EARLY EPISODE: The Bob Semple Tank

Someone simulated a King Tiger shell hitting a Bob Semple. It goes about as well as you'd expect... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5NnEWLn5bw

Jonathan Bastow

Reckon that probably comes as an evolution of a word from your Scottish settlers! Stooshie in Scotland is a word for a rammy or a argument

Stewart Crichton

As an Australian veteran I approve of this episode lol

Matt Odell

I know it looks weird and useless, but the Bren Gun carrier was actually a super useful little vehicle. It wasn't ever consider a sort of tank - it was just a wee transport with armour to protect the crew from small arms. Was great for towing, carrying men and kit. Not as mad or useless as some bits of British kit were *cough* VALIANT *cough*

Stewart Crichton

Bob Semple had what we kiwis call number 8 wire mentality. Also known by Well There’s Your Problem as a willingness to shake hands with danger. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=No%208%20wire

I love my country. Stoush is kiwi slang for “fight”. Kiwi version of hoodie and shorts - google Fred Dagg or Wal from Footrot Flats :) Also Bob wasn’t alone in opposing WW1 but ending up in the government during WW2. Peter Fraser the Prime Minister served jail time for sedition in 1916.

I've been craving more Bob Semple stories ever since Potential History dropped his video on it 3 years ago. Finally.

Mutual Aid Miniatures

I just want to know what Joe said about Elon lmao

Counterpoint: who -wouldn't- put a huge dick on the front of their tank, if they were given the means and opportunity?

BlarryOfficial .

As an american, i tell people i'm from canada

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

we talk about it briefly during the episode

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

I’ve missed the zoo crew episodes.

Matt

Hey, go ahead and mock the Kiwis… have you looked at the Aussie’s Sentinel tank? What’s that in the middle of the front hull? Yeah, that’s what I thought too… who else puts a huge dick on the front of their tank? https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sentinel_Tank_April_2010.jpg

Deweycat

Absolutely bang on with Kiwi travellers. As an Australian I know heaps of people that pretend to be from NZ because Australians have a reputation as being the worst tourists abroad. I had a guy in Nepal tell me what he thought about Australians. He said ‘Just like British people, but more drunk and more racist’ and he’s unfortunately not wrong

Abe Caldwell

If you've got a bit of time to kill, YouTube has uploads of the propaganda/instructional cartoons about the Boys Anti Tank rifle briefly mentioned in the ep; which are kinda neat. Called "Stop that tank!", if I remember right.

Marc Bies

The tank that proved sloped armour was king!

Sea Hutch