Make sure you allow 2 days for your visit - it's big. Drop into Weymouth as well. This is where the ships were loaded up for D-Day. There's a D-Day museum on Portland which as got replica vehicles etc that you can sit in and touch. Well worth a visit as well. The museum has the ramp next to it which was used to load up the ships as well.
@@kevinallsop5788 I can second that recommendation. It's an excellent little museum. It's called the Castletown D-Day Centre, and is in Portland, just south of Weymouth. The museum has a Sherman tank outside. In the harbour at the back of the museum is a rare surviving segment of Mulberry harbour that were used to create artificial harbours in Normandy.
We certainly don't want to call him a Global International Treasure. That wouldn't work out at all. In Ireland we'd call him a legend. I could listen to him all day.
Excellent off road/difficult terrain mobility was one of the Churchill tanks' strong suits. It could go places where a lot of other vehicles would get bogged down. High ground clearance and low ground pressure due to the multitude of road wheels combined with those almost shovel-like track links that dig in and find traction on basically anything other than bare rock.
Built to tackle rough terrain. The British, particularly the tank designers, were pretty certain that the war would stagnate like the last one, and if that happened, you'd want a long boi that can cross trenches and climb craters.
I wish to take the time to thank you guys for these video's... Now we are all in lockdown and struggling to travel, there are also people who could not or now can not afford the trip there.
David Fletcher is a true gentleman. One of a kind. I can imagine him reviewing the brand new russian tank and saying something like: it's alright, I guess, or something really witty
Hey thanks, very interesting! was surprised to hear about Babcock and Wilcox which is usually associated with marine propulsion systems being the turret maker, it seems too bad they couldn’t have coated the interior with a nonflammable plastic liner to catch the spalling.
I love Mr. Fletcher's mustache powered dry wit. (I actually enjoy all of the presenters, each one brings a different perspective and manner, which is quite enjoyable.) My first exposure to the Tank Museum was when I was a very young lad, nigh on forty years ago. My father got me a book called "Tank: A History of the Armoured Fighting Vehicle" by Kenneth Macksey and illustrated by John Batchelor. If you get the chance to buy the book, I highly recommend it (But be forewarned, you may end up hearing David Fletcher's voice while you read it. The writing seems like a printed version of Mr. Fletcher's personality from time to time.). It has been out of print for years. It would be lovely if the Tank Museum could secure the rights to publish it again...
The Tank Museum is an historic treasure. I have had the privilege of touring several armor museums, including the impressive Aberdeen Proving Grounds, but I have not yet made it across the pond to see any British Museums. Perhaps when I retire.
FYI David the Australian Artillery and Tank museum has Great Britain Centurion, Churchill Mk VII, Churchill Flail, Churchill AVRE, Matilda II, Valentine, Chieftain, Firefly.
Great to see Mr. Fletcher still going strong. Looms like a nice tank design. The exposed treads and square welded turret are visually striking. I noticed the seemingly high ground clearance, as did some other commenters. I am sure the larger gun was an improvement, and i am sure that being able to accept our ammo greatly simplified logistics. Hope to see the museum someday, if i ever get to the UK to begin with. It is very high on my list
@@ivankrylov6270 Production of films like that is surprisingly expensive. You need to have at least 4-5 people doing that. And museums are usually severely understaffed.
Oh I had a lovely conversation with a gent who trained in a Croc. He didn't go to war. It ended before he was posted. He said it was a lovely tank to drive but then again it had been quite a long time ago for him.
Great job again David! My grandfather was a loader/operator in a Mark III during the Dieppe Raid (Calgary Tanks). Can’t wait to see this tank again someday.
Fantastic to see tanks on display and under cover. I always despair when I see tanks and aircraft on permanent display outdoors slowly being destroyed by the weather. Used to walk past the MoTAT museum in Auckland everyday when I was young seeing aircraft rotting away due to lack of funds such as the Bell P-39 Airacobra. Great work guys !
Absolutely outstanding as usual Managed to visit the museum in the summer for only the second tine in 15 years. Really great day and the shop is great. Keep up the good work
Thank you David Fletcher for doing these Tank Chats. Also, leave it to the British to refer to the same type of gun in 2 different formats. Unbelievable.
Finally, FINALLY I've got an David Fletcher Minifig for my Son. We now have all Cobi Tank Museum Toys, we're waiting for the TOG II Model. Please sir, stay healthy these days, we need your daily dose of Knowledge!!! Also the rest of the Museum, stay healthy!
@@oddballsok cobitoys.de/small-army-ww2/panzer-und-fahrzeuge/a12-matilda,art,9278.html This is an older Set of Cobi, a polish Brick build Company, compatible to Lego. My son, my nephew and their friends collect and play with them.
The long barrel could be a major issue in confined spaces such as Streets. The 75mm rounds that the US used were medium pressure rounds...6 pounder was a high pressure round so reaming a 6 pounder out might be possible. The 6 pounder had a very thick barrel probably for super high pressure ammunition
@@sigeberhtmercia767 Elevation gear and gun sights are precision engineering. Theres no need to strain them by bouncing around the gun barrel when your in the rear lines so they use a travel lock to secure them in place. That's usually on the back deck. Of course it might just be that they were in a combat area and whatever they were shooting at had been behind them but generally speaking they want to keep the thick front armour towards the enemy not the thin rear armour so if the gun is over the engine deck its in the secured position.
Thank you Mr Fletcher for another fine video. They had a very good reputation for cross country and gradient performance which gave the german forces some nasty surprises in North Africa and Tunisia.
I really like the lesser known info like the armor flaking on the inside and the air intake from the bottom and switching to the top. It really is interesting hearing how they all gradually learned their mistakes in tank making and make small changes here and there. As always, Mr. Fletcher does a great job! I would seriously lose my mind in that tank museum. I think I'd have to tell my wife and kids to expect me there all day lol
The HESH round was invented to take advantage of that fact. High Explosive Squash Head. An HE round with a base fuse. It squashes against the armour, explodes then blows a scab of the other side of the plate. It can defeat very thick armour and is still common today.
@@minuteman4199 That kind of round was used back then? I knew we had rockets that do something like that now days, like bunker busters. That's crazy, thanks for the info!
Believe me, one day isn't enough for there. Well, not if you want read everything, examine all the exhibits, watch all the veteran videos, etc. I've been there twice and still ran out of time! On my next visit, I'm going to hit the Vehicle Conservation Centre (VCC) where they store the reserve collection and have lots of interesting vehicles.
Ich mag was mir dieser Tommy über Panzer erzählt. Der mann hat wirklich Ahnung, Er kann diese auch gut vermitteln. Für einen Inselaffen ist dass beeindruckend! Hochachtung, Sir!
Rivets come apart when struck and having a red hot rivet stub bouncing around inside the tank was a nightmarish thing to experience. Read about it in Brazen Chariots By Major Robert Crisp, best tank book ever
In the movie Das Boot, rivets flying around inside like bullets during depth charge attacks...( Or was it when they sunk so deep, the pressure made the rivets come loose?)
I notice the tracks on all Churchills are fitted ''back to front'', this is the opposite way to what I am used to seeing and would cause the tracks to clog with mud and earth easier and also cause higher wear on the track pins
The ROF QF75mm guns were all new builds not converted 6 Pounders. They used the 6 Pounder design but with a new chamber to take the 75mm round and a new barrel of 75mm bore. It fitted wherever the 6 Pounder did. Operation Overlord had the priority for the QF75mm guns so they were rarer and later in Italy and some Churchills kept the 6 Pounder as AT support as the 6 Pounder was abetter armour penetrator but the 75mm carried a bigger HE shell so was of more use in the normal task of infantry support.
The RO QF 75mm prototypes were made from 6pdrs as the 75mm and 6pdr cartridge cases are very similar in size and the barrel could be bored out. After proving the concept it was all new build (much like the 20pdr and L7 105mm) The MK VII was given priority to units sailing to France for D-Day so the Churchill units in Italy had 6pdrs to start (with 3" CS tanks), with NA75's joining them as they were modified in Tunisia and later supplemented with Mk VII and MK VIII's Some Churchill's in Italy were replaced with Shermans (mainly in the HQ) as well
When I worked at The Museum of Army Transport in Beverley in the mid 80's a recovered Churchill was parked outside, if I remember correctly it wasn't drivable and not sure what variant it was.
In secret, the Ordnance QF 75mm wasn't a 75mm at all, it was actually the world's most powerful secret squeezebore! :D A secret so secret even the British themselves forgot about it after the war **nod**
At 9:00 there's a closeup of the rear track sprocket & there looks to be some sort of flap that runs on the inside of the track, almost like some sort of mud scraper. Does anyone know what it's for?
Tank gnome says mutter mumble grumble "... become quite lethal to the people inside, and they didn't like that." 😳🤔🤣 The man has a positive genius for understatement!👍😻
Also, I get a better sense of the gravity of the history, the somber, sober, grim presence of the men who screwed their courage to the sticking-place to accrue these machines and Go In Harm's Way to protect others and preserve Liberty. Restoration is wonderful, but there's nothing to drive home the reality like feeding the battered, worn and weary machines they wielded to do so.
How ironic there it was feared a long gun could get stuck in the ground ahead -- the one good view the driver had was directly ahead, right under the gun, so I suppose they expected all drivers to be suicidal.
"...quite lethal to the people inside. They didn't really like that." Priceless :)
I had to stop the video to finish my laughing.
That dry, understated British wit...
Well, to be fair, it's understandable how that might irritate them.
@@ianmcass certainly. Makes a bit of mess and bother, y'know.
yes, us brit's tend to be a tough ole bunch :)
I’m American and if I ever get to go to England this is absolutely on my bucket list to visit
Visit here and you can visit the US Rangers practice beach for D Day too
Right at the top of it too.
Make sure you allow 2 days for your visit - it's big.
Drop into Weymouth as well. This is where the ships were loaded up for D-Day.
There's a D-Day museum on Portland which as got replica vehicles etc that you can sit in and touch. Well worth a visit as well. The museum has the ramp next to it which was used to load up the ships as well.
@@kevinallsop5788 I can second that recommendation. It's an excellent little museum. It's called the Castletown D-Day Centre, and is in Portland, just south of Weymouth. The museum has a Sherman tank outside. In the harbour at the back of the museum is a rare surviving segment of Mulberry harbour that were used to create artificial harbours in Normandy.
Make sure you go on a Tiger Day or Tankfest Day when they get the tanks out and drive them around.
David Fletcher is a G.I.A.N.T
A global icon and national treasure
Bloody brilliant m8
As an American, I'd say he's an international treasure!😀
@@maxkronader5225 yeah, but that would be G.I.A.I.T, which doesnt work
We certainly don't want to call him a Global International Treasure. That wouldn't work out at all. In Ireland we'd call him a legend. I could listen to him all day.
He definitely knows his stuff.
My wife bought me half the Museum shop for Christmas!
Your wife ist truely awesome!
@@ashhillmodels3801 She is! 😍
She's definitely a keeper.😊👍
I hope you said T'anks dear!
Lucky you. My wife just rises an eyebrow every time I buy a new Tank toy for meMY SON, I MEAN MY SON...
Never noticed that when looking at Churchills before, but that looks like some serious amount of ground clearance, even on a tank!
I noticed that too. It's quite impressive.
Makes it a ideal bad terrain hopper. The Churchills are specialised tanks... but when they are on their preferred terrain... they are beasts.
Same here. It is not the first time I see Churchills but never before I had noticed it had that many ground clearance...
Excellent off road/difficult terrain mobility was one of the Churchill tanks' strong suits. It could go places where a lot of other vehicles would get bogged down. High ground clearance and low ground pressure due to the multitude of road wheels combined with those almost shovel-like track links that dig in and find traction on basically anything other than bare rock.
Built to tackle rough terrain. The British, particularly the tank designers, were pretty certain that the war would stagnate like the last one, and if that happened, you'd want a long boi that can cross trenches and climb craters.
A 3-star sitting next to an all-star.
Pre-COVID I visited the museum with my father. Can’t recommend it enough, brilliant place!
Fingers crossed we can all get to visit the museum in the summer.
Went 25+ years ago with my dad when it was bovington, once my boys are a bit older I'll be taking them (can't wait definitely worth an 8 hour drive)
My joint top museum ever, astonishing collection and brilliant displays.
Went there September last year with my dad. Great day out, ended up spending six hours in the museum.
I wish to take the time to thank you guys for these video's... Now we are all in lockdown and struggling to travel, there are also people who could not or now can not afford the trip there.
David Fletcher is a true gentleman. One of a kind. I can imagine him reviewing the brand new russian tank and saying something like: it's alright, I guess, or something really witty
Great bit of kit, if you put fuel and grease in it.
Hey thanks, very interesting! was surprised to hear about Babcock and Wilcox which is usually associated with marine propulsion systems being the turret maker, it seems too bad they couldn’t have coated the interior with a nonflammable plastic liner to catch the spalling.
Love the Churchill! And Fletcher? Well he could do a video on the mop buckets at the Museum and get a big thumbs up from me!
I love Mr. Fletcher's mustache powered dry wit. (I actually enjoy all of the presenters, each one brings a different perspective and manner, which is quite enjoyable.) My first exposure to the Tank Museum was when I was a very young lad, nigh on forty years ago. My father got me a book called "Tank: A History of the Armoured Fighting Vehicle" by Kenneth Macksey and illustrated by John Batchelor. If you get the chance to buy the book, I highly recommend it (But be forewarned, you may end up hearing David Fletcher's voice while you read it. The writing seems like a printed version of Mr. Fletcher's personality from time to time.). It has been out of print for years. It would be lovely if the Tank Museum could secure the rights to publish it again...
The Tank Museum is an historic treasure.
I have had the privilege of touring several armor museums, including the impressive Aberdeen Proving Grounds, but I have not yet made it across the pond to see any British Museums. Perhaps when I retire.
FYI David the Australian Artillery and Tank museum has Great Britain
Centurion, Churchill Mk VII, Churchill Flail, Churchill AVRE, Matilda II, Valentine, Chieftain, Firefly.
The Churchill is a VERY respectable armored vehicle. Super crazy ground clearance when you look at it, stout armor and a lot of firepower.
Mr. Fletcher, the younger historians have found you, and thank you sincerely for wisdom. From Florida, USA
Definitely a visit post-covid! Great videos! Love "The Davids" with their encyclopedic knowledge and clear deliveries.
The best 9 minutes and 48 seconds of my day.
Thank you.
There is a Churchill MK VII on display in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
Aberdeen needs to make its own tank museum and fill it with those tanks they have literally sitting outside in a field.
I am waiting for the planned armor museum at Fort Benning.
David is almost literally my grandpa. Looks sounds and dresses just like him. Love the tv uniform, David. Keep 'em coming
Another excellent talk from David. I didn't realise so few Churchills were left.
Great to see Mr. Fletcher still going strong. Looms like a nice tank design. The exposed treads and square welded turret are visually striking. I noticed the seemingly high ground clearance, as did some other commenters. I am sure the larger gun was an improvement, and i am sure that being able to accept our ammo greatly simplified logistics. Hope to see the museum someday, if i ever get to the UK to begin with. It is very high on my list
Crews traveled at 10 mph to keep the noise down, interesting tidbit of information.....classic David Fletcher.
It would be nice to have a tank chat about the lend lease tanks we sent to russia.
I guess it is more for Russian historians to chat about.
They seem to know better to know how lend lease tanks fared there.
Wish the kubinka tank museum would do tank chats
@@ivankrylov6270 Nicholas Moran did some of his Inside the Chieftain's Hatch from Kubinka.
@@azgarogly yeah but there are only a handful
@@ivankrylov6270 Production of films like that is surprisingly expensive. You need to have at least 4-5 people doing that. And museums are usually severely understaffed.
The ONE dislike is from the now retired guy who wanted the turret to be riveted.
11/10. Riveting comment. I remain welded to my screen for more 🤪
Oh I had a lovely conversation with a gent who trained in a Croc. He didn't go to war. It ended before he was posted. He said it was a lovely tank to drive but then again it had been quite a long time ago for him.
I love tank chats with Mr. Fletcher!
Great job again David! My grandfather was a loader/operator in a Mark III during the Dieppe Raid (Calgary Tanks). Can’t wait to see this tank again someday.
I could listen to David Fletcher talk about tanks all day.
Fantastic to see tanks on display and under cover. I always despair when I
see tanks and aircraft on permanent display outdoors slowly being
destroyed by the weather. Used to walk past the MoTAT museum in Auckland
everyday when I was young seeing aircraft rotting away due to lack of
funds such as the Bell P-39 Airacobra. Great work guys !
Beautiful as always
Absolutely outstanding as usual Managed to visit the museum in the summer for only the second tine in 15 years. Really great day and the shop is great. Keep up the good work
Thank you, very down to earth discussion that delivers superb content. Looking forward to visiting you.
If I ever travel to England I'm visiting the tank museum. It's a must-do for any tank enthusiast.
Cheers from Argentina
Mr. Fletcher is MY MAN at the Tank Museum.
I hope one day I can see the museum with my own eyes.
it would be an unforgettable experience.
Hello tankers, you should get mark Felton productions to do his top 5 favourite tanks! Would make a great video.
What a cracking idea
Thank you , Mr Fletcher .
My life sucka. I Def need a new tank chat this morning. Thanks guys!
🎶 I like exposed tracks and I cannot lie 🎶
🎶Those German panzers can't deny🎶
🎼you can leave your skirts on
@@alexdobma4694 When a tank rolls in with itty bitty wheels
They see me rollin, they haitin
A german wrote this
David Fletcher is the reason i subscribed. Hes a legend 😁
Always a good day when I get to hear David Fletcher in a new video! Is there a David Fletcher mustache tea mug?
Thank you David Fletcher for doing these Tank Chats. Also, leave it to the British to refer to the same type of gun in 2 different formats. Unbelievable.
Oh goody goody... another Tank Museum Video with the Legend!
When Mr. David Fletcher speaks, all of us LISTEN!!!!
I love the look of the churchill without any track guards on it. Cheers for the video lads!
Finally, FINALLY I've got an David Fletcher Minifig for my Son. We now have all Cobi Tank Museum Toys, we're waiting for the TOG II Model.
Please sir, stay healthy these days, we need your daily dose of Knowledge!!!
Also the rest of the Museum, stay healthy!
where is this Fletcher Fig included ? a "cobi" metal tank ??
@@oddballsok cobitoys.de/small-army-ww2/panzer-und-fahrzeuge/a12-matilda,art,9278.html
This is an older Set of Cobi, a polish Brick build Company, compatible to Lego.
My son, my nephew and their friends collect and play with them.
The long barrel could be a major issue in confined spaces such as Streets. The 75mm rounds that the US used were medium pressure rounds...6 pounder was a high pressure round so reaming a 6 pounder out might be possible. The 6 pounder had a very thick barrel probably for super high pressure ammunition
Is that why we see some tanks driven with the turret facing backwards?
@@sigeberhtmercia767 Elevation gear and gun sights are precision engineering. Theres no need to strain them by bouncing around the gun barrel when your in the rear lines so they use a travel lock to secure them in place. That's usually on the back deck.
Of course it might just be that they were in a combat area and whatever they were shooting at had been behind them but generally speaking they want to keep the thick front armour towards the enemy not the thin rear armour so if the gun is over the engine deck its in the secured position.
@@voiceofraisin3778 Thank you for that info.
I always come away from these videos having learned something about tanks and it's all down to the Legend that is David Fletcher
Thank you Mr Fletcher for another fine video. They had a very good reputation for cross country and gradient performance which gave the german forces some nasty surprises in North Africa and Tunisia.
In the Reichwald fighting as well
The campaign to make David Fletcher my adopted Grandfather is growing strength here in Canada 🇨🇦
I really like the lesser known info like the armor flaking on the inside and the air intake from the bottom and switching to the top. It really is interesting hearing how they all gradually learned their mistakes in tank making and make small changes here and there.
As always, Mr. Fletcher does a great job!
I would seriously lose my mind in that tank museum. I think I'd have to tell my wife and kids to expect me there all day lol
Armour Spalling (Slabs of armour breaking off inside the tank) was solved with Spall Liners...most if all tanks have them after WW2
The HESH round was invented to take advantage of that fact. High Explosive Squash Head. An HE round with a base fuse. It squashes against the armour, explodes then blows a scab of the other side of the plate. It can defeat very thick armour and is still common today.
@@jyralnadreth4442 I have never heard of these. Can you point me to some info please?
@@minuteman4199 That kind of round was used back then? I knew we had rockets that do something like that now days, like bunker busters. That's crazy, thanks for the info!
Believe me, one day isn't enough for there. Well, not if you want read everything, examine all the exhibits, watch all the veteran videos, etc. I've been there twice and still ran out of time! On my next visit, I'm going to hit the Vehicle Conservation Centre (VCC) where they store the reserve collection and have lots of interesting vehicles.
Ich mag was mir dieser Tommy über Panzer erzählt. Der mann hat wirklich Ahnung, Er kann diese auch gut vermitteln. Für einen Inselaffen ist dass beeindruckend! Hochachtung, Sir!
Just discovered these videos and there's 116 of them. Quarantine's not so bad all of a sudden.
Thank you for bringing me joy during lockdown
I like how high the Churchill's hull from the ground
David is a treasure!
I loved this video I found it very entertaining and enjoyable good work
Loving the Chieftain Rudy shirt I got from your gift shop so cozy!
This is the combat vehicle my grandfather's tank regiment faced "tigers" of the 13th heavytank company of LAH at Prokhorovka with.
Rivets come apart when struck and having a red hot rivet stub bouncing around inside the tank was a nightmarish thing to experience. Read about it in Brazen Chariots By Major Robert Crisp, best tank book ever
In the movie Das Boot, rivets flying around inside like bullets during depth charge attacks...( Or was it when they sunk so deep, the pressure made the rivets come loose?)
@@ducomaritiem7160 it was from them escaping a depth charge attack by diving to the bottom where the pressure started to pop rivets off
This week, I received my Churchill Key Ring from the museum store. Who knew it came with a free video.
My favorite steel steed!
Was expecting him to say "and you can tell it's a Star because of the star emblem on the side"
I was waiting for it too!
Thanks, loved that and learned about the Churchill.
Will plan to visit the museum after the restriction is ceased.
There is a very nice Churchill tank at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
I love this channel.
Absolute beauty of a vehicle
Always a good chat.
Thank you for another excellent review of military history and technology!📸👍
Super good ground clearance.
Im glad i donated some euros for the gearbox restauration
4:45 a great looking tank.
I notice the tracks on all Churchills are fitted ''back to front'', this is the opposite way to what I am used to seeing and would cause the tracks to clog with mud and earth easier and also cause higher wear on the track pins
Churchill III, This Time It's Personal!
The ROF QF75mm guns were all new builds not converted 6 Pounders. They used the 6 Pounder design but with a new chamber to take the 75mm round and a new barrel of 75mm bore. It fitted wherever the 6 Pounder did. Operation Overlord had the priority for the QF75mm guns so they were rarer and later in Italy and some Churchills kept the 6 Pounder as AT support as the 6 Pounder was abetter armour penetrator but the 75mm carried a bigger HE shell so was of more use in the normal task of infantry support.
The RO QF 75mm prototypes were made from 6pdrs as the 75mm and 6pdr cartridge cases are very similar in size and the barrel could be bored out. After proving the concept it was all new build (much like the 20pdr and L7 105mm)
The MK VII was given priority to units sailing to France for D-Day so the Churchill units in Italy had 6pdrs to start (with 3" CS tanks), with NA75's joining them as they were modified in Tunisia and later supplemented with Mk VII and MK VIII's
Some Churchill's in Italy were replaced with Shermans (mainly in the HQ) as well
great info
Love looking forward to these!
Great David ...... !
*gets cut in half by a flaked piece of armour*
"Well I say, I don't much care for that at all chaps!"
There is an Early Churchill Model ( I don't know what type ) in a War Memorial neat me in Northern Ireland.
When I worked at The Museum of Army Transport in Beverley in the mid 80's a recovered Churchill was parked outside, if I remember correctly it wasn't drivable and not sure what variant it was.
This looks like a tough tank! Would pick this over the T34's!
Fletcher here remembers when chariots were state of the art armor.
My grandfather was heavily involved with the tanks design...
David Fletcher is a star, makes me chuckle.😂
In secret, the Ordnance QF 75mm wasn't a 75mm at all, it was actually the world's most powerful secret squeezebore! :D A secret so secret even the British themselves forgot about it after the war **nod**
Thank you for the vid.
At 9:00 there's a closeup of the rear track sprocket & there looks to be some sort of flap that runs on the inside of the track, almost like some sort of mud scraper. Does anyone know what it's for?
8:58 what is that "shovel" looking thing...... banging into the tracks???????
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was it used to try and clear mud off the tracks????
"so if you hear any odd noises, cope"
- David Fletcher PBUH
Tank gnome says mutter mumble grumble "... become quite lethal to the people inside, and they didn't like that." 😳🤔🤣
The man has a positive genius for understatement!👍😻
I do wish they would let you go a bit closer to the tanks in the workshop, which have just as great a collection as the main museum
Also, I get a better sense of the gravity of the history, the somber, sober, grim presence of the men who screwed their courage to the sticking-place to accrue these machines and Go In Harm's Way to protect others and preserve Liberty.
Restoration is wonderful, but there's nothing to drive home the reality like feeding the battered, worn and weary machines they wielded to do so.
Espero que ese viejo viva mucho para que hable más del Churchill
Perfect timing chaps, just stopped for lunch. Cheers
This tank could go where other tanks could not.
They probably start with a 6pdr barrel stock, rimmed it to 75mm, then start the heat treat etc.
How ironic there it was feared a long gun could get stuck in the ground ahead -- the one good view the driver had was directly ahead, right under the gun, so I suppose they expected all drivers to be suicidal.