The "Wespe" was a very successful vehicle during the war fitted with the 10.5 cm field howitzer. Existing chassis were converted to self-propelled artillery vehicles, providing mobility to the PaK 40/7.5 cm anti-tank gun like this vehicle shown at the museum. I would like very much to see this vehicle back on the road. Good job with this presentation 👏 👍 👌
This is the best complete untouched Wespe I've seen. I didn't know that fact of the wider and heavier Suspensionarms. Congrats to that requirement. Hope to see more pictures of the Interior ❤❤❤
went there a few days ago. jeebus its a huge hanger with so many tanks and spgs. it just goes on and on. some real rare stuff too. oh theres an isu 152, oh theres about 10 m3 lees, over there some guy is putting new seals on a patton, ive never seen a t34 before in person (how many have?) oh theres one DRIVING PAST ME. one thing, the panther side by side with a tiger. man the panther is bigger than you think! its a beast. a churchill is much smaller than you think. apart from modern stuff, a king tiger, maus and an IS3, this has it all. I asked if they had any plans to get an is3 and they said that one hasnt come up for many many years.
I dont know why but i always loved the Wespe. It has this iconic look to it, atleast for me. This is gonna be an awesome restoration video and a beauty when restored! Looking forward to it.
Have to agree with you. Part of it is the undercarriage. Look at the Wespe compared to the Hummel. 5 road wheels vs 8. Same with the III chassis, and the V and VI chassis. Those 8 little road wheels always look off every time I look at them.
For those more interested in the ammo: There were quite a lot of different rounds, but the most simple were: F. H. Gr (depending on fuze) 14,81 kg or 15,6 kg and depending on filler 1,4 kg to 1,75 kg He filler, with a velocity of 461 to 470 m/s. Then later war for increased range 2 rounds came into service. The F. H. Gr. Fern, which was a lengthened 14,81 kg He round with 2,28 kg He filler and a velocity of 540 m/s (only fired with muzzle brake). And the 10,5 / 8,8 cm Sprgr. 42 which was a He-DS round, with 620 m/s. There were also of similar weight Smoke and incendary rounds as well as a 15 kg Canister shot (making it a 10,5 cm shotgun) For armor pircing there was also a wide range. The first most simplest the 14 kg Pzgr. (APHE) With 238-240g filler and 480 m/s, the Pzgr. Rot (Apcbc) of 15,56kg 250g filler and 461-470 m/s (depending on source). Later on first the Gr.39 HL (Heat) series with up to 115mm penetration and 495 m/s was put into service, but also the 10,5 / 7,5 cm Pzgr.39 TS (Apcbc-DS) round of 6,4 kg (flight weight) and 765 m/s. Planned continuation (but only tests) were also a 10,5 / 8,8 cm Pzgr. Ts of 9,85 kg and 620 m/s.
That one and the one from ESCI (1:72) I have. Built it myself in the mid '80's. I still have all my kits ( many) and all my about 6000 soldiers in 1:72. I like the Wespe because it is not so big. I do have a real Opel Kadett Cabrio from 1940. Amazing that these and my vehicle(s) survived these war years and beyond.
I think the line of sight thickness is way of on the front plate at 1:50 By my calculation it should be 32 mm, seems much more resonable than the 90 mm stated, top plate number is good though. Still a great addition to the museum, and I can't wait for it to go through restauration to see it transform into another masterpiece.
I think Jason is the most knowledgeable person in the world of armor and artillery and this is coupled with the presenter skills that are unmatched. If you didn't know I am from the States, the spelling of armor should have told you. Great video, Jersey Bill
I think this example once belonged to the andré becker collection in Belgium. Really hope AAAM can obtain more from that collection as they have many vehicle types not present at the museum.
Love every update. It would be nice to mention how these vehicles are acquired. Trades or direct purchases etc. what a collection and most impressive video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Best regards from Chattanooga TN, USA.
Can't wait to see the work on this one being done! Excellent pronounciation on the German name, though a minor note: "Wespe" ends more on a short "eh" Love these short tours of the vehicles, sad that the museum is almost literally on the other side of the world for me, would love to visit it, but your videos already bring it closer!
Exited to seeing this thing get restored. But the patina on this looks kinda awesome as is, so that could still be quite good looking with just a matt clear coat to keep it from rusting unless it get painted.
The way Jason so easily and fluently said the full name I thought you guys had hired a German for a second just to sound them correctly. :D Now I need a video with Jason just pronouncing long German tank and vehicle names.
Really good starting point for a resto and looking forward to the process. I might be nice to see Maybach as display beside it if it’s to hard to get parts to rebuild or to save damaging it if it’s made a runner because they probably not easy to get replacements for
Maybe the largest reasons videos like this draw my attention is I can lock in a vehicle 's true size better when there's a person standing next to it. Pictures of just the vehicle often don't have anything that helps reference actual size and my mind tends to over compensate and make them larger.
Didn't expect the nearly perfect german pronunciation
meh.. it wasnt nearly angry enough to be a perfect pronunciation. :P
I just built a scale model of one of these and kept calling it a "Wes-pee". Oops
Echt, ich dachte schon die ganze Episode wird auf Deutsch gehalten!
@@Chauc3r That's rural Austrian German.
The accent was a “little” off…..
Finally a legit review of WW2 vehicles without annoying music blasting every 5 seconds and straight to the point.
You could mute it and try closed captions though CC has some issues with Aus accents.
@@ursamajor7468 or I can just watch this channel
(bwaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!)
Looking forward to seeing the restoration process on this vehicle already now!
I am completely dialed in for this series.
The "Wespe" was a very successful vehicle during the war fitted with the 10.5 cm field howitzer. Existing chassis were converted to self-propelled artillery vehicles, providing mobility to the PaK 40/7.5 cm anti-tank gun like this vehicle shown at the museum. I would like very much to see this vehicle back on the road. Good job with this presentation 👏 👍 👌
This is the best complete untouched Wespe I've seen.
I didn't know that fact of the wider and heavier Suspensionarms.
Congrats to that requirement.
Hope to see more pictures of the Interior ❤❤❤
That was great, straight in, then data at a speed can take in, dotted with things I did not know. TX.
Danm impressive pronunciation. Great channel
went there a few days ago. jeebus its a huge hanger with so many tanks and spgs. it just goes on and on. some real rare stuff too. oh theres an isu 152, oh theres about 10 m3 lees, over there some guy is putting new seals on a patton, ive never seen a t34 before in person (how many have?) oh theres one DRIVING PAST ME. one thing, the panther side by side with a tiger. man the panther is bigger than you think! its a beast. a churchill is much smaller than you think. apart from modern stuff, a king tiger, maus and an IS3, this has it all. I asked if they had any plans to get an is3 and they said that one hasnt come up for many many years.
Looking forward to the restoration of this little ripper
I dont know why but i always loved the Wespe. It has this iconic look to it, atleast for me. This is gonna be an awesome restoration video and a beauty when restored! Looking forward to it.
Have to agree with you. Part of it is the undercarriage. Look at the Wespe compared to the Hummel. 5 road wheels vs 8. Same with the III chassis, and the V and VI chassis. Those 8 little road wheels always look off every time I look at them.
For those more interested in the ammo:
There were quite a lot of different rounds, but the most simple were:
F. H. Gr (depending on fuze) 14,81 kg or 15,6 kg and depending on filler 1,4 kg to 1,75 kg He filler, with a velocity of 461 to 470 m/s.
Then later war for increased range 2 rounds came into service.
The F. H. Gr. Fern, which was a lengthened 14,81 kg He round with 2,28 kg He filler and a velocity of 540 m/s (only fired with muzzle brake).
And the 10,5 / 8,8 cm Sprgr. 42 which was a He-DS round, with 620 m/s.
There were also of similar weight Smoke and incendary rounds as well as a 15 kg Canister shot (making it a 10,5 cm shotgun)
For armor pircing there was also a wide range.
The first most simplest the 14 kg Pzgr. (APHE) With 238-240g filler and 480 m/s, the Pzgr. Rot (Apcbc) of 15,56kg 250g filler and 461-470 m/s (depending on source).
Later on first the Gr.39 HL (Heat) series with up to 115mm penetration and 495 m/s was put into service, but also the 10,5 / 7,5 cm Pzgr.39 TS (Apcbc-DS) round of 6,4 kg (flight weight) and 765 m/s.
Planned continuation (but only tests) were also a 10,5 / 8,8 cm Pzgr. Ts of 9,85 kg and 620 m/s.
Great comment. Perhaps explain what the abbreviations mean the first time you mentioned them would be even better. 👍
@@ursamajor7468 ok, my bad, this should clear things up.
F.H. Gr -> Feld Haubizen Granate (Field Howitzer Grenade)
Fern -> Far
Pzgr. -> Panzergranate (AP grenade)
Hl -> Hohl Ladung (Hollow charge)
Ts - Treib Spiegel (Discarding Sabot)
Thanks Jason, Kurt and all the team at AAAM
Great thing. Ive an old Matchbox kit of this in a Desert setting. Cool little vehicle.
That one and the one from ESCI (1:72) I have. Built it myself in the mid '80's. I still have all my kits ( many) and all my about 6000 soldiers in 1:72. I like the Wespe because it is not so big. I do have a real Opel Kadett Cabrio from 1940. Amazing that these and my vehicle(s) survived these war years and beyond.
@@gerhard6105 absolutely. Some of the most seemingly insignificant vehicles made it through the years. Hopefully they'll survive for many more 😊
YES! I'm also building a Wespe right now! (1/35😄) Perfect timing, thank you for the video. Greetings from the Netherlands.
I think the line of sight thickness is way of on the front plate at 1:50
By my calculation it should be 32 mm, seems much more resonable than the 90 mm stated, top plate number is good though.
Still a great addition to the museum, and I can't wait for it to go through restauration to see it transform into another masterpiece.
Thanks for saving me from having to be that guy.
Yeah I thought that seemed quite a bit off too!
Awesome video again from Jason. So much detail in a short clip on one of my favourite kits as a kid (Bandai 1/35th),along with the Hetzer.
Would be really interesting to hear where and how the museum obtains their exhibits
Quite a lot on this in earlier episodes, but yes, not nearly enough!
Yes, I’m very curious where this vehicle came from. Can’t wait to see it restored!
Great job, Jason. A lot of info in a short space of time. Another resto to look forward to!
Really looking forward to updates. If you are interested in World War history , these are great nuggets of gold. Thanks for the video
Want Jason Belgrave to cover absolutely every armoured vehicle there is. He's absolute gem.
As always, Jason is a class act! Love these presentations. Simple with just enough sauce to get one interested but not overwhelmed. Awesome!
Very nice. Will be a stunner when restored.
Another great war time piece to your awesome collection !. Can't wait to watch its update. 😊👍
Looking forward to this restoration - will be a great addition to the motor pool 😁👍
The Wespe was always my favorite SPG. Don't know why. I just like it.
One of my favourite German self-propelled guns.
Great video ! Sadly Jason didn't mentionned the History of this very Wespe
Thanks Jason. I really enjoy your presentations.
Really appreciating the concise videos, packing in all the info without wasting time. Wish more channels would do this.
Great work guys!
Wow. Really interested in what Darryl and Jessie do with this. Thanks Jason and Aus Armour, I'm always amazed at what you have in the museum.
Hope to see it back up to standards and painted. One of my favorites next to the Hetzer. Thanks for the great video!
Wow. I can’t believe you have one of these! Reminds me of my 1/76 Matchbox kit with the palm tree diorama. 😀👍
Great post, looking forward to seeing it restored and running!
Wespe! This is great! Glad to see this self propelled artillery!
Excellent description Jase! Yet another assault gun/tank that I'm in the process of buildong a 1/35th version of! Thank you!
Even a lot of the original paint is preserved - very nice!!!
Looks all original, what little of it that is left.
I wish I would have known about you guys when I was in Australia. I didn´t expect a so well equipped and maintained armor museum there.
I remember having a model one of those when I was a kid really loved it. It was so detailed and went really well with my panther and tiger one.
Can't wait to see the restoration of this Wespe.
YESSS!!! I've been waiting to see this join the museum!!! It would go nicely next to the hummel! Amazing!
Bloody brilliant as always!
Very good presentation 👍
I think Jason is the most knowledgeable person in the world of armor and artillery and this is coupled with the presenter skills that are unmatched. If you didn't know I am from the States, the spelling of armor should have told you. Great video, Jersey Bill
The “Waspe” was the first ever model kit I ever made, has a special place in my heart. Can’t wait to see what you do with that one.
Wow, what a acquisition for the AAAM collection!!
Fantastic future project and great presentation, thank you.
Looking forward to the videos that cover the restoration of this vehicle!
I think this example once belonged to the andré becker collection in Belgium. Really hope AAAM can obtain more from that collection as they have many vehicle types not present at the museum.
Wow! Following the Panzer I it’ll be a Wespe to keep us enthralled. How good is that!
I am really looking forward to this one. Wonderful !
Darryl, Jessie, Project. Three of my favourite words.
Look forward to seeing this being restored ❤❤
Very pleasant to hear the superb German pronunciation.
"His" rather ???
@@zbigniewgurak8261" Hear" is what was neant
@@williamjackson5942 Thanks, corrected, was early in the morning when writing that comment.
Nice, looking forward of the Wespe restoration.
No doubt you will make that old beast look better than a new one. Interesting vehicle.
Looking forward to this restoration!
Outstanding and looking forward to to this one for sure
You guys do AMAZING work!
Great condition and looking forward to this build!
Love every update. It would be nice to mention how these vehicles are acquired. Trades or direct purchases etc. what a collection and most impressive video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Best regards from Chattanooga TN, USA.
Becker Collection in France.. owner died and his truly massive collection was auctioned off
Alrighty!! Looking forward to this one!!!!
Wow, so sick. This needs a full restoration
cool! cant wait for the restoration!
I love these and the panzer 2 in general.
the Wespe look very much business , obviously a pretty useful machine
Nice exhibit. Great collection
Thanks.
I'm impressed with the pronunciation
The man . Can’t wait to see this one worked on.👍🇦🇺
OMG, a WESPE, I am truly gobsmacked.
Can't wait to see the work on this one being done!
Excellent pronounciation on the German name, though a minor note: "Wespe" ends more on a short "eh"
Love these short tours of the vehicles, sad that the museum is almost literally on the other side of the world for me, would love to visit it, but your videos already bring it closer!
Another good one for workshop Wednesday
Eu acho muito legal a reforma desse tanque fica com cara de novo 👍👍👏👏💪
Great presentation thank you
Looks like a great project
Danke!
Wow! Great WW2 piece, mate! Excellent addition to your works! Good luck, with her, mate! We love you!
Nice addition, I _am_ looking forward to updates
Exited to seeing this thing get restored. But the patina on this looks kinda awesome as is, so that could still be quite good looking with just a matt clear coat to keep it from rusting unless it get painted.
The paint is too far gone IMO.
Great video as usual. 😊
A name that rolls of the tongue that one. Bless those German naming conventions
Can't wait!
dein deutsch ist klasse man merkt einen leichten akzent aber sonst top fav channel
The Wespe - probably my favourite Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II !
Nice piece of war machine.
Most interesting question: Where did you find it?
Thanks :)
The way Jason so easily and fluently said the full name I thought you guys had hired a German for a second just to sound them correctly. :D
Now I need a video with Jason just pronouncing long German tank and vehicle names.
Das wird ein sehr schönes Projekt für Jessi und Darwl
great stuff
Excellent knowledge ...mine 1/35 tamiya
Looks awesome.
Really good starting point for a resto and looking forward to the process. I might be nice to see Maybach as display beside it if it’s to hard to get parts to rebuild or to save damaging it if it’s made a runner because they probably not easy to get replacements for
Another good video
Great video, but 00:13 Famo was located in Breslau. In those years, this has been Germany.
Even if Famo were in Warsaw it was not in Poland in 1943.
Another very exciting restoration to look forward too.
I'd like to know more about where these old vehicles and tanks were found.
so succinct the pronunciation and depth of knowledge did you get the name right in one take !
Maybe the largest reasons videos like this draw my attention is I can lock in a vehicle 's true size better when there's a person standing next to it. Pictures of just the vehicle often don't have anything that helps reference actual size and my mind tends to over compensate and make them larger.
Standing on fuel tanks and surrounded by ammo charge bags. Hans, if your momma could see you, she’d be very upset with you!
Your German is really good, nice!