Early war tanks on all sides were surprisingly rattly and rickety contraptions. In this episode we're going to count the rivets on the Panzer II which really proved that some tank is better than no tank as it conquered Poland and France. The halftime interview features Graham from <a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/@xacoupeguy" target= "">‪@xacoupeguy‬</a> reflecting on a year spent working with tanks.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;Early war tanks on all sides were surprisingly rattly and rickety contraptions. In this episode we're going to count the rivets on the Panzer II which really proved that some tank is better than no tank as it conquered Poland and France.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;The halftime interview features Graham from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;&lt;a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/@xacoupeguy" target= ""&gt;‪@xacoupeguy‬&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;reflecting on a year spent working with tanks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

76 - Panzer II - Tour De France Champion

After a world war spent building very bad tanks the British got their act together and unleashed Centurion on the world. It would fight with distinction in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani wars, Vietnam, and on both sides of Arab-Israeli wars. Bruce Springsteen was probably thinking of Centurion when he wrote "Tougher Than The Rest": "If you're rough enough for love / Baby, I'm tougher than the rest" Centurion was the first audio episode we tried to record remotely during the Covid lockdowns and John's technical errors made him sound like a dalek so it was a good candidate to revisit. The halftime interview features Chris from <a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryofEverythingChannel" target= "">‪@HistoryofEverythingChannel‬</a> on Air Disaster Hill just outside Canberra.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;After a world war spent building very bad tanks the British got their act together and unleashed Centurion on the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;It would fight with distinction in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani wars, Vietnam, and on both sides of Arab-Israeli wars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;Bruce Springsteen was probably thinking of Centurion when he wrote "Tougher Than The Rest":&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;"If you're rough enough for love /&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;Baby, I'm tougher than the rest"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;Centurion was the first audio episode we tried to record remotely during the Covid lockdowns and John's technical errors made him sound like a dalek so it was a good candidate to revisit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;The halftime interview features Chris from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;&lt;a class= "yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryofEverythingChannel" target= ""&gt;‪@HistoryofEverythingChannel‬&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir="auto"&gt;on Air Disaster Hill just outside Canberra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

75 - Centurion revisited - Tougher than the rest

The US Army had a lot of ideas for tank destroyers, but they arrived half a war too late, leaving the operators driving open-topped assault guns. But the M10 was there when they needed it in crucial moments of the Second World War, packing a big gun on a reliable chassis. We'll also be discussing China's new tank, current events in modern warfare, wrapping up AusArmourFest25, and as much nerdy tank stuff we can get to while drinking a few litres of beer each. Join us for the livestream where the tank chatter gets willing! Special thanks to our halftime guests; tank whisperers Nick and Phil Rutherford.

<description>&lt;div id="expanded" class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt; &lt;span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto"&gt;The US Army had a lot of ideas for tank destroyers, but they arrived half a war too late, leaving the operators driving open-topped assault guns. But the M10 was there when they needed it in crucial moments of the Second World War, packing a big gun on a reliable chassis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir="auto"&gt;We'll also be discussing China's new tank, current events in modern warfare, wrapping up AusArmourFest25, and as much nerdy tank stuff we can get to while drinking a few litres of beer each. Join us for the livestream where the tank chatter gets willing!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt;&lt;span class= "yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir="auto"&gt;Special thanks to our halftime guests; tank whisperers Nick and Phil Rutherford.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div id="snippet" class="style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata"&gt; &lt;div id="video-summary" class= "style-scope ytd-structured-description-content-renderer"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div id="merch-shelf" class= "style-scope ytd-structured-description-content-renderer"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div id="items" class= "style-scope ytd-structured-description-content-renderer"&gt; &lt;div id="header" class= "style-scope ytd-video-description-course-section-renderer"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

74 - M10 - Wolverine - Panzer Hunter

Outfuelled, outmanned, outgunned. The desperate Germans needed a tank that could turn the tide of battle. Fortunately they came up with this 190 tonne monster instead. For all the slides and links check out: <a title= "Totally Tanked" href= "https://www.totallytanked.net/">Totallytanked.net</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Outfuelled, outmanned, outgunned. The desperate Germans needed a tank that could turn the tide of battle.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Fortunately they came up with this 190 tonne monster instead.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For all the slides and links check out: &lt;a title= "Totally Tanked" href= "https://www.totallytanked.net/"&gt;Totallytanked.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

73 - Maus - Fail Big

The ancestor of all failed Franco-German military procurements the AMX-30 was a strange result of meeting the requirements of its moment precisely, while being birthed into a world that had changed from the time of its design. Despite seeming strange to us in 2025 it enjoyed a great deal of success in markets too odious for the Germans to sell Leopards to.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The ancestor of all failed Franco-German military procurements the AMX-30 was a strange result of meeting the requirements of its moment precisely, while being birthed into a world that had changed from the time of its design.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Despite seeming strange to us in 2025 it enjoyed a great deal of success in markets too odious for the Germans to sell Leopards to.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

72 - AMX-30 - When the going gets tough, the French get weird.

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