UK Challenger 2 tanks on the move in Europe 

@Jonny Gertmunger Are you?? it's nothing to be proud about!

Cheers Jeff 😁 The 90’s was a good time in this country

@@TheWoodlandhoBo Cool Britannia. But the question we now have to ask: Did he prefer Blur, or Oasis?! :)

thank you!

@@FallNorth haha. Now that is a question 😁 I’m from Cambridge and that had a real blur vibe but on my playlist to this day I still blast out oasis. I haven’t heard that question for yrs 😂

I enjoyed going to the PX in Berlin but I didn't like the root beer I preferred the local lager and that took time to get used to 😆

Respect from your brother's in Britain,we think the same about our American friends 👍✌️💪

The US has great gear and well trained troops…. As a Brit I admire the US armed forces especially their navy… it really is awesome

I was born in Kansas in 1961. We got stationed in France about 1965. I remember the vast American cemeteries and walking on the beaches of Normandy. Constant war, just wonderful. Let the nukes fly and let God sort it out.

@@alglen9208 Fight the Good Fight and Don't Give Up The Faith!

U wish!

@@sergiosmusic3577 one dont like your own comments its stands right out when you only have 1 like on a 2 day comment XD and two please share your insight into the British armed forces?

From the UK 🇬🇧 thanks for the welcome. Officially we are in Poland looking into a insurance claim of the Polish Government about the theft of several hundred Polish Main Battle Tanks 😀

@@intheshadows..2107 Now how on earth did that ever happen ;-)

I do not think it will help you

@@intheshadows..2107 Going to Lviv with Baliffs to repossess T-72?

After spending some time in Poland I completely understand why you all want to live in the UK lol To be honest, I did have a good time there and though it was a beautiful country but speaking to my polish friend he gave me some home truths and explained why a lot of Poles want to leave.

Russia is in serious need of being taught a lesson it won't forget in a hurry.

We do we are a fighting nation and I can guarantee we would never ever be overrun or backed up, our troops are trained by the best, our special forces are second to none. Ask any American soldier and they will tell you the brits are not to be messed with its our viking bloodline and being an island nation, if Russia think threatening us will back us off then. Putin is sorely mistaken, looking at how Ukraine have embarrassed them just imagine the chaos we would inflict on them..... Ps texas is hard to judge its true size and is actually at least 1.2 times larger than France you muppet stay off Google it gives differing answers don't be lazy Google it then reply like you actually know sausage.

Unfortunate they left the EU.

@@weemido831 stop chatting poo lad, we sent a tiny portion to aid the us in the middle East not our full forces of land sea and air, conscription would also be a viable option if needed.... Do you realise how small Britain actually is? Yet we weild the power of massive nations for a reason.

@@ricecakeboii94 why that has nothing to do with nato?..... That was about our sovereignty and not having foreign. Interests put above our own, do you understand we were paying farmers not to grow anything because of the eu and lots of other nonsensical things but nato is a completely different animal and BTW Britain really doesn't. Need nato as much as it needs us.

A ja jestem dumny ze jestem z Polski też mamy niezłą broń(Piorun) 🤣 najważniejsze ze jesteśmy po właściwej stronie Ps.jestem tez dumne ze swojej i twojej dumy 👍❤️🇵🇱

@@kalinkamylove Love from the UK to Poland!

To kill people?

Russian tanks have had autoloaders since 1967. Not so the Challenger 2. Pathetic. I would post a link to back up my arguing on behalf of the Russians but then my comment would be auto hidden from view so all I can do is say you are foolish for not trying to look for news somewhere less controlled than RU-vid. Enjoy your war (when you finally realise you are in a war). Silly people.

@@johnmorley6844 Auto loaders cause the turrets to fly off like a jack-in-the-box!! Sometimes going 200m up in the air! The British finds like feature undesirable and it is why they don't have autoloaders in Challenger II and Challenger III.

It was told that it was a challenger 1 from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards we know have a Challenger 3

Took 70 rpg hits in Basra, no harm to the crew, and it makes a better noise than anything else on tracks.

When I was a kid, we had just entered base, and in looked over to my right and saw an Abrams on the move. I thought it was the neatest thing.

@@zopEnglandzip Incorrect, driver lost a toe. maybe 74 RPGs hit but yeah your are point.

@@MrGrim2u1987 different incident from what I understand it was a Milan to the belly

It's not just "England". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all part of the UK, not just "England".

​@@Aeronaut1975 the guys German, give him a break, most of the world call Britain, England. Get over it.

Unfortunately those who are nostalgic and patriotic etc get in the way of replacing it with something modern. In a few years we will get the Challenger 3 - a tank that would have seemed modern 10 years ago.

@@Aeronaut1975 yeah to some extent, but mainly English/Scottish troops and English money of course, all the other states put in very little .

@@steveb7853 Sorry: Britisch

Fack off British force. Viva France viva Mari Lepen. Fack OTAN.

Amen.

A bigger budget would be great. But it won't mean more gear, just filling people's pockets more. Pay more get less ,just like our taxes. Ceos and such being paid ridiculous amounts ,paying bae systems for example more money to fix their faults, letting companies get away with delays and paying them more,they will continue to milk us,that's where our money is being wasted,we could definitely have more for the amount we already pay.

i have been saying it since the 70s when i was in the infantry our cut backs are a joke...

@Untold I’m in America many of us think you need to take care of Europe … America is pivoting to Asia….. You guys are always at war

Just dont go the way of the US, you dont want to find out why our healthcare is ass.

Yeah, wish i had something like that when i was serving. Great to see this type of innovation being used as i remember some parts took ages to be made available. Brings back memories as well, i was on the first ever UK Military exercise in Poland. Keep up the good work from an ex REME SNCO 1983-2004

thanks for the kind comment

Thank you

Great comment 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

IF so haw come your soldiers are surrender in Ukraine ? There are several of them being killed too.

@@sergiosmusic3577 It’s obviously a fact of war that some will be killed… some will be captive.. How many Russians killed and captive?.. Thousands… many thousands…. So what’s the point your making?

I remember they used to guide us on to the trailers when we went to senelager,Hone and saltau on our exercises those were the day

Thank you! Pity indeed these brave men are not able to see this beautiful act...

think the mojo's were disbanded in the early 90's I remember them from the 80's

@@Garry0491 they really appreciated the jobs they were given and they really knew there job they made my first time driving onto a trailer a breeze

@@donaldmacmillan1306 great to hear that. The thing is - UK has been the only western country in Europe that understood the Russian menace prior to the Ukrainian war and which helped us Poles substantially with Belarusian crisis. I appreciate that a lot and told that to my British friends!

Agreed. Glad to see motorbikes & snowmobiles in use too!

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You have a good relationship with Russia. You don't need NATO. Even without NATO, they wouldn't get far into Finland in a hypothetical invasion. You know that after watching their pathetic performance in Ukraine.

Your English is incredible

@@jacobhenderson4591 Thanks mate!

Your claim to fame, well done sir 👍

We need to pull you out of retirement!

Damn that's a flex right there, could I ask did you work for a company?

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ROTFLMAO...

... if you had paid attention to anything that has happened over the last few months .... war changed in 1967 ... and it only took till the start of this year for the whole world to realize .... some of americas best stuff ... a few of which is neer identical to the russian stuff ... has proven ineffective.... all world powers are currently scrapping all plans and redrawing and redeploying ... ukraine is the first modern tech vs modern tech war since ww2 ... dont feel so safe now russia has the only experienced generals in the world ....

We have a massive advantage over the Russians. We actually remember to bring fuel & food.

Curry!

"Everybody's got a plan. Till they get hit in their face." Mike Tyson

@@bafattvahetere True. Simply look to Russia for context. It's been getting punched in the face in Ukraine for months.

Ah, the old yellow handbags! Memories.

I still live there my dad was stationed there i think round about in 1974 with scot dg chieftain was also one of his favourite tank

@@SASMacDroid that was my regiment we were stationed in Osnabruck I was in C Squadron.

@@donaldmacmillan1306 yea exactly Osnabrück i think he was in d squadron.sorry I don't remember all details but i would laugh if he was in c

@@donaldmacmillan1306 i will ask him later for more details maybe you both know each other my uncle was in the same regiment back then too. My dad is d.white nick name chalky white and my uncle a.parker

Hope they've brought spare parts for the 3D printers :-)

Pretty common nowadays. Already in use in racing for nearly 10 years now.

They need training for them first. What they can use now is perfectly deadly Russian MBTs T72 onwards. They seem perfectly effective when used properly.

@@SlappyTheElf nope! t-72s vs t-72 = 0 CHL2 vs t72s = dead t72s!

@@SlappyTheElf yes training, but the future is something better than soviet junk. Modern tanks mean fewer dead Ukrainians and more dead orcs. There is time for training.

@@SlappyTheElf Cross training does not take that long actually. While what's inside the tank may be complex and modern, the user interfaces are designed to be "idiot" (easy to use, not used by actual idiots) proof for a reason.

Yes, American logistics was on show with the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan .... you don't need to tell anyone about how well that went !

@@sticky59 Yeah, they made Afghanistan their home and made Taliban hide in their caves for 20 years all that being 1000s of miles away from their homes. And Then when Afghan Men (armed with billions worth of military equipment) refused to fight for their freedom and their women and children its "American logistic problem" lol.. Bravo Genius.

In my opinion the defining factor is that you are fighting for freedom and justice, not for tyranny and evil. It's a bit like the saying "crime never pays". Even when it looks profitable, it actually is not. Idealistic, maybe, but I would rather aim high than very low. Putin meanwhile, shoots himself in both feet. What a loser.

@@dissmr Where ever the Brits engage you are prone to loose

@@dissmr because the Americans were forced to bring the Afghan population with them

People have been saying tanks are obsolete since 1919, less than 4 years since their invention. They will never be obsolete, simply because there are things an MBT can do that cannot be done with any other piece of equipment.

@@atinofspam3433 People say lots of nonsense

@@atinofspam3433 They say Spam ain't good for ya, but even Long's Drugs has a big supply of it and the markets or Wallyworld have giant displays. Hawai'i--where Spam is a foodgroup. That Challenger tank is an imposing beast. Go Queen's Royal Hussars! Wife just said, "I bet it leaks fluid ." (We had three Land Rovers).

Just upgrade them all to Chally 3, we have the money, it’s the government being cheap once again

Given what's happening in Ukraine, is any Tank a viable option now?

@@bobdylan7120 These tanks are way more capable than Russian junk. Dorchester armour which is the upgrade of Chobham. The strongest armour in the world also used by America on the Abrams tanks. The difference is night and day so they would not suffer as much as the Russians. By no means indestructible, but they can take one hell of a beating!

@@daveygman8737 Lets fire jevelin and you own Nlaws then will see how they compare to Russian tanks.

@@hp2084 Do you really think the armour hasn’t already been tested to destruction? 😂

We really don't. I'm from the UK and I wish we did. Even worse in America

Fack off UK and USA. Europ is fine!

I am from Germany and the army are pacifists 🫣. At best they will never have to fight Putin. 😩

Yeah we really care, thousands of homeless veterans and sky high suicide rates.

Quite obviously you've never done a day in your life,

we saw what mach they were when abrams were destroyed in saudi arabia by houtis and turkish leapords blown up by the kurds in syria

The Wehrmacht weapons of 1938-1945 model were a very serious force...... Greetings from Russia 🇷🇺

Fake new

ma vi mancano le palle.....

I totally agree

The USA islandneeds it, sure? 👋🇷🇺

@@robinpassey83 How prepared is Sweden?

@@robinpassey83 "Putin threatening to "denazify" Poland next is utter insanity," Ah, but the Kremlin has redefined "Nazism" as anything that isn't wholly, 100% in support of Russia...

@@robinpassey83 ya NATO has 3 million troops in total but they aren't all in place w equipment

@@robinpassey83 Your so well informed, can you tell me where the WMD are sometime. lol

@@pineapplepenumbra somehow like Finland. Swedes are training on the "battlefield" for nearly 70 years now and are aware of anything coming from the east. Technology is highly advanced. The Swedes have a reputation for having a extremly good military industry (Bofors etc.). All in all - Excellent army and air force and a pretty damn good navy, all with absolute high-end material.

One of those beasts are still worth x10 T90s. Challenger tanks are formidable, even now.

Challenger3 is next

Does that include what is being escorted across the Channel?

That tank will definitely end in the hands of Russia 🇷🇺 as usual.

@@tanksmakau7672 you mean the other way around lmao

@@tanksmakau7672 Russia can't even defeat Ukraine. If it attacks a NATO nation, Russia is going to get it's teeth kicked in.

@@classicgalactica5879 I don't think so

yes love the feeling of all Europe getting its act together

Not to mention the armour on the challenger 2 is the best there is, it’s upgraded chobham armour which is the stuff we made for the American abrams, it’s code name is Dorchester

@@jonathanparry7824 why ? They didn’t let us have the knowledge of their stealth and shut us out of the Nuclear knowledge after WW2 that we gave them in the Tizard trunk until we made our own

Well, second best! We work well together and that's good.

A German company with a British branch develops it in UK.

@@TorianTammas we also have Indians making British steel and the Dutch making imperial chemical’s etc because that’s what happened with our industry

Maybe, but there's little protection from top down attacks. Unfortunately the Russians have their own versions of javelin and NLAW etc. Challenger, Leopard and Abrams I fear will fair little better than Russia's T series tanks.

At least they changed the pledge for Challenger 3 from only 138, to the full 227 vehicles. Keep in mind, Chally 3 is not really our "future" tank, but an interim upgrade to bring Challenger 2 to a properly modern standard (it's very outdated in current form) until the 2040s, where we can expect a totally new vehicle to be produced to better suit the modern battlefield. We need a more achievable program to return skills for design/ production of heavy armoured vehicles, as it's been decades since we made a new tank in the UK, and all the old engineers who worked on the Challenger programs are long since retired.

@@AllThingsCubey That is good news- We need dedicated battlefield & ship drone stations too by the sounds of it

We always have been involved in the defence of the continent.

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@@markbeaumont3292 how

@@bringthepain7341 Ever heard of the Napoleonic Wars or the Great War? Ever heard of Operation Overlord?

Exactly now this is what you call logistics 🙌🏻

Because sadly a lot of the Russian conscripts are exactly that.

I Lived in Herford, Bielefeld, Gütersloh, NRW is a great Area to live. plenty of nice places to Visit.

Anyone for a stocktake? Ooh, yes please Chief! Print the random 10 item out and stick the kettle on! 👍🏻🇬🇧☕️

Something about logistics just turns me on. I dunno if it's my OCD or something, but seeing a lot of tanks and their accompanying support moved and all lined up nicely and accounted for just makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

I think it looks dated, I prefer the leopard!

Sadly not anymore. But all depends on doctorine. but Specification wise there is slightly better but the Challenger 2 TES would still be in the top 10 Tanks in the world if you could measure such

I bet you preferred the Messerschmitt over the spitfire as well lol, no chance mate

Challenger 3 should be good

@@Bigdog-mg5rr messerspit was actually better plane best of both look it up..

I have to say that the way the war in Ukraine has been playing out it's quite apparent the technical advantage goes to Ukranian military hands down over the Russians and I don't mean that in just who has the better equipment but it's showing in the abilities of the Ukrainian soldier as far as hands on skills with drones specifically. The Russian soldiers are way behind and do not show the skillset needed to function on the battlefield. It's very possible gaming is the reason. Western tech is probably not so common in Russia.

@@johnnyloco970 you are in a fog of war. On average Russian moving 5 km-s a day. That's all you have to know.

Another dude spouting Diversity.. Diversity never works but your a supporting Globalist dude.. Type Kalergi Plan folks.. Maybe a few of ye might wake up 👆👆

@@bigburci Putin has lost a third of his force so far in Ukraine. He cannot continue much longer with those type of losses. Ukrainian forces are about to cut his supply lines in the east. I predict a thrust south by Ukraine to cut Russian forces near Mariupol. Game over.

They can’t project force even fifty miles across the border. Utter dogshit.

With 0nly 10% of their armed forces in ukraine, the russians are wining the war

@John Grigg Well said sir.🙂

That’s such a woke comment

Yeah employing more women gays and trans people is bound to help in a war. Not

Yep Challenger2 Only one ever destroyed…. And that was friendly fire from another Challenger2 👍

And the Italian, Russian, Iraq, and French versions have back-up lights as well.

@@salsanchez2114 🤣🤣🤣

Civilized🤣

The german tanks are equipped with Wunderbaum !

Also a kettle inside for tea

Much appreciated- thankyou👍🇬🇧🇮🇩

We are very grateful for the Polish pilots who helped to defend our island 👍

Polish made a big contribution to the RAF in WW2 … They had their own squadron and the highest enemy kills

Always spare a thought for Poland who had Nazi Germany invading from the West, and Stalinist Russia invading from the East. Strong people of good character.

Yes ... the only way to assured destruction for the whole of Europe

Was he with Slim and the 14th? - My dad was part of that, he was in the Royal West Kent Regiment but never talked of his experiences, though he was decorated.

Total, total respect for your father.

@@willbee6785 Likewise, Will! I second that motion too! 👍

One of my grandfathers was in Africa and the other in France in WW2. Respect to them all now and then. We stand together and will never surrender.

I am far less impressed with tanks, to be honest at this point.

@@daddyrabbit835 Russians sent in tanks without infantry support and got their armour smashed by Ukraine's Western equipped anti tank forces. Doesn't mean tanks are useless though.

@@daddyrabbit835 Look at active protection systems. Once that gets on there, brigade maneuvers will get interesting. Covered by CRAM anti-artillery and PATRIOT anti ballistic missile systems. I hope our NATO leaders can coordinate it all.

I appreciate it to the point I sent in an application to the Canadian Army, here

@@daddyrabbit835 ...........You were impressed how the U.S.A. and the UK army used their tanks in the Gulf war?

Those of us that are used to driving on the correct side need a reminder to drive wrong.

Ex Army here, I passed both my car and HGV 3 tests in Germany, the only time I drove on the "wrong" side of the road was coming back from the continent to the UK, after driving for many years on both sides of the road! lol

In a tank it's `Drive where you like`

most successful tank in human history

Don’t worry Eric British Army Aviation has been using Apache’s for years …..and the RAF has plenty of tactical air power,

227 challengers 2s and 182 light tanks, the new challenger 3 isn't until 2027 😑. Not good enough.

yea nah an A10 is not something the UK needs . Standoff stealth platforms like the F35 are far superior .

@@TheTwoFingeredBulldog You underestimate the force projection of these units in a combined arms exercise with all the things Russia can only dream of . A challenger 2 group with warrior support and apache would absolutely obliterate Russian tank columns . They lack any electronic warfare equipment , all of their radio communications are on civilian equipment which means they are jammable and intercepted with ease . They have no way to combat standoff apaches , challengers shooting from range and the skill of our deployable infantry from warrior which includes AT teams with the javlin , martlet and NLAW . Not to mention RAF support ontop of that , the fantastic logistical networks and royal engineers and god forbid we sent in the commandos and paras who would eat them alive 100/1 .

@@Husker5454 I'm not saying our military is poor (it's one of the best), I'm pointing out the fact we need a better budget, especially at times like this. We need to have a larger presence in Europe from now on. I was in the RN for 4 years and remember all the cuts which wasn't that too long ago. Of those 227, just over half have been modernised. Shocking. Less than 30 years ago we had 900 heavy tanks. We always leave it to the last minute.