You Tube finds

[fsn]

International Tank

Sinking ships with planes in the 1920s.

[d_Guy]

Sinking a toilet with a cherry bomb.

This is not even the best one but since I have to sit on these things from time to time - the whole idea makes me nervous!

[fsn]

Knee Mortar.

Very interesting!

[fsn]

What an entertaining speaker!

My favourite snippet - "were German generals afraid of Patton? Search of German records show that most German generals never heard of him!"

"How many times did the US face Tigers in NW Europe? ... 3."

[d_Guy]

Watched the entire tank myth video - thanks, fsn - very informative.
Regarding the Patton quote: on simply a mathematical basis, since there were three to four times as many German divisions on the east front then on the west, it is logical that most (60 to 75%) German generals would have had no reason to know about him. 

[fsn]

Yes, true.

I do think it does highlight how the Patton myth has grown out of all proportion.

[d_Guy]

Actually agree (although everything I know about Patton is from the movie). I was struck that a guy who really drilled down on various common knowledge "facts" didn't explain that from the German perspective, the NW theater was a side show. Get that he was making a funny point. Anyway if I did WW2 armour I would watch all of his videos!

Incidently when he put up the illustration with the four silhouettes and asked the audience what they had in common I went:
"Uh....treads?" 

[toxicpixie]

Found linked off Madaxemans recent report form the Worlds -

Interesting stuff on Roman organisation and gear. The presenter is a bit... overly enthusiastic, but I do like the bit about Posca (Roman "military wine", wine-water-vinegar mix!) at about seven mins in

[d_Guy]

Pixie, I have a painting project for you to consider. Have sent you IM.

[toxicpixie]

Ah yes, sorry, my bad! I'll reply now

Nothing to see here, move along

[fsn]

Dutch FT17

Dutch army, WWII

[Westmarcher]

Good video on the Roman Army.  

Some voices the presenters have (I don't know why I'm talking like Yoda, either) - the gravelly Yank and the Stewart Grainger soundalike.

[toxicpixie]

He was so ridiculously macho

And I just couldn't work out the Centurions accent at all, seemed quite English then went a bit west...

[fsn]

Swedish tank museum

Lots of interesting Swedish things.

Including the combat tractor ... no, it's a farm tractor painted green. Honest.

[fsn]

Americans FT17s.

Trigger Warning: There are some US tank crews going full minstrel towards the end.