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  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. Жыл бұрын

    Pretty crazy that a team of people designed and constructed a TANK SILENCER just to decrease the amount of noise for the surrounding neighborhood

  • @NotAnAlex_Guy

    @NotAnAlex_Guy

    Жыл бұрын

    “hey guys, sorry for all that noise, so we made this suppressor for our tank” “bro wtf”

  • @respecthanz9685

    @respecthanz9685

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh hello

  • @ADRay1999

    @ADRay1999

    Жыл бұрын

    He lives

  • @stahlg

    @stahlg

    Жыл бұрын

    JUSTIN?!

  • @NinajuiPR

    @NinajuiPR

    Жыл бұрын

    Wierd right?

  • @vsGoliath96
    @vsGoliath96 Жыл бұрын

    An anti-tank artillery Vespa is the single most French thing I have ever heard in my entire life.

  • @thomasgade226

    @thomasgade226

    Жыл бұрын

    Electric mcs are used in Ukraine to quietly get Javelins within range against tanks

  • @M60A3

    @M60A3

    Жыл бұрын

    Wait until war thunder adds them

  • @bonelesschicken4455

    @bonelesschicken4455

    Жыл бұрын

    @@M60A3 because it can't be fired from the scooter we will sadly never see it unless it's april fools

  • @bjbell52

    @bjbell52

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bonelesschicken4455 Maybe it can be used on a bigger scooter. I ride a Burgman Executive 650 scooter (650 being the CC of the engine). I once heard that Honda was thinking of coming out with a 800CC scooter, but I don't know if they did.

  • @craigstoner2632

    @craigstoner2632

    Жыл бұрын

    I hear vespasian I think Italy?

  • @Peter-ur3yy
    @Peter-ur3yy Жыл бұрын

    The Kolibri just seems like a great way to go from getting robbed to getting robbed and stabbed

  • @M_Drabski

    @M_Drabski

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol, that’s why you should always carry an m16 American style

  • @killercore007

    @killercore007

    Жыл бұрын

    Granted with current tech, a true functional version could now be made. In theroy anyway.

  • @questionmaker5666

    @questionmaker5666

    Жыл бұрын

    A Walter PPK would be a better idea

  • @gamerguy425

    @gamerguy425

    Жыл бұрын

    it makes .22lr look like a fucking anti-tank round. Another way to put in perspective how tiny it is, it's apparently the equivalent of ONE bird shot pellet running at half the velocity I think.

  • @05-Member-1

    @05-Member-1

    Ай бұрын

    Carry a Pocket pistol

  • @mclaine33
    @mclaine33 Жыл бұрын

    The shield shovel is one of those things that sounds great on paper but just fails in every way when put to practical use.

  • @richardharepax123

    @richardharepax123

    Жыл бұрын

    It wasn't a total flop it probably inspired someone to make body armor

  • @megrimlock6140

    @megrimlock6140

    Жыл бұрын

    Bring it to a nerf war

  • @hfffju7913

    @hfffju7913

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's what the video said noone needs your redundant imput

  • @hfffju7913

    @hfffju7913

    Жыл бұрын

    You must come from a really poor annoying family who just repeat and copy normal ppl trying to fit in but never succeeding and always irritatingly useless and oblivious

  • @giantidiot31

    @giantidiot31

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hfffju7913 damn ok

  • @aliefabdurrahman3302
    @aliefabdurrahman3302 Жыл бұрын

    1. The Macadam Shield Shovel(0:08) 2. The Kolibri Mini pistol(2:02) 3. Sniper Decoys: Dummy head(4:04) 4. Dummy Tanks(7:42) 5. Fake Trees(10:50) 6. What was the Thing Cold war(13:56) 7. Curved Barrel/Krummlauf(16:28) 8: Drip Rifle(18:46) 9. Periscope Rilfe(20:24) 10. Tank gun Suppressor(25:56) 11. The Bazooke Vespa(30:13) 12. Mobile Shields(34:02)

  • @Hans140

    @Hans140

    Жыл бұрын

    You sir, are a good man. I hope your day goes very well

  • @aliefabdurrahman3302

    @aliefabdurrahman3302

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Hans140 thanks🙏.

  • @partygurke9109

    @partygurke9109

    Жыл бұрын

    so the Penis/Belt Gun thats in "From Dusk till dawn" isnt a thing?

  • @CommanderKraft

    @CommanderKraft

    Жыл бұрын

    @@partygurke9109 There were officers belt buckler guns. All version I know of were small caliber and one shot per barrel(many having multiple barrels). Now the version in From Dusk Till Dawn is impractical as revolvers can't feed from two cylinders like that.

  • @titantanic7255

    @titantanic7255

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought that you didn’t know what was “the thing from the Cold War” and I thought you just wrote “the thing” because you didn’t know what it was 😂😂😂

  • @dogeclanleader1
    @dogeclanleader1 Жыл бұрын

    Everybody gangsta till Bob pulls up with his shield shovel

  • @DARTHRAGNAR

    @DARTHRAGNAR

    7 ай бұрын

    Bruh how is this not the top comment

  • @rockkid1412
    @rockkid1412 Жыл бұрын

    It's nice to see the evolution of Simple History's production quality through these compilations.

  • @user-ye7rq6vy4t

    @user-ye7rq6vy4t

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @rockkid1412

    @rockkid1412

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-ye7rq6vy4t on

  • @kam2894

    @kam2894

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rockkid1412 off

  • @markayran6596

    @markayran6596

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kam2894 ffo

  • @iche9373

    @iche9373

    Жыл бұрын

    the art graphic and animation is unfortunately still primitive.

  • @deltaomega2136
    @deltaomega2136 Жыл бұрын

    The shield shovel has a valuable lesson: Don't take military advice from a secretary.

  • @crhu319

    @crhu319

    Жыл бұрын

    What nonsense. Hedy Lamarr was a civilian too. But you're using her invention now.

  • @Ronoc49

    @Ronoc49

    Жыл бұрын

    @@crhu319 it’s *Hedly*

  • @michealstrom4425

    @michealstrom4425

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ronoc49 “hedy” makes her sound like a Whitehouse intern lol

  • @jwaustinmunguy

    @jwaustinmunguy

    Жыл бұрын

    Even if you're an idiot like Sam Hughes.

  • @walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

    @walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ronoc49 "Hedly"? Utter nonsense. Its HEDY... short for "Hedwig" Which was her Austrian birth name. Check facts before typing complete BS.

  • @pocketsand4404
    @pocketsand4404 Жыл бұрын

    Check out the Grendel P-10. It doesn't have a detachable magazine, it's fixed like the C-96 broomhandle pistol. It feeds by stripper clips. The P-10 was made by George Kellgren, the founder of Kel-tec. One of the strangest guns I've owned I wish I still kept it.

  • @tonypeppermint5329

    @tonypeppermint5329

    Жыл бұрын

    Huh.

  • @Petethepigkilla

    @Petethepigkilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with the Steyr M12.

  • @Manco65

    @Manco65

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I remember that contraption of his like that.

  • @cocksure8430

    @cocksure8430

    Жыл бұрын

    Kel tec? Shotguns please!! Two tubes, yep👍

  • @DeezzzzzzNuts12

    @DeezzzzzzNuts12

    2 ай бұрын

    Kel tec is trash

  • @pseudonymsam
    @pseudonymsam Жыл бұрын

    The Kolibri pistol is an interesting piece of history, but why is a novelty item for the civilian market included in a list of weird "military weapons?"

  • @Juicewski2

    @Juicewski2

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably because it was in battlefield 1, which makes some people think that it was an actual sidearm.

  • @thewafflegamer6152

    @thewafflegamer6152

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Juicewski2 not to mention it was a collectable in the First World War

  • @vandal1764

    @vandal1764

    Жыл бұрын

    Your mom is also an interesting piece of History

  • @ThommyofThenn

    @ThommyofThenn

    Жыл бұрын

    More like an early 1900s take on pepper spray. Intended to deter an attacker on the street than in a true combat situation in which it would be hilariously unsuited.

  • @ilikeships9333

    @ilikeships9333

    Жыл бұрын

    Because this Chanel loves clickbait.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo Жыл бұрын

    It's crazy how creative we get when it comes to fighting

  • @spurgu9769

    @spurgu9769

    Жыл бұрын

    necessity is the mother of invention

  • @Niever

    @Niever

    Жыл бұрын

    Except for the tank silencer. Not for war. For testing artillery and tanks.

  • @botcherbutcher7608
    @botcherbutcher7608 Жыл бұрын

    As somebody who grew up in a small town close to Meppen, which was even closer to the site, I always found it fascinating since they had shooting drills every Wednesday and you could hear it at out school, not too loud, more like in the distance but as kids we loved it as we tried to figure out the timing etc. Also for quite some time jets (the much bigger noise polluters imo) used Haren's big Church dome as visual aid while navigating and flying maneuvers. Also Kudos for recreating the Meppen Town Hall in your video, loved it!

  • @mitazz-fighter8196

    @mitazz-fighter8196

    Жыл бұрын

    I live in meppen

  • @mitazz-fighter8196

    @mitazz-fighter8196

    Жыл бұрын

    Wait you live in haren?

  • @brodylockley3141

    @brodylockley3141

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mitazz-fighter8196 steal his mial

  • @lifefordummies
    @lifefordummies Жыл бұрын

    The amount of cat and mouse style deception that happened in the war is fascinating. I could learn about it all day. I also like the spy training camps that used cool techniques to choose their agents. Example: get everyone to write an aptitude test, but half way through have a few people chase each other thought the room with guns. Then the real test begins. How many men where there? what colour were their eyes? which ones had guns? etc. Pure genius.

  • @doggydude2668
    @doggydude2668 Жыл бұрын

    I noticed that they suddenly returned to their old style took me so long to realize they just put together old videos lol

  • @dominuslimo4147

    @dominuslimo4147

    Жыл бұрын

    I personally prefer their old style compared to the new style

  • @doggydude2668

    @doggydude2668

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dominuslimo4147 honestly yeah not even for nostalgia it just looked so nice especially for its simplicity

  • @believeinmatter
    @believeinmatter Жыл бұрын

    Could watch compilations like this forever honestly, as informative as it is entertaining.

  • @jwhite3830

    @jwhite3830

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you watch them sober?

  • @believeinmatter

    @believeinmatter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jwhite3830 Yes I’m going on 2 years sober right now actually. Had a problem with drinking

  • @jwhite3830

    @jwhite3830

    Жыл бұрын

    Hmm not me. Every weapon was a drink, every 2 weapons was a marijuana hit.

  • @ilikeships9333

    @ilikeships9333

    Жыл бұрын

    So it must be pretty boring to watch.

  • @nickrobinsonaws732

    @nickrobinsonaws732

    Жыл бұрын

    @@believeinmatter Good for you, brother.

  • @wesleythomas7125
    @wesleythomas7125 Жыл бұрын

    The best part about the howitzer silencer is that it's built to have the Strongest Shape...

  • @mrsmith570

    @mrsmith570

    Жыл бұрын

    An egg ???

  • @brandonabbott6892

    @brandonabbott6892

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello fellow engineer!

  • @haydnadkins5007
    @haydnadkins5007 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine being stuck in a fake tree when you're trench is taken. That would definitely be a nighttime escape back to your lines type of mission in a game.

  • @Project_1143M

    @Project_1143M

    Жыл бұрын

    and then you want to pee

  • @martinschmiedt3075

    @martinschmiedt3075

    7 ай бұрын

    I’d rather imagine the board meeting for the German “tank muffler” lmao “-Hans i got zis crazy idea,ja! Ich will make ze panzer quieter! Ich been looking through meine schoolpapers and i heard zis great boom and i saw zis drawing on ze papieren,ja! -Dietrich,zis is a pen’ -Ich made a blueprint already it iz going to ze production,ja!”

  • @svenshruufx7380

    @svenshruufx7380

    6 ай бұрын

    @@martinschmiedt3075 Ich war selbst dabei und genau so ist es gewesen 😁

  • @bugstuff2121

    @bugstuff2121

    21 күн бұрын

    we can make a historically inaccurate movie out of this!

  • @jacobzehner2004
    @jacobzehner2004 Жыл бұрын

    2:02 it’s such a tiny pistol that it would kill bugs.

  • @seanpalmer3982
    @seanpalmer3982 Жыл бұрын

    44 MPH while carrying all that equipment is quite impressive

  • @michaelmoorrees3585
    @michaelmoorrees3585 Жыл бұрын

    The Kolibri was a "parlor pistol". It really was for plinking indoors. Usually at parties, with lots of alcohol. "The thing", was physics creation made by Leon Theremin. It used basic passive theory, and could not be detected by standard bug detecting gear, which was made to detect "active" bugs. It could only be detected with a properly tuned grid dip meter, close up. Sometimes you get the best results going back to "first principles" instead of some fancy piece of high tech gear.

  • @emberfist8347

    @emberfist8347

    Жыл бұрын

    Makes sense one of their most successful bugs was a simple design. It was basically idiot-proof.

  • @tonks9462

    @tonks9462

    Жыл бұрын

    Tt

  • @stealthynaxo
    @stealthynaxo Жыл бұрын

    A shovel with a hole. A true display of human ingenuity and survival instinct at work.

  • @killercore007

    @killercore007

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps if it had a working shudder?

  • @reliantncc1864

    @reliantncc1864

    Жыл бұрын

    To be matched only by the solar powered flashlight...

  • @bigj1905
    @bigj1905 Жыл бұрын

    I love how half of these inventions are useless and impractical and the other half actually served a niche purpose extremely well.

  • @stoopingfalcon891

    @stoopingfalcon891

    Жыл бұрын

    Also wondering how many useless inventions actually led to practical items?

  • @James__Russell
    @James__Russell Жыл бұрын

    Always neat to see these interesting bits of history even if some of the stuff is a bit hit & miss sometimes. 9:56 guy that goes by Wendigoon actually did a pretty good video talking about one such double agent. Strung the Germans along for ages.

  • @musclecarmaniac6914

    @musclecarmaniac6914

    Жыл бұрын

    A FELLOW WENDIGOON FAN WASSUP!!!

  • @invictusbp1prop143

    @invictusbp1prop143

    Жыл бұрын

    He puts out some really good, well researched videos.

  • @moritzhauslaib9552

    @moritzhauslaib9552

    4 ай бұрын

    Love that video

  • @kaelbryant7660
    @kaelbryant7660 Жыл бұрын

    28:48 …. So we’re not gonna talk about the “muffler” shape?

  • @jbecker8874
    @jbecker8874 Жыл бұрын

    23:03 That's a brilliant design. Props to that guy 24:31 And this guy, man they got creative...

  • @mr.derpyface558

    @mr.derpyface558

    Жыл бұрын

    28:45

  • @vinny.g5778
    @vinny.g5778 Жыл бұрын

    Gotta love that rocket vespa

  • @Furzkampfbomber
    @Furzkampfbomber Жыл бұрын

    'OP Tree', I get the name. In case two trees had a fight, any tree reenforced with steel and armed with a soldier would be called totally OP.

  • @jackzed2020
    @jackzed2020 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact There are multiple WTDs across Germany, each having their own specialised field of research, such as avionic, naval vessels and weapons, landbound and air-to-ground ammunition and weapons (Meppen), infantry related stuff, landbound vehicles (the tanks and trucks themselves, I worked there) and pioneer machinery. Actually an interesting topic on its own *hint hint*

  • @NormanTheDormantDoormat

    @NormanTheDormantDoormat

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice try, russian spy.

  • @jackzed2020

    @jackzed2020

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NormanTheDormantDoormat any Russian spy could just go to Wikipedia, honestly.

  • @gyromurphy
    @gyromurphy Жыл бұрын

    That Vespa is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

  • @cameron571
    @cameron571 Жыл бұрын

    Someone really needs to make an FPS game centered around weird weapons. Like maybe it could be a spec-ops vs spec-ops type of thing where you pick a country and build a loadout from a selection of that country's most unusual weapons, after which you and your teammates fight another group

  • @tony9146

    @tony9146

    Жыл бұрын

    That existed already and was glorious when the player base was high. It was the “Secret Weapons of WWII” expansion to BF1942, an already amazing game. You can still find copies of it and every now and then there’s servers that can be found with other players.

  • @tonyaugusto3114

    @tonyaugusto3114

    Жыл бұрын

    Battlefield1

  • @waylon4426
    @waylon4426 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine how quiet a suppressed kolibri would be.

  • @yourusual_BigShot

    @yourusual_BigShot

    Жыл бұрын

    It would probably sound like this:

  • @praetorian3902

    @praetorian3902

    11 ай бұрын

    Quieter than a greasy fart.

  • @error4v0r47

    @error4v0r47

    11 ай бұрын

    You wouldn’t hear it if it misfired in your handbag.

  • @BraydenM014
    @BraydenM014 Жыл бұрын

    The Vespa is the funniest and cutest little thing. And you put some kickass metal in the background. Just another reason why this is my favorite history channel

  • @neofulcrum5013
    @neofulcrum5013 Жыл бұрын

    Please cover guerrilla warfare tactics used in history in a video

  • @halvaman3394
    @halvaman3394 Жыл бұрын

    Renal artery failure

  • @user-vx2vl9cr5m
    @user-vx2vl9cr5m Жыл бұрын

    The kolibri pistol was made by a watchmaker, giving a reason for its tiny size.

  • @williamromine5715
    @williamromine5715 Жыл бұрын

    The drip gun would only fire once, since it was bolt action, so they would have had to set up a great many guns to give an impression that the defenses were still manned. It wouldn't seem very effective, but I guess any confusion it caused was helpful.

  • @emberfist8347

    @emberfist8347

    Жыл бұрын

    It was a plan that was crazy enough to work. This was Gallipoli a notorious meat-grinder for the ANZAC so they would no shortage of rifles to use too. They also set the guns on a delay so they wouldn't fire in large volleys but still close enough between guns to give the impression there were soldiers trying to find targets.

  • @DJSockmonkeyMusic

    @DJSockmonkeyMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    As per Ember Fists comment, the idea was to give the appearance of troops firing at random intervals. The ANZACs set up literally hundreds of drip guns to cover the final evacuation, resulting in a clear withdrawal with zero casualties. The rifles were spaced and timed such that 4 or 5 rifles would fire every few minutes at distances covering the entire trenchline. Rifles can be easily replaced. Experienced troops can't. The last troops to leave also spent their last hours running up and down the trenchline firing of rounds at random positions and making noise to resemble a fully manned trenchline. The Gallipoli evacuation was an incredible feat of deception the fooled the Turks for several hours after the last of the ANZACs was on board the troop transports that removed them from an unsustainable position, and is a testament to the creativity and teamwork that cemented Australia and New Zealand as truly valuable soldiers to the Commonwealth, a legacy that holds to this day.

  • @williamromine5715

    @williamromine5715

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emberfist8347 You may be right. The only downside to the plan was leaving a whole bunch of rifles to the Turks, which wouldn't be that big a deal unless the Turks had a lot off .303 ammunition.

  • @emberfist8347

    @emberfist8347

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamromine5715 Lee-Enfields could be replaced much easier and the Ottomans used mostly Germans arms.

  • @ryanhampson673

    @ryanhampson673

    Жыл бұрын

    If it’s crazy but works…It’s not crazy.

  • @pabcu2507
    @pabcu2507 Жыл бұрын

    All of that is nothing compared to ed with a pebble in his shoe

  • @Itsame14

    @Itsame14

    Жыл бұрын

    true

  • @kevinstachovak8842
    @kevinstachovak8842 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder how often a periscope rifle was used- only to shoot at a dummy head? Epic video

  • @mistersandwich0034
    @mistersandwich0034 Жыл бұрын

    now imagine you’re a german soldier walking with your friend, only to be killed by a goddamn balloon tank

  • @annlee6102
    @annlee6102 Жыл бұрын

    Fun Fact: The Kolibri mini pistol can be used in Battlefield 1.

  • @andrewstiegel9730

    @andrewstiegel9730

    Жыл бұрын

    Which is hilarious because it's completely incapable of killing anyone. There's legitimately more dangerous air rifles available.

  • @Nero180

    @Nero180

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewstiegel9730 one of the only way to get kills is to kill trash players by headshots on their back or flanks

  • @kspbro506

    @kspbro506

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Nero180 I've seen people take out tanks with it, surprisingly. Just set down a couple of anti-tank mines, shoot them with the kolibri, and they are dead

  • @tonyaugusto3114

    @tonyaugusto3114

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Nero180well you can hit him first with a SMLE III and finish the poor basterd off with the Kolibri + 30sec. T-bagging🥳🥳🥳

  • @gfr2023
    @gfr2023 Жыл бұрын

    30:19 the bazooka vespa... I'm Italian and one day i saw that exposed for a parade... i cannot believe my eyes !!! i was thinking at some strange steam punk fantasy work from a techno artist but later i discover that exist for real :D

  • @tigerimschlamm2724
    @tigerimschlamm2724 Жыл бұрын

    The Colibri was NOT an Military Weapon. Just in Battlefield1 🤣

  • @stoopingfalcon891
    @stoopingfalcon891 Жыл бұрын

    The mobile shields. Can you imagine how exhausing it would be to push one of those things across no mans land?

  • @Johnketes54
    @Johnketes54 Жыл бұрын

    Funny how this tank gun noise suppressor is mentioned because two rounds have gone of at foulness just watching it this far

  • @SAMarcus
    @SAMarcus Жыл бұрын

    I would like to point out that the concept of mobile shields is actually much, much older than your video states. The designs presented are just modern variations of the siege protections from the Medieval Era, using metal instead of wood for protection from bullets rather than arrows and rocks. Still weird though.

  • @craigstoner2632

    @craigstoner2632

    Жыл бұрын

    Which are just updates to the ancient civilisations. Fun fact, shields were invented before explosively propelled projectiles, by many millenia

  • @finnrobson9331

    @finnrobson9331

    10 ай бұрын

    Well yeh the Greek romans and Spartans all used shield formations to protect against enemy arrow fire

  • @jamesbrice3267
    @jamesbrice3267 Жыл бұрын

    "You can't say there isn't any progress, we're always finding new ways of killing each other".

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 Жыл бұрын

    Me and the boys crossing no man’s land with our mobile shields in 1917

  • @kdevlogs5550

    @kdevlogs5550

    8 ай бұрын

    got da drip rifle

  • @marcelxd1633
    @marcelxd1633 Жыл бұрын

    2:02 Best weapon in bf1

  • @tonyaugusto3114

    @tonyaugusto3114

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite sidearm 😁

  • @Neuro537
    @Neuro537 Жыл бұрын

    25:56 i always wonder what were the engineers thinking when they created this

  • @Tb0071
    @Tb0071 Жыл бұрын

    You have thought me quite a few things because without seeing the video I already knew all the things from the thumbnail! So thank you very much for that, I really love your videos!❤

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Жыл бұрын

    The video is very good, the historical knowledge about the war is good and easy to absorb. I hope the channel grows more and more🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @manhunter433
    @manhunter433 Жыл бұрын

    A wise man once said, If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid.

  • @aarongreen1654

    @aarongreen1654

    Жыл бұрын

    If there are better, easier, and cheaper ways to accomplish the exact same thing - it's stupid. It would be like building a sundial to tell the time when you have a wristwatch on your wrist and a smartphone in your pocket. Sure it 'works' - but it's stupid and a waste of time.

  • @GoredonTheDestroyer
    @GoredonTheDestroyer Жыл бұрын

    It should be noted that the Kolibri was never really designed to be a _military_ arm. I don't know _why_ it was designed, but its most applicable use would be a backup _backup_ pistol. Its 2.7mm ammunition would be _lucky_ to penetrate a typical coat of the period, let alone something as thick as an army greatcoat. To put this into stupid people terms, imagine getting hit with a pinecone being thrown by an MLB pitcher.

  • @ryansheesley3703

    @ryansheesley3703

    Жыл бұрын

    That would hurt. I once had 3 pinecones smack me in the face while my neighbor was mowing. He ran them over and they went flying and smacked me in the face. The first one hit me, then the next two as i was retreating. It was like they were homing pinecones. They hit a God damn moving target and in the same spot on my face. Didn't feel wonderful

  • @TheUnspeakable
    @TheUnspeakable9 ай бұрын

    fun fact: Krum in Krumlauf , as opposed to "curved", actually means crooked. They invented a crooked barrel.

  • @GlassesCoolGuy
    @GlassesCoolGuy Жыл бұрын

    LOL THE KOLIBRI

  • @ProfessorDreamer
    @ProfessorDreamer Жыл бұрын

    Simple History can you do a video of The Worst Military Junta Dictators That Has Ever Lived.

  • @911outrun
    @911outrun Жыл бұрын

    Something else to note about the drip rifle is that it wasn't the gun just on its own, it was also the ANZAC forces training the turkish troops to see a quiet trench as dangerous. They would let a trench go quiet and seem abandonded before attacking and pushing back once the turks had entered or gotten near the trench. Over time this meant that focus was kept around the trenches with drip rifles firing and silent trenches avoided as a suspected trap. By the time the last rifles had fired, it still took several hours before the trenches were entered. They even shipped supplies out with the troops and replaced them with empty crates to look like it was still supplied. It was a huge deception and so it is said, not one life was lost during the retreat.

  • @WBRAsciee
    @WBRAsciee Жыл бұрын

    “does anyone have any ammo?” “I do” “why are they so small”

  • @SCP096.

    @SCP096.

    Жыл бұрын

    “I think it’s above average”

  • @WBRAsciee

    @WBRAsciee

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SCP096. 💀

  • @sharpshooter33
    @sharpshooter33 Жыл бұрын

    Some of these aren't weird. The military needed a specific tool for a specific job. Others don't seem to be military in nature just things that existed during the war

  • @Stan_man
    @Stan_man Жыл бұрын

    That curve barrel gun is probably only piece of weird tec that is still use today under the name CornerShot. Difference is that it doesn't curve barrle but the gun is mounted on stock that can be turn 90 degree and holds small lcd monitor so you see where you are aiming.

  • @kyriss12

    @kyriss12

    Жыл бұрын

    rumor has it that hitler even ordered one with a 180-degree barrel for his own personal use.

  • @MattSmith-us3ru
    @MattSmith-us3ru Жыл бұрын

    "anti-tank scooter." That in and of itself is awesome

  • @omarhishamelsayed3890
    @omarhishamelsayed3890 Жыл бұрын

    The more I watch these the more I fall in love with bf1

  • @coreymerrill3257
    @coreymerrill3257 Жыл бұрын

    The kolibri is the argument to "any gun is better than no gun in a gunfight ".

  • @BladeRunner25463c

    @BladeRunner25463c

    Жыл бұрын

    "You'll shoot your eye out, Kid"

  • @schmorgus4592
    @schmorgus4592 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite Era of dumb military weapons has to be ww2. The pigeon bomb, anti-tank dogs, rc mini tanks, that weird rocket propelled axel that was meant to destroy barriers, and the infamous hot air balloon bomb to name a few

  • @PerpetualBass
    @PerpetualBass Жыл бұрын

    Loved the guitar tapping during the section about the TAP. Nice

  • @brandonrodriguez5310
    @brandonrodriguez5310 Жыл бұрын

    It would be cool to see a video about the Aztec Eagles!! The unsung Mexican pilots of Ww2!!

  • @vandal1764

    @vandal1764

    Жыл бұрын

    It would be cool to see a video about your mom

  • @brandonrodriguez5310

    @brandonrodriguez5310

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vandal1764 she is a strong lady with many great stories to tell. That would be a good video idea :-)!

  • @TheAoalec14

    @TheAoalec14

    Жыл бұрын

    You could do a video about a million obscure units..a far more interesting topic is how hitler tried to convince Mexico to invade the US

  • @punisher0717
    @punisher0717 Жыл бұрын

    I’m so skeptical the second I saw the shovel I was like yeah a child came up with that idea….

  • @gamerguy425

    @gamerguy425

    Жыл бұрын

    it's the definition of "sounds good on paper" It sounds like it could have been experimented with and made more effective, especially with modern tech, but the end result would probably still be meh.

  • @KrusherMike

    @KrusherMike

    Жыл бұрын

    It's Canadian. Bless 'em. They tried their best.

  • @nikoraasu6929

    @nikoraasu6929

    Жыл бұрын

    ofc a woman designed that

  • @billybob8555

    @billybob8555

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nikoraasu6929 Wdym by that?

  • @nikoraasu6929

    @nikoraasu6929

    Жыл бұрын

    @@billybob8555 never faced warfare

  • @Khornecussion
    @Khornecussion Жыл бұрын

    As someone who owns one of the rifles features here ( Standard issue, military serial number and all stamped on the butt of the rifle. Inherited it from my grandfather that got it from a friend's dad. Apparently brought it home with him from WW1. ) - I love knowing I have a piece of history hidden in a gun locker that I keep well oiled and all the parts well kept. Especially because they're all ORIGINAL WW1 PARTS.

  • @RandomUser-fl3zo

    @RandomUser-fl3zo

    Жыл бұрын

    I imagine you bring that up in any conversation you have.

  • @GeneralGayJay
    @GeneralGayJay Жыл бұрын

    Mufflers and flash-suppressors would definitely be useful on modern vehicles.

  • @reliantncc1864

    @reliantncc1864

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure how my car has lasted so long without a flash suppressor.

  • @GeneralGayJay

    @GeneralGayJay

    Жыл бұрын

    @@reliantncc1864 haha I mean military vehicles and on gun barrels during war. Of course much smaller than the ones in vid.

  • @reliantncc1864

    @reliantncc1864

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GeneralGayJay I'm being very sarcastic. I thought that was what you were doing, given the obvious uselessness of flash suppressors on modern military vehicles. Were you doing something else?

  • @channingdeadnight
    @channingdeadnight Жыл бұрын

    the name tank was actually originally a code name. before their invention the only tanks were like water tanks or gas tanks. which the military thought was boring enough nobody would get curious about them and the name stuck.

  • @diablohernandez6040
    @diablohernandez6040 Жыл бұрын

    I love the mix of the old and new vids

  • @petertyson4022
    @petertyson4022 Жыл бұрын

    The madness and genius inventions of war. One of my many studies is history of war. But you learn something different all the time. Good show. 👍😊

  • @Oarf_
    @Oarf_ Жыл бұрын

    13:30 oh jesus christ As a german im used to non german speakers to butcher our words (as we probably do with other languages aswell, im not implying that we are better, we're not) But that one realy hurt deep in my soul

  • @BamfIamone

    @BamfIamone

    Жыл бұрын

    How do?

  • @Tsirkon
    @Tsirkon Жыл бұрын

    Honestly you're better of having an airsoft gun as self defense than the kolibri 😂

  • @DieselDoktor

    @DieselDoktor

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking about the 5 Joule SSG10 and giggled a little bit. 😂

  • @jamesegg7372
    @jamesegg73729 ай бұрын

    Drinking game: Take a shot every time this guy says Engineer or Weapon.

  • @C.A._Old
    @C.A._Old8 ай бұрын

    *i never heard about Vespa 150 Tap From France Army... Good Lord... What a Unknown History Out There!*

  • @The_ZeroLine
    @The_ZeroLine Жыл бұрын

    I always wanted to see dummy heads used. I’m glad someone tried it.

  • @cjharvie7240
    @cjharvie7240 Жыл бұрын

    My compliments for using the Ross Rifle in the McAdam's segment. This WWI Historian (and Canadian) approves!

  • @cherirutherford7435
    @cherirutherford74359 ай бұрын

    Who knew that all the the Americans needed to win the Vietnam war was a scooter with a bazooka attached to it💀

  • @811brian
    @811brian Жыл бұрын

    Interesting solution for the curved barrel. Use round ball bullets instead of conical bullets.

  • @vandal1764

    @vandal1764

    Жыл бұрын

    Your mom has an interesting solution to the curved barrel

  • @jefferyjohnson8297
    @jefferyjohnson8297 Жыл бұрын

    Damn it i thought they were gonna fire the cannon from the vespa, its still kinda cool. I was really hoping to see a drive by of vespa shooting while moving and blowing up a tank.

  • @SuperJusSaiyan
    @SuperJusSaiyan Жыл бұрын

    Loved the guitar solo blazing behind the Vespa bazooka presentation in this 😂

  • @princessmarlena1359
    @princessmarlena1359 Жыл бұрын

    My team of super heroes used some odd weapons, such as “The Blame Thrower”, “Tornado In A Can”, “The Clothes Shrinker”, and we had an armored vehicle with a magnetic turret on top.

  • @Recentlyisekai89

    @Recentlyisekai89

    Жыл бұрын

    The clothes one could theoretically be lethal

  • @blacktemplar1139

    @blacktemplar1139

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Recentlyisekai89 yes to your bravery and self esteem

  • @Recentlyisekai89

    @Recentlyisekai89

    Жыл бұрын

    @@blacktemplar1139 true

  • @jamesbrice3267

    @jamesbrice3267

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Recentlyisekai89 Especially in the crotch region.

  • @killercore007

    @killercore007

    Жыл бұрын

    The canned tornado too, depending on where and how high it flung you.

  • @zackzittel7683
    @zackzittel7683 Жыл бұрын

    3 foot pounds!? That’s incredible…… incredible underpowered. Even .22 CB’s (.22 shorts with no powder, they simply use the power generated by the primer) make 30-30ft/lbs of energy

  • @historyfunnfacts9204
    @historyfunnfacts9204 Жыл бұрын

    this quality is amazing

  • @yishaqdavid2029
    @yishaqdavid2029 Жыл бұрын

    Mobile shield invetors prsentation. "its like a tank, with no engine, no wheels, and very weak armor" "game set and match,. this war is going to be over"

  • @simongruber5661
    @simongruber5661 Жыл бұрын

    When you watch this as a German you will laugh by the german words.

  • @rockets-space
    @rockets-space Жыл бұрын

    32:08 Why is the enemy infantry at the bottom blinking at hypersonic speed? XD

  • @ouch9402

    @ouch9402

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw it too lmao

  • @SharpForceTrauma
    @SharpForceTrauma Жыл бұрын

    The more effective mobile shield would also be invented in WW1, tanks, although at the time they didn't see them as infantry support weapons. Curious how that goes, and a stark contrast to later doctrines.

  • @Secludedhare
    @Secludedhare Жыл бұрын

    That howitzer muffler looks a little interesting

  • @Ajarpopcorn2304
    @Ajarpopcorn2304 Жыл бұрын

    So the shield shovel was a shovel that couldn't shovel

  • @5uxxo2

    @5uxxo2

    Жыл бұрын

    And couldn't shield

  • @ScarlettDeLion
    @ScarlettDeLion Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't call the kolibri a military weapon, due to it being more a "hey I wanna see if I can actually do this, maybe I'll sell a few". I also wouldn't call the tank surpressors as weird military weapons as they were more meant for keeping down noise complaints.

  • @Khornecussion
    @Khornecussion Жыл бұрын

    " The Drip Rifle. ' *Bunch of soldiers in Supreme jackets*

  • @alpscarlett8897
    @alpscarlett8897 Жыл бұрын

    I want a periscope Rifle without even needing one it’s that cool

  • @rain8767
    @rain8767 Жыл бұрын

    A more appropriate title for this video would be "weird military equipment". Most of these aren't even weapons. Like the tank silencer wasn't used in combat but to lessen the sound of a tank's gun so it wouldn't disturb the nearby populace so much. And the Kolibri was a gimmick advertised for women to put on their purse and it wasn't better than a bb gun. Weird how they upgraded the quality of their videos since the t-34 episodes but resulted to recycling older videos that we already watched from other recycled videos.

  • @justcallmeSmith
    @justcallmeSmith Жыл бұрын

    Don't sleep on the kolibri, I took out a behemoth with one.

  • @amhuman5138

    @amhuman5138

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice, also, how does one accquire a Kolibri ingame?

  • @tonyaugusto3114

    @tonyaugusto3114

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice!!!

  • @TrapperAaron
    @TrapperAaron Жыл бұрын

    At my home range I shoot thru a series of tyres about 8-10" apart. 4 tyres brings 7.62 nato/ .308 sound down to something closer to a .22lr. U still hear the supersonic Crack of the bullet itself but it drops muzzle noise significantly.

  • @markusvarusk4643
    @markusvarusk46438 ай бұрын

    you're telling me the french were smart enough to make fake trees but not smart enough to not have military uniforms that look like big red and blue targets?

  • @markgarin6355
    @markgarin6355 Жыл бұрын

    Smart idea. Don't think the hole in the shovel effected much. Of course, if everyone was using the periscope rifles, there would not have been too many targets. How do plastic bags of water... capture smoke or sound? Vespa now used for rush hour traffic in Paris.

  • @KraziEyevin

    @KraziEyevin

    Жыл бұрын

    Try shoveling wet mud with a slotted spoon and you'll get an idea of how helpful a too-heavy shovel with a hole in it would be on the Western Front.

  • @markgarin6355

    @markgarin6355

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KraziEyevin well....dry soil I don't think it would make much difference, high clay content your not getting damp to wet earth off anything.

  • @KraziEyevin

    @KraziEyevin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markgarin6355 read some firsthand accounts of the WW1 Western Front. Some places the mud was so wet if you fell in a shell crater you'd never make it out. Plus, remember that this shovel is probably twice or three times as heavy as normal on the business end. It's going to seriously suck to swing it around.

  • @markgarin6355

    @markgarin6355

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KraziEyevin historically... entrenching tools were notoriously useless. In WWI the last while building miles of trenches....I wouldn't have one anywhere near me.

  • @KraziEyevin

    @KraziEyevin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markgarin6355 I don't think you'd have much of a choice, between drafts and the penalties for insubordination.

  • @jthablaidd
    @jthablaidd Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes A shovel with a hole, makes sense