Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Jagdpanzer IV, Pt 1

I sent Hilary back to Ireland, so its a return to the normal run of the show for the Jagdpanzer. Panzermuseum Munster has two Jagdpanzers (Jagdpanzeren?) I cover both the prototype and mid-production variants.
This is a Wargaming-Paid video. The link if you want to start playing and attribute it to these videos (as mentioned towards the end) is tanks.ly/WoTChieftain

[@juancortapan7845]

You have one of the most loyal communities on KZbin. and you fully deserve it. thanks

[@bldgl8723]

tanks*

[@swagga7644]

@@bldgl8723 im about to descend into the ground if you make another pun

[@bldgl8723]

@@swagga7644 that would be decent

[@kingmichealthefirstofroman2278]

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[@ZESAUCEBOSS]

Something tells me if you gotta fire 50 rounds in rapid succession you should probably just call in artillery and go find somewhere else to hang out

[@nirfz]

They were the artillery... The "call in artillery" was a thing not applicable to many outside the US armed services and even they didn't have that luxury in all conflicts.

[@Cemi_Mhikku]

@@nirfz And sometimes our artillery has worn blue instead of green!

[@lalucre1803]

There reality was that most of the time there was no one else to call. Either you thought it out, ran away, or died.

[@ZESAUCEBOSS]

@@nirfz maybe they shoulda been the US armed service and realized the effect non-directed fire can have if you have a good forward observer

[@ZESAUCEBOSS]

@@nirfz they weren't according to guderian's doctrine...... ssd's in all seriousness though it's scary to think what the German tanks could have done with American doctrine (and obviously having the industrial capacity to match american/Russian/British production would have helped), I'm very glad that the German war effort was as limited as it was when these models came into production

[@Tuck-Shop]

To all those confused about the reupload. This is his personal channel and yesterdays was Wargamings. Wargaming produced the video so they upload it first. I hope this clarifies the situation.

[@gusgone4527]

I'm please you explained. I was trying to understand the unnerving feeling of Déjà vu. Then again I do have a high temperature and deep chesty cough. Hope I last long enough to see part two!

[@Omnihil777]

Ahh, i see, at first I was puzzled, confused, bewildered, dizzied, confounded, baffled, disorientated, befuddled, flustered, tangled, disheveled, cluttered, mystified, obfuscated, unsettled, tousled and snarled. And so was my thesaurus.

[@thevitaminp]

Yup, this is why I wait for the Chieftain's upload. I'd rather give my view to him rather than WoT. Might mean F all, but it makes me feel good

[@naseimwind1]

The plural of Panzer is Panzer 😀

[@ValentineC137]

"if you look at the front roadwheels..." *_Footage of sprocket with blurred roadwheel in the background intensifies_* 8:18

[@mikewagenbach1787]

Is that roadwheel steel-rimmed anyway? Doesn't look like it but maybe I don't know what those look like.

[@ValentineC137]

@@mikewagenbach1787 the small wheels that are on the ground are the road wheels, the black rim around them is the rubber. And he was talking about how the rubber on the front pair of roadwheels was worn, but the video instead blurred them out and showed an irrelevant scene of the Sprocket wheel

[@davefranklin7305]

Hilary Doyle is a gem, but I must say I like the content and pace of a straight "Inside the Chieftain's Hatch" better.

[@ttaibe]

I really like the depth of knowlegde Mr Doyle provides.

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

For me, the trouble with a lot of Mr. Doyle's videos, the background noise sort of overwhelms what he is saying, especially if the camera man moves backwards. It may just be me, and my faulty old ears though....:)

[@Cancun771]

Doyle did not make the impression he really wanted to be there. It was like pulling teeth with the guy.

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

@@Cancun771 Same here...

[@Enetso]

@@Cancun771 He might just be uncomfortable with having a full crew of people bossing him around and having a camera pointed in his face for hours. Which I'd say is fair haha

[@nirfz]

For those wondering the white words on the right side of the JP IV say "Schulungs Fahrzeug" i would translate to "Training vehicle"

[@txm100]

*Schulungsfahrzeug.

[@Mr_Fancypants]

@@txm100 *shulunfaarzug

[@zimms87]

"If you'll forgive the mispronunciation. Hochleistungsmotor" Wow, pretty good actually. "Trknsmpfsmrksdf and schmakljwerlzunad" What? :D

[@rolfsannes8246]

hope he do polish tank LOL

[@derauditor5748]

"Trknsmpfsmrksdf and schmakljwerlzunad" that's a whole new Language invented right there Ü

[@-straenbegleitgrun-6499]

Trockensumpfschmierung and Schnapper (magnet) -zündung try to say this when you are drunk. even as a german

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

@@-straenbegleitgrun-6499 That's the kind of words they INVENT when they're _drunk!_

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Better then I could have ever done.

[@godGottgod]

Trockensumpfschmierung, Schnapper-Magnetzündung :D

[@MrRisenKill]

even after losing the war, the germans still strike fear in the hearts of those trying to pronounce thier special words.

[@DerBlechpirat]

Thank you. I was really wondering what he was trying to say there. Any idea what the "Close defense weapon system" is?

[@godGottgod]

@@DerBlechpirat you mean the thing he mentions at ~13:18? Close defense weapon system would be "Nahverteidigungswaffe" not so hard compared to the other words. Maybe it has some special name I don´t know.

[@DornishVintage]

@@godGottgod Nahverteidigungswaffe is a correct term, but applies to a later design. If we're going with something that was in use by the time these vehicles were built, there are two options; the Minenabwurfvorrichtung or mayybe the Nebelwurfgerät. The latter was pratically out of use by mid '43.

[@godGottgod]

@@DornishVintage sorry to say this but the germans did indeed use this term. You can find it in Panzer Tracts 9 chapter about the Jagdpanzer 4 (p.23) and even in the glossary at the end.

[@DerekIcelord]

I'd love a video just of the Irishman trying to pronounce German words. That made my day.

[@stephenwalsh1332triumph]

To be sure To be sure 😊

[@Br1cht]

Genau junge!

[@myselfremade]

I AM SO GLAD THE CORRECT MUSIC IS BACK. and the level is perfect too

[@capnkidd]

i can care less about the game , I am a model builder and i love the content that you provide by doing this , i hope that when the game fades you will keep doing this for the info you provide to us modelers

[@lalucre1803]

If someone pays for the videos...

[@elarr8733]

More accurately, you can't care less.

[@jchrystsheigh]

I've really never known much about the Jagdpanzer IV, I honestly always thought it was a StuG IV, thanks for this video!

[@gusty9053]

There is a "Stug IV" of a sort. At one point the factory that made the Pz 3 hulls was bomb out of existence so the production of Stugs was switched to a different firm. The only trouble was that the new firm was making Pz 4 at the time so there were stug superstructures mounted on Pz 4 hulls resulting in a un-official Stug 4. :)

[@tlw4237]

@@gusty9053 Stug IV production wasn’t “unofficial”, it was authorised right up to Hitler level in 1943. Over 1,000 were built or converted from a few damaged PzIVs. It was a drawing board/concept project at Krupps before StugIII production was crippled by bombing. The reduced StugIII production was, as you say, a big impetus to getting the StugIV into production. It had the advantage of being cheaper and easier to build than the Panzerjager IV, used a lot of StugIII parts and the comparatively plentiful L48 gun rather than the L70.

[@galtur5241]

Your HL pronunciation was really good :D The TRM was somthing different xD

[@wallacepgames3246]

I love the bloopers as much as the rest of the content 👍

[@jaytoppo1670]

Hahaha love it Nick, your pronunciation bloopers at the end had be creased over in laughter, thank you for all your hard work and providing laughter, love your channel and not to worry, I'm partial to the odd game of WOT now and again so I'm already on board ;) brilliant video as always ;)

[@Solidboat123]

99 cotter pin links on each side, 99 cotter pin links. Take one out, throw it about, 98 cotter pin links on each side...

[@bezahltersystemtroll5055]

🙂

[@ivanovitchivanovsky8255]

I freaking love the jagdpanzer IV

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I've been waiting for this for ages! Thanx so much Chieftain, love your channel.

[@Masada1911]

Just wanted to say I really hope wargaming keeps you on (if thats what you would like too) all the best, I love your work and I am looking forward to seeing more in future however its produced.

[@spencerw9784]

I believe he’s already been away from them for a few years now

[@OtterTreySSArmy]

Lmao if Wargaming doesn't, Gaijin will pay out the nose to get him

[@Galactipod]

@@spencerw9784 This is a Wargaming-paid video. He's wearing a Wargaming shirt.

[@spencerw9784]

@@Galactipod Pretty sure these were unuploaded older videos sitting in a storage file

[@solsdadio]

I’m genuinely glad you’re paying the bills by sharing your knowledge and humour. War Gaming.......no comment.

[@TheBigBantha]

Okay, editing for this video is great compared to previous: no overused transitions, music volume is perfect. GJ Team

[@kitten-inside]

Your German sounds pretty good. Kudos for taking the time to practice.

[@thirsty_dog1364]

As always very good information in a manner that keeps me coming back. Anyway the game is a blast and not a waste of time for me. Great work guys.

[@russwoodward8251]

I like the detail on the Maybach motor. Thanks for the research and great presentation.

[@mosesmorales2173]

Just wanted to mention you were a wonderful person and your talks really brigthen up these sorry days.

[@egoruderico3038]

I played World of Tanks once a few years ago, not my thing. I watched Inside the Chieftain's Hatch, and I got hooked since then. Sometimes after watching a video I feel guilty I don't play the game, Sorry not sorry Wargaming!!!

[@fishua5564]

It works, these vids got me playing on console 2 years ago, cheers!

[@frankwhite3406]

A magnificent , purposeful and efficient machine with clean sharp welding. Splendid Episode Indeed Most Enjoyable !!! :-)

[@nanorider426]

Those bloopers were really something. 😆 Chieftain is really brave.

[@McRocket]

Your self-deprecating sense of humor is charming/funny.

[@Evertubo]

Very entertaining during lock down. Thank !!

[@richjageman3976]

Your videos here got me interested in the game.

[@Dreska_]

I dislike when museums deliberately do things inaccurately to suit whatever they want to display

[@pacobell97]

World of tanks is surprisingly fun.And best of all world of tanks supports this awesome channel.

[@JansenX12]

As in the sturer emil video i love chieftains efforts to pronounce german wörds :D

[@herosstratos]

JansenX12 He lived in Hessen, therefore might be reason that he has some difficulties pronouncing German. :-)

[@Jan_372]

Nice, one of my favourite tanks. Especially the L/70 version.

[@ghostman5862]

i enjoy the videos, keep them coming. also I have been playing WOT since 2011.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Is that a positive, or a negative?

[@VonRammsteyn]

The Guderian's Duck is one my favorites jagdpanzers... I wasn't expecting this gift. Well, i saw this video yesterday, yes. But the chieftain's hatch is the only cause i subscribe in the wot Channel...

[@Ostenjager]

Hey, Wargaming Net: I am a World of Tanks player, and I love these Chieftain’s Hatch videos - they add to my gaming experience, and make me okay with spending money on the game, because I know at least a little bit of that money goes towards this. For the love of the gods, please keep doing these videos!

[@Masada1911]

Louis Levesque what you said! Yes

[@justforfun4103]

Thank you for the engine info.

[@RJDKHS96]

@Wargaming, as a long-time WG supporter since the CBTs, please continue funding & supporting @The_Chieftain's Inside the Hatch efforts!

[@DadofTwinGirls-uo9xe]

Love these shows. Only reason why I play WOT

[@WildBillCox13]

Saw the WG release first, of course, but I came back to your post out of respect and a sense of fellow traveling as a creator, myself.

[@thanksfernuthin]

I'd like to you research and show us how they made large metal parts like turrets, armor and barrels during WWII. I think it's amazing how they did what they did and how they figured things out.

[@thanksfernuthin]

@Mialisus, I'll thank the Navy for NOTHING!!! (heh heh USAF Zoomie) But seriously, I'm more interested in the manufacturing process which is private sector information rather than military.

[@quentintin1]

@@thanksfernuthin it's no specific part but if you're interested, i have a couple pictures, one (1) showing a machining operation on a panther turret and one (1) showing another on a panther hull, plus a set of pictures showing the construction of a French AMX M4 hull (basically the early version of what would become the AMX 50t) it's all in here: mega.nz/#F!HK4VlK5I!CRfWqOyTCjmVf2xw4KgHrQ for armour, look up naval channels, as most developments were made for the navy, Drachnifel did a very good video on the development of armour since the ironclad era

[@budbenolio5248]

love the after takes! Hilarious!

[@chrissanchez9935]

Thank You, Sir.

[@ZGryphon]

The "Schnapper-Magnet" problem reminds me of the old _Top Gear_ episode where they discuss the Porsche DSG double-clutch transmission ( _Doppelkupplungsgetriebe_ ). "So can I just spell this out, it's a D, O, P, P, E, L. (pause). K (pause) U. (pause) P, P, L. (pause) U (pause) N. (pause) G. (pause) S. (pause) G, E, T. R. (pause) I, E. (pause) B. (long pause) E."

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video!

[@robertking288]

Love your stream and a x tanker from 1979-1982 with the M48A5s the M60A1 and the M60A3s and served 3yrs in Mainz Germany at Lee Barracks 4th BN 69 Armor 8inf. Div. U.S. Army

[@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras]

This is a rare boi, excited to see more german panzerjäger

[@Kumimono]

A proper Leightesstroumpfgesutzeabteilungfahrzeug. Nice!

[@jamesricker3997]

A very rare vehicle. The few that were made were made at the end of the war, when German armor was being destroyed far faster than it could be produced.

[@grimkupid8478]

To be fair, I used to play World of Tanks - my father loved the game, but when he died a few years ago, I just can't seem to find the enjoyment in the game anymore.

[@bananaguy123456789]

Grim Kupid sorry to hear that man. Hope you are doing well.

[@lobsterbark]

War Thunder is a lot better.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Sorry to hear that, Grim. Hope you have found a new thing that you enjoy!

[@vrennexx3736]

Actually The Chieftain didn't lead me to WoT. WoT lead me to him as I got more interested in the actual vehicles! Great content. Always by my side

[@CobraDBlade]

Started playing World of Tanks back in the closed beta days, when it was just German and Soviet tanks and only the heavies went up to tier 10. Stopped playing it 3 years ago and haven't touched it since. Interpret that as you will Wargaming.

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

Thx, for another great video, your german pronounciation is not bad, i bet you say Messerschmitt not Mescherrsmitt, like most do. "Trockensumpfschmierung" was awesome! I really want to hear you say "Ölablassschraubendichtring"

[@explorer1968]

A formidable vehicle with a few handicaps!

[@bradmiller9507]

Great Info! And World of Tanks Rocks! Thanks!

[@plutotheplanet5341]

This series has brought more people to detailed modelmaking that to WOT :D (including me)

[@steweygrrr]

I've always wondered; why wasn't the casemate superstructure a continuation of the upper plate in these kind of vehicles? Was it purely just for ease of access for maintenance of the transmission? If that where the case would it not be better to have a rear wheel drive vehicle? Would that have simplified production and reduce the amount of welding needed? If it's not the case, what would the reason be?

[@carlholm7867]

Don't know much of the Maybach engines, other than they were used in most german ww2 tanks. Interesting valvetrain design with a rocker shaft and forged roller rockers! Quite high tech permormance stuff for the 40's.. the valve angle points toward hemispherical combustion chambers too.

[@MarshFlyFightWin]

I hope in the future there could be a video on the Tiger II Ausf. B King Tiger. As there really isn't any good informative videos on such a vehicle

[@spdaylight1]

The tank museum has a good video on it.

[@thekinginyellow1744]

"lift up the Schürzen" I'm sorry, we're still discussing armoured vehicles here aren't we?

[@mske903]

wonderful Jagdi^^

[@nougan_tanker]

Dear video editor, please let us play "Panzer Karaoke" by printing the German words which our favorite tank historian The Chieftain hilariously try to pronounce! LOL! 8^D

[@MrGeorocks]

The Snapper, great film.

[@dbeasleyphx]

The Chieftain always seems pleasantly annoyed by the whole thing. This only changes when speaking about track tensioning!!

[@kistler1994]

Awesome!

[@edsonkidwell2522]

I'm a player and love the series as well as the game brilliant hysterical your German Woke my wife up laughing

[@TheVarskvlavtbichuna]

Jagdpanzer lV is my favorite machine in wot and generally, its mean and cool same time

[@R2lZero]

Love your videos. Played World of Tanks for ages but got locked out of my account... so much premiums and tier 10s all gone because I lost my phone (Authenticator) and customer support would not give access to my account. Spent about a month trying to get it back. Spent $100’s... Playing War Thunder now, not going back to WoT after spending so much and being treated so poorly.

[@DataC0llect0r]

6:23 'In the grand scheme of things it wasnt all that important' This is typical for German development and strategic placement of resources throughout the war.

[@arianwinanto6299]

Wasn't Guderian against to the creation of this tank due to it perform similar to the Stug III yet it would add stress to the production of Panzer IVs?

[@leongaultier554]

"TRM, God help me - Tuhen shmutsshappen kalesvalensshmeits"😂

[@Hellblazzer]

God, I must have played this td in WOT back in 2014/2015. In that time consumables were not replenishable. The ammount of times I got mt engine damaged because of the front transmition, damn game.

[@f12mnb]

Great entry - stay well and thank you, Hi, like a lot of German vehicles, this has Zimmerritt - but did the Russians actually use magnetic charges? During the earlier years, all sorts of improvised antitank weapons were used (Molotov cocktails etc.) but demolition charges no doubt could be used, but were magnetic charges used as a standard AT weapon?

[@tlw4237]

The Germans had magnetic anti-tank mines but no-one else seems to have used them much if at all. Even the British “sticky bomb” relied on thick grease to stick to a tank not magnets. I doubt magnetic anti-tank mines would be very effective anyway outside very close terrain where infantry stood a chance of creeping up on a tank without getting spotted.

[@wetlettuce4768]

@@tlw4237 Just no point in magnetic anti tank mines these days RPGs are in ample supply and everyone who's in the business of possibly facing off against tanks seems to have a cave with a few ATGMs stashed away.

[@gregoryaparker]

11:38 I'm sure I said the same thing on my first day of German class back in 1982. I've been in Germany again now 11 years and the language is still a nightmare... Good job :)

[@paavobergmann4920]

Haha, I was born here in 1979, raised here, and I still think it´s a nightmare... ;-) Really, it isn´t exactly the easiest class in school, and there is new stuff to wrap your head around until 11th grade, and it sucks! Getting bad grades in your native language sucks!

[@bastisonnenkind]

Did not MHV stated in a video that the attack on the ball bearing factory did not had any effects? Its seems there was one for the JgPz 4 ^^

[@wot1fan885]

Yes these videos lead me to wot. I been playing now for 4 years. Just stick with it the game gets better once you learn how to play.

[@scttiedsntknow]

Already did. Just wanna say its am awesome game for those who haven't tried it yet. Very simple and fun to play. And its one of the very few games that is literally free to play no gimmicks.

[@edward9674]

Why is the lower frontplate on the jagdpanzer IV different from the regular panzer IV?

[@oswaldchai9865]

I like the bloopers of an Irishman trying to pronounce German words.

[@chrisdavis3642]

Snap magneto's. Wow!

[@aqui1ifer]

Seems like they missed an opportunity to move the final drives to the rear, shifting the weight balance rearward since it was a problem with the vehicle, plus more space up front for the crew too. On the whole it looks like a pretty competent design; I suppose WoT’s Pz 3/4 could represent what it would look like if the hull had a turret.

[@jamesricker3997]

The Germans were in a rush. They needed that vehicle on the battlefield ASAP. Germany was running rapidly running out of armored vehicles.

[@luvr381]

Every tank seems to have a towing mount, how often did they tow trailers?

[@workingguy6666]

12:00 when quoting HP numbers that low, please also include torque numbers as they matter so much more for a larger displacement engine moving a heavy vehicle.

[@lobsterbark]

No they don't. This is a boomers myth. Power is power. The torque at the wheels/sprokett is set correctly by the transmission. So the engine torque doesn't matter if the power and torque curve is the same.

[@rickdarris6152]

Tanks, dude.

[@Ph33NIXx]

But the Stug was build both on the panzer IV chassis and the Panzer III chassis correct? was the Panzer III stugs still in production after this?

[@theodorehazel6920]

this man he is way too under rated

[@Disbandeddeath1]

Can you give an update on the uss texas i cant seem too find any updates on her current state also is there a chance that you can do a video on the Russian navy from ww1 too ww2 im very curious too learn more

[@spdaylight1]

Thiers a channel called Drachinifel if you want navel history and he reported the texas is being put in dry dock about 5 months ago. Going to be placed up river from her old spot.

[@richardvalens7989]

First dash iris fan!! ❤️

[@kirilltristan694]

How high can you stack tanks vertically?

[@graceshiflett6526]

So excited to finally see a video on my favorite tank

[@Seygem]

Who shot the lower hull of that prototype? And with what? it's not a big caliber, but the hole seems to be quite deep.

[@phil20_20]

Has anyone addressed the fact that sloped armor is also longer armor when compared to a thicker, verticle piece covering the same area from horizontal fire? Unless you're looking for improved overhead protection, the weight savings is negligible. Deflection gains some credibility then. I can't help but notice the M1 armor is more flat fronted, but not very high...

[@AntonFetzer]

I am supprised to hear so many German technical terms in your videos. As a native German speaker, I have no issues with that, but I am sure most viewers might struggle with that. I would therefore suggest, that you add the technical terms with their translation as text on the screen. This would solve any mispronounciation issues and let viewers without prior knowledge of these terms see how they are written.

[@64maxpower]

Nicholas is my favorite tank guy

[@crankyjohn7214]

Exactly how much movement does the gun have up and down side to side ? I have never found an answer to that question, also how is accuracy compared to a conventional turret design.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Come back for Part 2 on the morrow.

[@jammygamer8961]

Why where rubber wheels typically used rather than steel? Do the rubber wheels create less wear on the tracks themselfs?

[@ZESAUCEBOSS]

Yes, they also have built in shock absorption and make the tank quieter. The t34 had all steel wheels and is notoriously loud to operate

[@zafranorbian757]

Theymreduce noise and wear but most importantly Fuel consumption. Especially in vehicles with mediocre suspension.

[@armoredinf]

"Return rollers! There are four per side on most vehicles; however, by the time you got to the end of the production run you are only looking at three. this is because they were running out of roller bearings." THANK YOU EIGHTH AIR FORCE!

[@thekinginyellow1744]

25%+ casualties seems like a hell of a sacrifice just to get rid of one return roller. Hap Arnold and Bomber Harris were liabilities. Had the allies not had such a production advantage, they would have been sent to wall.