In the UK, ownership is fine - some with a still-live gun require an FAC and a declaration that you'll never use it, but other than that they're just a heavy tracked vehicle, with whatever rules apply if you wish to use it on the road.
In the US the gun has to be deactivated and it cant have metal tracks if you want to drive it on the road, even for a split seccond. So Crusaders, T34's, out of the question. So if you're in the US, go for an AVF like a Sarcen or a BMP.
@peepeevagi no shit. iam from saudi arabia and we never see tanks around here. i wanna move to UK and buy a tiger I or a churchill incase WW3 breaks out (jk lol)
Crusader should be compared with russian bt-5, cromwell with T-34/76 comet with T-34/85 and centurion with IS-2. All these UK tanks came into action only ~2 years too late.
Cromwell had allmost the same type of gun and weight as the T-34/76, Comet as the T-34/85 (better armor penetration by Comet but no sloper armor). I guess that Centurion cannot be compared with any of russian medium or heavy tanks becouse it was a main battle tank (heavy tanks are better for fire support and breakthru missions while MBT are good all around tanks).
The matilda looks like a fat chunk of steel and the jammed a barrel to shoot outa it and call it a tank. It is the ugliest tank I have ever seen along with the american stewart tank.
Both Crusader and Matilda 2 ARE very good runners, Crusader's only problem at the last Tankfest it ran was that it simply ran out of Fuel (I know it looked a major breakdown on the track with what looked like smoke, it was only steam though from a leak on the radiator hose). I should know... I was in the turret at the time!
Not exactly sure at the moment when it will be open to the public, I believe it's gong to be sometime later this year but it will be advertised & I will post once I find out myself!
your right the matilda and crusader did both run very well this year both started straight away even though neither have been run since last tank fest and both completed the weekend without fault
Man, so much good video is ruined by not putting a sock over the mike.
hoodoo2001 5 months ago
@hoodoo2001
If I did that, it'd also have to go over the lens.
It was a very tiny camera...
vonpoop 2 months ago
are those tanks Original ? or just reconstructions....they look to good :)
acvaticlifE 1 year ago
the super power of the crusader was speed once it got close enough its weapon was effective as the Panzer IV
jasincl 1 year ago
What are the laws on the tanks? I heard you could have one under some conditions...
lordazn 1 year ago
@lordazn
Depends where you live.
In the UK, ownership is fine - some with a still-live gun require an FAC and a declaration that you'll never use it, but other than that they're just a heavy tracked vehicle, with whatever rules apply if you wish to use it on the road.
vonpoop 1 year ago
@vonpoop in Brazil you could use the gun to get out of traffic and they still wouldnt mind XD
jasincl 1 year ago
In the US the gun has to be deactivated and it cant have metal tracks if you want to drive it on the road, even for a split seccond. So Crusaders, T34's, out of the question. So if you're in the US, go for an AVF like a Sarcen or a BMP.
Move to the UK and then buy a tank :P
peepeevagi 1 year ago
@peepeevagi no shit. iam from saudi arabia and we never see tanks around here. i wanna move to UK and buy a tiger I or a churchill incase WW3 breaks out (jk lol)
ghamdi070 8 months ago
t-34>sherman>matilda>panzer3>crusader>t-26>panzer2>BA-6>panzer1.
88pie88 1 year ago
@88pie88 Panther< (all of the tanks you mentioned)
Megashehri 1 year ago
@Megashehri lol no shit. panther would turn the t-26 into scrapmetal
88pie88 1 year ago
This one, is my "Old school'' favorite!!
Though lite in Armor and Fire power, yet super fast Aircraft V12 Engine Machine. Unbelievably awesome, powerful piece of equipment!!
7525727 2 years ago
and the slugger.jagd tiger
chechen120 2 years ago
Crusader should be compared with russian bt-5, cromwell with T-34/76 comet with T-34/85 and centurion with IS-2. All these UK tanks came into action only ~2 years too late.
Paciat 2 years ago 4
You mean cromwell with t-34/85, comet with IS-2 and centurion with Tiger III or IS-3.
slopedarmor 2 years ago
Cromwell had allmost the same type of gun and weight as the T-34/76, Comet as the T-34/85 (better armor penetration by Comet but no sloper armor). I guess that Centurion cannot be compared with any of russian medium or heavy tanks becouse it was a main battle tank (heavy tanks are better for fire support and breakthru missions while MBT are good all around tanks).
Paciat 2 years ago
Ah, I thought you were comparing them more by year of introduction. My bad.
Yes MBTs have heavy firepower with medium-tank like mobility. One could call the panther a MBT, but that classification simply wasn't used in WWII.
There generally isn't any difference between medium tanks with good firepower and MBTs. Just a different name.
And heavy tanks were better suited for defence, or for supporting the advancing medium tanks with long range firing.
slopedarmor 2 years ago
the 77HV mm was more powerful than the russian 85 mm
g36c1 2 years ago
The matilda looks like a fat chunk of steel and the jammed a barrel to shoot outa it and call it a tank. It is the ugliest tank I have ever seen along with the american stewart tank.
Deathofblades 2 years ago
it looked kinda advanced for its time
tagaEskinita 2 years ago
The Crusader 3 is STILL my favourite tank. Tigers be damned!
SunKing968 2 years ago 6
@SunKing968 Crusaders RULE!!!
miffedmax 1 year ago
is that the max speed?
diabloto95 3 years ago
ofcourse not! it's max. speed is 43,4 kmh
slopedarmor 3 years ago 2
15 mph
JAGDPANTHER20 3 years ago
Road speeds.
c.15mph for the Tilly 2.
Crusader's top end c.28 mph,
vonpoop 3 years ago
Both Crusader and Matilda 2 ARE very good runners, Crusader's only problem at the last Tankfest it ran was that it simply ran out of Fuel (I know it looked a major breakdown on the track with what looked like smoke, it was only steam though from a leak on the radiator hose). I should know... I was in the turret at the time!
yellowtommytanker 3 years ago 2
Nice to hear from you chaps, more power to your elbows! you put on a damn good show, and do us a service in keeping these old dears running.
Any idea when the museum's 'tarting up' will be properly finished?
vonpoop 3 years ago
Not exactly sure at the moment when it will be open to the public, I believe it's gong to be sometime later this year but it will be advertised & I will post once I find out myself!
yellowtommytanker 3 years ago
your right the matilda and crusader did both run very well this year both started straight away even though neither have been run since last tank fest and both completed the weekend without fault
colanshaz 3 years ago 2