dejawolf Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 tank documentary:http://www.guba.com/watch/3000084267?category_id=527&duration_step=0&filter_tiny=0&pp=40&sb=5&set=-1&sf=0&size_step=0&o=34&sample=1211338339:2b6e1363602c2b690bfd1a317413520274515f4epart2:http://www.guba.com/watch/3000084306?duration_step=0&fields=23&filter_tiny=0&pp=40&query=weapons%20races&sb=5&set=-1&sf=0&size_step=0&o=32&sample=1211340098:74493dc307cc5b74dabc5e48b5fc268fd2f848db 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisenschwein Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Haha, Fuller as the founder of "Blitzkrieg" and combined armed force and the M1 as the "Status Quo" of modern Tank technology.......Nice one !And by the way, were is the Leo 1 ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 well, its the most informed tank documentary for TV i've yet seen, though still lacks in most aspects of tank warfare.don't complain, at least it listed the leopard 2 and challenger as the equals of the M1, and it also told a brief story of how the abrams was upgraded a few times.still missed out hugely on the 105mm L7A3, but lots of delicious WW1 footage, and tank footage in general makes you forget that.it also manages to give a rough outline of the development history of the tank over time.i'd rate it a 4/6. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma6584 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Can't really tell a proper story in 50 minutes. Simple and maybe decent documentary but certainly saw a few inaccuracies and mistakes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisenschwein Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Some of the missing parts:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abqb_DqYXno&eurl=http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=133679 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 That was quite interesting eisenswein havent seen that one before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Lots of nice footage, even from old Bundeswehr M47 or M48! But......Little Willie??...T-64??...and of course why is "Leadability" of a tank never mentioned? It ranges as much as armor and firepower. T-34 had good armor, good performance, good firepower, the best combination of its time. But its turret outfit was initally crap, no radios and used piecemeal. And they tried to sell that Germany won the 39-41 campaigns with superior armor! Oh yeah, let´s swarm France with Panzer I and II, sounds like a good idea...tactics, doctrine, all that has to have a place in a tank documentary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Well worth the look for the WW1 stuff alone. So it's made for an American audience...no biggie. Just substitute the ballsy M1 talk with "generic Western tank", and leave room for the fact that the newest Russki developments aren't even mentioned, and you're sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Some of the missing parts:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abqb_DqYXno&eurl=http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=133679Here is the rest of the video (German version):http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2299926872093949507&ei=stc3SJXiC4GKqAPbtJzwAw&hl=enHaha, Fuller as the founder of "Blitzkrieg"....Plan 1919 by Fuller is an interesting read.... one can argue that it formed the basis for later blitzkrieg tactics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 The footage was great. Everything else has to be taken with a grain of salt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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