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Some very optimistic footage of the Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath in use against an obligingly static Soviet SU-85 that is obviously unmanned and in a non-combat situation. 100 kilograms of high explosive is obviously not something any armored vehicle is capable of resisting, but successfully getting the device close enough proved to be very difficult in practice. Over 7,000 Goliaths were produced but the single-use weapon was not considered a success due to high unit cost, low speed (just above 6 kilometres per hour), poor ground clearance of just 12 centimeters, the vulnerable control cable, and thin armor which could not protect the vehicle even from small-arms fire. The Goliath was also too big and heavy to be easily man-portable. The vehicle was steered remotely via a joystick control box. The control box was connected to the Goliath by a 650-metre triple-strand cable. The cable was stored on a cable drum in the rear compartment of the Goliath and used for steering the vehicle left/right, forwards and reverse (reverse on the electric driven 302 version only) and to ignite the explosive charge. Early model Goliaths used two electric motors but, as these were costly to make at around 3,000 Reichsmarks and difficult to maintain and recharge in a combat environment, later models (known as the SdKfz. 303) used a cheaper two-stroke petrol engine. If you would like to support the channel consider visiting
