Why was German Sloped Armor so late?
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In this video we look at German sloped armor, how it is different to Allied sloped armor and potential reasons why it was introduced so late. For this we look at how the Germans welded their sloped armor differently, although this might be just a coincidence. Get the books: http://militaryhistorygroup.com DISCLOSURE D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured DISCLOSURE A: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2023. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Raths, Ralf: Geschichte(n) aus Stahl, Folge 15 (2/3): Der vergessene Blitzkrieger - der Königstiger (Teil 2/3). Das Panzermuseum. https://youtu.be/Znk_AOoU3Mk?si=D2ea4bs-DA8ECbHG&t=123 Köhler, Frank: Panther - Meilenstein der Panzertechnik: Bemerkungen über ein wegweisendes Waffensystem, Schneider Armour Research: Uelzen, Germany, 2014. Rau, Walter: Panzerungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung gepanzerter Fahrzeuge zu Lande, Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung: Koblenz, Germany, 1973. Pulham, Francis; Kerr, Williams: T-34 SHOCK: The Soviet Legend in Pictures, Fonthill Media: Stroud, UK, 2021. Jentz, Thomas L.: Der Panther: Entwicklung, Ausführungen, Abarten, seltene Varianten, charakteristische Merkmale, Kampfwert, Podzun-Pallas: Wölfersheim, Germany, 1997. 00:00 Intro German & French Sloped Armor before 1941 00:57 Why no sloped Armor on Panzer III, IV & Tiger? 01:32 Why non-sloped Armor was preferred by the Germans? 01:59 Tiger Promo 02:49 Structural Integrity 04:36 see the difference 05:39 T-34 Interlocking 07:46 Jagdpanzer 38 “Hetzer” 08:08 Why not earlier interlocking Armor? 08:47 Warning! Different Views! 09:01 Effectiveness? 10:24 Why no more Interlocking after 1945? 11:17 First Summary 12:29 Different Viewpoint / Second Summary 15:00 More Research needed #slopedarmor #tanks #armor #germantanks #germanyarmy #germanarmyww2
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