@@leonardosena6338 The Challenger 2 has seen quite a bit of combat. One was hit by 14 RPGs and an ATGM and the crew remained unharmed. The worst damage was done to the optics and the tank was back in action just 6 hours later. There have been many more similar occurrences.
What a sound if they released it in the charts I'm sure it would make number one,would I need to reinforce my drive to park this on it it weighs 65 tonnes right?is this tankfest in 2013 my god how it's changed the amount of people that go now and it's probably all to do with a game called "world of tanks"I suppose,chieftains a great tank too
This wasn't even Tankfest - just a weekday event during the school holidays. You are right though, after World of Tanks and other games like it, the museum is a very popular place.
if you dont like the centurion are you even human. if you dont like the Chieftain you must of been the person who had to change out the engine every time. if you dont like the challenger 1/2 you must of been an iraqi soldier
Please, can we use footage from your UA-cam channel for our videos about military cars, trucks a other machines? We tag your channel as a source ,... thank you. :)
I can't say 100%. I just went by the info I found in the link I added, which unfortunately doesn't show the road wheels. Maybe I followed a link to something that looked like the tank in the video.
Too bad that Cenurion, the true forefather of both the Chieftain as well as the Challenger, got a bit shortshrifted in this otherwise nice video. In the comments, the Centurion was mentioned of being a tank of the 1950s but in fact it was designed and first produced in the 1940s (as A41 which was 1st deployed in Europe in May 1945.). In ts days (which lasted throughout the 1980s and even into 1990s the Centurion was at the Apex of weapons technology. Just though that I'd mention it. Depending on how one looks at it and taking into account its operational use, Units built, operational deployment in actual battle and combat success-rate, the Centurion might conceivably not be considered the best, but at the very least the finest tank ever for its crew.
I was stationed in Detmold for four years from 1966 and the Cents were still in use then. On 'exercise' they would churn up tarmac roads in the summer and when the motors hit the 'governors' they would backfire loudly. All good fun to a 18 year old RPM L/Cpl on traffic duty watching the tank's driver grimace as he double de-clutched to change gear. Always wanted to dive a tank, especially a Chieftain.
@@coolcatzsavesthekid8263 No way is that the 40 ton cent. The hull looks like a t72 or t 80 but I'm not sure about the turret. Whatever it is , it's Russian.
They saw action in Iran Iraq war, where they don't appear to have been successful. They also saw action against Iraq defending Kuwait, these appear to have been more successful and retired without loss into Saudi Arabia. "The battle of the bridges".
Chieftain L60 engine totally unreliable, thank god there was not a war. .......but a fantastic SOUNDING 2stroke engine !!! REME should have been given a special Long Service Miracle Medal keeping them going. But I did enjoy my period repairing them ......just saying.....
I was just reading on Quora, some guy's post about the Iran Iraq War, where Iran used the Chieftan against the T-62 and lost like 65% of them. Though I suspect that was mainly due to shitty crews.
"you cna hold a cup of tea inside the turret and not spill a drop"
"wherever we go, we shall never spill even a single drop of tea"
The Centurion... What a beauty! This was in the 50's!
40s for the first marks. Literally missed coming up against the likes of a Tiger, by weeks.
Frank Anderson
Oh imagine if they had.😮
Always liked the look of the Centurion!!
I think one of the attributes of a good tank is good ground clearance, the Chieftain has lots of it
Great video. I love that Meteor engine sounds on the Centurion a lot :-)
The Challenger at the beginning means business.
Challenger II - the greatest tank ever made. Never destroyed by enemy fire.
That award has to go to Centurion I’m afraid.
I'm gonna have to go with the more battle proven Centurion. An aboslutely revolutionary design still in use today.
You need to put it into a battle, for check how it will perform...
@@leonardosena6338 The Challenger 2 has seen quite a bit of combat. One was hit by 14 RPGs and an ATGM and the crew remained unharmed. The worst damage was done to the optics and the tank was back in action just 6 hours later. There have been many more similar occurrences.
@@qasimmir7117centurion has had losses from the 1973 Arab-Israeli war only a few but still losses
..love that M548 parked to the side. Providing faithful support to the RNZAC and RAAC for many years.
always amazes me the power that these tanks have :)
Excellent video.
Thanks.
god I love the Leyland motors L60. and not to mention the centurion in all. easily one of my favorite tanks ever
pregunta el chalenger veo que tiene una gran antena en su torre es para ver la serie de las 5 de la tarde en HD
Great video!
+Paradox Sky Cheers!
What a sound if they released it in the charts I'm sure it would make number one,would I need to reinforce my drive to park this on it it weighs 65 tonnes right?is this tankfest in 2013 my god how it's changed the amount of people that go now and it's probably all to do with a game called "world of tanks"I suppose,chieftains a great tank too
This wasn't even Tankfest - just a weekday event during the school holidays. You are right though, after World of Tanks and other games like it, the museum is a very popular place.
The museum was in dire straits when I visited it in like 2009, thanks to world of tanks it became popular and they gained a massive amount of support.
centurion is noice when i was litle my grandfather had a diorama of the korean war and the centurions were the most interesting things on it
3 fantastic tanks. The Brit’s know how to make them
Centurion and challenger are great but chieftain was not really good biggest issue of chieftain is that shitty engine
@@Alpha-fd8jo that was on the earlier models they worked in the later models but by that point they wanted a new tank challenger 1
We got there, eventually :)
if you dont like the centurion are you even human.
if you dont like the Chieftain you must of been the person who had to change out the engine every time.
if you dont like the challenger 1/2 you must of been an iraqi soldier
70 years on, still in service.
Yes, the Iraqis feared the Challenger 2 a bit more than the Abrams I think.
centurion so sexy the sweds wanted a copy!
Great video, sad that it only has 26... Now 27 likes.
Poul John Lewis Thanks. The fact that at least 27 people like it means it's worth posting though!
Chieftain sounds great
"very little" what the hell, that thing is huge
+Fer Shred I think he means the thickness of the layered(?) armour
is it me or does the Cent have more ground clearance than challenger 2? or is that modern armour moving around...
Big scary challenger, sure is nimble
Please, can we use footage from your UA-cam channel for our videos about military cars, trucks a other machines? We tag your channel as a source ,... thank you. :)
No problem. Help yourself.
@@RaufGorges thank you so much :)
The tank towards the end 8:43 in the grass with all the layers of block ERA what is it?
+Kevin Hawk (RollienCoal) It's a Centurion MMWR Target Tank, here's some info on it: preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=2028
RaufGorges .. Are you sure? It has 7 road wheels. The centurion has 6.
I can't say 100%. I just went by the info I found in the link I added, which unfortunately doesn't show the road wheels. Maybe I followed a link to something that looked like the tank in the video.
Love the injected diesel into the exhaust,all our Cheiftains used to do that back in the 70s,just before the pack went
Vickers mk7
Ah the rain tanks best friend
Too bad that Cenurion, the true forefather of both the Chieftain as well as the Challenger, got a bit shortshrifted in this otherwise nice video.
In the comments, the Centurion was mentioned of being a tank of the 1950s but in fact it was designed and first produced in the 1940s (as A41 which was 1st deployed in Europe in May 1945.). In ts days (which lasted throughout the 1980s and even into 1990s the Centurion was at the Apex of weapons technology. Just though that I'd mention it.
Depending on how one looks at it and taking into account its operational use, Units built, operational deployment in actual battle and combat success-rate, the Centurion might conceivably not be considered the best, but at the very least the finest tank ever for its crew.
yes your are right cent a great tank
Absolutely the best tank of it's era 1950's to Early 80's.
I was stationed in Detmold for four years from 1966 and the Cents were still in use then. On 'exercise' they would churn up tarmac roads in the summer and when the motors hit the 'governors' they would backfire loudly. All good fun to a 18 year old RPM L/Cpl on traffic duty watching the tank's driver grimace as he double de-clutched to change gear. Always wanted to dive a tank, especially a Chieftain.
Pity no demo. of gun stailizers on Cent. and Chiefton !
07:19 sounds terrifying like a dinosaur.
What the last tank at 8:43
Think this is it - preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=2028
RaufGorges thank you
@@coolcatzsavesthekid8263 No way is that the 40 ton cent. The hull looks like a t72 or t 80 but I'm not sure about the turret. Whatever it is , it's Russian.
@@thewomble1509 I think this is centurion imitating T80.
@@Elcicikos yes, it's the "40 ton centurion" according to the Tank Museum.
Bro sounds like sniper
A 'piston' is that slang for SABOT or sommit ? Haha
No. The Sabot is the casing around the metal dart. From the French, sabot= Shoe.
Did any chieftain ever see combat?
SPANISH AVENGER .. In which war and armed forces?
Nick Turner I don't think that they never fired a shot in anger. They were stationed in Germany during the Cold War.
They saw action in Iran Iraq war, where they don't appear to have been successful.
They also saw action against Iraq defending Kuwait, these appear to have been more successful and retired without loss into Saudi Arabia. "The battle of the bridges".
@@Ubique2927 They were supplied to the Iranians.
@@thewomble1509 ... Yes, but they see combat against USSR/Russian tanks?
Loved driving the Chieftain shame about the unreliable engine
Chieftain L60 engine totally unreliable, thank god there was not a war. .......but a fantastic SOUNDING 2stroke engine !!!
REME should have been given a special Long Service Miracle Medal keeping them going.
But I did enjoy my period repairing them ......just saying.....
I was just reading on Quora, some guy's post about the Iran Iraq War, where Iran used the Chieftan against the T-62 and lost like 65% of them.
Though I suspect that was mainly due to shitty crews.
Not totally, the later marks were okay and the L60 Mk13A gave a reliable 840hp.
5 Isis fighters put a thumbs down
Imagine how much damage a single Challenger 2 could do in Ukraine against all the invading Russian vehicles.
We gonna find out with the 12 or so that they're sending
A lot of bollocks spoke there about Cr2
Which particular bollocks exactly?