I was born in 2001 and I got all my Dad's action man figures, and whenever we went to a car boot sale I got some as a present, one of the best things I ever got was the Action Man Scorpion Tank! That's what started my love of armoured vehicles and tanks, and I still have it to boot!
You look after those Action Man figures and kit. I still have some of my stuff from the 1960s and 70s and it still brings me great joy. I sadly sold some of it some years ago and I regret it. Hang on to it! Enjoy!
My mate had the training tower with death slide and proper wooden crates filled with grenade...allied and german potato mashers...spent many an afternoon in his backyard....happy days....we let our imagination run wild.
The Challenger 2 MBT is an impressive tank hopefully the Challenger 3 will be even more impressive and deadly, I do need to go to tank fest one of these days to experience the noise the thunder of tanks. I am restoring a Chieftain MK10 MBT that is fully operational and very nearly restored all we have left to do is to respray the outside. I intend to post videos on how to maintain the Chieftain, starting procedures of the engine, starting and operating turret, using the improved fire control system (IFCS), trimming the gyroscopes system to stabilise the 120mm barrel and many other features on the Chieftain MBT like operating the search light. I will also discuss the L60 Leyland engine good and bad points. We recently restored better than new condition Leyland 804 tractor check out the video you folks will be surprised looks like new.
Boxer is going to replace a lot of vehicles but I still think we need a IFV that is tracked like the Warrior and the Best replacement for it would be a modular tracked vehicle that you can change the modules on so it could be used for different roles if required
"Hit the bell if you don't want to miss any content." Me: has hit the bell, STILL MISSES CONTENT 😭 I don't want to miss any content any more Mr. Tankmen Sirs. Please don't make me ride on the back of the Sherman, that top mounted .50 is miles away!
My dad was in WW2 and did retire after a good bit of service I did manage to get a few things out of him along with tears along the way, and they will stay with me forever. I guess nothing like what he had experienced RIP dad and the others
I was listening to an interview with an American Gulf War veteran the other day. He told how he was doing recon--in a humvee. I was perplexed. Why do recon in an unarmored vehicle with no built-in armament when there are all these vehicles specifically made for such duty? He recounted how artillery shells were exploding around him and his detachment, and how that instills the fear of being killed. Yes it does, for sure. But if you're in a reconnaissance vehicle with some armor protection, maybe you feel more safe, because you actually are more safe? I just couldn't understand doing reconnaissance in a humvee when there are other vehicles designed for the purpose. You'd thing the well-funded American military could do better at the front.
You talk about the humvee when we were driving around in the Jakcal. That thing would roll and crush people easily in operations plus everyone in it were totally exposed. Not a good vehicle.
Modern Tanks: fire powerful shells that can precisely target your nose hair 50 miles away. This one 0:04 : guy throws a grenade at ya while yelling "biscuits, haggis, eel pie!"
Yes, the Firefly, which used an Australian technology package for adapting the 17 pounder anti-tank gun to a tank turret. It was an effective ambush weapon and more of a turreted tank destroyer than a general purpose tank, due to the awkward operating conditions inside the turret.
@@michaelguerin56Ever heard of W. G. K. Kilbourn ? "i’m going to ask you a question, K. But before doing so I must want you that the Americans say it is impossible, the British Army says it is impossible, and as a last resort I have come to you. The question is, can you by any chance put a 17 pounder gun in the American Sherman?” “I told London to ring me back in the morning when I would have the answer one way or the other. I brought all the drawings back here to the house, worked on it all night, and by modifying the breech of the gun, using parts from other gun mountings and without drastically altering the turret, I found I could get the gun in with one-eighth of an inch to spare! The next morning I gave London the answer and I was told to get a special design team together and work like stink to finish the job by Christmas. When it was all finished, I was sent down to a ministry establishment at Fort Halstead where I had to lay it all out in front of a dozen or so brass hats before it was finally agreed that it could be done.”
I was born in 2001 and I got all my Dad's action man figures, and whenever we went to a car boot sale I got some as a present, one of the best things I ever got was the Action Man Scorpion Tank! That's what started my love of armoured vehicles and tanks, and I still have it to boot!
You look after those Action Man figures and kit. I still have some of my stuff from the 1960s and 70s and it still brings me great joy. I sadly sold some of it some years ago and I regret it. Hang on to it! Enjoy!
@@gunner678 I intend to, and when my various nephews are old enough to appreciate it (And not utterly mangle it) I think I'll pass it onto them
My mate had the training tower with death slide and proper wooden crates filled with grenade...allied and german potato mashers...spent many an afternoon in his backyard....happy days....we let our imagination run wild.
My mom wanted a girl so I got my sister hand me down Barbie
I had the scorpion but I didn’t end up hanging onto it
Went to Tankfest this year for the first time, brilliant experience, thoroughly recommend it
Thank you for sharing these videos
I dunno about being a "strange breed", but I love the idea of the Recce Mechs xD literally the tank ambulance
the correct field terminology for deploying troops from a carrier is "de-arsing the vehicle"
The Scimitar slamming through those gears was very very entertaining! The driver would have had a great time 😂
The Challenger 2 MBT is an impressive tank hopefully the Challenger 3 will be even more impressive and deadly, I do need to go to tank fest one of these days to experience the noise the thunder of tanks.
I am restoring a Chieftain MK10 MBT that is fully operational and very nearly restored all we have left to do is to respray the outside. I intend to post videos on how to maintain the Chieftain, starting procedures of the engine, starting and operating turret, using the improved fire control system (IFCS), trimming the gyroscopes system to stabilise the 120mm barrel and many other features on the Chieftain MBT like operating the search light. I will also discuss the L60 Leyland engine good and bad points.
We recently restored better than new condition Leyland 804 tractor check out the video you folks will be surprised looks like new.
Just to say the super cat is not made in honiton it is made at Dunkeswell. Dunkeswell is a small village about 8/ 9 miles from honiton.
Boxer is going to replace a lot of vehicles but I still think we need a IFV that is tracked like the Warrior and the Best replacement for it would be a modular tracked vehicle that you can change the modules on so it could be used for different roles if required
Love seeing the challenger2s
I can not get over how close the turret is to the drivers head it looks like if they hit a bump the driver lose his head on the turret
We need to start designing a replacement for the Challenger 3 and something the new tank should have Chobham 3 and a new British gun
Wow, look like very well suited vehicles for practical use in warfare, even today..........!!!
Is that a learning sticker on the scimiter
Спасибо, очень познавательно.)
Great show presented in this fest 👏👌👍
I was there it was a brilliant day,saw tiger 131 ;)
Question … how many beers can the Recce Mechs typically extract from a tank crew after extracting a tank from a nice deep mud hole or ditch? 🙂
as many as they can get lol.
We know a little something about the Armour of the Challenger 2 in WarThunder
I'm sure that's accurate.
@@shanepatrick4534 yeah thanks to good ol Challenger 2 Commander chap.
@@SpiderPigggg That naughty boy. I understand now.
@@ABrit-bt6ce Now everyone and their grandmother knows where to pen a Chally 2
Brilliant
"Hit the bell if you don't want to miss any content."
Me: has hit the bell, STILL MISSES CONTENT 😭 I don't want to miss any content any more Mr. Tankmen Sirs.
Please don't make me ride on the back of the Sherman, that top mounted .50 is miles away!
amazing
"The armour on Challenger is still a secret"
Are you sure about that?
it is even after the Warthunder leaks.
About 6 people know exactly what it’s made of, and none of them comments on TH-cam videos or Reddit
@@SvenTheSveed Sir, a Challenger commander posted classified information about the tank. Literally EVERYONE can know if they search for it.
@@friedyzostas9998 that document had nothing to do with the armour composition.
@@SvenTheSveed Do you have a souce to back up your claim? 😂
ngl Challanger 2 was quite impressive by the looks of it :)
My dad was in WW2 and did retire after a good bit of service I did manage to get a few things out of him along with tears along the way, and they will stay with me forever. I guess nothing like what he had experienced RIP dad and the others
I was listening to an interview with an American Gulf War veteran the other day. He told how he was doing recon--in a humvee. I was perplexed. Why do recon in an unarmored vehicle with no built-in armament when there are all these vehicles specifically made for such duty? He recounted how artillery shells were exploding around him and his detachment, and how that instills the fear of being killed. Yes it does, for sure. But if you're in a reconnaissance vehicle with some armor protection, maybe you feel more safe, because you actually are more safe? I just couldn't understand doing reconnaissance in a humvee when there are other vehicles designed for the purpose. You'd thing the well-funded American military could do better at the front.
You talk about the humvee when we were driving around in the Jakcal. That thing would roll and crush people easily in operations plus everyone in it were totally exposed. Not a good vehicle.
In Desert Storm we did recon for the 2nd Cav in the M3 cavalry version of the Bradley IFV
Would a modern tank (eg challenger 2) have been able to deal with WW1 trenches… it looks low to the ground?
normal tank can step over 3m trench with speed.... if the trench is wider it simple destroys it th-cam.com/video/gqWDodS4LdU/w-d-xo.html
War moves too fast these days to be able to build these sort of trench networks
One guy in high vis, one guy in camouflage... Makes sense...
80 mph down the motorway eh? ;-)
With fast turning turrets I would get very disorientated!
That's where Ajax comes into play.... Lol
Where’s Trojan?
Modern Tanks: fire powerful shells that can precisely target your nose hair 50 miles away.
This one 0:04 : guy throws a grenade at ya while yelling "biscuits, haggis, eel pie!"
Your joke license has been revoked
:)
Tonk
Why don't they send the warrior and senator to Ukraine come on let's get them out there no real training needed
One Richard Smith OBE intrusion too many. Unsubscribed.
Funny , the best British tank in WWII was the Sherman.😂
Yeah, the one with the British gun !
Firefly.
Actually it was comet.
@@garyhewitt489 Comet doesn’t really count .. too late.. but it was good , So was Firefly
Yes, the Firefly, which used an Australian technology package for adapting the 17 pounder anti-tank gun to a tank turret. It was an effective ambush weapon and more of a turreted tank destroyer than a general purpose tank, due to the awkward operating conditions inside the turret.
@@michaelguerin56Ever heard of W. G. K. Kilbourn ?
"i’m going to ask you a question, K. But before doing so I must want you that the Americans say it is impossible, the British Army says it is impossible, and as a last resort I have come to you. The question is, can you by any chance put a 17 pounder gun in the American Sherman?”
“I told London to ring me back in the morning when I would have the answer one way or the other. I brought all the drawings back here to the house, worked on it all night, and by modifying the breech of the gun, using parts from other gun mountings and without drastically altering the turret, I found I could get the gun in with one-eighth of an inch to spare! The next morning I gave London the answer and I was told to get a special design team together and work like stink to finish the job by Christmas. When it was all finished, I was sent down to a ministry establishment at Fort Halstead where I had to lay it all out in front of a dozen or so brass hats before it was finally agreed that it could be done.”
@@garyhewitt489 You Tube: Armoured Archives: Sherman Firefly - Design & Development - Lost Aussie Connection
British tanks are about the same quality as British cars.
Only the extremely old ones are remembered fondly with the occasional overly expensive mediocre one made by hand in tiny numbers still being made?
@@spamuraigranatabru1149 you’re talking about Saladin and Ajax, aren’t you?
@@bob_the_bomb4508 You are implying i would speak so highly of it.
@@spamuraigranatabru1149 good point :)
Ah,bless!
That "Jackal 2" is just a pathetic joke of a vehicle. C'mon man!!
How?