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Join David Fletcher this week for a Tank Chat on Humber Scout Car which is a relative of the Daimler Dingo.
Timestamp:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - What is the Humber Scout Car
4:23 - The Humber post war
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@cobalt2672 2 жыл бұрын
I was really confused why this scout car had (what looked like) a 75-mm barrel on it until I figured out the perspective...
@aidencrawford5977 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@66kbm 2 жыл бұрын
@@aidencrawford5977 Ditto.
@rayjennings3637 2 жыл бұрын
And me! This could be a never-ending series of replies!
@casemine 2 жыл бұрын
Yep me too
@beyondfubar 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I wasn't the only one waiting halfway through the video for him to address the side/backwards facing CANNON hanging out.
@TheBrainSpecialist 2 жыл бұрын
Something about Fletcher's delivery reminds me so much of my Grandpa and the way he used to tell us stories. Sometimes its like for a half second I'm sitting with my brother and cousins in my grandparents family room, fresh out of the pool, while we wait for our parents to stop talking so we can go home. Of course by the time he was mid story we didn't want to go home.
@samholdsworth420 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he reminds me of my grandfather as well. Good times
@DeepDarkHeavy 2 жыл бұрын
As a Brit speaking, this is quite literally the most British man to ever exist.
@PUBHEAD1 2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Brit I couldn't agree more
@DocTommy1972 2 жыл бұрын
He makes Dr Snuggles look French
@skibooski6884 2 жыл бұрын
His accents perfect
@ShadowDragon8685 2 жыл бұрын
As an American, I could listen to David Fletcher ramble on about pretty much anything he cared to talk about for hours. Train service? Sure. Tanks? Absolutely! The history of motorsports? Why not. The differences in forms of camouflage throughout the ages? Totally. The ideal, the absolute, quintessential _ideal_ of breakfast and how it varies with the months? Indeed.
@fakshen1973 2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather (who fought in WWII) was the most British... down to the teeth. :)
@VosperCDN 2 жыл бұрын
Scout cars make for the coolest little vehicles, so many weird and interesting designs out there (that actually made service, unlike some of the more odd tank designs).
@gusgone4527 2 жыл бұрын
Quite often sold to less well off nations and used very effectively.
@88porpoise 2 жыл бұрын
I believe that applies to British armoured cars of WWII in general. So many were just militarizing whatever they could find idle production capacity for in order to get something into the field now. In many cases this had predictable results. You couldn't do that on the same scale with tanks, they did take elements of regular vehicles to incorporate into tanks but the foundation had to be purpose designed. But a lot of the issues with British tanks can be ascribed to the urgency to get something now rather than taking the time to make something right, like the Americans could do.
@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 2 жыл бұрын
*_object 279 wants to know your location_*
@mariaragonese2543 2 жыл бұрын
They're almost always interesting but rarely are they cute LOL this thing is freaking adorable. I picture this ting stwormin wittle twent'chis 🥰 it's like if the Greyhound Scout car had puppies! I swear it followed me home Mom, can I keep it? I tried to ask my father but he wasn't there
@mariaragonese2543 2 жыл бұрын
@@88porpoise LOL I saw a video with a British truck with a cement box built around it LOL
@jimfrodsham7938 2 жыл бұрын
Used to see these a lot in Germany when I was a kid in the early '50's. Then by about '53 I think they were all gone, replaced by Ferrets.
@Hybris51129 2 жыл бұрын
Guy:"I just bought a new Humber!" Neighbor:"Don't you mean a new Hummer?" Guy:"Nope."
@StrangeTerror 2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully be one day...
@majormoolah5056 2 жыл бұрын
In the battlefields of North Africa, scout cars are still invaluable. French military has been very active in Africa and they have widely used various scout cars (or "battle cars" perhaps).
@gusgone4527 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Panhard vehicles 4x4 and 6x6 are simple but superb at what they do. The AML range of vehicles being much loved by the Foreign Legion rapid deployment forces. In the recent past, the 90mm low velocity gun destroyed many T55 MBT's. Successes down to superior tactics rather than toe to toe slogging matches. The little and nimble AML 90's hitting the tanks in the rear or flanks and dispersing before counter fire can be mustered. Bloody good soldiers those FFL guys.
@majormoolah5056 2 жыл бұрын
@@gusgone4527 Well said :) Panhards also have great operational range and are reliable in those vast, harsh environments. Getting the gun where it needs to be is half the battle!
@HM2SGT 2 жыл бұрын
I do hope Master Fletcher is well. He appears to have lost weight, and his magnificent mustache is not what it once was. Strength & Courage, Love & Luck!🍀😻🤞🤗
@PUBHEAD1 2 жыл бұрын
When the time comes they must have him stuffed and mounted in display. The museum wont be the same without him. Maybe they can have animatronic versions of him reciting these tanks chats at each exhibit
@orkstuff5635 2 жыл бұрын
It's a bit unfortunate the way it's parked - initially I thought it had a 17 pounder fitted to the roof!
@stephenh3919 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Though I thought it a 105mm.
@nigeh5326 2 жыл бұрын
Lol 😝
@stephenh3919 2 жыл бұрын
@@nigeh5326 You not?
@silverjohn6037 2 жыл бұрын
Any vehicle can carry the weight of a 17 pdr could fire a 17 pdr. Once.
@stephenh3919 2 жыл бұрын
@@silverjohn6037 Really not the point. We're just short-sighted.
@jackgirote9132 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool that those are the original markings directly from the guys that used it.
@StrangeTerror 2 жыл бұрын
Read this as he started saying it...
@timothyhouse1622 2 жыл бұрын
I think we found Chieftain's new "Do I fit in...." video. :)
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, because being over 6' tall in a WWII tank tells you anything. 😞
@zednotzee7 2 жыл бұрын
@@princeofcupspoc9073 It tells you whether someone his height can fit in it. Besides it's just somethiing that he does for fun. A word you are obviosly not familiar with...
@b2tall239 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see some armored vehicles come in a Fletcher size. Also, the guy in the turret of that Sherman behind Mr. Fletcher is able to remain remarkably still. Impressive. As always, a nice video.
@PUBHEAD1 2 жыл бұрын
When Fletcher starts talking, everyone stops moving and listens. The Sherman fellow is frozen in awe at the display of armoured vehicle knowledge on display by Master Fletcher. (That or perhaps he is intimidated by the majesty of the Fletcher moustache and has simply turned away in weeping humiliation so that we cannot see his puny attempt to grow a worthy moustache.
@LeadPaint1 2 жыл бұрын
I love the British scout and armored cars of WW II. A lot of ingenuity and flexibility. Wonderful machines. I would love to get over and visit the Tank Museum. The closest I have been to some of those machines would have been the armor museum at Fort Knox when I was going through tanker school in the army.
@andrewwmacfadyen6958 2 жыл бұрын
The Rootes Humber 6 cylinder side valve (L head) engine was used in. Humber and Commer vehicles through to the mid 1950's although less sophisticated than the Daimler's engine it had good low speed torque and was simple and reliable although cylinder head gasket failures were not unknown but as with most side valve engines the gasket was particularly easy to change. Humber were a quality manufacturer who supplied the official cars that were used by British Prime Ministers from the 1930's through to the late 1960's.
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
There is one in A Bridge Too Far. Michael Caine rides in it. I wonder if it's the same vehicle?
@BashoftheMonth 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for him to bring up that huge cannon sticking out of the back for longer than I'd like to admit.
@Ben1159a 2 жыл бұрын
A David Fletcher Tank Chat.... outstanding!! :)
@steffenb.jrgensen2014 2 жыл бұрын
My Father was a radiooperator in a Humber in the post war Danish occupation force in Slesvig-Holsten. He found it very noisy to be in and with extreme vibrations at speed, but it could go anywhere - and better than walking :-)
@AmericanBadger87 2 жыл бұрын
How many more things are hiding in that museum? 😀 Good for us!
@nigeh5326 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at video of the workshops and storage areas there is enough there to keep a dozen teams of restorers working for decades. It looks amazing
@DRNewcomb 2 жыл бұрын
Hard to sort out where the scout car ends and the tank destroyer behind it begins.
@Rvoid 2 жыл бұрын
I watched so many of these videos, I could put off my headphone just when the plugin start, and return just as Mr. Fletcher starts presenting.
@loupiscanis9449 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Mr Fletcher . 🐺
@russwoodward8251 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you David Fletcher. Along with armor, I am learning proper English.
@Ubique2927 2 жыл бұрын
We still had a ferret SC in 44 Fld Spt Sqn RE, Resources Troop in the 1980’s. A direct descendent.
@military-vehicles 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite vehicles! 👍👍
@bobuk5722 2 жыл бұрын
Hi folks, very little to do with this video but the first car I remember my Dad having was a Humber Super Snipe and it was ex military. Stall the thing and it automatically restarted - and presumably lurched forward, I was very young at the time. Dad disabled that particular feature ...... built in hydraulic engine oil powered jacks for changing the wheels was useful though. They don't make them like they used to ...... possibly just as well!
@jonathanbarnes5324 2 жыл бұрын
when i see humber Scout car i think of michael caine in bridge too far
@johnlansing2902 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you .
@martinnoorloos3868 2 жыл бұрын
The image of the “Danish” scout car is in fact a Dutch scout car as used in the Indonesian independence conflict of 1945-1949
@book5ter 2 жыл бұрын
@the tank museum: It may be a good idea to elongate the Patreon banner at the end to about ten seconds. This way KZfaqs automatic video suggestion wouldn't cut in while Mr. Fletcher is still speaking. As it is now poor David is regularily beheaded by it.
@kristoffer3000 2 жыл бұрын
Or move that HORRIBLE midroll ad to the end instead of ruining the flow of the video.
@Numetalfan01 2 жыл бұрын
🇬🇧 Another lovely video.
@pvtmalo3217 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect friday =) Thanks again for the content
@billevans7936 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video...
@beachboy0505 2 жыл бұрын
All armoured cars were a Godsend for the infantry. An armoured machine gun helping them in a difficult situation
@bobcohoon9615 2 жыл бұрын
It had a roof and more space inside than the Daimler , and I bet that was appreciated in very cold operations. Looks like the one in this video has had an extra armour plate riveted on at the top nose area , maybe standard practice at the time
@ronintoecutter7690 2 жыл бұрын
Love this old guy.
@MrDgwphotos 2 жыл бұрын
Cupola would be an appropriate term for that sort of "turret". The US Army had similar equipment for the M113 in Vietnam.
@dcbluenose1873 2 жыл бұрын
This man is a legend
@alanmoffat4454 2 жыл бұрын
ITS A BLOODY FERRET WELL JUST LOOKS LIKE CHEERS AGAIN BIG MAN .MEERY CHRISTMAS 🎄.
@stefanavic6630 2 жыл бұрын
Is that 3 different types of tread I see on those 3 tyres? I suppose you gotta make do when you can!
@88porpoise 2 жыл бұрын
These with a couple 7.5mm MG's probably served quite well in Vietnam for things like escorting convoys. They are fairly light and nimble for armoured vehicles on roads that probably aren't the best. And if the other guy doesn't have heavy weapons, the armour should be enough to do the job.
@TacoSallust 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man - I see David Fletcher, I click the video. And I like, and comment, and confirm my subscription.
@christophersilsby7829 2 жыл бұрын
I heard that the "Scout Car" class of vehicles was very helpful in jungle terrain. Not necessarily this one but many others made there mark in the Military
@roberterdei8627 2 жыл бұрын
Correct! Heavy, short wheelbase, wheeled vehicles are perfect for jungle terrain...
@snugeffect5313 2 жыл бұрын
I have learned a lot about tanks
@JamesLaserpimpWalsh 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. The Guards are foot regiments normally, oh apart from the Household Cavalry and Blues and Royals I s'pose. Cheers for the vid.
@UbiqueModels 2 жыл бұрын
not a turret? in my mind, is an armoured cupola. similar to that retrofitted to up-armoured Humvees
@PUBHEAD1 2 жыл бұрын
Saturday afternoon, kettle's boiled, tea is ready, time to settle in and listen to tank grandad tell another tail.
@ChopperMeir 2 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is the O/S/F tyre on that Humber fitted in the wrong direction?.
@wills2140 2 жыл бұрын
"Jack - In - The - Box *II* " ,is what it says David Fletcher. Otherwise, an outstanding review of this 'armored" scout car. ☺
@TheIfifi 2 жыл бұрын
Got halfway through the video, expecting you to cover the Main Gun..... Turns out it was the TD behind the Humber.
@azizbekov6009 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David, do we know whether any of the units adapted by the French or the Danes still exists in museum ?
@mikepette4422 2 жыл бұрын
the remote MG wasnt there to go on the offense with it was just to scare off any enemy that came sneaking around. hopefully you'll drive away in the meantime
@unclestuka8543 2 жыл бұрын
This presenter is all thats best in GB, The full Monty !
@jonaldous6720 2 жыл бұрын
I had an action man vehicle that looked very similar to the humber
@onemileperhour 2 жыл бұрын
I like how the credits start rolling and the suggested videos start showing and David is still talking
@evilfingers4302 2 жыл бұрын
Is that the same scout car Michael Cain rode in in "A Bridge Too Far"?
@loganflowers7105 2 жыл бұрын
YESS NEW VID
@WildBillCox13 2 жыл бұрын
German halftracks and most German Armored Cars were similarly (14mm), or even more lightly, armored.
@tacomas9602 2 жыл бұрын
Some of these scout cars look like something I make in crossout
@wot1fan885 2 жыл бұрын
Who else thought for a min the Achilles gun was part of he scout car . I was like dam what a big gun you have : )
@theother1281 2 жыл бұрын
Small point but the French fought the Viet Minh not the Viet Cong.
@cncshrops 2 жыл бұрын
Or even, one might say, The Vietnamese.
@StutleyConstable 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't Archie Goodwin in the 'Nero Wolfe' series drive a Humber saloon?
@stephanl1983 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't use Michael Caine one of these when he portrayed Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur in "A Bridge to far"?!
@tommeakin1732 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like you're being a bit harsh on the armour. I'm aware of maybe a few guns that 30mm of armour could protect you against, but even in the beginning of the war most guns wouldn't care about 30mm of armour. Its kind of an awkward level of protection. I think there's a logic to halving that armour in favour of less weight
@ghdfhsfnfgbadfhsfh 2 жыл бұрын
he thinks every vehicle needs to have 100mm of armour or is useless, he does not talk about what it was built for, ie protect for small arms fire, scout, no turret to keep weight down etc its not an assault tank lol
@inisipisTV 2 жыл бұрын
@@ghdfhsfnfgbadfhsfh I think both of you didn’t get when he said the Humber has only 14 millimeter of armor Not 30 millimeter. The Dingo has 30 mm. armor on front, runs just as fast than the Humber that’s half the armor so lessening the armor has no real benefits.
@EmergencyChannel 2 жыл бұрын
30mm of armor is protection against anti-tank rifles and any small arms caliber. 50cal armor piercing will fly right through 14mm of armor. Italians and Germans both had 13mm/12.7mm machine guns that would disable a scout car like this easily. Having enough armor to stop common small arms fire should be the minimum of armor protection. Nobody expects a scout car to survive anti-tank weapons.
@tommeakin1732 2 жыл бұрын
@@ghdfhsfnfgbadfhsfh I'm not hating on him; I just think he's comparing directly to the protection of other vehicles instead of considering the kind of weapons they ended up facing. For early war vehicles, for example, 30mm of armour would be really good, but most AT guns of the time were capable of buttering that up to extended distances. 30mm would protect against autocannons, heavy machineguns, AT rifles, and maybe some outdated AT guns at range - so it's not useless, but I imagine (I don't have data) all of those things combined would be in the minority of things that would end up shooting at British vehicle of the time
@tommeakin1732 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmergencyChannel I agree with more or less everything you said, but I'd say that Axis heavy machine guns were not exactly common (at least not be the standards of the Soviets and the US). Protection against AT rifles is a point to make though, even if AT rifles got less common as time went on. My "angle" is from the benefits of hindsight because this is typically how people talk about ww2 tech. I think David comes from far more of a "what were people thinking at the time" perspective; which isn't wrong, it's just worth noting
@RAYMOND65DH 2 жыл бұрын
More luck toen judsment, i like mr fletcher , good work
@kenbrown2808 2 жыл бұрын
humber armor theory: make it look angular and weldy and hope nobody decides to test it.
@polygondwanaland8390 2 жыл бұрын
14mm of sloped armor would be pretty well proof against small arms fire, which is all that a scout car should be facing tbh.
@ataxpayer723 2 жыл бұрын
QUESTION. Why didn't MOD just get Humber to manufacture more Dingos under license??
@pixel6964 2 жыл бұрын
Ironic a video about the humber comes out after I buy a humber model from you.
@timsweet3224 2 жыл бұрын
them humbers the 4by4 were tested just like land rovers so good off road the pick up and the box ones so when the jeep gets mentioned these were war winners aswell always over looked .
@StaplesandVine 2 жыл бұрын
It's quite cute... bit like my Maus.
@alamore5084 2 жыл бұрын
It's one of those vehicles which bark is worse than its bite. I wonder if anyone up armed and up armoured them. Does anyone know?
@peterfranklin8653 2 жыл бұрын
Please Remember to Skip the Annoying Interruptions and hit that Fast Forward button.
@PitFriend1 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder why the thing has mismatched tires on the front. I guess that’s just how the car came to them but it still just seems odd.
@Simon_Nonymous 2 жыл бұрын
yup one seems to be put on the wrong way round too?
@wessexdruid7598 2 жыл бұрын
2:22 - those are twin Brens, not a double Vickers 'K'. Look at the barrels/handles.
@ballagh 2 жыл бұрын
True, but are those the 100 round drums for the Bren? This one video has more pictures of them than I think I’ve seen.
@garyharvey2116 2 жыл бұрын
Specs Specs Specs how fast was it? Range? Ground clearance off road mobility?
@CS-zn6pp 2 жыл бұрын
13mm of armour would stop a 7.62x39 or a 8mm Mauser at point blank range so the armour is fine against infantry weapons.
@ataxpayer723 2 жыл бұрын
"A dish made of metal" = An open topped turret.
@George_M_ 2 жыл бұрын
"aw, it's so cute!"
@robertthompson9574 2 жыл бұрын
Is this what Michael Caine was riding in A Bridge to Far?
@samobispo1527 2 жыл бұрын
Should have showed us the back, other side, too, and inside of the vehicle.
@tvgerbil1984 Жыл бұрын
14 mm were more than enough against rifle and machine gun calibre enemy fire. Any scout cars should have been driven away at top speed if they faced enemy fire heavier than those. The French used the Humbers in Vietnam because they had armored roofs. The Dingos would be collecting enemy grenades with their open tops.
@namajdma7291 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but all I was able to look, that one of the front wheels (the tyre on it) are facing the wrong direction... And that gun in the back ofc. "it was unarmed..." - then what is that barrel doi... ooooh, that belongs to something else :D
@jamesaustralian9829 2 жыл бұрын
What a strange looking little car, paint it lime green and give it to Rowan Atkinson.
@GymChess 2 жыл бұрын
He's an actor. Perhaps the character he once played would've enjoyed it.
@jackgirote9132 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if they ever raced the Humber and the Dingo.
@pommunist 2 жыл бұрын
My money is on the Humber
@mikeynth7919 2 жыл бұрын
Scout Car: If we are taking fire, it is time to leave. Armor just weighs you down then.
@HM2SGT 2 жыл бұрын
Unmatched tyres…🤔
@blxtothis 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like one of the front tyres is the wrong way round!
@tomppeli. 2 жыл бұрын
I get it, promotion is important for a museum But I bloody hate the intermittent promotion in the middle of the video
@larry4789 2 жыл бұрын
Probably had better armour protection than an Italian or Japanese tank
@galahad-history 2 жыл бұрын
0:53 Both of those cars on the photos are marked with Polish symbols :)
@goodie54321ag 8 ай бұрын
Yep my dad drove a Dingo and had polish infantry in Italy
@galahad-history 8 ай бұрын
@@goodie54321ag oh, thats nice!
@loddude5706 2 жыл бұрын
The wheels & tyres seem very exposed to rifle fire etc, are the tyres armoured or 'run-flat' capable in any way?
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
Solid rubber.
@Simon_Nonymous 2 жыл бұрын
normally runflat tyres, not solid rubber like the eejut above me now says
@ErshadLaboratory 2 жыл бұрын
Interiornya kayak gimana itu pak?
@comentedonakeyboard 2 жыл бұрын
Sur le pont Vietcong 🎵
@creativeusername1013 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh..... so now youtube is sending me vid notifs to me about channels uploading that I dont even have notifs on for
@mathewkelly9968 2 жыл бұрын
The British at least did Armoured Cars right in ww2 .
@66kbm 2 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that post war, they were given away, thats business speak for no one would buy them...lol
@loganflowers7105 2 жыл бұрын
Do one on the Flakpanzer I
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
They don't have one. NO ONE does.
@loganflowers7105 2 жыл бұрын
@@princeofcupspoc9073 damn
@VoltageLP 2 жыл бұрын
Can you please please please try stuffing The Chieftain inside?
@superwinkta4682 2 жыл бұрын
..it looks like pablo piccasso designed an armored car..
@Eulemunin 2 жыл бұрын
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