Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Strv 103C part 1

The new episode of Inside the Chieftain's Hatch is dedicated to the revolutionary Swedish Strv 103 tank. In the first part, Nicholas Moran will examine the tank's exterior and talk about the savvy Swedish engineers who mounted the gun onto the tank hull, removed the gunner's position, and used fuel tanks as additional armour. Enjoy!

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[Orb_Pilot]

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

[KJRUSS]

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.

[SimonBannow]

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.

[zippeveryone]

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.

[numberstation]

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

[THX]

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

[selfdo]

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.

[petter]

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.

[originalfreak]

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.

[KBKriechbaum]

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

[gwiazdapioun]

"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.

[Lajnus]

Klant = someone that screws everything up.

which makes sense in this case ;)

[bentleymitchell]

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.

[AnikaJarlsdottr]

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

[absolutemattlad]

"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

[renameduser]

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

[bravomike]

*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*

[shlamimk]

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.

[stevemc]

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

[JohnSapato]

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