When you’re worried about the silhouette of the tank so you decide to just make it so large the enemy thinks it’s a local mountain range.

@Masada1911

2 жыл бұрын

It’ll help the RAF though, they can use it as a reference landmark

@arthurfisher1857

2 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅

@TTTT-oc4eb

2 жыл бұрын

Compared to a Tiger II, which also is massive, it is 25 cm wider, 30 cm longer and 10 cm taller.

@Lonewolfmike

2 жыл бұрын

I understand Mr. Fletcher isn't exactly a tall man, but DAMN this thing makes him like he is a child in front of a normal tank.

@c1ph3rpunk

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostalone9320 he stated the loaded and gunner were sort of cramped but it seems the commander gets a 2 bedroom condo.

"... The M103. We've got one of those here somewhere..." The humblest of humbleflexes.

@bigblue6917

2 жыл бұрын

He makes it sound like it something that's somewhere in the garden shed. 'I think it's at the back, under those seed trays.'

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

Looking at the collection of the tanks and IFVs in the Aberdeen Ordnance Museum US one could assume this as a quite possible scenario.

@harlech2

2 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ I don't think they are AFV's left at Aberdeen. They lost their macro collection around 2011 to Ft. Benning for the National Armor and Cavalry Collection.

@lok3kobold

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the US army had a T28 'somewhere' for over 20 years xD

@George_M_

2 жыл бұрын

The Littlefield collection has a Conquorer and M103 right next to eachother. M103 looked more top-heavy but more internal space to work. Similar heights.

"originally suggested by... whatsisname... Montgomery!" I love David Fletcher!

@AvengerBB1

2 жыл бұрын

These chats are like sitting down at your grandfather's feet and listening to him talk about some of the stuff he did in the/a war. Meandering tangents and all. I love it.

@rogersmith7396

2 жыл бұрын

Now lets have a look at this mess.

@petertimmins3793

Жыл бұрын

Lol classic fletch

@petertimmins3793

Жыл бұрын

Only came to hear Dave chat

The photo of the crew at 14:18, the far right soldier is my grandad. He has some amazing stories of his time in the conqueror.

“Extra shells could be handed to the gunner by the driver if he had nothing else to do, all he had to do was drive the tank” I so look forward to each and every video featuring our beloved Mr. Fletcher.

@kenbrown2808

2 жыл бұрын

that feature must have been recommended by the Americans.

@TheDiner50

2 жыл бұрын

..... Imagen being the driver for a moment. 4 enemy tanks or really anything that can threaten the crew of the tank the driver is in. Commander tell the driver to stop and the gun starts to unload shell after shell. At that time and point the driver sure is going to be ready to help the gun since the tank and CREW is in combat with deadly conquenses if the gun do not make short work of the treat. If the driver have nothing to do since the tank is under fire or have a chance to take the first shot and have the sup-rice! Yea the driver might very well have nothing better to do then help the gun.

@danam0228

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@hvydutytow

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiner50 I don’t disagree at all. You make a great point. Mr. Fletcher just has such a way with words though.

@ostiariusalpha

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenbrown2808 No, it's actually an original British custom for the driver to double as the loader's assistant, they were the ones that started stuffing ammo around him.

My word, it’s putting it mildly to call this thing a veritable behemoth.

@andrewwoodhead3141

2 жыл бұрын

The size of it ! compared to the Russian one !

@samchapman2108

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed - it's one hell of a 'tache.

@trappenweisseguy27

2 жыл бұрын

With a reputation for being abysmally reliable from what I’ve heard over the years.

THANKYOU for *not* interrupting David Fletcher's story-telling flow with 'energetic self promotion' half-way through, as with previous videos. Of course you're a business, but just letting David regale his encyclopedic recollections about tanks unabated does wonders for the enjoyability of your output.

@itseperkele181

2 жыл бұрын

Second this! Actually, gonna go as far as ordering something from their shop, to reward them for good behaviour.

@JackG79

2 жыл бұрын

@@itseperkele181 yeah, I'm gonna order something as well... not that I see the ads, but I do want to help them out.

@itseperkele181

2 жыл бұрын

@@JackG79 just ordered a mug and a Churchill tank miniature build set

@beyondfubar

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if he does birthday parties. Long flight to do so, but cake on a tank _almost_ rhymes.

@lakrids-pibe

2 жыл бұрын

Very energetic indeed

A 60t tank with a 120mm gun, hunter-killer target selections for the Tank Commander. Plaster it with some more acronyms and it'd sound like its from a more recent time.

@spamuraigranatabru1149

2 жыл бұрын

That's called a Challenger 2

@jordanpeterson2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@spamuraigranatabru1149 pretty much

@aymonfoxc1442

Жыл бұрын

@@spamuraigranatabru1149 Don’t forget the Chieftain. The Chally 1 was essentially a Chieftain with modern armour.

@spamuraigranatabru1149

Жыл бұрын

@@aymonfoxc1442 I mean a very crude way of putting it but yeh

"Was coined by - what's his name... Field Marshal Montgomery..." I know what you did there and it was savage.

I drove a mk2 Conq for some 2 years, on changing gears you pulled back one of the steering tillers as you dipped your clutch and changed gear sharpish, pulling the tiller stopped the gearbox for a fraction of a second allowing you to change up not down, changing down was the old double de clutch method it was an art driving the old tanks, todays tanks are a lot easier.

@faydulaksono

2 жыл бұрын

hello sir. now you are retired soldier? greet from asia

@tacomas9602

2 жыл бұрын

Pull back on both of them a tiny bit while clutching and gear shift? I've driven older farm tractors and stuff have to double clutch and "catch" gears by some skill lol

@IvorMektin1701

2 жыл бұрын

Like an old tractor. I used to "row" my Volkswagen Scirocco without the clutch except for traffic lights too.

@teaser6089

2 жыл бұрын

As a young person I can indeed confirm that technology has made it so much easier to drive, but that also I think removed some of the character of these machines doesn't it? Greetings from The Netherlands.

@tacomas9602

2 жыл бұрын

@@teaser6089 I say the same about new tractors, they're all plastic. Sure air seats and cab are nice along with 4x4 on a button and a decent heating system is nice, much better than Papa's old Farmall I still love to run. However, they aren't built nearly as rugged.

The independent rotation of the commander turret is amazing

@jaybee9269

2 жыл бұрын

I know!

@sking3492

Жыл бұрын

Would be... Imagine one If the driver spun the turret 50 times in one direction, 50 times in the opposite direction, the commander spinning his own turret in the opposite directions to his driver. Then get commander, gunner, and driver to run 50m in a straight line. Their heads be spinning madly and have one hell of a headache... 😜😜

That thing is so massive it makes our dear presenter look like a Toy David! 😊

@dad_jokes_4ever226

2 жыл бұрын

He looks like a little garden gnome !

@moggridge1

2 жыл бұрын

@@dad_jokes_4ever226 Ha ha! 😂

@bonniecrickle7499

2 жыл бұрын

We need a 1/35 David.

@moggridge1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonniecrickle7499 They'll be an advert to buy them in the shop in the next video.😂

@Malagar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonniecrickle7499 And now I want to see a Tank Chats diorama.

Jesus, I've never appreciated exactly how big the Conqueror is!

Fascinating, as always. Also, I really appreciate that you decided not to interrupt your videos any more right on the middle.

@samholdsworth420

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God I can subscribe again 😂

@tamlandipper29

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I feel like they got a bad steer there. Nice they got corrected.

"He was only driving the tank after all" God bless David Fletcher! His comments about an experienced driver are right on point. When I was a gunner, having a driver that knew what he was doing and could keep us riding smooth as the TC or I were about to fire was worth his weight in gold. I hated when we'd have to break up an experienced crew due to promotions or reassignments. (There's a good reason I never had a "D" as part of my radio call sign. I could get us where we needed to go, but never got that perfect feel for driving.)

@redranjer

2 жыл бұрын

Wait did you serve in WWII?

@timsmith4548

2 жыл бұрын

@@redranjer Oh no, I am retired now, but was on M1A1s. Even with modern stabilization systems there is a lot the driver can do to make things better for the gun's handling.

@redranjer

2 жыл бұрын

@@timsmith4548 cool

@Sandhoeflyerhome

3 ай бұрын

I got that perfect tank driving feeling. I was just 17 year old at the time. My instructor said so. I always had a feel for it, so much so I decided to have a go flying helicopters, having got my wings without much effort I decided I really did have a feel... Much much later, and now running my own heli company a customer had to forego his expensive pre paid Formula One driving day and asked if I would bid for the ticket. At Mallory park about 35 candidates assemble to drive the morning with road car exotica from German and Italy. The afternoon was my first taste of single seat race cars, with the baby formulas at first, for which I was just too big, ~i just could not change gear with my right hand and as you were supposed to my arm was just too long so I did it across my chest with my left. So later another two car upgrades saw us in the star of the day, an F1 V8 of about 800 bhp, big fat tires and a sound track to match. Those 10 laps were a joy and it just flashed by in what was for me just moments, I was clocked on the back straight at 168 mph by radar and made the most of it. In the debrief classroom at the end, all 8 instructors collated their marks and the chief instructor called out the drivers names with marks for the day. Bottom marks were about 45% if I recall. This took some time and I got the feeling I had been forgotten and left out. The the boss instructor said and now we have the most remarkable performance of the day any of us have seen with a score of 92% !! The previous high score was my mate with 63%. So whoever this guy was had done really well. Then he called out my name and asked me to stand up... I still have the photographs score card and after glow of pride to this day, like I said I have a knack for this kind of thing !! My tank driving instructor said so !!

That turret is so big it has its own turret.

An old pub regular of mine, Mike Boyle, said he was one of the first people trained on the Conqueror as it was coming into service. I seem to remember him mentioning doing some sort of testing where he was part of a crew that stayed in their tank, hatches sealed, for over a week in order to simulate living conditions and the ability to continue fighting if there was a nuclear blast close to the front line (which the tank would survive). He also said he was one of the tank commanders in the Beatles film HELP! Great man.

@tamlandipper29

2 жыл бұрын

Did he say that week was bloody awful? Seems quite cramped in that turret. Not t72 cramped, but still.

@LordBillington42

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamlandipper29 it seemed like during regular exercises they spent so much time in the tank there wasn't too much of a difference except for having to relieve yourself when effectively on top of the person next to you. He said that farting in the tank was generally frowned upon, doubly so during this particular exercise.

I still think this is the best looking British tank ever.

@IvorMektin1701

2 жыл бұрын

He is a handsome devil

@HandFromCoffin

2 жыл бұрын

It does look nice. One of those "if it looks right" kind of things.

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

Chieftain with the ad-on armor or the Chally 1.

@TheDiner50

2 жыл бұрын

Comet. Even if not a perfect tank it is just something about it that feels right. I mean comon Conq gun is just asking to blow off the turret is seems :/

@dogsnads5634

2 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ Chally 1 was the best looking modern tank by a margin

Can we start a petition to have Mr.Fletcher knighted?

@StaffordMagnus

2 жыл бұрын

Based on recent recipients I'm not sure he deserves that insult.

@shootingwithmitch5921

2 жыл бұрын

I'd sign a petition for him to receive one!

@teaser6089

2 жыл бұрын

@@StaffordMagnus Haha good one indeed

@akmzd6938

2 жыл бұрын

For some reason I just assumed that he already was and am now terribly disappointed in Her Majesty and her government to find out that he isn't.

@bryanduncan1640

2 жыл бұрын

@Bart - David already has an MBE!

I used to love watching these when I was a kid in the early '50's. The whole ground shook and as David says the noise was tremendous. My dad used to say you could hear them miles away out on Sennelager plains.

I know David isn't tall, but that Conqueror tank is huge. As for the American M103, I once marched behind a couple of them during a parade. It too is massive.

I swear David could just talk about how to plug in your vacuum cleaner and i would be interested

David Fletcher is the Betty White of the tanker world... He is now and will forever be ageless and lovable.. (RIP Betty)

I saw a Conqueror at the Imperial Warmuseum Duxford. It truly is a massive tank. Best Regards from Germany - you are very fortunate to have those excellent museums in your great country!

My grandfather lived just up the road from the tank depot at Ludgershall where he also worked for many years, having previously been in the REME for 20-odd years. They had one of these as the Gate Guardian there back when when I was young, which was somewhat inevitably nicknamed “William”. The Conqueror really was an impressive beast.

Every tank I've seen in the '' steel '' always appeared much more massive and impressive than it did on videos. With the exception of the Renault FT ( you can see one, for free, in the cour d'honneur des Invalides, in Paris ). That thing is almost cute, the size of a small tractor. But anyway, I predict that this Conqueror right there, must be giving the feeling of standing in front of an iron house.

@pistonar

2 жыл бұрын

Iron house. That's a great turn of phrase.

@teaser6089

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the FT was designed to be small, cause of the weird "muskito" tactic the french thought was a brilliant idea haha

@H0kram

2 жыл бұрын

@@teaser6089 I can definitely picture a swarm of them, buzzing around. Being not impressive at all. Just kidding, I would probably panick and abandon my position once it's my single action rifle vs a bunch of angry tractors coming from all directions :D

@teaser6089

2 жыл бұрын

@@H0kram I mean ofcourse, especially in WW1 where no one has ever seen a tank, which also applies to WW2.

The Chadqueror is back to make its enemies tremble just by its presence.

I worked at the Bailey Gate industrial Estate in Sturminster Marshal, Dorset. They had a couple of these there, sometimes they were run up and driven around. Saw a turret change happen, took about 5 hours. If I remember rightly the various tanks and armoured vehicles there were hired out to film studios. I remember the series V used some of them. This was probably around 1983/4. These Conquer's are absolutely massive!

"It was coined by, erm what's his name?, field marshal Montgomery" hilarious.

"The driver could always pass the shells back if he had nothing else to do, he was only driving the tank after all!" I love that British witty humour.

I know David Fletcher is a short guy, but seeing him standing next to this tank looks like he's standing next to a 4 story building.

My late father served as a loader/radio op on the Conqueror always had nice words to say about it, loved the look of this beast it had serious presence

Wonderful timing, just made a fire and fired up the computer... and this appeared. Thank god it's Friday.

I clicked this in an instant. Grumpy tank grandpa and the last of Britain's steel dragons.

"He was only driving the tank after all" 😀

No annoying person interrupting. Bliss.

@luvr381

2 жыл бұрын

The incessant begging had me ready to unsubscribe, unfortunately.

'one of the loudest tanks ever unleashed on the public' has DF just let slip some tank massacre out on the Devon moors

Interesting hearing about hunter-killer mechanisms; I'd always assumed this was just a "big dumb tank".

@bigblue6917

2 жыл бұрын

Surprised me as well. Turns out this big dumb tank was smarter then we thought.

@FireWarrior2013

2 жыл бұрын

Right, this is a channel that auto-deletes comments with a link on so I'll just post again without a link; Conqueror's Hunter-Killer system effectively amounts to a rifle caliber MG mounted atop the commander's independent turret.

@dogsnads5634

2 жыл бұрын

Richard Cutland has a video from a while ago in this very same Conqueror, he gets inside the tank, including the Commanders cupola...its surprisingly sophisticated.

@Orinslayer

2 жыл бұрын

Big smart tank. :3

@teaser6089

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigblue6917 Yes, that's what a lot of Middle Eastern Terrorist Soldiers find out as well when they shoot a tank and it doesn't die haha

The Conqueror has always been extremely badass, especially in its looks I didnt realise how big it was though aha

A comparison video for the m103 and conqueror would be neat

It actually surprised me when I saw one at Kubinka, I really didn't expect a conquer there

@mattbowden4996

2 жыл бұрын

The Imperial War Museum traded one for an IS-3 back in the 90's when there was a bit more detente going on. A similar trade today is almost unthinkable...

I like this old chap as a presenter. Good knowledge.

A continued thanks to dear Old Bovi, and everyone who keeps her ticking. Brilliant stuff :)

When I was at school in the late 60s, we had a school camp at Instow in Devon, near to AXE, (Amphibious eXperimental Establishment). They had a Conqueror which was used for beach recovery trials. It as in a pretty sad, rusty state, but I got permission to have a close look and make sketches for my, (then), hobby of model making. Huge thing. One of the staff told me that the commander could actually control the turret, but that the servos were tricky and often the turret would 'wobble' about the aiming point before settling, and in some cases would move the long way round to sync up. I think it was a mark 2, sadly my sketches are long gone. The rotating cupola seemed to be controlled by foot pedals. The split image range finder had it's own little shutters to protect the optics when it wasn't in use.

Holy crap this video makes you see just how massive the Conqueror is

My dad was a trout commander of 3 of these. Too wide for the transport so only inches to spare. Fan belt issues, air scrubber problems, need oil top ups through an inch and a half hole from a far too big filler, so used empty beer cans to dispense the oil. 2 part projectile but on occasions had to ram the charge up the barrel which was dicy as it was percussion ignition. Had auto eject into a hopper which threw it out the back of the turret area, but then the casings got stuck and blocked the traverse. All in all good fun,

@andyjones6643

Жыл бұрын

Trout! Troop

I'd love to see a side by side comparison of the Conqueror, the M103, and T-10/IS8. That would be amazing.

Glad to see have got rid of the advert interruption in the middle.

I drove tanks... as a lad ... a trooper ...I thought it was just great. I enjoyed it.. I got that perfect tank driving feeling. I was just 17 year old at the time. My instructor said I was good, he said so. I always had a feel for it, so much so I decided to have a go flying helicopters, having got my wings without much effort I decided I really did have a feel... Much much later, and now running my own heli company a customer had to forego his expensive pre paid Formula One driving day and asked if I would bid for the ticket. At Mallory park about 35 candidates assemble to drive the morning with road car exotica from Germany and Italy. The afternoon was my first taste of single seat race cars, with the baby formulas at first, for which I was just too big, ~i just could not change gear with my right hand and as you were supposed to, my arm was just too long so I did it across my chest with my left. So later another two car upgrades saw us in the star of the day, an F1 V8 of about 800 bhp, big fat tires and a sound track to match. Those 10 laps were a joy and it just flashed by in what was for me just moments, I was clocked on the back straight at 168 mph by radar and made the most of it. In the debrief classroom at the end, all 8 instructors collated their marks and the chief instructor called out the drivers names with marks for the day. Bottom marks were about 45% if I recall. This took some time and I got the feeling I had been forgotten and left out. The the boss instructor said and now we have the most remarkable performance of the day any of us have seen with a score of 92% !! The previous high score was my mate with 63%. So whoever this guy was had done really well. Then he called out my name and asked me to stand up... I still have the photographs score card and after glow of pride to this day, like I said I have a knack for this kind of thing !! My tank driving instructor said so !!

I'm so glad y'all are finally talking about this tank! Love this tank in World Of Tanks and War thunder.

“….coined by…what’s his name..? Field Marshal Montgomery…” 😂😂😂

I honestly thought they miniaturized David Fletcher for a moment there! Who else thinks it should be 'Sir' David Fletcher!?

For some reason, and the fact that I’m a Yank, I can’t really put my finger on why I’ve a special admiration and appreciation for the British Conqueror. To my knowledge, it never really broke any new ground in the development of heavy armored warfare, but nevertheless it’s always been one my very favorite tanks. I guess it’s simply the straight forward brute power of the vehicle that has something to do with my love of the Conqueror. I know it’s awful to think it’s “unfortunate” that the Conqueror was never able to see actual armored combat, but I think she would’ve given a good accounting of herself, battle odds notwithstanding, if actual ground combat took place in the early 1960’s against Warsaw Pact forces in Europe.

@Slaktrax

2 жыл бұрын

Although it's not explained quite as well as it should have been this was the first AFV to use a commanders ''turret'' that could traverse independently of the turret, lock onto a target and when the first target had been neutralised by the gunner, the commander then was able to override the traverse control and slave the main armament onto the target he had sighted.

Thank you for not interrupting the video halfway through asking for patreon donations

My old fella was the gunner in this tank during national service in 1960.

I've always had a soft spot for this Beauty! I always enjoy David's tank chats but this one was a treat!

4:09 -When you really need to stop the Soviet advance with a well-timed Tsunami...

Would love to have further videos a bit tuned up on the audio department, can't barely hear a thing

Wow! And again I learned something new from Mr. Fletcher! Didn't know that the Hunter-Killer system that all new MBT's have was invented with Conquerer

And the Germans got the steel wheel design from the Soviets, who used it on their KV tanks and, for a while, on the T-34. They were even informally called "Russenrollen" (Russian rollers).

If I remember correctly Nicolas Moran (aka The Chieftain) claimed: "it would win any battle...so long as it broke down in the right place" Edit: Correct spelling of name...sorry for the misspelling Chief

@jarraandyftm

2 жыл бұрын

Chieftan I think he was referring to there.

@PitFriend1

2 жыл бұрын

That was the Chieftain tank. The Leland multi-fuel engine was not good, to put it mildly.

@TheChieftainsHatch

2 жыл бұрын

"Moran" :)

I know Mr. Fletcher's not a tall man, but this tank makes it rather apparent.

@thetourettesgamer8851

2 жыл бұрын

I think this thing makes anyone look rather petite! I’ve seen it myself and it really is huge!

@racernatorde5318

2 жыл бұрын

Do you happen to know how tall exactly he is? I watch him very rarely. But my first thought when starting the video was: "Damn, look at that size difference"

@thewomble1509

Жыл бұрын

@@racernatorde5318 The two David's (Willey and Fletcher) really are the little and large of tank knowledge. Fletcher is no more than about 5'3" and Willy is around 6'5"!

Considering that seeing first and shooting first are the most important factors in winning an armored engagement, that system with the commander spotting and ranging targets for the gunner may well have made this the best tank of its day.

@dogsnads5634

2 жыл бұрын

Add in that they were usually used in conjunction with Centurions with L7 105mm as a heavy overwatch tank and they were pretty well equipped...

@mattbowden4996

2 жыл бұрын

@@dogsnads5634 Actually, the 105mm L7 is really what killed the Conqueror (that and it's huge cost and mechanical frailties). Conquerors were intended to be used alongside 20 pdr armed Centurions, but once the L7 became available Centurions were capable of killing Soviet heavies without heavy gun tank support, making the Conqueror redundant.

@leftnoname

2 жыл бұрын

It was probably the most capable armored vehicle of its time until Chieftain and T-64 made the appearance.

Yes my favorite old man of war🙏🏽❤💯

Didn't know the Conqueror was so huge. Mr. Fletcher standing next to it almost looks like he's a shell to be fired from its' gun :D

"Errrm, what's his name... Oh, Field Marshal Montgomery."

Man just imagine what kind of a massacre would be if a battalion of Conquerors met a group of Jagdtigers, a fight until only one remains

7:09 he's only driving the tank after all LMAO. David is the best lol. I could watch him talk about armored vehicles till the end of days.

0:14 "It's a long story and I'll try and encompass it, in this chat, if I can." All while he's looking in the perfect direction for the end of the video timeline. I even went and checked and saw 16 minutes. I better make a cup of tea.

Yay, the number 1 tank in my personal 'Top 5' List!

Used this tank all the time in World of Tanks. It performed magically in that game! Such a colossal powerhouse!

@BassBanj0

2 жыл бұрын

its my most played tank in the game its so good, its just a fun reliable tank to play

Conqueror was a monster in every sense of the word. There were reasons why the Russians placed their best tanks & regiments in direct opposition to the British forces, Conqueror was one of them.

Duxford still has a running one (well, it was running the last time I was there). How best to describe it in motion? 1) You hear it. 2) You feel it. Each track being about a yard wide means 65 tons is spread out over a wide area. 3) You eventually see it, ponderously moving towards you, looking like a hung-over behemoth after being woken up early.

I'm impressed by the conquerors sloped armour. What a change from the days of the British infantry tanks. This would give a T55 a run for its money.

I was so disappointed to not have a tank chat of this very interesting sounding tank. So glad it's here now!

Thank you sir for the very interesting video. Bit there is one thing I would like to know about this mighty Tank. Where was the Hot Water Boiling Vessel located. We all know how important a nice cup of tea is the the crews morale.

brilliant my absolute favourite tank of all time , stunning !

The Conqueror is one of my all time favourite tanks, when it comes to menacing looks, there's nothing quite like it!

I love these things. What would be cool is if there was a play list of Nation tank from their first one to when ever, so people see how each country saw tanks and how they improve or regressed in tank design.

A true national treasure. The tank ain't bad either.

I always remember my first visit to the museum, i couldn't wait to see the King Tiger after hearing war stories. I stood transfixed by it, dragged away to check out the other exhibits, i saw this beast and totally forgot the King Tiger. I still to this day feel the awe i did that day for this tank.

I just love listening to this man.

Wow its first time I'm early to the new episode of the best series on KZread!

I always thought the Conqueror was a prototype. I'd never seen any pictures of read about its service life in the 60's. Very interesting video, as always. It's too bad more didn't survive.

Good to see the subs going up and the tank chats getting longer :)

Gadzooks what a monster!

4005 was built, was tested, and tested against a centurion. The tank museum are currently having theirs re build by "Mr Hughes" who has a splendid KZread channel and you can see the full restoration video, well worth watching.

I consider these types of "Heavy Tanks", things like the Conqueror, and M103. "Heavy Gun Tanks" as the armor was quickly made ineffective, but the guns were still effective, so they could still be fielded. But more as a emplacement tank. Not a true Heavy Tank for assaults and things.

@ptonpc

2 жыл бұрын

That is what the Conqueror was designed for. It would sit at the back and basically snipe the soviet's larger tanks. If it was attacking, things had gone badly wrong somewhere.

Great tank and great Sir David's comment !!

Always Fascinating!!!

Best looking tank ever designed

greetings from Turkey. I love following your videos.

I remember there being several of these parked at Warcop around 1966-7. Possibly intended as range targets, as I've seen the remains of at least one up on the fell.

I think David is superb. That tank is ginormous and I can’t understand how Ive never heard of it before Pete 🇬🇧

"He was only driving the tank after all." Legend

that picture of three tanks on the firing range reminded me of a school trip I made to to Bovington around 1960. We had been promised a ride in a tank but it was explained that next day there was a very important visit so we would be taken down to the range to see the tanks practicing for next day. There we were all lined up and this little Officer, I was 6ft he no more than 5ft8in, explained that it took three shots to kill a tank HE long HE short and the third kill. He pointed out next days target all painted white, and that days target, then he gave me a pair of Bioculars to watch the tank destroyed. Three shots ran out, nothing, the bioculars were snatched from my grasp, then I saw the white tank in flames. A rather sheepish crew exited the tank. Must go back one day.

@Slaktrax

2 жыл бұрын

4 inches shorter than you and this guy is little? ...Tall man's syndrome I see; nice attitude. If you were any taller than average which was 5' 8'' not so long ago you'd not be able to work inside a tank. Kind regards, from one of your ''little'' people.

@lauriepocock3066

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Slaktrax I didn’t mean to offend. I was trying to give the impression of a short man in stature BUT with a very BIG confident presence..

Now I knew *of* the Conqueror but never seen one up close. My god, what an absolute unit!

Great video as usual. Looking at the shape of the Conqueror's turret, you can see where the inspiration for the Chieftain's turret came from.

@thewomble1509

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Two different turrets were cast during the development of Chieftain for firing at trials. One was mantlet less and went on to be modified into the turret Chieftain finally got. The other had a mantlet and was very similar to the Conq' turret in looks.

I do love the fact that Mr Fletcher says he will start at the bottom and work up when all I noticed was the massive gun, this thing is a monster! I'm pleased we never had a war that needed something like this to fight it out

Thanks again!