Chieftain's Q&A 19. Cirrus, Tropico and a Rhino
1h 12m
Time indexed table (and anything I say I will link to) to follow. 00:00 Intro 02:03 What happened to the FTs captured by Germany after the fall of France, 1940? 03:50 What happened at the Checkpoint Charlie Standoff in 1961? 06:42 If T29/30/34 or T32 had been available in late WW2, would they have been the best tanks on the battlefield, and what would their service lifes have been? 08:10 When do I think the various myths about Sherman started to take hold? During the war or later? 10:09 What was special about the M113 which made it so successful, and any comments on M548? 11:41 If the 17pr was so poor-fitting in Firefly, how bad was the 105mm version from Israel? 12:28 What's the longest I've ever spent buttoned up, did anything get on my nerves? 13:08 You are buying tanks for the island of Tropico, late 60s. What do you get? 15:57 Can tanks with Christie suspension have return rollers? 16:05 Why did Centurion use bogies and not torsion bar? 16:27 Did I name my tanks? What were their names? 17:22 If I had to own a tank from the 1950s, which one would I buy? 17:47 How does an armor commander understand the situation of his unit given how hard it is for a commander to understand the situation of just his own tank? 18:50 What are the callsigns for Mrs Chieftain and Son? 19:59 Did Western Allies trial Centurion after the war, and what were the impressions? 26:11 Is there one website which lists tanks on display in the US? 26:25 How do tanks go about refuelling in combat? 28:02 Will the concept of reducing armor for mobility make a return? 29:22 Which country has the best development process for tanks or AFVs? 31:21 If I could own one aircraft to fly about, what would it be? 33:20 After track is tensioned, what happens to it that it eventually needs to be re-tensioned? 33:31 Was there ever a project called MBT-80? 34:06 Did Western forces ever stand a chance of stopping the Soviets before the fall of the Iron Curtain? 35:03 Japan's Type 74 has an odd track setup. What advantages? 36:20 Was consideration given to external ammunition stowage, given how much emphasis was placed on ammo capacity of tanks in WW2? 37:11 German tanks in later WW2 had a reputation for unreliability. Were there other, more reliable options available? 38:07 Why did the Italians stick with riveted armor in WW2? 40:43 What were Shermans knocked out by most frequently in the Pacific? 41:10 Would German tanks have benefitted from a longer development cycle? 41:39 What's with the lack of use of modular armor packages? 43:28 What is the ball-shaped tank in the intro sequence of Pentagon Wars? 44:04 Please expand on my involvement in Girls und Panzer. 45:01 How to tank rounds differ from artillery shells? 45:46 Why was the tactic of US tanks in early WW2 to run over an anti-tank gun? 46:30 Is buying a tank a good investment, money-wise? 47:12 Do individual tank crews have personal choice in ammunition loadouts? 48:05 Would the US military be capable of deploying its armored divisions from bases in the US ro a conflict overseas in a reasonable amount of time? 50:57 Could the M1A2C benefit from a 20mm coax, or a larger gun with autoloader? 52:24 How much longer will the M1 stay in service in the US Army? 52:41 If I were given the position of Palmer, but in the German Army, which projects would I have nixed, or would I have championed which were never made. 57:48 M41 and Stingray have remained popular in Thai service, not least because of the light weight. How common is it for local geography and infrastructure to influence tank designs? 59:55 In my US AFV Development talk, I speak of the development process of US tank design. Was there something similar in the UK? 1:01:41 GotM 1:03:55 Can we get another sort of Operation Think Tank, maybe by Zoom/Teleconference? 1:05:02 Spookston did a video on what he thought was the ultimate M4 Sherman. What upgrades would you make to an M4 which were not actually done? 1:08:15 Is it feasible to place a machinegun on a turret rear for infantry to shoot at drones? 1:09:01 Did I have any serious encounters with the turret monster? 1:09:25 What's the strangest thing I saw with the locals during my deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan? 1:10:05 Can we get a video on you just rambling on about anything tank related? 1:10:35 What's the most fun I've had in a tank? Irzyk article. https://www.ausa.org/articles/irzyk-explains-performance-american-tanks-world-war-ii http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html Public facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Improved-Computer-And-Scout Car Fund: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat