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...

Cone has been making videos for a couple of years now. I finally met him for the first time at a National Armor and Cavalry Collection open house a couple of months ago. And thus we have another episode of "Chieftain interviews random people" The open houses, by the way, are the only time that yo...

The discussion on vehicles of the future tends to revolve around the older paradigm of gun, protection & mobility but the reality is that those features seem to be less important considerations when providing an advantage over adversaries. Everyone now has gotten to "If you can see it, you can ki...

If you've not seen a Q&A before, this is easy. People send me questions, I answer them. Some are sillier than others. FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat 00:00 Intro 02:48 We...

Was the M18 really all it's cracked up to be? Reports from the field. Public facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Scout Car & Travel Fund: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat

Many moons ago, there was a specific MOS for Bradley crews in the infantry. It went away. To return specialisation, a new MOS is coming for the infantry Bradleys... but it's Armor branch. Welcome to the 19C T-shirts. https://everpress.com/the-chieftain Merchandise (The carousel below seems dodgy)...

I dig into the press release and make some observations on what the release says, what it doesn't say, and more importantly, some food for thought as to the possibilities which exist with the new development type. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: ...

Assuming I'm going to start a series of these videos, any ideas for the name of the series? Or shall I just keep with "Does Chieftain Fit Into...?" Merchandise (The carousel below seems dodgy) https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/ Public facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/T...

Continuing on this series of videos supporting the WW2 Channel, this is part one of a two-part look at how the US Army ended up with the armored force with which it entered combat in North Africa. Sources include: Forging the Thunderbolt (Gillie) Men on Iron Ponies (Morton) Greasy Automatons and ...

The Renault UE, or the Chenillette was a small armored supply vehicle. A very small armored supply vehicle, actually. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/thechieftain Merchandise https:/...

The previous video which talked of the GHQ Maneuvers of 1940/41 sparked the question of "Just how does one determine who wins a battle in a wargame anyway?". This video is set to answer that question, at least at the 'field' level. Public facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor ...

11th Cav is the professional opposing force at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA. Not only do they have a cool unit insignia and strong heritage, troopers assigned to the unit become some of the most proficient practitioners of maneuver warfare anywhere in the world. This series of v...

The MPF has led to a number of talking points, some of which I agree with, many of which I do not. These are my observations on these talking points. Bradley Switchology https://youtu.be/FKrErCyPLN8 Marder Switchology https://youtu.be/D3loUcIGZqE Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon....

A short and simple video prompted by a Q&A question of "How does one get additional grip from a track?" As is my way, I attack this by addressing many somewhat irrelevant details first... Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechief...

Troops are usually not equipment experts or mechanical engineers. They will often act in what they perceive to be their best interests no matter what the reality says. Warfare is full of various myths, and the question of whether the sniper scene in "Siege of Jadotville" has any foundation is pro...

We continue the search for vehicles too small for me to operate...

A number of musea have cut-open tanks to allow people to see inside them. In some cases, like Centurion, this is uncontroversial. In the case of WW2 German AFVs, some strong responses can be elicited. In the US context, they were cut open for use as training aids, otherwise, there were just going...

Filmed at Aquino 2023, this is the Scout Car donated by DeadmeatBC (That's a World of Tanks username) to the Ontario Regiment Museum. It is also quite small. Merchandise (The carousel below seems dodgy) https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/ Public facebook page: https://www.face...

It may surprise people to know that the M4A3(76) was not the last gun tank variant of the M4 to be produced. This example is in Bastogne Barracks. Belgian Linkies: https://warheritage.be/en https://belgiumbattlefield.be/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Twitter...erm.. X: http...

A short and simple video on just how a modern 120mm NATO smoothbore round is constructed. Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/thechieftain Merchandise https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch...