Gamer: "I hate bullet sponge boss fights. So unrealistic, nothing could take that many hits and still be moving." Tiger: "You called?"

Tiger 231: Hey guys are done shooting ?? Russians: Yeah Tiger 231: *Ok I have to go now, thanks for the time*

Soviets: “our KV-1 is hard to kill.” German Tiger I: “Halt mein bier.”

Imagine the Russians morale when they saw/heard of the tiger they spent 6 hours shooting 300 times simply drove away lol

I want to see this movie instead of Fury

Tiger: "Alright, it's been six hours. I gotta get gas, see you tomorrow?"

Imagine: - You are a German Soldier in that tank and you have to endure all those hits in the middle of battle. - You are a Russian Soldier and you shoot everything including the kitchen sink on that tank and it just refuses to die !

The crew was the most valueble on the tank. So the Tiger fullfilled this main goal.

The tank was a total loss. But it kept it's crew alive which was far more important. The Germans could replace the tanks albeit slowly, they could not really replace experienced crews so quickly.

Four dislikes from Russian anti tank gunners....

Russian Soldier : "Why won't you die ?!" German tank crew : "Krupp Steel son"

The original report from Leutnant Zabel: "The combat group Sander had to face a very strong enemy when attacking the collective farm west of Ssemernikovo. The Tiger attacking as advance platoon left the lighter tanks behind, and attracted all the enemy fire. The tanks received hits on the front and to the right-hand side. The enemy, with tanks, AT guns and AT rifles opened fire at a great distance. My Tiger received a 7.62cm hit in the front of the driver’s position. The spare track links fixed there with an iron rod were ripped off. In the tank we noticed a bang and a slight shaking. The nearer we came, the stronger the bangs and shaking from the 7.62cm hits became. At the same time we noticed considerably high dust clouds from artillery ground impacts near the tank. Further on, the crew noticed a somewhat lighter bang followed by a burst of yellow smoke, most likely a hit from an AT rifle. A short time later we received a hit from a 4.5cm AT gun on the cupola. The brackets of the bullet-proof glass were smashed. The glass vision block jammed and became opaque caused by heat from the explosion. A further hit destroyed the brackets and the hatch fell into the turret interior. There was dense smoke in the fighting compartment and the area became very hot. The loader’s hatch was jammed and stood slightly open and it received a number of hits from AT rifles demolishing the hinges and brackets. After the battle two 4.5cm AT guns and 15 AT rifle hits were counted on the cupola. On both days of the attack the enemy destroyed our machine guns. The smoke dischargers on the turret were also destroyed. The smoke in the turret caused so much trouble that the Tiger was not ready for action for some time... ...all crew members nerves were frayed, we lost our sense of time. We felt neither hunger nor any other needs. Despite the fact that the attack lasted for more than six hours, all men in the tank felt the time had gone by in a flash. After a further 7.62cm hit on the mantlet the gun mounting bolts sheared off. The recoil brake lost its fluid and the gun barrel remained in rear (recoiled) position. Due to electric problems the breech block could not be shut. Due to shocks inflicted by further hits the radio system failed and the steering levers were jammed. When the exhaust cover was destroyed, the engine caught fire. This fire could be extinguished by the fire-fighting system. Further hits loosened some turret ring screws. The turret traversing system failed temporarily... We counted 227 hits by AT rifles, 14 hits by 5.7cm AT guns and 11 hits by 7.62cm AT guns. The right suspension was heavily damaged by shelling. The connecting pieces for several running wheels were ruined, two torsion bars were broken. A rear idler wheel bearing was damaged. In spite of this damage the Tiger was able to be driven for further 60km. The hits inflicted cracks to some weld seams. A fuel tank began leaking due to the heavy shocks. We noticed a number of impacts in the track links, which however did not particularly impair mobility. Subsequently, it can be said that the armor on the Tiger had come up to our expectations... Signed Lt. Zabel"

U know when u hear Mark's intro music Shits about to get Real.

Tiger 231: goes to battle * gets 300 hits * Tiger 231: "My work here is done"

Lmao imagine sitting on a hill watching some Russians bombard this tank over and over just for it to drive off back home like nothing happened

Soviets: How many hits can that Tiger take? Tiger 231: Yes.

Imagine if that was a tiger 2, instead of enduring 6 hours, it would have been 6 days.

I can hear it now.. "WE JUST SCRATCHED THEM"

Can you just imagine the crew inside taking all those hits? Like taking a steel bucket and then hitting it with something from the outside. Must've been terrifying

*** " ...and after 6hrs of pounding - the Tiger crew drove off - holding up a freshly cooked schnitzel out of the turret from the little fires in the crews quarters."

231 wasn't built on a Monday or Friday 😉

The Germans were right to focus on quality rather than quantity. Men shouldn't be treated as pawns, like the Russians treated their men. At a very basic level, the Tiger was designed to keep it's crew alive on the battlefield.

Soviets: *fires at Tiger for 6 hours straight* Tiger 1: Ight Imma head out.

GirlfriEND BoyfriEND Best friEND They all have end in it but the tiger 1 *has no end*

I'm glad the windscreen wipers were still working.

If ever there was a tank that should have been kept 'as recovered' in a museum, and untouched by well meaning restorers, this is that tank. People would Marvel at the sight of such a battle worn beast.

Literally one of my favourite KZfaq channels to watch! Bravo again sir!! 👍

I guess the debriefing of the crew must have been interesting "Leutnant, how did you manage to come back?" "What did you say Herr Kommandant? My ears are ringing!""

"It's only a flesh wound"

My favroite tank of WW2.I love these little and unknown stories you find.Thanks Mark.

"Ha! They are scratching your paint job, Helmut!"

Tiger 131 got lucky enough to survive. Tiger 231 endured some of the most insane battering of the war for a tiger I. Something about having that X31 designation made the tank extraordinary?

I was close personal friends with a 3rd SS Totenkopf Panther Commander from Nürnberg...he told the story about his Unit being sent to reinforce at Kursk, and the Bahnhof where he was to unload his Tank having been overrun by Russian forces. The train stopped, firing from every direction, his crew mounted up, did a neutral steer, drove the Panther directly off the flat railroad car, went into battle, and he scored 11 Tank kills in one hour earning the Panzer Assault badge with "25" , and the German Cross in Gold.

It's amazing that the crew was able to keep calm regardless of the heavy incoming fire as well as having dense smoke entering the tank and having a fire at the engine bay. I would think many would've panicked in such a situation, and even if they lost their nerve for a bit they made the best choice, 'doing nothing'. The crew indeed survived the barrage but I don't think their ears did, I wouldn't be surprised if after this event the crew commander only communicated to the other tanks through flags. Although communication probably would have presented itself a little trickier among the crew members.

That recoil fluid mentioned in this is for the hydraulic system that absorbs the shock of firing. It is so important that on the 3" -50 calibers AAA I worked on it was _required_ to have an officer sign off on checking that the fluid was topped up before it could be fired. Low fluid could destroy the gun and kill people.

That is still a tough tank! Drive away after getting shot to hell, I wonder if at some point that the tank crew just starts laughing hysterically.

I would of gotten a massive headache. But damn it's pretty good at absorbing rounds.

My grandfather was in the same division and fought along with tiger 231

After reading memoirs of Otto Carius this incident justifies his description of Tiger. It did what it was designed to do. Nothing more nothing less. Thanks Mark .

"the armor has come up to our expectations" a understatement lol

I always wonder how these battles would have gone had the Enigma Machine never been captured?

If you had to go into battle in a tank during that war, there is no better place to be sitting than in a Tiger I, especially if you have a competent crew and commander.

The encyclopedic attention to detail never fails to educate, entrance, inform and descriptively bring a 3-d narrative to live. I had heard the legend, now I know the rest of the story.

Wonderfull vid again, inspires me to make a model of this tiger in post battle look

60 tons of superior German engineering.

Mark Felton is the real star in this story.

That just shows how good German armour was!

Brave crew to keep it together while under that kind of pressure 👍👍🇺🇸

Best feeling in the world, i just woke up, made coffee and started my Sunday with Mark's new video on my favorite subject. Life is good.

Amazing the engineering of the TIGER tank being 80+ years old and still working!!!

Russians: *shoot everyting at the tank* Tiger: stop i could've droppes my croassaint

Russia anti-tank battalion, "We have all the guns!!!" Lone Tiger I, "You underestimate my power"

Its called a Tiger Tank for a reason

Soviet Anti-tank gunner: "Sir how many rounds do you want us to hit this tank with" Soviet Officer: *throws empty vodka bottle away* "DA"

Reminds me of the ASL Scenario, “Paw of the Tiger” where two Tigers, face an assault on the Leningrad front from 26 T-34Cs, a pair of SU-100s, four 45mm AT guns, and infantry with ATRs and magnetic mines. The Tigers usually win, they’re beasts.

That is famous German quality in a nutshell...(-:

"We didn't even scratch them" "We didnt even scratch them" "We didnt penetrate their armor"

Crazy. I knew tigers were tough but this really is an exceptional story. I wonder how many times something like this happened in the war

Wow, German Engineering at its finest!!

The bit that upset the crew the most?.... When it went back for service and repair they were told the damage was not covered by the warranty. Excellent, thanks for another great film Mark.

War Thunder: Look at all those sweet Spawn points

You know what they say about the Tiger.....They're grrrrrrreat!!!!

Soviets: Finally comrades, we got him! *boss music starts playing*

Salute to Tiger 231! 👏👍⚡💪⚡💘🌷🍻 Thank you, Mark. Great job! A true historian! 👏👍👍🌷🍻

Thank you Dr. Felton for your time and effort in your research and putting together these videos. I have learned so much more about our history. Have a blessed day.

Russians: *Can't kill a tank Germans: "First time?"

The Germans sure knew how to build a tank. The German crews where the best tank crews of the war

*Throws the entire weight of the red army at one tank* *tank just drives off* *Stares blankley in Russian*

Excellent! I was wondering about the fate of that particular tank. Thanks mark for bringing 231’s story to light.

She attacc But more importantly She deflecc

Everytime i hear that intro i know I'm in for an amazing story. There is not a single video on this channel that i would consider boring. Very well done Mark :)

Breaking news: German tank literally to german to die

The Tiger 1 tank is one of my favorite tanks in the world

Amazing story 60km withdrawal 🤯👍🏼

503rd heavy tank battalion was also formed in Paderborn. They had the most/best chances to engage outnumbered enemies and crew most survived for rebuild their battalion; made them were the best of the best in Wehrmacht.

That was one tough tank and commander.

"Yeah they've come to snuff the Tiger, YEAAAHHH!" "You know he ain't gonna diiiiee!!!"

Tiger: I’m invincible! Maus: Hold my bier. E100: My turn

German tank crew: "Y'all hear sumn*

1. you should go into more detail of the various tanks used in the War. An example. Though the Tiger brought fear and fame, it was the Stug 3/4 that brought up infantry morale whenever they were on the scene. A completely different animal as they, through out the war were considered part of the Artillery arm of the German Army. The crew were considered veterans as they were continually thrown into situations they the Tank was not originally created for. Great work as always.

The german tiger tank is actually my favourite tank, i just love the look and everything on it ,its so beautifull it makes me cry when i see it😂👍

That pronunciation was pretty on point, i'm impressed

The mystique of those tigers wasn't derived from propaganda. Mark,,,, you have the BEST channel (and intro 🎵) on the tube. 👍👍

Germans make fine machines and their steel is still the best. To this day we use their steel grade as a worldwide comparison for quality control. Good video. ⚡️⚡️

Yet another brilliant video, thank you. Well done. M.

Excellent video. This tells me that the Germans had such good, frontal armour that you couldn't kill one of their Tigers unless you had an 88 mm or better anti-tank gun. Attacks on the rear of the tank were much easier. It probably took about three to six Russian tanks to kill a Tiger. If the Friedrich's had been successfully deployed, the Germans would have wiped out the Soviet armour. Maybe, the Soviets won the battle at the Kursk Salient; maybe the German supply lines were stretched so long and thin that they couldn't win against the fortification the Soviets had. Either way, the German tankers were brave and their tanks were superb. Interviews with their tankers indicate that their tankers thought they felt their failure to win conclusively was due to their long supply lines versus the Soviet's short supply lines.

6 HOURS of battering (3:20 - 3:30) ......just THINK about that ! .......

Everyone : tank games are bullshit no tank can survive this many hits Tigre 231 : hold my armor

Beautiful as usual Mark. Nothing better than a Brandy sour and one of yours video for Sunday rest.

This story reminds me of the scene in Star Wars Rebels, in which Captain Rex, along with Commanders Wolfe and Gregor, fought three AT-ATs, and barely started smoking.

I petition that KZfaq be renamed to Marktube.

Imagine shooting an enemy tank 400 times with all types of anti tank weapons for six hours and it just drives away

I see Mark I clicked, i see Tiger 1 I double clicked 😁

Nothing like German technology Yesterday, today and tomorrow!

That was an astonishing story, that crew was lucky surviving the Kursk saliant Offensive. Hey Mark, could you cover the few documented helicopter-to-helicopter battles in history that happened during Iran-Iraq War? Being trying for years to find material regarding those battles, I was hoping a historian like yourself could give us a hindsight. Sincerely thank you.

Thanks Mark! awesome story and info. That has to be the most hits ever received by a tank and survive.... amazing !

Amazing video as usual Mark!

Fun fact: Tigers had thicker side armour than Panthers... I'd take a Tiger over a Panther any day! What I just explained also tells us why the Tigers would place themselves side on to an enemy contact (not completely side on*)- It helped widen the angle of their armour, as they had great side armour too!

The commander later admitted that he thought they had survived because he was carrying his lucky bullet magnet. 😃💥

The tank did it's job. Keeping his crew alive.