Honestly, I love the depth and detail you dive into with your videos regarding otherwise forgotten and obscure armored vehicles from recent and old history. Nobody except for a few keeners in War Thunder, and hardcore military history academics have ever even heard of this vehicle before. You're essentially the "Forgotten Weapons" of Mechanized Warfare. Keep up the good work in this niche. :)
Little off the subject for this video but can you do a video on your thoughts of the boxer replacing the warrior or if you already have done could you point me in the right direction please 🤗
Dardo doesn’t have firing ports, the prototype did. Dardo doesn’t use the Spike, it never did. The Dardo only ever used the TOW atgm. There was a prototype of the Dardo with an entirely new turret, which in theory could fire spikes but besides that nothing. The dardo is an overall ok vehicle, it’s old and a replacement is being worked on.
the Dardo is an amazing vehicle, compare it with some German "high quality" product's, which can't be used by our German forces because of various problem! the German Puma tank is a disaster!
We Italians make fast vehicles for a reason: to honor Scipione Borghese, tenth Prince of Sulmona, and his driver Ettore Guizzardi. During the 1907 Peking to Paris race they and their red car were so fast that when they arrived in Moscow took a detour to St. Petersburg, spent a day to take part at a dinner in their honor, went back to Moscow and resumed the race and not only they still arrived first, they got there with an advantage of TWENTY DAYS over the runner-up. While many have forgotten him, back in the day he was so famous he instilled in everyone a need for speed that endures to this day and inspired our use of red as the color for our auto racing teams.
At first I was snickering at that plumage on the soldiers helmets. Then I remembered that was part of tradition with Italian solders. The more I looked at those black feathers, the more it grew on me. It makes me think of the air Calvary units of the U.S. Army that still wear Stetsons with the crossed swords on them, or the British bear skin caps of the Royal Guards units. I have nothing but respect for keeping those traditions alive.
@@christianpethukov8155 we do use them, but we will probably change them for our own 8x8 vcr dragón, its a platform aimed to be modular (antitank, ifv, ambulance, engineer) much like the striker family
@@bycoxtax8562 I had no idea. I need to check that out. You must be Spanish! I am a miniature wargamer and I paint them for contract and the maker recently put out many Italian vehicles. 1/600 scale. Very small!
The ariete is one of the worst tanks ever produced and designed it cant stand a 30mm hit and his new version cant use modern ammo he can use stuff from the 80s and nothing more
@@Alessandro-tf5xh bello, il tizio a cui stai rispondendo ha letteralmente un discord di matti scoppiati ossessivi che ricercano e studiano sta roba dalla mattina alla sera senza nemmeno la prospettiva di una lira di retribuzione, fidati se ti dice che hai postato cringe.
They are bersaglieri (with the black cock feather in the helment). Originally the bersaglieri were light infantry on bicycles. But nice to see the girl poking her head out - very italian in her charm. The real problem is: Why change it - if it works. I don't know the specifications and why they were made as they were. I can, however see the advantage in being lighter: The CV90 is about 30 tons and the Dardo is about 25 tons. Dardo has about the double the range of a CV90. So it is not to be excluded that it can go where other IFV's can't: I mean if a tank can't come after you without getting bogged down, then who cares the armour is a bit thinner?
I remember when this IFV came out I thought it was a bit like the US Bradley IFV. The Dardo has the TOW but you said with the Spike it has one over the Bradley then if its an upgrade. Still better than M113 APC. Now they are some other varients they are going to have. The chassis is intended to be the basic model of a family of vehicles, which may include a 120 mm mortar carrier, command (C3I) vehicle, ambulance and light tank with a 105mm gun turret. Also you didn't mention its combat record it was in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and in Afghanistan to beef up Italian battlegroups and in UNFIL missions.
I think the issue with all these vehicle not keeping up with the infantry fighting vehicle role is the lack of definition as to what an infantry fighting vehicle is and what it's meant to really do. Is it supposed to fight bunking and tanks? Just get the infantry to the fight and give minor support? or drop the infantry and then act as an indipendant fighting unit? I mean a Bradly dose a lot of those jobs but it also fails them at the same time.
As an American I really ejoy seeing more of our allies military equipment. I hope the Bersaglieri keep the tradition going with the feathered helments. It's such a cool look once you get used to it.
Far less cost too, I imagine. Might be a better value depending on use and need. If your country is not likely to go against main battle tanks, go for it.
@@danbatesy5492 complicated maitenance and an unreliable suplier. Only reason Croatia took the bradley was because it was an earlier deal. It should have been canceled in my opinion. Days of aquiering US tech are more or less over after the rafal aquisition.
One of my top 5 IFVs. It’s simple and doesn’t try to be too many things. My number one choice is the 30mm armed CV90. Adding ATGMs to an IFV is cringy.
Some Marder,Warriors or Dardos would be useful for Ukraine.Not the most modern stuff,but by far better than simple APC.Italian stuff often overseen,espacially the Centauro is an interesting vehicle. A similar system in british and german service may have saved lots of lives in Afghanistan.
Maybe a donation of 500 to Ukraine in order to purchase modern IFV's? Or each country could sent 250 IFV's to Ukraine and they would have a greater mobile force to out flank the Russians???
I know those like myself who study all periods of fighting vehicles, would possibly say what I am about to say: the body of this vehicle looks like a German Panther tank, and the turret like a French SOMUA S35. For decades before and after WW2, Italy was never considered a worthy military vehicle builder until recently. But I have to say, this hybrid carrier, looks like they just gave up on new ideas and followed very old traits..
the Dardo is an amazing vehicle, compare it with some German "high quality" product's, which can't be used by our German forces because of various problem! the German Puma tank is a disaster!
@@Ezekiel903 It is difficult to take any comment seriously when there is no name attached. (Cowardly) Nor when this individual doesn't know the difference between an observation and a criticism. Unlike myself, I expect you have never ridden in any armoured military vehicle in your life and just like the look of this vehicle or perhaps you were blinded by national pride???
@@davidwhittington7638 difficult to take any comment seriously when there is no name attached🙄yep, because you think most user use the real name?? please stfu,, believe what you want! "Expert"😄😄
In El Alamein Italians kept the line until the Afrika Korps completely retreated; most units were out of ammo and water, but still resisted until their allies were safe. Those who didn't end up killed or captured had to march afoot for a hundred kilometres in the desert, then fought for all the Tunisian campaign, the few who survived that had to fight until the surrender of Germany
It's fun to make fun of Italians but remember the names of the months in the calendar come from them and it was one of them that discovered America for the Western world
@@borkwoof696 The Romans was indeed Italic and "Italians". So much that Romans itself founded a colony in Spain called "Italica" as also like their first ever Legion, the Legio I Italica. The issue is that you haven't studied.
add_equipment Lo scafo del Dardo è costruito in lega di alluminio saldato con l'aggiunta di corazze d'acciaio per una maggiore protezione. Inoltre l'arco frontale del veicolo protegge il Dardo dai proiettili APDS da 25mm. La corazza laterale protegge da i proiettili API da 14,5mm(wikipedia)
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Nice video.
Feathered helmets?
Honestly, I love the depth and detail you dive into with your videos regarding otherwise forgotten and obscure armored vehicles from recent and old history. Nobody except for a few keeners in War Thunder, and hardcore military history academics have ever even heard of this vehicle before.
You're essentially the "Forgotten Weapons" of Mechanized Warfare. Keep up the good work in this niche. :)
Little off the subject for this video but can you do a video on your thoughts of the boxer replacing the warrior or if you already have done could you point me in the right direction please 🤗
ajvako hahaha IVEKO
Nice Video could you make a Video about the freccia ifv ?
The Dardo always looked like an IFV version of the Panther, the angles and even the shape of the turret really look similar to the Panther.
That's my first thoughts as well aha.
Who put Panzer on my pizza?
Maybe also a bit of a king tiger
Dardo doesn’t have firing ports, the prototype did.
Dardo doesn’t use the Spike, it never did. The Dardo only ever used the TOW atgm. There was a prototype of the Dardo with an entirely new turret, which in theory could fire spikes but besides that nothing.
The dardo is an overall ok vehicle, it’s old and a replacement is being worked on.
youre my hero
@@_Matsimus_ you're
I swear I see you everywhere Nicho
@@thecrab2791 cuz he is our Italy specialist 😎
the Dardo is an amazing vehicle, compare it with some German "high quality" product's, which can't be used by our German forces because of various problem! the German Puma tank is a disaster!
We Italians make fast vehicles for a reason: to honor Scipione Borghese, tenth Prince of Sulmona, and his driver Ettore Guizzardi. During the 1907 Peking to Paris race they and their red car were so fast that when they arrived in Moscow took a detour to St. Petersburg, spent a day to take part at a dinner in their honor, went back to Moscow and resumed the race and not only they still arrived first, they got there with an advantage of TWENTY DAYS over the runner-up.
While many have forgotten him, back in the day he was so famous he instilled in everyone a need for speed that endures to this day and inspired our use of red as the color for our auto racing teams.
At first I was snickering at that plumage on the soldiers helmets. Then I remembered that was part of tradition with Italian solders. The more I looked at those black feathers, the more it grew on me. It makes me think of the air Calvary units of the U.S. Army that still wear Stetsons with the crossed swords on them, or the British bear skin caps of the Royal Guards units.
I have nothing but respect for keeping those traditions alive.
Makes me think of a modern Crusader or knight which is really cool.
That answered my question.
Bersaglieri units.
Bersaglieri light infantry comparable with Jäger,Rifles,Chasseurs.
@@andrews_lego_tanks_and_more a modern crusader sounds horrible.
I do hope you do more on Italian equipment their defence industry is surprisingly vibrant
Italians building beautiful vehicles as usual
It’s got the “panther” silhouette. It’s a very pretty silhouette
The Italian economy is terrible at making things you need but excellent at making things you want.
Thank you for covering our Italian hardware! Surely you´d also find the Centauro 155/39 or the Centauro II interesting
Centauro 155 is a such a beast
I like the Centauro tank destroyer. I recently learned Spain uses them too.
@@christianpethukov8155 we do use them, but we will probably change them for our own 8x8 vcr dragón, its a platform aimed to be modular (antitank, ifv, ambulance, engineer) much like the striker family
@@bycoxtax8562 I had no idea. I need to check that out. You must be Spanish! I am a miniature wargamer and I paint them for contract and the maker recently put out many Italian vehicles. 1/600 scale. Very small!
Seeing that beautiful green lawn ruined makes me cry!
Always delivering the good content,keep it up Matt you're doing great!
Oh I love Dardo. Entire Italian army lineup: Ariete, Centauro, Freccia and Dardo
Based lineup.
The ariete is one of the worst tanks ever produced and designed it cant stand a 30mm hit and his new version cant use modern ammo he can use stuff from the 80s and nothing more
@@Alessandro-tf5xh Everything you wrote in that comment is wrong, amazing.
@@nicho3051 take a look at the project of the ariete ammodernament
@@Alessandro-tf5xh bello, il tizio a cui stai rispondendo ha letteralmente un discord di matti scoppiati ossessivi che ricercano e studiano sta roba dalla mattina alla sera senza nemmeno la prospettiva di una lira di retribuzione, fidati se ti dice che hai postato cringe.
They are bersaglieri (with the black cock feather in the helment). Originally the bersaglieri were light infantry on bicycles. But nice to see the girl poking her head out - very italian in her charm.
The real problem is: Why change it - if it works. I don't know the specifications and why they were made as they were.
I can, however see the advantage in being lighter: The CV90 is about 30 tons and the Dardo is about 25 tons. Dardo has about the double the range of a CV90. So it is not to be excluded that it can go where other IFV's can't: I mean if a tank can't come after you without getting bogged down, then who cares the armour is a bit thinner?
It does have a WWII German armour vehicle look to it.. I like it.
Love the work u do please post as much as u can and stay safe
I remember when this IFV came out I thought it was a bit like the US Bradley IFV. The Dardo has the TOW but you said with the Spike it has one over the Bradley then if its an upgrade. Still better than M113 APC. Now they are some other varients they are going to have. The chassis is intended to be the basic model of a family of vehicles, which may include a 120 mm mortar carrier, command (C3I) vehicle, ambulance and light tank with a 105mm gun turret. Also you didn't mention its combat record it was in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and in Afghanistan to beef up Italian battlegroups and in UNFIL missions.
If you've never seen the black feathers then you don't know a lot about the north African campaigns of WWII
In War Thunder this thing is dope
Agree, definietly my favorite IFV to im biassed since im a heavy Italy main
In real life no dude he cant stand hits from a 12.7mm mg
@@gansior4744 dude this thing has no armour
@@Alessandro-tf5xh Wrong.
@rn si grande 😂😂
I'm so used to seeing Dardo with ATGM launchers lol
Also: rest in peace Elizabeth II.
I think the issue with all these vehicle not keeping up with the infantry fighting vehicle role is the lack of definition as to what an infantry fighting vehicle is and what it's meant to really do. Is it supposed to fight bunking and tanks? Just get the infantry to the fight and give minor support? or drop the infantry and then act as an indipendant fighting unit? I mean a Bradly dose a lot of those jobs but it also fails them at the same time.
As an American I really ejoy seeing more of our allies military equipment. I hope the Bersaglieri keep the tradition going with the feathered helments. It's such a cool look once you get used to it.
Haven't we seen this before? Nice use of the recycled M113 ramp. God save the King!
Is this a reupload? I swear I’ve seen this video before…😵💫
I wouldn't like to be inside that against modern anti tank weapons thank you and the speed is not enough to change my mind.
No IFV on earth is able to withstand a modern anti-tank weapon,exeption are perhaps some special israeli-vehicles.
Far less cost too, I imagine. Might be a better value depending on use and need. If your country is not likely to go against main battle tanks, go for it.
Awsome macine.
Croatia should get a batch of these instead of another batch of bradleys.
Sooner have a Bradley.
@@danbatesy5492 complicated maitenance and an unreliable suplier.
Only reason Croatia took the bradley was because it was an earlier deal.
It should have been canceled in my opinion.
Days of aquiering US tech are more or less over after the rafal aquisition.
4 to 5 troops in a M113?
0:22 the back from the side looks like a ww3 German tank !
CV90 is still the best IFV in the world IMO. This little thing is still cool though
There's something very aesthetically pleasing in alot of what the swedes do, I love their patrol boat with the assault ramp.
@@mrdelaney4440 the SB90 yeah
Centauro 2 destroys the CV90 in my opinion, but we can debate whether the Centauro can be regarded as an IFV
What is with the feathers on the helmets?
Tradition of the bersaglieri
One of my top 5 IFVs. It’s simple and doesn’t try to be too many things. My number one choice is the 30mm armed CV90. Adding ATGMs to an IFV is cringy.
Will u do a vid about the new franco german EMBT??
The M-113 can hold 11 combat troops + the driver and commander. I have NO idea where you got the 4 or 5 number from, but you're WAY WRONG!!
For the algo. Cheers Matsimus.
The “Italian stallion”
Dardo... Can we nickname it the Darko..? That way we can call it the Donnie Darko
why do the soldier got feathers on their heads?
It's the tradition of the bersaglieri corp
The step height isn't even large, a simple double-door setup like the BMPs should have been more than enough no?
This thing looks kind of like the panther from the side
Me2
Some Marder,Warriors or Dardos would be useful for Ukraine.Not the most modern stuff,but by far better than simple APC.Italian stuff often overseen,espacially the Centauro is an interesting vehicle. A similar system in british and german service may have saved lots of lives in Afghanistan.
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Hopefully it’s more mechanically sound and reliable than other Italian vehicles. Also…how the hell do you open the fuel door???
WTF are you writing?
they have to be fast. when mama calls you to come home for dinner, you better not be late.
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Maybe a donation of 500 to Ukraine in order to purchase modern IFV's? Or each country could sent 250 IFV's to Ukraine and they would have a greater mobile force to out flank the Russians???
Szegény füvet muszály összebaszni…🤔🤔🧐🧐
I know those like myself who study all periods of fighting vehicles, would possibly say what I am about to say: the body of this vehicle looks like a German Panther tank, and the turret like a French SOMUA S35. For decades before and after WW2, Italy was never considered a worthy military vehicle builder until recently. But I have to say, this hybrid carrier, looks like they just gave up on new ideas and followed very old traits..
the Dardo is an amazing vehicle, compare it with some German "high quality" product's, which can't be used by our German forces because of various problem! the German Puma tank is a disaster!
@@Ezekiel903 It is difficult to take any comment seriously when there is no name attached. (Cowardly) Nor when this individual doesn't know the difference between an observation and a criticism. Unlike myself, I expect you have never ridden in any armoured military vehicle in your life and just like the look of this vehicle or perhaps you were blinded by national pride???
@@davidwhittington7638 difficult to take any comment seriously when there is no name attached🙄yep, because you think most user use the real name?? please stfu,, believe what you want! "Expert"😄😄
@@davidwhittington7638 "It is difficult to take any comment seriously when there is no name attached". You're a jester. Full stop.
@@extremathule982 Perhaps your Chinese or Russian fraise book doesn't cover Western names. I pity the fool..
How many reverse gears does it have?
In El Alamein Italians kept the line until the Afrika Korps completely retreated;
most units were out of ammo and water, but still resisted until their allies were safe.
Those who didn't end up killed or captured had to march afoot for a hundred kilometres in the desert, then fought for all the Tunisian campaign, the few who survived that had to fight until the surrender of Germany
It's fun to make fun of Italians but remember the names of the months in the calendar come from them and it was one of them that discovered America for the Western world
@@raul0ca the Romans were not the Italians.
@@borkwoof696 The Romans was indeed Italic and "Italians". So much that Romans itself founded a colony in Spain called "Italica" as also like their first ever Legion, the Legio I Italica.
The issue is that you haven't studied.
@@solinvictus1234 Italic =/= Italian
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Un totale fallimento..speriamo arrivino presto i Linx...
Lol
First?
Fast? Fix It Again Tony.
Low? It's Your Brain.
@@extremathule982 What the bleep are you going on about?
Like your LCS? When you had to humiliate yourself in purchasing our frigates because you can't even build a simple litoral patroller design anymore?
@@giulianoilfilosofo7927 How many aircraft carriers does Italy have?
@@danielburgess7785 3
Usual italian style....speed over armor...
ah yes, an IFV armored like an MBT?
Still can’t out run today’s gun so I’d sooner pick armour.
@@groucho1080p he cant witstand a heavy machine gun dude....
@@Alessandro-tf5xh Yes it can.
add_equipment Lo scafo del Dardo è costruito in lega di alluminio saldato con l'aggiunta di corazze d'acciaio per una maggiore protezione. Inoltre l'arco frontale del veicolo protegge il Dardo dai proiettili APDS da 25mm. La corazza laterale protegge da i proiettili API da 14,5mm(wikipedia)
damned masks
Go pound sand.
Quite annoying but still a necessary annoyance for public safety