Inside The Chieftain's Hatch: M50 Pt.1 - World of Tanks

Join The Chieftain for Part 1 of Inside The Chieftain's Hatch as he takes us around the M50 Sherman at Battlefield Vegas.
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[@paulfrantizek102]

These things are a modellers delight because just about any inconsistency of detail can be explained.

[@WorldoftanksNAarchived]

Shhh your giving away our tricks of the trade! lol

[@beastboy0078]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived This would explain the missing bits on tanks and things in game. 🤣

[@mrains100]

@hognoxious One can really screw things up and still make a reasonable excuse in making / building an Israeli tank.

[@andyfriederichsen]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived Make a video on the M48 Patton.

[@obsidianjane4413]

You can see Nick getting progressively more sun burnt as the video runs...

[@ekscalybur]

The poor Irishman saw more sun in 30 minutes than most people from Ireland see in a decade.

[@doughudgens9275]

We won’t mention The Chieftain lives in San Antonio, which is only around 10 degrees cooler than Vegas.

[@mrwoo1]

I've had this broom for 20 years. It has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Broom / Tank of Theseus? 😂

[@ktmbikes9227]

Hows it the same bloody broom trigger 😂😂😂😂

[@AgentTasmania]

I'v had one broom with no replacements for about 30 years, what the hell are you sweeping?

[@HM2SGT]

Ah… the broom of Theseus

[@ret7army]

Not Rangers Apprentice but the other series ... this is my father's age, had the head replaced 3 times and the handle replaced 4 times but it's still my father's axe

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

I just bought a pretty standard Sherman. Want to come down and take a look?

[@WorldoftanksNAarchived]

I mean....I wouldn't say no to filming another Sherman with Nick. Lets chat - FixItInPost

[@davidball4815]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived the great crew cab long bed sherman :)

[@ret7army]

@@davidball4815 lol, ya mean one that might have all that mythical space inside?

[@tacomas9602]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived I remember the Chieftain commenting on my comment on Deboss' video suggesting that the Chieftain to do a serious review just because it'd be funny

[@jonNZ1000]

​@@WorldoftanksNAarchived please do - two of my favourite youtubers. Pity deBoss Sherman doesn't have a gun so we could get gun Jesus or Bloke as well. (ps deBoss thanks for the intro to turbo yoda. maybe as this is Cummins swapped already...)

[@yeeaaahh]

So much nicer without the awful background music and unnecessary transitions

[@christianwessels9443]

Seller: Which Sherman do you want? Israel: Yes

[@AKUJIVALDO]

Cheapest and most obsolete ones, oh great France! LOL

[@stephanl1983]

Also Israel when they bought the M60, "How many ERA and machine guns do you want?" Israel "YES!"

[@lairdcummings9092]

Some used car, erm, tank salesman made bank on these.

[@ScottKenny1978]

"whichever ones you don't want. We'll take all of them."

[@31terikennedy]

Yes, Tecumseh Sherman, but surely he's not still alive?! :D

[@calvingreene90]

A great example of the value of backward compatibility.

[@polearm9341]

FREAKING FINALLY A LEGIT VIDEO THAT HAS THE ISRAELI M50 COVERED AND DISCUSSED ABOUT WITH DETAIL ALL HAIL THE CHIEFTAIN

[@USS_Grey_Ghost]

I know you cannot find almost any videos on the M-50 and M-51 Sherman’s anywhere

[@Red-S-267]

Tank encyclopedia has 3 videos on them

[@Bikekour]

@@USS_Grey_Ghost Those restoration passion guys have couple of videos on this tank

[@TheAKgunner]

ALL HAIL THE CHIEFTAIN!

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

And a chieftains hatch video without overly loud horrible music!

[@WorldoftanksNAarchived]

Thank you Battlefield Vegas for inviting us over to crawl all over their vehicles for the day. We had a blast learning the stories behind each vehicle from their staff. Keep a look out for Part 2 where Chieftain takes the M50 out for a drive. Should we go back to Battlefield Vegas and see what other vehicles The Chieftain can go off on tangets about?

[@gusgone4527]

Please keep going back. Just stay away from the Casinos. Not that I have anything against an episode of "inside the hatch of a Las Vegas dancing girl."

[@lairdcummings9092]

Yes. More rangers, please.

[@MerpSquirrel]

This should be a T9 premium sherman. Would be so cool to have a competitive sherman in T10 matches. And Sounds like they got them done around the same time as the other T9/T10s.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Yes!!!!!! You should go back until there aren't any vehicles aren't uncovered. And by then they should have a new vehicle or two for you.

[@notsureyou]

Don't forget to mention that the 75 mm French gun was based on the gun from the Panther :-)

[@redhairdavid]

Working in that factory would have been a once in a life time experience. Every day new and exciting and pushing your mechanical limits with new and exciting problems at all times. You don't get experiences like that anymore.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I dunno, move to South Africa and you could go work on Olifants!

[@rubenvalencia7959]

or, you could work for Tesla!

[@paoloviti6156]

I'm really happy to see at last the M50 that really emphasis the great versatility and longevity of the Sherman that was built in an enormous quantity. Good job again as always 👍👍

[@nonpartisangunowner4524]

Loved hearing the soundtrack back and quieter.

[@cwj9202]

I used to mechanic for Cummins, and I can attest to the fact that those VT-460 engines, 950 cubic inch displacement, were an excellent piece of power. Trucks would enter a shop requiring a rebuild at 600,000 miles (which was fantastic for those times), and all that required replacing were injectors, piston rings, and main bearings. The rod bearings were turned upside down, and most of the time the PTR fuel pumps were rebuilt along with the heads. The V8 950's came from the factory in three different horsepower ratings -- 380 naturally aspirated and 430/460 turbocharged versions.

[@kalaharimine]

Well done Chieftain, Sir! fascinating when countries make a plan through necessity. When are you going to do a video on the Olifant MBT, the last iteration of the legendary Centurion.

[@kclcmdrkai1085]

Hail The Chieftain. Historical Tangents Galore... Moar, Oh, Great One.

[@JoniMnimoni]

reviews from Nicholas are always good

[@OperationFoxley19441]

Thankyou for this, I've been in hospital for 2 weeks and your videos have got me through. Thanks👍🙂

[@dramsel]

I hope you get well soon!

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Glad to be of service. Good luck on a fast recovery

[@OperationFoxley19441]

@@TheChieftainsHatch Thanks👍🙂

[@ScottKenny1978]

Hope you heal quickly! Being stuck in the hospital sucks!

[@vincentrees4970]

Yes! My beloved I-Sherman from WoT gets its day. God bless Israel, btw

[@TheMrTonk]

I can’t wait to learn more about this FrankenSherman

[@Anlushac11]

This is perfect. I have a Dragon 1/35th scale M50 in my stash. This is excellent reference material for when I get through the other 8 kits on my bench.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Got a bit of a backlog, huh...

[@sheldonlee402]

See ya in a few years man!

[@theastrononeer1211]

Wow, so great that I can hear the Chieftain without any of that music, thank you WOT.

[@abrahamlevi3556]

An aswer to Lavrentivs . The 95th Battalion under the command of Lt. Colonel Ya'acov Neufeld was equipped with M-50 and M-51 Sherman tanks, that is for sure. The battalion belonged to the 4th Armored Brigade (Res.) which was commanded by Col. Ya'acov Hadar ("Pfeffer"). The brigade was part of the 146th Armored Division (Res.) which was under the command of Brigadier General Moshe Peled ("Musah"). It was a General Staff's strategic reserve division, and organically belonged to Central Command. It was rushed on the 7th of October to the southern sector as the remnants of 188th Armored Brigade (which did not fight under the command of the 7th Armored Brigade ( The battalion of Lt. Col Yair Nafshi ) tried to hold the line. To the best of my recollection the entire 4th Armored Brigade (Res.) was equipped with Sherman tanks.

[@SirDaffyD]

The Hatch has returned! YAY!!!!

[@13Disciple]

Really looking forward to Nick's next book!!! "A Hot Mess, the history of the Israeli Shermans"

[@saradolphin3242]

Yah, Yaah, Yaah! Y'all Picked on the Tiger with Dual Road Wheels!

[@justforever96]

What are you talking about? The Tiger has _interleaved_ road wheels. To get to one of the most inner wheels you need to remove _nine_ outer wheels first. It's totally different from this. Having two wheels on each roadwheel axle is almost standard practice, unless the track doesn't use the single center guide horn. And you never need to take off more than two wheels.

[@petesheppard1709]

My mind writhed a bit each time you said, 'M3 Sherman'... 😵

[@ScottKenny1978]

Yeah, that made my head hurt.

[@petesheppard1709]

@@ScottKenny1978 🤔

[@inclusivemodeldesigns16]

Great to see some info on this tank! Thank you!

[@jamesluke7377]

Tangents are both Celt and Gael, Scotch/Irish thing. I belive it is due to Genetics mixed with the Whiskeys. LOL 🤣😂

[@Deadeye-sj3qc]

I'm happy you covered this tank. Really good group of guys working on the vehicles. I'm also subscribed to there KZbin channel.

[@WorldoftanksNAarchived]

You should check out their channel RestorationPassion where they show a behind the scenese to all of their restorations. They put out great stuff.

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@kylehardman9135]

happy to say ive seen the only running m50 super sherman in the uk and possibly Europe one of only 3 running world wide its at camp eden

[@scorpionevo880]

If you guys ever wanted to look over an M51 for a M4 Rev., there is one in the tank museum here in Dubois, Wyoming, and I'm pretty sure the museum's curator would love to let you look over it

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

We've asked.

[@TheCoyote808]

Ah, the Sherman. Once you get down to it, all that matters is "are all the mechanical bits in good working order on the vehicle?" Now for the techs back at depot to get all the broken bits you pulled off fixed and sent back into the supply system. A tried and true system still in use today by the DOD.

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Whoohoo! A new tank! Nice one Nick!

[@thomaslemay8817]

I find your use of the word (cool ) completely appropriate! Because anything that is ( cool ) is normally very very bad as in truly not good !

[@JayEss414]

Beautiful machine . Great video

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

*I love this videos, lots of useful information !!! Liked and Subscribed*

[@slovenskytankista4400]

i love chieftains videos, he is the inspiration for my documentary videos! i would love to do what he does! :)

[@johnnyzippo7109]

As always “Chieftain” bringing top notch content .

[@edwardcnnell2853]

We gonna build us a tank. What from? Whatever parts we got in storage.

[@sylvanas7470]

I do love a good historical tangent.

[@andrewaarons5058]

good job Chieftain very informative

[@jacobbuxton932]

Absolutely love this version of the Sherman and so happy to see a video on it

[@GARDENER42]

You're a mere tyro at going off on a tangent compared to Lindybeige...😋

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

Lindy is often more tangent than story... 😅

[@WorldoftanksNAarchived]

You should see all the tangets that Chieftain goes off that dont make it into the video -FixItInPost

[@GARDENER42]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived Well he IS Irish...😁

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

@@WorldoftanksNAarchived They should be compiled at the end of the vid! Some of us nerds like that sort of thing.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

@@paulmurgatroyd6372 It's that or the bloopers, and those are pretty popular

[@Dedfaction]

I don't know if anyone at WoT reads these comments, but thank you, thank yoooooo for fixing the horrendously loud music.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

We do.

[@tinman3586]

Such a cool looking Sherman in that paint scheme.

[@TheAKgunner]

My favorite variant of the Sherman Tank! Thank you for posting this!

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Oh bugger, the Chieftain's on fire. Do we get to see a 2nd part or has Nicolas been (sun)burnt to death ? I'm just gessing at how cosy it must have been INSIDE the bloody thing in a cool summer breeze in the desert of Nevada. I'd give you two "likes" just for the effort, if I could, but unfortunately we both have to wait for the 2nd part for that to happen.

[@sirridesalot6652]

Part 2 was posted two weeks ago.

[@davidodonovan1699]

Being inside a metal box, i the desert, without air conditioning, in summer...wasn't that a torture method?...plus, this metal box has a giant engine in it too! 😀 God bless you all. Best regards from Ireland. 🇺🇸❤🤍💙✝️🕊💜🇮🇪💚🤍🧡🇮🇱🤍💙🕊💜

[@billwilson3609]

In 1942 the US tankers complained about the interior heat during desert training so Ordnance hired Kelvinator to design an AC system for the M3 and M4. They had an evaporative AC system ready for production when Germany surrendered in Tunisia so Ordnance cancelled the project since it was no longer needed.

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@billwilson3609 Thank God at least the technology was developed and proven to work in tanks.

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@billwilson3609 thank you for this information. 😀💚

[@billwilson3609]

@@davidodonovan1699 The US war effort also was responsible for the creation of air conditioned factories and workers' homes in the Deep South, Southwest and Great Plains states. The manufacturers had a labor shortage in the Northern States so had to build new plants were ever workers were available. They also had to provide housing for them since their new labor pool lived in widely scattered towns some distance away. Around 40% of the workforce would be women so they air conditioned the plants and houses to ensure they stayed on the job during the blazing hot and humid Summer months. That kick-started the commercial and home AC industry after the war which led to more people moving to the South and Southwest states to retire since the cost of living was much cheaper.

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@billwilson3609 Thank you for this information. I didn't know this, but I can see how, now that you explained it. Thanks again. Very interesting.💙👍

[@axelrajr]

i imagine their habit of marking the filler ports comes from their wide and ever changing fleet of military vehicles. marking them with welded plates means its no longer quite so critical that the persons they have operating the fuel and supply trucks are familiar with every single type and sub-type that the Israelis had running around at any given time. they just have to find the specific port(s) and put stuff in them.

[@donjones4719]

Yes. Especially useful because so much of the army is necessarily reservists - it was even harder to keep current with the variations, and a reservist suddenly in combat wouldn't be "fluent" in even the ones he knows and could easily make mistakes.

[@chefchaudard3580]

And remember that the guys were fighting for several days or weeks: mistakes happen when you are exhausted and under pressure. Some reminder on the port, if not 'idiot proof', helps.

[@RedRyder02]

So good to see ur videos

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Something about the M-50 & 51 Sherman , the cherry on top being that V8 Cummins diesel , that HoT rifle with very sick looking muzzle device , hmmm .

[@comentedonakeyboard]

I'm so glad the Chieftain didn't suffer any Frostbites 🥶

[@DeinonychusA]

I was just out at the Battlefield Vegas location that's in the city a couple weeks ago. They've got a nice display yard with a lot of interesting vehicles (So...so many Leopard 1s!) I was wondering where they were hiding their M50 and now I know. And it looks as if this is perhaps another vehicle you can pay to drive around and fire the guns on.

[@belliott538]

And here I was (Giddy Up) thinking you meant the M-50 Ontos….

[@majima1506]

Easy 8 and M50 are my favorite Sherman.

[@Colinpark]

I can't imagine why 5 people don't like this video, clearly they went unloved by their parents and are angry at the world.

[@shaider1982]

Perhaps they were Syrian or Egyptian T55 tankers taken out by Ishermans.

[@AverageOhioan1903]

the fact there are now 16 is almost sad

[@Colinpark]

@@AverageOhioan1903 Likely mad at the Chieftain for arguing that the Sherman is not a "Ronson"

[@AverageOhioan1903]

@@Colinpark haha good one

[@ymishaus2266]

Clearly all criticism of Israel is antisemitism

[@larrybomber83]

Wow, that is really cool how they recycled the old Sherman Tank. Looks Sherman, but just about everything has changed. Thanks Chief!

[@AFV85]

Great to see new video's again! This will be a good one! I'm building a model of the m51 the siren tunnel holds the IR so is it different on the m51 is it an actual siren?

[@vgrg7841]

I love the upgraded Shermans

[@Lance-Urbanian-MNB]

Good video. Always wondered where all them WW2 Sherman Tanks ended up at. :)

[@MilitaryArmamentsCompany]

If you are interested in WWII videos then you might find our channel interesting. This M-50 is our tank and we also have the only surviving WWII Iwo Jima Sherman. We should have a new video soon on that tank

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

Well, it may be July in Lost Wages, NV, but at least it isn't raining!

[@madogthefirst]

No track tension, who are you and what have you done with the real Chieftain?

[@TacgnolSimulacrum]

Nevada...in July. That's what happened to him :D

[@ScottKenny1978]

Sunburned and well baked. And possibly well lubricated, too.

[@harrisionstan3773]

Thanks again. Consider my nails well and truly bitten!

[@ancaplanaoriginal5303]

"to make sure you don't put the wrong fluid into the wrong hatch"

[@Easy-Eight]

I was looking forward to *Oh bugger, the tank is on fire* .

[@richardarcher7177]

Next episode.

[@patrickwentz8413]

Oh fun watching the Chieftain slowly roast in the sun turning into a well boiled lobster....

[@PR0monke]

FINALLY

[@briantoner5247]

5:15 yea !, fr!, that front diff plate is a later war plate.

[@1TruNub]

In 1967 it was super Sherman vs Panzer fours on the Golan Heights. I'm not going to lie I like the look of the M50 and M51 super Sherman's

[@williamsnellen4901]

Awesome 👏 awesome 🤩

[@exharkhun5605]

It seems the only people in the world who had trouble putting a decent gun in the Sherman were the Americans. Oh well, they can always compensate by adding more machine guns. ;-)

[@exharkhun5605]

​@@williambodin5359 I was joking my friend. I'm a long time viewer and reader of the Chieftain so I'm thoroughly re-educated by his Sherman Rehabilitation Propa... eh.. Program. Funnily enough, and this is just an observation, just a bit of thinking aloud. Of the 3 guns you listed, the 90mm would be the odd one out according to Chieftain. The 75mm and the 76mm each were perfectly adequate and well balanced weapons for the time they came into service. By the time the 90mm came into service it was far from the best in it's class, and the class itself was already being downgraded as medium caliber guns, at least against tanks in the West-European theater. Hope you have a great weekend.

[@firefox5926]

7:24 and thats why we love you :)

[@jhaymarthortiz9939]

TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!

[@evilfingers4302]

Is that the M50 that was used in the 80's movie "The Big Red One"?

[@russwoodward8251]

Fantastic! This is the Hatch I've always wanted to see.

[@Alisevenn13]

Pls load part 2

[@evanulven8249]

Israeli M50 looks like it'd be a neat Tier 6 premium. Only question would be what crew to use it, if not making it really stand out by having a fully international crew compatibility, ingame language determined by commander.

[@EnterpriseXI]

Wow another Littlefield remnant. Its probably no surprise that Mr Littlefield's collection was so vast not one place could house all of them. R.I.P Mr Littlefield. You helped save history and kept it alive

[@robertcolbourne386]

Hands clapping in excitement 👏 New Chieftain ITCH video and I get itchy waiting for new videos lol

[@badmutherfunster]

Mr Chieftain sir, we REALLY WOULD like to know about the track tension system of said battle waggon

[@moo4boy]

As he said it is the same as any of the other m4 or m3 based vehicles he has done, check part 1 of the M3 Grant Inside the Hatch.

[@cmdredstrakerofshado1159]

Hey guys what happened to the second video for this tank I can not find it? Usually at a minimum Nick's Inside series is 3 parts?

[@robertbroadbent3038]

In fear of repeating myself - WHERE IS PART 2? He did say in a couple of weeks, it’s been a month!

[@MarijnRoorda]

You lucky man, getting to crawl all over a nonstandard sherman tank in the summer heat of Nevada! Your employer sure knows how to treat its employees well!

[@laurisikio]

I'm not sure about the heat of Nevada being a good thing

[@ScottKenny1978]

They watered him well before and after.

[@MarijnRoorda]

@@ScottKenny1978 Let's hope Wargaming is more concerned with their employees then its community contributors or their player base...

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@MarijnRoorda it'd be hard for them to be less concerned...

[@TheArklyte]

A weird question, but can HVSS Sherman be modified to use Hortsmann HVSS from Centurion? Is there enough space? What if it's one of the "long" M4's that previously used Multibank?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

In theory, I guess, but I can't imagine more than two bogies. Ride might be a bit rough.

[@justforever96]

You CAN modify it to whatever the hell you want, if you are willing to put enough money and effort into it. Question is "is it worth it?" A Centurions bogies are not going to bolt on to an M4 without major changes, if that is what you mean, and the benefit would be so small they would never bother, especially since the M4 was already obsolescent and (they believed) about to be replaced at any time, and they had just spent a bunch of money developing the HVSS it already had.

[@dennisvandermarkt8263]

2 weeks 😣. Miss my chieftain videos

[@vtbmwbiker]

"The Sherman was the worst tank of World War Two. It burned up too quickly" History (and Israel)--- hold my beer....

[@Manaphy0882]

It's a common myth but completely untrue

[@USS_Grey_Ghost]

@@Manaphy0882 correct the Sherman was a good tank and more then Adequate for WW2 and even Korea heck M4A3E8 Sherman’s where killing T-34/85 with not much trouble a few Sherman are still in active service not front line service though

[@TheArklyte]

@@Manaphy0882 not completely. Early M4 weren't THAT much of an improvement over M3 in fire safety and ammo storage.

[@TheArklyte]

@@USS_Grey_Ghost which period of WWII? Which front? Against what opponents and at which training levels? All those things matter. Do you mean performance of american tank crews against korean ones or performance of korean ones against other korean ones? Those statements aren't equal. As for Sherman, it was cut short post war despite being technological equal to Centurion(who also uses Hortsmann style HVSS) and more advanced tank then M26(show me a stabilizer on M26). Sherman was just a lighter tank then those two.

[@kalaharimine]

Troll alert!

[@Error-5478]

Oddly enough I was just thinking about this tank.

[@mikesmith3771]

I always get the m50 Sherman and the super Sherman mixed up

[@kaiserwilhelmshatner3156]

Black shirt and jeans. I know you were roasting in the heat.

[@wsimonton3]

I have read that the French 75mm gun was a modified/improved version of the German WWII 7.5cm Kwk 42 L70 which increased the muzzle velocity from 925m/sec. to 1000 m/sec. Any truth to that?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Not really. It's commonly stated, but there seems little evidence to support it.

[@robertcolbourne386]

Have I missed part 2 ? Where is part 2 ???

[@jessewrites3819]

Omg. New vid.

[@mlgraccoon2311]

Super Sherman sounds like this years reward in Wot

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Thanks. Nice to learn about the Israelis and their Shermans.

[@pavelperina7629]

What about M4A1 Rev with upgraded suspension, tracks and engine? Would be nice to have M51 instead of it's prototype. I guess take Easy8 hull, add Ravioli turret, add few stowage boxes and move gun lock to the rear -> done. Increase top speed and make terrain resistance a bit better.

[@dovidell]

amazing to think that the tank shown was originally a M4 A4 Firefly , yet Yad La Shiryon in Israel doesn't have a Sherman Firefly in its collection of Sherman tanks !!!!

[@WildBillCox13]

Same engine, but considerably more weight. How did the change affect performance over uneven ground?

[@davidgoodnow269]

Good video! 460 h.p. divided by what final, operational, weight as a power:weight ratio? I guess that building a factory for the past preferred engine was not an option? Not so much industry in Israel back then, certainly not the power source for an iron foundry, blast furnaces, and steel mills even in the 1970's. No Merkava factory then! Just the one question: Why not have a supercharger to increase pressure and burn fuel more cleanly, and not only increase performance *and* fuel economy, but decrease the signature haze that reveals the tank's position?

[@828enigma6]

Never was aware the tracks had cooling tubes.