Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv 103C part 2

[@textB00Kcase]

The S tank is real out of the box thinking. Always wanted to see the interior, so thanks much Chieftain!

[@SgtSteel1]

Yeah, it really is very unusual!

[@JimFortune]

"Out of the box" Is that an Ikea joke?

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@JimFortune no, but it could be.

[@georgestephenson7158]

@@JimFortune oh God, don’t bring up furniture construction! I’m trying to relax. 😊

[@Beelzebub73]

The big red warning light is sixth sense lmao :D

[@swestuff]

The warning sign at 4:58 says: If the piston engine is turned off, you can't break with the foot brake. USE THE HANDBRAKE.

[@MrKeys57]

sorry...my bad...i read the other sign....

[@mrhakwan]

Just adding some info. I am 1,85m long and was assigned commander in a 103C, and I didn't suffer at all due to the height. So, especially at the commanders place it is actually pretty comfy :-)

[@colthenry1594]

What was the big red warning light for? (if you can tell us :) )

[@commisar44]

Just such a unique design for a tank. I absolutely love this thing! This is the first tank I've seen with a rear facing driver, too.

[@kuiper921]

charlie f The archer does as well, for obvious reasons.

[@justinf972]

Welllllll. the driver of the Archer doesn't REALLY sit in the rear. He's in the normal position for a Valentine. Its just that the GUN is mounted towards the rear, and for some reason WG choose the direction of the gun to be Forward, which is why its slower going "forward" than in "reverse". I suppose they didn't want to confuse the kids who play.

[@nathaniel1207]

The Germans made an armored car with 2 drivers one forward facing and one rear facing it mounted a 50mm in a rotating turret. It had 8 wheels with 8 wheel steering

[@therudepotatochip8633]

@@nathaniel1207 Yeah the Luchs or in english Lynx

[@stevenbreach2561]

A few familiar bits for a Brit,432 engine,Centurion roadwheels,and an L7 gun

[@josebarberena9564]

this is a beautiful looking tank. Its incredible how far the development of these vehicles has gone

[@ArtietheArchon]

The gear ratio was slightly higher in reverse than forward, so it was technically faster going backwards. Reverse driving was not easy you needed the driver to use his elevation controls to depress the rear of the tank so the rear driver could see. But it was very handy for getting through snow, the S-tank in reverse could go through very easily as compared to forwards with the dozer blade in the way.

[@matthewvanburen6415]

I thought the interior would be full of IKEA furniture...

[@pgza3345]

Disappointed?

[@fulcrum2951]

It wasn't?

[@nocouponsforkaren8587]

they send the s-tank with instructions to put it together and it takes just as long as normal Ikea furniture

[@alohadubs7683]

Matthew Van Buren “Buy a tank kit for 999,999.99 US dollars today, and project your might on the battlefield! If you can assemble it, that is.”

[@jockeolzzon1222]

im swedish and the ikea and homo skiiing army jokes is getting lame lol

[@lucianene7741]

It's amazing how well thought is everything. A tank operable by just one man, that's a true weapon. By the way, I think the lack of an interior heater is intentional, and a good idea. You don't want to spend time putting your winter coat back on if you have to go out of the tank during action.

[@yanvysotsky3158]

Imagine being assigned to a chieftain because you are 1.76 meters tall

[@klausgartenstiel4586]

best reason for a 3-person crew ever.

[@Reckec]

My only (Very Minor !!) issue with this show is that it's broken up into parts. I'd gladly watch a 1 hour long single episode. But this time I'm having to wait for a part 3 !?!? A 1 & 2 is bad enough of a wait but come on... As I said it's a very minor issue. I was a U.S. Army Combat Medic. But growing up I loved tanks and helicopters. And I love this show. Keep up the great work !!

[@ZexMaxwell]

Chief. you sure that big red light is not for illuminating the crew compartment?

[@tmmt7895]

This is my favorite TD.Finally I see what is inside the tank!:)

[@Mattebubben]

This is not a TD. (as a Swede i have to make sure everybody understands this ^^) Strv103C is classed as a MBT (IRL). Though im guessing you mean it as in your favorite vehicle with the "TD" Tag in World of Tanks so il give you a pass =P.

[@Slayer_Jesse]

While i agree with you, the nation that built it gets to class it.... But pretty much any other nation would call it a TD lol.

[@pulsex6371]

Máté Takács Hopp egy magyar!

[@dorijan5ir403]

its a tank m8

[@Mattebubben]

@Slayer Jesse They would not... What exactly makes it a TD? The fact that it has no Turret? Then what about the countless TDs with turrets? Dose that make them tanks instead of TDs? Its not what a Vehicle looks like or its paper specs that determines its designation (Tank/TD,Medium tank/Heavy tank etc) the designation is given based on its capabilities and the role its supposed to fill. And both the British and the Americans tested the Strv 103 against the MBTs they had in use at the time (Chieftain and M60) and found that other then the ability to fire on the move (Which those tanks could not do accurately at any kind of distance at the time anyway) it had no real disadvantages as a MBT and they also thought of it as a MBT and not a Tank Destroyer.

[@johnsjoholm]

"Yay! Part 2! I thought I would have to go into retirement before it would be released." were my initial thoughts. Only to realize that for the first time ever(?) the Chieftain review/run down has a part 3. Oh well, only 50 more years to go until retirement.

[@astrofan8775]

No, the Matilda had 4 parts, so this is (unless i miss something) the 2nd time he makes a part 3.

[@w26240]

Its not the first time He made a 3 part movie.

[@tankolad]

jsjoholm The Panther got 3 parts too.

[@matthayward7889]

Been looking forward to this for *so* long

[@MightyBjorn]

Very odd MBT indeed. I've always wondered what the inside of this looked like since I first saw it in a book around 2001. I started to wonder even more after getting the Strv S1 in WoT. Which, I would quess is very similar to the Strv 103 because it's a prototype of the production model. Very cool, thx Nick. Keep doing the Chieftain's hatch videos, I really enjoy them.

[@stephenparkes626]

So love this tank ,brilliant idea

[@mrhakwan]

And some more info. Late versions were equipped with an ebersprächer heater, so no problems getting it warm enough on the inside.

[@potato1981]

Yay.Finally see inside of my favorite tank

[@anotherrandomtexan25]

YEEESSSSSSSS this thing is definitely one of my favorite armored vehicles of all time! can't wait to see (and hear) this bad boy driving!

[@darkcybersamurai1756]

Ghetto Gangsta: I got the best costumized low rider! STRV 103-Commander: Hold my beer

[@JohnBrowningsGhost]

I’d say that having a heater would complicate the donning and doffing of winter clothing. Why waste time? You’re gonna want those winter clothes when you exit the tank, and if the tank is heated you’d need to shed your winter clothes.

[@joepalooka2145]

This guy has the most interesting and educational tank videos on KZbin for sure, but he also has the WORST backing music of anyone on KZbin. He uses the same horrible repeating track for every video, I don't know why. The solution to this, after it drives you nuts, is to hit the mute button and go to "Subtitles". You can then read what he's saying instead. I wish he'd do something about this.

[@kerbangofiji5646]

and it's a short loop too....just few seconds of "music" repeated for the whole videos....just awful and horrible

[@justsomemainer1384]

Joe Palooka I’d assume it’s Wargaming not the guy in the video.

[@RandomShitSociety]

It’s to be easily able to catch anyone trying to record over and repost the bideo

[@justforever96]

He explain in several video descriptions that the WOT tanks people insist on the music. Don't know if it has something to do with the game or what. He told them that people hated it, and they agreed to quiet it down a bit. I also hate it.

[@UacQNPLL7BXQVVcOECwa]

The warning light is for when the diesel Engines stops the gyro that propel the small turret goes crazy, and you can get strangled by the wire. Thats is also the warnings signs. The later version has no Boeing it has caterpillar gasturbine, and Detroit diesel turbo diesel Engine. i lived in this for 12 month :-) AND I LOVED IT

[@pronstorestiffi]

The constant looping music is driving me nuts.

[@jaeger.5045]

For anyone wondering. It’s primary ammunition is 10,5cm APCR meatballs

[@ZETH_27]

What? No, it fires APBC Falun ammunition.

[@jaeger.5045]

@@ZETH_27 i was just joking but.

[@ZETH_27]

@@jaeger.5045 So was I. Falun is a place in Sweden where they make a special sausage.

[@jaeger.5045]

@@ZETH_27 ahh, ok. Well, i live on the other side of the Atlantic.

[@edsonkidwell9813]

Love it hope it's turning is all jacked up like. Angry Connors. Clear. Dance. That it can rotate in a realistic manner. Small track patch. Quick Turner

[@klikboers]

If this tank was still in service, giving the radio operator a camera drone would make it the deadliest thing that squats in the mud.

[@death00124]

I love the sound of the turbine and gasoline engines 😍

[@marcusm5127]

Joël George diesel

[@mathiaskarlsson1837]

Where was by the end of the cold war, plans to rebuild strv 103 so that it could be remote controled. However this was never done. If you had a crew that was well trained it would have been leathal for a enemy.

[@cmdrantezscar3368]

thank you so much for making this! Love Swedebro here.

[@McRocket]

Wonderful - albeit rather squishy looking inside - tank. Thank you very much for this.

[@kakavdedatakavunuk8516]

Someone have to remember that this was built in early 60ies, fascinating

[@xgford94]

I would also like to see a tank design with crew comfort maximised. I think it would result in a better fighting unit

[@TheNiteNinja19]

There's an incredible amount of technology crammed to such a small space.

[@ZETH_27]

The Swedes prioritised quality over quantity.

[@colajunkie13]

Maybe the big red light is for "OMG THE TANK IS ON FIRE!" ? :D I'd love to see you shoot with one of those things once though. Oh and i have a question: How does the fuse setting for HE rounds work (technically, how is setting that little handle changing the round)?

[@genericfakename8197]

I'd hope that anyone inside a tank would be able to tell if they were on fire without the aid of a light.

[@Link9164]

It says "Warning, if the cylinder engine isn't running, you can't brake the wagon with the foot pedal. USE THE HANDBRAKE"

[@falstoffe]

5:00 "No heater to speak of." There is no snow in Scandanavia? Or do they just not operate in winter?

[@kaspernielsen9149]

you can move the radio, if you need to acces things behind it, that is why it is mounted.

[@-Rambi-]

Either they made an exception for my father which is 183cm or the statement about 175cm is wrong. He was a commander in one, I followed in his footsteps and was assigned as a commander in a Strv 122.

[@MaskinJunior]

4:57 The smaller text is too small for me to read, but the lower larder one alerts you to use the parking-brake.

[@goldenpun5592]

When I was a kid my parents got me a subscription to this service that sends you a binder and every month you'd get a packet of ...Pamphlets? I guess? That had images of tanks, planes, and helicopters and have all kinds of facts and stats on them to put in the binders. I remember I used to trace the tanks and planes which is how I learned to draw. I'd trace the outlines and then fill in the details by hand. But I remember this tank in particular took my fancy because of how SLEEK it is. Plus it's pretty easy to draw XD

[@foxhoundmj2056]

2:46 FYI all tanks in WoTs are fully combat capable with one man

[@NathanOkun]

I would think that the "big red warning light" would mean that the gun is loaded and driving it can also cause damaged if the firing key were accidentally pressed.

[@stijnVDA1994]

So it is basicly a dutch automobile called the daf, they also made trucks and militairy vehicles but only the personal vehicles with the variomatic gearboxes were rumered to be able to...

[@Peorhum]

As a Canadian, I think having to wear winter gear inside the tank isn't that bad, long as there is room inside the tank for you wearing the gear. If you need to bug out for whatever reason or drive open hatch, wearing your winter kit already is handy. In Canada often on long trips we need to take our winter coats off and throw them onto the back seats of our cars, which means if we roll down the window for whatever reason or stop and get out of the car we have to put our winter coat back on which is a little annoying. It would be worse if you have to bug out of your vehicle in an emergency as you are now outside the vehicle and your coat is in the back seat. For a tank it would be worse due to the explosive nature of tanks and how storage space for your winter gear when not wearing it could be an issue. If I was designing the tank for winter, I too would just limit the interior heating and tell crew to wear their parka.

[@jasonirwin4631]

No heater work's well in desert conditions, mostly because who in there right Minds would run the heater in those conditions. That plus winter gear when in cold weather, makes me wonder why tank even have heaters In the first place. I under stand AC but heaters are kind of pointless. The space that a heater takes up could be used for something to keep the crew comfortable in the cold like a coffee make or boiling vessel.

[@Peorhum]

I think it is more for when you are in extreme weather. You don't need to keep the tank a nice room temperature(20c) but having a heater to bring the interior up to at least above or near freezing(0c) is good. Otherwise things can get uncomfortable, mainly in the feet and hands, more so if you are more or less just staying still in the tank. The tank has a lovely heat source while moving, being the engines, so why not have a heating system to use that heat from the engines. Being out of the winter wind helps, and being in an enclosed space with body heat will help too, but some sort heater is a must for some parts of the world, in Canada, the Nordic countries and Russia for sure.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

The heating thing... I think the turbine engine would take care of that, and the diesel is just the seat warmer...

[@mrkoolaidman5975]

The big red warning light is the BAIL OUT light... Giving if the tank was hit each person could turn it on.. Since in battle you may not be able to hear anything.

[@12thmanrailfans26]

The 103C is a doorstop with attitude. *change my mind*

[@PieterBreda]

What a claustrophobic tank

[@tjalvehund82]

You had to be under a certain length to be designated as crew to the S-tank. The lack of space is of necesity to make the tank as small as possible. It didnt feel too bad to me. And im 177 cm. (i was a bit more fit back then too😑)

[@markaphilpott]

Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

[@carlcramer9269]

About the warning signs: This tank was d´crewed, and I *think* also serviced by conscripts.

[@carpetclimber4027]

Correct. The whole Swedish army except for higher officers were conscripts.

[@carlalm6100]

During the mentioning of the right warning light, the upper sign is too out of focus to be read accuratly, but the lower signs says: WARNING! If piston engine is stopped, the vehicle can not be decelerated/braked using the foot brake pedal. "USE THE HANDBRAKE"

[@vogonford]

Wow, the last time we got to see you driving a tank was the M24. That was a while ago.

[@johanwiklund9195]

Mr Moran looks a bit concentrated when he drives in the intro :-) . Great video as always!

[@sweadamai2943]

5:31 the winters aren’t cold or snowy, they are wet. At least during December

[@Devantejah]

These last years, sure. But they may be pretty cold too.

[@PannkakaMedSylt]

It really is cramped in there for him, but in all fairness while this was designed it was intended to have a recruitment height limit of 5.6 feet, with a preferense to shorter then that, lots of crew men for it was 5.4 feet or so, so only semi short guys would actully operate it.

[@floziller]

i hope in the next episode they do a aiming test :D

[@stefannilsson2406]

man, I have been waiting for this

[@AleczaKolypsov]

ohh i am moist. i would love to go in that tank but im 6 foot 2 :-(

[@brhop1982]

Robert Wilidson I am pretty sure the Chieftain is over 6 feet tall. 6'-1" or 6'-2" I believe.

[@chiquilio]

He is 2m tall, around 6'6"

[@brhop1982]

+chiquilio You are probably correct. I couldn't remember exactly how tall he is. He is quite tall especially for a tanker.

[@MichaelWells770]

He is 6'5" if memory serves.

[@ninus17]

he is 1m 98cm tall

[@selfdo]

1.75 cm, or 5'9", was the demarcation between S-tank and Centurion crewmen in the Swedish Army. Seems kinda "tall", but the Swedes tend to be tall as Europeans go. I believe it was 5'4" or 5'5" for most Soviet "tankists", correct, at least in the T-54, T-55, T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80, and T-90 tanks?

[@martinbredberg7616]

In "my" company of 103-crewmen no one was shorter than 175, most were 180+, myself 179. Do you mean that the short ones were to man the Centurions? Seems odd.

[@G1NZOU]

At least if you're wearing winter clothing while operating the tank you're likely to be wearing it if the tank get's taken out and you have to get out fast and make it back to safety on foot.

[@Peorhum]

My thoughts too, as a Canadian I think having to wear your winter kit in the tank is perfectly fine, if not the best way to have it.

[@robertrousseaux1059]

Has anyone talked to some of the passed crew members. As a former tanker I would be very interested to see how well it really worked gun tied to the suspension. Had to be very hard to spot .

[@roosterbooster6238]

If you read about it in Sweden they realised pretty quickly that there was a major drawback to the design due to thermal optics - you had to run the engine to traverse the gun which gave away its position..

[@luisalizondo4973]

With modifications this tank design could make a comeback

[@ZETH_27]

The only real thing that could modernize this tank was if they found a stabilization system for the suspension allowing it to fire on the move. But that would be incredibly hard to do and would require a LOT of power.

[@Kinolens]

do an inside the hatch of a vickers universal carrier please.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

This is as close as I've gotten so far. kzbin.info/www/bejne/baqrnpWmqq2Kh8k

[@jorgensommerlof3416]

Fantastiskt, ower 60 years old tank.

[@mikes279]

Is this the Mini Cooper of tanks?

[@ScottKenny1978]

Yes. Crazy small, crazy capable.

[@itsadams]

Dang Chieftain's ears are hairy.

[@marcelltomasics9143]

Well eyesight boi!

[@derpanzerkommandant4641]

Any Tankcommander gets hairy ears. Me too :)

[@zepter00]

Its Adam! It’s a part of the camuflage.

[@dylangreen9819]

#bringbackoldcheiftanshatchtransitions

[@petter5721]

Amazing tank for being build in the 1960s.

[@ZETH_27]

ah yes, the 1060s, only 855 years before the first tank was made

[@pixelbucket8884]

You guys really ought to do an episode of this for a Japanese tank.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Problem is that they all seem to have rusted away.... OK, there are a couple left, but not where I can easily get at them without being lower on the priority list than other things there.

[@pixelbucket8884]

Well that sucks.

[@hannukoistinen5329]

When do you test Merkava boe?

[@JimFortune]

I was confused by the rear facing driver. I didn't realize there was also a forward facing driver!

[@eli84360]

Make a video on the M1/M1A1/M1A2/M1A2 SEP Version 1+

[@rako5865]

Swedish winters aren't that bad. Only around -10 to -20 degrees celcius (Usually)

[@MrAnton275]

Never lived up north have you?

[@matsv201]

Well.. when it's not -40 ofcause

[@flare9757]

4:48 18X zoom, well, yes. This tank *was* designed to be able to take down Russian Tanks. I would think it would be easiest to do that from a long range.

[@mr.flipflop2630]

is this tank still in use??

[@peterl8548]

HEH! Warning signs! Now, I was in the army detail in the mid 80:s (Lapplands Jägare- Lapland Rangers). You had warning signs everywhere... On my goggles it said "Not suitable for wargames" :D But still. They forced us to sleep with our live ammo loaded rifles...

[@ak18singh]

6:35 wait wtf!! crewmen killing each other?? Is that a thing??

[@ossianjirhem901]

5:30 I suspect that it's not warm

[@amicloud_yt]

Oh my God they're gonna drive it

[@tankolad]

I never would have guessed that the S-tank is as cramped as it is.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

Granted, Chieftain is too tall for the requirements of this tank.. :/

[@justforever96]

"The unique feature of the Strv103 is the rear facing driver's seat" - _the_ unique feature?

[@mickleblade]

I'm assuming people with, er 'wind' problems aren't welcome on tank crews, the inside of a badly ventilated steel box must get a little bit smelly!

[@SatansOps]

Well. The smell of diesel, gunpowder and sweat probably smells more.

[@ZeroneAngel]

I trained as a crewchief on a Bkan 1C back in teh 90's and we had a gunner during training whos farts smelled like burning acid. We actually had to use the emergency NBC ventilation system once XD

[@MrGeorge707]

#FreeFoch

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

Sir you would have to be one of the tallest tankers ever in history ,usually the are of small stature

[@qw49]

I was driving this tank 1972.I was reverse driver, and The radio operater and medicare. It was going reverse faster than Ahmadinejad.

[@2ndAmendmentGlock]

They seriously couldn't add a little coil and fan for a heater?

[@xgford94]

Tropical Swedish winter ...I'd like to see that

[@petterssonigolvet391]

what is the name of the music used?

[@bytefu]

We need a 10 hour version of this music.

[@theotterguy]

For Guantanamo bay?

[@teddyb3303]

what's the difference between the ikv and the strv vehicles?

[@martinlagergren2972]

As i remember it, ikv is a part of the infantery brigades as support vehicles. Strv are in tank brigades.

[@johanmetreus1268]

"Strv" is the abbreviation of "stridsvagn", the Swedish word for tanks and chariots, so any vehicle called anything "strv" is a tank and used as such. "Ikv" is the abbreviation for "infanterikanonvagn", Infantry gun wagon, while "sav" is a "stormartillerivagn" or Assault artillery wagon in literal translation. Like Lagergren explained, these were used in direct support of the infantry units to take on enemy strong points, like machine gun nests, field fortifications and the like. unlike the WoT vehicles, they were never intended for AT-use, although they were provided with some AT-rounds for self-defence.

[@teddyb3303]

Johan Metreus thx for the answer :)

[@johanmetreus1268]

You are more than welcome.

[@mushroomcloud1]

I wonder how it would have done against the T-72 and older Soviet tanks.

[@samcan9997]

"we have warning signes all over this tank, i presume they thought it would be dangerous" i mean that is part of the job of a tank to be dangerous but thats probily also a good thing maybe the sweedish took militry safty seriously unlike the britsh navy where they removed bulkhead doors or just left them open causing chain reactions

[@matsv201]

Most of them is like "don't step here".... they are not for your protection

[@samcan9997]

@@matsv201 smh humans being so dangerous to the poor tank

[@matsv201]

@@samcan9997 exactly

[@martinsvab1477]

this tank is icon

[@Zack_Wester]

something tells me that if the army drooped me (as some one that dont even have a driver license) on my own out in the wood and told me get it back to base after shooting thous two marked paper tanks locate way out there(need to drive there then to base). whit out the Strv 103 manual or training. I could do that by just reading all the post it notes bolted around the tank.... On my own whit no help. sure fara för almänhet but I could get it done in less then a day (3 hour hunting post it notes+20 min dancing around inside the tank) vs a trained tanker 3 hour(30 sec dancing around inside the tank.). I mean Im just reading all the notes posted around the tanks and they tells pretty much how to operate any piece and what any piece does and in what order to do anything on. //wouldent be supprised if in the glove compartment there is a lathunt(reference sheet) whit a checklist of how to start the tank, how to shoot the tank and how to bravely -run-/drive away whit the tank.

[@jasonirwin4631]

I most american tanks have basic driving instructions in there manuals. If the crew keep the manual in the tank is another thing entirely.

[@derekscanlan4641]

Question: If this tank says something Wargaming doesn't like, will it get DMCA'd?

[@lordives7181]

Can u shoot a moving target with this tank?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Yes. You just have to apply the correct lead.

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

The Swedish winter uniform is as good as any of the northern countries, but it is no good if you are not wearing it. I expect they didn't heat the tank to keep the crew wearing their coat so that if they need to get out in the winter they simply have to zip up and put on gloves. Besides the Swedes like most northern countries pride themselves on not feeling the cold.

[@VOLHans]

He keeps mentioning being taller. How tall is he exactly? I'm taller myself and curious to know how much, er, little, room I'd have in these vehicles

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

1.98m

[@Peorhum]

Perfect height for a pioneer, not a tank driver :P