Germany's New KF51 Panther Tank | The Spearhead of a New Generation?

2023 ж. 12 Қаң.
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For over four decades, the concept of the European Main Battle Tank has been dominated by the Leopard 2, to the point where it's almost impossible to imagine a world in which this legend no longer serves on the battlefield. Rheinmetall however appear to feel differently, unveiling their KF 51 Panther MBT concept at Eurosatory in June of 2022.
Equipped with an autoloading 130mm smoothbore main gun, next generation sensor suites and C4I systems, and undoubtedly the most capable layered defence system to ever exist, the KF 51, should it enter service today, could be the most powerful and capable tank ever built. However, it may not be quite "ready" yet... ...
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Also be sure to check out the episode of this series we made for the Challenger 3 last year: • Challenger 3 | Britain...
and our guide to tank ammunition types here: • A Guide to Tank Ammo |...
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I did not mean to take such a long break this time. Honestly it seems like literally everything that could possibly go wrong in making videos lately... HAS gone wrong. From PC and internet issues, to construction work in our building, to my falling very sick for several months and being unable to talk or get much in the way of good work done... Yeah, the last six months have been a disaster! I'm completely okay now, though I have lost a lot of weight recently and am struggling a little, but I should be able to get the gears of the Armor Cast machine running up to speed again, and am hoping to stick to near-weekly uploads for most of this year!
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  • With the amount of new technology on this tank, one must pray to the Omnissiah for it to all work!

    @danielmartens6369@danielmartens6369 Жыл бұрын
    • I see what you did there

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • Is the German the modern equivalent to the mechanicus?

      @arrielradja5522@arrielradja5522 Жыл бұрын
    • And it still doesn't have as much DAKKA as a Baneblade.

      @colbunkmust@colbunkmust Жыл бұрын
    • given our track record, it probably has a particularly angry machine spirit.

      @clarkecorvo2692@clarkecorvo2692 Жыл бұрын
    • Pray to the Omnissiah!!! I can feel the machine spirit calling to me!

      @spiffywolf2850@spiffywolf2850 Жыл бұрын
  • If the new Panther is already such a monstrosity, I wonder just how large the new Tiger tank is going to be.

    @pj-vu3cn@pj-vu3cn Жыл бұрын
    • Let's not think about that and let the German army design new tanks for Ukraine and if the modern variation of the tiger is better than the modern variation of the panther, didn't that could theoretically mean that the new version could shoot through some armour of battleships

      @marshthecanadian9832@marshthecanadian9832 Жыл бұрын
    • @@marshthecanadian9832 I'm sure the german army will gladly accept payment-in-kind, preferably 18 yrs old and blonde.

      @pj-vu3cn@pj-vu3cn Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@pj-vu3cn i feel Bad for laughing so hard ON this as a german

      @Thargrim@Thargrim Жыл бұрын
    • lmaoooo

      @WarFoxThunder@WarFoxThunder Жыл бұрын
    • The Panther is actually smaller and lighter than the Leopard 2.

      @TrangleC@TrangleC Жыл бұрын
  • My left ear is really happy that you reached 100k subs 7 months ago, my right ear is sad it couldn't be part of the celebration!

    @TheAdminFromHell@TheAdminFromHell6 ай бұрын
    • lmao

      @Jorghee316@Jorghee316Ай бұрын
  • What you failed to mention is that this is probably the best analysis out there on this tank

    @wogelson@wogelson Жыл бұрын
  • I think the big idea of unmanned turrets being beneficial are that a smaller, lighter turret can be created, while keeping the same level of armor. That weight can then be used elsewhere for extra armor, fuel, modern electronics and targeting systems, and/or active protection systems. How exactly that would specifically work in practice is more subject to caveats.

    @andrewreynolds4949@andrewreynolds4949 Жыл бұрын
    • It would hurt commanders environmental awareness to much i think. The top of the top of turret gives the commander 360 degrees view from higher up in a way that camera systems just can't. I don't see this becomming a standard in nato designs.

      @baronvonlimbourgh1716@baronvonlimbourgh1716 Жыл бұрын
    • @@baronvonlimbourgh1716 This could change when they implement helmet mounted displays for the crew as it's common for helicopter pilots. Pretty much like VR goggles.

      @geerdi5222@geerdi5222 Жыл бұрын
    • Tanks fighting in hull-down positions would see an even greater improvement in crew protection. If only the turret can be seen, then only the turret can be hit, and if the crew isn't in the turret then you can't really kill the crew when they're in a hull down position. The tank can still be destroyed but crew is extremely well protected.

      @Rampant16@Rampant16 Жыл бұрын
    • @@geerdi5222 Helicopter pilots are not activly on the ground fighting. Have rockets shown at you while enemies are closeby and you are wearing shit over your eyes sound like the perfect way to make your soldiers panic.

      @RK-cj4oc@RK-cj4oc Жыл бұрын
    • Wouldn't you still want the turret equally armored to because a shattered turret equals a useless tank?

      @tinetannies4637@tinetannies4637 Жыл бұрын
  • It was my experience as an armor crewman in central Germany (Fulda Gap and East German border) there are very few place where one has line of sight of more than 2 or 3 klicks. The German countryside is often heavily wooded, rolling terrain, with limit sight distance. This may not be the case in the northern plains (I don't know, never trained there), but in much of central Europe a gun with an effective range greater than the advertised 3.5 klicks is probably a luxury.

    @davegrenier1160@davegrenier1160 Жыл бұрын
    • Very true, but vehicles like this are also exported all around the world. In Turkey for example, Leopard 2s could potentially have been firing out MUCH further than they could in the rolling, wooded terrain of central Europe. In the Gulf War, Challenger 1 was able to surpass 5km, and there's no reason to suspect M1A1 Abrams could not have done the same. The same is true for much of Asia and Scandinavia, where mountainous terrain can, rather than BLOCKING visibility, actually put you high enough to be firing from one mountain ridge across to another! Those distances can easily reach 5km. In other words, I agree it is absolutely a luxury, but one that CAN be very useful depending on who ends up using the tank and where in the world it goes.

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • In addition to Armor Cast's reply, I'll also say that these tanks are probably made for particular battlefields, such as eastern Europe, the mid east and whatever other areas are expected to be future battlefields.

      @odinsrensen7460@odinsrensen746011 ай бұрын
    • One benefit of larger rounds is they can be improved upon when it comes to smart munitions and hybrid projectiles. You can have a lot different varieties of warheads and such from what I understand. Also a 130mm basically future proofs the tank. Hear the US was jostling with having the ability to have a 140mm.

      @dianapennepacker6854@dianapennepacker685411 ай бұрын
    • I'll agree with you there, but the ability to really reach out there in the Gulf was a huge blessing.

      @matthewhuman8209@matthewhuman82096 ай бұрын
    • Longest tank on tank kill 3.1 miles by a British Challenger rifled barrel gun

      @MichaelKng-fk5jk@MichaelKng-fk5jk6 ай бұрын
  • I really enjoyed you stating your experience prior to your presentation. I think more channels should do this. Good video, looking forward to watching more of your content!

    @nzratel@nzratel Жыл бұрын
  • As a Slovene can confirm that upgrading older designs to new standards becomes terribly inefficient very fast. The two tanks our armed forces upgraded in our short history gained much international ridicule, but where upgraded due to necessity of no one wanting to sell finished arms to a new nation, not due to the want of doing such an upgrade. The M55s is a heavily upgraded T-55, digitalising a T-55 to a late 1990s standard by adding soft kill protection laser rangefinders, Laser warning receivers, a weather station, modern independent day/night optics, modern encrypted communication suite, ballistic computers, and many more. Cost over 1,7 M€ per tank. The later upgrade of a M84a (a T-72 derivative design) to a M84a4 [sniper], adding all the bells and whistles of tanks of the 2000s cost around 3,5 M€ per tank. It took a complete gutting of all systems and changing absolutely everything to make it a very precise tank. That is insane kinds of money and work, well in the range of being able to buy a new modern tank would one be willing to sell one instead. And those prices are lowered due to our lower wages and most of the works and designs being done locally, a PPP adjustment to price would make modern western tanks cheaper by far. Upgrading old tech to new standards gets very expensive very fast.

    @HibikiKano@HibikiKano Жыл бұрын
    • I shall reply, You can only buy your girlfriend so much makeup before you realize you need a new girlfriend. Slava Ukraine!

      @Sugarmountaincondo@Sugarmountaincondo Жыл бұрын
    • Yes it reaches a point of diminishing returns. New vehicles for elite units & secondary issue for less elites units to soak up first rate munitions (sucks to die as cannon fodder) but Stalin understood the concept, you die for my caviar.

      @scottyfox6376@scottyfox6376 Жыл бұрын
    • That depends on the platform. The Russians have managed to make a pretty cost effective upgrade, with the T-72B3M and T-80BVM, so it can be done on the cheap.

      @Orcawhale1@Orcawhale1 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Orcawhale1 those are newer compared to upgrading a T55 which is by this point the T72's grandfather! The point still stands, upgrading a Sherman to 2000's standard would cost more than an M1 Abrams.

      @vondantalingting@vondantalingting Жыл бұрын
    • @@vondantalingting No, it don't. Because it still depends on the platform. What's more, the Sherman was infact upgraded quite heavily by the Israeli army, so no, the argument don't stand.

      @Orcawhale1@Orcawhale1 Жыл бұрын
  • Welcome back! :)

    @raizencore@raizencore Жыл бұрын
    • Cheers lad!

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
  • dude that 40k music in the background fits perfectly, nice video also btw, keep it up mate

    @mummel2013@mummel2013 Жыл бұрын
    • Children of the omnissiah is probably the best 40k song ever

      @felixhamel1853@felixhamel1853 Жыл бұрын
    • i'm not the only one who noticed it? fuck yeah

      @titenstudios2081@titenstudios2081 Жыл бұрын
    • @@felixhamel1853 The whole Mechanicus game soundtrack by Guillaume David is sublime.

      @argschrecklich9704@argschrecklich9704 Жыл бұрын
  • thanks for making an actually good, accurate and informative video where there is no weird futuristic tank that never existed in thumbnail and wrong tanks in the video

    @Gh0st_Eye@Gh0st_Eye Жыл бұрын
    • I’m glad somebody noticed! 😂 The success that those rubbish text-to-speech clickbait ass channels get… it’s depressing

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast yes youre absolutely right, and its actually really annoying as well. Happy i clicked on your well made video. And keep up the good work

      @Gh0st_Eye@Gh0st_Eye Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast yes very depressing... rent seekers lacking morality, scummy bot herders! ptui!

      @krapfantasy@krapfantasy11 ай бұрын
  • This is exactly the deep-dive look into the KF Panther I’ve been waiting for. Thank you very much for the detailed info and structured presentation.

    @crispyjello7564@crispyjello7564 Жыл бұрын
  • Legend has it the tank is accompanied with the German tank song Panzerlied as it one shots every tank in existence from 10 km away

    @memazov6601@memazov6601 Жыл бұрын
    • Legend has is it is as powerful as the first Panther once was…

      @wertyuiwestia@wertyuiwestia Жыл бұрын
    • Not very funny is it

      @mihaly_wt8367@mihaly_wt8367 Жыл бұрын
    • its just for show it will never partecipate in REAL WARS ... 1) because wars today are proxy\fake wars against weakers enemies and\or just to sell weapons 2) because its not in ucraine so is like germany said, we are afraid to lose the so called best new toy :)))

      @RealNotallGaming@RealNotallGaming Жыл бұрын
    • @@RealNotallGaming yeah but it’s still cool af and that’s what counts

      @wertyuiwestia@wertyuiwestia Жыл бұрын
    • @@wertyuiwestia yeah its cool to trasform an human in gulasch from 3km away Meat time

      @RealNotallGaming@RealNotallGaming Жыл бұрын
  • the backwardscompatibility of the turret is a smart move in my opinion. makes upgrading existing tanks possible and adding new tanks to the fleet wont be a logistical nightmare as they had in ww2

    @remote24@remote2411 ай бұрын
  • Great video! Amazing analysis of the available information. I agree with you about the eventual extinction of the Leopard 2 and Abrams (as sad as it will be because I served on M1IP and A1's). Now as far as what you were saying about the hull being less armored than the turret. I can tell you the M1 was designed for a defensive war in western Europe. We were not planning on offensive operations as much. So the plan was to try and be engaging in hull down or meeting engagements. I do have some concerns about Abrams X I will post when you release that video. Have a great day!!

    @glengearhart5298@glengearhart5298 Жыл бұрын
    • Always a pleasure to have vets in the channel! Abrams X is an interesting one, but at least in that case it is PURELY designed as a concept demonstration piece, while KF51 is actually designed with the intention of securing a contract by 2025. In other words, they could go as crazy as they liked with Abrams X, but Panther had a higher realistic standard to keep to... ... I'm not sure it succeeded

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • I don’t think the US will ever field hundreds of manned M-1 MBT replacements. The future belongs to AI-enhanced drones and robots.

      @CorePathway@CorePathwayАй бұрын
  • This KF51... isn't just a main battle tank...as I notice at the back and front... it's like a sports car...for sure this beast runs like a sports car... good job Rheinmetall👍

    @ramilovzairsoft.ph6520@ramilovzairsoft.ph6520 Жыл бұрын
  • Warhammer 40k music in the backround? Epic!

    @ChrisTian-lf2oh@ChrisTian-lf2oh Жыл бұрын
    • Mechanicus, specifically "Children of the Omnissiah"

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • Guillaume David

      @renaudfilippi2599@renaudfilippi2599Ай бұрын
  • good to hear you are feeling better. thanks for the info on the k51and keep up the fantastic work

    @randalc6118@randalc6118 Жыл бұрын
  • So beautiful as always with the German engineering. Greetings to our waffenbrüders from Turkey.

    @cenktuneygok8986@cenktuneygok8986 Жыл бұрын
    • According to many Turks, we are a filthy culture and Mutt breed dogs! So definitely no "brothers in arms"! Laut vieler Türken sind wir doch eine Dreckskultur und Köterrasse! Also definitiv keine "Waffenbrüder"!

      @dieterdodel835@dieterdodel835 Жыл бұрын
    • Love from Germany, Turkey is beautiful

      @iAquasTV@iAquasTV Жыл бұрын
    • Get a room. How much does it take to make one? How long does it take? In most tank battles quantity beats quality.

      @EmilSosnin@EmilSosnin Жыл бұрын
    • @@EmilSosnin Does it? I only know of tank battles in which quality won. Tank versus artillery is another issue, but maybe active protection systems can even decide these battles. 🤷

      @jansix4287@jansix4287 Жыл бұрын
    • @@EmilSosnin everything changed since wwii pal:)

      @Dooncat@Dooncat11 ай бұрын
  • So glad I found this channel. The work you must put into these videos! Awesome!

    @-Hardstyle-@-Hardstyle-6 ай бұрын
    • Cheers lad! So glad you’re enjoying

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast6 ай бұрын
  • He is back!!

    @AlexOfficialGamer@AlexOfficialGamer Жыл бұрын
  • Your research, clear writing and diction...are more than enough to make you a near expert. Good show.Congrats on the 100K Marker..

    @analytics8055@analytics8055 Жыл бұрын
  • definitely subscribing, love your vids man!

    @tippsme3028@tippsme3028 Жыл бұрын
  • I appreciate the fact that u waited it shows that u actually care about the information being accurate love ur content

    @commandercoley5006@commandercoley50065 ай бұрын
  • Very cool! This channel must be a reliable source that won't spread misinformation based on game footage whatsoever.

    @ricardohumildebrabo@ricardohumildebrabo Жыл бұрын
  • Great deep dive into the KF51. While on the topic of next gen Main Battle Tanks; I have seen plenty of videos about next gen fighter jets, including what the generations mean, what technologies are persued, their impact, etc. However there doesn't seem to be many, if any, videos taking a step back from specific tanks, prototypes or concepts and talking about all the near future technologies that are being looked at for next gen tanks. Nor what their advantages, drawbacks or impact onto the battlefield could be. Perhaps this could be a topic for a next video? Looking forward to your future videos!

    @Bliksem486@Bliksem486 Жыл бұрын
    • Definitely going to be a topic in A future video, won't be the next one, will likely end up being pushed to early March

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • Closest I have seen is one by Alpha Heavy Gamer of "Is the Tank Dead?"

      @joshuamueller3206@joshuamueller3206 Жыл бұрын
    • Why don't tankers get a cool helmet like pilots that let's them "see through" the vehicle.

      @joeis18@joeis18 Жыл бұрын
    • @@joeis18 Israeli Iron Vision helmet.

      @joshuamueller3206@joshuamueller3206 Жыл бұрын
    • And if everybody buys them. Like there are bits and pieces for the Eurofighter that this or that country didn't order.

      @Thisandthat8908@Thisandthat8908 Жыл бұрын
  • I like the fact that despite your 'enthusiast' credentials, you provide a detailed factual analysis that exceeds many 'experts'!

    @bettsy1476@bettsy1476 Жыл бұрын
  • "Alright troops" That phrase sends shivers down my spine and brings up so many memories

    @dlc8448@dlc8448 Жыл бұрын
  • Wow many good and interesting points, the side comments about retrofitting f22s makes a ton of sense and I haven't heard that mentioned so concisely.

    @jeebusk@jeebusk Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for the work you put into this video. 100k are well deserved! New subby here ✌️

    @SensibelchenPrime@SensibelchenPrime Жыл бұрын
  • Seing that tanks are entering a new generation as I am studying to get to design some, really bring me joy

    @lalad0@lalad0 Жыл бұрын
  • Congrats on 100k subs! wish you the best man

    @Plazma_X@Plazma_X Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations! You deserve it, your videos are always some of my favorites, and fuel my passion for armored and aerial warfare alike. This thing is a sci-fi tank, pure and simple. It looks like something I'd seen in Command and Conquer or Empire Earth, some futuristic super tank which does everything better and cooler. Even if it's just some proof of concept, test bed, or a massive publicity stunt, it's still fucking awesome.

    @ODST_Parker@ODST_Parker Жыл бұрын
    • @Fidd88 Did you watch the video? He talks about that specifically. Modern ammunition (and armor, for that matter) doesn't deflect the same way as those rounds did in WWII. APFSDS loses its momentum because it deforms to a much greater degree on any non-penetrating impact, even an intense angle like that. It doesn't bounce up or down while holding the same shape, it basically shatters. The remaining small fragments wouldn't be able to penetrate the turret or hull.

      @ODST_Parker@ODST_Parker Жыл бұрын
    • @Fidd88 Did you watch the video at all?

      @memkiii@memkiii Жыл бұрын
  • Love the analysis on the unmanned turret analysis, can't wait for a deeper dive on it next video :)

    @daffam.847@daffam.847 Жыл бұрын
  • Extremely good video with loads of information. I would love to see sources, as well, but still. Awesome work.

    @tapioperala3010@tapioperala3010 Жыл бұрын
  • Yes.. excellent analogy. Your out side the box thinking is spot on.. and should be applied As all things considered! It mostly comes down to HOW its used as a battle field asset in conjunction with MBTs .. overkill can be an asset in itself coupled with its weight to horsepower ratio!! Imagine how messy that would be for the opposing forces!!

    @chrisdavis3642@chrisdavis3642 Жыл бұрын
  • This thing just looks like a monster. I love the bigger gun… even if it is redundant or unnecessary. The potential ability to control a reaper drone from the fourth position is just insane if it can do that. The recon drones are a huge step and the fact that it can data link will make it possibly able to fire at area targets (maybe precision as well?) from beyond visual range based on targeting data from a drone or forward deployed friendly asset. It really does seem like this is truly the next gen tank.

    @JG54206@JG5420611 ай бұрын
    • So a tank with aimbot and wallhack? Guess real life has no ban hammer.

      @mikzpwnz_3199@mikzpwnz_319910 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for covering the topic of shot traps , it was the first thing I wondered about.

    @kaf2303@kaf2303 Жыл бұрын
  • What an exceptionally engaging documentary. Congrats !

    @paulc8754@paulc875411 ай бұрын
  • Love your honesty Captain. Your info is fantastic and seemingly very well researched. I would have said without doubt you had attended university in some historical capacity. Taa for sharing your work with all.

    @adamconroy2146@adamconroy2146 Жыл бұрын
  • Regarding the effective range of a tank's main gun, it's not limited only to the gun itself but also to the FCS system and the optics. There's always a tolerance in targeting accuracy regarding the sensors suite and the control system, for example 1 milimeter tolerance might be OK under 3 km range but over it this tolerance difference might make you hit a non-critical part of your target instead of the center of mass to destroy it. Making improvements in these regards will also aid the new 130mm gun to be more precise. As a gross example, you could use the same exact gun in parallel with Cold War era optics and FCS system, but if you can't see the targets past 2km away or aim with enough precision, you'll never be able to aim at them and shoot them properly. Only if we talk about the resolution advances in thermal optics, modern systems are able to see the temperature difference between someone's nose and cheecks, compared to an '80s optic which would just show you a faint shape of a human warmer than his surrounding environment. Some of these sensors and electronic systems do come with a drawback, though -they increase the complexity of the tank which adds up additional chances of failures, plus some of these systems are still pretty fragile and even if the tank is not damaged and can be operational, if you destroy these optics with a machine gun or even the shockwave of an explosion (or even cause the lenses to get misaligned), the tank will not be able to aim it's shots properly anymore.

    @Insanerobert44@Insanerobert44 Жыл бұрын
  • I think a sensible redesign for the turret would be to split the quadlauncher into 2x2 launcher(2x in the vertical ) and move them on either side of the turret, outside of the main armor and give them just some armor against small arms. This way you could keep an 20 or maybe 18 shot autoloader and retain the drones/missiles, which _are_ usefull. Also If the get hit and explode, this way the main armor would keep the tank safe.

    @13deadghosts@13deadghosts Жыл бұрын
    • Or just lanch the drones from another vechile ie puma

      @SeanSoraghan@SeanSoraghan6 ай бұрын
    • Look at Ukraine, often tanks operate alone @@SeanSoraghan

      @Sophocles13@Sophocles133 ай бұрын
  • Very well done, congrats on 100K!

    @FrancisFjordCupola@FrancisFjordCupola Жыл бұрын
  • A great summary... thanks very much.

    @trig1900@trig1900 Жыл бұрын
  • I really didn't think I'd live long enough to see a new tank, haha.

    @joeis18@joeis18 Жыл бұрын
  • With some experts claiming the original panther to be the first mbt this makes it really come full circle

    @mattBLACKpunk@mattBLACKpunk Жыл бұрын
  • Informative as a book, well done and thank you.

    @ravendaimon7047@ravendaimon7047 Жыл бұрын
  • Superb documentary. Discusses every aspect.***.

    @mikelanglow-bi2sv@mikelanglow-bi2sv Жыл бұрын
  • Are you compiling information for the Abrams X concept tank? Also, we're still owed an Abrams chapter of Your Favorite Tanks Sucks.😁

    @johnsteiner3417@johnsteiner3417 Жыл бұрын
  • How do you only have 124k subs!? You have the best tank content IMO! Easy to understand for noobs like me, very detailed, and the perfect length to keep you engaged and not turning it off halfway through

    @ridestolenbmx100@ridestolenbmx1006 ай бұрын
    • Thank you mate, always means a tonne to get comments like this! I’m actually thrilled to be at over 100k already. I have however had several stretches where I’ve not been able to upload for months at a time, so if not for that we’d probably be quite a bit higher. Here’s hoping for the future!!

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast6 ай бұрын
    • ​@@ArmorCastAre you gonna make a return to "your favourite tank sucks" series?

      @AveragePootis@AveragePootis6 ай бұрын
  • Congratulations!! Off to a million 👍🏿💪🏿😎

    @TheeRomantic@TheeRomantic Жыл бұрын
  • A very educational and entertaining video. Thanks for the tanks! Yes, you can use that.

    @emitindustries8304@emitindustries8304 Жыл бұрын
  • Just stumbled on your channel. Very enjoyable content and, for those who know they know, the subtle mechanicus flair is a nice touch!

    @inigomontoya6968@inigomontoya6968 Жыл бұрын
  • The Panther KF51 STC is a very advanced design. Praise be to the Omnissiah for providing this knowledge to all.

    @tsunderenyaaa6021@tsunderenyaaa6021 Жыл бұрын
  • Hello good to see youre back with a new video , always great info . Is ther any way to buy a logo sticker or tee shirt . Again thanks for all the work involved in what you do.

    @davidmcdonald944@davidmcdonald944 Жыл бұрын
    • There’s a link in the description to our merch store “The Armory”. It’s awaiting a bit of an overhaul, and there’s no Armor Cast logo on it yet, but if you do happen to want to support the channel and pick up a shirt, hoodie, mug or sticker from there, go right ahead! 👍

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
  • Never seen a video by you before, but your self-deprecating beginning ("I'm not an expert, just a military buff") hides a pretty extensive knowledge and experience in everything related to tanks. Definitely an expert.

    @threethrushes@threethrushes Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you mate, your confidence (though I’m not sure it’s ENTIRELY correctly placed), means a lot. I try to do my best, you can be sure of that 👍

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
  • I will say I am more open to the unmanned turret idea. One of the key things threatening tanks is top attack munitions, so if you can move crew away from where those are likely to hit (the turret), you are far safer. As for mines, as far as I know it’s rare for a tank to be destroyed by them, far more often being disabled. Given both these things, moving people AWAY from where they are likely to be shot seems like a good idea, as sure that area is softer and more vulnerable to say RPGs or other traditional weapons, but modern tanks are more worried about top attack than any of those.

    @wesleyfravel5149@wesleyfravel5149 Жыл бұрын
    • The vast majority of NATO tank crewmen who have been killed in their vehicles in combat since 1990, have been killed by mines/IEDs. Almost none have been killed by enemy tanks or even ATGMs. As for top attack missiles… well, for one Russia don’t have any, and two… those things really don’t care about WHERE in the tank your crew are. They’re all dead anyway

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • While you try vainly to use “ no Nato tank crews have been killed by tank on tank action , that makes zero sense.. as you actually need tank on tank action for ( by ) someone who actually has a modern tank force to fight Nato .. By the utter stupidity of your own logic , we should take torpedo tubes Off Nato submarines since it was only used once in the last 60 years ..

      @reserva120@reserva120 Жыл бұрын
    • @@reserva120 Plenty of tank-on-tank action has occured. It's much more rare than it COULD have been, true, and primarily against older generation tanks... but there is enough of a sample size and enough study and reasoning behind the idea, to be able to say that tanks are NOT the most significant threat to other tanks on a modern battlefield. ATGMs are still very much among the BIGGEST threats... but we've also done exceptionally well at accounting for these (as evidenced by Israel's almost "accidental" success when pushing Merkava's against Hamas forces). What I'm saying here is not "my logic". I'd love to claim credit for it, but I am just parroting what every respectable expert has already said before, Nick Moran chief among them. As for torpedo tubes, yeah we can remove em... ... ... when there is a viable and superior alternative to replace them. Right now there is not.

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast when have NATO tanks engaged in peer-to-peer tank combat??? And not only have anti-ships missiles beennot

      @reserva120@reserva120 Жыл бұрын
    • And anti ship missiles have Proven to be very effective an cheaper to use,( vs what you said about Torpedo's nearly a 100 to 1 over the last 50 years... so the whole slippery slope of Ideas can catch you, not being a pain, just keep in mind it's easier to poke holes than to fill them

      @reserva120@reserva120 Жыл бұрын
  • Re the drone and 4th crew member option replacing ammo space: Consider that a ger tank Co has 3 platoons of 4 tanks plus 2 command tanks for cpt and 1lt. Plus an additional 2 tanks for col and ltcol per 44 tank battalion. Loitering ammo and 4 seats could be limited to those 8 command tanks, leaving the other 36 tanks in the bat with 30 rounds of 130mm each.

    @positroll7870@positroll7870 Жыл бұрын
    • Correction - without the drones, max ammo capacity for the Panther is 20, not 30. With the drone system installed that drops to 10. There IS also the option of carrying a third ten-round resupply drum EXTERNALLY on the rear of the turret… but this is a ridiculously bad idea.

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast i have got a question, i have heard somewhere that the doctrine of the leopard is to have trucks following them around, and carrying stuff like air intake parts neceserry for the leopard to drive under water. is this even true? and if it is cant they carry ammunition?

      @robo-suport_czrobofactory3116@robo-suport_czrobofactory3116 Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast I remember an interview with a RM guy claiming the 4th crewman space can be used for additional 10 rounds of ammo like it is used now in the Leopard, but with blow out protection. Else it would be empty space, which would be wasted. Getting the ammo up in the turret might get tricky, but shouldn't be impossible.

      @positroll7870@positroll7870 Жыл бұрын
    • @@robo-suport_czrobofactory3116 Of course all tanks are supported by ammunition trucks. But that ammunition is useless if it isn't in the tank. 10 rounds of ammunition is very low which means tanks will have to be reloaded more often and the ammunition trucks will have to remain closer to the tanks, where they are very vulnerable.

      @Rampant16@Rampant16 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Rampant16 "ammunition trucks will have to remain closer to the tanks, where they are very vulnerable." i guess that would depend if the tank is in combat or not, then again the drone menace doesnt guarantee that even if u arent under fire that there isnt a grenade comming down as you are reloading... hard to discuss this as i dont know much about how a battle field looks like. either way thanks for the response.

      @robo-suport_czrobofactory3116@robo-suport_czrobofactory3116 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations on 100k subscribers

    @ianharman9499@ianharman9499 Жыл бұрын
  • The profile of this tank is awesome

    @holyteejful@holyteejful Жыл бұрын
  • Interesting to know the Hero is an optional component for a command or recon variant... I think having a greater range and leveraging better information sharing and being able to scout remotely will be useful, as for the javelin Hero's, and I can see it being very useful against tanks that may not be as advanced, such as the majority of unupgraded Russian or Chinese stock and light armor, and possibly have applications with an HE or Frag warhead against infantry in trenches or other difficult to attack positions (which likely lack APS systems generally reserved for vehicles). Having a loitering munition may be a significantly advantageous ability due to the entire vehicle being able to be fully in cover, while also assuming the trend of digital combat integration with AR and live HUD elements is embraced - everyone can see what the drone sees, not just the tank. This may also result in more use of LOS encrypted laser communications as electronic warfare becomes more and more integral. Imagine a fleet of these tanks launching a swarm of loitering munitions as a preemptive strike to soften armor as they are moving towards a target objective, not having to rely on calling in artillery and waiting for it, and also being able to immediately strike in the following confusion after the munitions are commanded to detonate simultaneously.

    @V3RTIGO222@V3RTIGO222 Жыл бұрын
    • I think it's optional because you don't need a recon drone on every tank. Some smart planners will figure out that you need X of them per platoon, or per battalion, or whatever, and then some of them will carry it, and the rest will carry more ammo. Or option B: It won't be launched from the tank at all. It has no real reason to right? It can fly, much faster than a tank can drive too. Launch the drones from bases or vehicles that are well behind the frontlines, have them catch up to the tanks, and tank crews control them from there. Almost exactly like Loyal Wingman.

      @kukuc96@kukuc9611 ай бұрын
  • The dynasty of the m1 abrams and leopard 2 may be coming to an end but the abrams x and panther show that we’re planning to follow up with amazing and formidable replacements.

    @Bertg1982@Bertg1982 Жыл бұрын
  • Will you do a more updated video on the challenger 3 soon? Maybe your thoughts on what the tank should have/needs such as laser disruption or some kind of APS for top attacks or how the doctrine will change with the lack of a HESH round or the possibility of regaining a HESH round with the new gun system

    @THERUBBISHPCKID@THERUBBISHPCKID Жыл бұрын
    • My understanding was that it took so long to switch to smooth bore because the British Army was waiting for a programmable round that could replace HESH.

      @bomburthedwarf9036@bomburthedwarf9036 Жыл бұрын
  • I think you should have started with the most important feature of the Panther. It looks bloody awesome!!

    @Alex.The.Lionnnnn@Alex.The.Lionnnnn Жыл бұрын
  • During the 1st Gulf War my PSYOP Loud Speaker Team was attached to an armor battalion. We had the only Humvee among all the tracked vehicles. We were positioned between two Abrams as some protection. One in front one in back. The one a couple of tank lengths in front of us hit a mine that took out one side of the engine. Saw the mine fire a shaped charge that came out of the top. No one was injured. It was hilarious immediately because radio traffic started with who needs what before they killed it. It was cannobalized for everything that could be taken in the time allotted. Then they killed it dead by hitting it with 120's. It is amazing because the crew didn't know they hit the mine until they were told because they thought the engine died of its volition. By the way if we had hit it in our Humble it would have killed us.

    @mrjmorovis@mrjmorovis Жыл бұрын
  • The launcher module for loitering munitions/recon drones, that will use valuable main gun ammo space, looks more like something for a platoon/company commander version. It does make sense to have specialised variants within a company; variants that are indistinguishable from the outside.

    @MartinWastlund@MartinWastlund Жыл бұрын
    • To a degree, yes. Russia for example have dedicated “command” variants of their tanks in each battalion. But anything that doesn’t directly benefit, or even takes AWAY from, the ONE role the main battle tank is designed for… is not smart to include. Tanks are already too big and heavy, and every measure to reduce their size and weight is important. The inclusion of drones and systems that another, dedicated vehicle in the regiment could be operating… is not a good idea.

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast A separate, dedicated vehicle would require more personnel and logistics to the unit though. At the very minimum, the drone car would need a driver and a drone operator while the tank already has a driver installed. If you have 150 men in total, having to divert more of them to driving might not be the most efficient use of manpower. As always, in the end it's always a compromise between different and often contradicting demands and desires.

      @johanmetreus1268@johanmetreus1268 Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast Could a modified IFV being used as the basis of a _drone carrier_ be a good concept? Ditch the infantry capacity (and mission profile) and instead have launchers and resupply for drones and the operators/pilots sitting inside at control stations in the space that was formerly for carrying the troops. Using a existing IFV hull has both development cost and in field logistics benifits, and also means that enemy forces can't readily identify it as a drone "mothership" and thus a priority target, especially if it's accompanying other IFV's. The autocannon also provides it with good personal defence against a wide range of threats, assuming that enemy MBT's will either be dealt with by its own anti tank Kamikaze Drones or by friendly MBT's (or FO artillery) that are data linked - see below. The IFV autocannon will be the bane of enemy infantry that have been spotted by its drones, especially if airburst range data can be automatically fed in. And being the standard IFV it will be able to keep up with the other armour and do dedicated overwatch while the "heavy MBT" does the job it's optimised for. However a small _long endurance_ helicopter drone optimised for a MBT does make sense just for situational awareness in both Tank vs Tank battles and in spotting anti tank infantry that could ambush the MBT. But leave launching and controlling the attack drones to a dedicated vehicle that isn't on the tip of the spear, but following close behind.

      @casbot71@casbot71 Жыл бұрын
    • @@johanmetreus1268 Apparently that new land combat vehicle system the Germans and French work on together goes far beyond just developing a new MBT. It seems they are developing a whole new family of specialized vehicles and the MBT is just one of them. What they are envisioning is that you won't have tank platoons with 4 MBTs working together anymore, but instead "teams" or "packs" of several specialized vehicles. Such a pack will probably contain something that resembles a MBT as a "dueling vehicle" specialized on destroying hard target enemy vehicles, one "NLOS" vehicle, some sort of self propelled howitzer or a launching platform for loitering ammunitions or kamikaze drones or both, a air defense and anti drone vehicle and a command vehicle which controls several recon drones and can perhaps remote control the other vehicles. It might also get a electronic warfare capability. And then you can attach one or more Infantry Fighting Vehicles to such a pack for the anti infantry role and other specialized vehicles like recovery and engineering vehicles. Such packs would kind of function like a vehicle version of special forces teams.

      @TrangleC@TrangleC Жыл бұрын
  • Nice video. Well done!

    @TanksForTheMammeries@TanksForTheMammeries Жыл бұрын
  • Excellent prototype! I think this tank is a game changer if put into mass production after working out the bugs. Produce it!!!

    @allenvandyke732@allenvandyke7322 ай бұрын
  • I find it interesting that even 'new' tanks aren't so new underneath. Essentially every new tank is an older tank that's just been upgraded. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing if the original tank was good (or at least, good enough) - it saves money, makes training easier and improves the chances of it being reliable from the get go. Its just wild that apparently the core design concepts of tanks hasn't changed much since the 1970's - and many tanks in service today are older then I am (37) but have essentially just had cosmetic surgery to remain 'youthful'. Don't mistake me though - clearly the tanks are better. Optics, stabilisers, ammo storage, communications, armour and other things that make a tank more then just a big tractor are all new and improved. We just don't see the huge radical design evolution we did between the 1920's and 1960's.

    @andromidius@andromidius9 ай бұрын
  • Like you said I the KF-51 as a tank has some shortcomings to fix. But I think as a concept its something that will definetely set the tone for future MBT's to come. It was about time someone made a tank for the modern networked battlefield that does more than just be firepower on wheels. Having the ability to launch drones and being a networked platform is something that will keep tanks relevant for decades to come. I know for instance in my country (The Netherlands) we got rid of the Leopard 2's for a while because the consensus was that in the modern battlefield where things such as intellegence and small surgical operations are key, a tank simpley wouldn't fit in anymore. We have the tanks back now. But I think that a tank like the KF-51 would be very attractive for a small armored infantry like we have because it fulfills more roles than simply punching through enemy lines. It can actually support infantry and work together with other network centric platforms to get a better view of the battlefield.

    @victorvandenbrink6851@victorvandenbrink6851 Жыл бұрын
    • I think we have to change the way we look at Main Battle Tanks. Apparently that new land combat vehicle system the Germans and French work on together goes far beyond just developing a new MBT. It seems they are developing a whole new family of specialized vehicles and the MBT is just one of them. What they are envisioning is that you won't have tank platoons with 4 MBTs working together anymore, but instead "teams" or "packs" of several specialized vehicles. Such a pack will probably contain something that resembles a MBT as a "dueling vehicle" specialized on destroying hard target enemy vehicles, one "NLOS" vehicle, some sort of self propelled howitzer or a launching platform for loitering ammunitions or kamikaze drones or both, a air defense and anti drone vehicle and a command vehicle which controls several recon drones and can perhaps remote control the other vehicles. It might also get a electronic warfare capability. And then you can attach one or more Infantry Fighting Vehicles to such a pack for the anti infantry role and other specialized vehicles like recovery and engineering vehicles. Such packs would kind of function like a vehicle version of special forces teams.

      @TrangleC@TrangleC Жыл бұрын
    • @@TrangleC The more modern combat we see, the more we realize that there's never a single solution. You have to be adaptable, and flexible in your role. Everything in modern combat has slowly started embodying this new perspective.

      @victorvandenbrink6851@victorvandenbrink6851 Жыл бұрын
    • One other reason for the Dutch army was that the Dutch army has changed roles. In the Cold War, the Netherlands was the second line of defense and thus our land forces were designed for taking on Warsaw Pact forces in convention combat. Since then, however: the only relevant land territorial threat is Russia with Poland & Germany being our land buffer. That means that our land forces have 2 roles: rapid deployment towards Poland just in case, and worldwide expeditionary warfare within NATO / coalition warfare. As heavy MBT’s are not as strategically / operationally mobile, it makes more sense for the Dutch land forces to focus on forces with higher mobility to rapidly deploy to support heavy allied groundforces such as the tank-heavy German & Polish forces. In other words: they place the tanks, and when shit hits the fan our IFV’s, air assault, infantry and special forces race towards them to support. And in expeditionary operations, we have some artillery for firebases

      @JABN97@JABN979 ай бұрын
    • Or, as I understand now, after all the info, from the last few years of modern warfare, no one has a clue where it will go, so they left options for future updates - additional post for the 4th crew member, if needed! Launch platform for some kind of drones or missiles if needed, or return to additional ammo, or fuel, or... if needed. Other things optional to add/replace..if needed... Just, no one knows where warfare will go, and what will be (if any) role for the MBT! So all options are open (MODULAR in modern language)... Maybe tanks will not be used as direct battle vehicles, but just to protect high ranking officers on the battlefield from sniper rifles and diversions, while they can observe battlegrounds from inside the new "tank", using modern senzors and drones...with driver, guard, and maybe even wife... With all the comfort that can offer, air condition, active and passive protection, high mobility, and all kinds of communication possibilities (on line games, tv, and SATCOM..) ;)

      @ivicamilosavljevic4706@ivicamilosavljevic47066 ай бұрын
    • I just cannot understand why so harsh words versus Challenger 2 MBT? It is Challenging, as I already said, but keep for future historical evidence, not rush in, because "only fulls rush in..." ;)

      @ivicamilosavljevic4706@ivicamilosavljevic47066 ай бұрын
  • Great video!

    @turbo1234ist@turbo1234ist Жыл бұрын
  • good choice of backround audio ;) I needed to pause the video to be sure it wasnt playing on my pc. mars would be please.

    @TheQcjoe47@TheQcjoe476 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for the great video! I think it may be a viable alternative to instead of having the loitering munitions replacing ammunition capacity in the KF51 design an alternate turret for the KF41 that incorporates them...

    @kortanioslastofhisname@kortanioslastofhisname Жыл бұрын
    • A modified IFV being used as a _drone carrier_ seems like a good concept. Ditch the infantry capacity and instead have storage and resupply for drones and the operators/pilots sitting inside. Using a existing IFV hull has both cost and logistics benifits, and also means that enemy forces can't readily identify it as a drone "mothership" and thus a priority target. And being the standard IFV it will be able to keep up with the other armour and do overwatch while the "heavy MBT" does the job it's optimised for. However a small helicopter drone for a MBT does make sense just for situational awareness in both Tank vs Tank battles and in spotting anti tank infantry that could ambush the MBT. But leave launching and controlling the attack drones to a dedicated vehicle that isn't on the tip of the spear.

      @casbot71@casbot71 Жыл бұрын
    • @@casbot71 yes, with the small drones only you probably wouldn't need a fourth crew member and instead have the commander or gunner control it.

      @sluin@sluin Жыл бұрын
  • The thing is, that RM actually wants to be part of the MGCS program and provide the turret for that. However that seems unlikely, as KMW and Nexter fused and it now seems that RM gets left out completely. So I think this is their effort to get back into the selection process and find a way that they are being picked as the provider of the turret. I dont believe that the Bundeswehr will actually by the KF51 because they want to do their thing with the French in order to produce a greater amount and push down costs / make exports more attractive. Which means that the KF 51 will never be ordered in Germany and is thus quite unlikely to be exported/ ever actually be produced.

    @thorH.@thorH. Жыл бұрын
    • KF51 was made for export markets. German gov has been pretty open about MGCS being their next gen tank

      @esanahka9284@esanahka9284 Жыл бұрын
    • The MGCS program is a clusterfuck. This french company (is it Nexter?) insists on putting a 140mm barrel on the tank while Rheinmetall wants to use a 130mm one on it. Sure, there is company politics here, RM makes the 130mm and Nexter wants to use the 140mm they make. The problem is that the 140mm barrel hasn't even been developed yet. And the problem is that an important feature of a tank (dimensions of the turret?) is determined by the size of the barrel. So as long as this isn't clear, MGCS is just stuck not getting anywhere. So I think Rheinmetall does multiple things at once here, freeing themselves of MGCS which they deem stuck/ in the wrong direction, proving their 130mm barrel, and probably what you said here

      @Caesim9@Caesim9 Жыл бұрын
    • I don't think of the KF51 as a 'new tank'. Instead I think of it as a 'technology demonstrator for Leopard 2 upgrades'. The Leopard 2 is an extremely popular tank and the Leopard 2 chassis used in various other tracked vehicles is even more popular. If Rheinmetall manages to offer (and cleverly market) the 'KF51' as a 'cost efficient high tech turret upgrade' converting old outdated Leopard 2 tanks from the 1980s into a modern 'next generation battle tank', then this concept could really find a very significant market. Using a Leopard 2 chassis can come with very significant cost savings for many armed forces already operating Leopard 2 tanks (and/or it's siblings). Logistics, maintenance, repairs, all of these would barely change for the chassis of a KF51 at all. Only for the turret, the ammunition, and other upgraded capabilities would these change from a Leopard 2 to a KF51. So as a result this would be very comparable to them converting from an old Leopard 2A4 to new Leopard 2A7+. Compare the cost of such conversions to the cost of introducing an entirely different brand new battle tank into service and you may see many potential NATO buyers interested in a KF51 simply as a means of looking to get the most bang for their buck, probably even more so for a 120mm KF51 style variant. Let's also not completely forget that Germany has a history of being reluctant with allowing weapons exports of the latest and newest high tech systems. Submarines, tanks, guns whatever you look at, German manufacturers tend to sell export variants somewhat less capable than what the German Bundeswehr and the closest development partners themselves operate. For German lawmakers a KF51 would be merely "an upgraded Leopard2", not an entirely new "Main Ground Combat System" MGCS Germany and France have teamed up to develop together. Exporting a KF51 as an 'upgrade package for already existing older Leopard 2 tanks' should be much less difficult and much less problematic for a German manufacturer such as Rheinmetall to realize than exporting an MGCS tank would be.

      @tomwoggle9411@tomwoggle9411 Жыл бұрын
    • @@tomwoggle9411 I've been wondering if something like that could be the case as well. Also the KF51 would be available substantially sooner then the MGCS as well.

      @Quickshot0@Quickshot0 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Caesim9 Rheinmetall is not part of MGCS in the first place

      @esanahka9284@esanahka9284 Жыл бұрын
  • now we need the beer test for the 51 ^^

    @zombee0036@zombee00369 ай бұрын
  • If you consider this as an upgrade options demonstrator for the export market, then it makes a whole lot of sense and opens up a lot of possibilities: 1) drop-in turret upgrade for Leo II with new 130mm gun 2) Keep current 120mm gun and 4th crewman, replacing autoloader and cassettes in demonstrator turret with current compartmented storage. This option makes the turret an interface between the old hull & gun and new electronics, active systems, drones, etc. The lighter armor maintaining current level of protection even has an improvement on performance using an unmodified legacy hull: lighter overall weight means higher speed; access to more bridges and roads; and less wear on drive. suspension, tracks, etc.

    @jhilal2385@jhilal2385 Жыл бұрын
    • I think RM will be reluctant to offer a 120mm gun version of the KF51. For one they already have developed a "light tank" which is basically a 120mm gun turret on a Lynx chassis and secondly, I think one of the purposes of the Panther is to get the 130mm gun out there as fast as possible and establish it as the new NATO standard before anyone else (like Nexter with their 140mm gun) can develop their own next generation gun.

      @TrangleC@TrangleC Жыл бұрын
    • @@TrangleC I don't mean that they will offer a 120mm KF51, I mean that they will offer an upgrade package for existing Leo2 A6's & A7's consisting of dropping the KF51 turret into the Leo2 hull with the existing 120mm. This allows the new turret to take all sorts of future electronics upgrades which the existing Leo turrets cannon handle.

      @jhilal2385@jhilal2385 Жыл бұрын
    • @@jhilal2385 Yes, but that is what I meant too. Since the KF51 currently basically is just the turret, offering a KF51 turret with a 120mm gun would basically mean offering a KF51 with a 120mm gun. The reasons I gave for why I think that is unlikely still stand.

      @TrangleC@TrangleC Жыл бұрын
  • I can see the rationale behind reducing the ammo capacity to add increased functionality. If RM has made studies that suggest that in 90% of cases, the tank wouldn't even touch the discarded 50% ammo, then cutting it out and replacing it with a system that provides both utility and longer range kill options seems like a reasonable idea. Additionally, adding the launcher makes it easier to upgrade to some future type of missile that might be developed.

    @ocadioan@ocadioan Жыл бұрын
  • Dude congratulations‼️ And thanks for the info and your personal assessment on the MBT KF51Panther.. very informative.. plus i love the way you explain the complicated design , capacity , and armaments of the vehicles in subject☺️‼️... My favorite episode is .. Your favorite Tank Sucks 🤣😂‼️ i hope we hit atleast 200,000,00 this Year ‼️‼️

    @joselitozapanta3779@joselitozapanta3779 Жыл бұрын
  • First video where I heard RheinMetall not pronounced incorrectly as "rine medal". Great video.

    @damaliamarsi2006@damaliamarsi2006 Жыл бұрын
  • Fitting Track Choice my man

    @hugowilde7804@hugowilde78046 ай бұрын
  • great vid. Please do a video on auto loader vs manual loader :)

    @icutthings649@icutthings649 Жыл бұрын
    • We definitely will at some point, got a LOT on the table right now though, so that might get pushed to later on this year

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast thx

      @icutthings649@icutthings649 Жыл бұрын
  • The MG on the turret may not need the depression to engage infantry in close proximity if you can perhaps manually use APS charges to deal with them.

    @donr444@donr444 Жыл бұрын
    • I don't believe there's any way to manually target things with the APS charges, not that you'd want to waste them for that purpose anyway, since their number is much more limited

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast Actually that could make sense. Eliminating an infantryman that got so close that would be even able to slam your tank with a hammer (not mentioning attaching explosives) is presumably worth sacrificing a single APS charge.

      @useodyseeorbitchute9450@useodyseeorbitchute9450 Жыл бұрын
    • If a soldier can get close enough to your tank something has already gone terribly wrong, your tank should be visible and covered by your friendly infantry 100% of the time

      @Welterino@Welterino Жыл бұрын
  • I love that you chose the soundtrack of the Warhammer 40k Mechanicus game to talk about futuristic technology

    @kurtmueller2089@kurtmueller2089 Жыл бұрын
  • Fitting that you offer praise to the Machine Spirit while purveying information on a new tank design. Praise to the Omnissiah.

    @SgtNuker@SgtNuker6 ай бұрын
  • I learned about this tank a while back since it was more publicized in Germany, and man it's great to see. I love tanks and this new Panther looks gorgeous and hopefully performs well!

    @thegregitto@thegregitto Жыл бұрын
    • i will shit my pants if it turns out like the puma

      @freezyfridge@freezyfridge Жыл бұрын
    • @@freezyfridge The Puma is a pretty good tank with some teething issues as all new weapons systems are nowadays, there is much more technology in those vehicle than there used to be. And if you're talking about the Pumas that stopped working during that VJTF maneuver. The official report by the Bundeswehr states it is an issue with training of the soldiers both operating and maintaining the IFVs. Even though Lambrecht wanted to blame Rheinmetall for it. The BAAINBw interferes a lot with the development of new vehicles for the German army, the Puma is the result of that. The Lynx shows how well Rhienmetall can work if they're not being bothered in the development process ;)

      @Asgar1205@Asgar1205 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Asgar1205 pumas and leos (except export ones) are rustbuckets where the tech just breaks

      @freezyfridge@freezyfridge Жыл бұрын
    • @@freezyfridge source: you.

      @ruinerblodsinn6648@ruinerblodsinn6648 Жыл бұрын
    • @@ruinerblodsinn6648 source: facts.

      @freezyfridge@freezyfridge Жыл бұрын
  • That could get really intresting with the sensors and the recon-drone, when those are connected to the fire control system, just automatically guide the main gun to the source by the push of a button and fire. With the drone it could even get better, spot a target ready for an ambush, let the drone lock on the target and the gun moves to the target...they won't know what hit them 😆 The suicide drone launcher makes not much sense, it would be rather for an IFV, but maybe they though about a scenario, to neutralize targets that are hidden or beyond visual range...knock them out before they hit you...would even explain the bigger gun, just maximize the first strike capability. Think the plan is make one ore two tanks in the platoon to a missle platform if it's required for the mission, to not take less armored IFV into a massive tank fight just to have anti tank missle

    @mammutMK2@mammutMK2 Жыл бұрын
  • I love that you put music from the adeptus mechanicus in the background.

    @florianglinka8575@florianglinka8575 Жыл бұрын
  • my left ear really enjoyed the intro

    @steventapper4866@steventapper4866 Жыл бұрын
  • That was the most informative video about the KF51 I've seen thanks. I have read that Germany will allow the Leopard 2A4 to be sent to Ukraine. How do you think it will compare to the more modern Russian tanks and anti-tank weapons that have proven to be so effective against the current tanks being used.

    @JohnH1@JohnH1 Жыл бұрын
    • Well, the MODERN Russian tanks would be likely to wipe the floor with the 2A4 model. The thing is though that Russia are down most of their best units. The VDV, the First Guards Tank Army, the Fourth Guards Armored, and the Third Guards Motorized. All of these units are reporting combat losses of 50-90%, and those battalions/brigades that aren’t are dealing with shortages in fuel and ammunition, and being forced to supplement their units with older models of tanks. Provided the Leopard 2s ARENT being used to defend assaults, and ARENT being sent out against the absolute worst positions, instead being used for exploitation and direct fire support of infantry, they should fare exceptionally well, much better than any Russian built tank would. The purpose of giving Leopard 2s to Ukraine has nothing to do with having them fight Russian tanks, not the main units at least. They will be VERY powerful against the old T-72 and T-62M models being used by reservist forces, but primarily that is not what they are for.

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast Thanks

      @JohnH1@JohnH1 Жыл бұрын
    • its just for show it will never partecipate in REAL WARS ... 1) because wars today are proxy\fake wars against weakers enemies and\or just to sell weapons 2) because its not in ucraine so is like germany said, we are afraid to lose the so called best new toy :)))

      @RealNotallGaming@RealNotallGaming Жыл бұрын
    • @@ArmorCast Clown, stop watching us and ukraine propaganda, the russians are not down anything, they have not even used their latest generation of tanks yet and are slaughtering the ukrainians.

      @acerking76@acerking76 Жыл бұрын
    • @@acerking76 "The Russians are not down anything", except over a thousand MBTs, dozens of fighter jets, over a hundred attack helicopters, multiple thousands of AFVs and other vehicle types including APCs, artillery and MLRS systems, air defence systems and early warning radars, command posts, resupply vehicles etcetera, effectively their entire airborne special forces, the flagship of their navy... need I go on? You... you do realise even the entirety of Russia including Russian state media and Russian propaganda channels admit to the loss of Moskva, right? Oh, and this is ONLY counting losses with clear photographic evidence available, meaning it is actually a very conservative number compared to what's likely out there and just undocumented. I suggest educating yourself before you accuse OTHERS of just sucking up to propaganda. www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
  • Wait a minute.... I've seen this before

    @JANG553@JANG553 Жыл бұрын
  • I saw the picture of the driver compartment in Lazerpig's T14 video. It literally looks like something straight out of Mobile Suit Gundam with monitor front and on the sides. The only better driver I can think of is the AT pilot goggle, which is directly connected to the tank's sensors from Armor Trooper Votom.

    @dyingearth@dyingearth11 ай бұрын
  • Well done, big bro

    @jasruss989@jasruss98911 ай бұрын
  • Leopard 2 is already a beast, naming the KF51 "Panther" is an unterstatement

    @Duesi2024@Duesi2024 Жыл бұрын
    • ? panther is a legend and with a bit of luck this baby will be too. The name is a message, since the old one was a "russiankiller".

      @djneverblock7300@djneverblock7300 Жыл бұрын
    • @@djneverblock7300 should have been called the Tiger

      @olivierquetel8204@olivierquetel8204 Жыл бұрын
    • @@olivierquetel8204 why tho?

      @djneverblock7300@djneverblock7300 Жыл бұрын
  • The increased caliber of the gun, would alone result in "only" 27% increased performance, channeled into whatever parameters. So with the quoted figures around 50%, more is going on here. Something which is also obvious when you inspect the new ammunition. Much more propellant for a "hotter" round, the size of which necessitates autoloader. Not just bigger caliber, but a new generation as well.

    @Vermiliontea@Vermiliontea Жыл бұрын
  • Mechanicum OST....I knew you were a man of culture bro. Well done.

    @GIGroundNPound@GIGroundNPound Жыл бұрын
  • love the subtleness of the background music

    @Perryverduijn111@Perryverduijn111 Жыл бұрын
  • as a former M1 tanker and desert storm veteran i really enjoyed this video.

    @comments.cuestionsandconcerns@comments.cuestionsandconcerns Жыл бұрын
    • Always a pleasure to have combat vets commenting here! Thanks mate

      @ArmorCast@ArmorCast Жыл бұрын
  • It even looks like the Panther of WW2 with the sloped armour.

    @maxrpm2215@maxrpm2215 Жыл бұрын
  • I love that you put in the warhammer40k mechanicus music in the background

    @kenforbranan110@kenforbranan110 Жыл бұрын
  • Wow, nice looking tank!

    @allpro7cf257@allpro7cf257 Жыл бұрын
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