Agreed. Dog Tax. Hard to believe some people still don't understand this. Also Awwww! And don't dismiss those little terriers. I've seen a teacup Yorkie take down some squirrels and it was vicious, agile and determined. Real warrior.
@@Bochi42 One of my father's dogs is a yorkie who is small even for one of those (he weighs maybe five pounds?), and I'm fully convinced that said yorkie would fight a bear if he got the opportunity. He's like a tiny football hooligan. If he had a coat of arms, the motto would be the Latin for "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough."
@@ZGryphon I've seen small dogs try to intimidate and bully domestic cats only to find themselves both outmanoeuvred and outgunned. I maintain that dogs that are less than knee-high as an adult should not count as dogs.
Memorandum From: Chieftain TO: CDR, Home Section SUBJ: Requisitions for 2021-Q4 Operational AAR dated 14 Nov 2021 points out continued hazards of video production in 'open top' configuration in high-tempo operations. It is imperative that a hatch be installed, limiting OPFOR's access. Several designs are viable, including 'pocket hatches' or half hatches that provide a nice two-level effect, denying access to OPFOR's miniature and terrier units but provide limited visibility when battlefield observation is a desired role. Designs submitted as addenda that utilize COTS solutions to minimize costs in development and installation. Chieftain, The NCOIC, Home Section
My father was an allied POW, and was involved in the Lambsdorf death march in the winter of 1945. He said as they walked West he passed lots of parked up and camouflaged full ammunitioned Panther and Tiger Tanks which were abandoned due to a lack of fuel. For which he was very grateful, when he was captured the biggest and best British tank was a Matilda 2.
You've still got quite a lead on me so I wouldn't worry too much haha. Might as well pop a question in here while I'm at it I suppose, hopefully I don't ask one from a previous QnA. Over the years we've seen a number of myths and misunderstandings creep into design histories for some tanks. (Ex. Panther 2 with the 88 which was never actually planned) Aside from the obvious one about Sherman's being death traps what is one of the most annoying/deep rooted mistakes you see either historians, enthusiasts, or both make?
Soviets called Tigers II heavier Panthers when they first saw it. And I doubt Tiger II uses more Tiger I parts than Panther parts. How about the myth about the Soviet horde. Soviet army was tank heavy, but if you add halftracks (unarmored too) to tanks and assume that only 1/3 of Soviet tanks were operational (no mobilization) it dosnt look that bad. There is a myth that Panzer I was designed as a training tank.
Nicholas, do not apologize for being a (in the footage) patient father. Being a Dad comes first; everything else can take a number and wait. . ...noting that, to spare you of your wife's wrath, being a good husband is always the next in line.
"When the balloon goes up" relates to the use of observation balloons, during the first World War. The sight of such a balloon going up nearly always resulted in a barrage of shells following soon after.
Interestingly, the first example of the use of this term in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1909, so it predates even the Great War. The explanation of its origin given is “Perhaps originally with allusion to the release of a balloon to mark the start of an event.”
Re: Singapore We're an ex-British colony so we adopted some British-isms, including their distinction between infantry types. Armoured Infantry are part of armoured battalions and ride in IFVs (previously M113s), come under the Armour formation and wear black berets. (Standard) Infantry form motorised infantry battalions and Terrexes are upgrades to their old trucks, and wear green berets. They do more leg infantry stuff too and have more organic specialists like snipers. There's also the light infantry Guards who wear khaki and get to ride in helicopters which is unfair so we won't talk about them. I was in an armoured battalion for my conscript days back in '08. We were organised into mixed companies of three platoons of ersatz-IFV M113s (either upgunned with 40mm AGLs or 25mm Bushmasters with remote turrets) and one platoon of AMX-13 SM1 tanks. It was an interesting mix of American and British terminology, where the company sized element was called a "Combat Team", while the battalion sized element was called an "Armoured Battlegroup".
My dad was tasked with building a ramp for getting m1a2s off of flat cars. When speaking with some experts on what was needed he was told they could just drive it off and the tank would probably be fine there was no guarantee the flat car would fair well or the driver would like it.
Okay your entire family basically wandering in during the video is awesome ! And yes if you mentioned the dog you must show it, same with cats. You handled it so well. Your wife and daughter are very lucky you must be a good husband and father. Now back to tank stuff. 😁
Family interaction just proves you are normal, as for mention of a dog or cat, I can confirm for Mrs C proof of life is very much an internet requirement
@@geofftimm2291 if we are going off the no repeats rule Cavalier is already taken My suggestions are: Carnifex (Executioner) Caenogenesis (Adaptation of embryo/larva to survive (like constant adaptation of modern MBTs)) Cerberus (Mythical creature) Chimaera/Chimera (Mythical creatures)
The 2d Armored Division Tiger Brigade had habitual combined arms company teams in the mid 80’s. Whenever the parent unit went to the field, their normal other branch unit went with them. They trained as a mixed team in the field always. Tanks would still run gunnery tables separately, but all tactical training was combined. It went so far as to assign the Field Artillery Fire Support Teams administratively to their armor/infantry battalions. We lived and had our offices in the armor HQ. This lead to no need for familiarization since we knew everyone from daily contact.
In my country we use a red metal plate raised up on a flagpole on the coastal firing ranges to indicate that the danger zone around firing range now is in effect and the plate is called a "balloon"
'Challenger' was a reuse of a previous name (17 pdr on a Cromwell chassis), so 'not been used before' might not be a requirement for a new British tank name, just 'not been used for quite a while': roughly the same standard as the RN's ship name policy. That opens up Cromwell, Covenanter, Cavalier and Centaur for possible future reuse.
@@lavrentivs9891 ..technically 'Celt' was, is an invented term by the Hanoverian Royals whence they were invited to Britain, and actually never existed as a social/racial name for a wide variety of tribal Gaulic/Gallic peoples.
First use of the Greek Keltoi dating back to 517BC is slightly problematic for the Hanoverian argument. Ditto the Roman Celtae and the Celtiberian Wars.
That was an enjoyable Q&A, having had kids and dogs in my life I couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear with the interruptions. You are right that's not a dog... it's a self-propeled mop with feet. Of course I may be biased having had malamutes for years.
Q: for us civilians: how does tank training happen in terms of exercises? Do tanks shoot other tanks with marshmallows to denote the target is destroyed?
Generally nowadays a laser system is used with the projector being mounted on the barrel and sensors spread over the hull - that way you can differentiate between a mobility kill and a K-Kill (aka Catastrophic kill)
Yeah some systems have orange lights temporarily mounted so when ‘hit’ they flash, smoke generator can be set off too. Once fighting has passed they’re usually sent back to an assembly area to be chucked back into the war as replacements.
"Overmatching", I thought this related to sloped armour and the calibre of the shell. When the calibre of the shell increases relative to the actual thickness of the armour to the point that you no longer get an actual advantage to sloping the armour. Although this wouldn't be the first or last overloaded term.
During the Battle of Pelieu in the Pacific during World War Two, the Japanese attacked with some of their small tanks, and the 1st Marine Tank Battalion (part of the 1st Marine Division) could not in the end work out how many Japanese tanks there were that actually attacked. That was because their M4 Sherman Tanks, designed to fight German Tanks, simply blew apart the much more lightly armored and lightly built Japanese tanks.
My understanding was that overmatching referred to the ratio between the projectile diameter and the thickness of the armour. Once the diameter 'overmatched' the thickness the armour was easier to defeat. Exactly why I feel I should understand as it is clearly a mechanical process which has something to do with shear planes or something. My understanding is that overmatching with sloped armour is the larger diameter means the force starts to act perpendicular to the armour - I think because you start to get the length of the projectile acting against the surface of the armour rather than just the point. I think. I always feel this is something I should be able to work out from first principles and basic engineering, but I am probably missing something important.
There is an MRV in the Puckapunyal Armour Museum in Victoria, Australia. It also has M-113 with the T-50 turret and FSV with the Saladin turret. The is also an S-tank, T-72 and BMP-1 for variety.
I would suggest access to the Puckapunyal Military Area may be a bit of an issue for Nick. There is a M113 LRV (T50 turret) and a FSV (saladin turret) at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns but not a beast (Scorpion turreted M113) It also has an ACV between the LRV and the FSV.
@@coreywarde6030 Last time I visited Pucka I just turned up to the gate and showed my driver's license. Mind you this was in 2011 and a couple of 'Safe Base' statuses ago. Pretty sure you could get in if you applied in advance. The bigger problem at the moment would be getting past Stairman Dan. Personally there is no way I would cross into Victoria at the moment, which is a pity as going on a long road trip through western Victoria and the Great Ocean Road used to be my little end of your holiday. Pity. Pucka also has examples of the Australian version of the Vickers Medium which are unique. My understanding is that 1920s Australian Army didn't want to have to start using the Hotchkiss guns just for the tanks and so the Australian version was redesigned to have all machine guns be Vickers. One of the tanks is in 'reasonable' and complete condition and the other is just the lower hull. There is also a SP gun which is basically a Priest but using a M3 as the base vehicle. Believe they are unique as well.
As to "noises in the background", be VERY thankful you have them in the way you did for this video. I have had experience with alternatives that you NEVER, EVER want to find out about that would end such. Live long and prosper!
The Dutch actually bought one tank. It was a french Renault FT and was used to demonstrate the great effectiveness of the Dutch waterline. When the Germans invaded it was sitting in a barrack without engine and was then lost to time.
The interruptions in this Q&A have scarred me. I have a grin now fixed from ear to ear like a horror movie. Why you make me smile so big Chieftain-man, your family is so sweet ;-;
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns, has a number of 113s, one with the 75mm turret, (Saladin turret),and a couple with 7.62 and 50s... Probably a quick email would sort out which one's they had.
The Balloon going up started in WWI. Balloon Observers going up just prior to battle to direct the artillery during battle. The adoption of Barrage Balloons for WWII reinforced this as the balloons going up was a sign you were at war...
Nice dog, should have shown more, and in focus. The reason it is a rule is that real human beings like dogs more than people, for many excellent reasons.
Perhaps I shan't recommend to the MoD that they ask an Irish born American to name the next British tank after all, it seems the chance of a sarcastic answer is all too high (though the actual suggestion at the end isn't a bad one)
I was stationed in Baumholder Germany in the early 80s, 8th Infantry Division, B Battery 1/83rd Field Artillery. I was an E4 13E Fire Direction Specialist at the time. We trained to hold the Fulda Gap when the 4,000,000 Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invaded western Europe. As there were only some 250,000 us troops in Germany at the time along with the small Bundeswehr army, a handful of British forces and some Benelux troops it quickly becomes clear there was no concept of us beating the Russians. We were to hold for three days if possible to allow for troops in England and Greenland to reach Europe. The french who had pulled out of NATO at that time promised to mobilize if the reds attacked but that takes days to accomplish so we knew we were not really expected to survive. At the end of three days or sooner if required we would fire our 155mm nuclear shells and run as best we could. As a nuclear capable unit we would be more or less on our own facing the Soviet onslaught. Less than 500,000 men facing millions we were not really expected to survive or win. Three or four days later forces from the US, air force and navy were expected to have the ability to TRY and stop the reds or continue nuking them and if it's not clear by now most of Germany was going to be radioactive. We simply did not maintain enough forces to match them. Only the fact that maintaining such a large army along with the Afghan War managed to bankrupt the soviets. As an old warrior who did not have to go to war, I was in the reserves in n 1989, an E6 Chief of Fire Direction when the gulf war began but our unit was not selected to go. My wife was blind at this time. They offered me $16,000 to reenlist in the RA which at that time was a good bit but had no choice but to say no, my family came first. It always bothered me how little attention is given to be those of us who stood out of ground facing an overwhelming Soviet force we knew we could not beat, I guess it was an embarrassing time for US politicians and senior military so they just ignore us. They handed out dozens of medals for beating a thousand or less Cubans on Granada but try to ignore us who could actually see the east German and soviets just yards away from us when we trained at Grafenwhoer. As a side note my unit was there when the band Nena filmed 99 luftbaloons there. When we went on Reforger we saw old men in little German towns giving us a Nazi salute as we stormed through their towns!!! It's like all the guys who died in Korea near the DMZ that have been quietly swept under the rug. We did not have combat casualties but dozens died each year as we maneuvered around Germany some from my own unit. I feel we should have been given a bit more recognition for what we did. It's like the marine colonel in a few be good men played by Jack Nicholson when he talked about his men holding the line in Cuba but no one wanting to acknowledge them. We stood our ground M16 in hand for years but have been forgotten. I'm too old to really care now but those who were injured and died in deserve better. The most I suffered was a pair of bad knees, I was lucky. It's sad to know that most of our casualties in the first Gulf War died from friendly fire. I am glad I didn't have to go, I'd probably be very bitter today if I had. But that's all ancient history now I'm just an old soldier and it's time I just faded away
Agreed. Family may seem like a distraction in these videos but it gives me ammo when my wife bothers me about my "obsession" with military history. Chieftain can research military history and still be a good dad so why can't I?
Another informative and entertaining video. About the question you answered at 39:09 regarding the mounting of the 75mm gun M3 into the T20 series derived D82081 turret and M62 mount used for the 76mm gun M1A1, there was no technical reason it wasn't adopted--in fact it was, since the 7067400 turret and T110 gun mount of the M4A3E2 Jumbo was derived from that same turret and mount (just with thicker armor) armed with the 75. This was why it was easy to upgun some Jumbos to 76s later in the war. According to R.P. Hunnicutt's book on the Sherman, the reason the combination was rejected by the Armored Board was that they preferred a smaller turret designed for the 75 with thicker armor over the larger turret for the given increase in weight (see p.218 in Hunnicutt's book).
About copying thing: italian P26/40 was greatly redesigned when Germans offered the first captured T34 for analysis. The late P26 came out with a hull sloped on all side, with a hatch for the driver on front and a 2-men turret with gunner and commander/loader that looked suspiciously a steampunk riveted version of a Russian tank.
The soviet K-13 was a copy of the American Sidewinder. According to the China Lake NAWS museum, a captured K-13 was sent back for analysis. The engineers were able to connect the Soviet sensor package to the an American maneuvering package and it worked! Also the Tu-4 was near perfect copy of the B-29. If i recall the "Wings of the Red Star" episode correctly, they had to make some changes to account for using metric parts/materials rather than SAE. Little tricks like mixing thinner and thicker skin panels to get enough strength, and make the target weight.
The best name for the new British Army tank is one that would make its crews exceedingly aggressive and likely to obliterate their opponents, It therefore has to be Cheeky, The only downside that I foresee is that all the other branches of the British Army, being the jokers they are would probably start yelling things like "Hello Cheeky" resulting in far too many blue on blue incidents. It would be a bit of a giggle for the announcers at Tankfest as well, so long as they were 100 miles away in a studio somewhere and not standing in the arena with a mike.
@@TheChieftainsHatch I was picturing you two watching Patton together on the couch and sharing popcorn as you pointed out inaccuracies. If you really dislike the fuzzball perhaps next year for Halloween you should consider getting it a Soviet antitank dog outfit so you can at least picture an Earth shattering kaboom as you look at him.
I think "the balloon going up in Germany" is a reference to 99 Luftballons by Nena, in which a balloon is released and is mistaken for a missile, triggering a nuclear exchange. Also, in the original German, the balloons color isn't referenced. The English version just uses red to keep the syllable count right.
"When the balloon goes up" is much older than the song, the phase seems to have appeared during the First World War. The phrase comes from the fact that artillery spotter balloons would go up before an attack.
As mentioned already, the term "balloon going up" predates Nena's song. Looking at the internet, the competing theories come from the First and Second World Wars. The first theory suggests that the term refers to the observation balloons used by various European armies before and during the First World War. When the armies on both sides let their observation balloons go up to spot potential military movement, they also sent a clear signal to all who saw the balloon, that enemy action was likely to happen soon. The second, competing theory puts the origin of the saying to the Second World War and the barrage balloons. During the war numerous nations, including the British, used barrage balloons in an effort to force enemy bombers to fly higher, not only worsening their bombing accuracy but also to keep them higher as a target for heavier anti-aircraft guns. So, when these barrage balloons went up, it also signalled for the civilian population that an enemy air raid was likely happening soon. www.grammar-monster.com/sayings_proverbs/balloon_has_gone_up.htm
@@MrFinnishFury Balloon Goes up goes back to the 19th Century - "However, in the nineteenth century there also references in British and American periodicals to literal balloons going up. These were manned hot-air balloons and the launch of one was a rare event that was excitedly anticipated and well attended."
A collab with the Grand Tour... Mother of gawd... I would legit pay good money for Hammond, May and Clarkson as a tank crew... We've lost our radio operator. Oh, No! Anyway." "We've thrown a track. Hammond, You idiot! "
1:14:29 Just a quick glance at Wikipedia on the M26 Pershing In February 1945, the T26 was fielded in the European Theater, where its performance received early praise from Army Ordnance officials.[23] The Army named the tank after Army General John J. Pershing when it was redesignated the M26 in March.[24][25] For clarity General Pershing died in '48.
My "C" name suggestions would be: Carnifex (Meaning Executioner) Caenogenesis (Meaning the adaptation of a embryo/larva inorder to survive, similar to constant development of modern MBTs) Cerberus (A mythical creature) Chimaera/Chimera (also mythical creatures) Lets just say ive made my fair share of Sprocket designed British MBTs where these names originate... My C name point aside, excellent video as per usual, thanks again
Given the Carnifex’s Warahmmer reputation as a living tank lends to it all the more. If I remember, however, they’ve had a spotty record on the tabletop of late (late 5th edition onward).
Thank you for paying your dog tax, it is much appreciated. This is a friendly reminder to everyone that such thing as a 'cat tax' does indeed also exist.
You and Drach should team up and talk about that time german tanks tried to fight a destroyer. Or when that convoy ship had the tanks brought up in case they needed to be impromptu turrets. Did the tanks in either scenario have a hope of actually doing anything, or did it just make the crews feel better?
Accounts vary as to whether the RN's laser dazzlers ('Outfit DEC') were used in combat in the Falklands or not. There is at least one account of an Argentine fighter being driven off from HMS Argonaut by a 'bright light'. Given how strongly the average Argentine pilot pressed home their attack, it seems unlikely that that was just a searchlight.
As aperson who is quite happy to fill the job title of "Grandpa", I found your video entertaining. Never turn down the moments when they arise as the time is fleeting.
I live in Caerphilly. Thank you for bringing this beautiful town and amazing castle to the wider world. We have a leaning tower in the castle that was damaged in battle and has been supported and only restored to prevent the collapse but not to repair it. If anyone has the opportunity it's definitely worth a visit. Cymru am Byth 🏴
The M26 Pershing is the only candidate I can think of for a tank being named after a living General, as General "Black Jack" Pershing died in 1948, and the M26 caught the end of WWII.
I’m no expert on him but at several occasions he held General or equivalent rank through his long career. In his fourth war (WW1) he was assigned Brig Gen but his awful Gallipoli campaign and political pressure forced him to accept demotion to Lt Col of an inf Bn. At that point he considered suicide as his future career was in tatters. Very easy to do in the trenches by just sticking your head above the parapet as he noted in his diary. In WW2 he held honorary Air Commodore rank which is equivalent to one star rank but he wasn’t obviously in that role being PM. Kind of adopted by an RAF unit. Topping that though he was twice First Sea Lord of the Admiralty which is as five star as it gets for the Royal Navy and Naval service. In 1911 in that rank he modernised the RN from coal to oil, etc. In May 1940 he got the rank again before replacing Chamberlain as PM.
It was only in the late 1980s, after I ETSd from the U.S. Army and leading up to the First Gulf War, that I came to realize just how many Iraqi personnel "enlisted" and "commissioned" that were trained at Ft. Knox, KY during my posting there. I would suspect it ran well into the high hundreds considering how many of them I ran into/crossed paths with on Post between 1980 and 1983. Looking back on many, if not most, of those brief meetings I recall thinking how "British" they seemed to be in their appearance and professional bearing.
"Has any General lived to see the tank named after him" - on this topic there are soviet KV and IS heavy tank series which were named after Defence Minister Klim Voroshilov and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Joseph Stalin respectively. Don't know about reactions tho
Props to leaving the but with your daughter in. 👍 It was funny and it humanizes you to your audience too. And you never know. She might take an interest in your hobbies and such in the future and you might find the perfect camera girl to squeeze into and film tanks with. Or someone to build and paint some of those models in your back log. 😅 I'd love to do that with my nieces and nephews myself if they lived closer. Instead of just painting the odd gift for them cause they saw something they liked on my figurine self.
On your AK scope question, yes the PK-AS just sits to the left, moreso than most other russian optics. It's a big reason why many don't like them. It may sit more reasonably on something like a PKM, but for the AK platform it just sits wierdly to the left!
Regarding the questions on the Australian M113A1 variants and what still exists I believe the Army kept enough of them for the historical record, but as part of Land 106 pretty much any hull that wasn't literally scrap was upgraded to one of the AS4 FOVs. As we all know the FOV was seven variants - APC, AF, ARVL, ACV, AA, ALV, and AM. From memory the old fire support vehicles were converted to AA (ambulances) and ACV (command). Both these had a similar basic hull with a raised roof section to give more head room inside. The theory was that the fire support hulls already had the massive hole cut in the hull roof for the big turret, so making that hole bigger wasn't that much of a problem as the roof was getting replaced anyway. Think the ALV (logistics vehicle - the one with the cargo tray) were ex APCs.
My choice for a British tank name: "Champion". Not only does it start with a C, but with a Ch, like the Chieftain and Challenger both. It's warlike but not too menacing (like Conqueror) or controversial (like Crusader).
I present perhaps a controversial candidate as first MBT: M4 Sherman It's the first tank that combined many modern features we now deem essential for an MBT. Good frontal armor, good gun depression, good mobility, stabilizer, ammo protection, radios, 3 man modern turret layout with commander override, cupola and roof mounted sights, everything you need to be effective both for infantry and armor engagements. Seems to me that since then active protection, composite armor, materials and computerization have been the main innovations. Unless one wants to tie the MBT title to one of those, the Sherman seems the obvious choice. From what I can tell, the Panther doesn't offer any bespoke improvement over the M4. It's just larger and frontally tougher with a higher velocity gun, no stabilizer, and worse sights. Not to mention it was a logistical nightmare, preventing it from ever becoming the main battle tank of the German armed forces.
Good on Chieftain for not editing out the "interruption". I imagine interacting with toddlers and Privates require the same amount of patience.
Small children are stupid messy little bu&%ers that don't know any better. Privates are stupid messy bu&%ers that *should* know better, I imagine.
@@JohnDoe-vm5rb If the privates do not know better, whose fault is it - their own or their instructors'?
I can confirm that Toddlers are slightly less messy and destructive.
Only slightly....
@@noremorsewoodworking2258 I imagine the answer is probably "Yes."
@Paul Thiessen Chieftain's daughter gets bullied at school
*Pulls up in the "Barely Legal"*
Chieftain delivered on "show the dog" rule. Good man
"That's not a dog, it's a beanie baby" (Jeff Dunham)
Your dog and your kid are adorable!
(I'm a father of 3 myself)
A goodboy always deserves a cameo
It's never an inappropriate time for dogs.
@@whatdothlife4660 Even a little hairy rat dog.
Agreed. Dog Tax. Hard to believe some people still don't understand this.
Also Awwww! And don't dismiss those little terriers. I've seen a teacup Yorkie take down some squirrels and it was vicious, agile and determined. Real warrior.
@@Bochi42 One of my father's dogs is a yorkie who is small even for one of those (he weighs maybe five pounds?), and I'm fully convinced that said yorkie would fight a bear if he got the opportunity. He's like a tiny football hooligan. If he had a coat of arms, the motto would be the Latin for "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough."
@@ZGryphon I've seen small dogs try to intimidate and bully domestic cats only to find themselves both outmanoeuvred and outgunned. I maintain that dogs that are less than knee-high as an adult should not count as dogs.
Memorandum
From: Chieftain
TO: CDR, Home Section
SUBJ: Requisitions for 2021-Q4
Operational AAR dated 14 Nov 2021 points out continued hazards of video production in 'open top' configuration in high-tempo operations. It is imperative that a hatch be installed, limiting OPFOR's access. Several designs are viable, including 'pocket hatches' or half hatches that provide a nice two-level effect, denying access to OPFOR's miniature and terrier units but provide limited visibility when battlefield observation is a desired role. Designs submitted as addenda that utilize COTS solutions to minimize costs in development and installation.
Chieftain, The
NCOIC, Home Section
This comment is criminally underappreciated. Made my day.
Yeah it was a pretty bad day.
Love when the family wanders in
Such are the hazards of domesticity.
Keeps the video real, I respect it.
The interaction with your child was so wholesome, love to see it!
My father was an allied POW, and was involved in the Lambsdorf death march in the winter of 1945.
He said as they walked West he passed lots of parked up and camouflaged full ammunitioned Panther and Tiger Tanks which were abandoned due to a lack of fuel. For which he was very grateful, when he was captured the biggest and best British tank was a Matilda 2.
the interruptions were fun and seeing the dog was appreciated.
You've still got quite a lead on me so I wouldn't worry too much haha. Might as well pop a question in here while I'm at it I suppose, hopefully I don't ask one from a previous QnA.
Over the years we've seen a number of myths and misunderstandings creep into design histories for some tanks. (Ex. Panther 2 with the 88 which was never actually planned) Aside from the obvious one about Sherman's being death traps what is one of the most annoying/deep rooted mistakes you see either historians, enthusiasts, or both make?
The whole T34 introduced sloped armour myth probably.i hear that nonsense all the time
Soviets called Tigers II heavier Panthers when they first saw it. And I doubt Tiger II uses more Tiger I parts than Panther parts.
How about the myth about the Soviet horde. Soviet army was tank heavy, but if you add halftracks (unarmored too) to tanks and assume that only 1/3 of Soviet tanks were operational (no mobilization) it dosnt look that bad.
There is a myth that Panzer I was designed as a training tank.
Can't seem to find the part in the video where cone is referenced, any help?
@@brisho2684 48:32
you've overtaken chieftain 😏😮😮😮
Nicholas, do not apologize for being a (in the footage) patient father. Being a Dad comes first; everything else can take a number and wait.
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...noting that, to spare you of your wife's wrath, being a good husband is always the next in line.
The balloon going up was a WWI reference, refers to spotting balloons going up prior to the boys going over the top and into no man's land.
Franco-prussian War of 1870 had artillery spotter balloons.
I believe that were also used during the American Civil War and possibly even earlier. As balloons had been around since the late 1700's.
@@cbyrne9703 not as much, Napoleon hated them and wanted nothing to do with them. It's not till 1850's they get traction
@@Mugdorna The Civil War in the United States had artillery spotter balloons.
@@seanmalloy7249 cool. Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if they were used that early in the 1800s
The behaviour of the wifes dog seems to indicate that it can be classifyed as a good boy.
I'm here for the dog.
26:21 Doggie carried by Superior Wife's Canine Lifting capabilities - doggie is confused.
24:01 Daughter sneezes at doggie???
"When the balloon goes up" relates to the use of observation balloons, during the first World War. The sight of such a balloon going up nearly always resulted in a barrage of shells following soon after.
I thought it had to do with the song 99 Luftballoons
I suspect it relates to the WW1 practice of sending up observation balloons when enemy activity was sighted.
@@ADudOverTheFence1 The term is much older than that 1980s song.
That's the explanation I'd heard years ago from a WW1 when I was growing up
Interestingly, the first example of the use of this term in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1909, so it predates even the Great War. The explanation of its origin given is “Perhaps originally with allusion to the release of a balloon to mark the start of an event.”
First, Drach's Dry Dock. Now, Chieftain's Q&A. All in all, an excellent sunday. Don't mind the family interrupting. It's a nice intermission. Cheers.
Re: Singapore
We're an ex-British colony so we adopted some British-isms, including their distinction between infantry types. Armoured Infantry are part of armoured battalions and ride in IFVs (previously M113s), come under the Armour formation and wear black berets. (Standard) Infantry form motorised infantry battalions and Terrexes are upgrades to their old trucks, and wear green berets. They do more leg infantry stuff too and have more organic specialists like snipers. There's also the light infantry Guards who wear khaki and get to ride in helicopters which is unfair so we won't talk about them.
I was in an armoured battalion for my conscript days back in '08. We were organised into mixed companies of three platoons of ersatz-IFV M113s (either upgunned with 40mm AGLs or 25mm Bushmasters with remote turrets) and one platoon of AMX-13 SM1 tanks. It was an interesting mix of American and British terminology, where the company sized element was called a "Combat Team", while the battalion sized element was called an "Armoured Battlegroup".
"That's the wife's dog. I have nothing to do with her. As little as possible to do with her." A man after my own heart (and situation) 😆
Armourer- what’s wrong it’s your rifle?
Chieftain- My daughter stood on it!
I wonder if armorers in countries where reservists take home their weapons have any stories. xD
My dad was tasked with building a ramp for getting m1a2s off of flat cars. When speaking with some experts on what was needed he was told they could just drive it off and the tank would probably be fine there was no guarantee the flat car would fair well or the driver would like it.
Okay your entire family basically wandering in during the video is awesome ! And yes if you mentioned the dog you must show it, same with cats. You handled it so well. Your wife and daughter are very lucky you must be a good husband and father. Now back to tank stuff. 😁
Family interaction just proves you are normal, as for mention of a dog or cat, I can confirm for Mrs C proof of life is very much an internet requirement
For the proper British name for British MBT, I think CheeseCake Mk1 will be a great consideration.
Just ask the Royal Navy for their list of "C" names, they are unlikely to ever need all those names again for the few ships they have left.
I took a look! Cavalier is available, but might cause another British civil war. Geoff Who wonders if the Scotts are doing that over Brexit?
@@geofftimm2291 if we are going off the no repeats rule Cavalier is already taken
My suggestions are:
Carnifex (Executioner)
Caenogenesis (Adaptation of embryo/larva to survive (like constant adaptation of modern MBTs))
Cerberus (Mythical creature)
Chimaera/Chimera (Mythical creatures)
My first idea was the name "Continental".
@@Nigel6146 I forgot that one. I had to Wiki it. Thanks!
The 2d Armored Division Tiger Brigade had habitual combined arms company teams in the mid 80’s. Whenever the parent unit went to the field, their normal other branch unit went with them. They trained as a mixed team in the field always. Tanks would still run gunnery tables separately, but all tactical training was combined. It went so far as to assign the Field Artillery Fire Support Teams administratively to their armor/infantry battalions. We lived and had our offices in the armor HQ. This lead to no need for familiarization since we knew everyone from daily contact.
In my country we use a red metal plate raised up on a flagpole on the coastal firing ranges to indicate that the danger zone around firing range now is in effect and the plate is called a "balloon"
'Challenger' was a reuse of a previous name (17 pdr on a Cromwell chassis), so 'not been used before' might not be a requirement for a new British tank name, just 'not been used for quite a while': roughly the same standard as the RN's ship name policy. That opens up Cromwell, Covenanter, Cavalier and Centaur for possible future reuse.
I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been a "Celt" vehicle yet.
@@lavrentivs9891 They could never agree on spelling or pronunciation. And Rangers supporters would refuse to use them.
@@denisrobertmay875 Then I stand by my other suggestion (in another thread) the "Chav" ^^
@@lavrentivs9891 ..technically 'Celt' was, is an invented term by the Hanoverian Royals whence they were invited to Britain, and actually never existed as a social/racial name for a wide variety of tribal Gaulic/Gallic peoples.
First use of the Greek Keltoi dating back to 517BC is slightly problematic for the Hanoverian argument. Ditto the Roman Celtae and the Celtiberian Wars.
Re: the AK optics mount. I'd suggest looking into the mounts made by RS Regulate. They're very well regarded.
That mount is where it's supposed to be. That's just how the PK-01 is designed.
@@Malikyte13 Sure, but if he'd rather have a centerline optic, a different mount would be needed.
That was an enjoyable Q&A, having had kids and dogs in my life I couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear with the interruptions.
You are right that's not a dog... it's a self-propeled mop with feet. Of course I may be biased having had malamutes for years.
32:35 As a software developer, I must admire this - quite literal - brute force workaround for User Experience problems with the system.
Best.Q&A.Ever. Between the kids, the dog, the wife--- the joys of filming at home.
LOL, that little 'side-bar' with the wee'lil'one made me smile.
Thanks for not editing it out.
Q: for us civilians: how does tank training happen in terms of exercises? Do tanks shoot other tanks with marshmallows to denote the target is destroyed?
Generally nowadays a laser system is used with the projector being mounted on the barrel and sensors spread over the hull - that way you can differentiate between a mobility kill and a K-Kill (aka Catastrophic kill)
Yeah some systems have orange lights temporarily mounted so when ‘hit’ they flash, smoke generator can be set off too. Once fighting has passed they’re usually sent back to an assembly area to be chucked back into the war as replacements.
"Overmatching", I thought this related to sloped armour and the calibre of the shell. When the calibre of the shell increases relative to the actual thickness of the armour to the point that you no longer get an actual advantage to sloping the armour.
Although this wouldn't be the first or last overloaded term.
I hadn't considered that definition of it, but it is a fair one. I'll give it another look at the next q&a
During the Battle of Pelieu in the Pacific during World War Two, the Japanese attacked with some of their small tanks, and the 1st Marine Tank Battalion (part of the 1st Marine Division) could not in the end work out how many Japanese tanks there were that actually attacked. That was because their M4 Sherman Tanks, designed to fight German Tanks, simply blew apart the much more lightly armored and lightly built Japanese tanks.
My understanding was that overmatching referred to the ratio between the projectile diameter and the thickness of the armour.
Once the diameter 'overmatched' the thickness the armour was easier to defeat. Exactly why I feel I should understand as it is clearly a mechanical process which has something to do with shear planes or something.
My understanding is that overmatching with sloped armour is the larger diameter means the force starts to act perpendicular to the armour - I think because you start to get the length of the projectile acting against the surface of the armour rather than just the point.
I think.
I always feel this is something I should be able to work out from first principles and basic engineering, but I am probably missing something important.
This is the Chieftain's best video by far! Kids, dogs, wives... Awesome. Just awesome!
There is an MRV in the Puckapunyal Armour Museum in Victoria, Australia. It also has M-113 with the T-50 turret and FSV with the Saladin turret.
The is also an S-tank, T-72 and BMP-1 for variety.
I would suggest access to the Puckapunyal Military Area may be a bit of an issue for Nick.
There is a M113 LRV (T50 turret) and a FSV (saladin turret) at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns but not a beast (Scorpion turreted M113) It also has an ACV between the LRV and the FSV.
@@coreywarde6030 Last time I visited Pucka I just turned up to the gate and showed my driver's license. Mind you this was in 2011 and a couple of 'Safe Base' statuses ago.
Pretty sure you could get in if you applied in advance.
The bigger problem at the moment would be getting past Stairman Dan. Personally there is no way I would cross into Victoria at the moment, which is a pity as going on a long road trip through western Victoria and the Great Ocean Road used to be my little end of your holiday.
Pity.
Pucka also has examples of the Australian version of the Vickers Medium which are unique. My understanding is that 1920s Australian Army didn't want to have to start using the Hotchkiss guns just for the tanks and so the Australian version was redesigned to have all machine guns be Vickers. One of the tanks is in 'reasonable' and complete condition and the other is just the lower hull.
There is also a SP gun which is basically a Priest but using a M3 as the base vehicle. Believe they are unique as well.
Just so you know, I would like more Chieftain Doggo.
Preferably in a Tank.
As to "noises in the background", be VERY thankful you have them in the way you did for this video. I have had experience with alternatives that you NEVER, EVER want to find out about that would end such. Live long and prosper!
Good show, enjoy the Family interaction. a little sweetening to a pleasurable and educational vid.
The Dutch actually bought one tank. It was a french Renault FT and was used to demonstrate the great effectiveness of the Dutch waterline. When the Germans invaded it was sitting in a barrack without engine and was then lost to time.
27:22 the strong bound between a father and the pet he didn't want
The interruptions in this Q&A have scarred me.
I have a grin now fixed from ear to ear like a horror movie. Why you make me smile so big Chieftain-man, your family is so sweet ;-;
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns, has a number of 113s, one with the 75mm turret, (Saladin turret),and a couple with 7.62 and 50s... Probably a quick email would sort out which one's they had.
The Balloon going up started in WWI. Balloon Observers going up just prior to battle to direct the artillery during battle.
The adoption of Barrage Balloons for WWII reinforced this as the balloons going up was a sign you were at war...
Observer Balloon were used in the late 1800s. Definitely in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
Nice dog, should have shown more, and in focus.
The reason it is a rule is that real human beings like dogs more than people, for many excellent reasons.
Perhaps I shan't recommend to the MoD that they ask an Irish born American to name the next British tank after all, it seems the chance of a sarcastic answer is all too high (though the actual suggestion at the end isn't a bad one)
I was stationed in Baumholder Germany in the early 80s, 8th Infantry Division, B Battery 1/83rd Field Artillery. I was an E4 13E Fire Direction Specialist at the time. We trained to hold the Fulda Gap when the 4,000,000 Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invaded western Europe. As there were only some 250,000 us troops in Germany at the time along with the small Bundeswehr army, a handful of British forces and some Benelux troops it quickly becomes clear there was no concept of us beating the Russians. We were to hold for three days if possible to allow for troops in England and Greenland to reach Europe. The french who had pulled out of NATO at that time promised to mobilize if the reds attacked but that takes days to accomplish so we knew we were not really expected to survive. At the end of three days or sooner if required we would fire our 155mm nuclear shells and run as best we could. As a nuclear capable unit we would be more or less on our own facing the Soviet onslaught. Less than 500,000 men facing millions we were not really expected to survive or win. Three or four days later forces from the US, air force and navy were expected to have the ability to TRY and stop the reds or continue nuking them and if it's not clear by now most of Germany was going to be radioactive. We simply did not maintain enough forces to match them. Only the fact that maintaining such a large army along with the Afghan War managed to bankrupt the soviets. As an old warrior who did not have to go to war, I was in the reserves in n 1989, an E6 Chief of Fire Direction when the gulf war began but our unit was not selected to go. My wife was blind at this time. They offered me $16,000 to reenlist in the RA which at that time was a good bit but had no choice but to say no, my family came first. It always bothered me how little attention is given to be those of us who stood out of ground facing an overwhelming Soviet force we knew we could not beat, I guess it was an embarrassing time for US politicians and senior military so they just ignore us. They handed out dozens of medals for beating a thousand or less Cubans on Granada but try to ignore us who could actually see the east German and soviets just yards away from us when we trained at Grafenwhoer. As a side note my unit was there when the band Nena filmed 99 luftbaloons there. When we went on Reforger we saw old men in little German towns giving us a Nazi salute as we stormed through their towns!!! It's like all the guys who died in Korea near the DMZ that have been quietly swept under the rug. We did not have combat casualties but dozens died each year as we maneuvered around Germany some from my own unit. I feel we should have been given a bit more recognition for what we did. It's like the marine colonel in a few be good men played by Jack Nicholson when he talked about his men holding the line in Cuba but no one wanting to acknowledge them. We stood our ground M16 in hand for years but have been forgotten. I'm too old to really care now but those who were injured and died in deserve better. The most I suffered was a pair of bad knees, I was lucky. It's sad to know that most of our casualties in the first Gulf War died from friendly fire. I am glad I didn't have to go, I'd probably be very bitter today if I had. But that's all ancient history now I'm just an old soldier and it's time I just faded away
You know u love dog. Family interaction ain't bad.
Agreed. Family may seem like a distraction in these videos but it gives me ammo when my wife bothers me about my "obsession" with military history. Chieftain can research military history and still be a good dad so why can't I?
Me three !
Another informative and entertaining video. About the question you answered at 39:09 regarding the mounting of the 75mm gun M3 into the T20 series derived D82081 turret and M62 mount used for the 76mm gun M1A1, there was no technical reason it wasn't adopted--in fact it was, since the 7067400 turret and T110 gun mount of the M4A3E2 Jumbo was derived from that same turret and mount (just with thicker armor) armed with the 75. This was why it was easy to upgun some Jumbos to 76s later in the war. According to R.P. Hunnicutt's book on the Sherman, the reason the combination was rejected by the Armored Board was that they preferred a smaller turret designed for the 75 with thicker armor over the larger turret for the given increase in weight (see p.218 in Hunnicutt's book).
Great Work Chief!. Thanks for the answered question. And congrats on 200K subs!
About copying thing: italian P26/40 was greatly redesigned when Germans offered the first captured T34 for analysis.
The late P26 came out with a hull sloped on all side, with a hatch for the driver on front and a 2-men turret with gunner and commander/loader that looked suspiciously a steampunk riveted version of a Russian tank.
The soviet K-13 was a copy of the American Sidewinder. According to the China Lake NAWS museum, a captured K-13 was sent back for analysis. The engineers were able to connect the Soviet sensor package to the an American maneuvering package and it worked!
Also the Tu-4 was near perfect copy of the B-29. If i recall the "Wings of the Red Star" episode correctly, they had to make some changes to account for using metric parts/materials rather than SAE. Little tricks like mixing thinner and thicker skin panels to get enough strength, and make the target weight.
You are blessed with your family! listening to them is so uplifting to me...
I saw the word "Canines" and my heart briefly leaped. For just a second I thought Chieftain's Q&A was finally premiering at Cannes.
The best name for the new British Army tank is one that would make its crews exceedingly aggressive and likely to obliterate their opponents, It therefore has to be Cheeky,
The only downside that I foresee is that all the other branches of the British Army, being the jokers they are would probably start yelling things like "Hello Cheeky" resulting in far too many blue on blue incidents.
It would be a bit of a giggle for the announcers at Tankfest as well, so long as they were 100 miles away in a studio somewhere and not standing in the arena with a mike.
There are high value personnel in your Theater of Operations. Well handled. Rules of engagement dictate "happy wife - happy life".
Beautifully handled. Smooth as silk, lovely.
When the camera is off and Mrs. Chieftain is asleep I bet he cuddles the heck out of the pup.
The hell I do
@@TheChieftainsHatch I was picturing you two watching Patton together on the couch and sharing popcorn as you pointed out inaccuracies.
If you really dislike the fuzzball perhaps next year for Halloween you should consider getting it a Soviet antitank dog outfit so you can at least picture an Earth shattering kaboom as you look at him.
I work at home some days in a door-less office with a 4yo. I feel your pain, but cackled constantly through this.
Fantastic for the intermission and pick right up where left off at. Much patience and good spirits.
Good way to spend a cold Sunday
24:02 *That's pretty much the same expression a Colonel has when the new Pvt asks a question*
Wonderful to see. Liked & Subcribed!!!
Best regards to you and the family... and the dog! Good work, Sir, and fun as always.
What noise, that was family and that comes first. Keep up the great work, Thanks for your service.
I think "the balloon going up in Germany" is a reference to 99 Luftballons by Nena, in which a balloon is released and is mistaken for a missile, triggering a nuclear exchange. Also, in the original German, the balloons color isn't referenced. The English version just uses red to keep the syllable count right.
The expression predates Nena's song - I remember hearing "If the balloon goes up" back when I served in the mid eighties.
"When the balloon goes up" is much older than the song, the phase seems to have appeared during the First World War. The phrase comes from the fact that artillery spotter balloons would go up before an attack.
As mentioned already, the term "balloon going up" predates Nena's song.
Looking at the internet, the competing theories come from the First and Second World Wars.
The first theory suggests that the term refers to the observation balloons used by various European armies before and during the First World War. When the armies on both sides let their observation balloons go up to spot potential military movement, they also sent a clear signal to all who saw the balloon, that enemy action was likely to happen soon.
The second, competing theory puts the origin of the saying to the Second World War and the barrage balloons. During the war numerous nations, including the British, used barrage balloons in an effort to force enemy bombers to fly higher, not only worsening their bombing accuracy but also to keep them higher as a target for heavier anti-aircraft guns. So, when these barrage balloons went up, it also signalled for the civilian population that an enemy air raid was likely happening soon.
www.grammar-monster.com/sayings_proverbs/balloon_has_gone_up.htm
@@MrFinnishFury Balloon Goes up goes back to the 19th Century - "However, in the nineteenth century there also references in British and American periodicals to literal balloons going up. These were manned hot-air balloons and the launch of one was a rare event that was excitedly anticipated and well attended."
Another great one. The interruptions were funny. Someone loves his dad!
A collab with the Grand Tour... Mother of gawd... I would legit pay good money for Hammond, May and Clarkson as a tank crew...
We've lost our radio operator. Oh, No! Anyway." "We've thrown a track. Hammond, You idiot! "
1:14:29
Just a quick glance at Wikipedia on the M26 Pershing
In February 1945, the T26 was fielded in the European Theater, where its performance received early praise from Army Ordnance officials.[23] The Army named the tank after Army General John J. Pershing when it was redesignated the M26 in March.[24][25]
For clarity General Pershing died in '48.
My "C" name suggestions would be:
Carnifex (Meaning Executioner)
Caenogenesis (Meaning the adaptation of a embryo/larva inorder to survive, similar to constant development of modern MBTs)
Cerberus (A mythical creature)
Chimaera/Chimera (also mythical creatures)
Lets just say ive made my fair share of Sprocket designed British MBTs where these names originate...
My C name point aside, excellent video as per usual, thanks again
1 and 3 smell of Mass Effect.
Given the Carnifex’s Warahmmer reputation as a living tank lends to it all the more. If I remember, however, they’ve had a spotty record on the tabletop of late (late 5th edition onward).
Aer Lingus BAe146. Worked on by me and my colleagues. Nice touch.
Thank you for paying your dog tax, it is much appreciated. This is a friendly reminder to everyone that such thing as a 'cat tax' does indeed also exist.
My Grandson has permission to interrupt me , but only because of the smiles he pays with. The Welch Terrier also smiles.
You and Drach should team up and talk about that time german tanks tried to fight a destroyer. Or when that convoy ship had the tanks brought up in case they needed to be impromptu turrets.
Did the tanks in either scenario have a hope of actually doing anything, or did it just make the crews feel better?
Accounts vary as to whether the RN's laser dazzlers ('Outfit DEC') were used in combat in the Falklands or not. There is at least one account of an Argentine fighter being driven off from HMS Argonaut by a 'bright light'. Given how strongly the average Argentine pilot pressed home their attack, it seems unlikely that that was just a searchlight.
yessssssss MOAR OVER A HOUR TOO WE MUST BE BLESSED
As aperson who is quite happy to fill the job title of "Grandpa", I found your video entertaining. Never turn down the moments when they arise as the time is fleeting.
I live in Caerphilly. Thank you for bringing this beautiful town and amazing castle to the wider world. We have a leaning tower in the castle that was damaged in battle and has been supported and only restored to prevent the collapse but not to repair it. If anyone has the opportunity it's definitely worth a visit. Cymru am Byth 🏴
The M26 Pershing is the only candidate I can think of for a tank being named after a living General, as General "Black Jack" Pershing died in 1948, and the M26 caught the end of WWII.
There's the Churchill Tank named after Churchill.
@@hazzardalsohazzard2624 Churchill wasn't a general though.
I’m no expert on him but at several occasions he held General or equivalent rank through his long career. In his fourth war (WW1) he was assigned Brig Gen but his awful Gallipoli campaign and political pressure forced him to accept demotion to Lt Col of an inf Bn. At that point he considered suicide as his future career was in tatters. Very easy to do in the trenches by just sticking your head above the parapet as he noted in his diary.
In WW2 he held honorary Air Commodore rank which is equivalent to one star rank but he wasn’t obviously in that role being PM. Kind of adopted by an RAF unit.
Topping that though he was twice First Sea Lord of the Admiralty which is as five star as it gets for the Royal Navy and Naval service. In 1911 in that rank he modernised the RN from coal to oil, etc. In May 1940 he got the rank again before replacing Chamberlain as PM.
What about soviet KV tanks?
@@PL85peter Looks like Kliment Voroshilov counts as well, nice find. He actually outlived most of the tanks that bore his name.
Welcome back Chief
It was only in the late 1980s, after I ETSd from the U.S. Army and leading up to the First Gulf War, that I came to realize just how many Iraqi personnel "enlisted" and "commissioned" that were trained at Ft. Knox, KY during my posting there. I would suspect it ran well into the high hundreds considering how many of them I ran into/crossed paths with on Post between 1980 and 1983. Looking back on many, if not most, of those brief meetings I recall thinking how "British" they seemed to be in their appearance and professional bearing.
Love the Q&A and we all love m&m's too
Great video!
Thank you, and personally I like the little family interactions.
Loved the boy and the dog! New feature!!
Nice to see Mrs Chieftain Invole these Videos. Great to see Out takes,17pdr SP Achilles is M10 TD width an 17 Pdr in it
"Has any General lived to see the tank named after him" - on this topic there are soviet KV and IS heavy tank series which were named after Defence Minister Klim Voroshilov and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Joseph Stalin respectively. Don't know about reactions tho
Given that the guys who designed the IS series managed to avoid being purged and outlive Stalin, he must have liked the tank well enough.
Props to leaving the but with your daughter in. 👍 It was funny and it humanizes you to your audience too.
And you never know. She might take an interest in your hobbies and such in the future and you might find the perfect camera girl to squeeze into and film tanks with. Or someone to build and paint some of those models in your back log. 😅 I'd love to do that with my nieces and nephews myself if they lived closer. Instead of just painting the odd gift for them cause they saw something they liked on my figurine self.
Happy Cambrai Chieftain, great work 🇳🇿
ITS NICE TOO SEE SOME OF THE FAMILY E EN THE DOG , PUT UP WHITH IT .
Love the family bits.
loved the bit with the dog
2:35-2:48 *O___o* How many guns do you have?!?!?!? I swear, your desk has a magical, blackhole generator for keeping all of them
I love the interruptions, it reminds me of my boys.
On your AK scope question, yes the PK-AS just sits to the left, moreso than most other russian optics. It's a big reason why many don't like them. It may sit more reasonably on something like a PKM, but for the AK platform it just sits wierdly to the left!
Regarding the questions on the Australian M113A1 variants and what still exists
I believe the Army kept enough of them for the historical record, but as part of Land 106 pretty much any hull that wasn't literally scrap was upgraded to one of the AS4 FOVs.
As we all know the FOV was seven variants - APC, AF, ARVL, ACV, AA, ALV, and AM. From memory the old fire support vehicles were converted to AA (ambulances) and ACV (command). Both these had a similar basic hull with a raised roof section to give more head room inside. The theory was that the fire support hulls already had the massive hole cut in the hull roof for the big turret, so making that hole bigger wasn't that much of a problem as the roof was getting replaced anyway.
Think the ALV (logistics vehicle - the one with the cargo tray) were ex APCs.
"Life is what happens when you are busy making plans"... I wasn't bothered by the background noise thanks for the video
a constant professional. switching from Dad mode to Film Mode with out shopping
My choice for a British tank name: "Champion". Not only does it start with a C, but with a Ch, like the Chieftain and Challenger both. It's warlike but not too menacing (like Conqueror) or controversial (like Crusader).
The Ch- rule would allow Chewbacca, as played by a British actor, and Wookies being quite fearsome warriors makes it suitable.
@@wbertie2604 I'll allow it.
chitty chitty bang bang ; the original name was actually chitty bang bang I believe
It already has it's own song
I love your videos!
Those little human interactions are priceless and sometimes funny as Hell. Please don"t ever stiffle them.
I present perhaps a controversial candidate as first MBT: M4 Sherman
It's the first tank that combined many modern features we now deem essential for an MBT. Good frontal armor, good gun depression, good mobility, stabilizer, ammo protection, radios, 3 man modern turret layout with commander override, cupola and roof mounted sights, everything you need to be effective both for infantry and armor engagements.
Seems to me that since then active protection, composite armor, materials and computerization have been the main innovations. Unless one wants to tie the MBT title to one of those, the Sherman seems the obvious choice. From what I can tell, the Panther doesn't offer any bespoke improvement over the M4. It's just larger and frontally tougher with a higher velocity gun, no stabilizer, and worse sights. Not to mention it was a logistical nightmare, preventing it from ever becoming the main battle tank of the German armed forces.