Tank Chats #40 Crusader | The Tank Museum

[@Sindarul]

Had to stop middle of the clip to answer the phone. Went back, started all over again. You never interrupt David Fletcher's chat. Never.

[@b.elzebub9252]

Was it David's moustache calling you? Warning you not to interrupt ever again, or else?

[@coomr419]

🤛

[@MothaLuva]

It was a sacrilege even to consider picking up a phone while David is chatting. What were you thinking?

[@ElcomeSoft]

After 40 tank chats I can safely say that there are two problems with them... 1) I need them to be longer :) 2) There needs to be more of them :) They are simply great, discussing parts and history that you tend not to pick up from a book or other history resource.

[@treyriver5676]

ElcomeSoft for the longer version you have to go to Nicholas Moran at the chieftain's hatch!

[@chromicm6686]

ElcomeSoft I think many would appreciate talk on the combat performance and details of battles the vehicles in question took part in

[@ElcomeSoft]

Callum Gledhill most certainly for me. These videos are great but could be lifted up to astronomically phenomenal level with more details :)

[@tiberiusbrain]

I do wonder if mr. Fletcher ever visits youtube himself to see his work and our comments though

[@coomr419]

Dude that's gross

[@artanisnz]

David Fletcher is not a national treasure the man is a global treasure.

[@michaelcoulter1114]

artanisnz As is his mustache!

[@americanpanzer4163]

@@michaelcoulter1114 His mustache is beautifully majestic

[@FlowerKnight2]

@@michaelcoulter1114 His mustache should be in a museum.

[@michaelcoulter1114]

@@FlowerKnight2 No argument here, mate!

[@trejbiorgroup1713]

He is an universal treasure. I bet, you wont find a guy like him in the entire Milky way and andromeda galaxy (combined)

[@bobbulat1393]

Crusader: I dont like sand. It's coarse... and it gets everywhere

[@quiett6191]

Desert War vets watching Episode 2 when that scene happened: "(scoff) you're telling me"

[@chrisbullock3504]

David is easily one of the most interesting people ive ever seen... He is arguably the most well knowledged man on tanks ever, and he does it all without opening his mouth... (Mr.Monopoly likes your mustache)

[@SolidRollin]

I love what you do. I'm thankful to Lindybeige for introducing me to your channel. Cheers.

[@treyriver5676]

Solid Rollin glad you found something with better history lindybeige! even more detailed Tank happiness try the chieftain's hatch

[@MrBandholm]

In regards to tanks, Lindy is not the best (but he is very good at the ancient stuff)... Chieftain is very good, and his "Operation Think Tank 2012" with the panel from tank heaven (David Fletcher, Steven Zaloga with more) is about the best videos on ww2 tanks out there... But these clips with David Fletcher just talking about tanks, is more or less perfection (only thing that would make them better, was if they were longer, but that is only so I can hear more from David Fletcher)!

[@sircalculus1448]

In my opinion it's the best looking British tank built in WW2

[@hagamapama]

The competition is not exactly stiff. Nearly every British tank except the Crusader looks like a literal box with wheels.

[@Zilant-lp2fx]

I'd say it is the best looking tank of WW2

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

@@Zilant-lp2fx panzerjäger IV and the chaffee and the M10 tank Destroyer would disagree

[@Phantomrasberryblowe]

hagamapama Covenanter, Comet, Centurion

[@simonkimberly6956]

The rivets are absolutely appalling.

[@takkie2089]

David Fletcher! The man, The myth, The legend!!

[@jimbehr2291]

GreenWolf There are even legends written about his mustache.

[@logoseven3365]

Jim Behr It’s been reported that it’s very durable and well liked by its crew

[@HM2SGT]

The Moustache!

[@jaaksootak318]

I have never been to the tank museum, but I already love it.

[@theredreaper904]

Jaak Sootak mate, you should definitely go, it's truly a wonderful place!

[@MatSpeedle]

Bored at work, refresh subscriptions... Tank Chat! Thank the lord!

[@MagosSchinni]

Programmer? xD

[@MatSpeedle]

You got it! Ha! :p

[@MagosSchinni]

Well, i am one as well xD

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

ditto

[@Dino01__]

You could say: "Tank the lord." ^^

[@thesumofmyfear]

Thank you for the internal view! It just adds something wonderful to the video to see the crew conditions Mr Fletcher is talking about ourselves.

[@stevendee2831]

thank you very much mr. Fletcher it's a pleasure watching your commentaries

[@rubblejohnstone4460]

This reminds me of going to a museum with my old dad, he knew a lot of stuff but seemed constantly confused.

[@GumbootZone]

Built by Nufield! In New Zealand, there were many farms that had old Nufield tractors on them as a secondary tractor. Those old beasts were as reliable as you can imagine!

[@Lee-z7e9n]

Im a new subscriber, but i can tell you now i absolutely love the gentlemen that presents the video! Always great quality and great information. Thank you sir.

[@AdamMann3D]

Always seemed like a tank that should have been better than it was. Very cool looking. And as always. Fletcher rules.

[@KMac329]

Always appreciate these tank chats. Short and punchy.

[@laughordie1226]

Fletcher is great, he's a brilliant presenter, he knows his stuff and he is occasionally really funny. Just an all round brilliant bloke.

[@od1401]

Makes me feel warm inside to see all your patrons come from various backgrounds across Europe etc, keeping our history alive.

[@T3hderk87]

Tank you very much my good sir Mr David Fletcher! Always an informed and knowledgeable source of information!!!

[@khrystree9233]

The man is a legend . Could listen to him all day about tanks .

[@edjones5014]

My friends from California and Florida went to watch their Tank Fest last year. They had a blast!!! They are making plans to go there again later this year. I had my doubts about wanting to go with them , now I really have to make the time

[@HamboneDeluxe]

Thanks for another informative video Mr Fletcher. Much appreciated as always :)

[@andy4an]

crusader was one of my favorite vehicles in World of Tanks, it's fantastic to learn about the real machine.

[@maruftim]

Mine was favorite on War Thunder. :D

[@maruftim]

CommenterD Oh really? I was about to get that on WoT Blitz.

[@redacted4972]

weesh ful It may be just me, but I find it cute as a vehicle.. btw, 3 marks :)

[@bencejuhasz6459]

Crusader Mk III,natural enemy of the T-50 in AB,and the Japanese tanks in RB.

[@vaclav_fejt]

I play WT ground forces for Germans and the British (AB only, yet) and it seems to me all British tanks on tier 1 are undergunned. The 40 mm is good at the start, but when you go to the first Crusader, you're against 50mm PzKpfw. III's and 75mm PzKpfw. IV's.

[@valentinmarinescu6445]

Always liked the look of the Crusader.

[@Stripedbottom]

I have to disagree (first time? OMG) with Fletcher a little bit on the effectiveness of the 2-pounder. Yes it was a relatively light gun, but the majority of German tanks in North Africa (as everywhere else) were not really very well armored at all early in the war. Not to mention the Italian tanks which were generally even lighter. Pz-II and the early versions of Pz-III and IV, the M13/40... All of these were prey to the 2-pdr even at long range. First upgraded versions were still vulnerable at combat range. The 'suicidal' range for the 2-pounder didn't really come into play until the later stages of the war when the most modern and best versions of Pz-III and IV and even Tigers started to be around and even so they STILL formed a minority of the Axis tank forces as a whole. IMO the lack of a HE shell was a much bigger disadvantage for these guns.

[@sean640307]

I concur. The biggest drawback was the lack of HE rounds, with the 40mm size really limiting any effectiveness of the explosive punch. That said, there WERE HE rounds available for 2pdrs, but the tankers were not given them. The other thing I disagree with on Mr Fletcher's comments regarding the Crusader is that this particular model (the Crusader III) was actually reliable, as most of the cooling issues had been fixed by the redesign of the system to do away with the cumbersome chain drive. However, the up-gunned 6pdr still lacked the HE capability, so after its job was done in the North African campaign, most Crusaders were not taken to Italy by the Eighth Army, who preferred to use the M4 and the up-gunned Churchill as they had the 75mm which had a good HE capability, even if it wasn't quite as good as a pure AT weapon.

[@jonathanewer5910]

He's being a bit harsh on the 2pdr. He's even said himself in the past that it was easily capable of dealing with early war tanks (early Pz IV's 14.5mm armour lulz). It was the lack of HE that did for it.

[@bradleydavies4781]

The 6 pdr was needed by then .

[@performa9523]

I could listen to David Fletcher talk tanks all day long. The man is incredible!

[@jackobucko2516]

Bless David Fletcher

[@gideonstargazer]

This tank has an awesome paint job. It reminds me of my mircomachine toys as a kid.

[@brucec43]

Up through the Pz IIIh the 2 lber could indeed penetrate its enemy at 500 yds or so. The IIIj model with more armor was what made the 2 lber obsolete. Many German AFVs were still things like Marders and IIIh and even some Pz II's that the Crusader with the 2 lber could fight on equal terms.

[@andrewblackmore3150]

5 dislikes? Who are these people? Great video as always David.

[@larrybrown1824]

Love these. Thanks David Fletcher!

[@Nuinwing]

Now that is one awesome looking tank.

[@prowokator]

British Mario provides us with an excellent video, thanks!

[@chasyes1]

always like these discussions...well done!

[@ficklefingeroffate]

I didn't even see the topic for the video, all I saw was Tank Chats and that was enough for me.

[@Womble-freestation66]

The Crusader is a beautiful looking tank. It shows that some designers were heading the right way with sloped armour. Although the cruiser series of tanks seem to get a poor deal from most historians, they seem to miss the point of the nimble agility giving far more flexibility to the Tankers. Sadly the high command most were stuck in the past as well we know. Always great to listen to one of David's talks again.

[@agp11001]

02:53 "now as to reliability....." God, I love the look on his face after that :D

[@Vlka_Fenryka]

Wonderful video, thank you for posting it

[@margretfortune1524]

David Fletcher, The Armoured vehicle God. Love your Mr. Fletcher. Thank you.

[@thefirehawk8520]

I just love the crusader, by far my most favourite tank

[@oswald1068]

Beautiful tank! It looks to me not so old in the shape.

[@richardspeed7135]

Brilliant, gentleman of knowledge.

[@SV-ow8uz]

Thanks for the tremendously good videos :)

[@brucemacallan6831]

Great video - Thank you!

[@scroggins100]

as always spot on and interesting thanks

[@Boborbot]

As someone new to the world of tanks, I think it would be interesting is there were videos about stories about tanks, instead of their technical details. I think this could also enlarge the target audience of the channel, bring more people into the subject.

[@7thDesertRat]

Most beautiful tank to look at ever made !

[@craigoliver4631]

in the entire internet these are my favorite videos

[@johnbradshaw5900]

For all that the Crusader wasn't a great tank I have always thought it to be a great looking tank. British tanks seem to disprove the old adage that if something looks right it is right. These tank chat videos are brilliant, easily my favourite youtube channel.

[@Cplblue]

I click like before I click play. Easy decision.

Agreed!

[@gordonlawrence3537]

I'll give thumbs up to that!

[@bjarkehansen4911]

Me too =)

[@jessegd6306]

Do you need a medic or psychologist, Philip? You appear to be in great pain.

[@daz0705]

lot's of likes and 3 blind people

[@jetgold]

Thumbs up great information

[@monroetoolman]

Cheers Mr. Fletcher!

[@robbleeker4777]

Thank you. That was very educational indeed

[@peasantsarerevolting9343]

I had a video game call Empires, dawn of the modern age, and when you played as England the Crusader was the tank you had to use. When you played as Germany you could either have the cheaper Panzer 4 or you could opt to make the more expensive King Tiger. In this game the King Tigers didn't breakdown or run out of gas. Very unfair advantage.

[@billyclement5141]

Was it 'England' or 'Britain'? 'Cuz one is factually incorrect and bloody infuriating, while the other is actually correct.

[@dynaflow666]

Maybe not the best tank at all, but it has a beautiful design: sleek and elegant.

[@gordonlawrence3537]

One of my favourite tanks ever despite it's faults.

[@finnmanproductions9240]

My Grandfather was crewed in one of these in North Africa during WW2 with the 3rd County London Yeomanry. I have his campaign medals and lots of photographs from his time in the desert. Unfortunately he never talked about his experiences there.

[@Daehawk]

I like it. Nice tank. The US really blundered not using Christie suspension.

[@fishsmiddy1048]

A good looking tank nonetheless! Thank you for the video.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Liked. Very interesting thank you!

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

2:28 I want one for my daily commute

[@dert_818]

Tomah4wk hey its tomah4wk

[@tomwotton9]

There are times when I despair about my countrymen. Love Tom

[@errolkim1334]

Like this weeks papers. SCUMMY NEWS PAPERS

[@NayanRanjanMukerje]

I really like the old guy, use to listen to him describing Tanks in the old History Channel.

[@xxDrain]

Been playing Warthunder for 2 weeks and suddenly I enjoy tank lore lol

[@martinjones12]

He said an all welded construction..........looks all riveted to me !!!!!

[@Military_Outposts]

another enjoyable video 🙂🙂🙂

[@craigkoehler4363]

Gotta love the Beezer machine gun. And "tin work" like it's an MG that has been in a crash.

[@Zoydian]

I LOVE this man, what else can i say!!!

[@minhqun]

Why do most British tanks name start with a C (Cruiser, Crusader, Churchill, Cromwell, Comet, Centurion, Centaur, Challenger, Chieftain, etc)? Is it a tradition or something? If so, can somebody explain when did this naming custom start and by whom?

[@fdsdh1]

its the same with SPG beginning with A, Archer, Achilles, Avenger, Abbot

[@Track_Rat]

the C names come from when the British were building and designing tanks in the early stages of WW2 they had two different types, Cruiser (light) tanks and Infantry tanks, the Cruisers generally had C names to denote there type so you get Crusader, Covenanter, and later Cromwell, Churchill is different in that its an infantry tank and was named after a relative of the prime minister at the time Winston Churchill, when it comes to late/post war and modern tanks like Comet/Centurion and so on it basically seems to have gotten to the point where the higher ups said "hey what are we gonna call these new tanks?" and they decided "well we've got all these other tanks beginning with C's so might aswell carry it on"....there's some exceptions like the Valentine, built by Vickers who apparently like naming there vehicles with V names, and Matilda who its believed is named after a cartoon duck although according to David fletcher is just a myth as he's found drawings and designs for the Matilda which for some reason has "Operation Matilda" written across the top which some bod at some time decided to run with it, there's a video of a panel discussion on youtube called "Operation Think Tank" well worth a watch if you wanna know more :)

[@bluesrocker91]

McPuff If only they'd mounted a Sexton turret on an Abbot chassis... Could've called it the Sexbot.

[@HellYeahCorp]

Fisto the SexBot is a lover, not a fighter.

[@petearundel166]

Not entirely. SPG's were named after clerical posts - Abbot, Sexton, Bishop, Deacon - due to the M7 GMC being nicknamed 'Priest' (allegedly because the machinegun mount was like a pulpit). Self propelled Anti Tank guns do seem to follow the "A" naming convention although their were never many of them and there are probably never going to be any more.

[@daz0705]

love the crusader, what a good looking tank, if we could win wars on good looks alone it would of been over in no time

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@azynkron]

"Lads, when you design the turret, make sure to make the front flat. Lets give them something to shoot at".

[@HM2SGT]

Front? Bugger the front... the entire bloody thing is a shot trap all the way about!

[@georgethompson1460]

@@HM2SGT most early tanks where, it's only really by the end of ww2 that everything gets sloped.

[@timphillips9954]

@@HM2SGT Better than a bloody Sherman that was a death / fire trap!

[@imperialinquisition6006]

@@timphillips9954 not really

[@HerbertDuckshort]

“Our people”. Like it. 👍🏻

[@Niall101a]

My favourite tank and I think David Fletcher has a soft spot for it too.

[@Twirlyhead]

Certainly a cool looking, fast looking tank - like an early (military) version of the E-Type Jag.

[@EricTViking]

They should have a hologram of David alongside every tank in the museum!

[@chris_hisss]

Good show!

[@aewhatever]

I actually liked the general design of the crusader. If they just made it slightly bigger with a little more armor and upgunned it would have been much better.

[@crito3534]

Just imagine the panic it struck on Italy's high command. "Oh no! The british finally developed something stylish! We cannot allow this or we gonna lose the war! Start celere sahariano project NOW!"

[@clydepatrick27]

"The" David Fletcher. Do not forget the prefix.

[@markmccummins8049]

Cheers David Fletcher!

[@Kabul81]

Love to hear fletcher giving tank histories!😬 Jman👀

[@kyle857]

Good looking tank.

[@eliakarlsson1976]

One of my favorite tanks, thanks to Call of duty 2! Good old game

[@Grymbaldknight]

I say! This particular Crusader appears to be wearing a brodie helmet at a jaunty angle. What dashing, debonair rogue this fine machine is.

[@fus149hammer5]

Yes it doubled the armour thickness at that area of the turret.

[@xavierschario8337]

How about a tank chat about the KV series of tanks?

[@xavierschario8337]

Yes they do

[@gypsyemperor7535]

Sammy B they have a kv1

[@catlee8064]

Tank Santa has come early this year!!

[@michaelcoulter1114]

There's only one thing not to like about these videos - TOO SHORT!!!

[@Theanchoritegarlic]

Always leave them wanting more!

[@colvinator1611]

Another very good video. What was the larger gun fitted to the tank on display please ? 6 Pdr ? Thanks a lot.

[@3nigmat1c35]

The only tank thats appropriate for taking Jerusalem while blasting Sabaton

[@troenie4391]

Ah...the good 'ol Deus vult tank

[@jerbear3915]

deus what?

[@trailmixtrail3100]

take back the holy land

[@vole12]

How the various RTR,s gained such hard fought success is beyond me . Battering themselves against such capable assets until they penetrate Germany is amazing . Such losses endured in the death throes of Naziism must have been difficult . Glad I was born in the 60s . Heart goes out to modern day soldiers . Not enough is done to support them in all ways . Military homes are sub standard . Soldiers salaries are what you'd get working at Gregg's . Something is deeply wrong in the UK .

[@robertjohnson8938]

Really like listening to him

[@ScreamingSturmovik]

i like the crusader so much, it literally a step away from having better armour than a T-34 if they stopped putting the driver in a box and used para scopes they could have made the front plate almost horizontal, with a quick redesign could have been the best

[@Daniel-S1]

Thanks.

[@thetreblerebel]

Hey!....Nice Tank!

[@miffedmax]

I love the Crusader.

[@320ifq]

On a general tank/reme theme, I served my apprenticeship at Taylor Woodrow Plant company Ruislip Rd Greenford/Northolt. The workshops were ex army and fitted with a 25 ton overhead crane and armour plate for work benches that you couldn't drill or didn't rust. I went to the reme museum at Arborfield in 2002, there were references to the workshops but no indication of use. Arborfield is gone now too. Did anyone work there? What did they get up to there? Thanks