"... we made some progress, though very slowly of course. Being British!" Lovely stuff! You've just got to love the candidness of David.
@krsanth-41423 жыл бұрын
If I was ever lucky enough to travel to Britain, I would love to shake his hand. Mr. Fletcher seriously has no chill. (can't spell)
@typxxilps3 жыл бұрын
sounds like he had the next TiGER DAYS in mind and did not want to discuss a comparison to a Tiger 1 or Tiger 2 if the british was a superior beast or just a tame tiger with a lot of mechanical issues. Now it is just a prototype that never a Tiger.
@samholdsworth39573 жыл бұрын
Quintessential British!
@Angrybogan3 жыл бұрын
Living treasure
@lllordllloyd3 жыл бұрын
Which pretty well sums up Gary Sheffield's "Learning curve" theory of First World War high command.
@gregkovacs66873 жыл бұрын
While I understand the need for advertising for the museum. If the amazing David Fletcher is speaking. He should not be interrupted. 😉😆
@TheSchultinator3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, just leave it at the beginning or the end
@DonWan473 жыл бұрын
This man is a gentleman and a scholar. I had the privilege of meeting him in 2007 and his tour remains on of my fondest memories.
@kenbrown28083 жыл бұрын
"and what do you do for the war effort?" "I drive a special tank for the infantry to shoot at for practice"
@tamlandipper293 жыл бұрын
Someone had to. Ideally an oily Herbert who fell asleep on watch.
@Flamerocket420693 жыл бұрын
I can't believe they had someone in there hahahaha
@kevindavis19163 жыл бұрын
Yep we did me an a Lcpl m leaper from Bsqn 3RTR in 1977 .
@Bochi423 жыл бұрын
@@kevindavis1916 I've met quite a few infantrymen and heard stories about others. You deserve an award for valour IMO. It's when precisely instructed on what not to do for safety reasons that they're the most dangerous.
@matti28853 жыл бұрын
Somehow I always start smiling when I see David speaking about tanks. He's the best one for the job
@mkms6853 жыл бұрын
That "idiotic grey" part on the Centurion Target made me laugh so hard. Lol Now we have a new classification for the grey color scheme.
@Twirlyhead3 жыл бұрын
_Grey_ .
@dablop13 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the dude driving the thing. "Alright Johnson, you are going to drive this tank around that field, while these chaps get to fire anti-tank missiles at you. Sound good?" "Not sure I like the sound of that sir." "Not to worry, it's just training ammunition. You'll be just fine."
@MothaLuva2 жыл бұрын
@JZ's BFF The 51st.
@MothaLuva2 жыл бұрын
@JZ's BFF The 51st shade of gray.
@MothaLuva2 жыл бұрын
@JZ's BFF I was just joking. Trying a “connex” to the movie 50 shades of gray. And the “idiotic gray” would be the 51st shade. That’s the whole “secret”.
@robertmarsh35883 жыл бұрын
Fabulous overview of one if the greatest tanks ever produced. One request - please don't put the merchandising ad in the middle of the video. Either at the start or at the end is fine, but putting mid way really disrupts the flow and detracts from an otherwise excellent production.
@Masada19113 жыл бұрын
My boy David Fletcher with another epic tank chat about the best British tank ever? awww hell yeah
@kenbrown28083 жыл бұрын
*the best tank chatter
@genericpersonx3333 жыл бұрын
Low standards then? Very British! :)
@HO-bndk3 жыл бұрын
The Centurion Mk 1 was pretty crap to be honest. Not much better than a Jerry Panther. It was only after years of development that it started to get good.
@stevenbreach25613 жыл бұрын
@@HO-bndk I bet you're a wow at parties
@simonz283 жыл бұрын
David Fletcher is a national treasure , untold knowledge and wisdom
@The_Sodbuster3 жыл бұрын
International treasure, us Yanks are also quite fond of him.
@Weisior3 жыл бұрын
Its amaizing that they started to design this thing in '43, and some of the Centurions were in the active service for so long!
@alfnoakes3923 жыл бұрын
The design work for the Vulcan Bomber kicked off (Air Ministry Spec issued) in 1946 (picture it in your head alongside 1946 aircraft!) ... major bits of kit have quite a long design/development lead-time.
@Tuning34343 жыл бұрын
@@alfnoakes392 So many of the prominent Cold War kit started their origins in the late '40s, early '50s. Insane to think about how most airforces still had bi-planes as front line units just at the tail end of the '30s.
@Guhonter3 жыл бұрын
I think at this point Madame Tussauds should be commissioned to create a wax figure of Mr. Fletcher with his signature clothing (and pose as seen at 7:00) to greet visitors at the Entrance to the exhibition.
@derekmcmanus86153 жыл бұрын
I concur
@rayjennings36373 жыл бұрын
Spendid idea!
@seavee20003 жыл бұрын
David Fletcher really is a great bloke-friendly, helpful and knowledgeable-and completely approachable. A pleasure to see him whenever,on the many many visits I made there with my (then) young son. Well worth a visit if you ever get the chance. Brilliant tank of course....
@martcorn3 жыл бұрын
Just thinking of the old Army saying , "he was in the when centurion was a rank , not a tank "
@derekmills10803 жыл бұрын
Ausculto centurio! SPQR
@vincentrees49703 жыл бұрын
The Chap doing the merch advert and the Patreon pitch made me jump out of my skin 😅 but a beautiful tank with a respectable history, jolly good
@cpconner933 жыл бұрын
Who is he?
@kevinjohnbetts3 жыл бұрын
@@cpconner93 Richard Smith, the director of the museum
@tamlandipper293 жыл бұрын
I am fine with them asking for funding, but am not a fan of this specific format.
@olivierr.57523 жыл бұрын
@@tamlandipper29 I agree. I didn't like this intrusive format
@canuck600A3 жыл бұрын
@@tamlandipper29 Once a video is ample enough. Also, prefer somebody doing it as well. I do like some of Richard Smith's presentations but here he sounds to much like a salesman.
@derekmills10803 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, David, thoroughly enjoyable. For reference, there is a Centurion on a mound adjacent to the A582 a few miles from me (I live in Bolton) the sign in front of it simply days 'Made in Leyland'. Many Centurions were, of course, made at Leyland Motors.
@AWMJoeyjoejoe3 жыл бұрын
I drive past it very often.
@saeran-neil5223 жыл бұрын
Drive past it every day :)
@Simon_Nonymous3 жыл бұрын
I went round the roundabout three times when I first saw it; one of the few Leyland products that never dies.
@derekmills10803 жыл бұрын
@@AWMJoeyjoejoe 👍
@derekmills10803 жыл бұрын
@@saeran-neil522 👍
@tonygriffiths24853 жыл бұрын
I loved that tank, what a privilege it was to serve aboard 12 BA 70. 2B, 2RTR Hone B.F.P.O. 30. From Jan 7 1966 to Sometime in 1969. Sheer joy :)
@OneofInfinity. Жыл бұрын
First tank I ever saw in '78, fell in love with tanks ever since and 17 years later I was sitting behind "my" EMES.
@Simon_Nonymous3 жыл бұрын
David, you're looking rather dapper the day, good to see you at your best in this video. Thank you.
@Moreteavicar14853 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always. David Fletcher is the greatest thing at the tank museum.
@Skorpychan3 жыл бұрын
When he dies, stuff him and put him on display as an exhibit.
@Vargon73 жыл бұрын
@@Skorpychan Yes, and do a chat about his life and times.
@Skorpychan3 жыл бұрын
@@Vargon7 They already did one of those, a few months back!
@Camcolito3 жыл бұрын
'It was about 1945 when they finished it' - In fairness the Brits had some decent tanks rolling off the lines at around June '45.
@roberthoward95003 жыл бұрын
If only those lazy Germans held out a bit longer.
@Jakob_DK3 жыл бұрын
People are often fascinated by the “wonderful” nazi weapons that would have been made if the war had lasted longer. They forget about the allied weapons that was also under development and would have been around earlier if there had been a need.
@brittakriep29383 жыл бұрын
@@Jakob_DK : As a german, Britta is my girlfriend, i am often surprised , that outside of Germany so many people are so impressed or fascinated by things of Hilter era.
@AKUJIVALDO3 жыл бұрын
@@brittakriep2938 because people outside Germany wasn't brainwashed by Allies propaganda for decades without stopping.
@brittakriep29383 жыл бұрын
@@AKUJIVALDO : Not only allied Propaganda, also by our german gouvernement. As non german you perhaps not believe, what happens in my country for more than 30years. Up to mid 80s , i was born in 1965, it was a bit more normal.
@Username673573 жыл бұрын
Those swooshing sounds give me an heart attack every time. Love the new delivery of Fletherisms inspite of that :D
@johanvanzyl84793 жыл бұрын
The prettiest Tank ever. Since I was a small boy this was the standard to me. The Jaguar e Type of tanks.
@Ubique29273 жыл бұрын
Not the ‘prettiest’ but definitely the ‘Tankiest’ tank built up to that time.
@johanvanzyl84793 жыл бұрын
@@Ubique2927 my centurion bias runs deep. My farher was Armour corp and 1 of the 4 man crew who did the 1st demo when the Centurion arrived in South Africa. Also involved when we fitted the auto gearbox the start of the Olifant.
@Ubique29273 жыл бұрын
@@johanvanzyl8479 .. My father took one to Korea.
@alfnoakes3923 жыл бұрын
@@Ubique2927 Hi there, many years ago I was lucky enough to chat with a bloke who had driven a Centurion in Korea ... he told me about how the winter was so cold (and river ice so thick) that they had competitions to see who could skid a Centurion furthest across the ice : )
@Ubique29273 жыл бұрын
@@alfnoakes392 .. Regrettably my father never talked to us about his time there. Except that they would just keep on going and going.
@tasman0063 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite tanks of all time and thanks to Mr Fletcher I just learned some more about the Centurion target tank didn't know about that one.
@Interdimensional_Chihuahua3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that this channel is a thing. It is new tech meeting old in the best way
@chost-0593 жыл бұрын
That last bit about the target cent was really interesting
@BHuang923 жыл бұрын
One of the most successful British MBT ever built.
@Agm1995gamer3 жыл бұрын
It was successful because there were no adversaries. All the tankers and mechanics i met hated it.
@michaelsalt45653 жыл бұрын
@@Agm1995gamer certainly the Syrian army hated it in the Golan in 1973
@Agm1995gamer3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsalt4565 That's because the syrians were egotistic and didn't use any kind of tactic. Soldiers tried to be heroes and commanders wanted medals so they fated themselves to death.
@michaelsalt45653 жыл бұрын
@@Agm1995gamer bull manure, the Syrians were poorly trained and used Soviet style tactics, although the T62 was a good tank. The Israelis were were better trained, better tactics and had superior equipment in the form of the Sh'ot.
@genericpersonx3333 жыл бұрын
Low standards then? Very British! :)
@cyclingcmdr3 жыл бұрын
Good-looking tank. Glad it was buffed in recent updates. The Centurion 7/1, the Defender Mk.1, and the Caernarvon. All great tanks.
@maxkronader52253 жыл бұрын
"We made some progress, but very slowly of course, being British." LOL! It's funny because it is at the same time both true and false. Because the same folks that could be almost self destructively hide-bound by tradition, were also the developers of radar, the Bletchley Park code breakers, the Gloster Meteor, etc.
@indyrock81483 жыл бұрын
British are rather complicated people
@BleedingUranium3 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention that last one; every time I hear it mentioned that a tank has a "Meteor engine", I instinctively imagine a tank with a jet engine from the Gloster Meteor strapped to the back.
@Simon_Nonymous3 жыл бұрын
I think it's our national myth, that we're bloody awful at most things apart from making proper tea, and we do like to put ourselves down and be somewhat modest :-)
@simonwaldock96893 жыл бұрын
We're British, what do you expect, consistency? Not on your Nellie.
@Simon_Nonymous3 жыл бұрын
@@simonwaldock9689 Aunt Nellie?
@T.S.Birkby3 жыл бұрын
Best British Tank ever made
@genericpersonx3333 жыл бұрын
Low standards then? Very British! :)
@owenshebbeare29993 жыл бұрын
@@genericpersonx333 Yeah, higher standards than Americans, French or Russians. Not hard, of course!
@matthayward78893 жыл бұрын
Must have missed this one when I was at the Tank museum, what a great bit of history! Edit: I hope whoever was driving the target tank got extra pay!
@demonprinces173 жыл бұрын
Probably some poor sob that got busted
@martingardener903 жыл бұрын
I was told that they did indeed get extra pay.
@dengudomlige86443 жыл бұрын
Or at least a free and substantial supply of underwear...
@martingardener903 жыл бұрын
@@dengudomlige8644 I don't think that a supply of the green "shreddies" that the Army issued at the time would be great incentive !!!
@janvandeven9063 жыл бұрын
Maybe they didnt have it yet when you were there Since its also a new video Or it was still beeing restored
@FahboyMan25493 жыл бұрын
Finally my favourite British tank beside the Churchill VII.
@Neithan023 жыл бұрын
Tog always wins
@scottroberts78753 жыл бұрын
Masterful overview of hugely brilliant tank.. my father was briefly involved in main gun trials in Scotland in the 50's . Scott Somerset
@petergouldbourn23123 жыл бұрын
Fascinating !!! 🇬🇧
@DavidLee-df8883 жыл бұрын
LOVE the Centurion! Great British tank, introduced by a Great British Gent! Model company AFV Club makes a whole line of 1/35 scale Centurions, currently numbering 13. I have most of them, and they all look great!
@Davey-Boyd3 жыл бұрын
'I've joined the army mum' 'Good lad, what do you do'? 'I'm a target for my own side to fire at' 'Oh, you are practicing working with our US allies. Cuppa tea'?
@stephanl19833 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@zopEnglandzip3 жыл бұрын
Ha
@acediadekay37933 жыл бұрын
"We made some progress but very slowly of course, being british." - David Fletcher
@themooch87523 жыл бұрын
What a legend 😤
@Sean_Coyne3 жыл бұрын
Please do not interrupt the moustache with advertising and other distractions. This a most unwelcome change in production.
@Panzermeister363 жыл бұрын
Yes agreed
@AshleyBlackwater3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, no one likes midroll ads, and most people watching already know about the gift shop, so just leave them at the beginning or end
@Able_Are3 жыл бұрын
Yes. It's tawdry, abrasive, an insult to Mr. Fletcher and the viewer. Every good thing doesn't HAVE to be degraded as a matter of course. Does it, Bovington Tank Museum?
@TheThingInMySink3 жыл бұрын
Blame KZbin, low or nonexistent ad revenue is why this is happening, especially military history related content has been hit pretty hard.
@samholdsworth4203 жыл бұрын
I unsubscribed because of it.
@Twirlyhead3 жыл бұрын
Imagine having the job of _target tank driver_ . Psychologically challenging. Though I suppose being _harmlessly_ targeted by friendlies hundreds of times beats being targeted by an enemy once.
@ebird21933 жыл бұрын
Been their, done that and got the T-shirt in UK and Germany
@Twirlyhead3 жыл бұрын
@@ebird2193 Don't stop there, EB. Do tell ..
@GuyChapman3 жыл бұрын
I bloody love Richard Smith's advert int he middle. Comedy gold.
@MCMLXXXIV19843 жыл бұрын
Cold pint and a new David Fletcher video - best start into a weekend possible?
@andrewdrabble89393 жыл бұрын
Another brilliantly informative video from the legend. Give this man a knighthood
@charlesemerson67633 жыл бұрын
Nice to see David back. Slow progress was better than no progress but we got there in the end.
@Alan3161003 жыл бұрын
Interesting Vid, I enjoyed it :-) Couple of points, we never used the pistol port to load ammo, with a 105 round we would more likely have damaged the round than anything else, and seeing a Cent without side plates was a rarity certainly in Germany in the very late '60's. It was a much nicer tank as far as crew comfort went than a Chieftain though that's for sure.
@zafranorbian7573 жыл бұрын
I would assume the port worked better with 76mm 17pr ammunition than 105mm ammunition. And yeah I was in one and the turret can compftably hold 4 people when it is stationary.
@Alan3161003 жыл бұрын
Sure you are right, I never had anything to do with 17pr rounds, just 105 on the Cent and 120 on the Chief oh and those damn vent tubes of course :-)
@Niinsa623 жыл бұрын
Just making a comment to feed the KZbin algorithm. I also visited the Tank Museum Shop, and saw that you have a great range of products. The Tiger Tank slippers will be perfect to wear while listening to Mud's "Tiger Feet"!
@Ob1sdarkside3 жыл бұрын
Email notifications that your Fletcher books on Tigers and British armour will arrive soon, then you get a notification for a Fletcher vid on the centurion. August has been good to me!
@loupiscanis94493 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Mr Fletcher .
@matthaught47073 жыл бұрын
Mr. Fletcher is a national treasure.
@kippamip3 жыл бұрын
Best tank ever built. Still in service today.
@kippamip3 жыл бұрын
@Son Bükücü South Africa.
@stuartdandybenchillboy3 жыл бұрын
Just who ARE the 65 non-believers in the almighty David. His knowledge is voluminous and his delivery intimate and infectious. Great stuff.
@WhataboutTRUTH3 жыл бұрын
Another Great update thanks David and All of the Team
@1337flite3 жыл бұрын
And all the Milan operators trained on the Centurion target tank had a hit rate 200% higher when shooting at tanks moving right to left.... :-)
@JohnyG293 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that's true tbh, but I'd be interested to read any sources you have on that. The missile could easily be steered in either direction.
@edevans59913 жыл бұрын
@@JohnyG29 I'm sure he is just joking about their practice targets only moving in one direction.
@krissteel40743 жыл бұрын
Probably a 200% underwear usage increase for the drivers as well
@howardchambers96793 жыл бұрын
@@JohnyG29 see smiley ;-) Lessens the "Whoosh" rate
@willwallacetree3 жыл бұрын
And woe betide any Warsaw Pact tank crew who decided to reverse from left to right. Presumably the spotting rifles on BAT/CONBAT/WOMBAT recoilless weapons could be used for for range training on this too?
@kriztov2653 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Mr Fletcher always a pleasure.
@Mr.Atari26003 жыл бұрын
I always thought the Centurion was the tank that's started to get that MBT look to it. Then came the Chieftain which REALLY started to get that MBT look.
@AKUJIVALDO3 жыл бұрын
I think you mistaken Panther and King Tiger with those puny British tanks...
@dovadwarf74583 жыл бұрын
@@AKUJIVALDO Now that's bait if I ever saw it.
@AKUJIVALDO3 жыл бұрын
@@dovadwarf7458 bait? Of course, stating the truth is bait? LOL
@dovadwarf74583 жыл бұрын
@@AKUJIVALDO No, the fact that all you want to do is argue and no matter how much evidence would be put against yours's you wouldn't change your mind. I have argued with Wehraboos before and I would rather try to bring down the Great Wall with my forehead than do it again, less mental pain as well.
@AKUJIVALDO3 жыл бұрын
@@dovadwarf7458 apparently you suck at presenting your facts...or talk crap just like in this comment tread. Which ever is correct, I don't know. You can try changing Earth's orbital path by jumping up and down if your Great Wall head-smashing does not work LOL
@ned9003 жыл бұрын
Sir David. Love that guy.
@Norrikan3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know there was a Centurion built with an independent autocannon - it gives the tank's turret quite the unique look!
@centamangila12173 жыл бұрын
That autocannon, btw, is the 20mm Polsten cannon, a Polish redesign of the Swiss Oerlikon weapon.
@bob_the_bomb45083 жыл бұрын
AFAIK the Royal Engineers were the last British capbadge to operate the Cent gun tanks. In the mid 80’s 32 Armd Engr Regt were given some Cents with L7 to escort our bridgelayers. I think they were withdrawn by GW1 though of course we still had the Cent AVRE…
@meinkamph53273 жыл бұрын
A+ with the sales pitch. What you did there works.
@derekmcmanus86153 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best post war tank of the 20th century
@Mjk109573 жыл бұрын
Milan loved that anti tank system , i got to fire Two missiles in Jordan in 2005 before we went over to javelin
@TheTryingDutchman3 жыл бұрын
I have the centurion mk5 avre, centurion mk5/1 and centurion Action X in War Thunder and i absolutely love them all haha. Thanks for the video!
@DanBray19913 жыл бұрын
Great video! Not sure about those new adverts though.....
@martingardener903 жыл бұрын
Saw one of the Target tanks "in action" in Germany in the early 80's. We were told as well as the extra outer armour it had had quite a bit of concrete poured inside and now weighed nearly 70 tons. They were firing Blank Milan and GPMG at it although I could never figure out what good firing the GPMG at a tank did!
@derekmcmanus86153 жыл бұрын
The tracer splash from the jimpy rounds would have been impressive
@martingardener903 жыл бұрын
@@derekmcmanus8615 Don't remember seeing that, but you are right - especially at night!
@dogsnads56343 жыл бұрын
Training for moving targets, its not just tanks on a battlefield..
@martingardener903 жыл бұрын
@@dogsnads5634 We had moving targets at Magilligan in Northern Ireland for Rarden Canon ( Fox ) , they were wooden and ran on a track pulled by a wire rope and a winch - you would believe how often the rope got shot through!
@Tmac343 жыл бұрын
Gosh Bovington tank museum is on my bucket list it is so cool I want to see real life tanks!
@kiwifruit273 жыл бұрын
Love the new ad at the beginning for your channel
@dronessential3 жыл бұрын
Finally, an actual TANK chat after quite a while...
@alfnoakes3923 жыл бұрын
Its a Centurion, so worth the wait : )
@B0nd073 жыл бұрын
To echo others, I don't mind the advertising and asking for donations, but this new format is extremely intrusive.
@kevin_12303 жыл бұрын
Greatest tank ever made.
@Siddingsby3 жыл бұрын
I don't even think it's a real gun on the Target Centurion, I think it's probably a piece of scaffolding.
@johanvanzyl84793 жыл бұрын
Absolutely I dont see a 17pounder barrel that was mild steel pipe😝
@Simon_Nonymous3 жыл бұрын
Really? Break the news to David gently, old chap.
@Brave_Sir_Robin3 жыл бұрын
He said it LOOKS like a 17 pounder. Not that it was one
@ebird21933 жыл бұрын
It's a real barrel, welded straight onto the mantlet, nothing behind the mantlet at all The turret is empty behind the mantlet. Drove one of these in UK and Germany
@Brave_Sir_Robin3 жыл бұрын
@@ebird2193 ooh! What was it like?
@eliterry3785 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful story. Thank you for posting.
@karlbrundage74723 жыл бұрын
Your museum shop guy is as entertaining as David. We need to see more of him...............................
@timwilkinsongs3 жыл бұрын
PLEASE, PLEASE more videos from Richard Smith OBE!
@Slaktrax3 жыл бұрын
The Cent target tank with ''BA'' registration would make it a later mark of conversion. the early Cents were ''ZR'' registered afaik.
@kevinstewart4493 жыл бұрын
Recognize the Centurion because as a kid spent many hours playing with my Dinky Toys Centurion and the Antar Tank Transporter. Some years on, saw them in use by the Cdn Army.
@sd34573 жыл бұрын
"...it looks like a 17-pounder..." If you say so, David. It looks like a scaffolding pole to me.
@MrDgwphotos3 жыл бұрын
I think it looks closer to the 20 pounder, honestly.
@ebird21933 жыл бұрын
@@MrDgwphotos If you are referring to the "Target tank", then the barrel was welded straight onto the mantlet, there was nothing behind the manlet at all.
@brentsmith56472 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man ❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@dondouglass6415 Жыл бұрын
I remember when as a REME fitter with 2nd Coldstream's in the 80's watching live firing, near Oldenburgh on the Baltic coast, of paint/dye filled Milan rockets at an old 'Centurion' and thinking I would not want to be one of the two tank crew.... Happy days.. with lots of naughty stuff... But that's another story.
@JCBeastie3 жыл бұрын
Driving the target tank must have been fun. "right just roll across this field here while our boys sling some inert munitions your way, nothing to worry about"
@simonwaldock96893 жыл бұрын
We hardly ever put a live round in by mistake, so stiff upper lip.
@LMSILVIA3 жыл бұрын
My man looking sharp these days! Keep doing what you're doing Davie!
@19571957able3 жыл бұрын
Imagine several hundred of these tanks being ready for D-Day.
@thecollierreport3 жыл бұрын
My favorite tank, I need one!!!
@89DerChristian3 жыл бұрын
Do you think they have some good leasing options, and hybrid-options for tax credit?
@colboysigmax3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always but the last few minutes of this about the target drones was really interesting, new info for me!!
@simonmcnicholas3 жыл бұрын
My favourite tank, there’s one in Leyland near a roundabout, my son loves to visit it and climb on it
@scottmclennan61143 жыл бұрын
Had a crawl through one of these at Puckapunyal before the Armoured Regiment moved up north. It was a pretty hot day and I can’t imagine how hot it must have been in there when they were in action in South Vietnam.
@treadheadpete47703 жыл бұрын
Great to see a prototype still around!
@michaelguerin563 жыл бұрын
Richard has been drinking double espresso shots again, by the look of it. 🙂Good promos, nice and short. I might even join the email list and buy something.
@gertvanpeet31203 жыл бұрын
In 1978, in the Netherlands, they were in reserve...seen these in operation in the weekend...used by reservists...at that time the Leopard 1 was in use...
@johnbower74523 жыл бұрын
My brother was in 1RTR and loved the Centurion. He was there in the 1960's so I think it was the MkV but don't quote me on that; I do know the tank in Duxford has his name in the logbook.
@jasonz77883 жыл бұрын
Thank you tank museum
@plunder1956 Жыл бұрын
Imagine how nice this would have been against the JagPanthers & tigers.
@martentrudeau69483 жыл бұрын
Classic David Fetcher wisdom saying, Being British it's developed slowly! -- That's a most successful way to design things, taking little evolutionary steps, this is the best way men design things. -- But God doesn't design that way, because he knows the end from the beginning and just speaks everything into existence all at once.
@tonyjedioftheforest13643 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video thank you for sharing. What a terrifying job driving the target tank must have been. It can’t have done your ears or nerves any good.
@alan-sk7ky3 жыл бұрын
6:32 now where have i seen that picture before... hmmm ;-)
@teamidris3 жыл бұрын
It looks like a proper tank and the skid does very well. Norfolk tank museum has a winch recovery version. The winch is powered by the six banger rolls Royce and there is a Morris generator, so three engines :o) As a plant fitter I would say it had that ‘very capable’ look :o) - some guys on KZbin just got a BRV wading version running and moving. There again, it looks fit for purpose.
@russwoodward82513 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek8 ай бұрын
Fascinating!!!
@aymonfoxc14422 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they do tend to promote the merchandise and revenue raising more than many channels but the Tank Museum also has much higher operating costs than most stand-alone KZbin channels ever will.
@fostersstubbyasmr9557 Жыл бұрын
Best tank ever created
@bulletproofpepper23 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.78603 жыл бұрын
Classic design. Wonderful tank.
@comett23523 жыл бұрын
"It's just a good, solid, tank." - William Atwater