There is no vehicle more critical to the US military than the Bluebird All-American. Pretty much every serviceman and woman has been on one of these things from the day they they entered basic training. It has no armor, no guns, and is entirely unglamorous, but you always loved seeing one roll up...

Textron is submitting what it's terming its "M5" to meet US Army requirements. This particular one is optimised for the Counter-UAS role (i.e. anti-drone configuration, in plain English). Clark Lindner gives me the low-down. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Dire...

The Ford 3-Ton (It's much easier than saying the full name) was designed to be the American equivalent of the FT, but even smaller and lighter. For better or worse, not so many were built, and two remain. This is the better one. Thanks to the US Army's Ordnance Collection and the financial suppor...

T1E2 is the third variant of a series of light tanks which the US Army ordered in the late 1920s in order to explore the technical capabilities of tanks a decade after WW1. Thanks to the US Army's Ordnance Collection and the financial support from Patreons, merchandise purchasors, or other direct...

During The Emergency (WW2 to most of the world), Ireland realised it needed to suddenly expand its armed forces, and it turned to local industry to meet the needs. Originally intended merely for airfield defense, the first series of conversions from civilian truck chassis proved to be surprisingl...

A massive export success providing reasonable capability for a very affordable cost, the Panhard AML series of armored cars would be found in service with over 50 nations. Ireland had several variants, these two videos will cover the CS and HB variants. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChief...

The first of the M1s to come off the production line (so early that it was still officially an XM1) was "Thunderbolt", named after Creighton Abrams' tanks in WW2. This short video will cover a few of the features of the very earliest variant of the M1. Thanks to the US Army's Ordnance Collection ...

During a recent visit to Vienna, I commandeered Mr Franz Brodl for a couple of hours to talk about Austrian armored vehicles, and the Panzerhalle collection of the HGM downtown. Turned out to be about an hour and a half, so here's 45 minutes to get you started. Apologies for the audio trouble. Pa...

The last video from my trip to the Ordnance collection in what was then Fort Lee, VA. (It has since been renamed as Fort Gregg-Adams). I'm sure I'll come back to film some more vehicles which caught my attention, but this is a bit of a teaser of some of the other things which are present.

The Vickers Utility Tractor started out life as a Carden-Lloyd design, eventually bought up by Vickers and continuing to be sold as the Vickers Light Carrier, Vickers Artillery Tractor, and other subvariants. This one is found in the Royal Military Museum in Brussels, and seems quite compatible w...

t the Ordnance Collection in Fort Lee, two interesting 'missing link' vehicles. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/thechieftain Merchandise https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-s...

The Skeleton Tank, AKA the Spider Tank, was a proof-of-concept from the WW1 era to try to combine the light weight of a smaller tank with the off-road and trench crossing capability of a larger tank. Video filmed at the Training Support Facility, Ft Lee, VA. Financial donations: Patreon: https://...

Bv 202 is a Swedish articulated amphibious tracked vehicle designed for operation in particular in snowy conditions or soft ground. This one also is at the Ontario Regiment Museum. But you don't care about that. What you care about is if I fit in it or not. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheC...

A brief discussion on the merits and disadvantages of having a collapsible Sherman. Belgian Linkies: https://warheritage.be/en https://belgiumbattlefield.be/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Twitter...erm.. X: https://twitter.com/Chieftain_armor Instagram: https://www.instagra...

An example of how to buid a...erm... compact vehicle, this was a massive export success providing reasonable capability for a very affordable cost, the Panhard AML series of armored cars would be found in service with over 50 nations. Ireland had several variants, this second video covers mainly ...

The Iltis 'jeep', Canada's answer to the M151. Small, nimble, easy to push when it gets stuck. And apparently much unloved. Filmed at the Ontario Regiment Museum. Merchandise (The carousel below seems dodgy) https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/ Public facebook page: https://www...

The T88 HMC was a prototype SPG placing a 105mm howitzer into an M18. This survivor is at the Fort Lee TSF, the Ordnance Collection. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/thechieftain Merc...

So there's this chain challenge going around where modellers are showing off their work areas and their stash. I don't have much of a work area, but I do have a stash. The challenger: Small Soldier: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR5XlojBFvfr7mjvMyzHNZA Follow-ons: Clifton Smith: https://www.yo...

One of the CVR(T) Variants Belgium used was the Sultan, the command track. Small and compact, but the one they had handy was fully equipped inside. We'll come back to the vehicle for a more in-depth look at some future point, but this I thought was interesting enough. Belgian Linkies: https://war...

Before putting rounds downrange, it is far more cost-efficient to do training with various aids which develop skills in tracking and laying. These days, of course, we have computers and other simulators to help us do the job, but before then, or if you just want to save a bit of money, old-school...

You've probably seen over on his channel that we did a video together. Well, it would be silly to just do one, so I brought a camera out and about with me as well. In the unlikely event that you are unaware of his channel, go here. https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenWeapons/

So there is this Facebook page called “Tankers”. They basically post videos and images of tanks around the world. What better thing to do with FB? They showed up at Fort Benning at the Sullivan Cup, and I put one of them in front of my camera. https://www.facebook.com/Tankersofficial Financial do...

Another hour of fun-filled discussion, from fitting M10s with SCUBA gear for underwater operation to the (lack of) success of Sergeant Blast. Timestamps to follow in an edit. Links to Things. Torsion Bar Suspension History: https://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/eARMOR/content/issues/2002/MAR_APR/Arm...

A simple overview of various parts of the tank and how they work.