US Military: we want an airlift-capable light tank AAI: ok here's what we came up with Army: hmm, can you make it better? AAI: ok, better at what? Army: you know, better! we want it to shoot things real good AAI: making that better is going to increase weight, which is going to cause issues with airlifting Army: then we don't want it Marines: we still want it Army: no one asked you
@@CMDRFandragon they really don’t the army does do more operations and more army personnel see actual combat than the marines , that’s not to say the marines are bad or that they don’t see combat just compared to the army they don’t really matter in terms of acquiring new vehicles
No no, US Army logistics in a nutshell, they have a long storied history of causing numerous acquisition problems for new weapon platforms or vehicles because they always demand useless/impossible/weird shit.
@@Rexhunterj Army acquisition graft induced nepotism department. They also had multiple more standard light tanks to choose from for 40 years and still went with the one that will be loaded up to the gills at 40 tons and cucked on hills because of the pitching of the rear.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Britain has a unique problem where Vickers could design equipment that's just better in every metric including production cost, maintenance, and performance, and their government would still choose the worst option available to put into service.
Spookston should really make a playlist for all of his hstvl videos Good video, I find these videos interesting as I haven't heard anyone else talk about American light tanks, at least not in much detail
Maybe they could use that as a balancing thing. Like maybe they could give the hstvl its irl stats but then add extra stuff too it increasing its size making it easier to spot.
I was supposed to be in the co-drivers hatch in that opening video of the RDF-LT- I was one of the people on the restoration team. It’s honestly one of my favorite tanks as well. So unique and awesome to ride in.
Spookston not talking about HSTV-L and similar vehicles challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) Joking i actually find this vehicle interesting too. Question tho why did you delete your Reddit account 1 or 2 months back?
The US Army AND Marines both asked AAI for the light tank of the future, and the company happily provided. And then both branches said "lol nevermind, we didn't actually think you'd be able to pull it off. Maybe don't do so well next time, eggheads." and continued banging rocks together. I wouldn't expect anything else. In the last few decades, high ranking leadership positions in the US Military seems to be granted on a "most out of touch award" basis.
@@justarandomtechpriest1578 but they couldn't justify having it alone, that was the issue. making it a marine higher command issue. Along with other groups within the military structure not wanting to provide them the resources to have them. (money)
@@somethingmoredecent dude, thank you. This sort of thing has really been getting to me lately. Every time someone tries to ask a serious question or comment, some asshole comes along with some smartass answer trying to get likes and sound smart. And anyway, the blades used on tanks aren't the same as goes on bulldozer.
I’m not gonna lie ever since I started watching your videos light tanks have quickly become one of my favourites. I never even heard about the HSTV-L or RDFLT until I stumbled across your channel.
Just imagine all the other really interesting stuff he could make videos on. The HSTVL was a cool concept sure, but every single video from spookston is a livecom, his historically accurate series or something HSTVL adjacent. Guess which of the 3 he covers the most.
@@No_Feelings You don't seem to be able to grasp the fact that it's HIS channel, not anyone elses. He decides what content he wants to put out. If he had to cover every single interesting vehicle that he doesn't have any particular interest in, it becomes a chore rather than a hobby. Which it shouldn't.
it may have taken 2 years but its in the game and now we have succesfully bullied gaijin into buffing both tank's reload. only 2-3 more buffs left before it becomes accurate.
I do love that the HSTV-L's barrel has punched holes for extra weight loss without compromising too much strength. Gives it an industrial aesthetic that really brings out its experimental nature.
I was lucky enough to get to see the RDFLT just earlier today. A group called the Americans in Wartime Experience has one in their collection, and I got to see it while working on my Eagle Scout project.
It's always strange to me just how close all of these concepts came to matching every one of their goals... yet still failed. I wonder if you'd do a video kind of talking about what US Army doctrine, force structure, and combat strategies and deployments would look like if vehicles like this WERE actually adopted and became the norm. My personal opinion is that these types of vehicles were just so radically different from what everyone thinks of when they think "tank", especially in a world where the Abrams, Leopard 2 and T-72 spring to mind immediately, that they were always going to be viewed as a bit weird and wacky to be taken seriously in the way that a traditional MBT is. Their design must have thrown a lot of people off, but when you think about it, the heavy/super heavy tank gave way to the MBT in much the same way - smaller gun, less focus on armor, and a light, faster and more versatile vehicle for it. Saying "hey this lil' 75mm gun can punch through as much armor as an M1 can, but do it once every second at the same range while weighing little enough to be air droppable and heli transportable AND having better anti-air capability"... must have made the Abrams look a little superfluous. I bet GD loved that
I always liked the subject of tank suspension, it’s not a very talked about part of tanks, it’s often forgotten but it is pretty important, you know cuz tanks need to drive so they also need to be able not be on the floor, I love looking at different setups of similar suspensions like how many leaf spring bogies were made, Christie suspension layouts and many others (torsion bar is kinda mainstream and boring they are almost all equal)
"Speed could substitute armor." Until modern gun control systems came to be. Speed is still useful, but not as a way to "dodge tank". Same as how widespread thermals ended soviet low profile tank design philosophy. Back during Desert Storm. It took this long for russians to get the memo... Hearing about the production vehicle development and how they used M113 and Sheridan components, makes one wonder if it would have worked better then irl if it could "cooperate" with Bradley instead.
Low profile soviet tanks is more about reduced weight than reduced target profile. Something Ukraine has proven to be of vital importance. As even 40-50 ton tanks are having a hard time offroad in Ukraine. Analysists believe most Russian tanks have been lost atleast in part due to being bogged down while deploying offroad.
Desert storm cannot be used as a way to determine tank design philosophy, completely different topic. Abram cannot be used in places where bridges off-limit are 50 tons but does that put the philosophy of the Abram to an end? No.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Tbf russian tanks staying close to streets has more to do with the russian army and their logistics being terrible than the vehicles not being able to go offroad.
I mean if you expand that idea to the logical end, why have armored vehicles at all, besides tanks? And I dont think this is just about dodging, but about maneuver as well. You can be faster on worse terrain. Need less logistic.
@@matthiuskoenig3378that doesn't make sense. if weight was your primary concern, you wouldn't build low and wide - the square-cube law implies that'd be an inefficient way of doing it. in other words, you'd build it more more compact in _all_ dimensions, not just the vertical.
I remember hearing about a weapon system of a large caliber meant to act as an AA and AT gun. I think it was around the 150mm range. Though this makes me wonder, how effective would an all purpose gun be? Able to lock and fire onto aircraft, target modern day MBT's, and provide artillery support from far ranges? Sounds like one of those things you'd hear of the US trying to produce a Jack of All Trades tank but fails at everything.
Man, if the Army and Marine Corps didn't try to work together we might've gotten the MPWS at least. I will hardcope that it would have been on Piranha/LAV, and ready by 84/85
I did the Spookston drinking challenge. Everytime Spookston talks about or mentions the HSTVL you take a shot. Fingers crossed they let me out of this ward soon to go back home. Whilst the food isn't that bad and the nurses are nice I just want to be back in my own bed.
all i could imagine when looking at the thumbnail of the video. Is you being the Vein popping guy when you have not talked about the HSTVL in 5 minutes
I made a joke about you obsessing over the HSTVL with some buddies of mine, lo and behold 2 hours later you post an HSTVL video again. They were wrong for doubting me.
Closest thing USSR had at the time was ZSU-57. Later modifications, with right ammunition, could effectively engage helicopters, planes, infantry and even some tanks. Full-auto double barrel 57mm gun is not a joke.
Well its a vehicle that followed on from what was learnt from the HSTV-L and featured a similar weapon. So i'd say the comments pointing that out are correct
This concept is very important for light reaction forces , the gun is ideal for urbane tactical . Just look how successful the Toyota pick up has been in the roll of urban fire suppression and tactical support.
Ooh ooh! Do CTA International's CTAS40 40mm cased telescopes fully automatic autocannon for the Warrior and Ajax IFVs. It's got an Automatic ammunition Handling System (AHS) allowing it to fire: APFSDS-T GPR-T (General Purpose, smart point or air burst detonation) A3B-T (anti air prox)
This, along with the VFM Mk V, is one of my favorite premium vehicles in Armored Warfare back in the day, wished they weren't premium as wells in WT as well.
I wonder what how many roles a modular combat vehicle built around an Ares gun firing modern rounds like an M830-equivalent could fulfil these days. Give it the ability to take and swap out mission packages like capacity for dismounts, a command vehicle for wingman UCGVs or UCAVs, a SPAAG for dealing with the increasingly likely reality of having to operate without friendly air dominance in some theatres or a light artillery piece that could put 10 rounds into the air in as many seconds while having the ability to have them hit simultaneously _and_ redeploy as soon as it's done firing etc. like an updated M113 but truly modular.
aight spookston first of great video, love cannons that fire potent munitions and fast. i have just a suggestion for you, revive the tanks that should be added series. i have a fine boi as a small addition: the 2cv GHAN1 20mm mg151 cannon for spaa and killing open tops or lightly armored vehicles 75mm recoilles rifle for just the hesh lobbing goodness
The concept could be revisited with a robot tank. Without needing a crew, it would free up a lot of space for a bigger gun, more ammo, and could accommodate a more sophisticated autoloader more easily.
@@countsudoku6305 The effectiveness of jamming is way exaggerated. There's actually no good evidence of it achieving a mission kill. But to preclude any possibility, it should have redundancy, if one relay is jammed, it simply uses another relay. Other manned tanks near by can act as relays, or even directly control the robot tank. Ideally, an AI would take over if the robot is completely jammed, which is unlikely.
@@jintsuubest9331 No you do. A more sophisticated autoloader means a more robust and reliable loader, that might be bulkier but is feasible in a vehicle with no crew. It can also potentially be faster at reloading. Without a crew, you don't have to put ammo in more vulnerable places.
Would love to see a video on Challenger 1. I know it's not that good of a tank, but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Plus it still has the record for longest tank to tank kill 😁
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Yes, that is the Chieftain riding in the RDF/LT at the start.
What is your take of the new KF-51 concept tank Germany is working on?
Met him on Easter, was a little starstruck to further talk with him
Will you make a video on the State's latest light tank?
That footage is sick!
The RDF/LT was always such an interesting tank. Good vid
Spookston trying not to talk about HSTVL (impossible)
War Thunder slander :b
To his credit the HSTV-L and things produced around it are pretty interesting
I don't blame him, it's an interesting vehicle
Me trying to not think about how gaijin made it shoot way slower than it should
Came here to say this
"hopefully Gaijin will add it someday"
2 years later: Gaijin: "How can we add it without adding it"
US Military: we want an airlift-capable light tank
AAI: ok here's what we came up with
Army: hmm, can you make it better?
AAI: ok, better at what?
Army: you know, better! we want it to shoot things real good
AAI: making that better is going to increase weight, which is going to cause issues with airlifting
Army: then we don't want it
Marines: we still want it
Army: no one asked you
Judging by this story, it seems like there is a reason behind the "Marines make do." saying after all.
The poor Marines.....why are they so poorly treated, yet asked to do so much heavy lifting.
@@CMDRFandragon they really don’t the army does do more operations and more army personnel see actual combat than the marines , that’s not to say the marines are bad or that they don’t see combat just compared to the army they don’t really matter in terms of acquiring new vehicles
@@sethneall5705 did you have a stroke?
@@CMDRFandragon kinda of a simple answer, the nation can survive without the marines, it can’t survive without the army.
"In the end, nobody really got what they wanted."
Ah yes... military logistics in a nutshell.
No no, US Army logistics in a nutshell, they have a long storied history of causing numerous acquisition problems for new weapon platforms or vehicles because they always demand useless/impossible/weird shit.
Not just America, britian had the same problem.
@@Rexhunterj Army acquisition graft induced nepotism department.
They also had multiple more standard light tanks to choose from for 40 years and still went with the one that will be loaded up to the gills at 40 tons and cucked on hills because of the pitching of the rear.
@@Rexhunterj the GCV was an IFV heavier than an M1 Abrams.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Britain has a unique problem where Vickers could design equipment that's just better in every metric including production cost, maintenance, and performance, and their government would still choose the worst option available to put into service.
Spookston should really make a playlist for all of his hstvl videos
Good video, I find these videos interesting as I haven't heard anyone else talk about American light tanks, at least not in much detail
you can make it youself too just put it as "public"
ill make it
aight just did it
@@TARmeow Awesome, I'll check it out
@@TARmeow thank you :D
Man, I wish we could get the HSTVL model that has the big turret cargo rack on the rear, it makes it seem much more chunky/lived-in
I was about to comment the same thing. Maybe Spookston can request that as like an armor add-on
3rd spookston alt cmon
@@jackschoonover6418 I bet there is a user made skin for it.
funny seeing you here
Maybe they could use that as a balancing thing. Like maybe they could give the hstvl its irl stats but then add extra stuff too it increasing its size making it easier to spot.
I was supposed to be in the co-drivers hatch in that opening video of the RDF-LT- I was one of the people on the restoration team. It’s honestly one of my favorite tanks as well. So unique and awesome to ride in.
Where was this tank displayed? There are very few of them out there.
I wish I could find someone that loves me as much as Spookston loves the HSTV-L
NOBODY loves ANYBODY that much 😂
Spookston not talking about HSTV-L and similar vehicles challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
Joking i actually find this vehicle interesting too. Question tho why did you delete your Reddit account 1 or 2 months back?
his neckbeard was growing
@@kitaikuyo2214 you mean the opposite instead
Getting recommended this after Gaijin butchered the RDFLT is incredible timing
The US Army AND Marines both asked AAI for the light tank of the future, and the company happily provided. And then both branches said "lol nevermind, we didn't actually think you'd be able to pull it off. Maybe don't do so well next time, eggheads." and continued banging rocks together. I wouldn't expect anything else. In the last few decades, high ranking leadership positions in the US Military seems to be granted on a "most out of touch award" basis.
The marines where happy with the design?
The Marines wanted it?
@@justarandomtechpriest1578 but they couldn't justify having it alone, that was the issue. making it a marine higher command issue. Along with other groups within the military structure not wanting to provide them the resources to have them. (money)
Of course the weapons systems are the most interesting. Without them a tank is just a bulldozer without a blade.
some do have the blade
@@_invencible_ Always gotta be one guy like you in every thread
@@somethingmoredecent dude, thank you. This sort of thing has really been getting to me lately. Every time someone tries to ask a serious question or comment, some asshole comes along with some smartass answer trying to get likes and sound smart. And anyway, the blades used on tanks aren't the same as goes on bulldozer.
@@somethingmoredecent he’s right tho
and now its going to be in the game
I’m not gonna lie ever since I started watching your videos light tanks have quickly become one of my favourites. I never even heard about the HSTV-L or RDFLT until I stumbled across your channel.
You can’t blame spookston for talking about this platform all the time because its a really interesting vehicle.
Just imagine all the other really interesting stuff he could make videos on. The HSTVL was a cool concept sure, but every single video from spookston is a livecom, his historically accurate series or something HSTVL adjacent. Guess which of the 3 he covers the most.
@@No_Feelings You don't seem to be able to grasp the fact that it's HIS channel, not anyone elses. He decides what content he wants to put out. If he had to cover every single interesting vehicle that he doesn't have any particular interest in, it becomes a chore rather than a hobby. Which it shouldn't.
if only Gayjin would fix HSTV_L to be more in line with rounds that actually in the document, 360mm of penetration instead of 270mm we have right now.
it may have taken 2 years but its in the game and now we have succesfully bullied gaijin into buffing both tank's reload. only 2-3 more buffs left before it becomes accurate.
You should make a video on the Bradley COMVAT with the 45mm ARES
That would honestly be a really cool addition to war thunder. America needs a good auto cannon light tank that can actually handle higher then 10.3
@@sushiman3817 it would also be one step closer to War Thunder: Red Dragon
I do love that the HSTV-L's barrel has punched holes for extra weight loss without compromising too much strength. Gives it an industrial aesthetic that really brings out its experimental nature.
The barrel doesn't have punched holes, that's just a shroud to help with cooling, the barrel is a standard round barrel
You couldn’t have holes in the barrel or you would have pressure and performance loss
probably not punched for the low scale production
@@marcusborderlands6177 oh my bad. Now that I think about it, that's even cooler, pun intended.
The more I learn about the HSTV-L and vehicles similar to it, the more I want one.
and now we have come full circle
oh boy do i have news for you
I came to this exact video for this lmao
In file with Hustler, 650 000 Rp and 2mil silver lions
I wish I lived in the universe where this thing got accepted into service.
I was lucky enough to get to see the RDFLT just earlier today. A group called the Americans in Wartime Experience has one in their collection, and I got to see it while working on my Eagle Scout project.
Lets gooo another HSTV L related vid!
It's always strange to me just how close all of these concepts came to matching every one of their goals... yet still failed. I wonder if you'd do a video kind of talking about what US Army doctrine, force structure, and combat strategies and deployments would look like if vehicles like this WERE actually adopted and became the norm.
My personal opinion is that these types of vehicles were just so radically different from what everyone thinks of when they think "tank", especially in a world where the Abrams, Leopard 2 and T-72 spring to mind immediately, that they were always going to be viewed as a bit weird and wacky to be taken seriously in the way that a traditional MBT is. Their design must have thrown a lot of people off, but when you think about it, the heavy/super heavy tank gave way to the MBT in much the same way - smaller gun, less focus on armor, and a light, faster and more versatile vehicle for it.
Saying "hey this lil' 75mm gun can punch through as much armor as an M1 can, but do it once every second at the same range while weighing little enough to be air droppable and heli transportable AND having better anti-air capability"... must have made the Abrams look a little superfluous. I bet GD loved that
One thing I learned from my sales jobs is oftentimes, the customers do not know what they want and you have to figure that out.
Spookston is a god, destroying everyone in the game while playing with 1 hand
I always liked the subject of tank suspension, it’s not a very talked about part of tanks, it’s often forgotten but it is pretty important, you know cuz tanks need to drive so they also need to be able not be on the floor, I love looking at different setups of similar suspensions like how many leaf spring bogies were made, Christie suspension layouts and many others (torsion bar is kinda mainstream and boring they are almost all equal)
Imagine the other timeline when the Marines had this, and the army for the M8...
I really want to do a model of an M8 in a "what if" Iraq outfit.
"Speed could substitute armor."
Until modern gun control systems came to be. Speed is still useful, but not as a way to "dodge tank".
Same as how widespread thermals ended soviet low profile tank design philosophy. Back during Desert Storm. It took this long for russians to get the memo...
Hearing about the production vehicle development and how they used M113 and Sheridan components, makes one wonder if it would have worked better then irl if it could "cooperate" with Bradley instead.
Low profile soviet tanks is more about reduced weight than reduced target profile.
Something Ukraine has proven to be of vital importance. As even 40-50 ton tanks are having a hard time offroad in Ukraine.
Analysists believe most Russian tanks have been lost atleast in part due to being bogged down while deploying offroad.
Desert storm cannot be used as a way to determine tank design philosophy, completely different topic. Abram cannot be used in places where bridges off-limit are 50 tons but does that put the philosophy of the Abram to an end? No.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Tbf russian tanks staying close to streets has more to do with the russian army and their logistics being terrible than the vehicles not being able to go offroad.
I mean if you expand that idea to the logical end, why have armored vehicles at all, besides tanks?
And I dont think this is just about dodging, but about maneuver as well. You can be faster on worse terrain. Need less logistic.
@@matthiuskoenig3378that doesn't make sense. if weight was your primary concern, you wouldn't build low and wide - the square-cube law implies that'd be an inefficient way of doing it. in other words, you'd build it more more compact in _all_ dimensions, not just the vertical.
RDF/LT in datamine, you made it spook!
No he didn't, he was clear about how it is disastrously underwhelming compared to its irl counterpart
Wow more HSTVL videos
France actually now as the Jaguar first weapon system with CTA to enter service
Really enjoying the extended time on the newer uploads.
i love these videos, more would be very welcome
I remember hearing about a weapon system of a large caliber meant to act as an AA and AT gun. I think it was around the 150mm range. Though this makes me wonder, how effective would an all purpose gun be? Able to lock and fire onto aircraft, target modern day MBT's, and provide artillery support from far ranges? Sounds like one of those things you'd hear of the US trying to produce a Jack of All Trades tank but fails at everything.
Who's here after Gaijin shit the bed?
I support local businesses by purchasing HSTV-L parts.
How manny HSTVL videos are you going to make?
Spookston: *YES* 🗿 (giga Chad music in the background)
The 2 man crew RDF-LT sure looks better than HSTV-L to me, I agree there.
back at it again with the hstvl content
Jack of all trades, Master of none often better than a master of one
0:22 as a jp main I would very much so appreciate this gun on any of our vehicles in game
Spooksmobile irl.
Love these videos man keep killing it.
I love the outro... so peaceful and serene...
Man, if the Army and Marine Corps didn't try to work together we might've gotten the MPWS at least. I will hardcope that it would have been on Piranha/LAV, and ready by 84/85
Just when I wanted a video on HSTV-L,-adjacent content Spook has answered my prayers
I did the Spookston drinking challenge.
Everytime Spookston talks about or mentions the HSTVL you take a shot.
Fingers crossed they let me out of this ward soon to go back home. Whilst the food isn't that bad and the nurses are nice I just want to be back in my own bed.
all i could imagine when looking at the thumbnail of the video. Is you being the Vein popping guy when you have not talked about the HSTVL in 5 minutes
I made a joke about you obsessing over the HSTVL with some buddies of mine, lo and behold 2 hours later you post an HSTVL video again.
They were wrong for doubting me.
HSTV-L is just an spookston car
Hmmmm….
I wonder why this got recommended to me right now
🤔🧐🤫
Rdf/lt is a pretty good tank in armored warfare, wonder if it could pass in WT
It's great for America which is exactly why they wouldn't add it
It will happen one way or another.
But gayjoggle isn't about to run out of vehicle. It might takes a while.
All I saw was a Cold War light tank system with your name on it, and I knew what to do… 😏
Do you think in a future video you can talk about the vehicle that the Japanese 40mm CTA gun would have been on?
You know, especially with those drones flying around everywhere, this looks pretty useful.
Good time to watch this again
Ideal role for a mechanized armed drone vehicle
Damn I've heard abrams rolling, and the loudest thing was the tracks. But I can never get over how quiet some engines can be on tanks
command and conquer music in the background nice!
thank you, very informative.
Spookston: Honey wake up its time for your weekly HSTVL video
Me: Yes dear... 😩
Creators: "ok we did all the improvements you asked for"
Army: "ok cool, now we want more"
New day
New HSTVL video
Spookston on his way to talk about the HSTV-L:
very interesting and enjoyable video !
This is like the 30th HSTVL tank video
Closest thing USSR had at the time was ZSU-57.
Later modifications, with right ammunition, could effectively engage helicopters, planes, infantry and even some tanks.
Full-auto double barrel 57mm gun is not a joke.
I see half the commentators didnt make it past the 1st minute of the video
Well its a vehicle that followed on from what was learnt from the HSTV-L and featured a similar weapon.
So i'd say the comments pointing that out are correct
Adjacently related, the new Franco-German tank venture is set to use a 140mm CTA gun.
daily spookston HSTVL video
Wow this RDF and gun looks cool. I hope it it’s added to war thunder it’s accurate and not just a worse HSTVL
i hope you understand that the rdf/lt is in the game, got added the latest update
@ wow what a cool coincidence that I never could have known about
i was there for that event at the beginning, we were set up next to the M10
good vid man, thanks
Ah yes. Gaijoobles next event or premium vehicle.
A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.
- Sun Tzu
You weren’t lying about this when you said in your last video you were gonna talk about the HSTV-L
Spookston trying to not talk about the HSTV-L (Impossible)
Daily spookston hstvl video
This concept is very important for light reaction forces , the gun is ideal for urbane tactical . Just look how successful the Toyota pick up has been in the roll of urban fire suppression and tactical support.
Another great video!
A damned miracle of engineering
Ooh ooh!
Do CTA International's CTAS40
40mm cased telescopes fully automatic autocannon for the Warrior and Ajax IFVs.
It's got an Automatic ammunition Handling System (AHS) allowing it to fire:
APFSDS-T
GPR-T (General Purpose, smart point or air burst detonation)
A3B-T (anti air prox)
Spookston: Gayjin, it 4A.m time to talk about the HSTV-L and its brother
Gayjin: okay honey....
Try not to talk about HSTV-L challenge (real) (gone wrong)
This, along with the VFM Mk V, is one of my favorite premium vehicles in Armored Warfare back in the day, wished they weren't premium as wells in WT as well.
So the army came to the conclusion that: No Armour = Best Armour.
Day 2 of asking for a video on up coming ground top tier possibilities, also good video
I wonder what how many roles a modular combat vehicle built around an Ares gun firing modern rounds like an M830-equivalent could fulfil these days. Give it the ability to take and swap out mission packages like capacity for dismounts, a command vehicle for wingman UCGVs or UCAVs, a SPAAG for dealing with the increasingly likely reality of having to operate without friendly air dominance in some theatres or a light artillery piece that could put 10 rounds into the air in as many seconds while having the ability to have them hit simultaneously _and_ redeploy as soon as it's done firing etc. like an updated M113 but truly modular.
for some reason the image feel familiar and i remember i've made this thank on sprocket without any idea the tank was real
This vehicle shows up in the *Twilight: 2000* RPG as the LAV-75.
Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one
Another Hstvl video. Not even suprised
AGS is the "Paldin Light Tank" in Mercenaries 2 for the UP faction
aight spookston first of great video, love cannons that fire potent munitions and fast.
i have just a suggestion for you, revive the tanks that should be added series.
i have a fine boi as a small addition: the 2cv GHAN1
20mm mg151 cannon for spaa and killing open tops or lightly armored vehicles
75mm recoilles rifle for just the hesh lobbing goodness
The concept could be revisited with a robot tank. Without needing a crew, it would free up a lot of space for a bigger gun, more ammo, and could accommodate a more sophisticated autoloader more easily.
main issue with drone tank is simple: enemy may try jamming communication, effectively disabling tank.
@@countsudoku6305 The effectiveness of jamming is way exaggerated. There's actually no good evidence of it achieving a mission kill. But to preclude any possibility, it should have redundancy, if one relay is jammed, it simply uses another relay. Other manned tanks near by can act as relays, or even directly control the robot tank. Ideally, an AI would take over if the robot is completely jammed, which is unlikely.
You don't want a more sophisticated autoloader. This type with ct munition about as good as it gets without putting ammo above the turret ring.
@@jintsuubest9331 No you do. A more sophisticated autoloader means a more robust and reliable loader, that might be bulkier but is feasible in a vehicle with no crew. It can also potentially be faster at reloading. Without a crew, you don't have to put ammo in more vulnerable places.
I hate how great projects sometimes flop just because people ask unreasonable things out of them
Would love to see a video on Challenger 1. I know it's not that good of a tank, but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Plus it still has the record for longest tank to tank kill 😁
Ah I missed this video format