Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Panzer IV Pt 3 

When you arrive back to home, angrily slam the keys of your Pz. IV onto the table and dial the number of the insurance company...

Hilary Doyle on the Jagdpanther: “I just think they’re neat.”

Most used nickname for the Panzer 4. Tiger!

*Oh bugger, I've lost the key to the tank...and it's on fire*

I would LOVE to see an inside the hatch with Hilary Doyle on a Jagdpanther!

C: "Hallo operator, get me a Maybach. Ja, ja. Mhhm. Ich want to speak about the warranty, ja ich will wait, dankeschön." M: "Maybach her, engineering department sprechen, how may I help dich? C: "Ich would like to claim the engine, it can't seem to start in our panzer!" M: "Did you tried to turn the keys to 'start' positionen?" C: " *KEYS?!* *DRIVER!* "

man, for such a tank of its size, it's actually pretty roomy inside.

Missed opportunity: a Chieftain vs. Hilary competition "OMG, the tank is on fire!" test. Slowest one out through the hatch buys the other one dinner.

I used to work with an Australian WW2 veteran who took part in the 2nd battle of El Alemain. One of the memories he was to take to his grave was the screams of wounded Germain tank crew trapped in a tank brewing up on fire. Due to the hazardous situation of amunition cooking off, there was nothing that could be earthly done to save these German soldiers, and their horrible fate was sealed. So German tanks caught fire are being hit equally as allied armoured vehicles and tanks. That is why the crew of Tiger 131 abandoned their damaged tank as the risk of further rounds hitting the vulnerable areas of the Tiger tank, causing it to burn, was very high.

The detailed three parts on the Panzer IV was excellent. The addition of Mr. Doyle and his depth of knowledge gave us much greater comprehension of a tank that stayed operational for three decades.

The scope of Hilary Doyle's knowledge is amazing - His Mum on Craggy island must be very proud 😆

how to disable german tanks, switch the tags on the keys.

Can we keep Mr. Doyle?

Hilary Doyle: love him or hate him, he ain't sayin nothin but straight facts

What I'd really like to see is David Fletcher with the Chieftain! Fletcher: "Well, yes it was rubbish, no way around it. but did serve a purpose I suppose." Or possibly replying to the Chieftain on ergonomics: Well there was a war on you know? It worked well enough. One can't expect creature comforts at such times."

Two Irish men sitting in a German tank, talking about New York pizza... Love it!

Wow! Hilary is a real expert on German armoured vehicles. Incredible level of knowledge! Please make more videos with him featuring!

I've waited aeons for the Pz IV vid and I wasn't dissapointed. But I would like to know your final, overall opinion about it, like how you said the Pz III could be regarded as one of the best tanks of the early war period. So how does the Pz IV fair overall, compared to it's adversaries in your opinion?

Hope you do more with Hilary, well done

It’s really neat to see Doyle taking about the thing he knows best. A true expert that can answer any off the wall questions about the tank.

No "oh bugger the tank's on fire"? Sad panda. But a good episode. Now we need one with David Fletcher, I bet that would be hillarious.

One thing to deduce from the crews finding ever new ways to stow ammo. They expect to fire every last round.

There was a nickname for the Pzkw IV too: crews called it "Rotbart", inspired of a slogan for the razor blade "Rotbart extradünn" ("Redbeard extra thin") because the gun e.g. of the T 34/76 went straight through the armour.

A German tank veteran, quoted in a book about the fighting around Tilly-Sur-Seilles in France in 1944, said that the Panzer IV was nicknamed the "mess tin" as it had the thinnest armour of the frontline German tanks and that enemy rounds could and did pass clean through. Not so for the Panther or Tiger. If, he said, a round penetrated, it usually ricochetted around inside and killed the crew.

Lovely serie, nice dialog and i could listen for hours of just their chat.

That last PzkwIV destroyed in combat was by a Sherman in 1967! Wow, talk about holding a grudge.

Very interesting series of videos about one tank- when i was a kid i built dinaramas involving American and German tanks firing at eachother- to be able to actually see the insides of these tanks is very interesting to me

Clearly, Chieftain, the reason you feel so cramped in the funker's position is because you're not a redheaded Japanese schoolgirl. :D

Some german armoured vehicles still use key ignition, usually the key is kept in the ignition at all times to avoid losing it.

James Bond would have been pissed if he tried to use a P4 instead of the T-72, when finding out he did not have the (right) key for the tank.^^

This was a great series with our Chieftain and Hilary Doyle teaming up! Good show!

I used to read Hilary Doyle's column in the Airfix magazine in the UK.

You should do the "oh bugger, my tank is on fire test".

Seeing the chieftain have someone else to bounce off of makes this particular video such a joy. Great work.

Lord - Imagine being the nasty one that lost the key.

WOW, the poor driver literally had to lean on live rounds...

About the warranty, I understand that the Jeep was the same thing. As a result Ford marked all their parts so they would not be held responsible for the failures of other manufacturers.

Love the banter between Nick and Hillary in this vlog.

Kind of curious now about how many tanks used ignition keys.

Amazing parallel with the F35. Can't start Panzer, lost key. Can't fly jet, it won't let the pilot login.

Thank you for this series! Really informative and entertaining.

Long awaited and much appreciated. Thanks for posting, Major Nick!

I'm really glad to see you two having fun!

I love the Panzer 4. IMO its the German equiv of the US Sherman. If they'd originally designed it with a bigger gun, engine and some more armor it probably would have been the best tank of the war. I think it was hampered by its original design as a support tank though but like the US Sherman they kept finding ways to make it better and relevant thought the entire war.

Great series, love the detail!

I saw part 3 coming out on wargaming channel but couldn't find it here. Turns out it's because the video is unlisted and only accessible through the playlist.

Excellent series of videos!

Outstanding video and presentation.

Thank you alot Nicolas and Hilary for such a detailed look onto and into my favorite tank of all times.

Mr. Doyle thank you for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge with us.

Nicholas, both you and Hilary simply must do more co-labs together... It is such a joy to watch the two of you interact and produce your pearls of knowledge... o_0

Great mini-series on an awesome tank. Please keep making these, and take Mr. Doyle with you to every future German vehicle!

Love to see a 3 way whisky soaked debate between Hilary, David Fletcher and David Fletcher's Moustache.

Mr. Doyle was fantastic. I really enjoyed his commentary and interaction with the Chieftain.

Very much enjoyed this series.

Amazing information about Germany’s production during the war from Mr. Doyle. Thanks!

The Chieftain, Hilary Doyle and the Panzermuseum Münster, a perfect combination! Thanks a lot.

Loved Hillary's input. He is just amazing. Loved it when track dimensions and other details were slipping off his tongue like singing a song. Thank you Mr Doyle!

The script on the tach's green marking reads "Sparbereich", meaning (roughly) "fuel economy zone". Which might not be super interesting in and of itself, but I think it does underscore the fact that the Wehrmacht weren't exactly drowning in gasoline during the war.

I absolutely love these colabs! 😁

Brilliant series. Need more Hilary.

Excellent video. Great fun.

I'm loving the back and forth between Hillary Doyle and Nicholas. More of these episodes would be amazing!

This was a good episode, lots of banter.

Hillary is a great addition. We want to see him more often you two work well together and he is an amazing repository of detail.

Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Catalonia.

Wonderful, more like this please.

Great to watch the chemistry between these two I'm sure they'd love to be buttoned-up in a turret together for long periods

I would suspect that the commander might give the driver a field demotion if he lost the key. Probably involving a Luger. ;)

Very interesting video. Changed some ideas of mine about the PzIV. First, when fully loaded with ammo and five men, it would be very cramped. A lot of internal fittings are missing in this vehicle. The loader and the funker had a very hard ride in any terrain because they have almost no space left. In the other hand, gunner and driver have plenty of space. This occurs because the engine and transmission in this tank are placed off to the right of the centerline, while the turret is placed offset to left a few inches, so the turret base can clear the transmission shaft. From outside, this is only curious, but the effect on the crew positions is much bigger than I've thought. Second, these turret doors and all vision ports could be great by the time the tank was designed, but from 1942 on would be letal to the crew if hit by almost any antitank gun. With 80 mm front armor in the hull front, it was well protected, but the 30 mm vertical side armor is poor, and has too many weak points also. This is more easily noted from inside the tank. I think the Stug III had a much better protection from the sides. Only a close observation from inside could show how the crew would feel in a tank. This video is thus very important for all people that want to know more about these vehicles. So thanks a lot for you both. PS: I missed a closer look at the engine compartment...

Jagdpanther, great taste. Love the shape of that thing.

You both have a wonderful job. I would love to have that opportunity as I'm sure most fans of history would agree. World War two is a unique time in history where desperation leads to innovation on a global scale. Tanks, firearms, aircraft, and ships change so much so fast its really amazing.

Nick, I literally thought you said "A good noodle pizza." For several seconds, my mind was reeling from the Italianoception when you said it again and 'New York' was a bit more clearly annunciated.

It does not get any better than this!!!

Very nice!

Speaking of favourites, mine is the Panzer IV/70. Would love a video about those one day.

awesome video as always. considering the fact you're going to be/have been at Santa Maria, is one of the next videos going to be on the Bernadini x1a/x1a2 or the EE-T2 Osorio?

The "start" and "Aus" on the dashboard are written in a Germanic gothic font. Fabulous. (Superb team-up BTW)

500mm = 19.685 inches, so a large pizza would be a fair approximation.

Me encanta,🤤🤤😍😍🤩gracias por compartir,

Excellent! I always wanted to see inside the IV. Very interesting and entertaining. Is there a chance you will be doing more collaborations with His Eminence, Hillary Doyle?

Ya gotta do more of these with H.D.!

Ooh I'd love to see an Inside the Hatch of the Jagdpanther!

Did the bloke with you feature in a certain father Ted episode Panzer drivers. Great bunch of lads .

Tommy Cooker was slang for any tank in the British Desert/African Campaign.... Something about No A/C in the Sahara Desert in late Spring, Summer, and early Fall!

Guy's its always nice to know the Gun cal. Anyway thanks very much...From Kentucky usa...!

The panzer IV is one of my favourites, a workhorse of the panzer Division's and a classic tank design.

Gee Bet having an ignition key was great for Valet Parking the tank! lol Cheers!

Hilary has a hilarious knowledge, adding a lot of interesting detalis and fact.

Imagine Hilary Doyle vs David Fletcher in Post Scriptum tank game

That gyrocompass thing. I have one broken unit at home. And AFAIK it comes from soviet T-72. One thing it is quite useful for is underwater driving. As drifting away from the right path could mean... well, never coming out of the river, and with all the currents and soft riverbed and seeing absolutely nothing... it is good to know what direction you are going.

Germany gives you waranty for your tank. Lmao

This was an absolute gem of a "mini-series" and always wanted more details on Panzer IV work horse that it was... I'm with Hilary about the Jagdpanther BTW... A nice house for a tank crew to live in along with a vociferous 88 that demands respect... What's not to like?

fantastic

Great vid! Were the side crew doors a weak point? Cheers!

great duo the 2 of you.. if you get the opportunity to "review" tanks with more operatives plz do em

Well of course there were warranties on tanks. Except for the Bradley Fighting thing.

The gyro compass is a pretty good idea. Makes a lot of sense. Must have been a pretty great tank if it had 30 years service life.

Also, the Sherman Wet Storage moved the ammo from the sponsons to the floor (tween the turret basket and the actual floor). This change of position probably did more for crew survival than having water around the ammo. In fact due to leaks, a lot of crew just stopped putting water into the protective jackets around the ammo!! Finally, during the Desert Campaign, the British Tankers also "found" places to store extra ammo in the tank. Often to the detriment of the crew if the tank got penetrated!!! (Even if it was just slowing them down from getting out of the tank!)

I believe the factory warranty for a t-34 was 1000km. Just enough to get from Moscow to Berlin with no detours :)