Chieftain's Q&A 27: Air Defence, AGS and AMXs

Episode #27 of the increasingly inaccurately described trilogy of "Ask Chieftain armor-related questions". For the full list of previously asked questions, see https://docs.google.com/document/d/15...

00:00 Intro, Warfighters.
3:22 German heavy tank doctrine in WW2
5:25 Thoughts on the Israeli Nagmachon
7:15 Why was there a shift in Soviet artillery from towed to self-propelled guns
7:50 Opinion on the AGS
13:20 Steel wheels on wheeled vehicles
14:54 If you could retrofit one thermal to either an old tank or an IFV, which vehicle?
15:26 Room for return of SPAAG
17:30 How good is modern thermal vision at target discrimination/
19:03 How modular are vehicles?
20:04 Are you considering a second book?
20:36 Would WW2 "ghost army" tactics work today?
21:14 Do we train for scenarios in which friendly forces do not have air superiority
21:36 Reliable King Tiger vs post-war tanks
22:42 Is Challenger 3 worth-while?
23:50 Chieftain's life story(!) and why the move to the US
25:45 Is the use of rubber track blocks vs all-steel related to live vs dead track?
26:15 When were crew ergonomics first seriously considered as a factor?
28:00 Is Sentinel's turret still the worst you've encountered?
28:56 Why is a drone operator on an individual tank a bad idea?
30:35 Does a unit commander's tank's second-in command have autonomy to deal with threats?
32:20 Why is the US Army deleting MGS when other nations have continued operating wheeled cannon vehicles?
33:12 What goes into determining track commonality?
34:14 What music types do you listen to?
34:31 Is Merkava suspension basically Christie?
35:04 Would earlier introduction of serviceable high velocity HEAT have made heavy tanks pointless in WW2?
35:42 Why a fixed hull MG on the T-54?
36:39 Are autocannons better suited for untrained/undertrained crews?
37:38 How do you manage a logistics situation like the Ukraine?
40:47 Are there differences in casualties of men or vehicles between petrol and diesel Shermans?
41:15 Who would, hypothetically, have taken over for the various generals who crash-landed in Ireland had their internment been more than brief?
46:21 Opinion on post-WW2 French tanks?
49:44 Did the Germans consider Panther to be a medium or a heavy tank?
50:17 How has and will the war in the Ukraine affect AA doctrine
52:30 Why was no armored vehicle fitted with the Oldsmobile 37mm from P39?
53:04 Is the platoon or company the main armored fighting element for the US Army?

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