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As an aside, there is also a story of an incident in the 1991 war of an MLRS unit getting hauled in as they were relocating to respond to a request for fires. I have not seen it verified in anything official, but I wouldn't put it past reality either.
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0:00 Background
1:02 Rant asking why this is such an important argument anyway.
2:48 Appropriate responses to disagreements, and FOLLOW THE LOGIC, NOT THE CREATOR!
5:11 Did the Americans develop their own torsion bars?
6:24 The Tank Engine of Theseus
6:58 The Tank of Theseus
8:23 The T-14 breakdown on parade
9:09 Final thoughts
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00:00 Intro, Warfighters.
3:22 German heavy tank doctrine in WW2
5:25 Thoughts on the Israeli Nagmachon
7:15 Why was there a shift in Soviet artillery from towed to self-propelled guns
7:50 Opinion on the AGS
13:20 Steel wheels on wheeled vehicles
14:54 If you could retrofit one thermal to either an old tank or an IFV, which vehicle?
15:26 Room for return of SPAAG
17:30 How good is modern thermal vision at target discrimination/
19:03 How modular are vehicles?
20:04 Are you considering a second book?
20:36 Would WW2 "ghost army" tactics work today?
21:14 Do we train for scenarios in which friendly forces do not have air superiority
21:36 Reliable King Tiger vs post-war tanks
22:42 Is Challenger 3 worth-while?
23:50 Chieftain's life story(!) and why the move to the US
25:45 Is the use of rubber track blocks vs all-steel related to live vs dead track?
26:15 When were crew ergonomics first seriously considered as a factor?
28:00 Is Sentinel's turret still the worst you've encountered?
28:56 Why is a drone operator on an individual tank a bad idea?
30:35 Does a unit commander's tank's second-in command have autonomy to deal with threats?
32:20 Why is the US Army deleting MGS when other nations have continued operating wheeled cannon vehicles?
33:12 What goes into determining track commonality?
34:14 What music types do you listen to?
34:31 Is Merkava suspension basically Christie?
35:04 Would earlier introduction of serviceable high velocity HEAT have made heavy tanks pointless in WW2?
35:42 Why a fixed hull MG on the T-54?
36:39 Are autocannons better suited for untrained/undertrained crews?
37:38 How do you manage a logistics situation like the Ukraine?
40:47 Are there differences in casualties of men or vehicles between petrol and diesel Shermans?
41:15 Who would, hypothetically, have taken over for the various generals who crash-landed in Ireland had their internment been more than brief?
46:21 Opinion on post-WW2 French tanks?
49:44 Did the Germans consider Panther to be a medium or a heavy tank?
50:17 How has and will the war in the Ukraine affect AA doctrine
52:30 Why was no armored vehicle fitted with the Oldsmobile 37mm from P39?
53:04 Is the platoon or company the main armored fighting element for the US Army?
Links to things.
MoD article on Warfighter. army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/05/british-iron-in-america-s-hammer-exercise-warfighter
Book: amazon.com/Can-Openers-Development-Anti-Tank-Carriages/dp/1635618592 (Or other retailers)
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00:00 First Military Flight
00:51 Simulator
11:00 The DAR Team
17:07 The Fuelers
22:44 Ammo Handling
28:22 Loading Munitions
Again, may thanks to 1-227 Attack Battalion, and the 1st Cav PAO.
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The original, with the Q&A session at the end, is still available here.
c-span.org/video/?433629-2/design-history-m4-sherman-tank-world-war-ii
Other things referenced in this video.
Myths of American Armor: youtube.com/watch?v=bNjp_4jY8pY
Modern US Army procurement processes: youtube.com/watch?v=oYzzwZpqNUE
Parshall talk on German/Soviet AFV production. (Second speaker). youtube.com/watch?v=N6xLMUifbxQ
Barnes/Devers 76mm transcript: worldoftanks.com/en/news/chieftain/The_Chieftains_Hatch_Barnes_Call
M4A3E2 Jumbo. youtu.be/kCqMzzU5gB0
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00:00 The mechanics.
16:25 The UAS/Grey Eagle Company
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In the US context, they were cut open for use as training aids, otherwise, there were just going to be scrapped (Just another enemy tank at the time, after all). However, as training aids or educational pieces, they arguably are far better for the learner to understand a 'tank' as opposed to looking at the exterior, inside small openings if accessible, or simply looking at wargame stats.
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They also have an annual "AusArmor Fest", where the theme is visitor involvement. Not many other places let you ride in a Panzer IV or T-72.
The Museum of the American GI, College Station, TX, has an invited speaker season going. I was the second. americangimuseum.org
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Bradley Switchology
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Marder Switchology
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Error: TPD wasn't a knife company, that was MSAR.
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Irish Defense Forces Report: https://www.military.ie/en/public-information/publications/report-of-the-commission-on-defence-forces/
Ballistics Standards: http://www.panzer-war.com/page33.html
Steve Zaloga / Armored Champion interview: youtu.be/O1vwoetfhbk
Sherman Reliability: worldoftanks.com/en/news/chieftain/The_Chieftains_Hatch_British_Meds
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Vehicle Recovery. Timestamped: youtu.be/sNLTE75B0Os?t=1023
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00:00 Intro, update about recent audio problems.
02:50 Has anything coming out of Ukraine genuinely surprised me?
04:33 What books would you recommend to someone who is new to tanks?
05:35 Do I have anything on the use of Chieftains in the Iran/Iraq war?
06:43 What would you recommend for a young boy’s first 1/35 armored vehicle?
08:30 How have missions/operations changed for a tank commander or platoon leader from WW2 to the last deployment?
10:18 Why was the T-34/76’s gun enclosed in a long shroud or mantlet, but the Sherman or Panzer had a more ‘traditional’ mantlet?
11:18 If money were not an object, was MGS worth saving?
Was it technological limitations or design inertia which kept the transmission in the front of a tank 12:27 What required a drive shaft going the length of the vehicle until the advent of the power pack?
14:30 In WW2 the Germans experimented with S-mine launchers on tanks, and more recently claymores were proposed for anti-infantry defense. Do these ideas have any merit?
16:15 Why are automatic grenade launchers not more commonly seen on tanks?
17:58 Do I have any insight on the MPF?
18:42 Why was the M26 phased out so quickly in favour of M46, 47 and 48?
21:13 Did the US ever test the concept of the squeeze-bore gun like the Germans?
25:06 What tracked AFVs would I select for Ireland?
28:13 Did I have a favourite armored vehicle growing up as a young lad?
28:30 Why didn’t the US consider autocannons in the interwar period as tank armament?
28:48 Preferred pizza?
28:55 How might late cold war vehicles be simplified to cut cost and production time if the US got to the point that it ran out of M1s in a war?
30:30 Is there any combat vehicle which turned out to be ‘bad’ at the job it was designed for, but ‘good’ at some other purpose?
31:17 Has the origin of calling the gunner’s control handles “Cadillacs” ever been sourced?
31:28 What’s in the display case on the wall to your left?
32:28 How is the recovery of vehicles achieved in the modern US military?
32:46 Is there a vehicle I had an opportunity to operate, but passed on it and now regret?
32:59 Is there a sci-fi weapon that you don’t care how impractical, or how dumb it seems, you want to get one?
33:47 GOTM
40:34 Were you the American who went to a Russian museum and remarked "that's unfair" when looking at T-34's track pin system?
41:34 What did Marines think of the M4?
42:59 Hybrid Drives and See-through armor
42:33 WW2 Contact Drill Commands (Or lack thereof)
43:59 What about T24E1?
45:01 What were casualties of the end of the cold war in terms of technological development?
47:07 What do the higher-ups think of my youtube career?
47:50 How useful is a thermal CITV vs a non-thermal commander’s viewer on a vehicle which already has a thermal imager for the gun?
49:50 What were the major turning points in North Africa, other than Second El Alamein?
50:33 Why was the 76mm gun considered a failure in Europe 1944/45, but a success in Korea?
51:47 Were there official studies done on the effectiveness of sandbags as armor?
54:33 The "peek around the corner" camera on the Streetfighter tank.
55:28 Was the change from the H to J series MTOE cavalry units a boon or decrease in capability?
59:59 How exactly is armor penetration ability defined?
1:02:20 What have I found about T28 in the archives?
1:02:44 Thoughts on MPF
1:03:19 Did anyone put a 40mm Bofors onto a 20-ton tank?
1:04:35 Was the M103 outmatched by the Soviet tanks it was facing by the 1970s?
1:05:21 What’s the deal with the supposed early M1 hitting 100mph with the governor removed?
1:05:56 Were the M1 skirts a development from Schurzen?
1:06:41 Man-hours of maintenance per hour of use for Sherman
1:07:43 How does one earn a Stetson and spurs in a cav unit?
1:08:56 Can you blind-fire with non-Area of effect weapons?
1:09:15 Did the Soviets copy the Jerrycan?
1:09:53 How the the Kangaroo series of vehicles come about?
1:12:24 Do I have any intention of doing a 6+ hour Q&A?
Incidentally, that chap apparently doesn't understand that an 11B in 10th Mountain could have been an 11B in 1st Cav or will rotate to 4th ID afterwards. The US doesn't have the same 'regimental' system he may be used to.
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Edit: Indeed, so unresearched, I missed that though KMW makes Leopard 2, the KF51 is Rheinmetall.
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00:00 Futzing around and intro.
02:37 Guest introductions
03:30 What is a PEO GCS and why do we need one?
05:15 And what does the NGCV CFT do?
07:00 Do both teams work concurrently or sequentially?
08:40 In WW2, vehicle procurement went through Ordnance officers to Chief of Ordnance and ASF. But you are a tanker. What changed?
11:18 You have taken the "Functional Area: Acquisitions" career track. What is that?
13:20 Why is "acquisitions" not required for the CFT position?
16:20 Are your organisations mainly military or civilian personnel?
17:30 Why is the CFT part of Futures Command, but not in Austin?
20:10 The old procurement chain used to be purely through the military side to chief of Staff of the Army, the current one goes to SecArmy. Why the change?
22:10 A US Advantage in WW2 was the Army Industrial College. Does the successor Eisenhower School today still do the same thing?
26:00 In WW2, the using arm and the technical arm never settled the question of "who sets the requirements". Who is in charge these days?
30:30 Do you have a guy in Futures command whose job it is to keep track of new technologies which might be useful?
32:28 What are JCIDS and DOTMLPF, how do they work?
35:22 The Operational Needs Statement, and the example of Stryker Dragoon.
37:20 Back to JCIDS and DOTMLPF
44:15 How specific are requirements issued to industry?
49:20 When determining requirements, how far ahead in time are you looking?
52:00 We have a history of failed multi-national developments, but where do we sit on multi-national requirements?
56:20 What went wrong with Sgt. York, and how are such things prevented by the current system?
58:35 In WW2 most tanks took about two years to field. Current standard is 'speed of relevance', but longer. What is an acceptable amount of time between 'go' and 'field'?
1:03:53 Is 'maintaining institutional knowledge' an Army concern, or a political one?
1:06:25 In the three years between selection of MPF and fielding, is there the possibility of changes due to new requirements, or is the vehicle stuck to be delivered in 2022 configuration?
1:12:00 Is field testing using notional equipment (eg a truck with "tank" painted on the side) still done?
1:14:28 At what stage is the 'abort' button pushed to cancel a program?
1:17:13 In WW2 era, the US Army's Arsenals were capable of creating a new vehicle, even prototypes, on their own, then handed the design over to private industry. Does the Army still have such a capability?
1:19:53 What happens if private industry shows up with an unsolicited item? (eg AbramsX)
1:25:47 In a competitive bid, how much 'take it as it is' is there? eg Can the Army instruct the overall winner to incorporate a good idea from the other guy's entry?
1:29:52 Must the Army accept the submission from the lowest bidder, or does it get a bit of wiggle room for superior performance at greater price?
1:33:46 After engineering tests, vehicles go to troop trials. Are these make/break tests, or are they more a 'you're getting this thing, we're just asking you for refinement requirements'?
1:40:25 Do we still do anything like the inter-war "educational orders" today?
1:41:45 How is the level of field contractor support determined in a contract?
1:43:59 What's the warranty on a tank? At what point is it no longer the contractor's problem to fix?
1:44:44 Is the tank as a concept now, finally, dead?
1:46:40 Are we going to be able to rely more on the AI for 'technical' functions to free up the human crews for 'tactical' functions?
1:48:55 How are we going to avoid the information overload problem which is looking at happening with increased sensors/drones/etc?
1:50:50 There is a push/pull between making a smaller tank (fewer crew) and adding more crew for the workload. Where is that balance struck?
1:53:07 Are we going to go away from the traditional tank crew paradigm of gunner, loader, driver, TC?
1:54:15 What did the US Army procurement system do better in the 40s and 50s, and why do we not do it today?
1:56:26 How tolerant are we of failures in testing?
1:58:25 Final thoughts/comments
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Clark Lindner gives me the low-down.
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Turned out to be about an hour and a half, so here's 45 minutes to get you started. Apologies for the audio trouble. Part 2 is better.
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