Yes, happy memories of the steel beach picnic. Cut the 55 gallon drums in half from top to bottom, weld legs on the bottom fill with charcoal, light. When ready add a steel grate on top. Cut another 55 gallon drum across the middle. Fill the halves 3/4 with beer. Top off with ice.
They'll still do this in some engineering fields - eg for space launch rockets they'll run a "fit check" fairly early in design with unfinished structural parts to make sure everything fits together and sits in the support equipment right. Usually in that case the "mockups" are big and expensive enough that they'll actually use them for early production items, pulling them out of the fit check and sending them on to get engines and plumbing and electronics installed.
I get such a kick learning about the weapon systems that existed between the end of WWII and the Reagan/Bush1 administrations. Material that bridges the gap between Normandy and Desert Storm. Informative vid!
A friend's brother served in these during Viet Nam. The one time he spoke about his tour, he talked about the enemy breeching the perimeter of the firebase. He said they had to fire "drop tube" with anti-personnel rounds and try to keep the infiltrators from chunking grenades or other explosives into the open back of the tracks.
That's an M37/M38 beside the beast. Part of the Combat Vehicle Family based on the Chaffee chassis, the M37 was to replace the M7 and M7B1 HMC, while the M38 was to mount the 4.2" "Chemical Mortar". Also part of this program were the M19 MGMC (the original "Duster"), the T77 MGMC (with quad-later sextuple-.50cal AAMG, a High Speed Tractor (for artillery), and a cargo carrier.
equilibrator (plural equilibrators) (rare) A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
basically, they flipped a tank around and modified it so the tank could rock from the recoil then moved the driver to the turret... it’s simple yet smart!
Big gun. go boom. does it ever. At Chu Lai MCB Corps had these around airfield. Friend I served with in Japan was in one these long Toms. Same period I was a tanker A co !st MarDiv 2nd platoon. '65-''66. Bugler in Japan was there as well. On guard at the time. All outfits rotated to base to go in line as mobile pillboxes, dug in gun tube three feet above ground level.. Three of us. Same time and we all came home. Nasty to camp around 'em. They are on their own private radio comm' So we on our tanks never had warning. I'm parked 20 yards from an "8" M-109. All a sudden KA-Wham (so loud can make you throw up). Have done it & seen it. Hill 22 shock wave and terrible sound. Ask me bout my ears. Semper Fi pogues.
Ha! Caught you in a mistake! For once! Germany also used M55. The M55 203 was the standard heavy SPG of the German Bundeswehr in their "Divisionsartilleriebrigaden" basicly the SPG Brigade of a Panzerdivision. They were replaced with German long barelled M109s in early 80s. Panzerdivisionen and Panzergrenadier Divisionen had SPA brigades with M55 203s, mech. and mot. troops had the M44, later the M109G and the seperate Artillery Brigades had M110s.
Distorted photo. I assure you he didn't bend the barrel. One of the shots in the beginning was the same, I think a wide angle lens to get the whole thing in shot.
Nicholas their is a heavy us tank that was maid the T14 46 tun most got bout by the British they called it a heavy fortification tank and added a skirt you may want to look at that one the solders who noticed it never saw it in action usually. its a best
the sights were the same on both howitzers. Gunnery calculations were done differently using different firing table books. All guns shoot off a setting of quadrant ( basically various degrees of up from a horizontal position) and deflection (left and right). The firing tables dictate the way the gun fires. Those are the books and the technical orders from the army.
I was a 203mm battery FDO until the 90s. The M110A2 was a howitzer, could fire a round up to 30 klicks, could knock through over 36" of steel reinforced concrete, and the round could disable any vehicle in the inventory. The system did have shortcomings. The crew was exposed, ammo was becoming difficult to find in recent lots, and it was slow. They were declared obsolete in 1993 and all were out of the inventory by 1994. Many of the guns were converted to "bunker buster" bombs. A good number of them were expended as artillery targets or cycled as use as museum pieces or VFW monuments.
The M107 which was a 175mm was classified as a gun. The Marine Corps deactivated its M107’s in 1983. The M110 8 inch were all howitzers. There were 8 inch guns back in WWII.
The breech uses interrupted threads. Same as the M114A1, M109, M107, and M110 howitzers. All of these use separate loading munitions. Once you seat the projectile using a ramming staff or rammer, you insert the powder charge which is a bag charge.
@@stevewilson4514and interrupted threads are required for bag type propellants because it doesn't have a case to obturate the breech. It's much easier to fit a brass obturating ring onto a breech plug than a sliding block type. Which would also have to be very enormous to handle a large gun. Most large guns ar e interrupted thread. Or actually Welin type, which is an improved style that only needs a small rotation to unlock, and can be stepped down into a cone shape to allow it to swing open instead of needing to slide back a foot or two to clear the breech like a true interrupted thread type.
As fascinating as this is, the most interesting reviews are the ones that cover the most historically significant AFV's. He really needs to review the sherman, for starters.
+PureZOOKS Take two batteries, wire them in series. It ups the voltage from 12v to 24v. Take another two batteries, do the same. Now take both pairs of batteries, wire them in parallel, this keeps the voltage the same at 24v, but ups the amperage.
+PureZOOKS Meaning that two batteries are linked in a series (as in after another on the same "lane", if you will) to increase to voltage to 24V (2x12V) and then the two pairs are linked in parallel in order to increase battery capacity.
I would have said you'd have 48v but then I read about the wiring the batteries up in parallel, keeping the volts but upping the amps. Didn't that would work that way, but it does and it's a fairly interesting mechanic nonetheless.
I want IRISH refugees...NOT Islamic middle eastern,African ones...GREAT VIDEO .and THANK YOU for your service to this GREATEST of Nations..GOD BLESS these UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Yes, happy memories of the steel beach picnic. Cut the 55 gallon drums in half from top to bottom, weld legs on the bottom fill with charcoal, light. When ready add a steel grate on top. Cut another 55 gallon drum across the middle. Fill the halves 3/4 with beer. Top off with ice.
The wooden mockup was used before CAD-CAM to see if everything fitted together!
They'll still do this in some engineering fields - eg for space launch rockets they'll run a "fit check" fairly early in design with unfinished structural parts to make sure everything fits together and sits in the support equipment right.
Usually in that case the "mockups" are big and expensive enough that they'll actually use them for early production items, pulling them out of the fit check and sending them on to get engines and plumbing and electronics installed.
I get such a kick learning about the weapon systems that existed between the end of WWII and the Reagan/Bush1 administrations. Material that bridges the gap between Normandy and Desert Storm. Informative vid!
A friend's brother served in these during Viet Nam. The one time he spoke about his tour, he talked about the enemy breeching the perimeter of the firebase. He said they had to fire "drop tube" with anti-personnel rounds and try to keep the infiltrators from chunking grenades or other explosives into the open back of the tracks.
12:30. Finally he can stand upright inside a tank!
Alpha Adhito but it's not a tank.
...not quite, he’s done it before but the tank was mostly destroyed but still able to let him stand inside
That's an M37/M38 beside the beast. Part of the Combat Vehicle Family based on the Chaffee chassis, the M37 was to replace the M7 and M7B1 HMC, while the M38 was to mount the 4.2" "Chemical Mortar". Also part of this program were the M19 MGMC (the original "Duster"), the T77 MGMC (with quad-later sextuple-.50cal AAMG, a High Speed Tractor (for artillery), and a cargo carrier.
M53/55 my favourite tank in World of Tanks thans for this video
Fascinating information as always, Chieftan. Thank you!
it is sad to see such machines left in the open to rust
+Blue Mech At least they didn't shoot at it.
it would probably take forever for it to completely rust out. Yeah parts may get seized from the rust but it won't disappear from rust anytime soon.
Great video! Thanks for doing a video on artillery!
thank you for the video, can't wait for what's next.
equilibrator (plural equilibrators)
(rare) A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
basically, they flipped a tank around and modified it so the tank could rock from the recoil then moved the driver to the turret...
it’s simple yet smart!
anyone else notice the m43 spg in the background? Now that would make a great inside the chieftain's hatch.
lol one of the most comfortable combat vehicles the chief has entered.
Can you do the M3 Lee?
My Dad crewed one of those at the end of his service in 1962. Before that he drove an 8" self propelled.
about users of m55...i found one in italian museum of army mechanisation in roma...with italian decals...any idea why it was here ?
just a museum I guess.
Big gun. go boom. does it ever.
At Chu Lai MCB Corps had these around airfield. Friend I served with in Japan was in one these long Toms. Same period I was a tanker A co !st MarDiv 2nd platoon. '65-''66. Bugler in Japan was there as well. On guard at the time. All outfits rotated to base to go in line as mobile pillboxes, dug in gun tube three feet above ground level.. Three of us. Same time and we all came home.
Nasty to camp around 'em. They are on their own private radio comm' So we on our tanks never had warning. I'm parked 20 yards from an "8" M-109. All a sudden KA-Wham (so loud can make you throw up). Have done it & seen it. Hill 22 shock wave and terrible sound. Ask me bout my ears. Semper Fi pogues.
I'd like to see the crew drill on that. Looks like the gunner is doing a lot more than on other guns.
Ha! Caught you in a mistake! For once! Germany also used M55. The M55 203 was the standard heavy SPG of the German Bundeswehr in their "Divisionsartilleriebrigaden" basicly the SPG Brigade of a Panzerdivision. They were replaced with German long barelled M109s in early 80s. Panzerdivisionen and Panzergrenadier Divisionen had SPA brigades with M55 203s, mech. and mot. troops had the M44, later the M109G and the seperate Artillery Brigades had M110s.
why/how is that barrely bent downwards in the end picture?
Distorted photo. I assure you he didn't bend the barrel. One of the shots in the beginning was the same, I think a wide angle lens to get the whole thing in shot.
Nicholas their is a heavy us tank that was maid the T14 46 tun most got bout by the British they called it a heavy fortification tank and added a skirt you may want to look at that one the solders who noticed it never saw it in action usually. its a best
What vehicle was placed at technically back right or front left of the barrel.. or at least what is left of it, or is it a non combat vehicle?
What else did you review there in el monte?
Did the sights have adjustments for either gun caliber?
the sights were the same on both howitzers. Gunnery calculations were done differently using different firing table books. All guns shoot off a setting of quadrant ( basically various degrees of up from a horizontal position) and deflection (left and right). The firing tables dictate the way the gun fires. Those are the books and the technical orders from the army.
@@Easy-Eight well said sir.
Were those planned to implement in Korean War?
Yes. M53 means model 53, with 53 referring to 1953
mechanized gun bunnies lol good stuff
do you all go to ft lee va museum after they moved the stuff from apg?
Best tier IX arty in game,even better then some tier x :)
+Mali Mrav Yes it's probably 2nd to the Conqueror GC
Best camp in the game...
when do you review japanese tank
+Симона Сергеевна Japan didn't have very many tanks that existed outside of blueprints or weren't discarded for financial coverage.
+SuperIcyPhoenix
I know. But I wanted to see how the captain tries to get into one of them. He he
Let's hope Chieftain Moran can actually FIND a Japanese tank that isn't broken into pieces.
+SuperIcyPhoenix actualy you can find them in museam in the US or russia or japan and thailand .
SuperIcyPhoenix
If Chieftain will be in Russia, he will be able to find a chi ha in the museum in Kubinka. I personally saw one there.
Were the hell are these tanks at I mean damn
I love the m53
Curious, but why are there 2 videos of "Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M53/M55 " one dated 8 Sep 2015 and one dated 15 Sep 2015?
Wot channel and his
+Brian Myers In a few months there will be another one released by Wargaming Europe...
Gun go Boom!.... highly technical term!!
I think the 8 inch was a gun and not a howitzer. At least it was in the 80's when I was a redleg and they were being phased out.
I was a 203mm battery FDO until the 90s. The M110A2 was a howitzer, could fire a round up to 30 klicks, could knock through over 36" of steel reinforced concrete, and the round could disable any vehicle in the inventory. The system did have shortcomings. The crew was exposed, ammo was becoming difficult to find in recent lots, and it was slow. They were declared obsolete in 1993 and all were out of the inventory by 1994. Many of the guns were converted to "bunker buster" bombs. A good number of them were expended as artillery targets or cycled as use as museum pieces or VFW monuments.
The M107 which was a 175mm was classified as a gun. The Marine Corps deactivated its M107’s in 1983. The M110 8 inch were all howitzers. There were 8 inch guns back in WWII.
M53 was classed as a gun, M55 was a howitzer. Apparently the M53 ammo was _not_ compatible with 155mm howitzers like the M114 and M109.
Wow, you're like MythBusters but for World of Tanks :D
look at those spider webs, no way in hell i'd get in that thing without a can of spider killer lol
+o0rah or a grenade. banzaaaaaiii!
+o0rah I have been to tank land,There are Huge spiders inside that thing.Even more on the "Easy Eight" and M-60's that they have there
where is it
AAAARGH There's a flipping great Irish daddy long legs in my tank. I need an extremely large newspaper to deal with it !
Quick, show him the track tension system then run!
I wonder why that gun has a screw type breach?
The breech uses interrupted threads. Same as the M114A1, M109, M107, and M110 howitzers. All of these use separate loading munitions. Once you seat the projectile using a ramming staff or rammer, you insert the powder charge which is a bag charge.
@@stevewilson4514and interrupted threads are required for bag type propellants because it doesn't have a case to obturate the breech. It's much easier to fit a brass obturating ring onto a breech plug than a sliding block type. Which would also have to be very enormous to handle a large gun. Most large guns ar e interrupted thread. Or actually Welin type, which is an improved style that only needs a small rotation to unlock, and can be stepped down into a cone shape to allow it to swing open instead of needing to slide back a foot or two to clear the breech like a true interrupted thread type.
Bruh is this a backwards Pershing with a 155 on it?
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you could spread some love with a good working one of them ay ay ay
i would not like to be in commanders seat when that gun is fired
The bane of tier IX existence.
"That was close". 500 hp gone.
As a Artillery man this makes me happey lol
Jesus Posada we know u like ruin game to all not worry
It's too OP.. hate it so much
As fascinating as this is, the most interesting reviews are the ones that cover the most historically significant AFV's. He really needs to review the sherman, for starters.
"4 12v batteries giving you 24v, as you can imagine they are linked in series in parallel"
What?
+PureZOOKS Take two batteries, wire them in series. It ups the voltage from 12v to 24v. Take another two batteries, do the same. Now take both pairs of batteries, wire them in parallel, this keeps the voltage the same at 24v, but ups the amperage.
+PureZOOKS Meaning that two batteries are linked in a series (as in after another on the same "lane", if you will) to increase to voltage to 24V (2x12V) and then the two pairs are linked in parallel in order to increase battery capacity.
I would have said you'd have 48v but then I read about the wiring the batteries up in parallel, keeping the volts but upping the amps.
Didn't that would work that way, but it does and it's a fairly interesting mechanic nonetheless.
+TheChieftainWoT It made sense for the majority of us :D. Keep up the good work!
+PureZOOKS so how u get that is pair 2 batteries in series making 24v system then add another 2 in series. now u have 2 groups of 24v in parallel.
Artillery is unfair and broken
first
I want IRISH refugees...NOT Islamic middle eastern,African ones...GREAT VIDEO .and THANK YOU for your service to this GREATEST of Nations..GOD BLESS these UNITED STATES of AMERICA
I mean most American s (from the south anyway) came across the pond from Ireland and Scotland 😊