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Why no multi-turreted tanks? - Briefing September 2017
00:20 Would multi-turreted tanks be feasible? 05:05 September Era Poll Results 06:23 Q & A Start 06:34 Did you ever visit the United States? 07:50 Will you cover other WW2 Generals? 09:09 Will you cover the Italian's Navy Commando Unit X MAS? 09:40 What aspect do you think is neglected by WW2 Doc...
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Why are IEDs so dangerous? IEDs vs Armored Vehicles - And How to counter?
Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to...
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Sea Lion: Why not just invade the UK in 1940?
Quite often people remark Hitler should just have finished off the UK before attacking the Soviet Union. Well, there are many problems with that assumption. »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/English - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://...
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King Tiger: Why NO MG-42, but MG-34?
Note: All weapons shown are registered and legal in the respective country. In this video I show you why the MG-34 was used up until 1945 inside most German tanks instead of the MG-42. A BIG THANK YOU to Philipp for heavy support! »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German...
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Why Rifle Grenades? - German Rifle Grenades in WW2
Why Rifle Grenades? Germany alone produced more than 60 million rifle grenades in World War 2 and other countries like the United States of America used them extensively as well. Yet, this weapon is rarely covered, as we look at why rifle grenades and take also a closer look at the Schießbecher (...
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Why Japan had NO Chance in WW2
Although, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) started the war with a stronger force than the US Navy (USN) in the Pacific, it had virtually no Chance in winning the War in the long run. This becomes very apparent, if you watch the numbers evolving over the course of this video. I put together a chro...
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Why Panzerartillerie? Why Armored Artillery?
Why self-propelled armored artillery for the Panzer Forces, why not just used motorized / towed artillery? What were the benefits? What were the reasons? Why not from the start of the war? For this we look at the Hummel, Wespe, Sturmgeschütz and also the Sturmpanzers as well. English Channel of t...
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Why was Napoleon so Successful?
Napoleon is considered by many one of the best – if not the best – military commanders of all time. Even Clausewitz, who wasn’t particularly fond of Napoleon, called him “the God of War”? What were the reasons for Napoleon’s success? Or was he just the most famous French general? Let’s look at hi...
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Midway: Why did the Japanese Lose?
» patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv The Battle of Midway (1942) has been by some described as a turning point in the Pacific War. The question is: Why did the Japanese Lose? Or maybe: Why did the Americans win? During my research I came across several different perspectives namely those ...
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Hummel vs Priest? Why it is wrong!
In my M7 Priest vs Wespe video many people pointed out that a comparison between the Hummel and the M7 Priest would make way more sense, since both were put a medium tank chassis. Well, I disagree for various reasons, nevertheless I should have explained my reasons for the selection in the origin...
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Why the Japanese Military wanted to fight on after(!) the 2nd Nuke (feat. D.M. Giangreco)
Some people suggest that the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely unnecessary, this is quite an "interesting" view considering that the Japanese military actually wanted to continue to fight after the second Atomic bomb was dropped. In this video, we take a closer at this issue....
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Why the German Army failed in the West 43-44
The German Army had serious problems with conducting counter-attacks against the Western Allied Forces in 1943-44 this was different to the Situation on Eastern Front against the Red Army. As such the question is, why was this the case and this is not about logistics. Disclaimer: I received a pre...
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Why Russian Defenses collapse
Why do Russian defense collapse on the front lines in Ukraine? In this video we look at various factors that plague the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. Cover: Original cover from Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=414709820842102&set=pb.100069092624537.-22075...
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Why didn't the Bismarck shoot down any Swordfish?
The Bismarck was struck critically by an attack of 15 Swordfish bi-plane bombers, yet wasn't able to shoot a single one down. How was this possible, considering that the Bismarck was the most advanced Battleship of the Kriegsmarine and the Fairey Swordfish a rather archaic and fragile look plane?...
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Why does Russian Explosive Reactive Armor not explode?
There are many photos of burnt out Russian tanks out there that have - at least visually - explosive reactive armor bricks / elements that seem to be intact. The question why is this the case? Some people point out that the explosive elements were missing, but upon minor investigation this likely...
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Why 879 Men for 45 Tigers?
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Why not blockade Japan into Surrender? (feat. D.M. Giangreco)
Quite regularly people ask on my Pacific war videos, why the US didn't blockade the Japanese islands. Since it was rather apparent that the invasion plans Olympic and Downfall would be very costly in terms of casualities and the Japanese Navy and Air Forces were basically non-operational for the ...
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Why Ceramic Armor? Hard but brittle!
Ceramics at first glance don't seem be a particularly good material for armor, especially not for tank armor, considering how brittle they can be. Of course, there is difference between our "household" ceramics and technical ceramics, still various properties like brittleness remain. In this vide...
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Bismarck: Why its mission made sense!
Sponsored by World of Warships: Legends! Click here ► https://wo.ws/2Q3sMnm to check out the game on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5 or Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. Most of you know about the German battleship Bismarck, its initial battle with HMS Hood and Prince of Wales, its evasio...
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Why didn't the Germans copy the T-34?
Why not just copy the T-34 like German front-line officers suggested in 1941? This question shows up quite often. In this video we look at the various reasons on why the T-34 was not copied by the Germans and produced by them. »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/Eng...
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Why not just go from the 109 to the 262?
In this video Military Aviation History and Military History Visualized talk about the problems going from the a piston-engine aircraft to a jet-powered aircraft, exemplified by the Me 109 and Me 262. Big thank you to Felix Wander for many of the information that went into this video and for the ...
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German Army: Why No Collapse
The Wehrmacht during the Second World War sustained two times the deaths of the Imperial German Army in the First World War, yet it did not collapse, quite on the contrary it fought until the bitter end. Why was this the case? Why did the Wehrmacht and particularly the German Army did not collaps...
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Why Ghost Division? What did Rommel do?
Why was Rommel’s 7. Panzerdivision called Gespensterdivsion – “Ghost Division”? From all we know it earned this name during the Battle of France. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar...
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Why determining the Impact of Lend-Lease is so complicated
Determining the impact of the Western Aid that was provided to the Soviet Union in the Second World War is quite controversial. This aid was provided under the Lend-Lease act, as such it is usually just called Lend-Lease. The majority of the support was provided by the United States, yet other co...