I'm 67 - my uncle was a tanker in WWII, and he would never talk about his experiences until after I was old enough to go out and have a beer or two with him. He eventually opened up and started telling me his story (something he had not spoken about with anybody else in the family, not even his own daughters). Well anyway, over the course of several weeks he told me things I never could have imagined. He, to me, didn't suffer from PTSD but dealt with his WWII experiences in his own way, and came home and got on with his life. He passed away in 1992 and it wasn't until I was sitting in the theater, viewing "Fury", that his stories hit home on me like a punch in the gut. I finally got it. I sat there, nearly dumbfounded, at what I was seeing on the screen in front of me. It was as if the writers of that movie had taken my Uncle's experiences and put them to film. It was after I got a copy of the movie and was able to watch it in my home, that I wept for him, and I still do every time I see that movie.
The radial shermans could get up to speeds of 49kmh And the normal FORD GAA shermans could get up to 58KMH and the multibank up to 59KMH But the fastest sherman is the m4a2 shermans with the amazing detroit twinset diesel they can reach 70kmh And i think the sherman jumbo is capable of doing 48kmh wich is very fast for a heavy sherman
@@Tanksandmore exually 76.2MM QF 17 POUNDER and yuo have the QF 77MM wich is a 17 pounder but then with a shorter breech Block wich allows less propellant wich makes the gun less powerfull but more stable the QF 17 POUNDER could penetrate 385MM of armour whilst the QF 77MM could penn 345MM
The icons Tiger and King Tiger of these particular days 75 years ago are missing as the Hetzer and Panther that were kicking in these days. The Shermans and Patton came later. The Tiger and King Tiger made it by its overall strong reputation on the Top cause Tiger Fest is the name of the one and only Festival named after a tank, an enemys tank btw that attracts the masses. And these days from mid to late december were the days of these Tigers amongt the Hetzers and Panzers. Good celebrations
Actually, there was a Panther in the background, barely to be seen on this video ;) And a few hours later, a Hetzer was also to be seen: ua-cam.com/video/HmnsP0nLS08/v-deo.html&lc=UgzWBG9zLV2ODyklvDp4AaABAg ;)
Too bad the shermans beat the Tigers and Panthers by being technicaly supirior. - Gyroscopic stabilisor - Commanders overwrite - Automatic fire extinguishing system for the engine - gunners vision slit synchronized with the gun making it possible to aim from behind cover while the entire tank was coverd by bushes/a hill - wett ammunition stowage - supirior suspension. Panther weighs 44 tons mainly because of the suspension. It is 12 tons heavyer then the M4A3 (76) and 7 tons heavyer then the M4A3E2 which has twice the armor. - supirior radios - Supirior turret traverse motor. The big german cats didnt kill themselves after all (well not all of them, some actualy got to the battlefield before breaking down). And there was a good reason why the allies could advance so fast. The truth is that gun and armor are not everything.
I'm 67 - my uncle was a tanker in WWII, and he would never talk about his experiences until after I was old enough to go out and have a beer or two with him. He eventually opened up and started telling me his story (something he had not spoken about with anybody else in the family, not even his own daughters). Well anyway, over the course of several weeks he told me things I never could have imagined. He, to me, didn't suffer from PTSD but dealt with his WWII experiences in his own way, and came home and got on with his life. He passed away in 1992 and it wasn't until I was sitting in the theater, viewing "Fury", that his stories hit home on me like a punch in the gut. I finally got it. I sat there, nearly dumbfounded, at what I was seeing on the screen in front of me. It was as if the writers of that movie had taken my Uncle's experiences and put them to film. It was after I got a copy of the movie and was able to watch it in my home, that I wept for him, and I still do every time I see that movie.
In one word I can say only WOW seeing those lovely tanks running. I can only only envy the owners and guys having a great time!
Incredible to see that many restored afv's from WWII in one place. Gives you an idea of how noisy war is, even when no one is shooting at you!
Skating on the turn , I believe . Thank you .
"Fire Lady" is actually an M-5 Stuart Light Tank.
Not too many tall dudes riding in a Sherman wearing a Cavalry hat. Has to be The Chieftan.
Would like to have been there to see this in person! But this will have to do.
GREAT video!! It's truly awesome to be able to see these Tanks still running. Keep up the good work. You have a new subscriber. 👍👍
Thanks!
A little icy . Freezing rain ,may be . Thank you.
Desde Argentina felicitaciones por la recuperación de los sherman en argentina fueron la columna vertebral blindadas desde 1948 hasta 1992
Makes sense that the Cobra King is there.
Tanks & more (4 Sherman’s and priest)??? I saw Stuart too. Also when there going round the corner why looks like there drifting??
Saludos desde España.
what a beauty
Wowww😍and listen to dat radial singing THO🤤
The radial shermans could get up to speeds of 49kmh
And the normal FORD GAA shermans could get up to 58KMH and the multibank up to 59KMH
But the fastest sherman is the m4a2 shermans with the amazing detroit twinset diesel they can reach 70kmh
And i think the sherman jumbo is capable of doing 48kmh wich is very fast for a heavy sherman
Most shermans had 75 inch gun yes
75 mm to be exact . Thank you . Later models the M4E8 ,,the Easy 8 ,the 76mm . Thank you .
No Sherman ever had a 75in gun. Most had 75mm guns.
@@trevorpollo correct , Sherman Firefly the 76mm. Thank you. The odd Sherman , may be a 105mm .
there has NEVER been a 75 inch gun, the gustav gun (the biggest gun ever) was 31 inches
Is that one a 76 inch gun on a Sherman
Yes, some Sherman in this video have a 76mm.
Also one has a 105mm and another one, a 17 pounder (77mm).
more thank you
@@Tanksandmore exually 76.2MM QF 17 POUNDER and yuo have the QF 77MM wich is a 17 pounder but then with a shorter breech Block wich allows less propellant wich makes the gun less powerfull but more stable the QF 17 POUNDER could penetrate 385MM of armour whilst the QF 77MM could penn 345MM
Suddenly comes Michael Wittmann in his Tiger.
Great footage, thanks!
How many fire Flys? I seen 1, maybe 2.
There not fire flys there shermans
@@m36489 a firefly is a Sherman. Look it up.
The icons Tiger and King Tiger of these particular days 75 years ago are missing as the Hetzer and Panther that were kicking in these days. The Shermans and Patton came later.
The Tiger and King Tiger made it by its overall strong reputation on the Top cause Tiger Fest is the name of the one and only Festival named after a tank, an enemys tank btw that attracts the masses.
And these days from mid to late december were the days of these Tigers amongt the Hetzers and Panzers.
Good celebrations
Actually, there was a Panther in the background, barely to be seen on this video ;)
And a few hours later, a Hetzer was also to be seen: ua-cam.com/video/HmnsP0nLS08/v-deo.html&lc=UgzWBG9zLV2ODyklvDp4AaABAg ;)
Too bad the shermans beat the Tigers and Panthers by being technicaly supirior.
- Gyroscopic stabilisor
- Commanders overwrite
- Automatic fire extinguishing system for the engine
- gunners vision slit synchronized with the gun making it possible to aim from behind cover while the entire tank was coverd by bushes/a hill
- wett ammunition stowage
- supirior suspension. Panther weighs 44 tons mainly because of the suspension. It is 12 tons heavyer then the M4A3 (76) and 7 tons heavyer then the M4A3E2 which has twice the armor.
- supirior radios
- Supirior turret traverse motor.
The big german cats didnt kill themselves after all (well not all of them, some actualy got to the battlefield before breaking down). And there was a good reason why the allies could advance so fast. The truth is that gun and armor are not everything.