76 - Panzer II - Tour De France Champion
Totally Tanked podcast
Early war tanks on all sides were surprisingly rattly and rickety contraptions. In this episode we're going to count the rivets on the Panzer II which really proved that some tank is better than no tank as it conquered Poland and France. The halftime interview features Graham from reflecting on a year spent working with tanks.
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75 - Centurion revisited - Tougher than the rest
Totally Tanked podcast
After a world war spent building very bad tanks the British got their act together and unleashed Centurion on the world. It would fight with distinction in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani wars, Vietnam, and on both sides of Arab-Israeli wars. Bruce Springsteen was probably thinking of Centurion when he wrote "Tougher Than The Rest": "If you're rough enough for love / Baby, I'm tougher than the rest" Centurion was the first audio episode we tried to record remotely during the Covid lockdowns and John's technical errors made him sound like a dalek so it was a good candidate to...
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74 - M10 - Wolverine - Panzer Hunter
Totally Tanked podcast
The US Army had a lot of ideas for tank destroyers, but they arrived half a war too late, leaving the operators driving open-topped assault guns. But the M10 was there when they needed it in crucial moments of the Second World War, packing a big gun on a reliable chassis. We'll also be discussing China's new tank, current events in modern warfare, wrapping up AusArmourFest25, and as much nerdy tank stuff we can get to while drinking a few litres of beer each. Join us for the livestream where the tank chatter gets willing! Special thanks to our halftime guests; tank whisperers...
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73 - Maus - Fail Big
Totally Tanked podcast
Outfuelled, outmanned, outgunned. The desperate Germans needed a tank that could turn the tide of battle. Fortunately they came up with this 190 tonne monster instead. For all the slides and links check out:
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72 - AMX-30 - When the going gets tough, the French get weird.
Totally Tanked podcast
The ancestor of all failed Franco-German military procurements the AMX-30 was a strange result of meeting the requirements of its moment precisely, while being birthed into a world that had changed from the time of its design. Despite seeming strange to us in 2025 it enjoyed a great deal of success in markets too odious for the Germans to sell Leopards to.
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71 - Matilda II Revisited - The Tortoise of War
Totally Tanked podcast
From Northern France to the gates of Moscow, to the jungles of the South Pacific one tank kept rumbling slowly on. A vastly superior sequel; the Matilda II was a true tortoise of war. This is our second episode featuring Matilda II as the expanded format of the current show made it worth coming back to.
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70 - Chi Ha - The Sword of Empire
Totally Tanked podcast
How good was the Japanese Chi Ha? Just ten of them destroyed the British Empire. In this episode we find out how!
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69 - Bradley - A Real Tank Killer
Totally Tanked podcast
In this episode we take on the life and times of one of history's most controversial armoured vehicles, the Bradley! We also take a deep dive into it's namesake Omar Bradley, and share some thoughts on recent world events.
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68 - Soviet BTs - Stalin's Hotrods
Totally Tanked podcast
In the interwar period the Soviets went hard on tank production, and a tank the communists took to war from Spain to Manchuria was the BT series, with suspension from an American racecar designer, a 500 horsepower engine, and a whopping (for the time) 45mm gun. Come join us as we explore a machine that killed fascists long before the war began. The episode also features an interview with Kurt from the Australian Museum of Armour and Artillery.
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67 - M103 - The last American Heavy
Totally Tanked podcast
The USA had one last go at a heavy tank before settling on the MBT concept. It was not to the Army's liking but the Marines wanted as much tank as they could put ashore. In this episode we will explore the design, development and deployment of the last American Heavy.
info_outlineIn the dark days of the First World War captain of industry Louis Renault looked on the tank building efforts of the allies and decided it could be done better.
In the process he created the tank as we know it today.