Shut up about the Challenger 2

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2 ай бұрын

"I'll do a shorter video, one that'll only take me about a week to throw together"
-Lazerpig on the 3rd of March before writing a 45-page script, then having to re-write half of it twice.
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Before the T-14 Dramarta rolled onto the scene, the most controversial tank in the modern military enthusiast's meme catalog was the Challenger 2.
Much slated for being expensive, over-weight, with a frontal plate so weak it could be penetrated by cannons from World War Two, and a gun that couldn't compete with modern armor.
It was seen as a tank that was, impressive for its time in theory, but built by a cash-strapped former world power and thus had fallen far below the standard, an upgrade, to an upgrade, to an upgrade that no one in the British army had ever wanted to begin with and only tolerated out of a sense of national pride.
But is any of that true?
Long-term fans of my channel can probably guess the answer.
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Noted errors:
The "Streetfighter" upgrade doesn't exist, it was a made-up name in a report by Capt Tom Quant and basically involved painting the tank in a more snazzy camouflage.
The actual upgrade package is called TES (Theatre Entry Standard) and includes other upgrades like a remote gun on the turret roof and an absolute bollock-load of ERA.
The ammunition is three-piece, not two-piece.
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References/Sources:
Jerome Starkey - The Sun Newspaper: www.thesun.co.uk/news/2650981...
Nial Edworthy - Main Battle Tank: www.amazon.co.uk/Main-Battle-...
Stuart Crawford - Tank Commander: From the Cold War to the Gulf and Beyond: www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Command...
‪@UNITED24media‬ - About British Challenger 2 Tank in action 🇺🇦 & First Challenger 2 destroyed on frontline 🇺🇦: • About British Challeng...
Covert Cabal - How Many Artillery Does Russia Have - Feb 2024 Storage Bases: • How Many Artillery Doe...
RUSI - Russian Military Objectives and Capacity in Ukraine Through 2024: www.rusi.org/explore-our-rese....
RUSI - The Attritional Art of War: Lessons from the Russian War on Ukraine: www.rusi.org/explore-our-rese...
Sam Skove - Defense One: www.defenseone.com/threats/20...
KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America (1984): • KGB defector Yuri Bezm...
Ben Wallace - Defence in a competitive age: assets.publishing.service.gov...
Select Committee on Intelligence - United States Senate: www.intelligence.senate.gov/s...
The Telegraph - Boris Berezovsky: Vladimir Putin himself could have written this judgement: • Boris Berezovsky: Vlad...
BBC - Russian network that 'paid European politicians' busted, authorities claim: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...
Catherine Belton - Putin's People: www.amazon.co.uk/Putins-Peopl...
The Tank Museum - Tank Chats #92 The Challenger 2: • Tank Chats #92 | Chall...

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@ejnorth8040 2 ай бұрын

How to tell if Tank Good -Troops like it -Logistics like it -Enemies hate it -Reformers hates it

@Lightman0359 2 ай бұрын

The important thing to realize is that the 4 or so tanks that non-bots argue is the best, are all allies: Challanger, Sbrams, Leopard, Merkava. All have features the others don't and complement each other. The only thing soviet tanks can claim that modern can't is a turret ejection system...

@wishuhadmyname 2 ай бұрын

@@Lightman0359Glorious typo. I am American and will henceforth refer to my country's tank as the Sbrams

@danjonalg 2 ай бұрын

and a plus if the civilians and politician like it

@FreedomIII 2 ай бұрын

@@Lightman0359 to be fair, those turret ejection systems do a *damn* good job of getting the turret clear of the tank ┐(´д｀)┌

@MichelSchallenberg 2 ай бұрын

-Combat likes it

@jeremyhearne 2 ай бұрын

Oh hey, you ain't dead. Nice

@user-dj3dg4nu9x 2 ай бұрын

Very nice

@indoorin 2 ай бұрын

I don’t think he can die

@Six_feet_from_the_edge 2 ай бұрын

It can't be. We sent the finest character assassins.

@user-dj3dg4nu9x 2 ай бұрын

@@indoorin he's immortal because he's scotish or something

@mrman5666 2 ай бұрын

@@user-dj3dg4nu9x He's immortal do to him downing 12 tons of wine plus uranium wast that why hes a pig now a scotish pig.

@amatthew1231 2 ай бұрын

"Guys, as Prime Minister I have a great new idea. Let's get rid of the military" _Taxes still go up_

@MrOtistetrax 2 ай бұрын

I’d call Cameron a pig-farking cant if that wasn’t offensive to hogs. And sex. And genitals.

@sionphillip2624 Ай бұрын

Tory legacy

@TalesOfWar Ай бұрын

@@sionphillip2624 The Tories seem to hate the military, but rather enjoy using it to fill all the gaps in public services that they also cut, then realise they can't fill said gaps because the military was also one of those public services they cut. Only they can't strike or complain about it so it goes unnoticed by the public at large. Like cuts with the police who also can't strike.

@nilloc93 Ай бұрын

@@TalesOfWar It's funny because just like the challenger UK politics are just a little different from everywher else. In the rest of the world the saying is "The left wants a small military and to send it everywhere, and the right wants a big military and to send it nowhere" But in the UK it just seems completely random, you got Tony Blair invading Iraq and then Tori governments reducing the military budget to nothing. Then again your Tories did get some cool new aircraft carriers and stuff for your navy.

@TalesOfWar Ай бұрын

@@nilloc93 The new carriers and destroyers were ordered by the Labour government before the Tories got in and cut everything. They even tried to cancel the second carrier from being built but there was a clause saying it would have to be paid for even if they didn't build it. They also cut half the order of Type 45 destroyers from 12 to 6 and cut the order of F35's to the point where we can't even fill a single carrier. They're shared between the Navy and RAF. It's dumb. They also got rid of tens of thousands of personnel across all the military branches, mostly officers and people with actual experience. The Tories have always been about cutting spending on things, but not spending money. The money just ends up in private hands rather than benefiting the public who are actually paying for it.

@SirFloofy001 2 ай бұрын

"so stealthy its never been seen in combat" that one got a chortle

@schnitzel_enjoyer 21 күн бұрын

challenger 2?

@lordnootnoot2892 19 күн бұрын

@@schnitzel_enjoyerthe russian Amatra

@schnitzel_enjoyer 19 күн бұрын

@@lordnootnoot2892 armata and challenger having epic stealth battles

@n1cojm 2 ай бұрын

the pig's commitment to getting GamerSupps to regret their sponsorship is honestly awe-inspiring. These ads are works of art.

@scotcarr3390 2 ай бұрын

The Pig's ads are epic & the only ones I don't fast forward through!....😝 Although this drink company will PROBABLY not like one of their flavors being compared to Jackie's husband's c🤬ck!...😁

@sevvythe3rd597 2 ай бұрын

should watch the goons then, they literally tell everyone that gamersupps will kill them and the ceo has thier families hostage. theyre the best

@chloeholmes4641 2 ай бұрын

@@sevvythe3rd597 meanwhile I'm still in aw after years at this point they allowed TheRussianBadger to make a flavour called Guacamole Gamerfart! 🤣 And Smii7y's flavour that is just called Good!

@dominictemple 2 ай бұрын

That Wetherspoons at 3am bit was a bit too close to home. Not personally of course, it's my mate Dave who does that sort of thing.

@sevvythe3rd597 2 ай бұрын

@@chloeholmes4641 dont forget Jschlatt's titty milk flavor

@AlephTroll 2 ай бұрын

“Scotland Yard refused to investigate.” Why is nobody surprised by that

@gl_tonight 2 ай бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams

@extremepredudice 2 ай бұрын

Damnit man they have more important things to do! Non crime hate incidents dont investigate themselves!

@AIRBORN_EEvEE 2 ай бұрын

I sure am.

@stalinsoulz7872 2 ай бұрын

Im pretty it's not so much police incompetence but more so about political wrangling. You can have the best and brightest you guns wanting to make a better service be turned to puppets because the higher ups orders are absolute.

@si2foo 2 ай бұрын

God I wish King Charles would declare the government to inept and have most of them thrown in jail and have a return to full monarchy till he puts in place a new government one which has a fucking handle on everything

@hrgiyzueghe 2 ай бұрын

I once wrote a wiki article with serious sources (official government documents, books, academic papers) and it got flagged for not having good enough sources. Then some guy uses Reddit as a source and nothing happens.

@parabolicpanorama Ай бұрын

maybe one day you'll understand primary and secondary sources

@hrgiyzueghe Ай бұрын

@@parabolicpanorama Can you explain what you mean instead of being sarcastic?

@tacitus6384 Ай бұрын

"Good sources" = wiki editors agree with it.

@krkngd-wn6xj Ай бұрын

I once added the political views of an artist to their wiki page and it was flagged for not having a reliable source. The source was a video interview in which the artist says what their political ideology is.

@svenneumann2816 Ай бұрын

Wikipedia won't even change articles unless the tweets clearly disproving them are quoted by "reliable media" for example 'kotaku'.

@wonghy1115 2 ай бұрын

"Freedom called, and it was Europe who answered" is a hard fucking line

@TheBelrick Ай бұрын

"Freedom, can you question history without going to jail yet?"

@Nick-rs5if Ай бұрын

@@TheBelrick Eventually.

@fs5866 Ай бұрын

War called and it was NATO who answered,remind me how many wars has NATO instigated and participated in since it's creation?

@obiwankenobi3574 Ай бұрын

@@fs5866remind me who crossed Ukraine’s border?

@fs5866 Ай бұрын

@@obiwankenobi3574 NATO did, would've been no war without NATO schemes have they left Ukraine alone.

@Wfalen 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact, my country(Finland) was mocked for decades because we had a large artillery and tank force(for our size). Nobody understood why we held onto even old cold war era artillery guns, and continued to buy new MLRS systems in the 2010s. We even hold yearly live fire excercises with them which shocked many central european nations. I remember reading how other european countries are retiring all their tanks, and maybe we should too because who are we using them against? "Russia has problems but they can be handled" they said. Nobodys mocking us now for keeping all that. In fact a lot of new jobs are now opening in munitions factories.

@clairenollet2389 2 ай бұрын

My mom (American, born in 1921), was always a huge admirer of "brave little Finland.". She had nothing but good things to say about your county. And considering what a grouchy misanthrope she was, God rest her prickly soul, that's really saying something.

@HellbirdIV 2 ай бұрын

Finland made the correct choice in realizing that the post-Cold War peace was a reprieve, not a permanent change. My country, Sweden, made the wrong choice, drastically scaling down our military and arms production while blindly chasing the ideals of peace - assuming, very foolishly, that just because *we* don't want war, that means nobody else would want war with us. Fortunately, our politicians were shook wide awake on that front.

@ripLunarBirdCLH 2 ай бұрын

As a Pole I can understand completely your attitude. It was our President who have said in 2008 in Tbilisi: "We in Poland know this very well that today it's Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, the day after tomorrow - the baltic states, and then maybe time will come for my country, Poland!" He was ignored. But it wasn't just him thinking that in Poland. Also we kept our T-72s and PT-91s in service far longer than it was economically viable. And whaddaya know, those tanks are now fighting the Russians on Ukraine.

@TheRezro 2 ай бұрын

Technically Ukrainian conflict show that retiring tanks on itself was not that bad idea. But there is a huge difference between expeditionary operations and front line combat. Border countries can't really afford luxury of elite combat forces. They need robust even if primitive forces, what stop enemy here and now. Until NATO aviation arrive.

@TheBinaryHappiness 2 ай бұрын

i thought you were mocked for being an uncultured tribe who were slaves to Swedes until Russian tsar Alexander III gave you some semblance of sovereignty and to this day you can't figure out what world you actually live in

@DjDolHaus86 2 ай бұрын

Nobody tells me to shut up about the Challenger 2 and gets away with it. Except that one guy in an M1 Abrams who shouted it as he was driving past, I guess he got away with it

@ajjohnson3497 2 ай бұрын

Sorry man, I just felt like shouting something and that was the only thing that came to mind. We cool now?

@michaelabratzel6371 2 ай бұрын

Awesome. ❤

@DjDolHaus86 2 ай бұрын

@@ajjohnson3497 * sighs * We cool

@DylanJo123 2 ай бұрын

Gotta love seeing people coming together

@gl_tonight 2 ай бұрын

It's because he knows Italy will go whichever way the wind blows, at least historically and maybe still.

@JonPITBZN 2 ай бұрын

I distinctly remember saying that Mitt Romney was stuck in the Cold War when he said that Russia was our biggest adversary. He was right, I was wrong.

@richardarriaga6271 2 ай бұрын

And then the GOP embraced Russia

@JonPITBZN 2 ай бұрын

@richardarriaga6271 Romney didn't, he's still loyal to America

@crocidile90 2 ай бұрын

@@richardarriaga6271 You mean the DNC *Looks at Obama letting Putin take Chrimea with ease*

@longbeardbobson4710 2 ай бұрын

How on Earth is Russia an adversary of the US?

@Matt-xc6sp 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@JonPITBZNhe’s loyal to his faith above all. Not great for a leader but it inoculated him against trumpism

@filiberto599 2 ай бұрын

I think it should be noted that US was caught with its pants down too. Military budgets for the last two decades have been high, but focused on weapons suited for low intensity, high precision, high cost warfare. While these have served Ukraine well, the ability to ramp up manufacture of both these precision weapon systems and simple items like artillery shells was quite limited. The US industrial base is going through a learning process just like Europe on how to scale up manufacturing for a high intensity war.

@ethanmcfarland8240 2 ай бұрын

We need to reshore and build up our industry damnit, we used to be the goddamn arsenal of democracy

@andrejg4136 Ай бұрын

@@ethanmcfarland8240 Yeah but that would require the people who own the companies to give a shit about something other than their own money. It only worked in WW2 because the other places that could make shit were either enemies, occupied, or fighting actively - so the 'powers that be' didn't have a choice.

@Pale_Nomad 2 ай бұрын

i suspected the pig was back .. the price of wine shot up...

@NoManClatuer-pd8ck 2 ай бұрын

Lmao

@polygonalfortress 2 ай бұрын

lol

@BeyondTheGrave84 2 ай бұрын

@LazerPig , back in 2015 I did an Erasmus internship at this London based architect company that was run by Italian immigrants. I'm a Finn and I had done my mandatory conscript service years before. When the 2014 invasion of Crimea happened, our Armed Forces sent out this "reservist letter" to every reservist who had a wartime position. The letter basically told you what your job was if a war breaks out. One day at the office I mentioned to my colleagues about our building norms that require each apartment block to have a bunker built into the cellar and I also mentioned that letter. My Italian coworkers all looked at me kinda weirdly and then my boss (who was Italian) asked me: "Why?". I told him that it was all in case a war broke out. He replied to me: "What war? That is ridiculous, there's no need for that because there will never be any war ". I replied that one can never be too sure and it's not stupidity to be prepared for such a thing. He looked at me along his nose, smirked and commented something about the stupidity of it all and continued his work. I kinda like to know what he thinks of my country's preparedness now? His attitude immediately came into my mind when you talked about NATO's readiness level back in those days.

@gringo1723 2 ай бұрын

Compliments for placing this information before the noses of other EU/NATO members: FINLAND has dealt with the morons from the East a few decades ago, and know the Bastards for what they REALLY ARE. As OTTO BISMARCK said: "never trust Russians because Russians don't even trust themselves". After fighting the crappy Russian Army in a prelude to WW II the Courageous and Wise Finn's resolvedly vowed NEVER AGAIN, and their society has employed this principle for more than 80 years. ♾

@Kruhn 2 ай бұрын

Well, living next to, and even having had the (dis) pleasure of being invaded by the rampaging bear, concentrates the mind wonderfully.

@kingofcards9516 2 ай бұрын

Every country should have a 2nd amendment.

@DJSockmonkeyMusic 2 ай бұрын

@@KruhnDangerous neighbours, the unexpected smell of cordite, or high octane fuel, they all work. But Nitroglycerin will REALLY get your heart pumping! 😆😆

@DJSockmonkeyMusic 2 ай бұрын

@@kingofcards9516where I live, the second amendment to our constitution bans daylight saving.

@ProzacPie1 Ай бұрын

The multiple tangents and off-roads that you took during this video give far more context to the topic than mere stats ever will. Well said. Insightful. Respect.

@AquaNomad34 6 күн бұрын

LoL 😂

@alphaandomega4422 2 ай бұрын

Bloody Yank here. I've honestly never had a bad impression on the Challenger or any modern British tank, I've always found them to be just what Britain needed for their defense. Maybe they have some trouble in certain theaters, but that comes down to poor logistics not design. Any good soldier knows if you take care of your equipment, it takes care of you. As for the accusation that it was built to be just "good enough", a wise man I have great respect for said this: "sometimes good enough, is just perfect"

@MostlyPennyCat 29 күн бұрын

For the crew stuck playing catch the RPG, good enough was Not Dead and provided with Hot Drinks ☕

@AquaNomad34 6 күн бұрын

Bla bla bla 🙄🥱😪

@RRVCrinale 2 күн бұрын

I learned of it as that nigh on indestructible tank from Britain that does pretty much whatever it has to. Also heavy as hell, but come over to its face and tell it that, would you?

@AnimarchyHistory 2 ай бұрын

This video must have been quite a challenge to make.

@davidty2006 2 ай бұрын

*ba dum tis*

@jamesfelstead4096 2 ай бұрын

2-chė

@Duckfisher0222 2 ай бұрын

Shureman!

@mogyesz9 2 ай бұрын

It must be indeed challenging to spew out so much propaganda when he has the ability to be critical in historical terms.

@nobodydoesanything381 2 ай бұрын

@@mogyesz9 Oh look. A leftist

@QueueWithACapitalQ 2 ай бұрын

Western tanks in promo vids: *stable gun with accurate tracking of targets* T14 promo: *AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND WE GO*

@skyraider87 2 ай бұрын

It's because the traverse mechanism broke, it's stuck spinning

@billyjohnson3819 2 ай бұрын

To roughly quote a comment I saw on the T-14 video: "The turret traverse is directly linked to the final drive. Tank go forward, turret goes around."

@ToabyToastbrot 2 ай бұрын

It's a clockwork engine, you tunr the turret a few times around, then the tank gows forward weee while the turret spins back.

@90skidcultist 2 ай бұрын

T14 & Terminator are bestest.🦧

@The_Haruspex 2 ай бұрын

I'm stealing a comment from an old LP video, but here goes: "It's because the T-14 is secretly a helicopter".

@CollKill2 2 ай бұрын

Marine tank mechanic here. I can’t confirm that it takes a little under an hour to swap a power pack on an M1 A1 Abrams. Me and my guys used to be able to do it in less than 30 minutes.

@weeb3244 2 ай бұрын

47:48 the problem was mostly the bullshit being jammed into these bills. In the US, a bill is never just one issue, it's a whole mess of things, which arent necessarily related to eachother, and politicians use one large, popular issue to push these unrelated, far more polarizing things through (Ficticious) Example: Bill: "puppy aid package" Contents: A. 1% of military spending is diverted to animal shelters B. Increases federal taxes by 50%

@GenXPower Ай бұрын

Best comment ever. "Inflation reduction bill" - increase printing money which increases inflation, and give it all to gender studies programs. Increase interest rates and taxes across the board. Zero language related to inflation or reduction. Blame it all on Trump or conservatives by claiming them as terrorists and enemies of the state.

@letsplaygtag4842 23 күн бұрын

@@GenXPowerFact check: the Inflation Reduction Act did none of these things. Fact check: The income tax rate has not been increased since 2013 Fact check: The Inflation Reduction Act specifically mentions inflation 35 times Fact check: LazerPig never called Republicans "terrorists" or "enemies of the state," he just stated the facts; Republicans blocked Ukraine aid for over a year, whether you like it or not

@letsplaygtag4842 23 күн бұрын

You can look this stuff up. The bills are public knowledge, and there's not much in the bills passed that doesn't relate directly or indirectly to Ukraine. In the 2022 bill, the worst I could find was further funding appropriations for US immigration and customs to speed up getting Ukranian refugees into the country I believe you have fallen victim to Russian messaging. That is, unless you have counterpoints in specific Ukraine aid bills. Russia is very good at informational warfare, as we have seen take place in parts of America, mostly in the Republican representatives, but also in some parts of the Democratic Party and independents. In this comment, I am not taking issue with the Republicans, I am just stating facts.

@Duskraven67 2 ай бұрын

"Thats the only thing that can unite Americans; dabbing on Europeans." No truer statement has been made about America ever.

@whylikethis117 2 ай бұрын

As an american with european friends, I can confirm that this is in fact true.

@NuSuntSerb 2 ай бұрын

europeans refuse to accept that america is richer, stronger, and way more influential than all of europe combined

@PC-rl1xe 2 ай бұрын

We try our best.

@sctumminello 2 ай бұрын

Always remember the US was founded by Europeans who didn't like Europe.

@christopherchartier3017 2 ай бұрын

Meh. It’s not the only thing. Boats and Towers have United us more. Dabbing on Europeans is more so usually just a fun joke to bring up once in a while, which is usually followed by an “AT LEASHT OWER SKEWLS AINT CALL OF DOOTY”. Honestly right now, America is in heavy political division. No outside force is going to unite us unless it ends up making its way over the oceans and somehow more directly impacts the American population as a whole. America is just so disconnected from the rest of the world, both mentally and geographically, whatever makes its way over here gets so bent out of shape by our media it just turns into a fat mess. That goes for both Right and Left leaning voters. Overall, I just don’t think America really wants to get majorly involved into another modern war. We’ve already got a lot of flank from our previous conflicts, from Vietnam to the recent Afghanistan withdrawal. And our politicians are also rotting. All in all it’s a really screwed scenario

@swingpower1842 2 ай бұрын

In about 50 years we will have a full series of every military vehicle ever made.

@NightworksYT 2 ай бұрын

I don't think KZfaq will exist in 50 years

@Jokoko2828 2 ай бұрын

@@NightworksYT Evil things last forever.

@supercat4539 2 ай бұрын

In fifty years he won’t even have finished his next video

@gangstercheesefries1112 2 ай бұрын

@@Jokoko2828Ominous!

@Whatshisname346 2 ай бұрын

The average pig liver doesn’t last 50 years!

@Seagull780 Ай бұрын

I love how lazerpig keeps pretending he isn't a massive teaaboo

@francesconicoletti2547 Ай бұрын

His favorite planes are the F-111 and the F-117 . Not noticeably British or ever on British inventory.

@uzikidding6745 Ай бұрын

@@JamesJeffersonRecords Did you have a stroke while typing that?

@uzikidding6745 Ай бұрын

@@JamesJeffersonRecords So just homophobic and naturally stupid. Cool. Not a great look for the new management of your record studio.

@JamesJeffersonRecords Ай бұрын

@@uzikidding6745 I had a stroke typing it to bypass KZfaq’s censorship, yes. If you struggle with reading comprehension, that’s on you.

@uzikidding6745 Ай бұрын

@@JamesJeffersonRecords For the KZfaq channel of a record company it's not really a good look. Maybe try being less of a cunt and focus on the music.

@BestOfTsars Ай бұрын

Still waiting for that Dad’s army video.

@terribletank3069 2 ай бұрын

I disagree with "Russia caught us with our pants down" They didn't. Europe just chose to ignore the signs. They ignored the chechen wars, they ignored Russia's invasion of Georigia in 2008 and they ignored the invasion of Crimea in 2014. This was entirely predictable.

@sorashirogami1729 2 ай бұрын

More like: "For ten years Russia walked up to us with a dildo, and we stared at them, with our pants around our ankles.

@Shiftinggers 2 ай бұрын

The EU ignored Russia on purpose during the invasion of Crimea in 2014. Why do you think Victoria Nuland is on tape saying "fuck the EU"? Because she knows that Angela Merkel and Francois Holland won't raise a finger in Ukraine's help because them being allied with Russia is more lucrative when it comes to the national interest.

@Korschtal 2 ай бұрын

And our last government went and made us dependent on Russian oil; thanks Angela...

@justacomment1657 2 ай бұрын

They allsow did actively throw gasoline on the Ukraine conflict even before it went hot..

@willyvereb 2 ай бұрын

Crimea situation was... interesting. The reason why it never developed into a full scale major war is because the sanctions worked, almost too well aganst something the size of Russia. Kyiv remained safe because the Russians were quick to abandon their larger war aims and were happy to get what they got. That being said, claiming that Europe wasn't really doing anything after that is wild. They did quite a bit and alongside US support and the very real threat of another invasion is why the second war ended up being far different. In 2014 Ukraine had major issues of unity and their armed forces needed to reorganize. Ukrainian officers received support almost as soon as this happened. Naturally, this has also been a wakeup call for Ukraine but where exactly do you think the extra profits and money are coming from to make this function?

@stevenchoza6391 2 ай бұрын

THE PIG LIVES!

@Lord_Foxy13 2 ай бұрын

ALL GLORY TO THE PIG!!!!

@personzorz 2 ай бұрын

THANK THE PIG

@trathanstargazer6421 2 ай бұрын

IT IS ALIVE!!

@barondiamondo6676 2 ай бұрын

*STOMP STOMP*

@Whatshisname346 2 ай бұрын

Slava pig!

@KolinAlayon-nq9xv Ай бұрын

12:51 people also forget that US armored vehicles today also have ration heaters. We had one in our strykers. We had one in our bradleys, and the tankers have them too. Its literally NATO doctrine to stay inside Vehicles in a CBRN environment. Youre not supposed to use the FRHs in MREs in enclosed spaces. Every NATO vehicle that can create a slight positive pressure atmosphere for CBRN environments have ration heaters. If you were in the US army and you didnt see one, its because your unit took them out to make space for stowage and now nobody knows they exist in the conex.

@Swaggs907 2 ай бұрын

“James we’re trying to prove that British Leyland occasionally made good cars. You’re not helping.”

@food_toobs8333 2 ай бұрын

James: *proceeds to have the only BL car that “worked”*

@TalesOfWar Ай бұрын

Is that the episode Clarkson wrote "BMW" on the Leyland engine so they blame the Germans if it conks out?

@collinhicks37 2 ай бұрын

Although as an American tanker, I am required by law to endlessly and religiously proclaim the superiority of the glorious Abrams tank, I do have a profound amount of respect for the Challenger 2 and the British Army as a whole

@wishuhadmyname 2 ай бұрын

My uncle was a tanker (1st Cav, 2nd battalion I think). In Iraq, he got to see some Challenger 2s firing at a training range. He was unaware that any other tank was near as accurate as the Abrams, which he claimed with his crew could hit a football at 2mi on the move

@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz 2 ай бұрын

As an American I'm also required to endless proclaim the superiority if the Abrams, mostly because that's the only tank that would ever fire on me.

@rebelgaming1.5.14 Ай бұрын

I've always had a soft spot for the Chally 2 ever since I read about the thing shrugging of dozens of RPG hits in a children's book made to basically give a simple look into the modern world of warfare. Meaning I've basically loved the thing for just about 11-12 years now. While the Freebrams will always be my go-to, the Chally will always be my second favorite.

@Shockbucklin 2 ай бұрын

BABE WAKE UP, HE FOUND THE LOVE LETTER AND/OR BLACKMAIL LETTER

@patavinity1262 2 ай бұрын

Imagine still thinking that 'babe wake up' comments are still funny in May 2024.

@Gamer-ks1ib 2 ай бұрын

@patavinity1262 Imagine typing out a comment that has no other purpose than to aggravate or upset another thinking breathing human-being because you've seen it's archetype multiple times. I really hate these comments, they serve literally no purpose and their tone is usually more annoying than the original comment. Please remember the text on the screen was typed out by another person.

@patavinity1262 2 ай бұрын

@@Gamer-ks1ib Imagine having this kind of embarrassing meltdown online because you think pointing out that another comment isn't funny is going to ruin someone's life. Imagine being *that much* of a whiney, oversensitive loser.

@szymonp1701 2 ай бұрын

@@Gamer-ks1ibbased

@supragostututu625 2 ай бұрын

@@patavinity1262Imagine being a fucking asshole for no reason

@rtaraquin Ай бұрын

28:35 As an American - and this is not an exaggeration - the football field measurement did work for me, thank you.

@Thamian 2 ай бұрын

Chieftain did a video on Challenger 2 a while ago (was a weird one - some lady from Wargaming was with him for it) and one of the more interesting observations he made was that the most genius thing about it from his perspective was the gunner's controls - they're basically a playstation controller on the end of a solid bar welded to the turret body. Compare and contrast this with the joysticks of the M1 - on the move, over rough ground, the gunner in the Abrams has got his work cut out for him holding the aimpoint steady as his whole body, arm and hand get jogged around, but the Challenger? He just has to hold firmly onto that controller, and his thumbs are held steady, making it *far* easier to hold the aimpoint on target. He also said that while he would prefer his M1, he wouldn't feel uncomfortable going to war in a Challenger 2 - which for any professional tanker, especially an american one, is basically as high as praise gets.

@mjfan653 2 ай бұрын

As an estonian, it was a fun game of "what footage was filmed here" You brits have a large contingent here, playing in the snow and playing "who blinks first" with the russians. But you bring british sitcoms and led zeppelin vinyls, so hugely welcome, even if you devour half of our beer production in a single weekend.

@ryklatortuga4146 2 ай бұрын

your Viru beer was quite good - loved the weird shape of the bottle

@ringsystemmusic 2 ай бұрын

Huh, that might be responsible for how one of my favorite albums (Sven Grunberg’s Hingus) made it to the West- UK servicemembers gave it a spin and liked it!

@kikidevine694 2 ай бұрын

Only half? That's only because I haven't visited yet

@MiketheMadness 2 ай бұрын

Estonians are lovely people! The tours are made boring as hell by our senior officers boring rules, but the people and (summer) weather make up for it

@iandennis7836 2 ай бұрын

Ah, yeah, the er, beer thing......er, sorry about that, won't happen again, promise😁

@kyosokutai 2 ай бұрын

The Prigozhin screaming Shoigu's name like a Jojo villain will never get old, I feel. Made more comical by recent revelations as Shoigu, was in fact, conspiring against him.

@JamesJeffersonRecords Ай бұрын

In fact? Which facts are those exactly?

@xantiom 20 күн бұрын

@@JamesJeffersonRecordsPutin's aren't up to date? Shoigu got sacked by Putin lol

@dworkin7110 Ай бұрын

There is a LOT of information packed into this video, some of which I knew nothing about. Great job LazerPig. Subscribed!

@kelvinchewjw Ай бұрын

22:15, oh thank god it's not margaret thatcher

@cb6733 2 ай бұрын

"Last great huzzah is the defiant roar of cannon fire, and not the whimpering of politicians" That last line gave me chills, metal af

@Korschtal 2 ай бұрын

And that defiant roar is in the support of freedom, and Europe, against a tyrant. Well done UK.

@DavidT943 2 ай бұрын

What a great line to end on. I think this is one of his best videos.

@xmightygamerx 2 ай бұрын

As a German this sentence basically spawned the image of Olaf Scholz and yeah...

@cameronwixcey9692 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the standard mistake continental tyrants have made. That the UK will fight of it has to. Napoleon called us shopkeepers Mussolini- pale shadow of Drake. Putin- probably said UK is cucks. 2 were proved wrong. We shall see on the last one.

@macostagrinok 2 ай бұрын

@@xmightygamerxsame mental image...😂😂

@ThePandoraGuy 2 ай бұрын

German here. Every tank that manages to bring it's crew home after multiple RPG and even a fucking MILAN hit, is a good tank. Also no matter where the tank comes from, with a braindead crew, a incompetent leadership and/or tactics that don't work in reality (Tanks are not meant to be parked on a ridge without any support), the only thing you get in the end is a smoldering, multi-million -INSERT CURRENCY HERE, paperweight and a bunch of nice written letters, for whomever the crew lefts behind. The Challenger Deux and it's little brother, the Warrior, are friendly and capable creatures, you just have to give 'em a chance.

@rbaxter286 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but that kind of design philosophy (first property of a ship is not to sink) didn't carry the Kaiser's Hobby Battle Fleet to victory, while the battle cruiser losing RN was never seriously challenged by that fleet.

@ThePandoraGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@rbaxter286 It wasn't an absolute statement, im not a 2 dimensional villain in a Saturday morning cartoon. But survivability, if not for tank but at least for the meatbags that operate it, is an important trait, specially if the training, coordination and teamwork of said crew goes further than, "This is your tank, these are your buddies, you have to work together no matter what, here is the manual for the vehicle and there on the horizon is the front line, good luck!" No, we want those motherfuckers to survive, because they cost us money already and a puddle of blood, tissue and splintered bones can neither operate that vehicle, nor makes a good impression for morale. That is why we also invented ejection seats, because a pilots education and training is even more expensive than that of good tanker already is.

@kotestalina3838 2 ай бұрын

Its british of course its bad

@SirBroadsword Ай бұрын

@@rbaxter286 The British battlecruisers betrayed that design philosophy, sacrificing protection in favour of maximizing speed and firepower. And, well, look what happened.

@werrkowalski2985 Ай бұрын

The problem is that these stories about Challenger allegedly surviving so many hits are exaggerated.

@rolyantrauts2304 Ай бұрын

1,200-horsepower engine is under-powered for a 71-ton vehicle. Challenger 2s often get bogged down in Ukraine's soft soil and need towing by other Challengers or engineering vehicles. This is a massive problem to the spring/autuum there .

@rbwbr 2 ай бұрын

As a Ukrainian - I gotta say that we were surprised by the european resolve in military aid. We though there will be less and for me - the fact that super underfunded british military was one of the first to answer is much appreciated.

@TalesOfWar Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to have inflicted Boris upon you on multiple occasions. I know they love him out there, but he's an absolute [insert worst possible slur you can]. BUT. On this one thing, he was absolutely right. Sending aid, munitions and actual hardware was the right thing to do. I wonder how much of it was a distraction from all of the scandal he was embroiled within at home and how much was genuinely wanting to help. It's probably a bit of both, but it worked out for the best in this instance.

@rbwbr Ай бұрын

@@TalesOfWar before 2022 I didnt know who he is, as for most of ukrainians(we didnt really follow other countries politics, except russia and belarus for obvious reasons). Thats why he is a positive personality here 🙈

@TheBelrick Ай бұрын

slave states had no choice but to obey masters to defend private investments in newly conquered slave state of Ukr

@armorhide406 2 ай бұрын

"Proud that it's last great Huzzah was the defiant roar of cannon fire and not whimpering of spineless politicians" is an AMAZING line

@PanicAttack445 2 ай бұрын

I somehow managed to read this right as Lazerpig said that line in the video.

@thesaddestdude3575 Ай бұрын

@@PanicAttack445 Same

@illucidate3749 Ай бұрын

God save the Queen- USAF Jet mechanic

@nihluxler1890 Ай бұрын

It's last great Huzzah was getting decapitated by a Kornet from 5 miles away. The crew was lucky to jump on a mine 10s before that, cause otherwise their residual remains would still be coating the inside.

@mrjtfang2 27 күн бұрын

@@nihluxler1890 Gotta be honest, definitely feel like a bot

@smoketinytom 2 ай бұрын

Having Rupert Murdoch effectively called "The Good guy" was the most shocking revelation in this video.

@Feanor6450 2 ай бұрын

I mean he did call him a dark lord of the Sith, the point was just that he doesn't have the same personal interest in manipulating the war reporting that a Russian oligarch would.

@richardarriaga6271 2 ай бұрын

@@Feanor6450Remember a Sith tossed Palpatine into a reactor core

@lordulberthellblaze6509 Ай бұрын

16:39 Not just every British person. Every gearhead the world over who watched this video enjoyed a laugh or suffered a jumpscare seeing that.

@TalesOfWar Ай бұрын

I'm still recovering with a slight twitch in my eye after seeing it. If only it could be unseen!

@mrregirock985 Ай бұрын

Guys i think we found the guy who leaked the classified documents for the challenger's armour

@Glubmonster4rl Ай бұрын

armor*

@pretzelbomb6105 Ай бұрын

@@Glubmonster4rl Nah, it's armour. The extra spacing from the "u" helps with shaped charges.

@joeblow9657 Ай бұрын

Pretty sure that guy had access to Challenger 2 technical info. Don't think Pig ever had access to that. It was an armour officer.

@jds355 2 ай бұрын

As a Brit, my biggest argument to helping UA is the fact we signed the Budapest Memorandum. Of course there is a moral and strategic element which are massive reasons to help, but I always coldly argue that we signed that treaty and thus are obliged to help. Regardless of what, we gave them our word. I do wish more UK and US politicians actually explicitly mentioned that treaty, because in my opinion that is set in stone, and we must honor it. No emotion or heart-string-tugging, but instead honouring what was agreed. Great video mate. I've always liked the Chally, just hope we can ship out more. Always knew one would get blown up at some point, at least they're getting some use!

@jimb9063 2 ай бұрын

Yes it certainly feels like obligation to me, however mentioning it too much might levy criticism about why support has been limited and delayed, or even why US and UK armed forces are not being used to honour the treaty if it's so important as to be mentioned all the time. Nations doing what they said they'd do, quite the chequered history.

@maryginger4877 2 ай бұрын

The Budapest Memo declared Ukraine to be a neutral country, to never join EU or NATO.... oh... you never read it did you...

@jds355 2 ай бұрын

@maryginger4877 Which it was until 2014 when RU first invaded. But you probably knew that. It also said RU must respect UAs 1991 borders. But you probably knew that. And even then I don't see what that's got to do with the US and the UK sticking to it and aiding UA. Ukraine fulfilled its part of the treaty, right up until RU broke theirs. And with nuclear weapons now in Belarus, RU and BL have violated it even more. Ask your commanding officer Ivan. He's probably a few computers down.

@jimb9063 2 ай бұрын

@@maryginger4877 It isn't in the EU or NATO

@Tank-o-grad 2 ай бұрын

To be fair, can it truly be a world war if it doesn't start with Britain fulfilling its obligations to a Treaty or Pact?

@beardywierdy6308 2 ай бұрын

The way Europe has spun up production shows that the "expand production in the event of war" idea was valid. They just should have done it when the war actually started in 2014, not nearly a bloody decade later...

@mojrimibnharb4584 2 ай бұрын

Why?

@user-pm8je4fo7e 2 ай бұрын

Do you have like an actual numbers of forementioned production being spun up by europe? I see a lot of oversea orders being placed, but production... not so much. Only talks and occasional layoffs.

@djsmeguk 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, the "lets contain them and out economy them" idea from 2014 worked really really well. Ah well, the military industrial complex is slow to start, but ho boy is it starting to roll now. About the only thing that will stop it (and even then, only one arm of it) is the election in November.

@MazeFrame 2 ай бұрын

I sincerely hope for the EU to walk out of this with a pair and a new member!

@mojrimibnharb4584 2 ай бұрын

@@MazeFrame EU =/=NATO

@EasternSkyCorps 12 күн бұрын

I like how Squire was listed as a "British Historian"

@steveh1289 Ай бұрын

Im so glad you popped up in my feed a little over a year ago. Your writing and presentation of information is just phenomenal, and the rants and quips never fail to make me laugh. Laserpig for president.

@Dumpsterfire_Truck 2 ай бұрын

"Some of the worst people on the internet" My son that is a bold claim. Finding the worst people of the internet can't be done; like scraping the bottom of the yogurt cup. There's always a little bit more that you just can't get at.

@thepsychicspoon5984 2 ай бұрын

To be fair, the worst people on the internet can be found on reddit and TikToc.

@ChylieDartwright 2 ай бұрын

That is what your tongue is for.

@fishpodpizza544 2 ай бұрын

@ChylieDartwright your tongue is for people from the internet?

@xxx_mem3_mast3r_xxx8 2 ай бұрын

@@fishpodpizza544 You heard the man!

@ChylieDartwright 2 ай бұрын

@fishpodpizza544 also yes, but primarily for licking the succulent morsels from the bottom of jars. And talking sometimes.

@Noah_Levy 2 ай бұрын

27:25 To be fair, a plate of vegetables is completely over-qualified for the position of journalist with the S*n.

@richardarriaga6271 2 ай бұрын

A mere cabbage would be

@joshuamattingly1232 Ай бұрын

@@richardarriaga6271a singular pea

@d3nza482 Ай бұрын

@@joshuamattingly1232 Pee.

@joeblow5214 Ай бұрын

That distinction isn't limited to the Sun. In my experience, it extends to most every outlet.

@Dong_Harvey Ай бұрын

@@richardarriaga6271well, it does appear said "mere cabbage" has gained quite the political experience as a Prime Minister

@OR56 2 ай бұрын

The Challenger II: *Isn’t very good in mud* Britain: *Sends them to the country famous for being a giant mud puddle 6 months out of the year* All jokes of course, I’m glad the Challengers are there

@miketan4803 Ай бұрын

And guess who is UK 's current Foreign secretary now

@thekinginyellow1744 2 ай бұрын

"Not 'the best' because there's no such thing". This statement is often true in many contexts. It is sad that so few people understand it.

@michaelhowell2326 2 ай бұрын

I'm an American and a former Abrams tanker. The Abrams is my automatic go-to but the Challenger is my immediate number 2.

@williamyoung9401 2 ай бұрын

IDK...those upgraded T-62s look pretty sexy... 😝

@Noone-lm9mk 2 ай бұрын

🇬🇧 🇺🇸

@Skykid3307 2 ай бұрын

@@williamyoung9401 They don't work as good as the tanks menti9ned above though. Might be cheaper on maintenence maybe? But i'd take the more expensive tank.

@nikolaideianov5092 2 ай бұрын

@@Skykid3307nah they are old enough so they need extra maintanense

@carlossaraiva8213 2 ай бұрын

No love for the Leo 2?

@hadenmontgomery5888 Ай бұрын

I always liked the challenge on looks alone. Something about it's lines looks so pleasing to me.

@Ploxtifs_OldAndDeadAccountXD 29 күн бұрын

16:19 TL:DR the Challenger is the happy middle ground between the T-34 and Maus tank: being the best the UK could afford with their constrained military budget that actually sees their troops as human beings and not just cannon fodder.

@Lightman0359 2 ай бұрын

There is a slim but non-zero chance that you will get an even more hilarious video than a T-90 playing turret toss with a Challenger: A Challenger using spin-stabilized HESH to play duck hunt with a Russian Helicopter. They already shot down Migs with Stingers and jerry-rigged NATO missiles onto Soviet wing pylons, the Ukrainians are some crafty nutters, I have no doubt that if a Ka-52 got within LoS of the last functioning Challenger 2 in Ukraine, that a shell would be sent downrange. No, its not intended, no its not doctrine, but what good is a sniper tank if you don't try trick shots? Trying to fly under radar? Fly under HESH you filthy casual!

@BoisegangGaming 2 ай бұрын

The blursed challenger 2 360-no-scope.

@articularpack6422 2 ай бұрын

Why do I hear a British Officer yelling counter this you casual as he pulls his sword out as the cannon fires?

@Speedy2619 2 ай бұрын

@@articularpack6422"Drive me closer i want to hit him with my sword"😂

@connivingkhajiit 2 ай бұрын

BESH

@Robertlynschultz 2 ай бұрын

“Stingers and NATO missies Jerry-rigged to MiGs hard points” and actually hitting anything… really like to see video of that…

@DanielsPolitics1 2 ай бұрын

13:00 I had forgotten that the Marines had to make do with a single cheese, not the cheeseboard enjoy by Army officers and the entire RAF.

@TheBojo1988 Ай бұрын

This dont age well enemy of challenger 2 Mud Bridge Bad logistyk Weight Suspencion Drones Mines

@wulfleyn6498 2 ай бұрын

Its ability to make soup inside the vehicle is probably a big bonus.

@taggartmumford8737 2 ай бұрын

“Erm aktuawy the challenger 2 sucks cuz it’s unangled” probably some wehraboo and mike sparks. Bad news after this video lazerpig was found dead in a British bathtub having drowned in crumpets and corruption😔

@gamera5160 2 ай бұрын

It doesn't fly either.

@F.R.E.D.D2986 2 ай бұрын

Just gonna ignore the front of the turret

@rudatkatzn9171 2 ай бұрын

@@F.R.E.D.D2986 That's the magic: People tend to ignore anything positive about vehicles when they want to convince you that they're bad. That goes for MBTs, WWII Tanks and most Tanks really.

@-zero-3148 2 ай бұрын

@@F.R.E.D.D2986he’s making a joke referring to a previous video

@nikolaideianov5092 2 ай бұрын

@@rudatkatzn9171unless its the Saint-Chamond idk whats good about it

@DarkKnightofIT 2 ай бұрын

17:30 Abrams crews be out here swapping tank engines like I swap remote batteries.

@SteveAkaDarktimes Ай бұрын

it takes you half an hour to switch batteries?

@pyromasteralex Ай бұрын

@@SteveAkaDarktimes We dont judge such things.

@oscaroregan6253 Ай бұрын

Wish phones still had battery swaps

@alw3203 Ай бұрын

And filling the fuel tank every 30 minutes , 0.5mpg lol And driving it because no lorry's to transport Need a fuel tanker to follow them lol

@Veritas.0 Ай бұрын

@@SteveAkaDarktimes Still quicker than you guys learned about dentists and oral hygiene from Americans.

@elliri3012 2 ай бұрын

"Freedom called, and it was Europe that answered the phone"- epic.

@crimsonlegion9729 Ай бұрын

Thanks for picking up the tab Europe We left our credit card at home

@datoaster4991 Ай бұрын

39:17 so I kinda believe him because the T-72 runs on diesel, a fuel that can freeze, diesel cars have a resistor to heat the fuel so the engine can start and knowing that russia his famous for their lack of maintainence it could mean that the fuel heater was not working so he had to externally heat the fuel, hence the bonfire.

@mcmoose64 2 ай бұрын

British Leyland had an Australian branch and factory . Australians of a certain age also just squirmed .

@mikesmith2905 2 ай бұрын

Seem BL was largely a management issue, the Indians bought their bit out and it seems to be doing rather well (making trucks at any rate)

@GabrielA-iy4kc 2 ай бұрын

The innocuous phrase "P 76" will forever have a resonance for us that the world can only wonder upon

@datoaster4991 Ай бұрын

Im not even british and that thing made me squirmed. We need to revive the european car industry

@mcmoose64 Ай бұрын

The ones that didn't spontaneously combust were ok .@@GabrielA-iy4kc

@peterfireflylund Ай бұрын

@@datoaster4991it’s doing fairly well (outside of the UK). It’s having trouble with the EV transition, of course, but that’s a global problem.

@Flying__Scotsman 2 ай бұрын

give the challenger 2 wings and amraams, then give the blueprints to the russians

@Flying__Scotsman 2 ай бұрын

icl though i prefer the vickers mk7 purely because i like how it looks

@scotchbingeington6761 2 ай бұрын

*Mike Sparks is typing...

@nikolaideianov5092 2 ай бұрын

@@Flying__Scotsman u/TheSheriffMT is that you ?

@Flying__Scotsman 2 ай бұрын

@@nikolaideianov5092 who?

@nikolaideianov5092 2 ай бұрын

@@Flying__Scotsman soo no Hes some guy that made a vickers mk 7 3d model and seemed to like it a lot

@Caboose858 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos! Your style is informative and extremely entertaining. Just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your work, and thank you for it 🤘🏼🤙🏽

@jacobrafferty2377 2 ай бұрын

You killed it with the ad read, didn't notice for way too long

@JoseCastro-sc4pm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks to the pig for all his hard work. This history of the Challenger 2 reminded me of the P-40 or Kittyhawk if you drink leaf water. The airplane was, underpower, heavy, and antiquated. But it was reliable, comfortable for the pilot and probably more importantly, available. While everyone love to talk about how amazing the late war airplanes where, those how flew the plane loved it. And while it didn't bring the war to an end, it certainly helped the war keep going until better planes could come in to take it's place.

@spindash64 2 ай бұрын

For what it's worth, that extra weight in the P-40 got put to solid use structurally: thing was built like a tank

@LAG09 25 күн бұрын

That was more due to the pilots than anything. The U.S had a very rapid build-up of the U.S Army Air Corps so most pilots were very green when they entered the war while the Germans and Japanese began their build-up years earlier and had years of war experience before the U.S officially joined. Japan also trained their pilots with quality over quantity mindset where pilot training was three years against the U.S' two years. By mid 1942 the Aussies, flying their "Kitty Hawks" (commonwealth use name for the P-40) achieved basically a 1:1 ratio over New Guinea against a land-based Japanese Navy contingent flying A6Ms (zeroes). The A6M especially was built for WW1 style slow one-on-one turning dogfights and their tactics largely built around baiting inexperienced pilots into them. However the big control surfaces that gave them such good slow speed performance made them **less** maneuverable than the P-40 at 300+ knots. So when flown correctly (higher speeds and fight as a squadron, not a lone pilot) the P-40 was equal or better.

@niemand9743 2 ай бұрын

I feel like "youtube didn't like this footage" sums up russian armor pretty well

@shotsfired_dk 2 ай бұрын

Have my like sir

@hairybubbles127 2 ай бұрын

That's exceptionally fair.

@logansmall5148 2 ай бұрын

Yeah just draw in a lil parachute indicating the crew ejected safely before the turret hit the ground like it was GI Joe cartoon.

@trolleriffic 2 ай бұрын

@@logansmall5148 "What you're seeing there is the tank's ejector seats working properly... I know that looks like the crew are on fire, but that's just an optical illusion."

@Francesco-gf1sv Ай бұрын

1:22 japan creating the whole italian culture smh💀

@gansior4744 14 күн бұрын

Meanwhile Italy having pretty much the longest and most important cultures not only in Europe but in the world as well

@MostlyPennyCat Ай бұрын

I have actually been glassed outside a pub at 3am and had to wait 5 hours in a&e...

@bt42_howitzer 2 ай бұрын

soon we will have a video titled "Shut up about (insert tank here)" for every tank that has been produced ever

@gregorteply9034 2 ай бұрын

Except russian ones.

@Eminentharp 2 ай бұрын

April 1st 2025, Shut up about the bob semple

@tyrannicalchocolate 2 ай бұрын

"Shut up about Septic tanks" - Lazerpig in 20 years

@demon-hunter1498 2 ай бұрын

I believe this is like the 6th "shut up about (insert vic name here)" vid he's done

@candledish 2 ай бұрын

Soon 😂

@ryanhampson673 2 ай бұрын

Former EOD tech here. The HESH round (high explosive squash head) works by hitting a target and literally squashing spreading out before detonating. The shock wave travels through the target and breaks off internal parts of the bunker/ armor causing “spalling”, lethal particles of your own armor bouncing around inside your vehicle. Also rifling is detrimental to HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) rounds because the centrifugal force interferes with the plasma jet formation in HEAT warheads. Disclaimer, as an American I still think the Challenger is a beastly vehicle, no tanks are indestructible as we can see of some Abrams being taken out by drones in Ukraine recently.

@voidtempering8700 2 ай бұрын

The issue is that the HESH is useless against almost any tank with basic composite armor. It literally wouldn't work on a T-62m or T-72a, let alone any more modern T-72.

@ryanhampson673 2 ай бұрын

@@voidtempering8700 Very true, the ERA does mitigate the shockwave and composite armor also breaks up the shockwave as it passes through the armor. Like he said in the video, HESH works great on bunkers or solid steel plate armor in older tanks. Thing is they found a lot of the ERA was missing in Russian tanks, the containers were literally filled with cardboard. Corruption in the storage yards over the years had seen a lot of the explosive blocks walk off on their own.

@voidtempering8700 2 ай бұрын

@@ryanhampson673 Can you name me three instances of cardboard ERA. Because that has literally never happened. There is an instance of explosives were removed from the tank after it was disabled, but that is it.

@ryanhampson673 2 ай бұрын

@@voidtempering8700 Read some reports early on in the war but who knows could have been media propaganda 🤷‍♂ can’t really believe much these days.

@Dommifax 2 ай бұрын

Iirc a lot of them were just empty boxes for tanks that were in storage for a long time (as it wasn't needed on them and was more effective to use on tanks seeing actual combat) which is why some of them didn't get new ERA in time when they were hastily reactivated - I think the carton one was just a single photo blown out of proportion

@c7avenger26 Ай бұрын

i still love the line "freedom called and it was europe who answered the phone" idk y its just so good

@Seagull780 26 күн бұрын

I just want to point out that the reason teachers tell you not to use wikipedia as a source is not necessarily because wikipedia doesn't give correct information, but because it is not the original source for any of the information on there. It is a collection of information from various sources which you have access to, so if you cite anything you should cite the primary sources.

@barleysixseventwo6665 2 ай бұрын

"The retirement of the Nimrod-" *THAT WAS BRITAIN'S ANTI-SUB PLANE!?* It looks like something Studio Gibli would make while trying to adapt a bad Tom Clancy Novel! I fucking love it!

@JohnHughesChampigny 2 ай бұрын

It's a Comet, you know, the first jet Airliner with the unfortunately square windows.

@user-kn7qw4qr7t 2 ай бұрын

All British-designed aircraft from the mid-late 20th Century look like they belong on the set of Thunderbirds.

@rbaxter286 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnHughesChampigny Wasn't the square windows that did it in, WAS IT?! Read the final reports and analyses like I did.

@rbaxter286 2 ай бұрын

And, the reason it was canned and turned into Coke cans is the Poseidon does the same job for much less money (being donated to the UK military budget) and in a more modern and capable airframe.

@Philip271828 2 ай бұрын

According to Mentour Now! the square window refers to a hole in the fuselage for a radio antenna. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6qaoapomaqonqM.html&t

@chitzkoi 2 ай бұрын

Pig, I just... I'm on a posting in Korea right now, and Breakfast with Jackie was more Britishness than I was ready for. I'm a working class boy Pig. Youve made me quite emotional and homesick. It was a masterpiece.

@JPKyle-ro3sn 2 ай бұрын

I'm Australian, so no UK Nostalgia here, however, I always enjoy Jackie's appearances. Jackie is amazing :D

@chitzkoi 2 ай бұрын

@JPKyle-ro3sn my parents are strayan and I do find the bogan in all of us has his origins in the UK

@JPKyle-ro3sn 2 ай бұрын

@@chitzkoi this explains so much lol

@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 2 ай бұрын

@@chitzkoi > Has Russian name > Australian Ah yes a man of culture.

@fakshen1973 40 секунд бұрын

I believe those British tankers when they say the HESH round is what saved them. That round is designed to burst bunkers but all you have is wood and bricks. That HESH will huff and it will puff and just turn everything in your house into confetti.

@i-kun_yeetpain Ай бұрын

22:24 I stand with you.

@Punishthefalse 2 ай бұрын

So you are telling me that people are complaining about the Challenger 2 doing exactly what it was designed to do instead of doing what the braying audience want it to do?

@timmystwin 2 ай бұрын

"Freedom called, and it was Europe who answered the phone" If you'd said that before Brexit, we'd have voted 99% remain. That's such an emotive and patriotic thing to say.

@fredslipknot9 2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed.

@realGBx64 2 ай бұрын

Unbeliavable that LazerPig leaves me teary eyed by the end of the video

@NigelTolley 2 ай бұрын

Russia took so much from the UK and that bastard "lord" ca-moron was also the architect of the Brexit vote! And he's back in power now, still screwing us, for Russia.

@rsoul7282 2 ай бұрын

@@realGBx64me too dude. It’s not just you ✊

@kinocorner976 2 ай бұрын

*America’s 95 billion dollar aid package* “Yup, it’s like WW2 all over again.” 🤣

@csquared79 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for converting it to football fields. That's a very accurate cannon.

@johnnyblue1977 2 ай бұрын

Out of curiosity has a sponsor ever hated one of your ads? This is the only channel that I actually don't skip the ads

@KodaCatsune 2 ай бұрын

53:27 “it is at least proud that it’s last great huzzah was the defiant roar of cannon fire and not the whimpering of spineless politicians.” God DAMN you have a way with words!

@wolfbyte3171 2 ай бұрын

*Stands up to applaud, tears in eyes*

@davidkueny2444 2 ай бұрын

That line goes hard AF.

@Notere 2 ай бұрын

Habitual Linecrosser is currently running across the ocean on foot to slap you for leaving out the US Air Defense contribution with its steadily-increasing kill count.

@crystallineentity 2 ай бұрын

GRAMPA BUFF TO THE RESCUE

@ieuanhunt552 Ай бұрын

But Ruzzia has destroyed 30 of the 4 patriot systems in Ukraine

@ThatTurboProbe Ай бұрын

@@crystallineentityDear god, hope the kid didn't get out again. "Would you intercept me?" "I'd intercept me"

@Sleepy7666 Ай бұрын

HLC and Mandatory Funday only run when they have to.

@hollunk6969 Ай бұрын

@@ThatTurboProbe nah the kid is currently fighting a racoon for a week old chicken nugget

@Ataximander Ай бұрын

Sad I don't get to sing along at the end credits anymore.

@Cergowski Ай бұрын

Great content! Especially the summary (end part)! Keep up the good work! Drunk regards from Poland!

@jloiben12 2 ай бұрын

The “problem” Ukraine is having with their Western tanks is that the Western tanks didn’t get sent with their most important feature: American air power

@ChucksSEADnDEAD 2 ай бұрын

Air power can't clear minefields. Ukraine has minefields 5x as deep as breaching doctrine allows for. Unless you plan to fly over the mines and air drop the tanks behind enemy lines, there's nothing you can do. You will hit a mine, the assault force gets bogged down, artillery and FPV crews will be able to make a move without air power countering them.

@nikolaideianov5092 2 ай бұрын

@@ChucksSEADnDEADbut what it can do is make sure mine clearing equipment isnt getting shot at At least by artilery

@jloiben12 2 ай бұрын

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD Oi vey. I see the capacity for thought is not something you have. When I say that the Western tanks weren’t sent with their most important feature, that feature being American air power, what do you think I mean when I say that? Your own response demonstrates the validity of what I said and I just don’t think you understand what you are saying because the argument you are making contradicts the posturing you are doing

@winzyl9546 2 ай бұрын

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD yes, that's why they have mine clearing vehicles... combined arms and all that.

@Wolfbroa 2 ай бұрын

@@ChucksSEADnDEADyou clearly know nothing of war

@baz5042 2 ай бұрын

Ate me Tuh-64 Ate me Tuh-72 Ate me Tuh-80 Ate me Tuh-90 Ate me China Tunk Luv me Challnger Luv me Arums (dun’t evan know what kilometer is) Luv me LaClerk (gud fer bein a frog tunk) Luv me Lepper (Nautzie bastards) Luv me LazerPig Luz me Big Jackie

@deitchj003 2 ай бұрын

I’m a Brit. We don’t use kilometres. We use miles.

@SaltyPotter 2 ай бұрын

I feel compelled to point out that, despite most of the nation's refusal to do so, the United States military does in fact use the metric system.

@mikehammer4018 2 ай бұрын

@@SaltyPotter Yet another crime to lay at the feet of NATO! (I'm joking. Kinda)

@Devil_Dog_98 2 ай бұрын

Simple as

@weismeister121 2 ай бұрын

Wots a chaos goooooooo-**BLAM!!!**

@shaunsinclair9785 2 ай бұрын

That gamer sups commercial is possibly the best ad I have ever experienced. Good shit.

@aminmian7291 15 күн бұрын

This is why logistic plays a key role in war. Theres a reason why Ukrainians prefer the Leopard 2 over the M1 Abrams and the Challenger 2. Abrams: uses jet fuel, which they prefer to put on jets, and Smooth bore rounds which lots of tanks uses. Challengers: uses Diesel which Ukraine can use a lot of, but the gun uses rifle rounds (hesh round) which isnt much compare to HEAT or SABOT rounds since not many tanks do rifle guns. Leopard 2: uses Diesel and smooth bore rounds (its takes the best of the two other tanks given to them) Of course theres more factors but I'm just oversimplifying. Apparently the Leopard 2 is a lot easier to train and is why it more desirable in the export market.

@BlockieBoy_and_Trevor 2 ай бұрын

As a British cadet, MREs are all boil-in-the-bag if they need to be cooked. This is a meme feature that is highlighted for the laughs, but it actually has a really good practical value.

@brillcrafter7417 2 ай бұрын

yup, ex cadet (weird thing to say) and yeah they are boil in the bag and damm does it feel good to have a hot meal after getting soaked by whatever excersise you had done that day

@UNSCPILOT 2 ай бұрын

Was in Canadian Air Cadets years ago, but the Canadian MREs we got were boil in bag too, some were pretty decent, but some of the breakfast menu is a crime against food, I still remember the distinct catfood smell from the scrambled eggs...

@DjDolHaus86 2 ай бұрын

The reasoning for having water boiling facilities is that it doesn't require the crew to leave the tank during meal times which increases response time and reduces risk of coming to harm through enemy action (snipers/chemical attack)

@AIRBORN_EEvEE 2 ай бұрын

American Civil Air Patrol cadet over here. (not military, but gaining age-appropriate military style experience) I totally agree. While I don’t pretend to have any real insight into the world of those who are actively fighting in real conflict, I gotta say; I for one would seriously appreciate having an easily accessible hot meal if i were somebody who was actively being shot at. (Also, American Breakfast MREs are also atrocious.)

@fredslipknot9 2 ай бұрын

Oh lovely

@HardThrasher 2 ай бұрын

God I hope we get our shit together and at least double our tank fleet

@sebastianthomsen2225 2 ай бұрын

hello! :)

@kalashnikovdevil 2 ай бұрын

My lord, what will you do with ten whole functional tanks? (Kidding of course. It's not that bad yet. ...Is it?)

@sigilumsanctum2105 Ай бұрын

British Leyland was actually trusted to build a tank engine? Who the fuck approved that lmao.

@wattihrvolt-pn3pf 10 күн бұрын

The main problem of every main battle tank is that it is a main battle tank.

@nomchomsley854 2 ай бұрын

That entire Queen Rises over Moscow bit is one of the greatest things I've ever seen

@Ralnon 2 ай бұрын

Quintessential Monty Python

@RichardHardslab 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, he shouldn’t even have to think about apologizing for that

@MURPHYCHACHO 2 ай бұрын

I'd watch that movie.

@rhystaylor851 2 ай бұрын

I think one of the big contributors to the myth of invincible Western MBTs is that they've been operating exclusively under air & artillery superiority in recent memory. Their performance in UKE is just more reflective of the realities of modern peer conflict. Chally 2 can body any Russian tank any day, but it'll struggle alone against KA-52's, artillery batteries, and drone swarms (like LP said).

@598019001 2 ай бұрын

I think the myth of Western MBT invincibility is interesting, The first time that burnt our challenger showed up, the amount of dooming I saw was surprising, I feel like people have gotten so used to western tanks dominating opponents in near optimal conditions that they have forgotten that Tanks... Take casualties, Nothing is invincible, the enemy has a say and shit will go wrong and at some point ot feels like people forgot that.

@Menolly1233 2 ай бұрын

Unlike the Brams, a nearly 50 year old design still bodying tanks. Oh wait, that's Bradley's, not a tank.

@johnassal5838 2 ай бұрын

True and it seemed like Ukraine was among the few to realize there would be no war ending lightning advances without total air superiority. In fact I'd go one step further and suggest that the especially methodical advance with frequent long defensive pauses we saw even before the conservative circus interrupted US aid signals that they wouldn't necessarily pursue a fast resolution to this conflict even if they could. History makes it clear that Russia is just going to attack again in five or ten years anyway. The only realistic remedy might be to inflict a WW1 style Lost Generation in Russia that makes it impractical for them to go on the offensive again in the next twenty or thirty years. In the meantime Russia is almost exclusively tied to rail lines limiting their paths to advance. I suspect this underlies a lot of what may seem unnecessarily slow progress for Ukrainian forces.

@TheRezro 2 ай бұрын

You are aware that operating under air and artillery superiority is how tanks SHOULD operate? War in Ukraine show how relying only on Tanks like in video game, would end with horrible looses. Looses when Western MBT's were used without proper doctrine, show that it is third world countries war. Aligator work only because Ukraine lack air defense and for short time, because it get it. Artillery and drone swarms are actually poor man army solutions, when you lack NATO style air superiority.

@TheRezro 2 ай бұрын

@@Menolly1233 It is because Russian tanks are a shit. This war prove nothing.

@asdfjklol Ай бұрын

41:30 Obama made fun of Romney on national television in 2012 for saying Russia was the biggest threat to the US. Insane that you then give him credit for taking Russia seriously.

@cynthiaherbst3909 Ай бұрын

Publicly. Pay attention

@zacklewis342 Күн бұрын

Hate to break it to ya, but China has been the biggest threat to the US since the fall of the Soviet Union. This war, any war, would only ever result in a Russian defeat and we're only "taking them seriously" now because it helps with defense budgets needed to overmatch China.