bojan Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 What was a reason for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKTanker Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, bojan said: What was a reason for that? Fuck if I know. I surmise it was to reduce command and control confusion to the barest minimum. Not only did we advance nearly shoulder to shoulder, we did so at a pedestrian pace. It was totally absurd to us. When we trained in the relatively confined environment of Hohenfels Training Area (Largest US Army maneuver training area in Germany) we always kept at least 50 meters apart, usually further. Much further. The M24s at the 45 second mark, that could have been 7th US corps February 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hurricane Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:55 PM, sunday said: Thanks for posting this Sunday. Chieftain's videos are always worth watching, bonus with this one is no annoying WoT ads plastered through it ! The two videos explain a lot about how/why the Austrian armoured force evolved from 1955 onwards and the curator certainly knows his stuff. An impressive collection...I'll have to go to Vienna if I ever make it over to Europe again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Captain Hurricane said: Thanks for posting this Sunday. Chieftain's videos are always worth watching, bonus with this one is no annoying WoT ads plastered through it ! The two videos explain a lot about how/why the Austrian armoured force evolved from 1955 onwards and the curator certainly knows his stuff. An impressive collection...I'll have to go to Vienna if I ever make it over to Europe again. Yes, it is a very interesting video. Doctrine, peculiarities of the Jaguar tank destroyer, internal room in the M60 vs Leopard 2... Really interesting. About seeing the collection, go visit their website first, as the Tank Hall is not always open. Ask Harold and me how do we know it... Edited August 1, 2022 by sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moran Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 15 hours ago, DKTanker said: Manic is simply wrong about the closeness of those tanks at the 15ish minute mark of "Courage Under Fire". We absolutely were that close together during Desert Storm. Fifty meters, no more and usually closer. Tactically speaking, we took everything we'd been training to do for the last several decades, and tossed it in a burn barrel. Huh. OK, I sit corrected. Seems odd, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Well, there's one aspect that wasn't covered at all, and that's the film director's/director's of photograhy perspective. If you want to show a tank platoon, or even an entire company advancing, and they're supposed to be bigger than little specks on the screen, you have to reduce distances. You can't film the action from 5km distance with a monster tele, the set organization would probably be a nightmare. So it's "everybody drive closer together, please!" It's the exact opposite with the vehicle crew. You need a set that removes turret walls so you can stick a camera into the actors' faces. They can't be actually looking into the sights, because then you can't see their faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 16 hours ago, DKTanker said: Manic is simply wrong about the closeness of those tanks at the 15ish minute mark of "Courage Under Fire". We absolutely were that close together during Desert Storm. Fifty meters, no more and usually closer. Tactically speaking, we took everything we'd been training to do for the last several decades, and tossed it in a burn barrel. From what I remember we were spread apart pretty much like normal, but we definitely were moving much more slowly than we did in FTXs. The different thing for us was that we had MCLCs, mine plows, and rollers lined up to create two breach lanes which we had never done in training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dark_Falcon Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Cross-post with the Kiev is Burning thread in Military Current Events: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1158 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 OMG, he grates like a cheese grater. Delivery, delivery, delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moran Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Well, I have considered altering my style a bit, I know it comes across as a bit too lectury, but I haven't really managed to come up with anything which is natural. So, folks will just have to sit through it for the content. On other matters, I'm interviewing the head of PEO GCS and NGCV CFT next week. Wed, at 8pm Eastern, talking about current US procurement systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Manic Moran said: Well, I have considered altering my style a bit, I know it comes across as a bit too lectury, but I haven't really managed to come up with anything which is natural. So, folks will just have to sit through it for the content. I find the changes of volume and the emphasis on selected words very useful for keeping oneself awake when one is tired. Already commented that to Harold Jones when you started with the videos, and he said something about tricks for instructing enlisted personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Manic Moran said: Well, I have considered altering my style a bit, I know it comes across as a bit too lectury, but I haven't really managed to come up with anything which is natural. So, folks will just have to sit through it for the content. On other matters, I'm interviewing the head of PEO GCS and NGCV CFT next week. Wed, at 8pm Eastern, talking about current US procurement systems. I find your style (and the YouTube Prerun) interesting and easy to follow. Your professionalism is refreshing, given some of the other gimmicky channels (hand puppets, anime mascots, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, shep854 said: I find your style (and the YouTube Prerun) interesting and easy to follow. Your professionalism is refreshing, given some of the other gimmicky channels (hand puppets, anime mascots, etc This! Really enjoy grownup talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I like the long form Q&A sessions at your (Manic's) desk. Not to everyone's taste because "longform", but tl;dw should apply only to boring things, and your content is not. Compare with Drachinifel, which is also always interesting content, but his delivery sends me to sleep, which I realise is my loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 11 hours ago, Manic Moran said: Well, I have considered altering my style a bit, I know it comes across as a bit too lectury, but I haven't really managed to come up with anything which is natural. So, folks will just have to sit through it for the content. On other matters, I'm interviewing the head of PEO GCS and NGCV CFT next week. Wed, at 8pm Eastern, talking about current US procurement systems. I really like your style and humour, I don't see a need to change anything and big thank you for doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZORK Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, Colin said: I really like your style and humour, I don't see a need to change anything and big thank you for doing it. THIS..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R011 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, ZORK said: THIS..... What he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Now we need to find a Carden-Lloyd Mark IV........😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 12 hours ago, R011 said: What he said! Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 6 hours ago, TonyE said: Now we need to find a Carden-Lloyd Mark IV........😁 He cheats! No beer gut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootER5 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 12:05 PM, Colin said: I really like your style and humour, I don't see a need to change anything and big thank you for doing it. Agreed. I have three and a half decades of experience working in television (behind the camera) and Chieftain is terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim the Tank Nut Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 any change in style would be moving towards what others are doing. Stay unique. It is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 12:53 PM, shep854 said: He cheats! No beer gut... Whilst this is true, I would suggest that the need to do some kind of knee-wiggle to steer the thing means that he doesn't actually fit at all. Even if I was thinner there's no way on earth you'd get me trying the passenger seat, for the reasons stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, DB said: Whilst this is true, I would suggest that the need to do some kind of knee-wiggle to steer the thing means that he doesn't actually fit at all. Even if I was thinner there's no way on earth you'd get me trying the passenger seat, for the reasons stated. Indeed, though it should be a great job opportunity for double amputees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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