Crusader - Bad to the bone
In Britain's darkest hour they turned to the industrial genius of William Morris and he gave them the Crusader tank. It was not the tank they needed, it was not the tank they deserved, but it was the tank they got.
The promised the link to Mike Pezullo's article is at: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/
CV-90 Fire from ice
Up there in the North the Swedes have been busy making a tracked IFV that includes a variant with a 120mm cannon, in the face of its wide exports and extensive use in modern conflicts it's time to take a look!
PT76 - When tanks go jetboating
Before the decadent west used jet boats to carry screaming tourists up shallow rivers the Soviet Union was using the technology to drive light tanks across lakes, rivers, and even the high seas.
In this episode we'll explore one of the most exported tanks of the cold war, a glass cannon that could always make its way to more trouble than it could handle, the PT-76!
Tiger II - Putting the Gott in Gotterdamerung
Tiger II, King Tiger, Konigstiger, the biggest of the big cats.
A tank that only makes sense if you are surrounded, low on fuel, and running out of men… And yet… what a beast!
This episode also features an interview with @motheroftanks
Heavies - The end of the line
At the end of the Second World War every army wanted super heavy tanks.
And then, as they trialled the prototypes, they changed their minds. In this episode we'll be looking at the tanks that barely were which still command attention in tank museums around the world. This is the tale of the early cold war heavy tanks.
T-62 - The Big Guns
What could have been an incremental improvement on the legendary T-55 instead became a revolutionary tank as a string of weird co-incidences and sliding doors moments lead to a the end of cannon rifling and the invalidation of steel armour.
Todays western tanks with their composite armours and smooth bore cannons are the response to the Soviets development of the T-62, a tank we're going to get to know a whole lot better in this episode!
Panzer 38(T) - The Stolen Spearpoint
When "German Militaria Enthusiasts" gather they are strangely coy about what tank carried the Wehrmacht to its greatest successes.
Because it wasn't a German tank, it was a Czech one, the Panzer 38(t). In this episode we'll be talking about how this little Czech tank humbled France and laid waste to the Soviet Union.
TR-85 - The Romanian Bison
With over 600 produced the TR-85 is one of the more widely produced tanks in service today. In this episode we will get to the bottom of what the Romanians have been up to with this vehicle!
And who knows what Rob will do with sourcing an appropriate beer!
Renault FT-17 - The mother of tanks
In the rapid evolution of the tank in the First World War there is one nation that figured out what to make and how to make it. That nation was France.
Combining a turreted main armament with a firewalled engine bay the Renault FT17 set the direction for future of the tank.
Built in huge numbers, operated by a veritable League of Nations, and staying in service for decades, it is a tank that deserves study and understanding.
M48 Patton - American Steel
In 1950 the US Army needed a tank for Götterdämmerung, a world consuming battle against the Soviet hordes anticipated to flood through Fulda Gap and the North German plains. It's 2024 and we're here because that conflict never came.
But the M48, the last of a series of tanks to bear the Patton name, would go on to fight major tank battles in the service of many armies, and would represent the US in Vietnam.
C1 Ariete - Ferrari or Fiat?
In the 1980s Italy looked on the tanks of the world and asked: "How hard can this be?"
The result was the C1 Ariete, and Totally Tanked is going to drink some fine Italian beer and have a good look at it, and other things going on in the realm of tanks.
Cromwell - The cat food
In 1944 the British unveiled what should have been the best tank in the world and it was... not.
In this episodes we'll unpick the numerous disasters of industrial policy which lead to the Cromwell, and a happy time for Germany's big cats.
Type 99 - The red wave
Totally Tanked roared into 2024 with a close look at the top of the line Chinese Type 99.
There was also a beer review and a look at tanks in conflict around the world.
M24 Chaffee - The Voting Machine
When there was voting to be done in the doomed nation of South Vietnam the Chaffees turned up to make sure people voted as others intended they do.
The light tank designed to fight in WW2 became known as "The Voting Machines".
With a powerful cannon in a light chassis the M24 Chaffee went to a lot of places and did a lot of exciting things.
T-80 - The Tank of Future Past
The Soviet Union's last effort to make a modern tank was for decades considered a failure.
But when the heat came on in Ukraine its true qualities shone through and it is being returned to production. We're going to tackle the T-80!
Churchill - The Last Landship
The British Churchill tank was obviously the result of too many lunchtimes spent in the pub.
In that spirit we will take on the many stupid twists and turns of this British heavy's development and deployment in the Second World War, while drinking quite a lot of beer.
But not warm beer. Oh no. We, unlike the Churchill tank, have standards.
The halftime interview features author David Mitchelhill-Green, you can find his work at: https://www.amazon.com.au…
Al-Khalid - The Tank of the Pure
Two ham fisted and increasingly sozzled Australians getting to the bottom of what Pakistan's home grown Al-Khalid tank is all about and try not to get themselves into more trouble than they can deal with.
Panther - The Twilight Tank
As the last German tank of the Second World War to receive a major production run Panther is shrouded in controversy to this day.
Wonder weapon? Or war-losing disaster? Over engineered? Poorly designed?
Did it cost Germany victory at the Battle of Kursk?
These questions and many more will be explored from the bottom of a beer glass.
The episode also features an interview around the hour mark with Peter Samsonov from the @TankArchives !
The streaming gods conspired against us and we lost the last ten minutes of the video. Thankfully the audio recording is complete.
CVR(T) - All those British light tanks that start with S
In the Cold War the British couldn't afford to put tanks everywhere they needed to be.
So they came up with a cunning plan to make a tank they could fly wherever tanks were needed.
From this cunning plan came the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles,
With the bonus side effect of giving lots of cavalry officers something fun to whizz around in.
We'll try and explore this galaxy of light tanks, and their significant combat record.
M3/5 Stuart Light Tank - Don't call me honey.
The best tank is the one you have that you can get where it needs to be.
But... Sometimes you wish you had a little more.
The Stuart in M3 and M5 variants saw a lot of action in the Second World War and beyond; so we're going to have a lot to talk about in this episode!
Featuring a chat with @xacoupeguy about his tank!
