Tanks, Tracks, Troopers | Take a Tour of a Challenger 2 | British Army

[@mikeywade85]

This is what they should be advertising on tv.. all the roles

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

You could bring it down to 30 sec and break it up to like 3 ads each ad with a crew member talking

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

@Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services dont know about that ive told them im patriotic and they said they damn hope so

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

@Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services im just letting you know what ive experienced from a recruiter which i spoke to two weeks ago i also told him im a royalist to which he said great

[@James-ip8xs]

Best way to advertise to a younger audience is via the internet like this video anyway.

[@lovebugea]

Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services marxists like the military;)

[@cameronmcallister7606]

"The first thing you'll notice is the" Me: "Bulldozer!" "Main Armament" Me: "Oh yes, of course"

[@Fish-kz8xw]

Outside self: ah yes of course Inner self: 😑 what

[@novaprospects]

Seems like the friendliest bunch of blokes you absolutely would not want to find yourself on the business end of.

[@osmacar5331]

Sounds right, spoke to some lads, inquiring about joining the reserves, had a laugh, though genuine "you get us" laugh too

[@samwalker2724]

I know the oporator from this tank he’s a great guy from my local rugby team all the army guys in my team are sound guys that do the army proud

[@carlhicksjr8401]

What does a tank crew do? 1. Lift heavy stuff. 2. Curse while lifting heavy stuff. 3. Curse much louder when they bash their head on crap in turret 4. Stink. Because everything on a tank stinks. 5. Clean oil stains.... off the tank, off the tank park, off the tank uniform, off the tank crewman 6. Drink beer. I think that about covers it. -- Cheers from an old American Cavalry corporal [and fellow tank crewman] who patrolled the Inter German Border likely before most of you lads were born. -- Godspeed and stay safe, you lot.

[@fulda9293]

Sounds about right. Allons!

[@davidparsons452]

Ahhh, the IGB, that takes me back to the mid/late 80s

[@torinjones3221]

Change beer for tea and it is more accurate.

[@melbeasley9762]

Pretty much the same in the British Army, You didn't wear berets but they get covered in oil off your hands every time you put it on, it gets shiney patches on it. Everything stinks of oil and diesel.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

@@melbeasley9762 Truth. I had 5 pairs of boots when I was in... and this was back when we still had to spit-shine our boots. One pair was pristine, un-creased inspection boots. One pair was excellent condition 'wear-on-parade' boots, two pair were well taken care of duty boots, and one pair was oil and gas stained, completely eff'd up motor pool boots that lived inside the track.

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

This guy was definitely some kind of presenter in a past life ahaha he's so good at presenting

[@snowwhite7677]

As a Tanker, most of the time you are a Glorified Mechanic. The maintenance on them is endless, and it is only going up with the addition of additional components like Active Protection Systems, Remote Gun Stations, all the highspeed electronics. The Hull and the Turret are like taking care of 2 separate vehicles. They each have about the same amount of manuals.

[@elemental7726]

Well it depends on what role you have, not every role has to partake in repairing the tank

[@Chris-m-m02]

@@elemental7726 no pretty much every role has to help in some way...

[@Grumpyoldgamer310]

@@elemental7726 I went from driver to gunner to operator and in each role I helped one way or another with the maintenance.

[@BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA]

@@Grumpyoldgamer310 it’s a team effort that’s why, every member of the forces are this way. But especially being a tanker.

[@DoubleTroubles729]

Strange name for a tanker ‘snow white’…. Is that the ‘marching powder’ huh🤣

[@finleymonty9881]

I live near castle martin and can always hear the tanks firing from my Home and love going to watch them

[@tribalraid8069]

where's the tea machine ?

[@michaelguthrie7315]

TribalRaid tea machine ( boiling vessel) is usually situated at the rear of the turret between the commander and loaders position,but when tank is action has to be stored elsewhere in turret because of the recoil of the main armament

[@pickupthatcan9696]

The whole thing is the tea machine.

[@archielong9253]

Your Communist Overlord. Is they get a direct hit then they turn the enemy directly into tea

[@italianlawyer6308]

The question is relevant, during the landing of Anzio, the English component of a mixed platoon of allied parachutes, at five o'clock in the afternoon, entrenched, stopped the fight and prepared the tea, the Americans got very angry.

[@Alistplay]

BV

[@sam-qt7cy]

Always like seeing the challenger 2

[@darrengregory1370]

Stay safe.3id 466 armor/3id3/4cav.m r e .

[@qasimmir7117]

Like hearing it too.

[@maksgavrilenko7156]

+

[@aseeker2109]

B Squadron, 5th Royal Tank Regiment, Fallingbostel, BAOR 38, 18yr old driving Centurion Mk10 and Conqueror heavy gun Tank, wonderful experience, great camaraderie, which is still evident in this video. The driver is right, it is by far the best seat and function.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

C Troop, 2nd Sqdn, 11th ACR, Bad Hersfeld mounted on the first generation of M1 Abrams. And the BEST part about being the driver? You ALWAYS have a place to sleep.... Tip of the Stetson to you, brother.

[@alfiebowden9524]

Any of u guys been on any deployments

[@spx10]

@@alfiebowden9524 i went to Normandy back in June 44, rough day but we made it

[@melbeasley9762]

@@alfiebowden9524 Only Northern Ireland 1975.

[@MickeyBoy_3]

Happy Armed Forces Day to our soldiers 😍! We celebrate you and we appreciate your sacrifices 🎉 !!! Can’t wait to be part of this great family! Always been my life ambition to join The British Army since I was a kid

[@bwhhc1422]

Me to mate

[@sploopyloops3062]

Same

[@ab5903]

@Caleb Viverette 🤣🤣

[@Fundamentalist9473]

Go do it I’m 33 to old to join now and it’s the biggest regret of my life there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about it! Don’t make my mistake go live your dream mate !

[@MickeyBoy_3]

@@Fundamentalist9473 I’m proud and glad to say I’m now serving in the infantry 😀🙏🏿… leaving my dream 🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥

[@snowy165]

really happy this came up in my recommended as I'm signing up for the tank regiment end of this year/early next year. I absolutely love the Challenger 2

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

I may also be. I am hoping that we shall meet.

[@nayanpatel8106]

Honestly this is great, the army hardly ever put stuff up of the tank regiments. Enlisting right after A levels! Through mud, blood, and the green fields beyond!

[@NikhilSingh-vj6zx]

Wow, mate! I want to join them too but I'm a commonwealth citizen(india) and it gonna take a while for me bc of coronavirus, the army stopped commonwealth recruitment, Hope they allow me to join royal tank regiments.

[@osmacar5331]

Mud, blood, and a mighty thud

[@nilekavan]

Queens royal hussars, best tank regiment in the british army give them a good look, too busy working for making videos about how great we are 😉

[@gendumthegreat805]

We need more in depth video on the roles like this good 10 minute videos going in-depth

[@Joe-fe4xi]

Mawgan Luff Aye, one for an Infantry section, or Artillery gun would be good.

[@dpf1971]

Like the movie "Fury" said ..... Best job I've ever had.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

19 year old tank gunner in Germany in the 80's... Yep. Best job I ever had.

[@MyLechatnoir]

@Your Dad Man, you're a real kill joy! ☹️

[@NikhilSingh-vj6zx]

Gonna join British army from India 🇮🇳 as coronavirus end and army open the commonwealth portal

[@VeteranR]

Heh same here mate. I'm Polish by birth but my loaylty lies with the UK. I was raised there so as soon as this Corona BS is over I'm going back home to the UK and applying for a citizenship. Once I earn it I'm joining the Army.

[@Cormi98]

We'd be grateful to have you!

[@d4tas42]

@@VeteranR X KURWA D

[@mikeyengland6363]

Alright lads, ex sapper here- our Indian and polish brothers are ALWAYS welcome. We love our brothers in arms.

[@RoswellCrash]

Good luck boys

[@hk11marksman89]

I noticed Brits is the only military in the world allow such sideburns. It's so stylish.

[@Chris-m-m02]

I'm definitely joining as a tankcrewman now

[@lachlanchester8142]

😬 did you get any GCSE’s

[@editname2181]

Lachlan Chester You don’t need any GCSE’s

[@Chris-m-m02]

@@editname2181 true but it does make it easier if you have maths and English gcses because then at the assessment centre you dont have to do the english and maths tests

[@lachlanchester8142]

KAI U.K. that shows the type of people in the job, if you have em definitely go for a trade

[@dpf1971]

I was a tanker. Work on your upper body strength. While you do have to have (running) endurance and all - tankers need upper body strength to haul (load) the rounds quickly and work with all of the heavy parts on the tank itself. Also, know if you're a loner, tanks aren't for you. The crew is your family. If the crew doesn't work seamlessly, getting home in one piece becomes problematic. Because you have to remember, you are the biggest target on the battlefield - everybody wants to kill you because you are the deadliest thing out there. They make the movies about the special forces but tankers, we kill everything - from helicopters down to those guys that can run 5 min miles, do a thousand press-ups and jump out of airplanes. But I wish you the best and I hope that the unit you end up joining is a good one. Oh, and take care of your knees as well. No one tells you - every time you get off of a tank implies you jumping, usually down to cement or hard ground or something similarly hard .. and you do that a million times and that's hell on your knees.

[@gavg89iiuktvii35]

Thankyou for your SERVICE GOD BLESS YOU ALL 🇬🇧

[@gusgone4527]

Tightest band of brothers in the military, the tank crew. Where the SNCO really earns his pay. Seeing Challenger 1 deployed in the desert 1991 was one of the proudest moments of my military service. "Now that's what I call heavy metal." While Ace of Spades by Motorhead was playing on the cm net.

[@Crash-zm2qd]

My Grandad served in reme in 63 though he was in TA and worked on tanks and used to take tracks off and replace them he was a recovery mechanic as well.

[@sage-he1si]

I love the British and your wonderful accents. Regards from america 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@coolintuitivename4910]

Been waiting for more tank content for a while

[@Tigerstripesstudios]

My dream is to join the RTR this video helped me understand more of what it’s like inside of a tank so thank you

[@tanderson596]

Amazing video and quality of production. What a fantastic job!

[@MrColins710]

thanks for supporting from Ukrainians!

[@blackpudding1000]

Me -an old man at 63, served 10 years, 74 -84, in 17th/21st Lancers. 6 years on Chieftain. I'd give my eye teeth to have a cabby in this beast . My Dad was involved with laser range finding in 67. Pull up a sandbag and swing a lamp. Oh the good old days... "Ranging. HESH.Tank.... On"

[@melbeasley9762]

I'm 67 B Sqn 17th/21st Lancers, 73 -77, Wolfenbuttel on Scorpian and Fally on Chieftain.

[@Hugh-Jassoul]

With the tank named “Street Fighter” they missed a chance to make a Street Fighter reference.

[@osmacar5331]

Oh they would, if they could get away with it and get a right earful

[@remy7009]

Very !! Interesting and the Crew are a Credit to this Great Nation 👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@buckers67buck77]

Clank, clank, I'm a tank.

[@xspudx1032]

Beep, Beep, I’m a jeep. 👍🏻

[@gromit3315]

I served in the Belgian Army as a radio operator for a recce regiment. Stationed in Arolsen, Germany. Best time of my life.

[@lonewanderer5515]

What's it like to work on a tank - well if the government go the way they are thinking then we no longer have to worry about that question.

[@Fundamentalist9473]

Got to love the professionalism and attitude of the British soldiers hear 👏

[@geby590]

The Black Barets:) Best regards from an former Leopard 1 A5NO commander

[@osmacar5331]

Hallo Kommandant

[@matthewpayne42]

Awesome stuff lads.

[@thejfkshow347]

This is like meet the crew from TF2 except it's with more badassery, Salutations to all the armed forced.

[@cumorahwatson1967]

Thanks for the video guys! Stay safe, always.

[@s10gasmaskliker86]

The challenger 2 has never been destroyed by enemy fire

[@norfangl3480]

The "hunter killer" system is hardly hunter killer. The commander has no thermals, he has to share the gunners thermal which is stuck on the gun and the gunners sight isn't independent. Everyone else moved on from this twenty years ago.

[@Gunmansevenseven]

Very nice - greetings and much respect from a former german soldier :)

[@davidwhitehill7764]

I was the gunner on chieftain in the early 70' s had a new driver who turned out to suffer from claustrophobia. He climbed out of the cab in the middle of a shoot. Almost blew his head off with the.50 browning RMG

[@samuel9272]

Personally I'd prefer to be in a scimitar but this is just showing me what power are country has. Will definitely keep this as an option in mind moving forward

[@mcfowler1675]

That bulldozer rig could come in handy hiding the LFP on War Thunder ngl

[@gentlemen.7621]

Much respect from *your former colony down south*

[@legendaryarchie6512]

Me already knowing most things about the tank: bloody wonderful didn’t know that

[@darrenhesketh5569]

Favorite tank💙

[@Tsirkon]

I keep thinking should I be either a pilot , or a tank crew or something like that in the future . Meanwhile thinking or imagining it , I notice that I would end up working on a normal office

[@Fish-kz8xw]

I love the Berlin brigade camo

[@herbtanner8701]

That’s so interesting how the gunner isn’t an nco compared to US tankers where the gunner is the one who really runs the tank

[@ColonelBummleigh]

6:10 Invisibility mode engaged.

[@mikerobinson3899]

I just want to say happy Christmas to all of the britsh army wherever you are at home or abroad from mike Robinson

[@tomsoki5738]

The Brimstone missile is a pretty good idea, seeing a short range SAM missile like a Starstreak would be good for anti drone usage

[@lovaravonimanantsoa8583]

Awesome 👍

[@CitingAnt]

I was tempted to join the Romanian armored corps but a machinegunner is cool too I guess

[@xProRapidZzz]

My dad used to drive these, always thought they were one of the coolest tanks ever made.

[@deplorabled1695]

Love the retro WW1 Royal Navy cam.

[@teddill-russell5821]

Beautiful, beautiful tank.

[@cumorahwatson1967]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ZeroJuba]

these tanks are known as hussein tanks in jordan because the king loves them

[@spirit_miku]

helps when they actually answer you when you sign up instead of ignoring you application for the 6th time

[@starvingkidfromafrica1222]

British people have tea in their tanks

[@DoubleTroubles729]

BEST MILITARY TRAINED IN THE WORLD ….SMALL COUNTRY MASSIVE MILITARY 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@TheMachines]

Chieftain when I did my driving and gunnery! Absolutely loved the driving.

[@paganphil100]

@TheMachines: Me too.....except for the crappy engine.

[@goldenarrow6997]

This is really helpful, been looking into the armor core thanks

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

CORPS. Looks like corpse but sounds like core And if you speak and write English it's ARMOUR.

[@digbyfox]

Well crafted video. 👍

[@fuldaman1691]

*"I can tell you it's the best protected tank in the world"* *Laughs in no active protection system*

[@RR-us2kp]

Laughs in burning merkava tanks and Russian tanks with their dead crews

[@fru8365]

Tankers are an eccentric elite.

[@louisbarraud7853]

I live the little eyes on it

[@thewomble1509]

"Chinese Eyes". First painted on WW1 tanks in honour of a Chinese business man who donated money to the British war effort.

[@jackscurfield7630]

I’m only 14 but when I join I’m asking to be a tank crewman don’t matter what role i just love tanks

[@freshfrozen3035]

Your going to hate it then, do some research mate

[@charlieyerrell9146]

We old tankies are looking and thinking get your beret on right. Cap badge over your left eye.smarten yourselves up lads.

[@melbeasley9762]

What can you expect from Chav Cav?

[@Ruzaraneh]

a question.... since the sergeant always compare to your "average car" how big is an average UK car ?

[@hammerandpickle7390]

Well it's quite wide, 2 stories tall, can carry a lot of people and is very red. It's a quite famous car, I don't understand how you could forget!

[@CCM1199]

Difference between the Chally and our Abrams is that we are called whispering death for a reason. The Chally can be heard from miles away. Best Job in the world. 17yrs on the Abrams and had a pleasure working with them in Basra

[@osmacar5331]

Yeah but you know when to run, the abrams is a show piece with a gun

[@matthewyoung9828]

Both tanks are amazing but both have their downsides like the abrams relying heavily on infrastructure that's there and the CR2s rifled gun

[@arch758]

i'd go for the operator role, reloading the gun, refilling the kettle

[@osmacar5331]

Am going gunner, my boom stick, and I'll convince* my commander to christen with a specific name *Anma slap him compliant with it

[@paganphil100]

Arch: I joined the RTR as an operator.....then spent the next 9 years as a driver !!

[@melbeasley9762]

You go where you're told, there's no choice. Sometimes you could be posted to HQ Sqn or D Sqn and drive a truck.

[@alphagaming7425]

This is what battlefield 4 teaches us of driving a tank a chopper and AC130 and using weapons in training

[@parsia2897]

I want to see that when I go to the military

[@Ayns.L14A]

Surprised to see they are still using those crewguards??? thought they would have been updated by now. nice one guys. Fin Tank ON!!! lol!!!

[@alenkerr8533]

Stunning

[@roguedrones]

Didn't the government just decide to get rid of the tanks?

[@Dwighty221]

Christian Petak not old school mate! We most definitely need our heavy armoury.

[@ethapnerry5740]

Fun fact: they making more

[@brotheracastus3400]

I dreamt of crewing one of these, medical screwed me over

[@osmacar5331]

If i get in, I'll try to pass top marks for ya

[@brotheracastus3400]

@@osmacar5331 do us well lad

[@HistoryIsScaryButGood]

I can’t wait to be part of a tank crew, i really want to be a loader and i will do ANYTHING to be in the army

[@mindstate1]

Tankies .You gotta love them .

[@gendumthegreat805]

The only thing to disable a challenger 2 was another challenger 2

[@mr_slidey]

@Mahesh M V U not really, there was a challenger 2 in Afghanistan that withstood hundreds of RPG's hitting it. The crew were unharmed. Also it's dorchester armour now not chobham because they upgraded it about a decade ago.

[@Eevee13-xo]

"Parking's not an issue" funny guy lmao

[@Mr_Chris__]

All things considered, the Challenger 2 Tank will not likely be put into production ever again. If the UK is lucky enough to manufacture a next generation tank that is British designed, perhaps many of the parts should be made in such a way so that they are interchangeable with the Challenger 2. This will help extend the life of the Challenger 2 and to work alongside the next gen tank. Availability of spare parts will be simplified and perhaps more of our foreign allies will hopefully consider buying British made tanks.

[@alphariusomegon9540]

Dam I can't wait to start training RTR is my chosen regiment too 💪💪

[@xx_nobel744]

How'd it go? Did you join?

[@alphariusomegon9540]

@@xx_nobel744 I did I'm currently at regiment but I went royal lancers instead of RTR

[@xx_nobel744]

@@alphariusomegon9540 good on you mate!

[@xx_nobel744]

@@alphariusomegon9540 I'm planning on joining the rtr in January now

[@alphariusomegon9540]

@@xx_nobel744 good man RTR is really hard to get best bet is to fined out if you have or had family in the regiment that's your best bet to get it

[@mikerobinson3899]

Happy Christmas to all the British armed forces from mike Robinson

[@billclinton3862]

Instead of advertising PTSD why not make this your advertisements?

[@osmacar5331]

Proper british morale is a PTSD cure, showing the "we got your back" stuff, genuine stuff too gets more, to get enlisting spur patriotism

[@dachshundyt9085]

Every soldier thinks they have the best seat. Thats a good tank crew.

[@timothypowell6298]

Very good tank but we do need more how many have we got 280 aprox ? Plus the surrport elements the worlds a dangerous place thesedays we clearly need a bigger army navy plus airforce for defence and able to take the fight to anyone in the world Also it needs to be kept under our ownership not the EU pipedreams work with our commonwealth mates along with the usa and those good nations in the world who stand for whats good and right The video itself this is the right way to go showing what options are job wise in the army and whats expected

[@leewilliams5956]

so cool✌

[@_JOJ_]

"Best protected tank in the world" now where have i heard that line before?

[@Dennis-qf6gf]

But.... does the tank have an unbelievably high repair cost ?

[@osmacar5331]

Uuuh, 50,000 credits iirc

[@qasimmir7117]

They all do. They’re tanks.

[@gooner72]

Look forward to the new Mk 3 Chally variant coming soon, it will set a new standard for an MBT.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

[@JammyDodger45]

Soon? 2/3 of the guys in this video will be retired before we see a C3 in active service.

[@slawomirpalaszczuk4288]

Does anyone know why lcpl is an ooerator. Also commanders beret is dirty

[@tippanfurrytoes]

Hes in his work cloths, not on parade.

[@melbeasley9762]

Every time you put your beret on with your oily hands it transfers to the beret which takes on an oily sheen of its own over time. A Lance Jack can be in any position, but Full Screw is the lowest rank you can be a commander.

[@slawomirpalaszczuk4288]

@@melbeasley9762 that's strange, the army I was a part of we had standards particularly if you were an nco. Even regular days we paraded outside of shq each morning, uniforms had to be clean and ironed, berets also not even fluffy, and boots clean. Didn't have to wear a beret around the hangar. As for lance corporal he was troop leaders operator or crew commander Charlie callsign in a four tank troop provided of course he completed crewys course, but fulltrack bravo had a different role within the troop.

[@melbeasley9762]

@@slawomirpalaszczuk4288 We paraded every morning for inspection too, but our working dress was mainly coveralls. You're working on a huge, dirty, oily lump of metal. Your hands are oily and so are your clothes. Boots were polished but we had a parade pair and a working pair which also soaked up the grime. I was on Chieftain which had a notriously unreliable engine. Always leaking from somewhere and guaranteed to break down on exercise, allowing the crew time for a couple of beers. They weren't strict on working dress and drinking was normal on exercise but that was 40 years ago back in the Cold War when we were part of the BAOR. I was in B Sqn, 3rd Tp. I can't remember now if we had a 4th Tp. I think they experimented with 4 troops of three and three troops of four, but it was a long time ago. I joined at 17 and I'm 67 now.

[@James-ip8xs]

How easy is it for a new paint job when they're being deployed in different Environments? i.e: From Desert to Baltic.

[@osmacar5331]

Sand blast and repaint, quicker than you think as it is the same as cars as liquids ate rather archaic, though am a specialist of the tank itself over intricacies (aka i know how it works(

[@clivewilkinson5394]

What an amazing, interesting video. Like the blade on the front, would be better if it could be angled to push things to the side, perhaps even in two haves so each side could be angled differently even make inverted 'V' perhaps it can I don't know. Just awesome! though. 🍺

[@ComfortsSpecter]

“Garbage camo” “Cool boom boom machine”

[@julast6658]

THE BLADE AT THE FRONT SHOULD BE A V SHAPE

[@RR-us2kp]

It's not a snowplow

[@stevenbreach2561]

Rapidly becoming a rare job description

[@petramatkovic4122]

Being part of a tank crew is my dream but DAMN I can't get any info how to get there!

[@ahab9712]

Just apply online. However you will most likely be streamed to an armoured cavalry or recce regiment instead as we only have around 150 tanks now

[@melbeasley9762]

@@ahab9712 We had 19 Armoured Regiments when I joined in 73. Including 4 RTR's (Chav Cav).