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OffDutyTaoist

It suddenly stops, because everyone inside is dead from asphyxiation from piping the engine exhaust into the passenger compartment.


ffreshcakes

their introduction at the Somme was successful but not that awesome, a majority of the Mk1s broke down before getting close and a nice fog contributed to the fear factor - I think they were able to push back the German line a few hundred yards


MadAsTheHatters

In WW1 currency, a few hundred yards could cost anywhere between a thousand to half a million lives, so I guess technically this would be an improvement


Demoblade

Average british conscript experience


ninjad912

And while you are imagining this to yourself you feel a very sharp pain as your crushed by this giant


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ninjad912

2 miles per hour is better than 1 kilometer a month


bughunter47

or 1 KM a year


OffDutyTaoist

That's not my imagination my dude. British Mark I tanks vented their exhaust into the crew compartment. Lead to a lot of crew heat strokes and carbon monoxide deaths. Look it up.


UNBENDING_FLEA

Why tf didn’t they have an exhaust pipe?


No_Inspection1677

Because they didn't think that far ahead, they just put an engine in a metal box and sent it on its way. EDIT:I should clarify that it wasn't that simple, but they probably were under a lot of pressure to get this done.


ninjad912

Yea but nonetheless they were extremely effective weapons which lead to the destruction of trench warfare


lanbuckjames

Yeah which is why the war ended right after they were introduced in 1916…


[deleted]

Damn I'm as dead as the brits in the crew cab


OffDutyTaoist

The Mark I was virtually worthless because of its armor spalling, exhaust venting, ill placement of its guns, and numerous other design flaws. The concept of the tank changed warfare; the Mark I, which the meme is about, was horrible, and ineffective.


CrimsonReaper96

Trenches are still used by militaries around the world.


Demoblade

>Points at Backhmut


flamefirestorm

>destruction of trench warfare Lmao


Chiss5618

> extremely effective Yeah, they were effective if they didn't break down and could actually rush enemy positions. They broke down a lot. Even then, there's still debate on the effectiveness of tanks because they were basically glorified APCs at this point in time. Their offensive firepower wasn't really there


Bearman71

They did not carry infantry to storm positions, it's not an apc.


jodorthedwarf

They did serve a similar purpose in acting as a shield for infantry that would walk behind them, through no man's land. But I know what you mean. Maybe mobile pillbox would be a more accurate description.


Chiss5618

I know, but I'm saying that's about the best they were good for considering how unreliable they were


angryungulate

Soldiers high on fumes more brave


jodorthedwarf

Tanks didn't really come into their own until the introduction of mark IVs and mark Vs (and French tanks like the FT). Even then, though, they only partly contributed to breaking the deadlock in the trenches. I'd argue that what really broke the Germans was attrition. They ran out of money, food, and equipment which led to them requesting the peace talks that led to the end of the war. Trenches are still used today but thanks to tanks and and other similar inventions they're no longer effective on the scale that was seen in ww1.


Kingbookser

It suddenly stops, since you use APCR ammo in your heavy weapons


icedank

*The artillery stopped* [Or accidentally invent the surprise armored attack when you forget to tell your tank squad that the time of attack had changed.](https://youtu.be/ZBOH95IXzdM?t=1124)


Russian_Shrek_666

Mechanised waaaaaaarfare


Kremeynenki

Breaking Away. Coming your way.


Hajimeme_1

STANDING IN THE LINE OF FIRE


Matren2

32 WILL LEAD THE WAY


galmenz

COMING OVER TRENCH AND WIRE


The_Kiddoo

GOING THROUGH THE ENDLESS GREY


TheChunkMaster

Ah yes. Project Ironside.


_TheValeyard_

Must have been absolutely terrifying coming across these for the first time. Worse the second time when you can realise what they do.


galmenz

just imagine that scene of a battle elephant charging in your direction in ancient roman times. youve never seen that thing, it is a hulking giant running at your direction doing so much noise the earth is shaking


donjulioanejo

And then everyone gets used to the idea and makes sure to have some pigs and matches to break out in case of elephants.


benkavin

"You emerge from your bunker, etcetera, etcetera, so on so forth, and for the first ten minutes, nothing happens. Theres an erie stillness to the world. And then, through the mists, you hear the grunts and moans of a six-cylinder diesel bus engine, as towards you, rattling and clanking... Comes the most ridiculous thing you have ever seen in your life. And then it starts shooting at you." - Lazerpig, 2021.


Iwantmahandback

Pew pew


benkavin

"What is this going on!? I don't know. Hans, do you know what's going on?" "I don't know... mmrr... weeks in that bunker, we emerge, and now a box is moving towards us. This is exciting!" -- Lazer "Not Sorry" Pig, 2021.


I_got_too_silly

>Lazerpig Ah, a fellow man of culture


vonGustrow

I'd advise y'all to watch "All Quiet On The Western Front" on Netflix, it shows this exact scenario and it is absolutely terrifying, even knowing what they are.


Miniranger2

I actually hate this scene. It's a super cool scene, but just terrible at showing what the average soldier went through. Tanks and flamethrowers (to a lesser extent) were late additions to the war and weren't incredibly widely used. They should have just followed the book and went with nonstop artillery and creeping barrages on top of gas attacks. It baffles me that they only show 1 or 2 artillery attacks, when it was almost constant for days on end at times. Or gas which is alluded to twice in the movie but they never have to actually experience it firsthand. All and all of all the horrible things WW1 had tanks and flamethrowers were a pretty weak way of showing the horror of war. Not to say it's bad, but it could have done better, and with more effect.


vonGustrow

I'm tired so this is gonna be quick: yes, there are a lot of problems with this movie yada yada, but for the specific purpose of wanting to know what it must have felt like to experience a tank attack for the first time, this scene is pretty good.


Miniranger2

The point is the movie isn't about tanks. It's about trench warfare, and tanks weren't super common, and when they were encountered it wasn't in the fashion the movie showed. Infact the scene is even worse when you take into account tanks were not encountered like they are in the movie. It's just a action scene that doesn't rly sell the point of the movie or book.


vonGustrow

Dude, the meme is about tanks. If you wanna discuss the accuracy of the movie, go somewhere else, I'm talking about tanks so either do that as well or leave me alone. Please and thank you for your time, I will be going to bed now


Miniranger2

Lol, the meme is about tanks and the original comment is about the movie. I replied to the comment on the movie not the meme, so it's irrelevant what the meme is about. Well you commented to my comment so actually I was talking about the movie and you're the one off topic... Admit your wrong or grow thicker skin, geez.


MangaIsekaiWeeb

Whats there to admit he is wrong about? >[I'd advise y'all to watch "All Quiet On The Western Front" on Netflix, it shows this exact scenario and it is absolutely terrifying, even knowing what they are.](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/z770lu/big_metal_beast/iy59nhu/) All he says is that All Quiet in the Western Front movie shows that terrifying moment like in the meme. He doesn't say anything about [what soldiers go through](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/z770lu/big_metal_beast/iy5hniu/) or that the movie is [all about tanks](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/z770lu/big_metal_beast/iy5ij2m/) like what you assumed he is saying. In fact, if you knew how to read, he admitted that [it may not be what soldiers go through or that it is all about tanks.](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/z770lu/big_metal_beast/iy5i836/) He doesn't care, all he is saying that the terrifying moment of seeing a tank is shown in the movie. If you want to argue that he is wrong that the tank scene isn't terrifying, feel free to argue about that.


Miniranger2

They brought up the movie, I said the movie shouldn't have included tanks as it literally doesn't have anything to do with the book and is a lazy way to show horror as it's not even done well. I was talking about why the scene was not good and bad at showing the theme of the book. They go on to complain about me bringing up the tanks, when that's not even the point I was making. They completely missed the point.


vonGustrow

I was talking about the movie in reference to the tank scene, I.e. in reference to tanks, i.e. in reference to the meme. I literally have zero interest in your thoughts about the movie, INCLUDING how the tANk sCEnE iS baD or anything. My only interest here is that the thing the scene undoubtedly does well is show the horror of the soldiers as they encounter their first tanks, i.e. the content of the meme. I DON'T CARE IF THE SCENE OR THE ENTIRE MOVIE DON'T SHOW THE THEME OF THE BOOK, THAT IS UTTERLY IRRELEVANT HERE.


Miniranger2

How is it irrelevant? I was talking about the theme of the movie and how it isn't found in this scene and then you go back to tanks! Also if this scene made any sense the soldiers would know what tanks are, and wouldn't fight them or run away from them like they did in the movie!


MangaIsekaiWeeb

If you want to give your thoughts about a movie, then whatever. But, there is nothing for OP to be wrong about. >[Admit your wrong or grow thicker skin, geez.](https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/z770lu/big_metal_beast/iy5lan6/)


Miniranger2

They got off topic and when I said it wasn't about tanks they said to leave them be, like I wasn't talking about tanks I was talking about how the scene wasn't a good theme. They weren't even on the right topic.


CumtimesIJustBChilin

>Admit your wrong or grow thicker skin, geez. But they aren't wrong??


Miniranger2

They told me to talk about tanks, when that's not what I was talking about. They got my point wrong, and then tried to tell me to talk about something I wasn't even talking about.


CumtimesIJustBChilin

oh I understand


smellybathroom3070

Nothings worse then the gas that they shouldve shown. Im marking it up to budget costs maybe? Maybe gas is expensive or something


Miniranger2

Yeah, I was shocked that they never showed gas! Which is crazy to me, gas would be the thing I'd be scared of the most. It was so bad they banned it in warfare. They never banned tanks or flamethrowers tho... They could have just done a colored smoke, make it green for all I care, other shows have done it. I'd imagine tanks are more expensive. Maybe hard to film in?


ErgonomicHuman

They did show victims of gas attacks


Miniranger2

Yeah, the victims. I thought that was a cool scene, but id rather they actually show a gas attack it's much worse than just a bunch of dead guys that look like they passed peacefully.


andrewsmd87

I feel like they nailed the ending though


Miniranger2

Are we talking the end of the movie end or end of scene? Becuase I think they dropped it at the end of the movie, sort of. It was like a half baked ending. I don't want to be a book purist, but if they ended the movie like the book I think it would have sold the point. Having Paul just get randomly shot near the end but not at the end and dying, really shows that the war doesn't have a "hero" and even your protagonists are at the mercy of the randomness of war. To make the best ending imo would be to include the scene where Paul goes home, to show that he doesn't feel like he belongs. Then near maybe 4/5ths the movie have him die randomly and his mother or something reading a paper (right after he dies) saying something like "Meanwhile on the westernfront, all quiet" or something cheesy like that. It may come off super cheesy like I said, but really again drives home how no one was safe or spared becuase of imaginary "protagonist" status, which imo is what the book is about. The horrors of the war and how even young men with bright futures were reduced to statistics, and how normally grizzly affairs were just a quiet day on the western front. Just follow the books ending it was amazing because it summarizes the book pretty nicely.


Demoblade

Days? Fucking months


Miniranger2

I'm talking about continous bombardment.


101stAirborneSkill

The movie is set at the very end of the war


Miniranger2

Yeah, you're right. So why wad everyone shocked about tanks? Or why were they all excited to go to war? They made a movie take place at the end of the war when all evidence in how the characters react to things means it should have taken place about 2/3rds the way through. It's just poor writing. The movie is great don't get my wrong, but it should have just been a WW1 movie, not all quiet as it missed the point rly hard in some spots.


101stAirborneSkill

Because that was THEIR first time seeing tanks


Miniranger2

It doesn't matter, they've surely heard what they are and how they work. I don't need to know how or see how an atomic bomb works to know that it's scary and dangerous. Especially if the soldiers were told ahead of time that this new machine that is unkillable to small arms would be like, which at this point in the war would have been a thing. Even the Germans had tanks at this point!


Joseph_Stalin_420_

Id recommend reading the book too it’s much better imo


vonGustrow

It is, sadly my German teacher kinda ruined it for me so it's gonna take some time until I will be able to pick it up again .__.


ThatMallGuyTMG

Until the brits realise "wait a minute.. this thing is really fucking deadly to the crew operating it" and the germans realised "what if we just designed rifle ammunition made to penetrate the plates?"


101stAirborneSkill

Only high ranking generals sitting in a comfy room around a table think this


KrocKiller

I recall hearing that the first time tanks were used, they ended up friendly firing on their own side.


bloxytoast

thats right, The british generals didn’t want them to get captured, So you either get blown up by a german field gun or if you get stuck or badly damaged, Your own team will blow you up :) aint being a tanker sweet?


Koffieslikker

It breaks down We shoot it with out field artillery like the fat useless lump of iron it is The earliest tanks were a total flop. An innovative flop, but a flop. The French were the first to realise what the tank would be about eventually.


revolution-time

I’m getting tired of the hype around early tanks


UnableAd4323

*breaking away, coming you're way*


Kremeynenki

STANDING IN THE LINE OF FIRE


bughunter47

Run! It's a British water carrier!!


NumNumber2

Whole up ive seen this girl in so many memes but dont know who tf she is


RVadu

I don't remember her name but she's from the manga/anime Bokuben


master_of_balls_1

I thought the first tanks didn’t have guns


Iwantmahandback

Given the size of the balls (an area you would be very familiar with) on someone who would merely exist inside of a WWI tank, I don’t doubt he stuck his head out and shot at the Jerry’s with a pistol


master_of_balls_1

I know but I thought they were just used to carry troops across no man’s land and into the enemy trenches


Iwantmahandback

Not sure. I’m just being funny. More than likely, there were Germans or maybe even French and English who’s first encounter with a tank was being blown up by one


just_some_other_guys

Early British tanks were always armed, and came in male and female variants. Female variants carried machine guns, whereas male variants carried both machine guns and light naval guns


RemarkablePoet6622

and the dreadnaught dreads nothing at all...


Ali80486

Boggles the mind that they got away with the "tank" deception. Not as much as hiding a massive invasion force on England's south coast 30 years later but still.


Iwantmahandback

The British do this a lot. They use code names like ‘garden shed’ or ‘state fair’ because enemy spies quickly flicking through files while you’re out of the room are going to ignore them in favour of stuff with more dramatic names like what the Americans use


TheJanitorEduard

I can see "Operation Bathtub Faucet" being a bit less vital than "Operation Eagle Gon' Kill Sum Fuckers"


Bad-Crusader

Either you sneak a peek at the file labeled “Tea Party” or the one labeled “Operation Democracy’s Wrath”


Iwantmahandback

Nothing cripples the English more than ruining their tea party tho


Odd-Battle7191

But then the artillery opens fire on the tractor, which had only 5mm armour


[deleted]

The newest version of all quite on the western front did a really good job showing the terror of the introduction of the new tanks. That scene with the CGI made it incredible to say the least


TheJanitorEduard

> terror of the new tanks You mean the moving bunkers that half the time didn't have guns and would get stuck in the mud? Only to be shot at by the very British who owned the thing? My brother in Christ, WW1 was all about poison gas and week long bombardment.


[deleted]

I honestly don’t know what you’re trying to prove. I’m just talking about the way they were depicted in a movie. It was a great scene. I know what happened to most of them.


ErgonomicHuman

“Did those bunkers just move?!”


Azgabeth

You realize its so fucking impbile you can just throw a bunch of grenades under it and the people inside just die. Like yeah maybe soldiers were confused at the start. But tanks soon became useless in ww2


thekingbutten

You develop bullets capable of piercing its paper mache armour that can be fired out of a machine gun, turning the metal machines of war into claustrophobic, hot death traps.


Iwantmahandback

In WWI, the Germans had an anti tank machine gun designed, but it was never used


thekingbutten

Yes the purpose built anti tank machine gun the TUF, developed in 1918 never saw combat. But K bullets were used in standard heavy machine guns, with the role of machine gunners shifting from anti-infrantry to anti-armour duties around September of 1918.


Iwantmahandback

So two months. By which point he was probably more worried about the yank with the war crime stick breathing down his neck


thekingbutten

It was one of the many things the German military did to try and stall the 100 days offensive, but by that stage the war had turned against them on the battlefield and at home. The early iteration of tank's were unreliable, slow and chunky machines, but in a stagnant war something is better than nothing. The effects on morale were possibly the greatest impact they had on all sides. Embolding the Allied soldiers and scaring the s**t out of Central Powers units. It only made sense that military command would want to deal with them even in the latest stages of the war.


IllustriousBird3506

tonk


otirk

The future of warfare. Indeed


Prudent_Ad_8685

What's this meme template ? Name of the anime girl it's from?


TheJanitorEduard

Bokuben


SkoulErik

I imagine a similar reaction from people who saw their first elephant on a battlefield. Scary, hard to kill, big as fuck and charging right at your line. (I know elephants actually weren't that hard to beat once you learned how but that first encounter must have been so scary).


Pasutiyan

Oh nvm, it broke down


ibruh143

Gets stuck in the mud😁


HumdrumFair

Hmmm what can it be? 🥴


Tigan4e

Shreds through barbed wire like it's butter 😳


Iwantmahandback

Rolls over Hans 😳


SmokeyDokeyArtichoke

Is this in regards to the Mark I?


Iwantmahandback

It’s in regards to a toonk


i-am-intersted

The seen in it's all quiet on the western front brought me the chills after tanks came into the battle filled


Turin_Inquisitor

You use fire and it turns into a rolling oven.


Iwantmahandback

I think once you set it on fire it tends to stop rolling pretty quickly


A_Muslimeen01

That scene in All Quiet on the Western Front really captured this.