"realising the Irish flag and being called peacekeepers wouldn't protect you from people who didn't like you" Jadotville intensifies

In case of an emergency, they visit all the military museums and see what still runs. Got it!

Admiral William Brown was an Irish sailor and warrior that became one of my country's most important historical figures, as he played an important role in the independece of my country (Argentina). There were many other rank and file irishmen that fought and won for my country over its history and they have our deepest gratitude and our recognition as brave fighters.

Very interesting and, as usual, very informative. Thank you again for your hard work Nick.

As an Irish man and ex member of the FCA (7th inf bat) I have to say that was a very informative and fun vid , just see'n the FAL brings it all back, THANK YOU :)

best way to celebrate St. Patrick's day is to binge watch Father Ted.

The Irish don't have any armored vehicles, they fortify themselves with Guinness before a fight, makes them bulletproof ...

that was absolutely fascinating. I'd love you to do similar coverage of other smaller national armies. My own in Australia comes to mind. Hearing how these smaller nations dealt with their military vehicles is very interesting

"Do you want to save people or shoot them !" LOL Brilliant !

Two and a half minutes in and i already know this is gonna be a great one

My dad once brought home a Sisu XA-180 series to have it modified for civilian use. It was re-purposed for a drainage company in Offaly XD

Huzzah for the Irish for buying so much Swedish stuff! :D

the irish basically see a bunch of decommissioned vehicles cut them up weld them together and say "we got a tank" lol

i was once friends with an old man, who served in the Irish army during the emergency, that board wasn't as tilted as you think, ive heard from different sources German subs would regularly use Irelands many coves and inlets when hidden or been hunted, the Irish army or ppl very rarely reported subs spotted, we ended up with alot of english men with binoculars walking our coast the Irish army lads knew who they were and would take the piss otta of these spotters, unless they had a radio handy witch weren't portable they must of had them dotted around the coast also, i also remember old-timers talking about seen small boats rowing out and back to German subs off the coast of my town in S.East of Ireland, could all be pints talking or stories but alot of ppl had the same tale.☘️💚

That PT Belt Part, im dead.

One of the contributing factors for burying the Churchill up in the Glen was also it's proximity to the public areas of the Glen, and people were climbing on it, getting pictures etc. which was dangerous for obvious reasons :P

Thoroughly researched, personably presented with lots of information for the enthusiast and your sense of irony - great video!!!

I really like these videos, nice way to spotlight less known armored vehicles.

My manager was a sargent in the FCA back in the day. He fired mortars and loved it he said....right up to the day they had a misfire. He nearly shat himself getting the mortar bomb out of the tube and into the hole for it. He was sorry to give it up.

Great post Chieftain, very interesting to see this variant & your Military history also, from a British ex TA & then 22 years Regular, "RESPECT".

I was in Dublin March last year, staying in the Conrad Hilton. I saw many of these vehicles parked outside the hotel waiting to go on the Easter rising commemoration parade.

Very informative, as always! And I love the bonus!

Just found this video and found it informative and entertaining! First rate job as always Chieftain.

Thanks Doc! I'm one of those Modelers who find this stuff pretty fascinating. Keep it coming.

Nick. Thanks for creating another interesting video again delivered in your usual entertaining style. I knew nothing about Irish armoured vehicles before watching this and now know far more. I look forward to your next video

To be honest, the best tanks they had were the comet tanks.. just unfortunate about the lack of parts and AP shells and the faults with the HE fuses. A Captain by the name of Roger McCorley soon came up with a better idea for the tanks, McCorley had recently finished a course on the operation of the Swedish Bofors PV 1101 90mm Recoilless Rifle, a small number of which were in service with the Irish Military. The rifle could fire a High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) shells, capable of penetrating up to 380mm (15in) of armor, that's amazing armour piercing capability. The headless coachmen they called it, and it had the recoilless gun attached to it and it worked very well during it's trial runs, There were also plans to introduce another 90mm rifle, or use another Comet to mount an 81mm or 120mm mortar. Unfortunately, funds could not be provided to continue with any of these projects

You're the man Moran. Love your vids, keep it up!

Really great video :) Always love learning more about our Defence Forces' equipment :D

Lovely video Manic. Enjoyed it very much. La Fheile Padraig shona Duit.

Excellent characterisation of the Civil War

Really interesting video. Great work. I knew and carried the FAL as the FNC1A1 in Canadian service. It'd still be my first choice in a bad neighbourhood.

Chieftain, that was THE best story as to how you joined the army. 10/10

Love this history of the Irish :) thanks!

Fascinating stuff!

Fascinating. Thank you.

Greetings from a fellow Blackhorse trooper. Nicely done Nick.

YESSSSS! thank you I've wanted a video like this for ages!

I love how they recycle and rebuild this stuff.

great to hear an Irishman and American vet providing a historical point of view on modern mechanical history. rather than the usual angelified propaganda, that permeates almost 75% of history documentaries and tubes. my brother was a tank commander in the marines , I was 11 hotel in the army :) , I am sure as a mic and a tank commander, you see the humor. my brother is now a lt col. in the air force. I was able to use you as an example , he could actually be a tank commander , despite being '6"5. keep up the great work. as for the steyr its fine in a tank however like the m4 , its a trade on long-range accuracy .. again well done.

Absolutely love the universal carrier

Been Irish i found this very interesting,Keep up the great work

Thanks for an interesting video

Love the end bit abot how you joined ha ha

That's a beaut of an FAL my good sir. Now, between friends, if someone were to mail you a box of full sized magazines....

Damn i'm a Dub myself and I'm big into tanks, and I didn't even know Collin's Barracks had a tank even though I've been there about 3-4 times! Any other Irish folk here going tankfest btw? :D Great vid btw Nick! Didn't even know you were in the Irish Army at one stage good stuff! :)

Wish I could 'like' this more than once!

I never knew you were irish. very interesting, happy Paddys Day

Excellent!!

This is the first time I've heard of the siege of Jadotville ( looked up the spelling ). Thank you for the education.

yea another interesting and informative vid with a bit of personality (which is a good thing) thrown in. Thank's Nick, thanks WG

I haven't cackled like that in a while :D

One officer I know made the mistake of putting his back pack under the nearest armoured truck to keep it in the shade. Someone got in the other side and drove off. Crunch. You would be amazed how many bits there are in a lap top. This was in the 1990's; the lap tops were expressive and bulky but fitted in an army backpack. I gather it was an armoured ambulance. I'm not sure that counts.

Very interesting video lots of info about the Irish Army- I've away wanted to visit Irland Scotland and Welsh- I'm Scot Irish and Welch ( mom side )

I think the PT belt makes you invincible

After finishing US military service in 1967 I attempted to join the Irish Army. The recruiting Sgt thought I was nuts. He offered to give me his job and he would take my place back in Boston.

Yay, my photo at 16.15, 27.30 and 33.10! Thanks Nick. Keep up the good work.

I saw one of the landsverk cars in Moscow camp , Belfast. On it's way to Bovington in the late 80s. I can't remember what it was exchanged for though.

Thanks, it was great!

Seems running out of ammo the Irish equivalent of the thing is old, I want a new one. In that case, my Iphone has run out of ammo.

No mention of the “High Nelly” 😂🇮🇪😂

The Vickers helmet was mainly for show, as it was made of inferior metal and most of the surviving ones are dented.

Sure and that was a grand video and just in time for St Paddy's. I'll raise a glass of Guinness to ya as I play Brian Boru's march on the uilleann pipes. Sláinte!

Woot! MOAR CHEFTAIN! Good shit

That Churchill sits outside Carrickfergus Castle now

good little vid, if u get a chance when ur next back in sunny Ireland, pop down to Timmoney, they have a few of their experimentals on site as plans for the Timmoney light tank as well.

"Do you want to shoot people or save them?" "Shoot please." That had me giggling for a few minutes.

I get visions of a Del Boy type sidling up to the Irish Army's head of procurement in the pub and going "I know a bloke who knows a bloke who can get you a couple of second hand tanks real cheap."

Ah, the good old Free Clothes Association. I was a three star private for a while too.

I did drive the Luchs its impressive what country you can cross with it. altho the stearing does take some getting use to.

I was in the Australian army reserves. Recruiting stands were basically just volunteers in uniform with a table in an open space at the mall. At one stage the unit was quite successful at getting female recruits but not males. That produced an imbalance and they were told to stop recruiting. A 60 - 70 % female regiment could not be deployed.

The SMLE still gave stalwart service during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, in the hands of insurgent fighters. And they were still used in reserve units fighting in the Indo-Pakistani Wars. Indian police forces still maintain them in armories and issue them to patrol officers in emergencies (such as the mass Pakistani-backed terrorist attack in India some years ago). It was truly the pinnacle of the bolt-action battle rifle.

Thank you!

Yeay, Landsverk!

Can we have a video of just funny stories from being the in Armed Forces? I imagine you have a bunch of good ones from your early career in Ireland!

Wild geese always fought better for foreign gold than their own country

Thank you Thank you Thank you for pointing out the Paddy Patty thing!!

That's grand, so it is. :)

I'm English but meet a lot of Irish in London in the 70's loved their attitude to life... it would seem the Irish Army has a similar attitude... we need armored vehicles who has some that are cheap, use them till until you run out of ammo or spare parts then start again...

I like this Army. If it was any more 'peacetime' it'd be made of cake. I will say that ideally, all armies should be like the Irish army. Small, never needed, helps at charity events.

Denmark also uses that APC though we still have a ton of M113s laying around afaik.

i love this guy i belive the churchill tank is now on display on the beach at Carrickfergus near Belfast

I literally know Irish Americans who could fund the entire Irish cavalry.

Very interesting, hope you do this on more countries maybe sweden with the new tech tree in WOT

a beer bottle, also an irish armoured vehicle ^^

Great video and we both share the same rank I too was a 3 star trooper in reserves.

Oh Nick, your Lanyard was on the Left Arm!!!

i keep hearing a weird ringing noise in the background! so disturbing cuz i keep thinking it's my doorbell!

I would SO love to be able to buy a premium Irish tank in WoT - perhaps the L-601 with Angry Connor and Keg attachments. ;)

which one of these vehicles would you use for marching season

Very interesting video as usual Nicholas! Also, I was wondering, what is your opinion about the C7 Canadian-made assault rifle, if you ever saw one?

Man I thought the US marine corps got old equipment, how the Irish can run stuff that old is crazy.

Also most of the British forces in history and the wild Geese, my own ancestors were specialists in getting drunk and loosing things: Cuba and Cork esp.

interesting.....I had no idea Irish UN troops in Jadotville had armored vehicles......

Sweden seems to get teamed up with the Irish on UN missions and i think they got to use the CV90 in ateast one of them (with swedish crew and irish infantry).

Needing information on the Curraghs round insignia on the comet tanks in photos from the 50s please! I think they were black discs with read chainmail fist but all I have find is the acorns on red background in new posts not sure if it was part of the tank training school so any info is great

Top class . love it Ex F.C.A Man

WOW ,Thank Cheiftain

Makes so much sense now!!!! But im still confused, did you become American or was it just a joint force thing? Forgive me for not understanding

The British (or by extension the commonwealth) tend to do the same thing regarding private swapped out with a role specific rank.

I’d love it if you did the same thing for each of the commonwealth countries!!!