Tank Chats #11 Valentine | The Tank Museum

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8 жыл бұрын

Tank Chats playlist • Tank Chats from The Ta... The eleventh in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum's historian David Fletcher MBE.
The Valentine - A popular and reliable British tank. It was designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., in 1938 and offered to the Army who accepted it for production shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
It made quite a name for itself in the North African campaign and also served with New Zealand forces in the Pacific and with Soviet troops on the Russian front.
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@jamestweedie6066 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the Valentine, the most romantic of tanks! Nothing says "I love you" like a direct hit from a QF 6-pounder. My love is as solid as a 57mm tungsten-cored APCR shot, and you've pierced my heart like it pierces the frontal armour of a Pz.Kpfw. IV!

@joeerickson516 Жыл бұрын

" Could the world,🗺 war,💥 two,2⃣ British, 🇬🇧 and the commonwealth of nations built, 🏢 Valentine,♥ mark II medium infantry tank go up,👆 against the world,🗺 war,💥 two,2⃣ Nazi German,🇩🇪 built,🏢 Panzer VI tiger, 🐯 1,⚀ heavy tank head on, or go for the un armored rear behind the tall bush hedges of the French,🇫🇷 countryside of Nazi German,🇩🇪 occupied France,🇫🇷 with its QF-6 pounder gun,🔫 57 millimeter solid rounds, during D-day Beach, 🏖 landings of Normandy, June six,6⃣ 1944 during the second, ⚁ world,🗺 war?"💥

@davidtuttle7556 Жыл бұрын

I think you meant 2 pdr gun.

@jonesfamily4326 Жыл бұрын

@@davidtuttle7556 He's obviously talking about the Valentine VIII!!!!

@davidtuttle7556 Жыл бұрын

@@jonesfamily4326 lol. Of course. Silly me. I’m thinking of the Mk Is and Mark IIs who, to quote Father Tankmas, broke down because it was Tuesday and they were bored.

@jonesfamily4326 Жыл бұрын

@@davidtuttle7556 lol. YNWA

@MrMarinus18 8 жыл бұрын

A big element in the development of the Valentine was weight and armor. It needed to have at least 50 to 60 mm of armor all around but couldn't exceed 16 tons. The Valentine is as simple as they could make it with everything possible done to lighten it. It doesn't carry much fuel so it's range is short and the ammunition supply also is limited. However the tiny size proved to be worthwhile because it was hard to see and easy in it's use. Despite the small size they still managed to fit the 6 pounder in it. It was essentially a medium tank's worth of armor and firepower but the size of a light tank. The simplicity of everything that was done for weight also made it reliable as well as cheap.

@rjfaber1991 5 жыл бұрын

They messed around with the turret a lot to try and fit increasingly bigger guns into the thing, with the coaxial appearing and disappearing based on whether or not that would still fit alongside. Surprisingly, they did eventually manage to fit a 75mm into the Valentine, though by the time that version came about, the Valentine's value as a frontline tank was all but gone.

@utkarshchoudhary3870 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for that !!

@tacos_with_sauce8887 3 жыл бұрын

It was a good tank none the less. It's still appreciated. Heavy tanks from the germans were rare anyways and would break before it got to the battlefield. So smaller more reliable tanks would make it instead and the mitilda could pick those of easley with is reliable armour and gun.

@utkarshchoudhary3870 3 жыл бұрын

@@tacos_with_sauce8887 yes i agree greatly.

@josephgallacher3729 Жыл бұрын

The Russians who were supplied thought it the best of the tanks supplied by the West and preferred to the Sherman.

@robertguttman1487 4 жыл бұрын

Important points about the Valentine tank: 1-More of these tanks were built during WW-II than any other type of British tank. 2-Unlike other British tanks of the period, the Valentine was a commercial design produced by a commercial company (Vickers), rather than a British Army design. 3-The British Army wanted Vickers to produce the Matilda II. However, the management at Vickers persuaded the Army that they could produce an "Infantry Tank" of their own design more rapidly, and less expensively, than the Matilda II. The Army agreed due to the impending war situation which resulted from the Munich Crisis of 1938. 4-Although the Valentine was a good tank for its' time, it should be borne in mind that its' time was 1938. During 1941 the British Army declared the Valentine to be obsolete. However, due to the war situation, it was necessary for the Valentine to remain in production. Nevertheless, the Valentine was subjected to numerous improvements, such as a three-man (rather than the original two-man) turret and larger-caliber main guns, in order to enable it to remain competitive. 5-Although officially regarded as "obsolete", many Valentine hulls were modified for other purposes such as self-propelled guns ("Bishop"), bridge-layers, mine clearance tanks, flame-throwing tanks, amphibious tanks ("Valentine DD") and self-propelled anti-tank guns ("Archer"). As a result, the Valentine remained useful throughout the course of the war, and so cannot be adjudged in any way a failure.

@odinvik7821 4 жыл бұрын

1:40 here we see a herd of wild valentines gathered at the wateringhole

@rcgunner7086 3 жыл бұрын

They do look nervous. I wonder if there is a Tiger stalking around.

@jonhart7630 7 жыл бұрын

The Valentine tank was highly valued by the Russians when it was supplied to them by the British. Although on paper it was nothing to write home about, with a slow speed and light gun, it was incredibly reliable. Many had travelled from Egypt to Tunisia without needing a refit. This was in comparison to Russian tanks at the time, many of which broke down just a few miles after being delivered from the factory, especially with transmission problems.

@christinas.4342 6 жыл бұрын

Jon Hart "The Valentine tank was highly valued by the Russians" Source? Just because it feels good doesn't mean it's true, you know. Every source I have states the exact opposite: The Imperial War Museum: *"For much of the Second World War, the British Army was saddled with a succession of tanks that ranged from the bad to the barely adequate.* Some were rushed into service too quickly and proved notoriously unreliable. Others spent too long in development, or only achieved a degree of usefulness after numerous modifications. Most lacked the armour to resist enemy anti-tank weapons, and nearly all were under-gunned. *From 1943, British armoured divisions were equipped en masse with the American Sherman. This tank, though itself nearly always outclassed by the opposition, was at least reliable, adaptable and available in large numbers.* It was a testament to both American industrial might and British procurement failure. Britain's belated equivalent, the Cromwell, was outmoded by the time it entered service. Its more powerful successor, the Comet, was certainly the best British tank of the war, but only saw action in the last weeks of hostilities. The Centurion would have been a game changer, but belongs to the post-war world. So why had it taken Britain so long to produce a truly effective tank?" www.iwm.org.uk/history/britains-struggle-to-build-effective-tanks-during-the-second-world-war

@christinas.4342 6 жыл бұрын

From _When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler_ by US Army Colonel David. M. Glantz (University Press of Kansas, 2015): "Other Lend-Lease equipment, especially combat vehicles and aircraft, proved less successful [than Lend-Lease jeeps], increasing unfounded Soviet suspicions that they were given junk. Soviet commanders complained bitterly about Western-furnished weapons whose design flaws had nothing to do with Allied politics. *The British Valentine and Matilda tanks, for example, were designed at the start of the war with turrets so small that no gun larger than 40mm would fit, making these tanks almost useless against the heavier German Panzer IV, V and VI. By contrast, the Soviet T-34 and the U.S. M4 Sherman tanks had turrets sufficiently large to accomodate bigger main guns later in the war.* The Sherman, though, disappointed the Soviets because its narrow treads made it much less mobile on mud than its German and Soviet counterparts, and it consumed great quantities of fuel. In fact, U.S. Army Ordnance planners had standardized thid width early in the war to ensure that Shermans would fit into ocean transports and across existing U.S. bridging equipment, two considerations that meant nothing to the Soviets." p. 197-198 kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2120-0.html

@christinas.4342 6 жыл бұрын

From From _Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-45_ Walter S. Dunn Jr.: *"The war began with 22,000 prewar tanks supplemented by wartime production of 109,000 tanks and SUs and imports of 14,000 for a total of 145,000.* The total crews were 22,000 prewar plus 136,600 trained during the war for a total of 156,600. More than 35,000 tanks were on hand at the end of the war. The Red Army mechanized force lost over 310,000 men killed, captured, or wounded seriously enough to prevent their return to duty. Despite the disparity of losses in 1942 between the Germans sand the Russians, *the Soviet Union was winning the production race and had 8,500 tanks at the front in January 1, 1943 compared to a total of 6,643 German tanks. Despite the possession of the productive capacity of all of Western Europe, the Germans were unable to match the production of Soviet tank factories.* The Russians continued to lose heavily in the winter of 1942-43. The Russian offensives from November 1942 to March 1943 were very costly. The Popov Tank Group that broke through German lines was reduced to a skeleton by February 1943 with only 137 tanks remaining. The supply, replacement, and maintenance system had not functioned adequately. However, rapidly expanding production quickly replaced the losses in the following months. The Soviet tank force was in excellent condition in June 1943." books.google.nl/books?id=xeu3DAAAQBAJ

@christinas.4342 6 жыл бұрын

In short: - Imperial War Museum: British WW2 tanks were at best barely adequate so the British used US tanks as much as possible. - Historian and US Army Colonel David Glantz: the Valentine tanks were virtually useless against the German Panzers because they were too small to have a large gun. - Historian Walter S. Dunn: the Soviets had produced 22,000 tanks before the war, 109,000 during the war, and imported 14,000 tanks from the US and UK, which was around 10% of the tanks used by the Soviet army during WW2. Even shorter: British tanks were barely adequate and only a small part of the tanks used by the Soviets. Now show me your sources.

@Lunkwow 6 жыл бұрын

I think it was vauled highly until long 50 and long 75 started coming in higher numbers and the increased armour. It has a really low profile so that count as plus to.

@gglovato 8 жыл бұрын

kind of short video this time, would've appreciated a more in-depth look at the suspension since it was so special, how it's made, how it worked

@jonskowitz 6 жыл бұрын

Guillermo Lovato modified Horstmann suspension. The large roadwheel was on one arm, the two smaller roadwheels were on a common pivot that attached to the other arm. A spring was run between those two arms to suspend the tanks weight. Quite any elaborate set-up

@errolkim1334 5 жыл бұрын

It's a brilliant neat looking tank

@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын

Has the Chieftain done his track tensioning on it already?

@tankmanmatt111 8 жыл бұрын

I love the Valentine, one of my favorite British designed tanks

@O-P-96 7 жыл бұрын

Me too, it has such a nice look. In World of Tanks this is the only British tank I use, unfortunately I can't seem to use it right in battle. :'(

@bluesrocker91 6 жыл бұрын

I played a lot of battles in this tank when I was grinding silver to buy a Cromwell... It's a tough little tank, and works best if you use it more like a heavy, it can take a lot of punishment. I found the stock 2-pounder to be the most useful gun, because of it's rate of fire.

@bensutcliffe1975 5 жыл бұрын

The problem with the valentine in wot is the matilda exists and has that very silly mark. X 2pdr that goes through most tanks around that tier like butter. I found the valentine to be a better support vehicle that peeks around corners rather than charging forwards.

@shdwfx40001 5 жыл бұрын

I did fall in love with it in WOT but it suffers just like the Matilda either it rapes at top tier or just suffers...

@klevdud 4 жыл бұрын

Im company of heroes 2 they dis so this tank can take several shots from a king tiger and the shots just bounce off lol. Then with realism mods its like shooting at paper

@foowashere 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, finally the Valentine! Such an interesting little tank that often gets overshadowed by the Matilda. Much appreciated, thank you!

@walklej 3 жыл бұрын

Tanks in the desert (both British and Axis) travelled further than anybody had ever expected. British tanks in particular were short of spare parts (read Allenby's diaries) and were shipped out in a rush. Once the invasion threat receded almost half the tanks in the UK went to North Africa. The Germans had exactly the same tank maintenance issues as the British.

@theminecartgaming 8 жыл бұрын

Another superb talk from mister Fletcher

@MrBandholm 8 жыл бұрын

Tog II! I am pretty sure Jingles will see this :P

@mh1ultramarine 8 жыл бұрын

+bandholm His twiter feed and comment sections will make sure he does

@TimothyMark7 8 жыл бұрын

I agree to

@DualorProductions 8 жыл бұрын

+bandholm Will bring much needed views to a great series :)

@linkxsc 8 жыл бұрын

+bandholm he did and mentioned this series on MWJ today.

@MrBandholm 8 жыл бұрын

kane legacy oh look, a boy who has just found out to use profanity

@dominykasd.7868 8 жыл бұрын

I just can't wait for the TOG 2 video

@origamichik3n 8 жыл бұрын

+Dominykas D. You do realize the waiting will be a little long?

@Airrivalsgamer 8 жыл бұрын

+Origami Chik3n oh no you didn't...

@origamichik3n 8 жыл бұрын

MizutayioGP I just can't help myself...

@bitterdrinker 3 жыл бұрын

The Valentine has the honour of being the only tank the allies sent to Russia that they actually liked. They even asked for it to remain in production till the end of the war. It was a very good vehicle. And better than this tank chat makes it sound.

@papalegba6796 8 ай бұрын

One of my uncles served in tanks through Africa then Italy, mostly in light tanks/recon. His favourite tank overall was the American Stuart, then the Valentine.

@francis9469 8 жыл бұрын

love these videos. you did not mention the russian usage of the tank, they loved its cross country capability and was the main reason that the valentine was kept in production.

@yereverluvinuncleber 8 жыл бұрын

and its reliability, it was engineered as a quality machine.

@Colinpark 7 жыл бұрын

Almost all of the Canadian production went to the Soviets

@christinas.4342 6 жыл бұрын

In short: - Imperial War Museum: British WW2 tanks were at best barely adequate so the British used US tanks as much as possible. - Historian and US Army Colonel David Glantz: the Valentine tanks were virtually useless against the German Panzers because they were too small to have a large gun. - Historian Walter S. Dunn: the Soviets had produced 22,000 tanks before the war, 109,000 during the war, and imported 14,000 tanks from the US and UK, which was around 10% of the tanks used by the Soviet army during WW2. How do you conclude from this that the Soviets loved the Valentine?

@F0nkyNinja 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe the soldiers that used it liked it?

@eraldorh 5 жыл бұрын

@@christinas.4342 The valentine got both the 6pdr and the 75mm gun so that contridicts what you just said there. Even the 2pdr was more than capable of ruining a panzer IVs day. There's various sources to say that the Soviets that used the valentine tanks claimed they liked them. They have good frontal armour and a low profile which is something the Soviets liked so much they use this design on their own tanks up to this day.

@fdsdh1 3 жыл бұрын

I hope they come back to some of these older tank chats and give them a more in depth talk, the Valentine deserves 10 minutes at least!

@alexslaughter3658 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos! I really appreciate you guys taking the time to make these videos for people who can't visit your museum in person, any time soon anyway.

@Cragified 8 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy this series. I will never be able to travel to see Bovington so it is so nice to see displays talked through by David Fletcher especially vehicles that haven't been so widely remembered by public history.

@DougsterCanada1 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. I really enjoy these and look forward to the next one. Thank you for the time and effort you folks put into these.

@markgrehan3726 7 жыл бұрын

I love how he goes from Its a rubbish tank to its an okay tank then back to its a rubbish tank all in the space of a minute.

@kyle857 6 жыл бұрын

He does that all the time. lol

@robertkubrick3738 5 жыл бұрын

It can be a beautifully reliable and well thought out design and a shitty tank for the circumstances at the same time. Of course everything is debatable, as sometimes anything you have is far better than not having anything.

@ledavalon7118 5 жыл бұрын

he didnt say it was a rubbish tank at any point, he just mentioned that its original 2 pounder gun was becoming underpowered

@giovannivittoria3823 8 жыл бұрын

Great comment, this is very interesting approach to summarize in a short time a long story. I read several books about cruiser tanks, but Mr. Fletcher has extraordinary ability to give us "unknown soft facts" about a very important piece of British tanks history. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks a lot Mr. Fletcher! Vincenzo from Italy.

@bouteilledeau1463 Жыл бұрын

This is an extremely short video for a tank like this one. Definitely a candidate for Tank Chats Reloaded #3

@thedarknight5714 8 жыл бұрын

These videos are absolutely captivating. Thank you and keep them coming!

@Aquilifer321 23 күн бұрын

As an Italian I can only admire the courage and ardor of the British and Commonwealth soldiers during the 2 world wars.Fate wanted us to be enemies in the last war 🤷🏻‍♂️ In a thousand other wars we have been allies.

@fatyowls 7 жыл бұрын

Love the reviews, very blunt and to the point...

@randalldalton5475 6 жыл бұрын

Visiting he Bovington Tank Museum was one of the highlights of my visit to the UK in 2016. A must see if you visit there!

@gmccabe01 8 жыл бұрын

Sent here by Jingles, only sorry I didn't get here soonerl Brilliant and well done, hope there will be more.

@lewisbloom 8 жыл бұрын

Love these videos and miss seeing this chap on the history channel documentaries! Keep up the good work I hope the entire collection will be covered eventually.

@tyrefryer9153 8 жыл бұрын

I love watching these videos too, thanks for posting and please post more!

@bartspam3607 8 жыл бұрын

I must say jingles was right Tour video's are mighty interesting. Keep up the good work and i for one Will be watching.

@thevelointhevale1132 3 жыл бұрын

Big fan of the Valentine - superb little bruiser for Desert work!

@frantaf 8 жыл бұрын

I like this videos. And i would like about 20 minutes format with more details of some battles, just like jingles history lessons (they are not too short or too long). There is certainly a demand for these exclusive shootage. But I undestand that mr. Fletcher is busy man. Maybe this year i will go to this museum. But I am quite affraid about my knowledge of english language and about whole trip from Czech Rep. P.S.: Sorry for my English. I am too tired and little drunk

@jjab99 8 жыл бұрын

I just love these videos and can't wait for the next one.

@sapphic_vomit 8 жыл бұрын

Blessed we are for the next video. Oh the Valentine is pretty cool too.

@boogheatherriordan1381 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! for all you do for tank history

@oliverusher2447 8 жыл бұрын

these are fantastic would be great if they where around 5 mins long but for the time scale the information is great 😊

@SIXPACFISH 8 жыл бұрын

+Oliver Usher Uncle Dave doesn't believe in farting around.

@Angrybogan 3 жыл бұрын

Tank you, Dr Fletcher!

@stefankoscielniak3611 8 жыл бұрын

I love this show my only wish is that Mr Fletcher could talk for longer

@russwoodward8251 5 жыл бұрын

A spry looking little tank. Thanks Mr. Fletcher.

@BoopSnoot 6 жыл бұрын

Never let the old man retire! Not only does he know a lot, but just the matter of fact British way of talking and mannerisms are really enjoyable. I think I've found the David Attenborough of tanks!

@jerrymail 6 жыл бұрын

I love the early British Infantry and Cruiser Tanks. Despite their shortcomings, these are interesting machines. And their look is terrific!

@elhistoriero1227 5 жыл бұрын

For some reason I like the look of this tank a lot.

@klepper00 8 жыл бұрын

Great videos keep them coming !

@jonskowitz 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Vickers tanks for some reason. The Valentine is among my favorites but it really needed to be made with a larger turret-ring from the word go. It had all kinds of problems when they tried to up-gun it to the OQF 6-pdr and OQF 75mm, being forced to drop down to a 2-man turret and (on some versions) the coaxial machinegun.

@switchest26 8 жыл бұрын

this dude is spot on..I bet he had a cup of tea and a scone after this video!

@RJM1011 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. :)

@Newnamemedia 8 жыл бұрын

These are very very good videos. well done!

@ActaNonVerbaUnrated 8 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@DONALDSON51 11 ай бұрын

Hopefully you do another extended chat on this great little tank 😊

@KVW22 6 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 i have got to come visit this museum

@mrolav1289 3 жыл бұрын

The tank of love!

@Sean_Coyne 8 жыл бұрын

David Fletcher, the tank museum's Valentine card. ;-)

@redclover619 8 жыл бұрын

Jingles sent me here :) great videos could listen all day.

@thelastdruidofscotland 11 ай бұрын

Well, I am gonna say it was the UK's best WW2 tank, and a few reasons why, it was small, light, was a simple design, had decent armour, decent running gear and was used during the whole war from 1940, with many variants, and was reliable, so much so some valentines went through the whole North Africa campaign without any refits,.

@captaingreene1237 8 жыл бұрын

I love this tank.

@edwarddavies5458 8 жыл бұрын

can't wait for the next vid

@radogost1536 3 жыл бұрын

2:19 i love how he roasts them, pure gold

@westentrance Жыл бұрын

I saw an interview once with a couple of Americans who were in a smaller and under appreciated battle in WW2 North Africa (I’m sorry I don’t recall the name). They were mainly infantry along with a couple of half-tracks. With them was a detachment of four Valentine tanks. Their orders were to prevent an approaching larger and better armored German force from advancing. Everyone was apprehensive about the possible outcome. As those who were interviewed went on to say, it was the performance of the Valentine’s and their crews that won the day for them.

@1961kickboxer 4 жыл бұрын

Valentine's brake cooling fins probably did work we had some really good tank designers back in the day .

@solreaver83 8 жыл бұрын

love your video's. wondering if you could do one that covers the tank doctrines of british tanks, especially during ww2. thanks look forward to your next video

@cleanerben9636 4 жыл бұрын

such a gorgeous, aptly named vehicle.

@TheGroundedAviator Жыл бұрын

The NZ Army also used them in the Pacific, my uncle recently restored one to working order.

@martingardener90 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been interesting to hear a bit more about the final drive and brakes, in another video showing the tank running the brake drums appear to be turning a lot faster that the sprockets - suggesting some sort of epicyclic reduction.

@WildBillCox13 2 жыл бұрын

The Rocket propelled Jumping Valentine is my favorite "Bloody 'ell!" AFV.

@Daniel-S1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@davidhull8046 7 жыл бұрын

Short, but sweet.

@jonnda 4 жыл бұрын

“The tank itself was very reliable” ... “GM Diesel” ... Ohhhhhhhh. I see.

@kristoffermangila 2 жыл бұрын

To be precise, a Detroit Diesel 671, an ancestor of the "Screaming Jimmy" 2-stroke engine beloved by old American truckers.

@jonnda 2 жыл бұрын

@@kristoffermangila ahh yes. THAT engine. :-)

@simonnoble7589 4 жыл бұрын

I never realised there was so many different tanks made !

@charlesflint9048 4 жыл бұрын

You mention the suspension system, it would be nice to see more of it.

@FourThousandAndFive 3 жыл бұрын

Here on Valentine's Day 2021.

@MrGeoffHilton 5 жыл бұрын

Brought here by a link from The History Guy, good show!

@letmeouttamycage 7 жыл бұрын

I had to watch this today, on Feb the 14th

@MotherAce 8 жыл бұрын

TOG II video!!! I need a christmas present!

@stevenpilling5318 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't help but note it's remarkable resemblance to the Matilda II. The Valentine chassis was used in many other roles over the course of the war, given its ruggedness and reliability.

@calebn4399 8 жыл бұрын

Sw-e-e-e-et Valentine (Uh-uh-uh) Armor n'ver looked so thin

@melvillesperryn9268 4 жыл бұрын

Thicker armour than the T34

@Tounushi 8 жыл бұрын

Yay, the TOGboat next!

@tuvidao2011 2 жыл бұрын

The Valentine tank created an idea for Soviet engineers to create the IFV generation like the BMP-1. Because of the role of a Light Tank like Valentine, it can support infantry attacks, moreover it is small and light to move at high speed. Actually BMP-1 has the shape of a Light Tank rather than a "battle taxi" like the M113.

@tvgerbil1984 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the Valentines did not have high speed. The British only used them in place of their fast cruiser tanks because the Valentines were the only tanks reliable enough at the time. The Soviets did model their pre-war light tanks not on the Valentines but on the Vickers 6-ton tanks. They moved onto entirely different designs once into the war.

@bradleyfisher9814 6 жыл бұрын

The mk11 was, in my opinion, was the best version of the valentine. It had a 75 mm gun, brilliant armour and a better speed than the others

@phatkatracing 7 жыл бұрын

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

@origamichik3n 8 жыл бұрын

A bit on the short side but still quite enjoyable episode.

@k956upg 7 жыл бұрын

I scuba dive on a pair of these off swanage in Dorset uk quite often....large conger eels living inside...

@nonyadamnbusiness9887 2 жыл бұрын

The two stroke 71 series Detroit Diesel must be the most successful diesel in history. Introduced in 1938, available during the war in 1,2, 3, 4, and 6 cylinder inline. Later available in V6, V8, V12, V16, and V24 versions. It powered tanks, trucks, buses, tractors, tugboats, irrigation wells, generators and more. The 4-71 and 6-71 were copied by YaZ in the Soviet Union into the late 1960s. In 1974, a version with a larger bore, the 92 series was introduced. The 71 and 92 series were produced until 1995. Sherman tanks for the Marine Corps and those built for the USSR were powered by twin 6-71 engines. Now I find the British used them to power a version of the Valentine.

@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl 5 жыл бұрын

It was just the ticket against Italian tanks unfortunately an outfit called the Afrika Korps spoiled the fun. Love the Stug peeking around the corner.

@KoeSeer 5 жыл бұрын

People's Valentine: somethint something about love My Valentine: a 2 pdr WW2 era light tank

@MaskedCorpse 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you uncle ironside! Also tog 2! woo!

@crouchinghamster6407 8 жыл бұрын

David Fletcher IS the most interesting man alive!

@DONALDSON51 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a more in depth video on the Valentine

@MasouShizuka 5 жыл бұрын

So cheap, armored and has some punch. I like it.

@desroin 7 жыл бұрын

The brits might didn't build the most effective tanks during WW2, but they definitely build the most beautiful ones. Big fan of the Comet and Valentine design when it comes to model building :D

@thetreblerebel 3 жыл бұрын

Hey...nice tank!

@fuzzydunlop7928 5 жыл бұрын

Valentine is my absolute favorite British tank from the war. Just cause.

@admiral_hipster2970 6 жыл бұрын

Why does David Fletcher remind me of David Lloyd George?

@HexAyed 7 жыл бұрын

"Manchester" A fine name for a tank

@robertjohnson8938 5 жыл бұрын

Kinda short but good none the less

@martinelliotedwards1883 4 жыл бұрын

The Australians also used this along with the Matilda quite successfully in Burma and New Guinea.

@mattyman1241 8 жыл бұрын

i'd wish these video's were longer

@nickthenoodle9206 Жыл бұрын

I wanted more.

@Knightlyfrog 8 жыл бұрын

Jingles sent me. Glad he did.

@rurushu8094 6 жыл бұрын

The Valentine Mk XI is a very fine looking piece of machinery

@public.public 5 жыл бұрын

David Fletcher is the best tank that will ever be built.

@Kohl423 6 жыл бұрын

The Valentines the Russians used were generally speaking equipped with the 6 pounder gun and in some Russian war film you can spot them amongst the T34's and such like. A reliable work horse of a tank. Very rare examples did try out a 75mm gun.