When a King Tiger Was Rammed by a Sherman
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2021
- When Lieutenant John Gorman of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was riding on board the Ballyragget, near the village of Cagny in Northern France, he was confronted by a group of German tanks including the feared Tiger 1 and the King Tiger. He would later write in his book about the encounter, “It was horror personified.”
Determined to take down the King Tiger but knowing that the gun of his Sherman is near useless against it, Gorman turned to his driver and ordered “Ram it!”
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I like how the driver doesn’t even question why he’s gotta ram the tank.
He just goes. I like his attitude.
Well, if he rams it then the turret can't fire it his tank. Boom Shaka laka
‘Aight listen I know y’all have children’s and families and stuff but listen we gotta ram that king tiger-‘
‘Ok’
‘Wait what?’
‘Sure.’
‘Oh ok, just kinda thought you’d be reluctant’
‘Nah’
25mm wouldn't do shit, and the crews knew it
@@alqaeda7040 ahh yes I distinctly remember the short barrel 25 mm Sherman oh yes definitely 25 mm, not 75 mm or anything and it’s tiger killing 26mm long barrel counterpart
@@LeMeowAu oh yeah it was 75 mm, but still won't do shit
>returns for reinforcements
>finds a Firefly without a commander
Oh baby, we are back in business!
All in God's plan
sounds more like a wet dream
Time for some thrilling heroics.
@@zeromii3234 Ireland still allowed irish citizens to serve in ww
2 and the firefly had a British cannon
So if a tank loses its commander the crew will not do anything? Like continue the fight on their own?
There is one small detail missing from this: During the initial flight from the Sherman's wreckage, Gorman jumped into a trench, thinking his crew was there. Instead, it was actually the Tiger's crew, who glared at him, so Gorman saluted them and ran off to join his own crew.
Seriously? 😂😂😂 I would love to see that
lmao they where are shooketh
With a cheeky grin I might add.
That's just hilarious lmao
Known colloquially as a Bormann's Blunder :P
I like how tankers were taught that ramming was a bad idea
Yet this guy without hesitation yells “RAM IT!”
Well, he knew his main gun won't even budge the King Tiger's armour, but the sheer force and mass of his tank could... It's like kamikaze but for tanks lol
Ramming is a bad idea because of all the moving parts of a tank it would destroy or damage, but it could be argued that the tank on the receiving end is guaranteed to have a bad time.
Usually a terrible idea, but a 75 Sherman Vs a King Tiger is a good rate of exchange.
489 King Tigers built.
49,000 Shermans built.
@@peterni2234 I'd think the same. If it were any different, that Sherman commander would be reprimanded or possibly court marshalled for bad use of military equipment. However, since he out of his way to salvage the situation and do a equivalent exchange, he was given a pass.
@@steveholmes11
Finally somebody with common sense, sacrificing a Sherman to destroy a king tiger is a no-brainer.
Just imagine the crew reaction to hearing the commander announce their going “ramming speed”
Roman style *drums*
"perhaps today is a good day to die. prepare for ramming speed! " - Worf
@@sapphireblitzen4683 Cpl Declan O'Worf, Irish Guards
"oh no the Lt shot himself in the head with my pistol." What were his last orders? "Definitely not to ram that tank"
Ensign Crusher certainly looked worried in Star Trek TNG best of both worlds when Riker said something similar lol 😊
The funny thing is that just before the encounter the sherman commander told his crew that “the best way to stand a chance against German heavy tanks is to use naval tactics”.
They don't call them land ship for nothing.
or tactics that the Japanese used during the attack on pearl harbour.
@@The-lay They did a surprise air attack, i can't see both events related but if you mean kamikaze that's way after pearl harbor
1:17 Tiger II actually used a modified version of 8.8cm PaK 43 L/71 anti tank gun while Tiger I’s 8.8cm gun was a derivative of 8.8cm Flak 36 gun.There was a huge performance difference between them.
How huge actually it is?
This sounds like every war thunder M4 player ever😂
It’s always nice to hear about a veteran that lives for a long time and not die due to something unfortunate
To be fair, dying in general is unfortunate.
@@bruhism173 true but ya know at least we can like some reaslistic sources
@@oneace0946 you remind me to stay hydrated also happy new year eve
@@erner_wisal happy new year eve to you it’s nearing new year for me like 2 hours and 10 mins left
He was 22 years old, imagine....
Gorman: "See that King Tiger?"
Gunner: "Yes, sir"
Gorman: "I don't want to"
Gunner: "But sir our guns are ineffec-"
Gorman: "I was talking to the driver"
No. He wanted to see it up close.
"Drive me closer! I want to hit them with my tank!"
Too underrated
"Vroom vroom, bitch."
In easter front it was a normal tactic. Rams are quite know eventually of pokharovka there is even monument that is showing how T34 are ramming a tiger as like 700 soviet tanks attacked 300 germans tanks head on in pokharovka and soviets lost like 200 and germans 50. ( Considered soviet vicotory as operation citadela failed and it was the decacive vicotory of WW2 in europe as gemans were dead lost after that)
The armour penetration scene was unbelievably high quality. Well done!
5:50 I love the fact that they accurately exhibited the AP projectile, as well as the animation of the shell piercing the hull with the interior looking sharp and well designed making it a whole different view as to how far yarnhub has progressed in making videos both educational, and with badass animation.
How are you alive John?
"I'm a main character, main characters don't die"
plot armour
He's alive because, you know, it's canon.
"main characters don't die"
tell that's to jonathan lol
Maybe he died a couple of times and respawned.
@@31oannamphong66 tell that to jotaro,wait.
I was a bit suspicious about how true this story was, but there's actually pictures of his Sherman and the Tiger 2! what really surprised me is that it wasn't any normal Tiger 2, it was one with the original turret before it was redesigned
Edit: basically the Tiger 2 had the Krupp Early turret, also known as the porche turret, this is rare as most of the turrets were salvaged instead of being used as they were replaced by the Krupp Production turret, also known as the Henschel turret
The story is most likely fake.
@@petermuller3995 Why would it be fake?
@@petermuller3995 theres literally picture of it
@@petermuller3995 you're just mad your precious Tiger 2 got destroyed you werhaboo
@@petermuller3995 I mean, there are tons of WW2 stories that sound fake that turn out to be true. (Like the sniper with over 500 kills, or the Fighter pilot with over 300 kills...
And it's not as if the tankers killed like 20 tanks in a single day.
The animation quality! Not a year ago we were watching people moving in ways that looked a little uncanny and juddery, but now we have in-depth camera angles on shells as they burst through, or do not, armored plates. Top notch!
Great video, you got my sub!
Looking forward to more 🔥
Ah yes, a verified
Tiger II: Oh, you're approaching me? Instead of running away you're approaching me?
Sherman: I can't ram you without getting closer.
Tiger II: HOHOO, come close as you like.
I knew someone would make this reference
XD
@@Muhammad_Rishad_Baldemar i was expecting the same too
sherman: “dont mind if I do”
ORA!
*Crashes
According to the wiki when the 2 tank crews bailed he joined the German crew by accident, saluted them, and left to find his own crew.
Whoops
That's what happens when you got no guns.
The detail of the tanks is absolutely amazing, they're accurately depicted and function to reality. I'm impressed, guys!
So happy to see this channel continue growing. I remember when there wasn’t any videos. Such a joy this channel is!!! Thank you !!!
People, share his videos, this guy and his team deserve a million subs at least. Amen
Obviously like it was in many wars getting this footage just for UA-cam
No he deserves 2 million at least his content is too good
no
they deserve more
they should get more than
pewdiepie and T - Series
Don’t see how it was a prayer but yes I agree
Ive definitely shouted his channel out on my feed when i see war history videos or posts this guys videos are actually so detailed its great
Damn, those shell animations at 3:30, 5:50 and 7:05 are IMPRESSIVE!!
It really makes me wonder what software you use. It almost looks like a game engine!
They're using Unreal Engine
It has the same feeling of watching T-34, and also War Thunder/WoT
It's game engine
Change it to 3:28
Reality engine
RIP to All The Legends Who Passed Away In War.........What Brave Legends
what about kursk battle? a T34 rammed a tiger 1 what they dont tell you the tiger reversed out before the T34 blew up!
It’s amazing how much this channel has evolved, I’m not saying that the original batch of videos were bad, but you would have is 2 in American bases, and others while now I thought he was showing gameplay of world of tanks on max settings. EXCELLENT WORK!!
Was this not the same instance, where when one of the crew members of the Sherman that rammed the Tiger 2, scrambled out of the tank, and saw a crew running into a ditch so he followed. Upon noticing he had just run over to the crew of the Tiger 2, he gave a brief salute, and ran away to find his crew.
That’d be some idiocy I’d accomplish🤦♂️
It is, the german crew was even more shocked
@@Slayers991X maybe he shoulda winged it “guttentag Hans”😂
@@Pokelemon3434 he basically did. The crew man was known as a funny man, so he saluted them in a joking way and ran off
** MEEP MEEP** Runs away like roadrunner !
“There’s a beast deep inside you, it will not die, it will fight back!”
(Yes this is a quote from a war Thunder video)
The artistry keeps improving close to leaping two steps forward, we have to keep sharing these videos they deserve more recognition
war thunder spirit awakens.
Fellow follower of the snail! And ho9nestly...i love that line.
Warthunder
I was thinking the same 🤣
Met John Gorman on several occasions, a true gentleman and extremely helpful in my research.
I have heard this story on other channels but your recreation is so much better! Just brilliant.👍😎 Cheers mate.
the shots of those shells flying across the battlefield and hitting tanks are amazing
WOW man! I can not give enough praise for the quality work you guys do! I absolutely love the animation style (that shell penetrating the armor was beautiful) and you guys tell these stories excellently!! I am always excited for the next Yarnhub video! Great job guys and Merry Christmas / happy holidays!
I agree, the animation in this video is amazing! 10000/10
Yeah i agree
Is the video abt how hybrid tanks can be made
is vid is better then my future man
I know right? I really love the animation style
When king tiger 🐅 renamed by Sherman German tank vs Enemy Wow Amazing Animation 👌 Semma Super story narration 👌 Semma Super Hatsoff To Yarn Hub Team to show history of tiger tanker
This channel is a gold mine for these types of stories
If your wondering why the tiger crew retreated their turret was probably locked in place by the impact, and its sprocket may have been damaged so the tiger was practically useless. Plus it's armor may have been dislodged making it easier for a tank like the firefly to penetrate the new weak points
Remember it was hit by an HE round at point blank too, even if there was no penetration the pressure probably broke some hydraulics and small moving parts needed to turn the turret
@@bens4801 not to mention even if it was operational the tank could not move making it a sitting duck to long range fire from artillery even if there was none you'd prob not take the chance
You'd also need to consider the sound reverberating throughout the hull. Tankers can go deaf from the sound of a direct impact on the hull, if not then they be heavily disoriented. On top of regular technical faults, its probable the crew thought something was gonna blow and booked it. The disorientation could also probably be why they didn't kill that one Sherman tanker that got lost.
being a late war german tank, i have no doubt the HE shell could do more than a bit of damage due to the poor metal qaulity
When the Tiger I was fielded, their crews were handpicked from batches of experienced tankers.
But when the Tiger II _entered chat_ they also tried to put experienced tankers... but were less easier to find, at least still alive.
So young crews were indeed assigned to the latest German technology, Otto Carius lost a Jagdtiger in his platoon to an extremely inexperienced commander, for example.
Thus, if many times the simple ricochets were beyond the nervewracking treshold of the crew, imagine a relatively inexperienced group of young men hit by a 30+ ton "round" 😂
These animations are becoming even more amazing and the camera work makes all the action so engaging. Amazing job once again!
Did you know the tanks needed big motors with huge amounts of horsepower not to carry the armor but for carrying the weight of the crew's balls?
Idk why but i call shermans potato tanks
Think ur mind is at the 2015 War Thunder April fools event
Totally they look like potatos
To the King Tiger tank crews made out of flesh and blood, getting rammed by a tank is no joke.
@VinAr Run the 75 Sherman is capable of killing both a Tiger 1 and 2 from the side or back, don't underestimate it.
Tiger II : *second heaviest tank on the european theater
Sherman commader : imma ram it
I'm guessing the Maus is the heaviest.
@@winchesterchua7600 nope. The Jagdtiger was. The Maus never saw combat, so under a technicality, the Jagdtiger was by far the heaviest tank of the war.
C H O N K
Yarnhub, your animation are top class🔥🔥🔥. The shells and tanks are stunning! Great vid guys!
I appreciate all the work in the animation. And the fact that you kept the thumbnail tame.
Hi, this clip has a lot of details... The bullet going inside the tank, the slow motion, the camera vibrating when the tank fires, the surroundings. Is in my opinion one of the best videos of this channel. Your team and the ones that support you are the best! thank you for your effort, Merry Christmas :)
Yeah
Bullet is from a gun not a cannon
I enjoy your content immensely, but I really would appreciate some stories from Russian conquests during WW2? They lost so many souls during that conflict.
Their war movies are impressive to watch.
We're working on something now and have more in the pipeline
@@Yarnhub Looking forward to it. Thanks.
Can you guys also make more video's on the resistance members in occupied Netherlands?
Merry Christmas
@@Yarnhub Do I smell Stalingrad's pipeline? 👀
I SMELL STALINGRAD ua-cam.com/video/5gGGnHO1zrU/v-deo.html
The visuals of the shells breaking through the tanks looks really awesome
Awesome as ever. The animations just keep getting better.
One correction, the Tiger II used a modified version of the Pak 43 gun, not the Flak 88. The Tiger I was the tank that used a heavily modified Flak 88 gun.
8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun to be precise...
Also the turret in the video is not the right one. The rammed Tiger II had the early version, in the video it is the late version.
The quality of these videos and the effort put in to each of them, It deserves more than a million subs
The 35 ton Sherman was useful against the tiger and panzers cuz it could maneuver easily and it has a top speed of 105 mph
the Sherman firefly could knock out a tiger 2 with it gun from reasonable range, I don't think they installed jet engines on these tanks lol, the top speed of the Sherman was around 46 km/h (29 mph)
@@mr9263 true tho
This animation of the tanks firing was astounding. Well done narration and animation
“Hans?” “Ja Herman?” “EVASIVE MANOEUVRES” “THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HERMAN WE HAVE NO TRANSMISSION”
Colloquially, this tank was used [Königstiger, which in German in the zoological context refers to the "Bengal Tiger". However, the literal original of this name was commonly adopted as the "Royal Tiger" (English: Royal Tiger, King Tiger, Russian: Korolewskij Tigr) [4].
Wow-
Lol wikipedia
@@Cbrmkn98xs you can tell because of that little 4 there
@@liemduongthanh8386 yep
It is true that tigers had a lot of mechanical problems and were often abandoned or easily destroyed because they broke down.
But in battle these problems didn't make a difference for the allies, both tigers were a nightmare even if you were in a tank that could out maneuver it. Now imagine seeing a tiger II and a Tiger I at the same spot, it's something you'd only hope to see in a dream.
Or a nightmare
Military History Visualised does a good touch on this topic as well I'd say. Ther German tanks were effective when handled with care. It was just that the effectiveness was too good such that the enemy never bothered for a fair fight. Hence, why these heavy tanks often broke down before they ever saw combat. Simply put, they were forced to pursue the enemy when they were clearly designed for head-on engagements. It sounds the same when from a practical standpoint its far too different.
This was true for many tanks, not just tigers. T-34 for instance broke down more often than the tiger did. Ofc, you never hear about it since its meta to criticize the big cats.
I've watched this a thousand times now it's amazing. Little piece of advice about British lend lease Sherman tanks: they used mainly m4a2 Sherman's but the one in the video was a m4a1.
Amazing as always. I would recommend making a video about “The kilted killer” Tommy MacPherson. He’s a Scotsman that the reich hated enough to put a 300,000 Mark bounty on and has little coverage when talking about WW2 figures
300,000 that dosent sound like a lot looking at German inflation?
@@taxidermypolarbear1724 1 reichsmark = 1,000,000,000,000 mark, I don't know what he's talking about either.
He’s talking about reichsmark not normal mark
As in 300000 reichsmark
"Sherman rams a king tiger"
War thunder and World of Tanks players:
*Ooh I've seen this before it's a classic*
Wot us this is something I had just done 5 min ago
Oh my goodness, you just make another amazing video!
The details and the animation it just beautiful man.
Keep up to good work!
Excellent graphic illustrations, perfectly synced with a suspenseful narration
The quality is better than most big budget films.
Absolutely amused for this new video! Although it would be nice to have more Östfront stories rather than 'MURICA's and BRI'ISH. Good job beforehand Yarhub!!
bri'ish????????? *spongebob music starts playing*
Bri'ish
*BRI’ISH*
😐
Gee, why do some people hate on covering the western front just because it's the most covered? Every front has its cool moments
These stories are insane and the animations are even better!
It is remarkable how far the graphics and animation have come on this channel. Good job!
Everyone on comments appreciating the yarnhub job rather than appreciating the king tiger/panther/tiger drivers for keeping the transmission working without breaking it
The amount of work they put into these videos is amazing I remember when these videos were 2d I’m glad to see this channel grown and evolve
I actually saw this on reddit, I'm glad i was able to get more information about it here on this channel.
The animations have become world class on this channel.
Damn, look ath those animations
I remember when this channel was 2D and it already was good
1:06 Not only King Tiger but it is Panzer Family
Imagine being the commander of the Tiger Ausf II (King Tiger) thinking you’re indestructible before looking to your side witnessing a Sherman fire before hitting you spraining many of your bones before fleeing in absolute shock
Merry Christmas Yernhub. You are a great group of people that makes me and I hope many more happy.
This is what you call pure quality. Thank you guys for the great VOD.
The British forces: *Hey remember the Japanese kamikazes striking the navy? Well we will do it but this time with tanks*
Also this is an amazing video, praise the animation, also congrats, I heard the voice acting
Edit 1: I changed American to British to the fact that the 5th Armored Brigade is from the British forces
Edit 2: Wow...it has not even been an hour and I got 20 likes, thanks
Edit 3: 50 likes..a new record, thanks, and wow
Edit 4: stopped at 54 likes, neat, Merry Christmas and a happy new year everyone!
But the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade here in the video is from the British Army...
Oops...I’ll edit it
The fact I put in the Japanese kamikaze’s is the British participation in the Asian WW2 Front
Go back to reddit
Edit 1: go back to reddit
Edit 2: go back to reddit
@@chnb517 don't diss Reddit, u bot
This video randomly came into my recommended 1 week ago, now I am watching all the videos of this channel
Your graphics keep getting better and better
Damn you guys really fired off the videos this month! This one has got to be the best so far if I were to rank them. The animation was flawless, and woo boy the scenes with the shells hitting the tanks and penetrating are better than the show "greatest tank battles" ! Damn you guys out did it especially with this story, another one that I have yet to hear of!
Keep up the great work! Merry Christmas and have a happy new year!
I love when they camouflage themselves, waiting for the perfect time to attack
This is some sweet animation!
The first moment, I started thinking, "Why the hell am I watching War Thunder?"
Turns out 10 minutes of this is better than an hour of playing War Thunder.
10 minutes is better than not playing war thunder (war thunder is negative fun, playing it results in lower fun).
Awesome video! The animation and narration keep on getting better.
Commander: "See that king tiger?"
Driver: "Yes sir"
Commander: "Well I don't"
Driver: "Yes sir"
Man these animations are getting better and better every video!! I can’t believe how far this channel has grown since I first found out about it! Keep up this amazing work!
Seeing these videos give me the same shivers of when I was a kid,and, while listening my grandfather's war stories, of him as a child, i was trying to imagine movies about it
This is now my favorite video, thankyou for delivering u this Christmas present yarnhub 🙂
Wow the visuals are just soo amazing, it adds effect to the story!
Soon enough these won’t be animations anymore. Great video! It was like having some one read a book to me then having the visual of what really happened. You’ve out done yourselves!
Evil will not dominate while men like Gorman and his crew are willing to stand up and be counted.
The ram against such a heavy tank is close to suicidal.
The fact that Gorman kept on fighting, until compassion for a fallen comrade moved him says so much about his character.
Wow these newer videos are so well done and informative thank you for making them
As a World of Tanks/Blitz player, I passionately approve of this.
don't forget a war thunder player would do the same
@@serjoshvlogs9899 I feel like this would be more at home with the wargaming games since they use the HP system.
Aha i just got the tiger 2 in wotb yesterday
@@serjoshvlogs9899 we do that to our teammates
but as a war thunder player i dont i would of shot either the panther or panzer cuz that type of sherman cant pen the side of the tiger 1 why would it pen the king tiger but if it was a sherman (76) W it would be a whole different story and yes im a nerd
Those shots following the shells are top notch
Can we just go over how there were:
A King Tiger with its ORIGINAL turret,
A Panther
A Tiger 1,
And a Panzer IV with its short 75mm?
Lt. Gorman and his crew literally wandered into a match of Smash Bros. Every tank was there XD
Thanks for sharing! Interesting to know that even a firefly had problems piercing a Tiger.
Just one thing I noticed. The turret is wrong. From the accounts I remember, the tank used the Turret with rounded cheeks. rather then the one displayed which has flat cheeks. Otherwise wonderful.
Early models used the rounded Krupp turret (it is an error to call it a Porsche turret). It was replaced with another Krupp model turret (less rounded) erroneously called the Henschel turret.
@@doogleticker5183 Yes, I’m aware. It’s just what I’ve known it as for so long.
@@amichiganboiwhosereallazy1544 - I have a tight sphincter. Too lazy to type "who is really"? OK, I'll shut my gob. 😜
Porsche didn’t make the turrets Kruppt did
holy the animation here, especially the shells are amazing
Gorman made a tactic blunder in not taking out the German tanks that were operational. Had he done so, he could had return to destroying the damaged Sherman at leisure.
Please make more WW2 Tank stories, you make them amazing!
Absolutely amazing quality animation and storytelling!
You guys are good enough to make a feature film. Awesome stuff
That 88mm round breaking sound barrier is superb animation. 👌
I remember this being the first yarnhub video I’ve ever watched 😢
Can't wait for Sabaton to make a song about this! Y'all's videos keep getting better every time! I think I've learned more war history from this channel alone than all of my history textbooks combined!
Sabaton tends to not make songs about shitty lies that are disproven by photos of the aftermath of the incident.
This was incredible and exciting! Well done! And a Merry Christmas to ya!