Italian tanker: "Can you fix my tank?" "Nope. Try the Fiat dealership in Palermo"

@williamsantamaria2813

2 жыл бұрын

“ You know what the Fiat stands for, don’t ya, Spencer? “

@heresjohnny1219

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamsantamaria2813 Found In A Tip / Fix It Again Tomorrow

@The105ODST

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamsantamaria2813*In a Dale Gribble voice* Fix it again Tony.

@thelegalmexican9860

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamsantamaria2813 fix it again Tony

@gavind351

2 жыл бұрын

@@The105ODST "Dale, that stand for Fiat, not Ford."

Italian tank designer: **slaps roof of the tank** The tank: **combust into flames**

@ChristianVBlue3

2 жыл бұрын

Mama Mia !

@aleksazunjic9672

2 жыл бұрын

Italians could not produce compact enough engine with 300-500 hp . And that was a core of their problems - without strong enough engine you could not mount decent gun or good enough armor. They finally solved that problem in 1943, but at that time it was too late . Reliability of Italian tanks was actually good for WW2 standards. Ariete division was highly regarded by Rommel . But the industrial base was lacking in engine production.

@elwolf8536

2 жыл бұрын

Oh oh spaghettioooos

@SeaRaven227

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksazunjic9672 Their industrial base was lacking in pretty much everything, the only part that had "some" success was their airplanes, which were pretty good, but they still didn't have enough industry to produce them in sufficient numbers.

@94rainbowx33

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh, lmao.

Imagine being a german tank commander in your shiny Panzer, then suddenly this office chair with tracks and styrofoam armour rolls up next to you like "Hey wassup, Nice tank ye?"

@willsplayify

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing Churchills, Cromwell in the distance, "now I understand why you lost to Egypt"

@Ihaveadognamedmario

2 жыл бұрын

Yo Italy is the tank behind the go-kart?

@josephbuckley3106

2 жыл бұрын

And then your panzer breaks down because mud got in its tracks and it’s practically impossible to repair

@causti9744

2 жыл бұрын

@Sakkra123 yea wished they would be deployed at the Eastern front But not for long

@bruhman-gc3ph

Жыл бұрын

*shot richochets* "use the AP!" "I DONT HAVE THOSE!" "HANS GIVE THIS MAN BETTER ROUNDS"

Another factor that is not often mentioned, regarding how the Axis manufactured war goods is this: The Italians (and to a lesser extent the Germans) had a self-inflicted handicap that made itself apparent, as soon as the war dragged on after 1940. Italian manufacturing was good at making high-quality goods, using slow hand-crafted techniques - but they could only make a few of them. The Italians had a long tradition of making finely made products (one of the oldest companies is Beretta Firearms, that have been making guns since the 17th century, for instance). This craftsman tradition meant that while goods would be finely made, they could not make many of them, since they were slow to produce but the Italians suffered worse shortages of resources than even the Germans did. Naturally such methods were completely unsuited to a world war, where the numbers needed of guns and bullets alone were measured in the millions or billions. It also meant Italy was slow to modernize designs and, except for a few excellent aircraft types, the Italian army was stuck with too many obsolete small arms, machine guns, and tanks and too many ammo types, that had no commonality with their German allies.

@Ezekiel903

Жыл бұрын

and what about the British?? their weapons were useless and old, only as the US stepped in with massive supply you could make a few more or less usable tanks! Dünnkirchen humiliating defeat was the first sign of your useless weapons, but the Brits sold this retreat as success, Singapore was even more shameful, British outnumbered the Japanese 10 to 1, nevertheless the surrender without even try!!! yes you can be so proud of Brits, sorry i mean proud of the US and their help!!!

@hypothalapotamus5293

Жыл бұрын

*The opposite story* Americans in 1940: What's a medium tank? Germans in 1940: This is a medium tank. Americans: O_O British: What in God's name is that? Americans: It's the M3 medium tank. Through the magic of COTS parts and extensive use of low risk technologies, we managed to move it from the start of the design process to mass production in a little over a year. British: Why does it look like that? Americans: We didn't have time to design a turret and the radial engine+front transmission means there is a a drive shaft that goes diagonally across nearly the entire length of the tank adding about a foot or so to its overall height, but I guess you don't want a reliable heavily armored vehicle with a big gun. British: We didn't say that.

@unitedkingdom4304

Жыл бұрын

@@Ezekiel903 why does this feel like an american?

@unitedkingdom4304

Жыл бұрын

@@Ezekiel903 alot of countries have their weapons useless and old

@hagamapama

2 ай бұрын

@alapotamus5293That's hilarious. the M3 Sherman was a weird tank but it was very reliable mechanically. It was built off an obsolete but well tested battle platform, the M2 Medium, By the time it came off the production line the designs were quite old, but they worked. The Sherman by retaining its older technology became the most mechanically reliable tank in the war, and its boxy superstructure was partly to make it easy to open up the tank, yank its guts out and put in new parts. A desirable feature when the factories that made the things was on the other side of the world. Most European tanks of that time had no concept of ease of maintenance in their designs. The Amerricans backed by their Detroit knowhow knew how important that would be and so they put it in. As a result you could drive a Sherman all day, and go into the fight that night and expect everything to work. NO other nation can claim that in WWII

Jesus, imagine being a young Italian man who enlists with the promise of glory and conquest and they stick you in a go-kart with sheet metal riveted on...

@ayyyyye

2 жыл бұрын

The original Mario kart

@kraftwerklover69

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayyyyye mario kart arena war dlc

@HerrKurt

2 жыл бұрын

It's italian 🍕

@harrywoodrow688

2 жыл бұрын

Equipped with a nerf gun

@American001_offical

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrywoodrow688 It’s nerf or nothin, only the Italians understand that

It sounds like Italians are playing free to play while everyone else is playing pay-to-win

@Hungarysbasement

2 жыл бұрын

and they also played since the game's release

@OneoftheCaesars

2 жыл бұрын

Ya they need to stop playing an just get the battlepass

@AetherChromia

2 жыл бұрын

That's basically Italy in WW2.

@Bikavin

2 жыл бұрын

Italy is like when you still using the pistol that you get free from the start and you fight allied with a pay to win machine gun

@chaosdude0878

2 жыл бұрын

World of tanks in a nutshell

It is really interesting to look at the prototypes Italy had in the works during the war. The P40 and P43 were medium/heavy tanks which carried 75mm or 90mm guns respectively. They were designed to counter the Sherman and other similarly sized allied tanks, and would have been incredibly powerful had they come to fruition. Additionally, the Italian Panther would have been an interesting product, as the Italians only negotiated for the license to produce the tank, not the armament or propulsion. This means that it could have been an almost new vehicle with a 75 or even 90mm gun, local 7.7mm or 6.5mm machine guns, and a local engine, along with subtle design differences. Imagine a Panther armed with the 90/53 gun!

@Tutel9528

Жыл бұрын

Panther’s gun was already insanely good for it’s calibre due to it’s huge barrel length which gave it a very high muzzle velocity of 935m/s.At distances between 0-2000m it had better armor penetration charasteristics than Tiger I’s 88mm KwK 36 and Pershing’s 90mm M3. There is absolutely no doubt it would still outperform anything Italians had at the time no matter what calibre.

@Anttown123

4 ай бұрын

If they just started the p40 in 1939 they could have had a real chance. Very capable tank

@Feffe11

2 күн бұрын

There was a problem with this. Italy tried making powerful enough engines to move the P40s. But only made it in 1944, when Italy was already split up. So if the Italians make every model 10 years earlier, they would have delt a lot better. Also the Italian army needed much more preparation, Wich it didn't get thanks to Hitler's abitions

It would also be important to mention the mountainous terrain of the Italian country side as well and narrow roads for why they mostly produced light and medium tanks and almost no heavy tanks. decent versions were in the pipeline but surrender ended those projects.

When FIAT cars are more effective tanks than FIAT tanks

@feetuber9162

2 жыл бұрын

True fiat puntos are the best light cars

@feetuber9162

2 жыл бұрын

@ReichsFührer Monika did you know the fiat engines are the same as ferrari

@MattM0201

2 жыл бұрын

A fiat car did more damage to my car one day (that car got totalled while I could still drive away) than that tank ever would 🤣

@maximilianolimamoreira5002

2 жыл бұрын

sono belli, almeno.

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

‘A good quarter of a league 🌺🥀🌹🏵💮🌸💐

"The risk we took was calculated. But boy do we suck at math" Italian tank designers

@officialdggamerz69

2 жыл бұрын

Vero hahaha

@teosperini

2 жыл бұрын

Ho rischiato la giocata

@smokyblackeyes3615

2 жыл бұрын

meanwhile in pizzeria: *_math gods_*

@HarrowKrodarius

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Ferrari made tanks

@FishbedFive

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarrowKrodarius >BT Series

I don't argue on the poor quality of the italian tanks. But when I hear that italian tanks had one gear forward and four reverse I think that you should study the battle of El Alamain where the Ariete division was totally destroyed. They fought up to the end and sacrificed themselves, even if inferior in quality. Respect to them.

@michelemaggioni3751

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commodore22345 I mean would you blame them? What glory or bravery is there to die in Afghanistan during a war sought by the Americans? We don’t have any beef with the Afghans. You can’t compare two different wars that hold two different stances of people and institutions. It’s like saying that the Americans were cowards because they didn’t want to go to Vietnam to die in a useless anti communist effort.

@michelemaggioni3751

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commodore22345 also, that said, aren’t the US soldiers cowards in the eyes of all Middle Eastern combatants? Killing people with pilotless vehicles and other kind of drones? Fighting in enormous tin cans while their enemies ride horses at best? Frankly I don’t think Americans hold the best judgment in the regards of bravery in general.

@CuongNguyen-eg1pu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commodore22345 well they joined NATO, if they didn't like NATO they could opt out. Priviliges come with duties, if they had done their duties, they wouldn't be called coward

@claudiograssi1037

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commodore22345 I don't want to mention how quick the strongest super power of the world (i.e. Usa) run away from Afghanistan, leaving behind an impressive amount of materials and military vehicles. Many gifts kindly offered to the talibans. And an example of bravery for all of us. isn't?

@claudiograssi1037

2 жыл бұрын

@@Commodore22345 Evidently the information may change from the two sides of the ocean. The withdraw was planned by Mr. Trump and put in operation by Mr. Biden. And also very quickly. In a very confusing way, abandoning tons of weapons and vehicles. This is what has been reported by any media in the world.

You know I just realized that out of all the factions that participated in World War II, the Italians are the ones we always forget. We remember what the Germans and the Japanese did, but the Italians? They're like the member of a band that never gets any recognition.

@Scarl3t03

2 жыл бұрын

Because of propaganda nobody know when the italian did well and only remember their failures. Like nobody remember the failures of USA or the other major nations

@rudespo8701

2 жыл бұрын

very simple ,because only the winner write the history .

@MrShysterme

2 жыл бұрын

they played bass for ww2

@Joseph-mw2rl

2 жыл бұрын

They deserves it with the awful performance they put up

@PureVodka.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joseph-mw2rlawful? Erwin Rommel was impressed how they fought..the only thing they needed was the Equipment

The thing is, when the Italians used these tanks against the Greeks to NO great capacity and abandoned them, the Greeks just hauled them on the road, fixed them, and used it against the Italians! Unbelievable.

@zerokilo5811

2 жыл бұрын

The terrain really did the Italians no favor.

@LaTanaDiKosky

2 жыл бұрын

The greeks: it's free real estate

@gnas1897

2 жыл бұрын

@Nakki_Boii at least Soviet tanks did prove effective against Japan and Germany

@michaeltelson9798

2 жыл бұрын

@@zerokilo5811 The Italian failure in Greece led to the German intervention there and the delay in Barbarossa

@zerokilo5811

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltelson9798 let's all be honest here, the Germans were never the allies Italy needed. Not only was Italy fighting Greece, but also the common wealth forces in the area. The Germans were forced to help, but it was not until the Italians took a beating. At the end of the day casualties on both sides are similar.

"In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy" - Giovanni Boccaccio

@HeathcliffY

2 жыл бұрын

" My name is Giovanni Giorgio but everybody call me Giorgio " - Giovanni Giorgio

@gioe7242

2 жыл бұрын

@@HeathcliffY hai vinto tutto

@BurnPerimeter

2 жыл бұрын

@@HeathcliffY "I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream." ~Giorno Giovanna

@ww1ww2lies12

2 жыл бұрын

Do you want to unlearn the lies and learn the truth about history? Then watch the documentary 'Europa: The Last Battle.'

@JayF2912

2 жыл бұрын

@@BurnPerimeter YES YES YES YES... YEES

The M13/40 was an improved version of the M11/39 which oddly seems to have forshadowed how the M3 Lee would preceed the M4 Sherman, both having hull mounted guns while a larger turret was designed.

The problem was that Mussolini made a fatal miscalculation when he threw his lot in with Hitler. He knew Italy wasn’t ready for another massive war, and he likely expected to simply be able to get some scraps from Germany’s conquests and then have it be over with. Unfortunately for everyone, including his fellow Axis powers, Hitler really just seemed to want to watch the world burn. Italy, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria all ended up getting roped into an Earth-shattering conflict by Germany.

@iansneddon2956

2 жыл бұрын

Italy wasn't ready for war but could expect to be pulled into it anyway. So picking the winning side was critical. Note that Mussolini waited until days after the Dunkirk evacuation with the French Army in retreat to declare war. Italy was originally in an alliance with France and UK against Germany (1935). This ended when the UK led the League of Nations to impose sanctions against Italy over the invasion of Abyssinia. And in early 1939 Mussolini was approached by the British government wanting to revive this alliance. Makes it even more of a fatal miscalculation since they had offers to join the Allies.

@swesleyc7

2 жыл бұрын

Finland?

@metamind411

Жыл бұрын

@@iansneddon2956 Who knows maybe the Germans wouldn't bother crossing the Alps and Italy would have joined Switzerland's side in the war.

@ssir5927

Жыл бұрын

Italy wasn't pulled into anything. Mussolini was off starting wars long before Hitler. Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935, Hitler had only just taken over Germany in 1933 and wasn't nowhere near to doing anything. If anyone got pulled into needless wars it was Hitler, having to bail out the Italians after they botched their Balkan escapades. That diversion is believed to have caused Barbarossa to be delayed by several crucial weeks, possibly changing the outcome of the war.

I mean you won’t feel like a real tank commander considering you’re sitting in a gaming chair but in a tank it’s extremely hot and cramped

@awr830

2 жыл бұрын

Then I’ll be at home

@ExclaimThePain

2 жыл бұрын

you could fix that, if you know what i mean

@mp40submachinegun81

2 жыл бұрын

My wifes boyfriend locked me in my basement, i already feel like a tank commander. Its hot and cramped.

@JG-ib7xk

2 жыл бұрын

In a tank in a tank?

@tntproductions1996

2 жыл бұрын

Not if the tank has adequate AC. Of course, it would be extremely difficult for the average WOT player to get the full sensation of shrapnel flying in their face.

"I wish I joined the infantry " said only Italian tankers ever.

@ahouais5620

2 жыл бұрын

In fact I think most tankers would prefer not be in their tanks. During ww2 it was in most cases 1 shot 1 tank dead. And if the tank exploded, you died instantly, and you were lucky. If the tank cought fire and stuck you inside, you'd burn to death. I don't think you want it to happen tho

@stealthcone

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahouais5620 depends which tank because the Sherman was pretty good at keeping it’s crew from getting killed

@coreypatterson5827

2 жыл бұрын

@@stealthcone You're kidding right? The Sherman was nicknamed the "Ronson" after the cigarette lighter brand because of how easily it caught fire when hit.

@stealthcone

2 жыл бұрын

@@coreypatterson5827 no it wasn’t the tank was much better than any other at keeping it’s crew alive than even the German’s big fucking useless slabs they called king tigers

@coreypatterson5827

2 жыл бұрын

@@stealthcone You need to get away from the propaganda reels and learn some actual history. The Sherman was EXTREMELY fragile against anything bigger than a rifle. The only real protection it offered its crew was there being so damn many Shermans it reduced the odds of any given one getting hit. And yes, the "Ronson" reputation was very real, and very deserved. Look it up.

One tank not mentioned here is the Carro Armato P 26/40 heavy tank. Armed with a 75mm cannon and with 50mm of slopped armor and 60mm for the turret, this tank could go toe to toe with allied armour. The only setback was the riveted construction. The tank was good enough that when the Germans took over italy, not only did the Germans continue to use these tanks (under the designation of Panzerkampfwagen P40 737(i)) but also ordered their production continue.

As usual, our deficits in WW2 came down to inefficient (and often inept) leadership at the top level, rushed decisions and a general disorganization, all at the detriment of brave soldiers who more often than not had to fight with their bare hands against either far larger numbers (Eastern Front) or far better equipped armies (everywhere else).

"when i joined the corps, we didn't have any good tanks like the Ariete! we had sticks, two sticks and a rock for the whole platoon, and we preferred the rock over the tank!"

@zacklapaglia7644

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a Halo 2 reference to make my day.

@ananastudio

2 жыл бұрын

@@zacklapaglia7644 I knew I heard that somewhere haha

@Battleship009

2 жыл бұрын

I read this and cracked up!

@spartantrooper7

2 жыл бұрын

He knows what the ladies like

@andrewp8284

2 жыл бұрын

Well played reference sir, well played

my grandfather drove the cv 33 in ww2, he told me that even when a small shot reached him the bolts that held the plates together jumped. he lost an eye for the splinters.

@theheavy1200

2 жыл бұрын

damm u cant call that a tank anymore its a deathtrap imagine it a bollt hits you in the head

@minhducnguyen9276

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a frag grenade turned inside out.

@DarkPsychoMessiah

2 жыл бұрын

@@minhducnguyen9276 or being inside a frag grenade

@Bikavin

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkPsychoMessiah but the shrapnel surround your body

@mattmarzula

2 жыл бұрын

@@theheavy1200 well, it hit him in the eye soooooo...

I saw both FIAT 3000 and CV33 Tankette in the tank museum. They were both half size of my Ford Fusion sedan car. Unimaginable how brave you had to be to fight in one of these

Italian placing heavy gun in the plane : 🤑 italian placing heavy gun in the tank : 💀

Imagine chasing a tank running from you.

@korbell1089

2 жыл бұрын

"This is BS, how could you catch me? I was in 4th gear!"

@paxtonjohnson2488

2 жыл бұрын

Why are you running WHY ARE YOU RUNNING. (MEME)

@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123

2 жыл бұрын

King Bradley: I can relate

@elitemation

2 жыл бұрын

@@paxtonjohnson2488 😐

@Raccon_Detective.

2 жыл бұрын

@@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123 Ah a fellow FMA fan.

Bob Semple tank: "Finally, some worthy opponents."

@Nihilus0017

2 жыл бұрын

Play ravenfield, bob is op for no good reason

@jasonreed1631

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Semple: Our battle will be mediocre!

@morisco56

2 жыл бұрын

Nah the perfect opponent was the tiger or t34

@sumpogimpo0777

2 жыл бұрын

No the semple tank was good if it had a good gun like it was intended it would be amazing just ugly

@ItsJustAyo

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonreed1631 haharious

Tank Driver: "Can we have armor?" Mussolini: "No, we don't do that here"

Very interesting & informative thank you so much for sharing that with me.

The problem was that the Italians had we fought the war syndrome just like every Main land European nation had. The Italian battled in the mountains during the first war so they made their tanks accessible to fight in the Alps or Rocky terrain. It didn’t help the Italians one bit because the whole country wasn’t industrialize to fight a mobile war.

@hagamapama

2 жыл бұрын

Wrecking the antiquated Italian economy and then helping them rebuild it along modern lines was the best favor America ever did for Italy.

@mizzoupatriot8814

2 жыл бұрын

They were too busy making pasta with Chef Boyarmussolini.

@officialdggamerz69

2 жыл бұрын

Ma che cazzo dici?!Ma è piuttosto ovvio chi si arruola in militare gli mettono nel cervello di ammazzare quell'altro

@officialdggamerz69

2 жыл бұрын

@@mizzoupatriot8814 no...questioni di industrializzazione ed economica

@SuperGiancarlo96

2 жыл бұрын

Add the fact it lacked any type of resources of industrial interest, unlike Germany which was rich in coal and iron ore for steel mills, and also the sabotage that the military was undergoing throughout the war from fascists dissidents (for example in one occasion tanks destined for the Africa campaign were shipped with sugar in their gas tank, making them de facto useless, unless towed and used as fixed artillery, like in the battle of Bir el Gobi) and British sympathisers (almost all navy high command received medals and rewards at the end of the war).

Germany: This is where I put my best team trophy I have IF I HAD ANY

@michaeltheundeadmariachi4494

2 жыл бұрын

Zis is vhere I put my best team trophy I have IF I HAD ANY

@anthonylopez1126

2 жыл бұрын

That can go for all axis members the axis members where all horrible allies italy performed really badly but the Germans gave them none of the equipment the needed which goes for basically every minor axis nation a notable example would be the Romanians outside of Stalingrad which fought hard but had non of the anti tank guns Germany promised which meant they had to defend against the horde of t34s with molitov cocktails but yeah the meme is pretty accurate

@darylleleong

2 жыл бұрын

**offended Japanese noises**

@anthonylopez1126

2 жыл бұрын

@@darylleleong Germany equipped and trained the nationalist Chinese which fought japan

@anthonylopez1126

2 жыл бұрын

@Hunter6213 very little Chinese were trained by the Germans and by 1941 most of them were dead or out of supply’s but when the German trained units went against the Japanese with the proper equipment they preformed very well

Good stuff! Thanks for the video👍

When a daddy tank and mommy tank love eachother VERY much, they make an Italian tank

World: Did you make a good tank? Italy: Yes. World: What did it cost? Italy: Dignity, pride and a war.

@amithpai965

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@kaga-yh3ue

2 жыл бұрын

When the battle started, the pizza ran away.

@getthegoods420

2 жыл бұрын

They had a pampered general from a wealthy family who practiced "decimation" on a battalion after losing a battle too. Would have sucked to be an Italian conscript during ww2

@tu-estupidez9713

2 жыл бұрын

@@getthegoods420 nice, we lost, let's give some more free kills, so we will lose easier next time xD

@hobomike6935

2 жыл бұрын

Japan’s tanks sucked even harder than Italy’s tbh

It's almost as if Italy completely forgot that humans crewed their tanks.

@Momo_Kawashima

2 жыл бұрын

Well, we made our tanks principally with the mindset "it must be able to sneak through thight woods and pericolously narrow mountain trails, but most importantly it must be easy to produce in a very poor and antiquated car factory", basically we said to our men "this is good for mountains and cheap, learn to squeeze in"

@pancytryna9378

2 жыл бұрын

@@Momo_Kawashima Why would you make mountain tanks when you were engaded in desert warfare tho

@greatfishoftherhodiumriver6714

2 жыл бұрын

@@pancytryna9378 Italy thought that the war would be like ww1 fought in alpine mountain…

@dd-579fletcherwillyd.9

2 жыл бұрын

@@pancytryna9378 they thought WW2 is gonna be WW1 pt. 2. Italians fought WW1 in the Alpine regions, that's why. Also, they didn't have much the capacity to build high quality tanks early on, so they were stuck with the tankettes

@bumblebee6028

2 жыл бұрын

Holy sheet sergant

It would be really cool to see these tanks, especially the semovente SPG series implemented into WoT. The current line of mediums could use some supplementation for variety

imagine if the Italians and Japanese tanks had to fight each other in WW2

@wezmarauder2754

2 жыл бұрын

That would only happen if the Imperial Japanese Navy entered the Mediterranean or North Africa and decided to take some of the territory fascist Italy had. Unfortunately that was utterly impossible as long a the Royal Navy controlled the Suez and large parts of the Indian Ocean.

@hyperx72

Жыл бұрын

I feel like Japan would have the advantage

@TheHappyCamperPSN

Жыл бұрын

Based only on the "hard stats" for the best tanks each nation fielded and the ammunition for their guns, Japan would take the crown with the Chi-Ha Kai. It is faster with a high-velocity 47mm gun whose ammo could penetrate the Italians' M14/41s at well over one kilometer distance. That being said, both tanks were made of such low-quality steel that it would fail under sustained heavy machine gun fire such as that from a US M2 Browning or Soviet DShK.

"Less likely to burst into flames" *Proceeds to show the tank burst in flames and turret blown off

@brettminer1079

2 жыл бұрын

Popping a turret means the tanks ammo was hit and detonated. Engines generally just burst into flames.

@bunniesandbuns6869

2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that noticed the "good Italian tank" is clearly either an M1 or and M2 abrams.

@DarkButz

2 жыл бұрын

@@bunniesandbuns6869 The Ariete is a domestically built Italian MBT and honestly it's design is closer to a Challenger than Abrams.

@bunniesandbuns6869

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkButz well, the more I know! Thanks for letting me know.

@captainrice5011

2 жыл бұрын

I read that in the same moment when it was said

WW2 italian tanks are considered memes even in Italy, where italians people usually laughs at their flaws(at least those interested in history). Btw do you know the tankettes were nicknamed 'Tin Coffin' by the soldiers?

@gloomsouls

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed but we had potential to make better tanks than Britain, America and the Soviet Union. It's not like we have Lamborghini, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat etc. We know how to make fuel-guzzlers, just needed the resources.

@watermelone5176

2 жыл бұрын

As an Italian, I do agree

@ghostplays2766

2 жыл бұрын

@@gloomsouls But you eventually made a good tank, the P26/40. Here is a Wikipedia article about it. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P26/40_tank

@ardie4

2 жыл бұрын

@@ghostplays2766 it would have been effective but they ran out of time, and it honestly would not have made much of a difference in the scope of the war.

@ghostplays2766

2 жыл бұрын

@@ardie4 Well, yes. Only about a hundred were build, and only a few saw combat, so you are right. Still, it was probably the best tank Italy had developed (and manufactured) during the WWII.

Nice video, would have been nice to delve more into the reasons behind their poor designs and to also cover other key entries like the M11/39 and (my favourite) the L6/40. But I can see why you would cut these to prevent video bloat. Edit: If you are in the UK you can see a CV33Lf at the bovington tank museum - it really is a shockingly short vehicle!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

"With a top speed of 26mph, or 42kph. Which is comparable to the famous sprinter Usain Bolt running at full speed." Now I need an animation of Usain Bolt chasing down a tankette and the crew being terrified of him catching up.

@Nick-rg8oz

2 жыл бұрын

Yes because their engine would prob catch on fire or end up using all the fuel before Usain bolt could be outrunned

@GhostBear3067

2 жыл бұрын

Set to Yakity Sax

@victory7999

Жыл бұрын

His top speed was 37.5 kph, that's considerably slower than 42 kph, and he could not sustain 37.5 kph for long

@Yumao420

Жыл бұрын

@@victory7999 do you know what a joke is?

@Yumao420

Жыл бұрын

@@victory7999 I retract myself, seems like you do but just wanted to share the actual math. Thank you sir

"That's not a tank, that's death coffin with turret" Some Italian Soldier during WWII

@Fuma._.

2 жыл бұрын

They nicknamed the cv33 "Scatoletta di Sardine" wich means sardine box

@michelecastellotti9172

2 жыл бұрын

That is a ctually a name with wich it was called

@reiam69

Жыл бұрын

Cassa di morto

Ironically in the thumbnail The italian tank is so close and small that the sherman can't hit/see Meaning the the italians might be able to flank it (The l3/33 cannon can penetrate the side of the sherman)

*British see German Tiger* "Right let's capture this and do some extensive research on this magnificent beast!" *British see Italian tank* "Sir! Shall we capture this tank?" *Sergeant Skipper* "Just smile and wave boys!"

"feel like a real tank commander in wot" "HERR KOMMANDANT, ZE ENEMY HAS 5 HITPOINTS LEFT"

@jodofe4879

2 жыл бұрын

@Hylian sniper Hetzer gonna hetz

@pvcxsvnz2629

2 жыл бұрын

Funny how they promote that crap game when war thunder is infinitely better...

@ethnicsovereignty2369

2 жыл бұрын

@Bernard Miszczuk sort of, germanizing an english sentence

@hoppinggnomethe4154

2 жыл бұрын

So irrelevant to the video

@adamhollander2248

2 жыл бұрын

Herr commandant: INITIATE FULL-ON TANK OLBLITERATION, just because ze enemy is dumb and weak.

It’s a good idea for Mussolini to just let Rommel control their African Territory

@teoborges3949

2 жыл бұрын

Why you always on the videos?!

@ayyyyye

2 жыл бұрын

They let Marshal Cavallero wreck havoc for a while

@TheAngelobarker

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayyyyye ehhh you mean the man whose orders Rommel ignored constantly...try again

@ayyyyye

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAngelobarker uhhh I long for the days where we can pick up on sarcasm through text Sure he was only 'Marshal' Cavallero in the first place to stop Rommel from outranking him And sure Rommel was under Italo Garobaldi and in fact it was Rommel who disobeyed orders, "One cannot allow unique opportunities to pass for the sake of trifles" (I think that was the quote)

@arx30z

2 жыл бұрын

Love the pfp dude

Interesting to see that french B1 had the comparable suspension and wheel arrangement and had severe mobility problems... (but not only related to the suspension)

Honestly the engineering to make that tiny tank is pretty impressive.

Imagine advertising a game where the developers want nothing to do to improve the game but will constantly do stuff to make the game worse until Credit cards are flashed for things to be fixed

@thecombatwombat7652

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it doesn't have the same feel anymore. "Historical battles," show me which army used a GI Joe themed tank to win rewards in a wrestling competition. I enjoyed it when it was unique, not trying to emulate other things.

@nick250ification

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecombatwombat7652 I agree with you on that, or some sort of outlandish tank that was never even made and or tanks that never even had blue prints for due to them being scrapped

@thecarslinger7590

2 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about World of tanks PC or World of tanks Console?

@nick250ification

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecarslinger7590 PC

@thecarslinger7590

2 жыл бұрын

@@nick250ification at least they are better than console

The thing is these tanks would never be fighting Sherman’s or at least very rarely. The lees (grants) would not face the Italian tanks often either, the most common tanks fighting these tanks would most likely be the crusader 1 and 2 as well as the British cruiser series.

@timsellers4946

2 жыл бұрын

And they were still inadequate. What’s your point?

@MrToasterWaffles

2 жыл бұрын

And why is that?

@casematecardinal

2 жыл бұрын

@@timsellers4946 these things were more than capable of dealing with crusaders.

@LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit

2 жыл бұрын

Which was kinda dumb since the British were on a lend-lease program with America, so they were getting hundreds of Lees and later, Shermans.

@sushimidnight9539

2 жыл бұрын

@@casematecardinal absolutely not

Molto ben strutturato seppur impreciso per alcune conoscenze storiche.... Bravo!

When your a Sherman tank driver and there is an Italian tank in front of you Sir: someone is shooting pebbles at us

Tanks in many other countries: Well armored Powerful guns Italian tanks: Armored Taxis

@harrywoodrow688

2 жыл бұрын

Attached with a nerf gun

@viperaputakeyteaparyou8237

2 жыл бұрын

*Slightly armored taxis

@VietCongGuerilla

2 жыл бұрын

at least they can stop bullets right?

@viperaputakeyteaparyou8237

2 жыл бұрын

@@VietCongGuerilla If the bullets aren't moving too fast (e.g someone is throwing them by hand), then yes, I'd say that armor stands a good chance of blocking the bullets.

@MrMediator24

2 жыл бұрын

If you look at R3 it more like armoured go-cart

I was so confused why there were people who were here a week ago but then I forgot about Early Access members. Good reward for being a member.

@whompus3639

2 жыл бұрын

@@InvestmentIdea bruh why do you have it put random links in comment sections

@piloto182mx4

2 жыл бұрын

@@whompus3639 It's a spambot Don't click the links

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

‘Come, Little Red-Cap, here is a😫😪😯🤐😮😥😣

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

looked at her, but most of all 😏🙄😶😑😐🤨🤔

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

The huntsman was just passing🤽‍♂️🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏍🏎

Soldier: "I'm ready to command a tank!" Military: "Best I can do is a Tankette."

Autoblinda was an excellent armored vehicle for desert combat. It was the best thing the Italians ever made. They were used with great effect in North Africa. M13/40 were coffins and soldiers did not like to fight in them. Any British vehicle with a 2lber would put it down in about 15 seconds. Pop pop pop. The Semovente da 75/18s were self propelled guns similar to Stug IIIG, and did quite well against american tanks like the Grant. I saw a burned out m13/40 tank hull in Libya in the 1980s. This was a fun video, thanks.

I give Italy the grade E: "Effort"

@adamhollander2248

2 жыл бұрын

And what about F?

@_GuruhAminhadi

2 жыл бұрын

F? Funny?

@Nick-rg8oz

2 жыл бұрын

@@_GuruhAminhadi Fear of dying but fighting into these metal death traps anyway

The Italians are like that one kid who finally finished his homework 4 weeks later but missed out the next homework with a different topic

@parodyclip36

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much how it happened. They create a tank, they send it to fight, it loose, they design a new one, they built it, by the time it is fighting it's already obsolete and repeat the all cycle

@aleksazunjic9672

2 жыл бұрын

Italians could not produce compact enough engine with 300-500 hp . And that was a core of their problems - without strong enough engine you could not mount decent gun or good enough armor. They finally solved that problem in 1943, but at that time it was too late . Reliability of Italian tanks was actually good for WW2 standards. Ariete division was highly regarded by Rommel . But the industrial base was lacking in engine production.

I wonder if a US citizen like myself could own one of these Italian tanks because I honestly Wonder if it would be considered a fighting vehicle yes I know fighting vehicles and tanks are two different things but still

awesome informations

"Less likely to burst into flames when hit..." TURRET PROCEED'S TO CREATE IT'S OWN SPACE PROGRAM

@misteronsepatro7018

2 жыл бұрын

It's the emergency turret ejection system 😂😂😂😂

"you know what FIAT stands for right? FIX.IT.AGAIN.TONY."

@szymuniopl1717

2 жыл бұрын

Toni*

@tonypeppermint5329

2 жыл бұрын

aaaaa

@Nightshade_anim

2 жыл бұрын

Therussianbadger

@TexasNationalist1836

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@Nightshade_anim

2 жыл бұрын

Knew it

I love simple history so much and I really hope they keep uploading for ever because ima nerd for history not lieing 😂

The Italians and Japanese had a contest on who could make the funniest tank and kill the enemy with laughter. Edit: it's amazing, how many people have taken this comment seriously. Cripes

@A.RandomGuy

2 жыл бұрын

And the austrailians took the gold medal

@radjadawamindra697

2 жыл бұрын

@@A.RandomGuy you mean the Kiwis?

@A.RandomGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@radjadawamindra697 no. i meant the austrailians. Bugger off.

@felipecardoza9967

2 жыл бұрын

@@A.RandomGuy wasn't that actually New Zealand?

@A.RandomGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@felipecardoza9967 Shut up! Youre ruining my credibility by using freedom of speech to call me out as the liar i am

Look up the book “Iron Hulls, Iron Hearts” by Ian W. Walker. For one thing the Italian military units were smaller in comparison to those of other nations. The Ariete Armored Division of the the 3 armored divisions created served in North Africa. It was equivalent in size to a British armored brigade or a US Armored Command. The NCO’s were considered decent to good, but the officers primarily lacked training and experience getting positions mostly by feudal rank or political influence. The tank mechanics were marvelous being able to keep these terrors of construction in service. Many out dated weapons from WWI were still in service like Austria-Hungarian artillery pieces and machine guns prone to jamming easily. They were brave men in these vehicles hampered by a government not willing to improve equipment.

@ahouais5620

2 жыл бұрын

well their government did try to improve the equipement, but italy lacked tank experience and industry. Italy also hadn't as much steel as uk or germany. This resulted in italy prefering wooden planes for instance.

@michaeltelson9798

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahouais5620 Most of the military industrial complex was FIAT and its many subsidiaries. There was a great lack of knowledge in the design and manufacturing of engines for both aircraft and armored vehicles. Their air force also needed to to accede to the pilots still wanting open top cockpits when handed the original G.50 and Macchi C.200 designs. The smaller aircraft companies not affiliated with FIAT. Reggiane had engineers that had previously worked for Seversky (later became Republic) and were quite familiar with the P-35. If you look at the wing and tail surfaces of their aircraft (RE 2000 thru RE 2005) you will see a family resemblance to the P-35 and the P-47. Later they had to rely on licenses to build versions of the Daimler Benz water cooled aircraft. I would also include Macchi as aviation innovators from their seaplane racing experience. Yes, lack of ability to obtain metals did hinder production, but other smaller countries had good designs, like Czechoslovakia with both the 35 and 38 models that they were also selling abroad (Sweden). Why didn’t they try to adopt a Christie suspension? The Czechs and Soviets did. Many bomber aircraft had wooden wings like the CANT aircraft. If it wasn’t for Mussolini’s ego to rule the new Roman Empire and not do his attacks to gain lands that were marginally helpful at best, Italy would have survived better. A neutral Italy would have served the people better and actually help Hitler more with a more secure southern flank.

@ahouais5620

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltelson9798 i agree, and also the italian aircraft were very good, like the g56 which was better than the me109 and comparable to late fw190. The italian bomber sm79 was feared by the royal navy. The cr42 was arguiably the best biplane in WW2. I think the italian airforce did far better than the italian land army or the italian navy

@michaeltelson9798

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahouais5620 I do think that the RE 2005 might have outclassed both the G 55 and the M.C. 205. The SM79 was outdated as a level bomber as it fought in the Spanish Civil War, but as a torpedo bomber it served well. The Gloster Gladiator did some yeoman work in many theaters especially in the hands of pilots like “Pat” Pattle or against the Japanese by the Nationalist Chinese (2 America Chinese are accredited aces in it including the first Gladiator ace). The CR42 had a very limited speed ( the Gladiator as well) so at most it could only make a single pass on British bombers which sent it into night fighter and fighter bomber duty. It was past it time of efficacy.

@thecommentaryking

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltelson9798 There are still some myths about the Italian military in WW2. The majority of the Italian officers gained their ranks through hard work on the frontlines, in fact field generals like Messe, Nasi, De Stefanis and others, were very capable as were the junior officers under them. The real problem were the high ranking officers, the ones appointed by Mussolini in the high commands. The "outdated WW1 era weapons" that everyone mentions, were in reality few and far between. Only some of the artillery pieces were really outdared, machine guns were mostly Breda Mod 37s while the modified Fiat-Revelli 14/35 were used as vehicle mounted weapons; the few remaining WW1 Fiat-Revelli 1914s were relegated to mainland duties as small AA guns, on coastal defence duties or placed inside the forts in the Alps. The Carcano Mod91 were instead mostly used by rear line units or in the mainland with not that many reaching the frontlines. Regarding Fiat, while they produced a big chunk of the Italian military land and air equipment it didn't have the overall monopoly of the industrial complex, with Macchi, Savoia-Marchetti, Caproni, CRDA CANT, Breda, Ansaldo and Acciaierie Terni being the rest of the major productors of vehicles and weapons used by the Army and Air Force. What hindered all these companies wasn't their own lack of inventive, but was more caused by Mussolini and the fascists' protectionist plans and lack of funding to the aviation research institutes (that can be expanded to the whole industrial complex). Onto tanks; the Czech tanks weren't that diffirent from the Italian ones, aside from their reliability of the engines, the tanks had similar weight (10-15 ton range), riveted armour, but with weaker guns. The suspensions that the LT vz 35 and LT vz 38 had, was based on the leaf spring system used by the Vickers 6-Ton, the same design adopted by the Italians for their M series, also no Czech tank used Christie suspensions. Christie suspension in fact wasn't adopted due to it being costly to produce and maintain/repair, plus taking too much space inside a tank. As for the CANT planes, being made of wood wasn't really a drawback, it made them lighter and faster and freed up metals needed for other vehicles/weapons.

Italy managed to design and produce in limited numbers an "heavy" tank, the P26/40 However it took a long time to start the production and by the time the armistice was signed only ~20 units were ready. The Germans considered it the only decent Italian tank worth of being produced but the fact it was far from being perfect (it had some issues, especially the engine) and that there were far better german tanks made so that most of 100 units produced during the war were used for secondary duties (patrol, anti-partisan actions, etc) or as static defensive positions in the Apeninnes

Very interesting info, I wish the music was quiet down, it is very distracting (to an adhd like me) and somewhat overshadowing the anchoring

Italy: conquering the enemy with superior wine and hospitality.

@adamhollander2248

2 жыл бұрын

Lies

Italy: *Uses outdated Ally tanks* Hey could you give me some ta- German: Nien, you incompetent pizza makers! Thus, Italy switched sides once more.

@rooseveltingudam6354

2 жыл бұрын

Oof ! Germany shouldn't have done that

@pumpkin91ful

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, Italy switched side becuase the governament was changed + the king never liked fascism and Mussolini( the king was weak, he decided to give Mussolini power to stop his nationaist wave)

@Miscellaneous_Toaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@pumpkin91ful r/woooooosh

@thunderbird1921

2 жыл бұрын

@@pumpkin91ful The king FINALLY getting a spine and deposing Mussolini likely saved Italy from total destruction. His big mistake though was not ensuring Mussolini was swiftly executed, allowing Hitler to rescue him and set up a puppet state in the north under his leadership. It's not too surprising the Italians went to a republic not long after the war (though as many Italians said, they had often been more republic-type people since Rome fell).

@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle

2 жыл бұрын

It's "Nein"

The problem with Italian tanks were that they had *1 forward gear and 4 reverse gears.*

At the FOB on Tikrit there was a tiny little tank next to the dfac it was the size of a go-kart and was def a real tank but not sure it's origin. It was a well known land mark when you got lost on the large , but sparse base

Italy will NEVER get over its ww2 performance and this proves part of it

@dominicdelgado1654

2 жыл бұрын

atleast it isnt france

@thunderbird1921

2 жыл бұрын

The Italian Navy was no pushover though, they gave the British a pretty hard fight for at least several years, in no small part due to their three major battleships. There's a 1943 newsreel of the fleet surrendering at Malta, and it's quite impressive to say the least. I think they were one of the top ten navies in the world when the war broke out.

@johnjones_1501

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominicdelgado1654 Italy actually attacked France in the South while Germany attacked in the north. Even while France was falling, the outnumbered French, who were getting no reinforcements, or regular supplies, because of what was happening up north, were successfully attacking into Italy, capturing considerable territory. Hitler actually had to make the French give the territory back after he conquered them. So in answer to your question, the Italians actually had a much worse military than France.

@pierluigiadreani2159

2 жыл бұрын

At least we didn t lose against talibans. XP

@gloomsouls

2 жыл бұрын

@@thunderbird1921 Yes, Italy was on it way to building a better fleet than Britain's. That was it's goal I believe. They wanted to defeat the British then push them out of North Africa. Germany is actually at fault there for declaring war on America, otherwise Britain wouldn't have won in North Africa and America would never have had a foothold in the Mediterranean.

The tanks armor was just sheets of lasagna pasted together

@QuietFromMetalGearSolid

2 жыл бұрын

Sheets of pasta pizzaed together

@Hoody8844

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Unix2816

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hoody8844 ikr

@chasetoyama8184

2 жыл бұрын

The worst part of this is that it’s pretty much true lol

@CharyllGabrielCAclao

2 жыл бұрын

tomato paste special

The term "Tank'ette" made me chuckle. It was a pretty apt description as well..

Italy: Thank you Germany for accepting me into the Axis, what is my purpose ? Germany: you make pizza Italy: Oh My God Germany: Yeah, welcome to the club, pal

@Nick-rg8oz

2 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of thousands of Italians died because of the choice of Mussolini to join Hitler.

The Italians excelled in asymmetric warfare. The used mini subs and frogmen to attach mines to the hulls of ships. The had a plan to release the mini subs in New York harbor to sabotage shipping. At Gibraltar they used a partially sunk ship as the launching point to release their frogmen. They developed a low profile , shallow draft boat to attack ships at anchor. The boat could just make it over the torpedo nets and then the pilot would race to his target. He would lock the rudder and activate the ejection seat. There was a small explosive in front which was just enough to sink the craft. The main charge was set off when it had sunk to a specified depth. You want an explosive to detonate under the keel so you can almost crack the ship in half.

@jmgonzales7701

2 жыл бұрын

asymmetric warfare is not enough to turn the war into their favor.

@davidduchesne8421

2 жыл бұрын

cool!

@guppy719

2 жыл бұрын

Well a stopped clock is right twice a day I suppose. But being good at one small facet of warfare doesn't do much when you suck at everything else.

@jmgonzales7701

2 жыл бұрын

@@guppy719 exactly. 1 factor is just not enough to win anything meaningful. the italians were good despite having so little technology capabilities. They really did try to make the most of it but they were really just limited due to economic reasons. But I'm glad the italians really made up for it after the war in modern age.

@fv7281

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmgonzales7701 oto melara cannon is the main cannon for navy in the world. Beretta is the ferrari of guns and our helicopter and space compartment are very good now. The video talk about ariete C1 at the last but I prefer centauro.

This video has given me a respect for the the Italian tanker. I can only imagine how horrible it would to crew any of these tanks

@Bikavin

2 жыл бұрын

Hey red baron

@kingoftheskies34

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bikavin hey dmitri

@Bikavin

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingoftheskies34 hello

@n8pk69

2 жыл бұрын

I love Red Baron pizza

@pistons_fan

2 жыл бұрын

@@n8pk69 tastes like cardboard

Another thing to mention, the Italians had a specific strategy for the armoured forces that is not often mentioned when discussing WW2 Italian Armour. This strategy went hand-in-hand with their economic status, as the Italian High Command was well aware that they could not compete with the great powers of Europe and abroad 1 to 1, the plan was to use these lighter designs in conjunction with the naturally hilly and mountainous terrain of Italy to cripple the enemy who would likely be utilizing heavier and bulkier designs not suited for the Italian terrain; this strategy can be seen in the design of many of the Italian tanks which had generous amounts of gun depression, so much so that they could more reliably fire down hill from hill tops and elevated locations. This particular design feature was actually exploited by the Germans during their co-operative defense of Italy in 1942 to 44, where many German Tank forces stationed in Italy actually opted to use some of the more effective Italian designs in place of their own vehicles as they were more well suited to the Italian terrain (and also due to vehicle shortages). With plenty of P26/40s, M15/42s, Semovente 75/32s, and Semovente 90/53s being used to great effect, in the hands of the more competent German crews and still loyal Italian remnants that were co-equipped by the Germans. Tack on the fact, that armor on the top of tanks is generally thinner, which can excuse the poor armaments often given to the mid war Italian tanks such as the Ansaldo 47mm guns and short barreled 75mms. Though this advantage was dubious at best in 1943 onward when most Italian designs were entirely obsolete, and is extremely situational outside of Italy it self, hence why these design features and strategy is hardly spoken of.

4:44 They called the M14-40 an MBT. 🙄 😆

"Ariete is rated as one of the best tanks ever made" Centauro in War Thunder: "Are you sure about that?"

@mxcherryblue5943

2 жыл бұрын

Centauro, are you sure you're a tank?

@putatankinamall7168

2 жыл бұрын

That's not a tank

@aliminhas5981

2 жыл бұрын

For some reason centauro is just an easy target with its massive size and poor torque

@putatankinamall7168

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliminhas5981 i don't think you understand the antitank doctrine, so here it is: "Tank destroyer units are employed offensively in large numbers, by rapid maneuver, and by surprise . . . . Offensive action allows the entire strength of a tank destroyer unit to be engaged against the enemy. For individual tank destroyers, offensive action consists of vigorous reconnaissance to locate hostile tanks and movement to advantageous positions from which to attack the enemy by fire. Tank destroyers avoid “slugging matches” with tanks, but compensate for their light armor and difficulty of concealment by exploitation of their mobility and superior observation." Page 24 of Dr. Christopher R. Gabels' book: Seek, Strike, and Destroy.

@paulsteaven

2 жыл бұрын

@@putatankinamall7168 although not a tank, the Italian Army upgraded the Centauro while the Ariete remains in "as is, where is" state since its introduction.

"World of Tanks, where history meets action." Yes. History where Soviet imagination tanks fought against the French and the Americans. History where artillery had a satellite view. History where the wheels of a wheeled tank could stop 88mm shells. Nice meme.

@reahs4815

2 жыл бұрын

yea they have more made up tanks than real ones

@clockworklemon9243

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Almost like it's a videogame. Can't believe you didn't bring up how tanks are controlled by a single person with a mouse and keyboard even though neither of those existed during ww2

@slavsquatsuperstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@clockworklemon9243 True, although I think people are just frustrated about companies having the main selling point of their games be "realism" when it's mostly just arcade action. Not to say you can't learn anything from a game.

@reahs4815

2 жыл бұрын

@@clockworklemon9243 haha that's not the same thing

@ilyeslachheb7443

2 жыл бұрын

you forgot about the fantasy tanks

1:48 after the tank fires the face of the guy on the bottom left changes looks

Italy at the beginning of the war did not have useless tanks, since the first 2 years of the war the majority of the tanks in the brigades were of the light type such as the Panzer 1, T-26, M1 Stuart, Renault R35, M13/40 etc. The M13 / 40s were enough for the Crusader and Valentine. The CV33s were enough for the Vickers light tank mk.IV but also for the Vickers medium tank mk.II and we also had good tank destroyers like M41. The Britons then used aid from the Americans thanks to the Lend Lease Act program which allowed them to buy M3 Lee and M4 Sherman at 10% of their price😒

0:08 "history meets action" the 30% of tanks in game never existed, and a tier V tank is actually from The Great war Wargaming logic

@hans3000

2 жыл бұрын

...which Tier V?

@Mangoeplanter

2 жыл бұрын

@@hans3000 france

@hans3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mangoeplanter Huh... I'll open wot and see if it's true.

@hans3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mangoeplanter OK, looking at all the Tier V French vehicles... 1) AMX 13 105 AM mle. 50 (1950) 2) Somua S35 CA (1945) 3) BDR G1 B (1938) 4) AMX ELC bis (1957) ...with no collectors' or premium vehicles of that tier. So you've either got your facts mixed up or something has changed since the last time you played WoT.

@hans3000

2 жыл бұрын

...in fact, the Renault FT (Tier I) is probably the only WoT tank to be from WWI.

Italians be like: "I'm limited by the technology of my time."

@toki_tsu_kaze5511

2 жыл бұрын

Considering they used the german DB605 engine that the Bf109 used to create 1 equal and 2 better fighters than the Bf109, but if they were to use Italian engines the plane would be crap, you could say the Italian designers were really limited by the Italian industry

@mizzoupatriot8814

2 жыл бұрын

Their vehicles ran on Chef Boyardee and Spaghetti-O's.

@alnu8355

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to pinch the air.

@hunorszentpeteri1732

2 жыл бұрын

Not really they time. Their own leadership.

@justzcross6236

2 жыл бұрын

Also italians: *creates atomic bomb*

When M1 abrams fight against T55 during gulf war was the same situation... there was a "time gap" in technology between the two armies

I hoped the Creative Vplus worked... sad. the line out recording was awesome!

WW2 tankette: The literal definition of quantity over quality War Thunder tankette: Giga Chad tank that can pick apart modern tanks if shot at the right places.

@CalvinNoire

2 жыл бұрын

So true.

@Ezekiel903

Жыл бұрын

Italians were still able to push the brits so far back, that they stretched the supply line to much! what if when the US would have PROVIDE TANKS TO ITALIAN INSTEAD THE BRIT'S??? they would have cross the channel with this tanks

The only effective version of the tankette was that one upgraded with a flame thrower. If it made it to the enemy lines it almost always caused a small rout even if it was small and wasn't that effective it was scary as it was hard to hit and relatively quick.

@A.RandomGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That was, *IF* it made it to enemy lines.

@Kenshiroit

2 жыл бұрын

It was limited by the lack of a rotating tower and hampered by the small trailer. Later they tried to replaced it with a L6/40 flam. But yes it could also be used against tanks, sneaking and fry them. the flames will get in the various openings similar to a molotov.

@ls200076

2 жыл бұрын

If

@Kenshiroit

2 жыл бұрын

@@ls200076 the IF is the big question. On the flip side it was a very small target, with some luck and some fog of war it would reach destination. But the manovring and positioning would be deadly. No turret it means you had to move alot just to get a shot.

@Nick-rg8oz

2 жыл бұрын

In fact it was so quick and swift that they couldn't move when shooting flames or else they would surpass the flames and die burning

"You're doing so well little timmy" *A wild M4 sherman has entered the fight*

Italian tankettes are a visual demonstration that a 'tank' can really have no direct definition outside of a metal box on tracks with a gun or two.

With tanks like these, it's no wonder Italy was referred to by the Allies as "Europe's Soft Underbelly." Mama Mia! Think, Mussolini! THINK!

@demontorch

2 жыл бұрын

Nice Invincible reference

@Joshua_N-A

2 жыл бұрын

M3 crews be like: "Look at how they try to mimic a fraction of our power."

My great grandpa fought against the italian in greece (i am greek) he said when the italian attack with tank they try to put their jackers between the tanks wheels so they would make them stuck and immobilize after that they encircle the tank and hijack it

You should mention the P40 Carro Armato.

Can you do a video on Italian wheeled vihicles like the R3, Aubl, centauro, Etc? People say they had some of the best performing of them

People tend to forget that tanks are made for different purposes, for example, the shamans were designed to be used on all fronts, the Soviets designed their tanks to fight in fields and open areas,the Italians designed their tanks to fight in urban areas so the reason why they were ineffective was because they wrnt designed to fight in desert conditions

@huntermad5668

2 жыл бұрын

What? Tanks are supposed to be used everywhere. In open field and urban if unavoidable The idea of urban italian tank is ridiculous as it would mean they wanted to fight in their own CITIES. Also, You know that Italian had had colonies and fought in Africa for decades before WW2, right? They assuredly had to design their tanks with those requirement in mind. If not, that is their own fault.

@zenogias01

2 жыл бұрын

​@@huntermad5668 "Tanks are supposed to be used everywhere." That's true today, but not entirely true in World War II where pre-war doctrine divided tanks into different categories based on role that determined tonnage, armament, speed, crew, etc. Some were assault tanks meant to destroy fortifications (so heavily armored, high-caliber low-velocity guns), others were anti-tank tanks (so fast, low-caliber, high-velocity guns), and then you had scout tanks (fast, light armor and armaments), defensive tanks, assault guns, etc. Some were just weird hybrids like the KV2 or the assorted modifications the Germans made to the vehicles that were out of date or captured (The Marder, STUG, and Hetzer fall into this category) that were more or less stopgaps. A light, fast tank like what the Italians built was actually pretty good for the intended purpose of fighting lightly-armed tribesmen in North Africa who wouldn't be able to do much except pepper them with rifle fire and ride away. The main battle tank was something that emerged from this experience, but all of the combatants took a long time to develop it, all while to produce enough tanks to keep themselves in the fight. It didn't help, of course, that all crawling out of the Great Depression and no one was actually ready for a world war (even the Germans. Especially the Germans).

@huntermad5668

2 жыл бұрын

@@zenogias01 I was talking about the assessment that Italian urban tank which is BS as nobody really want to fight in urban combat if they could help it. The urban tanks if exist mean Italian wanted to bring the fight into their towns and cities which is historically false. The thing is that is classification based on role. Heavy, med, light still being used everywhere except in landing or island or other terrains unsuitable for heavy tanks. Med and light are pretty much used everywhere. Italian heavy is P40 which by that time considered med by everybody else. It was good to have light tank to fight those lightly armed fighters but the fact remain is that Italy would eventually fight a modern nation but tankette should be enough for that. The light tanks and tankettes were not the result of they didn't want heavier tanks but the italian economy couldn't support that. okay, tanks had been built from.the beginning to adapt to the environment the operator supposed to use them. Guess the environment Italian had to contend with in their northern africa colony, DESERT. So it is the fault of the engineers design the tank.

@territoriesoflegreaterbrit8877

2 жыл бұрын

Actually most Italian tanks and tankettes before 1942 were meant for fighting in the mountains. But yeah, the main reason for not building heavier tanks is time and a basically none existent economy

@kommit-456

2 жыл бұрын

@@huntermad5668 yea my mistake got confused, sorry

1:08 "one forward, and four reverse" sounds more of a french joke than an italian one

@dagarodinson8950

2 жыл бұрын

French Rifle for sale Dropped twice Never fired

@gaufrid1956

2 жыл бұрын

I remember my dad saying that same thing... or was it one forward and five reverse gears?

@EroticOnion23

2 жыл бұрын

One forward in case the enemy came from behind...

@guy_incognito___5480

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair. Italy would have lost in Greece and in North Africa pretty much instantly without the support of Germany. In Greece against an enemy that was way inferior in combat strength compared to what France faced against Germany. And in North Africa against the British Empire that feared for their homeland and couldn't really support their egyptian exclave. If one of the major players really underperformed in WW2 it was Italy and not France.

Our soldiers used to nickname the CV33/L33 "sardine can". I like how Simple History debunked that stupid myth about "coward italians who always flee the battlefield". Fighting the first modern war with technologies and doctrines from ww1 may be a problem. Italian soldiers were actually known for being brave fighters. Both German and British military sources agree with that

Benito:we need tank destroyers so we can defeat the Americans sherman. Tank designer:ok what kind of tank. Benito:you choose just make it small to build for more resources. Tank designer:ok. The tank: 3:00 Benito:perfecto. Tank designer:thank you sir. Benito:isn't it good Hans. Hans:welp time to write a letter for my wife. Benito:😑

The early Italian tank designs were meant for fighting in the mountains. As they had done a lot of mountain fighting in World War I. And they expected it to be much the same the next go around.

@bearsausage8599

2 жыл бұрын

What a bunch of dummies.

@Kirb-kc4vs

2 жыл бұрын

@@bearsausage8599 to be fair the British expected this as well but unlike the Italians could adapt faster

@tommasopisapia7464

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kirb-kc4vs even english tanks were trash

@Commandos9

2 жыл бұрын

@@bearsausage8599 Have you ever seen a map of Italy? 35.2% of the territory is made up of mountains, 41.6% of hills and only 23.2% of plains, not to mention the rivers from the Po to the Tagliamento that break up the largest Italian plain. Even the Allied Command after 1943 had to accept that a different war was being fought in Italy from the one being fought in France or in the Desert.

@julian2626

2 жыл бұрын

@@bearsausage8599 It took the allies two years to push from Sicily to Northern Italy tho, but that's mostly due to the Germans