My Response to the LazerPig Drama

This is a video I know many of you probably didn't even want me to make, but as I think you will see from what I discuss within it I didn't feel I had any other choice. The misleading way that LazerPig attacks my credibility over such a minor criticism of his content was not only unprofessional, but uncalled for. I cannot simply allow it to stand unchallenged especially when the response is filled with a large number of factual errors which could misinform anyone who has seen it.

Source list:

Original Sources:
Diesel Motors in the Army Heereswaffenamt 8/10/1944: https://www.panzer-elmito.org/panzertruppe/temas_diversos/informes/motor%20diesel_10081944_D.html
State of Engine Development Gruppe Entwicklung 1/24/1945: https://www.panzer-elmito.org/panzertruppe/temas_diversos/informes/desarrollo%20motores_24011945_D.html
BULLETIN TANK INDUSTRY 1945_№10-11: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15DSBkKCgxzQVSt6yN6EgN5O9ojsKwRgI/view?usp=sharing
CIOS Evaluation Report #153 (the one cited in the Warspot article): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S0BuVdTblbMscCtPZ-HjY9iWndMvlAzz/view?usp=sharing
FIAT Report #593 on SLA-16: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bIQAD4ZP-ZTgQowe29AInytG-GqA3-o/view?usp=sharing
Sherman Firefly Trial Report: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1liO6K1xhPMlSSwiZHemgJBNM5p6rvu2c?usp=sharing

Books:
Professor Porsche’s War’s (Information not used but book is referenced in video): https://amzn.to/3OQaodo
Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.B: https://amzn.to/447a0LO
Kampfpanzer Maus: https://amzn.to/3OQNh2q
Special Panzer Variants: https://amzn.to/47wWMuL
Panzerkampfwagen VI P: https://amzn.to/3OQaCkK
AFV Weapons 61 Elefant and Maus +E100: https://amzn.to/3smYJd4

Online sources:
Development of 2V-16 family of engines (used in LaserPig’s video): http://alexfiles99.narod.ru/engine/2v/2v-16-2.htm
Information discussing Soviet X-Engines being liquid cooled: https://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2013/08/abrams-kaput.html?m=1
Warspot article mentioned in video: https://warspot.ru/14433-kak-zabuksoval-dizelnyy-vermaht
Topwar article mentioned in video: https://topwar.ru/207749-armaty-ne-budet-mozhno-rashoditsja.html
Article showcasing a prototype tank fitted with the 2V-16-2 with photos that visually confirm it to be liquid cooled: https://en.topwar.ru/27276-tank-obekt-219rd-i-dvigatel-2v-16-2.html

Original videos:
Lazerpig’s original video: https://youtu.be/-opSlCGLGQ4
Lazerpig’s response video: https://youtu.be/ltPcPouSDBA
RedEffect’s original video: https://youtu.be/nyWAd1pQiwU
RedEffect’s response video: https://youtu.be/pidZMiU9tBM
Chieftain’s video: https://youtu.be/PUp-qGkQvNo

Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:56 Intro
1:56 - 7:40 My Original Response
7:40 - 10:43 "My Channel is Dying"
10:43 - 13:25 LazerPig Shifting the Goalpost
13:25 - 18:51 Was I Wrong About the SLA-16?
18:51 - 23:55 "Cone Only Uses Online Sources"
23:55 - 30:50 Why We Cite Sources
30:50 - 33:27 LazerPig is Wrong About Primary Sources
33:27 - 38:02 Conclusion