Does Chieftain Fit Into.... A Universal Carrier?

We continue the search for a vehicle too small for me to operate...

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[cbyrne]

That was dangerously close to being less 'Can the Chieftain fit into...?' and more 'Will the Chieftain get stuck...?'

[ColdWarShot]

Chieftain’s last words: “Oh Bugger, the Carrier’s on fire”

[LstEngineer]

I met the chieftain once, he really is a man you can look up to. I'll never understand how he became a tank commander and not a M.O.S more fitting his stature, like Humvee hurler.

[samevans]

Chieftain - Veteran, provided years of expert knowledge and presentations into almost all armored vehicles that have graced a battlefield. Given lectures on common and uncommon doctrines, situations and points of view from the complete history of armored warfare, Including a collaboration on a project to provide the most in depth documentary of the second world war that has ever existed.

Community - Yes, but dose the big man fit?

[StacheMan]

Who would've guessed one of the hardest vehicles for Chieftain to operate can't even protect from rain?

[mikearmstrong]

I find it rather amusing that anytime you watch a movie featuring a tank, there is always room for the crew in the turret to stretch out, reach for things at arm's length, invite in some guests, do a little dancing between battles, etc.

[exharkhun]

It takes courage to throw with signs put there by the people who you may end up putting in a position where they have to decide whether to cut you out of their Carrier or wait a few weeks until you're thin enough to be removed without damaging a valuable museum piece.

[JagerLange]

"Can you imagine driving with your head down like this?"
Not personally, but I think I've an idea of what Hans Moleman may have done in the War.

[stalkingtiger]

In the next episode: Can EMT's cut Chieftain out of a Carro Veloce with the Jaws of Life?
You're becoming an excellent contortionist sir!

[richardarcher]

Careful about driving a Bren Carrier from the gunner's seat Chieftain, you might give the French ideas that one-man tanks are a viable option.

[KTo]

watching this, I very quickly went from worrying about the Chieftain breaking something in the carrier to worrying that the carrier would break something in the Chieftain.

c.e. typo

[davefromnb]

When I was in the CF we had a Bren Carrier that was used on parades. It was tiny driving with the 113s.
The only fellow I ever saw drive it was one of the maintainers. He was about 5' 7.

[MikaelKKarlsson]

This means that Sofilein would have to drive Nicholas around in a UC one day. She'd like that. We'd like that.

[porpoise]

OK, now I really want to see Chieftain in the CMP.

I know they had a reputation to be cramped (as I recall the British specified a certain size for the cab without considering the size of the engines), but surely a full on truck isn't worse than the Universal Carrier

[Chaosrain]

You could always try taking a Goliath for a ride...

[wagrhodes]

I don't know why we all enjoy watching Nicholas torture himself trying to fit in small armored vehicles... But we do.😈

[colochop]

But... *what about the track tensioning?*

[MrRugbylane]

This is basically every man getting into the car after his wife was driving it.

[jonathanperry]

Chieftain with all due respect we all know you're true nemesis is the AMX ELC BIS at the museum of saumur in France. Now that would be epic. Perhaps you could prove me wrong it would make it all the better

[JagerLange]

This week on "If Chieftain Fits, Chieftain Sits" (promise I won't recycle this joke again).