Going back to basics for this one. In order to hit the target, you have to get the range to the target. I'll take 25 minutes explaining different mechanisms for doing so. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Subscribestar: https://www.sub...

And we're back with this month's slew of creative questions submitted by viewers and patreons. 0:00 Admin notes. 02:06 What is my favourite Star Trek ship, and which version of Enterprise? 02:37 Were the M247 and XM246 as bad as all the stories paint them? 07:18 Diesel vs turbine powerplant 10:53...

The Italians were a very odd combination of very forward and quite conservative thinking in the inter-war period. Pure horse cavalry divisions were to work alongside armored divisions in a war of maneuver. As always, though we may well criticize the Italian armored units with the benefit of hinds...

The tour of the various powers continues, now looking into the rather unfortunate state of affairs which controlled how the French would decide to fight the next war against Germany. Again, in support of the WW2 Channel... Various sources: The Challenge of Change, Eugenia Kiesling Military Innova...

The April Q&A which has definitely shifted to May.... Topics vary from taking your tank on a foreign river cruise to Canadian pot sabot. Links... T-Shirt: https://everpress.com/the-chieftain The Chieftain's Scout Car Fund: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypa...

Amongst other things. 00:00 Admin 05:32 Is putting a missile onto an IFV really worth it? 11:09 How noticeable are the external sounds of battle in a tank? 12:28 What's the practical difference between cannon, autocannon and coax? 15:48 What can I tell you about the tank rampage in San Diego? 19:...

[Update: Sold for $287,500] As you can imagine, the interior tour of the vehicle. No prizes for guessing roughly when I destroyed my primary microphone...

[Update Sold for $230,000.] Part two of the tour of the M41 76mm Gun Light Tank, on sale later this week, and the last of this salvo from RIAC. Lessons have been learned about sound and lighting from the experience, so I expect significant improvement in future.

Your friendly history lesson, with a little bit of Op-Ed thrown in, some parts of the 1940 campaign in France of which many folks weren't aware. Why was Guderian relieved of command? Why might condoms have changed the course of the war? What's a Niwi? Was the French failure one of doctrine, or ex...

In early 1944, it was time to decide what tank to build for 1945 service, and also to decide what modifications to ship for tanks already fielded. These readings from the archives should give an idea of why the European Theater wanted a 90mm gun Sherman, why Armored Force wanted a 90mm gun Sherma...

A change of style: I dig into the archives and read out commentary from fact-finding tours by officers from the US who went to North Africa to see how the equipment they were sending overseas was performing. Added to, of course, by my unique commentary. Turns out this was longer than I thought, s...

And for another month of mirth and merriment... And questions. Continuing with the typical wide spectrum, we cover anything from endangered Marine species to the Turret Monster. And we introduce a new monthly feature. Clicky-things: Article on rifles and rocks vs tanks: https://worldoftanks.com/e...

[Update: Sold for $46,000] Continuing the series of vehicles which Rock Island Auction Company has been nice enough to let me film, we move onto a logistics vehicle in which which many of you may have ridden. Note: A comment from DUKWDriver below who owns one of these things indicates a flaw in t...

This Panzer 61 AA9 looks like it's straight from the rebuild depot, and, like the other vehicles with the RIA logo in the thumbnail, was available in their then-upcoming auction. Sales price: $149,500

[Update: Sold for $230,000] The last from this salvo from Rock Island Auction Company (Because the auction is this week), the M41 light tank, this one ex of Guatemalan service.

Joining me for a live discussion are MG Dean, PEO GCS, and BG Norman, Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team, as we discuss how the US Army selects and develops its vehicles today. 00:00 Futzing around and intro. 02:37 Guest introductions 03:30 What is a PEO GCS and why do we need ...

Part 2 of 2. Indeed, this is so high-speed that I didn't get to cover Hangar 4 as I would like.

Part two of the two-part view of what it was like to partake in the Ontario Regiment Museum's convoy of over 40 vehicles to a parade and Remembrance Day Ceremony. This is long, with plenty of background noise over the intercom. You've been warned

Yet again, I field questions from the field, as it were. Document on the use of the ACR. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a471143.pdf Harry Yeide video (The Tank Killers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknnpIzFPQQ British soldier arrest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagstaff_hill_inc...

Continuing on this new monthly series. Feel free to post questions below. No guarantee I'll get to them, but I will add them to the patreon-supplied list. 00:31 When would I estimate if it has at all that the “trade speed for armor” philosophy of Leopard 1, AMX 30, & Type 61 fade away in deferenc...

[Update: Sold for $11,500] The (in)famous Gama Goat... Again, available for sale over at Rock Island Auction Company, Sep 2018.

Continuing from the original video: I dig into the archives and read out commentary from fact-finding tours by officers from the US who went to North Africa to see how the equipment they were sending overseas was performing. Added to, of course, by my unique commentary. Turns out this was longer ...

The first of a series of Q&A sessions, with questions provided by patreon folks. 00:16 What would I Consider to be the 5 most successful tanks? 02:34 What’s the deal with the M4A3E4 which was supplied under MDAP? 04:30 Would have Black Prince been better with a Meteor than a Bedford & would it ha...

A couple months back, Bernard from MHV sat me in front of a couple of FlaK towers in Vienna and let me ramble on for most of an hour. Now I get to return the favour, with additional activities in the background