FV4005: The Tank That Shook Itself Apart

[@AndyM_323YYY]

According to the London Naval Treaty, if you mount that gun on a light cruiser (a ship of around 10,000 tons displacement) its not a light cruiser any more, its a heavy cruiser.

[@erikstolzenberger1517]

Ah yes...didn't that austrian guy exploit that for his "Westentaschen-Schlachtschiffe" ?

[@dvpierce248]

@@erikstolzenberger1517 No. There was a separate anglo-german naval agreement as part of the WWI settlement that dictated the limitations on the german navy. They were not signatory to the London agreement.

[@PitFriend1]

I’m just glad they kept the “SPUD” name on the turret.

[@erikstolzenberger1517]

@@dvpierce248 Thanks, wasn't sure anymore and wanted to ask someone before resorting to looking up our naval museum's database...I confused it with the tonnage "trick"...getting old^^ Have a nice day and Vielen Dank ;)

[@elwiscomeback]

Hence why the Mogami class was designed with quick swap turrets

[@bryansammis998]

This tank makes the KV-2 look like a pillar of efficiency

[@alexbowman7582]

The kv2 was inefficient.

[@alexbowman7582]

@jewbacca314 kv3 more inefficient. The Sturmtiger was on paper very inefficient, but in combat was strangely effective.

[@macccreee]

Means the kv 2 was a better barn than the fv4005

[@vanukas8783]

@@alexbowman7582 Alex what on earth are you talking about

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

@@macccreee one thing that makes these tanks common and an equal to one another They make great refrigerators.

[@MrHewes]

This is a TED approved Video

[@tanker2000]

You sure did a fantastic job Hewes!❤

[@hayleyxyz]

Great job. Enjoyed following the series

[@Festiv-Col-130]

Will the original test mount from the mark 3 be displayed next to the FV4005.

[@Tuck-Shop]

TED approved so I must watch it.

[@Evilconrad56]

The Stage 1? I think it was scrapped unfortunately​@@Festiv-Col-130

[@kewlwarez]

Whatever you can say about World of Tanks, they're doing the lord's work sponsoring tank restorations like this. Excellent to not just get a quick history overview of this beast in this video, but also a look at how it has been restored and the compromises needed to be made to do so. Love to see more of this!

[@andrewnprice]

Ehhh, they are Russian, and most likely buying good will to keep certain groups from looking into them. I guess I can't blame the Tank Museum, but it will look bad if they get banned from NATO markets in a few months time.

[@bohba13]

I hate WG's corporate decisions, I love WG's commitment to helping preserve history.

[@thetankmuseum]

Hey Tank Nuts! We hope you enjoyed our latest video. Did you see FV4005 at Tankfest 2024? We'd love to hear your thoughts below!

[@lightbluewaves5526]

I did, and it was amazing to see her driving around!

[@kirvesuk6908]

I was surprised just how mobile it looked for a giant vehicle, I assume because the gun housing was so thin and 'light'?

[@shawn7889]

Mr Hewes killed it! She's going to be a runner for a long time!

[@martinrose2833]

Yep we got to our seat in time to see it

[@marcuswardle3180]

When are you going to let Mr. Hewes and Ted restore the TOG?

[@StealthCloudchaser]

MrHewes is a true legend, It's amazing to see him and his team get the attention they deserve.

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

Lots of misleading information in the video...every few seconds in fact. The engineers did not "believe" things would go a certain way then test them to find out. They calculated them, knew the results in advance, then had built what they were told to build. They did not "test things" then "find out what would happen" to design things. The reason new versions were delayed, new versions made, and new results used for later results were simply money. They were allocated money to do one thing, then a delay to decide to give them more money, then more money and a new build, and a delay to find more money. Had zero to do with testing anything, lol..

[@wraithcadmus]

> You think: "Should we leave it alone, should we back off, should we play it safe?" NAH, you think: "Let's make it BIGGER!"

[@SafeRemain]

Would rather have all of the cards in the deck at once instead of only a few

[@AOD_AnkGrooger]

My man is quoting Doctor Who haha

[@ALocalGoober]

🔊🚂 🚃🚃🚃🚃🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Spitfiresammons]

It’s too bad the IS-3 wasn’t at the TankFest 2024 if it did both IS-3 and FV4005 this could be the first time both came face to face.

[@Wolf_90702]

What? I thought they had both tanks for tank fest. There were articles about it and how it was first time both tanks would be facing each other but not actually fighting.

[@chez6459]

Nope, the IS-3 had clutch failure so it was not able to make it this year

[@GerardMenvussa]

Sounds like 2 grandpas who were ment to face each other for decades but never quiet make it, only to finally meet up at the nursing home ^^

[@SteamCrane]

@@chez6459 Russian quality!

[@derekowens1817]

Gun calibre is 7.2 inches, a standard British Army heavy artillery calibre, presumably the existence of tooling to manufacture 7.2 inch barrels helped determine the final calibre of the weapon. D

[@kristoffermangila]

In fact, its slightly smaller than the 7.5 inch naval rifles used on the Hawkins-class heavy cruisers of the late WW1 period.

[@wessexdruid7598]

The 7.2" howitzer continued in service until the 60s, on the same carriage as the US 155mm. It was the standard British 'heavy' calibre of WW2, but was a metre shorter.

[@widescreennavel]

One of the best channels !!!

[@markedwards158]

And to think it’s all down to Ted’s excellent project management.

[@lzappa9109]

Yes definitely, I did notice Ted was supervising in the background. A true hands off managemnet style😃

[@jamesknight3070]

Ted's supervising of Forklift Operations was a master class in efficiency! XD

[@Falloutrip]

British dudes building incredible war machines in their back yard shed with nothing more than a box of spanners, cup of tea and a canine supervisor. A tale as old as time.

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

Many of the ideas actually come from the dog. Dogs have a better grasp of the need for really big guns.

[@luvmydub]

Doggo looks like a good boi. I think he deserves a biscuit and a fuss

[@josephyiin3238]

Gromit?

[@pseudonym745]

Nice that you summoned it up, aaah, just one question - does the dude running the operation has his driver's license, yet? 😅

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

Lots of misleading information in the video...every few seconds in fact. The engineers did not "believe" things would go a certain way then test them to find out. They calculated them, knew the results in advance, then had built what they were told to build. They did not "test things" then "find out what would happen" to design things. The reason new versions were delayed, new versions made, and new results used for later results were simply money. They were allocated money to do one thing, then a delay to decide to give them more money, then more money and a new build, and a delay to find more money. Had zero to do with testing anything, lol. ...

[@danielcombs3207]

It’s fantastic that these young men are rebuilding and maintaining these historic machines. Job well done! 👍🏻

[@bwilliams463]

You could camp out in that turret. I watched the resto process on the restorer's channel, and congrats to everybody for getting it ready for Tankfest 2024. From the Tankfest vids I've seen this year, it was the star of the show.

[@TheNobleBrit]

This was by far one of the best experiences of my life, not only knowing my absolute favourite tank was being restored, but seeing it running and driving for the first time at Tankfest was an absolutely amazing experience and it brought a smile to my face that is still here a week later. The only thing that would've topped it off was to get inside it myself as that would literally be the best thing to ever happen in my life. Again I've said this before, but thank you and everyone that brought this big boi back to working order. It brings a tear to my eye knowing it will be looked after for years to come, and I will be a repeat attendant of Tankfest in the future if it decides to stretch it's tracks again!

[@c.j.zographos3713]

Return of SPUD.

[@johnacott1238]

That's the best Spud gun I have ever seen!

[@orionbirch2705]

Mr. Hewes restorations!

[@2old4gamez]

All overseen by the true hero, Ted :)

[@cyanoix]

the tank, the legend, the CHONKER, THE FV4005

[@johnserrano9689]

Peter popped his peewee in the light socket.....again...do you have anymore ointment

[@IrishPlaneSpotting]

THE BARN

[@kristoffermangila]

The tank, the legend, the S***BARN... the FV4005!

[@flavoie]

FV "two sheds" 4005

[@AakeTraak]

It's the HESH-barn

[@lewisshipway7187]

Its was TED who made this tank done on time

[@danielflack7902]

Jack worked his little butt off on that tank, exceptional work by Jack and Joe.

[@darrenjosephgregory]

Was great to see this running around the arena last Sunday. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@billballbuster7186]

The British went on a binge in the 1950s to mount large tank guns in lightly armoured turrets to existing tank hulls. The Charioteer was an 84mm 20 Pounder gun mounted on the WW2 Cromwell tank, it saw service 1954 to 1990s. Then the Conway mounted an 120mm gun on a Centurion hull, but only pilot tanks were built. The FV4005 Centaur mounted a 7.2", 183mm L4 gun to a Centurion Mk3 hull. The huge turret was called the "Barn" or more commonly the "Outhouse". For anti-tank work it fired a HESH round not a high velocity APC shell. Only 3 were tested.

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

I never heard of a HESH round before, I will look that up and get more informed. Thanks

[@billballbuster7186]

@@Sugarmountaincondo HESH was developed in 1944, but the British seen to have been the only army inrerested in it.

[@shawn7889]

6:43 Title didnt mention a celeb appearance?! Its bloody Ted himself!

[@MP-uw1qc]

His supervising roles never ends, subtle and stylish.

[@techgeekout]

Once again I just want to say that I absolutely love the old footage, the archive is really something that makes the Tank Museum a standout KZbin channel. So glad that Spud is looking good and happy my name is on it:)

[@BenPortmanlewes]

I saw Ted, I'd like to thank him for all the hard supervision on fv5004 and also for approving this excellent upload

[@kylehardman9135]

It was great to meet you fam and to see the fv4005 running.

[@evanc.9186]

Please give us more information on: Labrador, Canine, Black, Self propelled, 4 Leg. as seen at 6:43

[@kurtwapow5822]

That is Field marshal Ted, owner of the ''Mr Hewes'' channel and project manager of the FV4005

[@k-mc94]

😂

[@shawn7889]

Who do you think runs things? Don't be confused later in the video, he was in control of that forklift

[@888johnmac]

Ted .. the workshop foreman

[@poppymason-smith1051]

Ted, site manager and border collie x labrador I believe

[@Tcuel]

Best shot at 6:43, well hello there Ted!

[@brancaleone8895]

the second best, the best shot is 17:18

[@jeboblak5829]

Thanks! Your videos are always top notch, but this one was a cut above. I loved the passion and deep knowledge base that those two guys have for this restoration.

[@monsterbaja5b1984]

Nice to see the one and only Ted

[@jensh92]

Saw this "beauty" of tank rolling around the arena last Sunday. What a sight it was. And of cause got to see it up close before the Arena. Thank you for preserving history, ladies, gents and dog

[@ianb6595]

Brilliant content I hope the tank museum and Mr Hewes get as much praise as possible, give Mr Hewes and his team another project as they will achieve the impossible!

[@glocksp80smd]

I watch Mr hewes and he made it to tank fest and drove it around. Amazing to see that history and thing driving again. Thanks

[@IronWarhorses]

“Fear will keep the IS-3 in line, fear of this 183mm gun” Chief Engineer Tarkin

[@callumgordon1668]

Another brilliant output from the Tank Museum. Fam’s delivery style is great.

[@FrontSideBus]

I like the fact that the bits filmed at MrHewes' place could be mistaken for being at Tank Museum due to the number of armoured vehicles scattered around the background... 😂😂😂

[@RonrisHogson]

What a fantastic video to watch while i work away. I really like the presenter's voice and energy!

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

Man-O-Man you guys have a fantastic collection of military equipment including 1-off items like this and everyone including private collectors and people that restore these gems and even make them operational again for regular folks and military enthusiasts to see & ride on is just a blessing. Also keeping them under cover and taking care of them is also so comforting. This particular tank reminds me of an up gunned version of a Soviet KV-2 from WW2, at least that is how the turret reminds me of. It is a God send that so many museums and private individuals are saving this military equipment for future generations. Imagine if we could have a collection of original Roman Army Trebuchet's or Siege Towers or Chariots and the like, but they were all lost to history as they were made of wood. These Tanks and Artillery and such pieces are made of metal but would still be lost to history if not cared for as metal does rust and decay over time. I can see that in the future there will be a new museum built to house all the different types of UAV's and Drones that have become the norm on today's battlefields.

[@SteamCrane]

Go to Tod's Workshop. He does that stuff.

[@danmcdonald9117]

This dood is seriously good at what he does

[@kippamip]

Great to see Mr Cutland paid a visit too. Having been in service whilst he was in the latter half of his career and having trained at bovi whilst he was there it always takes me back to those days when i see his face. Also great to see Ted and the crew.

[@PurpleKitsuneHime]

Excellent narration, great visuals, wonderful video.

[@thetankmuseum]

Thank you!

[@davidmartyn5044]

Very interesting video. Well narrated, great to see younger people involved .

[@bj6515]

Maybe they are not young but just very well preserved due to frequent applications of congealed sump lubricates and penetrating oil.

[@MercutioUK2006]

The APDS was introduced in 1943 by the UK, and ironically enough the APFSDS was developed by Russia. The country whose tanks prompted the development of the Barn, were also responsible for the project being cancelled. Great video!

[@captiannemo1587]

HEDS was introduced by France in 1918 (tested by various countries before 1918) APDS was introduced by France around 1940. Then taken up by the British. APFSDS was developed in the US as early as 1943. Germans around the same time. Same with UK. Nobody except Germans get HEFSDS or APFSDS into production before the end of WW2.

[@MercutioUK2006]

I haven't the patience to wade through a ream of internet pages and links to find sources, can you save me the effort? Whilst searching I did find a few claims regarding the various dates you've quoted and most seem to disagree but again, not saying you're incorrect, there simply seems to be a lot of different opinions.

[@Ganiscol]

@@MercutioUK2006 you cant really ask somebody to provide sources if you didnt do it first to back your claim. The opinion part is also funny, given that the British firmly believe they invented everything. 😅

[@MercutioUK2006]

You can absolutely ask, mine were the usual suspects of Wikipedia and a couple of tank-centric gaming forums. Neither is that reliable……so I would love more credible information.

[@captiannemo1587]

The US and French information comes from a 1944 report off the DTIC/NTRL on APDS development in the US where it mentions the 1918 French production of 37/57 and 75 HEDS coming into service in late 1918. British information on acquiring APDS in 1941 from the French comes from a scattering of books following the fall of France and the dispersal of French/Belgium engineers. US ^APDS report also cites a French publication in German about the Germans own work in 43. British reports, for me, come through the DTIC-NTRL and the Canada Heritage online microfilm via the London Military HQ records.

[@peterspencer6442]

Excellent video! Brilliantly presented, well produced and I learned a lot from it :)

[@thetankmuseum]

That's great to hear!

[@leftnoname]

Does the TOG still have its powertrain inside? Restoring TOG to running condition would have been a project for the ages.

[@chriskingston4270]

Very cool that this unique vehicle has been restored as close to original as is practical.

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

Just having the knowledge to rebuild a tank, any tank or armored vehicle for that matter is truly magnificent and requiring of intelligence. 👍

[@michaelguerin56]

Thank you. Nice to have such a grand folly restored.

[@causewaykayak]

Great vid . Well presented !

[@SteamCrane]

One of your best! Glad that Ted got a cameo!

[@valariecampbell6266]

Ted sneaks into all the videos! :)

[@kentonian]

Great video by Paul Famojuro, the tank museum and mr hewes. Mr hewes team did an awesome job getting it finished in time and to such a high standard. Fv4005 v is3 tug of war next please 😈

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

I never thought I would ever see this beast run, fantastic work by all.

[@geoff2868]

And nice to see Ted who coordinated the whole build with Mr Hewes 😉

[@stogmot1]

huge respect to Mr Hewes and his team in bringing her back to life .

[@DenisR-tt1oe]

Thank you so much for restoring this unique vehicle.

[@ThatStukaGuy]

Ted was an MVP during this project

[@Castor586]

This is why you never underestimate farm kids lol

[@T1mbrW0lf]

When you're raised with a "Well, we need to get it done somehow" attitude, the greatest benefit of "You don't know what you don't know" is that you have no preconceived limitations . . .

[@ferrusfylax]

was awesome to see this up and running and find my name on the back, which made a great excuse to attend tankfest for the first time, certainly coming back again

[@thetankmuseum]

Thank you for your support.

[@Mulvers]

One of my fave vids you've done. Thank you very much :)

[@ray.shoesmith]

Tier X video 👍

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

Darn I didn't know this thing was going to be 'real' again. What an impressive effort, and such an interesting bit of history.

[@andrewtaylor7075]

Thanks!

[@Paddy3881]

Great to see Ted in the background!!

[@AW-Services]

Credit to Joe Hewes and his team for the restoration and making history accessible in a modern-day format Rest in peace, Harold (spud), who paved the way for this tanks future and ability to save it

[@jeffreytan2948]

This video is brilliant. The FV4005 just brings the fear of God in me for how many times I got killed by one in WOT. Always thought it was a paper or fantasy tank in the game. Didn't know it existed in real life. The size of that gun though is still absolutely ridiculous.

[@Mltemple8333]

Great video and glad to see Ted and the crew getting their little slice of fame.

[@russ4723]

Well done on the rebuild MrHewes!!! Followed the progress.

[@jazzingpanda3190]

What a brilliant, excellent quality video. Legends.

[@ahricchappell6937]

5:18 look how that gun SLAMS down on the bump holy hell i felt that from here

[@chopper7352]

I've watched every step of the rebuild/ rebirth of the FV4005 (aka SPUD) on Joe's KZbin channel, with Ted overseeing the teams stirling efforts to get SPUD back into her best "stepping out gear". Sadly I wasn't able to travel from Australia to Tankfest to see SPUD in all her glory, but did watch The Tank Museums Livestream of the big event. Maybe one day I will get their in person for the show. 🤞 Well done to all involved. 👍

[@redclaytanto]

I feel like this could set a precedence where all the different tank museums can start fundraisers like this to bring all the old relics back to their original state. I would love to see the T-28 drive again.

[@kevinbarry71]

This is the sort of thing I expect to see on April 1. I can't believe they were actually going to use a gun that large.

[@davidpope3943]

@@kevinbarry71 Well, to be fair, it’s only 183mm/8.2”. On I think it was June 11th 1944 off Gold Beach at Normandy HMS Warspite received a request for fire support onto some woodland where a large concentration of enemy armour and troops had been observed. The original request was I believe for 15 rounds rapid fire from Warspite’s 6 operational 15”/381mm main guns, ( X turret being out of service since Warspite was hit by a Fritz-X bomb in 1943) but it was allegedly misheard as FIFTY rounds of 15”. Rapid fire of her 15” guns did lead to some increasingly off-target results which actually turned out to be fortuitous as the fifty 15” shells effectively helped to chase the enemy out of the woodland.

[@davidnemoseck9007]

Awesome. Can't wait to see this completed.

[@abaird1234]

Been following this project on @MrHewes youtube channel. It's been a fascinating watch and it has clearly been a great collaboration. Congrats to all for restoring a piece of very unusual tank history and for getting it working and showing at TankFest 2024. What's next ??

[@thetankmuseum]

We working with Matthew Pyle to restore to running order the M47 - find out more tankmuseum.org/article/m47

[@jmc7034]

I’m glad to see this restored. Looks great

[@alanfrazer3291]

Nice to see Ted make a cameo appearance at 6:43.

[@timwingham8952]

Presumably the more stage 2's 180 mm gun was fired the less ammunition could be carried, the space being taken up by the rapidly increasing size of each loader's biceps.

[@caffplays]

They used a TZF-2A gun optic sight for the FV4005, the same gun sight of the Panther tank?! Now that was unexpected.

[@jonb3311]

Great to see Ted making a guest appearance.

[@luvtruckin]

Well Paul you hit another one out of the park well done. This has got to be one of the biggest fails I could think of and from just a simple engineering standpoint it should have never gotten as far as it did but that’s the military industrial complex for you.

[@viandengalacticspaceyards5135]

"If you dream, dream big." "No guys ! Not that big !"

[@gryph01]

Never, ever give engineers that much freedom. (I'm an engineer 😁)

[@Raidenazham96]

The quality of the video is too good that it makes me wonder if he only walk in front of the greenscreen, great tank info n history video 👍🏻

[@Average_fv_4005_enjoyer]

So happy I got to see this last Friday, my favourite, and an all time classic indeed

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

What an awesome story. It could have been so easy for this to have been lost to the ages.

[@michaelkuczynski75]

Can we do a video on just restoration on this in detail. Really interesting taking and breaking down and rebuild would be a whole series. This is great work and effort.

[@alun7006]

Mr Hewes has done a series on his channel

[@damianpeterkelly1234]

Upstaged by the Ted cameo? I think so......

[@paulfoster5432]

Yes I was lucky enough to get to all three days of Tankfest 2024 Coming down from Yorkshire, I subscribe to both Mr Hewes and the Tank Museum KZbin channels, Absolutely brilliant, I came to Tankfest with my Son Harry and friend Brad , and my Brother Chris, We are all Tank Enthusiasts, I have a World of Tanks account, Find it hard to play, But I've had a War Thunder account, Which I've had for eight years, And playing Arcade Tank Ground Forces, I've made it to Top British tier, My favourite British Tank's are The Centurion FV4005 , Conqueror and Tortoise, Hopefully we'll be back next year 👍 Congratulations to the Guy's on doing an amazing job on the FV4005 Please work on the Conqueror Next Cheers Paul Foster 👍

[@thetankmuseum]

Thank you for your support Paul.

[@theretrosaba7801]

12:28 And that's why we call it, "The sh*tbarn"

[@jonh9561]

A truly magnificent achievement and a great legacy for all involved .......... particularly Ted!

[@mikejfranklin7000]

A 66-kilo projectile! How do you manhandle such a thing? Actually, that has to be the wrong question. The resulting turret makes the vehicle too high, too visible, too mechanically unstable, to ever be viable. But good luck to Joe Hughes, more power to his arm. Restoring this object is much more worthwhile than building it in the first place!

[@razorboy251]

Great video and I liked the presenter as well!

[@chiseldrock]

well done to all great archives , Presenter , video is 4.5/5 cheers Long time viewer.

[@b2tall239]

The IS-3 is the ultimate "Evil Empire" tank. Possibly the coolest, scariest looking tank ever.

[@legiran9564]

The IS-7 is scarier. Fortunately for NATO it was too expensive and too heavy.

[@Mr-bw7yi]

@@legiran9564 then there's the Obj. 279

[@Angelthewolf]

The IS-3 is the ultimate „don‘t judge a book by it‘s cover“. Looks badass from the outside but was utterly useless on the inside

[@setesh1294]

Are you guys really hinting at restoring the TOG II to running order at the end there?

[@StoneCresent]

It's good to see the FV4005 be restored/recreated.

[@basstrom88]

Hopefully this successful project will encourage more crowdfunded and outsourced restorations in future to bolster the Tank Museum's workshop capabilities and resources. Get that cottage industry going again!

Good Video and very intersting Project. I mean that thing had Cruiser grade Armament :) What a Bonkers vehicle

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Loving the new presenter!

[@davedraycott5779]

‘this revelation only further fueled the paranoia that the Soviet Union could become aggressive towards the west.’ I have news for you, it wasn’t ’paranoia.’ And ‘could’? By the end of the 40’sthere was already the Berlin Blockade, for starters. Otherwise great video and absolutely amazing restoration.

[@nobodyuknow4911]

6:42 the most important part of the video, the appearance of DOGGO! ^_^