Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: CATI

shoutout to pigeon at 2:36

The tracks came in 21 link service lengths for all types of carrier, you installed enough full lengths and then the last section would be shortened to whatever the specific version of carrier required. I’ve had to remove a few as my Loyd track bedded in, just grind the riveted head off and knock out the pin and remove as many links as you need to regain tension. From the factory the vehicle had a full uninterrupted 187 links with one linking pin, once that wore out you were on to the 21 link service sections as mentioned. Here is my Loyd driving the other week: https://youtu.be/mmrAVdytSKs?si=k8xDvL75kp3lU_CX

As a belgian i'm very proud to see that even back then, we had no idea what we were doing or developing, just like the modern days 😂

I find it amusing that is under the wing of a CF-100 Canuck. and that a pigeon walked by around the 2min mark

Looking forward to the Chieftan's new aircraft shorts series; "it's a Canuck CF-100, it flies. Fin."

@02:36 The Chieftain makes the vehicle tour so interesting that even the pigeons turns up to have a listen. :)

How much glascannon do you want? Belguim: yes.

The thing I like most about listening to The Chieftain, besides his knowledge and sense of humor/charm. Is his humility/lack of ego - he freely admits when he is/could be wrong. Refreshing. ☮

The 90mm gun must really rock that Lloyd carrier when fired

The fact that the Canuck is sitting on 2 foot of wood blocks might help you walk under it.

Fill those storage bins with something like a blanket and you actually add measurably to the armored protection of the front of the Lloyd carrier.😅

"It flies, whatever." True aviation aficionado. ;)

I certainly wouldn't wanna fight in that thing, but it at least seems like a nice vehicle to serve in. Small, reasonably comfortable, and simple to maintain and repair, I bet it was a dream during peacetime.

The resemblance to the Alecto is impeccable!

How can it be an ITCH video without the loud music on loop!? 😢 No actually this is much better. Glad you are still making these, im always coming back to watch these, like old comfort food.

The AVRO Canada CF-100 Canuck was a 1950s Canadian interceptor, broadly equivalent to the US Northrop F-89 Scorpion: subsonic, two crew, high endurance, radar in the nose. Armament in early versions was 8 x .50 cal machine-guns in a belly pack, later replaced by ever increasing numbers of 70mm unguided rockets in wingtip pods (unguided air-to-air rockets were all the rage in the 1950s before missiles started to work properly). The "Clunk" as it was nicknamed saw long service in the RCAF, but only achieved one export sale and that was to Belgium. An interceptor whose primary characteristic was it's long range was an odd choice for such a small country (their neighbours in the Netherlands used the much shorter-range Gloster Meteor NF.11, for instance). IIRC the Belgian "purchase" was actually part of some elaborate military aid maneuver in which the Americans paid for them but, for some reason I forget, they either couldn't supply US aircraft or had to do the Canadians a favour, or something like that. Edited to change name to AVRO Canada.

Allons. My first gunnery I got to fire HEP from an M60A3, they looked like footballs flying out with such a slow muzzle velocity. This was especially true when viewed with night vision goggles, so I can imagine HE coming out of that thing. HEP was phased out after the early 80's.

"To what country do you go if you want to see strange things? Well, actually, the answer to that is Japan but it's a bit far." Chotto Matte. Now that's just mean. It's only half way around the world. XD

One of those, "Its better than nothing" vehicles. Always am fascinated with how smaller countries make do.

The Ford engine is nice for collectors as parts are readily available (including hot rod parts of all sorts!).