Chieftain V T-62 | Operation Nasr, Iran – Iraq War, 1981
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Published 2024-04-13
In this video, we examine what happened during Operation Nasr to find out which tank came out on top…
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00:00 | Intro
01:19 | Meet the Tanks
02:15 | The T-62
03:26 | The Chieftain
06:21 | From Paper to the Battlefield
09:25 | The Outcome and Findings
This video features archive footage courtesy of British Pathé.
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All Comments (21)
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My take on this is that it comes down to so many soft factors like crew training, doctrines, maintenence, who sees first and shoots first, etc. It is entertaining to compare tank hard stats, but it is more important to examine all the contexts of the engagement
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M48 Patton vs Centurion in the Indo-Pakistan War 1965.
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This was an excellent Debut for Paul, and a new format. I’ve always enjoyed the "Old Guard". Looking forward to seeing more of the "New" in the future
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the chieftain engine may have been a stinker but the sound it makes is epic , this conflict is also covered in another game called steel armor blaze of war , except instead of playing as a chieftain you get to play in an m60 ( for some reason )
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I feel very positive about seeing a younger face on the Tank Chats. It was a great talk with more about practical tank doctrine and real world experience in a more recent conflict. I remember having a similar chat with a young mechanic beside a Tiger at the museum a few years ago. That was superb, connecting the museum and collection with a younger audience. Please do more like this.
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Great idea for a new series. Also love Paul’s presentation - he’s a natural. Look forward to seeing more of these.
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the iraqi-commanders knew their job better and made proper use of the strenghts of the t62 (higher speed,lower silhouette) and they avoided long- range frontal engagements with the Chieftain.
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I would not say that chieftains performed poorly. They were driven thru soft ground into ambush possition into close quaters fight. Thats death sentence for any tank
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The tanks could have been anything. No recon, poorly trained crews and no experienced commanders.
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I was in the middle east at the time and this battle caused quite a stir. The main reason for the Iranian defeat was a lack of leadership, abysmal tactics, poorly trained crews and zero logistics/maintenance. Great video and I enjoyed watching it.
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2:43 230mm really isn't much thinner than the armor of most western MBTs of the same generation. Of the 2nd gen western MBTs, I'm pretty sure only the Chieftain had significantly thicker armor. The M60 had marginally thicker armor in some places (I think it got up to 250mm on the front of the turret). Both the Leopard 1 and AMX-30 had much thinner armor.
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Great stuff really enjoyed it 👍 Thanks Paul keep the videos coming Maybe a video on the Falklands War and the Scorpions and Scimitars used there
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Thank you for producing this. For one of the largest conflicts during the 2nd half of the 20th century, there is a rather sparse content about the Iran-Iraq war on sites like YouTube.
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My father was a company commander during that specific battle and MIA
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Great video thanks! I wish there was more stuff out there covering the Iran-Iraq War, I'm amazed how overlooked it's been.
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Verrry good narration by Paul. He's obviously had lots and lots of practice. Great series! Thanks.
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Great as always gents ! Thanks for all the wonderful content.
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Great job Paul! Glad to see some new blood in the team. Like someone already said, you're a natural. Great narration and interesting fresh format! 👍
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Great production and integration of documentary images, world of tanks, and in person discussion, and museum footage. Great stuff!
