19x46:20Myths of American Armor. TankFest Northwest 2015
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The Chieftain (Real name Nicholas Moran) is a historian and Wargaming America's resident tanker. Here the emphasis is on long-form, in-depth videos, with a priority on getting inside vehicles to gain the 'human factors' evaluation of things from the end user's perspective as well as other materials sourced from archives. Mailing address: PO Box 591700, San Antonio, TX 78259
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