Chris barrie is a living legend. He's got some great knowledge and doesn't get enough recognition or documentary work.
@homelessEh
6 жыл бұрын
to me he'll always be a smeg head but thats totally terms of endearment
@sshep86
6 жыл бұрын
Guy really knows how to run a leisure centre. He will always be known as Mr. Brittas to me.
@mikereger1186
4 жыл бұрын
And Spitting Image.
@michaelj132
3 жыл бұрын
Your totally right. Chris Barrie is great. His humour is so dry.
@adrians2190
3 жыл бұрын
Bit late to the party, but absolutely agree!
@bluesrocker91
6 жыл бұрын
I'd very much like to see Chris narrate a documentary on 20th Century telegraph poles.
@Dalroi1
6 жыл бұрын
and presented from the diesel deck.
@bluesrocker91
6 жыл бұрын
Of course... With a soundtrack by Reggie Wilson.
@leighbnp
6 жыл бұрын
Could we take a break now sir my intelligence circuits have melted.
@edmundscycles1
6 жыл бұрын
As long as Hammond organ accompanies it.
@rickysmyth
6 жыл бұрын
LOL funniest thing i seen all day
@massassaultdoctrine2562
6 жыл бұрын
When he said the S Tank I half expected Lindy Beige to pop up and say "No! No! That is my tank!"
@anthonyhayes1267
4 жыл бұрын
"Because it's just bats!"
@DylRicho
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like Chris and Lindy could do a collaboration video or two that I would be very invested in. I loved Chris's Discovery shows on greatest/massive machines.
@karlp8484
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie has cred. He's a mechanic nut, restores cars as a hobby including the engines and gearboxes. Yeah, and I agree with all his choices as well for all the same reasons. And I used to be a Tank Commander.
@TheStgmp44
6 жыл бұрын
Ace Rimmer ...... what a guy
@TheIkaraCult
Жыл бұрын
I had the Red Dwarf audio books on cassette when i was a kid, and Chris did all the voices, perfectly. He's one of the greatest voice actors ever.
@mikethemoomin8604
Жыл бұрын
At my first listening, I thought, somehow, they were able to gathered up all them actors to do an audiobook! Only late I found out Rimmer did all of them!
@TheIkaraCult
Жыл бұрын
@@mikethemoomin8604 Its only 20 years later i found out he was one of the voices on Spitting Image in the 80s too! The man's a master.
@philash5073
2 жыл бұрын
Chris is such a natural at presenting this kind of thing, it’s helps he has a passion for machines and the engineering behind them
@manmonkee
6 жыл бұрын
Oddball quote " Hey man, I just ride them, I don't know how they work!"
@vaclav_fejt
6 жыл бұрын
SPOILER for Kelly's Heroes At first I thought it was gonna be an American happy ending while an Italian Job ending would have fit better. But Oddball fixed it with him buying the -pimped T-34- Tiger.
@ITOWords
6 жыл бұрын
Woof woof!
@manmonkee
6 жыл бұрын
"WOOF WOOF WOOF!", thats my other dog impression :)
@BritishAgriPhotography
5 жыл бұрын
Drinking wine n eating cheese!
@Suralin0
5 жыл бұрын
Hey man, so many positive waves! Maybe we can't lose!
@randomhato
6 жыл бұрын
Dave Lister needed a walk on cameo in this.
@taofledermaus
6 жыл бұрын
Barrie's Massive Machines series is a good watch too.
@sshep86
6 жыл бұрын
TAOFLEDERMAUS Also the 'Brittas Empire'. Pure comedy gold by this guy as he tries to run a leisure centre. Try it, you may just like it.
@cirian75
6 жыл бұрын
TFM here as well? wow.
@Marc83Aus
6 жыл бұрын
I recall a series where Chris Barrie presented and drove old cars. Wonderful.
@madlivebfn
6 жыл бұрын
Great!!!
@STG44VOLVO
6 жыл бұрын
No it's not.
@maxkronader5225
3 жыл бұрын
The "five Shermans to take on one Panther or Tiger" myth has been thoroughly debunked. Shermans deployed in groups, so there were almost always three, four, five, or more Shermans to any German tank. But nobody goes around saying "it took five Shermans to take out a Pz III".
@maxpayne2574
Жыл бұрын
Yes the myths around German and Russian tanks have through repetition become facts.
@jaydw6850
Жыл бұрын
How is that debunked? What do you think why they were grouped like that? Could it be because the german heavy tanks were too strong for 1on1 duels?
@letmeeatcake7836
Жыл бұрын
@@jaydw6850 it's because the allies had that many more tanks, why leave them at home?
@deathwalker789
Жыл бұрын
@@jaydw6850 Because just about everything in the military, especially in the allied/western military, is about squadwork. One person, tank, or plane on it's own is a target, a group is a threat. Reject wehreabooism, embrace facts.
@skartimusprime4779
Жыл бұрын
@@jaydw6850 You make it sound like they were meeting at noon for an organised dual. There were basically 25 Shermans made for every 1 Tiger so they probably always got outnumbered for that reason as well as simple combined arms doctrine.
@MatSpeedle
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie and Tanks? You can tell Christmas is coming! Feels like it's already here! I also love how he's become Mr Brittas! :D
@Reckec
6 жыл бұрын
Ohh.. To say the Merlin engine sounds better in the Centurion than in the Spitfire. That's about as anti-British as a pro-British statement can be. lol
@Alexplainow
6 жыл бұрын
Mosquito is leagues ahead of Spitfire in terms of efficiency, versatility, engineering simplicity and excellency. So riffing Spitfire is no big deal.
@tobywenman4769
6 жыл бұрын
CelestialVulpes the mosquito was fundamentally a different aircraft not an out right better one. Both were brilliant however
@abitofapickle6255
6 жыл бұрын
I think a R2800 sounds better. 18 cylinders of pure power.
@agt155
6 жыл бұрын
The Meteor sounds better because it doesn't have a super-charger.
@PPC4
5 жыл бұрын
The spitfire like the Vulcan is one of those annoying aircraft for being good but unfairly stealing the lime light from better designs. Like the mosquito or hurricane and the Handley page Victor.
@diquadhumungersaur492
2 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie has just got a great voice.. instantly recognisable and kind of soothing in it's own way.
@stillstartreking
6 жыл бұрын
those kelly quotes were awesome!
@Christian-os3sh
6 жыл бұрын
Great movie
@brkly99
4 жыл бұрын
Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favourites! I can watch it over and over again
@4evaavfc
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Chris Barrie on here. I'd have four of his top five in my top five minus the Scorpion, which I'd replace with Mk II Matilda. Centurion is my favourite too. Great video.
@niklaseriksson3343
6 жыл бұрын
Yes finally another episode! I love these. Could you please make David Fletcher list his Top 5 tanks? Or James May would be an interesting person to hear talk about his favourite tanks.
@gcm_uk
6 жыл бұрын
Niklas Eriksson make all three of them do it at the same time, it would be hilarious
@axelmilan4292
6 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a James May top 5. Of course knowing May, the video would end up being 30 minutes long (not complaining, mind you, just pointing out)
@biggussdickuss5184
2 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Clarkson is a massive tank nut. Would like to see his.
@Kinolens
6 жыл бұрын
He is a fantastic presenter. Could he be the next tank talk presenter? Only if the OG tank chat retires
@mysterycrumble
3 жыл бұрын
chris has an unmistakable and eternally loveable voice. one of my favourite chaps.
@punicwars2
3 жыл бұрын
Centurion... best tank ever. Amazing platform that proved its self in the flame of war.
@charliechance8589
3 жыл бұрын
This is what's great about these videos, you watch one video on a subject and next thing you know there's Rimmer giving you his insight. Well done sir!
@_Matsimus_
6 жыл бұрын
Scorpion.....? meh........I love this channel and you as an actor! So I will agree haha! I feel like Chieftain should have been number 1 if we hadn't put a potato in the power pack compartment..... GREAT VIDEO!! :-)
@proudyorkshireman7708
6 жыл бұрын
Matsimus Gaming why I'm I not surprised to see you here 😄 I knew he would pick the scorpion the CVRT's are my favourites as well they can just about do anything
@duffzilla1292
6 жыл бұрын
Why hello there Matsimus, got the ZSU-23-4 or the Type 99 MBT video ready yet
@salt_97
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Matsimus!
@jameson1239
6 жыл бұрын
Hey mat love your vids
@tallshort1849
3 жыл бұрын
Chieftain would be number 1 if you were listing armoured pillboxes that don't move anywhere
@clairaurora8955
6 жыл бұрын
Well done Chris! Great video, love seeing you involved in topics that you have a passion for, as it really comes across and makes the viewer even more interested, you really should do more presenting because you are a natural!
@diquadhumungersaur492
2 жыл бұрын
as a kid in late 70s my neighbour ,was a Scottish bloke,captain smith in 22nd tank reg.. brought a scorpion and fox carrier into our high school,well onto fields anyway,and we got to climb on it and sit inside.. yours truly accidently rotated turret and knocked several fellow pupils off and onto deck..poops.. tanks were boss then and are still boss now
@Oegonblick
4 жыл бұрын
"The Panther, with its virtually impenetrable frontal armour". ISU-152 wants to know your location.
@trejbiorgroup1713
3 жыл бұрын
Not exactly! Yes ISU-152 can but it is not an anti tank vehicle! IS-2 or T-34/85 can also penetrated Panther tank's front armour
@ultimo36
3 жыл бұрын
plus he said "virtually" ;)
@rickysmyth
3 жыл бұрын
He makes it much more interesting as he sounds like he got in character and is playing Rimmer from Red Dwarf in this video. If they called this Arnold Rimmer ¦ Top 5 Tanks it may have gotten more views
@markanne54
6 жыл бұрын
A perfectly fine top five. Not my top five for sure, but then it's not me presenting the show.
@wesdog8975
5 жыл бұрын
Great Oddball impersonation
@emjackson2289
2 жыл бұрын
Tiger I: Handy for breaking into banks, TWENTY FIVE MILES BEYOND WHERE YOU THOUGHT THE FRONT LINE WAS!
@paulschauer6273
6 жыл бұрын
Oh my god my day just got SO MUCH BETTER
@mpetersen6
6 жыл бұрын
One thing about the Centurion. The largest foreign purchaser was United States due to its purchasing Centurions for NATO countries
@cliffordnelson8454
6 жыл бұрын
Have good justification for your picks. I think that the scorpion was used very successfully in the Falkland Islands War, where its ability to handle the difficult terrain made is extremely useful.
@samrowland2816
6 жыл бұрын
I really wanted a Rimmer salute at the end of this video
@JohnnyUtah86
6 жыл бұрын
Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favorite movies.
@1701spacecadet
6 жыл бұрын
Smeg head!
@vaulthecreator
6 жыл бұрын
Arnold Rimmer *NOT* blathering on about Napoleon.......bloody hard to get my head around, that XD On a serious note thanks to Chris and the Tank Museum for this really entertaining Top 5. Chris Barrie never disappoints. Oh, and I couldn't agree more about number 1.....long live the Atomic Tank :D
@MrFrackme123
6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU Chris, you need too do this more often!
@kirk8545
6 жыл бұрын
Man I can listen to this man all day...
@sfjp1
5 күн бұрын
The commentary hasn't aged well on this one, but demonstrates the importance of thorough research and change of understanding over time.
@sargonsblackgrandfather2072
2 жыл бұрын
“Smoke me a kipper I’ll be back for breakfast” - Ace Rimmer
@salud7432
5 жыл бұрын
Kellys Heroes... one of the best Movies EVER
@billbergin8953
5 жыл бұрын
What a presentation. Informative and knowledgeable yet light and incredibly interesting. He also gets to the point. Excellent piece of work. So many others on interesting subjects are simply done to death. Well done. Give us more.
@Mike-rx3mn
6 жыл бұрын
Just found this video, Chris Barrie does excellent color commentary on his favorite tanks, as the son of a tanker he shows feeling for these vehicles he grew up seeing and probably hearing about from his father.
@tabletopminiatures7139
2 жыл бұрын
The man knows his stuff and relays some great personal experiences
@steweygrrr
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie should narrate everything. He should, however, also do a little fact checking about needing five M4s to take out a Panther or Tiger. This was only because the M4 operated in platoons of five so they would also need five to take out a Pz. I /shrug
@robertvoss6145
6 жыл бұрын
Well done Chris, an excellent list full of great tanks . I agree with you 100%
@kimcason8764
2 жыл бұрын
As a Young Teenager having just Learnt to Drive, I Zipped past 5 or 6 of these on their Transporters. Travelling towards London from Essex. They were Enormous, Stunning infact. I was Driving in a Mini. So most things looked bleeding Enormous. But well it made an impression..!! But Thx Chris for your P.O.V. I only ever got to Sit inside a Sherman (a Massive treat @ around 10yrs old.) but it sounds like you got a Few more Options..!! Great Video Thx. Kim in Oz..!! 😎
@p1nkeye01
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I’m much of a tank enthusiast, but chris barrie is so interesting to watch
@davidbutterfield2949
6 жыл бұрын
Great Choice. Can't argue with any of those, always loved the Centurion 👍🏻🇦🇺
@bluedeskfan2754
2 жыл бұрын
I love the fact there are all these great British comic actors who all just happened to be tank fanatics
@thumbwarriordx
5 жыл бұрын
My god Chris is doing this professionally. Everyone else on the channel is well put together but speaks so casually. He's doing it like an evening radio presentation.
@Veekator
Жыл бұрын
The T34 track was from an American tractor designer that the US rejected. But the best thing of the T34 used today was sloped armor.
@MothaLuva
Жыл бұрын
1:30 That movie is still watchable and still hilarious to a bunch of 50+ year olds over here in the 2020ies. We use a lot of lines from this movie.
@acidrunner78
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie and The Tank Museum! SOLD!
@PPC4
5 жыл бұрын
It's cold outside there's no kind of atmosphere we're all alone more or less.
@sgtmajvimy
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Chris in this context. Nice job. And I did cut it out with ‘dem negative waves ! As a former Armoured Reccee trooper, I appreciate his choice of the Scorpion.
@juliusraben3526
3 жыл бұрын
I allways remember his words "suck, squeeze, bang, blow" when describing a jet engine.
@ripvanwinkle2002
2 жыл бұрын
thats a 4 stroke internal combustion engine
@juliusraben3526
2 жыл бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 read the end of the sentence again ("Describing a jet engine).
@derekmills1080
3 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie is extremely knowledgeable. Not far from my house (in Bolton) there is a Centurion tank on an earth mound near to Flensburg Way, Farington Moss, just outside Leyland in Lancashire (south of Preston). Nearby Leyland Motors were involved in their production.
@AtheAetheling
3 жыл бұрын
Wittmans credit for all those vehicles single handedly is widely dismissed as Nazi propaganda. His squadron was with him. Love Chris Barrie though. Great choices.
@notaire2
5 жыл бұрын
Sehr kompakte und verständliche Erklärung dieser fünf Meisterwerke. Klasse!
@janra8653
6 жыл бұрын
How nice to see Cris Barry again. Please keep him in the show !
@white0devil0
6 жыл бұрын
"When I was a kid I saw Kelly's Heroes" I love you!
@williamallen4954
6 жыл бұрын
100% agree.The Centurion.Number 1.
@stephendverner
4 жыл бұрын
I loved that your favs were very historically significant in actually influencing the course of certain wars. The Tiger 1, T34, Sherman were amazing for their time. The Cent is a beautiful design. Great all-rounder - speed, armor, firepower.
@Gorilla_Jones
4 жыл бұрын
1. Abrams 2. Tiger 3. T34/85 4. Panther 5. IS2 If numbers are no object, just straight up, these are my top 5 tanks.
@janneaalto3956
6 жыл бұрын
Scorpion! Light tank of the GLA!
@judyhopps9380
5 жыл бұрын
please may I have new shoes?
@nkirk8740
2 жыл бұрын
These Tank museum top five KZitem videos are excellent, it's a shame there were not top tens, lol! All the tank museums KZitem videos are excellent and well worth a watch and then another watch and another. 👍👍👍👊✌️.
@Otokichi786
4 жыл бұрын
5. M4 Sherman ("Kelly's Heroes"?) 4. Tiger I (Run away! Run Away!) 3. Alvis Scorpion 2. T34/85 (On to Berlin!) 1. Centurion (84mm can opened)
@DisheveledSuccess
4 жыл бұрын
I literally wooped and hollared when I saw the Red Dwarf still! Just made my day guys. Tanks, Love, and Holograms forever!!!
@maxsmodels
6 жыл бұрын
I have got to get to Bovington
@germnbill
6 жыл бұрын
It is certainly not the only Tiger 1 in existence.... xD
@a.morphous66
6 жыл бұрын
Banta CT The only OPERATIONAL Tiger I in existence. It does have the only TOG in existence though.
@MothaLuva
Жыл бұрын
3:40 He was not a Leutnant. Besides that this was (and is) an army rank, in Wittmanns case he would be called an Untersturm- or Obersturmführer (2nd and 1st lieutenant respectively), but at the time of the Villers-Bocage action he was Hauptsturmführer which is the SS equivalent of captain.
@garethjames1300
4 жыл бұрын
I could watch Chris Barrie all day talk about this stuff brilliant thank u
@OnafetsEnovap
4 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday, Chris! :)
@stevenhoman2253
4 жыл бұрын
Can't disagree about Centurian's inclusion and victory podium .it has the quintessential appearance of a tank, by which all others are judged in my opinion.
@jenell73
6 жыл бұрын
Centurion, a tank that has passed a nuclear explosion test :)
@owenshebbeare2999
3 жыл бұрын
The "Atomic Tank" not only survived the blast, it was driven away for repairs, put back into servive, served and was damaged in Viet Nam, put back in service, and is now on displsy at Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, NT, Australia. Apparently this was the only tank to have bedn used in such tests then gone on to serve in combat.
@gazlink1
6 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm Barry Scott, and this tank goes bang, Cillit Bang, and the enemy tank is gone!
@johneastman1905
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo … respect for your intelligent presentation !
@jimspink2922
3 жыл бұрын
Just as a point of interest. I was in the Army Reserve in Australia in the 70s and 80s and we had M113s. At the start of the 80s we received modified 113s fitted the Scorpion turrets two were allocated to each troop as Fire Support Vehicles/Medium Recon Vehicles. There was a rumour going around at that time that the 113s were going to be replaced with the Scorpion family of vehicles but didnt happen.
@syncmonism
8 ай бұрын
Who is this guy? He has a very good speaking voice, and shows unusual poise and confidence speaking in front of a camera. I think he could probably get into professional broadcasting, or maybe even acting, if he put his mind to it.
@davidrendall2461
5 жыл бұрын
There are only 3 top tanks: 3. The one you're in 2. The one your opponent is in 1. The one you can't see!
@Wladislav
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie is such a natural.
@SheppiTSRodriguez
4 жыл бұрын
It's easy to be an edgy revisionist and say that the Tiger 1 is overrated and it was actually crap, but the fact is, that no one wanted to fight that thing in ww2. It was not the best, not even close, but it deserves respect.
@fog99uk
6 жыл бұрын
I twitched when re recited the old myth that it required 5 shermans to take out a tiger.
@diquadhumungersaur492
2 жыл бұрын
"BATTLE OF THE BULGE" and "KELLYS HEROS" .. best films ever for a kid in the late 70's/80s... still a nice surprise,and instant choice, when accidently see in listings..
@ripvanwinkle2002
2 жыл бұрын
battle of the bulge where the hurtgen forest is meticulously recreated in a desert at fort ord california LOL i still enjoy the hell out of that movie
@diquadhumungersaur492
2 жыл бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 honestly,I'm mid 50s now and still enjoy pretty much any movie with tanks in.. :-)
@ripvanwinkle2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@diquadhumungersaur492 have you seen "the Beast"? also fun fact all the military vehicles used in Kellys Heros were all rented from the yugoslav government
@diquadhumungersaur492
2 жыл бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 not sure.. just reminded me though of set of books I used to love when younger.. "sven hassel" .. whole load of em.. wheels of terror made into a film .. bout a, set of German,not nazi,degenerates and the mischief they get up to as a tank crew during ww2
@ripvanwinkle2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@diquadhumungersaur492 The Beast is about a Russian T-62 crew in Afghanistan. its pretty good, an underrated tank movie.
@schizoidboy
6 жыл бұрын
For a moment I was trying to remember the name Chris Barrie from somewhere then I saw this and remembered him from Red Dwarf and Britas Empire. This was an great presentation and I liked the personal details he gave on this video. One question I have is wasn't the Scorpion used in the Falkland Wars? I recall it was brought over in in this war where little armor was used it certainly would have been ideal.
@winstinwin7650
6 жыл бұрын
This man is a legend
@Skreezilla
6 жыл бұрын
chris barrie is so good with machinery! :D could listen to him talk on vehicles all day! in fact some days i have just done that
@Spookieham
5 жыл бұрын
Chris is a great presenter for this kind of stuff. You know he is genuinely interested in it.
@weejockpooplopmcplop
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Barrie .... more please !!!
@mrrolandlawrence
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you back in action CB! In no order, T34 - sloping armour, diesel and great battle success. T54/55 - incredible production run & long life! The British Challenger tank for the Chobham armour. Also the original British Mark 1. The 1st ever deployed tank! Finally the German Tiger tank for the sheer fear factor.
@paulbriody297
4 жыл бұрын
I soooooo want to go to this museum! Great selection!
@dustysniper9724
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the T-34-85 can pen both the tiger and panther from 1000m, but with the panther you need special ammunition called APBC or armor piercing ballistic cap.
@ripvanwinkle2002
2 жыл бұрын
yes well its not much of a brag one has an 85mm projectile thats heavier than the others 75 mm one and they are travelling at near the same speed i notice you didnt mention the Tiger can plow the t-34 at 1000+ meters no problem.. why is that? it has an even bigger 88mm gun with a heavier projectile maybe?
@dustysniper9724
2 жыл бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 The Tiger is a heavy tank. Heavily armored and armed. The T-34-85 was a medium tank which was armored pretty well but was also armed decently but not as much as the Tiger. A heavy tank taking out a medium tank from 1,000m is not as impressive as a medium tank taking out a heavy tank from 1,000m. The T-34 abused its design to allow for the use of less armor while the Tiger just dealt with it. The Tiger 1 was a good tank but the T-34 out classed it by being in a lower class
@InternetEntity
6 жыл бұрын
Just gotta say it, sorry: SMEA-EAD!!! (Space Core Directive 404: insult mode not found)
@MrGeorocks
6 жыл бұрын
Space Corp Directive 404? No member of the Space corp shall pilot Star Bug while eating a Christmas turkey? I have to say sir it's a good reminder of an important directive this close to turkey season but I'm not sure of its relevance to this situation.
@simongee8928
2 жыл бұрын
The problem that the allies had with the Tiger was that it's 88mm easily outranged all their own main guns. A sobering thought when you're up against one.
@ihategoogleplus5308
4 жыл бұрын
“It would often take up to five Shermans to take on a Panther or Tiger” Opinion discarded.
@DoubleThink-jc2dp
4 жыл бұрын
Key word “often”
@GhstTwnzFnst
3 жыл бұрын
Even in 2017 they're still in the belief that 5 M4 were "needed" to take on a Panther or Tiger? 2015 The Chieftain had a talk about American Armor myths at the Bovington Tank Museum smh
@TheStraha216
6 жыл бұрын
This was awesome!
@McRocket
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with all of them (though the Scorpion seems a bit of a reach. But his reasoning makes sense to me). Now let's get Craig Charles Top 5. Yes...I doubt he knows what a Chieftain is. But I would still like to hear his thoughts. He is smart, funny and I LOVED how he hosted Robot Wars. He deserves a shot. ☮
@Daehawk
6 жыл бұрын
What many dont realize is the Tiger 1 and Sherman both had relatively the same front armor. Tiger 1 was not quite 4" of un sloped and Sherman was 2" of 56 degree sloped.
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