Chris Barrie | Top 5 Tanks | The Tank Museum

For the fifth in our Top 5 series, Red Dwarf actor Chris Barrie came to The Tank Museum to share his 5 favourite tanks.
It's all about opinions, so please feel free to agree or disagree in the comments below.
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[@MasterOfNothing83]

Chris barrie is a living legend. He's got some great knowledge and doesn't get enough recognition or documentary work.

[@homelessEh]

to me he'll always be a smeg head but thats totally terms of endearment

[@sshep86]

Guy really knows how to run a leisure centre. He will always be known as Mr. Brittas to me.

[@mikereger1186]

And Spitting Image.

[@michaelj132]

Your totally right. Chris Barrie is great. His humour is so dry.

[@adrians2190]

Bit late to the party, but absolutely agree!

[@bluesrocker91]

I'd very much like to see Chris narrate a documentary on 20th Century telegraph poles.

[@Dalroi1]

and presented from the diesel deck.

[@bluesrocker91]

Of course... With a soundtrack by Reggie Wilson.

[@leighbnp]

Could we take a break now sir my intelligence circuits have melted.

[@edmundscycles1]

As long as Hammond organ accompanies it.

[@rickysmyth]

LOL funniest thing i seen all day

[@TheStgmp44]

Ace Rimmer ...... what a guy

[@massassaultdoctrine2562]

When he said the S Tank I half expected Lindy Beige to pop up and say "No! No! That is my tank!"

[@anthonyhayes1267]

"Because it's just bats!"

[@DylRicho]

I feel like Chris and Lindy could do a collaboration video or two that I would be very invested in. I loved Chris's Discovery shows on greatest/massive machines.

[@karlp8484]

Chris Barrie has cred. He's a mechanic nut, restores cars as a hobby including the engines and gearboxes. Yeah, and I agree with all his choices as well for all the same reasons. And I used to be a Tank Commander.

[@manmonkee]

Oddball quote " Hey man, I just ride them, I don't know how they work!"

[@vaclav_fejt]

SPOILER for Kelly's Heroes At first I thought it was gonna be an American happy ending while an Italian Job ending would have fit better. But Oddball fixed it with him buying the -pimped T-34- Tiger.

[@his1ojd]

Woof woof!

[@manmonkee]

"WOOF WOOF WOOF!", thats my other dog impression :)

[@BritishAgriPhotography]

Drinking wine n eating cheese!

[@Suralin0]

Hey man, so many positive waves! Maybe we can't lose!

[@philash5073]

Chris is such a natural at presenting this kind of thing, it’s helps he has a passion for machines and the engineering behind them

[@TheIkaraCult]

I had the Red Dwarf audio books on cassette when i was a kid, and Chris did all the voices, perfectly. He's one of the greatest voice actors ever.

[@mikethemoomin8604]

At my first listening, I thought, somehow, they were able to gathered up all them actors to do an audiobook! Only late I found out Rimmer did all of them!

[@TheIkaraCult]

@@mikethemoomin8604 Its only 20 years later i found out he was one of the voices on Spitting Image in the 80s too! The man's a master.

[@randomhato]

Dave Lister needed a walk on cameo in this.

[@taofledermaus]

Barrie's Massive Machines series is a good watch too.

[@sshep86]

TAOFLEDERMAUS Also the 'Brittas Empire'. Pure comedy gold by this guy as he tries to run a leisure centre. Try it, you may just like it.

[@cirian75]

TFM here as well? wow.

[@Marc83Aus]

I recall a series where Chris Barrie presented and drove old cars. Wonderful.

[@madlivebfn]

Great!!!

[@STG44VOLVO]

No it's not.

[@stillstartreking]

those kelly quotes were awesome!

[@Christian-os3sh]

Great movie

[@MatSpeedle]

Chris Barrie and Tanks? You can tell Christmas is coming! Feels like it's already here! I also love how he's become Mr Brittas! :D

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

Chris Barrie has just got a great voice.. instantly recognisable and kind of soothing in it's own way.

[@brkly99]

Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favourites! I can watch it over and over again

[@4evaavfc]

Nice to see Chris Barrie on here. I'd have four of his top five in my top five minus the Scorpion, which I'd replace with Mk II Matilda. Centurion is my favourite too. Great video.

[@_Matsimus_]

Scorpion.....? meh........I love this channel and you as an actor! So I will agree haha! I feel like Chieftain should have been number 1 if we hadn't put a potato in the power pack compartment..... GREAT VIDEO!! :-)

[@proudyorkshireman7708]

Matsimus Gaming why I'm I not surprised to see you here 😄 I knew he would pick the scorpion the CVRT's are my favourites as well they can just about do anything

[@duffzilla1292]

Why hello there Matsimus, got the ZSU-23-4 or the Type 99 MBT video ready yet

[@salt_97]

Hey Matsimus!

[@jameson1239]

Hey mat love your vids

[@tallshort1849]

Chieftain would be number 1 if you were listing armoured pillboxes that don't move anywhere

[@Kinolens]

He is a fantastic presenter. Could he be the next tank talk presenter? Only if the OG tank chat retires

[@maxkronader5225]

The "five Shermans to take on one Panther or Tiger" myth has been thoroughly debunked. Shermans deployed in groups, so there were almost always three, four, five, or more Shermans to any German tank. But nobody goes around saying "it took five Shermans to take out a Pz III".

[@maxpayne2574]

Yes the myths around German and Russian tanks have through repetition become facts.

[@jaydw6850]

How is that debunked? What do you think why they were grouped like that? Could it be because the german heavy tanks were too strong for 1on1 duels?

[@letmeeatcake7836]

@@jaydw6850 it's because the allies had that many more tanks, why leave them at home?

[@deathwalker789]

@@jaydw6850 Because just about everything in the military, especially in the allied/western military, is about squadwork. One person, tank, or plane on it's own is a target, a group is a threat. Reject wehreabooism, embrace facts.

[@skartimusprime4779]

​@@jaydw6850 You make it sound like they were meeting at noon for an organised dual. There were basically 25 Shermans made for every 1 Tiger so they probably always got outnumbered for that reason as well as simple combined arms doctrine.

[@clairaurora8955]

Well done Chris! Great video, love seeing you involved in topics that you have a passion for, as it really comes across and makes the viewer even more interested, you really should do more presenting because you are a natural!

[@paulschauer6273]

Oh my god my day just got SO MUCH BETTER

[@MrFrackme123]

THANK YOU Chris, you need too do this more often!

[@niklaseriksson3343]

Yes finally another episode! I love these. Could you please make David Fletcher list his Top 5 tanks? Or James May would be an interesting person to hear talk about his favourite tanks.

[@gcm_uk]

Niklas Eriksson make all three of them do it at the same time, it would be hilarious

[@axelmilan4292]

Would love to see a James May top 5. Of course knowing May, the video would end up being 30 minutes long (not complaining, mind you, just pointing out)

[@biggussdickuss5184]

Jeremy Clarkson is a massive tank nut. Would like to see his.

[@mysterycrumble]

chris has an unmistakable and eternally loveable voice. one of my favourite chaps.

[@robertvoss6145]

Well done Chris, an excellent list full of great tanks . I agree with you 100%

[@charliechance8589]

This is what's great about these videos, you watch one video on a subject and next thing you know there's Rimmer giving you his insight. Well done sir!

[@billbergin8953]

What a presentation. Informative and knowledgeable yet light and incredibly interesting. He also gets to the point. Excellent piece of work. So many others on interesting subjects are simply done to death. Well done. Give us more.

[@garethfairclough8715]

Chris Barrie taking Craig Charles around the museum. Now that would make for a good video!

[@Reckec]

Ohh.. To say the Merlin engine sounds better in the Centurion than in the Spitfire. That's about as anti-British as a pro-British statement can be. lol

[@Alexplainow]

Mosquito is leagues ahead of Spitfire in terms of efficiency, versatility, engineering simplicity and excellency. So riffing Spitfire is no big deal.

[@tobywenman4769]

CelestialVulpes the mosquito was fundamentally a different aircraft not an out right better one. Both were brilliant however

[@abitofapickle6255]

I think a R2800 sounds better. 18 cylinders of pure power.

[@agt155]

The Meteor sounds better because it doesn't have a super-charger.

[@PPC4]

The spitfire like the Vulcan is one of those annoying aircraft for being good but unfairly stealing the lime light from better designs. Like the mosquito or hurricane and the Handley page Victor.

[@notaire2]

Sehr kompakte und verständliche Erklärung dieser fünf Meisterwerke. Klasse!

[@garethfairclough8715]

Wait, Chris' dad was RAOC and around for the trials of the Scorpion? Funny old thing is, my old man was also RAOC at that time and was also involved with the Scorpion trials! Small world.

[@BlairMaynard]

I think the Scorpion was a little "personal" addition to his top five tank list. I am sure it was a good light tank, but aluminum (AKA aluminium) vehicles really dont belong here, they are a different beast.

[@a.morphous66]

Blair Maynard It did very well at what it was supposed to do, and that’s being a recon vehicle. So that would make it a good tank.

[@ReviewingMagnet]

Small country really

[@davidbutterfield2949]

Great Choice. Can't argue with any of those, always loved the Centurion 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@stephendverner]

I loved that your favs were very historically significant in actually influencing the course of certain wars. The Tiger 1, T34, Sherman were amazing for their time. The Cent is a beautiful design. Great all-rounder - speed, armor, firepower.

[@TheStraha216]

This was awesome!

[@mheb6370]

Great video,&some amazing tanks! Thank you.

[@cliffordnelson8454]

Have good justification for your picks. I think that the scorpion was used very successfully in the Falkland Islands War, where its ability to handle the difficult terrain made is extremely useful.

[@paulbriody297]

I soooooo want to go to this museum! Great selection!

[@markanne54]

A perfectly fine top five. Not my top five for sure, but then it's not me presenting the show.

[@tabletopminiatures7139]

The man knows his stuff and relays some great personal experiences

[@thomasdimarco1167]

Yea!!! Loved these! Now to finish the video!

[@harisminfaris]

Hi Bovington people. Congrats to you for doing a great job on tank research and preservation. A very important contribution to way more than just the research on warfare. A very entertaining clip as well. Thanks and greetings to you.

[@kirk8545]

Man I can listen to this man all day...

[@sgtmajvimy]

Nice to see Chris in this context. Nice job. And I did cut it out with ‘dem negative waves ! As a former Armoured Reccee trooper, I appreciate his choice of the Scorpion.

[@vaulthecreator]

Arnold Rimmer *NOT* blathering on about Napoleon.......bloody hard to get my head around, that XD On a serious note thanks to Chris and the Tank Museum for this really entertaining Top 5. Chris Barrie never disappoints. Oh, and I couldn't agree more about number 1.....long live the Atomic Tank :D

[@Mike-rx3mn]

Just found this video, Chris Barrie does excellent color commentary on his favorite tanks, as the son of a tanker he shows feeling for these vehicles he grew up seeing and probably hearing about from his father.

[@mikeobrien9829]

A most excellent list and well thought out

[@mrrolandlawrence]

Nice to see you back in action CB! In no order, T34 - sloping armour, diesel and great battle success. T54/55 - incredible production run & long life! The British Challenger tank for the Chobham armour. Also the original British Mark 1. The 1st ever deployed tank! Finally the German Tiger tank for the sheer fear factor.

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

as a kid in late 70s my neighbour ,was a Scottish bloke,captain smith in 22nd tank reg.. brought a scorpion and fox carrier into our high school,well onto fields anyway,and we got to climb on it and sit inside.. yours truly accidently rotated turret and knocked several fellow pupils off and onto deck..poops.. tanks were boss then and are still boss now

[@DisheveledSuccess]

I literally wooped and hollared when I saw the Red Dwarf still! Just made my day guys. Tanks, Love, and Holograms forever!!!

[@garethjames1300]

I could watch Chris Barrie all day talk about this stuff brilliant thank u

[@Skreezilla]

chris barrie is so good with machinery! :D could listen to him talk on vehicles all day! in fact some days i have just done that

[@rickysmyth]

He makes it much more interesting as he sounds like he got in character and is playing Rimmer from Red Dwarf in this video. If they called this Arnold Rimmer ¦ Top 5 Tanks it may have gotten more views

[@schizoidboy]

For a moment I was trying to remember the name Chris Barrie from somewhere then I saw this and remembered him from Red Dwarf and Britas Empire. This was an great presentation and I liked the personal details he gave on this video. One question I have is wasn't the Scorpion used in the Falkland Wars? I recall it was brought over in in this war where little armor was used it certainly would have been ideal.

[@derekmills1080]

Chris Barrie is extremely knowledgeable. Not far from my house (in Bolton) there is a Centurion tank on an earth mound near to Flensburg Way, Farington Moss, just outside Leyland in Lancashire (south of Preston). Nearby Leyland Motors were involved in their production.

[@camrenwick]

A great commentary and very well spoken

[@janra8653]

How nice to see Cris Barry again. Please keep him in the show !

[@kimcason8764]

As a Young Teenager having just Learnt to Drive, I Zipped past 5 or 6 of these on their Transporters. Travelling towards London from Essex. They were Enormous, Stunning infact. I was Driving in a Mini. So most things looked bleeding Enormous. But well it made an impression..!! But Thx Chris for your P.O.V. I only ever got to Sit inside a Sherman (a Massive treat @ around 10yrs old.) but it sounds like you got a Few more Options..!! Great Video Thx. Kim in Oz..!! 😎

[@johneastman1905]

Bravo … respect for your intelligent presentation !

[@steweygrrr]

Chris Barrie should narrate everything. He should, however, also do a little fact checking about needing five M4s to take out a Panther or Tiger. This was only because the M4 operated in platoons of five so they would also need five to take out a Pz. I /shrug

[@jetgold]

Fantastic tanks, and great actor presentor and show. It cold out side lol and in tanks. His picks are great choices plus Red Dwarf is a epic show.

[@thumbwarriordx]

My god Chris is doing this professionally. Everyone else on the channel is well put together but speaks so casually. He's doing it like an evening radio presentation.

[@hoofie2002]

Chris is a great presenter for this kind of stuff. You know he is genuinely interested in it.

[@JohnnyUtah86]

Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favorite movies.

Fantastic presentation!

[@thevelointhevale1132]

Wonderful stuff Mr Brittas!

[@richpurslow3283]

good to see something different in there, the little scorpion is a great vehicle. Chris Barrie made it very watchable with his decent narrating.

[@HoffMacTavish]

Thank You Rimmer ;) nicely done

[@nkirk8740]

These Tank museum top five KZbin videos are excellent, it's a shame there were not top tens, lol! All the tank museums KZbin videos are excellent and well worth a watch and then another watch and another. 👍👍👍👊✌️.

[@p1nkeye01]

I don’t think I’m much of a tank enthusiast, but chris barrie is so interesting to watch

[@tallandhandsome29]

I agree with everything Chris said, and it was nice to see the Scorpion get a mention.

[@mikewhite6910]

Superb video!

[@mpetersen6]

One thing about the Centurion. The largest foreign purchaser was United States due to its purchasing Centurions for NATO countries

[@samrowland2816]

I really wanted a Rimmer salute at the end of this video

[@nitinkanals5087]

You gotten old Chris nice to see you back. Since your programme of massive engines.

[@alvaroolague4569]

this kind of videos are great!

[@jimspink2922]

Just as a point of interest. I was in the Army Reserve in Australia in the 70s and 80s and we had M113s. At the start of the 80s we received modified 113s fitted the Scorpion turrets two were allocated to each troop as Fire Support Vehicles/Medium Recon Vehicles. There was a rumour going around at that time that the 113s were going to be replaced with the Scorpion family of vehicles but didnt happen.

[@maxsmodels]

I have got to get to Bovington

[@germnbill]

It is certainly not the only Tiger 1 in existence.... xD

[@a.morphous66]

Banta CT The only OPERATIONAL Tiger I in existence. It does have the only TOG in existence though.

[@bobbyknuckles8809]

Contentious statements about the outcome of WW2 depending on the production of Shermans aside, great video hope to see the Barriester again at some point.

[@swanseamale47]

Chris needs to make a lot more programs, he's great with this sort of thing.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

You know your stuff. Also an excellent support weapon. Binh Ba 1969 it was the key to success in that battle.

[@acidrunner78]

Chris Barrie and The Tank Museum! SOLD!

[@wesdog8975]

Great Oddball impersonation

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Love that American accent! Great video.

[@steeltown1001]

Super, super ! I just loved Brittas empire and Red dwarf and now i must say that this top 5 is the best, with all due respect to others experts like mr Doyle etc (not the many vloggers) i enjoyed this one 👍🏼😊

[@George-bz1fi]

Love the odd ball picks like the Scorpion.

[@henryvagincourt]

Brilliant video.

[@timwodzynski7234]

I watched his series on NatGeo about vehicles of the 20th Century from 1920 - 1980 which was bloody brilliant. I also met him at a very small ComicCon in High Wycombe and I have a signed photo of him as Ace Rimmer in the gold space suit. "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast."

[@Daehawk]

What many dont realize is the Tiger 1 and Sherman both had relatively the same front armor. Tiger 1 was not quite 4" of un sloped and Sherman was 2" of 56 degree sloped.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@Oegonblick]

"The Panther, with its virtually impenetrable frontal armour". ISU-152 wants to know your location.

[@trejbiorgroup1713]

Not exactly! Yes ISU-152 can but it is not an anti tank vehicle! IS-2 or T-34/85 can also penetrated Panther tank's front armour

[@ultimo36]

plus he said "virtually" ;)

[@Veekator]

The T34 track was from an American tractor designer that the US rejected. But the best thing of the T34 used today was sloped armor.

[@white0devil0]

"When I was a kid I saw Kelly's Heroes" I love you!

[@janneaalto3956]

Scorpion! Light tank of the GLA!

[@judyhopps9380]

please may I have new shoes?

[@PPC4]

It's cold outside there's no kind of atmosphere we're all alone more or less.

[@Colinpark]

Good choices and I loved him in Red Dwarf

[@TheMartieno]

love this guy

[@bluedeskfan2754]

I love the fact there are all these great British comic actors who all just happened to be tank fanatics

[@winstinwin7650]

This man is a legend

[@juanaltredo2974]

Never thought I said this about a tank, but the centurion is one sexy tank!

[@seanmcardle]

Great job

[@MothaLuva]

1:30 That movie is still watchable and still hilarious to a bunch of 50+ year olds over here in the 2020ies. We use a lot of lines from this movie.