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  • Опубліковано 18 тра 2017
  • For the second in our Top 5 series we asked eclectic UA-camr Lindybeige, to come to The Tank Museum to run us through his Top Five Tanks...
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  • @thetankmuseum
    @thetankmuseum  4 роки тому +453

    Please consider supporting The Tank Museum's UA-cam channel on Patreon in return for exclusive benefits and content www.patreon.com/tankmuseum

    • @bashkillszombies
      @bashkillszombies 4 роки тому +12

      The Tank Museum Please get this guy back to make more content, it's amazing!

    • @roflcopterkklol
      @roflcopterkklol 4 роки тому +15

      @@bashkillszombies Get him back? Dear god man, last time he was there he was lost in the museum for 2 years

    • @sprayink641
      @sprayink641 4 роки тому +1

      24:37 That thing on the right, is it a cup holder?

    • @thomasjamison2050
      @thomasjamison2050 4 роки тому +2

      The real secret to such podcasts is the speech qualities of the caster. Listen to Drachinifel.

    • @kaxtorplose
      @kaxtorplose 3 роки тому +2

      Right hand side steering for proper backward vehicles on islands containing the remnants of backward former empires. I do admire your use of the word ' festooned ', however. An excellent word. First time I've actually heard it said out loud by anyone other than myself, right here. If digital media counts as 'said out loud'. Regardless... try to include 'ubiquitous' somewhere next time. Another excellent word with far less use than it deserves.

  • @dc3189
    @dc3189 5 років тому +4739

    The beauty of the Swedish S Tank was it's ability to be put together by one person using only an Allen key.

    • @petesheehan6927
      @petesheehan6927 5 років тому +129

      D C, I nearly ruined my keyboard.

    • @MrTrenttness
      @MrTrenttness 5 років тому +37

      Ha!

    • @hankadelicflash
      @hankadelicflash 5 років тому +30

      Lol. Nice

    • @davidbutler1366
      @davidbutler1366 5 років тому +173

      And the Allen key was in one of a few hundred flat packs. All of the instructions on assembly were in Swedish and in one of the flat packs, which all needed the Allen key.

    • @billbolton
      @billbolton 5 років тому +119

      The box says its a two man lift.

  • @007TisseTrold
    @007TisseTrold 3 роки тому +910

    “messenger pigeon” is a funny word for emergency ration.

    • @theblancmange1265
      @theblancmange1265 3 роки тому +30

      Blackadder comes to mind.

    • @Neithan02
      @Neithan02 3 роки тому +10

      But what kind of pidgeon?

    • @RetroAdzz
      @RetroAdzz 3 роки тому +20

      @@Neithan02 a speckely one

    • @Eddiee757
      @Eddiee757 3 роки тому +32

      @@RetroAdzz YOU KILLED MY SPECKLED JIM?

    • @tomsoki5738
      @tomsoki5738 3 роки тому +10

      @@Neithan02 a plump breasted one

  • @paullowe4848
    @paullowe4848 Рік тому +76

    My mother worked at Leyland Motors from 1943 to 1945 inspecting parts for Churchills and Cromwells.
    Meanwhile my dad was in France and Holland being supported by Churchills from 1944 to 1945. They
    met after the war and got married in 1956 but I like to think her tanks looked after him...

    • @Oooo-bi7bi
      @Oooo-bi7bi 7 місяців тому +8

      It sounds like they did.

    • @KVRTKHS
      @KVRTKHS 6 місяців тому +3

      Amazing!

  • @YourOldUncleNoongah
    @YourOldUncleNoongah 3 роки тому +289

    i love this guys enthusiasm. Hes the kinda person ya could sit with and talk for HOURS at a party and forget everything else going on around ya, because he'd just spew so much knowledge. Love it. also, he sounds like hugh laurie.

    • @J.R8765
      @J.R8765 3 роки тому +6

      I do this, my friends wanted to give me a time limit on tank talk

    • @YourOldUncleNoongah
      @YourOldUncleNoongah 3 роки тому +4

      @@J.R8765 COOL! I wouldnt limit you, id happily listen to someone who knows more n a certain topic than me.

    • @matts5247
      @matts5247 2 роки тому +2

      I have same trait. I’m in sales lol

    • @matts5247
      @matts5247 2 роки тому +1

      @@J.R8765 .

    • @kieranh2005
      @kieranh2005 2 роки тому +5

      He also tends to wander off on tangents.

  • @Lennart_Jensen
    @Lennart_Jensen 7 років тому +4222

    Do not give Lindybeige more coffee and sugar filled cookies.
    He has enough energy for 2 persons.

    • @raghnallmacaodh3220
      @raghnallmacaodh3220 7 років тому +53

      I second that....

    • @warrenchambers4819
      @warrenchambers4819 7 років тому +52

      No worries, after getting all sugared up like that he couldn't hold a cup of coffee or a doughnut long enough to get to his mouth anyway. SHAKEY SHAKEY Flying doughnuts anyone?

    • @jenonfung7992
      @jenonfung7992 7 років тому +7

      3rd

    • @scantrontheimmortal
      @scantrontheimmortal 7 років тому +69

      "who gave him sugar?!? great,now where gonna have 5 hours worth of footage and we'll only be able to use 35 mins tops otherwise we'll go over budget on this production!!"

    • @baronmagroth758
      @baronmagroth758 7 років тому +28

      Who Gave Him Coffee they need a smack up side of the brain Box Lindy ..... dont need nuthin but tea nice bit of prince of whales black tea no more Caf or he will go off and invade India for the queen ....

  • @hurtylfc
    @hurtylfc 4 роки тому +1204

    It’s always great listening to someone talk passionately about their interests

    • @jonnytravelman
      @jonnytravelman 3 роки тому +7

      Agree with you but, sadly two of his 'picks' are not tanks!

    • @zydg7787
      @zydg7787 3 роки тому +3

      @@jonnytravelman not tanks but tank victims

    • @_target_practice6255
      @_target_practice6255 2 роки тому +4

      @@jonnytravelman Two of his picks? Pretty sure the Mk IV is a tank just saying

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 2 роки тому +3

      @@jonnytravelman I'm not all that sad. Tank. APC, IFV, tank destroyer, armored car... just let 'em talk to me about some war vehicle.
      Hypothetically, if these guys had an armored sandwich truck I'd stick around to watch and listen.

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 2 роки тому +3

      @@_target_practice6255 Due to its design, some don't consider the Stridsvagn a true tank. Some people consider tank destroyers like the Jagdanther not true tanks either.

  • @iluvyummywaffles
    @iluvyummywaffles 3 роки тому +45

    Took a vacation to London last year and asked him what he wanted to do. He said he wanted to got to this tank museum and the whole family loved it. Our son was our personal guide because he knew all the tanks and their names

  • @stevenroper6125
    @stevenroper6125 2 роки тому +68

    Reminds me of a Top Gear presentation, but with tanks. Super knowledgable, but funny and entertaining at the same time.
    Wish they would have him do a mini video on every vehicle in that whole museum.

    • @-PVL93-
      @-PVL93- 2 роки тому +8

      Let's name it Top Shell

    • @kurdtcocaine0
      @kurdtcocaine0 Рік тому

      @@-PVL93- Or ''Top Shield'' for the medieval talks.

  • @kingmike4444
    @kingmike4444 5 років тому +2623

    that sweater was made the same year as the tanks

    • @MRAMX390
      @MRAMX390 5 років тому +45

      Does this guy ever look in the mirror ? He has a bird's nest for hair. LOL

    • @nedisahonkey
      @nedisahonkey 5 років тому +218

      @@MRAMX390 Are you bald? Because that's the only reason I can imagine causing an adult male to ridicule another man's hair.

    • @MRAMX390
      @MRAMX390 5 років тому +16

      @@nedisahonkey He has a very nice head of hair but if you were going to make a video for thousands of people to see would you not run a comb through it ?

    • @nedisahonkey
      @nedisahonkey 5 років тому +60

      @@MRAMX390 Eh fair criticism I suppose. One of Lloyd's many eccentric qualities I would imagine.

    • @ABNJIM10
      @ABNJIM10 5 років тому +14

      @@MRAMX390 that's not good Ricky/Mike i. That's bullying.

  • @TheGreatWar
    @TheGreatWar 7 років тому +2453

    Except #3, these all look like Science Fiction to me.

    • @TheBenrollo
      @TheBenrollo 6 років тому +228

      The Great War you're in 1917 that's hella deep

    • @caelvanir8557
      @caelvanir8557 6 років тому +238

      TheBenrollo - Indy is actually trapped in 1917 and is sending the videos forward in time.

    • @TheBenrollo
      @TheBenrollo 6 років тому +45

      Lord Caelvanir damn you'd think with that kind of power he'd have been able to stop the war by now...

    • @caelvanir8557
      @caelvanir8557 6 років тому +37

      TheBenrollo - we're running off that interpretation of time travel where changing the past is impossible because it factors in you being there into the present. Indy's actually just there to make videos and deposit a lot of money into a bank to collect the interest when he gets back.

    • @TheBenrollo
      @TheBenrollo 6 років тому +8

      Lord Caelvanir that's fair. But he wouldn't be able to do anything by that interpretation. I wish indy would chime In!

  • @nickaustin8334
    @nickaustin8334 3 роки тому +101

    Very impressed by this guy's eloquence. His narrative rolls along brilliantly

  • @LA_Commander
    @LA_Commander 3 роки тому +67

    This man is soooooo British! Love his mannerisms and accent. "Let's look at the bits!" "Go grab a spanner!" "This was brilliant!" Lol

  • @agp11001
    @agp11001 7 років тому +612

    All I want to see is David Fletcher waddling into frame, screeching and hitting Lindy with a broom for touching and climbing on his beloved babies. :D

    • @striker8paints
      @striker8paints 7 років тому +55

      Mr. Pilgrim I'll go you one better, David Fletcher coming into frame waving his arms about wildly trying to herd Lindy Beige from crawling all over his babies while yelling at Jingles for drooling over TOG and risking her rusting! Now that would be perfect! lol

    • @agp11001
      @agp11001 7 років тому +36

      SCRAM, YOU DIRTY HIPPIE! GET OFF MY BABIES! REEEEEEEE!
      Oh my, that would be glorious.

    • @striker8paints
      @striker8paints 7 років тому +6

      Mr. Pilgrim Praise Kek, that would be incredible!! Bovington have to do this!

    • @465maltbie
      @465maltbie 7 років тому +11

      I dont see Mr Fletcher shouting and waiving his arms over much of anything...:) That would be too American, I would suspect he would handle things more British. :D

    • @agp11001
      @agp11001 7 років тому +28

      Saber and Martini-Henry, then?

  • @TheShreddedSnorlax
    @TheShreddedSnorlax 7 років тому +387

    During the war my grandmother learnt to drive on Universal carriers. I remember driving with her once in her car and she said, just off hand in a tone of mild disgust. "This thing has worse brakes than my Bren gun carrier!"

    • @Leader1623
      @Leader1623 7 років тому +16

      You should get her a good old Bren gun carrier before she passes.

    • @TheShreddedSnorlax
      @TheShreddedSnorlax 7 років тому +38

      Too late sadly, but she was 92 so... she had a good run

    • @Leader1623
      @Leader1623 7 років тому +19

      That's a good old age.

    • @pflernak
      @pflernak 7 років тому +3

      Well it is a nice acessory for a Bren gun.

    • @martinan22
      @martinan22 7 років тому +9

      I think that if the British had lost the ware, todays brits would have been safer than they are now.

  • @Ryan-lx6oh
    @Ryan-lx6oh Рік тому +21

    Lindybeige's enthusiasm for the subject material of whatever he is speaking about is infectous, highly entertaining & informative. He's a natural entertainer and if you haven't subscibed to his channel go and have a look. Highly recommended!

  • @dr.lexwinter8604
    @dr.lexwinter8604 3 роки тому +17

    Rumour has it he is still at the tank museum and has set up a green screen of his living room in a broom closet so no one catches on!

  • @trevtink57
    @trevtink57 6 років тому +386

    All I can say about this bloke is ," growing old is inevitable,but growing up is optional." Stay young.

  • @edmundkempersdartboard173
    @edmundkempersdartboard173 5 років тому +603

    I heard an actual englishman unironically say "give him what-for." I can die happy.

    • @RicTic66
      @RicTic66 5 років тому +35

      Being an English man who as a child was "given what for" by my Dad for punching my sister. I can vouch that it is a none to pleasurable experience 😦

    • @Zakalwe-01
      @Zakalwe-01 5 років тому +29

      RicTic66 ooh yes. Not a phrase to be on the receiving end of in the U.K. I recall being given what-for by the headmaster, with the dreaded belt, at school. The crime was filling water pistols in the staff toilets...a daring but rather rash act. I was lucky he didn’t ‘have-at’ me as well 😁

    • @RaferJeffersonIII
      @RaferJeffersonIII 4 роки тому +20

      Giving someone what for involves blanking them at the post office and not saying good morning in the street. Thug life.

    • @icantthinkofausername2605
      @icantthinkofausername2605 4 роки тому +8

      @@RaferJeffersonIII Giving them cold tea

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 роки тому +11

      @@icantthinkofausername2605 don't be ridiculous, we're giving them what for, we're not barbarians.

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 4 роки тому +72

    "they have everything back to the very first tanks!"
    no lindy, they have THE first tank (or at least a replica)

    • @teaurn
      @teaurn 4 роки тому +8

      @Jim Barrows Psycho is talking about 'Little Willie' - the first prototype...

    • @barryhumphreys2083
      @barryhumphreys2083 4 роки тому +5

      No it’s real definitely real.

    • @marvindebot3264
      @marvindebot3264 4 роки тому +3

      Ah but we here in Queensland Australia have the only example of a first model German tank! I used to be in charge of it care and cleaning.

    • @Clavers1369
      @Clavers1369 3 роки тому +1

      You mean Leonardo da Vinci's tank?

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp 3 роки тому +1

      @@Clavers1369 That was never built.

  • @tectorama
    @tectorama 3 роки тому +15

    What a great chap he is, he would make a great teacher. I'd love to be on a guided tour
    he was running. Such enthusiasm !!

  • @TheUkearchy
    @TheUkearchy 7 років тому +636

    5 tanks, 1 turret. Classic Lindybeige.

    • @LayneBenofsky
      @LayneBenofsky 6 років тому +9

      the mk4 had two! ;)

    • @Account037154
      @Account037154 6 років тому +30

      Wait... doesn't the Stridsvagn count as an turret on tracks? :)

    • @FloodExterminator
      @FloodExterminator 6 років тому +6

      Layne Benofsky those arent turrets...

    • @Hello_there_obi
      @Hello_there_obi 6 років тому +2

      Account03715 technically a tank is defined as having a "traversing turret" i.e. one that can revolve.

    • @Raygun222
      @Raygun222 5 років тому +2

      Layne Benofsky
      I'm sure they were sponsons with guns.

  • @MilitaryAviationHistory
    @MilitaryAviationHistory 7 років тому +4749

    Boys become men but the toys just get more expensive

    • @joshualopes9754
      @joshualopes9754 7 років тому +34

      Hello there, Bismarck :)

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 7 років тому +15

      Bismarck
      Aye

    • @327legoman
      @327legoman 7 років тому +14

      It's a Bismarck!

    • @JamesWBarr
      @JamesWBarr 7 років тому +16

      I bet you're wearing pastel pants.

    • @GloveSlapnz
      @GloveSlapnz 7 років тому +5

      Martin Andersson weapons and toys.

  • @landm9446
    @landm9446 2 роки тому +49

    It is always an intense pleasure to see a homeless man with such a comprehensive understanding of tank history.

  • @allosaurusfragilis7782
    @allosaurusfragilis7782 3 роки тому +8

    You tube is brilliant at reminding us of our past, in many ways. I remember being very proud of my jagpather build, once id painted it in camouflage colours. Sometimes i would add bits of greenery from my brothers train set, for added realism. Pencils sharpenings for gun powder round the gun and felt tips for oil and mud effects. To be honest, i dont think ive applied that level of patience and detail to much else in my life!

  • @aldorias
    @aldorias 5 років тому +630

    Fun fact about the s-103 is that is was so defensive that they built a front hydraulic plow blade so it could bulid itself cover. It was a tank aswell as a bulldozer.

    • @anthonyhayes1267
      @anthonyhayes1267 4 роки тому +37

      The true killdozer

    • @IncandescentDaD
      @IncandescentDaD 3 роки тому

      @@anthonyhayes1267 I remember that movie!

    • @Wolham
      @Wolham 3 роки тому +14

      This is entirely incorrect.
      The plow was built in order to allow it to plow cover for infantry, and because it provided extra armor they decided to make it the default option for future tanks.
      The Swedish military doctrine for tanks was anything but defensive - to quote wikipedia, "The stated Swedish armoured doctrine contemporary to the tank describes an aggressive approach to armoured warfare, even in defensive situations. The design of the Strv 103, with its low profile, was based on protection rather than defensive battlefield behaviour.".
      Similarly, the contemporary Swedish field manual stated the following, transl. "When firing against tanks and other armored vehicles, surprising the enemy when opening fire and achieving local superiority when it comes to firepower are both very important. Strive for quick and well-aimed fire and to present the smallest possible target to the enemy. "
      There is a certain quote for the time which really emphasize the aggressivity of the doctrine, but I can't remember it word to word and I don't want to misquote it either.
      tanks.mod16.org/2016/08/19/stridsvagn-103-was-not-a-tank-destroyer/

    • @viktordickinson7844
      @viktordickinson7844 2 роки тому +15

      @@IncandescentDaD that's not a movie. It's the true story of a man wronged by his corrupt government who took justice into his own hands

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 2 роки тому +2

      @@Wolham Well... _had_ Swedish armored doctrine been static the design and dozer blade of the '103 would have been equally helpful. The thing looks extremely difficult to get a firing solution on and can really book it to a fallback position if at risk of being flanked or overwhelmed.
      And it's a forgivable mistake by the uneducated to think a design so reminiscent of static-defense tank destroyers would be used similarly.

  • @Lowekinder
    @Lowekinder 7 років тому +919

    I'm glad to see Lindybeige has gotten popular enough to have his very own dedicated haters.

    • @rofln00b
      @rofln00b 6 років тому +36

      Like Marilyn Manson once said in an interview, it's not just about everybody liking you, it doesn't matter if people love you or despise you, if you as an entertainer can make them think about stuff for themselves and realize and express their opinions, that's the most important thing.

    • @scobra6652
      @scobra6652 6 років тому +1

      Jim Ticka
      Nice oxymoron

    • @tamlandipper29
      @tamlandipper29 6 років тому +3

      K_A - except that could justify trolls and serial killers.

    • @seanrh4294
      @seanrh4294 6 років тому +30

      I think he is cool. He is like the Bob Ross of war.

    • @a.morphous66
      @a.morphous66 5 років тому +5

      sean rh Bob Ross is the Bob Ross of war.

  • @smorgasbord9940
    @smorgasbord9940 3 роки тому +14

    “His Mark IV segment is the same as in his WW1 tanks video.”
    “You’re going to watch it again though aren’t you?”
    “You’re goddamn right.”

  • @raythomas7999
    @raythomas7999 3 роки тому +10

    When you make models of tanks as a boy you do indeed tend to develop a more in depth knowledge of those tanks and a level of affection for them. Although I made many models of the Churchill I never developed a liking for this tank at the time, it looked so old fashioned, even by the standards of the day, was relatively underpowered and mounted that peashooter 75mm. However this tank chat has helped to put its usefulness into perspective, so well done sir and congratulations on being such a great storyteller.

  • @thoughtful_criticiser
    @thoughtful_criticiser 4 роки тому +565

    I'm so pleased that you included the universal carrier. My father crewed one across north Africa, through Italy and then France to Germany. He loved it.

    • @rogerhudson9732
      @rogerhudson9732 4 роки тому +9

      Ytube have a good film of 27 carriers in New Zealand at a 'Carrier Club' run , still going strong.

    • @sergiomanuel7500
      @sergiomanuel7500 4 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/FTQbiNvZqaY/v-deo.html

    • @TheMichiganMachinist
      @TheMichiganMachinist 4 роки тому

      He didn't include the anti tank variant

    • @gasman6996
      @gasman6996 3 роки тому +9

      My Gramps did the same journey . Never had home leave . Sadly Gran took up with a Polish airman but happily my mum was born.

    • @kevin_1230
      @kevin_1230 2 роки тому +3

      Not a tank though.

  • @liamhemmings9039
    @liamhemmings9039 5 років тому +283

    My grandad spent a lot of WWII maintaining and repairing the universal carrier serving as a REME squaddie in Africa and Italy.

  • @danmc7815
    @danmc7815 4 роки тому +4

    I realized this video is a couple years old, and in this age of COVID-19 museum visits may be fewer. But reading the comments, brought back a great memory from 2018 when I took my then 11-year-old nephew the the WWII reenactment in New Hampshire. He had a great time. And, most of the things displayed were the real deal. His smile when one of the guys handed him an M3 Grease Gun went from shocked wonder to "Wow! This is awesome!" That is one highlight of a great day. The museums are great, but add in the reenactments and it was wonderful.
    Stay safe!

  • @JohnMcMahon.
    @JohnMcMahon. 3 роки тому +9

    I think when Lindy visited the Tank museum with his father as a 9 year old boy he looked exactly the same as he does now, minus the facial hair.
    In fact he was probably wearing that exact outfit.

  • @PlatinumKrown
    @PlatinumKrown 5 років тому +357

    "It's over Germans! I have the high ground!"
    -Churchill Tank

    • @Legitcar117
      @Legitcar117 4 роки тому +25

      Kaden Wallis “you underestimate mein fuhrer”

    • @joeblack363
      @joeblack363 4 роки тому

      Yeah no..

    • @franzferdinand9093
      @franzferdinand9093 4 роки тому

      LegitGrantham20 ( Shoots Solid shot at the Tigers Commanders Hatch )

    • @virajkadam1684
      @virajkadam1684 3 роки тому +3

      After Treaty of Versailles, I HAAATE YOUUUU.

    • @secretbaguette
      @secretbaguette 3 роки тому +4

      "You underestimate my power.
      *tourtured schreeching of a self-destructing transmission*"
      -Tiger I

  • @ppsh43
    @ppsh43 7 років тому +462

    Another advantage of the Swedish S tank is that it only requires allen wrenches to assemble.

    • @apropercuppa8612
      @apropercuppa8612 6 років тому +57

      ppsh43 It's drawback is it's missing some of its pieces.

    • @Avakadoman1995
      @Avakadoman1995 6 років тому +14

      But at least it was easy to mass-produce.

    • @alexandermccarthy
      @alexandermccarthy 6 років тому +30

      Delivered flat packed, no doubt?

    • @mikereger1186
      @mikereger1186 6 років тому +6

      LOL IKEA!!!

    • @wn6886
      @wn6886 6 років тому +25

      The problem is that unless you're an engineering genius you end up with the cannon breech and four track pins left over after building it and no idea how to put them together

  • @supermickey6196
    @supermickey6196 3 роки тому +12

    What I like watching this is that he’s almost like a little kid explaining to you his favorite toys and it just feels so engaging

  • @jeffnossan1083
    @jeffnossan1083 4 роки тому +3

    I had a history professor just as lively and enthusiastic as this gentleman. I learned and I loved history because of him. I was a poor student but his delivery helped me to pass with a B. "A shell would have Happily gone through" my empty head in HS.

  • @CaptainBogroll
    @CaptainBogroll 7 років тому +385

    "That's when the pigeons come in!"
    I dread to think what dear hun thought the very first time when the colossal box of doom heading towards him ejected a pigeon

    • @HankLoremonger
      @HankLoremonger 7 років тому +140

      "Mein gott, zey have trained pigeons to operate death machines!!" XD

    • @kirotheavenger60
      @kirotheavenger60 7 років тому +15

      The German tank had pigeons as well :P

    • @Gentleman...Driver
      @Gentleman...Driver 7 років тому +6

      Haha, best comment here!

    • @TheSerbianEmperor
      @TheSerbianEmperor 7 років тому +11

      Kirothe Avenger
      They clearly stole the designs !

    • @kirotheavenger60
      @kirotheavenger60 7 років тому +10

      If only they had, maybe their own wouldn't have sucked so much :P

  • @SquireComedy
    @SquireComedy 7 років тому +1825

    Bravo!

    • @bigg4319
      @bigg4319 7 років тому +24

      Squire by joe, Squire sir its BRILLIANT to see you here!

    • @Sreven199
      @Sreven199 7 років тому +22

      Squire Please! sir, tell us you'll be up next in line for this series!

    • @SquireComedy
      @SquireComedy 7 років тому +76

      *Winks*

    • @hardassponge9018
      @hardassponge9018 7 років тому +17

      Squires top 5 tanks!

    • @timdeboer7400
      @timdeboer7400 7 років тому +10

      HardAsSponge that would a waste of time as we all know that tanks are simply inferior to the utterly br(rrrr)illiant RAF. Tanks? No thanks indeed!

  • @Rainwarlord
    @Rainwarlord 4 роки тому +10

    Lindy says tanks don’t work well in video games because it is a cooperative effort, between driver, gunner, loader etc. Me laughing in Post Scriptum while I yell curses at my driver 😂

  • @brandonletzko2472
    @brandonletzko2472 2 роки тому +3

    I’m sure someone else has mentioned this, but I enjoy the irony at about 33:55 of the Churchill serial number starting with “T34”.

  • @QoraxAudio
    @QoraxAudio 5 років тому +471

    13:53 "PIGEONS!" *Suddenly he conjures up a plastic pigeon inside a tank, like a magician using his high hat.*
    Priceless 😂

  • @jaaksootak318
    @jaaksootak318 7 років тому +493

    Those of you who are saying that he is "not a real historian" and "doesn't know anything about tanks". Think about it for a minute. Sure he doesn't know everything about tanks. Nobody knows! Exept for David Fletcher. And he makes mistakes. We all make mistakes! But he is clearly a very smart man and has a very entertraining style. And that's why we love him.

    • @mudcrab3420
      @mudcrab3420 7 років тому +22

      (spends minute)
      (thinks)
      Lindy doesn't 'doesn't know anything about tanks', Lindy doesn't know anything at all.
      On the other hand he LOVES his topic and bounces around loving his topic clearly having a wonderful time.
      Personally he annoys me but I am not everyone.

    • @Halinspark
      @Halinspark 7 років тому +9

      Jaak Sootak Anything David Fletcher doesn't know isn't worth knowing. Must not be terribly important.

    • @jaaksootak318
      @jaaksootak318 7 років тому +7

      Mud Crab He is sertainly a very controversial person. I think he actually knows a lot just the way he presents may sound like a bit false. Anyway this video isn't about learning sertain facts, its about finding out someones opinion.

    • @DanBray1991
      @DanBray1991 7 років тому +4

      He doesn't know anything outside of re-enactment theories. Akin to two re-enactor hermits sitting around a campfire arguing about how to use a weapon ignoring all historical documents directly describing what they're talking about or ignoring ancient weapon martial artists who have spent their whole life trying to understand the weapons.
      I used to enjoy his video's, however once I saw a video around roman equipment and another on spear usage, and it was obviously apparent he didn't have a clue what he was talking about. Never mind the famous Spandau video. It's like in the video, the Russians were afraid of the S Tank, thus it was a success.... where did he get that conclusion from?
      And the Jadgpanther... mostly knocked out by typhoons and ground attack aircraft.... *facepalm*

    • @DanBray1991
      @DanBray1991 7 років тому +6

      In all honesty if you watch him for his entertainment value, fair enough. But I do like watching people who actually know about the stuff they make content about. This video is ok seeing they're just asking a well know you-tuber their favorite vehicles in the museum.

  • @gasciotti
    @gasciotti 4 роки тому +8

    I like the full description of the chosen tanks, and your capacity of putting yourself in the situation of the crew operating them and living inside them. Not usual in other videos in the same trend. Thanks!

  • @Tutel9528
    @Tutel9528 Рік тому +7

    Love the Jagdpanther,one of the most aesthetically pleasing vehicles ever built.

  • @mcbrite
    @mcbrite 4 роки тому +2400

    Lindybeige may LOOK like a crazed homeless heroin-addict, but I really like him talking about all kinds of history... ^^

    • @HieronymousLex
      @HieronymousLex 4 роки тому +82

      What a backhanded compliment. Do people have no tact anymore?

    • @mcbrite
      @mcbrite 4 роки тому +176

      @@HieronymousLex tact yes, humor I'm not so sure...

    • @tardvandecluntproductions1278
      @tardvandecluntproductions1278 3 роки тому +230

      He's not homeless, he lived in that museum for a while!

    • @russmayos3694
      @russmayos3694 3 роки тому +8

      Hieronymous Lex rekt

    • @andreizav7040
      @andreizav7040 3 роки тому +17

      And judging by his choices it would appear that he actually is a crazed homeless heroin addict 🙈

  • @daisyruin
    @daisyruin 7 років тому +146

    Thank you for combining two of my favorite things.

  • @trob1173
    @trob1173 Рік тому +5

    I never thought of the Churchill as a 'Top 5' tank. But that seals the deal for me if it's the most survivable... Getting the crew home alive should be a priority. Great video.

    • @philash824
      @philash824 4 місяці тому

      I recommend getting hold of a copy of mailed fist that he mentioned, brilliant book that changed my opinion of Churchills. Don’t know if it’s been reprinted recently, my copy is 22 years old 😂 I’ve just had a look online and the imperial war museum has reprinted it

  • @literallyasneeze2135
    @literallyasneeze2135 3 роки тому +6

    "Something harmless, like tank."
    When I hear tank I cry in fear

  • @Ethnarches
    @Ethnarches 7 років тому +271

    I've never heard of this fellow before, but man he's really entertaining. Love the energy, especially the part when he's whizzing around the inside of the MK IV!

    • @ThaLoser
      @ThaLoser 7 років тому +51

      Sovrano you should check out his channel. He's pretty much always like that

    • @Ethnarches
      @Ethnarches 7 років тому +39

      Andrew Holmes thank you, I did and subscribed. Interesting and entertaining videos on a diverse variety of topics!

    • @sharlin648
      @sharlin648 7 років тому +12

      You'll like Lindy, he's informative and funny and mor than a wee bit manic :p

    • @Ethnarches
      @Ethnarches 7 років тому +3

      Thanks, I have very much - I've watched many videos already. :)

    • @treyriver5676
      @treyriver5676 7 років тому +4

      Sovrano he provides data I don't know that would always call it information possibly misinformation from time to time but he's energetic I'll give him that

  • @SssagaBenches4U
    @SssagaBenches4U 7 років тому +929

    Word ''tank'' means harmless thing.
    Said no one ever after 1916.

    • @samevans8922
      @samevans8922 6 років тому +12

      Sssaga Benches
      Except for you just now

    • @shimozukachi5887
      @shimozukachi5887 6 років тому +5

      panzerkampfwagen

    • @simonrichard9873
      @simonrichard9873 5 років тому +3

      Literally armour combat car

    • @AndersJackson
      @AndersJackson 5 років тому

      Pansarvagn. Infanteripansarvagn. Kranvagn ( :-) )

    • @mottthehoople693
      @mottthehoople693 5 років тому +5

      actually water tank...the name was a disguise,en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank

  • @geoffhusband6594
    @geoffhusband6594 4 роки тому +5

    45 year ago I worked at a warehouse and my foreman used to be a tank seargent in about 1950. He remembers driving along in a column of Churchills and not realising one of them had left the side escape catch open - as it 'progressed' it snapped off and flattened every lamp-post down the street.

  • @TeatimeAndy
    @TeatimeAndy 4 роки тому +7

    The boss of a steel works factory recently told me that tanks got there name from when in secret early development, parts were individually ordered the job sheet would say "tank". As the British steel industry was coming from the steam age it wouldn't be unusual to be working on parts for a tank

  • @threestepssideways1202
    @threestepssideways1202 6 років тому +303

    ''We had a wonderful time counting all the rivets''. Yep, that's our Lindybeige alright.

    • @AndersJackson
      @AndersJackson 5 років тому +2

      That was like that being a child back then. I remember events like that. Or counting cars, on to of the cargo in a SAAB 95, reading magazines while travel a 300 km in the summer. :-)

    • @Tsumami__
      @Tsumami__ 5 років тому +3

      Anders Jackson I mean I’m fairly young still and as a child I leaned all the engineering aspects of the titanic including the rivet count, when every other girl my age was obsessed with the film only. Then again that’s just how a mind suited to engineering works. Although I didn’t go with mechanical, I still acquired an engineering degree . I would think Lindy has the mind of an engineer, as well.

    • @mwnciboo
      @mwnciboo 5 років тому +6

      Quite literally, Weaponised Autism.

    • @davidbutler1366
      @davidbutler1366 5 років тому +1

      @@mwnciboo I am on the Autism Spectrum and am offended by your comment. Autism is not a joke.

    • @klen4569
      @klen4569 4 роки тому

      David Butler it can be

  • @77goanywhere
    @77goanywhere 5 років тому +1327

    Ahhh the British military mindset! Let's make a tank so heavy and slow that it can't run away and leave the infantry behind!

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 5 років тому +113

      @Tabourba Certainly not for the folks in the tank. lmao

    • @spookyengie735
      @spookyengie735 5 років тому +1

      what a tank ?

    • @saturn5mtw567
      @saturn5mtw567 5 років тому +187

      That's almost as good as the American military's mindset in ww1, "we won't give our pilots parachutes, because if we did, they might bail out of their planes"

    • @CommonCanc
      @CommonCanc 5 років тому +15

      For some reason i read it as if i were squire

    • @Phantomrasberryblowe
      @Phantomrasberryblowe 5 років тому +38

      Steve Koschella
      Yeah that Cromwell tank was sure was slow; and the Centurion was useless.
      Stevie boy seems totally unaware that every nation that took tanks seriously in WWII had different categories of armoured vehicles. Every single one of them - French, German, Russian, Italian, British, American and even Japanese - had armoured cars for scouting; light tanks for more combat intensive reconnaissance and pursuit; medium tanks for open warfare and pursuit; and most had heavy tanks for infantry support and breakthroughs.
      Almost everyone else had the same division of Infantry and Cruiser tanks. The Germans had Panzer III cruisers, and the early Panzer IV's with low velocity short barrelled guns as infantry support vehicles. Later this division was the Panther - whose 75mm high velocity high explosive shell lacked punch for anti-infantry or anti-artillery work - and the Tiger - the 88mm high explosive shell having much greater punch: but the principle was the same. The French had the Somua 35 for cruiser work, and the CharB for assault work. The Russians had a variety of heavy and medium tanks throughout the war on the same principles.
      This would be the same British military mindset that Guderian and the Nazis copied for Blitzkrieg.
      Not the brightest are we Steve?

  • @jackmoorehead2036
    @jackmoorehead2036 3 роки тому +24

    Only Lindy would say " Give me a slow tank, its good for the Infantrys morale."

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat 3 роки тому +7

    I love _love_ _LOVE_ the Bren (Universal) Carrier.
    Being able to get your head down and get yourself to the fighting while being fairly bullet proof must have been a godsend. If have though a higher front shield would have been in order, but who doesn't like a light machine gun rocking up behind you a and disgorging a mortar team 5 minutes after you picked up the radio?
    Wonderful thing, I wish more had survived so I could own one.
    Maybe I'll make one, restomod tankettes, I'll sell a million.

  • @imnotusingmyrealname4566
    @imnotusingmyrealname4566 6 років тому +923

    YOU WENT TO A TANK MUSEUM ON A SCHOOL TRIP?!? Why can't my school do that?

    • @kingbones2620
      @kingbones2620 5 років тому +22

      freedom man here, my school went to an air force base

    • @Alomoes
      @Alomoes 5 років тому +8

      I live in dense suberbia, there aren't military bases for miles. I did sleep on a battleship once though.

    • @fakecubed
      @fakecubed 5 років тому +36

      Feminism.

    • @Alomoes
      @Alomoes 5 років тому +3

      @Lord of Tanks Someone who doesn't know how to take a joke.

    • @wisdomball4584
      @wisdomball4584 5 років тому +9

      @@Alomoes I slept in the battleship Texas once

  • @Peorhum
    @Peorhum 7 років тому +103

    The Churchill actually did get off the beach at Dieppe. It was that the infantry could not follow and the tanks could not take out what was killing the infantry. SO to help the infantry the Churchills returned to the beach and positioned themselves to help the infantry, which is why you see the churchills on the beach turned side ways. I hate hearing people saying they did not get off the beach when I have hear tankers from dieppe saying they did and read in books on dieppe saying they did.

    • @minuteman4199
      @minuteman4199 7 років тому +5

      That was The Kings Own Calgary Regiment, from Alberta, Canada.

    • @BrorealeK
      @BrorealeK 7 років тому +2

      Rampant misinformation.

    • @Peorhum
      @Peorhum 7 років тому +2

      During WWII Canada had a red flag...it was called the Canadian red ensign. I expect what you said Bash is making them turn in their graves more then bill C16. Not that I am in favour of the bill, I think it is stupid myself. You just need to get a sense of proportion.

    • @jugganaut33
      @jugganaut33 7 років тому

      Nice bit of knowledge! Nice to see you stand up for what you believe!

    • @billythedog-309
      @billythedog-309 6 років тому

      Interestingly, the population of Dieppe was commended by the German commandant for not helping the allies in any way and granted special privileges to the town. Now there are several commemorations for the Canadian forces including a Rue des Canadiennes, though nothing to mention the British. Who'd have thought?

  • @blifi77
    @blifi77 2 роки тому +3

    The Churchills "licenseplate" starts with "T34" lol

  • @jonskowitz
    @jonskowitz 2 роки тому +2

    I think I would love to see a Lindy Beige video just going through "Manual of Arms, Tank, Mk IV"

  • @CB-fn3me
    @CB-fn3me 5 років тому +215

    About the S-Tank. The driver did not move to the back. It was the radio operator who occupied that seat and drove the tank in reverse. He doubled as a highly intelligent rear view mirror. The S-Tank was just as fast going backwards as forwards and with this clever seating arrangement they could get out of harms way in seconds and live to fight another day...

    • @normanboyes4983
      @normanboyes4983 5 років тому +17

      That really does sound like the top Italian tank.

    • @KrillLiberator
      @KrillLiberator 5 років тому +20

      Stupidly resilient to explosives as well. Seen the vid where they repeatedly blow one up with mines and all sorts... and it's kind of okay-ish afterwards. You'd have probably been able to bail out if you weren't rendered insensible by the concussion. Hell, You *might* even have driven away?

    • @Rumble625
      @Rumble625 5 років тому +6

      Norman Boyes //. Wise words to live by. “Sometimes better to lose face, save azz”.

    • @johnwilson1094
      @johnwilson1094 5 років тому +2

      Tra1aW_PC he’s making a joke about retreating.

    • @johnwilson1094
      @johnwilson1094 5 років тому +2

      I forget the model number of the German armored car, but it had a driver and steerable wheels at each end of the car for similar reasons as the Swedish tank.

  • @jamesharding3459
    @jamesharding3459 5 років тому +87

    Lindy, Lindy, no one here would hurt you. They’d just complain in the comments section for the next decade.

  • @danielteeboom
    @danielteeboom 4 роки тому +4

    The quality of these shows is amazing.

  • @raysmyth8596
    @raysmyth8596 3 роки тому +1

    Lindybeige for me is the image of the quintessential, eccentric and charming English gentleman. Which is essentially camouflage, as he is clearly smart, well prepared and knowledgeable. I enjoy his videos greatly.

  • @AssassinAgent
    @AssassinAgent 7 років тому +364

    Lindy and tank museum in the same video? I need new pants =3

    • @TopHatHat
      @TopHatHat 7 років тому +14

      *Hands new pants*

    • @lancaster5077
      @lancaster5077 7 років тому +5

      Trousers type pants or undies type pants ? (readies or shreddies) Hence maybe Pants-er-tanks

    • @user-nkmaretsik
      @user-nkmaretsik 7 років тому +2

      Agree man, tanks are awesome and Lindy is the teacher every wanted in history lessons

    • @lancaster5077
      @lancaster5077 7 років тому +3

      I Lindy especially as he has corrected misunderstandings about The Churchill that was really a very good tank, in the end, when it was sorted out.

  • @SMC01ful
    @SMC01ful 6 років тому +27

    God, I love this blokes humour and energy. Not scared of being himself.

  • @kaiserofgermania5236
    @kaiserofgermania5236 4 роки тому +16

    13:55 I love that they have plastic pigeons in the tank😂😂

    • @packetdrinks9215
      @packetdrinks9215 3 роки тому +3

      “And they have these pigeons”
      *Pulls out a shitty plastic mould pigeon just ya know, just lying around in a world war 1 tank*
      “Just like these, and they would......”

  • @daronsebelius8160
    @daronsebelius8160 4 роки тому +5

    "and hang on for grim death." I love this guy!

  • @Slayer_Jesse
    @Slayer_Jesse 7 років тому +211

    no trumpets at the end? i feel cheated.

    • @musicalaviator
      @musicalaviator 7 років тому +25

      Slayer Jesse Lindybeige music isn't trumpets! It's a british brass band! Cornets, tenor horns and Euphoniums, not a trumpet in sight!

    • @musicalaviator
      @musicalaviator 7 років тому +3

      and drums? :P

    • @wierdalien1
      @wierdalien1 6 років тому

      musicalaviator not forgetting Baritones, tubas and eb basses and thoses weirdos the Trombones.

    • @joesphistalin2800
      @joesphistalin2800 6 років тому

      I wish there were trumpets but it wasn't Lindy's video so all is forgiven.

  • @Svenmpa
    @Svenmpa 7 років тому +47

    Love you Lindeybeige, but as a Swede I have to point out two things:
    1 - You make it sound (probably just your phrasing) like the driver of the Strv would switch places to drive backwards. That was not the case as it was the radio operator who did the rearward escape driving if necessary.
    2 - As you say the Strv was the Swedish MBT for quite some years, nevertheless it is very common to hear that it was a tank made purely for defence. That might be true in the overall design of the tank but it sure wasn't the case of the tactical doctrine of the armed forces. The tank was considered an MBT and not a tank destroyer and thus would often play the role of attacking the enemy, whether it was other tanks or threats such as infantry.
    Nevertheless, great seeing you on this UA-cam channel as well.

    • @lindybeige
      @lindybeige 7 років тому +37

      Yes, there were two driving positions. With a full crew, someone else could drive the tank backwards.
      I do say that it was the Swedish MBT, and that's what makes it so impressive: that they put their faith in such a radically new design.

    • @doktormusmatta
      @doktormusmatta 6 років тому

      Don't forget the Centurion, which remained in Swedish service until 2000. Not that that's necessarily a good thing.

  • @sleat
    @sleat 2 роки тому +3

    You might enjoy a visit to the museum that used to be in my old home-town, the US Army Ordnance Museum. It has been moved to Fort Lee, Virginia, and it is essentially "The Noah's Ark of old tanks" (apcs, artillery, etc) occupying a giant acreage. We gad our very own V-2 and V-1 examples. Spent many a happy childhood hour among all that steel. I remember marveling at the ingenuity of the "stank" as we called it, as much as I marveled at the ingenuity of the Draken and Viggen in those days!

  • @TheArech
    @TheArech 4 роки тому +1

    I've seen some videos on this channel before, but only after I saw Mr.Lindybeige presenting, I decided to subscribe! He's absolutely great presenter! Please, more of him!

  • @MrTigerlore
    @MrTigerlore 5 років тому +66

    Wow, learning about the Mark IV was so fascinating. What a crazy blend of the old and the new. I can’t believe they had a pigeon box in the tank to send out messages.

    • @aebirkbeck2693
      @aebirkbeck2693 4 роки тому +2

      look up the "history Guy" on you tube he did a fascinating video about carrier pigeons you will be surprised how long the lasted in use

  • @johnwilson1094
    @johnwilson1094 5 років тому +31

    A wonderfully thorough, clear, pertinent and enthusiastic video. About being slow as a good for infantry support during an artillery barrage: a friend told me how his French Language teacher had been assigned to a British infantry regiment in WW2. The Breakfast they served the troops was apparently heavier than he was used to, and he said, “You had to stand and fight. You could not run away.”

  • @pinkitoburrito3978
    @pinkitoburrito3978 3 роки тому +4

    I love the jagdpanther! I have i bias because my great uncle got me a model for my birthday when i was younger, its got a really interesting shape and i always liked the look of it, different from my general idea of what a tank looked like back then

  • @brushylake4606
    @brushylake4606 2 роки тому +4

    Your mention of the Churchill's ability to move its gun in the forest is spot on. My grandfather fought under Patton at the Bulge. I asked him about fighting the German tanks, especially what he thought of the Tiger. He mentioned that specifically. The 88, while fearsome, was almost useless in trees. He also mentioned the Sherman's ability to move faster than the Tiger's turret could traverse, depending on the range.

  • @Sreven199
    @Sreven199 7 років тому +946

    Sees the video
    *freezes*
    *heavy breathing*
    *clicks*

    • @renardgrise
      @renardgrise 7 років тому +29

      ditto, haha.

    • @Nick-mh8uv
      @Nick-mh8uv 7 років тому +1

      The Badass Bassist I saw you post this same thing on jingles war thunder vid lol

    • @mattie4938
      @mattie4938 6 років тому

      The Badass Bassist why ? Hahaha

    • @Sreven199
      @Sreven199 6 років тому +6

      Because its Lindybeige, the internets most excitable hermit, and TANKS. What's not to love?

    • @samevans8922
      @samevans8922 6 років тому

      The Badass Bassist
      #bassclef

  • @mlucc5
    @mlucc5 5 років тому +56

    I love how the one top five tanks made with the rambler LindyBiege is almost 30 minutes long while most are only 8.

    • @tetragon2137
      @tetragon2137 5 років тому +1

      This one is about on par with The Mighty Jingles and the video he did about his top 5. Take a wild guess what Jingles' favourite tank is...

    • @scoutobrien3406
      @scoutobrien3406 4 роки тому +7

      He had one video where he explained he tried to stay on topic but he'd had to re-film everything because he'd talked for 33 minutes.
      The new version was like 29

  • @justincresswell-beer4509
    @justincresswell-beer4509 3 роки тому +1

    I could listen to you talk for HOURS!

  • @ifitsnotbrokenfixit1193
    @ifitsnotbrokenfixit1193 2 роки тому +1

    Yes i know this is an older video.
    I really like listening to him talk. His enthusiasm is perfect.

  • @82dorrin
    @82dorrin 5 років тому +380

    Jesus... I have a new respect for WWI tank crews...

    • @julemandenudengaver4580
      @julemandenudengaver4580 5 років тому +11

      and some where worse..rhe saint cemont ,(not spelled right) ia a good example, one tog his sidearm revolver and shot right through the armour

    • @ohnenamen2843
      @ohnenamen2843 5 років тому +1

      The Germans had it even worse

    • @kylenetherwood8734
      @kylenetherwood8734 5 років тому +7

      @@ohnenamen2843 That's what they get for having nicer trenches.

    • @ohnenamen2843
      @ohnenamen2843 5 років тому +3

      Kyle Netherwood
      Thats right

    • @ServantofBaal
      @ServantofBaal 5 років тому +10

      WWI sucked for everyone

  • @theohercules1943
    @theohercules1943 5 років тому +556

    '1.5 metres if you're French.'
    *Hon hon sacré bleu baguette fromage*

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 роки тому +18

      Omelette du fromage et escargot dans les nuits, oui?

    • @classifiedamphibian4649
      @classifiedamphibian4649 4 роки тому +16

      Oui Oui Monsieur

    • @HueyPPLong
      @HueyPPLong 4 роки тому +12

      Les hommes pomme de terre

    • @pencilgaming1233
      @pencilgaming1233 4 роки тому +28

      Oui oui baguette croissant Eiffel tower

    • @sulc4092
      @sulc4092 4 роки тому +4

      @@pencilgaming1233 Imma be honest i wasn't expecting you

  • @ILikeToLaughAtYou
    @ILikeToLaughAtYou 4 роки тому +5

    German tank design in the Second World War was entirely based on "lets put a bunker on tracks"

    • @drizzt102
      @drizzt102 3 роки тому

      By the end theyd moved past that and just handed the tank designers crayons. Cause some of those late ideas were mad as hatters

  • @zombiehyperdrive4904
    @zombiehyperdrive4904 4 роки тому +9

    It’s 2019 ... imagine an Abrams M1A1 tweeting around updates on the HQ handle in the middle of a fight... least expected, right? Same with the whole pigeon episode with the Mark IV a hundred years ago

  • @MrKeys57
    @MrKeys57 4 роки тому +176

    "Pidgeons" in a tank? really? - i know pidgeons were used in both wws, but in a tank? - this man Lindybeige does explain everything in a nice and huomorus way! - reminds me of the Monthy Pyton way of acting! he is really good! - and excellent presentation of the tank! - greetings, Levi from Finland

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 роки тому +15

      Remember that was more than a hundred years ago, radios were big, heavy, and fragile. Pigeons were small, light, and resilient.

    • @MegaRazorback
      @MegaRazorback 4 роки тому +12

      @@Milamberinx Both sides during WW1 caught on really quickly unfortunately to the fact that each side was mainly using birds as messengers to carry orders and in an effort to stop that they often shot at any flying bird they saw in the hopes of killing it due to its potential of carrying a message.

    • @belliott538
      @belliott538 4 роки тому +7

      In a pinch the Pigeons could be eaten... or used as Feather Dusters... and Then Eaten.

    • @MrKeys57
      @MrKeys57 4 роки тому +5

      @@belliott538 "sorry, no messages today, into the oven you go now, chop,chop" 😆😆😆

    • @belliott538
      @belliott538 4 роки тому +5

      Pierre! What did you do with the Pigeons?!?
      Pierre: MERDE!!! Someone Grab the Pudding off the top of the Engine! I hope she has not Burned! We are out of Pidgeon and I have no more Basal!!!

  • @deniskalev5805
    @deniskalev5805 4 роки тому +84

    Lindybeige is confirmed as a space ork, his machine guns go "daka daka daka"

  • @stanleygeorge7781
    @stanleygeorge7781 4 роки тому +3

    This guy needs to come be my professor in all my college classes!!!! Sir you're Epic!!!!!

  • @nathanherber1225
    @nathanherber1225 2 роки тому +2

    Love your passion for this subject Lindy, well done!

  • @inlovewithgoats1092
    @inlovewithgoats1092 7 років тому +293

    When I saw the title I legitimately started screaming like a little girl!

  • @LilacMage
    @LilacMage 7 років тому +181

    I wish tank rally cross was a sport. imagine 5 or 9 tanks racing around the track. maybe there is a shooting range per lap like in skishooting. oh god the noise! and how nice the team paterns and racing colours could be.

    • @starlite1100
      @starlite1100 6 років тому

      ThekaisTzar - and that would be???

    • @starlite1100
      @starlite1100 6 років тому +1

      ThekaisTzar - shame I'm not one for anime

    • @tostie3110
      @tostie3110 5 років тому +1

      Panzer vor?

    • @WFVrorag
      @WFVrorag 5 років тому +5

      You mean like this? ua-cam.com/video/nE2yzAqvhJc/v-deo.html

    • @ohne_zwiebeln
      @ohne_zwiebeln 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, but without Russians winning by default :)

  • @camrenwick
    @camrenwick Рік тому +1

    His passion and enthusiasm is great

  • @jordycalvin8272
    @jordycalvin8272 4 роки тому +1

    Another thing about the Churchill tank is that out of all the tanks that were lend leased to the USSR, the Churchill III was the only tank, the Russians genuinely loved, they hated how slow it was but were extremely impressed by its protective capabilities

  • @dorpth
    @dorpth 5 років тому +27

    My #1 tank is the one I designed when I was six years old. A kid in our class would make up a story how his uncle worked for the army, and would look at kids' drawings to make the best ones into real tanks. It was a great lie to become popular. We were all gullible and believed him.
    My design was this giant tank with metal spikes all around it. I drew lightning bolts coming out of it to show that on top of the spikes, it was electrified. I figured the #1 weakness of tanks was people climbing on top of it, so spikes would stop that and if the spikes didn't stop them, the electric shock would! If no infantry could climb it, how could anything possibly stop it? THEY COULDN'T! My giant spikey electric tank (that I think I named "Electro Porcupine Juggernaut") was completely invincible and would have revolutionized warfare.

    • @WhiteIkiryo-yt2it
      @WhiteIkiryo-yt2it 11 місяців тому +2

      Pretty sure you could "convince" the North Koreans to buy the design and it doesn't count as aiding a rogue nation if the design is utterly impractical.

    • @ajohnymous5699
      @ajohnymous5699 9 місяців тому

      Ok but if it's got spikes and electric fields keeping people out, how do you get in and do maintenance?

    • @dorpth
      @dorpth 9 місяців тому

      @@ajohnymous5699 by sliding down the Bat Pole in the Bat Cave. duh

  • @OpiumNomad
    @OpiumNomad 7 років тому +204

    I'm a simple man. I see Lindybeige, I click.

  • @gryph01
    @gryph01 3 роки тому +2

    My grandfather operated an universal carrier in Italy with the Canadian Army. He said he liked them.

  • @tomassey123
    @tomassey123 2 роки тому +1

    love the enthusiam. what a fountain of tank knowledge this guy is!

  • @willobotify
    @willobotify 7 років тому +19

    lindybeige for an OBE, the mans a national treasure! Sir Lindy!

  • @Yahda
    @Yahda 7 років тому +352

    I love lindybeige!

    • @TopHatHat
      @TopHatHat 7 років тому +44

      Who doesn't? He is honestly the most charismatic person i have ever seen.

    • @Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu
      @Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu 6 років тому +1

      lol

    • @mikereger1186
      @mikereger1186 6 років тому +1

      He’s one of the few people I’ve ever been able to just listen to for hours without getting bored. Like Tom Baker.

  • @mikealphapappa2491
    @mikealphapappa2491 11 місяців тому +1

    The nr. 2 vehicle is widely known as at the Bren carrier or Bren gun carrier in our parts. My dad “revived” one, and it’s fast and fun to drive. Nice 6 cilinder engine that makes quite the noise and produces loads of heat, but it probably has the best gas/milage ratio of any armored vehicle around