Inside the Chieftain's Hatch

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  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Humber Mk IV, Part 2.

    Continuing from the astonishingly-named "Part 1". The Humber MkIV, the last variant of the series started by the Guy Armoured Car, was a fairly early-war endeavour, later replaced by other vehicles.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Humber MkIV, Part 1

    The Humber MkIV, the last variant of the series started by the Guy Armoured Car, was a fairly early-war endeavour, later replaced by other vehicles. This one is the best example of the survivors.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: BA-20M

    The BA-20 was an interwar armored car which was still in service at the beginning of WW2. This particular example was captured by the Finns and placed into service against its former owners. The video was filmed at Parola.

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

    The M1128 Stryker MGS is the assault gun variant of the MOWAG Piranha intended to provide armored mobility to lighter infantry brigades. Now out of service, I am free to crawl over and inside it with my camera. This part, I go inside and find buttons and switches.
    This vehicle at the National Arm...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M1128 Stryker MGS, Part 1

    The M1128 Stryker MGS is the assault gun variant of the MOWAG Piranha intended to provide armored mobility to lighter infantry brigades. Now out of service, I am free to crawl over and inside it with my camera. For those who are asking about the vehicle on the left, it's the M1 TTB.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv fm/31

    With the aid of a technical expert I found hiding under a Volvo, a brief look at the complexities of the wheel-come-track system, and a possible indicator of why the idea never really took off. Made possible by funding from viewers, thank you. See below if you wish to contribute (or buy the merch...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv fm/28

    More commonly known as NC-27, this is the sole surviving member of the species. Made possible by funding from viewers, thank you. See below if you wish to contribute (or buy the merchanidse!) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Subscribe...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv 104, Pt 1

    The Swedes kept the Centurion in service for quite a few years, and just before the end of the Cold War they decided to do a significant upgrade to the hull and turret, making Strv 104, one of the most capable Centurions to see service. It was withdrawn in 2000. The Aussie Cent was a 5/1, memory ...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv 104, Pt 2

    The Swedes kept the Centurion in service for quite a few years, and just before the end of the Cold War they decided to do a significant upgrade to the hull and turret, making Strv 104, one of the most capable Centurions to see service. It was withdrawn in 2000. Made possible by funding from view...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv m/40

    The development of the m/38 covered earlier, this is the primary tank of the Swedish Army for much of the WW2 Period. They took the m/38 design, and improved it. Or did they....? There is are two errors, I say Saab-Vabis for the engine instead of Scania-Vabis, and the air pathway is reversed. Sho...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Challenger 1 Prototype Pt 1

    FV4030/4 was developed for British Service to bring British armored forces up to a greater capability than Chieftain whilst pending the development of a true successor vehicle. This trials vehicle differs in some ways from the production Challenger 1, but shows many of the features. Thanks to the...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Challenger 1 Prototype, Pt 2

    FV4030/4 was developed for British Service to bring British armored forces up to a greater capability than Chieftain whilst pending the development of a true successor vehicle. This trials vehicle differs in some ways from the production Challenger 1, but shows many of the features. Thanks to the...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Super Kurassier, Part 1

    The SK-105 is an Austrian vehicle using the French-style oscillating turret. The design supposedly came with a number of drawbacks, such as stabilisation problems (Stabilising a multi-ton turret instead of just a gun) and NBC problems. However, Austrian engineers had a crack at these problems, cr...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Super Kurassier, Pt 2.

    The SK-105 is an Austrian vehicle using the French-style oscillating turret. The design supposedly came with a number of drawbacks, such as stabilisation problems (Stabilising a multi-ton turret instead of just a gun) and NBC problems. However, Austrian engineers had a crack at these problems, cr...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv m/38, Part 1

    Commonly known as the L60, the m/38 is a specific variation of the interwar vehicle was was in production and available for export sale for quite a few years. Made possible by funding from viewers, thank you. See below if you wish to contribute (or buy the merchanidse!) Patreon: https://www.patre...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv m/38, Pt 2.

    Commonly known as the L60, the m/38 is a specific variation of the interwar vehicle was was in production and available for export sale for quite a few years. And it's much underrated. I appear to have confused mph with km/h. Top speed about 42km/h. Made possible by funding from viewers, thank yo...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: PvKv m/43

    The unpronouncable m/43 (Pansarvärnskanonvagn) m/43 is a Swedish anti-tank vehicle developed in the middle of WW2, and missed it by -that- much. The vehicle on display in Arsenalen is an upgraded version. Based on the m/42 which has been covered in another video, this video more features the inte...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M41 Walker Bulldog, Pt 1.

    [Update: Sold for $230,000] The last from this salvo from Rock Island Auction Company (Because the auction is this week), the M41 light tank, this one ex of Guatemalan service.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M41 Walker Bulldog, Pt 2

    [Update Sold for $230,000.] Part two of the tour of the M41 76mm Gun Light Tank, on sale later this week, and the last of this salvo from RIAC. Lessons have been learned about sound and lighting from the experience, so I expect significant improvement in future.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Dodge WC-51

    [Update: Sold for $34,500] Yet another from this first salvo from Rock Island Auction Company, the surprisingly unknown Dodge Weapons Carrier. This vehicle has been updated with disk brakes vice the original drums, I didn't catch that at the time.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M561 Gama Goat

    [Update: Sold for $11,500] The (in)famous Gama Goat... Again, available for sale over at Rock Island Auction Company, Sep 2018.

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M16 MGMC

    On sale at the Rock Island Auction Company, May 3-5 2019, the Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M16, with all the dakka a man could want. Vehicle sold for $97,750

  • Inside The Chieftain's Hatch: M8 Armored Car

    The Greyhound, that famous little 6x6, which was actually something of a happy accident. As with the others in this batch, available for sale at the Rock Island Auction Company 3-5 May 2019. Photo of the Guatemalan M8 shamelessly taken from Warwheels.net. Hope they don't mind. Vehicle sold for $9...

  • Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: FV622 Stalwart MkII

    Yet another vehicle then available for sale at Rock Island Auction Company. A highly capable, off-road, off-land vehicle. Final sale price: $13,800