The Deadly Evolution of Anti-Tank Warfare | Weapons That Changed The World | War Stories
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Uncover into the impact of anti-tank weaponry, from the legendary RPG to modern marvels like the AT4 and FIM-92 Stinger. Join Wil Willis, a former Army Ranger, as he explores the evolution of these lethal tools and their profound influence on warfare. From World War II to present-day conflicts, witness how these shoulder-mounted rockets have reshaped military strategy and continue to pose a threat to even the most advanced armor.
00:00 Intro
03:10 AT4
10:20 Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle
15:45 Bazooka
22:00 Panzerschreck
23:45 Panzerfaust
27:15 RPG
31:45 M72 LAW
33:45 SMAW
36:45 FIM-92 Stinger
42:00 Testing Different Rockets
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@leoarc1061 Ай бұрын
I love that in these military-driven shows, the hosts always have the most American names. Will Willis, Jon Johnson, Neal Powers, Max Hollywood, Chuck Stone, etc. They are never called "Reinaldo Rodriguez Hernandez", for whatever reason.
@Wolvieonepunch Ай бұрын
lmao!!!
@ethankaryadi37 Ай бұрын
Hb Richard “Mack” Machowicz?
@buckhornz2184 Ай бұрын
Homer Simpson got his alternative name Max Power off a hair dryer.
@danieparriott265 Ай бұрын
Brandon Herrera Trumps all the pogues you named.
@madgeordie4469 Ай бұрын
I'm waiting to see an American with the name 'Bilge Hauler'.
@ilkoderez601 Ай бұрын
Whisky whisky whisky will willis is BACK! Love that dude!
@ChrisSmith-lo2kp Ай бұрын
taking out the shipping container is a very good indication of what the swedish next-gen weapon would do to a technical
@robertwalker7454 Ай бұрын
I personally would take the Carl Gustaf over the AT-4. I want to reload my rockets
@dennisseah9403 Ай бұрын
What about the Mk 153 SMAW? That one's reloadable right?
@alexhubble Ай бұрын
I'm fairly sure the Australian name for it - "Charlie Gutsache" - some of that comes from who has to carry it...
@fedupamerican6534 Ай бұрын
I’m going with the Carl Gustav
@1112viggo Ай бұрын
Yeah i think its an all together suspicious design. Its like those Russian soldiers at Stalingrad being handed a riffle and no ammo and when they asked what to do when they ran out, they told them not to worry about it. Then they see the next guy in line being handed just a magazine...
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
Definitely.
@csschot Ай бұрын
jeez, you don't wanna mess with the sweeds, they got some impressive firepower stocked up there
@rayzor8268 Ай бұрын
the Singapore armed forces infantry units have been using CG84RR since the mid 1980s. - its not new technology - except for the laser sights and improved munitions
@csschot Ай бұрын
@@rayzor8268 okay, I wasn’t talking about the Singapore armed forces, but good for them I guess. Lol What is it with country’s that have nice people living in there like Sweden and Singapore having such huge firepower?
@uranusismightybig5111 Ай бұрын
@@csschotinside every nice and polite, and a little bit naive Swede, there is a slumbering bloodthirsty Viking trying to get out 😉🇸🇪✌️
@AHappyCub Ай бұрын
There's literally nothing special outside of being able to produce them locally instead of importing
@csschot Ай бұрын
@@AHappyCub OK, glad there part of NATO anyways
@sammycarlosbaraza1789 Ай бұрын
Cheers. I remain a fan of the Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle. Cheers
@aarontactical Ай бұрын
The stinger is not an Anti-Tank Weapon, it’s a MANPADS
@Jarlemoore1 6 сағат бұрын
Just remember you can take down helicopters with an RPG.
@wacojones8062 Ай бұрын
A shaped charge forms a plastic deformation of the cone which happens so fast it never melts until after impact. Swedish Disarmament Commision back in the late 1960's published X-ray images of the formation of the jet at 1/40,000 of second intervals across an airgap then penetrating thick armor. I found printed film copies of the images in the Mid-seventies at the Federal depository at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Library.
@jaysnehpandey7089 8 күн бұрын
This show was my childhood
@robertdelacruz2951 Ай бұрын
A very good demo video.
@DSS-jj2cw Ай бұрын
Skipped over was a weapon I carried in '85. I lugged around the 90mm M67 recoiless rifle. Unfortunately, I only fired the .308 round using an adapter.
@kskeel1124 Ай бұрын
What a travesty...
@mr.purtee Ай бұрын
How heavy was it ? Lord have mercy
@DSS-jj2cw Ай бұрын
@@mr.purtee 44 lbs.
@DSS-jj2cw Ай бұрын
@@kskeel1124 I agree!
@uranusismightybig5111 Ай бұрын
I did my service 90-91....ATGW unit armed with the first batch of the Swedish BILL. We rode the BV-206 up in the Arctic, beautiful vehicle, absolutely amazing to move around in. In our squad as support weapons we had a medium MG, ksp 58....and a Carl Gustaf.....plus the BILL system AND our personal weapons.... Yeah i can relate to carry that steel pipe around, brother😂👍
@RayBecker Ай бұрын
Just love the Swedish weapons and in particular the 40mm Bofors that we had on our ships during WWII. The technology back then was amazing for the time. I believe there was the Oerlikon 20mm and the Hispano-Suiza 20. AAA was so critical, especially in the Pacific. The development of weapons was so fast and mind boggling. I believe the Panzerschrek was better than the Bazooka. The modern battlefield is extremely dangerous. With micro drones acting as spotters, it is unlimited what could be accomplished today. I believe that technology is going to have to lean towards Cloaking or Thermal Camo. Whoever can make a soldier and/or equipment invisible will control the battle space. Air Power is still supreme and I'm glad that we have not neglected that.
@minhthunguyendang9900 Ай бұрын
The Contraves-Oerlikon sam of the late 50s was very succesful too.
@Silverhornet81 Ай бұрын
They always show a SMAW when talking about backblast but then show an AT4. Also, the hidden firing button on the Panzerfaust wasn't noticable at all..
@AlexLee-dc2vb Ай бұрын
the production budget on this video couldn't cover the cost of a decent sandwich
@kskeel1124 Ай бұрын
AT-4 has special models that you can safely fire out of confined spaces...
@Silverhornet81 Ай бұрын
@@kskeel1124 Im aware of that, but the whole section they were talking about the AT4 they kept showing the SMAW. Im all about the backblast area, I was a SMAW gunner from 94-98.
@svenneff Ай бұрын
The rocket sure seemed inert too. I think they had a charge rigged on the tower.
@Tentative79 Ай бұрын
@@AlexLee-dc2vb at4-q is the basic nom for the close quarters. Very cool to see another person mention this.
@m1t2a1 Ай бұрын
Did everyone see a recent Ballistic High-Speed video with an RPG?
@justrandompeople2157 7 күн бұрын
Dam bro, he just get blown out by malfunction and survived 💀
@m1t2a1 7 күн бұрын
@@justrandompeople2157 He talks about it on the Unsubscribe Podcast episode 136 somewhere on KZfaq. It's amazing that he's still around. Kentucky Ballistics guy too. Phew.
@justrandompeople2157 5 күн бұрын
@@m1t2a1 just be careful if you have ballistic in your KZfaq name, we never know what gonna happen with that 💀
@m1t2a1 5 күн бұрын
@@justrandompeople2157 😆😂
@jefferyr.powell5214 Ай бұрын
great show. brings back a lot of fond and not so fond memories
@MWM-dj6dn 7 күн бұрын
It is a very wonderful documentary. amazing..full of accurate information. He deserves great admiration and praise. I salute you with all the beautiful words and sincere feelings for your sincere efforts in producing this distinguished and wonderful work. I wish you lasting success and all goodness and happiness. You are the best in the best. I have the utmost respect, pride, and appreciation.
@beachcomberbob3496 Ай бұрын
You could have mentioned the Boys anti-tank rifle, in use before the bazooka, and the PIAT.
@dungeonquesting8075 Ай бұрын
Awesome
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
I wouldn't use the M72 LAW. I'd want something that can be reloaded and re used. During the Vietnam war, I heard that the Vietcong used discarded LAW tubes for booby traps, fill them with several Grenades.
@daleupthegrove6396 Ай бұрын
Our drill sergeants told us the same thing. They said to always make sure to destroy the launch tube after firing to prevent the enemy from using it.
@AlexLee-dc2vb Ай бұрын
the edited muzzle flash and explosions are PAINFULLY cringe
@SpectralonWhite Ай бұрын
You probably watched the first 5 minutes and quiet and miss all the real slo mo explosions of the test firing.
@randylahey1822 Ай бұрын
Always skip the first 5 and last minutes of a KZfaq video, it's either spoilers or plugs.
@konradviii5663 Ай бұрын
I first thought that as well, but then I remembered the incident with the KZfaq channel Ballistic High Speed where the RPG exploded in his hands while he was attempting to fire. RPGs are no joke. These weapons are as dangerous to its users as it is to its targets.
@dawamsurya7540 27 күн бұрын
I like your documentary.to the point
@user-fo2ot8fl2r Ай бұрын
What does STINGER have to deal with anti-tank warfare ?!
@antoalghozi311 Ай бұрын
Emang Koplak bro 😂😂😂😂😂 Yasalam
@jimgaul67 Ай бұрын
I fired the LAW (light anti-tank weapon) many times in my training in the army. I carried one in VN but never had the chance to use it. It was mostly used against bunkers and was an effective disposable weapon. You could hit a APC size target at 100-150 yards consistently. We would carry (one per soldier) a total of two in each squad.
@Jaska8000 Ай бұрын
Some people in Finland live in fear that Russia would invade us. Now in NATO, the risk has declined, at least on my opinition. Finland have had similar heavy bazookas for years but re-chargable. Lighter single-use unti-tank "kerta-sinko" as well. But this Swedish engineered prodigy weapon looks amazing.
@minhthunguyendang9900 Ай бұрын
I remember reading of a 1980s W.German-made rpg launcher also named Panzerfaust. It looks like an RPG-7, but shorter & handier, with a round that reminds of the ww2 British PIAT. Do you have any information on it ? Thank you.
@pistonburner6448 Ай бұрын
The now incredibly old 95 S 58-61 and far newer French single-use RAC 112 APILAS which gives you a concussion when you fire it. The light single-use one you talk about is the M72 LAW mentioned in the video, Finns just have their own name for it. Same with NLAW, TOW and Spike: Finns just have different names for them.
@petepal55 Ай бұрын
In a way I'm glad to see the Stinger take a bit of skill. Bad guys won't have the necessary training if they get ahold of them.
@kskeel1124 Ай бұрын
The AT-4 does not compete against the RPG - 2 or RPG -7, it does however compete with later disposable RPGs like the 18, 22 and 26
@brittakriep2938 Ай бұрын
A) First antitank weapon was german Tankgewehr of wwl B) Panzerschreck warhead was constructed as improvement of unsuccessfull rocket launcher Puppchen. C) First AA rocket manpad was unsuccessfull german Fliegerfaust of wwll.
@Wolvieonepunch Ай бұрын
so many goodies!!!
@m3ramire 2 күн бұрын
TOW2A/B my weapon of choice! 0352! SEMPER FI!
@carmenlottner297 Ай бұрын
Ooh,I want one!
@kellytinsley272 Ай бұрын
Reload ability is a plus.
@Ferrarifanlellewtc 22 күн бұрын
8:18 HOLY SMOKES I was not ready for that lmao
@Kneestonelight Ай бұрын
How have RPGS been used for the last thousand years?
@subroaolcom Ай бұрын
rockets
@fern8580 3 күн бұрын
the "bazzoka scarface al pacino" with guided bullets!
@pyeitme508 Ай бұрын
Classic!
@jeffadams9807 Ай бұрын
I Also Like The CARL GUSTAV...
@bob_the_bomb4508 Ай бұрын
Unless you have to carry it…
@cr0wN_ 23 күн бұрын
@@bob_the_bomb4508 If you carry it on your back especially if you have backpack its not the worst. Biggest problem with it when you have to make quick manuevers especially in forests. No matter how good is your physique, you will get gassed.
@bob_the_bomb4508 23 күн бұрын
@@cr0wN_ when defining the word ‘ergonomic’ all you have to say is “opposite of the Charlie G…” :)
@robertosovietunion7567 Ай бұрын
Swedish Anti Tank Weapon AT4 is also supply and used by the Ukrainian Army against the Russia Tanks, IFVs and APCs
@petter5721 Ай бұрын
Sweden has donated 20.000 AT4 to Ukraine 👍🏻
@ibunjaku 27 күн бұрын
Love it ❤ Simple, effective ... perfect for all soviet armored vehicles.
@ScreamingSturmovik 18 күн бұрын
i think i saw this on T.V. 10+ years ago, funny to come across it now
@kellytinsley272 Ай бұрын
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. All weapons after the bazooka are simply improving on a great weapon.
@atriplex6002 Ай бұрын
AT-4 cost 3k USD RPG-7 cost 350 USD and is reuseable
@tonytiger2914 19 күн бұрын
16 minutes in ww 1 & ww 2, finally
@fern8580 3 күн бұрын
guided bullets is the key.
@jamesn7305 10 күн бұрын
Hope I'm never on the receiving end of any of those munitions. The Gustav and AT4 are devastating
@robinvesterberg7709 Ай бұрын
Really like the systems we do use here in sweden, even if some is of foreign designs from start but thats small arms fire
@35t10b 22 күн бұрын
We had the TOW anti tank gun and the LAWS rocket
@donmason2933 Ай бұрын
in 1963 in the Marines got to fire one round with the 3.5 launcher. Awsome also!
@bencegelencser7650 Ай бұрын
the largest setback for me with the AT4 is that, it is a fire-and-forget system. If you miss, you ducked up. Also, something like an RPG rocket is smaller/lighter. You can have a man carry 6-8 or 16 rockets for it, but try to do it with an AT4 or a Javelin. If they could find a way to make it reloadable, it would be far superior to anything else-based on the firepower, adaptability, and other features (like top attack mode, delays, infrared or thermal optics, maybe target locking/homing)
@wacojones8062 Ай бұрын
I served for 27+years in the US Army most in the reserves as a 19D4H teaching recruits how to kill Russian armor. From Entac Dragon Law to Improved TOW Vehicles M901 with Twin launchers and thermal and day sights. AT-4/M136 and Javelin as it was being introduce just before I retired in December 1998. I had a marine friend who did 3 tours in Nam running the M40 106 mm RR mounted on a Mule. With Heat, HEP and APERS rounds a real threat to infantry and armor.
@Stray03 Ай бұрын
Every time I see this episode it reminds me that TV experts are not... I'm a bazooka expert, but I have the screen installed backwards... 17:30 and then they fake fire it.
@the_once-and-future_king. Ай бұрын
'Check the backblast area'. Me, a Brit: laughs in PIAT.
@bradjohnson4787 Ай бұрын
I want one!
@tonytiger2914 19 күн бұрын
Totally missed out ww2 anti tank weapons
@USViper Ай бұрын
No mention of U.S. Bazooka which was before rpg.
@murtzakambo6594 Ай бұрын
Make a video of using first time Canon in the world and what is range
@narayankulkarni5378 Ай бұрын
Sir please show us how minigun works
@robertmoulds160 Ай бұрын
You forgot antitank rifles and PIAT antitank weapons.
@joeiacovino9660 21 күн бұрын
An anti tank show with a stinger and not a tow
@brettisabeth3349 Ай бұрын
Now that was really cool veiwing
@gerwheelz3154 Ай бұрын
Why were the shipping container doors removed ? it would have been cool to see the damage with them left on not cut near the hinges .
@batangquiapo45 Ай бұрын
SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding
@bob_the_bomb4508 Ай бұрын
21:28 it doesn’t measure concussion. It measures acceleration. 25 g means 25 times the acceleration caused by gravity, i.e. 9.81 m/sec^2
@chromeisbadalex6466 Ай бұрын
Still waiting for the devs to bring back the Schewer Gustav
@zillsburyy1 Ай бұрын
does sweden still make the best?
@arnelbernadezlaborte920 Ай бұрын
This documentary failed to mention The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I of the British in World War 2.
@petter5721 Ай бұрын
The swedes really knows how to build scary weapons 👍🏻
@chudleyflusher7132 Ай бұрын
These comments! People who were never able to learn the difference between “your” and “you’re”, giving us the fine points about munitions. Unreal.
@MrBenski81 16 күн бұрын
The amount of faked footage is arguably worse. But I agree mate.
@caspernilsson2940 6 күн бұрын
Carl Gustav, AT-4, NLAW, GLSDB, Excalibur, RBS 15-17, IRIS-T, Meteor SAAB producing the best weapons ever made 🇸🇪🤙
@MSP_TechLab Ай бұрын
8:50 eventually a proper made concrete wall in US made show. It appeared that they've needed to go to Europe to find one.
@shinatsuji7503 Ай бұрын
Is this an older footage?
@Mack_Dingo Ай бұрын
The bt earpiece at 22:09 was historically accurate just FYI.... Lol
@zadekterkyblitky4509 Ай бұрын
25:50 - Yeah, that was definitely different footage, they would be so close
@kraut-chan429 Ай бұрын
31:19 XD
@lauritzherpold3013 Ай бұрын
Just the comment im looking for
@haiangnguyen2528 10 күн бұрын
All Bend down to the RPG-7
@highflyer6421 Ай бұрын
Combat Service and combat service support units in US Army separate brigade and divisions should be equipped with the AT4s for self defense.
@wacojones8062 Ай бұрын
A friend made the first 1 Million 9mm rounds for the SMAW project.
@alexfang2581 Ай бұрын
Stinger for flying tanks 😂
@brummerhbkt1 Ай бұрын
Warum wurde der Grüne Container aufgeschnitten, direkt hinter der Stahlbeton Wand?😕
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Ай бұрын
It was a wonderful historical coverage video about mobile bunkers ( tanks) and statistics bunkers ,& flying bunkers in low altitudes anti weapons ,thank you 🙏( war stories) channel for sharing
@bob_the_bomb4508 Ай бұрын
1:49 that’s an RPG2. It fires a fin stabilised projected grenade - the PG2. The PG2 isn’t a rocket. RPG actually originally stood for ‘hand held anti tank weapon’. For example, the RPG43 is an anti-tank hand grenade.
@DarkKatzy013 Ай бұрын
Yeah and if you bothered to listen to the video he has a Russian dude say exactly that......
@bob_the_bomb4508 Ай бұрын
@@DarkKatzy013 I did hear it. The issue is with the choppy editing.
@dannypatterson9774 Ай бұрын
Assaultman says - SMAW
@rajbiswas9077 Ай бұрын
we used the Gustav 84mm.. it was something
@robinvesterberg7709 Ай бұрын
Clears your nose for sure😂
@salmanwani8827 Ай бұрын
Lmao the RPG 7 warhead was half inside and half out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jimmyofthesea1883 29 күн бұрын
If only I had a right that would stop government infringements for me to bear these arms.
@nobodyhome2318 Ай бұрын
Javelin?
@patrickmunneke8348 Ай бұрын
The original bazooka wasn't effective against later german tanks. The panzerfraust was the best in ww2.
@SeanDahle Ай бұрын
Well, it is true that the M1 Bazooka, with its 60MM warhead, wasn't that great against heavy tanks. However, the M9A1 (M20) Super Bazooka introduced in 1944, was upgraded to a 89MM warhead which was much more capable of knocking out Tiger and Panther tanks.
@baselabdo_5666 18 күн бұрын
Yassin 105 🔻🔻👏🏾
@alexhubble Ай бұрын
Normally, I find his presentation a bit full on. But, getting to play with that lot (a panzerfaust!!) - today he's forgiven.
@ewok40k Ай бұрын
Soviet infantry loved captured Panzerfausts. They proved invaluable in breaching buildings in late war German cities.
@brittakriep2938 Ай бұрын
Plural of Panzerfaust is Panzerfäuste.
@michaelcouzens5633 Ай бұрын
I thought it was the German army that had the first anti tank rocket?? Can't remember the name of it though!😮
@royexcellentalexander8308 Ай бұрын
Panzerfaus
@mystyle_jm8997 7 күн бұрын
How many M72 LAWs you'll carry compared to AT4 in terms of weight?
@andyf4292 Ай бұрын
what about PIAT?
@andyf4292 Ай бұрын
rpg, that sustainer motor doesnt come out of the back
@gavinsiswowidjono5070 Ай бұрын
Looks like a natgeo series
@jaakkooksa5374 Ай бұрын
8:14 this does not look highly professional because the guy does not even bother wearing eye protection.
@robertsolomielke5134 Ай бұрын
The PIAT ? The British projector could be safely fired from indoors, and kill any tank with a square hit. Near 450,000 built during WW 2. This show is for entertainment purpose , please do not write a term paper on this show alone.
@CAP198462 10 күн бұрын
No PIAT? 😢.
@andyf4292 Ай бұрын
so according to this .. 'tanks are high -flying'..
@narayankulkarni5378 Ай бұрын
Wow no options for enemies survive
@jacklarkson4505 Ай бұрын
0:34 there is a new competition...1 sec later,shows a stinger which is short range surface to air missile...which can not lock on ground targets. you sure u are a ranger and not a rookie ?