The T-26 and Tank Warfare in Finland and China - WORLD WAR TWO Special

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  • Опубліковано 23 січ 2025

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  • @WorldWarTwo
    @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +415

    Together with The Tank Museum, located in Bovington (UK), we will cover all sorts of tanks that played a part in World War Two. The first tank we cover is the T-26, which saw action during the Winter War in both Soviet and Finnish service and during the Second Sino-Japanese war in China's army. For those of you who watch our regular episodes, the fact that the T-26 played a big part in the Winter War is not a surprise anymore. For those of you who didn't: get over there and binge them!
    As Indy says in the end of the video, we could really use your financial support on Patreon. While this video was shot by the Tankmuseum, it still needs editing, image research and factchecking from our side. We plan on doing more of these with the Tank Museum in the future - since we think they're awesome and the top experts in their field, but also with other partners, historians, experts and museums.
    See you next time!
    Joram

    • @valcha6156
      @valcha6156 6 років тому +1

      In the video, the historian said that those Germans said: "to buy some Panzer off of Germany, ok thats normal, but they also said to buy some tanks off of Britain, their enemy (the German enemy). How did that happen? BTW your show is amazing, keep up the great work, love from Latvia

    • @TheIfifi
      @TheIfifi 6 років тому

      So now a Chieftans into the hatch video?
      Good job. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

    • @backtothefutureman1
      @backtothefutureman1 6 років тому

      World War Two when you post the episode for February 9th can you give me a shoutout? Cause that’s going to be my 18th birthday and my real name is Matthew Share.

    • @Unknown1355
      @Unknown1355 6 років тому +5

      @@valcha6156 Germans didn't say "buy stuff from Britain". Word "they" at 13:28 refers to the Chinese buying tanks from the British at later time. Also, at this time WWII hadn't begun, so UK wasn't an enemy to Germany.

    • @valcha6156
      @valcha6156 6 років тому

      @@Unknown1355 Fair enough

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 6 років тому +823

    It’s here, the first special

    • @luigibellini811
      @luigibellini811 6 років тому +3

      Yeah finally

    • @Feldmrschl
      @Feldmrschl 6 років тому +8

      The long-awaited, and much-appreciated, first special!

    • @Masada1911
      @Masada1911 6 років тому +5

      You're the first special.

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 6 років тому +6

      And a bow tie
      (Unless you were already talking about the bow tie)

    • @adityaraman8901
      @adityaraman8901 6 років тому +2

      Didn't the chieftain release videos too

  • @astrobot4017
    @astrobot4017 6 років тому +567

    I think every episode is a special episode

    • @Masada1911
      @Masada1911 6 років тому +17

      Astro Bot you're a special episode.

    • @Crazybawrks
      @Crazybawrks 6 років тому +9

      You're a special episode ❤

    • @sherk3286
      @sherk3286 6 років тому +7

      I'm having a special episode rn

    • @stephengalindo6340
      @stephengalindo6340 6 років тому +4

      You're a special episode

    • @Alex-ni2ir
      @Alex-ni2ir 6 років тому +4

      It's the only channel I really look forward to watching every weekend.

  • @PateRiot
    @PateRiot 6 років тому +304

    I don't know any other UA-cam channel that works so professionally.

    • @Wallyworld30
      @Wallyworld30 6 років тому +15

      Forgotten weapons might disagree. It's a shame though because I love them both.

    • @Ricky-jr7io
      @Ricky-jr7io 6 років тому +13

      I know one. It's called The Great War.

    • @nice_toes_xx
      @nice_toes_xx 6 років тому

      You should check out epic history tv, another amazing history channel!

    • @ahmedbassam400
      @ahmedbassam400 6 років тому

      @@nice_toes_xx It tskes ages for them to produce a video. So no. Even though the quality is good, I do not like huge delays between vids..

    • @Wallyworld30
      @Wallyworld30 6 років тому +5

      Here is a list of the best WW2 original content creator I've found out UA-cam. Tank and AFV News, TIK, both Military History Visualized channels, Military Aviation History, The World War Two channel in real time, The_Cheiftain, Montemeyer, Forgotten Weapons, The Tank Museum , Greg's Planes and Automobiles, the Stalingrad Battle Data, Mark Felton Productions, Armchair Historian, WW2 AudioBooks and Potential History are the best of the best. Please copy, paste, share this and update if I've missed some.

  • @mortenulp7503
    @mortenulp7503 6 років тому +270

    Yay, a special episode! Can't wait until Out of the Foxholes!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +31

      Soon

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 6 років тому +3

      @@WorldWarTwo Sat in the Red Throne of Wisdom

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer 6 років тому +3

      @@archstanton6102 Chair of Secret Intelligence

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +7

      Its named even cooler than that

  • @colinkelly5420
    @colinkelly5420 6 років тому +171

    I love that you have both David Willey and David Fletcher in the video. I like Willey for his precise details of history he lists, and Fletcher for his very English delivery of facts.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +16

      Make sure to check out David Fletchers Tank Talk on the T-26 too! He has some more facts about it!

    • @PalmelaHanderson
      @PalmelaHanderson 6 років тому +2

      They are both some of the most English men I have ever laid eyes on, for different reasons.

  • @Misunderestimated924
    @Misunderestimated924 6 років тому +153

    So glad we’re gonna have hundreds more of these specials for the next six years.

  • @bobbleheadelvis6607
    @bobbleheadelvis6607 6 років тому +583

    While attacking a country a fraction of their size was very unsportsmanlike from the Russians, it was very kind of them to bring enough tanks for both sides.

    • @chaplainjamesthicc305
      @chaplainjamesthicc305 6 років тому +43

      I've often said that Stalin was our best ally during those times.

    • @TaaviSimson
      @TaaviSimson 6 років тому +18

      It was a serious training camp for Soviet army.

    • @johnw5761
      @johnw5761 5 років тому +26

      You mean like how you Americans invade small countries they can find?

    • @smygskytt1712
      @smygskytt1712 5 років тому +34

      @@johnw5761
      It's not called invasion when you are spreading FREEDOM to the rest of the world.

    • @TotalRookie_LV
      @TotalRookie_LV 5 років тому +19

      @@smygskytt1712 It's still technically an "invasion" and there is also "occupation" (like occupation of Germany after WWII, or Iraq after 2003), but what is no there, what Americans do not do, while Soviets did and Russia still do are those: annexation, incorporation (or Anschluss, like that of Krimea) and colonisation.

  • @LightFykki
    @LightFykki 6 років тому +150

    I was actually starting to ask myself, when we are going to see the first special from the WW2. Really glad to see it out now.

    • @simpai941
      @simpai941 6 років тому +1

      Didn't they already do one with the chieftain?

    • @kglguy
      @kglguy 6 років тому

      @@simpai941 Two of them. One on German, and one on British, tank development preceding the war.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +7

      The Chieftain did 2! But this is the first on our the World War Two channel.

    • @LightFykki
      @LightFykki 6 років тому

      @@WorldWarTwo True, I actually asked myself if I missed something, which would have been definitely a shame.
      Really looking forward to more episodes, you are doing an amazing work as always!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      Thanks

  • @gijstubben9403
    @gijstubben9403 6 років тому +262

    This is so much more interesting than my exam material

    • @kinga6347
      @kinga6347 6 років тому +9

      Can't agree more

    • @Masada1911
      @Masada1911 6 років тому +3

      Aflevering kijken en weer aan het werk;-)

    • @victorbruant389
      @victorbruant389 6 років тому +1

      What is your exam about?

    • @gijstubben9403
      @gijstubben9403 6 років тому +5

      @@victorbruant389 agribusiness models, so yeah... Not as exciting i'd say

    • @sovietturtle9881
      @sovietturtle9881 6 років тому +3

      Yeah totally agree most of my subjects are bad!!Although next week i will give 3 histories!

  • @rvail136
    @rvail136 5 років тому +2

    Very much appreciate that you coordinate with Bovington on this topic.

  • @TheCimbrianBull
    @TheCimbrianBull 6 років тому +71

    Indy looks mighty dapper wearing that bow tie! 😀

    • @spencershaw7818
      @spencershaw7818 6 років тому +3

      Give indy a leather whip and 38 Smith and Wesson model 10 too;)

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 6 років тому +4

      @@spencershaw7818
      *Indiana Jones theme intensifies*

  • @gianlucaborg195
    @gianlucaborg195 6 років тому +79

    Special! Great! Thank you! Thanks DW and DF from TTM and thanks to WW2 channel for posting!

  • @sassypenguin723
    @sassypenguin723 6 років тому +32

    YESSS!! A special! You guys just made my day!

  • @rossmac8743
    @rossmac8743 5 місяців тому

    Just when i think i cant get any more impressed you pull out the tank museum in bovington and just up your game again . I am very impressed by these presentations , they should be on the curriculum of every school which still teaches the second world war . Too msny people hsve forgotten theor history and are doomed to repeat it. Thank you

  • @bbcmotd
    @bbcmotd 6 років тому +22

    Just finished watching the T-26 video on the museum's channel, great to see them here!
    Hopefully Kubinka museum can be collaborated with too, they've got a lot of awesome tanks including the Maus.

    • @Shinzon23
      @Shinzon23 3 місяці тому

      I'm from the future and no they essentially said get f***** to the entire West.
      Kubinka also a Russian military facility it's not a private essentially Museum

  • @jkwo2007
    @jkwo2007 4 роки тому +2

    I'm impressed that this curator narrated our country's early tank usage history in a concise and accurate manner. Usually that piece of Chinese history is ambiguous and confused to foreigners. So this curator does his job very well. I appreciate it and wish he keeps up good work.

  • @zulubeatz1
    @zulubeatz1 4 роки тому

    This guy is one of the best Curators ever. Passionate about his subject and easy to understand. I love the Tank Museum.

  • @kingsofserbiangameplay1623
    @kingsofserbiangameplay1623 6 років тому +3

    Two of some of the best history UA-cam channels doing a collaboration. It just can't fail

  • @A.J.K87
    @A.J.K87 6 років тому +2

    Awesome special. When it comes to tank history you guys have it made. First the Chieftain and now the Tank Museum. It could not be better :)

  • @Redchrome1
    @Redchrome1 6 років тому +2

    Thanks so much for doing this, the T-26 is one of the most overlooked tanks in history relative to its importance. I really like seeing more about it. (I asked Nick Moran/The Chieftain once [when I met him in person] to do an 'Inside the Hatch' episode on it, but it hasn't happened yet).

    • @TheChieftainsHatch
      @TheChieftainsHatch 6 років тому +1

      The one in Bovington is apparently empty... I do need to get to Parola one day

  • @Buffalax
    @Buffalax 6 років тому +1

    This episode is really amazing. I love how in depth it is, from the story behind it to how well it actually did.

  • @sirbillius
    @sirbillius 6 років тому +1

    This was really interesting not just about the tanks but also a pretty good summary of the Winter War so far from the perspective of a tank. Really cool!

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon 5 років тому

    So glad you have the folks from the Tank Museum here again.

  • @philsosshep4834
    @philsosshep4834 4 роки тому

    Excellent I'm glad you joined up with the tank museum my two favourite UA-cam channels

  • @Ali-gk3xy
    @Ali-gk3xy 6 років тому +12

    Loving your tank videos. Keep it up!

  • @ICULooking
    @ICULooking 6 років тому +1

    Mr Willey is a fantastic collab. Here's to more.

  • @creighton8069
    @creighton8069 8 місяців тому

    I look forward to watching this series all the way through

  • @syyhkyrotta
    @syyhkyrotta 5 років тому +3

    Great episode!
    Hello from Finland! :D

  • @bustead2
    @bustead2 6 років тому +116

    Nationalist China operated German, Soviet, British and American tanks in the war against Japan...
    Weird times indeed.

    • @auguststorm2037
      @auguststorm2037 6 років тому +25

      They basically used that they had. Plus they didn't have homemade tank at that time so they had to import them

    • @Joshua_23
      @Joshua_23 6 років тому +7

      @@auguststorm2037 OOF. that would've been expensive, especially considering that they were insanely poor at the time

    • @zidan1hao917
      @zidan1hao917 6 років тому +12

      and some Italian CV33, yep

    • @scottklocke891
      @scottklocke891 6 років тому +1

      Certainly true

    • @artificialintelligence8328
      @artificialintelligence8328 5 років тому +7

      They also operated captured Japanese tanks.

  • @FrazzP
    @FrazzP 6 років тому +6

    Sick stuff! Here's to many more specials!

  • @gijoe41688
    @gijoe41688 6 років тому

    SO HAPPY you guys have Specials... love this channel

  • @akillerpacman1709
    @akillerpacman1709 6 років тому +1

    The first of many! I look forward to more in the future.

  • @jrv128
    @jrv128 6 років тому +1

    Fantastic crossover, two of my favourite channels and presenters.

  • @AdamMGTF
    @AdamMGTF 5 років тому

    Fantastic collaboration! Thank you :D

  • @Muzza-ij5lw
    @Muzza-ij5lw 6 років тому +1

    I'm loving this series so far keep up the good work

  • @PeterGriffin-gx7yl
    @PeterGriffin-gx7yl 6 років тому

    Awesome Episode! These kind of episodes make this and the WW1 channel even more amazing!

  • @zionmolina7819
    @zionmolina7819 6 років тому

    One of your most Informative Videos by far.

  • @dustingagnecleroux6767
    @dustingagnecleroux6767 6 років тому

    I'm so glad these two channels are collaborating. Love watching these videos. Already subscribed to both.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      Thanks! We like working with The Tank Museum too!

  • @kostasastro
    @kostasastro 6 років тому

    Oh yeah, can't get enough from the tank museum keep 'em coming guys.

  • @realrock333
    @realrock333 6 років тому

    Having both David's talk in this makes this video so much more special!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      Make sure to check out Davids Tank talk on the T-26 as well (though you only get one David)

  • @xxioutlawixx2294
    @xxioutlawixx2294 6 років тому

    ive been loving your Hard Ware coverage ,love learn about the back rounds of the tanks and how nations got them and stuff .love the channel,ill say it again its amazing .

  • @Lixidros
    @Lixidros 6 років тому +1

    Yay a special episode! Hope you can get rid of that cold soon!

  • @nasosnikolopoulos4176
    @nasosnikolopoulos4176 6 років тому

    I loved the WW1 special episodes and now I can't wait for more WW2 specials! Keep up the excellent work (I'm 100% sure you will)!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      Thanks, we'll keep it up for sure! But in a slower pace for now. We can't start making weekly specials just yet because we are at the TOP of our production capacity right now.

  • @jonasantley9705
    @jonasantley9705 4 роки тому +1

    It's a special !!!!!!!! I love it !!! Way to go Jones way to go !!!

  • @Armorius2199
    @Armorius2199 6 років тому +1

    Finally the first special episode!

  • @willjohnson3299
    @willjohnson3299 6 років тому

    Cheers Indy greetings from Kentucky! Love the tank museum their videos as well as the Great War and your new channels videos are always well done! 🍻

  • @stuartb9194
    @stuartb9194 6 років тому +1

    Very special. Great way to start a week 👍

  • @TheCatpirate
    @TheCatpirate 6 років тому +253

    *Potential History wants to know your location*

  • @SuperCompany007
    @SuperCompany007 6 років тому +1

    David Willey is honestly so cool. I really hope we get more of him :)

  • @Bogdan_Sarasek
    @Bogdan_Sarasek 6 років тому

    The picture with Indi is much better than before! This video is great.

  • @egororeshkin5581
    @egororeshkin5581 6 років тому +15

    But Tukhachrsky was not shot in 1938, but in 1937. It was Marshal Blucher, who was shot in 1938. I know, hardly matters, but anyway, it is also good to know the right dates. Nevertheless, thanks for this special, it has been great.

    • @lesliefranklin1870
      @lesliefranklin1870 6 років тому

      Brilliant example of "what goes around, comes around."

    • @TK421-53
      @TK421-53 4 роки тому

      Leslie Franklin meaning?

  • @jarmokankaanpaa6528
    @jarmokankaanpaa6528 4 роки тому +2

    The picture of the "Molotov cocktail" also shows the other primary Finnish anti-tank weapon that was actually more effective than the cocktail: the satchel charge or "kasapanos". They came in several sizes, from two to six kilos (c. 4.5 -- 13 lbs) of TNT fastened to a German-style potato masher hand grenade handle complete with fuze, but field-produced versions could have a simple stick handle and a simple blasting fuze. A two-kilo charge was enough to break a tank's track while a six kilo charge would destroy the tank if thrown onto the engine deck. They were also used against bunkers. The main drawback was that you had to get in close to throw the thing and -- particularly with the bigger charge -- you might lose your hearing at least temporarily when it went off. As for the Finnish Vickers 6-tonners, they were first armed with WW1-vintage short-barreled 37mm Puteaux guns from the old Renault FT's and only later with the 37mm Bofors AT guns.

  • @randomclouds4404
    @randomclouds4404 6 років тому

    Awesome! Can't wait for more specials.

  • @gamingcollection270
    @gamingcollection270 5 років тому

    Interesting information. Till now I didn't knew that much about the T-26. But I now know more about the subject.
    Thank you @World War Two.

  • @nerdothn892
    @nerdothn892 6 років тому

    Finally the first special!! I can't wait for more knowledge about ww2. I still somehow miss the great war.

  • @TacoSallust
    @TacoSallust 5 років тому +1

    I'm a simple man. I see David Fletcher, I hit Like and Subscribe.

  • @Melanrick
    @Melanrick 5 років тому

    Amazing material. Thanks guys. I really needed this.

  • @MrTeeri4
    @MrTeeri4 5 років тому

    i like how he get straight to the point no wasting time

  • @quetzalcube
    @quetzalcube 4 роки тому

    Second 12:00 there is a funny slipped image 😅
    Nice special, thx!

  • @IndeeshMukhopadhyay
    @IndeeshMukhopadhyay 6 років тому

    Very interesting look into a niche topic! Hopefully more collaborative videos to come!

  • @papaaaaaaa2625
    @papaaaaaaa2625 5 років тому

    Thank you all for your Work to teach us WW 2 History. But Not like in school. It's fun to listen Mr Neidell and your guests.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      Thanks, good to hear you're finding it rewarding!

    • @papaaaaaaa2625
      @papaaaaaaa2625 5 років тому +2

      @@WorldWarTwo It's Not only rewarding, it's like a History lesson but with tension.
      And Mr Neidell is a really good narrator.
      I know how it ends...but I'm curios for every new Episode!
      Keep Up this great Work.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      Thanks:)

  • @jewoGRFS
    @jewoGRFS 6 років тому

    I think collaboration with museums is a bright idea. Very interesting episode. Thnx 👍

  • @harrisaqeel
    @harrisaqeel 6 років тому +2

    I love how the concepts of "the war of destruction" and "the war of attrition" from the books was mentioned. I have not seen so much soviet logic being mentioned.
    Hope to see more of this in the future )))

  • @glocksblocks819
    @glocksblocks819 6 років тому

    What a treat wasn’t expecting this today

  • @2headedtasman200
    @2headedtasman200 6 років тому

    Yay! A special. These were my favourite in the The Great War series.

  • @stihlhead1
    @stihlhead1 4 роки тому

    Great and detailed as always. You look good with a bow tie!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  4 роки тому

      Good to know you liked it! Credit for Indy's tie goes to Astrid ;)

  • @arulshankarum2512
    @arulshankarum2512 6 років тому +36

    So specials every week?? + Will there be a special on the white death? The Finnish sniper?

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +34

      We don't have the production capacity yet to publish weekly specials. For now, they are still produced and published sporadic, but once we get a little more Patreon income, we will be able to upscale our production. Something on Simo Häyhä is being worked on ;) Stay tuned!

    • @barsakncoglu5847
      @barsakncoglu5847 6 років тому +11

      Not just Simo Hayha. Please do about the Pilot aces too...

    • @VonArmagedda
      @VonArmagedda 6 років тому +4

      Only one Finn surpasses the fame of Simo Häyhä, and that is Lauri Törni, Larry Thorne, the legendary soldier of three armies

    • @angusyang5917
      @angusyang5917 5 років тому

      @@VonArmagedda Yes, but one of those three armies was during the Vietnam War, out of the scope with this channel. Therefore, Torni only served in two armies, not unlike Joseph Beyrle. What World War Two really should do a special examination on Yang Kyeongjong, who supposedly served in three armies during WWII.

    • @sammydavis4218
      @sammydavis4218 5 років тому +1

      @@angusyang5917 He served in three armies.

  • @frederik5991
    @frederik5991 6 років тому

    14:00 Nice! first footage I've seen of a Type 92 (japanese Lewis) in action.

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder 6 років тому

    The first special! And it goes to the mighty T26! Splendid.

  • @dflatt1783
    @dflatt1783 6 років тому

    Cool vid. Thanks for the upload!

  • @christopherjustice6411
    @christopherjustice6411 6 років тому

    Yay! Some more World War 2 content. This should hold us over until Saturday.

  • @bolloggfisch1100
    @bolloggfisch1100 6 років тому +10

    I'm sure that if you look hard enough, you would be able to see Lindybeige still roaming around somewhere in that museum

    • @chaplainjamesthicc305
      @chaplainjamesthicc305 6 років тому +3

      Probably still in the Churchill with Chieftain.

    • @TheChieftainsHatch
      @TheChieftainsHatch 6 років тому +1

      @@chaplainjamesthicc305 No, he went back to his home in the S-tank.

  • @xclonejager6959
    @xclonejager6959 6 років тому +1

    Very informative, loved it

  • @jonnyleonard6448
    @jonnyleonard6448 6 років тому

    Excellent video!

  • @vishnusnair5817
    @vishnusnair5817 6 років тому +2

    Yaaaay a special episode

  • @AmericanBadger87
    @AmericanBadger87 4 роки тому

    The two men show up from one of my favorite channels into another awesome channel. It's like a double rainbow.

  • @ethanhatcher5533
    @ethanhatcher5533 6 років тому +2

    For special episodes about aircraft, you should really get in touch with the National Air Force Museum in Dayton

  • @stephenwood6663
    @stephenwood6663 6 років тому +1

    6:38 T-28s! I love that tank - it's such a characteristic example of the excesses of 1930s Soviet engineering. Also, in some ways, the T-28 can be thought of as metaphor for the early-war Soviet tank arm as a whole: that is to say, in 1933, when it was new, it was one of the best medium tanks in the world; in 1941, when Operation Barbarossa hit, it was showing its age.

  • @radioguy1620
    @radioguy1620 5 років тому

    This man"s knowledge is amazing, great story , well told.

  • @BlueVentricle
    @BlueVentricle 6 років тому +1

    Awesome the tank special episodes have started. Will you all be able to do a special for the aircraft and ships used as well? Just curious. I personally think it would be an awesome addition to the channel

  • @cissuperdroid
    @cissuperdroid 6 років тому

    Indy lookin' spiffy for the first video on my favorite topic of WWII- the armor!

  • @TheAngelOfDeath01
    @TheAngelOfDeath01 6 років тому

    Gotta love those weapons and character specials!

  • @PMMagro
    @PMMagro 5 років тому

    GREAT VIDEO!

  • @Milos89kv
    @Milos89kv 5 років тому

    It's the same feeling like on The Great War channel when tank special comes. I think, it's a long episode about tanks, it must be boring. But then I start watching and it's super interesting.

  • @MrGlaska
    @MrGlaska 6 років тому

    Love it! More episodes like this!

  • @cannonfodder4376
    @cannonfodder4376 6 років тому

    Nothing like having lunch at school and watching another informative video. Time well spent.

  • @yaboi_elf
    @yaboi_elf 6 років тому

    Interesting episode, I was always interested in the t-26 and it's performance

  • @johnschmit6815
    @johnschmit6815 5 років тому

    An excellent explanation.

  • @ScooterWeibels
    @ScooterWeibels 6 років тому

    Can't wait for specials on aircraft, and possibly later specials on naval hardware.

  • @harrisdoshay3430
    @harrisdoshay3430 6 років тому +61

    While this guy clearly knows a lot about tanks, I think he may have never heard "Qing Dynasty" said out loud ;)

    • @Defenestrationflight
      @Defenestrationflight 6 років тому +21

      He is British, and probably old enough to have learned the flawed British transcription from XIXc. There are still ppl around who call bejing peking.

    • @harrisdoshay3430
      @harrisdoshay3430 6 років тому +13

      @@Defenestrationflight I would think the 19th century official transcriptions would have used the Wade-Giles romanization method which would be "Ch'ing." But then again in my reading of 19th century documents nobody who spoke English could decide how to spell anything from Chinese, anyways!

    • @bbcmotd
      @bbcmotd 6 років тому +1

      Indeed! It should be pronoun sed tsing at least

    • @klobiforpresident2254
      @klobiforpresident2254 6 років тому +5

      @@Defenestrationflight
      In some countries that's still official name of the city. Just saying.

    • @DeHerg
      @DeHerg 4 роки тому

      @@Defenestrationflight "There are still ppl around who call bejing peking."
      Honestly when I first heard the more accurate pronunciation I thought the Chinese had changed the name of the city (the difference being so remarkable that the thought, of the reason being a mispronunciation, didn't even occur at first).

  • @ETFRoss
    @ETFRoss 6 років тому

    Very interesting! Learned something new today

  • @BrorealeK
    @BrorealeK 6 років тому +92

    I’m surprised the Spanish Civil War wasn’t mentioned.

    • @derekenaiche5885
      @derekenaiche5885 6 років тому +38

      Same, T-26 gave Republicans a lot of fire power in comparition with the Pz. I and Italian tanketes.

    • @Bogdan_Sarasek
      @Bogdan_Sarasek 6 років тому +13

      I agree with you

    • @xboxstudent
      @xboxstudent 6 років тому +11

      What did you expect from Britbong historians? They will always devalue the Russian on every aspect (could be lightly or heavily, depend on the expert) while lifting their side up, no matter how hard the Russian tried to be better tbh.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +53

      Hữu Quyền Đinh, can you back that statement up with some concrete proof instead of blanket bias accusations?

    • @jmbrosendo
      @jmbrosendo 6 років тому +4

      It would have been nice especially to demonstrate the contrast from a feared weapon in the battlefield to completely obsolete in a few years.

  • @Viking88Power
    @Viking88Power 6 років тому

    Great special!

  • @auguststorm2037
    @auguststorm2037 6 років тому +1

    Excellent ! Just you could mention their use in Spanish Civil War where they get upper hand against Panzers 1 and 2. And Barbarossa too they were underarmed and generally obsolete against Pz 3 and 4

  • @ironstarofmordian7098
    @ironstarofmordian7098 6 років тому

    Good morning Indy! The Special is here!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      Morning! (afternoon here but I hope you have a good morning nevertheless!)

    • @ironstarofmordian7098
      @ironstarofmordian7098 6 років тому

      @@WorldWarTwo great morning here no classes for me today which means lots of history videos, Red Dead Redemption and relaxation for me! Have a good day and great video. Please do more collaborations with Bovington and and the Good Major ( The Chieftan ). The are always great. See yah next week!

  • @jhonhammond4701
    @jhonhammond4701 6 років тому

    I love watching WorldWarTwo and I love watching TheTankMuseums videos so now I double love this video

  • @frankwhite3406
    @frankwhite3406 6 років тому

    Excellent Special Episode indeed and the dependable T-26 was indeed a British design! Which also served in The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 and to the last days of WW2 in the far east (Manchuria) by the Russians in August 1945 against the Japanese!

  • @bernardobiritiki
    @bernardobiritiki 6 років тому +2

    Great first special episode just a small nitpick is that the role of the t-26 on the spanish civil war was overlooked

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому +1

      We put a deliberate focus on conflicts that are still ongoing in WW2,, while it surely would have been interesting to cover the early deployment of the T26 in Spain, at some point we simply run out of time and have to choose.

    • @bernardobiritiki
      @bernardobiritiki 6 років тому

      @@WorldWarTwo i would very much like to see in the future a special episode on the spanish civil war since its a prelude of whats ,it has 3 of the major players of ww2 involved and of the future weapons and tactics that are famous to ww2 .
      would something like this be expected in the near future?

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  6 років тому

      We will definitely cover the Spanish Civil War and hopefully quite extensively on out Between 2 Wars episode, once we arrive in the mid 30s... we don't know yet when that will be - it depends a bit on how fast we can grow our financial support and thus our team. AT the moment we're a bit stretched for resources...

    • @bernardobiritiki
      @bernardobiritiki 6 років тому

      @@WorldWarTwo grood thank you for being so involved with the fans hopefully the channel Will get the financial support it deserves

  • @archstanton6102
    @archstanton6102 6 років тому +1

    With a bow-tie for the specials, looking forward to seeing what Indy dresses in for "Out of the Foxholes".