Top 5 Tanks | Chris Copson | The Tank Museum

In this video, Chris Copson delves into the vast collection of The Tank Museum to curate his Top 5 Tanks.

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00:00 | Intro
00:45 | Number 5
05:55 | Number 4
13:05 | Number 3
18:27 | Number 2
24:36 | Number 1

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[thetankmuseum]

Hi Tank Nuts! We hope you enjoyed Chris' list, let us know what you would choose in the comments below.

[heinrichzerbe]

I'm really enjoying Chris Copson's in-depth explanations for his choices.

[colmanian]

I'm very pleased this chap is getting so much airtime on the channel. I could listen to him for hours!

[FinsburyPhil]

As a British army cold war infantry soldier, I can say that we had a lot of belief in Chieftain and always thought that it could do the job asked of it. Very comforting to have a troop rumble up and deploy near you. Many tankers I talked to thought that the bad reputation for reliability and lack of power was a carry over from earlier versions - by the end of their service, with Stillbrew armour, the TOGS sights and a 'Sundance' powerpack now producing over 750bhp it was considered effective and more reliable - providing as you say, it was used hard.

[trevortrevortsr]

Mr Fletcher was always going to be a hard act to follow however I think Chris is going to be a great asset - his warm and very knowledgable presentation it a Joy - Maybe the banter and dry humour will follow?

[michaelcort]

Chris is an absolute natural, would love to see more from him. Looking to get into historic researching myself in future so to see Chris confidently explain in depth the details of these tanks is really encouraging.

[FSean]

What a fantastic presenter Mr Copson is. Please, more content from this knowledgeable gentleman

[obsidianjane]

I really liked these picks because they weren't just "these tanks were cool (most of them aren't cool)", but because of the history story the tell. And it was very well told. Thank you.

[mattw]

Hi Mr. Copson, yes I did enjoy it. Great video!

[willselley]

With trousers that colour, you know you're in safe hands.

[Guy_]

A friend of mine, who was a Chieftan commander for many years once told me "The Chieftan was the best tank in the world, if it broke down in a good firing position"

[JoRoWi]

I find Chris’s videos the best to watch.

You can just tell he knows his stuff and delivers it without much fluff, I appreciate that.

[trevorrenkevens]

I'm glad someone put the Char B1 on their list. While tragic that the French lost early in the war, these tanks did well against anything Germany threw at them.

[seen]

I find Mr Copson to be a worthy successor to Mr Fletcher. Another great presenter of which you seem to have so many, well done.

[alexdoe]

I could listen to this guy talk about tanks and history in general for hours!

[dondouglass]

Chris's knowledge is brilliant to follow. As an ex REME mechanic I know, all too well, the reliability of the FV4201. Sadly, more often than not, than British Army during this period of the Chieftain tank had some great vehicles but a lot of crap engines and power packs.... The bane of my life was the fuel system of the Jag engine in the CVRT series.... Hey ho... Happy memories of changing power packs in German forests.

[andrewmortimer]

So much extra bits of history I learned during this video!

[mambastu]

Chris is a very good presenter and very much enjoying the output from the museum. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[BombatGeneral]

The camera crew set a brilliant scene here. I love the Char B1, in person it has a great presence. It represents so much of the learnings of the First World War, then behind you have the beautiful, sleek lines of the panther representing a relatively short period of time but largely differing design philosophies. Excellent chat. Excellent museum.

[thekinginyellow]

Hi, this is Chris Copson. These are my top 5 tanks, and here's why they suck! I really appreciate that he didn't gloss over the weaknesses in his picks.