Chieftain's Q&A #11
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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://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the_chieftain 00:00 Greetings and channel admin/merchandising! 02:10 Which five armored vehicles which no longer exist would I like to do a Hatch on? 04:06 Why was the Vickers 75mm HV not used on Centurion? 04:43 What is my opinion of exercises like Defender 2020? Is it a return to Reforger? 07:35 What would be my ideal tank? 11:00 What was the purpose of Japanese/Korean active suspension. 13:57 What are my favourite design features which though interesting had to be taken back behind the shed. 15:54 Does Bradley deserve its poor reputation? 18:05 If I could make any one change to a tank, what would it be? 18:38 Will heavy vehicles be emphasized for urban fighting? 20:10 With today’s technology could we make Maus or T28? 21:10 What are my top “say what?” moments in the archive which led me down the rabbit hole? 22:12 Would it make more sense to separate out troops from the IFVs to have small troop carriers and purpose designed FVs? 23:00 Would the US have been more or less prepared for WW2 had anyone other than Barnes been in charge of US Army R&D. 24:55 What is Canadian Pot Sabot and why is it different from other sabot rounds? 29:17 Pastimes or sports which are not gun related. 31:03 GOTM 35:42 What concessions did NATO allies tanks make for NBC fighting. 38:30 Why wasn’t Panther proof against ATRs from the beginning? 42:42 When tanks were used for indirect fire, how was fire direction handled? 46:08 Why did the Soviets apparently not care about gun depression? 47:00 Are there any tanks which may have existed but cannot say for sure? 48:01 How easy or difficult is it for a loader to load the gun offroad on the move? 50:51 How has the tank been used in counter-insurgency? 53:32 I had mentioned that we did not use the NBC system on M1 for fear of fire. What gives? 54:27 What are my thoughts on Girls und Panzer 55:04 How effective were tracks and sandbags as added armour? 55:59 Did the M18 see any tactical benefit from its speed? 58:03 What made the M60A2's gun so unreliable?