The Battle of Kursk was the last major offensive the German army would see on the eastern front in WWII. Despite huge Soviet losses, their ability to replace men with ease, not to mention the power of the feared T-34 tank mean that Kursk became one of the most decisive moments in the war, and in history.
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Sloped armor had been used since the invention of the tank. The T34 was not the first
Only 12' of this episode, titled "Battle of Kursk" actually about Kursk.
After doing some more research I found out that the German army used primarily panzer ll Terrible tank
Basically, the accepted design was an enlarged Panzer I with a turret bearing the new Rheinmetall KwK30 L55 20 mm (0.79 in) quick firing gun. The armament was derived from the 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, capable of a firing rate of 600 rpm. The purpose of such a gun was to have good armor-piercing capabilities, due to its high velocity and high rate of fire, being especially effective at short range against most light and medium tanks of the time. The KwK 30 was aimed through a TZF4 gun sight. Normal provision was 180 rounds (armor-piercing and high explosive) and 2250 for the coaxial 7.92 mm (0.31 in) Rheinmetall-Borsig model 34 machine-gun. Elevation/depression for the gun mount was +20/-9.5°. As the Spanish Civil War showed, a dramatic increase in armor was urgently needed, and the first designs incorporated integral 14 mm (0.55 in) homogeneous steel armor (10 mm/0.39 in top and bottom), which was sufficient against shrapnel and bullets. However, it was not immune to many high velocity 37 mm (1.46 in) AT weapons of the time, or the French 25 and 47 mm (0.98-1.85 in) and Soviet 45 mm (1.77 in) towed antitank guns.
The engine of nearly the entire series was the gasoline 6-cylinder Maybach HL62 TRM providing 140 hp, coupled with a ZF transmission with 6 gears plus reverse. It was reliable, although it limited any major increases in armor and armament, due to significant losses both in speed and range. The first pre-series vehicles were fitted with small wheels sprung in pairs under three bogies, a system very similar to the Panzer I suspension. However, for reliability and mass production, a new system of five individually sprung, larger wheels was chosen. The upper part of the track was supported by three return rollers, increased to four on the production version. The crew-size of three was a progress over the Panzer I, but the commander was also the main gunner, sitting on the turret seat. The driver sat at the front of the vehicle. The loader/radio operator was situated on the floor under the turret, operating a FuG5 USW receiver and 10-watt transmitter. The radio gave a clear advantage to the Panzer II over previous models and foreign opponents.
Operation Barbarossa was 1941. Battle of Kursk was 1943. The title of this video makes no sense.
this so called documentary is misleading and biased. Skip it.
15:35 😂😂😂😂😂
Diesel gels up way before gasoline does! Light a fire under a gasoline powered vehicle and pretty soon you don't have a vehicle anymore. Does no one on thia production team own a diesel auto or truck?
It was a mistake to invade Sicily Eisenhower Monty.Blod& guts and the mince meat operation were wrong they should invaded Sardinia &Corsica then N.Italy cuting of tbe germans Hanibal is smiling loking down.
Give the Germans half the numbers of men and material that the Russians had at Kursk with Panthers that are operationally ready. And the Germans would have destroyed the Soviets at Kursk. The Russians suck militarily.
I enjoyed listening to it, but it's got some errors here and there. To what's already been said in the comments, I add that calling the Shturmovik a dive-bomber is kind-of a stretch. Pilots would nose it over when attacking but not at the angles something like a Ju-87 or Dauntless would go in at.
5 minutes out of 45 talking about the battle of Kursk is hardly abut the 'Battle of Kursk '
This doc is good, but mislabeled. It talks about Kursk, but it's not mostly about Kursk. Interesting nonetheless.
The Last Tank Battle of Operation Barbarossa was actually the Battle for Moscow.
Thanks for totally disregarding the New Zealand and Indian soldiers who died at Monte Cassino
I was expecting more than 5 minutes about Kursk, judging by the title………..
The battle for Anzio was another Allied blunder, after landing on the beach they had almost no resistance instead of moving inland they decided to stop and drink tea,the Germans counter attack and keep the Allies on the beach for weeks, the Germans even brought up their biggest guns"Anzio Annie" 800mm beast…
Can't even pronounce Von Manstein correctly 👎 and the info on Kursk is limited👎
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Haha "The Germans are so dug in that it's almost impossible to winkle them out." 😅 "The Germans are so dug in that it's almost impossible to winkle them out."
X2 ✌😉
Did you know Palmyra was saved from extremists by Russia. Not the US or any of its NATO muppets who tend to hand rub far to often.
3 million Americans on British soil effect the society. Wait till they let in Arab and African males to take over the country….oh what?
The battle of Kusk?
All German cars , ve,bmw,Mercedes,audi,are like those super tanks, break down constantly, over engineered, expensive, very unreliable … but u aint ready for that conversation yet
So many good people died for absolutely nothing, Life is not that priceless after all, it has a price, can be worth pennies or millions depending on the situation, but it dies has a price and is not priceless
Like being on a death row, where as soon as you land on that beach you know your life will be over…humanity has reached stupidity’s point of no return
It fooled me with the title
Diesel freezes before petrol.
Please get the basic facts right.
The native American word Omaha means [ to go against the stream.]
He who has the battlefield has all the spare parts. The Russians could gather up everything there and reuse it.