Guys, I know what the floor dimmer switch is for, I even show it in use. Some tanks had it. The one which I had no idea was the far side of the steering wheel. Suggestion below posits a heater blower motor. A change of pace. A little more comfort. Claimed to be one of three extant, this was avail...

The Belgian T-13 was a self propelled anti-tank gun combining a Vickers Carden-Lloyd chassis with the excellent Belgian 47mm, making it the most dangerous vehicle to armor in the Belgian inventory in the late 1930s. This, the only one which exists, is found at the Royal Military Museum in Brussel...

The Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi Cobra was a series of AFVs based around a common diesel-electric power train. In the War Heritage Institute collection they have an APC and a de-armed light tank variant. Belgian Linkies: https://warheritage.be/en https://belgiumbattlefield.b...

[Error: In this case, red bolts = "Mechanic use only". I guess you had to remember which bolts were reverse-thread!] The Associated Equipment Company decided to make a wheeled tank. The initial version with a Valentine turret and 2pr gun was replaced in production by the Mk II, with a 6pr. This e...

Continuing the tour of this British-built armoured car, now focusing on the interior. This example is located in Bastogne Barracks, and is part of the Belgian military's War Heritage Institute collection. This is the first batch where I have invested in bringing along a cameraman/editor, goes by ...

The IS-3, when it first appeared on the scene, was a shock to the West and created a "Tank Panic". Lean, mean... and with a number of flaws not immediately evident, it was a tank which had a psychological and cultural effect far in excess of its numbers built. This vehicle is located in Bastogne ...

A side-upgrade of SK-105. Often incorrectly terms "SK-105A3", this pre-dates the A2 upgrade and wasn't given a designation. 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 (Stabilisi...

The IS-3, when it first appeared on the scene, was a shock to the West and created a "Tank Panic". Lean, mean... and with a number of flaws not immediately evident, it was a tank which had a psychological and cultural effect far in excess of its numbers built. This vehicle is located in Bastogne ...

The last of our major videos from the series filmed in Belgium, we finish with an upgrade of a WW2 -design carrier with a 90mm low pressure MECAR gun. This vehicle found in the Royal Military Museum in Brussels. This is the first batch of filming where I have invested in bringing along a camerama...

A massive export success providing reasonable capability for a very affordable cost, the Panhard AML series of armored cars would be found in service with over 50 nations. Ireland had several variants, these two videos will cover the CS and HB variants. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChief...

An example of how to buid a...erm... compact vehicle, this was a massive export success providing reasonable capability for a very affordable cost, the Panhard AML series of armored cars would be found in service with over 50 nations. Ireland had several variants, this second video covers mainly ...

The last of this series of videos from the Irish cavalry corps, a prettier and more historically significant AFV will be hard to find. Cavalry Corps X link: https://x.com/DFCavalryCorps And its Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/DefenceForcesCavalryCorps/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/T...

During The Emergency (WW2 to most of the world), Ireland realised it needed to suddenly expand its armed forces, and it turned to local industry to meet the needs. Originally intended merely for airfield defense, the first series of conversions from civilian truck chassis proved to be surprisingl...

The first of the M1s to come off the production line (so early that it was still officially an XM1) was "Thunderbolt", named after Creighton Abrams' tanks in WW2. This short video will cover a few of the features of the very earliest variant of the M1. Thanks to the US Army's Ordnance Collection ...

[Update: Sold for $287,500] As you can imagine, the interior tour of the vehicle. No prizes for guessing roughly when I destroyed my primary microphone...

[Update: Sold for $21,850] The Rock Island Auction Company is selling this vehicle and others at their Premier Auction in Sept 2018. They asked me to come over and give them the Chieftain Treatment. Error in the video: Front wheels must be engaged in low, cannot go 2x4 low. My first one-man-show,...

[Update: Sold for $46,000] Continuing the series of vehicles which Rock Island Auction Company has been nice enough to let me film, we move onto a logistics vehicle in which which many of you may have ridden. Note: A comment from DUKWDriver below who owns one of these things indicates a flaw in t...

XM808 was a proof of concept vehicle created without requirement by Lockheed Missile and Space. Three were built for the Army for testing for lunar operations, the fascinating armed and armored version is found today at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Ft Benning, GA. Thanks to the ACC a...

For some reason, people want me to review particularly small vehicles. The TKS isn't as small as they get, but it's only 2.2. tons and it's definitely shorter than I am. T-Shirts on sale until late November, see https://everpress.com/the-chieftain This filmed at the Wheels of Liberation collectio...

The T88 HMC was a prototype SPG placing a 105mm howitzer into an M18. This survivor is at the Fort Lee TSF, the Ordnance Collection. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/thechieftain Merc...

T1E2 is the third variant of a series of light tanks which the US Army ordered in the late 1920s in order to explore the technical capabilities of tanks a decade after WW1. Thanks to the US Army's Ordnance Collection and the financial support from Patreons, merchandise purchasors, or other direct...

This Panzer 61 AA9 looks like it's straight from the rebuild depot, and, like the other vehicles with the RIA logo in the thumbnail, was available in their then-upcoming auction. Sales price: $149,500

The insides of the Panzer 61, with a few features, some multinational, and some very uniquely Swiss. As ever, courtesy of the upcoming (May 2019) auction at Rock Island Auction Company.

The MPF is an entirely new armored fighting vehicle recently selected for introduction into service. I walk around the vehicle with the MPF product manager LTC George, and pepper him with unexpected questions in order to shed a little more light on this platform. Vehicle filmed at Warren, MI, cou...