Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M1128 Stryker MGS, Part 2.

[@pinkyfull]

I like that the light switch hasn't changed since the 30's if it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

It did change in the late 30s/ early 40s

[@DeliveryMcGee]

@@TheChieftainsHatch I wouldn't be surprised if that light switch ends up on vehicles sent to the first off-world colony. 🤣 I've seen a "modernized" version for sale with light-up button controls, pretty sure it still has the same plug on the back and is a direct swap for the lever type. Not sure if it's actually yet/planned to be in service on anything or is just an upgrade for collectors, though.

[@biomike01]

The company that made them must have made a small fortune on it with how long it has been used

[@neilwilson5785]

And it has an Economy mode. 'Economy' is maybe a relative concept in USA military vehicles.

[@wigon]

The reason that many of the switches look identical to that on vehicles from the 1940's onward, is simply because they are robust and they simplify training. As you said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It also reduces cost in production and makes maintenance easier logistically when they share common parts across a wide range of vehicles new and old. Some of these switches you could probably pop out of a museum piece vehicle and they would install just fine in this one.

[@cedhome7945]

It's like watching a giraffe get into a phone box.....

[@wyskass861]

It must be suffering to be as tall as Nick in an armored unit

[@peterpenberthy2918]

Or a Giraffe copulating in a VW bug.

[@nikolaosmpatiris]

😄

[@richwalter3107]

Man that's the CLEANEST AND MOST COMPLETE MGS I've ever seen in 23 years with the project. You can adjust back and forward on the driver seat by reaching between your legs. Theres a small lever on the middle of the front of the seat cushion.

[@JinKee]

And it is still missing the Battle Management System

[@swag8724]

The smoke cannister box on top the turret was designed to open specifically in anticipation for a chieftain review.

[@neilwilson5785]

Fnarr, fnarr

[@ThorWedd]

Drivers position being one of the best seen is kinda funny after the story of having a IV bag for the driver

[@DeliveryMcGee]

I'm sure it'd be nice if operating in central Europe.

[@Weisior]

@@DeliveryMcGee Summers can get here real tough though.

[@88porpoise]

​@@WeisiorIt can get hot, but it is nothing compared to Iraq. You might get a few weeks per year that are comparable to the cooler part of the year in Iraq. It would probably get unpleasant on a hot day in Switzerland, but it was unlikely to get dangerous.

[@Lt.Col.CottonHill]

IV bag thing was maybe done on for like 1 rotation (and only select platoons did so I can almost guarantee) in Iraq/Afghan b4 AC units were installed on all strykers. By the way, when it was installed, it was just a tube that blew AC onto the driver's neck, which was just enough to keep you from passing out, (remember if its 120 Fahrenheit outside its hotter inside, cuz the diesel CAT engine is literally right next to you) still the need to drink lots of water of course. We used things like Gatorade bottles to piss in. The longest I spent in one, at one time, was I think 4 days straight. Only time I got out was once to take a shit that happened to be a false alarm..

[@ThorWedd]

@@Lt.Col.CottonHill That sounds rough, like super rough dude. Its kinda crazy that they seemed to forget that engines get hot? Like in an older truck/van before heat shields were a thing they got uncomfortable even in colder weather, and in this video there really doesnt seem like much between the driver and the engine either

[@Disl3cic]

spent quite a many hours in the drivers position. it wasn't bad to sleep in with the seat back all the way and various bits of gear put in spots. We called it the hell hole.

[@fien111]

"Can we please have an AC in the vehicle, it's hot in the desert" "YOU GOD DAMN PANSIES, YOU'RE SOLDIERS AT WAR! DEAL WITH THE HEAT AND SWEAT IT OUT!" "Ok, let's rephrase that. What's cheaper, installing a AC once or a couple dozen IV bags of saline a week for the entire tour and explaining to the colonel why the driver's arm is covered in Junkie Spots?" ".......have your prissy fucking AC, damn grunts can't handle heatstroke anymore. BACK IN MY DAY....."

[@noscopesallowed8128]

Wow. Why do I believe every single word you said lmao

[@wyskass861]

Heat stroke is a social construct of the woke left. /s

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

Necrosis in drivers arm unlikely caused by unsanitary application of IV in field condition was evaluated and deemed not service related.

[@LN997-i8x]

I like that the original fan looks like a 240mm unit out of a PC, and probably puts out just as much air.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

@@LN997-i8x That little fan was not for you. It was a ventilator that blew air out of the vehicle. We tried flipping ours around to get it to blow air in, it didn't do much.

[@geodkyt]

Buddy of mine (Armor) had a company of Strykers downrange. He said he just stopped even trying to roll the MGS for missions, because the odds it would be useful in the environment were nearly nil, the ROE before using the main gun made it even less useful, and the odds of it actually work well enough to do more than use up tires and fuel were astronomically tiny. So he kept it parked the rest of the tour and used the crew to plus up other vehicles as needed.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

After one of the BDEs MGS was hit, we stopped taking ours out. It was thought that it was probably drawing attention and fire, so it was best not to take it out of the wire on simple patrols.

[@requen]

Its like something designed for LSCO is not great in COIN.

[@OmegaReaver]

That driver's area does indeed look comfy! Shame you forgot to tell us how to tension the wheels, though.

[@andrewengel3023]

Lugnuts get torqued to 210 Ft/Lb :)

[@hoilst265]

@@andrewengel3023 ...achieved by getting Big Dave to stand on the end of a 12"-long wrench.

[@SlavicCelery]

Add or remove air.

[@MrSpirit99]

​@@andrewengel3023what's that in common sense units?

[@andrewengel3023]

@@MrSpirit99 The weight of an average American is how much torque you have to apply to the lugnuts

[@zagstrukk]

The red button underneath the cover on the TC's handle is the designate button for the CITV. Also the small screen in the TC's station right next to the radio channel select is for the back up thermal camera.

[@JargonGigantus]

It's fun to watch him have so much issue getting in and out. Gotta remember these vehicles (M1 included) are built for younger men. I was on Armored vehicles the entire 10 I served, no way could I ever bend and reach to get back into my old M1 or any other armor for that matter.

[@AmazingHappyMan]

I remember watching the Stryker MGS in Future Weapons, and it was just in the middle of its testing phase. Now, I'm watching this vid as if this is some sort of Forgotten Weapons.

[@Deathbomb9]

9:40 best thing about the MGS vs Abrams, i never had to nullify drift. Went months on end with daily operations and some being hours long, never mess with drift nullification after the first or second time. And likely the second was the next day. It also held a boresight zero for months. Only time i messed with it was when we first got a vehicle, or during gunnary where i would purposly mess it up before hand so we could get the training. Even when it was still good, we would mess it up. My MGS was the only one operational enough for TableVIII qual, and 6 crews qualified on it in the same day, with my crew proofing the range as we qualified. Being a combat qualified crew and knowing the limits of the vehicle, we only really needed to qualify my driver. And on thus type of vehicle that was so easy we dropped 2 engagements and still scored in the high 700s. I and my TC have scored 900+ so anything above 700 was good for us. We knew it was basically BS since we predicted that most SBCTs wouldnt be sent to Afghanistan again.

[@geodkyt]

That shield for the gunner's sight screams to me a design team that didn't consider the real possibility of a near peer adversary who has artillery until way down the design path.

[@GeistView]

On the old Brads (A0) the ISU covers were sprung open and had to be closed by hand. Later the ISU had doors we could swing open from the inside.

[@nhancao4790]

Last time I was this early the Panzer IV was still a infantry-support tank

[@johnserrano9689]

You mean mother Teresa was extremely disappointed when the 2nd pump you were already spraying your nut butter in her.....

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Well, mine is an emotional support tank, that close enough?

[@derrickstorm6976]

​@@c1ph3rpunk I think that's the long 7,5cm ;)

[@iDEATH]

@@c1ph3rpunk The Luchs is my emotional support tank. It's just so cute!

[@mckinleygoetz9855]

I always enjoy learning things from you. It's been a long time since I was overseas. I was a 15S Kiowa Warrior mechanic. Almost 18 years. I Loved my job.

[@kolinmartz]

22:04 that white lever is the reason why you couldn’t open the front pannel on part one. 23:11 the lever you grabbed dogs the hood so you can’t move the levers you used in part 1. 25:08 the sensors automatically kills the internal lights if any of the hatches are open if you have the blackout switch on

[@Deathbomb9]

The small screen is actually for the CSAC(Commanders Situational Awareness Camera) thats located behind the gunners hatch on the turret.

[@tacticalmanatee]

That driver's position looks very nice. Big hatch, room for legs, and when the seat reclines you have an entire bedroom back there. They considered putting that turret onto the M60 back in the day when it was on one of the light tanks that was being trialed for the AGS. I bet the first M60 commander to sit in the TC position had some words on the matter. Trading in a mansion for a tiny apartment.

[@WarmongerSmurfOnXbox]

I swear that’s the same brake pedal from my 1960 GMC C15. I’m not sure if all CTIS is the same in all vehicles. But if I remember correctly. The caution symbol/emergency was to keep a damaged tire inflated. Stealing air from the other tires. Maybe it’s because I was in aviation, but I always had a seat belt cutter on me. Always on my left shoulder strap.

[@sethl6626]

Everyone I have ever spoken to that crewed these things absolutely despised it

[@neilwilson5785]

They wanted to be in a tank with composite armour. Only the tinned food had aluminium armour

[@lewcrowley3710]

I predict the M10 will soon be on one side of that POS

[@derrickstorm6976]

What did they despise it for, though? Probably didn't think to ask

[@sethl6626]

@ autoloader problems, suspension problems, engine problems, problems with the gun breach. It’s what happens when you slap a turret onto a vehicle that wasn’t really meant to have one that damn big.

[@LN997-i8x]

​@@derrickstorm6976All the little ergonomic issues Nick highlighted add up, especially when you're living in/on the thing for days.

[@kolinmartz]

20:05 left side of the driver hatch. There’s a spring loaded stay device that eliminates most of that wobble so you don’t get knocked off the lock positions. 28:16 after driving a Stryker for a while, you know your edges without the wing mirrors. 28:48 seatbelt cutters are in fact part of every Stryker variant’s BII. Also you mentioned the 113’s horn. The Stryker’s electric horn is just as puny. The bell you see on the side is the air horn. The Stryker has both. And everyone hates you during motorpool monday if you don’t stuff a rag in the bell before you test your air horn.

[@wolfhunter98]

What's the reason to open 17:27?

[@alm5992]

31:06 Chieftain can do everything himself on this vehicle! Time to start chipping in for his Christmas present!

[@ronaldannas1935]

As someone who has driven a Stryker, the driver position was the best. As for visibility, a 6 foot person standing in front of the vehicle would not be seen unless they were 10 feet from the front of the hull.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

We didn't have those SA cameras in 2008. It makes sense to have as the primary sight was blocked if the driver had his hatch cracked open. If you didnt feel like slipping into a canal, the driver hatch tended to stay cracked open

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

Congrats on 300k subs !

[@Deathbomb9]

11:54 that black push button is a load, re-ram, and stow/swap ammo button. To load on an empty tube or after firing, one press gets you a fresh round of the same type. To re-ram(common with canister) you double tap. To stow it was either a press and hold or a press till it started doing its thing. To change ammo types you had to change the type designation switch and only needed to press the load switch to get the process started. You could also warm up your autoloader, making it faster than if it were cold. This basically ran the system through a cycle till you could get a 6sec relaod time. The 10sec on WT is with a cold system and after watching impact. No tank crew ever waits for impact to decide if they are goong to be ready to reengage unless they are Russian. And then they take more seconds since thei think their APFSDS takes time to bore through armor it will never pen.

[@chrisgeddes26]

The CTIS "Emergency" is super low PSI, about 15 psi in trucks. the computer will override and restart inflating tires is you drive over IIRC 20 MPH. When the 88M class used to go to the Pismo dunes I would set it to that, then disconnect the system to leave it at the low level.

[@andrewengel3023]

I believe the emergency setting is if you get a hole in your tire, it just continuously throws air at it to try and keep it inflated so you can escape and replace it

[@chrisgeddes26]

@@andrewengel3023 In the systems I repaired and taught that setting would be called "run flat". That setting caused the system to continuously run through the cycle of "inflate 20 seconds, check pressures. Do not go into fault mode. Repeat. "Runflat" and "Emergency" Were separate settings. There were times when I was attempting to get a derelict truck mobile that I pulled the in (supply) hose put of the box and just connected it directly to out (to the tires) and ran it.

[@daveseniw2380]

Always a pleasure sir., Never stop...

[@Taurevanime]

I would love to see you do an "Oh bugger, the tank is on fire" test with one of the vehicle escape hatches for once. Yes, I am a sadist.

[@MrKronikDeception]

It's crazy to see a vehicle that was first fielded to my BDE when I was private being shown as a museum piece.

[@peterdavid5034]

That .50 is a true Quaker gun!

[@zachsmith1676]

wonder if it fires Quaker Oats in place of .50 calibre ammunition

[@peterdavid5034]

@zachsmith1676 **sensible chuckle** 😏🫡

[@Deathbomb9]

17:48 so you can do a barrel change, should it be required. The act of doing so, is dangerous if you are using the coax that much. But you can rotate the turret and the commaner can rock the 50 while you perform this action under relatively safer conditions than being fully exposed. It takes knowledge and a fare bit of finesse, but it can be done. The hot barrel can be dropped on the deck and written off if its lost, or tossed into the side rack if its not full of anything that will cause other problems.

[@athompso99]

Being slightly familiar with the Canadian LAV3, I think this is a lot more differences than simply slapping a "big feck-off gun" on top to Americanize it. It is mildly amazing that it was done successfuly, though!

[@Slavicplayer251]

very funny that 5 days after you put out the first part of this series war thunder updated the model to show the autoloader and replenisher 😂

[@Lt.Col.CottonHill]

I only drove this variant once, very cumbersome unit and top heavy. Drove the regular ones in Germany/Afghanistan probably around 8,000 miles total. Ask me anything.

[@tuqe]

Ok so wait for the summer sale, got it

[@tankers4897]

I was an MGS VC. I'd be happy to show you around one of these days.

[@jimyoung440]

Light switch - it works - it rarely needs replacement - current overstock of spares in inventory estimated to last until 2741. At which time no one will remember what a "light switch" is. Jim Y

[@mcmoose64]

The term "ergonomic nightmare" comes to mind .

[@jb99rapp]

19K but I got stuck on these for a little bit as a young private. I remember getting yelled at by the TC to crawl back from the drivers seat and fuck with the MCS box when the wires for the AUX going to a phone would come loose but we had jammed all our rucks in that access door due to the rain so I was struggling to get back there. Also Maybe I’m misremembering things but I could have sworn the radio mount was in the hull and you had to have the turret at a certain position to access it. This was a major point of contention at gunnery because the mount was jacked up and one of the radios kept coming loose and we’d lose the jump net.

[@xxralphie17xx]

The drivers seat is the best place to sleep can confirm

[@kden9772]

The old gunners sight has a lot of Paralax. Where you put your eye has a large bearing on where the reticle goes

[@alexanderhartmann7950]

Open the smoke box to clear obstructions? Snow that melts under fire and gets icy inside comes to mind.

[@echo_9835]

The wooden 50 Cal. is a new eviromentally friendly model. Lightweight, biodegradable, inexpensive and dishwasher safe.

[@thedevilcomes2011]

Grats on the 300k subs! Thanks for the vids!

[@andrewengel3023]

that last access panel on the engine wall is for the fluid for the Transfer Case The second set of controls for the DVE is actually for the rearview DVE, its in the right tail light, it usually doesnt work the driver's seatbelt system is actually very fast to disconnect, the belts click in and then there is a tab you pull on the blue circle to disconnect them and they suck back into position I am a Stryker mechanic, I could tell you what just about all the switches do I can also tell you how unreliable these things are as a whole, the Stryker platform doesn't have a dedicated operator MOS, operator error destroys these poor, overengineered machines

[@arctic_shrew_87]

Nothing but truth. I showed up to my unit, was given a license for all variants of the Stryker without driver training and was told it just worked like any other truck. I don't recall ever breaking anything on it and I only really had problems with the air system. In Alaska, more than once, I would go out to the mopo on Monday to find that my truck was leaning to one side and the ramp had dropped on its own...

[@steweygrrr]

​@@arctic_shrew_87 trucks haunted?

[@wacojones8062]

Thanks!

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

I appreciate it.

[@lycossurfer8851]

Last time I was this early T55's were still on drawing boards.

[@alexandermonro6768]

Last time I was this early, T55s were still in service. No, wait...

[@derrickstorm6976]

​@@alexandermonro6768now that was a great response

[@dennisvandermarkt8263]

Great day the chieftain posted

[@theginger7148]

Maybe the fixed camera on the 105 is partially there to allow the TC to check on the gunner's target while he's using his CPV. Just like how the TC's station in the M1 has the primary sight extension for sensing or confirming targets

[@TheKevinFanClub526]

21:37 That's funny they used a piece of acrylic or lexan as screen protector.

[@nektulosnewbie]

After all these years, the stupid World of Tanks music that would play during these still runs through my head when I watch a new one. Every. Single.Time.

[@MrBirdonawire]

My friend you are getting old like me. You were always too tall for this. But without the BMS, you look like you got a lot of room there. I think we need to throw you back in an older Soviet tank and do a classic “Oh no the tank is on fire drill”. Love always to you from the guys walking and flying above.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

The IV story seems a bit odd. The driver had the best fan in the truck. In 2008, we also got the refit that included the cooling vest. I hated that thing as my body would be too cold but everything else was still sweating. I just had a rag hanging on the left and my camelback on a hook behind the chair. That thermal viewer was a life saver or a death trap depending on the situation. There are times when the road, surrounding land, and air are the same temperature and you are driving blind and having to depend on you TCs instructions

[@Jamieaus]

He's in a metal box with a 350hp diesel heater sitting next to him, I don't think any fan will cut it if he's buttoned up haha.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

@@Jamieaus I'm basing this on my experience as a Stryker driver in Iraq between September 2008 and September 2009. Everyone is different but I can't recall too many days when I thought it was completely unbearable. It could have been related to growing up in Arizona or it could be that constantly drinking water does wonders. Our Caiman MRAPs were far worse in the heat.

[@michaelguerin56]

Thank you.

[@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P]

I am Glad I 'Subscribed'..... a VERY Good narrative and review of THIS vehicle. I'm a model builder and Have this in 1/35 that I JUST purchased.... would LIKE to do an interior, but That might take an Entire Year to replicate.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@M BR from the live chat, The M1E3 is likely going to use the ETC 120mm gun from what information is available. So it is going to be higher energies than current 120mm guns. They just aren't going to higher calibers because there is still room to squeeze out more power.

[@alt5494]

Definition of a mixed bag.

[@SingMineshaftGapInAFlatMinor]

Awesome video! Hey, it would be a hoot to see you do a segment with Chris Cappy from Task and Purpose, he served as a Stryker dismount.

[@SingMineshaftGapInAFlatMinor]

...correction, Cappy was attached to a Stryker unit, not sure if "Dismount" would be the precise terminology there....

[@SingMineshaftGapInAFlatMinor]

...correction, Cappy served in a Stryker unit, not sure if "Dismount" is the correct terminology there.

[@adlerarmory8382]

MGS originates clear back to 1983 with the 9th Infantry Div (Motorized) as an Urgent Needs Statement when they were experimenting with the Chenowth 4LWC-based Fast Attack Vehicles, then of course didnt materialize until the OOTWA Operations Other Than WAr peacekeeper craze of the 1990s.

[@arctic_shrew_87]

Big safety concern from at least my crew's standpoint was that the side hatch was taken over by the DUKE CIED box and made it impossible to utilize in an emergency

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Holy Crap! I'll take a Mowag Piranha III* then! * and We did take 'em as a first on KFOR IV! 4.PNMOT Royal Life Guards (Denmark)

[@donaldraver]

Thank god the Booker is replacing this POS. I think it might have been a good vehicle if they had put a pfc manual loader in the turret.

[@sapper10m]

i was in 2CR 09-12 and liked the m1132 esv's at least in garrison, used mainly rg-31's in afghanistan.. interesting to see inside the mgs

[@Gillymonster18]

The way this thing is laid out with awkward hatches, awkward and separated crew stations seems like it’s more suited for something not intended to go into frontline combat. It’s functional in the technical sense, but not really ideal.

[@sysop007]

I remember seeing a display of these at Benning sometime during OSUT the end of 2004 and dreaming how nice it would be to go mech… That wasn’t to be of course I went “light”.. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@rider4440]

Yay part 2 of one of my favorite vehicles!

[@ethanluke6725]

Finally I get a video BEFORE it's been out for 15 hours

[@DaFlyingStrawberry]

Nick, have you seen that Arsenalen has recieved a CV9040 prototype? I think a lot of us would be stoked to see an inside the hatch on that thing if you ever make another trip to Sweden. Maybe BAE would be interested in collaborating and could show you one fresh out of the factory as well?

[@Yandarval]

IV bags for the driver. Somebody really ignored troop trial reports with that one.

[@MortarMaggot]

This is the same era that gave us "Universal" Camouflage, Black Berets for everyone, and plastic rucksack frames. PEO Soldier visited us in country to survey us about how the MOLLE rucksacks held up. We simply dumped the entire platoon's worth of broken frames at their feet. They said we used them wrong. I'm frankly amazed they canned the XM8 and Dragon Skin body armor after they failed tests. I thought for sure we were going to be stuck with those.

[@cryptobox128]

A wooden .50 sounds like something right out of one of Bill Mauldin's pre-overseas cartoons. (Addendum: If you are a fan of Willie and Joe, I can recommend the Oklahoma National Guard museum, previously 45th Infantry Division museum, in OKC. They have a collection of his original artwork from the Stars and Stripes.)

[@gglovato]

it's a rat's nest of cables and hoses and everything crammed, an absolute nightmare to service and anything that even pens the HUGE compartment will probably hit something crucial

[@matthewanderson9754]

And I'm back after watching part 1 again! Lol let's go!

[@Garcia1995]

It's a solid gear made of metal.

[@jarink1]

I'm going to miss the open-to-the-public day on Dec 14th by one week. (I live about 800 miles away but will be visiting nearby) I'm still really annoyed that the Army built this facility where it's basically inaccessible to the general public. The Air Force did it *right* with the NMUSAF being located on the edge of Wright-Pat AFB and open to the public year-round.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

The original plan was to build it next to the National Infantry Museum outside the gate and make it public. Congress didn't give the money.

[@JediAcolyte]

If I was sitting on the hull, behind the gun when it went off, what would happen to me? Would the concussion hurt me?

[@TheDiablotak]

I know it was a flawed final product but I’ve always been infatuated with the Stryker Brigades and the MGS specifically. It would have been great if they could have gotten it to work

[@pyro1047]

The sad/infuriating part is they easily could've, IIRC the main "Real Issue" they claimed for its retirement was the suspension couldn't handle the stresses of the guns recoil very well resulting in frequent breakdowns, parts breakages, and low readiness levels. However they chose an M68 Cannon modified to be "Lightweight, Low Recoil" with the M68A1E4 also known as the M68A2 modified for the MGS turret and it's autoloader (While having NUMEROUS differences and upgrades, the M68 105mm is basically just an Americanized License built Royal Ordnance L7 105mm Gun). Initially the MGS's even cane with muzzle brakes, bit these were removed for some reason (All I can think is the sand kicked up on firing was an issue maybe?). You'd think if the Big issue was excessive recoil, one of the most counter-productive things you could do is remove the thing helping reduce recoil. 🙄 They've had experimental, lightweight low recoil versions of the 105 since the early 1980's; namely the M35 which was featured on the Experimental proposal submissions for the AGS program such as, the AGS... and the better known XM8. In fact it recently finally entered actually service after 40 years as the Main gun on the M10 Bookers/MPF's. With its notable properties being its lighter weight and lower recoil than the M68 Cannon. The MGS's issues seem easily solvable if only the Army had cared enough to actually do so which VERY strongly resembles the militarys inept mismanagement of the M60 GPMG to me which was improperly designed from the start and as if that wasn't bad enough, had numerous manufacturing defects to boot. Most of which were already known and easily fixable as early as the 1960's, yet the military almost never did and just kept buying new replacement M60's instead. It wasn't until a private company that'd been a subcontractor on the M60E4 on their own initiative decided "FK it, we'll do it ourselves" in the mid 2000's that the M60 truly reached its potential; and all they did was simply ask "We fixed a lot with the E4, but not everything; what's left?" And created the M60E6, managing to get adopted by the Royal Danish Army and notably beating what many consider its "Superior" replacement, the M240/FN MAG. And feels like when the military adopted the then High End Berreta 92 aka the M9 as the standard sidearm, then pulled an Army and separately contracted cheap 3rd party magazines instead of Standard Berreta mags and wondered why they were so unreliable after being worn out with 20yrs of use wearing them out THEN being sent to the sand box...

[@jessematthews6861]

I am glad the US is maintaining the policy of making it easy to run "Oh darn, the tank's on fire"

[@thetanksofworldwarii-tanka4368]

It was a great pleasure to get to meet you at the NACC open house in early September this year. Was this filmed that same trip or did this happen some other time?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Filmed the day before

[@johnharker7194]

Last time I was this early, lazerpig had credibility

[@derrickstorm6976]

What did he get into?

[@johnharker7194]

@@derrickstorm6976 idk, something about being gay

[@johnharker7194]

@@derrickstorm6976 idk. Something about being gay

[@johnharker7194]

@@derrickstorm6976 idk. Something about being a gay man

[@gabrielneves6602]

Do you have a inside the chieftans hatch for the Leo 1? Would love to see it

[@gregp7379]

Last time i was this early, war thunder didn't have ground vehicles. Come to the dark side CT.

[@chipholland9]

(former USAF here) Why is the vertical reticule on the sight canted slightly? Did they not mount the gun concentric with the chassis? Is it to account for settle time on recoil during rapid fire?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Primarily sight vs bore offset. Line of sight is not entirely parallel with line of fire, the two only actually intersect at one specific range.

[@chipholland9]

@@TheChieftainsHatch Got it, thanks. So not that the gun isn't concentric but that the sight isn't.

[@chuggon7595]

Really dumb question, but how dark are armored vehicles?? I feel like the inside would be incredibly dark without any lights. How do the crewmembers see anything??

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

There are dome lights. Selectable between white light and (normally) green.

[@Ganonne]

Amazing vid!

[@mikethetexan76]

The turret crew positions remind me of the cramped conditions of the Super Kurassier you toured last year. From a commander's perspective, how effective is the panoramic optic compared to the view out of a traditional turret?

[@wikikomoto]

does anyone know what that firewall next to the engine in the driver compartment is made of?

[@JinKee]

That is claustrophobic inside. Imagine having to unbolt and service any of that equipment

[@JazzBerri]

12:24 why cannot you store smoke rounds horizontaly? doesn't make much sense!

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

The warhead is technically a liquid. If you stow the round horizontally, it unbalances the shell.

[@JazzBerri]

@TheChieftainsHatch well, centrifugal forces when firing the shell would solve the problem in that case, would be useless if not

[@janwitts2688]

300k subs.. woohoo

[@dgthe3]

Given how much space there is in the drivers hatch, and the geometry of the front end, and how much adrenaline would be going through someone in a full on emergency, a 'front somersault' could be an entirely viable way to exit the vehicle when it is on fire.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I wonder if the turret ring would be compatible with an AMOS or NEMO turret conversion...🤔

[@matthewanderson9754]

Part 2!?!? Bloody hell I'm going back to part one, hang on a second.

[@glenndean6]

Hope you found it worth the wait!

[@JinKee]

Is there a way for the gunner to clear jams in the autoloader? Or is it just a huge pinch hazard to his right for no benefit?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Not sure the process, I'm afraid

[@JinKee]

@ thank you for documenting this

[@emergingloki]

Drivers 4point harness. Was it individual connections rather than a singe 'strike to release all' central connector as found in aircraft harnesses?

[@sqike001ton]

looks like a single release

[@Nufeneguediz]

Why couldn't 105mm smoke rounds be stored horizontally? Also it would be cool if you managed to get your hands on a Centauro 1

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

The warhead is kindof a semi liquid. If stored horizontally, it flows to one side and unbalances the round.

[@Nufeneguediz]

@TheChieftainsHatch thanks!

[@XDestroyoxZx]

How come the Strykers are notorious for having no AC, but this isn't a problem I've heard be nearly as bad for other AFVs?

[@Klovaneer]

I would wager a guess that the engine is a bit overworked after they put extra 4 tons for it to deal with.

[@Jo-un6es]

I wonder if they'll ever bring back the MGS. Genuinely seems like a great concept but the original tracked platform makes sense fighting those hordes of T-72s and T-80s. But I guess with drones, having that stuck in hull down vehicle isn't all too great now.