@DrakeIsSix to my knowledge the canister round was also utilised in Europe but there it was met by infantry AT systems. Oh yes a Greyhound Armoured car with the 37 mm gun even took out a King Tiger tank out. Every system has its Achilles Heel. Any tank is suitable for infantry support, some tanks are better in the TD role than others. The allies didn't have till the end of the war no main battle tanks. The Germans and Russians were moving in that direction since 1943. The British Comet Tank and the US Pershing were the answer in 1945. The US 76 mm Easy 8 was the closest and in the TD role superior to the T34/85. That was the experience in Korea but their superior training played a role too.
@DrakeIsSix the M3 stuart is sometimes jokingly referred to as the most powerful tank in the japanese army by tank nerds. In actuality, when the japanese were able to capture some Light M3s, they pressed them into service and found the american tank to be superior in every possible way.
@@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl The Greyhound story is somewhat disputed, so take it with a grain of salt. Chieftain goes into it a bit in his recent video on the M8, apparently people aren't sure if it was really a King Tiger or just a misidentified Panther or something.
It will truly be a sad day for humanity when such monumentally important historians as Sir Fletcher are lost to the rages of time. We're already seeing the deaths so many of the remaining first-hand witnesses to the events of the Second World War, it will truly be a global tragedy when those documenting those events also start to die off. I was very worried when David fell ill a short while ago, glad to see he's okay.
When the man speaks I shut up and listen. You should give him a glass of what he drinks and let him wonder. I'd watch that even if it were 3 hours long
@@qmzp2 i mean i had to study kenetic energy and i can study how much energy does the shell from the m3 stuart has when being fired so i guess its not a waste?
That 37 also fired a canister round, very effective against unarmored targets. I have never seen any information on what that did to the barrel, if anything.
The canister rounds from this gun/turret combination were very effective during the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. This turret was also mounted on many US Marine Corps Amtracs making them more effective at close support.
South Africa used canister rounds in the Panard French designed armoured car with a 90mm low pressure gun during the Angolan war against Soviet supported troops trying to invade Namibia. The 90 mm canister was devastating against infantry, particularly when catching them in a road ambush.
the China attack Taiwan front island Kinmen at 1949, 3 M3 tanka（2 protect a malfunction one) stopped whole battalion Communist Army (almost a thousand) at beach.
I missed this one 4 years ago. Thanks for re-posting it and thanks to David for narrating. The Stewart looks like a really handy little tank in tight spots. Cheers from Canada :-)
When I was a boy there was a Comic book The Haunted Tank . The tank was a Stuart and the tank commander was named after General Jeb Stuart . The Ghost of the General would communicate with the tank commander and get him out of tough spots and always helped him knock out Tiger tanks from the rear 👍👍👍
It's not solid though. It was fitted to defeat shaped charge rockets. I believe he still has one or two in there after Hezbollah took the school tour of the museum in 2006
(4:14) Mr. Fletcher is truly a master of understatement. I can imagine that it certainly _was_ an "undignified scramble" when trying to get out of a burning tank! ;)
I think of all the men (and women) that bravely was fighting in ww2, my father was one of them, he often told me about disabling tanks by throwing Molotovs under the tracks, a scary job, they had to crawl pretty near to get a good hit, Levi from Finland
The 37mm also had a cannister round...Think of it as a enlarged buck shot. It looks like an enlarged buckshot too, with a very cylindrical body filled with hundreds of tiny ball bearings. The end result can be imagined. Now, the rifling reduced efffective range so only applicable at very short range engagement. But as those Japanese troopers on Guadacanal found out, you DO NOT want to be in front of this round when it fires!
Funny, I always saw this as a tank for the Pacific theatre. But maybe because of earlier M3s Stuarts getting into scraps with various Japanese light tanks early on in the war?
Pretty sure there is a video of Nicholas Moran climbing out of a Stuart through the drivers view hatch, while doing an _"Oh bugger, the tank is on fire"_ test. That makes me think that the driver's assistant if properly motivated could probably climb out without having to go through the turret. Not recommended by the manual but I'm sure but it works... mostly.
When I was OPFOR at Fort Chaffee AR (1991) there were 2 of them rusting in a forest. We stopped our movement, and explored those Stuarts. Still had the 37 mm, and tracks. Guess they could be restored today.
Looks like all preserved Stuarts are model M3A1. I still have to see any videos on the original M3, the one British called 'Honey' with the original turret without the basket
Additional equipment contains tasteful fighting compartment decorations to facilitate the need for an occasional crafty one even in the most cramped and adverse fighting conditions.
3:15 The British 2 pounder did actually have HE rounds, they just weren’t issued, mainly because the amount of explosive was so small it wasn’t deemed worthwhile.
It would be fantastic if one of the newer model companies would make an accurate Honey and H8. I've been waiting since that lame Academy copy of the old Tamiya came out. I fear I will die before one is produced.😊
Hi I've been visiting the tank museum for almost a decade now and I would love the chance to volunteer for this museum Ive recently put in my application and if I could get a reply that would make my year Many thanks Bernie
Not "accepted" by either Great Britain or the USSR despite at one point having 2 Cadillac Engines and an automatic transmission at one point! Great news for everyone else in particular the USA which desperately needed these machines upon both the Pacific Theater then later the Italian Campaign then remarkably after that even the drive up the Rhone Valley and across the Rhine. Range wasn't much of a factor upon any of these Campaigns given how close combat was from literally one Town to the next being just miles away. Remarkable oversight for the British Commanders but was great news for troops fighting on behalf of the War effort from Australia and New Zealand against Japan. I think this article saw use in Burma as well. Japan certainly captured more than a few but apparently learned nothing from that.
Not 'many', any. British tank doctrine held that a tank's job was to fight other tanks, not fight infantry. Some HE rounds are said to have been issued to towed 2-pounder AT units, but that's it.
The M3 stabilizer was operated by two types of tankers; those very few units who had acquired training on its use and maintenance who all liked it, and the vast majority of tankers who hated it and also didn't receive any training on it because it was a classified system. Or how badly can idiots with power screw over your military; loads, they can screw you over loads by not properly using that whole "need to know" aspect of all classified subjects.
It made a loud bang and it frightened the life out of people. A true master of the English language.
Better known as the "British understatement" 👍
@DrakeIsSix And the terror of Stuarts was japanese infantrymen with long sticks (with an explosive charge on) ;)
@DrakeIsSix to my knowledge the canister round was also utilised in Europe but there it was met by infantry AT systems. Oh yes a Greyhound Armoured car with the 37 mm gun even took out a King Tiger tank out. Every system has its Achilles Heel. Any tank is suitable for infantry support, some tanks are better in the TD role than others. The allies didn't have till the end of the war no main battle tanks. The Germans and Russians were moving in that direction since 1943. The British Comet Tank and the US Pershing were the answer in 1945. The US 76 mm Easy 8 was the closest and in the TD role superior to the T34/85. That was the experience in Korea but their superior training played a role too.
@DrakeIsSix the M3 stuart is sometimes jokingly referred to as the most powerful tank in the japanese army by tank nerds. In actuality, when the japanese were able to capture some Light M3s, they pressed them into service and found the american tank to be superior in every possible way.
@@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl The Greyhound story is somewhat disputed, so take it with a grain of salt. Chieftain goes into it a bit in his recent video on the M8, apparently people aren't sure if it was really a King Tiger or just a misidentified Panther or something.
David Fletcher is the David Attenborough of tanks.
"nailed it."
Brexit is wrong
@@tigercat418 Well, duh, but that's not got a whole lot of relevance here, does it?
You never see them together. Coincidence, I think not!!!
We need a video that begins "In it's natural habitat, the Sherman tank..."
I'm 55 years old and I have books that I've had since I was a teen that were written by David Fletcher. He must be immortal.
It will truly be a sad day for humanity when such monumentally important historians as Sir Fletcher are lost to the rages of time. We're already seeing the deaths so many of the remaining first-hand witnesses to the events of the Second World War, it will truly be a global tragedy when those documenting those events also start to die off.
I was very worried when David fell ill a short while ago, glad to see he's okay.
Same here!
He's about 77 years old, I believe.
@Jimmy De'Souza that is a description of my life too
@@Strelnikov403 David Fletcher is the new Charles Darwin.
A tank chat with David Fletcher on a Saturday morning! What could be better
He's the best
Was just thinking the same thing. Tea and a Tank Chat 👍
@@Calum_S I have biscuits
Want some?
How about TWO tank chatS with David Fletcher on a Saturday morning?
I full heartedly agree. Hope thy weekend finds thee most well and groovy 🌞
Three things I admire about Mr Fletcher: his knowledge, his understatement, and, of course, the ‘stache.
Legend!
The stache is epic, a stache above all others
When the man speaks I shut up and listen. You should give him a glass of what he drinks and let him wonder. I'd watch that even if it were 3 hours long
"Rambles w/ stache"? just love him, living world treasure.
I find that no matter the subject, watching someone passionately talk about something they have a lot of knowledge about, it is interesting.
I have a phyisics test i need to study for but im watching David flatcher instead.
I do not regret my decision.
Funny enough I also have a physics test to study for
@@qmzp2 i mean i had to study kenetic energy and i can study how much energy does the shell from the m3 stuart has when being fired so i guess its not a waste?
That 37 also fired a canister round, very effective against unarmored targets. I have never seen any information on what that did to the barrel, if anything.
The 105 mm of the Centurion also fired canister rounds, combined with the HE shell there were not many survivors in a dwelling.
The canister rounds from this gun/turret combination were very effective during the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. This turret was also mounted on many US Marine Corps Amtracs making them more effective at close support.
South Africa used canister rounds in the Panard French designed armoured car with a 90mm low pressure gun during the Angolan war against Soviet supported troops trying to invade Namibia. The 90 mm canister was devastating against infantry, particularly when catching them in a road ambush.
Cannister shot tends to wreck the rifling of the bore , so a bit of a last gasp weapon - unless yr firing with a smooth bore . K
the China attack Taiwan front island Kinmen at 1949, 3 M3 tanka（2 protect a malfunction one) stopped whole battalion Communist Army (almost a thousand) at beach.
I missed this one 4 years ago. Thanks for re-posting it and thanks to David for narrating. The Stewart looks like a really handy little tank in tight spots. Cheers from Canada :-)
When I was a boy there was a Comic book The Haunted Tank . The tank was a Stuart and the tank commander was named after General Jeb Stuart . The Ghost of the General would communicate with the tank commander and get him out of tough spots and always helped him knock out Tiger tanks from the rear 👍👍👍
M3A1: 1.75 inches frontal armor
Stache is 2.00 inches frontal armor
It's not solid though. It was fitted to defeat shaped charge rockets. I believe he still has one or two in there after Hezbollah took the school tour of the museum in 2006
Such a pleasure to learn from a true expert in his field I'm helping an old mate restore his second Stuart ATM it was the first tank I ever drove .
(4:14) Mr. Fletcher is truly a master of understatement. I can imagine that it certainly _was_ an "undignified scramble" when trying to get out of a burning tank! ;)
I think of all the men (and women) that bravely was fighting in ww2, my father was one of them, he often told me about disabling tanks by throwing Molotovs under the tracks, a scary job, they had to crawl pretty near to get a good hit, Levi from Finland
The 37mm could also fire canister rounds as well. That's a very nice feature in certain theaters.
The 37mm also had a cannister round...Think of it as a enlarged buck shot. It looks like an enlarged buckshot too, with a very cylindrical body filled with hundreds of tiny ball bearings. The end result can be imagined. Now, the rifling reduced efffective range so only applicable at very short range engagement. But as those Japanese troopers on Guadacanal found out, you DO NOT want to be in front of this round when it fires!
Great tank chat as usual, love the tanks that fought in the desert war , as it brings back memories of reminiscing with my father .
David Fletcher MBE - Moustache of the British Empire, a 'tash so epic, it has it's own award.
Subtitles are brilliant, 'the lat gonna sits next to the driver' was my favourite.
Thank you .
Mr Fletcher, you are a great story teller.
Mr.Fletcher, allways a pleasure.
Wonderful! New Tank Chats are the highlight of the day.
But really, who is downvoting these? Seriously?
WoT game devs angry that he isn't doing vids on Commie fantasy tanks crafted of hardened Stalinium... :-p
Or just your average wheraboos and Americans who didn’t know that their tanks could suck
tank designers who hate having their ideas criticized.
as a tank fan i always find these very interesting and incredibly entertaining thank you.
wow, cup of tea made and a new tank chat uploaded. were off to a good start today
I highly recommend Greatest Tank Battles DVD set, I saw this guy on that and am happy to have found this channel.
America: designs a pretty ok light tank
Germany: haha, cute, but we can handle it
America: builds 22,000 of them
Germany: Ein Minute Bitte.......
😂😂😂
Matthew Campbell may be less than the Sherman BUT THATS STILL MORE THAN MOST GERMAN TANKS
Andrew Campbell - "Ein minute bitte, vait until ich bin run avay"
@@f14tomcata88 that's more than panzers 1 through 3 combined
Funny, I always saw this as a tank for the Pacific theatre. But maybe because of earlier M3s Stuarts getting into scraps with various Japanese light tanks early on in the war?
I love the M3 tanks! Thanks for making this Tank Chat, very much enjoyed it. :D
Pretty sure there is a video of Nicholas Moran climbing out of a Stuart through the drivers view hatch, while doing an _"Oh bugger, the tank is on fire"_ test. That makes me think that the driver's assistant if properly motivated could probably climb out without having to go through the turret. Not recommended by the manual but I'm sure but it works... mostly.
It made a loud bang and frightened the life out of people. I just love you sir!
I see David Fletcher talking about tanks - I click like!
When I was OPFOR at Fort Chaffee AR (1991) there were 2 of them rusting in a forest. We stopped our movement, and explored those Stuarts. Still had the 37 mm, and tracks. Guess they could be restored today.
Always cool to grab a cup of joe and listen to a new tank chat. Cheers from the States, friends.
I keep watching your video over and over, each time, as entertaining as the first.
Good job as always David Thank you
What a Honey of a presentation!! Thanks David!!
Looks like all preserved Stuarts are model M3A1. I still have to see any videos on the original M3, the one British called 'Honey' with the original turret without the basket
Thanks for the great video mate and your team.
Thank you , Mr Fletcher .
Wish I could tool about in one of these. One of my favorite tanks.
Thank you for this video Mr Fletcher, I have never seen the A1 version.
Didn't even let the video load, saw a mustache and liked right away. Good day sir.
what a beautiful paint job
5,532 M3, M3A1, M3A3 Lend leased to British Empire plus 1,391 M5, & M5A1
page 8
Hyperwar Lend Lease Shipments Ordnance--General Supplies
You forgot about case shot. From what i hear it was a very effective anti infantry shell compared to the anaemic HE
Dang perfect timing the notification came up right as I woke up
Yesssssss the M3A1 my favorite variant of the Stuart a close second is the M3A3 :)
Dear D.F. super video. Next big thank/tank you from CZ/Prag.
Additional equipment contains tasteful fighting compartment decorations to facilitate the need for an occasional crafty one even in the most cramped and adverse fighting conditions.
Is the lovely lady @ 3:36 installed at the factory or was that an optional upgrade ?
Probably an upgrade made in the field: +10 Morale ; +5 Reload Rate ; -3 Target acquirement
The gunner wasn't "in trouble", he was dead!
3:15 The British 2 pounder did actually have HE rounds, they just weren’t issued, mainly because the amount of explosive was so small it wasn’t deemed worthwhile.
I'm a simple man, I like every time I see the guy with the moustache
I'm not very interested in tanks, but I never miss an offering from David Fletcher.
It looks like a cute little locomotive with tracks!
Every garage should have one of these go getters!!!
Last time I was this early Czechoslovakia still had the Sudetenland.
Fletchers hair grew about 5 inches between the thumb nail and video 🤔🤣🤣🤣
Thank you!
These are great in the Bolt Action tabletop wargame 😎 possibly the best valued tank in the whole game.
I love the Stuarts.
Look at that thumbnail, the Tank Museum knows what we're all really here for
David Fletcher RULES!
I love this tank. Thank you.
"But amind an undignified scramble with the place on fire you want to get out as quick as possible."
one of the cutest tank design..
Thanks.
Very cool little tank
This tank looks sooo steam punky, i love it.
I love this tank, I might incorporate it in a book about a fictional colonization efforts by fictional countries
I'm a simple man, I see David Fletcher I click on David Fletcher.
Neat!
I like it......but I like the M5A1 more
Ergo next tank for a tank chat should be a the M5 Stuart the chariot of the gods
tanks for the vid!
I'm sad that I never got to see a working tank in person. I'm very happy about that at the same time.
i want David Fletcher to never age
' made a loud bang - frightened the life out of you if nothing else ' :) 3.22 lovely quote on 37mm HE round ! K
Great little tank , very useful in reconnaisance, reliable and easy to hide . K
Great video
Excellent
We are being spoiled lately!
Masada1911 I have to agree
8 am digging the mustash
Made a loud bang and frightened the life out of people 😆😆😆 brilliant
I love the Stuart its cool little tank.
This mans moustache is very perplexing to me
I see the mustache, I see the tank, I click.
Always interesting!
I guess it served it’s purpose
Those Stuart’s used in the Guadalcanal campaign are still there, they are not far from where the battle of alligator creek occurred.
It would be fantastic if one of the newer model companies would make an accurate Honey and H8. I've been waiting since that lame Academy copy of the old Tamiya came out. I fear I will die before one is produced.😊
There is an updated Aixfix kit, but it's pretty rare to get it.
Hi I've been visiting the tank museum for almost a decade now and I would love the chance to volunteer for this museum
Ive recently put in my application and if I could get a reply that would make my year
Many thanks Bernie
Not "accepted" by either Great Britain or the USSR despite at one point having 2 Cadillac Engines and an automatic transmission at one point!
Great news for everyone else in particular the USA which desperately needed these machines upon both the Pacific Theater then later the Italian Campaign then remarkably after that even the drive up the Rhone Valley and across the Rhine.
Range wasn't much of a factor upon any of these Campaigns given how close combat was from literally one Town to the next being just miles away. Remarkable oversight for the British Commanders but was great news for troops fighting on behalf of the War effort from Australia and New Zealand against Japan.
I think this article saw use in Burma as well. Japan certainly captured more than a few but apparently learned nothing from that.
5:35 Australian Stuarts in PNG
Always the best
The UK should name its next tank after Sir David Fletcher
Nicko78 Where would they mount the mustache?
I liked this video just for the mustache
M3 stuart
M3 lee
M3 carbine
M3 flack helmet
M3 half track
M3 75mm
M3 grease gun
Am i missing any
Yes, but the 2pdr _could_ fire HE rounds the problem was they never issued many of them.
Not 'many', any. British tank doctrine held that a tank's job was to fight other tanks, not fight infantry. Some HE rounds are said to have been issued to towed 2-pounder AT units, but that's it.
@@Ocrilat "Some HE rounds are said to have been issued to towed 2-pdr units" - so you're agreeing with me then: "not many".
@@Twirlyhead Oh, I though you meant 'not many HE rounds' went to the tanks. My bad.
Wow! Didn't realize over 22,000 Stuarts were built.
Used as a recce tank in Europe until the end of the war and saw extensive service in the Pacific.
The M3 stabilizer was operated by two types of tankers; those very few units who had acquired training on its use and maintenance who all liked it, and the vast majority of tankers who hated it and also didn't receive any training on it because it was a classified system. Or how badly can idiots with power screw over your military; loads, they can screw you over loads by not properly using that whole "need to know" aspect of all classified subjects.