See Inside the Last British Heavy Tank | Conqueror | Tank Chats Reloaded

[@stevechappell6322]

So proud of you Dad "John Chappell" cant believe you got on youtube before me 😢 Great video,love you ❤

[@Farweasel]

Your work's cut out now Steve - Dad's going into the histoic record with that briefing 😋 Admit it - He impresses

[@stevechappell6322]

I know lol bless him, am super proud, he was on Centurions and Conquerers in fifties and sixties, was in Aden too and a gunnery instructor , he's 85 now 😮 Army for 12 years, Police for 30 years , HM prison service for 8 years then a volunteer at the Tank museum..he's so knowledgeable and still love listening to his stories about his army days. He's really chuffed so many people have watched the video 😊

[@Cambridgeshire-m1x]

Hi Steve just wondering if you could ask your dad John if he remembers a Peter Dawkins who was the driver in the Conqueror tanks he is my wife's late grandfather . very small chance but I thought I would ask

[@stevechappell6322]

​@@Cambridgeshire-m1x I've asked Dad he said the name doesn't ring a bell but if you know his regiment and maybe army number there are all sorts of forums and regimental associations you can get help from 😊

[@Cambridgeshire-m1x]

@@stevechappell6322 thank you will do 🇬🇧

[@robrockatansky5905]

As a former Abrams crewmember, it is really cool to see this technology from it's inception, a lot of these innovations make their way to modern tanks we still use today. Very good video.

[@charlesm7589]

When people begin a post with: "As a former..." or something like that, it's always a humble-brag kinda flex. Would the comment be any less without that opening? Perhaps, it is added so readers will think "Now here's an expert!" Whatever.

[@sirmalus5153]

@@charlesm7589 As a former and current "civilian" with no military service of any kind, it is quite annoying when someone with zero knowledge of a subject starts whinnng when trying to score points over someone with obvious knowledge and/or skills about something in a video, and only wishes to share said knowledge for the education of other enthusiasts of whatever a video is about. Real knowledge is hard won. If you don't have any other than "clever" comments, noone wants to know.

[@charlesm7589]

@@sirmalus5153 You're being naive. KZbin is full to the brim with fake content, fake comments and posers. My point is you have NO IDEA whether someone does or does not have the knowledge and experience they claim. And prefacing comments with credentials is often a tell that they in fact don't. Not always, but more often than you obviously think.

[@Veritas.0]

Thank you Mr. Chappell for taking the time to give us a bit of personal experience history. And thank you, as always, Tank Museum, for preserving this insider's look at the Conqueror.

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

The personal touch like this is about the most important part of these videos. Anyone (not meaning to disparage the presenters) can read the script about the facts and service life. But only those these can give us first hand accounts of such an often overlooked period in history as everything tends to focus more on the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam and the other events going on are at risk of being forgotten without videos like this and people like John telling their stories with the equipment.

[@Ali-xf4ku]

Это не история, это ложь. И вы это знаете. Зачем вы сами себе лжете? - трудно признать правду? Правда в том, что запад угрожал СССР, алкоголик Черчилль призывал напасть на СССР, для этого даже сохранил некоторые немецкие войска. И сейчас опять вы лжете: - ваша колония - Украина - вырастила фашистов, которые спровоцировал РФ на войну. Мы отомстим вам за вашу ложь, за то, что вы ведёте войну против России - руками своих дикарей, - рабов из Украины. Сожгем в ядерном пожаре. Помните об этом. Вам не спрятаться. Вы - сами агрессор. Нищие, потому хотите грабить колонии

[@forbaldo1]

I agree John Chappell is a fine example of the breed . I went to Manchester in 1980 to meet my wife's Uncle George MacDonald. who don't ask me how 🤯 did proved he worked on G for George Avro Lancaster. thats at the Australian Canberra war Museum , Again stuff Australians don't understand George deliberately kept his Salford accent because he was proud of where he came from and in what country, FMD Ive made my self f. sad - tell me something we don't owe to that generation

[@TX-biker]

I truly appreciate the colored highlights of the portions of the tank under discussion. It takes ALL the guesswork out, and we can follow along without distractions 👍🏽

[@lukedogwalker]

Yes, it's an excellent special effect that is very helpful 👍

[@olenilsen4660]

I second this - not a lot of yt channels or even tv documentaries use this, but it´s absolutely brilliant!

[@squelching]

Big shout out to Stanley the cat.

[@LeChickenRanch]

🐱

[@That_Soldier_Nick]

Car😺

[@tackytrooper]

😺

[@reubensaunders7318]

So proud of my grandad (john chappell) getting to talk about his experiences in this video! Have always admired him and looked up to him since i was a child. I never tire of hearing his stories and I'm incredibly thankful and proud to have someone who served in my family.

[@KiNgSaRcAsMoNe]

I’m sorry to sound like a dad (I am one so yeah….🤣) just get as many of the stories if you can. Even better, record them. I wish I had been able to do that with my grand dad. He served in the the German “forces” and every birthday or Christmas the stories would come out. I miss those days and they are over far too quick. Glad you can still experience his stories

[@nigeh5326]

I honestly didn’t think you would be able to find a presenter to compare to David Fletcher MBE or David Willey but in Chris Copson you have proven me wrong 👍🇬🇧.

[@thewomble1509]

Not for me. He hasn't got the same eccentric warmth and humour of the legend that is David Fletcher.

[@01Bouwhuis]

​@thewomble1509 well ...fletcher made more of an overview then an in depth video. David makes something in between.

[@RamenNoodlePackets]

I think all of them are amazing in their own regards. I'm just happy they exist.

[@pinkyandbrain123]

@@thewomble1509bro you are trying to compare and replace one to one. David Fletcher is one of a kind and so are all the others. Chris Copson is an excellent presenter that focuses on different things and talks tactical and operational aspects and I like him very much for that and as a presenter.

[@thewomble1509]

@@pinkyandbrain123 Good for you. I'm entitled to MY opinion too.

[@tomdamoose2461]

Rest well, Stanley The Cat And thank you Sgt. John Chappell for the interview, absolutely awesome

[@technonoises]

Really enjoyed this video in particular interviewing an actual commander was fantastic. I think the conqueror was almost more like a test bed in some respects and you end up with innovations from its design being implemented in what would become the MBT standard.

[@apyllyon]

Soviets had similar System in the T-10 heavy tank, but operated a stadiametric rangefinder instead of that of the british.

[@aaronleverton4221]

It's amusing if you think of MBT70 as the Americans and Germans trying to build Conqueror 2.0 and going way overboard with the innovations and never seeing service.

[@sidm3300]

I think Mr. Hewes should have a go at that gate guard.

[@nemosis9449]

Yes!

[@christianhenderson5471]

Seconded!

[@CGM_68]

Stanley Barracks is a bit of a walk from the Tank Museum.

[@martincurran-gray2287]

Thirded

[@matthewcuratolo3719]

Absolutely! Make it a runner!

[@alluraambrose2978]

Stanley had good taste.

[@jaredwells8417]

RIP Stanley

[@badcornflakes6374]

Tanker cat 🐈

[@wbertie2604]

An uncle was a medic in the British forces in Germany in the 1960s and treated a Conqueror driver who had taken one for a jaunt when drunk and drove it through ruined farmhouse which fell onto the tank. He survived, thankfully, but I don't think he was in the army for very long after that event.

[@markforan4812]

I imagine he was I the army for several years afterwards. At least until his prison time was over.

[@wbertie2604]

@@markforan4812 Ah - good point!

[@wbertie2604]

The farmhouse was more ruined afterwards. But thankfully, unoccupied.

[@neilwilson5785]

"If you drove a Conqueror, everybody got out of your way" I love this chap's happy expression when he said it. Anyone who has driven a heavy tank knows just how that feels.

[@kieranholland1048]

One of my favs at the museum, she's huge and just looks right. Compared to the tanks we produced during WW2.....It shows we learned our lessons!

[@greva2904]

Well... the later British ww2 tanks like Comet etc were much more reliable than the Conqueror. So in that sense, lessons were definitely NOT learnt.

[@SteamCrane]

​@@greva2904 You build a great new tank, and forget to build a great new engine for it. Results as expected.

[@neilfoster814]

That's quite an impressive bit of kit to be fair, and Sgt Chappell gave a good insight into 'real world' experience operating it. I did think the hunter turret was a very good idea, almost like a double turret in a way. A very enjoyable video.

[@thetankmuseum]

Hey Tank Nuts! We hope you enjoyed our latest video. What do you think of the Conqueror - an impressive Cold War warrior, or an overcomplicated piece of kit? Let us below

[@11Kralle]

If ever there was an impressive sight, it was Chris Copson standing beside that Behemoth of a tank.

[@ibana8449]

My Dad was a young trooper joining the BA at 17 in 1946. He trained on Comets with the 17/21st Lancers. As the Royal Scots Greys started to re role with the new Centurion's he was moved to the Scots Greys and trained on the Centurion. He even had the 17/21st Lancer tattoo on his arm as he arrived at the RSG his new regiment. He loved the Centurion, and always had absolute faith in the quality of it.

[@jmc7034]

I love the way you highlight the parts you’re talking about

[@LouisAmateurArt]

Very interesting overview, Chris. Thank you. It's always great when you have a chance to interview someone who actually crewed the machine.

[@roderickmacgregor4867]

My dad done his National service on Conqueror in Germany he turned up at his squadron they took one look at him and was told he was a loader /radio op ( he wasnt that tall but had huge chest and shoulders ) he loved his time in the Conqueror and spoke fondly of the guys he served with i have his photo book of his time in Germany some cracking photos of Conquerors on exercise ….

[@KKTR3]

It’s often a shame you can’t load photographs into the comments

[@AutumnDeIight]

@@KKTR3He can post an Imgur link tho

[@KKTR3]

@@AutumnDeIight I’m afraid I don’t understand modern technology. Don’t understand what that means.

[@squelching]

@@AutumnDeIight he can certainly upload them there, but KZbin won't allow him to post the link to them. It will automatically get deleted by their censorship bot system.

[@AutumnDeIight]

@@KKTR3 imgur is a website to host photos so that you can share them via a link

[@andrewmoore5107]

My Dad was the trials officer on the Conqueror at 7 Armoured Workshop Fallingbostel Spoke about the problems including the case ejection on live firing that set the camouflage net alight! Also all the final drive bolts sheared off and had to be drilled for bigger nuts and bolts. Still have pictures of me on it as a very young lad at the Dust bowl on the ranges!

[@marekkarelmarkvart5061]

Nádhera! Nádhera! Nádhera! Děkuji za krásně zpracovaný dokument!

[@afs101]

Given what the 120mm hesh did in 1991 to soviet tanks which were as well armoured as IS3, I think we can safely say the IS 3 would have been melted at at 2600m. The HESH and its trajectory would totally undo all the protection from the shaping of the armour.

[@AndrewMitchell123]

sure, If we assume 120mm HESH from FV214 was as powerful as 120mm HESH from the Challenger 2

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

​​​@@AndrewMitchell123 we basically use the same explosives. Maybe the shell got faster over time, but the effect on target remaines the same. The thing that made HESH less effective in tank-on-tank combat was the invention of spall liner and sandwitch materials in armor, but that's just one use case for the HESH round. It still works well against fortifications and lightly armored targets.

[@TheArklyte]

I strongly disagree. T-62 wasn't known to randomly tear itself apart at welds unlike IS-3. So IS-3 would do _worse_

[@ZETH_27]

@@TheArklyte Ether way, getting hit by a 120mm HESH round would yield a significant emotional event no matter who was on the receiving end. Be it an IS-3, T-10, T-55 or T-64. And considering the fact that the serviceable IS-3s were only really combat-ready by the time of the IS-3M in 1960, in a potential "gone hot" scenario, Conquerors and IS-3s would definitely have fought, although the battlefield would overwhelmingly be occupied by Centurions, M48s and T-54/55s, T-44s and T-34-85s I imagine.

[@TheArklyte]

@@ZETH_27 I'm just saying that you guys have a far better opinion of IS-3 then me and soviet officials:D And no, it won't. You can track it by... tracks, /badumts/, of ISU-152. ISU-152 tracks and roadwheels were standardised with those of T-10A as it was a valuable platform used for many engineering and recovery vehicles, TELs and by an assault gun itself which allowed to get a direct 152mm HE on target. IS-3 didn't receive such modification, IS-3 was viewed only as lost cause and failure from the moment IS-4 and IS-5 work was restarted to replace it ASAP. If anything IS-2M was better and had far higher chance to be used in combat by soviet forces. It at least was lighter and more spacious for the crew so it'd be a fire support vehicle.

[@stco2426]

Brilliant and always superb to hear from crews. These chats are of such great quality and historical significance and bring the machines to life. Thank you.

[@RamenNoodlePackets]

You guys just keep getting better and better, I've been a tank nerd for most of my life and I'm so glad to have you guys on the net, best regards.

[@davidpowell7614]

Excellent review of the tank and great to hear John Chappell’s first hand experience. Thank you.

[@troppoandante]

Detailed yet accessible, this is a superb presentation.

[@jogrobler]

Excellent as always!! Mr Copson presents so well, and what an absolute pleasure to hear first hand from Commander Chappel!

[@zulubeatz1]

This was thoroughly enjoyable. One of the best TM videos I have seen. I really liked the interview with the commander, and this gives a much better grasp of what actually using this beast was like.

[@martinrose2833]

A correction . Molins here in Buckinghamshire did make cigarette machines . Their machines were huge expensive complicated and well engineered . They rolled assembled counted packed and sealed cigarettes into packs of 10 and 20 by the million . As such they were well suited to manufacturing the brass case ejection system in the Conqueror . They made the machines tobacco companies made cigarettes with .

[@wbertie2604]

They also provided feeds for 20mm cannon in WW2 and the 57mm gun in the "tsetse" Mosquito. It had prior and successful experience with such systems.

[@martinrose2833]

@@wbertie2604 I was going to give it a day and then mention the 6 pounder 57mm anti tank gun modified with a five ? round magazine mounted on the RAF Mosquito as an anti shipping weapon . Back in the civilian world Molins machines made and filled Tea bags and made and packed Tampons . They began with a machine that polished Top Hats , when they were a thing !😄

[@martinrose2833]

They never made cigarette vending machines . I blame 'The Chieftain'

[@Getpojke]

Excellent video, thank you. The poor old Conqueror rarely sees the limelight. May not have worked terribly well, but a lot of clever ideas came out of it's inception.

[@gus.smedstad]

I appreciate the highlighting of relevant parts in red in coordination with the narration.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

My dad was also a member of the Queen's Own Hussars during his National Service from 1948 to 1950. He drove Shermans.

[@davidgoodnow269]

I would like to see a progression video, Conqueror to Chieftain to Challenger, highlighting the new things each debuted (like the hunter-killer TTS of Conqueror) and improvements over predecessor (Chieftain's composite Chobham armour, Challenger's wet ammunition storage). If you could get those differences from men who crewed both one and a successor, that would be wonderful!

[@thetankmuseum]

Certainly a cool idea - we'll pass it along to the team. Thanks!

[@davidgoodnow269]

@@thetankmuseum Thank you!

[@kden9772]

Chris you are doing an amazing jobs with these videos, you’ve matched the quality and knowledge Fletcher and David Willy

[@Tailssonic1999x]

Absolutely brilliant video. Really enjoy this chaps presentation and the interview was a nice addition.

[@yusufturner1971]

I joined the JLR RAC Bovington on the 18.09.1979, we were in the Barracks opposite the Tank Museum, where we spent a lot of time, we had a Conqueror as the Bks Gate Guardian, was that the Mark II in the video? I've always hoped that it and other Gate Guardians would be retired, restored and placed in museums as even these vehicles served and deserve their reward! Thanks for the video, I watch and enjoy them all! 👍🏽👏🏼🙏🏼

[@nigeh5326]

Another comment on here says the one outside in the video is the JLR RAC Conqueror you asked about.

[@christophermarsh6437]

1989 to 1990 for me. I had my photo in No.2 dress taken in front of it.

[@dfxl6587]

1972 to 1973 for me.

[@TTXV]

Makes my weekend! for health reasons, I only drink at weekends and my weekends start at 6pm (CLT) so my first well-earned beer of the week is always accompanied by a nice Tank Chat, please keep making them as I really enjoy this ritual

[@adt70hk33]

Great video as always. Got a bit behind so had a good week or so catching up! Thanks Tank Museum

[@MaxTSanches]

Loved The Tank Museum's big yellow Conqueror with the control tower on top that the announcer would sit in for tank days.

[@lawrencecaile]

I drove a Conq for a couple of years, it was better than the Cent across country because it didn't have shock absorbers, where as the cent had for fireing on the move, so across counrty the conq had a rolling motion which took out a lot of the jarring.

[@Saltybuher]

Conquerors weren’t expected fire on the move? That’s surprising.

[@johnkrieg9368]

Now, please do a tank chats reloaded about the IS-3.. 🙏🙏

[@jameskennedy2326]

Great video on my favourite tank, my favourite tank in world of tanks too. Real life is no video game and you learn that every tank has its flaws. Been waiting for this video for a long time, I rly hope that the Tank Museum can get this thing moving at a TankFest one day!

[@tacomas9602]

Im not much of a british WW2/post WW2 tank nerd or enthusiast by any means but that Gate Guard MK II is such a great looking machine. It looks well laid out and capable for its time.

[@brianivey73]

Fabulous video! Love it! Thank you

[@residentgeardo]

Wonderful video from you guys again, greatly appreciated. I love this in depth look at cold war era tanks. The interview with a former commander was really great. Side note: Looks like the driver @21:00 took a bit of a shower! 😀

[@christophermarsh6437]

I had my "Passing Out" photo taken in front of that very mk.2 gate guard at Stanley Barracks in 1990. Junior Leaders Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps.

[@thhseeking]

Stanley Barracks? Not named after Stanley, was it? :P

[@Motumatai3]

We had 4 Conqueror tank hulks on the anti armour range in Germany. The in service LAW80 we were firing went straight through the front glacis plate, a big long sliding slice through the side armour to the left of the drivers seat, straight through a return roller and into the stop bank. They have only got better. I am glad I do not crew them anymore.

[@HopefulJoe03]

Get Mr Hewes on that Mk2 Gate Guard! Let’s see it looking beautiful just like Spud!

[@dominicdodd9759]

Yes, Ted would be all over that!

[@russwoodward8251]

Nice summary. Thanks Chris. Thank you Tank Museum.

[@robwillmer994]

Nice in-depth look, though, a shame to see the JLR RAC Conqueror in such a poor state. It would be great if Headquarters Royal Armoured Corp could bring her back to her former glory. The same as we did at The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum and volunteers have at Thoresby Park. 😢

[@steelznation3738]

Stanley the cat. The cat with a Conqueror. That's a show I'd watch.

[@marknicholson2281]

My uncle started his service in RTR with Cents and then moved to driver on the Conquerer which he described as his favourite tank because it would go well cross country. And because most of the things that went wrong were the responsibility of the turret crew to fix 😊. He then went to command a REME recovery Conquerer and missed out on going to a Chieftain gun tank. RIP Pete.

[@michaelporzio7384]

0:11. Shifting gears with both arms, how British!

[@soultraveller5027]

yes very very very british indeed like you been a muppet

[@ianbell5611]

Great video Thanks for posting

[@oml81mm]

I once had a chat with an ex Conqueror tank commander and according to him the commander's cupola, good as it was, made him disorientated and dizzy as it moved . He thought that it was generally a good tank too late.

[@SteamCrane]

This latest video is 2 months old. Is everything OK?

[@hammarbytp]

The gate guardian conqueror is now looking far slicker outside the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire

[@The_Mess85]

Thanks! It's very interesting intermediate tank design, those lessons lead to a lot of modern tank designs. And actually hiring proper design firms for shell removal lawl. As for the IS3 vs the Conqueror - Conqueror would probably win as the IS3 was even more underpowered and from Soviet tanker accounts a pain to to acquire targets with and prone to breaking down.

[@shredjoe1]

Great post really enjoyed that. Hopefully the clips of the interview are from a longer version yet to be released? It's great hearing from the crews.

[@wbertie2604]

I saw a Conqueror at an airshow many years ago. They emulated the gun firing by putting thunderflashes into the breech, up until one was dropped inside the turret. They had to take the badly stunned crew out by stretcher.😢

[@TheSatiricalGamer]

Congrats on 1 MILLION subscribers!!!

[@JoelGarcia-ez9jq]

11:20 OH NOOOOO Stanley passed away??? Aw... I met him when I visited in 2015... he was rough at the time but I mean, he lived in a tank. Well... my condolences to the Stanley Barracks boys.

[@arn_ice]

RIP Stanley, worth alone for this video.

[@gingie2122]

A restoration of the Conqueror and see it running would be cool to see. I wonder which restoration will come first, TOG 2 or the Conqueror?

[@AtheistOrphan]

I saw the conqueror running in the 1990s. I assumed it was still in running condition.

[@pukalo]

I love the conqueror, it is my favourite British tank.

[@sskuk1095]

Looking at how small Chris looks standing on the engine deck gives an impression on how massive that tank is!

[@tyler_bt3326]

At bovington they’ve got one parked in line with a Chieftain , Challenger 1 and Tortoise. It makes the Chieftain and Chally look moderately sized, and they’re not small tanks

[@walt_man]

Tank hobby-historian since I was a 6 year old kid in a Leopard! And that turret, sir. Is huge! Wow

[@A_Man_with_a_Dream]

That was an interesting film! Thanks!

[@glynluff2595]

When training for electronics on the Chieftain our then instructor said these were hated by the REME especially for the auto loader which was very unreliable. They were issued in limited numbers to regiments who often stuffed them away in remote sheds on inspections and hated them being drawn out for FFR inspections which had to be done on an annual basis. 3 Carbs had three which when discovered by REME because they were on inventory were supposedly red rust inside and out! I think that was a little exaggerated but they weren’t well!

[@WayFastWhitey02]

This and the Chieftain are my absolute favorite British tanks ever deigned. Such beastly looking tanks.

[@kden9772]

The hunter killer system was very ahead of its time. 40 years before the commanders independent thermal viewer, it fulfils the same quick target acquisition role

[@John-lp8me]

Please give us a long and in-depth look at the beautiful M103 inside and out, and the American heavy tank program during ww2-into Cold War era. T29/30/32/34 etc. similar to this Conquerer video. Great presentation as usual.

[@hansulrichboning8551]

I think mainly the british L7 105mm gun and ATGM like the french SS11 made these heavy tanks obsolete.

[@Omegasupreme1078]

The L1 120mm was a modification of the American 120mm mounted in the M103, which in turn was an adaptation of the M1 120mm "Stratosphere gun" AA weapon.

[@phoenixfridge1495]

Loads of room!!!!!!! I got sweats just watching this Hats off to the crews

[@generalbones1924]

Congrats on 1. mio subscribers Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@georgemalkin6546]

Now i know a little about a tank my father drove. 7 RTR

[@raxit1337]

Jesus, when he stood up on top of it, I got a sense of just how massive it is. What a beast.

[@kettujabamiesukkeliukko]

Congrats on 1 million subscribers!

[@thetankmuseum]

Thanks!

[@Nepomniachtchi_Austin]

To this day, the Conqueror is one of my favorite looking tanks

[@davepriddy9263]

Great video and tank, and thank you for sharing this!

[@thetankmuseum]

Tank you very much!

[@wookie-zh7go]

Great looking tank, would be cool to see a few pieces of the spaced armour on it

[@huibertlandzaat1889]

Excellent explination. Thank you for uploading.

[@Brian-om2hh]

I've stood next to a Conqueror, and it was truly huge......

[@evandunstone3299]

I had no appreciation of just how big the bloody thing is until this video.

[@HarveyAndToddTheWraith]

Please also make a similar video on M103, it would be amazing

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Aghhh , one of my top five KZbin channels , releasing a rock solid treatment on the most OP UK tank of all time .

[@MadAntz970]

My father (RAOC mid 1950's) was involved in testing the 120mm gun, after tankers complained about a number of instances of the gun firing as soon as the breach was closed. This involved taking a sample gun and ammunition out to a disused quarry for a couple of months, and loading it, and in different configurations (modified gun carriage etc) trying to provoke a loaded 120mm gun into firing. One of the test configurations included raising the loaded gun of the ground with a crane, and then dropping it from a height of about 10 to 12 feet. The RAOC testing showed that they could not get the gun to "go off" during any of there testing. And interesting few months spent.

[@davebarber9510]

Great content thanks for sharing your talent and time 👍🇬🇧

[@soldier-Dave]

From one Queens own Hussar to another ……thank you for your service John in the finest cavalry regiment! Sgt Dave Tye. QOH 75-91.

[@stevechappell6322]

Thank you, I've passed that on to my Dad, he' s really chuffed about comments about him and amount if views 😊

[@Skorpychan]

Input from people who actually served in the tank? Yes please.

[@Kettleman1.0]

This is the heavy tank, a massive gun, thick armour, massive size, respectible mobility, its awesome

[@keitholding8541]

Yay, number 1 on my personal 'Top 5 tanks' list

[@Claymore5]

Great video as always

[@billballbuster7186]

It was ungrounded fear of the IS-3. The frontal armour on the IS-3 was 120mm at 55 degrees angle = 150mm thickness at 90 degrees. The Centurion's 20 Pounder APCBC could penetrate 210mm at 1,000 meters or the APDS 320mm at same distance.

[@nicholasmoffatt6579]

have some great photos of my farther frank moffatt with one of those beasts on the back of his antar in germany during his time with the reme..

[@stubbsieshorse327]

While practicing with a LAW66 we were taken to the range and it was my delight to see the target was a Conqueror - I wasn't expecting that! I pinged the 66 off its turret - it made a nice sound and a little fireworks display but that was it. I have never forgotten the incident as my lasting impression was that it was a monster - it looked much bigger in person than my reading of War Machine magazines as a kid led me to believe.

[@RJN82]

Great video - thanks!

[@oddball_the_blue]

Regarding that Mkii Conqueror gate guard... I think we all know a chap (and his team) that are looking for another challenge (I think the Tank Museum might be aware of their work on 'Spud'.... ) to restore. Would be good to see one up and going again.

[@polarvortex3294]

9:04 Check out that parking job -- how close to the wall they've got. Must have been a hair-raiser to accomplish!