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  • @thetankmuseum
    @thetankmuseum  ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Hi Tank Nuts! It's a complex story, but we hope you enjoyed it. Let us know what you think of this Tank Chat in the comments below.

    • @jonny_codphilo7809
      @jonny_codphilo7809 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      we always do you lovely bunch thanks for the history the stories and the context you lot give us cheers

    • @john_in_phoenix
      @john_in_phoenix ปีที่แล้ว +6

      British tank development is anything but straightforward.

    • @ezzler
      @ezzler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why was the Besa the preferred British machine gun for armour?

    • @DrDezaro
      @DrDezaro ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think these conversion delays is part of the worry for the builders. Retooling takes time and might’ve caused a tank shortage on the front line.
      It’s not always as simple as saying that the decision was made by the wrong person etc. Simplifying it in this way sounds like the autobiography of a butt-hurt tank designer/engineer.

    • @larrybarger1077
      @larrybarger1077 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tank you , tank you all so much for the great videos !

  • @historiaprotempore938
    @historiaprotempore938 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Im overjoyed to see mr. Willey back, he needs to appear more often

    • @abaialsa712
      @abaialsa712 ปีที่แล้ว

      He voted brexit mind you

    • @historiaprotempore938
      @historiaprotempore938 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abaialsa712 He may have been misled by pro-brexit politicians, who literally promised the world.
      Either way, he will always be a great presenter.

    • @jakobquick6875
      @jakobquick6875 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@abaialsa712who’s caring politics? I care @bout -great presenter and human who makes me a mini history buff
      Thanks for such quality ❤ tank chats ❤

    • @chuckh5999
      @chuckh5999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@abaialsa712 he obviously is smart and dressed in those desert cam's he knows what to do.

    • @Chris-dz3rs
      @Chris-dz3rs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Who cares about his politics? He's quite good.

  • @HandFromCoffin
    @HandFromCoffin ปีที่แล้ว +197

    FYI, Mr. Willey you do a great job presenting these tanks and are a great asset to documenting history and the museum.

  • @exharkhun5605
    @exharkhun5605 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Yay! It's mr. Willey again! Chris Copson does great and last week's show with him and Dag Patchett was one of the best and most informative shows ever, but sometimes you just need the old Waterfall-of-Words that is David Willey.
    Please bring back Dag Patchett again. He can do a "Top 5 tanks and why the T-72 is all 5" or something more serious. He was great.

  • @c.j.zographos3713
    @c.j.zographos3713 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    It's great to see David back.

  • @Jon.A.Scholt
    @Jon.A.Scholt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Anyone else just love the look of the Centaur/Cromwell? There's just something about the boxy shape and giant rivets on the turret that make it appealing.

    • @maxine2798
      @maxine2798 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes. Funnily enough it makes it look more like the water tank they were named after

    • @Emtbtoday
      @Emtbtoday 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah same and when the comet came along it's still one my favourites but I love the crusader mk3 most just an amazing looking vehicle to me

    • @billmcfadden4791
      @billmcfadden4791 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      only looks appealing to civilians. To veteran Armor officers it looks like a death trap that was far inferior to the T34 76 mm

  • @davidbarr9343
    @davidbarr9343 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Excellent presentation of the history of the Centaur. Well done.👏😊

  • @andymoody8363
    @andymoody8363 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Great video from David, who else couild explian such a complicated and tortuous development history so clearly and eloquently? First class, as the team at the Tank Museum always are.

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Another example of infrastructure and logistics being really important.

    • @jonny_codphilo7809
      @jonny_codphilo7809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup all well and good if you have a skilled crew but nothing to sit in

    • @stanislavczebinski994
      @stanislavczebinski994 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Amateurs talk tactics - professionals talk logistics.
      Or, in other words - having a mediocre tank is better than not having a perfect tank. More precise - 100 mediocre units are better than 20 perfect ones.
      As can be seen in Ukraine today. An APC like M113 with it's little protection on the battlefield is by far better than a civilian pick-up - or walking.

    • @aussiviking604
      @aussiviking604 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@stanislavczebinski994 The old m113 is doing Sterling work,as casualty clearance apc, and battle field taxi.

    • @LazySillyDog
      @LazySillyDog ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd love it, but it'd put my wife to sleep 🤣

    • @stanislavczebinski994
      @stanislavczebinski994 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aussiviking604 Yes it is.
      My point is: It was deemed completely unsuitable by a whole bunch of "experts". Too cramped inside, armor too weak etc.. In the German army it is known as "Panzer-Bremsklotz" - tank anti-rollaway chock.
      Biggest weak point IMO - mine protection. An anti-tank mine blows it to smithereens.
      If it is used keeping those limitations in mind it is quite good. Small, very mobile and light with shrapnel and small arms protection.

  • @gusgone4527
    @gusgone4527 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    A good video explaining some of the issues with British tank production. Problems that will once again haunt us when time comes to build more of them for the army. We have no MBT production left in GB. If you thought Ajax was a farse, just wait until it's MBT time.

    • @michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373
      @michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tanks are finished ---- DRONES RULE !!!@@

    • @gusgone4527
      @gusgone4527 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373 Drone countermeasures rule!

  • @andrewbarratt8551
    @andrewbarratt8551 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Thanks David - good to have the maesto back again - your colleagues are good but your presentations are exceptional

  • @shimi_raikkonen
    @shimi_raikkonen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks!

  • @davidpowell7614
    @davidpowell7614 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent account - enough information and history to spawn hours of further research. Fascinating development. Thank you.

  • @michaelamos4651
    @michaelamos4651 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The more complicated the story gets the more i enjoy listening to David

  • @stevenbrown8857
    @stevenbrown8857 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's fabulous to see David again, Chris is also fab. Just enjoy seeing both presenters 😊

  • @allaboutkalergi5012
    @allaboutkalergi5012 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    From someone who grew up reading The Victor and Commando I found this very entertaining and informative indeed.

  • @guillaumepare9651
    @guillaumepare9651 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The quality of the commentary is excellent.

  • @eugenemurray2940
    @eugenemurray2940 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    These 'C' tanks are my fav WWII Brit tanks
    Loved seeing one in Band of Brothers
    And featuring in 'commando' comic book opening fire in rain at night on a hillside road!
    Christie suspension, speed, later model Cromwells with a decent cannon, lower silhouette than Sherman!
    What's not to love!

    • @NorthernMouse52
      @NorthernMouse52 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I imagine seeing a ww2 era British tank opening fire at night in the rain is something that could never be forgotten! 😁

    • @eugenemurray2940
      @eugenemurray2940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NorthernMouse52 Yep! Cromwells in the rain

  • @nightshiftrider819
    @nightshiftrider819 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Does David do birthday parties?

    • @HandFromCoffin
      @HandFromCoffin ปีที่แล้ว +76

      I'm sure if you contact the museum with a proper sized donation they would be willing to speak with you in private. :)

    • @martinjrgensen8234
      @martinjrgensen8234 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Cake, coffee and a 2 hour talk about track lubricants. Perfection

    • @jonny_codphilo7809
      @jonny_codphilo7809 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      yes he turns up dressed in a little tank outfit but he dosent do any talks as he is very busy with a cigar to provide realistic exhaust effects at the end of the night he fires his main gun and falls asleep on the buffet table

    • @Franz_giblet
      @Franz_giblet ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@jonny_codphilo7809weird AF bro

    • @polygondwanaland8390
      @polygondwanaland8390 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Super_sore_scrotum thank you for your input Mr Scrotum

  • @66kbm
    @66kbm ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As much as i like and respect the way Chris Copson is presenting new videos within the Tank Museum......One cannot beat an old timer such as David Willey to appear once in a while. I am hoping, not holding my breath as if Mr David Fletcher did a similar chat? Here we go..Leyland Engines causing a problem.....Sounds like the 1970/80 in BAOR, L60.

  • @maxpayne2574
    @maxpayne2574 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Having a gun that can fire AT and HE rounds is critical. Tanks and infantry do need to work together to achieve the break out. Many people seem to think it's all about tank vs tank.

    • @denisrobertmay875
      @denisrobertmay875 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In 1930s machine guns were considered to be adequate weapon against unarmoured targets, indeed they were the only armament for many tanks, others had low velocity close support weapons.
      The Vickers Medium and 6 ton(T26 in Russia*)was armed with a QF 3 pounder(47mm) considered obsolete before the start of the conflict. In the Spanish Civil War the majority of Germans and Italian Tanks were MG armed.
      *T26 was fitted with 45mm 20k gun.

    • @jayklink851
      @jayklink851 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was either The Chieftain, or somebody from the Bovington Tank Museum, that said, three-quarters (75%) of all Stug III/V (Pak 39) rounds fired were high explosive.

    • @SebaztienHawke-ci5hm
      @SebaztienHawke-ci5hm 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jayklink851The 75mm HE shell is probably decent against many tanks or light vehicles, so it could have been a suitable choice anyway.

  • @PaulAJohnston1963
    @PaulAJohnston1963 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Interesting to hear about all the quality control issues, something we don't often get told about. Keep up the great work!

  • @KeithJohnson.
    @KeithJohnson. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First class presentation in all respects. The Tank Museum and David are nothing short of national treasures 🇬🇧🤗

  • @rob5944
    @rob5944 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I learnt a lot about the convoluted affair which was British tank design, David's talk explained a great deal.

  • @neverknowngregory
    @neverknowngregory ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was lucky enough to meet the man 2 weeks ago, he is this great!!

  • @rallyejoe
    @rallyejoe ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am very pleased you made this video because I recently saw an excellent restored centaur 6 pounder gun tank in Poznan Poland. It is well worth visiting Muzeum Broni Pancernej. The tank was used as a training tank like you mentioned and the one I saw came to the museum from Portugal.

  • @stuartpeacock8257
    @stuartpeacock8257 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic explanation of a complex family history of British tanks little known to many

  • @francis400
    @francis400 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The tank museum is fortunate in having a bevy of engaging communicators.

  • @slowhand1198
    @slowhand1198 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Splendid dive into Cruiser history, with all the furry details. Thanks!

  • @warrenduplessis
    @warrenduplessis ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yay! One of the Davids is back!

  • @zulubeatz1
    @zulubeatz1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the most expansive and interesting tank videos I have ever seen. The research & presentation is truly top-notch. Well done to all involved.

  • @stewartellinson8846
    @stewartellinson8846 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Excellent as ever - clearly describing some very complex evolution. I wonder if there's a diagram anaywhere showing British cruiser tank evolution? It might make a nice poster in a "rock family trees" style...

  • @johnfrench1239
    @johnfrench1239 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent as ever. Top 5 tank museum presenters …. And at number 1 …. David for style of delivery and content

  • @PatGilliland
    @PatGilliland ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still working on the western side of the pond but very much looking forward to watching this over lunch.

  • @neilwilson5785
    @neilwilson5785 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This more detailed content is what we like. Thanks for this one.

  • @ROBERTN-ut2il
    @ROBERTN-ut2il ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The 95mm Centaurs belonged to the Royal Marine Armored Support Group and were named for Royal Naval ships that had been lost in combat. Centaur "Hunter" at about 28-30 was named for the destroyer HMS Hunter. At about 28-35 is shown a Cetaur towing extra ammunition in a Porpoise Sledge. The Centaurs were not supposed to leave the beach, but stay and return to England , but when the infantry they were supporting got off the beaches, the Centaurs followed them to continue their support. It took weeks to round them up and some were considerably inland when they were found. Eventually the 95mm Centaurs were passed on to the French.

    • @jackgraves5121
      @jackgraves5121 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Did the French actually put the 95mm to use?

  • @mattw785
    @mattw785 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see you back Mr. Wiley!

    • @mattw785
      @mattw785 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reply to my comment.. This is wicked lengthy and thorough. Very enjoyable!

  • @derekdee9592
    @derekdee9592 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see David Willey back in front of the camera good explanation !

  • @waynemayo1661
    @waynemayo1661 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the Tank Museum presenters are great--Chris' technical insight, operational experience and calm presentation are excellent. David Fletcher''s knowledge is encyclopedic and his wry "But there is is" comments are missed. But, Willey is somehow "greater"; glad to see him again.
    But, the convoluted backstory about Centaur indeed illustrated some of the personality issues in British tank (and not just tanks) designs and production.

  • @davidellis1355
    @davidellis1355 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been waiting for this video for years and I wasn't disappointed ❤

  • @AWMJoeyjoejoe
    @AWMJoeyjoejoe ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice one. Now whenever anyone mentions the Cromwell on band of brothers i can correct them and tell them it was a Centaur. 😂

  • @MrKeys57
    @MrKeys57 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thankyou so much for this detailed presentation, most interesting, i am very much interested in www2 history - my father participated for Finland in the winterwar 1939-40 and was wounded but made it, greets, Levi

  • @Ian-mj4pt
    @Ian-mj4pt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Nuffield had his pride hurt hence him not wanting the rolls royce engine in . Some connected figures were interfering in everything which caused so much death . Love watching these chats 😍

  • @TimSwann-v2j
    @TimSwann-v2j หลายเดือนก่อน

    TANKS for all you do.

  • @DrivermanO
    @DrivermanO ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nuffield was a nightmare. He also had an adverse effect on early Spitfire production! His way or no way, I think!

    • @Ian-mj4pt
      @Ian-mj4pt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ego like Johnson 😅

  • @johnlant1730
    @johnlant1730 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've missed David Willey. Good to see you mate!

  • @moodogco
    @moodogco ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks tank museum, your content gets better with every episode & is truly very good so great work & have enjoyed it since the beginning & will continue watching!!! 👍👏

  • @andybrown9427
    @andybrown9427 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always a pleasure, cheers David.

  • @colinw732
    @colinw732 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found this video to be very interesting and informative. The explanations of the different tanks and how they evolved was clearly explained. Thank you.

  • @chost-059
    @chost-059 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Maybe do a video on the A33 Excelsior? Obese cousin of the crommy

    • @MikeStubbsRace
      @MikeStubbsRace ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/2w_pjEZhpzo/w-d-xo.html

  • @erikpetto3672
    @erikpetto3672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 16:7, I was struck by nostalgia by the name David Fletcher. I miss him. Mr Willey is great in every way, but he doesn't have that "it was a bit rubbish really" britishness that mr Fletcher provided. After I'm done with this video, I'll go back to the early tank chats.

  • @julmdamaslefttoe3559
    @julmdamaslefttoe3559 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    lets not forget M61 for the M3 cannon now being able to use on the QF 75mm so while penetrating less, it now had a explosive AT Round.

    • @duke0salt717
      @duke0salt717 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bruh the Cromwell would be great in WT if it had some he filler

    • @julmdamaslefttoe3559
      @julmdamaslefttoe3559 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@duke0salt717 pretty sure they do have a variant with the QF 75mm in WT

    • @stc3145
      @stc3145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@julmdamaslefttoe3559It only have solid shot

    • @iftikarrot8034
      @iftikarrot8034 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@duke0salt717 it would probably go up in BR if it were given aphe

  • @Janus2407
    @Janus2407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    fantastic video. Thanks for all the backstory

  • @emberfist8347
    @emberfist8347 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You forget the best part about Christie. He was race car driver by trade.
    Also I feel the reason it took long to the 6-pounder into production is worth noting. Short version they left so many 2-pounders in France for the Germans that they decided to replace with the 2-pounders they had the tooling for and not worrying about retraining people on the 6-pounder yet.

  • @parallel-knight
    @parallel-knight ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is probably one of my favourite ww2 British tank. Just looks so cool.

  • @wolfmauler
    @wolfmauler ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's funny, I was just searching around to see if you'd ever covered this phase of the Cromwell development! Great timing 👍🍻

  • @neilcoligan8621
    @neilcoligan8621 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's gobsmacking to see how the British tank industry is almost bespoke in its approach to wartime demand. No wonder the ministry took on so many Shermans. Also, thanks for that amazing story of how Merlin engines were adapted for tank use.

  • @nl-oc9ew
    @nl-oc9ew ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it. Somehow, David always manages to bring the story back to the 1920's.

  • @papaaaaaaa2625
    @papaaaaaaa2625 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thanks for your Videos and your work! Especially for those lesser known or recognized Tanks.
    Hope you will do a new Tank Chat for the Valentine, the existing is way to short for this vehicle and it's importants for UK/Allies.
    At least the most produced british tank (if I remember correctly!).
    Best wishes from Germany to Bovington!

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!
      SECOND!!
      There is _so little_ content on the Valentine!
      Lots on Matilda II, almost nothing on Valentine.

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They boot over 8,000 of them, to the tune of at least 10 different "Marks"
      Cromwell only has a short 5 minute video too from the tank museum AFAIK.

    • @Zorglub1966
      @Zorglub1966 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent suggestion.👍

  • @rosied6351
    @rosied6351 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fabulous to see David ❤😊

  • @gm3801
    @gm3801 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very well explained. Well done sir.

  • @jc-d6179
    @jc-d6179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent treatment.

  • @Gorbyrev
    @Gorbyrev ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gifted teacher.

  • @chris_hisss
    @chris_hisss 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome! I learned a lot here! I was suprised the tank destroyer programs weren't mentioned with this, not sure when they come up on those hulls.

  • @johnfisk811
    @johnfisk811 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this. I suggest that one does not refer to the QF75mm gun as having a ‘bored out’ 6 Pounder barrel. They were new made with the 75mm bore from the start and not existing 57mm 6 Pounder barrels literally bored out.

    • @WozWozEre
      @WozWozEre ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's interesting, the 'bored out' explanation is endemic.

    • @ROBERTN-ut2il
      @ROBERTN-ut2il ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WozWozEre The design is a bored out 6 pounder

  • @laurencejenner1127
    @laurencejenner1127 ปีที่แล้ว

    Give it wider tracks and a properly sloped turret and it would become a T-34! Superb video as always, thank you.

  • @michaelguerin56
    @michaelguerin56 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video. Thank you.

  • @filibertkraxner305
    @filibertkraxner305 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned a lot! Very interesting tank chat indeed!

  • @pegjames188
    @pegjames188 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    An old boss of mine was a WW2 tank driver in the western desert, he had no sense of smell it was destroyed by , as he was medically informed, by the fumes from the engine plus the constant dust.

  • @tomsmith2209
    @tomsmith2209 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent presentation, thanks.

  • @stevethomas4310
    @stevethomas4310 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as always, and many thanks for your high class output. It would be good to have a video on the 6lb to 75mm conversion with more detail as to why the armour piercing element was adversely affected.

  • @mig1739
    @mig1739 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful video as usual!

  • @chrisc9421
    @chrisc9421 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video 👍

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis ปีที่แล้ว +4

    On a tangent, had there been an autocratic Nuffield type around when BMC was in it’s decline and BL was formed, we’d all be driving Austin, Morris, MG, Wolsesly and Rileys. In an ideal world that might seem to be a good idea, not so sure on reflection!

    • @webtoedman
      @webtoedman ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I was a little boy, I met the manager of MG at Abingdon. He was a very nice man and gave me a badge!

    • @evanmorris1178
      @evanmorris1178 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think they’d all have Lucas electrical harness, riiiight…. So no, not ideal. Hail the Lords of Darkness!

  • @bobthebomb1596
    @bobthebomb1596 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb presentation.

  • @Grover91
    @Grover91 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to see how fast that crusader was with the test meteor in it.😂

  • @johngreally9599
    @johngreally9599 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding talk.

  • @justforever96
    @justforever96 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting that there is a model company that sells a "Cromwell tank" that is actually a howitzer armed Centaur. Not sure how they mixed that up, but it's cool because that's actually an obscure tank that you wouldn't expect to see in a cheap model.

  • @megapangolin1093
    @megapangolin1093 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting and well explained history, thank you. I suggest that the camera is placed in front of the speaker, rather than him looking into the distance, it appears rather strange.

  • @fergusfitzgerald977
    @fergusfitzgerald977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm always amazed when I see the square armour on these tanks ! They must know at this stage of the war the effectiveness of sloped armour !

    • @ROBERTN-ut2il
      @ROBERTN-ut2il ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course they did - you need to PAY ATTENTION. It was chosen so it would be easy for inexperienced sub contractors could produce it. Having a tank with a square turret is better than no tank at all

    • @fergusfitzgerald977
      @fergusfitzgerald977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ROBERTN-ut2il Apparently members of the British Desert Rats when presented with these their new tanks for the Italian campaign made exactly the same criticism I have just made !!
      Kinda think their opinions merit some serious consideration !

    • @ROBERTN-ut2il
      @ROBERTN-ut2il ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fergusfitzgerald977 Do you comprehend English? I told you WHY it was done. What the troops thought was irrelevant - the decision was made years before

    • @fergusfitzgerald977
      @fergusfitzgerald977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ROBERTN-ut2il What's my opinion and that of the desert rats /who were almost at the point of refusing to use these tanks - against such a knowledgeable chap like your good self !
      Yes I do understand the English language and some other's as well !

  • @DanBray1991
    @DanBray1991 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Would love to see a video on the Charioteer!

  • @0007Nowy
    @0007Nowy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Major General Stanisław Maczek rides in this tank in a campaign in Denmark. Hi,s berried with the own soldiers in town Breda... He was 102 years when he was berried. Polish pride of Polish art of war!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

    • @DrLoverLover
      @DrLoverLover ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what kind of berries

  • @g8ymw
    @g8ymw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know about 1940 but in the 1950s - early 60s, The Birmingham Rail and Carriage Works(?) were part of the BSA group

  • @keithwaller4545
    @keithwaller4545 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video love the British tank stuff all detailed 👍

  • @patrickcloutier6801
    @patrickcloutier6801 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Centaurs, Cromwells, and Comets all look like smart British designs.

  • @Lem0nsquid
    @Lem0nsquid 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always thought that was one of the most beautiful designs of the war. British tank design was certainly interesting

  • @jasonz7788
    @jasonz7788 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work 👍

  • @fonkyman
    @fonkyman ปีที่แล้ว +7

    at 35 mins these are becoming like mini docus.... i like

  • @dannyzero692
    @dannyzero692 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how the turret is literally just a box bolted together.

  • @billmmckelvie5188
    @billmmckelvie5188 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done! Does it taste like the real thing, or is it more powdery?
    Talking of soup, you can always review the Rolls Royce of soups Aldi's Lamb and Mint Chunky soup!
    All the best!

  • @vesawuoristo4162
    @vesawuoristo4162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There was a thing about how sloping armor takes up space inside the tank the other day , but it doesn't if slope starts from the original top of the vertical surface.

  • @petesheppard1709
    @petesheppard1709 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for a very enlightening video!

  • @tonyjedioftheforest1364
    @tonyjedioftheforest1364 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video thank you.

  • @ianjeffery4730
    @ianjeffery4730 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic tank chat

  • @francoisrossouw1656
    @francoisrossouw1656 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so impressed with this channel. The research and knowledge about every subject is pretty impressive. Watching any WW1/2 documentary one forgets what must have been happening behind the scenes.

  • @jamesl.rockwell9456
    @jamesl.rockwell9456 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi, I have an idea for a video (sorry if it was already made): Imagine we could send a blueprint for a tank to the folks back in WWII. What would be the ideal tank using the knowledge we have today but limited by the technology and materials of the past?

    • @floriangeyer3454
      @floriangeyer3454 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chieftain and Leoprd 1 sharing a common engine. The German one.😁

    • @beetooex
      @beetooex ปีที่แล้ว

      Obvious thing would be Centurion. Wouldn't want to send anything untested that could cause unexpected problems. Might as well throw in blueprints for Sea Fury and Skyraider whilst we're at it.

    • @floriangeyer3454
      @floriangeyer3454 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beetooex Gloster Meteor and Shooting Star. The age of piston engines was over in 43.

    • @beetooex
      @beetooex ปีที่แล้ว

      @@floriangeyer3454 Do you think we could have truly mass-produced such cutting edge tech? Don't want to fall into the trap of making a handful of wonder weapons when we needed thousands of something that worked well enough. Also, could we fly jets off our little carriers?

    • @floriangeyer3454
      @floriangeyer3454 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beetooex your carriers were larger than the british Colossus class. And Colossus carriers operated A4 Skyhawks (in Argentinian Service) and Sea Vampires.

  • @ellielyons5581
    @ellielyons5581 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s an amazing story.

  • @timf6916
    @timf6916 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Historical information.

  • @joesnow34
    @joesnow34 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Any chance of a one on one tank quiz between DW and the Chieftain?

  • @maximilianboost8498
    @maximilianboost8498 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve got a pair of Centaur wheels at home under a oil bowser 👍