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: Totallytanked.net

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.

From Northern France to the gates of Moscow, to the jungles of the South Pacific one tank kept rumbling slowly on. A vastly superior sequel; the Matilda II was a true tortoise of war.

This is our second episode featuring Matilda II as the expanded format of the current show made it worth coming back to.

How good was the Japanese Chi Ha? Just ten of them destroyed the British Empire. In this episode we find out how!

In this episode we take on the life and times of one of history's most controversial armoured vehicles, the Bradley!

We also take a deep dive into it's namesake Omar Bradley, and share some thoughts on recent world events.

In the interwar period the Soviets went hard on tank production, and a tank the communists took to war from Spain to Manchuria was the BT series, with suspension from an American racecar designer, a 500 horsepower engine, and a whopping (for the time) 45mm gun. Come join us as we explore a machine that killed fascists long before the war began.

The episode also features an interview with Kurt from the Australian Museum of Armour and Artillery.

The USA had one last go at a heavy tank before settling on the MBT concept. It was not to the Army's liking but the Marines wanted as much tank as they could put ashore.

In this episode we will explore the design, development and deployment of the last American Heavy.

In Britain's darkest hour they turned to the industrial genius of William Morris and he gave them the Crusader tank. It was not the tank they needed, it was not the tank they deserved, but it was the tank they got.

As promised the link to Mike Pezullo's article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/gradually-then-suddenly-in-geopolitics-decades-can-happen-in-weeks/

The Swedish miracle on ice, the light tank of our times, the CV-90!

And our Christmas Mailbag, and we talk to a Dr Albert Pallazo, a national security expert, about the impact of climate change.

You can download his book for free from:

https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/Command/ClimateChg-Palazzo%20interactive%20w%20cover%2010Aug2022.pdf

Featuring an under-rated and misunderstood Soviet amphibious tank, a halftime interview with Dr John Dolan, The War Nerd himself, and some other thoughts of recent events as viewed through a great deal of beer.