As a fellow swed I have to say he is the most Swedish person I have ever seen. The stiff body language, the few word, the öhhh and pause between the words. It's glorious!
You Swedes are funny though , I went around butchering the pronunciation of places names , why didn't anyone correct me for my ignorance of the A with an O above it as an A not an O sound untill the last month says alot about Swedish politeness .
Equal parts humbling and infuriating to attempt to convey ideas in a field in which you are an absolute expert, except in a language which you lack the grasp to convey nuance.
As someone raised on the west coast of the U.S.A., I found the video difficult to watch. I'm sure it was just as difficult for Mr. Karlsson to present, so patience is necessary, but rewarding. Excellent presentation, Mr. Karlsson, well done.
@Dan Gunnarsson and Golden Eagle. The S Tank is one of my favourite all time tanks and the description its a turret on tracks or a hull-less tank or the comparison to the Jagdpanzer. But I'd compare it more to a modern version of the StuG or a Hetzer
@@@paulsnell534 A Jagdpanzer is basically the same as a StuG. Only the general usage of the vehicle is different, StuG being more infantry support and Jagdpanzer being more of an antitank role. There is NO vehicle known as a Hetzer. You mean the Jagdpanzer 38(t), so it IS a Jagdpanzer. Confusion all around.
Tack Stefan Karlsson för alla tank snuttar på tuben, du är en ikon & pärla för Arsenalen & försvaret. Det gäller för övriga i personalen på Arsenalen också.
It was very nice of you to give this lesson. My grandfather was drafted into the Swedish Army in 1916. He guarded the palace in Stockholm with a custom carbine with a 10 round magazine. Nana told of her grandmother being very afraid that the russians would invade again.Thanks. Good Luck, Rick
Stefan is killing it. Someone's earlier comment of him being the Arsenalen's David Fletcher is right on the money. This is coming from an American by the way, but I've just noticed that David cashes in really hard on that "dry British" humor and straight faced delivery. Stefan does the same, delivers what I can only assume is "standard Swedish humor" or "Swedish Veteran Humor", and he's doing so in his non-native tongue to the point that I easily understand what he's getting at and finding the humor in his anecdotes and stories. He's done so well joining the YouTubing Tank Museums. He keeps it interesting, fun, and easy enough for a schmuck like myself to be able to take the vehicle he's talking about and place it in history and at locations without having to Google everything.
Absolutely *brilliant* episode, nice to see some different kit. Love this guys story, and his insanely relaxing voice, and the tank at the end looks soo damn cool too....Thanks!
My last visit to Arsenalen was absolutely wonderful. We went there quite early and I thought we'd been there for maybe an hour, when the PA announced that the museum was closing for the day. We had spent ALL day in there :D
In the summer of 1985, at the end of my training as a forward observer in the artillery at A1 in Linköping, I attended a field training exercise at brigade (or larger perhaps? Part of a big exercise anyway) level at P10 Strängnäs, which was Tomas’ regiment. I was attached to a tank company to serve as a their “commander of company artillery” (Kompaniartillerichef in Swedish). It was a great exercise, great weather and super fun. I wonder if Tomas was there too, perhaps in the same company? The main drawback was they didn’t have tracked artillery observation vehicles at the tank company, so I had to make do with my wheeled, unarmored Tgb11. It was fun though. Supporting tank combat as an artilleryman was so different from supporting the infantry that I was previously used to. Much more aggressive and fast. Much more on the offensive
Thank you Mr. Karlsson, your personal experiences make this presentation very enjoyable. I am greatly enjoying your Arsenalen presentations as well. Swedish AFVs are quite fascinating.
Bovington: "Hey, since you're the only tank museum in the world open now, could you please do a quick "top 5" of yours for us? Arsenalen: Heck no. We'll send you 37 minutes of our man enjoying touching and breathing all over and into everythinggggg... real tanks, the only curators who can touch reallllll tankksss.... ohyeahhhhhh.
here have some "drivers hatch decapitation monster" extra at no additional cost!!! be the 1st on your block to "lose your head" over this wonderful feature!!! accept no substitute!
@@weisschen89 Well then, PANZER, VOR! Even including the longer videos of yesteryear (formerly topped by Lindeybeige's 35), the average "5" video ran for 14 minutes. 37-14=23; 37+23= ONE FULL HOUR of Ralf Raths! C'mon, y'all need the English-language content for the new channel anyway, pleeeeeeze ^_^ th-cam.com/channels/X-plGhmq3j5tHCLXWVfX0A.html ...Averaged by rounding to the nearest whole minute, taking the average, then rounding the result to the nearest whole minute.
This is a brilliant piece - Stefan is a warm engaging host and I love the fact that he reckons the S-Tanks optics are better than the Leopard 2 - all I'm going to say is that SAAB were so ahead of the game with their cars I can well believe it! Great film - thank you!!
His stories and personal accounts are fantastic. Really made this a unique top 5. I love the idea of driving a tank at age 9. Lucky kid and man!! Well done.
A 'My Top 5 tanks'-video like none. Thank you for the stories and the interesting narrating. Not to long and always interesting talk - thank you, Stefan.
By far not even close to any of the others 1000% the absolute best "top five tanks" ever done. Thank you sir!! From NYC USA!!! This was a real treat and I enjoyed it IMMENSELY!!!
this is a really nice Top 5, one of the best ones in quite a while... I like how he takes the time to tell a little story or two he has about each tank.
Fantastic personal story from your boyhood experience driving the S-tank. Thank you for sharing very this very personal story. I loved it. And well done with the lk II.
I am impressed that Stefan described choosing a tank commander as his loader while he needed to have his head outside the tank to fight the remainder of his company. That is an inspired choice, because he'd just finished describing how much coordination the crew needed directing the driver.
My choice to have a commander as the loader I knew he was able to be the commander of the tank and loading the gun at the same time if I needed to focus on giving orders to the rest of the company. With a good driver and a good gunner you do not need to focus that much on them. It was my choice and it worked fine.
@@stefankarlsson9762 Indeed! If the OC's callsign has to fight, there are bigger problems. But hopefully everyone helps with jerrycans, ammo, track maintenace, cam nets, shell scrapes, radio watches, etc etc.
This is one of my favorite videos. More people need to watch this! And i really hope Bovington can do some more of these kind of collaborations with other tank museums around the world - theres so many interesting tanks and interesting people with information & stories to share!
I'd nearly given up on the Top five series but that was very entertaining and informative. A guy who has extensive experience of the vehicles he's talking about with an enchanting mode of delivery.
At least among mechanized infantry, the IKV 91 was known as "regnskyddad pvpjäs". A "pvpjäs" was a recoilless anti-tank gun mounted on an open car or on top of an APC, so let's translate the nickname to "anti-tank gun, rain protected".
Brilliant stuff. I have a good friend from Sweden who has stayed at my house in the UK and he says it doesn't get more Swedish than that. Love it. Thank you.
I only recently discovered Stefan and the Arsenalen museum and I love their content. Great picks for your top 5. The LK II is amazing and I hope it still makes it to Tank Fest in the future. Also when you mentioned the drivers hatch on the S-Tank, I remembered a line I once heard, "A tank is a piece of military machinery, designed to hurt people, it doesn't care who."
Love the stories. Nothing like listening to a fellow Armour Officer talk about tanks and why he likes them! Cool to hear the Swedish point of view and see the Swedish kit. Very educational! Thank you!
I have been to the tank museum a few time's so am familiar with it but this talk was great , so thank you for your time an effort for talking about these very interesting tanks .
The real way to differentiate a tank from other armored vehicles is "what is it meant to do". Tanks fight other tanks head on, SPGs are fire support, IFV are close infantry support, etc. The S-tank was meant to be a primary combat vehicle against other tanks, and that makes it a tank, period.
@@neiloflongbeck5705 Tank Destroyers are meant to shoot at other tanks, not fight them. If the enemy tanks can shoot back, TDs have a problem :P As for the WWI-era tanks they are meant as primary fighting vehicles, which I'd say makes them count as tanks. For the Mark I specifically, enemy tanks didn't even exist at the time!
@@neiloflongbeck5705 The S-tank and the Centurion that was both used at the same time was intended to be used the same way. They all use the same field manual for tank platoons. The only doctrinal difference is that the S-Tank can swim so that it can be used when you attack and water in the way. All other difference is the steps and commands when you use the weapons, manually loaded vs automated, etc. You can find in tanks.mod16.org/pdf/Pansarreglemente%20stridsvagnspluton%20%281974%29.pdf The Swedish armoured forced was primarily intended for the attack to eliminate any soviet beachhead. If you look at the test of the tank by the US vs the M60 you are on average 1.4s (If i remember correctly) slower to fire the first shell on a target but have higher hit accuracy and shorter time for the follow-up shot. So the US and British could not say that there was a clear disadvantage in not having a turret. This is all before you have moderns gun stabilization system. The armour worked find against the shell of the time but terrible again later long penetrators. So when it was designed is had some disadvantages and some advantages compared to traditional tanks. It was intended to be used the same way as a turreted tank.
@@HellbirdIV One thing I read in a book over 30 years ago about the word tank which was made up as water tank or carrier. The name tank stuck but there was another name they where going to use which was Cistern. Which is the same thing but for a smaller version of a water tank like flushing a toilet. You can imagine if the word Cistern had stuck instead of tank we would have had anti Cistern gun and or Anti Cistern Guided missiles. I here so many arguments on what is a tank and its like no that's an SPG not a tank or no that's a tank destroyer not a tank. The French label it char d'assaut which translate assault vehicle. Look at the Gulf war the Bradley IFV ended up destroying more enemy tanks than Abrams did with its TOW missiles so should it be called a tank destroyer well no its a infantry fighting vehicle. They all have a different role on the battlefield so armored vehicle maybe better but to me anything with tracks and a high calibre gun with machine guns, Cannons or missiles is a tank or just part of a family can be a tank. In modern times yes up front in the enemy face for example a modern American Abrams M1A2V4 or British Challenger 2 is a tank with a turret and that can slug it out with multiple enemy targets. No matter what a tank for me is something that can destroy the enemy protect the crew and be part of a mechanized unit and generally have tracks. A lot of countries call them different things so its a debate I see going on for a long time. See link below and look at Etymology. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank#Etymology
Growing up in Strängnäs Sweden this really bring back memories, did my military service at P10 also my mom was running the officer mässhall at P10 I Will stop by next summer when I’m back home. Great clip Karlsson och bra efternamn
Great video! Thank you for your top 5. I enjoy seeing the different lists by different presenters explaining why they chose as they did. Your personal choices are awesome.
Best one yet, thanks. But now we need a video on the CV-90, since he says it’s the best fighting vehicle ever build! Can’t believe I did service at the same time as this guy in the M41 Bulldog. 🤔
CV-90 is in my eyes a light main battle tank / troop carrier. It can be used everywhere and is the tank for the soldiers on the ground. Not super armor or gun. Just all around a grate tool for modern military. It is the tank that is perfect vs a threat that do not have battle vehicles. Light small fast and armor/troop seats making it cheap and effective. Front engine. Rear ramp into seating area for (10?) soldiers. Hydraulic suspension to work ridge lines last time I was in contact with it. Compact. Full turret. Auto loader.(?) Long service life. Most successful Swedish tank in real combat (I think) Heck it is the only tank I have had contact with my hole life. Live close to the city that built and rebuild this bad boys! They are a de-lite to see on the roads ;)
Visited Arsenalen a week ago. Very nice experience. Spacious, well organized, great variation of items, not only vehicles but also anti tank guns, hand guns, historical minatures and history in general. Inexpensive, well worth it! They handled the pandamic very well I think, adjusting and keeping open (as many others, they no longer accept cash, but that just make good sense right now inmo). Felt perfectly safe. People kept a good social distance. Be sure to set aside some time as there is much to experience there, both inside and outside the main building.
Best top 5 indeed. You have a true wealth of knowledge & experience. Also, I love the ergonomics and sensible design of the Swedish tanks. You guys really built them with the crews in mind between the wars. British tanks of the 20s/30s were ludicrous at best!
I don't know how much it is in other armies but the personal anecdotes from Stefan Karlsson makes it really obvious to at least me that he served in our armed forces; we love telling "war" stories about stuff we've done either in field exercises or if we've gone outside the countries in peacekeeping missions. Storytelling is a big part of how we spend time together, either when off duty or when resting in the field.
That's what I had been waiting for since he had shown Sofilein the Stridvagen ... or Streitwagen as first german post war development. What a progress from 1925 stridvagen to King Tiger ... in just less than 20 years.
As a fellow swed I have to say he is the most Swedish person I have ever seen.
The stiff body language, the few word, the öhhh and pause between the words. It's glorious!
Look at how his eyes sparkle at the end with the LKII. You know there is a volcano hidden in there.
As an Australian who lived in Sweden for a year totally agree , most Swedish person ever
You Swedes are funny though , I went around butchering the pronunciation of places names , why didn't anyone correct me for my ignorance of the A with an O above it as an A not an O sound untill the last month says alot about Swedish politeness .
Equal parts humbling and infuriating to attempt to convey ideas in a field in which you are an absolute expert, except in a language which you lack the grasp to convey nuance.
As someone raised on the west coast of the U.S.A., I found the video difficult to watch. I'm sure it was just as difficult for Mr. Karlsson to present, so patience is necessary, but rewarding. Excellent presentation, Mr. Karlsson, well done.
This is the MOST interesting top 5 I've ever seen. The stories, the little bits from the kitchen...priceless!
Agreed very interesting. I've never seen an L60 before. Arsenalen TH-cam channel is brilliant and funny
I agree!
You ABSOLUTELY have to locate more "old school" TCs to discuss their time in various tanks- some combat vets would be even better!
Best list of tanks I’ve watched.
As someone said, the S-Tank is a turret on tracks, so it is a hull-less tank.
@Dan Gunnarsson and Golden Eagle. The S Tank is one of my favourite all time tanks and the description its a turret on tracks or a hull-less tank or the comparison to the Jagdpanzer. But I'd compare it more to a modern version of the StuG or a Hetzer
What???
@@@paulsnell534 A Jagdpanzer is basically the same as a StuG. Only the general usage of the vehicle is different, StuG being more infantry support and Jagdpanzer being more of an antitank role. There is NO vehicle known as a Hetzer. You mean the Jagdpanzer 38(t), so it IS a Jagdpanzer. Confusion all around.
It's very clever, and can be classed as a tank or TD. Really amazing vehicle.
Princeofcups Poc it was a nickname assigned by the people who used it. Please stop gatekeeping.
Excellent talk from Mr. Karlsson and that fantastic collection of tanks! Thanks for another great Top 5 as always
I don't see how anybody can top this.
I'd like to see Ian McCullom from Forgotten weapons to do one
@@MajesticDemonLord He would just find the 5 tanks with the most guns and rank them by number of rounds carried
@@core3086 So the american M2 medium tank with it's, up to, 9 machine guns then? ^^
we need stefan and david fletcher to produce an hour long documentary on the history of tanks in europe.
how were you going to keep the run time to only an hour?
Hour minimum. I would plan on a complete series if I were you, and I would watch the heck out of it.😂😂
Love how he brings his personal experiences into his presentation...
Tack Stefan Karlsson för alla tank snuttar på tuben, du är en ikon & pärla för Arsenalen & försvaret. Det gäller för övriga i personalen på Arsenalen också.
What a wonderful Top 5. Actually, it's a bit like Top 5 meets Tank Chats. Five Tank Chats, ha ha!
Oh, I could listen to Stefan Karlsson all day.
Yeah, such personal stories too. A fine combination of details and anecdotes.
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That a tank built 100 years ago is still in running order is a testimony to the dedicated pros at this museum!
"Still" is a bit of an overstatement, since it took a lot of work to get it running again.
The bend was there when I went forward I guessed it was there driving backwards...fantastic!!!
So amazing to get a 100-year old tank serviceable again. He deserves to be proud.
It was very nice of you to give this lesson. My grandfather was drafted into the Swedish Army in 1916. He guarded the palace in Stockholm with a custom carbine with a 10 round magazine. Nana told of her grandmother being very afraid that the russians would invade again.Thanks. Good Luck, Rick
I'd love if every Top5 Tanks would be so detailed
I'm not sure all the guests would have this much knowledge, TBH. This guy is so good.
Lindybeige has a detailed top 5 video
@@cheesuschrist8248 give Lindybeige any 5 minute topic and he'll stretch it into a 90 minute rambling delight.
@@robholloway6829 and I enjoy every second of it
@@cheesuschrist8248 lindybeige is astonishing. Someone who can talk at length on topics he knows nothing about is genuinely impressive.
Very nice! I really wasn't expecting a top 5 tanks from my country's tanks museum!
Stefan is killing it. Someone's earlier comment of him being the Arsenalen's David Fletcher is right on the money. This is coming from an American by the way, but I've just noticed that David cashes in really hard on that "dry British" humor and straight faced delivery.
Stefan does the same, delivers what I can only assume is "standard Swedish humor" or "Swedish Veteran Humor", and he's doing so in his non-native tongue to the point that I easily understand what he's getting at and finding the humor in his anecdotes and stories. He's done so well joining the YouTubing Tank Museums. He keeps it interesting, fun, and easy enough for a schmuck like myself to be able to take the vehicle he's talking about and place it in history and at locations without having to Google everything.
I like that you all work together to preserve what is left.
How fun to see a collaboration! Really wonderful idea.
"Well the bend was there when I was going forward, so it must be there when I was reversing"
So obvious but also so genius at the same time.
So adding the Swedish Tank Museum to my list of museums to visit when (or if...) I travel to Europe.
The best thing about Europe is the museum's full stop . An Australian
Next advantage of the swedish museum: i don't need to leave the EU 😆
Dont forget his museum is called Arsenalen i believe... easyest way to find the right place at least
If you travel to finland you should check out Parola's tank museum. We have the BT-42 which is super cool :D. We also have a Kv-1E :)
Absolutely *brilliant* episode, nice to see some different kit.
Love this guys story, and his insanely relaxing voice, and the tank at the end looks soo damn cool too....Thanks!
It used to be the tier one in German tech tree in world of tanks blitz the leichtractor I believe it was called
A wonderful top 5, with a nice mix of personal reasons and genuinely interesting tanks. Thank you Stefan!
My last visit to Arsenalen was absolutely wonderful. We went there quite early and I thought we'd been there for maybe an hour, when the PA announced that the museum was closing for the day. We had spent ALL day in there :D
In the summer of 1985, at the end of my training as a forward observer in the artillery at A1 in Linköping, I attended a field training exercise at brigade (or larger perhaps? Part of a big exercise anyway) level at P10 Strängnäs, which was Tomas’ regiment. I was attached to a tank company to serve as a their “commander of company artillery” (Kompaniartillerichef in Swedish). It was a great exercise, great weather and super fun. I wonder if Tomas was there too, perhaps in the same company? The main drawback was they didn’t have tracked artillery observation vehicles at the tank company, so I had to make do with my wheeled, unarmored Tgb11. It was fun though. Supporting tank combat as an artilleryman was so different from supporting the infantry that I was previously used to. Much more aggressive and fast. Much more on the offensive
Easily the best ever top 5, thank you for not only your choices but also for excellent personal input 👏👍
Thank you Mr. Karlsson, your personal experiences make this presentation very enjoyable. I am greatly enjoying your Arsenalen presentations as well. Swedish AFVs are quite fascinating.
That story about the driver just whetted my appetite for more stuff like this. Great presentation!
Get this Gent with David Fletcher, what a dream team for the series! Absolute brilliance in his delivery. Thanks guys.
What an engaging presentation Stefan, you had me hooked straight away. Talk about passionate, lfmao. Great stuff mate, from Australia
Swedish S Tank - "No turret monster"
Drivers Hatch - "watch this ;-)"
Bovington: "Hey, since you're the only tank museum in the world open now, could you please do a quick "top 5" of yours for us?
Arsenalen: Heck no. We'll send you 37 minutes of our man enjoying touching and breathing all over and into everythinggggg... real tanks, the only curators who can touch reallllll tankksss.... ohyeahhhhhh.
@@johnd2058 The Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster is reopened since may the 15th.
here have some "drivers hatch decapitation monster" extra at no additional cost!!! be the 1st on your block to "lose your head" over this wonderful feature!!! accept no substitute!
@@weisschen89 Well then, PANZER, VOR! Even including the longer videos of yesteryear (formerly topped by Lindeybeige's 35), the average "5" video ran for 14 minutes. 37-14=23; 37+23= ONE FULL HOUR of Ralf Raths! C'mon, y'all need the English-language content for the new channel anyway, pleeeeeeze ^_^
th-cam.com/channels/X-plGhmq3j5tHCLXWVfX0A.html
...Averaged by rounding to the nearest whole minute, taking the average, then rounding the result to the nearest whole minute.
I mean the hatch monster sits at about the same level height-wise that a turret monster would in a tank...
Great job Stefan! My uncle Gus Aronsson a calvaryman from prior to WW2 would be proud of your museum and your choices I'm sureà
This is a brilliant piece - Stefan is a warm engaging host and I love the fact that he reckons the S-Tanks optics are better than the Leopard 2 - all I'm going to say is that SAAB were so ahead of the game with their cars I can well believe it! Great film - thank you!!
His stories and personal accounts are fantastic. Really made this a unique top 5. I love the idea of driving a tank at age 9. Lucky kid and man!! Well done.
The curator of the Swedish tank museum is really nice! I've subbed to his channel.
Nothing beats the story of driving the S tank 9 years old, Wow what a good Group of guys to make such a monumental impact on your life.
Amazing restoration! I'm always impressed when passionate people get 100year old vehicles running again. Quite impressive
Before watching video i know i will enjoy the tour . Thank you and God bless .
A 'My Top 5 tanks'-video like none. Thank you for the stories and the interesting narrating. Not to long and always interesting talk - thank you, Stefan.
By far not even close to any of the others 1000% the absolute best "top five tanks" ever done.
Thank you sir!! From NYC USA!!!
This was a real treat and I enjoyed it IMMENSELY!!!
Absolutely fantastic video, thanks to Stefan and his colleagues and all the background team such as editing etc.
this is a really nice Top 5, one of the best ones in quite a while... I like how he takes the time to tell a little story or two he has about each tank.
Fantastic personal story from your boyhood experience driving the S-tank. Thank you for sharing very this very personal story. I loved it. And well done with the lk II.
It's always fascinating to hear from a surviving veteran of the Battle of Hoth.
His English is way better than mine! Driving tanks since age 9? Very Blessed! Thank You for your efforts.
Fantastic, thank you so much! Looking forward to visit both Bovington and Arsenalen!
That is awesome, being the Director and the Creator of a cool museum!
Stefan and David (Fletcher) ALWAYS gets an upvote and if you have not seen it, Stefans recent "How to cook food in a tank" video is pure gold
I am impressed that Stefan described choosing a tank commander as his loader while he needed to have his head outside the tank to fight the remainder of his company. That is an inspired choice, because he'd just finished describing how much coordination the crew needed directing the driver.
My choice to have a commander as the loader I knew he was able to be the commander of the tank and loading the gun at the same time if I needed to focus on giving orders to the rest of the company. With a good driver and a good gunner you do not need to focus that much on them. It was my choice and it worked fine.
@@stefankarlsson9762 Indeed! If the OC's callsign has to fight, there are bigger problems. But hopefully everyone helps with jerrycans, ammo, track maintenace, cam nets, shell scrapes, radio watches, etc etc.
Great thanks, the personal perspective added a good touch. As for Mr Karlsson, well done sir, your English was excellent.
Had the great pleasure of visiting Arsenalen last summer, a splendid locale and collection. Aspiring to visit Bovington next time the chance is given
First time I've heard someone describe firing the main weapon on a tank as "adorable"!
Indy Neidell described The Renault FT 17 as being really cute in his Top 5
Ben Poupard: .. that might depend on they never killed anyone with it.
@@acediadekay3793 to be fair English isn't his first language
Hats of to this guy his English is really good . Not always easy to say somethings in English. As I have friends in Sweden and Finland. Cool vid .
This is one of my favorite videos. More people need to watch this! And i really hope Bovington can do some more of these kind of collaborations with other tank museums around the world - theres so many interesting tanks and interesting people with information & stories to share!
I'd nearly given up on the Top five series but that was very entertaining and informative. A guy who has extensive experience of the vehicles he's talking about with an enchanting mode of delivery.
That was fascinating to hear. The more I hear from Stefan the more interesting he becomes. Thank you.
Excellent top 5 and I love the stories. Listening to tankers talk about their tanks...priceless.
Haven't got 6 minutes into this posting yet I feel that I have to thank you, in advance for your knowledge, insight and especially your service.
At least among mechanized infantry, the IKV 91 was known as "regnskyddad pvpjäs". A "pvpjäs" was a recoilless anti-tank gun mounted on an open car or on top of an APC, so let's translate the nickname to "anti-tank gun, rain protected".
26:00 "Well, the bend isn't going away is it sir? I'll just go back the way I came" love that attitude xD And the memory!
What a wonderful top 5. I've learn so much about these fascinating vehicles. Thank you.
Thank you, Stefan, for sharing your stories.
A brilliant collaboration of two great museums. Very well done. Thank you.
A top five tanks that really tell you why....fantastically told and personal...
Absolutely brilliant!
Brilliant stuff. I have a good friend from Sweden who has stayed at my house in the UK and he says it doesn't get more Swedish than that. Love it. Thank you.
It's really nice to see it narrated by a man who used to work the trade, so to speak. Great content! :D
Thank You! Many greetings from 🇦🇹Austria 🏔⛷🛶🍺🥨😎👍💙💙💙🌞🌞🌞🐺Europe!
The crossover we never knew we needed.
Intressant - tack så mycket!
I only recently discovered Stefan and the Arsenalen museum and I love their content.
Great picks for your top 5. The LK II is amazing and I hope it still makes it to Tank Fest in the future.
Also when you mentioned the drivers hatch on the S-Tank, I remembered a line I once heard, "A tank is a piece of military machinery, designed to hurt people, it doesn't care who."
Love the stories. Nothing like listening to a fellow Armour Officer talk about tanks and why he likes them! Cool to hear the Swedish point of view and see the Swedish kit. Very educational! Thank you!
I have been to the tank museum a few time's so am familiar with it but this talk was great , so thank you for your time an effort for talking about these very interesting tanks .
An absolutely great video that went indepth on the vehicles as well as being different to most other choices that are usually picked 😁👍
Thanks!
If the S-tank isn't a tank then all the WW1 tanks other than the FT-17 are not tanks. But as they are tanks the S-Tank is a tank.
The real way to differentiate a tank from other armored vehicles is "what is it meant to do". Tanks fight other tanks head on, SPGs are fire support, IFV are close infantry support, etc. The S-tank was meant to be a primary combat vehicle against other tanks, and that makes it a tank, period.
@@HellbirdIV then what is a Jagdpanzer IV or an M18 Hellcat, or for that matter a Tank Mk1?
@@neiloflongbeck5705 Tank Destroyers are meant to shoot at other tanks, not fight them. If the enemy tanks can shoot back, TDs have a problem :P
As for the WWI-era tanks they are meant as primary fighting vehicles, which I'd say makes them count as tanks. For the Mark I specifically, enemy tanks didn't even exist at the time!
@@neiloflongbeck5705 The S-tank and the Centurion that was both used at the same time was intended to be used the same way. They all use the same field manual for tank platoons. The only doctrinal difference is that the S-Tank can swim so that it can be used when you attack and water in the way. All other difference is the steps and commands when you use the weapons, manually loaded vs automated, etc. You can find in tanks.mod16.org/pdf/Pansarreglemente%20stridsvagnspluton%20%281974%29.pdf
The Swedish armoured forced was primarily intended for the attack to eliminate any soviet beachhead.
If you look at the test of the tank by the US vs the M60 you are on average 1.4s (If i remember correctly) slower to fire the first shell on a target but have higher hit accuracy and shorter time for the follow-up shot. So the US and British could not say that there was a clear disadvantage in not having a turret. This is all before you have moderns gun stabilization system. The armour worked find against the shell of the time but terrible again later long penetrators.
So when it was designed is had some disadvantages and some advantages compared to traditional tanks. It was intended to be used the same way as a turreted tank.
@@HellbirdIV One thing I read in a book over 30 years ago about the word tank which was made up as water tank or carrier. The name tank stuck but there was another name they where going to use which was Cistern. Which is the same thing but for a smaller version of a water tank like flushing a toilet. You can imagine if the word Cistern had stuck instead of tank we would have had anti Cistern gun and or Anti Cistern Guided missiles. I here so many arguments on what is a tank and its like no that's an SPG not a tank or no that's a tank destroyer not a tank. The French label it char d'assaut which translate assault vehicle. Look at the Gulf war the Bradley IFV ended up destroying more enemy tanks than Abrams did with its TOW missiles so should it be called a tank destroyer well no its a infantry fighting vehicle. They all have a different role on the battlefield so armored vehicle maybe better but to me anything with tracks and a high calibre gun with machine guns, Cannons or missiles is a tank or just part of a family can be a tank. In modern times yes up front in the enemy face for example a modern American Abrams M1A2V4 or British Challenger 2 is a tank with a turret and that can slug it out with multiple enemy targets. No matter what a tank for me is something that can destroy the enemy protect the crew and be part of a mechanized unit and generally have tracks. A lot of countries call them different things so its a debate I see going on for a long time. See link below and look at Etymology.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank#Etymology
Growing up in Strängnäs Sweden this really bring back memories, did my military service at P10 also my mom was running the officer mässhall at P10 I Will stop by next summer when I’m back home. Great clip Karlsson och bra efternamn
Don't skip this one tank fans! This is top tier, and full of really juicy details about AFV's and real-life experiences.
I've been fascinated by the "S" tank since I was young.... Getting the LK running again is a major achievement, BRAVO!!
To me this is the best top 5 tanks so far. It's been an amazing learning experience as well.
Still fun to see the S-tank.. I love that weird cheesewedge that we swedes developed. :)
It was a brilliant development!
Great video! Thank you for your top 5. I enjoy seeing the different lists by different presenters explaining why they chose as they did. Your personal choices are awesome.
Best top five tanks ever, Stefan gave a heartfelt and fascinating presentation.
This is my favorite tank chat. Swedes just make sense to me. I love the background.
Great video, he sounds like a typical Swede talking English, I loved it.
Best one yet, thanks.
But now we need a video on the CV-90, since he says it’s the best fighting vehicle ever build!
Can’t believe I did service at the same time as this guy in the M41 Bulldog. 🤔
CV-90 is in my eyes a light main battle tank / troop carrier. It can be used everywhere and is the tank for the soldiers on the ground. Not super armor or gun. Just all around a grate tool for modern military. It is the tank that is perfect vs a threat that do not have battle vehicles. Light small fast and armor/troop seats making it cheap and effective.
Front engine. Rear ramp into seating area for (10?) soldiers. Hydraulic suspension to work ridge lines last time I was in contact with it. Compact. Full turret. Auto loader.(?) Long service life. Most successful Swedish tank in real combat (I think) Heck it is the only tank I have had contact with my hole life. Live close to the city that built and rebuild this bad boys! They are a de-lite to see on the roads ;)
What army or country did you serve in?
I love how Swedish he is! especially the ööhhh and the concise sentances.
As a Chieftain and Challenger 1 driver, I love the Centurion driver story.
To list top 5 in these collections is like choosing which of your child you love the most! Brilliant display!
Visited Arsenalen a week ago. Very nice experience. Spacious, well organized, great variation of items, not only vehicles but also anti tank guns, hand guns, historical minatures and history in general.
Inexpensive, well worth it! They handled the pandamic very well I think, adjusting and keeping open (as many others, they no longer accept cash, but that just make good sense right now inmo).
Felt perfectly safe. People kept a good social distance. Be sure to set aside some time as there is much to experience there, both inside and outside the main building.
Best top 5 indeed.
You have a true wealth of knowledge & experience.
Also, I love the ergonomics and sensible design of the Swedish tanks. You guys really built them with the crews in mind between the wars.
British tanks of the 20s/30s were ludicrous at best!
Always interesting to listen to someone explain the job he loves
I don't know how much it is in other armies but the personal anecdotes from Stefan Karlsson makes it really obvious to at least me that he served in our armed forces; we love telling "war" stories about stuff we've done either in field exercises or if we've gone outside the countries in peacekeeping missions. Storytelling is a big part of how we spend time together, either when off duty or when resting in the field.
That's what I had been waiting for since he had shown Sofilein the Stridvagen ... or Streitwagen as first german post war development.
What a progress from 1925 stridvagen to King Tiger ... in just less than 20 years.
This was an amazing Top 5
Great choices! I hope The Tank Museum will get the director of Kubinka to do one of these as well as the Director of the Panzer Museum in Germany.
This is by far the best edition of "Top 5 Tanks".
Thank you. Really interesting to hear your perspective.
Lovely to see the running LK II. It really is an interesting vehicle.
Thank you Sir. Not only for this great video but for watching the NATO Northern flanks.
Absolutley fantastic collaboration. Really loved the little details from the stories. MOAR pls.
Love the longer shows. Thank you so much.