Through the 1950s and most of the 1960s, North Korea had moderate spending in its military expenses. In the same era, North Korea continued to assert its independence – a much-needed effort after the country had vastly depended on China and the Soviet Union during the war. In 1956, during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, two factions made themselves heard, known as the Soviet Koreans (mostly consisting of communist Koreans who had been raised in exile in the Soviet Union) and the Yan’an faction (which were fairly similar to the Soviet Koreans, but aligned with China). These factions criticized the authoritarian nature of Kim-Il Sung’s regime and the amount of personal power he was trying to concentrate on himself. Music used: Minecraft Volume Beta by C418, Half life 2 OST, Yume Nikki OST. If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tankartfund Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/tankartfund Article: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/northkorea-modern Sources: THE ARMED FORCES OF NORTH KOREA, On The Path Of Songun, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans Oryx Blog - North Korean Vehicles: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2014/01/the-oryx-handbook-of-north-korean.html SIPRI Arms Transfers Database http://www.massimotessitori.altervista.org/armoursite/nkindigenoustanks/index.html http://www.massimotessitori.altervista.org/armoursite/nkindigenoustanks/index.html T-34-85 vs M26 Pershing Korea, 1950 - Steven Zaloga The Korean War 1950–53 - Nigel Thomas and Peter Abbott Inch'on 1950 The last great amphibious assault - Gordon Rottman Engineering analysis of the Russian T-34 85 - CIA Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankEncyclopedia/ TE Shop: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/Goodies/tanks-posters.php Our website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com Gaming News Website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanksencyclopedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanksenc Discord: https://discord.gg/3VjQ8Zq Email: tanks.encyclopedia@gmail.com An article by Marisa Belhote and Arturo Giusti Narrated by Stan Lucian Edited by Turn ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYKHmHCybU

During the fighting on the Eastern Front, the Germans learned that fortified cities could only be taken with heavy losses in men and materiel. Particularly problematic targets were well-entrenched enemy positions that ordinary artillery could not deal with. To dislodge the defenders, they had to be engaged with direct fire from large-caliber guns. Ordinary towed artillery was not suited for this role, being too heavy and vulnerable. The only logical solution to this problem was to develop a fully protected and well-armed self-propelled artillery vehicle. This role was initially fulfilled by the StuG III assault guns. Their 7.5 cm (2.95 in) gun was not quite suited to deal with heavily fortified positions and something stronger was needed. In response, a series of assault guns based on the Panzer III and IV armed with a 15 cm (5.9 in) gun was introduced and put to service. Despite this doubling of firepower, even stronger weapon systems were requested by the German Army. Their request would be answered in the form of the Sturmtiger, armed with the massive 38 cm (14.9 in) rocket launcher. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tZSN6WSAtzKLalKbflBLg/join If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tankartfund Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tankencyclopedia Article: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/sturmtiger.php Sources: Chamberlain, P., Doyle, H., Jentz, T. (Ed.). (1993). Encyclopedia of German Tank of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press, London, England. Culler, B. (1989). Tiger in Action. Squadron/Signal Publications, TX, USA Datenblätter für Heeres Waffen Fahrzeuge Gerät W127. (1976). Schneider, W. (1986). Elefant, Jagdtiger, Sturmtiger. Schiffer Publishing, PA, USA US Chief of Ordnance. (1945). Catalog of Enemy Ordnance. US Army. Willey, D., Hayton,M., Vase, S. (2015). Tiger Tank: Owners’ Workshop Manual. Haynes Publishing Group, UK Zaloga, S. (2012). Armored Victory 1945. Stackpole Books, PA, USA War Office. (4th April 1945). Technical Intelligence Summary No.171. Tank Encyclopedia Magazines and Books: https://payhip.com/TankEncyclopedia Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankEncyclopedia/ TE Shop: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/Goodies/tanks-posters.php Our website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com Gaming News Website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanksencyclopedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanksenc Discord: https://discord.gg/3VjQ8Zq Email: tanks.encyclopedia@gmail.com An article by Andrew Hills Script by Marko P. Narrated by Sosoniaru Edited by Mace Sound edited by Sosoniaru ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XYkzXo3Xlo