Cheeky British Armored Vehicle is Better Than You Think

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  • čas přidán 16. 09. 2022
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    The FV103 Armored Personnel Carrier also known as the Spartan CVRT is the British Army's light tank / reconnaissance vehicle. Created during the Cold War so Britain could downsize their force it is now being sent to Ukraine where 35-40 CVR(T)s are being transported. It has a crew of 3 soldiers and 4 dismounts. It was used in the counter offensive in Kharkiv.
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  • @Taskandpurpose
    @Taskandpurpose  Před rokem +188

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    • @WeekEndContractor
      @WeekEndContractor Před rokem +2

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    • @MT-eb2dx
      @MT-eb2dx Před rokem +34

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      @SpaceRacerGAMBIT Před rokem +40

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    • @Hobbis187
      @Hobbis187 Před rokem +3

      Did you see the CZcamsr Canadian Prepper calling you a CIA puppet? 🤣

    • @julianshepherd2038
      @julianshepherd2038 Před rokem

      Empire's money ended up in the USA because we opposed imperialism. Different times.

  • @sirgaz8699
    @sirgaz8699 Před rokem +4469

    The true secret to their success is that every Spartan tank has a BV (boiling vessel) so you always have hot tea where ever you go.

    • @penhullwolf5070
      @penhullwolf5070 Před rokem +512

      This is an integral part of British military doctrine.

    • @karmpuscookie
      @karmpuscookie Před rokem +301

      I'm ex-RAF, and I always felt that our rifles should have tea making facilities. And our boots. And hats....

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 Před rokem +129

      Bloody good just need crumpets.

    • @lukeamato2348
      @lukeamato2348 Před rokem +17

      key

    • @retro61
      @retro61 Před rokem +283

      With the region heading in to winter, I would imagine that the ability to produce hot food & drink in the field will be hella welcome

  • @JustRandomPerson
    @JustRandomPerson Před rokem +2084

    There is one huge advantage that makes it better than marder, puma or bradley for Ukraine.
    It is actually there.

    • @deanrobinson4129
      @deanrobinson4129 Před rokem +57

      Well said sir, Germany sending marder to Greece tho so that's great

    • @johnathanh2660
      @johnathanh2660 Před rokem +83

      Yep.
      Step 1 - making it to the battlefield....

    • @donaldkasper8346
      @donaldkasper8346 Před rokem +51

      Anything beats getting around in a pickup truck.

    • @JosephKano
      @JosephKano Před rokem +30

      @@donaldkasper8346 I dunno is it a hilux with a 50cal or equivalent mounted on the back?

    • @1IbramGaunt
      @1IbramGaunt Před rokem +43

      @@JosephKano nope but it could be, it might only have a 7.62 on it right now but the Ukrainians have already shown themselves to be geniuses at field modifications, and they've captured a huge amount of Russian weaponry that I'm sure they could find a way to bodge onto this thing, like 12.7mm "Dushkas"

  • @Liendoelcm
    @Liendoelcm Před rokem +452

    I was British Army and these vehicles were tested in Germany whilst I was there. I particularly remember one day a driver of one of them advised he had been flagged down by the German civilian police and given a ticket for speeding. Previously our tanks, Chieftains, were limited to just over 30 mph and to have a new tank that could be ticketed for speeding at closer to 60 mph was a great novelty. The driver was treated to beer all evening!

    • @heuhen
      @heuhen Před rokem +25

      Nice story. I remember when one of the Norwegian Skjold class corvette HNoMS Skjold, when it was still an prototype, was visiting USA. One day they decide to travel up Mississippi , with an US delegation, including an US General, they was very interested in what the Norwegian's was doing. That day HNoMS received a speeding ticket by the US police, for driving to fast on the Mississippi! It's not often you experience a warship doing more than 60 knots, while armed with cannons and missiles!

    • @3204clivesinclair
      @3204clivesinclair Před rokem +9

      I was in the 9/12 Lancers in BAOR (Detmold) in the early 1970’s . Joined as as a Driver/Operator. The only way to get a Chieftain over 30 MPH was on a very steep hill. Or on a train!
      We later went the route of CVRT family and although the would go at ridiculous speeds, they were prone to throwing tracks at anything over about 55mph.
      I wouldn’t like to be inside one though if a Russian 12.7mm opened up on the vehicle.

    • @andyc3088
      @andyc3088 Před rokem

      @@3204clivesinclair I was in Detmold in the 1970s and early 80s in the Lothian Barracks

    • @IRISHSALTMINER61
      @IRISHSALTMINER61 Před rokem

      @@3204clivesinclair ZSU 23/4 now there’s a beast…

    • @JD1010101110
      @JD1010101110 Před rokem

      Was his name Michael Main by any chance?

  • @c4blew
    @c4blew Před rokem +977

    One minor correction: It´s a british tank so it used aluminium alloy armour, not an aluminum alloy armor!😜

    • @Taskandpurpose
      @Taskandpurpose  Před rokem +269

      Alooominneeeummmm

    • @reluctantheist5224
      @reluctantheist5224 Před rokem +60

      @@Taskandpurpose no no that'll never do. " Alyuminee um" that's much better.

    • @jgw9990
      @jgw9990 Před rokem +9

      @@Taskandpurpose "iiiii-looooo-miii-nummmm" ya don't have a leg to stand on lol.

    • @MatthewMakesAU
      @MatthewMakesAU Před rokem +30

      As compared to the titanum or magnesum alternatives

    • @reluctantheist5224
      @reluctantheist5224 Před rokem +26

      @@MatthewMakesAU Bet you had to fight predictive text for that.

  • @f.palmero5010
    @f.palmero5010 Před rokem +709

    There is up side that isn't really mentioned.
    Its small af.
    You're driving down the road, you pass a van, boom surprise!
    Whole ass British Armour was parked behind it!
    That bush?
    British Armour.
    That rock?
    British Armour.
    Your Mother?
    Nah, British Armour.
    Really good for ambushes or sneaky pushes.
    Perfect for recon, and interception.
    Such as intercepting supply lines.

    • @Flintlockon
      @Flintlockon Před rokem +44

      I laughed. Well done and God Bless.

    • @mrd7067
      @mrd7067 Před rokem +43

      Reminds me of the german Wiesel AWC.
      To my understanding you can legally drive it with your normal car driver license (class B) and you could park it in your garage.

    • @niksandy7125
      @niksandy7125 Před rokem +23

      @Alex Jones globalist?

    • @bodaciouschad
      @bodaciouschad Před rokem +9

      @@mrd7067 I think they're calling you round.

    • @niksandy7125
      @niksandy7125 Před rokem +10

      @Alex Jones do you mean ‘globalist’ or ‘globetard’ I only ask coz the earth ain’t flat!
      And if I’m a globalist, clearly you’re not a fan, then you must be a…nationalist! Oops did I just say that!

  • @trampertravels
    @trampertravels Před rokem +39

    CVRT series - Scorpion with a 76mm gun, Scimitar with a 30mm quick firing gun, Samaritan was the Ambulance, Spartan was infantry carrier, Samson was the REME vehicle, Sabre was a later variation which took the turret from the Fox wheeled recce vehicle and put it onto the Scorpion body - L21 Rarden 30mm cannon, Sultan was the Command and Control vehicle.

    • @lwfleming
      @lwfleming Před 10 měsíci +1

      Interesting, I’ve often wondered wondered what the variations between the variants were.

    • @paulleach3612
      @paulleach3612 Před 10 měsíci +2

      No...
      The Spartan was for doing donuts in on the BATUS training area.
      Wheeeeeeee!

    • @heofonfyr6000
      @heofonfyr6000 Před 7 měsíci +2

      We English are hands down the absolute best in the world at naming weapons and vehicles

    • @williamgordon2919
      @williamgordon2919 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Sultan command vehicle. Striker swingfire missile carrier

  • @davidbeattie4294
    @davidbeattie4294 Před rokem +424

    The fact the vehicle is small, quick, has really good range, and can carry a couple of infantry plus a stack of anti-tank weapons, makes it an ideal hit and run vehicle. It should be really effective for setting up ambushes and then getting out of the area. I think it would be extremely effective when deployed by smart, motivated troops.

    • @lesflynn4455
      @lesflynn4455 Před rokem

      Like Ukrainians defending their homeland and eliminating invaders.

    • @georgepalmer5497
      @georgepalmer5497 Před rokem +17

      Another thing that would make it a good hit and run vehicle is to make it as quiet as possible. When I was in the army and on a exercise we could hear tanks and other armor late at night, so much so that if we didn't hear those noises at night we gave no attention to the possibility of there being an armored unit nearby. One thing that would help is to give these light vehicles rubber tracks. Maybe they could quiet down the engine noise too. That would make these vehicles ideal for ambushing tanks. Like you said, "hit and run."

    • @napoleonbonaparte1429
      @napoleonbonaparte1429 Před rokem +1

      Yes.

    • @symongotschin5751
      @symongotschin5751 Před rokem +7

      And you can make tea

    • @augustuslunasol10thapostle
      @augustuslunasol10thapostle Před rokem +2

      @@georgepalmer5497 dude i think the militaries of the world are just going to have uparmoured mountain bikes get them legs worked out real nice

  • @numanoid5665
    @numanoid5665 Před rokem +79

    I wasa CVR(t) Scorpion instructor in my cavalry squadron.
    76mm cannon mounted on this chaise.
    Excellent vehicle, very fast, great cross country capability. And the 76 cannon was magnificent.
    About to retire now after 33 years service.
    Wouldn't have swapped my career for the world.
    I hop o helped people along the way. That's why I became a soldier, to help people.

  • @robmarkworth5377
    @robmarkworth5377 Před rokem +866

    I served on Spartan in Iraq. It's fucking awesome chaps, believe no bollocks. 50 mph off road no probs. Best RECCE vehicle ever. Dogshit electronics but easily upgradeable

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Před rokem +13

      I cringe every time I see the british stealing that Boer afrikaans lingo. Commando, Recce, you know the Boer that Britain put into the first concentration/death camps that ever existed. Killing a big chunk of their women and children that way as britain couldnt defeat the Boer in War

    • @tonyr4873
      @tonyr4873 Před rokem +266

      @@AbuHajarAlBugatti What are you even talking about? Incomprehensible anti-British nonsense!

    • @terrancedactielle5460
      @terrancedactielle5460 Před rokem +250

      @@AbuHajarAlBugatti I cringe every time I see someone using English to form a full sentence then complaining about English people using 1 word that apparently doesn't belong to them. Especially when they come from a 3rd world country.

    • @oletoustrup8572
      @oletoustrup8572 Před rokem +14

      I doubt they will make upgrades in Ukraine though. This will add to the logistics nightmare that 50 different foreign vehicles must have created for a wounded Ukranian logistics maintanence system. many kinds of new types of ammo won´t make it easier. I will be very surpried if more than 50% will ever run for more than a week. The rest will be waiting ages for the right spare part to arrive. Meanwhile they will receive a lot of the wrong spare parts. Many will be detroyed by the Ukranian to prevent the rusian from taking them. Not that I really believe the russians have any use for them.

    • @TobyIKanoby
      @TobyIKanoby Před rokem +25

      @@tonyr4873 He is kind of right about the Boer war, not that it matters here.

  • @Forestfalcon1
    @Forestfalcon1 Před rokem +90

    My dad was an inspector at Alvis in Coventry and worked on the prototype for this tank.. Later my brother and sister worked there too.. It's great to see this little tank has proven to be so useful..

  • @richardbrennan8271
    @richardbrennan8271 Před rokem +146

    It's unbelievable tha the UK are retiring the CVR(T). The Class has unique capabilities, and with a bit of thoughtful evolution could provide another 40 odd years of useful service. And BTW, we didn't pull out of Hong Kong until 1997!

    • @edwardbrown3721
      @edwardbrown3721 Před rokem +5

      Hopefully they'll continue in with the idea, maybe CVR(T)s have just hit their technological limit or will soon and that's the reason

    • @opposed2logic
      @opposed2logic Před rokem +4

      the battlefield has evolved. in the past they were very limited in what they could do, currently they are instead basically death traps youd only use because you have nothing else to use instead. the armor can be penned by small arms fire, similar to the BMD's we saw absolutely wrecked in the start of the ukrainian conflict. they also would absolutely vaporize to an ied, they can be taken out by rpg7 heat rounds, modern countries are entering a drone age and these would fall instant victim to those too.
      modern light tanks need anti drone capability, meaning you need automated anti-air turrets capable of stopping suicide drones and similar. the size is also rarely going to ever be something that matter for the UK. when it comes to defending the UK tanks are irrelevant, all you need is a navy and an airforce and prevent enemy from making landfall. that means ground vehicles only purpose is when fighting abroad. the uk have the logistical capability of delivering "full sized" vehicles to other countries so there really is no need for these countainer-friendly tanks.
      modern light tanks will look more like the CV90120 Ghost etc. However even that one is a victim to being developed prior to the ukrainian war which has showed the world new threats that tanks faces. as a result its unlikely the cv90120 will be acquired by any military until yet another redesign where it adds some sort of drone defense capability, be it by adding its thermal shielding on top and not just the sides or some sort of anti air weaponry.
      we see the same thing with the new rheinmetall tank. it has a drone launcher but it has no anti air capability, and the company is already designing automated short range anti-air turrets that can intercept drones and say these will be mountable on the tanks.
      no point paying millions of euros for a tank that can be taken out by a 15-50k drone. wont be long before drone launchers etc almost completely replaces missile launchers. loitering munitions just make more sense in a lot of regards,.

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz Před rokem +6

      The thing is though getting rid of them means a company that lobbies and donates to the tory party can make lots of money replacing them of course not like for like. With the extra costs and extra fees we'll probably have force half the size we used to. Lucky us hay. But Defense contractors make more profit and for the current government that's all that matters.

    • @Warbaman
      @Warbaman Před rokem +1

      @Alex their replacement was agreed to many years ago... although it was meant to be in place years ago and still doesnt work 🤣🤣

    • @wargey4606
      @wargey4606 Před rokem +1

      @@opposed2logic the cvrt isnt a cutprice tank and was never desinged to be the air drop requirements were for rapid redeployment to support infantry in colonial bush wars. its main role was as a recce vehicle for recce a vehicle needs to be small light and quiet
      it also wont get penetrated by 7.62 but a dshk would go through it. and even in afghan with roadside bombs and rpgs the scimitar with its 30mm proved effective it also got upgraded internally to put better seats for impact absorption and a v shaped hull
      by the way ajax its replacment is useless for its cost we could modernise the entire challenger fleet of some 300 tanks and still have money left over to buy enough CV90s its also to big almost the same size as the challenger (spotted easy on recce) to loud for the crew shakes the crew to death to slow and to heavy (cant cross rough terrain to provide a bit of infantry FS)

  • @pete2dc
    @pete2dc Před rokem +417

    I was a driver of the spartan during the cold war. We used it as our 3-man air defence unit. Basically on our own, we could very quickly hide the vehicle and deploy our Javelin missiles...and just as quickly disappear. The most important piece of equipment in the cvrt is the BV...no squaddie will do anything without tea :)

  • @oliverrugg3732
    @oliverrugg3732 Před rokem +406

    The best thing about the FV103 Spartan is that it's road legal in the UK. You can drive it to Tesco if your heart so desires
    We aren't allowed blades longer than 3 inches but we are allowed this.

    • @sungukyun2608
      @sungukyun2608 Před rokem +17

      I mean you can’t own the cannon or other guns on it legally in the UK at least, so it’s harmless.

    • @oliverrugg3732
      @oliverrugg3732 Před rokem +147

      @@sungukyun2608 the schoolchild I ran over on the way to Tesco didn't seem to think it was harmless

    • @neilwilson5785
      @neilwilson5785 Před rokem +28

      How many bags of shopping can they take? I'm interested in buying one to replace me walking over to the co-op on foot.

    • @sungukyun2608
      @sungukyun2608 Před rokem

      @@oliverrugg3732 I could’ve ran over some kids with my Honda Fit the other day, it’s just as dangerous as a unarmed tank, different effects same outcome.

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 Před rokem +15

      Why do I own a sword and a 6 inch knife then?

  • @frazergoodwin4945
    @frazergoodwin4945 Před rokem +61

    Fun fact - this tank used to finish its test run back to the factory on the road past my primary school. Funny to see the lollipop lady stopping a tank for you to cross the road! And the Alvis factory that used to build them in Coventry is now a Morrisons supermarket...

  • @Ylyrra
    @Ylyrra Před rokem +37

    I have a childhood memory of being in the ancient family car, thrashing its lungs out at 50mph down the motorway and having a fleet of those just come sailing past us in the outside lane. It left an impression.

  • @AS-yc3wp
    @AS-yc3wp Před rokem +516

    I was the gunner in a scimitar for 6 years, great vehicle, will literally go anywhere, and up anything, its not designed to get into a fight, it's for long range reconnaissance, the gun is there as a last resort, if you are in a fire fight behind enemy lines you have failed. The vehicles are used to get to a point behind the lines, then you dismount and close target recy on foot, bring in airstrikes , steal info from the enemy ect. The armour only protects you from small arms fire. One of the great things about his vehicle is you can you through a forested between trees nice and quite, the enemy will be watching the roads but you can use the dead ground in a forested to slip through the lines, the vehicle is about the same size as a land rover. Took some American marines out in one in the desert, they were used to their lav 25's, dont think they like it much, too small for them 😁

    • @nvelsen1975
      @nvelsen1975 Před rokem +36

      "will literally go anywhere, and up anything"
      Ah so that's why the gay club had one parked in a corner. I was wondering.

    • @Kefuddle
      @Kefuddle Před rokem +13

      @@nvelsen1975 ffs

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz Před rokem +8

      Small arms fire might not be the primary hazard across most of Ukraine's operations. How about artillery shrapnel and shell fragments? If it's good for that, that's exceptionally useful.

    • @legionofthedamned157
      @legionofthedamned157 Před rokem +1

      @@nvelsen1975 hahahahahahaha

    • @tomriley5790
      @tomriley5790 Před rokem +13

      This is one of my main criticisms of Ajax (amongst lots of others) it's too big to do this....

  • @Tomartyr
    @Tomartyr Před rokem +269

    Fun fact: They can be transported inside ISO intermodal containers, and by anything that can carry those.
    So they can take full advantage of civilian infrastructure, and don't require specialist tank transporter vehicles which in turn require specially trained and licensed drivers, which gives them an insane level of operational mobility.

    • @tubthump
      @tubthump Před rokem +5

      ...which turns civilian container transporters into legitimate military targets

    • @davedmufcdavedmufc7176
      @davedmufcdavedmufc7176 Před rokem +36

      @@tubthump - And your point is? Civilian Transport is always used and commandeered in Wars, remember the Falklandas all the civilians ships all crewed by volunteers?

    • @tubthump
      @tubthump Před rokem +7

      @@davedmufcdavedmufc7176 I was thinking in terms of military kit being concealed within civilian transportation. Civilians wouldn't realise the risk of being close to it.

    • @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ
      @TheMarineGamerIGGHQ Před rokem +1

      @@davedmufcdavedmufc7176 not the same

    • @moshoodbakare1210
      @moshoodbakare1210 Před rokem

      You do realize this is one of the reasons Russia keeps attacking Ukraine's "civilian infrastructure", right?

  • @roberthunter6127
    @roberthunter6127 Před rokem +29

    8:06 I would just like to add that we also sent the Stormer which fires the Starstreak ground to air missile. A bit larger than a 7.62

  • @motorvating
    @motorvating Před rokem +8

    I served for 6 years in the early 80's in a recce regiment, using all the variants. The wagons are governed down to protect the engine, and far more speed capable if you blow the governers. Our training taught us the main weapons was a last resort I.E. our role was to creep in (tracks have rubber pads on them) unseen and unheard and report back what the enemy is doing, then get out without a contact. Kitted out to enable remote recce off the vehicle E.G. big drums of wire mounted onto the side of the turret to enable a secure comms away from the vehicle closer to the enemy. Drivers (that was me) all trained to repair the wagon and assist the REME (mechanics). We were so familiar with them, I prepared the engine to be lifted out the vehicle in the middle of a forest at night without any lights (British Army does not use white light at night) after 36 hrs without sleep. Because the PSI on the tracks is so light, it is capable of traversing through swampy ground and traverse through forest due to it being so narrow. Has good (for the time) night sites and nuclear and biological capabilities I.E. a filtration system that kept the pressure inside the vehicle higher then the atmosphere outside. A toilet under the gunners seat for when locked down (a bucket) and a boiling vessel (BV) for hot drinks and cooking food E.G. dent the compo tin and throw it in the BV for 10 minutes. Speed was considered our best defence as alloy armour ain't much good against any anti armour rounds. If conflict happened with Russia in the 80's, it was considered we had two minutes to bug out after reporting a contact on the radio, as the Russians were considered to be experts at triangulation, thus when located in an OP, consideration of a quick vehicle exit from the OP was vital. If you threw a track, the gunner and driver could easaly break the track and remake onto the sprockets. The gunner and driver were multi trained to perform both roles.

  • @robertblair6972
    @robertblair6972 Před rokem +495

    Brilliant vehicles: quiet, fast, reliable, flexible and ideal for ‘sneaking around the battlefield’. Having infantry ride on the top leaves internal space for kit, rations, ammo, fuel etc. As long as the UKR only use them as battle taxis they will be ok.

    • @P.G.Wodelouse
      @P.G.Wodelouse Před rokem +11

      @Adolfizzz0 oh look someone knows how to use ctrl - v , such an exciting use of time to paste something you did not write and no one will read under multiple comments.

    • @BrownBabyJesus
      @BrownBabyJesus Před rokem +6

      Basically it's better than a transit van, other than that it's just a different form of scrap metal sent for reshaping.

    • @oletoustrup8572
      @oletoustrup8572 Před rokem +16

      It is not an infantry carrier. There is no infantry to ride on top instead of inside. There is a crew of 3. The driver can´t ride on top, neither can the commander and I find it unlikely that they replace the gunner with supplies. For the same reason they cannot be used a battle taxis. This is a vehicle for recon and that is its only purpose.

    • @therighthonsirdoug
      @therighthonsirdoug Před rokem +3

      Er, it would be terrible as a " battle taxi"!

    • @Milo-Parker-
      @Milo-Parker- Před rokem +1

      I wanna get one, preferably a Scimitar but any of the CVR(T) family is really good

  • @Sean2002FU
    @Sean2002FU Před rokem +162

    I was stationed at RAF St. Mawgan with the US Marines...I got the pleasure to become a spartan driver, ( we used them on our reaction force) ,(QRF for you youngins) ...Man, was that thing fast, and quick on its feet! I hope one day to own one! An excellent vehicle! 7 foreward gears, 7 reverse gears and yes, you can catch air in one! Shorter stopping distance than most high performance cars!......WHAT A MACHINE!!!!!

    • @Beau74
      @Beau74 Před rokem

      *feet

    • @Sean2002FU
      @Sean2002FU Před rokem +1

      @@Beau74 point.
      ya got me....corrected!!

    • @cornishcactus
      @cornishcactus Před rokem +1

      Man I miss that as an active base, had some really cool airshows and I even got to work on the gate guardian Shackleton restoration as a kid.

    • @Sean2002FU
      @Sean2002FU Před rokem +2

      @@cornishcactus do you know what happened to her??? she's gone!.....been gone for some time now. I never could find what they did with her...🥲

    • @cornishcactus
      @cornishcactus Před rokem

      @@Sean2002FU no idea, my old man works at the museum there so will ask.

  • @jonathanwashington876
    @jonathanwashington876 Před rokem +60

    Loved crewing these. First mechanics lesson I received was how to take the fuse out of the speed limiter. The result is a lot more than 65 mph. My dad was driving in the autobahn in 1975 and a scimitar overtook him.
    More importantly, these things go ANYWHERE. The bit about low ground pressure is true.

    • @Warentester
      @Warentester Před rokem +1

      Not likely. Tracked vehicles aren't allowed on the Autobahn outside emergencies. They often don't fulfill the minimal speed requirements of 60kph, but even if they do, they generally require transportation on STvO approved heavy goods transports.

    • @charliespareacc
      @charliespareacc Před rokem +3

      @@Warentester CVRTs are fully road legal and they do go over 80kmh

    • @obi-ron
      @obi-ron Před rokem +1

      ​​@@WarentesterDuring the Falklands war, I looked out of my office window to see two scorpions driving down Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham. No transporters were required because they have rubber tires to reduce the pressure on the tracks when they travel on paved highways.
      In the 70s, my uncle was radio operator on chieftains but did a conversion training exercise on scorpions and his driver disabled the limiter and took the larv (light armoured reconnaissance vehicle) up to almost 80mph. The limiter was there to prevent excessive fuel consumption and to protect the engine and drive train from damage due to stress but boys will be boys.

    • @Warentester
      @Warentester Před rokem

      @@obi-ron Last time I checked the Autobahn didn't go to Birmingham. StVO does not apply in the UK.

    • @obi-ron
      @obi-ron Před rokem

      @@Warentester the vehicle in question was specifically designed to include road use and 65 mph is around 108 kph. At around 10 600 kg it is also lighter than many wheeled road vehicles.

  • @reverance_pavane
    @reverance_pavane Před rokem +27

    As an example of the extremely low ground pressure (one third of a man), one commander in the Falklands (they were light enough to easily get on shore during the hostilities), jumped down from his vehicle and sank up to his knees in the bog that the scimitar was comfortably standing on top of.

  • @jreypo
    @jreypo Před rokem +146

    The Spanish Marines had a full company of Scorpions, 17 vehicles in total, until 2009. It was a real show to see those tiny tanks maneuvering out of the the landing crafts at 50 kmph. They were also a perfect fit for providing an extra punch to an amphibious light force

  • @tisFrancesfault
    @tisFrancesfault Před rokem +290

    My Brother was in the Armoured recon, and its key to note that the idea of being hit by a killing blow is a non issue. Because if you're hit you're dead, thus it doesn't matter. But the CVRTs are able to move over absurdly poor terrain, as they weigh fuck all (gives side eyes to Ajax) as far as armour goes. it can hit hard relatively speaking, and When blundering into tanks, they don't shoot you because if they are smart they know that you are reccie, and theirs bigger things to consider, shooting them is a waste of time and ammo.
    CVRTs are excellent, Ajax doesn't really work in the role. and in many ways in that role they will be missed.

    • @aldeno8055
      @aldeno8055 Před rokem +28

      I think It’ll have a significant effect later this season when it gets muddy so being able to traverse easily

    • @Petriefied0246
      @Petriefied0246 Před rokem +22

      @@aldeno8055 I utterly agree, these things were used to great effect on half frozen peat bogs during the Falklands War.

    • @tisFrancesfault
      @tisFrancesfault Před rokem +11

      @@aldeno8055 Indeed. A CVRT is like, 8 Tons, and and a 7 ft width though woods and swampish ground, is exceptionally mobile.

    • @Element905
      @Element905 Před rokem +1

      Dying doesn't matter in one, the enemy will refuse to fire on you in one, and your brother rode in one?
      I can't imagine why the miniature military of the Uk wants to move away from them

    • @timbrwolf1121
      @timbrwolf1121 Před rokem +9

      Shooting the recon tank is a surefire way to get your position attacked. Otherwise he's just window shopping.

  • @eddthegorilla
    @eddthegorilla Před rokem +20

    Worked as military contractor during most of the 1990’s, including a base, where the Spartan was main part of an Air Defence Regiment, with the Javelin as a vehicle mounted SAM, I believe. The fact that it remained in service for over 30 years is testament to its versatility.

  • @67frankay
    @67frankay Před rokem +7

    The CVRT in a nut shell is designed to move the crew commander around the field at speed and difficult terrain (it’s tracked). To provide a small amount of protection for the crew commander (it’s armoured). To bite back In self defence (30 mil cannon and coax 7.62). It does these things so it’s most important cargo, the commander can give Timely and accurate intelligence to influence the battle space and if he needs to hit the enemy as a forward observer whilst calling artillery on to target.

  • @craigross341
    @craigross341 Před rokem +209

    The 30mm Rarden is a vicious cannon. I saw about five rounds put into something about the size of a dinner plate at about 1800m in a firepower demonstration. It's like the finger of God. It just pokes with horrific velocity.

    • @juleswhicker
      @juleswhicker Před rokem +26

      I'll second that. I had the pleasure of shooting Rardens for a couple of years and they were devastatingly accurate. Easy to watch rounds onto target too. Cleaning the gun after a good session was quite the job, though.

    • @scottyotty2hotty
      @scottyotty2hotty Před rokem +39

      @@juleswhicker 30mm Rarden is being phased out for something even more deadly. 40mm telescopic. It literally has a full on APFSDS round. For some reason the Brits hate NATO standardisation and come up with their own mental ammunition all the time. Just look at British 105mm, charge super is nuts.

    • @dylannix4289
      @dylannix4289 Před rokem +28

      “It’s like the finger of god. It just pokes with horrific velocity”
      Brings a whole new meaning to the term _“finger blasting”_

    • @juleswhicker
      @juleswhicker Před rokem +3

      @@scottyotty2hotty Thanks for the update! Rarden seemed great in the 1980s, but that's a long time ago now.

    • @1IbramGaunt
      @1IbramGaunt Před rokem +13

      @@juleswhicker well bear in mind a lot of the other armoured vehicles it'd be likely to come up against aren't gonna be much newer than that

  • @Braun30
    @Braun30 Před rokem +75

    Was overtaken by one on the Autobahn near Fürth in Bavaria in the early 1980s..
    I was respecting the speed limit, they were not.

    • @nigeldunkley2986
      @nigeldunkley2986 Před rokem +21

      At Catterick we had to stop the fun practice of taking the governors off for road tests up the Darlington dual carriageway when some old guy in his Mini had a heart attack when he was overtaken in the outside lane by a Scimitar! I had a squadron to play with and can only say they are fantastic vehices.

    • @panemetcircenses6003
      @panemetcircenses6003 Před rokem +11

      In the 80’s I once saw a platoon of scimitars tearing up the outside lane if the m4 motorway in the UK. Cars were getting out of the way quickly.

    • @wessexdruid7598
      @wessexdruid7598 Před rokem +4

      @@nigeldunkley2986 The only reason the governors were there in the first place was because a very senior officer didn't like being overtaken, in his staff car, by a troop of Scorpion/Scimitar in the outside lane of the motorway.

    • @SportyMabamba
      @SportyMabamba Před rokem +2

      POWERRRRR

  • @commanderdon4300
    @commanderdon4300 Před rokem +11

    Another interesting fact about it's light footprint is that it pushed such low poundage per square inch that it could actually run over your foot and not break your toes, it probably wouldn't even split your boot.

    • @charlesedwards9248
      @charlesedwards9248 Před rokem +5

      Ground pressure 5lbs per square inch. It was a Spartan and Scimitar commandeer for a number other years this vehicle will go anywhere. Even used them in the the jungle in Central America Belize. A really good Wagon

  • @youngy1919
    @youngy1919 Před rokem +12

    In Afghan we used our Scimitars in a dual role. We provided Reconnaissance screens for the battle group, and we would also provide close in fire support for the infantry. They managed well despite their age but after 6 month the wagons were very tired. I went through 3 Torsion Bars, One Gearbox and by the end the hull was cracked. But they are fast rugged and easy to maintain for the most part.

    • @qFamop
      @qFamop Před 10 měsíci +1

      I have wondered on their ruggedness in such adverse enviroment
      I do wonder how Scorpions fared in this are in the Falklands givne the complete reverse of conditions

    • @youngy1919
      @youngy1919 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @Samuel Kubinec I'd recommend reading 'first Scimitar into Stanley' in all CVRT accounted itself well in the Falklands. Its very low ground pressure ment it didn't sink and in the wet ground. This gave it the edge over the Panhards which being wheeled where restricted. There's an account of the Panhard being dug in and the HCR waiting till night to engage them due to them having no night vision capabilities. They also where used well to run casualties back to the Aid post and run Ammo up the line. It seems multi role is somthing CVRT has always been good at.

    • @qFamop
      @qFamop Před 9 měsíci

      @@youngy1919 Thanks a lot for the recommendation.
      Yeah the nimble & low pressure seem ideal for the bogs, peats snow and such in wintery Falklands.

  • @shuggiehamster
    @shuggiehamster Před rokem +134

    I was told by an ex squaddie that in the 80s the most fun you could have in the british army was in a scorpion doing 50mph on manoeuvres through rough ground in germany.

    • @MrEddieLomax
      @MrEddieLomax Před rokem +9

      I also remember watching several of them go past me at ~50mph on the M3 when I was heading to work, they looked great.

    • @lesflynn4455
      @lesflynn4455 Před rokem +1

      That does sound like truly awesome fun.

    • @garypurser8908
      @garypurser8908 Před rokem

      Try a fox !

    • @samfetter2968
      @samfetter2968 Před rokem +4

      Until a bunch of even smaller german MK-Wiesel came out of the bushes and surpassed them with 60km/h (70km/h on the road).😏
      But no matter if you got the british or the german mini tank...they are a blast to drive 😁

    • @krissovo1
      @krissovo1 Před rokem

      Even better is when they do 50mph in reverse, they go as fast backwards as they do forwards

  • @classifiedveteran9879
    @classifiedveteran9879 Před rokem +356

    I don't see how Ukraine could conduct airborne operations with this vehicle, but it's lightweight design is actually going to be very useful. The rainy season is around the corner, and there are a number of rivers and damaged bridges Ukraine will need to cross. This vehicle should do nicely for that, and it could be of great benefit the Ukrainian infantry as they drive the orcs back to Mordor.
    Not really the reason why it was designed that way, but it should do nicely.

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 Před rokem +28

      When Russia does a good will gesture of abandoning some transport aircraft then the Airborne will be back with a vengeance.

    • @karmpuscookie
      @karmpuscookie Před rokem +9

      They aren't used for airborne in Ukraine. Duh...

    • @classifiedveteran9879
      @classifiedveteran9879 Před rokem +26

      @@karmpuscookie I was referring to it's original design goals, and how those properties will still be useful in this situation. Duh...

    • @Dunker79
      @Dunker79 Před rokem +9

      @@ratagris21 perfectly good time to insert "the eagles are coming" quote.

    • @death13a
      @death13a Před rokem +3

      well light weight also helps it to Float so river crossing would be easier. Just strap some logs to the side and row it to other side

  • @failureisnotoptional929
    @failureisnotoptional929 Před rokem +7

    My first sight of these was a pair passing our trenches at great speed on Salisbury Plain. Long time ago but my (probably exaggerated) recollection was that they were in the air as much as on the ground and one executed a sharp left hand turn without reducing speed. So impressive.

    • @paulleach3612
      @paulleach3612 Před 6 měsíci

      It's how they tempted boy racers into the army. Promise them a hot-hatch tank...

  • @lc5662
    @lc5662 Před rokem +11

    My father served on the cvrt family of vehicles and I have been lucky to help maintain some in a museum. Everybody I encounter is a fan of their specific model and is still proud of having served on them. They seem to be an excellent fit for fast light infantry deployments. Although they are engaged in battle a little further east then expected they seem to excell at doing what they were meant to do.

  • @lairdcummings9092
    @lairdcummings9092 Před rokem +121

    Spartan reccy vehicles have a solid reputation amongst my UK Army friends.

    • @Element905
      @Element905 Před rokem +1

      Of course they would over rate it

    • @tisFrancesfault
      @tisFrancesfault Před rokem +2

      interesting point, to try to sell the effectiveness of Ajax as a reccy vehicle, they gave it to the RAC to test, which as you may notice not a armoured Recon regiment... They thought it was supper light weight, manoeuvrable, small... of course they were comparing to CR2..
      Actually (on the whole) reccy thought in simple terms "I'm not convinced". Its heavy slow and the armour is ineffective (because on both if hit you're dead, but the CVRT can at least buck fast, Ajax cant). Theres features to it that make Ajax interesting to reccy but at the same time, its unproven, as well as not really gelling with the armoured reccy role,

    • @tisFrancesfault
      @tisFrancesfault Před rokem +4

      Of course this happens with any new vehicle, but not without reason. Faith in equipment is naturally earned. CVRTs on paper are kinda junk, but the users know how to use them and know what they offer, Ajax.... as it stands feels like it subtracts from operational capability. In time it may prove itself, But I know a few who question that future even if its one they may have to accept.

    • @tisFrancesfault
      @tisFrancesfault Před rokem +5

      @@Element905 The CVRTs are fairly well rated, amongst its own. There's not the pretence to survivability as there is non. The Key thing of CVRTs is not offence, not defence, but to to the role as recon, and limited infantry support. in that roles is very good.
      Plus its/they are cost effective, and relatively easy to maintain.

    • @Element905
      @Element905 Před rokem

      @@nomadicjack seems like it needs significant mastery to op as a taxi
      Still overrated

  • @valorz6064
    @valorz6064 Před rokem +69

    Same sentiment I have for the M113... "Better than walking." And aren't they just the most adorable looking little killing machines 🥰

    • @bigmekboy175
      @bigmekboy175 Před rokem +6

      I was mechanized infantry and the only thing we used 113's for was our medics. There was no comparison between it and the Bradley when comparing protection and firepower. That said, when bullets start flying you want out of that metal coffin as soon as possible no matter what kind of a vehicle it is.

    • @valorz6064
      @valorz6064 Před rokem +10

      @@bigmekboy175 Yep. Im not hanging around either once we take fire in that thing. But you bet before that time comes you're real happy you had the option to not hoof it for the next 20 miles. Ukraine's going to need as many as they can get to move their mass of infantry along such a wide front. 100% agree with everything you said, still rather have it than not.

    • @reimuhakurei2123
      @reimuhakurei2123 Před rokem +2

      Amen they do look cute

    • @zoiders
      @zoiders Před rokem +3

      Did your M113 have a 30mm cannon and full 2nd gen night vision? its not an APC and its not used as one.

    • @valorz6064
      @valorz6064 Před rokem +3

      @@zoiders Nope. But Ukraine still needs them 100%. I already agreed with the other guy about it. Its to get their infantry in/out there and resupplied faster. The civilian vehicles Ukrainians are currently using needs any armored help it can get. And if you haven't noticed, they are already being used to hitch a ride to and from the front whether its a dedicated apc or not...

  • @TheTimglenton
    @TheTimglenton Před rokem +18

    I’ve driven one of these with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. Can confirm the boiler inside is beloved by the troopers.

  • @roddygraham7131
    @roddygraham7131 Před rokem +4

    I was heading north from BMH Hanover in a land rover back in 74. We were travelling flat out (about 60 plus miles an hour and we were passed like we were standing still by a pair of Cavalry Scorpions from one of the tank regiments. They were travelling on the autobahn at around 80 miles an hour, it was unusual to see armour (even that light) travelling so fast and so has stuck in my memory since then. These were the straight six Daimler engine variant before the "upgrade" to diesel.

  • @trevornelmes9331
    @trevornelmes9331 Před rokem +55

    The Spartan was designed to go fast through wet open fields and small villages in Eastern Europe. As such, it was perfect for the Kharkiv Oblast. It would also be perfect for the Kherson operation. The UK deemed it unlikely that a war would break out in Eastern Europe, after the Cold War ended, so it started to put this vehicle on the back burner and a lot of them are mothballed down the road from where I live, and indeed right next to where I used to work. I would bet that the UK was pleased to be rid of them. They are really simple vehicles, easy to maintain, use little fuel and can be quite intimidating if you are in a trench and one of these is hurtling towards you and you do not have an RPG. Big tanks are pretty useless in those big open fields, especially in wet weather. So, if the USA is thinking of sending Abrams tanks, think again. Send light vehicles like the Bradleys, and longer range howitzers and missile systems. This war would be over already if the West would just send the right kit. But, I suspect the UK and USA want to see Russia's army totally destroyed, Russia humiliated, and its Air Force shot out of the skies. No need to ask/negotiate for Russia to demilitarise if Ukraine can do it by force, which is what is happening. It is certainly making China think again about Taiwan.

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 Před rokem +2

      That UK was involved directly in an eastern european war when the Cold War ended, they never decided that.

    • @bkane573
      @bkane573 Před rokem +4

      Lolol.
      Light vehicles like Bradlys.
      Bro. They are as heavy as a lot of countries man battle tanks.

    • @yuri30027
      @yuri30027 Před rokem

      @@bkane573 An armored car with a cannon which is not even 105 mm, which is probably 30 mm, as main battle tank?

    • @williamblaker2628
      @williamblaker2628 Před rokem +1

      The U.S. strategy is to provide Ukraine with the needed equipment & ammo to defeat the invading Russians, but also to string it out for a long enough amount of time such that it totally grinds down Russian troops and materiel.
      Unfortunately, a protracted fight is harder on the Ukrainians, too. A quick fight would cause less damage, death and destruction to civilians and infrastructure. I do like kicking the teeth out of Russia's military, though.

    • @bkane573
      @bkane573 Před rokem

      @@yuri30027 It isnt a car. It is tracked. It also is heavy as hell. It isn't a light vic, and kills a lot of main battle tanks.

  • @laurencehastings7473
    @laurencehastings7473 Před rokem +101

    The amazing aspect of the Ukrainian army is that they use constant innovation to adapt their tactics to the equipment available to them. They have been provided with a vast array of vehicles and equipment in addition to their 'native' resources but seem to familiarise themselves really quickly to what is available to them. No mean task for any army especially considering that the support logistics for such an array becomes very complicated , very quickly. I have no doubt that many military strategists are studying this war in awe of Ukranian tactics and strategy. I certainly am.

    • @theamazingbatboy
      @theamazingbatboy Před rokem +13

      Considering how anemic their armed forces were just 8 years ago they've proven to be total naturals at adapting to the modern battlefield.

    • @rickhazzard8824
      @rickhazzard8824 Před rokem +2

      Well put, incredibly adaptive

    • @RayvenQ
      @RayvenQ Před rokem +2

      They've got a similar kind, if not more ballsy attitude to us brits, a kind of attitude that I imagine will result in them using it in a very creative, cheeky and effective manner.

    • @johnathanh2660
      @johnathanh2660 Před rokem +3

      I did smile at this.... 'familiarise really quickly'? I think a lot of the instructors, ex-pats (former soldiers who moved to Ukraine in better times) and volunteers would have used and worked on this older kit as part of their service.
      Without the 'complicating' electronics it tends to be easier to maintain.
      That said, I too am impressed by both logistics management - a mixture of warsaw pact and nato equipment, and ageing equipment. All mixed in with state-of-the-art equipment. Add in hybrid warfare - osint from geotagged pictures of kit by civilians, and drones. It's been impressive.

    • @rustyshackelford5758
      @rustyshackelford5758 Před rokem

      Ukraine? This is NATO.. you know the same people that started proxy wars with Syria and many others. Amazing how Americans can cheer on Ukrainians being forced to die for a power hungry coalition of corruption.

  • @carlbescoby7681
    @carlbescoby7681 Před rokem +6

    The ‘spartan’ has a crew of 2 (driver and commander) the third hatch is the team commander who deploys with the four man dismounted team (ie-5 man team). The thing you need to understand about this initial series of vehicles is that they are ‘recon’ vehicles. They have fire power, but ideally they shouldn’t be using it. If they do something went wrong. My main point is the Spartan is ‘not’ an armoured personnel carrier. We had FV432 and later Warrior for that purpose. Other versions were developed like striker and a mortar version, but these were later support variants for infantry and artillery support as well as other variants that we Brits are great at inventing (eg - ww2 funnies etc)

    • @elguapo1507
      @elguapo1507 Před rokem

      Exactly. We could get a full section of 8 men plus kit in a 43 and the 434 Samson was a superb recovery vehicle.

  • @beakytzw
    @beakytzw Před rokem +16

    I drove Striker, a Swingfire armed CVR(T). Drove one for almost for 5 years. CVR(T) was perfect back in the day and is still extremely useful even on today's battlefield.

  • @ChrisHodgsonCorben-Dallas
    @ChrisHodgsonCorben-Dallas Před rokem +159

    The Scimitar version armed with the 30mm cannon was described in the British army as “the formula 1 sewing machine”

    • @cadz3965
      @cadz3965 Před rokem +3

      😂 never heard it get called this. But it’s a good description

    • @tjmul3381
      @tjmul3381 Před rokem +10

      In american, it would be called a formula 1 Singer. (The most ubiquitous sewing machine this side of the pond, chaps) Cheers.

    • @ronpirie
      @ronpirie Před rokem +10

      Singer sewing machines were started to be manufactured in Glasgow, Scotland. The company assumed the title of being the first overseas company in the world.

    • @Stan_the_Belgian
      @Stan_the_Belgian Před rokem +2

      @@ronpirie 😅😅americans are hilarious😁

    • @roosterbooster6238
      @roosterbooster6238 Před rokem +3

      @@Stan_the_Belgian singer are an American company that opened a factory in Glasgow to cater for the British market…

  • @augustinbelza2418
    @augustinbelza2418 Před rokem +49

    Commanded a troop of these wagons and I can assure you that they are excellent. Our deployment was two Scorpions and two Scimitars used in the recce role. They were quite and fast with a good combination of firepower.

  • @meyrickgriffith-jones3908

    They are not a tank - the hint is in the name Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance. At that they are superb. Fast, small, easy to conceal, and brilliant for setting up a quick recce screen. I was 2 1/c of a Squadron, and my Sultan Command vehicle was excellent. Never broke down with good driving (watch the jerk on the crankshaft on range change for 3-4), and difficult to get stuck. Yes you can get 2 in a container, and one under a Chinook!
    As for ammunition storage in the Scimitar. The point was that the gun was not really designed for fast auto fire. It was a mini tank gun firing 30mm HE (Common shell), A small APDS round and APSE (described as shot on the fire order). This was optimised to take on the face hardened armour of the BTRs, and kill the crew. There was no need to go blasting 30 rounds at a BTR - if one knows how APSE worked, one round was lethal. The round was not designed to penetrate in the conventional sense, nor was the filling explosive.
    Would a Scimitar knock out a tank - depends. I gather the only Challenger to be knocked out in Iraq 1 was in a friendly fire incident where a Scimitar of the recce regiment shot a CR up the jacksie. The round penetrated , destroyed the gearbox and stopped the tank. Fortunately the error was realised and the Scimitar didn't open up on the crew with the co-ax, which would be the normal procedure.

    • @Britlurker
      @Britlurker Před rokem

      More of an armoured car with tracks

  • @wabberjack4886
    @wabberjack4886 Před rokem +3

    Great video, extra credit for using cheeky in the correct context as well!
    No idea this vehicle existed, but British down to a tee. Not specified for anything, but useful for everything. Sometimes simplicity is best!

  • @BigJ710
    @BigJ710 Před rokem +55

    I was part of the CVRT conversion team when i served , the old Jag engines where swapped out for Cummins diesel's as part of the single fuel program ,which is what you see at 4:09 painted white .

  • @philiptaylor8790
    @philiptaylor8790 Před rokem +47

    Interesting. Visited a North Yorkshire museum this week , one of their privately owned Spartans had just been shipped out to Ukraine. They've still got another three.

  • @bobcawte245
    @bobcawte245 Před rokem +20

    I used the Samson recovery variant in the Falklands (post hostilities) and it was a joy to drive. Could get it just about anywhere.

  • @maxkalba5197
    @maxkalba5197 Před rokem +2

    I was a Recce driver in a Spartan and I loved it. It was a great bit of kit. There was mostly just two of us so space wasn’t an issue and it was so quiet on approach in high gear low revs. Also, it was as fast in reverse as it was forward which I only really needed once but when I did it was spectacular. With a good driver/commander combo these wagons were amazing

  • @lastspud7030
    @lastspud7030 Před rokem +46

    These are solid vehicles the platform is tried and tested but old. I was crew on one for the best part of 8 years I loved my "little tank". It never failed me. Let's hope thet the Ukraines put them to good use

  • @mrivantchernegovski3869
    @mrivantchernegovski3869 Před rokem +93

    We had Scorpians in the New Zealand Army ,Great for there designated role,and think they had 6 gears forward and 6 in reverse and can do max speed in both with the modified 4.2 Jaguar 6 ie E type,XJS motor ,these little tanks are super fast and have a special feature of a boiling water system so you can have a hot cuppa anywhere the tank is providing the tankers will share their hot water

    • @normanboyes4983
      @normanboyes4983 Před rokem +9

      The six reverse gears were originally requested by the Italians.😂

    • @babboon5764
      @babboon5764 Před rokem +1

      Got to poke all around at but not ride in a Scorpion 6 years back
      Just sitting there it looked bloody menacing 😆

    • @yorkshirecoastadventures1657
      @yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Před rokem +3

      @@normanboyes4983 Beat me to the Italian joke 🤣

    • @1chish
      @1chish Před rokem +6

      @@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 In fairness the Italians just wanted 3 reverse gears but the French insisted on 7

    • @wellingtonian2009
      @wellingtonian2009 Před rokem

      They were retired from the NZ Army in the early 90's. They weren't suitable for the NZ terrain because they use to roll easily and a few people died in them.

  • @TorrentUK
    @TorrentUK Před rokem +20

    I was in the REME in 1985 and worked on this as a young solder. Bloody awesome vehicle that was so much fun to drive over cross country. They had a J60 (jaguar) petrol engine with optronic ignition, which was sexy as fk back then. Great vehicle - does exactly what it was intended to do. Get in, reconnoitre, get out quickly.

    • @torquersmalls2680
      @torquersmalls2680 Před rokem +2

      " does exactly what it was intended to do. Get in, reconnoitre, get out quickly"......yes mate, and that's exactly why a few donkey wallopers of 'The Cold Age' had these dark horse fast cats accused of being the other woman in Household Div. divorce cases at the time.
      By the way Sparks.....you wouldn't happen to have any plugs for a 432 handy would you?

    • @johnh3095
      @johnh3095 Před rokem +1

      About 10-15 years back, the current CVR(T) had an overhaul and was retrofitted with a more powerful diesel engine! It's range has improved with no drop in speed! Horrid to work on due to size constraints and old bulkhead designs, it is relatively simple otherwise which means you can bodge it easily! Exactly what the AFU need!

    • @TorrentUK
      @TorrentUK Před rokem

      @@johnh3095 Made me remember the old FV432 APC, which had a K60 Foxtrot engine and was lovely to work on once you ripped it out of the bulkhead. The K60 Golf was the same engine, repackaged to fit into the FV433 Abbot and the WORST pack ever to work on - in fact we used to give it to anyone who had fucked up for some reason as a punishment. Bloody awful thing to work on.

  • @Millzzz85
    @Millzzz85 Před rokem +2

    I was a Spartan Operator in the British Army. Great fun wee thing, when it worked... :D
    Steering pneumatics failed once when I was hoofing it along a road at 45mph... that was fun.

  • @jacksonteller1337
    @jacksonteller1337 Před rokem +67

    I always liked seeing these and the German Wiesel rip through the fields in (west) Germany. They both had similar tasks and only the speed of the British version was much better. When it comes to maintenance the Wiesel was easier to maintain and they had a TOW on top. The Wiesel 2 is even better but also heavier than the original.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Před rokem +4

      Wiesel 2 with the 120mm mortar (and a spotting drone) is tiny and mobile AF. But with a nasty punch.

    • @GearHedd
      @GearHedd Před rokem +5

      They are working on a replacement for the Wiesels called LUWA... With a 30mm auto cannon instead of the original 20mm gun... Its pretty cool... Has 4 tracks instead of 2 and is about the same size as a Wiesel 2...

    • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
      @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing Před rokem +3

      @@GearHedd The LuWa always reminded me of the H.I.S.S. tank of saturday morning GI Joe fame.
      A return to the tankette (or self-propelled hasty fighting position as I call it) makes sense in the era of MBT killing missiles and budgets.
      Quantity has a quality all it's own, especially when the mobility means you can truck 30 mike mikes, mortars, and optically guided missiles to unexpected firing points with absurd speed and more buddies than your opponent can afford to keep paying for missiles to deal with.

    • @jimgreene951
      @jimgreene951 Před rokem +3

      Both superb kit but underrated coz of their size !

    • @GearHedd
      @GearHedd Před rokem +4

      @@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing Thats what im thinkin as well lately... It costs like 8 million to crank out say a K2 tank in 2022? How much would it cost to build like a modern era Wiesel with say a Stugna P system on top of it... Its like 100,000 dollars for a Stugna P setup with launcher, monitor/control setup and etc... How much would it cost for the modern era Wiesel itself? Im guessin a LOT less then a K2... Then there is the maintenance and fuel and etc as well. The original Wiesels with 20mm guns or TOW missiles used 86 horsepower engines... The Wiesel 2s used 120 horsepower engines... Dirt cheap to buy and build... And they sip gas... An engine for a K2? Sucks down gas and costs a fortune to replace when needed... Then it takes 3 or 4 guys to man a tank? But 2 for say a modern era version of a Wiesel with a Stugna P sitting on top? Driver with a guy in the back sitting in front of the monitor/control setup... The Stugna can hit from like 3.4 miles away... And from that distance good luck seeing a Wiesel that is trying to not be seen... Tanks are great and all but there is a place for the Stugna P Wiesel in my mind... Cheap... Easy to maintain... Sips gas... Doesnt weigh much... Easy to hide... Quick... Easy to train people to use... On and on and on... And it can take out tanks from over 3 miles away...

  • @davidty2006
    @davidty2006 Před rokem +38

    CVRT's have also been sold to civilians domestically here in the UK.
    And for what you get they are at a good price of around low to mid tens of thousands.
    Sadly the weapons don't come with any ammo and have been disabled but hey you get a tank that is road legal to drive around in.

    • @Sinyao
      @Sinyao Před rokem +2

      Cheaper than a tesla!

    • @jongarrat2417
      @jongarrat2417 Před rokem +1

      @@Sinyaoalmost ANYTHING is cheaper than Tesla or any other EV for that cars bracket, in fact, as an engineer, I wonder how they justify these insane prices for electric cars, way simpler than IC and simpler to assemble, yes, the battery costs, but you can buy a full pack, prebuilt, for around £3500, then you really just need a speed controller/charger, and a single speed industrial motor, the engineering and maintenance on an IC engine is huge compared to electric, cost for cost, the EV should be cheaper.
      as proof, you can buy a Chinese EV for about 6k, yes!, a Tesla has better range, performance and build quality, but not 40k worth of quality and range (in fact...... 47k/6 = 7.8....the Chinese EV does just over 100 miles, so that's 780 miles battery range, 8 motors and speed controllers, 31 seats and almost 8 body shells and 32 wheels). a bit simplistic, but you get the point?.
      I have a hard time believing Elon just wants to save the planet, more like he wants to make an opportunistic killing while the tec is fresh and the demand is there, same goes for the other manufacturers, honestly, you could electrify an IC car for a fraction the cost of a Tesla, wild example, you could buy an E type jaguar for 60k restored, pull the engine, transmission and fuel system, stick in a 10k battery, 5k for motor and controller (motor in diff location, batteries under bonnet where that v12 jag engine went, controller in that huge trans tunnel)
      parts cost for that would be 75k, plus labour, compared to 100k for a model S or X, I know what I would rather own. (moot point really, my job only pays 22k a year, but the price gouging going on is really annoying me and I would like an electric car sooo much)
      sorry for the wall of text, new car prices for EV's really annoy me and you used a trigger phrase 😅

    • @andrewmorgan1819
      @andrewmorgan1819 Před rokem

      @@jongarrat2417 I figured the same on a FIAT 500 mate, buy a decent second hand one and fit Tesla battery, motor, etc and it would be around 10k cheaper that the e500. I wonder if you could make an eSpartan.. 😎

    • @dogsnads5634
      @dogsnads5634 Před rokem +1

      @@andrewmorgan1819 QinetiQ have made an electric Stormer...

    • @andrewmorgan1819
      @andrewmorgan1819 Před rokem

      @@dogsnads5634 I wonder if there's a video of that, that could be quite impressive 😎

  • @887Rabbit
    @887Rabbit Před rokem +5

    Brilliant platform. Spent six years on the Scorpion CVRT in the eighties. If employed correctly will be of huge benefit to Recce troop units and long range recce armoured units. Excellent 76mm gun and COAX Gimpy. Jobs a good un!

  • @Truex007
    @Truex007 Před rokem +3

    WHOO! LIGHT CAV TANKS! This vehicle is IDEAL for the conflict. And it makes sense to not send the 30mm variant, the scimitar. With that, you need the ammo, which they won't always necessarily have. But with the troop transport, you can just lob a few more dudes on top with nlaws or panzerfaust 3s or javs, and do the same work.

  • @proudyorkshireman7708
    @proudyorkshireman7708 Před rokem +68

    Love CVRT’s cheap, fit inside a standard car garage and road legal. Plus loads of options shame they didn’t keep developing it and a shame the British army didn’t order the fv108 streaker after the Falklands or the later stormer versions I believe they only got 2 or 3 versions of the stormer’s

    • @jonathanohagan1349
      @jonathanohagan1349 Před rokem +2

      Speaking of garages, when one of the recce scimitars was finished being worked on, by the REME, the driver moved it outside, only problem...the barrel was raised and it well, was pushed back into the turret.

    • @Kefuddle
      @Kefuddle Před rokem +2

      I agree. Surely not being where the enemy expects you to be is a 1/3rd of the battle. Knowing where the enemy is, is another 1/3rd. Not as possible with the usual armour fielded by the Russians and the USA.

    • @wessexdruid7598
      @wessexdruid7598 Před rokem +5

      I can speak from experience that they fit through the drive-thru of a McDonalds - as well as can be underslung from a Chinook.

    • @proudyorkshireman7708
      @proudyorkshireman7708 Před rokem +2

      @@wessexdruid7598 there’s a great photo of a Samson being recovered by bravo November during the Falklands if I remember correctly they only attached the tow cables to one end so it was dangling vertically

  • @Bob10009
    @Bob10009 Před rokem +41

    Their small size and weight also means they can cross small bridges that may not have been taken out like the main river crossings. They fit on narrow country roads and between trees in forested terrain and are great in tight urban areas such as the small villages of Ukraine. Slava Ukraine 🇬🇧🇺🇦💪🏼

    • @azurblueknights
      @azurblueknights Před rokem

      This has arguably been one of the major downfall to Russia's tanks: they're not designed for urban areas nor traveling on long roads.

  • @billmmckelvie5188
    @billmmckelvie5188 Před rokem +15

    The CVRTs you would be surprised to learn were also supplied to the Rockapes of the RAF Regiment, utilising them to take any enemy airfield. Always used to go down great guns on the airshow circuit as you've shown, when chucked out of the back of a Herkybird!

    • @jonnydepp8596
      @jonnydepp8596 Před rokem +1

      Why did the rockapes need it,, haven’t they done the 5 mile of death , 😂😂😂

    • @billmmckelvie5188
      @billmmckelvie5188 Před rokem +2

      LOL! Go tell that to Bob Shepherd ex RAF Regiment, I'll let you have the pleasure of looking him up on CZcams🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Davo-007
    @Davo-007 Před rokem +4

    CVRTs are a superb rapid little bus to get you about fast or get you out of there fast !! Great air defence vehicle if fitted with HVM too. I was actually on MBT in the British Army - Chieftian (Berlin) Challenger 1 (Ist Gulf war) Was always great seeing these zipping about in support of MBT battle groups.

  • @catlee8064
    @catlee8064 Před rokem +13

    Before i was detached for other duties i was a CVRT scimitar cmdr .....loved the gun.....loved the tank....loved it all !!

  • @o0bananaman0o
    @o0bananaman0o Před rokem +33

    Fun fact: James Blunt served in one of these when he was in the military

    • @1chish
      @1chish Před rokem +14

      The man who questioned the top NATO General Clark (a Yank) when told to engage the Russians at Pristina airfield in Kosovo. While questioning the order given the possible outcome a certain General Jackson (senior British commander) came on the air and told him to 'Sugar off round the airfield' so Blunt took his recce platoon and a lot of very disappointed Paras and encircled the airfield.
      This was when General Jackson epically told General Clark "I'm not going to start World War Three for you". Jackson then visited the Russians and (in fluent Russian and bearing vodka) they agreed to hold fire and leave at a suitable time while the British provided rations. Of course it went to the top of the political tree but only Jackson was backed. So a British Compromise was found. Clark was later relieved of his command. Jackson was promoted.

    • @lesflynn4455
      @lesflynn4455 Před rokem +3

      @@1chish Now THAT's a fun fact.

    • @RichardASK
      @RichardASK Před rokem

      @@1chish Exactly. There is a time and a place for 'gung ho', but this wasn't it! Mike Jackson was a top bloke and still is.

    • @1chish
      @1chish Před rokem

      @@RichardASK He certainly is. Old School Para and senior officer. Allegedly he gargled with sandpaper ....

    • @torquersmalls2680
      @torquersmalls2680 Před rokem

      This explains the curious timbre of his voice.

  • @anthonysharp1490
    @anthonysharp1490 Před rokem +1

    After 2 and a half years at Suffield in Canada was posted to Ludgershall in Wiltshire, as a vehicle specialist if it had tracks we drove them. From Chieftains to Centurion ARV`s and all sorts in between, but to get into a Scorpion or a Scimitar was even better. We used to take them out for exercise to ensure they were fit for purpose on a route that took us through Tidworth and then back to Ludgershall. Prior to that we would take the basic vehicle down to Warminster for them to have the weapons fitted, they would then come back either as a Scimitar or a Scorpion, truth be known the would go faster than 50 mph but you could not go above 6000 rpm . My time in the military goes back to the early to mid seventies and I enjoyed my time another favourite of mine was the FV433 Abbot self propelled gun, Happy days.

  • @redleader2935
    @redleader2935 Před rokem +1

    the fact that theyre small is size makes them very effective to move through harder grounds, these things can hop between the trees well and can use lots of new weapons systems mounted on top for hit and run style.

  • @briansmith8385
    @briansmith8385 Před rokem +17

    I think the gasoline engine has been replaced by a 6 cylinder Cummins diesel of 5.9 liter displacement. It has 2 valves per cylinder and 190 HP.

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 Před rokem

      Correct. Jaguar stopped making the 4:2 litre petrol engine years ago.

  • @Petriefied0246
    @Petriefied0246 Před rokem +41

    I was trained on the Scimitar when I was with the Queen's Own Yeomanry. Our version had the full optical package and Life Extension Programme upgrade and it was brilliant! My gunnery skills were better at night with their BGTI system! Excellent bit of kit, though obsolete in this day and age, it's probably perfect against Soviet era Russian armour.

    • @nigeldunkley2986
      @nigeldunkley2986 Před rokem +8

      Spot on Ian. Although Scots DG, I went on loan to 16/5L in Herford so from big Tonkas to Sports Cars on Tracksfourt troops of Scimitar, a Boot Troop of these things, two Sultan for my SHQ and the usual other wee dinky toys like Striker with Swingfire Samson for the LAD and Samaritan blood wagons. I have never enjoyed armoured soldiering more - fast, highly manoeuverable, quiet, sleek low profile and plain fun to handle in the medium Div Recce role. So great that the Ukes have got some to play with now boggy winter conditions are going to be a problem for anything with a ground pressure problem. Slava bogu, slava Ukrainii!

    • @zoiders
      @zoiders Před rokem +4

      Embedded with infantry its a really useful vehicle. The night vision and the coms alone are enough but throw in the cannon and you have a vehicle that can sniff out the enemy and then wait and watch while a company puts in a night attack, providing fire support if needed. Tanks existing just to kill other tanks is a bit meta in the age of the Javelin.

    • @Marky_78
      @Marky_78 Před rokem +2

      Yeomanry…pfft, I’m ex 9/12L and during exercises the yeomanry refused to sweep the mud thrown from their tracks onto the road so WE had to do it. Bloody weekend warriors 🙄

    • @nvelsen1975
      @nvelsen1975 Před rokem +2

      @@Marky_78
      9/12L? To be fair if I had manlets of just 750 mm tall I'd also make them do all the cleaning. 😉

    • @Petriefied0246
      @Petriefied0246 Před rokem +1

      @@Marky_78 that was the life you chose, we just did it for fun!

  • @williamdhughes6039
    @williamdhughes6039 Před rokem +2

    When i was a sprog out of basics the first course i did was CVRT driver(on Spartan) then gunner (when i was on Scorpion)
    Nothing but good memories and outstanding off road if you respected their limitations.
    Remember putting pies on the exhaust manifold to get them piping hot

    • @fungibleunit4477
      @fungibleunit4477 Před rokem

      Just when you thought it could get any better you find out that it (re)heats pies. :)

  • @tonybirch9440
    @tonybirch9440 Před rokem +3

    I worked on these little speed freaks (REME), quite good bits of kit and easy to work on, but the Jag engine was change for a 5.7 Cummins diesel, not sure if they done them all as I left the Army when the first ones were done. Nice videos keep up the good work Chris.

    • @georgerobert4709
      @georgerobert4709 Před rokem +1

      The whole fleet was "dieselised" eventually. I would love to know what happened to all those 4.2ltr Jag engines....Somebody made a killing somewhere I reckon.

    • @williamcoulter5462
      @williamcoulter5462 Před rokem

      I broke 2 Samson both after using the winch to recover 1st time a Fox the second a Spartan, it seems the engine and gearbox was not strong enough to winch and both vehicles failed the next day but they did pull out the ditched vehicles I think it was the extra revs we had to put on when the recovery was in danger of failing and we had to stop the vehicle falling back in. For the Falkland's they took Samson's from units and sent them as pathfinders manned by recovery mechanics instead of mechanics as they could self recover if they got bogged in.

    • @williamgordon2919
      @williamgordon2919 Před 6 měsíci

      the centrifugal clutch i thought was the best part of the design on these, whereas the face seals on the final drives were admittedly brilliant engineering but prone to failing as they were so easy to ruin with just a little contamination.

  • @britishdude101
    @britishdude101 Před rokem +11

    The CVRT chassis is one of the best things we ever made

  • @gilanbarona9814
    @gilanbarona9814 Před rokem +9

    We used the Scorpion tank in our army for years. In the jungle and counterinsurgency they had no equals for light infantry support. We have never used them in a conventional conflict, though. I believe our general staff is looking into the lessons of the Russo-Ukrainan War. Among other things, they are probably looking at how these Spartans are being used.

  • @major943
    @major943 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Fantastic speedy little tank. It goes as fast in reverse as forward so it can get out of trouble easily which is very important for a Recce tank. If it broke down, it was often just the spark plugs that needed changing.

    • @paulleach3612
      @paulleach3612 Před 6 měsíci

      Usually I just hit bits of it with a lump hammer while shouting "Work you bastard" - as REME tried to do their job fixing it.

  • @tysonator5433
    @tysonator5433 Před rokem +10

    I have seen these vehicles up close and personal at tye Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset, England.
    They are very versatile vehicles and the Ukrainians will be pleased !

  • @spartotonyas
    @spartotonyas Před rokem +16

    I have some friends that are in a milsim group and they actually have one of these bad boys suited up for airsoft, dummy rounds and mounted lmgs. It was terrifying when I played against them

  • @flyingrat492
    @flyingrat492 Před rokem +18

    Funny enough as to your joke about rich brits buying these for their kids, it’s entirely possible and not insane. There’s a decent number that are privately owned and a surplused one will run you about £30k. They’re quite popular because they bring all the clout of owning a tank without the insane fuel prices of owning one

    • @cbrtdgh4210
      @cbrtdgh4210 Před rokem +5

      it's the perfect vehicle for patrolling one's country estate.

    • @Neion8
      @Neion8 Před rokem

      @@cbrtdgh4210 It'll keep you safe from the savage fury of the British Badgers.

    • @dsmx85
      @dsmx85 Před rokem +1

      @@cbrtdgh4210 Or your neighbourhood in the suburbs, either way it is a good way of keeping the proletariat out.

  • @keithjohnson6510
    @keithjohnson6510 Před rokem +1

    I used to drive scimitar (the one with the 30mm) when I was younger, so a couple of observations on your comments.
    1. Idle, in the British army these were mainly meant for reconnaissance (eg. target acquisition for the Challenger etc), you drove fast to your next OP, and then pretty much switched your engine off & camouflaged, not to save fuel but to decrease your thermal signature.
    2. Armour, we were often told the Alloy was not that great, eg. AK at 10m could penetrate, so it was mainly placebo, but then you were not meant to be seen.. :)
    3. As another poster mentions, you totally forget to mention the BV for making that most important cup of tea.. :)
    4. Even though that 30mm was meant for defence, it really did pack a punch. Even using practise rounds in Wales I remember it ripping a Chieftain tank to bits, can only imagine what HEI or better Sabot (APDS) rounds would have done to it.

    • @iainmcclure416
      @iainmcclure416 Před 11 měsíci

      Have heard about 1QDG scimitars making a mess of T62s in Iraq in 91.

  • @MorganMadej
    @MorganMadej Před rokem +5

    WoW, I'm so glad I found your video as it filled in a big gap in my knowledge of the British Army and its weapons and vehicles! As mentioned in the comments those fast troop vehicles is just what the Ukrainian Army needs at the moment! The video was excellent, but the comments kept my attention for hours, thanks Guys & Gals!

  • @gregorlaidlaw3529
    @gregorlaidlaw3529 Před rokem +17

    Thanks for another great video

  • @marc1829
    @marc1829 Před rokem +7

    Neat little intro to a fascinating family of AFVs. (As a kid growing up in Australia in the 70s, I had a model of the Striker variant, which could spring-launch little plastic missiles from the rear magazine. 🙂)

  • @joaoheinz3449
    @joaoheinz3449 Před rokem +2

    I remember being overtaken by one on the main road outside of Salisbury going north. It shot off ahead and then turned right into a field and never looked like it was slowing down. Lads on board clearly had a brew on somewhere!

  • @StephenJoines
    @StephenJoines Před rokem

    Having worked at the Alvis in the 90's I did some R&O on these as well as working on the production of the Stormer HVM (starstreak). One thing I will say is they all are a total pig to work on and even repair. Very tight space. One big flaw was the hand break - Its not like a hand break in a car as its like a ratchet where you pull it back and forth 3-4 times to engage and push fully forward to release. Well, they kept snapping loose and rolling - it took out the toilet block at the test track in Baginton once.

  • @recce8619
    @recce8619 Před rokem +7

    I believe the driver controls were designed to match those of the Chieftain tank, the U.K. MBT at the time. So the gear change, steering etc were the same controls, meaning drivers could more easily transition between vehicles

  • @joenisnapje712
    @joenisnapje712 Před rokem +7

    You have such an animated and enjoyable way about you that I watch all vids till the end, even when I don’t find the topic to my interest. Such a lads lad, poking fun with witty remarks or montage that I always find your vids entertaining. If my math teacher could explain stuff like you I would have had better grades. Love the chatty way you engage your audience. A special kind of average 🙂

  • @Sarge-fs8gb
    @Sarge-fs8gb Před 7 měsíci

    The whole point of the scorpion was to not engage with the enemy.
    All infantry recce units in BAOR were issued these. They were fast, quiet and small, ideal for recce, the RARDEN cannon was used in emergency situations to get it out trouble if spotted by the enemy, it was a very capable recce vehicle, and when manned by an experienced crew could gather into in enemy positions and movement without being seen.

  • @Davidmc23
    @Davidmc23 Před rokem +1

    That mobility in muddy conditions could be helpful in the fall & winter to come.

  • @JorgeGarcia-lr3vk
    @JorgeGarcia-lr3vk Před rokem +18

    Great video as always!

  • @wes11bravo
    @wes11bravo Před rokem +8

    As an FNG M113A3 delta, my TC encouraged me to "open 'er up, Harry!" on a long straightaway out at Ft Indiantown Gap. In the same manner as how riding a motorcycle makes you feel like you're going 85 when the speedo reads 30, piloting that 18 ton Budweiser can down the hardball, turbocharged 2-stroke 6V53 Detroit Diesel screaming, felt like physics defying time travel. I was too young then to be scared of anything and it scared me a little. And you're saying that Alvis goes even faster than an M113A3? Damn!

    • @wessexdruid7598
      @wessexdruid7598 Před rokem

      And it changes gear like a motorcycle.

    • @dogsnads5634
      @dogsnads5634 Před rokem +2

      I've seen a Scorpion platoon at 70mph (national speed limit) on a UK motorway back in the day...apparently they would go even faster with the governors removed...

    • @fin4795
      @fin4795 Před rokem +1

      @@dogsnads5634
      So do ferrets……..

    • @JeremyEdwards996
      @JeremyEdwards996 Před rokem

      @@dogsnads5634 Yep! (Ex REME TA) chickened out at 82mph in 1981, admittedly with very little stowed inside and barely enough fuel to wet the tank.

  • @kebab6597
    @kebab6597 Před rokem +2

    I loved my CVR(T) reg number 02FD21 had it back in the mid 70s and it flew doing atleast 70mph, while on AMF(L) duties we took them into the artic circle and they performed great

    • @kernowman2768
      @kernowman2768 Před rokem +1

      AMF(L) Coy R.A.O.C. Trained with the 16/5 Lancers on "The Plain". Nothing like sitting on the top hanging on to the 76mm for dear life 😂😂

    • @kebab6597
      @kebab6597 Před rokem

      @@kernowman2768 LOL we had marines strapped to the back on ski's screaming slow down

    • @kernowman2768
      @kernowman2768 Před rokem +1

      @@kebab6597 The cabbage patch kids 😂. Navy infantry.......😁

    • @kebab6597
      @kebab6597 Před rokem

      @@kernowman2768 Yep thats them

  • @briand7285
    @briand7285 Před rokem +2

    Properly I’m bias, after went from Main battle tanks, we had the jaguar driven CRT, then diesel one. So many memories. But truly a great vehicle

  • @JamesLaserpimpWalsh
    @JamesLaserpimpWalsh Před rokem +12

    They are putting Brimstone and Martlet on EVERYTHING here including Spartans. In fact, Spartan is an amazing platform for them.

    • @aegrotattoo9018
      @aegrotattoo9018 Před rokem +2

      Oh my, the ww2 analog would be putting a 16 inch gun on a destroyer, but without the weight. That IS a lot of kill for an armoured pocket rocket.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Před rokem +2

      Imma fan of the guided 70mm Hydras. One of these bad boys with a 7-shot plus a reload would be precision punch.

    • @petesjk
      @petesjk Před rokem +2

      @@CorePathway Laser guided versions would be great, who needs a canon when you have precision strike rockets. A canon is cheaper, though.

    • @aegrotattoo9018
      @aegrotattoo9018 Před rokem +1

      @@nomadicjack about.....??

    • @aegrotattoo9018
      @aegrotattoo9018 Před rokem

      Agreed !!! Thanks, was unclear if you meant him or something regarding Cappy. :)

  • @gruisman
    @gruisman Před rokem +13

    4:41 Little did we know airtransport isnt possible anymore, but since it lightweight we could probly make an artillery capeable of shooting the damn thing behind enemy lines xD

  • @simonbrooke4065
    @simonbrooke4065 Před rokem +4

    The actual top speed is higher than the officially listed top speed. I remember riding a Harley Davidson at about 70mph and being overtaken by a Scorpion. That was close to the army base at Catterick, and it's possible that it was a non-standard Scorpion, but... they are very fast. That has got to help with survivability on the battlefield.

    • @neddyseagoon9601
      @neddyseagoon9601 Před rokem

      As a cadet in 1972, we watched a film captioned "Top Secret". (1972 was when it went into service).
      It started by showing the early Scorpion with it's original gun in a drag race on tarmac with a Jaguar. It held it's own until 70mph.

    • @paulleach3612
      @paulleach3612 Před 6 měsíci

      Drivers usually made modifications that meant you could get a *LOT* more than 65 mph out of it...

  • @srednivashtar5432
    @srednivashtar5432 Před rokem

    I used to drive CVR(T) in the RAF, both the 4.2 litre petrol and the 5.9 litre diesel versions. Really fun to drive on the public roads, until it starts raining. There’s no drain in the ‘cabin’, so once it fills up with water, for the next two weeks you’ll continue to get soaked by a bow wave every time you brake or go from 5th to 4th (high to low ratio on the sequential gearbox).

  • @glennevers4952
    @glennevers4952 Před rokem +5

    FV 103 Spartan not only has a Luxury JAGUAR 4.3 Liter engine, it also has special military valves assemblies to burn poor quality fuel. The salvage metal value is a gold mine. The hull and turret were built out of an aluminum-zinc-magnesium alloy that is lighter and stronger than any aluminum frame in the world. This mini-tank is designed for speed and air transport ease.

  • @wolfenstien13
    @wolfenstien13 Před rokem +17

    That is a cool little vehical. Anything armored, light, fast, and reliable is always awsome.

  • @samson40a
    @samson40a Před rokem

    Absolutely loved my time working on CVR(T). Worked on almost all variants and crewed a Samson.

  • @473specop
    @473specop Před rokem

    30mm was wonderful to shoot, 76mm was fun, rocking backwards, then forwards just in time to see fall of shot [but very noxious in the turret]. I was mainly on the Striker, flying 49 Swingfire, no fire and forget, you had to guide it it the whole way [up to 4km]. Happy days!