This makes a kettenkrad look big... thats an achievement in itself. The armor would protect you from bugs and branches when you are just ZOOMING around
The Vickers-Carden-Loyd VCL utility tractor is all of 2.13m and an empty weight of 2 tons. Considerably less than 2 meters in relation to track in contact with the ground. It has 7mm armour, aside from those flaps Nicolas looked at. 2mm Russian steel bibs were capable of stopping a 9 mm bullet with a lead core from a distance of 100-150m. Needless to say, but if you are still sitting in you VLC when enemy infantry open fire from short range, then something has not gone to plan. The Germans were well versed in infiltration tactics, of course. The Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101, on the other hand, is all of 1,560 kg and 3 meters long. A far more stable platform for the driver and two passengers within.
Quartermaster request form: Replacement Vickers utility Tractor Driver Protection Plate. Cause of damage: Plate suffered a direct strike from a 35mm (oak type) branch at 20kph and was penetrated and destroyed.
@@CGM_68 There are Military History Visualized videos about German infantry unit tactics. One of their moves in defense was to have concealed machine guns very forward of the main works and they'd hold fire till they were about to be overrun. So near point blank high volume fire was indeed a problem and with a bit more juice than submachine gun rounds.
The chaser's WOE show in australia for a joke brought a SPAA vehicle to a prison and asked if they had disabled access to bring the wheelchair in. They'd already disguised a canon as a pram.
Now theres an idea, put treads on W/D’s and then you just drive it home from the store and park it where you want it. No more paying those exorbitant delivery fees.... when its time to replace you just drive the old unit out and give it to the grand kids to have fun driving around the yard.
@@lovelybraintoaster164 The military Peel P50 was used as a tender for gasoline powered tactical pogo sticks. We're getting there, one increasingly tiny vehicle at a time.
You know I’m with the general consensus that trailers on tracked vehicles are a terrible idea but I might like one on this. Pretty much for the sole reason that at least the trailer may prevent my vehicle from cartwheeling down a hill with my head and neck as one of the spokes of said wheel.
They look awkward but as i understand it, most of the weight of the running gear, transmission and bulk of the engine is low down and towards the rear. Most of the tall superstructure is thin metal. So it looks like it'll roly-poly at firm braking, but it's actually stable. Also it's meant to tow things, which would prevent it from rolling too.
I went on Tank Encyclopedia and Wiki: there were apparently a whole family of these things used by several countries - like a 1920's/30' version of an M113/MTLB. Crazy.
I saw the clearance between your knees and the front of the compartment, Imagined how that deathtrap would be bouncing if you were traversing even mildly rough terrain, and winced in sympathetic pain.
Due to the "armor", the enemy can not see exactly where the driver is and has a slighly higher likelyhood of missing him. And anyway, this thing looks so cute and non-threatening nobody could shoot at it. That's its main protection.
I think the odds of them missing the driver would be very high, as anyone that faces this thing would be laughing their asses off seeing it trundle around the battlefield. In fact, I could see a couple of enemy soldiers being told "Don't bother the little thing... the driver has it bad enough without us giving them a heart attack by shooting at it."
So … the Chieftain has fitted himself into a short vehicle that looks even more ridiculous than a two-row ‘side by side’ and is obviously more dangerous to operate🤣! Good job. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
the 3mm armour is to keep your guts and stuff inside the vehicle after it gets hit by anything bigger than a bluebottle or bumble-bee. makes it easier to scoop you out if youre all there.
We had a box of Belgian Choccy biscuits one Christmas. About the same size and thickness of armour. No tracks though. I did try and retro fit them after the biscuits had been given a good seeing to.
G'day Nicholas, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the son, or grandson, of the chap who designed the Vickers Utillity Tractor was inspired to invent the Airbag. The V.U.T. was absolutely certain to end up on its nose after driving over anything larger than a pencil! No wonder they hooked up a 'too heavy' artillery piece at the back to stop the V.U.T. from somersaulting. Great achivement to actually sit in the thing... just never, ever touch the starter! You've got to wonder how many poor sods were killed or hospitalised driving this thing before they ever saw a 'Boche'. The 2 'passengers? Probably there to bury the driver.😢 Cheers, and all the best. Bill H.
If the manual doesn't have different speed limits for when you do and don't have passengers, it should - an extra 250-360 pounds at the back would surely help with the braking stability.
At first I was thinking it would be a hoot to scream around in, but then you mentioned brakes, and when braking turns into breaking, it is bad for all involved.
That Spitfire in front of the window has been the desktop background on all my devices since I photographed it in 2010 from this very spot… Weird to see it in a RU-vid video!
Reminds of the TV show Banana bunch Their six wheeled vehicles were around the same size. I agree dangerous looking contraption hell a roll bar and seat belt would have made a lot more sense than that 3mm side armour.
@@johnladuke6475 I would like to ask the people that designed some of these things what the heck they were thinking. Better yet, what the heck were they smoking.
@@johnvanidestine4990 In fairness, if it's supposed to be for towing things, you'd expect that to keep it from pitching over. Any other use is a head-scratcher, though.
The Chieftain is just tall enough to see above the armor; that makes him the optimal Vickers Utility Tractor driver. Also, no one is going to do an endo while towing an howitzer, the ultimate anti-endo device...
This is basicaly a kettenkrad without the front wheel. I've heard once some kettenkrads had their front wheel removed, wich must have made the similarity even bigger.
i am thinking when was the last Time our Chieftain did the "Oh Bugger the Tank is on Fire" Drill?? i Miss it :) but keep up the good Work and greetings from Germany!
I've been to that museum and I honestly can't remember seeing it. Maybe because it's so tiny
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Amazing that one survived. Presumably even the vehicle strapped germans didnt bother taking them. I need to get to Brussles. Last time I was there the WW2 Area was under renovation
The Belgians kept going back to order more so they must have loved it, eventually 1,000 delivered before the outbreak of the war. When the Germans captured them they pressed them into service as the Art Schl VA 601(b) towing 37mm Pak 36, and 50mm Pak 38 anti-tank guns between 1941 and 1943 on the Eastern Front as well as driver training on the Western Front.
