I remember watching a video, several years ago where a Belgian museum official told the story of getting this vehicle back from Vienna.

Well. The shape the worlds in, if somebody wanted to start making them again, there probably would be a market.

Soooo? Where is the second part? Where is “Does the Chietain fit into: Pigeon”? I need to see it

Having been a U.S. 11B10 '80-'83, if there's on thing I appreciate is a smooth talking Irish used tank salesman.

So I have a technical question you are probably uniquely qualified to get the answer for. I was in the 11th ACR from 79 to 82 and from 87-90.I encountered German heavy Reconnaissance cars numerous times on the border and on Reforger and at Graf. The German modern Reconnaissance Cars were almost silent when they moved. The engines were heavily muffled so when the were driving they were completely quiet. Were WWll German Reconnaissance Cars also this quiet? Perhaps you can find one in a museum and get us a tour of one? Perhaps you can arrange to inspect and drive one? I served on M113s and Bradley's, the Bradley's in particular you could hear from miles away. So your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make us some videos on German Reconnaissance Cars. In my opinion, American Reconnaissance Vehicles were almost always loud. The HMMWV being the exception to the rule. Perhaps you can shed some light on German Reconnaissance Vehicle design theories and the Vehicles they created? Thanks!

You’re a very brave man to squeeze into that contraption…sitting in a museum. I can’t imagine being either of the two men crammed in there as they tried to make war!

And now for the internet to do its thing and meme this pigeon into being the museums official mascot.

"oh bugger the pigeon is on fire"

Is a 75mm or a 76mm pigeon?

More pigeon

Is that an African or European pigeon?

People were shorter back in the day. Likely this guys a bit tall for a tanker back then

Wonder why Ford didnt use a Tractor motor.

No interior view?

Congrats for making the most of it!

Does the chieftain fit in the Belgium Royal Military Museum carrier pigeon?

How do you tension the tracks?

need to see a "oh bugger, the pidgeon is on fire" drill

Did the Chinese army actually use the tank in combat? I'm trying to imagine how that would have turned out and whether there was any role at all where it would have been useful to them, the thinly armored and undergunned Japanese tanks it would have faced notwithstanding. Could it even resist small arms fire?

His tail feathers look too short - like he’s been attacked and escaped, he looks lethargic too, probably could do with some help

The M72 LAW, or, by the Finnish army designation, 66 KES 75 (66 for 66mm, KES for KErtaSinko, meaning "single use rocket launcher" and 75 being the year of adoption), was the standard infantry anti-tank weapon when I did my conscription in the early 90's. Never got to fire a live one (though I saw them fired) but carried empty ones around in the woods and fired a few practice rockets. There was also a Finnish built training device that had a short barrel with a simple lock mechanism built inside and fired a pistol cartridge with a tracer bullet and loaded to approximate the tajectory of a live rocket.

Swiss 9 cm Pak 50 fortress gun looks very similar. I wonder, if these are related?

Love seeing the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck interceptor. The Belgium air force was the sole foreign user of the Canuck.

Maybe the pigeon should be the next "Does the Chieftain Fit" epiosde?

But can you fit in it?

70 is also septante. Switzerland goes further, 80 is huitante.

Speaking about the King Tiger vs Greyhound engagement...I believe something did happen because there is no reason for a random soldier from another unit to fabricate a story. However, there was a running joke in the ETO that every German tank was identified as a "Tiger." It's a well-established fact that enemy tank identification was not a high priority during training for American GI's. If I had to make a guess, the little Greyhound probably took out an older Panzer II or III. But as you said, we'll never know.

Just ran across "Vehicular Firing of the M5 Light Tank" (Maybe 1943?) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2axmXhmettpnsk at 1:09 they call the 37mm "a honey" just thought it was interesting although it postdates the "Honey" for the M3 Also the Bow Gunner is called the BOG?

The guage which you seemed to struggle to understand is a british oil pressure guage. LB (pounds)/square inch (")

I really enjoy learning about the different engineering ideas out there for suspensions. 🤠 Thanx for the info.

It's part of the live bird strike/ fan blade smoothie exhibit.

1:03...Hmm? Good question. Looking @ the original Sentinel manual here, seen on the VERY back/last page, it refers to 'that hole' as something a person might PEE DOWN. (But in seeing the totally WEIRD Australian lexicon employed, using a word I cant seem to properly pronounce & I certainly dont mean to offendeth anybody, guess Ill have to interpret as being such?...-Australian 'Bikies' & MotorArmorHeadz doubly so) Said best used to either cool the crew off in dire &/or !FIRE! circumstances, or to properly PISS them off in equal measure? (It says to make good n' sure the hatches are locked down tight from the <<outside>> w/ALL the 'tank-keys' before attempting such a 'Practical Joke/Junk' oriented stunt...:) Apparently whomever designed that neat-O FeatureFault sat directly next to the giggling guy who'd designed the circumcised Hull/Bow machine gun mount?

>>> And HOW did I MISS that heavy member^ @ 6:42?! <<< (Scale modeling n' just listening to vid no doubt?) Driving around in public with that big 'ol donger hangin loose & one is liable 'ta catch an 'Indecent Exposure' case w/o even trying!! Hey, @ least someone deep within the bowels of an Uber-Secret AUS design bureau possessed a wonderfully twisted sense of HUMOR eh?

It looks like something french, but mini sized. But its actually British inside. And actually Belgium. LOL

I would be afraid of getting stuck in this thing

The real kicker is the F-16 in a museum. Kinda makes ya feel old.

Well, they had to add length for the fourth wheel, maybe they just added some tread until they got to what they needed. Then the tension would come into play for those last few segments, along with vibration.

I kind of wonder why we wouldn't have ammo stockpiled for some of these older weapons. What about Red Dawn? Are our kids going to have to fight them off with ceremonial shots? I think we should keep some 75mm Shrapnel rounds around just in case. 🤠 90mm is still a good gun!

How are you doing with your model building.

"As far as I know, he's in Belgian pigeon colors."

You’re not going mention Radly Walters, the Wittmann-smoker?

Pigeon

Can't wait to see the oh, bugger. The pigeon is on fire escape test

Is it bad that I think that one of these things would be fun to drive around just for funsies?

It looks very air transportable. Is it light enough for a glider?

He's too big to be a Tanker

the pigeon have high altitude camo like an stealth fighter and is practically undetectable for a radar

Nope. I'm claustrophobic.

It’s certainly a interesting idea

"Only a fool attacks ac fortress", ADMIRAL Horatio Nelson