This is truly a tank designed for the most intense terrain possible. It has not one, but THREE shovels mounted on it.

@contramuffin5814

7 жыл бұрын

Baron With a bulldozer thing mounted on the front, too

@zerobanana

6 жыл бұрын

Baron XD

@skogis1469

6 жыл бұрын

Well if you bog down in a big river or an älv in swedish when you have it in the amfibios configure.

@bigmang7262

6 жыл бұрын

In Sweden we always come prepared

@tankolad

6 жыл бұрын

Baron But no log... ;)

Emphasis on crew saftey and survivabilty and even has wipers on the lights and optics. Yep, this is truely a Swedish-designed vehichle. The Volvo of tanks.

@borjesvensson8661

2 жыл бұрын

And like old volvos the doors really hate you😁

As a dane i've always been fascinated with the Swedes being able to produce so many fantastic machines whether it be military products or "just" cars.

@Jensonbatson

5 жыл бұрын

First time i have heard a dane being nice to the swedes. Hahahaha

@simonbannow3905

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jensonbatson Yeah I clearly had a brainfart, forget what I wrote xd

@Jan_372

4 жыл бұрын

@@traven822 Lego Stridsvagn 103C please.

@thundering_fox

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jan_372 Rip us Danes, the Polish beat us to it with their COBI Stridsvagn 103...

@Jan_372

4 жыл бұрын

@@thundering_fox ye. But as far as I know there are some folks selling custom Lego sets (even with custom parts) of WW2 tanks.

It's a bullpup tank!

@bytefu

4 жыл бұрын

Funny 'cause it's true :D

@stuglife5514

4 жыл бұрын

Shlami Mk4 this comment makes me angry

@biko9824

4 жыл бұрын

StuG Life they hated Jesus because he told them the truth

@DrLoverLover

4 жыл бұрын

@@biko9824 no they hated jesus because he was threatining the order

@JustAksyon

3 жыл бұрын

Its a ramp tank

Love how unique this tank is

@Tbonyandsteak

6 жыл бұрын

Sweden have a similar tank, so not that unique

@rock3793

6 жыл бұрын

Tbonyandsteak its a swedish tank

@bigmang7262

6 жыл бұрын

Tbonyandsteak This is a Swedish tank man

@Tbonyandsteak

6 жыл бұрын

the Chieftain'?

@John-ns9lr

5 жыл бұрын

lol

You have to admire the Swedes of yesteryear, Stridsvagn, Draken, Viggen...they truly believed in themselves, and went their own way.

@zepter00

5 жыл бұрын

numberstation that is the only one good option for true neutral country.

@davidnoone3254

5 жыл бұрын

Weapons are useless if countries let themselves be invaded without a fight. Swedennis now a rape capital with no demographic future.

@datsun7918

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidnoone3254 we will fight

@DecepticonLeader

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidnoone3254 Don't believe the russian propaganda.

@DecepticonLeader

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidnoone3254 I'm not sure from what part of the world you're coming from buddy, but russia make propaganda and not just against sweden. It's been on tv and I've gotten the broschure from the defense forces too. The military don't joke around when it comes to these serious matters. They know their sources. The propaganda is intended to cause internal turmoil in the country by making various claims, like that the country is overrun and that rape happens all the time. If the country get into some kind of turmoil, the russians can just swoop in and pretend to be restoring order while taking over. But fear not, we will remain vigilant.

The Strv103 - I don't care what problems it had - it's my all time favorite tank!

@TheSauceChef

6 жыл бұрын

T. Gorbach agreed

@selfdo

4 жыл бұрын

It was perfectly suited for its intended role...fighting off Soviet armor in the dense forests of Scandinavia, on narrow roads. Sure, some may term it more a tank DESTROYER than a true "tank", but it's largely a matter of interpretation. Picking off invading Soviet tanks was all the Swedes needed any sort of tank for, and this one was better suited for the job than the Centurions, which the Swedish army also bought.

@selfdo

4 жыл бұрын

@Murat Gadjiev It's called DETERRENCE, Murat...of course, unless the Soviet Naval Infantry landed on the Swedish Baltic coast, and not necessarily having invaded Finland first (which would have otherwise given the Swedes ample warning), ferried MBTs on some sort of "Ro-Ro" ferrying craft out of Kronstadt, out the Gulf of Finland and across the Baltic enough to threaten something of value. Sure, the Naval Infantry would be using PT-76s, likely upgunned to the D5T 85mm weapon, and also landed some VVS (Airborne) and landed likewise some ASU-85 tank destroyers, but those AFVs would be easily picked off by Swedish infantry wielding "Carl Gustav" ATGMs. No matter the route that Soviet armor would have taken, the roads would have been narrow, with most if not all the surrounding terrain heavily forested and unsuitable to armored operations. So the Strv 103 could easily wipe out approaching Soviet armor as they'd be confined to these narrow roads.

@_Only_Zuul

3 жыл бұрын

i just don't like them fuel tanks tho..

@Dinstyvmorsa8539

3 жыл бұрын

@Murat Gadjiev Back then, and still today, the only said threat to Sweden is Russia. If they ever will attack, idunno. But that's the case either way

Translations for those who dont speak swedish: Stridsvagn (Strv)= Battletank (bttltnk) 12:22 Telefon = Telephone. Klant = Cluts. 14:59 Stäng Luckan = Close the hatch. 20:27 Trampa inte här = Dont step here. 20:27 Gasturbinen får ej startas innan luckan stängts = You may not start the Gasturbine before closing the hatch. 22:22 Spärra luckan i uppfällt läge = Lock the hatch in the upright position. 23:54 Telefon = Telephone. 23:54 Risk för klämskada = Risk of crushing injury. 23:59 Explosiv Vara = Explosive device.

@TehIdiotOne

5 жыл бұрын

The literal translation for Stridsvagn is battletank, but nordic countries just use "tank" as the translation for it.

@snowindafunboots4369

5 жыл бұрын

iiñ jbi

@simonbannow3905

5 жыл бұрын

@@TehIdiotOne Kampvogn/tank or sometimes "panservogn" although the later is a more diffuse term (danish)

@hannesbaumann8509

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's more like Battleweagon.

@TheBurnknight

4 жыл бұрын

@@TehIdiotOne that may be true, but thats just cause swedish sounds cringy compared to for example english, and am sayin that myself as a fellow swede

I love how when the hatch flopped open he paused to count his fingers. thats how you know a real tanker XD

"Now you can see how small this tank is, I'm taller than the hull" Chieftain you're a bloody Wun Wun to most men, this isn't much of a statement.

@supreme_shade

4 жыл бұрын

craig Stram it’s a giant from Game of Thrones

"There's a guy skiing on roller skates- I kid you not he's skiing on- anyways" "As we continue to go around the side, we do things." Truly some great outtakes today

The auto-loader design also facilitates bring rounds for the 105mm gun via an APC...i.e., by carrying them in the APC, and then backing up close to the back of the tank, a fair level of protection from artillery fire during reloading can be achieved. Kind of important when an empty tank is being refueled and resupplied under combat conditions.

*meanwhile in an alternate universe* Nicholas Moran:- There's nothing on the top slope here. Not even an anti-slip painting. A very bad call there. Moving o-ahh! *slips off the tank*

@absolutemattlad2701

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite comment so far

When will they stop with the annoying infinite-loop music though?

@stephena1196

6 жыл бұрын

Kriechbaum Yes, it's irritating isn't it. He'd get more likes if it wasn't there.

@ThePumpkinBoatMC

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's amazingly irritating.

@snowindafunboots4369

5 жыл бұрын

👍👏👏

@TheBks573

5 жыл бұрын

Every so often i think im getitng a text because some part sounds like the sonar sound on my phone

@johnwahalla5049

5 жыл бұрын

If I had to listen to that shitty music for a long time I think I would throw up all over. Best to stop that garbage music!!

Klant = someone that screws everything up. which makes sense in this case ;)

@johanmetreus1268

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed, a butter-fingered clumsy is a fair translation.

@jamesgoodwin2450

6 жыл бұрын

Translated into American???

@Tarik360

5 жыл бұрын

@@jamesgoodwin2450 klant = clumsy person or clutz. Used mostly as an adjective. "Du tappade vasen din klant!" "You dropped the vase you clutz!"

@jamesgoodwin2450

5 жыл бұрын

Tarik360 I think you are missing my point,Americans speak English

@Tarik360

5 жыл бұрын

@@jamesgoodwin2450 staring to get the feeling of this being a /r/wooosh moment...

"a person who is an oxygen thief" I'm dying.

@BenjaminBennett

4 жыл бұрын

thinking it is because it is hard to use.

@h.p.6223

4 жыл бұрын

dying from lack of oxygen?

@DrLoverLover

4 жыл бұрын

@@h.p.6223 yes?

@TheRealFOSFOR

3 жыл бұрын

mouth breather

As an American, I applaud the Swedes for breaking boundaries in military technology never believed possible.

Thank you so much for making this video. 13 years ago as a high school freshman, I found a book about thanks that had information about this tank. I fell in love with this derpy-looking design as soon as I saw it. I could never learn what it was called. Thank you again.

This guy is awesome at giving detail; if you're falling asleep during track tension, you shouldn't be watching this topic, pick something else.

@israelorr5755

3 жыл бұрын

I fall asleep to this stuff tbh lol

We already got the Strv S1 now I can smell the Strv S2 premium tank coming soon in the near future, remember this comment when that happens

@deadlord20

7 жыл бұрын

its wargaming if you think they WONT put more sweid premium you don't know wargaming

@JulianA-gw3se

7 жыл бұрын

TheOneWhoShallNotBeNamed They have to pay the loan for their employees...

@Panzerzwerg

7 жыл бұрын

TheOneWhoShallNotBeNamed Apparently there is already strv 81 (centurion mk. iii) planned

@renameduser6886

7 жыл бұрын

+Panzerzwerg Yeah, the Strv 81 will basically be a premium Centurion Mk. 1, but with a better turret

@Panzerzwerg

7 жыл бұрын

That is impossible since Strv 81 were a normal Cent Mk. III (152mm of both turret front and mantlet). IRL they were often fitted with Robot 52 SS11 ATGMs.

The Germans: “we are the masters of tank design” The Swedish: “hold my beer”

@bongarust694

4 жыл бұрын

lets cover our tank in our fuel tanks, put our ammo exposed nicely on the near and make maintenance impossible because the gun is like quadmounted. the hydraulic system is the tanks only good thing and its safe to say in tank training they teach you about how to use terrain to do exactly what the hydraulic system does.

@KRaikkonenSF

4 жыл бұрын

*HOLD MY AQUAVIT*

@pakratmiz4487

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Bye hold my cheese 🧀

@pakratmiz4487

4 жыл бұрын

bonga rust the crew is near impossible to take out, the fuel does a great job at defusing HEAT rounds. The; engine, fuel, heavily sloped armour, and extra interior armor surrounding the crew makes it impossible to take them out from the front. Putting the ammo away from the crew keeps them from getting killed, in fact all modern tanks do this to an extent. They all store ammo in a large, easy to hit compartment just behind the gunner/commander in the turret with just a relatively thin piece of steel to protect the entire crew if the ammo gets hit. Did you watch the video? He went through all of this

@Kalumbatsch

4 жыл бұрын

@@pakratmiz4487 And if you're on the move and an enemy tank appears you have to first stop, then aim, and then you're blown up.

Part 2 better include some driving

@cmdrantezscar3368

7 жыл бұрын

and some elevation and depresion

FASCINATING tank. Long been one of my favorites. Thank you for this.

I think he was traumatised by dealing with track tension in his army career

The Sweeds keep it simple. I always like what they make. They keep an eye on quality control as well. Everything's always solidly built.

Like how the machine port covers disappear during the cut

@phalanx3803

6 жыл бұрын

no they just fall out when he opens it

I've been waiting for this day since this tank was added into world of tanks!

Very informative and eloquent video. Thanks for sharing!

Fascinating vehicle.

Ugh. It's a shame - but also a blessing - that this tank wasn't used more. I only wish other militaries would've tried to adopt it. It really seems like an underrated and novel design.

@Robbini0

4 жыл бұрын

It's designed for defensive combat in somewhat rough terrain.

Nick has the best bloopers by far, absolutely hilarious

One benefit the 103 had with its long Bofors main gun was that it could open fire long before the T55, T64 and T72 could because of its range and accuracy. This is why this tank was one of the first to use a laser range finder and ballistic calculator for precision hits. The fast auto loader made it possible to hit each target twice to inflict maximum damage before changing target. It was a complex machine for its time, built for one thing, stopping a numerical superior Soviet tank force at the border.

All of the problems that you have mentioned regarding not being able to move the gun were overcome by simply driving in reverse

@jamesmccann5644

4 жыл бұрын

And its not as if it wasnt designed with going in reverse in mind... Rear facing driving port and all

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

so giving up ground

Love this tank

This is one beautiful tank

I enjoy all the effort you do for us :D

With modifications this tank design could make a comeback

@generalyido

2 жыл бұрын

I think it could too. Considering the fact that most modern MBTs have so little solid armor but still provide a lot of survivability, if you could use ERA on this thing like in the modern tanks and upgrade its gun, it's still a solid contender.

Great video! Just a side note, The Detroit Diesel 6V53T is not a straight 6, that would be just a 6-53T. The V in 6V-53 indicates its a V6, 2 stroke.

Presumably the track will stretch with use (like a giant motorcycle drive chain) meaning ease of tensioning is probably a more important part of the reliability and maintenance of the vehicle than many of the more exciting things

Looks like a blast to fight. SNEAKY great possibilities

This is great! thanks cheif

I work on the Detroit Diesel 6V53T engine you cannot kill them unless you don’t do maintenance to them

I love the räfflad armor on the sides of the gun

best series ever

cant wait for part 2 :)

When part 2 coming out?

I love the low profile.

Besides the Abrams, this is my favorite tank.

Leave up to the Swedes to work out of the box and make something cleaver!

@Halinspark

5 жыл бұрын

It's the land of Ikea, all of their work is out of boxes.

@g0679

5 жыл бұрын

Vikingdescendent Leave It To Cleaver

@sebasram294

4 жыл бұрын

Halinspark lol

this is such a good design it makes me wonder why they dont make more vehicles like this

@dancrane3807

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the fact no one made more vehicles like this means the design is truly lacking.

love this tank, awesome ingeneering

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

awesome spelling

hope there will be more bloopers in part 2!!

BEST. LOOKING. TANK. EVER.

A gerilla warfare and defense tank for Swedish geography, suitable for it's purpose and time.

@carpetclimber4027

4 жыл бұрын

Same idea as the airforce. It was also built for guerilla warfare.

@zoom5024

4 жыл бұрын

@@carpetclimber4027 still is.

@DrLoverLover

4 жыл бұрын

@@zoom5024 Hahaaahaahhahahahahahahhaa

@zoom5024

4 жыл бұрын

@@DrLoverLover ?

This is the Delorean of tanks.

Cool tank , great video .

To add to the fuel-tank-as-armor thing, diesel doesn't burn that easily so fire isn't that big of a risk.

@oljefri

7 жыл бұрын

junsengjs It will Catch fire due to the compression when Shells hit the tanks,but it just burns on the outside of the tank so it doesnt matter:p watch the Old declassified live fire test against it:)

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

@@oljefri what compression

Chieftain! When are you gonna do a Tiger II 'Inside the Hatch' episode? Love your videos too by the way!

@cactusboez6002

5 жыл бұрын

finsfan90 there is only 3 left in the world

Me encanta la línea e idea de este caza carro…achatado como stug..lo más original y curioso es su sistema de elevador del cañón…gracias por compartir experiencia y tu tiempo

Btw: You can see prototype #2 at Beredskapsmuseet museum in south Sweden. Unfortunately its pretty much as empty as the Maus at Kubinka.

Still the best tank in the world. And probably the best tank there ever will be.

For Gods sake, who is responsible for the appalling music through all these videos. There are hundreds of comments etc over the past few months complaining about the music and their still doing it!!! Why not listen to your viewers?

@DrLoverLover

4 жыл бұрын

Wargaming sucks, not listen

I don't know about the rest of you former tankers in here, but I felt really happy when he made mention of the tankers coming out of the woodwork to stay warm behind the Abrams. I remember doing that many many times.

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

no we are russian tankers, not pussies

a pretty elegant solution.

Interesting video. The statement that the tank has to be running to operate its main gun is however false. The tank could hide dug in with its engine off and still aim and fire thanks to its hydraulics. The huge advantage is that not only was it hidden visually, also the heat signature virually disappeared, making it extremly hard to locate.

@yatokami7907

6 жыл бұрын

Nya Tider It has to be running to aim the gun from side to side. The hydraulics only allow it to aim up or down without the engine running.

@nothingtoseehere1221

6 жыл бұрын

Hayato Kojima I read somewhere t hat it has a secondary jet engine,

@MrMarinus18

6 жыл бұрын

How? Hydraulics only work with the engine on.

@nothingtoseehere1221

6 жыл бұрын

marinus18 now that you've mentioned it, it still has to have the diesel engine on to get the hydraulics working. I might have mixed up the jet engine with the diesel. Sorry sorry

@Halinspark

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrMarinus18 Couldn't you operate the hydraulics electrically? I know that's not an option with this vehicle, and it would need a separate battery, but the question still stands.

25:35 "There's a guys skiing on roller skates" - Nicholas Moran, 2017

Now if you raised both axles you could get a really short footprint to ease neutral steering!

Detroit 6V53T, great 2-stroke scavenging diesel. So easy to tune!

@billsussman1073

4 жыл бұрын

Albeit not a simple straight 6. The 6V53 was a V6

One single universal tool? Has a certain Ingvar Kamprad had a hand in the design? 🧐🤪

We should try and get him into increasingly smaller vehicles, like Dingos and stuff.

@ThomasFarquhar2

3 жыл бұрын

We need to get a Bob semple tank (perhaps a reproduction one idk) and try and get him in it

the best part and what I'm most proud of as a swede is tank looks like is pooping we you fire it.

I don't play WoT anymore but i love this video series. Very interesting. And Nicholas, you're always good for a laugh aswell. :D hehehe. Glad you kept your limbs. xD

The mine clearing thing, we are a neutral country so this is/was aimed at defending our country from invaders... Hopefully we already knew where we set the mines... :-)

@onpahanvaan

4 жыл бұрын

Counter-offence though is usually an essential part of capable defence and it may well mean dealing with enemy minefields, even when operating within ones own peacetime borders.

@robbierohm

4 жыл бұрын

How’s that going so far with the “Refugee” invasion?

@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa

4 жыл бұрын

@@robbierohm You're a moron, Robert.

So...does this really constitute a tank, or is it more of an SPG?

@ZmieniK

4 жыл бұрын

This is mbt, main battle tank.

@828enigma6

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@neurofiedyamato8763

4 жыл бұрын

A tank can be anything that fills the role of one. Does the lack of a turret make the Mk.IV any less of a tank? Does the lack of tracks make the Tsar tank any less of a tank? Does the lack of a cannon make the Panzer I any less of a tank?

@InchonDM

4 жыл бұрын

Whether something is considered a "tank" or a "tank destroyer/SPG" is entirely a question of role, and in their doctrine the Swedes definitely classified the Strv 103 as a main battle tank. The purpose of this thing was to engage Soviet T-64s and T-72s from defensive positions, since Sweden was not then and is currently not ruled by the burning desire to spread the fear of the Carolingeans into all of Europe--it comes and goes, give them another century or two and it'll be back. Anyway, this thing as designed would be a devastating defensive fighter, since as established during the Second World War the winner of a tank engagement is usually he who shoots first--and this thing is so incredibly hard to spot that combined with its role it would be almost guaranteed to do so.

@martinbredberg7616

Жыл бұрын

@@InchonDM Yes, we always fired the first round. And the second, third - and mostly fourth and fifth too. And all was a hit and "total destruction" against T-54 -55 -62 -64 at any distance. On T-72 and T-80 you had to wait until you saw the scared eyes of the commander, if firing at the front. The extremely elaborate gun-sight of the 103 had a "battle tub", a square U that indicated, when filled with an approaching Russian tank it was "good to shoot" and expect a kill. No need to use the laser or mess with any distance. But the purpose of the tank was not defensive. We assumed a Russian attack, sure, but the armored forces should attack the bridgeheads, being airborne or by the seaRepel them before they got too strong. As you perhaps mentions, the Swedish mentality is always to attack. We will always be fewer in numbers, and the only way to win is to chose the time and place for a battle - which you can do only when you attack.

6V53T is a V motor (DD older engines used the V to indicate that, as the same series could be L or V engines). If the Strv-103 had an L6 Series 53, it would be properly labeled a 6-53, and not a 6V53, though the V53s are not much wider than the straight 53s.

Best tank.. easy to maintenance and reload amunition

I get turned ON when looking at a tank, is something wrong with me ?

@neurofiedyamato8763

4 жыл бұрын

No, it is perfectly normal.

do the T44 next, the grandfather of all cold war era soviet tanks!!!!🙄

Counting the digits make me laugh out loud. Brilliant sarcasm. 👏🏻😂🤣

Good inventory 👍

Greeting from Croatia !!! Can we see T 72 tank ????

@TheChieftainsHatch

7 жыл бұрын

Not any time soon. My British counterpart over on WGEU has covered one.

@tankolad

6 жыл бұрын

TheChieftainWoT The Challenger's videos aren't nearly as good as yours, though. Your reviews are much more detailed and interesting IMO.

I would like to see the swimming screen... who agrees?

6V53T is a v6 engine. Detroit designated that with the "V". 6 cylinder, V block, 53 cubic inches per cylinder, T for Turbocharged.

armor nut all my life.... this is my absolute most favorite tank.

Bad repetitive music, great talk

I guess you all can stop complaining about the music, they ain’t hearing you.

At 14:22 he says - "this one is a bit heavier" and he doesn't do anything to stop the flap from nearly breaking his hand or fingers! 😂

Nice to see the Swedish armoured first aka Swedish armoured troops on your chest!

Varför har han pansarnäven på bröstet?

@ZeroneAngel

6 жыл бұрын

Osäker. Men det kan vara på grund av att han är en välrennomerad stridsvagnsofficer. Majors grad om jag inte missminner mig. Nån tyckte väl att han därmed gjort sig förtjänt av pansarnäven. Vet inte själv vad jag tycker om det då jag är(var) artillerist.

@Mirvra

5 жыл бұрын

@@ZeroneAngel Bättre Måltavla för dig att träffa =P

"how do we make a good tank?" "Eh just make it conform to the most basic definition of tank and slap an auto loader on it"

The huge Achilles heel of this design is that the gun cannot aim independent of the hull. If the hull is stuck in at a certain heading then so is the gun. Same thing when driving. You can’t shoot anything while driving unless it is right in your direction of travel

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

yes, just flank it

@martinbredberg7616

Жыл бұрын

Probably more or less with any tank. If the hull is stuck, you can only shoot at what is not needed to shoot at anymore. What you miss is that when this old tank was introduced, no tank could shoot and hit while moving. They all had to stop to aim. And 103 stopped, aimed, shot, and hit faster than any other tank - with its rigid gun.

Good to see the Swedes living the StuG life. That is a really sweet tank. Have to watch the next two videos, but this looks like the tank to crew. Low low profile, super steep slope, reasonable armor, crew behind the engine.

unwatchable due to nauseating background music

Sweden intensifies

I have actually had to stand behind a tanks jet exhaust to dry my gear and get warm on cold mornings. It one of the perks of being an infantry unit with armour around you. My only issue with this video is what it's labeled as. This video is called inside the hatch of the chieftain which we never got to see.

I just saw this tank two days ago in the army museum in stockholm and wondered how it only had 3 crew members

So the one we have isn't op. It needs a 3 second reload!!

@markky3050

5 жыл бұрын

I actually got my reload time down to 3.1 seconds or something on the test server. 4500 dpm. These stats could be entirely wrong if any math lurkers are here. This is just the numbers that spring to mind. It was either 4200 or 4500 dpm though.

Ahhh yes ............the swedish door stop

What a design

Dont know if it was mentioned but it can go topspeed in both directions, forward and backwards