Chieftain's Q&A 28: Scouts, Strykers, Something Something is Worse Than You Think.
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Yet more questions asked primarily by patreon supporters of the appropriate tier. Seems to be a lot of Stryker and cavalry questions this time around. For the full list of questions asked thus far, see https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Wn7idsif2-ifK7SlgJ4tE0H7P9c4zASi_kSEu8rIS4/edit#heading=h.mwc5y9bd9pm7 Links: Modern US Vehicle Procurement: https://youtube.com/live/oYzzwZpqNUE Tank Assault: Soviet manual for WW2 armored formations: http://stm44.com Schofield Prototype on Trials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kzXe4TcJI 0:00 Admin 3:23 Opinion on Boxer vs Stryker 7:12 Strangest/weirdest tank battle in history 7:37 Tank damage, repair or write-off 10:05 MBT classification 11:26 Which is more realistic, Girls und Panzer or World of Tanks? 11:45 Best and worst filming location for the Chieftain 12:31 M10 and the fate of the M1128 MGS 13:54 Tank and anti-tank deception 15:42 Brigades giving way to the division once again? 17:07 Favorite NA diesel locomotive 18:04 Why were tank destroyers used in urban combat? 19:24 Causes for Ukrainian losses to mines? 21:01 Lack of training for new equipment 22:55 The Schofield tank 25:00 Ideas from foreign militaries for the US to consider 26:43 Amphibious capabilities for a Bradley replacement? 29:39 Are 200 Zeroes A Lot? 29:59 Sherman Calliope 30:50 Solid side skirts 32:11 The tactical zig-zag 33:17 Tank turrets on US naval vessels 34:19 Commonalities in vehicle design 34:46 "Borrowing" vehicle designs 35:07 Autoloader out of ammo 35:22 Crewman height limit 36:00 Ajax vs Boxer 36:36 Good tank simulator games 37:31 Lack of dedicated tank engines 40:51 Soviet/Russian correlation of forces and means 41:22 Drone swarm defenses for a battalion 42:09 Why no ACAV for Europe? 42:40 Salvage or destroy an M1 43:16 Status of Stryker Dragoon 45:13 MPF and M1A3 conflicting niches? 46:48 Most overrated WW2 tank 47:03 Ukrainian airborne T-80 47:30 French vs Russian autoloader 47:40 Why only M48 in Vietnam? 48:02 Pros and cons of HESH 49:01 Soviet opinion of Valentine 49:53 Initial omission of muzzle brake on 76mm 52:03 ARSV program 56:29 Designing a future US recon vehicle 58:19 Aberdeen Soviet test reports 58:46 Rarity of infrared countermeasures 59:34 Belleville washer suspension 1:01:22 Soviet rear-facing MG 1:02:05 US Army equivalent to Constant Peg 1:03:13 Autoloader types and unmanned turrets Merchandise (The carousel below seems dodgy) https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Twitter...erm.. X: https://twitter.com/Chieftain_armor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chieftain_moran/ And TikTok (Not that there's much on it yet) https://www.tiktok.com/@the_chieftains_hatch Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Or just use the Youtube Thanks feature.
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