Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tank

CVRT, 107 doing what it does best in the woods also, how to start and drive
#combat
#vehicle
#reconnaissance
#tank

[@MrHewes]

What should we call the dragon ? 🐉

[@Rambogner]

Gavin

[@swagmanexplores7472]

Puffter

[@oml81mm]

Scimitar.

[@julianpritchard2558]

Coral ! Thinking of Dr No …

[@teamidris]

Idris. No reason :D

[@davidevans6051]

I did enjoy my CVRT Spartan back in the day, the German motorists learned how to use their headlight dip switch (rapidly) courtesy of the coaxial mounted search light on thr machine gun mount. It was great.

[@catlee8064]

Old scimitar cmdt here, this is great.......up until you get through to the other side and find everything you have stowed on the outside (bergans etc) has been "removed" by the trees.....and yes ive seen it done!!

[@ReHerakhte]

As some others have pointed out, the T in CVR(T) stands for Tracked and not Tank. The companion vehicles, the Fox and Vixen, were designated CVR(W) for Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled)

[@mrbagins3774]

I’ve worked on these at either Alvis, Alvis Vickers, BAE Systems…and love them to bits. Designed all the comms kit installations in the early 2000’s great memories!

[@pavlzachary6999]

Lovely, perhaps you can tell me how the cable routing to and from the CB2d is supposed to go on the Spartan?

[@simonwoodward438]

When we were kids in ghe 70's the local posh kid had Action Man Tank like this. We were about 8 years old and during battle with Action Men, I think mine was a sailor with a Sten Gun, we decided to make it more authentic with a banger and a bit of turps out of his Dad's shed. End result was a mound of melted plastic, a badly scorched lawn and a thick ear. Great video, I am learning so much from your knowledge.

[@HorsleyLandy88]

I shot my action man with an air rifle, if you hit them on the joints the limbs fly off.

[@simonwoodward438]

@@HorsleyLandy88 🤣

[@frustratedfriar9632]

@@HorsleyLandy88 Sadist! 😄

[@outcastmotorsports7425]

I'm a US Army Vet and a track mechanic, i really enjoy your videos! Keep them coming!

[@lancsladgaming7146]

what is it with all US vets have to tell everyone they are a vet. Noone asked if you are a veteran so why do you all seem to want to tell everybody?

[@Haveyy]

@@lancsladgaming7146 not a good take mate

[@outcastmotorsports7425]

@@lancsladgaming7146 dude really, no one in the US can work on our shit unless your 3rd shop or military. By what I said I'm just merely saying it's Awesome that someone is on this platform showing there knowledge of track vehicles. Next question, can you drive/operate, TC, or command any of the track vehicles in a combat situation? If so I stand corrected. I wasn't being a smart ass but you are

[@outcastmotorsports7425]

@@lancsladgaming7146 man I would give anything to jump on a plane, go over, and work on all the stuff they got with them, share stories etc.... That was my dream until an injury cut my career in the military extremely short

[@ggale2721]

Keep your replies coming mate, ignore the ones who are jealous of your service.

[@swagmanexplores7472]

Good to see ‘Lieutenant Gruber’s little tank’ in it’s natural habitat 😁

[@samleigh7817]

His little gun has fallen off!

[@_Matsimus_]

I’m so damn jealous. I miss driving these

[@wakybee]

dog in one hand, tank controls in the other, dude. livin a freakin cool one

[@davepearce6359]

Thanks for this film, always very interesting to be shown the size differences. And the superb engine sounds. Ted has the best job in the world. 😊👍🏻

[@kiwidonkeyk1656]

Greatest respect for returning with both wing mirrors still on.

[@robinhadley]

Ever since I first saw them going into conflict in 82 as a 9 year old I knew if I ever had a tank it would be a Scorpion.

[@woody5109]

By far the coolest vehicle you’ve shown us, fantastic little unit. Great video as well.

[@andiross8898]

Was overtaken by a scimitar back in the 80s, whilst driving near lakenheath airbase, it was doing 55mile an hour on tarmac and didn't slow as it suddenly turned left and crashed straight through part of the thetford forest.very impressive.

[@chox2001]

I would love to see you do the mc Donald’s trip. I played this video through my car speakers, the whole car was shaking like I was there right next to it. Top stuff enjoyed that 👏👍

[@shadovanish7435]

Excellent to see the CRVT driving through the brush; looked like a lot of fun!

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked (CVRT) FV107 Scimitar, Close Reconnaissance (CR) or Formation Reconnaissance (FR). Various turret options, the Belgian, the Fox, and others known only to 'Gary' from Vickers. All depending on the fit / location of the DOM10 reel and the fire extinguisher bracket on the turret. IIRC the bins are slightly different. As also the commander's optics (pre BOWMAN / BGTI). Fox turret has the big gap between hull and turret which yours does not have. The Rarden and chain gun seem to be missing, also the Commander's optics. So tricky blighter to correctly identify.

[@patchmack4469]

damn sure i have a sight or two laying round, awaiting shipment to some mad foreign country alas, damn shame we can't get these things relocated in to vehicles such as this the old Stormer is a bit of a puppy, i nearly forgot how different they were, was it fitted with a starstreak and another with minelaying equipment, boyz and their toys

[@mozki1]

Scimitar was never fitted with a chain gun . That would be a Sabre ( one of the 130 or so ex Scorpion hulls, fitted with a Fox turret mounted on a raised turret ring and domed crew hatches)

[@tommyfree4736]

Did my track license in a cvrt. Love the 7 forward and 7 backwards. Was ace going up the A1 at top speed and still getting over taken by trucks lol

[@paulfowell5253]

I did the same at my EOD course RAF Wittering in the 80s. Passed my test through Stamford on market day then onto the A1. Regards.

[@piers995]

I love it. I work in public rights of way and I always used to joke with colleagues about how good it would be to have a Sherman bocage cutter to smash open footpaths and bridleways that are overgrown (or indeed deal with obstructions landowners have made in order to block rights of way because they have a foul strop on about something or other, lol.) I hope you use your tanks to keep your footpaths clear :-)

[@FrontSideBus]

Greenlaning in a Scimitar would be awesome!

[@KaitlynnUK]

Sounds like a business opportunity, @MrHewes? :p

[@Gibbo919]

Very much enjoying these videos! Ted is still the star of the show.

[@KaitlynnUK]

I live in Stoke-on-Trent (moving away soon, thank goodness), and our local newspaper (aka comic) often runs articles on Eddie taking his 'tank' to his local Petrol Station/McDonalds. For some reason whenever I read these I'm always reminded of Lieutenant Gruber from Allo Allo and his 'little tank' (which is actually a SdKfz. 222 armoured car). Shame you are not closer, would love to see you turn up there with a Chieftain :)

[@1chish]

the Ukrainians absolutely love the 40 x CVRTs we have sent them. Great in softer terrain and can be in an out quicker than anything else. Keep the good work coming Mr Hewes ....

[@eagle_and_the_dragon]

Hopefully they don't lose too many of them. Would be nice to get them back.

[@filtonkingswood]

@@eagle_and_the_dragonWould have been nice not to let them have them in the first place.

[@MCMLXXXIV1984]

Joe, you are a damn busy man! Keep up the good work!

[@michaelgillett5477]

Small tank all natural enjoy that almost put on in the garage instead of your car, enjoys it Michael

[@zekezero12345]

I like that they've used Raleigh Grifter handlebar grips in the turret. 80s baby!

[@philglover2973]

Awesome video thanks for your time and consideration 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

Signs of a happy tank driver. Trees in the Teeth.

[@boris8787]

Reminds me of the Universal Carrier as seen in the 1944 war movie set in the town of Chillingbourne. 🎥

[@LeBaboir]

Very interesting examination of CRV's. Thanks for posting. The Stormer is very cool!

[@roderickmacgregor4867]

Was always jealous of my brother Rocks on CVRT Squadrons being on Rapier , loved the sound of the Jag engine , my mate sneaked me out in his Scorpion for a bash round the training area in Catterick which was a blast, but that engine on the stormer sounds lovely , here take my money take it take it

[@kite7214]

Happy Easter mate. Thanks for the show. 🙂

[@Vile-Flesh]

That little recon vehicle looks fun to drive.

[@johncrook7705]

That was fun. Hope the cold gets better

[@MrHewes]

Cheers darn thing!

[@davidrussell8689]

Sounds awesome seems so maneuverable. Great video.

[@charlescoby5741]

Cool i love all of your videos, great job 👍🏽

[@lesthiele4921]

With that noise you could not sneak up on the dead, take care and keep quiet in the woods, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍

[@woods457]

Actually, i know its hard to believe but a good commander using the contours of the land, trees and building etc to mask his approach could get quite close. Many a time on exercise you could hear them coming from miles away but their noise would carry in the air so you would think they were coming from all directions and then suddenly they pop up and open fire with the chain gun (ours were Sabre's) or GPMG's for older Scimitar's..

[@AscariGood]

Gotta be one of my favourite Tanks

[@markymark272]

Good to see the commander on the vehicle on the drive back...

[@stevejones4190]

Living in Telford we used to get loads of CVR (T) doing shake down test runs along the one main road from MOD Donnington after overhaul.you could hear them way before you saw them.

[@yakob7585]

Який вибираєте танк для поїздки до дівчат?

[@luksweam]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, Sir.

[@ForthviewDevelopments]

Worked for a subcontractor to both Perkins and Alvis back in the 90s making the odd small parts for these and the warrior AFVs but a lot of the stuff we did was for the saxon apcs

[@carlstaurt5773]

I have a question about the stormer !! How easy is it to change a drive belt on one ???

[@stuartsmith9963]

Really enjoy ya videos. Keep it up fellas ❤

[@smudger797]

🤠 I love this channel, well done. I was in The Life Guards for a long time and they use all sorts of tanky things. I was Mounted Squadron all my time so didnt have the chance to play with he big toys. The Cowboy at the beginning of comment represents The Piccadilly Cowboy which was our Regimental nickname. Keep iyt up I really look forward to your items. - Tim

[@Paul-xe8li]

Teds a brilliant tank commander enjoyed the video thankyou 🐕

[@normangee3909]

I served on these vehicles in the late ' 70's and you would be amazed at what we actually did with them and where we took them. They were not "tanks". Just reconaissance vehicles, hence the name CVR(T) for Combat Vehicle Reconaissance (Tracked).

[@davesworkshop2714]

Stick a mulcher on the front and it would be perfect for clearing scrub 👌

[@aldogiucci7601]

How hard would it be to attach a 3 point linkage?

[@haalstaag]

We used to turf ours up….looked cool as

[@Yokotukanoshi]

Scrolling back on through all the videos I havnt watched waiting for the next upload..

[@ook2763]

Just a question: how many Fodens do you guys own? Until now I saw 3 different ones.

[@markaston187]

Nice shot of the messier damper. Remember modding an entire CVR(T) regiments worth of vehicles in ‘92 prior to deploying to Bosnia. When those drill bits bit in the ally armour you went round with the drill. Great times, loved CVR(T) above all else and the J60 purred like a kitten

[@johnhughes8016]

That would have been my lot in Herford, Germany.... BSqn, 9/12L had them fitted as a rush job, just before we sent the, to be loaded on the boat to go, along with the Cheshires WR’s.....

[@richardwilmshurst9005]

Did my tracks licence in a CVR(T) as a jolly from the Blues and Royals in November 1992. The week Windsor Castle caught fire.

[@bigsparky65]

What do you do with all the restored military equipment

[@dylanlewis7519]

I used to drive these in Germany a d dis a 6 month winter tour in Bos with the petrol schimiter. Oh, what fun they were, oh and no winter tracks until winter was nearly over. Power sliding in the snow. 😂.

[@woods457]

I think i have a full manual for the CVRT, do you need it?

[@leonard2786]

Which was the infamous gear change down you had to do at really low revs or you'd be getting new teeth?

[@Powershift]

Did it haver a main gun in service? It appears to have it's place tapped off.

[@eddjordan2399]

Is the scorpion the replacement for this tank?

[@kennysteam1]

i like the way you look after Ted.

[@filtonkingswood]

I met a bloke who lives up a quiet lane in deepest Somerset who had a couple of these amongst others. Tight as a gnats chuff.

[@redsteadyon]

That was REALLY interesting, And Ted is ACE....

[@BFVgnr]

The first tracked vehicle I learned in the US Army was the M113. Probably about the same size as the FV432. That second vehicle was interesting, but I didn't catch the name of it. Was it an artillery ammunition carrier, or an anti tank missile vehicle? That rack system in the crew box looks a lot like our M3 Bradley TOW missile racks. Great channel, thanks for the info!

[@Maxid1]

2:30 I like that you ducked down and that tree deliberately went after you.

[@marcfournier823]

What would super cool would be a series on an ambulance apc or recovery version being converted into an overland camper or hunting RV.

[@patchmack4469]

we just sold our Samaritan, was an ok runner for a while, gone to a new home where it can be looked after

[@sathos]

The majority of any hunting done in the UK is for a place that makes a decent cup of tea 😂 You wont usually find us worrying about what makes a “hunting rv”

[@oml81mm]

CVR(T) The T in brackets stands for "tracked".Not "tank".

[@martingardener90]

Yeah - wonder what he thinks the W in CVRW stands for?

[@sebbrady8927]

Wanker 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrHewes]

Think you might have missed the joke 😉

[@martingardener90]

@@MrHewes Oh - I seeeee.

[@sukijaka]

Tell us more about the engines that are in the tanksu try out. Power output and cyl etc 🙏🏻

[@samleigh7817]

Had the right tiller cylinder fail on my driving course, had to stop, hit reverse, and neutral turn left tiller to turn right! Lots of angry driver’s beeping their horns at the bloody learner. Also bloody gear linkage was missing a bolt and the previous driver had just bodged it up with 14 gauge, so gear changes were not smooth. Happy days in a Spartan.

[@johndrew3202]

Yes, very interesting video, but I am wondering how you really would use that CVRT to sneak up to someone? Having seen a video of a Ukraine tank 'creeping' up on Russian infantry in a trench before shooting them, surely anyone hearing the tank coming would scarper pronto?

[@juniorfotograaf]

That first "tank",it does look like it misses it's main gun, if you look at the turret at least. Or was this tank "gunless" ?? Thnx for the answer,and keep up the good work. Gr from the netherlands.

[@lucse_mensen]

“The CVRT is good for sneezing up to you in the woods” The CVTR in the woods: 0:22

[@MrHewes]

🤣🤣

[@ekspatriat]

My C90 had heel and toe so I'll be able to drive that no sweat!!!!

[@MrDibs9989]

How many have you got with the jaguar Engine in ?

[@iwayini]

Joe, when you were reversing at 6:21, it looked like a leak from the little beast. Not sure if just water collected or a pipe has decided to let go. Thanks for video.

[@MrHewes]

Yeah only rain water trapped in the hull

[@FrontSideBus]

@@MrHewes I love how all the engine louvres have little covers that can be unfurled.

[@KenAustin-i4x]

I wonder what those clusters of short tubes are for ? some sort of mortars ?

[@mopartshemi]

Hews neighbors "what the fk are you doing!!!" Hews "what does it look like im fkn weed wacking"

[@Gary-pc2uv]

Is it good at sneaking about because it’s so quiet?

[@1701enter]

More, please!

[@mans048]

do you have the infra red trip wire kit so you can count how many vehicles cross a route

[@grant209]

Australia took the Scorpion Turret and mounted it onto M113's and they became our 2nd version of our Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle. There is no way we couldn't drive our MRVs in wooded areas like that, the combination of the M113 & Scorpion Turret made it a little too tall at about 3m. But would had loved to have tried a FV101 Scorpion during an exercise in-place of the M113 MRV's in the Reconnaissance role to see if it would had been a better platform in our Reconnaissance Role rather then the M113.

[@ReHerakhte]

As far as I'm aware, the M113 with Scorpion turret was the 1st to be designated as MRV (Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle). The M113s fitted with the standard T50 turret were designated LRV (Light Reconnaissance Vehicle). The M113 fitted with the Saladin turret was designated as FSV (i.e. Fire Support Vehicle) and was not issued to Armoured Reconnaissance units

[@graememorrison333]

Coming from a push-biking and motorbiking background and always on the lookout for transmission power losses , do the tracks on these things ever get greased? Or is that a complete waste of time? /geek

[@mercyanderson7922]

With tracked machines such as tanks or bulldozer, it's actually bad to grease tracks because the grease can get dirt in and act like an abrasive

[@martingardener90]

No. The pins are rubber bushed and don't turn - that's why they don't make the squeaking noise that a bulldozer does.

[@akula9713]

The British army are planning to use the Boxer for reconnaissance 😂 its 37 tons and huge!

[@stuartburgess6945]

Not only the periscope, but the 30mm is gone too😮😂

[@AndreZA979]

Great toys!

[@hussar01]

Not a Tank, Challenger is a tank the CVRT is a light armoured reonnaissance vehicle, I am ex Queens Own Hussars and ex Chieftain crewman/driver, love the videos keep up the good work

[@maxheadroom8765]

I used to command/drive the CVRT petrol version (detuned Jag engine), it would get so hot if you weren't careful your camo caught fire!

[@Pad78vw]

That ‘Sssshh’ was perfect, properly laughed out loud 😂

[@marknewell7355]

The trees is fine what's not fine is the ones you don't see and will often try and make you never see again if your extra lucky you get a lip whip and a clack on teeth really sets you up for a awesome day/day's 👌

[@skooistra1766]

Do you find all these? Or do they find you?

[@MrHewes]

They find me

[@7123]

I am really confused at the random 3 minutes of just filming random trees and bramble at the beginning of the video.

[@MrHewes]

🤣

[@TheTorkerman]

I like these, so much more room inside, as a claustrophobic person this would be the tracked vehicle of choice (Stormer)

[@MaccyDat59]

Considering their original designed theatre the CVRT did spectacularly well in Afghanistan.. provided of course you had a steady supply of gearboxes and engines.

[@jonost24]

Bloody hell, I thought I'd stumbled into Doggers UK - Military edition, for minute!!...........

[@donaldneill4419]

At 14:17, are those racks for missiles? Is this a former Stormer Starstreak HVM? Just wondering (you might have explained that elsewhere and I missed it). Kudos for great work and outstanding videos from a former Canadian air defence gunner.

[@richwhittaker1857]

Need a CVRT dog attachment device, great Tank and Ted content!

[@jo0ls]

If you are trained in bushcraft then you would hear the twigs snap and become aware of a presence.

[@yakob7585]

На якому танкі їздите по гриби?

[@CrusaderSports250]

To collect fungi you would need a larger vehicle as in the smaller one there's not mush room!☺☺.

[@yakob7585]

@@CrusaderSports250 Л - логічно

[@markriley2733]

Love my time on Scimitars the perfect size recce vehicle No idea why they’ve brought in the monstrosity that is Ajax They could have made a modern CVRT size vehicle it would be been awesome