Britain's New Tank is Legitimately Insane

The British Army’s newest Challenger 3 main battle tank prototypes, just rolled off the factory floor and straight into live fire tests. I want to analyze what new weapons, armor and technology the tank brings to the table? How does it plan to breathe new life into the UK’s defense manufacturing? And can it still brew tea while slaying the enemy?
Credit to Kafuko for this footage, be sure to check his video out here!
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The first thing we should focus on is the turret where the majority of the upgrades can be found. We’re swapping out the old rifled cannon for a new Rheinmetall produced Leopard 2’s L55A1 smoothbore cannon that came out in 2019. The Challenger 3 will now be able to handle higher pressure ammunition. Which is huge because that lets you fire next generation tank munitions like the German DM 11 multi purpose programmable tank round. The DM 11 allows you to choose between 3 different firing modes on one single shell. Perfect For the tanker who hates commitment. After your gunner loads it up, an electronic module then programs the time delay fuse on the round so that it detonates at a specific point in the projectile's flight path. You can actually choose the exact coordinates that you want to send hate to. Gunners can quickly set the high explosive round to explode either above, in front or inside the target after penetrating a wall.
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The old version of the Challenger 2’s gun had a funky need for two piece ammo. It consisted of a charge and then a warhead stored separately inside the hull of the tank that needed to be combined. But now that they’ve switched to NATO standard ammo it’s a single piece. What this means is you get extra room for the rounds to be stored in a separate protected compartment safely away from the crew. There is now the inclusion of a blast door to protect crew from ammunition cook off.
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[@Taskandpurpose]

The British Army has been catching some heat recently for under funding their tank program over the last 30 years. The Challeneger 3 is an attempt to reverse this trend. Do you think Britian needs more tanks are is their role in the NATO integrated alliance to provide other capabilities? To discuss with me, join the T&P discord Server discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa Special thank you and credit to Kafuko for this footage, be sure to check his video out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5LVhZ2eaZZ2rtk

[@irishvicar1963]

Challenger is how you spell it !!

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Actually the Challenger 3 is a stop gap measure, and if it's not, it will mean Britain will again be 20-30 years behind the US, Russia, Germany, and China in tank technology. The challenger 3 is 2010s technology, the US Abrams replacement is still 15-20 years away, the German - French Leopard/leclerc replacement is the same and the Russians and Chinese havent even announced their projects yet meaning the Challenger 3 at best will be 15-20 years out of date and more likely 20-30 years out of date.

[@156minikahuna]

I came here to write the same , it is just crappy fishing for engagement 😂​@@irishvicar1963

[@BirdRaiserE]

Are you sure you spelled that name properly, I want to be sure before I tell my black friends about this video

[@rocko7711]

❤❤

[@toppkaffe527]

General ineptitude, and major incompetence are the two most dangerous officers

[@norb0254]

When i was in the R.E.M.E. The officer who signed posting orders was a Major Bodger ..i bet he was desperate for his promotion

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@norb0254 When I was in (British Army) I once worked with an Irish Army liaison officer called Captain Condon (yeah with an n). Dunno if promotion was much of an improvement for him! In my unit we had two Lance Jacks with the surname Mee. They were identical twins too. We had to keep them apart so we knew who was who - I remember the RSM shouting "Mee, get here now", to much amusement!

[@nonyabisness6306]

Which is why the UK has started outsourcing some of their defence needs to germany i guess.

[@anvil5356]

@@norb0254 I was just thinking about him, when I saw the previous coment 🤣 I was attached to my regiments LAD in the 90s when I originally came accross his name. Spent most of my career with the R.E.M.E in verious LADs, even though I was in a different Corp.

[@norb0254]

@@anvil5356 It made me laugh when i first saw his name

[@hoej]

I was here when the title said "Challeneger"

[@vegetsu_racing57]

facts

[@GWE1000]

I remember

[@nooneofconsequence3847]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@Dan-th6ug]

Because that thing's straight out of Terminator.

[@dontreadthis908]

And “Britian’s”

[@HarleyHerbert]

The whole tea thing must sound to a lot of people like a big joke but never underestimate the importance of troop morale. Something so simple as the ability to make tea has such a big improvement on morale

[@imwivstuipid]

Main reason is to also stop the crew leaving the tank to make tea, you want to keep them inside!

[@johncheetham4607]

I would ask my Grandfather but unfortunately he isn't with us. WW 2 Royal Tank Regiment reccie Ronald Hughes.

[@daveknight8410]

Morale be bug$%ed if your in the warmth & dryness of armour drinking & eating warm stuff, your not outside getting, wet cold fraged shot bombed or irradiated!! Movement & noise are much reduced too!

[@softibjorn]

I don't think the main purpose of the water boilers are to cook tea, but rather so you can cook your rations which need to be submerged in boiling water to cook.

[@Turbro39]

We conquered a quarter of the planet fueled on tea. It's our superpower. 😂

[@pandemoniumcrow]

Ayyyy, Telford Resident here, all I’ll say is this is the first time telfords ever produced something significant since the Industrial Revolution lmao, But beyond that a slight side note is don’t try so hard to pronounce things in England, we have had centuries to find the laziest way to say our towns, and Telford is no exception, instead of saying Tel-Ford just say Telfud, that’s the closest you’ll get to the British way of saying it without a painfully boring lesson in the very wierd nuances or British dialects and pronunciation. It’s like Worcestershire and how that’s pronounced Wuster-Sher (or shire if you’re of a slightly more fancy ilk)

[@Oo_Tigger_oO]

Heh! Great explanation... And the Epsom and Farnham Armor...? Just pronounce it Epsum and Farnum... 😉

[@Blueone3452123]

​@@Oo_Tigger_oO Epsum un Farnum 😉

[@jollyrodgergaming3579]

Haha I was reading this and read it at telfud, I'm east yorksha

[@pandemoniumcrow]

@@Oo_Tigger_oOone that always gets people is my old local airfield, it was called halfpenny green but pronounced the old way, so instead of it being Half-penny it was said Hay-p-knee Or some folks also called it Halp-knee

[@Ascent41]

And all the child abuse that has been highlighted lately in Telford.

[@kaiotie1]

people joke about the water heater, but honestly if you were doing an exercise, turned out (hatches open) in the miserable weather and pouring rain, imagine just how nice a warm drink would be on demand. apparently some challenger 2 crews wrap potato’s in aluminium foil and put them between the armor and the radiators, so when they do take a break, they get a nice engine baked potato, and a hot drink. honestly, its genius and the simple things like that really help the mental state of the crew, and help to keep them calm in battle.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

Exhaust cooking in this way was very common in all British armoured vehicles. I used to do it in my CVR(T). Nevertheless the main British armour triangle was: 1. BV 2. Schnellimbiss 3. Wolfgang If you know, you know…

[@davidwilliams3856]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 Yep.

[@marcs990]

@@bob_the_bomb4508lol 😅 not heard the word “Schnelli” for years. Brings back good times, ordering pommes mit mayo n ketchup with a gyros was a life saver after a night of drinking lots of beers,fighting & hooking up with the local Frau lines which infuriated the local German men. What was ur favourite order at the schnelli?

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@marcs990 as an old Berlin hand, definitely Currywurst… :) I even cook them myself sometimes

[@Muschelschubs3r]

The Boiling Vessel was introduced because during WW2, British tankers were often caught in German mortar "stonks" while having a brew outside of their vehicle.

[@jsb1585]

Brit here. These are, in my opinion, the main issues we have with defence: - An incredibly wasteful procurement process. Far too much spend with far too little to show for it. AHEM, AJAX. - A lack of mass. In the number of platforms, stockpiles, our active and reserve forces, we don't have enough. 148 Challenger 3's is a joke. - A lack of continuity. Even with the war in Ukraine very clearly demonstrating to us that industrial scale warfare is still very much in fashion, we have still been slow to recapitalise our DIB and provide the long term guarantees (ie, contracts) required to get the cogs of industry turning once again - Lazy recruitment. Delegating recruitment to Capita (a private company) is a dereliction of duty - Widespread complacency. Peace is taken for granted and the need for readiness is dismissed. Hell, when the government announced that it would be testing a nationwide alert system, there was widespread panic about "warmongering". People need to understand and accept that we live in a more dangerous world, and that we need to be prepared.

[@jackmclane1826]

Same sicknesses in Germany, too.

[@myowndata]

​@@jackmclane1826i m realy curious how germany, after decades of condemning everything military or remotly patriotic, will try to reverse that course.

[@ScrotusXL]

You sum it up perfectly. There's a frightening disconnect between those in Whitehall and the real world. What will it take to bring reality to these stuffed shirts? Russian tanks smashing through the Baltic states? But of course by then it will be game over 😮

[@japsracing959]

You forgot the main problem the feeking tories

[@radred609]

@@myowndata Probably slowly. I do wonder if the continued rise of French and Polish influence in the EU military sphere will force Germany to up their game to ensure they don't lose their influence... or if they will step aside and settle into a tertiary position

[@hotcols1171]

As a Brit, love you doing the accents :) I genuinely now get 80% of my defence insight from you - thank you for running such a great channel.

[@colinmorrison5119]

I thought it sounded vaguely Australian.

[@lc5176]

@@colinmorrison5119 i've heard lots of americans can't tell the difference between a british and ozzy accent

[@TorrentUK]

I have a kind of claim to fame. I was in the REME back in 1987 when I was sent at short notice to Bordon in Hampshire. The only thing I was told was that I was going 'on training', but not what. When I got there I was in the first ever batch of Class A Mechanics (tank mechanics) in the British Army trained on what was then the brand new Challenger Tank (known now as the Mark 1). It was an eye opener for us and so far advanced versus the Chieftain MBT. It was over engineered in places (like the Air Charged Transmission Oil Cooler) and used synthetic oil in the transmission that if you got on your unprotected hands would rot the skin away (called X-some number or other). It was twin turbo which ran at such a high pitch that we were all required to wear two sets of ear defenders when working on the pack outside of the tank. Took them 6-months to tell us that, but which time my hearing was already fooked :D Now have tinnitus but I wear it as a badge of honour :D It also had laser rangefinder which came with a rumour that if you pointed at someone's charlie-ollocks it could sterilise them. Almost certainly complete rubbish, but didn't stop us pointing it at the meat and two veg of those we scored higher than a 5 on the d**khead scale as they walked past.

[@davegoldsmith5751]

OX 276 gearbox oil.

[@PollokPoochesDogWalking]

"The first thing we should focus on is the turret" .... Incorrect. The first thing we should focus on is the Tea.

[@ReallyRealBenMills]

Without T, you have no Turret, and no Tank.

[@Taskandpurpose]

my mistake! an easy one to make : )

[@trevorgough2286]

@@ReallyRealBenMills i see what you did there...very good.

[@FleshWizard69420]

Indeed good sir, indeed 🇬🇧☕

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

Tea and Purpose

[@user-jn6hs7lz4i]

The boiling vessel ( BV) in the tank is crucial , not only for Tea , but boiling the rations and you can cook rice, noodles , pasta , eggs. The loader is the mother of the tank but loading is secondary to the primary task of making a brew !

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Why would any country design a tank without a water boiler??

[@paulspencer4631]

I wouldn't go to war without a working BV😅

[@BlackLiger788]

It's still loading, it's just loading the crew.

[@JN.0_o]

A tank is a truly horrible place to spend an extended amount of time in, especially the ones with auto loaders. The BV increases morale enough to actually have a noticeable effect on combat effectiveness.

[@callummcdougall7995]

You can do a lot with a portable water boiler I'm surprised other countries haven't adopted a similar system

[@Corellian_Smuggler]

Thank you for such an engaging and easy to listen to video

[@bobmartin9918]

BRUUUH. I had no idea that the DM11 existed before watching this video and yet I was literally imagining it the other week as a hypothetical solution to modern trench warfare, atgm teams, etc.

[@philipvecchio3292]

It's really subtle, but the use of "Maths" instead of the American, "Math" is spot on.

[@RichardDCook]

I saw what he did there.

[@tokinsloff312]

I'm still wondering what he wants to tell Ford! 😛

[@oxydoxxo]

QUIK MAFS

[@FMan1872]

​@@oxydoxxo 2+2 IS 4 MINUS 1 THAT'S 3

[@justmejustme4444]

@@tokinsloff312 For our American friends; it is generally pronounced "Telfud"

[@williamgarry2635]

Q: Why does the UK only have 221 MBTs while Poland is acquiring over 1300 tanks? A: The UK is a collection of islands (fyi, tanks aren’t really that good at swimming 😉) while Poland is on a flat wide plain with no significant geographical defensible features that has been the playground for ambitious European leaders with land armies for half a millennium & has a population that doesn’t want a repeat of that history ….

[@T_bone]

Because NATO. Why would GB spend money on defense when the US will just print more money and cover that? Leaves GB more money to fund its overburdened public entitlements.

[@darfoster7773]

Another factor is Poland's and U.K.'s proximity to Russia! Poland is positioning itself to be the BULLDOG between Russia and the EU.

[@miriamweller812]

@@T_bone No one in NATO spends a single cent on defense. For what? Not a single NATO country is worth to conquer. For what? They got shit.

[@Scaleyback317]

@@T_bone Also helps us to keep and deploy an effective nuclear detterent.

[@williamgarry2635]

@@T_bone, Poland is in NATO too. And each NATO member contributes different capabilities. The UK is one of the few nations other than the USA that has a military with expeditionary capability (that means they can project military power well beyond their borders with their own sealift & airlift capability). Poland is a primarily land based military whose sole security threat is 🇷🇺 who would threaten them and the Baltic nations with a land army reinforced with tanks & IFVs. If you are Poland, you need to be able to stop armored & mechanized infantry, so tanks (& attack helicopters) are what you need, not a Navy. If you are an island nation, you need a navy & air force to defend yourself. An army allows you to project power over the horizon (once the Air Force &/or Navy transports you there). Lastly, say what you will about the UK, they are one of the only non-US NATO countries with nuclear submarines (that can reach anywhere in the world without requiring refueling) & the UK & France are the only non-US NATO countries with nuclear deterrence. The UK may not be the US (btw, no one matches us) but they are one of the biggest military players on the globe

[@gregmckenna3858]

Absolutely great narration.👍👍

[@StarrDust0]

Nice to see that sense of humor return...lol @ the 'Denmark buddies'.

[@leeboy26]

Dick Van Dyke called, he wants his British accent back.

[@markrtoffeeman]

Totally. It hurts my ears when he tries the British accent.

[@BLD426]

😂

[@chefscreations]

As a Brit, it's like that type of comedy that brings a little bit of sick into your mouth!

[@therealchayd]

Awroight guvna, oim Bri'ish doncherknow! Apples an' pears, cuppa tea...etc....It's the stereotype that keeps on giving 🤣

[@Taskandpurpose]

I can't stop myself. I want to but I dont know how.

[@sirgaz8699]

"and can it still brew tea while slaying the enemy" Of course, it's LITERALLY the law.

[@arthas640]

friendly reminder that the British once bought every ounce of tea on the market for an entire years harvest just to make sure they'd have enough on hand during wW2. They knew they could feed their soldiers hard tack and potatoes without complaining too loudly, they knew their citizens would put up with rationing, but they knew their empire would crumble without tea. Hell, the Opium Wars and Chinese century of humiliation were both over the British tea habit; the Brits broke the back of the worlds largest and oldest empire like Bane breaking Batman all for their love of hot leaf water.

[@leobuana7430]

@arthas640 Not surprising when you consider that "cartel avocado war" actually a thing that manifest in our time

[@edwxx20001]

@@arthas640 Also, back in WW2, during the north Africa campaign, multiple British tanker crews were killed while leaving the tank to brew tea. They started putting the kettle inside the tank after this.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

I know it's the common joke, but for anyone actually wondering, it's because something like 70% of British MRE's are "boil in the bag", so somewhere to boil water is necessary for hot meals. (and in the case of some specific ones, a vaguely edible meal at all)

[@richardhobbs7360]

@@kiritotheabridgedgod4178 Like the muesli, which, for some stupid reason, is meant to be boiled Muesli is bad, boiled muesli made me legitametly throw up. Now, I'll admit I'm a pretty fussy eater, but that is the only thing that has ever made me retch

[@allanburt5250]

Liked this one mate, I was 10 years in British army Armoured Corp Recce . .... lots of food for thought in this one . Cheers

[@darrylwalker1867]

Great editing, and content of course

[@slothvanguard8953]

Omg for someone is watching at home in Telford i burst out laughing was not expecting the town i live in be mentioned in anyway and how you butchered the name was the best gift anyone could give me! Thank you! ❤️

[@Rendaro]

As someone from down the A5 in Shrewsbury, hearing him call it "TELL-FORD" made me chuckle.

[@chefscreations]

Farn-HAM too.... Good job they didn't make these in Loughborough!

[@peterise192]

And the Challenger 2 powerpacks are currently being remanufactured down the road in Shrewsbury.

[@bushcat274]

"Telfud and Farnum"

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@chefscreations Or Worcester!

[@coreytrevor9423]

‘3rd man’ in any vehicle is responsible for keeping the boiling vessel ready to make tea. No joke. I have been that man manny times in a warrior.

[@jon9021]

Same here mate!

[@mckenr07]

Did you fight harder against the enemy, or the other tankers teabag choice?

[@micahfrempong1600]

U getting ur warrior turret upgraded? or changing to ajax?

[@jon9021]

@@mckenr07 depended on what they were drinking old boy!

[@mckenr07]

@@jon9021 in the voice of Bernard Manning “so a Geordie, a scouser and a posh twat are in a tank fighting over a teabag…”

[@joehoyle5520]

Great Video! I'm from Telford, nice surprise to see it featured.

[@Ascent41]

It's nice to see Telford out there not with a focus on child abuse and pedophilia

[@EViL3666]

7:11 .. Of course, you cannot start the apocalypse with out a well brewed cuppa....

[@andyo8141]

The single Challenger destroyed within Ukraine was immobilised after losing a track to a mine. It was then hit by Lancet drones and a Kornet ATGM, leading to stored ammo explosion. All four crew reportedly survived unharmed after bailing when the track/running gear was lost.

[@Samuel-hd3cp]

I'm not slating the Challenger, but to pretend they haven't been a massive disappointment in Ukraine, is just untrue.

[@andyo8141]

@Samuel-hd3cp In what way? Only 14x Challengers were donated. Challenger 2 opened the doorway for other Western Tanks. Without Challenger, Leopards and Abrams would not have followed. Sure one has been lost however however 14 tanks were never going to rout thousands of Russian tanks. I'd say that the 3000+ lost Russian tanks have been far more disappointing than any of the Western tanks. At least the most important component of Western tanks tend to survive - the crew.

[@humptydumpty9177]

@@Samuel-hd3cp That's directly the opposite of what the Ukrainian's are saying.

[@HungarianRepublic]

@@humptydumpty9177pro libtard media tell you that?

[@heshtankon7212]

⁠​⁠@@Samuel-hd3cp. Leopards and Abrams are also doing the artillery job. One of the biggest issues with all these tanks is the lack of air support. Tanks work best in concert with infantry and air support. The combined arms approach increases tactical effectiveness. As a challenger 2 commander I’m fully aware of the challies downfalls but I’m also fully aware of its strengths. When used correctly with the right assets available ch2, and leopard, Abrams are a force to be reckoned with. The biggest problem is, Ukraine does not have air superiority and therefore cannot use the combined arms approach effectively. Now, I would like to add. Having worked on ch1 and 2. It’s always been underpowered so an engine upgrade would not go a miss.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

According to the MOD - one of the biggest upgrades has been the TTT of the BV has been reduced by 20 seconds (Time-to-Tea) - which means an extra 20 cups of Tea can be brewed by the crew in a typical 24 hour combat period - leading to an overal increase in crew effectiveness of 30 percent.

[@gazfirst]

LOve this 😂😂

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

That’s the difference between defeat and victory.

[@anthonywatson7735]

As long as you can still make coffee, I don't care! But it has to be filtered coffee not instant!

[@gdfggggg]

Imagine what they could do with a supply of chocolate biscuits 👀

[@MajesticDemonLord]

@@gdfggggg British Empire 2.0

[@vmasing1965]

Production level of this one is through the roof. Quietly, effortlessly. I appreciated the high quality little jabs and puns delivered with a stoic expression the most. That's class, way better than having a British accent.

[@HaydenLau.]

I live in Telford and i didn't know the tanks were built here! Cool!

[@cikame]

Considering most of war is spent not fighting, i would say a mobile armoured tea kettle is an extremely useful bit of kit.

[@ostwelt]

Indeed all modern combat soldiers have said most of their wars were spent hanging around waiting for those brief, deadly moments of activity. Fortunately all of my carrer was spent "hanging around": on the bus, off the bus stuff....

[@seventyfive7597]

Click bait title, you said you'll talk about the challeneger but you talked about the challenger 😱😏

[@Sagart999]

Oh, contraire. The Challenger name was only used for models 1 and 2. "Challeneger" is the model 3, and the "Challenenger" will be the model 4, with additional syllables used for follow-on models. The name of the model 9 is expected to 'challenge' everyone in the armor community.

[@BlackCat-tc2tv]

Arnold challeneger

[@johnsmith-jq1uc]

challenig--- my lawyer advised me not to finish this word.

[@wyskass861]

The 4th version will be the Challenegerer, and 5th, the Challenegerest.

[@wyskass861]

@@johnsmith-jq1uc I didn't realize Arnold Schwarzenegger was a dirty word. Someone should tell the people of CA

[@andys7314]

So apart from the points I picked you up on, great video mate 💪💪

[@quinlanal-aziz6155]

The British will engineer an absolute beast of a tank only to make 200 and not be able to recruit enough men to use them

[@alex_ob1]

That many?

[@philhasacamera]

Well there's going to be over 300 318 I do believe. The recruitment is probably an issue in most western countries due to the younger generations not wanting to do a hard day's work and get their hands dirty.

[@jarradk174]

​@@philhasacamera recruitment is down because the wages and conditions are terrible, not some bullshit about the generation not wanting to work.. something people say about every generation

[@AR00N12]

​@@philhasacamera"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates Every generation seems to think that the next generation is weak or entitled. The issue is with wages and the work environment.

[@jamesbutler1029]

​​@@jarradk174exactly! Why would anyone sign up to serve when it pays less than working in a local supermarket?

[@Astartesdave]

As a Brit I'm the first to "big up" our kit, and the lads who run em are second to none. However, the UK has 50p and a packet of quavers for a defence budget and we failed to meet our recruitment targets again for a force that's 70kish in size. The truth is that there will be a handful of these made and even less operational at any given time. Meanwhile Poland is ordering over a thousand off the shelf S. Korean MBTs. Where did we go wrong?

[@simonxxx6179]

Welcome in the team. Greetings from Germany 😂 It‘s the exact same bs with the bundeswehr

[@heinkle1]

When you think about the size of the British Army of the Rhine and where we are now, it’s humbling.

[@Astartesdave]

@@simonxxx6179 👋 hey mate, I think it's the same in most western countries. Even now our population and politicians continue on, in the blind hope nothing will ever happen 💩 Fingers crossed it doesn't, but we all know that weakness just encourages it.

[@mrb.5610]

What do you want ? Hospitals or tanks ?? That's literally what it boils down to.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

The Challenger 3 is a stop gap measure, and if it's not, it will mean Britain will again be 20-30 years behind the US, Russia, Germany, and China in tank technology. The challenger 3 is 2010s technology, the US Abrams replacement is still 15-20 years away, the German - French Leopard/leclerc replacement is the same and the Russians and Chinese havent even announced their projects yet meaning the Challenger 3 at best will be 15-20 years out of date and more likely 20-30 years out of date.

[@brad5426]

Those English accent impressions were the real challenger here

[@adamr9720]

“Five forward gears and six in reverse. I like to think I can get out of trouble, faster than I got into it” - Odball , Kelly’s Heroes. My quick nod and tribute to Donald Pleasance. RIP!

[@ep8029]

The UK needs more tanks. For an army to function, it must be able to take heavy losses yet still fight. 'Just enough,' tanks isn't enough.

[@BuzzinFTW]

if you base things off the current threat, having alot of tanks, is not a priority , let's hope they have got the rest right

[@B.D.E.]

With limited money available, the UK has to choose carefully from the various things that it needs more of. As an island nation, comissioning more escort vessels and getting more combat aircraft is a much better (though also much bigger) investment. And right now there is a crying need for escort vessels, not to mention more development on the two newer aircraft carriers. No point in having those if they can't be deployed properly.

[@Steelninja77]

those tanks are ample folr an Island nation in an alliance. We aren't a superpower you know.

[@Khornecussion]

@@Steelninja77 Used to be, but unfortunately, not anymore. WW1 and 2 really, really did numbers on the UK that- frankly the fact that the UK is even halfway back to fighting capacity is remarkable.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

@@B.D.E. We haven't even got limited money, military budget is massive but i don't know where it all goes.

[@Sluchowiska]

Let me fix your title: 'Britian's NEW Challeneger 3 Tank needs to chill out '

[@projectpiano5231]

They fixed it XD pro strat is make a typo intentionally so people will correct it => 📈📈algorithm. *Be incredibly subtle, even to the point of formlessness* . This is gonna be a tradition now...

[@witherstorm3101]

You can certainly say that a new challenger has appeared on the battlefield

[@samaustin765]

Interesting and informative video 👍🏻

[@THE-X-Force]

For real .. if that water heater malfunctions, the tank is considered unfit for service. The Brits take their tea seriously!

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

Not just tea, there is coffee consumed as well (important to Americans and other Europeans) the BV does a great job of heating MRE's as well. So, not just tea.

[@jackmclane1826]

Without keeping up the morale a tank is worthless within a week.

[@Luxai]

I think the actual function is to heat up the MRE's?

[@mizake01]

Boiling water may b life-saving at some point, right?

[@chrisbeer5685]

British Army also relies on hot water for preparing their MREs, but it's still funny.

[@aQuestionator]

THE WAY HE PRONOUNCES TELFORD IS MAKING ME WANT TO DIE

[@Davey-Boyd]

Not as bad as actually living there

[@Blackhawks87]

Chobham is what got me. I live in Hampshire….. Hampshire, Illinois, USA and I think we’re all pronouncing it incorrectly lol HAMP-SURE 🤷🏻‍♂️ I always thought you kinda pronounced the shire part like how it’s spelled, but knowing me I’m probably wrong. Teach me your ways so I can inform the people of this town! 😂Fun fact: Hampshire, Illinois was used to house 260 German POWs from the Afrika Corps. They were used to harvest corn and peas and then can them. A lot never went back to Europe. They weren’t hardcore SS guys or anything, just enlisted men. They’d go to church here on Sundays( most to the Lutheran church and some to the Catholic Church) with the locals. All but just a few were able to assimilate to American life and culture.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@Blackhawks87 Shire is usually pronounced Sher. So Hamp-sher! I'm from Rugeley in Staffordshire, but we pronounce it Rudglee Stafford-shuh!

[@Blackhawks87]

@@Davey-BoydAhhh, so I’ve been the weirdo pronouncing it wrong this whole time lmfao. Everyone says SURE and I kinda annunciate the SHIRE like a fkn hobbit. Appreciate the info.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@Blackhawks87 About the POW's, same happened here. My old college principal was German, he was a ME 109 pilot who got shot down in the Battle of Britain and captured. He never left! Many Germans stayed if their home ended up in the Soviet zone. A lot of Poles ended up here too for the same reason - they didn't get on with the Germans that stayed lol!

[@ryanhampson673]

As an American of course I have Abrams bias, but that Challenger be (as the kids say) lookin THICC.

[@theunbannables180]

Love hearing these full send from my house

[@angel102ify]

one counterpoint I would make to comparing tank numbers between Poland and Britain is Poland doesn't have to worry about paying for a navy.

[@Archer89201]

While not having carriers and SSNs, Poland actually has a navy with 1 SSK , 2 OHP frigates and a few corvettes, missile boats and minesweeper etc Infact their future frigate is based on the Type 31 1st of which will be built in UK and the rest at Poland

[@mikehotwheelz]

People forget the huge cost of maintaining a permanent at sea deterrent; £5 billion per year I was told. You could buy a hell of a lot of tanks for that.

[@myowndata]

And they will ned a lot of tanks due to there open terrain to belarus. Only in the worst case of course.

[@7stormy334]

@@Archer89201 Still not a large navy, though you don't need a large navy in the shallow baltic.

[@phil20_20]

Who is getting Konigsberg at the end of this, BTW...

[@davidgoodnow269]

The best advantage the Challenger suspension has is repairability. Torsion bar suspension means any damage is a factory rebuild -- and composite armor means that there is no rebuilding possible, the entire vehicle is environmentally toxic waste waiting to be eroded. Hydropneumatic suspension is entirely external, and if one section is damaged it means almost nothing to that vehicle's ability to move or fight. It can then be replaced overnight in the field.

[@myparceltape1169]

Glad that someone else remembers cars from the '60s.

[@davidgoodnow269]

@@myparceltape1169 I owned a 1996 Mitsubishi Skyline GT with hydropneumatic suspension!

[@guss77]

That's correct. Israeli tanks use the same system (though we probably stole it from the English Centurions).

[@ostwelt]

Yep, though philosophically this pre-dates the Challenger series as Sherman had external suspension packs whilst the DE Panzerkampfwagen series all had the torsion bars. Which also raises turret height. Though in those days, as they were practically what you were standing on, replacement was much easier (in a relative manner).

[@eighthelement]

Broken torsion bars on Panzer III were repairable in the field workshop. Has something changed?

[@andrewcombe8907]

The Brits conquered the world’s largest empire with two crucial assets: the Royal Navy and tea.

[@davidl.7317]

One of your best documentaries I have watched.

[@TheWtfnonamez]

And the punchline is ..... We only have 157 tanks on paper, and could probably not field 100 in reality.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

Hell back in 2003 when we invaded Iraq we were supposed to have something like 230 tanks ready for the invasion but half of them had to be cannibalised for parts to get the other half up and running. If we can even get 2/3 Chally 3's on the field that'd be an actual miracle

[@jon9021]

You think you have it bad…welcome to the “dear leaders” Canada…

[@Mr.mysterious76]

@@jon9021 😂

[@TheWtfnonamez]

@@jon9021 Yeah NATO and the US had to step in to stop Trudeau from doing "joint military exercises" and cooperative military training with the CHINESE ffs. Guy was elected by China, wont investigate Chinese corruption, and now he wants to share military secrets with our second priority military adversary. Trudeau should be in prison ffs

[@TheWtfnonamez]

@@Lo-tf6qt Thats astonishing. From what I can gather, the UK has hollowed out the entire military to create two carrier groups. So now we have one of the best Naval fleets in the world, but no tanks, barely any soldiers, a handful of planes, no munitions stocks, and we dont even have a fleet support unit anymore, so we have to literally beg other nations to support our ships if they operate far from port. They would literally starve without Americans delivering us our food.

[@jackham4407]

The problem truly is how few Challenger 3 will be made .

[@vladcraioveanu233]

it will not. just stealing money

[@ashleygoggs5679]

did you watch the video properly though, he explains in rather great detail why that is. Mostly due to a few precise reasons. 1. being we are an island nation and our army isnt as important. 2. As a Nato nation it is decided that the british army isnt of huge importance to nato above our Navy aswell as our high technological advancements that advance nato as a whole such as Nuclear, space and cyber technologies which is where the bulk of the defense spending goes. As a memeber of nato we should prioritize our position within NATO over what the public think we should be doing as at the end of the Day NATO is the one leading the defense of europe and knows what europe needs for its defense as a whole.

[@Enhancedlies]

@@ashleygoggs5679 perfectly put

[@spamstabber]

@@ashleygoggs5679 It's also because we are upgrading our Challenger 2s, which we have less than 300 of in working condition. We don't have spare parts because all the factories were closed down like 30 years ago and we have been cannibalizing challies for parts. Even though what you say is true, we have no choice but to have so few challenger 3s anyway.

[@TheBooban]

@@spamstabberwhatever the true number of tanks that are functional, it should be maxed. It costs a lot to just start a program like this. They should max all the potential they possibly can. They could even upgrade the Ukrainian ones too.

[@tedferkin]

As an Ex-MOD employee, I can tell you the first requirement on any UK military vehicle is the BV. Having been on exercise with them, I can see why. What i don't get is why other nations haven't adopted these devices, they are the most useful things to have in a vehicle to keep the crew going.

[@StitchesLovesRats]

In regards to the tea: * The titanium teapot is built into the main cannon's firing chamber, harvesting the heat from each shell. The placement of the teapot has been better optimized for the turret crew to access over the Challenger 2. It takes 2 shots to boil the water. * Teabags are stored with the ammunition for the most efficient combat brew. Combat is, ofc, the time when tea is most needed to soothe the nerves during intense combat. * The milk is stored in a separate milk resovoir, and kept cool through a heat exchanger system, that transfers the heat to the high durability kevlar combat teacup holders. This keeps the tea at the optimal temperature. * Honey is dispensed seperately, and is chosen for its emergency anti-bacterial properties. It has a manual pump for personal taste. * Kevlar Combat Teacups (or "KCT's", as they are known in His Majesty's Royal Tank Brigade) have saved many tank crew lives, preventing shrapnel injuries since they were introduced in the Challenger 2. KCT's are made from a kevlar composite that is thermally insulating everywhere but the base, where it interacts with the heat exchanger. There are tea and milk ports on the KCT. Despite the KCT's having a lid to seal them (for obvious reasons), they do also come with a small handle. There is also a hinge system for the lid for biscuit dunking. Proper use of KCT's, including the all important "pinky maneuver" is drilled into all british military personnel during basic training. * Special military MRE biscuits (otherwise known to those philistine yanks as "cookies") are stored in a special dispenser at each operating station. These are each formulated to be high in protein, fibre, vitamins, minerals, and a combination of fast, medium, and slow release energy. Each biscuit is 10% of a soldier's RDA's, and 10 biscuits are provided per crew member per day. They come in classic Rich Tea, Hobnob, Malted Milk, and Digestive varieties. After much debate in militry tribunals and then parliament, these have all been upgraded to chocolate varieties for morale.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Caramel hobnobs are Gucci as fuck.

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@OldNavajoTricks the caramel messes with the texture for me.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

@@StitchesLovesRats Lifelong marzipan and caramel addict, the only thing that is above those and must never be tainted by them, is Bacon 🙂🤘

[@StitchesLovesRats]

@@OldNavajoTricks ooh, what's that square cake called again..?

[@OldNavajoTricks]

@@StitchesLovesRats Fucking Battenburg haha! shit town, lovely cake :-D

[@audacity60]

148 C3 tanks is not enough for the British Army, but it would be hard to add more than another 56, as there are not enough C2 hulls left to be converted. Yes, Poland will have 1300 tanks, but the British have 4x Trident Submarines, 7x SSN, 2x 65k ton aircraft carriers, 8x C-17 large transport aircraft. Poland does not have these items.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Not to mention the satellite system "Skynet".

[@stephengrange5300]

What good are subs in a land war with troops ferried by plane

[@graveperil2169]

and a moat, 148 are not a lot but its more than almost anyone else can deliver to the uk shores

[@gregoryclark8217]

@@stephengrange5300 missiles, you dumb dumb, subs fire missiles

[@audacity60]

@@stephengrange5300 An SSN can launch Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against enemy concentrations, including airfields. It can also use torpedos to sink enemy transport ships carrying tanks.

[@TheAmbex]

15 seconds in and I knew things were legit: "can it brew tea" 😅😅

[@timothykelly5588]

German tanks can deliver beer steins on their MG barrel without spilling a drop!

[@anthonywatson7735]

@@timothykelly5588 Not much use if it's outside the turret at the other end of the barrel though! Unless it's got a straw, maybe?

[@IndependentNewsMedia]

Good overview, God bless.

[@normanstanbury3387]

we had the cooker in my Spartan its a light armoured vehicle for Recon and Blowpipe missile crews and that was in 1982 and they don't look like they have changed much your could brew tea or cook a stew but only when stationary

[@MrAsh1989]

Real talk. I'm an Englishman. I drink (and so do most of everybody I know) about 6 or 7 cups of tea a day. We need it to function here. Even prisoners are offered a cup of tea as a right. If we couldn't brew tea in battle, we wouldn't function properly. No joke.

[@timothykelly5588]

I think Canadians were rationed Canadian club

[@stumagoo2342]

along with a custard cream!

[@user-sy7ld3zl3o]

I don't know if "real talk", you know the Internet and all that. that said, I don't drink tea or coffee, I although I can understand the concept, of a comfort's of home. I also can understand how this helps with POWs, especially the Russian conscripts, now their treated liked... human-beings

[@user-sy7ld3zl3o]

@@timothykelly5588 C,& C, and soda, if you can't go through war without being drunk and stupid, what's the... Fun?

[@rosschops9509]

Thanks for saying ‘Maths’☺️

[@billballbuster7186]

On the Challenger 1 and 2 the explosive propellant was stored seperetely in armoured bins on the floor of the tank. This was the reason why so few Challengers were ever destroyed in battle compared to Abrams and Leopard 2. If the Challenger 3 has ammunition stowed in the turret then it is more vulnerable, that is why the change to the 120mm smoothbore was so long in coming.

[@knoll9812]

All three tanks similar protection. Main reason for less challengers is less tank time on battlefront.

[@billballbuster7186]

@@knoll9812 How do you work that out Challengers were in combat in the 1st and second Gulf Wars just as long as Abrams. The US lost 32 Abrams though most were "friendly fire". Turks lost 9 Leopards to old Soviet era missiles in a few weeks fighting in Syria. Just as bad as T-72 for turrets blown off

[@ostwelt]

This isn't entirely accurate a description of the UK position. CR MarkI/II had glycol surrounded fibreglass propellant bins. The intent being that any splinter penetration into the ammo bins would be doused by glycol. This was then deemed inadequate. Such that MarkIII CR1 had the armoured bins, of what seemed from decades old memory, to be about 1cm steel plate. Presumably these and/or their design philosophy carried over into CR2. Thus it was long known that the Chieftain/Challenger series were vulnerable to hull penetrations into the propellant bins - per se with any tank. The UK approach was obviously sub-standard to blow out panels on Abrams. At the known expense of a greater bomb load: 55 US v 64 UK (CR1). Indeed it was always possible to load more on the UK tanks in a free form let's all die manner given the three piece nature of the ammunition versus the huge single round smoothbore behemoth. In a war, especially as to the UK the last major use of armour was as artillery shelling KR, this is/was an important criteria. Granby did not change this outlook: bomb load matters. The three piece ammunition may not have been as accurate but, if time allowed, more rounds on target acheived the same end. If time allowed... And granted when expecting to meet 3rd Shock Army in the Cold War the time might not have been there.

[@billballbuster7186]

@@ostwelt The Armoured ammunition bins were fitted to Challenger 1 Mk2 before the Gulf War. Challenger1 Mk3 had armoured bins from the factory has had Challenger 2. British tanks are the best armoured in the world, Abrams has British armour. Fitting armoured ammo bins was a precaution and used since WW2 on British tanks. The armoured bins on the floor of the tank is far safer than stowing ammunition in the turret bustle were armour is thin. The Abrams Armoured box helps save crew but the tanks usually don't survive the fire. The Leapard is the worst, a hit on the turrer usually blows it off killing the crew. As to gun accuracy Challenger took out an Iraqi tank at 5 kilometers. Thats twice the distance ever achieved by Abrams or Leopard 2 and Russian guns are useless over 1,5 km

[@ostwelt]

@@billballbuster7186 Yeah, but what is next to the driver either side behind a very thin glacis plate? Bit like the Abrams bustle is a CR driver's cab... My point wasn't the virtues of the bins or even location but that once penetrated by main armament all bets are off in any tank. Armoured bins are only against spall and shrapnel nothing more. Sure, location might help time to detonation and thus crew escape. But I don't measure those merits just the tank. And if penetrated, serially definitely, then it is probably a gonna. Best armoured, whatever. On paper CR1 insufficiently and thus, more so M1 and Leo2. Now, again same-same against drones. Believe the Kool-Aid as I once did too but look at the stats.

[@Soulessdeeds]

Bradley's used to come with a water heater as well. It was meant to be used to heat up MRE's. I think electrical issues ended up seeing them completely abandoned and removed. But I do remember seeing them back in the 90's.

[@watcher5729]

The VR control awareness /targeting is useful for unmanned situatiosn as well

[@Alex7278]

The BV is THE best part of British armour. I used to crew the Warrior IFV and that had 2 boiling vessels (BV’s) we wouldn’t leave camp without at least one in the back.

[@douglassinclaire9968]

Our ODS upgraded bradleys added a hotwater boiler in them for cooking and washing, since we lived on them for 4+ months in ODS. huge improvement imo.

[@ostwelt]

When served, heard a rumour US trialled microwave ovens. Which seemed emininently sensible. Supposedly just led to food poisoning. Which think came about as that is not how the US re-supply is organised i.e. to have tea, coffee, etc the UK tank is fully rationed at all times for four men for x number of days. US vehicles never are/were.

[@jonniebyford7747]

I like the speed at which this guy gets through so much technological info. If you can follow what he's saying then you're actually onto a winner,; though as he readily admits, it's a shame he can't do the accent to keep up with the onboard brews.

[@darenmanktelow7755]

I used to be a radio operator in a logistics regt, we used to connect a boiling vessel up to our radio batteries in the back of the FFR(land rover fitted for radio) constant supply of water for brews or cooking..

[@markstyles1246]

General Ineptitude needs to be demoted back to Major Ineptitude. And preferably all the way back to Private Ineptitude where he doesn't bother anyone.

[@Enhancedlies]

One major thing is that the UK doesn't need tanks at the same rate as Poland or other continent nations. We are more dependent on our navy, but that's still underfunded. Just not quite as bad as it can be seen here... the UK could barely fit 1500 tanks in the country lol

[@SlipShodBob]

Don't worry if it's like 82 they'll send trawlers into a warzone.

[@jon9021]

Have you seen the Navy recently?

[@danielduke5059]

Best tank with best upgrade 👌

[@dotexe4981]

Really good video actually

[@whitewyvernX]

You know Grandfather actually served under General Ineptitude during WW2.

[@davidgoodnow269]

And his father served alongside soldiers under the command of _his_ father . . . .

[@Lastbus511]

The small number of these on order is of serious criticism here in the UK. The problem with the UK is that it cuts everything to the bone and expects positive results. You can only do that for so long before a disaster happens. As a Brit, I'd prefer not to rely on the U.S. so much, no offence, but what if Britain needs tank and the U.S. says No. Then we'd be f***ed. So in my opinion the UK needs to be able to provide for itself. The politicians are responsible for wanting to save money all the time. The U.S. should tell the UK no tanks from us make your own and it might wake UK politicians up a little it's what they need.

[@Scaleyback317]

The UK would be paying for them. Yanks hear money when it rustles. Everything and anything is for sale if the price is right both in the US and the UK.

[@ostwelt]

@@Scaleyback317 Historically this is not true. Dig into the replacement issues after/while TSR-2 was cancelled; or, look at the GB's purchasing of weapons before Pearl Harbor. Money talks but doesn't always get what you want out of the US cf. UA needing 120plus F-16 pilots trained but US only currently providing 9places for advanced fighter training in Nevada. All the will in the world to make it happen until it doesn't. Which doesn't make the OP right either. Defence autarky is unaffordable outside of CN and US, go ask RU how it will develop modern tanks and fighters without Western technologies. For the UK, on tanks it should have joined the MBT-70 programme and ended up with Leo II in the 1980s. Not better necessarily just the more effective tank (given the lack of genuine armoured warfare).

[@Jamie_D]

why will we need to waste taxpayer money on lots of tanks? If anything we need planes and ships unless you plan on moving our little island over a bit to mainland Europe.

[@embreis2257]

maybe the MoD should have just opted to get the newest version of Leopard 2 tanks build in the UK. 148 tanks is just too small to justify a separate production line and all the issues of training, maintaining another tank model in NATO. at least the barrel is now standardised.

[@Scaleyback317]

@@embreis2257 Unless they are hoping for export orders. I doubt there will be a queue for these tanks but maybe industry knows something we don't. I agree for the big ticket items especially we should be involved in collaboration programmes for research, development and manufacturing. Now we are at least standardised on the type of gun/ammo maybe it will make any future collaboration that much easier if MBT's are still to feature in future warfare.

[@deangoodall7411]

I can confirm that the BV is THE most important part of any British armoured vehicle! ☕️🫖☕️🫖☕️🫖🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Love the vid Chris, keep up the good work old chap 👏👏👏

[@seanreed1158]

I like how AMP videos were used to "Showcase" his talking points of DM11. Two very distinctly different rnds.

[@glennewen7090]

There is method in the madness of a boiling vessel in an armoured vehicle. In WW2, 22% of tank crew casualties occurred whilst out of the tank and making tea! From Centurian onwards, a boiling vessel was incorporated. Only downside with Chieftain as I remember was that the "BV" was located behind the gun, and had to be stowed away, or it would be smashed on recoil. That meant that you could not boil water whilst in action, leading to a delay once out of action whilst you refitted the BV, and waited for it to boil. The heating element could be ordered separately and was often used in a framework to serve as a grill for making toast! By the way; C3 looks like it could be the business. Loaders will find it interesting moving away from three part, to one-part ammunition.

[@alexjjgreen]

I've heard its got a Greggs Bakery in the rear compartment.

[@Mmjk_12]

gotta get those high velocity anti-tank steak bakes from somewhere aye

[@skysurferuk]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@tacfoley4443]

Actually, there is direct hot-line to Greggs on demand as part of the comms set. Just look for the big G on the keyboard.

[@trevorgough2286]

ooohh yeah, bacon baps for brakfast.....

[@renrutmat]

Love their 3 pack of sausage rolls. Enough calories to get you through a winters day.

[@shakespeare4bears]

It’s called the Girls und Panzer rule. No video on a British tank may complete without at least one reference to the tea making facilities.

[@thebamfordman]

Interesting fact: Telford is in Shropshire where the industrial revolution started. Nearby Ironbridge, has the world's first ... iron bridge, and is a world heritage site. Has to be THE longest industrial heritage in the world.

[@stellifriends7785]

good to know that we can still make tea;

[@laughingowl7896]

I drove a 113 that I screwed the governor out on and screwed the accel pedal stop all the way down. (Give a grunt enough time) In Hohenfels, I jumped D-21 off the ground. My 1Sgt said I should get aviator wings because he'd never seen that before. I blew the transmission about six months later during Reforger. We had 'er running again in two hours. Meanwhile, the squad got a nice nap.

[@meme2287]

I've never seen anyone attempt a British accent using a combination of Upper-class and Cockney

[@RichardDCook]

I've heard a Brit attempt an American accent using a combination of Georgia and Brooklyn.

[@Shinkajo]

Sounded Australian to me

[@w01f777]

Another reason Poland wants 1300 tanks when we have a couple hundred is also mostly logistics. We’re a little island about as far away as you can be from ‘the enemy’. Better to get planes over the enemy in hours than tanks in days/weeks. Poland is on their front door across ground. Tanks make much more sense for them.

[@skidzer1]

i believe the reason for the rifled barrel was due to the operational use if the tank. Combined arms infantry support, it wasnt mainly for tank on tank but for squash rounds so that you had a proper infantry support vehicle.

[@gunmasterx1164]

the whole idea of a rifled gun was to be more accurate but since it uses APFSDS and the round doesn't spin in the gun then whats the point.

[@mychannelnotyours123]

Every tank should have an autoloading surveillance drone launcher. A $5,000 Ai steered drone with thermal cameras and laser designator would be a massive upgrade to those one viewpoint tank mounted sights.

[@bisonbob9092]

It may be better for the tank to be specialized to what tasks a tank does best and to have a separate drone team, (hidden from view) and using a data link so the tank receives the information it needs.

[@granazis1]

Always happy to see a new video from you !

[@colinsarah120]

Door-chest-er 😂 being a Dorset lad hearing you say Dorchester was amazing 😂

[@davidty2006]

Think every american does mispronounce the name of atleast one county.

[@bencresswell1177]

Love the arnie and Carl weathers handshake/arm wrestle artwork from predator RIP apollo

[@southy3667]

I love all your content, but it's nice to see another military tech overview. Thanks!

[@Emerald_Wolf]

Great Video sir. Also loved your input on the Military Mysteries

[@Dragonblaster1]

The "remote fire" feature seems sensible to me. Say, you know an enemy vehicle is approaching, but not when. You find the optimal hull-down position, load the gun and decamp to a barn outside the danger zone. When the enemy is within the optimal range, fire the gun. Bye-bye, enemy. Thermal vision is not going to help, since the engine will be off and there are no human bodies emitting heat inside the tank.

[@DrJayLLB]

i used to work for BAE Systems, DSDC Donnington and the MOD in Telford many years ago.... good times

[@shoegum7362]

Future tanks need their own launchable search and destroy drones, i.e. Switchblade 600, and a retrievable scouting drone, maybe sent up by wire, and a atgm self defense system.

[@scottwebb4722]

and what about landmines, since Russia essentially ruined the counter offensive last year by laying lots of them.

[@YorkshireMemes]

Best thing is that the turret can be put on any nato tank. A leopard 2 could have a challenger 3 turret put on it if the crew wanted

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

we arnt at mad max level yet i dont see the benefit of frankenstein tanks

[@YorkshireMemes]

@@ashardalondragnipurake just because you don’t see the benefit of it does not take from the fact that the challenger 3 turret can still be fitted on to other nato tanks

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

@@YorkshireMemes i do see the benefit frankentanks we would be in a horrible situation to need frankentanks better to not build for the frankentank fallback situation and specialize to avoid the frankentank necessity

[@YorkshireMemes]

@@ashardalondragnipurake you’re just trolling aren’t you? Nobody could be taking the piss as much as you

[@anthonywatson7735]

Franken tank is still better than 'nofkn' tank! 😉

[@SmilieLyon]

Next on the agenda: A remote controlled tank with auto loader as a wingman and scout drones for a tank group

[@mickyday2008]

There’s a bloke in my town who owns a Challenger tank. The only one in private ownership. It’s massive

[@triangulatorr4559]

Tanks ... for another fine video

[@lewisallan9963]

My jackal has a BV and can confim in a open topped light recce vehicle, the hot water machine is the most important piece of kit.

[@michaelkneale3825]

The tea boiling vessel is the most important piece of equipment!

[@crichtonbruce4329]

This was a very high quality presentation. Thanks!

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Apart from speed in kph instead of mph ( ;

[@WhiteGoldtube]

Wow, looks looks awesome. We need this 💪

[@dorianlindberg1662]

On a side note, it is awesome to see an obliterated ball cap and a very nice looking wristwatch worn at the same time :)

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

I think the most important Tank feature in the near future will be its defense against drones.