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Song Parodies -> "O-I Tank of WW2"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"O-I Tank of WW2"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

The Japanese O-I experimental super heavy tank had three turrets and weighed 120 tons, more than any of the German Tiger tanks, but less than the 188 ton Maus or rival 140 ton E-100. It was 10 meters long by 4.2 meters wide with an overall height of 4 meters. The armor was 200 mm (8 inches) at its maximum. The tank had a top speed of 25 km/h (15 mph) and was crewed by eleven men! This first version had two 12 cylinder gasoline engines each developing 550 PS @ 1500 rpm. For armament, the O-I had a massive105 mm main gun believed to be a redesigned Type 92 artillery gun which weighed five tons, forcing a redesign of the O-I main turret for accommodation . The tank also had a Type 1 37 mm in a forward mounted sub turret and three Type 97 7.7 mm machine guns (one mounted in a forward sub turret) whereas another experimental version also mounted a Type 1 37 mm in a rear facing sub turret. The O-I would carry 60 rounds for the 105mm gun, 100 rounds for the 37mm gun, and a total of 7,470 rounds for the three machine guns! It has been reported that a single copy of the O-I was manufactured before the end of the war and was shipped to Manchuria, according to an engineer concerned with the project. Generally unknown, the O-I is a mystery like the Krupp Kugelpanzer similarly shipped to Manchuria in 1945. No photos of the O-I have been discovered; only some drawings are known to exist. All images of the tanks are strictly provisional.
O-I tank of WW2
unique design

Monster Japanese tank of WW2
Type was surprisin’
Built for fightin’ (Soviets)

The Japanese couldn’t stand it
Type 97s rollin’ around
Lacked heavy tanks badly
Needed a super-heavy tank to stand ground

O-I tank of WW2
unique design
(10 m long) 4.2 m wide

They built you
They built you
They built you
120 ton monster- wow!!!
200mm of armor
105, 37, and 7.7mm in 3 (turrets)
Sent to Manchuria somehow!!!

Japanese oddity
O-I tank of WW2
unique design
(Was Soviet casualty?)
http://japan.greyfalcon.us/pictures/j1.jpg http://japan.greyfalcon.us/pictures/oi1.jpg

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WCJ - July 25, 2011 - Report this comment
Even though they were pictures and not photos, I could still tell the massive size of this tank! ;-) They don't build them like they used to, they just build them bigger! 555! :-)
Patrick - July 25, 2011 - Report this comment
That thing is practically a fortress. I'd like to see a soldier included in the illustrations to give a better perspective on the size. One third of a US football field in length! Where were the roads that could handle such a monster in a primitive land such as Manchukuo?
Rob Arndt - July 25, 2011 - Report this comment
Patrick, I think you misread the length at 10m= 32.8 ft!!! But still, yes a large tank crewed by 11!!! As for the question of Manchuria- think of that German Kugelpanzer ball tank sent there too. From one extreme to another!!!
Patrick - July 26, 2011 - Report this comment
Must have read the length as 32 meters. But 32 feet is still a formidable tank. I remember seeing a photo of a twin turret French tank in a German book about the 1940 invasion. The machine was abandoned on a street in a small town, and had sustained some damage from a shell. Didn't know where to look for more information.
Rob Arndt - July 26, 2011 - Report this comment
You are probably talking about the Char B1 and B1bis with both a 75mm and 47mm gun. But there was also the first twin turret Char 2C that was destroyed by the Germans that weighed 68 tons in 1940!!! And there is the virtually unknown 150 ton F1 mock-up. See below: http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/france/Fra-Char2C-Destroyed.jpg http://users.swing.be/tkimg3/char0/12017.jpg

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