл бұрын

And gas engine.

@navycorpsman9291

3 жыл бұрын

I get it...hey, go out load! You out your mind dude...it’s raining bullets out there 😎👍🏼

@zepter00

3 жыл бұрын

Difference is fact that viesel has superb suspension and Ontos has ultra primitive chasis from tractor

Small vehicle with protection and big gun.. Impressive

America needs something like this.

I would have rather had one of these instead of a gunjeep in the 80's.

@John.S.Patton

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean humvee?

@gOtze1337

4 жыл бұрын

@JAG dont underestimate the protection against small arms and shrapnels, because that is almost 90% on the battlefield u face.

@Tankliker

4 жыл бұрын

@@gOtze1337 especially behind enemy lines.

@mploi9759

3 жыл бұрын

Well u can't..... Lol

@Cubcariboo

3 жыл бұрын

We still had CJ5s with 105mm recoiless rifles in the 80's in Canada. Lol Mind you they were fun as hell to fire! 😎

13:33 The term "Porsche turret" has been stuck in my head for few decades now.

I need one of those, love it. Infantry will need to run facing this micro beast. That capabillity should be used by all western armys. So helpful for fast deployment.

Imagine using this along with a dozen small drones, it could possibly be a great tool with urban warfare.

25:11 -" The TOW 2 can Penetrate armor of up to 70mm. " Boy I'd hope so, But you're missing an extra zero on the end of that. 70mm would be a bit hard to take on modern tanks with. 700mm would be more appropriate however.

@FrancisJoa

4 жыл бұрын

@Proud Indian Seems you didn´t listen carefully. The soldier said that MELLS is replacing the TOW on the Wiesel and that is already ongoing.

@REgamesplayer

3 жыл бұрын

Even 700 mm is not enough anymore. Most modern vehicles have over 1000 mm of heat protection, heavy IFV included.

@kylesundell1554

3 жыл бұрын

You do realise a simple rpg-7 can pennetrate 12 inches of hardened steel right?That being said i dont see the tow having any real real problem even with the modern tank thickness.

@zepter00

3 жыл бұрын

Proud Indian Spike is better.

@tarnlicht3657

2 жыл бұрын

@@zepter00 indian.... Lmfao

The ‘so called’ Wiesel 3 is coming soon to a Porsche dealer near you 😁

The Wiesel is a great little vehicle with tremendous capacity! I can envision a light cavalry troop with platoons of Wiesel 1 and 2 sporting 30MM auto cannon TOW missiles, and anti-ATGM systems. The Wiesels would be backed-up by CV120s. The Troop HQ would 3x Wiesel mortar carriers for indirect fire support. These are all light weight systems that can use lower class bridges. Their low silhouette makes them easier to conceal and find cover, but their fire power makes them very lethal if they are forced to engage the enemy as in a meeting engagement or counter-recon fight! Security is speed and stealth! IRT air drop the Germans should use the US Army Airborne system of specially built aluminum pallets and heavy drop parachutes! As demonstrated it is great for Airborne/Air Assault operations also!

@CapriciousStoic2

2 жыл бұрын

Similar concept with Torpedo-boats or Fast attack craft (FAC) in the marine. Little fast mobile and with over powerfull weapons for it weight.

@theimmortal4718

11 ай бұрын

I would think a CROWS-J with . 50 HMG or 40mm MK19 with Javelins would be lighter and very capable

Gotta love the Wiesel :-)

AWESOME.....From Fort Knox...Kentucky...USA Thanks very much..!

This is probably the most successful minitank design next to the FT-17 for how long it has remained in service.

Never underestimate a German in a tank! They practically invented the tactics

@johanncruyff143

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Cooke oh god

@adsrbad9733

3 жыл бұрын

WestCoast Michael even though it’s LITERALLY called lightning war in English, perfected by a German man (Heinz Guderian), and which defeated the English in France?

@adsrbad9733

3 жыл бұрын

WestCoast Michael you have any sources? Or are you just twisting the truth to fit your agenda?

@navjotsandhu3892

3 жыл бұрын

@WestCoast Michael this was just allied propaganda. Germans did invent lot of technology that's still used today. They were the best in terms of technological, strategic development and their uniforms. Just because they were overconfident enough to go at war with the world they lost.

@adsrbad9733

3 жыл бұрын

PATRIOT OF USA ok... what about Rommel? Heinz Guderian? Himmler? Montgomery? Eisenhower? Nagumo? Göring? Even Hitler? There’s a Lor of other great commanders during WW2, not just Patton. Also, Patton was known to drop court martial against his troops to reduce public embarrassment

This newer tankette has much potential for extremely lightweight variants including unmanned. An assault force can use both manner and unmanned variants to decrease risk without revealing which are manned to the enemy combatants. A potential for high highly effective, high energy electromagnetic anti-tank weapons mounted on unmanned variants is both an effective and casualty limiting method for force multiplying applications. The potential for upgrades and improvements as the weapons and armor technologies continue to modernize is infinite and will likely continue to be an important component for future warfare and keep this tankette viable for some time to come.

@Menugius

2 жыл бұрын

Krauss-Maffei has actually developed a drone version and presented it a couple of months ago, I think.

The British Bren Carrier lives on in concept. Nothing new therefore about this concept. The Bren carrier was used for medium and heavy MGs, Anti tank rifles, mortars, towed Anti tank guns, flame thrower, personnel carrier, ambulance, you name it, they did it. I had the pleasure of working with the Weasel in Denmark Exercise Cold Grouse in the airborne MND (C). Great machines.

@Birdy890

4 жыл бұрын

Quite honestly the Bren Carrier seems more useful than these things since they could tow things and carry troops. I don't think you're gonna fit any extra troops in a Weasel 1, though perhaps if you cut out the gun you could haul a recon team of 3-4 troops but that'd be a fairly neutered vehicle.

@kreb7

Жыл бұрын

@@Birdy890 you can kill everyone on a brencarier with a grenade.

AMERICA - We have the best tank technology in the world GERMANY - Hold my beer!!!!!!!

When will this be available at my local Porsche dealership?

The US should procure these vehicles

the tankette is still alive long live the weisel

This looks sooo cool. I want one.

Love this thing.

Super !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I miss is a trailer for ammo or some additional troops. You also could equip one with tools for trench digging. I also would give it a front protection against .50 cals, anything bigger can also penn 30 ton lights, so more armor doesn't matter that much.

That thing is badass

There badass forreal

great vid me loves the weasel.

Smart idea.

Future of warfare. Small, intelligent, fast, lethal.

4:25 strange view of a peacefull german green hill impacted by a mortar doesn't look like a firing range

@lyth1um

4 жыл бұрын

we save money instead of wasting bullshit amount of ammo in training. and they dont train 1-2 times with live ammonution in their apprenticeship. e.g. for the mg3, u get 9 rounds, and u have to do 3 3-round burst. have fun :-)

vehículo altamente útil para tropas aerotransportadas, agregaría potencia de fuego y movimiento

Pretty awesome with tow on board, could be a threat to heavy armor

as soon as the Mk1 is decommissioned and on sale im buying one i love these lil beasts

I have thought about a system like this many times .,I called it the Timber Wolf . It was meant to support regular tanks and Urban combat . DML

Next time pls a video about the AAASC "Advanced Armoured Amphibious Shopping Cart".

13:28 porsche (sorry if it's spelled wrong) anyway I knew that it has been involved in tank development. the tank that I know that is related to Porsche is the Tiger P

@the_victorious_1

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Maus! Also they designed the Leopard 1.

@the_victorious_1

4 жыл бұрын

@justin hedges Nope! That was Henschel, and Krupp designed both types of turret.

good

This is what the Ukrainians need in the Donbas, especially the TOW version and Ocelot version. The Wiesel 2 with mortar version would be could mobile artillery that is easily hidden from Russian troops.

@jordydoe1999

Жыл бұрын

Dann sollen sie welche kaufen, Milliarden sind doch in die Ukraine geflossen 🙄

@theimmortal4718

Жыл бұрын

They could mount STUG-P launchers, tow a 120 mm mortar, launch drones from them, or a RWS .50 cal machine gun on these. It would be easier to hide these in wooded or urban terrain vs full sized armored vehicles.

@geetee2694

8 ай бұрын

What, so they can kill more civilians.

Nice

I hope they do buy around 150, 100 Weisel 1's with the 20mm cannon and 50 of the Weisel 1's with the TOW missile system. They should also buy 100 of the Ocelot variant as well. Then buy 100 of the Weisel 2 as well.

Wiesel with a mounted TOW eats any MBT alive. Its crazy. Theyre just too small and nimble

@TomasFunes-rt8rd

4 ай бұрын

and ANY antitank weapon ever built will eat the 8mm armoured Wiesel alive.

Add some explosive reactive armor and let the US 82nd Airborne have some! Maybe give the driver a machine gun (kinda like how WW2 tanks had one for the driver/co-driver) and keep a couple of AT4 launchers for the gunner like they have strapped on the sides of the Desert Patrol Vehicle (dune buggies).

This vehicle reminds me of the Marine Corps 6 barrel recoilless rifle carrier "The ONTOS"" that we had in 'Nam. This vehicle looks like it's a blast, (pun) to drive, besides looking quite lethal. I guess it's time to larn Ha ha, metric or make myself a reference table, I get so lost.

Some of these would have been very handy on the landing craft in 82.

@larrynivren8139

Жыл бұрын

They were engineered for landing from helicopter/planes: small DEADLY BEASTS....

8:50 It's not "hardcore" ammunition, it's a hard core or hardened core ammunition

@simonpeirce6786

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Scott. Pedantic!

@rachelstuart8873

4 жыл бұрын

API...

@gunner678

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I noticed that.

@toprob20

4 жыл бұрын

BRUH! It's hardcore bruh! Like it's only for the most hardcore soldiers on the battlefield! Like when all the other soldiers be like "oooh, dude is sooo hardcore!" he gets the cool ammo ;) edit: also, what's a mortar-gun?

@rachelstuart8873

4 жыл бұрын

maybe "thungstencore", be the bundeswehr HVAP-T

Badass! Ukraine needs these

@jordydoe1999

Жыл бұрын

then they should buy some 🙄

This thing is mean!!!

Reminds me of the Bren carrier

Добро. Знание превыше всего.

A modernization program would these would be interesting

the tank needs a standing plate fixed to the back so some troops can stand on the back to move towards the enemy

@philnightjar1971

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a tank......

where can I get me hands on one would love one in my collection

Yo lo veo como en oleadas igual que la infantería,da mucho empuje.

They need to roll out a civilian version, would make for a fun range ATV. Along with being useful in the forestry service and Emergency response in some remote areas.

Where can I buy one? Awesome. Ripping through the out back in australia. Watch out drop bears.

@rippspeck

2 жыл бұрын

Emu War II would be a blast with a bunch of these.

@ashley2108

2 жыл бұрын

@@rippspeck imagen the drumsticks. Colonel sanders would lose his mind.

I like this thing

Nobody: Me: Wiesel vs Toyota Technicals

@ksanbahlyngwa1998

4 жыл бұрын

Wish someone makes a comparison vid

@josefaschwanden1502

4 жыл бұрын

Wiesel has better armor probably

I love its

I know it's a tiny little airborne vehicle, but you would think, given the ground it was made to fight on, that the tracks would be a bit wider for snow and mud, something like the tracks on the U.S. WW2 M29 Weasel.

Like it!!

Mantap

I want this to be my new daily driver, fuel prices be damned!

@scratchy996

3 жыл бұрын

It has a 2.1L Audi diesel engine, it doesn't eat more than a Q5 :)

@20:00 "Okay, guys, so here's what we do: we put the turrets back on and roll around shouting, "Ex-term-e-nate, Ex-term-e-nate!!!" from the loudspeakers, okay?"

This wee wiesel is amazing as in most tanks in built up ruinus situations in streets and alleys are useless and make juicee targets , but this must be one of the first times in history thats these situations can be over come , except of coarse in areas where there exsists i.e.ds then its but a toy to be thrown around . Mustnt forget the british scorpian that was an amazing small lite tank I dont think they dropped them in using parachutes ?

From king tiger to leopard to weasel

@larrynivren8139

3 жыл бұрын

someone yealous?

It is definitely rational for the US Marines or Taiwanese naval forces to adopt the Wiesel now that they are starting to retire the bigger Abrams and are switching to the WW2 "island hopping" strategy. Think about it, if a war between China and Taiwan (or the Phillipines) is to break out and the US decides to get involved. The Marines can just parachute these babies (with the appropiate modifications) onto the islands that may be too cramped and marshy for normal armor columns to provide more substantial firepower for the naval or parachuted infantries. Even if the Chinese manage to send their lighter ZTQ 15 onto the islands, the Wiesel's autocannons and missiles are more than enough to knock them out while maneuverable enough to get away from the incoming artillery barrage

Where can you get one of these? Asking for a friend.

A super light tracked vehicle like this would probably be ideal for the Indian Army in the Himalayas, especially the mortar and TOW versions, not to mention the recon one. Of course, the bent of German politics might not favour trading arms with India ( so ideally it should be a large order!!!😅) and it should pass trials at the 5-6000 metre altitudes at which the Army operates......

@bzipoli

5 ай бұрын

they're being phased out anyway ): no more tiny tanks for anyone to have fun ): but you're right, it would be super mobile

Despite the feed chutes being exposed I'll take one .

Is there an option to put the new 130mm smooth bore gun on it?

This is what happens when you turn a half-track into a whole track.