45:20 fun fact the 106mm Recoiless, isn't actually a 106, it's a 105, it was called that due to logistics so that the ammunition wouldn't be confused with the 105mm main tank gun.
watching panzer paw is so refreshing. 99% percent of wt videos on yt are either people complaining abt how unbalanced the game is, guides on how to spend your money or compilations of the game being unfair. And then you watch this and its just, someone having fun with the game. So amazing to watch love the content!
The deal with the gun on the comet is that it's a 3 inch gun (so a 76.2mm) but the 17 pounder's ammo was already designated as 76mm so to avoid confusion they just called it a 77mm
😂 lol ikr 😂 it's a up armoured, perfect tier , decent gun dep and stab lol 😂 a little over 120mm of pen It's basically the Canadian jumbo 😂 just weaker
@@Just_a_Dude80it still has enough filler that commander coupla shots on tanks with coupla's similar to the ones on pziv s work pretty well But also if you end up seeing a panzer 4 you might as well shoot it in the front plate 😂
One thing about side scraping... The manual for Tiger 1 crews actually contained a chapter about it, so you might not worry about it in combat as if it was your priority, but the german commanders were literally thought to do it.
Tip for the Sturmtigor: use the range set feature and preset the gun to 50-100m. After 100m the drop off is still large, but consistent and setting the sights like this makes it a lot easier to aim.
I recall i saw a video mentioning a german tanker's manual from WW2 that did mention that they were safer from enemies at a slight angle, in a tiger, specifically. Not to the degree of suggesting it on purpose, but it was mentioned to be a factor.
I know the one you mean and it's absolutely correct. It's just not something you'd consciously be trying to do. The main consideration is facing the strongest armour towards the enemy first. Everything else is more or less secondary.
@@PanzerPaw I doubt they focused on it back in the day, regardless, but it is worth noting that the modern tanks you're familiar with have side armor that is comparatively much less effective. Angling their armor would actually make you more vulnerable.
"Oh cool, another 20ish minute challenge video from this funny tank dude." -Me "These videos are getting longer and longer. let me know what you think." - The funny tank dude "Wait, 44 minutes into an hour long video? I guess I like them." - Me, again
11:02 Bankin Hotel Baggery. I think this 1 hour video did something weird with your brain because the timestamp "10 minutes and 62 seconds" doesn't exist
30:28 I am not 100% sure and i cant be bothered to look up but i somewhat remember that poor gun depression on soviet tanks was partly due to tanks design ( low profile hull and/or turret ) and partly due to soviet tank doctrine. Where as gun elevation came from the fact that soviet doctrine used tanks alot for indirect fire, basically as a artillery.
You're right that the result is a mix of both things but doctrine very often is the driving influence of the design of tanks. So, that's what I was getting at. Hopefully I made it clear enough in the video tho!
BM-8 24 is based on the T-60 light tank, armed with 20-mm gun (low tier LT in WT) not T-26 armed with 45-mm gun (reserve tier light tank in WT). Two completly different tanks)
@@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL leave the man alone he’s trying his best. It’s not easy trying to be somebody favorite UA-camr and also trying to make a video about 1 million tanks
I do have the KV2 Zis 6 with the 107 on it. Used to be a one shot monster at upper front plating Panthers. But now that's not possible. Its wonderfully good when the gun pens, and the reload sucks when it doesn't, cause 2 part ammo.
The alecto is stupid fun. I also suggest the brumbar if you haven't ever tried it. It's got great frontal armor and can lob shells over cover and has a decently quick reload.
A load of tanks have the caliber of the Comet, 76.2mm, for example all 17 pounders and the M10, however, gaijin being gaijin rounded 76.2mm up to 77mm for just the comet
Me: you forgot something VERY important! Panzer Paw: what’s that? Me: the 105 behind you. Panzer Paw: *looks behind to find a dicker max aiming at him* HOLY SH *gets blown to pieces*.
Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle was known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular. Development The idea for a heavy infantry support vehicle capable of demolishing heavily defended buildings or fortified areas with a single shot came out of the experiences of the heavy urban fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. At the time, the Wehrmacht had only the Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B available for destroying buildings, a Sturmgeschütz III variant armed with a 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun. Twelve of them were lost in the fighting at Stalingrad. Its successor, the Sturmpanzer IV, also known by Allies as Brummbär, was in production from early 1943. This was essentially an improved version of the earlier design, mounting the same gun on the Panzer IV chassis with greatly improved armour protection. While greatly improved compared to the earlier models, by this time infantry anti-tank weapons were improving dramatically, and the Wehrmacht still saw a need for a similar, but more heavily armoured and armed vehicle. Therefore, a decision was made to create a new vehicle based on the Tiger tank and arm it with a 210 mm howitzer. However, this weapon turned out not to be available at the time and was therefore replaced by a 380 mm rocket launcher, which was adapted from a Kriegsmarine depth charge launcher. In September 1943 plans were made for Krupp to fabricate new Tiger I armoured hulls for the Sturmtiger. The Tiger I hulls were to be sent to Henschel for chassis assembly and then to Alkett where the superstructures would be mounted. The first prototype was ready and presented to Adolf Hitler in October 1943. Delivery of the first hulls would occur in December 1943, with the first three Sturmtiger completed by Alkett by 20 February 1944. Due to delays, Hitler did not request production of the weapon until 19 April 1944; twelve superstructures and weapons would be prepared and mounted on rebuilt Tiger I chassis. The first three production series Sturmtiger were completed by Alkett in August 1944. Plans to complete an additional seven from 15 to 21 September 1944 were presented to Hitler in a conference on 18-20 August 1944. Ten Sturmtiger were produced in September, along with an additional five in December 1944. Hitler had laid great importance on the special employment of the Sturmtiger and believed it would be necessary to produce at least 300 rounds of ammunition per month. Design The Sturmtiger was based on the late model Tiger I, keeping its hull and suspension. The front of the Tiger's superstructure was removed to make room for the new fixed casemate-style fighting compartment housing the rocket launcher. This was located directly at the front of the vehicle, giving it a boxy appearance. Compared to the Tiger tank, the Sturmtiger was much shorter overall, only 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) compared to the Tiger's 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in), due largely to the fact that it did not have the long main gun of the latter which protruded far in front of the hull. It also was slightly lower than the Tiger at 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) compared to 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Armour Since the Sturmtiger was intended for use in urban areas in close range street fighting, it needed to be heavily armoured to survive. Its sloped (at 47° from vertical) frontal armor therefore was 150 mm (5.9 in) thick, while its superstructure side and rear plates were 82 mm (3.2 in) thick. The hull front was 100 millimetres (3.9 in) or 150 millimetres (5.9 in) if it had an additional armor plate fitted. This pushed the weight of the vehicle up from the 57 t (56 long tons; 63 short tons) of the Tiger I to 68 t (67 long tons; 75 short tons). Armament The main armament was the 380 mm Raketen-Werfer 61 L/5.4, a breech-loading barrel, which fired a short-range, rocket-propelled projectile roughly 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long. There were a variety of round types with a weight of up to 376 kg (829 lb), and a maximum range of up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft), which either contained a high explosive charge of 125 kg (276 lb) or a shaped charge for use against fortifications, which could penetrate up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) of reinforced concrete. The stated range of the former was 5,650 m (6,180 yd). A normal charge first accelerated the projectile to 45 m/s (150 ft/s), the 40 kg (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 m/s (820 ft/s). The design of the rocket system caused some problems. The hot rocket exhaust could not be vented into the fighting compartment nor could the barrel withstand the pressure if the gasses were not vented. Therefore, a ring of ventilation shafts was put around the barrel which channeled the exhaust and gave the weapon something of a pepperbox appearance. Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks. To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading. It was intended that each Sturmtiger would be accompanied by an ammunition carrier built on the same Tiger I chassis, but only one carrier was completed. Located at the rear of the loading hatch was a Nahverteidigungswaffe launcher which was used for close defence against infantry in addition to a frontal mounted 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun.
Some Fun facts as well: British 76.2mm and 77mm are the same diameter irl. They just renamed it 77mm cause its a shorter round, for easier logistics. And the armor anglig was a thing in WWII. The Tiger manual Tigerfebel contains information on maximizing armor on the Tiger (11-1 o clock angles) Of course over time it became less of a thing since armor became more complicated than just a box, and rounds became better, battlefields became faster so i can imagine military training dropping it over the years
APDS rounds are used with rifled barrels. The discarding sabot allows the projectile to me smaller and still have the same amount of powder behind it, and still fit the rifled barrel. The rifling makes it spin which increases accuracy. APFSDS- is used with smoothie-bore barrels. Same concept with the discarding sabot, but without the spin from the rifled barrel, the fins help stabilize the projectile
That's the gist of it, yes. But also, APFSDS _can_ be fired from rifled barrels too with the corresponding sabot to match. APDS rounds also function differently. Some discard their sabot upon impact instead of during flight. Meanwhile, APFSDS discards the sabot shortly after leaving the barrel in every case.
The mortar looking thing on the south african armored car is a 60mm flare launcher, based on a 60mm mortar with a lee enfield trigger group bolted to the back.
On the 30m you could’ve used the German Turm 3 it has a 30m attached to it but you probably won’t pen anything at it’s br of 8.3.Ok I’m editing this but now that I think about it you may not have it it’s premium
The 76.2mm is listed on all 17pdr armed tanks, the 77mm is a modified 17pdr and it gets APDS which is just superior to APHE. Also kinda actually waitfor the biggest gun in the game, the 183mm not the 380mm rocket launcher
There is a HUGE gap between the S.Pershing's hull and turret screens. Which is very easy to pen with almost anything if you aim carefully enough. That thing is a deathtrap with a huge... gun. And if it fires, you have time for tea before your next prayer.
@@PanzerPaw I see the *ss-end constantly. And I don't like it one bit. Dropped WT for quite a long time because of this dang dead-end of a bolt bucket.
Ro-Go has a 70, U-sh has a 81, bt42 has a 114, strurer emil has a 128, su100y has a 130, AMX 30 acra has a 142, Centurion AVRE has a 165, fv4005 has a 183. He stated that he was intentionally skipping from 120 to 150 but here's a list of guns not mentioned or played and respective vehicles regardless.
Banken hotel gergory or some thing I like the long video's, i ususaly watch them while playing warthunder so not having to get a new video every 15 minuts is nice
24:40 About the reason why the 77mm OQF MK.II gun being called 77mm despite being actually 76.2mm, it's simply because it is actually a cutdown 17 pounder gun. The original gun had too much of an heavy recoil and was too big to fit in the turret of the Comet so they cut it down and named it this way to avoid confusion with 17 pounder ammo because the 77mm used shorter cartridges. It was for the sake of avoiding mistakenly supply the wrong ammunition to the wrong unit. 26:43 The BM-8-24 Katyusha is on a T-60 chassis which makes it significantly more mobile. 41:58 The gun on the M-51 Super Sherman is actually a cutdown French 105mm modèle F1 equiped with a muzzle break. The original gun was the main weapon of the French AMX-30 MBT. They had to cut it down and add a muzzle break to fit it in the Sherman's turret because the original one had a two heavy recoil. So, the M-51 is not completely israeli. Oh, and you forgot the 28mm s.Pz.B.41 on the Sd.Kfz.221armored car. It's a pretty fun large antitank rifle to use. It was also a squeezebore design, so it's pretty unconventional too. It's pretty good for its BR and the vehicle is wobbly and hilarious to drive at high speed. I've even killed a plane with it when I was a noob. I was so overjoyed at the time!
42:00 “the IDF designed and procured on their own.” Yeah, no. The design was by the French, the gun was French and the Chassis was US army surplus given/sold to the IDF. The IDF eventually did create entire M-51s from scratch but that was after the number of existing conversions ran thin.
Not sure what exactly you're referring to here. The M-51 version used in the game _is_ the Israeli built design with the CN 105 gun. Are you talking about the M-50 Shermans instead?
@@PanzerPaw I’m stating that the IDF didn’t design the M-51. Both the M-50 and M-51 where both first prototyped by the French to then sell the guns to the Israelis with the design of how to mount the guns on their fleet of US army surplus M4s The prototype of the M-50 was the M4A4 SA50 found in game and the Prototype of the M-51 was called the m4a1 revalorisé.
24:51 the reason for that .2 mm on the 76.2 mm guns is that that equals a three inch gun, 1 inch equals 25.4 mm and i believe Britain didn’t use metric at that point in time
I know this video is old and nobody will read this, but armor angling in Combat actually WAS a thing. In the Tigerfibel (the tiger I's comic style short manual) it is referred to as keeping the enemy on the "Mahlzeiten", Mealtimes, of the tank, which are the corners, to maximise armor. Those mealtimes are 10:30 (breakfast), 13:30(lunch), 16:30 (teatime) and 19:30 (dinner).
45:20 fun fact the 106mm Recoiless, isn't actually a 106, it's a 105, it was called that due to logistics so that the ammunition wouldn't be confused with the 105mm main tank gun.
Same thing with the 77mm in the comet it’s actually a 17pdr with a shorter round so they named it the 77 for the same purpose
My man also didnt acknowledge sqeeze bores either whch would be their base calibre
Put an (s) in the end
Actually didn’t know that
+1
Panzer Paw: i think im forgetting something
Viewer: if you forgets it its not important
Panzer Paw: yeah you right
FV4005: 💀
The 165mm on the AVRE 😢
@@NoBSlayer-lv2mzWait, FV4005 has 183 mm gun, not 165
@@jozomrkva he is referring to the centurion AVRE.
@@hunterjarman4728 Oh, I didnt know that thing is there
He's especially not smart because heat he overpressure 38:50
Fun fact: the tube you thought was a sight but looked like a mortar, is a mortar and it's for the smoke grenades the sarc (6 pounder) gets.
thank you
you forgot the 114 mm bt42 😭😭
😭😭😭
Nooooooooo😢
*Sakkijarven polka plays sadly*
@@MichaelChamlee-fx1su did he even have it?
@@antepavic6433bt42 is a 1.7 tier one how would he not
You forgot the british ~180mm FV4005.
Edit: 183mm
He forgot the biggest tank cannon in the game 😭
He could simply not have it, maybe he thought the video was too long already
The british Centurion AVRE with 165 And the FV with 183
It's 183mm
@@bfurness5797 Thanks, wasn't sure.
watching panzer paw is so refreshing. 99% percent of wt videos on yt are either people complaining abt how unbalanced the game is, guides on how to spend your money or compilations of the game being unfair. And then you watch this and its just, someone having fun with the game. So amazing to watch love the content!
it depends who you watch dude so it’s your own fault
You should play the sturer Emil the amount of time you get killed by Cas is crazy
Close air support?
Still not as much as the vfw
And arty
@@Charliee_Woofy_Pzyes
He's not spookston
The deal with the gun on the comet is that it's a 3 inch gun (so a 76.2mm) but the 17 pounder's ammo was already designated as 76mm so to avoid confusion they just called it a 77mm
it was actually the same projectile as the one on the 17 pdr, but the power casing was from a 32 pdr
yeah. This or the casing was slightly longer as far as I remember and couldn't fit into "normal" 17pdr@@o-hogameplay185
11:02 Bankin Hotel Baggery. This is the first of your content i've watched, and i've really enjoyed it
It's 10:62 not 11:02
Another good choice for the 57mm would have been the M4A5 Ram II. In a downtier its a monster with its quirky armour.
T 34 57 is a good option. Btw I have ram 2, and it is not bad, but it has no APHE.
"Quirky"
😂 lol ikr 😂 it's a up armoured, perfect tier , decent gun dep and stab lol 😂 a little over 120mm of pen
It's basically the Canadian jumbo 😂 just weaker
@@Just_a_Dude80it still has enough filler that commander coupla shots on tanks with coupla's similar to the ones on pziv s work pretty well
But also if you end up seeing a panzer 4 you might as well shoot it in the front plate 😂
@@djraythefurry0420 but no one shots. And you have to decide: shoot the gun or gunner of shoot the engine or the driver.
One thing about side scraping... The manual for Tiger 1 crews actually contained a chapter about it, so you might not worry about it in combat as if it was your priority, but the german commanders were literally thought to do it.
Tip for the Sturmtigor: use the range set feature and preset the gun to 50-100m. After 100m the drop off is still large, but consistent and setting the sights like this makes it a lot easier to aim.
I recall i saw a video mentioning a german tanker's manual from WW2 that did mention that they were safer from enemies at a slight angle, in a tiger, specifically. Not to the degree of suggesting it on purpose, but it was mentioned to be a factor.
I know the one you mean and it's absolutely correct. It's just not something you'd consciously be trying to do. The main consideration is facing the strongest armour towards the enemy first. Everything else is more or less secondary.
@@PanzerPawso no german tank commanders calculating the perfect angle with a protractor? 🤣
Haha no. My training was basically: if you're hoping to ricochet a shot, you've already made a hundred wrong moves to get to that point.
@@PanzerPawLike enlisting
@@PanzerPaw I doubt they focused on it back in the day, regardless, but it is worth noting that the modern tanks you're familiar with have side armor that is comparatively much less effective. Angling their armor would actually make you more vulnerable.
16:46 it's a smoke grenade launch.
And yes you have to do manually in world war2
53:12 where 128mm and 130mm
I thought it was a smoke launcher too
Where 76.2
What about the 165mm and 183mm?
@@shreashdroomThey used that?
@@wolfyd2053russian Sherman
50:00
That Australian accent was so incredibly spot on...
Golf claps my friend
"Oh cool, another 20ish minute challenge video from this funny tank dude." -Me
"These videos are getting longer and longer. let me know what you think." - The funny tank dude
"Wait, 44 minutes into an hour long video? I guess I like them." - Me, again
Glad you guys like them! I was worried that the video might be _too_ long but it seems like that's ok!
Literally experienced the exact same thing😂
-too long-
24:30 In practice, this 77mm is still 76.2mm. It's called the 77 because it's a QF 17-pounder but has a shortened lock, making it weaker.
I believe it was the barrel of the 17pounder, fitted to the breach of a 3inch flak gun. The reason being to let it fit in the turret xD
Watch on, he says the exact thing you say
What's even more fun, is the US 76mms are actually 75mm, they were *called* 76 to prevent confusion because the ammo was NOT compatible.
10:62 Banking hotel bagery- following orders from 59:57 😁
50:06 Bruh, I'm a US Army Abrams Mechanic and I work with an Australian on my FMT. This moment hit the happy switch.
The SU-122 have a weak spot on the right if you're facing it's front. The lower spot that looks covered by a plate is the target.
That's really good to know. Thanks!
11:02 Bankin Hotel Baggery. I think this 1 hour video did something weird with your brain because the timestamp "10 minutes and 62 seconds" doesn't exist
Same 😂
Haha yep! I just wanted to see how many people would actually comment it lol
10:62 Banken Hotel Baggery, Love your vids man, stuck with you all the way because you make it fun.
16:40
I am 80% sure that is actually a smoke mortar launcher.
30:28 I am not 100% sure and i cant be bothered to look up but i somewhat remember that poor gun depression on soviet tanks was partly due to tanks design ( low profile hull and/or turret ) and partly due to soviet tank doctrine. Where as gun elevation came from the fact that soviet doctrine used tanks alot for indirect fire, basically as a artillery.
You're right that the result is a mix of both things but doctrine very often is the driving influence of the design of tanks. So, that's what I was getting at. Hopefully I made it clear enough in the video tho!
BM-8 24 is based on the T-60 light tank, armed with 20-mm gun (low tier LT in WT) not T-26 armed with 45-mm gun (reserve tier light tank in WT). Two completly different tanks)
Wether you missed a few or not, this video was highly entertaining! Great video, youve become one of my mainly watched wt UA-camrs
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! :D
@@PanzerPaw76.2 where was it
@@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL leave the man alone he’s trying his best. It’s not easy trying to be somebody favorite UA-camr and also trying to make a video about 1 million tanks
@@PanzerPaw also great content by the way you make some of the best content I’ve seen in a couple years man. Keep up the great work.
That slick flick over to Aussie was clean. Very nice lad.
I do have the KV2 Zis 6 with the 107 on it. Used to be a one shot monster at upper front plating Panthers. But now that's not possible. Its wonderfully good when the gun pens, and the reload sucks when it doesn't, cause 2 part ammo.
love this content 10:62 bankon hotel baggery
The alecto is stupid fun. I also suggest the brumbar if you haven't ever tried it. It's got great frontal armor and can lob shells over cover and has a decently quick reload.
"some country's have weapons of mass destruction,well we have weapons of... minor inconvenience"! LOLZ im dying! hillarious!!!
A load of tanks have the caliber of the Comet, 76.2mm, for example all 17 pounders and the M10, however, gaijin being gaijin rounded 76.2mm up to 77mm for just the comet
Was actually the British in WW2 so they wouldn't confuse ammo with the 17pdr (also 76.2mm or 3 inch)
The US did a similar thing with the 106mm recoilless gun. It's technically a 105mm but the ammunition isn't compatible with other guns.
49:44 I’m Aussie and that’s a pretty good accent 😂
10:62. Banken hotel baggery
49:00 - 50:00 10/10 Aussie accent coming from a true blue aussie
You forgot 14.5 on the BTR 152, its a very good MG both for anti tank and anti air purposes
and the 15mm on the german Drilling
he said, he's not gonna do AAs ;)
Got killed in a Delat Torn by it bouncing them through the gap in the turret
Me: you forgot something VERY important!
Panzer Paw: what’s that?
Me: the 105 behind you.
Panzer Paw: *looks behind to find a dicker max aiming at him* HOLY SH *gets blown to pieces*.
33:20 tiger 1s did actually use angling in combat
What if you had to play as the first tank you kill?
That could be a fun one to do... :D
@@PanzerPawtry it
DollarPlays inspired? Could be fun.
@@info0Dollarplays was "kill me and i will steal your tank" not "the first tank i kill im using next"
Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle was known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular.
Development
The idea for a heavy infantry support vehicle capable of demolishing heavily defended buildings or fortified areas with a single shot came out of the experiences of the heavy urban fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. At the time, the Wehrmacht had only the Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B available for destroying buildings, a Sturmgeschütz III variant armed with a 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun. Twelve of them were lost in the fighting at Stalingrad. Its successor, the Sturmpanzer IV, also known by Allies as Brummbär, was in production from early 1943. This was essentially an improved version of the earlier design, mounting the same gun on the Panzer IV chassis with greatly improved armour protection.
While greatly improved compared to the earlier models, by this time infantry anti-tank weapons were improving dramatically, and the Wehrmacht still saw a need for a similar, but more heavily armoured and armed vehicle. Therefore, a decision was made to create a new vehicle based on the Tiger tank and arm it with a 210 mm howitzer. However, this weapon turned out not to be available at the time and was therefore replaced by a 380 mm rocket launcher, which was adapted from a Kriegsmarine depth charge launcher.
In September 1943 plans were made for Krupp to fabricate new Tiger I armoured hulls for the Sturmtiger. The Tiger I hulls were to be sent to Henschel for chassis assembly and then to Alkett where the superstructures would be mounted. The first prototype was ready and presented to Adolf Hitler in October 1943. Delivery of the first hulls would occur in December 1943, with the first three Sturmtiger completed by Alkett by 20 February 1944.
Due to delays, Hitler did not request production of the weapon until 19 April 1944; twelve superstructures and weapons would be prepared and mounted on rebuilt Tiger I chassis. The first three production series Sturmtiger were completed by Alkett in August 1944. Plans to complete an additional seven from 15 to 21 September 1944 were presented to Hitler in a conference on 18-20 August 1944. Ten Sturmtiger were produced in September, along with an additional five in December 1944.
Hitler had laid great importance on the special employment of the Sturmtiger and believed it would be necessary to produce at least 300 rounds of ammunition per month.
Design
The Sturmtiger was based on the late model Tiger I, keeping its hull and suspension. The front of the Tiger's superstructure was removed to make room for the new fixed casemate-style fighting compartment housing the rocket launcher. This was located directly at the front of the vehicle, giving it a boxy appearance.
Compared to the Tiger tank, the Sturmtiger was much shorter overall, only 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) compared to the Tiger's 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in), due largely to the fact that it did not have the long main gun of the latter which protruded far in front of the hull. It also was slightly lower than the Tiger at 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) compared to 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
Armour
Since the Sturmtiger was intended for use in urban areas in close range street fighting, it needed to be heavily armoured to survive. Its sloped (at 47° from vertical) frontal armor therefore was 150 mm (5.9 in) thick, while its superstructure side and rear plates were 82 mm (3.2 in) thick. The hull front was 100 millimetres (3.9 in) or 150 millimetres (5.9 in) if it had an additional armor plate fitted. This pushed the weight of the vehicle up from the 57 t (56 long tons; 63 short tons) of the Tiger I to 68 t (67 long tons; 75 short tons).
Armament
The main armament was the 380 mm Raketen-Werfer 61 L/5.4, a breech-loading barrel, which fired a short-range, rocket-propelled projectile roughly 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long. There were a variety of round types with a weight of up to 376 kg (829 lb), and a maximum range of up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft), which either contained a high explosive charge of 125 kg (276 lb) or a shaped charge for use against fortifications, which could penetrate up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) of reinforced concrete. The stated range of the former was 5,650 m (6,180 yd). A normal charge first accelerated the projectile to 45 m/s (150 ft/s), the 40 kg (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 m/s (820 ft/s).
The design of the rocket system caused some problems. The hot rocket exhaust could not be vented into the fighting compartment nor could the barrel withstand the pressure if the gasses were not vented. Therefore, a ring of ventilation shafts was put around the barrel which channeled the exhaust and gave the weapon something of a pepperbox appearance.
Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks. To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading.
It was intended that each Sturmtiger would be accompanied by an ammunition carrier built on the same Tiger I chassis, but only one carrier was completed.
Located at the rear of the loading hatch was a Nahverteidigungswaffe launcher which was used for close defence against infantry in addition to a frontal mounted 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun.
Bro really copy/pasted from Wikipedia
@@itspastmybedtime1 so, I was informing the uninformed
hey!!! i just thought i’d mention that the PUMA IFV has an MG4 chambered in 5.56. i believe it’s actually the smallest round in the game!
he mentioned that in the video but he said he doesn’t have it
Love the long form video, because your pacing is on point! Thanks for the great watch
Thank you! I'm particularly proud of that part. Also gotta thank my editors for keeping the tempo up in their cuts.
Is a shame there arent any non-SPAA 23mm
Also you missed the BT-42, 113mm gun
“Oh look it’s a little scout car”
*looks at an M8 Greyhound, destroyer of worlds*
You need to bring HE shells so you can overpressure paper armor tanks.
Cries on pt 76, who dies to 75 he shot
Some Fun facts as well:
British 76.2mm and 77mm are the same diameter irl. They just renamed it 77mm cause its a shorter round, for easier logistics.
And the armor anglig was a thing in WWII. The Tiger manual Tigerfebel contains information on maximizing armor on the Tiger (11-1 o clock angles)
Of course over time it became less of a thing since armor became more complicated than just a box, and rounds became better, battlefields became faster so i can imagine military training dropping it over the years
THE DEDICATION.
weapons of minor annoyance sound terrifying.
The longer videos are appreciated. A short video is like potato chips. Tasty, but unfulfilling.
I have the KV-2 Zis-6, and it is marvelous. Lots of HE filler, and it can easily pen panthers and tigers, not to mention a leisurely 20 sec reload.
Anybody else find the l3s just driving along adorable
APDS rounds are used with rifled barrels. The discarding sabot allows the projectile to me smaller and still have the same amount of powder behind it, and still fit the rifled barrel. The rifling makes it spin which increases accuracy.
APFSDS- is used with smoothie-bore barrels. Same concept with the discarding sabot, but without the spin from the rifled barrel, the fins help stabilize the projectile
That's the gist of it, yes. But also, APFSDS _can_ be fired from rifled barrels too with the corresponding sabot to match. APDS rounds also function differently. Some discard their sabot upon impact instead of during flight. Meanwhile, APFSDS discards the sabot shortly after leaving the barrel in every case.
Can you do a gun game from the slowest vehicle to the fastest?
That was a really great Video. I don't really mind longer videos
Awesome, thank you!
The mortar looking thing on the south african armored car is a 60mm flare launcher, based on a 60mm mortar with a lee enfield trigger group bolted to the back.
Y'know, your Australian accent isn't too bad, and that's coming from an Aussie.
The Aussie accent😂😂❤
I busted out laughing out loud at work at the “weapons of minor inconvenience” joke… you’ve earned my sub and like😂
I used the term "spaded" but i never actually noticed the spade icon.😂
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On the 30m you could’ve used the German Turm 3 it has a 30m attached to it but you probably won’t pen anything at it’s br of 8.3.Ok I’m editing this but now that I think about it you may not have it it’s premium
*23:06* T-34/76: “Am I a joke to you?”
22:50 I haven't heard that since Coleson Clash. Basically since 2016 hahaha 😂 I love the nostalgia you gave.
The 76.2mm is listed on all 17pdr armed tanks, the 77mm is a modified 17pdr and it gets APDS which is just superior to APHE.
Also kinda actually waitfor the biggest gun in the game, the 183mm not the 380mm rocket launcher
Hahaha 19:25 classic obj 279 tanking APFSDS then smashing you right back, that thing is so OP LMAO
No 128mm? Was looking foward to seeing some Jagtiger or Maus games.
Calibres not played:
14.5mm (BTR-152 is APC)
28mm (Sd Kfz 221)
30mm
70mm (Ro-Go)
73mm (BMP-1)
107mm (ZiS-6 slaps, would recommend)
114mm (BT-42)
115mm
125mm
128mm (how no 128mm???)
130mm (SU-100Y and rare heavies)
132mm (Katyusha)
142mm (AMX-30 ACRA)
165mm (AVRE, M728)
183mm (🅱️ESH 🅱️arn)
420mm (RBT-5)
Chad
BTR-152 is an APC converted to an SPAA. A conventional APC would not have two HMGs in the same turret. BTR-152 in APC configuration would have 1x HMG.
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Never played war thunder before but I’ve been getting so many in my shorts and feed, it’s so fun to watch
"Theres nothing more iconic than an m18 hellcat"
Of course there is, the shermans.
Hmm what's that
(I'm joking)
There is a HUGE gap between the S.Pershing's hull and turret screens. Which is very easy to pen with almost anything if you aim carefully enough. That thing is a deathtrap with a huge... gun. And if it fires, you have time for tea before your next prayer.
Yeah absolutely right. But I see them so rarely that I mistake it for a regular Pershing sometimes and end up hitting the add on armour
@@PanzerPaw I see the *ss-end constantly. And I don't like it one bit. Dropped WT for quite a long time because of this dang dead-end of a bolt bucket.
Ro-Go has a 70, U-sh has a 81, bt42 has a 114, strurer emil has a 128, su100y has a 130, AMX 30 acra has a 142, Centurion AVRE has a 165, fv4005 has a 183. He stated that he was intentionally skipping from 120 to 150 but here's a list of guns not mentioned or played and respective vehicles regardless.
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Casually slanders the French tech tree
Why was that aussie accent actually good
Love the long vids! Sad we didn’t get Jagdtiger gameplay with the BR decompression, but that’s aight
Banken hotel gergory or some thing
I like the long video's, i ususaly watch them while playing warthunder so not having to get a new video every 15 minuts is nice
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11.02 banking hotel baggery, keep the long vids coming I prefer them, also great content 👍
30:13 yes, yes it was the real panzerpaw
10;62 bankin hotel baggery love the content
10:62 bankon hotel baggery, also i really like the long videos
I honestly thought this would be some clickbait but seeing the video be 1 hour long devastated me. 💀🐌
he forgot so many calibers, its not worth going over all of them.
edit: i counted 9
God I love the Auzzie pretending to be Auzzie bit. Made me smile. And I personally don't mind the longer videos.
Sad there was no Centurion Mk.5 AVRE, or FV4005..
24:40 About the reason why the 77mm OQF MK.II gun being called 77mm despite being actually 76.2mm, it's simply because it is actually a cutdown 17 pounder gun. The original gun had too much of an heavy recoil and was too big to fit in the turret of the Comet so they cut it down and named it this way to avoid confusion with 17 pounder ammo because the 77mm used shorter cartridges. It was for the sake of avoiding mistakenly supply the wrong ammunition to the wrong unit.
26:43 The BM-8-24 Katyusha is on a T-60 chassis which makes it significantly more mobile.
41:58 The gun on the M-51 Super Sherman is actually a cutdown French 105mm modèle F1 equiped with a muzzle break. The original gun was the main weapon of the French AMX-30 MBT. They had to cut it down and add a muzzle break to fit it in the Sherman's turret because the original one had a two heavy recoil. So, the M-51 is not completely israeli.
Oh, and you forgot the 28mm s.Pz.B.41 on the Sd.Kfz.221armored car. It's a pretty fun large antitank rifle to use. It was also a squeezebore design, so it's pretty unconventional too. It's pretty good for its BR and the vehicle is wobbly and hilarious to drive at high speed. I've even killed a plane with it when I was a noob. I was so overjoyed at the time!
50:10 ok to be honest you actually using your aussie accent is pretty funny
Swedish tech-tree crying in the corner.
42:00 “the IDF designed and procured on their own.”
Yeah, no. The design was by the French, the gun was French and the Chassis was US army surplus given/sold to the IDF. The IDF eventually did create entire M-51s from scratch but that was after the number of existing conversions ran thin.
Not sure what exactly you're referring to here. The M-51 version used in the game _is_ the Israeli built design with the CN 105 gun. Are you talking about the M-50 Shermans instead?
@@PanzerPaw I’m stating that the IDF didn’t design the M-51. Both the M-50 and M-51 where both first prototyped by the French to then sell the guns to the Israelis with the design of how to mount the guns on their fleet of US army surplus M4s
The prototype of the M-50 was the M4A4 SA50 found in game and the Prototype of the M-51 was called the m4a1 revalorisé.
24:51 the reason for that .2 mm on the 76.2 mm guns is that that equals a three inch gun, 1 inch equals 25.4 mm and i believe Britain didn’t use metric at that point in time
I know this video is old and nobody will read this, but armor angling in Combat actually WAS a thing. In the Tigerfibel (the tiger I's comic style short manual) it is referred to as keeping the enemy on the "Mahlzeiten", Mealtimes, of the tank, which are the corners, to maximise armor. Those mealtimes are 10:30 (breakfast), 13:30(lunch), 16:30 (teatime) and 19:30 (dinner).
9:24 The Kugelblitz has 30mms.
The Lancia 3ro is just a road trip with the boys
13:28 you do indeed have a hull under your turret.
36:48 as a Brit, I approve of this stereotype, and second, fancy a cuppa
The Australian accent switch is amazing 😂
I find it hilarious that there are more things that can be killed with .50 cals at 7.0 and above than at 1.0 always made me laugh
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