Hunting Tigers in Africa
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Published 2023-03-17
Explosions rock the earth as the men of the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters take cover in their meager trenches.
The Germans have them under fire and just 300 yards away a Panzer squadron in a hull down position fires upon the allied positions.
At the head of the panzer squadron is a fearsome beast. Even its name is whispered by the Allies. It’s a Tiger. Armed with a powerful 88mm gun and incredible armor they are the flagship of the German War Machine.
How is it possible to destroy or even capture such an epic machine? They inflict dread in even the best of tankers, let alone a battalion of infantry with just PIATs at their disposal. In a rush a few men run for an abandoned enemy position. There they find an abandoned Pak 97/38. They heave the gun around to face the oncoming threat and scavenge as much ammunition as they can.
Inside the Tiger the crew are under strict instructions not to let their tank fall into enemy hands. Even going so far to equip Tigers with charges to blow up the tank in the event of capture. So for the allies even taking one out is a colossal undertaking. Let alone capturing a tiger with its fangs and claws intact.
We take you through the events of that day and how exactly the allies managed to get their hands on the peak of Germany’s tank technology at the time.
Thank you very much to the Tank Museum @thetankmuseum for helping us with the script and allowing us to use the photos in this film. Any errors are our own. You can see the legendary Tiger 131 in action: tankmuseum.org/events
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks again to @thetankmuseum. See the legendary 131 at tiger day. tankmuseum.org/events
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The GoPro-style camera view from the barrel of the German soldier's gun was totally unexpected, and absolutely amazing! Also, the amount of detail you folks put into each item, including the viewport reflection in the tank commander's eyes, is stunning! So well done! Oh, and the story was great, too! 😉
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If you are looking for the cat, ours took a holiday as it didn't want to take anything away from the big cat star of this film
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As someone who’s been to the tank museum, the tiger is probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen
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I was watching one of your earliest videos about US Navy fighter pilot Jessie Brown the other day. When I compare these two videos the graphics has really come a long way since the founding of your channel. The character modelling and animations, facial features, the character and environment textures. All fantastic, and they keep getting better. Keep it up.👍👍
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Brilliant as always. Ive been watching since the beginning when the story of the Brown/Stiegler incident left me in tears. Since then you've taught me a lot of history, but not only history; you've shown that the "enemy", whoever we consider that to be, consists of human beings struggling through the nightmare of war, just like ourselves. You've illuminated moments of incredible courage, terrible violence and destruction, and most importantly, occasions of unexpected mercy, compassion and humanity. In a world darkened by greed, deception, and cowardice, you are a light showing us a higher road. Thank you, everyone at Yarnhub, for teaching us not just history, but also how to be.
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It's insane how much your animations has improved, from the models to the cinematic shots. Great work as always.
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I love the fact that the Germans made about 1200 Tigers yet they appear in so many war movies and comics you would think there were 10 times that number.
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Proud to say my Grandfather was one of the Foresters in this battle, Sgt. Edwin Elcock. Awesome video!
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For people who don’t know: Tiger 131 is one of the only tigers captured and put in museums till this day, it was also used in the movie “Fury”, maybe the only real Tiger tank used in movies.
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An absolutely fantastic animation! The level of detail in the storytelling and animation is truly something to behold, especially the use of that PIAT launcher and the famous "tiger 131", truly brilliant work, Yarnhub!
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Wow I'm very surprised that this is the same tank appeared in FURY movie... Very beautiful animation,so details, I love it, one of the best historical YouTube channel of all time
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This was so cool and cinematic, it was really incredible to watch! Great video, keep up the good work!
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Its so Awesome to see how your graphics have improved from 2D to an impressive realistic believing episode
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It took me a second glance to understand that the tank getting out of a garage ( at 10:00) is a movie, not an animation. It shows the quality of your work. Another excellent work!
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this is literally. quite literally. the best one you guys have made. the lighting, camera work, and models and textures, the animation itself (especially the animation on the face) and post production all just highly complimented eachother unconditionally.
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Been here since the first video about the bf 109 sparing a bomber, seeing you guys evolve and grow is awesome. Your videos are very unique and have clear effort put in. I want this channel to become one of the most subscribed to ever.
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I started watching you almost 3 years ago, and the detail in your animations has come huge lengths. Everything is so high quality, and the visuals are incredibly satisfying to watch. It's really cool seeing how far your animations have come. I'll continue to watch your career with great interest.
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7:21 the tiger just said “the fuck did you just say to me”
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This part right here 3:34 is incredible! Good job yarnhub team!!
