Chieftain's Q&A #13: Elbonia gets Armoured.

These things are getting longer and longer....

This time we are talking about fitting rear view cameras to Elbonian amphibious towed tube artillery pieces which go "ping" and have sloped armor. Or something like that.

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Tank Trailers.

The Chieftain's Scout Car Fund:

Topics:
00:43 Why does the D25T go "Ping" when firing?
02:04 What are the three most used methods to disable/destroy a tank?
02:37 In the ever evolving war between weapons and defensive systems, what side has the advantage?
03:29 Why do most modern tanks still not have reverse cameras?
05:06 My top five strangest tank designs?
07:47 Do I like War Thunder?
10:14 Tank-Infantry communication
15:10 Why did armored cars take an overall back seat in US service? Why did T27 fail?
18:14 If the TC gets injured, what happens?
19:17 If a tank is using a ranging machinegun, does it not provide warning to the target?
20:06 Sabotage the Elbonian Armoured Corps
35:00 GOTM
39:03 Have missiles/drones made conventional artillery obsolete?
41:44 When did the Army start putting fire extinguisher handles on the outside of vehicles?
42:39 Platoon size. 3, 4 or 5?
44:16 What’s the best example of using part of an armored vehicle using in a way not intended?
47:20 What are my feelings on using or making modern parts to restore some older engines in order to bring historical vehicles to life?
50:44 Was there ever any attempt to mount a radial engine on a tank to be flat?
52:05 How did messages get securely from the front line to the artillery units in the rear?
54:32 How effective would the Panzer IV K, with the sloped frontal armor, have been?
55:44 Who should load in a 2-man turret? TC or Gunner?
56:23 Why is the loader now on the left?
58:05 Was M551 a good or terrible replacement for M41?
59:56 Might I film a T95 Medium?
1:00:56 Why is towing something behind a tank a questionable activity?
1:03:06 How come more tanks didn’t have automatic transmissions?
1:04:55 Top five worst tank crew positions.
1:06:26 Why have rounds such as AP, APHE, APCBC etc fallen out of tank use?
1:07:57 Was there a reason why the US and UK used both inches and mm?
1:10:45 Was there ever any thought by the US Army of putting a gunshield onto the .50 cals on the Sherman?
1:11:12 What causes a modern gun tube on a tank to fall off?

[RedShocktrooperRST]

The Elbonia follow up question is thus:

You are now the guy Elbonia hired to fix their armored force. You look upon your force of... questionable vehicles and are tasked with making them actually reasonable.

Rule is as follows, same for Ian: You cannot actually replace the existing vehicles. We spent good money on them, so unless it is literally impossible to do so, you must try to make the vehicles work. What modernization or standardization do you attempt to bring about to rectify Elbonia's armored force as best you can?

[TKSSLCHN]

"We're at war with Elbonia. But fear not, our mole ensured they only bought bad tanks."

"Alright what am I going to face on the field?"

"IS-3 and Jagdtigers"

"Bloody he..."

[evanulven]

"Tube artillery is obsolete."

I showed that little bit to my brother, former Army artillery. His only response was evil laughter.

[Waltham]

Stupid M60A3 Trick # 188

You can use the image intensifier in the Commander's copula to see the "splash" of the LRF and give the gunner last second fire adjustments.

Stupid M60A3 Trick #497.

When you couldn't start the M60 because the low voltage protector was protecting the starter from said low voltage, you could uncouple the power cable from either side of the low voltage protector and bridge the gap using the key for the padlock of the loader's hatch. Just remember to hold the key using insulated pliers.

Stupid M60A3 Trick #553

A very small amount of C4 (very-very small) was useful in removing a broken torsion bar when it had become rusted in place. Every good Plt Sgt had a golf ball sized ball of C4 in his personal tool bag.

Stupid M60A3 Trick # 602

Wrapping the turret's over-pressure air filter (the round cover on the rear right of the turret), in wet rags turned it into a swamp cooler.

Stupid M60A3 Trick # 697

Always keep a car jack in your BII. Its great for getting the driver's escape hatch back in when the driver accidentally kicks the release leaver.

Stupid M60A3 Trick #737

Make the important annotations on your map in the same color as the light filters on your internal lighting. That way they will be clearly visible when you are using internal illumination at night.

[Solidboat]

"In the old days, things were annoying"
- The Chieftain, 2020

[roymuerlunos]

39:16 "Someone said Tube artillery is obsolescent"

Brave words from someone within M777 range.

[Elessar_Telcontar]

"The infantry was shooting at so I figured it was worth a couple 120 mm rounds" LOL
I bet the infantry loved to see their target get hammered.

[eqcr]

Elbonia best answer: Buy one of everything

[Odin]

I really think Drach would have a field day with the Elbonia question

[jebusman]

Aerogavin will never stop being the greatest injoke in the incredibly niche and nerdy rivet counting community.

[Dogmeat]

Hey Chieftain! Saw the bit about Tube Artillery. I'm a 13F aka a "Forward Observer" and Would like to point out that Tube Artillery can give you a "duration" on a Target example being "Duration 5 Minutes" on said Target. it can also Screen Friendly movement, Obscure the enemies vision with Smoke or WP among many many more things you can do with tube Artillery. Having a barrage of shells fly into an area from tube Artillery is also on the cheaper side of things, Plus we can also Illuminate the area with IR or Flares from a 105mm and 155m guns. along with changing round types are much faster.

One last thing to remind people who speak about the MLRS or High Mars is that those Systems are a "Corps" Asset. I'm sure The Chieftain can explain it a little better on what that means. But Systems like a MLRS will and if ever never be called by a Forward Observe like me. It's a Corps Asset because you also need to clear the 30, 000ft of Air Space those things need to travel through depending on target location. That is a way higher level of approval to fire those things that what people think.

Hey Chieftain when you get a chance can you explain the role of the 19D aka the Cav Scout since it's part of the Armor Branch? and their role in the Army.

Thank You!!!

[specter]

We need to follow his suggestion and get Drachnifel and Bismarck on this. For generations we must pass down the Tradgedy of Darth Elbonia the gullible

[RAL_III]

When are we getting that Chieftain cooking show?

[RaycoRedFox]

The Aero-Gavin xD you said it so casually, I had to scroll back and hear it again. I love your dry humor :'D

[opperbuil]

Bossy bloke called TC is a somewhat flawed form of a reverse camera, a sort of alpha v0.1. They do need bugfixing for "Left! No, your other left!" but in time they get better.

[MajesticDemonLord]

You do know that now you've sabotaged Elbonia, you have to do the follow-up question which is:

"How do you fix all the mistakes made by your incompetent predessor'?

[energiam]

The 122mm Ping sound comes from Gaijings using a D-30 122mm howitzer as a sound model.

Ask anyone who operates a D30 and they'll tell you

[b.elzebub]

Man, I love the gusto and enthusiasm thrown into the Elbonia part. Probably one of the funniest running gags in recent memory and The Chieftain did not disappoint!

[rajingcajun]

I think that It’s good that both wot and wt exist because there are people who prefer each

[jacobfarley]

I have an extremely important question for you on a topic you brought up.

What is your favorite dinosaur?