Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M3 Grant. Part 2

Part two of the two-part tour of the tank. A lot of crew positions to go through, so it's going to be a long one.

[ludditeneaderthal]

My uncle Russell served in the pac theater in ww2. He started in a lee (blown out of service by a satchel charge), another lee (same fate), another lee (ditto), a Sherman (ditto again), and finally a Sherman "zippo" model. He was the only survivor in each loss, being blown out through the commanders hatch. A tough little dutchman, old uncle Russ, lol

[memikell]

Have to admit, despite it's faults, its one of my favorite tanks. Why you ask? simple, as an ex-tanker I remember the countless hours having to work on the M48 and having usually only two crew members handy to do the work. Seven on the crew sounds great to me, lots of hands to keep the vehicle in shape!

[Dedfaction]

'Significant emotional events'.
Cracked me right up!

[PanzerDave]

I read some interesting comments about the M3 Lee/Grant and it's effectiveness in Burma. Those who used it found it performed "admirably" and worked well in supporting the infantry. They liked its heavy armament and the ability to provide fire in many directions.

[sheriff]

"so the loader doesn't have his legs deleted", love the Chieftainisms.

[admiraltiberius]

I LOVE that pause when pondering the possibility of using the 37mm gun and canister ammo vs a airplane. These videos are always the best.

[ThorneyedWT]

I can't praise this channel enough. Really must have 100x more subscribers and views.
Also would love to see more "mythbusting" lectures like you did on M4. That really helped me to understand WW2 tank warfare much better.

[hippoace]

Well the wipers are obviously for wiping infantry off your tank! :P

[engared]

I don't play WoT anymore, but I try to watch every single video by the Chieftain!

[tonnywildweasel]

Rosie The Riviter had a field-day on this one. Thanks for sharing, greets from the Netherlands. T.

[Aethgeir]

I love how The_Chieftain refers to the some of the really awful aspects of being a tanker as "significant emotional events"!

[immikeurnot]

Cold start procedure with the radial should be:
Hand crank to clear oil.
Prime fuel some specified number of pumps.
Fuel booster on.
Engage starter.

This is where it's going to get weird, because it's a tank.

On a plane, you'd let the propeller swipe past a certain number of blades (IIRC, you count 7 blades on a DC-3/C-47 which means about 2 1/2 revolutions). So on a tank, you're going to probably hold the start switch over for about "two Mississippi" and then switch your mags to "both". You want to do this to get the engine up to proper RPM and prevent backfires that could start fires or damage the engine. Problem is, hold the starter over for too long before you hit the mags and you flood the engine and it won't start.

[MrKarty]

Brilliant video series. Well researched, informative, and done with a sense of humour that only someone who's lived it can bring.

[southronjr]

Would love to see a detailed video on the M4 and variants. My grandfather was a tanker in an M4 in Pattons 3rd army and had "3 tanks shot out from under him" ( his words). Lucky for him (and my family) he had also gone through coms school and by Dec 44 had been pulled from the tanks to be a radio man for a battalion FO, so he rode half tracks and jeeps into Germany with several of those being destroyed with him surviving.

[SteamCrane]

Bogey's M3 Lulubelle. Always wondered about the layout. Thanks!

[MarcAus]

Is anyone else loving the extended length and detail chieftains hatch episodes run into these days? I would love to see an episode inside a fully restored panzer IV, I've learned much about what allied tankers had at their disposal and would love to see the contrast with the main weapon fielded and depended on by the Germans.

[VFRSTREETFIGHTER]

This is by far one of my favorite YouTube channels, cant wait for the next installment.

[pcharliep]

Your shows are great they provides information that would normally be unknown to most.
Keep up the good work.

[Anmatgreen]

Riveted tanks: providing ridiculous amounts of sharp sticking out thingies to bang your head on since 1916.

[RichardFreeberg]

Really well done. Great presentation and well researched. And fun to watch. Fascinating all the weird in and outs of tank design...