British Warrior IFV Upgrades | 40mm CANNON!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2019
  • Britain’s MCV-80/FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle was produced between 1984 and 1995. Built of all-welded aluminum construction and armed with the 30 mm Rarden cannon, it was designed to destroy enemy armored personnel carriers at ranges of up to 1,500m, while offering a fast, armored battlefield taxi for up to 7 infantry soldiers. These IFVs were pressurized to protect against Soviet chemical and biological weapons, and included a full range of night vision equipment. They served capably during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, were used to maintain the peace in Bosnia/Kosovo, and have found themselves in very high demand on the post 9/11 front lines.
    Individual programs have improved some vehicles’ optics, radios, and add-on armor, but keeping the fleet in service until 2035 will require more extensive work. Hence the GBP 1 billion Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). In mid-November 2009, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin UK submitted their bids, but the decision took almost 2 years. Fielding isn’t expected until 2018, but work proceeds.
    The WCSP effort has 4 main sections; WFLIP (Warrior Fightability Lethality Improvement Programme) to improve turrets and sensors, and add firepower; WMPS (Warrior Modular Protection System) to add a modular armoring system; WEEA (Warrior Enhanced Electronic Architecture) to add a fully integrated set of modern, expandable electronics and communications gear; and ABSV (Armoured Battlefield Support Vehicle) to improve the repair and recovery variants that keep the fleet in the field.
    Out of 789 Warrior IFVs received by the British military between 1987 - 1995, WCSP will upgrade 643 vehicles with WEEA electronics, and WMPS modular armoring upgrades. The latter offers a standard armor mounting system, giving the new Warriors the flexibility to fit different types of armor as future protection technology advances. Within that group, 449 vehicles (69.8%) will also get the WFLIP program’s new turret and weapon system. The remaining ABSV Warriors will be turretless, and carry out field repair and recovery roles using winch and crane attachments.
    The UK MoD awarded its contract to Lockheed Martin UK in October 2011. The System Architecture Design Review was completed in November 2012.
    The British Army has upgraded its Warriors to extend their service life to 2025. The upgrade included the General Dynamics UK Bowman tactical communications system and the addition of a night fighting capability in the form of the Thales Optronics battle group thermal imaging program. Until now the Warriors on duty in Estonia have been standard vehicles from the British Army training fleet with no theater-specific enhancements. The new Warriors appeared to be fitted with plates along the length of their hulls to defeat high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warheads, which British Army sources said is designated Operational Equipment Standard 3 (OES3). This is an evolution of the theater entry standard armored packages developed for the Iraq and Afghan campaigns.
    Qualification certification allows manned firing demonstration phases to begin for Britain’s FRES-Scout and WCSP programs, and for the French DGA’s EBRC wheeled light tank program. The program will work to certify the other initial ammunition types (A3B anti-aerial airburst, Point detonating and Airburst general purpose tracer rounds, and a low-cost reduced range TPPR-T training round) over the next 2 years, in time for the first delivery of the UK’s series production vehicles. The French EBRC program is expected to start full development in 2015. Sources: CTAI, “CTA International achieves Anglo-French qualification for the 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon and Ammunition”.
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  • @waywardson8360
    @waywardson8360 4 года назад +61

    The Warrior Tea Transporter is often overlooked by military analysts yet it plays an important role in the morale of the Englishman at Arms. It can brew the tea on the move with its carbon water filter using the same tech as Bosch instant household hot water heaters with a manual option to rout the water through stainless tubing coiled around the upper exhaust pipe. The Tea Kettle is 416 weapons grade stainless with the same servos that balance the 40 mm cannon except it keeps the tealeaves from being sloshed and frothing the tea over rough terrain. Another benefit of the KSU (Kettle Stabilizer Unit) is keeping the tea leaves from crumbling and making the tea too bitter in conjunction with the triple filtration system. The triple filtration is through a folded T shirt of pure cotton, a cylinder of tube socks and the dust prefilter from the soldier gas mask canister. This way it can be maintained when the vehicle is at extended range from the supply chain. The Cream, Sugar and crumpet cases are still top secret but there's nothing like them in the world regarding quality, survivability, and upgradeability.

    • @batmscot6149
      @batmscot6149 2 года назад +3

      Your well funny 😄 thanks I needed a good laugh ta. I wonder where they keep the tea towels ?

    • @ekibarthenid
      @ekibarthenid Год назад +1

      Have you been on the seaweed again?

    • @rodkennedy9800
      @rodkennedy9800 Год назад

      The boiling vessel…Britain’s secret weapon has the rest of the world in awe 😮

  • @commanderdon4300
    @commanderdon4300 4 года назад +63

    Amazing isn't it, at the start of WW2 the main anti tank gun on tanks was 37mm and they loaded it one shell at a time.
    Now APC's have 40mm guns that fire on automatic...

    • @Gerbs1913
      @Gerbs1913 4 года назад +2

      And 30mm gatling guns that fire 3900 rounds a minute.

    • @peterwait641
      @peterwait641 4 года назад +1

      @@Gerbs1913 Is that 5 barrels worn out per minute with Cta 40 lol

    • @MrChickennugget360
      @MrChickennugget360 3 года назад +7

      Modern IFVs fill the roll of the light tank and APC. They scout, suppress infantry and transport them. all on a budget.

    • @geldoncupi1
      @geldoncupi1 3 года назад +1

      They also had 37mm auto cannon...

    • @stevestruthers6180
      @stevestruthers6180 2 года назад +2

      Yes, and many of the tanks and other armoured vehicles during the Second World War would have been no match for modern-day infantry fighting vehicles. IFV's mounting either a 30 or 40mm gun firing programmable proximity-burst rounds would have been absolute murder even on dug-in infantry.
      The ground portion of the Second World War would have ended fairly quickly if somehow modern-day IFV's could have been deployed through some weird kind of time travel or time warp.

  • @punkjunk9479
    @punkjunk9479 4 года назад +208

    I showed this to my Dog, he's now serving in Afghanistan...

    • @nickthorp5790
      @nickthorp5790 4 года назад +10

      Taliban dog?

    • @ronniehopper2726
      @ronniehopper2726 4 года назад +6

      NICK THORP obviously not it is a warrior after all

    • @punkjunk9479
      @punkjunk9479 4 года назад +14

      @@nickthorp5790 No, he's a Corporal in the British Army. Show some respect...

    • @ls200076
      @ls200076 4 года назад +1

      @@nickthorp5790 yes

    • @unlikelyspore1406
      @unlikelyspore1406 4 года назад

      Good boy.

  • @roadrunner6224
    @roadrunner6224 4 года назад +199

    Pentagon Wars was right at some point the APCs are so focussed on fighting that the soldier have to start to walk again.

    • @X.Y.Z.07
      @X.Y.Z.07 4 года назад +6

      They're too cheap to actually provide the soldiers with battle taxi... haha

    • @1IbramGaunt
      @1IbramGaunt 4 года назад +1

      @@X.Y.Z.07 well if these are kept in service of course that's what they ARE for, in theory anyway

    • @DxBlack
      @DxBlack 4 года назад +5

      @@revolverswitch So like a floating fortress? Almost like a War Balloon, sans balloon and add wings and doing loops?

    • @purpheart23
      @purpheart23 4 года назад +2

      pentagon wars is genius in iit's prediction of future procuration of fighting vehicles. Amazingly.

    • @rags417
      @rags417 4 года назад +15

      @@revolverswitch Don't laugh. I read of one idea to repurpose C-130s or strategic bombers as missile buses with F-22s and F-35s up front as passive target detectors and terminal guidance units. All the tech in the guys up front, all the firepower (and resulting high signature) in the back spewing out missiles.

  • @Theonelordnikon
    @Theonelordnikon 4 года назад +2

    Thanks Matsimus, always a good show!

  • @alhesiad
    @alhesiad 4 года назад +21

    The french are installing that 40mm in their new Jaguar EBRC Recon Vehicle.

  • @_ob200
    @_ob200 4 года назад +10

    Saw this thing at tank fest this year , looks like a complete new vehicle in comparison to the current version

  • @mcburcke
    @mcburcke 4 года назад +35

    Excellent move! The 40mm upgrade is an order of magnitude jump in hitting power...the 40mm is a sledge hammer with the right ammo. Good idea.

    • @robertcornelius3514
      @robertcornelius3514 4 года назад +1

      Not really. The cost of ammo just doubled for the tax payer.

    • @hailexiao2770
      @hailexiao2770 4 года назад +1

      @@robertcornelius3514 Per round, yes, but you need less rounds and individual rounds can do more.

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 3 года назад +3

      @@robertcornelius3514 2x the bang for 2x the buck.
      Or as it's British, twice the pound for... twice the pound.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Год назад +1

      40mm air burst is naaaaasty

    • @abdou.the.heretic
      @abdou.the.heretic 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Treblainebigger stick bigger bonk

  • @rileyernst9086
    @rileyernst9086 4 года назад +1

    Awesome, really digging that retro-Cromwell turret look with the modular armour.

  • @MrGrimsmith
    @MrGrimsmith 4 года назад +1

    I've been watching bits and bobs of yours for a while, figured I ought to finally subscribe. I find military vehicles fascinating from the engineering perspective (I also believe that there are too many trade offs made between new and shiny vs Ronseal and built to last but hey, I'm an outsider) and remember seeing many proposed upgrades, new systems etc in a publication called Military Technology way back when. You seem to be my best source for my engineering fix!

  • @notapplicable6611
    @notapplicable6611 4 года назад +2

    Good stuff! Thanks!

  • @Rimasta1
    @Rimasta1 4 года назад +1

    Another great video Matt, really enjoy your content.

  • @kyoatbites7865
    @kyoatbites7865 4 года назад

    realy dig this beast, great vid Mat as all ways

  • @ChristopherSloane
    @ChristopherSloane 4 года назад +22

    Dude thats some seriously sexy stuff
    360 is a must all crew needs to be aware, the camera can be cleaned by compressed air nozzle on the lens.

    • @huntforandrew
      @huntforandrew 4 года назад +1

      They should should just give it a CITV system like the Bradley and modern tanks have. Instead of mounting cameras all over just give the commander a camera that swivels and stick a monitor hooked up to it in the troop compartment. I think that's much better than having stationary cameras all over.

    • @EcchiRevenge
      @EcchiRevenge 4 года назад +4

      @@huntforandrew But if CITV gets shot...
      Multiple cameras(preferrably with overlapping views) allow on-board computer to piece together images from all cameras(cars already can do this today) for a panoramic view of the battlefield(without having a panning camera that can be hit and disabled easily).
      Like this:
      ruclips.net/video/PE5MySNqcMU/видео.html
      But better.

  • @shaolindreams
    @shaolindreams 4 года назад

    Looks a solid upgrade.

  • @l2-4upphysicaltrainingover40
    @l2-4upphysicaltrainingover40 Год назад

    Great review as always!

  • @rogerhowell6269
    @rogerhowell6269 3 года назад

    Mat great review Mate! 👀👍

  • @reme2493
    @reme2493 4 года назад +16

    Let's hope they correctly implement the chain gun correctly this time. If I remember correctly back in the 90's it was mounted upside down or something.

    • @stevehughes8027
      @stevehughes8027 4 года назад

      The chaingun is the piece that was mounted upside down

  • @pbr-streetgang
    @pbr-streetgang 4 года назад

    Hey hey there. Thanks for the vid sir.

  • @gazzaboo8461
    @gazzaboo8461 4 года назад

    I had fun in Light Aid Detachments with their predecessors, the FV434's and FV432's of the 22 Cheshire Rgt in Minden, followed by the CVR(T) Scorpion, Scimitar, Samson, Spartan etc. with the 13/18 Hussars in Wimbish UK before getting sent on to 12 Armoured Workshop in Osnabruck. Detachment trips in between to Northern Ireland, Wales gunnery ranges, 2 Cyprus UN tours and Sunny Belize. Fun times in the REME, 1976-1984. Miscellaneous old junk we worked on; Fox's, Ferrets, Bedford 3 tonners, Stalwarts, Humber pigs, Saracens and every old, scabby Land Rover variant under the sun 😁
    Man, had to really rack my brains trying to remember, seems so long ago now.

  • @paladin0654
    @paladin0654 4 года назад +11

    Great video. I believe the 40mm weapon is referred to as CTA: case telescoped armament, where the projectile is embedded in the cartridge case.

    • @stevestruthers6180
      @stevestruthers6180 2 года назад +1

      Just a small correction: 'CTA' stands for Caseless Telescoped Ammunition.

  • @russellrattys6581
    @russellrattys6581 2 года назад

    Infantry support vehicle is the word i was looking for 👍

  • @winstonchurchill237
    @winstonchurchill237 4 года назад +5

    Post just as I unlock this in war thunder! Thanks Mat!

    • @killagamez4619
      @killagamez4619 4 года назад

      Winston Churchill the cally 2 and warrior are so good on war thunder. Im working on getting the stormer and phantom

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 4 года назад +1

      @@killagamez4619 They're good, but both support vehicles. Currently the Vickers is Britains best top tier vehicle as it fits the meta of the game. Mobility.

    • @killagamez4619
      @killagamez4619 4 года назад

      Eddy S true. Chally 2 is good at that wave mode against AI because you hull down most of the time

  • @Pincer88
    @Pincer88 4 года назад +8

    Great upgrade.
    I'd love to see a lateral ATGM mount as well (Spike?) to give it the capability to engage heavy armor at longer ranges as well, to relief the shrunken Challeneger force a bit and stronger frontal/lateral armor/ERA/cage to counter HEAT shells and ATGMs/RPGs. It's nice to have a main weapon that can reach out and has a evil punch, but so do a lot of potentially adverserial vehicles, zo protection needs to evolve as well imho. And I'd love to see an armor protection system (Trophy or equivalent), just giving the vehicle and its crew/infantry squad that extra bit of protection. But I would totally get it, if the MoD decides not to do that and wait for a version of the AJAX arnored scout vehicle suitable for IFV, so that the turret might be transferred to that.
    One point of concern; it is my understanding that the CT40 gun mainly is designed to combat lightly armored vehicles, demounted infantry and helicopters, but is less capable to do serious damage to more heavily armored IFVs at mid range, due to the loss of kinetic energy the telescopic rounds produce. I don't know wether that is true... The German Puma with its 30mm on the other hand is said to have a devastatingly hard hitting AP round, just like the CV90/35 and CV90/40, which are said to also have a bit mnore effective range against armored vehicles (up to 3.000m against 2.000m for the CT40). Can't seem to be able to find enough data on the CT40 though...

    • @chaz8758
      @chaz8758 4 года назад +1

      Since they are upgrading the turret and during GW2 they mounted MILAN on the turrets of a few Warriors I would have expected it to be a capability to be added later just to shift costs a bit, it would be a nice addition though

    • @Pincer88
      @Pincer88 4 года назад

      @@chaz8758 Agree, you never know when ypu run into an angry MBT. If that occurs it's always nice to know one has something at hand to match that big boom stick of his (grin). Preferably something with a bit more range than the Javelin, since that requires operating well within range of its gun (ad thermal imaging sights), something I never felt comfortably with operating the M-47 Dragon in my time with the armor infantry (with only 1.100m of range, well within the range of a coaxial MG).

    • @bradleyanderson4315
      @bradleyanderson4315 4 года назад +2

      @@Pincer88 Javelin is being updated with twice the range.

    • @Pincer88
      @Pincer88 4 года назад

      @@bradleyanderson4315 That's excellent news. Thanks for the update.

  • @apacheshepherd8059
    @apacheshepherd8059 4 года назад +3

    The sound of that 40mm, I’d hate to be on the receiving end of that! I have an allergy to 40mm rounds.

  • @tonybirch9440
    @tonybirch9440 4 года назад

    Nice one Mats, AeM.

  • @phil20_20
    @phil20_20 2 года назад +2

    I like these new cartridge schemes. You can put a larger caliber explosive round, or use a sabot instead of the classic necked down caliber cartridge, and you can do it in the same [ammo] space.

  • @flankingtheenemy
    @flankingtheenemy 4 года назад +33

    Its such a weird thing, on camp the name Matsimus is like armed forces legend. Everyone knows of him, even the OC. Pity about the REME part, could be worse....could be RMP ;)

  • @charlie15627
    @charlie15627 4 года назад +1

    Love it
    Huge bunch
    😊

  • @alistairsamson299
    @alistairsamson299 4 года назад +1

    It’s a beast a god damn beauty, I loved it second stage fan sucking in everything nearby. Needs a new turret and a new engine CV 8 can’t ho on for much longer.

  • @Homoprimatesapiens
    @Homoprimatesapiens 3 года назад +1

    Up to the point and factual as always. Thanx so much. The monitor scenes also corresponding with what is said and explained that even a not-pro millitary person will follow easily. It will be smart if a comparison video is produced of same type vehicles of different nations discussing everyone in fine detail putting also some historical facts for getting a better understanding.

  • @gooner72
    @gooner72 3 года назад

    Warrior upgrades, Chally 2 upgrades, procurement of Boxer and Ajax vehicles is fantastic and sounds really great for the modern British Army going into the future.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

  • @gooner72
    @gooner72 3 года назад

    When I went to Army careers office as a boy in 1989, before i joined up at 16 in 1990, the literature and brochures I got had the new Warrior vehicles in fancy exercise pictures and it looked modern and fantastic. It never crossed my mind that 30 years later, we're still talking about the Warrior in the British Army and just waiting for a life extension programme that will keep it going for probably about another 20 years. We certainly know how to get our money's worth from military hardware..... think about the Lee Enfield. 303, the brilliant SLR, the Scimitar, the FV 432 and the Warrior. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

  • @Cammy1RHF
    @Cammy1RHF 4 года назад +6

    Was a gunner in the 90's,that rarden was a complete pain in the arse to strip and clean. Hughes chain gun was shit as well....here's a good idea let's use a gravity fed weapon system but turn it upside down so it stretches the 762 link and jams constantly.

  • @JohnRodriguesPhotographer
    @JohnRodriguesPhotographer 4 года назад

    Always liked the warrior. This, in theory, should be a good upgrade.

  • @jacobbuxton932
    @jacobbuxton932 4 года назад

    This is badass

  • @user-so6dy2rq4v
    @user-so6dy2rq4v 4 года назад +69

    Why does warriors have no stabilization on 30mm gun? Looks like a huge disadvantage how he wiggle his gun up and down.

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 4 года назад +16

      Simply to save space. Stabilisers take up room, and they wanted to keep the turret as small as possible. The thing was never intended to fight on the move.

    • @stevenbreach2561
      @stevenbreach2561 4 года назад +9

      I wouldn't like to load a clip of 30 mm on the move ,with a stabilised gun

    • @stevehughes8027
      @stevehughes8027 4 года назад +5

      In short? Theyre old

    • @EcchiRevenge
      @EcchiRevenge 4 года назад +14

      They're also manually loaded.
      The gun is also a short-recoil design that's supposed to even fit armored cars.
      In short, it was a bad fit.

    • @The_Crimson_Fucker
      @The_Crimson_Fucker 4 года назад +7

      The more I learn about the Warrior the more I think that not a single good idea was had during it's design process.

  • @dpf1971
    @dpf1971 4 года назад +4

    Still needs a ATGW system to combat MBT's when they will inevitably come across them.

  • @rat_king-
    @rat_king- 4 года назад +5

    Mini leopard 2, turret, however as an engineer ive always had questions about the ammo capacity and fire rate of that new cannon.

  • @KageRyuu6
    @KageRyuu6 4 года назад +1

    Strictly speaking windows also get covered in dust, doesn't mean we stop using them, which is why it's good to have wipers on both.

  • @NicolaiVE
    @NicolaiVE 4 года назад +1

    Nice to see the Warrior getting a new weapon / interface system.
    A penny for your thoughts on the CAMO system for the French (and Belgian) army featuring the new Jaguar / Griffon and refurbished Leclerc MBT [France only - maybe even with a 140mm cannon] ;)

  • @TimothySielbeck
    @TimothySielbeck 4 года назад

    Can't wait to see this in Steel Beasts.

  • @Marco-nx5tj
    @Marco-nx5tj 4 года назад +101

    Meanwhile the USA is planning on putting a 50mm chain gun in the Bradley's replacement

    • @CharliMorganMusic
      @CharliMorganMusic 4 года назад +75

      Remember when the Bradley was meant to be an APC, but became a troop transport that can't carry troops, a scout vehicle that is too tall and slow to scout, and a light tank that has enough firepower to level a city block but with barely enough armor to resist a small cannon

    • @TimmyTheTimeTraveler
      @TimmyTheTimeTraveler 4 года назад +14

      Moop basically a tank destroyer with thin armor.

    • @REX-gq6ur
      @REX-gq6ur 4 года назад

      @@CharliMorganMusic I find the Panhard EBR sexier

    • @travisjohnson6703
      @travisjohnson6703 4 года назад +22

      @@CharliMorganMusic it's almost like the military realised the M113 would work fine as an APC, and what they really needed was an IFV for frontline support roles...

    • @jonny2954
      @jonny2954 4 года назад +5

      Except that 50 mm is just a necked out 35 mm.

  • @ginNjus
    @ginNjus 4 года назад

    Whoa!! Bofors size!!

  • @bryanlittleton4495
    @bryanlittleton4495 3 года назад

    Sick tank

  • @gooner72
    @gooner72 3 года назад +1

    Will we ever get rid of this cold war beast? I think the M.O.D are hanging onto the Warrior like some tattered old, mangy but much loved family dog.
    A fully stabilised 40mm gun upgrade, auto loader, updated fire control system, better all round visibility, alongside upgraded armour will keep the Warrior around for years to come. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

  • @richardwarner3705
    @richardwarner3705 Год назад

    I always liked the Warrior. Its even better now.

  • @jameshart5504
    @jameshart5504 4 года назад +2

    I saw this close up at TankFest 2019

  • @m2003h
    @m2003h 4 года назад

    The ability to traverse and maintain target location it will be very cool

  • @stevehughes8027
    @stevehughes8027 4 года назад

    Im a gunner on the current warrior. As good as this all sounds. As far as we know we wont be seeing these new warriors in our sheds till atleast 2020....

  • @hansvonmannschaft9062
    @hansvonmannschaft9062 4 года назад

    It seems to me that the Brit MoD is way less bureaucratic than many others I became acquainted with. Including mine, of course. Kudos on the upgrade! :-)
    Ps- Regarding the digital comms you mentioned at some point, yes, you were right on the money, comms are part of a whole package all big names (IE, Raytheon, Thales) keep offering and upgrading. It involves everything - yes, everything - concerning mission planning, awareness and execution, with a boatload of features. You can have every bit of info gathered all the way from sats, to air or ground recon, and then distribute it to each element in a non-overwhelming, need-by-need basis. Brass at the tent sees everything in real time and makes the calls on the spot, aided by different operators. Anyway, won't bore you with this haha! Thanks for the great video Mat, no, I never forget to click on that thumbs-up :-) Have a good one mate!

    • @jonny2954
      @jonny2954 4 года назад +2

      The opposite really. The british MoD, along with the US DoD is probably the most bureaucratic in the world. It took them almost 20 years to adopt the Boxer.

    • @hansvonmannschaft9062
      @hansvonmannschaft9062 4 года назад

      @@jonny2954 Ohh bummer. You know when "you've heard about", but still "you want to believe that..." well, that was me on this one haha!
      I'm very sorry to hear that. The whole video really made it sound like the upgrade went from decision to motion in a smooth and rather fast fashion.
      Oh by the way, I'm not American m'friend, however I am indeed aware of how brutally bureaucratic their DoD is.
      May you have a great day sir!

    • @jonny2954
      @jonny2954 4 года назад +1

      @@hansvonmannschaft9062 This project, the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) was started 8 years ago. Now it's 3.5 years delayed, more than £400m over budget and there are not enough viable hulls to upgrade (most of the hulls don't have the required structural integrity due to aluminium delamination issues).

  • @icantthinkofausername2605
    @icantthinkofausername2605 4 года назад

    This looks small on the modern battlefield but this is the same gun caliber the Churchill I had, damn

  • @richardappleby7536
    @richardappleby7536 4 года назад

    As a former RARDEN gunner on CVRT this really is a game changer. RARDEN really is a pig to fire on the move and should not be attempted on the move - fire would only be attempted in staggered 'bounds'. Matt this really is screaming out for an piece on AJAX ........................

  • @VarvasNukka
    @VarvasNukka 4 года назад +2

    Seeing the direction most apcs are going, I wonder if there'l be demand for a basic but still decently armourded battlefield taxi like the Patria 6x6 that's currently being developed.

    • @dallen521
      @dallen521 4 года назад

      Land Rover and Humvee battlefield replacement vehicles

  • @Jurflip2
    @Jurflip2 2 года назад

    When it came out, I wondered if the basic RARDEN gun design couldn't have been done in 35x228 instead of 30x170? That would have been an outstanding piece of kit, and still fully competitive today.

  • @rokuth
    @rokuth 4 года назад

    I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but the new turret on the Warrior is the "same" as the Ajax. Commonality to keep costs down. There is also upgrades to the suspension to allow weight growth. I don't know if the engine has changed or upgraded though.

  • @gozewstuffnthings5837
    @gozewstuffnthings5837 4 года назад

    Saw some previews of it at DSEI a few years a back.

  • @Apoc_Bone_Daddy
    @Apoc_Bone_Daddy 4 года назад +10

    Unless the Tea maker is upgraded too, I don't want ro hear about it

  • @DennisBell-tz2sb
    @DennisBell-tz2sb 4 года назад +1

    I agree about the chain gun. Put the gat from the A-10 on the warrior. That would be smashing ehh?

    • @robertwillis4061
      @robertwillis4061 4 года назад

      The gun off an A10 is bigger than a warrior. But the idea is good. Make it for fitment to a challenger chassis with a turret of it's own. Self loading with gyro stabilization, night vision. That would be our " Terminator" like the Russian unit

  • @WildBillCox13
    @WildBillCox13 4 года назад +3

    I say re-engine the M4 Sherman (we've still got lots in Cosmoline), extend the crew compartment rearward, add three more seats . . . thermal imagers . . . think of how inexpensive spare parts would be! You might even downgun it to a reliable autocannon (I love the 40mm/L60 of course) . . . or regun it with the new Bofors 57mm . . . lots of room, lots of armor, a good turn of speed . . .
    Heck! Do the same thing with Churchill Mk IX! A 750hp Gas Turbine (about the same size as the twin lorry motors of the original), fit a few extra seats in, a la AVRE, and arm the turret with a PAIR of 40mm Bofors guns . . . thermal imagers . . . a satellite uplink . . . I mean, imagine the enemy's reaction to a 40mph, 150mm armored, Churchill!

    • @alexdunphy3716
      @alexdunphy3716 4 года назад +4

      That's not actually very good these days. Many autocannons can go through 50-150mm of steel pretty easily

    • @1IbramGaunt
      @1IbramGaunt 4 года назад

      @@alexdunphy3716 not if you stick ERA over that in turn they can't

    • @WildBillCox13
      @WildBillCox13 4 года назад

      @@alexdunphy3716 Well, I haven't seen that happen yet. I am happy to hear an opposing idea, of course. RHA is still RHA, I think.

    • @paintnamer6403
      @paintnamer6403 4 года назад

      Sounds like a fun plastic model kit bash as it's called. Like a P-47 with Bullpup or Hellfire missiles.

    • @WildBillCox13
      @WildBillCox13 4 года назад

      Thanks for a considered response. I appreciate your point, but beg to differ. I cite the overreaching price of new tech. Old refits are far cheaper, in many notable cases. Not all, of course. But, when you have tens of thousands of an old tech item still in inventory . . . it brings down the price a lot.

  • @stevestruthers6180
    @stevestruthers6180 2 года назад +2

    Since the Ajax programme appears to be on the verge of being discontinued, why don't the British Army take a bunch of upgraded Warriors and turn them into recce variants? The rear troop compartment could be converted into a workstation area for an observer/radio operator/systems operator. Meanwhile, the commander commands the vehicle and the gunner engages targets when necessary and also acts as a second observer.

    • @phairecouchpotato3912
      @phairecouchpotato3912 2 года назад +2

      I like the idea, it makes sense, so the MOD won't go with it...

  • @sandman2257
    @sandman2257 4 года назад +24

    FINALLY STABILISED GUNS!!!! *ORGASM .MP3*

    • @BigSmartArmed
      @BigSmartArmed 4 года назад +2

      Finally a step into the 21st century and only two decades late :)))))

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 4 года назад +2

    Lol it looks like a mini Cromwell!!!

  • @theunknownguy265
    @theunknownguy265 4 года назад

    Yesssss

  • @vladimerkozovec7885
    @vladimerkozovec7885 4 года назад

    Nice

  • @chezmcdave
    @chezmcdave 4 года назад

    Last time I checked everything in the BAF needs to be upgraded in some way but luckily we are getting close to being a more modern country prepared for fighting other modern country’s and toyotas

  • @myricallen9093
    @myricallen9093 4 года назад +80

    New systems on is fantastic.
    But dear god that turret looks awful

    • @myricallen9093
      @myricallen9093 4 года назад +7

      @Charles Yuditsky Looks way worse than a leo 2 lol

    • @GI.Jared1984
      @GI.Jared1984 4 года назад +35

      i think it looks fine reminds me of the Cromwell

    • @GI.Jared1984
      @GI.Jared1984 4 года назад

      @Charles Yuditsky Cromwell

    • @myricallen9093
      @myricallen9093 4 года назад +5

      @@GI.Jared1984 At least the cromwells symmetrical

    • @budmeister
      @budmeister 4 года назад +11

      It doesn't have to look nice. It has to work.

  • @bloodswettears234
    @bloodswettears234 4 года назад

    Mint👍

  • @e.d.d.e3623
    @e.d.d.e3623 4 года назад +2

    let the 40' bang

  • @dlm9709
    @dlm9709 4 года назад

    it looks like the proposed griffin tank now with that boxy turret

  • @ravener96
    @ravener96 3 года назад +1

    40mm is an excellent bore size. enough of a payload to really definitely ruin someone's day on the other side. can essentially be used as a sniping platform

  • @BritishFreedom
    @BritishFreedom 4 года назад

    It needs a bigger gun so it can be used as a medium build tank. Especially with the Ajax coming into service. You could even put another 10-15 ton to it's weight and give it more armour, with a fixe TOW system attached. The Warrior would make much more sense to me then. A fast, agyle medium tank able to cross distance at pace and still pack a punch.

  • @wmtford4043
    @wmtford4043 4 года назад +2

    Hello Matsimus - I think the UK could have upgraded the Warrior ages ago and with considerably less cost and fuss. A new or modified turret with an existing, fully-stabilized 30mm dual-feed cannon, mated to new thermal sights and a fire control system using mainly off-the shelf components from UK suppliers, could have put plenty of people to work and given the Army an low-risk 80-90% solution a decade or more ago. (You could have been firing air-burst munitions at the dushmen behind cover.) Agreed that the CTIA 40 mike-mike is cool, but it comes at great cost and at the expense of timeliness. Why pursue a gold-/platinum-plated solution when there are so many other capability enhancement programs that need resources? A lost opportunity to marry economy with practicality, IMO.

  • @markjmaxwell9819
    @markjmaxwell9819 4 года назад

    For the price Lockheed has turned the warrior into a silk purse.
    I hope they also did an engine and drivetrain rebuild on all of them.

  • @adamedwards4770
    @adamedwards4770 3 года назад +1

    More toys for the boys! I think it needs a couple of Wizz bangs on the side for MBT's otherwise that 40 is only gonna chip paint.

    • @haroldbroadsword9895
      @haroldbroadsword9895 3 года назад

      You’d be surprised, the CT40 is probably quite potent against armour. It fires a tungsten APFSDS round and because it’s cased telescopic ammunition it’s very high velocity. It’s primary role is obviously fire support for the infantry, therefore the HE and HEVTF are probably more useful. It’s not designed to go toe-to-toe with MBT’s but would probably put up a good fight at medium to short ranges, the small APFSDS round fired in large quantities would smash barrels and optics, as well as ripping tracks and fuel tanks. The small rounds would also sneak their way in through turret ring gaps and similar universal weak spots. From the side, the 40mm CTA APFSDS would absolutely destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles. However, it’s unlikely that these Warriors would face any MBT’s without the aid of the Apache Longbow or the Challenger 2, which are designed to kill tanks.

  • @matso3856
    @matso3856 3 года назад +1

    As a Swede , im positivly suprised that the British upgrade to 40mm , and glad that they join the 40 mill family. I would have guess british would follow the yanks and go 50 mill.

    • @davidbridges3292
      @davidbridges3292 3 года назад

      to me this move to ever larger and heavier cannons seems counter productive. There's the tempting advantages of greater punch and range. But at the cost of greater weight and fewer shells between having to back out of a battle and return to reload. Also the added burden on the logistical supply lines with too many types of ammo. Also, some of the wheeled vehicles, Boxer, may struggle to be armed with such heavy cannons. I, as a yank, hope we can restrain from going over to the 50 mm. If we adopt the same 40 mm, it would help from the logistical stand point and hopefully keep the weight of the cannon and its shells from creating more problems than it solves. I'm also reminded of world war 2, with regards to the German Puma. The German officers knew it wasn't a tank, and it only weighted in at 11 tons, yet it couldn't cope with Shermans' that weighted 3 times as much.
      Hopefully the officers' who send these light weight vehicles into battle don't send them into situations that are otherwise suicidal. In the heat of battle, officers will often give in to temptation and employ these vehicles recklessly. A lot of those Puma crews, out of desperation of officers, where sent into combat situations the vehicle was never designed for and died like flys.

    • @matso3856
      @matso3856 3 года назад

      @@davidbridges3292 I can see your point , however its not the main gun thats supposed to engage enemy MBT or heavy stuff , its the dismounted infantry , and in emergency they can use the onboard missile system(at least in Sweden). And if they encounter something less then a MBT they can be offensive and take the initiative (in theory). But all the "light" stuff are also getting more armour (APC, IFV, even artillery) that in turn require more punch to able to have effect on target. But logistics is gonna turn into a nightmare if your gonna have 7-8 or more types of ammo. But I think modern military do recognize that you might need to send in IFV to stop tanks and thus we have IFV instead of APC's in most modern countries.

    • @tomeng9520
      @tomeng9520 Год назад

      @@davidbridges3292 We Swedes have known this for 30 years, welcome to the club. By the way our IFV as known as CV90 is for sale if you want to buy it brits / americans.
      Hence the need for IFV's that are really mobile and here CV90 is king. It can carry 8 soldiers and it has good speed and mobility to do this task, spread out your infantry.
      This is also why the CV90 has become so popular I think. Most western militaries have realized this and rather go for mobility with IFV's instead of main battle tanks.
      The CV9040 drops off troops within 0-50m from the enemy position, or simply drives up to it and let's the troops fight mounted.
      In Afghanistan it was apparently tremendously deadly. The Danish or Norwegians were caught in some kind of fight/ambush and they annihilated the enemy.

  • @cptant7610
    @cptant7610 4 года назад +1

    Camera's getting dusty sounds like an easy thing to solve. Even consumer cars have windshield wipers and water sprayers.

  • @Zretgul_timerunner
    @Zretgul_timerunner 4 года назад

    PLONK PLONK WANKER
    Also love how they now got an coaxial mg again and its put so high on the turret it might aswell be ignored.

  • @JeanLucCaptain
    @JeanLucCaptain 10 месяцев назад

    You can talk about how amazing These things are but frankly there are very few AFVs in the British park like 200 or so... THAT'S IT.

  • @ajikanExe
    @ajikanExe 4 года назад

    need this upgrade right now in war thunder
    Current warrior is struggling against the other ifv like type 89 even bmp much better in term of combat capability

  • @daveybernard1056
    @daveybernard1056 4 года назад +3

    Quick firing 4cm autocanon? We finally have a proper gun for the Churchill tank. When can we expect this cannon to be mounted in Mosquitos for tank busting?

    • @marktucker1441
      @marktucker1441 4 года назад +1

      ah, the Churchill, ugly as sin, Armed like a medium tank, slower than a heavy tank, as heavily armoured as a tiger and could cross terrain other tanks couldn't dream of, it worked surprisingly well all things considered.

  • @MrAJWorks
    @MrAJWorks 4 года назад

    👍👍👍

  • @VenturiLife
    @VenturiLife 3 года назад

    Mechanically, what were the main failure points on the vehicle in terms of maintenance?

  • @StoccTube
    @StoccTube 4 года назад +1

    What other armour has Warrior had to fight against that it hasn’t been able to overcome? Seems reasonable to upgrade it (wasn’t it designed in the 1970’s) but it appears to have been very sensibly operated and upgraded over its service life.

  • @bradleyanderson4315
    @bradleyanderson4315 4 года назад

    For a follow up article, try the 50mm chain gun proposed in the US.

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat 4 года назад +10

    Why is that Warrior shooting at a Punch & Judy show?

    • @nickthorp5790
      @nickthorp5790 4 года назад +4

      Cos "thats the way they do it!"

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 4 года назад

      Hey, you never know, those glove puppets could be insurgents in disguise!

  • @rolandlee6898
    @rolandlee6898 4 года назад +14

    So they will get stabilized guns now? Neat, welcome to the 1980s.

    • @BigSmartArmed
      @BigSmartArmed 4 года назад

      40 years is not bad at all mate: two decades to think about it until the end of one century, and 20 years to get it done in the next century.

    • @mwnciboo
      @mwnciboo 3 года назад

      Guns were stabilised from mid WWII onwards....

    • @gigihsetiawanp62
      @gigihsetiawanp62 3 года назад

      Bruh, stabilized guns is already in use since WW2 with one of the first user is the M4 Sherman.

    • @rolandlee6898
      @rolandlee6898 3 года назад

      @@gigihsetiawanp62 Different kind of stabilization, and that only makes this vehicle look even worse.
      Stabilization did not become standard until the 1980s, and as we see - even afterwards vehicles without stabilized guns exist.

    • @gigihsetiawanp62
      @gigihsetiawanp62 3 года назад +1

      @@rolandlee6898 But you only specify stabilized gun without adding more context to it, which means my comment is still right.

  • @sergarlantyrell7847
    @sergarlantyrell7847 4 года назад

    So in summation, gentlemen... What you have before you is:
    A troop transport that can't carry troops,
    A reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance,
    And a quasi tank that has less armour than a snowblower, but has enough ammo to take out half of D.C.
    Fantastic!

  • @whya2ndaccount
    @whya2ndaccount 4 года назад

    Rarden was a great gun in its time (I used one on Scimitar whilst on exchange) but the addition of powered operation and stab is well overdue. Unsure about 40mm as the bigger round means either less rounds carried, or same number of rounds, but less room for stowage / passengers (perhaps a bigger basket to hold the ammo storage, etc.). Also does the bigger / heavier turret impact manoeuvrability (more weight, but same power train)? Also two competing turrets shown here - one from BAE and the other LM.

  • @WAJK2030
    @WAJK2030 4 года назад

    Its about time for that upgrade! But i am worried about the non existing ATGM

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 4 года назад

      ATGM's on MCV's have never been part of British Army doctrine tbh.

  • @samholmes5249
    @samholmes5249 4 года назад +3

    I’m 16 and am currently just waiting for my medical details to come back and I am waiting for a date for selection, I am very excited about joining. I have applied to be a REME and I would like to know more about basic training at 16

    • @T_bone
      @T_bone 4 года назад +1

      Do some push ups, pull ups, flutter kicks, situps, and burpees till you want to puke, and then, run till you do.

    • @PaddyInf
      @PaddyInf 4 года назад

      Don't worry. By the time Capita process your application you'll be about 23 anyway.

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat 4 года назад +3

    The RARDEN's 30mm round travels at 1000m/s
    The new 40x255mm for the CTAS40 goes 1600m/s
    If you include the heavier projectile that is a _considerable_ increase in how hard you're hitting
    I wonder what the penetration is.

    • @Karelwolfpup
      @Karelwolfpup 4 года назад +1

      probably in excess of 100mm RHS equivalent up close, will mostly depend on the warhead at any feasible range. Would not be surprised if ATGMs form the anti-armour punch and the 40mm becomes anti-structure/sensor based fragmentation for infantry.

    • @jonny2954
      @jonny2954 4 года назад +1

      140 mm RHA at 1500 meters. Not very much for a 40 mm but that is because it focuses on HE and airburst payload increase, not KE penetration.

  • @luisalizondo4973
    @luisalizondo4973 4 года назад +2

    CV9040 forever

  • @charlesreddington6834
    @charlesreddington6834 4 года назад

    She is a beautiful I.F.V. She needs this upgrade in order to put heavier firepower down range to defend its infantry. I understand budget restraints especially with the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers being put into service. The carriers need to be put in service to keep up with modern naval combat operations.
    Personally I think the warrior with its 40 mm stabilized gun could add an extra punch by carrying a limited amount of depleted uranium rounds. It would come in
    Handy in certain situations. Especially if it came up against older medium tanks with out added on armor packages. The 40 mm would have no problem dealing
    With lightly armored vehicles. And yes i know depleted uranium rounds cost a lot but it would only take a few rounds to eliminate a medium tank.

  • @abram3265
    @abram3265 4 года назад

    LOL I was told about this upgrade on my gunners cadre in 2005.... still waiting 😂😂

  • @solinvictus536
    @solinvictus536 4 года назад

    Marvin Heymeier fixed the camera dust problem

  • @CelticSemperTyrannis
    @CelticSemperTyrannis 4 года назад +2

    Is it going to get a stabilizer

  • @socratease1432
    @socratease1432 4 года назад

    Forces TV have the update just recently on the Lockheed Martin new turret.

  • @chamnanchoun4171
    @chamnanchoun4171 4 года назад

    I love it more then M2bradly

  • @GustavG10
    @GustavG10 4 года назад

    Reminds me of the Cromwell turret.