Tank Chats Reloaded | Challenger 1 | The Tank Museum
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- In the first episode of Tank Chats Reloaded we hear from Major General Patrick Cordingley who both commanded Challenger 1 during the First Gulf War and was involved in its design. Also introducing our new presenter Chris Copson, host of the new Tank Chats Reloaded series - where we'll be revisiting old favourites from Tank Chats.
Watch our previous Tank Chat on Challenger 1 here:
• Tank Chats #82 Challen...
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00:00 | Intro
01:25 | Design & Service
11:15 | Weapons of Mass Destruction
16:06 | Crews
23:10 | Reflection
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Hi Tank Nuts, let us know what you think of this new series. Feel free to leave any suggestions of episodes you'd like to see in the future!
thank you for a great video and that you are going in the correct direction
What happened to the Workshop Diaries videos?
I think because this vid is about Challenger 1 you should naturally go to Challenger 2 in the 2nd gulf war and what happened there. Then Chieftian then the Centurion tank.
The Panther got like a 5 minute tank chat years ago. Its so popular it deserves a longer video
I love this!
It feels like a mini documentary!
I cant wait to see more of these in the future.
You guys are getting really good at these, much better then anything the History, Discovery it Natiogeographic have made about tanks! Any chance you guys are thinking about working with Netflix or Amazon on a documentary series with a bigger budget? I think of you guys were able to get them envolved you'd be able to make the greatest tank documentary series ever made for sure!
Appreciate the interview with Brig Cordingly. I read his book (In the eye of the Storm) many years ago, he's as engaging in interview as his book was.
This is an absolutely fantastic piece of content, and Major General Cordingley was a fantastic speaker, please if you can do more like this
Trying to find something to say about the man, but lost for words...Best said by himself
I hope he mangled foreign tanks as well as he mangled his vowels!
Agreed Mo!
Agreed. A fabulous piece. Informative, exciting and real. Well done Tank Museum!
This is a great idea. Many of the early Tank Chats are just way too short, especially compared to the newer ones.
And having first-hand experiential input on the tank and its real-world performance adds a lot to the video.
Were they because of Covid - I cannot remember? Useful at the time.
More time to do a "proper" job.
Hi, this piece is a great addition to The Tank Museum's already fascinating catalogue of videos. As a veteran who served on Challenger 1 in the Gulf from 1990 - 91, I drove "Churchill - 11B" 64KG87 for the then Lt. Col AG Denaro (Major General Denaro ret'd) which forms part of the museum's vast collection. I must add that I am extremely proud to have served with the Q.R.I.H. on Challenger 1.
Maj. Gen. Cordingley has a lot to be proud of with everything he managed to put together to bring Challenger 1 to life. His account of the crews' pride and confidence in the vehicle, their mentality and training is absolutely correct.
Keep the videos coming.
Agreed. (Ex-Scots DG, Granby)
- Но танк Челленджер, один из самых посредственных в мире.
- Зато в нём можно заварить чай...
Greetings...from callsign 31, 3rd Trp, D Sqn, SCOTS DG. Pleasure to work with you guys.
Thank you for your service sir what a lucky man you were to be given such a great tank to ride into combat.❤
[Paraphrased] "After day 2 we were trying to reach our objective without killing too many people"
Wow. That is real power, being able win while exercising restraint!
One does feel badly for the Iraqis after the fact.
Shooting brown people in sandals 😂
I use to make the sights for the Challenger, testing these in the tower and watching the cars, you could clearly see the occupants, the engine and the exhaust- glowing no matter the weather. The unit was so good, it was used by the RN on the wasps. We had a unit returned after a salvage op from a downed wasp and recovered from over 200m down. It came in and was stripped and it had no faults, seals perfect, lenses all good, electronics fine. It was rebuilt and resealed and sent back to the RN we were told it was down in the water for 9 months. The accuracy was down to the laser alignment jig & the portable unit that was on the back of the 4 tonne lorry. ~Trooper
Glad to see when it comes down to it we can still manufacture quality equipment
Love the new format. Hearing it "right from the horse's mouth" as it were adds a ton of additional information and context
Excellent format, well-produced and with a remarkably experienced SME in Patrick Cordingley. I found the behind-the-scenes accounts fascinating, along with the assessment of the Challenger 1's battle performance. Well done, all!
In the Greek army we say " the best tank is the one with the best crew" and I think it's something that we shouldn't underestimate, especially in this case I mean in order to hit a target 5km away you both need an excellent vehicle and an excellent crew that can use the capabilities of that said vehicle
Would love to hear the US Marine tanker side to the same story when they were deployed with the British
I agree. Having served both with the US Marines and US Army the mindset is very different. Odly enough I've cross trained with the Royal Marines pre 911. Then I believe the regular Army 15+ years later in Afghanistan when I was commissioned in the US Army.
Always very professional crew but I do agree about the small army mindset being a better fit for working with the Marines.
or not and as usual make it all about the US.
I served for 18 years man and boy, in 3RTR, and spent 2 years on Challenger, it was a awesome tank, the turret was very similar to Chieftain, but the Hull, was a game changer, can't wait for the next Tank chat 😎
Must have served with "Sabot"Gxxxxt,same intake as me,76/22
@@stevenbreach2561 yeah I have that misfortune, only joking, cracking lad, both troop sgts together, I joined JLR RAC SEPTEMBER 76,
I did 22 years on Cheftain and Challenger and was in the gulf war with the 14/20kh the one statment that found so true my tank was my home and hated going on someone else's tank you new all the nicks and nacks of your tank and where every thing was and I also did my last 8 years with the KRH and still had my same tank.
@@paul-ig8hw Best job I ever had, and if I could (62 now) I'd do it all again
@@johnallen8618 Me to mate I am 64 now but would go back tommorw if i could I joined in 75 /10 QRIH was the training REGT.
This was phenomenal, I certainly hope you guys can interview more veterans in this fashion. First hand accounts of certain vehicles really adds depth to educational presentations.
Truly a rare opportunity to speak with someone who was onvolved with implementing a weapon system and then actually went to battle in it. He is a remarkably well spoken gentleman as well, could spend hours listening to his stories!
22:34 "...We actually knew where we were for the first time ever in the British army..." Love that tongue in cheek British sense of humor!
What an incredible primary source the Major General is for this video. Just fantastic.
Cordingley sounds like a great commander to serve under, he seems like someone who is honest and cared for his men but was still willing to push them to succed
This is a great format, having the soldier talking about the equipment he or she used. This would be a little difficult for WW1 & WW2 but there must be archive film that could be used. You have set a high standard, could we please see more. Thank you.
This is brilliant - the input from Major General Patrick Cordingley is riveting. What a top notch contributor. Only the tank museum could put this together.
Especially in open country, nothing can quite do what a tank does. The tank has better optics than the infantry, so it can see further. And just because the infantry can see it, doesn't mean it can engage it. The tank however can engage virtually anything it sees from maximum range. That's a huge capability that mere ATGMs will not fully counter anytime soon.
This is an excellent new format, thoroughly enjoyed this and looking forward to the next one. It would be very interesting to hear how Warsaw Pact crews viewed their Soviet MBTs and tactics against NATO forces.
Peter de la Billière (British commander Gulf War) also expressed his respect and affection for the US Marines and regret to the point of being apologetic for having to leave them for a different start position before the attack. Incidentally, it was British pressure to be involved in the West flank _main thrust_ that got them moved.
“A Bazooka or whatever ever” just phenomenal !
My father was a signaller as a Desert Rat.
He had glowing praise for Cordingly. Seems to be a great commander. Cared about the men under him and took it as his responsibility to care for his men, no matter what they needed.
I certainly agree with the other comments, this is superb. Personally I would like to know more about Ajax and how, after the Challenger 2 tank chat explained how many months and miles of trials went into getting it right, Ajax could have been allowed to go in to production without the same robust checks being made. Huge thanks to all at the museum and associated staff and especially, the volunteers; I'm 60 now, have been a regular visitor since I was eight and looking forward to bringing my grandchildren in a few years time.
Having Cordingley be part of this was superb.
Talks from curators or historians is all good and interesting, but you just cannot beat first hand testimony from those who have been there and done that.
Great upload!
Old tank chats were great the new ones are even better!!
I was nine while watching Desert Storm on CNN in 1991 and I can tell you it was god damn exciting to watch. In 2003 I relived it all again, this time going all the way to Baghdad. War is horrible but I cannot deny being very excited.
Impressive start for the new series... And we need more of M G Patrick Cordingley!!!
So grateful that out of all the Tanks you could have selected to do a reloaded look at you Guys chose the Challenger 1 my favorite tank of all time! What an inciteful look at this marvelous machine thanks All involved
Brilliant, thank you. 🙂
That was an excellent watch, thank you :)
Fantastic video. I was a Challenger 2 crewmen and it was the best job I ever had (cheesy fury quote there) but I'd have loved to have been old enough to be on Challenger 1 and be a part of the transition from one to the other. I think it's a great shame we sold them all off and cut the armoured corps (and wider army) down as, had that not been the case, we could have seen them working side by side as indeed we did with Challenger 1 and Chieftain.
A truly magnificent wagon (I'd argue most British tanks are despite their various character flaws) and a wonderful insight from Brigadier Patrick. Thank you.
I am happy to see any tank covered like this, it very nice to hear from the crew.
This was fantastic. Especially with first hand accounts of the design, procurement and battlefield use of the tank in question.
Wonderful. Looking forward to this series.
Excellent format. Fantastic content.
Superb!
More please!
Wonderful to see it reloaded! I enjoy all the videos from the museum.
Excellent work, thank you.
Great idea, looking forward to more!
What a fantastic interview, thank you.
Love the series!
Excellent in every way, thanks
Excellent program!
Fantastic work! Please do more of these. Can't wait to visit the museum one day.
Great series indeed. Cheers
STUNNING format to use, greatly presented and a high-standard set. Well TTM, keep these up! Looking forward for the next
Love these back stories, very illuminating.
Great format, really brings the tank and the people who served on them to life. Thank you.
What an excellent interview! I had to laugh at the remark about GPS "For the first time we knew where we were ... for the first time ever in the British army" lol
That was a fascinating interview. Thank you.
Very interesting, looking forward to more episodes.
Amazing insight, thank you!
Fantastic original tank chat and fantastic Reloaded video. 👏
Love the format and the revisit of challenger 1
HI There it was very interesting to hear What Brigadier Cordingley had to say, more so a I was with the Royal Hussars LAD in 1983 when we took the first Chally 1's to replace our 'Top up and Motor on' Chieftain Mk 13, with all their problems and later I worked on the Chally 1, MK 2 TOGS program at 7 Armd Workshops, actually refitting them with The Thermal Observation Gunnery System. Then even more relevant is I went to the Gulf With the Scots DG LAD and saw all our training and hard work actually Alay our fears of reliability in the 72 ton Monster that had haunted our dreams in the forests of BAOR only to prove its true home in the desert! I later became a Chally IFCS and TOGS Instructor at the REME School of Electronic Engineering...Full Circle really... well put together Video though looking forward to the next one.
Superb. Thankyou for this.
Brilliant!!! More please, very enjoyable :)
Excellent
absolutely fantastic - both videos have been really enlightening and a great compliment to the earlier tank chat. Thank you.
Great format and love the revisiting a subject concept
One of the very best episodes.
Remember when he was my squadron commander in the 70's nice to know what happened to him
This was great thank you
Outstanding...!!
ok this is exactly what im looking for . Excellent
Thanks fort the video! Enjoyed it!
This is amazing, what a gentleman.
Excellent video! I do not always have time for a 30 minute video, so I truly enjoy both the long and short format videos. I believe that the inclusion of such noteworthy personalities as Brigadier Cordingley adds an immense amount of interest to the longer format videos.
Excellent video. Looking forward to more.
I really loved the format of this video. I learned so much, captivating to the end : )
Very professional. Very thorough. 10/10
Amazingly informative, well narrated, and well executed - thank you.
Every in-house episode just as good as the next , this channel is my go to for freshening up on all things tanks .
Proper job! 💯👍
This is an excellent continuation of the Tank Chats series.
Great one to watch, does help it is on my all time favourite tank.
Really enjoyed it and great information all-round
Love the Interview format, firsthand accounts are always worth hearing.
Very informative as others have said and fantastic insight
This is great! Actual documentary level production🤩
Thank you, really very interesting.
excellent format!
Very good. Keep them coming!
Very well done! Like this format :)
Excellent presentation. TFP
This was a great format, and I look forward to more of these. While I certainly enjoy hearing from your staff about the design and history of vehicles, hearing from folks who've USED them will be a very welcome addition.
Love these bro 👑👑👑
wonderful documentary, please do more like this (I very much enjoyed all Tank Chats, especially David Willey's comprehensive ones, so please do more of those too!). Well done, Tank Museum, great educational content as ever!
A great Tank Chat.Merry Christmas.
I found this rely interesting as I had, a minor roll, on the Shir 1 project in 1975. Having previously been a fitter troop leader on Chieftain.
Very interesting thank you
I like all the Challenger tanks. 👍💪
Excellent excellent Tank Chat. Great production and well presented. It's fascinating to get the hands on experience and personal insight from a tank veteran. Looking forward to more videos. Reload!
This is pure gold in every sense. Well done, Tank Museum.
Superb documentary! Please do more . I'll be coming down for a visit in the new year.
Yep that worked like a charm 👌