ConeOfArc
Tank enthusiast sharing my love of all things armored with the world. I focus on creating documentary style content along with more laid back examinations of different myths and misconceptions about these vehicles.
All content is 100% written and edited by myself with occasional assistance from other writers and without the use of AI.
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These absurd looking vehicles are not only ridiculous to look at but were capable of doing more damage than any other self propelled guns ever built. Fitted atop a modified T-10 chassis the 2B1 "Oka" and 2A3 "Kondensater" carried weaponry capable of firing a nuclear charge.
Learn more about these and other nuclear artillery tanks in my latest video: https://youtu.be/feDDxMNy-Ls
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A small loan of 1 million dollars is all that stands between us and recreating the Cologne tank duel in 4k 60fps. Who's chipping in?
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Not really related to tomorrow's video but did come across this image while editing and thought it was pretty funny
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Another rare fan favorite on display at CFB Borden, this time the Sherman Crab. Surprisingly while still being somewhat rare there are a decent number of these still around today. As you can see in pic 4 each of the flails is a bit smaller than a baseball if you were curious. Power was sent to the drum from a driveshaft on the arm on the co-drivers/hull gunners side of the tank.
These would spin at high speed smacking the ground to detonate land mines as well as tearing through barbed wire and hedges. Definitely wouldn't want to stand close to one of these when it was spinning.
If you're curious to see some other weird Shermans check out my video on 8 of them: https://youtu.be/QUvbmKQmc64
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There's a new Tiger in town and his name is Bretagne. Musée des Blindés recently unveiled their finished restoration of their Tiger tank complete with historical French markings!
Originally captured by the British this Tiger was put back into service with French forces complete with markings and the name "Bretagne". Learn more about the story of this unique tank in my video on Tigers in foreign service: https://youtu.be/pVIDXNMK4UU
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Speaking of unique Jagdpanzer 38(t)s did you know a prototype carrying a 15cm howitzer was built?
Plans to utilize this chassis for a variety of different purposes were explored but due to the worsening situation for Germany few went past the testing stage. Production during the war was limited primarily to the tank destroyer itself and Bergepanzer 38(t) recovery vehicles.
This is not to say the 38(t) itself wasn't used outside of this as both Flakpanzer and open topped tank destroyer designs were also built using it.
Check out this video while you're here to see how the roof mg on the Hetzer was controlled: https://youtu.be/59bkQQf1uvc
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Today let's briefly explore the Jagdpanzer 38(t) named "Chwat" and the newly released COBI set based on him.
This vehicle would change hands from the Germans to the Polish during the Warsaw uprising being knocked out and later repaired by rebel forces. Although it would not see any combat it did see use as part of a roadblock. Sadly, though the tank would survive the war buried in rubble, it was later scrapped after a brief time on display at the Polish Army Museum with only a single roadwheel remaining today.
The memory of "Chwat", which translates to something along the lines of brave/daredevil, is not forgotten though with the Polish brand COBI recreating the vehicle in one of their recent sets which are available in my store: coneofarc.store/cobi-jagdpanzer-38t-chwat-brave-12…
You can also learn more about the Jagdpanzer 38(t) in my full video on the topic: https://youtu.be/PsNdvn8C7_Q
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Tanks tend to be much larger in person than you imagine and this is especially the case when it comes to bridging vehicles. These two Canadian ones are built on the Leopard 1 and give a great look at both the packed and deployed sizes
Me for scale in pic 1, bridge deployed in pic 4
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One of the most common misconceptions about Italian tanks during WW2 is that they were assembled using rivets. However, this is not the case with them instead using bolts as shown by the photo of the interior. Why do this?
Aside from making it easier to replace a damaged armor plate compared to rivets the threads also helped prevent one of the major issues with rivets, that being if the outer portions is hit it can turn the inner part into a projectile potentially wounding the crew. So while Italian tanks suffered from a variety of issues caused by Italy's poor manufacturing infrastructure rivets were not one of them.
Want to learn more about Italian tank history? Check out my latest video on the first tank ever built by Italy: https://youtu.be/BgTLR_DPCUA
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In case you missed it Helen the Hellcat patches are back at Ahoworks: www.ahoworks.com/product-page/helen-the-hellcat-pa…
These are high quality patches, like all the ones he does, and feature a Velcro backing ready to add to your kit.
Join the ConeOfArc tank destroyer branch today!
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