Army Unveils The NEW CHALLENGER 3 Main Battle Tank!

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  • @PhlyDaily
    @PhlyDaily 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4779

    LOWER PLATE BETTER NOT BE 76mm

    • @titanic_monarch796
      @titanic_monarch796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Wouldn't be surprised

    • @billlongjohnsonmillano6268
      @billlongjohnsonmillano6268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      Pretty junk tank compared to what's out right now, I don't think any of britain's adversary's are shaking in their boots over this one.

    • @RandomSwede-1
      @RandomSwede-1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

      Designing real tanks for them to be good in WT

    • @Vallahrian
      @Vallahrian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      The hull won’t change much
      Just new turret

    • @lucascampos5498
      @lucascampos5498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thus they remove it entirely.

  • @bluemoon5719
    @bluemoon5719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    now i have to upgrade my tesco shopping trolley .

    • @Fin2001
      @Fin2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Ah, a fellow of the Bosnian Ape Society perhaps?

    • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
      @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Ah a fellow man of culture. Better add more guns if you live in Birmingham

    • @MCTicTac
      @MCTicTac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I understood that reference :D

    • @ΜικηςΖεζας
      @ΜικηςΖεζας 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      asda is better!

    • @zacharyrauzino146
      @zacharyrauzino146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How am I going to protect my PC from this now???

  • @Harrythepot
    @Harrythepot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +773

    60mph over rough ground. We need another race with a range rover sport.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      THE SPEEEEED!

    • @jo2227
      @jo2227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @FoulPrinceRomero man of culture I see

    • @frankmueller6522
      @frankmueller6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!

    • @dartmoordave
      @dartmoordave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I remember that well! JC had his work cut out that day. 60 mph would only be top road speed though.

    • @Juan-xf5vm
      @Juan-xf5vm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a lot of british tank are fast

  • @jasonmoyer9492
    @jasonmoyer9492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    One thing about the Brits is they build excellent tanks. I was a Cavalry Scout during desert storm and went to iraq for the 2nd go. I heard and saw nothing but good things about the challenger tanks. The British also invented the chobham/dorchester armour we use on the our M1 and on some of our other vehicles. I served from 1990-2007 and I miss it.

    • @frankthompson6503
      @frankthompson6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you find the armour on the hatch of your warrior.
      Did you Carry fuel attached to warrior rear.
      Did you have track protection against anti tank missles which could disable a track.

    • @berniecoles2337
      @berniecoles2337 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Brothers in arms. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸.❤️

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      150 tanks wouldn't defend a McDonald's down Oxford Street gainst Xtinction Rebellion. Fakin joke mate.

    • @dardar877
      @dardar877 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who did you fight against in Iraq? Against Bedouins on camels? 😃

    • @novorossiysk1000
      @novorossiysk1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you ask yourself why you go into iraq, because of WMD, they never exist. (Western agression). 1million deaths in iraq

  • @thebathman0987
    @thebathman0987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    "Firstly, it has fancy computers and Wi-Fi on board..." *sees interviewer yawn*
    "Secondly, it has a bigger gun"

    • @poccer7722
      @poccer7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Just say it has a tea kettle built in and everyone will be satisfied

    • @OpenGL4ever
      @OpenGL4ever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In my opinion the 120 mm gun doesn't have enough reserves anymore. They should have switched to a 130 mm gun from the beginning leaving more options available. Also an autoloader is a must today, to reduce crew size to 3 or less.
      I wonder if the Challenger 3 does have hard kill systems to protect itself.

    • @poccer7722
      @poccer7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OpenGL4ever What? I thought reduced crewsize is one of the downsides of an autoloader? Also, I think they went with the L55A1 because thats one of the best cannons which are also widely available, I am not sure where the 130 sits between concept and finished product.

    • @OpenGL4ever
      @OpenGL4ever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@poccer7722 It depends on your goals.
      If your goal is to have a small economic army with less soldiers that costs less, a 3 tank crew is better than a 4 tank crew.
      After a battle it's easier to replace an autoloader than an experienced crew member. And if the tank gets hit, only 3 might die, not 4.
      For a modern army in our today's society it's more important to have no or only few casualtys of soldiers and also the maintenance cost plays a bigger role. A smaller army is cheaper, than a army with > 1 mio soldiers.
      Reducing crew-sizes can be seen everywhere. Not only in main battle tanks, but also on ships and aircrafts.
      The advantage of having 4 crew members in a tank is to balance the work that has do be done on a tank.
      The larger 130 mm has about 50 % more firepower and energy than the 120mm.

    • @poccer7722
      @poccer7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OpenGL4ever I pretty much agree. The argument for 4 crew members is to have an additional human operator, who can take a wide variety of tasks instead of just loading like an autoloader. One thing I have never seen anyone talk about though is this: when the tank is going over rough terrain, is it even possible to load the gun as a human loader? Isn't it incredibly dangerous to handle 120mm shells while the tank is rocking up and down? A big plus for autoloaders imo.
      And yes, the 130mm is unquestionably better than the 120, but I think the major roadblock is that the 120 is well established economically, you can easily restock ammo and spare parts, while there isn't even a basic assembly line for the 130, and I guess GB wants the CL3 to enter service as fast as possible, ergo before the 130 gets the green light. Also cost.

  • @oliverrugg3732
    @oliverrugg3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1055

    Imagine one of these coming at you at 60mph whist you're sitting in a Tesco's car park huffing gas.

    • @hummerskickass
      @hummerskickass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wonder if that’s actually what is capable of going regularly. Or if that’s just the technical capability but will have a governor on the engine much like the Abrams.

    • @meme4one
      @meme4one 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@hummerskickass that will be a road speed which is very hard to maintain and will use a hell of a lot of fuel, I doubt it will ever be used apart from in willy waving contests.

    • @somethingelse516
      @somethingelse516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It’d be amazing if it could reach that speed, challenger was always touted as the most heavily armoured MBT so having the best gun in NATO plus being one of the fastest would mean the iron triangle will be well and truly balanced.

    • @Punny1234
      @Punny1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol.😂

    • @hadramcoltzau6135
      @hadramcoltzau6135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine a world with no war!

  • @jackhall2223
    @jackhall2223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    With a BV onboard that can make enough tea for the entire crew to drink with Sports Direct mugs too

    • @lonewolf7449
      @lonewolf7449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      When I clicked on this video I wanted to comment on its tea making capacity.... But being a British tank I knew I was already late.

    • @klord3677
      @klord3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      sports direct mugs 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @williamknifeman7330
      @williamknifeman7330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bigger is better

    • @stephenmcqueen4029
      @stephenmcqueen4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The really big sports direct mugs?

    • @dannybfbc2
      @dannybfbc2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Fitted gyro stabiliser mug holders

  • @markwelsh3957
    @markwelsh3957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    It's great to see the latest version of this tank class. My grandfather had something to do with the design of the Challenger Mk 1 so it's brilliant to know his technical skill is still around and an important part of the British Army even though he now sadly isn't. He would have been proud and I have several happy teenage memories of visits to Bordon Camp with him. Best of luck Challenger Mk 3!

  • @EvenWaysMusic
    @EvenWaysMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    For years I’ve prayed we have a Challenger 3, and here we are. This is such a proud moment!!

    • @Dhdhdbdbdbdbbd
      @Dhdhdbdbdbdbbd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same

    • @youbdu2981
      @youbdu2981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In 2027

    • @spacefx1340
      @spacefx1340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Trust the Germans to save the chally, chally 2 hull German turret , its chally 2.5 imo...

    • @gravemind3590
      @gravemind3590 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And now Scotland is Mc leaving ayyyyy Ronald McDonald is coming home.

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@gravemind3590
      Hope you've got plenty of "Mc'Bucks" to lend him, because he's gonna be absolutely skint when he does leave 😉

  • @kronos4136
    @kronos4136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    We had 900 tanks once, yes, we did I remember they were all at the same crossroads in the German countryside during Lionheart 1984

    • @johnallen7807
      @johnallen7807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yep, I was in a hide counting them! lol

    • @marcuscaines9168
      @marcuscaines9168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@WeLoud no point in a large military the uk is a tiny island, navy and airforce is more important.

    • @napalmhotdog4365
      @napalmhotdog4365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@marcuscaines9168 Yh, the other thing is, if their comes a time where we need them. We’ll just build more

    • @marcuscaines9168
      @marcuscaines9168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@napalmhotdog4365 yeah it is not rocket science really.

    • @kenjifox4264
      @kenjifox4264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@marcuscaines9168 as a member of NATO, the UK has the duty to send its forces to the East in case of war with Russia. That's when tanks will be important.

  • @workthroway283
    @workthroway283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    Dodge is really changing the game. I thought my Challenger was outdated when back up cameras were a thing.

    • @stephencrompton4352
      @stephencrompton4352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Took me a moment to get your reference there lol...

    • @Angry_Squirrel555
      @Angry_Squirrel555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice!

    • @Mike-gt1cs
      @Mike-gt1cs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are these tanks built in Mexico?

    • @ramal5708
      @ramal5708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Next tank is gonna be Challanger 4 Hellcat muscle tank

    • @oOZingS
      @oOZingS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the challenger 2 holds a few extreme records, the most kills in a minute, it has been deployed in a full scale tank engagements during Iraqi freedom JUST as intense as the Abrahams - which suffered hundreds of losses - and not a singe c2 has been destroyed by enemy fire. its battle proven and its record is flawless. Just don't say this tank is outdated until you can compare it with any other tank currently in service with a battle record coming even close to it. most of the tanks in peoples 'top 10 list haven't fire a bullet in anger. and everybody's imaginary number one - leopard was embarrassed in Syria, EMBARRASSED with small arms fire.

  • @thelonewolf9866
    @thelonewolf9866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I care not how fancy the new turret is! What is the tea boiling capabilities like? We must know!

    • @RobertFletcherOBE
      @RobertFletcherOBE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I hear they have exclusive contracts with yorkshire tea, and mcvities to provide 'ordinance' for this new battle system. No doubt the new data sharing capability will aid in identifying friendly targets (and how much milk they like) ;)

    • @robbieshand6139
      @robbieshand6139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's new automated detection system will be able to identify and target coffee drinkers up to 5 miles away!

    • @RobertFletcherOBE
      @RobertFletcherOBE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@robbieshand6139 ah yes, I hear it can detect bean juice in the air at 1 part per million.

    • @albuxtoni
      @albuxtoni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is important

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To answer your question: Yes, it has a kettle.

  • @phantomaviator1318
    @phantomaviator1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    "We're ditching our tanks..."
    _Russia and China take interest_
    *"Sike."*

    • @andrejcortez177
      @andrejcortez177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmao

    • @senor6370
      @senor6370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      148 tanks because it's not for Russia or China. But for their little side projects where they attack a developing country, kill a few hundreds thousands and then they need a different kind of tool to build the "peace".

    • @ethanmcfarland8240
      @ethanmcfarland8240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@senor6370
      They’ll make more

    • @senor6370
      @senor6370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ethanmcfarland8240 So more side projects?

    • @shrugchan5914
      @shrugchan5914 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao

  • @ReekieReels
    @ReekieReels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2432

    "They decided to buy British".
    A few seconds later: "Challenger 3 will be produced by Rheinmetall" 😂

    • @ReekieReels
      @ReekieReels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@UserPendingDeletion I know, I just having a laugh 😁

    • @jamesfinlay8180
      @jamesfinlay8180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      @@UserPendingDeletion Rubbish, Rheinmetall is not owned in any way by BAE systems. Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land is a joint venture company between Rhienmetall (55%) and BAE systems (45%). By your logic, Jaguar and Land Rover owned by Tata are Indian??? I don't think so.

    • @maxt9657
      @maxt9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@UserPendingDeletion I don’t think so. Do you have a reference? Rheinmetall and BAE systems created a joint venture especially for this and the boxer so that British industry is involved (Rheinmetall BAE Land Systems).

    • @thesnoopmeistersnoops5167
      @thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Doesn’t really matter who is building them, so long as it’s a NATO member company.
      The point is they are being built in UK with the added bonus of £20 million being spent on upgrading manufacturing capability in the UK as well.

    • @PIG8STUIPID
      @PIG8STUIPID 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Was looking for this. Not disappointed.

  • @davidjones6076
    @davidjones6076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    It's important to keep the ability to design & build tanks. This great news.

    • @danielmarshall4587
      @danielmarshall4587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      For sure.... people are getting up set that "only"148 are being bought. I feel these people don't know how much these tanks willl cost. It's good that they're built here in the UK.

    • @robotshaveiteasy9459
      @robotshaveiteasy9459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@danielmarshall4587 they do know, it's about £800m 😂

    • @hummerskickass
      @hummerskickass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@danielmarshall4587 I worry about such small numbers resulting in very low readiness rates. You have to consider how many will be undergoing maintenance, overhaul and such. Because you’re never going to have all 148 of these available at any given time. The UK is banking on never having to fight a major protracted war again. I suspect 148 will double as the years go by and Britain reevaluates its plan.

    • @kuhaku9587
      @kuhaku9587 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They clearly didn't remember their gaping weak spot with the driver view port and their barely armored lower plate... They should have redesigned the front.

    • @lsq7833
      @lsq7833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You can thank the Germans at Rheinmetal lmao.

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Britain may not produce much anymore when it comes to basic goods, but we sure know how to produce high tech still! Very proud.

    • @syednasranshamilsyeddin1966
      @syednasranshamilsyeddin1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Produce like tiger tank in ww2. Russian produce more T 34 during ww2.

    • @vloplob
      @vloplob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Did you miss the part where they said it´s developed and produced by Rheinmetall, a German company?

    • @DrumsTheWord
      @DrumsTheWord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@vloplob I guess I did. I’m such a hypocrite. Also, you liked your own comment seconds after posting.

    • @sebastiangruenfeld141
      @sebastiangruenfeld141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@vloplob While it is being produced by a German company, Germans themselves do not have the same lethality as the British military has. Just a couple of months ago 150 Royal Marines beat over a thousand American marines in exercises.

    • @vloplob
      @vloplob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@sebastiangruenfeld141 How is that relevant for this discussion and why do you think germans are "less leathal" than brits? You base that on an exercise they did with the US? What kind of an argumentative structure is that?

  • @trje246
    @trje246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    "full operating capability by 2030"
    "aww, but i'm angry *_NOW!_* "

    • @buchan448
      @buchan448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol the Simpsons ?? :D

    • @trje246
      @trje246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@buchan448 "doh!" You got it 😉 lol
      ps. wow, cheers for likes folks, glad could brighten up someones day, even just for a moment. peace

    • @buchan448
      @buchan448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trje246 woop woop :D

  • @ozzy7763
    @ozzy7763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    Congratulations to the British Army from a retired US Army Para. She’s a beautiful looking tank !

    • @themc.kennyshow6585
      @themc.kennyshow6585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm so happy. As there have been talks, and I think decisions, to remove all British tank regiments

    • @noone3272
      @noone3272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *he

    • @iteor7320
      @iteor7320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Whether we have enough troops to man the amazing things is another matter though...

    • @chappy2121
      @chappy2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iteor7320 we always had a relatively small professional army.

    • @DemonNitrix
      @DemonNitrix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why do people always gotta use she*...

  • @themc.kennyshow6585
    @themc.kennyshow6585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    Imagine having a tank that can go as fast as your average car on the highway while being able to crush most things in its path.
    A true juggernaut

    • @RcNerd
      @RcNerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      While blowing those yellow speed cameras up

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Having to stop every 50 miles to refuel

    • @poccer7722
      @poccer7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@GewelReal You're no fun :(

    • @themc.kennyshow6585
      @themc.kennyshow6585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RcNerd damn hate those things

    • @billb4089
      @billb4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RcNerd and the sneaker bastards in their vans👍

  • @cyclist68
    @cyclist68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    "Why is 148 tanks enough" ...... Because its all we can afford

    • @Cheedillow
      @Cheedillow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      evidence that military spending will works backwards from a budget rather than an actual need.... a subsidy for domestic arms manufacturers

    • @ShahidKhan-ke8fe
      @ShahidKhan-ke8fe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      realistically though, with more tanks, which country in the world would we use them against? I didn't see many tanks being used in Afghanistan.

    • @pak3ton
      @pak3ton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cheedillow and they arent poor citizens.
      I mean the owners of those manufacturers.

    • @MattDW45
      @MattDW45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cheedillow I’m pretty sure the manufacturers of this new kit aren’t domestic. Isn’t it all being made on the continent?

    • @Cheedillow
      @Cheedillow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@MattDW45 this contract was won by BAE Systems

  • @overlordgaming752
    @overlordgaming752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    I love the difference between UK military comment sections and US. I study all nations military’s because I’m a nerd, And I’d like to thank you guys for being the kindest of the bunch

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Well I guess having had a reducing military that is no longer as dominant as it once was we military buffs do love it when we see an upgrade and improvement. Shows we are at least staying current.

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@scootergrant8683 If they play it right it could be a good move. America will always provide the numbers and bulk of any major conflict.
      That means our stuff has 2 primary uses. One is warding off smaller nations and looking after our own interests, eg Falkland's. You don't need massive numbers for that, if you have the training and tech, as we've proven many times in the past.
      2 is supporting NATO in the possibility of a large scale conflict. We'll never match America on numbers. Too expensive and requires too much personnel. But being able to provide a well trained and equipped punch where needed, could be invaluable. Nato's strength lies in quality and variety rather than numbers.

    • @chrome505
      @chrome505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Stink Meaner You know this how exactly?

    • @themc.kennyshow6585
      @themc.kennyshow6585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The American comment sections tend to be more nationalistic in my opinion

    • @highadmiraljt5853
      @highadmiraljt5853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@themc.kennyshow6585
      Americans seem much more patriotic compared to other people, in my opinion.

  • @daleridgway4194
    @daleridgway4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    Wow . Still build a great tank in this country . And great news for Telford

    • @helipeek2736
      @helipeek2736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      As long as it doesn’t run out of fuel trying to negotiate the labyrinthine ring road on the way to the M54!

    • @Redgolf2
      @Redgolf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The Leopard would have been better, but at least it’s a German company building it.
      Britain is always one step behind everyone else, by 2027 the next generation tanks will be used by everyone else! 😏

    • @garthtomlinson2570
      @garthtomlinson2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Redgolf2 yeah next joke

    • @rayhan_2k841
      @rayhan_2k841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Redgolf2check out the full upgrade list on their twitter. CR3 is just objectively going to be a MUCH faster and better protected tank with superior optics and the same fire power. leopard 2s spotlight as NATOs best tank is coming to an end.

    • @jurgenmuller143
      @jurgenmuller143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rayhan_2k841 dream on with your upgraded challenger 2. Poor island solution not a new development like the Germans and French are heading for. Why is nobody else buying your superior tank? Why do you need german technology to upgrade it? I think you must be a Brexit guy riding unicorns.

  • @littlebull8881
    @littlebull8881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    But is there a kettle inside, if not we'll I'm not smiling

    • @teancrumpets5685
      @teancrumpets5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      of course there will be!

    • @littlebull8881
      @littlebull8881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Am in then

    • @mrjamescdean
      @mrjamescdean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Its british. Ofcorse it will have a kettle inside. Its in the queens regs

    • @biddyboy1570
      @biddyboy1570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ist part German so you'll have to make do with a sausage boiler. Or in German a Wurstbrennerkrautkochener.

    • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
      @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      There won't be a kettle. There will be a boiling vessel (BV) which is a much bigger kettle thats also warms up your lunch hahaha

  • @integ3r
    @integ3r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "Digital tank." You wouldn't download a Challenger 3.

    • @PatriceBoivin
      @PatriceBoivin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Freezes, Windows Update is downloading... or anti-virus software is scanning your files...

    • @pingu5543
      @pingu5543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Challenger 3.exe has stopped working.

    • @XantheFIN
      @XantheFIN 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Meanwhile in War Thunder forums after argument...

  • @Koyomix86
    @Koyomix86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This looks great, glad to see that the challenger 2 is getting a good upgrade, and it’s good that they are taking crew feedback to make this the best tank it can be.

  • @gabrielmartineau7114
    @gabrielmartineau7114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Damn, now War Thunder’s forum is gonna be filled with “Challenger 3 when???”

    • @Olly.
      @Olly. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      THIS ^^^ lmao i can see this being added before its even in service

    • @ThatHonestGuy
      @ThatHonestGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plz Gaijibbbbllllz plz gib Challenger 3!!!

    • @justplayinggames990
      @justplayinggames990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dammit, the challanger 2 alone is capable of giving me a lot of troubles from the front now i have to face the challanger 3?

    • @lebronejames8816
      @lebronejames8816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      cringe

    • @Tracer2619
      @Tracer2619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They already said no to it being added.

  • @abdullahbrum
    @abdullahbrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Great news for British manufacturing as well 👏

    • @SavageBruce
      @SavageBruce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Still German made...Rhinemetall is a German company based in Düsseldorf.

    • @ashleygoggs5679
      @ashleygoggs5679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@SavageBruce Its not German made is British made with German plans. It said in the video all tanks will be made in the UK.

    • @joef-s8048
      @joef-s8048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@SavageBruce rhinemetall and BAE. so joint

    • @hummerskickass
      @hummerskickass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SavageBruce yes but I believe they have manufacturing ability in the UK. That or the guns will be built under license.

    • @madness173
      @madness173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ashleygoggs5679 German plans, German profits! What they say and what they do aren't always the same. This is just a publicity stunt and planting Union Flags on it doesn't make it more British.

  • @Bugeye0704
    @Bugeye0704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    “New cooling system for the engine”
    BUT WHAT WILL HEAT THE TEA?

    • @fishyc150
      @fishyc150 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A standard BV I'm guessing.

    • @stevenwarne69
      @stevenwarne69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the pure will power to drink tea will itself heat the tea

    • @mrmaker9355
      @mrmaker9355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Never underestimate the power of tea! The British helped win a world war on it.....it could have all ended differently if Hitler had discovered tea!

    • @camieyt6260
      @camieyt6260 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha typical American arnt you?

    • @fishyc150
      @fishyc150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@camieyt6260 who you talking to and why???

  • @Tighman77
    @Tighman77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    "You can role up an enemy armoured brigade in a short period of time" you dont think the enemy could do the same? 148 is only enough for peacetime

    • @fattyMcGee97
      @fattyMcGee97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      148 is just this first batch. Every chance we will build more in the future.
      Chances are we won’t be fighting alone either, in fact that chance is ridiculously low given our European and American allies.
      I feel we should be focusing more on naval and air strength than that of the men on the ground. Fleet projection is key to maintaining peace. After all, these tanks are useless if they can’t be deployed over seas.

    • @paoloviti6156
      @paoloviti6156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Quoting Stalin he once said that quantity has a quality of it's own and he was perfectly right even if he lost so many soldiers to fight the Germans. The point is what are you going to do with only 148 tanks considered how incredibly expensive these tanks cost per unit and I'm curious how many days it takes to produce one? I'm very perplexed 😖 😖...

    • @propagandix
      @propagandix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@fattyMcGee97 we wont build more because these are just conversions of existing tanks. It's going to take 10 years to convert 148 tanks, hardly cause for a party.

    • @Cheezymuffin.
      @Cheezymuffin. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Tanks, especially modern ones, are very expensive and hard to produce. So in peace time or against 3th world countries, you don't need a full armor division. Because there isn't really a well equiped, well trained and battle hardened enemy right now, that will fight ferociously.
      Ofcourse, when war does come around the corner, every modern country has plans for a war economy, where massive amounts of militairy equipment can be produced in a short amount of time.
      But to be really honest, I absolutely dread the idea of a total war in this day and age... and so does every country. Only a country with a giant militairy, a economic and social instability, and that is in striking distance of weaker, but by NATO guaranteed neighbours posts any treath, as they might take the risk of all out war to save their nation by robbing their neighbours...
      But I mean, what is the chance of such a country existing in our time right?... oh wait... we're boned

    • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
      @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You're stuck in the 1950's
      Numbers don't work the same way anymore

  • @sentinelxcix2526
    @sentinelxcix2526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I love the use of a Challenger 2 digital model to tell us about the features of the Challenger 3

    • @jungletroll3844
      @jungletroll3844 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yea i thought that was ironic lol

    • @crimsoncloud6352
      @crimsoncloud6352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      they can't show everything its new tech

    • @sentinelxcix2526
      @sentinelxcix2526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@crimsoncloud6352 Using the right 3D model tells us nothing that the other clips and photos haven't already told us, the interviews are in front of the tank itself for god's sake

    • @jungletroll3844
      @jungletroll3844 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sentinelxcix2526 i was about to comment that

    • @zipcode786
      @zipcode786 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So basically the Challenger can now do what the American Apache could do 28 years ago sharing radar data or some chit. Also has some fancy digi ammo like those naval ship guns do.

  • @arthurbousquet6838
    @arthurbousquet6838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Designers : How many optics do you need ?
    Challenger 3 : *Y E S*

  • @user-kvartz-a8
    @user-kvartz-a8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely beautiful. But then again, I would expect nothing less from the pioneers of the tank.

  • @gregoryspatisserie9858
    @gregoryspatisserie9858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I do like how the news channel is obviously an extension of the U.K armed forces but aren’t too scared to ask more controversial questions to politicians and question brass. Keep up the good work!

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But when they ask that sort of question they aren't overly invasive about it as well. Obviously they have to be somewhat to voice the potential concern but they don't overdo it. A very respectable quality.

    • @frankmueller6522
      @frankmueller6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!

  • @sniper60605
    @sniper60605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    That’s pretty cool! Glad to hear the British are going up to grade their tank and make it in the UK.

    • @fozzylozzy1131
      @fozzylozzy1131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Zorro Laplaya they didn't really need to update the challenger 2, it did what it was supposed to very well.

    • @MinhNguyen-gh8zp
      @MinhNguyen-gh8zp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Germany *

    • @katze4912
      @katze4912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MinhNguyen-gh8zp its being made in the UK tho

    • @callumwilliams1449
      @callumwilliams1449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MinhNguyen-gh8zp For a start, Rheinmetall literally just bought out an existing subsidiary of the British BAE systems. Rheinmetalls submission had a 130mm gun. The accepted Challenger III is an amalgamation of the British BAE and German Rheinmetall submissions.

    • @warrenventer
      @warrenventer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      German tank, like all the British brands that are now a sucess by Indians, and German car manufacturers

  • @MikeT-TheRetiredColonel
    @MikeT-TheRetiredColonel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Nice release of info on my birthday, even though I'm from across the pond, I am a 33+ year US Army veteran and proudly support our allies wherever they may be. Cheers!

    • @leaturk11
      @leaturk11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thanks

    • @tomtdh4903
      @tomtdh4903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We will always be friends, Americans are great! Unfortunately I’m sure we will fight together in the future, just hopes it not a major conflict. Iran can never get nukes, I'm sure we both agree on that.

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never, ever doxx yourself

    • @mdsf01
      @mdsf01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy Birthday!

    • @goodoldblighty7481
      @goodoldblighty7481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God bless America & uk ,brothers in arms always ☮️💪🏾

  • @duncanbull959
    @duncanbull959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Good news of updating the tank fleet . The only criticism is I would like to see a far bigger order . Double that number .

    • @Daz5Daz
      @Daz5Daz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who would drive them and maintain them? And where does the money come from? New round of austerity incoming from the Tories.

    • @S0LP
      @S0LP ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Daz5Daz to be fair, they said they are considering to increase the numbers after Ukraine.

  • @MichaelDavis-mk4me
    @MichaelDavis-mk4me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I love how everyone here is a tank engineer, it's suprising every single one of them ended up here.

    • @keithpringle3940
      @keithpringle3940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not!

    • @tigerbesteverything
      @tigerbesteverything 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you don't need to be to see that this tank is not future proof. It's what should have been the challenger II from the get go. It's an update of a really outdated design. It certainly will be already outdated by 2030.

    • @keithpringle3940
      @keithpringle3940 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tigerbesteverything I agree! I said that on a different thread on this vid. I'm no tank engineer, is Mr Davis?

    • @stonemarten1400
      @stonemarten1400 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've watched quite a few "Tank Chats"

    • @MichaelDavis-mk4me
      @MichaelDavis-mk4me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tigerbesteverything The UK knows that. It might be an intermediate tank, militaries have knowledge about upcoming technologies that we civilians do not have. We do not know the strategy of countries and history showed us that countries sometimes pass on a generation of vehicules.

  • @kolinmartz
    @kolinmartz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    “As we learned in Iraq....” Ahhh. Always fighting the last war.

    • @alexanderfoster3628
      @alexanderfoster3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's the last time we used tanks though. We didn't operate them in Afghanistan.

    • @mranonymous6156
      @mranonymous6156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MAD pretty much makes mass tank battles redundant nowadays.

    • @alexanderfoster3628
      @alexanderfoster3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@mranonymous6156 Unless you are invading somewhere like Iraq or you have two peers without nuclear weapons. Attack helicopters and drones make tanks more unlikely not nukes.

    • @kolinmartz
      @kolinmartz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@alexanderfoster3628 I would hardly consider Iraq to be anywhere close to a near peer tho.

    • @alexanderfoster3628
      @alexanderfoster3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kolinmartz I never said it was. I meant between two similar countries i.e two warring neighbors somewhere in Africa or the middle east

  • @noisyboy87
    @noisyboy87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Wow. I’ve been searching the web for concepts of the Challenger 3 for years and now it’s finally here. Great work MOD 👍

    • @Hawthorn-nz
      @Hawthorn-nz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too, not with any great effort though. This came as a pleasant surprise. I wonder who will buy the Mk 2's?

    • @noisyboy87
      @noisyboy87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Hawthorn-nz Yes, i am glad i am not the only one who geeks out on this kinda stuff :)

    • @anthonywilson4873
      @anthonywilson4873 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hawthorn-nz Challenger three is being built in the UK maybe the Challenger 2 could be reworked into three’s with a full pull down and rebuild?

    • @anthonywilson4873
      @anthonywilson4873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@komradearti9935 Yea they said that in the Gulf war. Smashed the elite of the Iraqi tanks to pieces. Actions speak louder than words.

    • @Autiematt
      @Autiematt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope they can still carry a kettle and a brew

  • @ramal5708
    @ramal5708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I am just curious if their main gun is so stable, so it could hold cup of tea upright just like the Leopard 2 video with a beer on the turret

    • @tomsoki5738
      @tomsoki5738 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s the same gun so yeah

    • @mrcaboosevg6089
      @mrcaboosevg6089 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Of course, all western stabilizers can

  • @ItszaGemar
    @ItszaGemar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Matsimus will be happy...

    • @AllThingsCubey
      @AllThingsCubey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For what it's worth they may as well have bought Leopard 2A7, and called it "Challenger 3." Almost everything is changed to German, or in some cases French, designed components. Only the hull, suspension and engine can still claim to be British on this vehicle. He will be happy, but all it shows is how obsolete his baby was before this upgrade.

    • @callumwilliams1449
      @callumwilliams1449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AllThingsCubey So like 70% of the tank is British, the remaining 30% was a co-development between British BAE and Rheinmetall, admittedly largely Rheinmetall.
      Instead of pride a German company makes good tanks and helped with the upgrade to Chally 3, Germans seem to enjoy belittling countries buying from it. Ironic since their tank development is quite literally reliant on overseas sales and the Germans themselves reliant on American equipment.

    • @AllThingsCubey
      @AllThingsCubey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@callumwilliams1449 Erm, no, it's more like 70% non British components and systems at this point.

    • @callumwilliams1449
      @callumwilliams1449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AllThingsCubeyErm, how do you even know when the specific details haven't even been released? Unless you've somehow been briefed as of yet classified/withheld information?
      By the way, as you mentioned, the Hull, suspension and engine are British. That's 70% of the tank buddy.

    • @AllThingsCubey
      @AllThingsCubey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@callumwilliams1449 I keep myself well informed. A lot of it's not classified, but just internal. You merely need to speak to the right people.

  • @edwardwilcox6606
    @edwardwilcox6606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Looks to be a decent upgrade which our boys deserve. Nice to see British jobs are safe-guarded too.

    • @termitreter6545
      @termitreter6545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tbh tho, do 650 jobs really matter? Its important to keep some tank production/logistics capabilities, which UK has partially lost (hence the need for Rheinmetall to step in), but the amount of jobs seems pretty low.
      Same how Australia bragged that they got 900m of home investment in an >90 billion dollar program.

    • @termitreter6545
      @termitreter6545 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Julz De Im sure theres lots of money flowing in the background...

  • @Tapp.dergon
    @Tapp.dergon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Challey 3 looks sexy, with love from the U.S!

    • @stonemarten1400
      @stonemarten1400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wish we had some of your sexy U.S tankbusters!

    • @blooiefps9304
      @blooiefps9304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      abrams and leo is way sexier IMO... but they don't have tea kettles XD

  • @every1665
    @every1665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I'm not even British but I'm glad to see the poms are still building their own military equipment. Many workers learn skills from this kind of work and often go into spin-off projects unrelated to military areas to build new businesses. I wish Australia would do this more.

    • @vincentmckenna1755
      @vincentmckenna1755 ปีที่แล้ว

      So we moke them and fight other people's war with them

    • @EnglishScripter
      @EnglishScripter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah we making your new ships.

    • @arbeitszeitbetrug
      @arbeitszeitbetrug 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That upgrade was invented and is built by rheinmetall

  • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
    @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    60MPH??? A CHALLENGER??? PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM

    • @1IbramGaunt
      @1IbramGaunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      1,600 brake horsepower baby 😁

    • @iamjames8200
      @iamjames8200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@komradearti9935 official specs state 60mph.

    • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
      @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@komradearti9935 "renamed challenger 2" just that alone demonstrates your lack of intelligence and understanding. You don't know it's modifications, so why act like you do? Most definitely is 60 MPH

    • @iamjames8200
      @iamjames8200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@komradearti9935 the challenger 2 LEP was a completely different upgrade program you muppet.

    • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
      @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@komradearti9935 Or more because the whole situation changed and as opposed to an upgrade on the Challenger 2 platform it's a brand new one BASED OFF THE HULL of the challenger 2. You were following a completely different program to what has actually ended up happening. You're embarrassing yourself

  • @homefront1999
    @homefront1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I'm no mechanic. But man, all this tech stuff seems like it's gonna be a big pain to get right and functional for the first years of the tank.

    • @cyanoticspore6785
      @cyanoticspore6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's why it's won't be here till 2027

    • @kousand9917
      @kousand9917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cyanoticspore6785 yeah even then there will probably soon be a upgrade for troops cause of some gripes

    • @julianshepherd2038
      @julianshepherd2038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Drone fodder.
      As relevant as a battleship

    • @cyanoticspore6785
      @cyanoticspore6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Chop Wood I'd love to see you come up with a simple modern MBT design

    • @cyanoticspore6785
      @cyanoticspore6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@julianshepherd2038 ah youre one of those people who just found out about drones and thought hey they must be invincible! Well guess what? They aren't. All it takes is a fighter on patrol or even a CIWS if it's low enough and you can destroy one. And it would be stupid to use a drone against a carrier fleet. It would be shot down before it's in range of the carrier.

  • @averagefilipino315
    @averagefilipino315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    New tank sounds cool.

  • @urbanjungle9600
    @urbanjungle9600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Full operations 2030 - that’s a lot of Whitehall spending review cycles to get through.

  • @kevinshort3943
    @kevinshort3943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Challenger 3, is a Challenger 2 with a new turret, gun, and some hull/drivetrain upgrades.
    I believe they are remanufacturing Challenger 2s to make it.

    • @HJDore
      @HJDore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not correct, 148 gun tanks of the in service fleet will be selected and have the original VDS turrets removed, the turret ring bored out and the powerpack and hydrogas swapped out for the newer variants. There is no capability to manufacture challenger hulls (or any other tank hulls) in the uk.

    • @akatheboy1071
      @akatheboy1071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HJDore like he said remanufacture challenger 2 that means converting and restoring manufacture means make from new

  • @rockinwackyidk
    @rockinwackyidk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    400 would be good.

    • @matthewmclean9012
      @matthewmclean9012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So would 4000..

    • @Chronicallyonline97511
      @Chronicallyonline97511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Only getting less than 200

    • @lv3184
      @lv3184 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Challenger 2 production ended almost 20 years ago and this program will only upgrade existing hulls and not produce new ones. I doubt that there even are 400 Challenger 2s in existance in Britain in total, so producing 400 Challenger 3s is physically impossible.

  • @793Force
    @793Force 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Greetings and respect from germany. May it challenge it's enemies in the most fierce way possible.

    • @mohamedelhaddade6371
      @mohamedelhaddade6371 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how does it feel being cucked by America

    • @charlesleeson7241
      @charlesleeson7241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mohamedelhaddade6371 when? If you’re talking world war 2, you aren’t even the ones who took Berlin

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Germany* (all countries are capitalized in English) ... its* enemies (it's = it is) ...

    • @davidbooth46ify
      @davidbooth46ify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@einundsiebenziger5488 This is the Internet mate

  • @JoeFarrell-e3f
    @JoeFarrell-e3f 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ukraine is not iraq, the challenger is to heavy and imobile for the muddy terrain
    What was needed was a medium size fast tank with a gas turbine, with minimal non essential complexity that could be produced in large numbers. There is a reason the t72 and t80 are the worlds biggest selling tanks while nobody bought challenger.

  • @PB-hr3hy
    @PB-hr3hy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I know I might be setting my standard low but seriously 148 is better than none. I've heard real chatter about seriously considering scrapping the tanks completely

    • @P4GES1
      @P4GES1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      you are correct about scrapping our tanks so yeah this is really good news, seems our forces our moving from being a hammer to a scalpel 🔥🧨💣💪

    • @UnknownAnglo
      @UnknownAnglo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I mean we've probably seen what happened in Armenia And Azerbaijan with the drones just easy picking off tanks so it think it's a good number without spending loads and loads of money

    • @PB-hr3hy
      @PB-hr3hy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@UnknownAnglo oh yes I agree drone is the future and the UK is investing in drones as well. But at the same time I think there is a time and place for tanks to be used. Better to have it on hand than not have it when we need it.

    • @JohnPaul-be5jr
      @JohnPaul-be5jr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought they were scrapping the tank as well

    • @watze8245
      @watze8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed luckily the UK didn't make the mistake of selling all it's tanks and then when the time comes realising you don't have the right gear for the fight. Unlike my country (NL) which sold all of its tanks and then when Crimea got annexed realize the we lost to a lot power for when things truly go south.

  • @clerivaldojunior4465
    @clerivaldojunior4465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Sweet, can't wait to see that in war thunder

    • @AnglishWyvern
      @AnglishWyvern 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @29JTAC
      @29JTAC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That with the Ajax

    • @Tyroniusmaximus92
      @Tyroniusmaximus92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The comment I was waiting for 😂

    • @vincentas1
      @vincentas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      t14 and t15 (t14 apc) are not in wt and you think this will?

    • @sharkk127
      @sharkk127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Depends if the game survives for another 20+ years

  • @corvanphoenix
    @corvanphoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Looks like a beauty! I'm sure glad they're not giving up tanks just yet, they only invented them just over 100 years ago!

  • @stergiosk6265
    @stergiosk6265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's nice to hear at the beginning of the video that the defence PM actually knows what is he talking about.
    This is quiet unusuall.
    Nice piece of equipment greetings from Greece.

    • @dynamo1796
      @dynamo1796 ปีที่แล้ว

      The UK Minister for Defence has, historically, always been a ex-military officer. Thats pretty common around the world actually.

  • @fizzol12345
    @fizzol12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This is good news.
    I feel we’ve finally realised the importance of retaining engineering skills in our homeland.
    Thing are moving in the right direction.

    • @Aalkopf
      @Aalkopf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      in germany we call it deutsche Ingineurskunst which means germans are inventing the best

    • @leopold7148
      @leopold7148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Aalkopf you sure it doesnt simply mean 'german engineering'?

    • @MrNebelschatten
      @MrNebelschatten 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It means the art of German engineering. Greetings from Bavaria, Germany

    • @timphillips9954
      @timphillips9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leopold7148 Germans may engineer, but the Brits invent it first. Think tanks and the jet engine.

    • @leopold7148
      @leopold7148 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timphillips9954 brits made the first operational jet engine?

  • @PMMM9
    @PMMM9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    9 years from now, let’s revisit this “new” tank.

    • @officerbucket7986
      @officerbucket7986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's the point of designing and building a new tank if it wont be ready for a decade???😅

    • @shaywoodside581
      @shaywoodside581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@officerbucket7986 most modern procurements take that long. Especially when it's a brand new tank

    • @officerbucket7986
      @officerbucket7986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shaywoodside581 but by the time its adopted it will likely then be obsolete? So what's the point?

    • @inspirednamehere6166
      @inspirednamehere6166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@somedrytoast2307 not obsolete if the competition updates just as slowly

    • @shaywoodside581
      @shaywoodside581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@officerbucket7986 I mean the Abrams was designed in the 1970s and rolled out in the early 80s I believe. I'm sure like most things now days is gonna be modular and easily upgradeable if needed. But it will be far from obsolete by 2030. No ones upgrading stuff fast at the moment because they aren't fighting a strong military power. No one's gonna make a multi billion pound development to blow a bigger hole in a mud hut.

  • @shreyaschatterjee702
    @shreyaschatterjee702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    FINALLLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! Long have I waited for this day.

  • @iguanaamphibioustruck7352
    @iguanaamphibioustruck7352 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a bearing engineer, working with over a hundred engineering departments, I can recite the bearing formulae. If you double the speed you cut the life in half. It you double the load you cut the life by a factor of eight. My work for over 30 year is; Low Impact Tracked Vehicles. My recommendation for tanks is to have four tracks with angle control instead of two. If you apply the power in the center and distribute it to the tracks, you can control the dynamics of the track system for all terrain operation.
    Iguana

  • @valkry007
    @valkry007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The Russian's are in complete agreement that the British only need a few tanks.

    • @timokaaarp7779
      @timokaaarp7779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Russia can be defeated by leaving your drinks cabinet open.

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Russians* (plural, no apostrophe)

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't have enough man power to man more than a few tanks.

    • @benivinson3693
      @benivinson3693 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gene Hunt maintaining British international position and super power status which I as a patriotic English gentleman think is a good thing.

    • @connorhanby7108
      @connorhanby7108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@benivinson3693 Britain isn't a superpower anymore mate

  • @MW-dd8vk
    @MW-dd8vk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    New Tank sounds very useful considering the threats we face are so great. Too Bad that there isn’t enough troop numbers or tanks to go around especially considering the manpower China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have at their disposal.

    • @Mk1Male
      @Mk1Male 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      There will never be a time that we challenge those countries so your point is moot.

    • @stephencrompton4352
      @stephencrompton4352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Mk1Male There could be.

    • @ThePalaeontologist
      @ThePalaeontologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Mk1Male No it isn't. You don't know that.

    • @ca9968
      @ca9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Mk1Male yeah, we have already surrendered to them...

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ThePalaeontologist Do you reckon there will be a naval war with China and land war with Russia

  • @richiec604
    @richiec604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    shame only 148 but still a good job

    • @Leo-pz5ge
      @Leo-pz5ge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Those numbers will eventually go down.

    • @CabbageConquerer
      @CabbageConquerer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Leslie Dodds a lot lost as well

    • @jordanleigh6481
      @jordanleigh6481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Leslie Dodds it's a very different world then from world war 2. The days of hughe armoured combat are done. There is no need anymore when it can be done by air which will intern cost less lives for the said nation

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Leslie Dodds But aren't a lot of Russias tanks still cold war era

    • @jamiegray6931
      @jamiegray6931 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- yeah the vast majority are cold war era, very few are more recent

  • @specialandroid1603
    @specialandroid1603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tanks are history - they are super vulnerable on the battle field

    • @savagecanadian9659
      @savagecanadian9659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They said the same thing in Afghanistan but yet they made a comeback. Legit the Canadian military went into Afghanistan thinking it didn't need tanks and we wound up buying tanks for Afghanistan same with the yanks they originally deployed with just the Bradley and what not but wound up bringing the tanks in. What seems likely on paper is not always the same as actual combat if that was the case like you claim then more of Hitler wunderwaffen projects would have been resounding successes. Cause alot of those wunderwaffen projects on paper where great ideas but on the battlefield most turned out to be terrible. They also said the same things about guns on jets in Vietnam but look we got those outdated guns on jets today.

  • @orbitspec9199
    @orbitspec9199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Amazing news. I trained in the challenger 2 at bovi. Would love the have a go of the new one

  • @tomendruweit9386
    @tomendruweit9386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    "They decided to buy British"
    Me: Ah yes, the famous British river Rhine

    • @mattvewfindlay2228
      @mattvewfindlay2228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wtf are you on about?

    • @ЕгорСкибицкий
      @ЕгорСкибицкий 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@mattvewfindlay2228 manufacturers name is Rheinmetall which is actually a German company

    • @Murphy-mw6be
      @Murphy-mw6be 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@ЕгорСкибицкий it’s actually Rheinmetall-BAE a joint venture. Also the jobs created by this will all be in English factory’s in England as opposed to buying leapords which would have been a fully German venture.

    • @Murphy-mw6be
      @Murphy-mw6be 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s rheinmetall-bae, a joint venture

    • @davidty2006
      @davidty2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Think Rhienmetall is helping out with the gun mainly?
      Makes sence since it's a 120mm like the current Rhienmetall 120mm smooth bore

  • @antonybonner592
    @antonybonner592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    148 tanks is a good start these will be working in conjunction with the new ajax vehicles with a portion of those fitted with the brimstone missiles and the boxer vehicles fitted with anti tank weapons and turrets ... the ajax vehicles are awesome

    • @flamingsmore5904
      @flamingsmore5904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plus if we ever need them, they will probably keep the challenger 2’s in storage for use.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@flamingsmore5904 When you wrote storage I immediately pictured all of the vehicles from the Bovington Tank Museum being ordered to battle. That'd be a sight.

    • @flamingsmore5904
      @flamingsmore5904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scootergrant8683 It'll be a shock when t-34's start rolling up on the Russians.

  • @kiketve2
    @kiketve2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the Abraham uses Depleted Uranium and ultra dense tungsten among other things in their armor, that's why they are so heavy

  • @Joker-yw9hl
    @Joker-yw9hl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For those arguing that 148 is not enough, it's worth considering that because we work through coalitions and alliances it's hard to see where we'd ever need to use these tanks as a singular nation alone against a state actor. For the foreseeable future our geopolitical focus will be on the Indo-Pacific region so the navy/airwing is a priority (as well as cyber capability and espionage etc). Tanks will only ever be needed en masse in eastern Europe (in which we would be working with NATO allies) or God forbid another Middle Eastern foray, but this looks highly unlikely. So with all this in mind 148 of these new Challenger 3's are capable enough at the moment, and it seems like an excellent tank

  • @matodiniv
    @matodiniv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I am in love with the classic cold war like aesthetic despite being late tech

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There's something aesthetically pleasing about the look of the Challenger. Although the Challenger 1 takes the real trophy for looks. the 2 is a bit boxy (for practical reasons I realise lol)

    • @sergarlantyrell7847
      @sergarlantyrell7847 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks a bit like the Vickers Mk 7 with the wide gun mantlet.

    • @sergarlantyrell7847
      @sergarlantyrell7847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrEsphoenix Challenger 1 wins all the prizes for the best-looking tank.
      But Challenger 2 is near the bottom of my list of best-looking tanks.

  • @lunokhod3937
    @lunokhod3937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Glad we're upgrading our tanks. Can't wait for Tempest, that'll be a sight to see.

    • @nonyabuziness1582
      @nonyabuziness1582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You will be blind before you ever see that imaginary jet.

  • @Huwbacca
    @Huwbacca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:28 - "There's an open architecture on the platform that allows us to integrate with other tanks"

  • @taiga_pz6566
    @taiga_pz6566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Challenger tank finally joins the smoothbore gang, try to keep up Arjun

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      WOT Arjun best tank in the world - all look at its rifle gun in fear. MK 2 can even fire AT ammo!

    • @cybersentient4758
      @cybersentient4758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol too busy trying to keep the country afloat let alone upgrading their inventory

    • @matthewserrano4048
      @matthewserrano4048 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomk3732 yu serious?

    • @SmallDoki
      @SmallDoki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewserrano4048 sarcasm my guy

    • @matthew4107
      @matthew4107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      challenger has had a smoothbore for years

  • @thor4164
    @thor4164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I was a driver on Chally 1, driver then gunner on Chally 2. They both had there, errm, challenges - mechanical wise - , especially the tracks. The gunnery kit on the latter, however, was fantastic. This Challenger 3, with its upgraded gunnery kit, and ironed out mechanical issues, will be something else

    • @markthompson5105
      @markthompson5105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      but is it any good do you no? is it a match for the german and russian tanks?

    • @Yimello
      @Yimello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@markthompson5105 Russian tanks? The ones that are being knocked out daily by Ukrainian farmers?

    • @jewson101
      @jewson101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@markthompson5105 a ford focus is a match for russian tanks these days

    • @jordanleigh8119
      @jordanleigh8119 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markthompson5105 the german leopards are very poorly armoured. Even a 100m gun is more then capable of going straight through any part of a German leopard tank

    • @JostVanWair
      @JostVanWair ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@markthompson5105 Someone riding around on a motorbike with an RPG-7 is a match for a Russian tank these days...

  • @davidlefranc6240
    @davidlefranc6240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    glad for them they have a good tank they upgraded it abit more thats cool much love from qc canada

  • @bluerebel01
    @bluerebel01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is one thing to keep in mind. No matter how advanced the ability to communicate real-time combat information across the battlefield to everyone depends upon satellites, in other words, if they're taken out of the equation then all this technology means nothing, and all will be blind on the battlefield, then it's back to the basics of warfare tactics.

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We use tank to tank radio 📻 scrambled ghz secure comms /target sharing capability

  • @Reaver70
    @Reaver70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Integrated electronics across the battlefield.... sounds like the recipe for a single cyber attack to disable your entire force.

    • @MilanVVVVV
      @MilanVVVVV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They all have fallback systems in that case, it's not the only "mode" they can operate in. All modern vehicles on the battlefield are set up that way, Russia's, US', etc. Ensuring a steady and fast flow of information between units is vital.

    • @levyroth
      @levyroth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      release the worm

    • @JasonSturgess
      @JasonSturgess 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They will have manual over ride for sure ! would be stupid not too.

  • @davidgillies5342
    @davidgillies5342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    About time we had a Challenger Mark 3 long overdue. Great work!!

    • @Elbereth_TV
      @Elbereth_TV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the Mk.3 was made in the cold war :P

    • @Foxik58
      @Foxik58 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      3 =/= mk3

    • @cyanoticspore6785
      @cyanoticspore6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Elbereth_TV you're thinking of a different tank mate

    • @Elbereth_TV
      @Elbereth_TV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cyanoticspore6785 nope, Mk1 was made in ww2, mk 2 in 1977 and the Mk3 was made in 1983, this is the Challenger 3 wich comes after the challenger 2 wich came into service in in 1994

    • @cyanoticspore6785
      @cyanoticspore6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Elbereth_TV i was talking about the fact you said that the challenger 3 was made in the cold war, which obviously it wasn't

  • @nepaliman5716
    @nepaliman5716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Leopard is excellent tank ... but challenger is good in its own way ... there must be diversity.. such a beautiful machine

    • @valter14725
      @valter14725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the only thing challenger is good at is being slow and heavy

    • @CarAddictUK
      @CarAddictUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@valter14725 silly bloke

    • @arfgrogue5735
      @arfgrogue5735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@valter14725 You can say that, but its offense is lethal as said. And might I add, its the challenger tank which holds record for the longest tank on tank kill

    • @makara80
      @makara80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well the Challenger 2 remains by far the more battle proven (when professionally crewed, sorry Turkey ;)) than the Leopard...

    • @valter14725
      @valter14725 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @The Exemplary Englishman did I say anything wrong?

  • @frankthompson6503
    @frankthompson6503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We've got great technology for tanks but definitely not enough tanks
    Not enough soldiers
    Not enough Marines
    Not enough coverage for our beautiful country great Britain.

  • @cvdheyden
    @cvdheyden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Nice Toy. Congratulations! Probably that tank is going to be sold much better. Look forward to hear more from it! A salute from Frankfurt/Main Germany.

    • @IonorReasSpamGenerator
      @IonorReasSpamGenerator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, everybody will be excited to buy the most underpowered tank from NATO inventory with the hull armor of a 25-year-old tank. The main reason for the upgrade is likely easy availability of high-performance munition for new smoothbore gun without the need to spend own money on development and production base as would be necessary if keeping the rifled gun. For upholding NATO commitments by patrolling Baltic states and some peacekeeping of developing countries more than sufficient, but hardly bestseller on defense market as buying such old overweight design is anything but future-proof due to limited upgradability into the future...

    • @thewanderingstranger6638
      @thewanderingstranger6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IonorReasSpamGenerator So what's your preferences on tanks, u seem to know what your talking about, mine bob Semple tank.

  • @hb4095
    @hb4095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    148... This latest review definitely looks like the headshed is planning for best case scenario not worst

    • @BritishFreedom
      @BritishFreedom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As long as they keep the Challenger 2 in storage to bring out in the near future should we need it, I'm not too concerned. I just want a shorter time span between turnarounds for tanks, keeping the old tank in service, overlapping the use of the new tank.

    • @fludblud
      @fludblud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BritishFreedom Yeah, at least have decently sized fleet of legacy tanks in reserve. The capabilities of near peer and even 3rd rate armies and militias is rapidly growing, quality hardware can only go so far before quantity takes on a quality of its own.

    • @skwidthecrayfsh34
      @skwidthecrayfsh34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fludblud if all you have is a rifle; the difference between a chieftain and a challenger is largely academic

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fludblud You make such a good point with such good choice of words. "quality hardware can only go so far before quantity takes on a quality of its own." I couldn't agree more. All you need is an army that is motivated enough and a lot of supplies and you can do anything.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skwidthecrayfsh34 Wasn't the chieftain retired?

  • @Braun30
    @Braun30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The connection thing means we have finally reached the dream of knowing what's over the hill that has pestered military strategists for centuries.
    Just think of WW1 where communication was made by runners or pigeons and the speed of advances was to be calculated in order to give artillery support to advancing troops, normally ending up in loss of contact within minutes from the starting whistle.
    In WW2 the speed of information was high but in no way near that needed, so units could be out of line easily, ending up in ungodly messes.
    And although the top speed of this beast is high, the speed of advance is conditioned by the supporting infantry speed, which once dismounted from their carriers is exactly that of the WW1 soldier.

  • @forceofone
    @forceofone ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lancet drone and kornet-e have entered chat....challenger 3 has left chat.. hahaha

  • @matthewpayne42
    @matthewpayne42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Great news,buying British is the way to go and building the best MBT in the world.

    • @binaryswinery5862
      @binaryswinery5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it is not! 120mm smoothbore is already used by most battle tanks.

    • @rayhan_2k841
      @rayhan_2k841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@binaryswinery5862 its the 120mm l55a1...not the l55 or l44 or m256 or the French 120...CR3 has the best gun in NATO

    • @binaryswinery5862
      @binaryswinery5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rayhan_2k841 How can something be the best when it doesn't even exist yet?

    • @rayhan_2k841
      @rayhan_2k841 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@binaryswinery5862 they literally tested that gun.....

    • @binaryswinery5862
      @binaryswinery5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rayhan_2k841 Lol. Your logic is very simple.

  • @a39tortoise40
    @a39tortoise40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Surprised no one is talking about its speed. 40kmh faster than the leopards and Abrams... Brilliant piece of engineering!

    • @hummerskickass
      @hummerskickass 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it will probably have a governor on the engine like the Abrams.

    • @m1a1abramstank49
      @m1a1abramstank49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m kinda dubious on it actually going up to 60 mph without giant reliability problems. Not saying 45-50 mph isn’t good when governed from 60 since that’s practically the average. I think they meant 60 mph as the engine can go to that speed but it will be governed normally

    • @meme4one
      @meme4one 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is what the MoD are asking for, its not been designed or built yet 😮😉

    • @lsq7833
      @lsq7833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely worthless metric. Most MBT's, leopards and abrams included, are perfectly able to already reach or exceed that speed when ungoverned. The actual useful metric is hp/t ratio, and it's still at the lower end of the spectrum. So, nice that it can potentially reach that speed, too bad it will need an airfield runway to actually reach it.

  • @spawn6636
    @spawn6636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    We just need a real situation to prove its self, the world laughed at the challenger 2 until the gulf war, then no one laughed anymore.

    • @matthewbroome4408
      @matthewbroome4408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can it be used against the French rubber boat people?

    • @liamblenx101
      @liamblenx101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If only they had BAE whack on the ADAPTIV camo.

    • @BrotherSurplice
      @BrotherSurplice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@somedrytoast2307 But how's his short game?

    • @rushymoto
      @rushymoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Until it got penetrated in Iraq by an improvised shape charge.

    • @spawn6636
      @spawn6636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rushymoto I guess you talking about the led convex on an tin IED, they was tested by the MOD and they found out that, it penetrated up to 6" of steel, I dont believe there is any armour that can stop one of them.

  • @Obdurately
    @Obdurately 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No matter how it’s spun, it’s absurd that in a rich with country of 60 million people that the most the national budget will allot is for 148 tanks. Against a peer adversary, that token force wouldn’t last 1 month.

    • @Obdurately
      @Obdurately 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      E.g. See real world Ukraine/Russia losses - between maintenance and destroyed vehicles 4 weeks before “no more tanks left” for combat is actually generous.

  • @ianchinsor9248
    @ianchinsor9248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Smooth bore over the previous rifled, will be interested to see what these ‘programmable rounds’ are like

    • @phoephoe795
      @phoephoe795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah- wondering what it'll do for long range accuracy?

    • @visiter127
      @visiter127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Will be a waste of time if the satellites are taken out, should of gone rifled as a redundancy

    • @taiga_pz6566
      @taiga_pz6566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@visiter127 that's where the gunner's skills comes in.

    • @christopherpoole2185
      @christopherpoole2185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *enemy incoming*
      Round: “would like a 1 month free trial of HEAT +?”
      No!!!
      “Would you like Itank to automatically order replacement shells?”
      Aaaaaaaa

    • @visiter127
      @visiter127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@christopherpoole2185 I yank needs to restart for an update

  • @ThePalaeontologist
    @ThePalaeontologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's a shame they don't try and build 200 at least. 148 seems a little low but I can understand the logic there of only having the number deemed necessary for the times required. It's the unknown times that might require more than 200 though.
    Maybe by 2030 that number would have increased a little (hopefully not reducing any further of course, either) I am sure that they will all have wonderful tea making amenities whatever their total number. Nice to see the Challenger III. Was wondering when it'd be made.

    • @CabbageConquerer
      @CabbageConquerer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just a start and they'll still use the old ones for a while.

    • @vMaxHeadroom
      @vMaxHeadroom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree but I presume that the Challenger MKII will still be around and then later we will add more numbers...

    • @ThePalaeontologist
      @ThePalaeontologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CabbageConquerer Yeah I had the feeling it'd be like the fighters where they'll phase out the older units from older batches/tranches and slowly upgrade the fleet. I'm sure there will be some crossover with the Challenger II's and Challenger III's with the older ones slowly being phased out with a mixed fleet until well past 2030 if their dates on this video is anything to go by, so I totally agree (unless they just straight up build a big number of them for 2030 and replace a lot of the fleet at once, but it's still gonna be a mixed fleet anyway even if they do that, seeing as they can't just completely replace them overnight so naturally you'd expect some transition period between Challenger II to Challenger III)

    • @ThePalaeontologist
      @ThePalaeontologist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vMaxHeadroom Yes I agree.

    • @danielkrcmar5395
      @danielkrcmar5395 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      148 isn't even a combat number. 60 odd will live in Canada on our training range out there, 10-20 will probably be kept as spare. We'll probably only have like 80 odd fitted for actual combat. We better be keeping the Challenger II tanks to use along side. Then at least we'll but increasing our numbers rather than decreasing, even if some are old the Challenger II is still one of the best tanks out there.

  • @warrenlehmkuhleii8472
    @warrenlehmkuhleii8472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    God bless the UK, from an American.

  • @lesjackson5561
    @lesjackson5561 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Budget cuts will give us an Armour plated Corsa.

  • @krossco
    @krossco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i was hoping they would upgrade to the 130mm and showcase new lethality potential but the sights for both commander and gunner gives it a better hunter killer capability, and does anyone know if its the rheinmetal l44 or l55 gun barrel?

    • @rayhan_2k841
      @rayhan_2k841 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      L55a1 gun. Better than the 2a6 gun

    • @verdebusterAP
      @verdebusterAP 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well you can keep that hope alive. They tested it on C2 hull which means that they can swap turret if need
      and go 130mm

    • @princeoftonga
      @princeoftonga 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s where it is for tank guns now. Programmable ammunition so fewer shell types. More lethal modes like top attack and possibly in the future guided projectiles.

  • @zarakovixdread146
    @zarakovixdread146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Incredible news for Telford, literally the Military Hub of the Country now

    • @saltmerchant749
      @saltmerchant749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Army maybe.
      Home of the Navy will always be Pompey and Devonport.

  • @Orca19904
    @Orca19904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One advantage of the new Rheinmetall L55 gun on the new Challenger is the ability to draw from the same ammo pool as other NATO countries using the same weapon system, such as Germany and the US to name a couple.

    • @agt155
      @agt155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is the sole reason why they chose it.

    • @markscouler2534
      @markscouler2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should of kept the rifled barrel

    • @peterwait641
      @peterwait641 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agt155 Didn't seem to think it important when they chose CTA 40 for AJax 😁

    • @Fordmister
      @Fordmister 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markscouler2534 we didn't need to any more, the primary reason Challenger 1 and 2 went with rifled as opposed to smooth bore was doctrinal. Britain is one of the few big armoured players left that really likes tanks in an infantry support role. The rifled gun let challenger chuck HESH shells downrange which are far better suited for that role in targeting structures and more lightly armoured targets, and the cost of slightly reduced accuracy and leathality when it comes to chucking out Sabot rounds for killing enemy armour vs a smooth bore. If smoothbores could fire HESH challenger would have had one in the 80's. Modern smart ammunition mans a smootbore can now do the job of the old HESH shells meaning Challenger 3 no longer has to sacrifice anti armour capability to keep its infantry support credentials.

  • @danielball8553
    @danielball8553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone know if these have been tested with NLAW and Javelin?

    • @ENGBriseB
      @ENGBriseB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The British Challenger 3 tank all 150 will be receiving Israel Laser Warning System has contracted Elbit Systems UK. The ELAWS provides 360- degree coverage. 20th Sept 2022.

  • @danielregnard882
    @danielregnard882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    While 148 is certainly a low amount, what is arguably more important is the ability to produce more tanks in future in the event of armed conflict that requires more tanks. Armies in peacetime are always smaller than during war so having the capability to expand forces is rather important.

    • @danielregnard882
      @danielregnard882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Leslie Dodds Really? Your going to be so closed minded as to accuse me of being drunk because I have a different opinion?
      As I said, being able to efficiently build more tanks if required is extremely vital. The Soviet Union almost replaced its entire tank for during the war since they lost so many in combat, most tanks they had at the start of the war were lost so replacing them by building more tanks was crucial.

    • @danielkrcmar5395
      @danielkrcmar5395 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's great being able to build new tanks but what's better is having a numerical advantage to begin with so you can win without having to build and train a whole new army. Having to start from scratch is one of the reasons why WWII took so long.

    • @soultraveller5027
      @soultraveller5027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Leslie Dodds well done thanks for commenting COMRAD from UK with Love. Now jog on

    • @lv3184
      @lv3184 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The UK built its last main battle tank in 2002 when Challenger 2 production ended. This program is an upgrade program that will use existing Challenger 2 hulls, no new tanks will be built.

  • @trainman2226
    @trainman2226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    in other news, war thunder plans to release the challenger 3 by next patch

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So we had here in Brazil a tank based on it with a lot of technologies and our coutry buried it. Was called EE-T01 OSORIO.

    • @steamedham5412
      @steamedham5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes and was allegedly the best but will it beat the challenger 3?

    • @DDOD4
      @DDOD4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@steamedham5412 he literally said it had a lot of issues and they buried it. So use your brain before you ask a stupid ass question

  • @magirusdeutzjupiter2234
    @magirusdeutzjupiter2234 ปีที่แล้ว

    I knew Chris Tickell back in the 80s in Norway with the Royal Engineers, he was a Captain then, great man, great officer, good to see him again.