Inside the Chieftain's Hatch - Panzer IV Pt. 1

"i never thought I'd review a tank side by side with the chieftain..." "How about side by side with a friend?" "Aye, laddie...aye."

They changed the music and it is quieter, thank you.

19:44 "They made it as kampfy as they could.." .. I'm sorry, but the timestamp was too good to pass up on.

Old legend, new legend. The day that the tankcommunity exploded. (Only missing a surprise visit by Mr. Fletcher)

The jerrycan was prized by the British in the desert war. They called their own fuel cans "flimsies" and used captured jerrycans whenever they could get them. The British cans would leak and break due to the day night temperature changes in the desert and rough handling, and every drop of water and fuel was precious. The name and design of the jerrycan (copied by Americans and British) is pretty much unchanged to this day. Sometimes German "over engineering" paid dividends for its soldiers!

Back in the day, horse carriages carried a bucket of tar in the back to lubricate bushings. In ex-USSR it's still popular to strap a tiny keyring sized burcket to the back of a car as an amulet. Maybe German soldiers carried buckets for the same reason.

For his age Hilary is really fit! I bet he will write many more books.

Good to see Mr Doyle. And indeed, the "Jerry can" was an important bit of gear. The British moved fuel in a tin container that was poorly built and leaked enormous amounts of vital fuel. Remember that the British either had to push convoys through the hostile Med or send them the long way around Cape. The British first encountered the German version, and quickly realized its superior design. They sent off examples for copying.

A great tank expert (Moran) treating an even greater tank expert (Doyle) with utmost deference. What a great example of humility!

I have waited long for this day. L43-long, actually.

Hillary Doyle, I feel like a little kid learning at the feet of a tank God!

really pleased that someone listened to our gripes on turned down the music....thanks.

It's awkward how the further we get away in time from ww2 the more sensitive we appear to be to the swastika shown in historical context...

My 13 yo daughter just walked in and asked, "Is that a Panzer IV?" 😊😊 I'm so proud. Thank you Girls Und Panzers

The Pz. III's and IV's are such clearly underappreciated tanks. Everybody just talks about "muh armour, muh slopes, muh guns".

Wow that's hilarious, they covered up the friendship windmill

At last. An L43 Long. The Tiger and Panther may get all the attention but the Panzer IV was the workhorse throughout the war.

Look up the "Think Tank" YT videos from 2012. They go on for hours with panelists including Hillary Doyle, David Fletcher, and authors who have written dozens of great tank book series. Epic!

It's finally here

Yes!! The one I’ve waited for! The Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf H late production is my favorite tank, period. I realize this is a G early, (actually it’s a early factory upgraded with mid details post production), but I consider it close to the H, minus the hull side driver and radio operator viewports, schürzen and small details. A clarification from the video. The rubber return rollers were indeed used through the Ausf.H Lates and even some Early J’s. The Mid and Late J’s are when the rubber return rollers really disappeared. This beauty was likely finished as a G early and earmarked by O-K for the East at production. It was likely halted in training, prior to deployment, and sent back to Vomag or an advanced field shop for its auf G mid production upgrades and it’s “new” paint for the Afrika Korps. It’s fascinating the story these tell from the details. I believe this was originally painted in RAL 8020, having been factory applied post March 1942 when the switch from RAL 7028 and RAL 8000 moved to the lighter shade of RAL 8020. I consider the IV Ausf H the late war and the III Ausf F/G upgrade the early war workhorses when I picture the standard German Panzer. Great video.