Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Tanks and the Navy - The Origins of the Landship" video.

  1. NB the image of the flipped tank at 24:31 is of a Tiger II, and the chap next to it is Dwight Eisenhower - it's in the Wikipedia entry on the Tiger II. The location given is Chambois, which is 57km from the ocean, therefore this is probably not due to a warship's shell, and is most likely to be due to bombing. PS - the Oerlikon on the LVT4 is not historical, it would have been the similar Polsten cannon. Just servicing my inner nerd folks!
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  2.  @Ragefps  you are right. Heavy bombers did a lot of bombing in support of tactical objectives in Normandy I think
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  3. Nothing wrong with the sound Drach, you're always audible and comprehensible. The Devil's Chariots by John Glanfield is a good read for anyone who wants a more detailed look at the evolution of the tank in British/Empire service in the Great War
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  4. Tiger II as per a comment I made a few mins ago sir.
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  5.  @grahamstrouse1165  very interesting information, but are you replying to the right comment? 🙂
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  6.  @BlackHearthguard  I believe so, although the wartime claims of how many tanks were hit/destroyed wasn't fully upheld once the Field Research Units looked over destroyed and abandoned tanks. And were Thunderbolts also used in this way - I think they could carry rockets?
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