M1A2 Abrams - Best Tank Video Ever!
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2021
- A Tank Commanders first person view of multiple training scenarios combined on the M1A2 SEP V2.The Circle X Crew of 3rd Platoon Chaos/Barbarian Company 1-68 AR. From Table VI Gunnery, CLFX to Section lead training. Visuals of entering, loading firing, maneuvering and utilization of the smoke grenade launcher to retrograding. Ranges from Grafenwöehr Germany to Tapa Estonia. Please give it a “Like” and share this video if you enjoyed watching.
I was in the field years ago. It was cold as hell and one of these tanks showed up. The TC got out and told us that we could all gather behind his tank and he’d keep the engine running so we could get warm. Very cool of him. This was at Fort Lewis Washington sometime around 00-01. Thanks a lot my brother. I never forgot it.
**turns on rear view camera** **Giggles and presses tac idle**
We would let the infantry warm up behind our tank... Then my TC would pop up and scream at them... "Why carry your weapon???, When your weapon can carry you!!!! " And then gave me the order to move out... Great times!!!
now M1A2 will enter in ACTION in the russian-ukrainian war
Ok high speed
@@dand7763 slava Ukrajna!
Remember. The .50 cal and .50BMG is older than any tank. John Browning really hit it out of the park with the M2 and .50 BMG.
@@mrjonathan1117 mk1 was 1916 the .50 BMG was 1910 and the first .50 cal was 1913
@@cpttankerjoe .50 BMG is not 1910
@@cpttankerjoe yeah the .50 cal is 1917 champ
They're also wicked fun to shoot.
Every once and awhile lightning strikes and somebody invents THE Thing for a given task. The Thing is the standard by which everything else doing that task is measured by. The Thing is perfection. You can improve on The Thing, make tweaks to it, but it is still basically The Thing.
In the Infantry Weapons category, most folks consider the following items to be The Things for their task:
The Ma Deuce M2HB heavy MG, the MG34/42/3 GPMG, the Browning Hi-Power and the M1911 .45 pistols [co-equals there], the M79 grenade launcher, the RPG-7 anti-tank rocket, the AK 47 assault rifle.
I'm sure there are more, and there will certainly be other opinions, but you get what mean.
I remember being in Germany last year and I was driving the CO around and mind you I’m infantry- he asked the tankers if I could hop in and fire a sabot and they said hell yeah!! I’m still close with that captain to this day, he is a huge help in my career
I knew it, I thought that was you that I saw in Germany last year, I wasn’t sure it was you and you were with somebody so I didn’t want to say anything.
@@wizcorn9958 small world
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You got to fire an APFSDS round out of a friggin' M1 Abrams? Your CO sounds awesome!
One of the very few times the video description was accurate. Best tank video I've ever seen. I was not privileged to serve and at 6'4", I'd never have made a tanker but this certainly makes it look like fun. (I'm sure not nearly as fun in actual battle.) Thank you for taking time from your lives to serve guys. I appreciate it.
There's no height min or max for a tanker. In my Basic training there was a guy that was 4'11" and when stationed in Germany in our company we had a guy who was 6'10". Although, I would think that life on a tank had to be a bit more difficult for either one of them.
See the Chieftan about that
Dude 6'5" and change. all the shit I wanted to do was off limits without waivers.
@@notyouraveragegoldenpotatoWeird. I used to work with a guy who used to be a tanker in the army. He was almost an inch taller than me and I'm damn near 6'3. He was probably 6'4ish.
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I was a driver on the "original" M1 in West Germany in 1980-82. The firing system has certainly changed since then lol. Would've loved to have that tech back then!
I was stationed in Amberg West Germany 1982- 85 3/2 ACR Border Patrol we had the M60 and then got the original M1 also love them tanks.
@@jaydecker1047 Yeah we transitioned from the M60 ourselves. 2nd Battalion 64th Armor 3rd Infantry; now disbanded :(
We had M1 IPs at Hood and then rotated to West Germany as a COHORT battalion and got basic M1s. Loved each and every version up to the M1A2 TUSK. What is not to love about Chobham armor, a gas turbine, and armor piercing, fin stabilized, discarding sabot rounds with a 66mm depleted uranium penetrator?
@@thomaswilliams2253 Being on the other end of it wouldn't be very fun.
respect ole timer! Thanks for your service.
0:53 I love how he just opens the ammo storage and flashes a menacing smile
Pity he’s not so on the ball when replenishing the .50
@@rattussapiens2854 better than not being on the ball with the main gun, the 120mm. Besides, the 50. isn’t even at his station. He was reaching a pretty good arm length
As an old tanker, I love it. Brings back old memories.
I served 71-74 M 60 A1s the Abrams is a Beast
@@edwardendsley3914 It is a beast! I Led M1 Platoons from 80 to 97
@@TankerInTexas l was in M60 a1s Fort Hood Texas 1972 - 1974
Very sorry I didnt see this earlier. I didn't get to Hood until 77. Was 1/7 Cav on M60A1s until 1979@@edwardendsley3914
I was in a light infantry unit, and we were training down in Ft Polk. We had just came out of the woods after a fight with opfor onto a road after dark and an M1A2 came out at another location just down from us onto the road. Hearing that thing rumble and shake the road was awesome.
I love this video, first time a see an actual look at a tank leader operating the optics and how the screen looks. greetings from belgium :)
Glad you liked it!
You should check TankSleepRepeat.
He shows all that is inside the tank and optics too. (Hes a commander not a gunner)
But this video is awesome too
@@thunderguri9056 what do you mean “he’s a commander, not a gunner”?
@@19-Kilo Gunner is the normal callsign for the guy who fires the main gun, when i say commander i mean of the tank 😅 sorry for bad English
I got out 2 years ago and being a tanker was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The job sucked a lot, but doing Gunnery made the entire job worth it. Thanks for sharing, got me to relive some of my best memories.
I got out in early 2019 but decided that people should see the full badassery of the Abrams. Since I haven’t seen a video like it of any kind on UA-cam yet. I always said being a tanker is 90% maintenance 10% fun. Furry had it right, Best job I ever had.
@@19-Kilo do you think Abrams is currently one of the best(or the best) MBTs out there? Is its equipment better than other tanks, is its armour more reliable, is its weaponry better? Comparing to, for example, Leopard 2, what's the difference between them? I heard Abrams is not using autoloading system to decrease the chance of ammorack detonation, is that true?
@@broderzzcompany with the Abrams the back of the turret where ammo is has blow out panned if used right there is a very low chance of smmo rack but compare to a t80 all the ammo is next to the crew because of its auto loader so if smmo racked there is extremely extremely low chance they will survive . And the 2a7 is like the Abrams with it beeing manually loaded but it blow out panels aren’t as affective I pretty sure
I have a video that Tank mens get fried like chickens... You can Also check that Syrian war videos
@@everywhereigo007 tank mens?
As a 55B from Mechanized Cav back in the day.. This was badass!!!! Thank you for letting me remember.
Brings back memories hearing that replenisher going off all the time. I was on M60-A3 in 11th Cav Germany..OORAH !! And Blackhorse Sir.!!
Allons!
I’m from Poland and I think American soldiers treat themselves as if they are true brothers. They are the best soldiers, bad ass
Definitely true that they form a brotherhood
@@xoxoxo5286 Poland is really good but before the inflation people compared their salaries to other people and still do because here lowest salary is 2400 zł. 1000 zł rent, 700 zł food, 300 zł other needs, products so the money you have after paying for your needs is 400 zł. I don’t know what is in America but I think it’s better place to live. I love USA streets, skyscrapers but I heard streets smell bad, I don’t know where is the truth. In America people get to know other people on the streets like they are good friends without any bad reactions like “what you want?!”. you think?
I don't know, I think you've got it really nice in Poland. There's differences between the two for sure, one of the biggest is the size of the country, America is actually pretty big, it's so big that the type of life you live changes from state to state, each state has their own rules, but they all get along. We love to joke around here, but when it comes to money things get serious.
The big cities ( like New York, Los Angeles) will have some smelly streets, but definitely not all of them. The most common smell you might find is the smell of diesel, or gas exhaust from all the vehicles in the big city. The only streets that smell really bad are the ones where homeless people have taken over, those streets can smell like pee or beer, or burning trash.
America is all about location if you ask me, you can find places where it's super cheap to live, and jobs pay more then the rest of the country, and you can find places where entry level jobs don't even pay you enough to make your rent.
If you have a trade, like a skill or a talent, you are golden here in America, you can go as far as your ambition will take you, but nothing is just given to you. There's definitely trade offs.
Life here has the chance to be the best in the world, or the worst.
You should visit USA! I live on the West Coast in the state of Oregon.
@@xoxoxo5286 what about health service? I heard it’s not as good as people want. Thank you for your info!!
@@damianwojcikiewicz3951 If you don't have health insurance it's crazy town prices, if you do have health insurance it's not bad for routine stuff, but if anything really bad happens it's still going to be pretty expensive.
Hospitals can't say no to you because you can't pay the bill, though.
That's pretty much universal in the states, it's not a bad system if you have the money and nothing crazy ever happens. The system needs work for sure
God this brings back memories, I was a tanker from 1986-2015. I served on the M60A1, M1IP, M1A1HA and M1A1 HC, and finally the M1A2 SEP, after that I was done with my PSG time and was a staff puke then a First Sergeant (for 6 companies) Best job I ever had.
Wow, sounds pretty cool
Nice career Top! Myself was 19k not anywhere as long as you former 1st Cav gunner
@@komponents7977 You wear a headset so it’s not as loud as it is with it off, that engine whine puts me to sleep from what I remember
What tank did you go through AOBC in?
@@teller1290 not sure what your asking, if you meant me I was a M1A2 tanker had
the M1A2 V2 SEP
This is the best video ever. Closest thing to being there. Amazing, thank you. And thank you for your service!!!
Wow, as an Indian, I am simply amazed by the rank design. Props to the American engineers, they have truly performed themselves out of this world!
The sky is the limit for one’s imagination and engineering skill. My dad and my grandpa are both engineers. Grandpa was an electrical engineer, dad was an engineer for machines that reform tires.
@@bobbyhill4118 ummm.....salute to your dad and grandpa... I guess?
@@akshatrai647😂😂😂😂😂
This Navy vet has a ton of respect for anybody who would go to war inside a machine that's as much of a target for missiles as a tank is on the modern battlefield. Similar to being on a surface ship, in a tank there's nowhere to hide. Many of the worst service-connected injuries I see at my local VA hospital are from combat vets who served in armored units.
My first GQ in USS Mahan,we were told that"Current Soviet tactical thinking is to shoot heat seeking missiles to take out the escort screen before going after the carrier...."
I'm sitting on the mess deck between the stacks of the firerooms thinking about all the heat that I can feel.
"Nowhere to hide",indeed.
Please pardon any vulgarity, but is it true the Navy is full of gay people?
@@vietzscheallagard2129 no.
@@vietzscheallagard2129 yes
For those who don't know, Abrams has a gas turbine engine, that's the loud "whine" you hear throughout the vid. Very nice footage
It’s more closely related to a jet engine like on an aircraft than a gas turbine but yes you are correct, kind of funny thinking that a tank needs jet fuel
It's called a "gas turbine" engine - gas as in air, not gas as in gasoline. "Gas" turbine to distinguish it from "steam" turbine.
We used to stand behind the big exhaust grills at the wash rack in Grafenwohr. We did it to stay warm in the winter.
@@davidsawyers4934 the average person won’t know what that means necessarily, most people know what a jet engine is however.
It’s actually much quieter than a Diesel engine the sound doesn’t carry very far that’s one reason why they use the gas turbine engine.
I was 19E in late 80's and 19K in the 90's... that high pitch sounds brings back memories. Good times!
My dad told me a story about keeping warm from the tank engines in the field. The infantry would get behind the tank and would spin around like a rotisserie chicken so they didn’t get burned. He also told me that the best place to sleep was on the engine on a cold night.
This is all true
Back deck on a cold night, kept u nice n toasty. Front slope wasnt bad either as long u had a winter sleeping bag
@@atomik86I always rolled off the front slope could never.
I was a Tank commander for 28 years. Fought in Desert Storm with the 1st Infantry. Brings back memories.
Question do you guys really call human beings crunchies?
@@dibspicer554 I never heard of that. I was in Iraq.
@@dibspicer554 Yes.. at least we did back in the late '80's
3/66 Burt's Knights!
Damn dude, thanks for your service. I'm just a 15 year old that plays tank games for fun. Must have been a strange feeling actually operating a tank in real life. What did you have? Was it an Abrams? Or something else like a Bradley?
My teacher lost both his legs when his tank went over an IED around 13 years ago before he was a teacher. He has been at my school for 3 years and I didn't know he had prosthetic legs. He recently shared his story during Rememberance Day 2021
That’s awesome and not at the same time 😄
how can an improvised explosive device penetrate a tank?
@@mustafaal-ghezi1757 trust me. They can. There is barely any amour underneath the tank.
@@mustafaal-ghezi1757 what makes you think I would give you information on how to destroy our great American forces???
@@mustafaal-ghezi1757 chill out he was joking
Thanks for sharing.
I have been a military nerd and fanboy my whole life, but as I got older and learned more about it all, my interests changed and evolved in 2 main ways:
A: I got more interested in the "less sexy" aspects, organizational stuff, the infrastructure and supplies and the elements that keep the "sexy" stuff like the MBTs and the fighter jets running, like recovery vehicles, maintenance and the such.
B: I got less interested in the raw stats of machines and more in what it is like to be a soldier using and living with those machines.
Long story short, that is why I appreciate videos like this one a lot.
Still, there is so much I haven't learned yet, despite scouring the internet for a long time, like how accommodations for tank crews work, for example.
Would the tank platoon or company carry its own tents with it for the crews to sleep in, in a "Operation Desert War" or World War 3 type scenario, when you can't rely on large, prepared, fortified bases, or would that be job of the battalion?
Are there spare crew men to replace wounded or fatigued tankers?
I know the French tank forces, when they introduced auto loaders to their Leclerc tanks and thus technically didn't need the human loaders anymore, still didn't get rid of the 4th crew man, but the companies ferry them after the tanks in armored personnel carriers, so they can still help with maintenance, camouflage and all the other work tank crews have to do.
That always seemed smart to me.
I also know that German tank battalions in WW2 carried spare crew men with them and even had their own handymen like cobblers, tailors, gun smiths and even a plumber.
I guess in case the battalion resides in a building and the toilets are clogged?
An amusing thought, but perhaps more common than I think?
I know that US tank companies contain 2 cargo trucks, one attached to the Field Maintenance Team and one to company HQ, but I don't know what that truck transports for the company.
I also don't really know how the 2 HQ tanks interact with the regular tank platoons.
Do they form their own 2-tank platoon in combat, or do they attach themselves to one of the platoons?
Do they lead from the front or stay back as reserve to help out in case of one of the 2 platoons getting in trouble or is that up to the company commander's digression?
You know, stuff like that.
Me watching this currently while I’m at gunnery lol .Never thought I’d stay in for this long and now I’m a TC. Honestly if I could do it over again I wouldn’t. Best job I ever had 💥
wow, firing the main gun is way more hectic than I thought it would be. There is A LOT going on. I can see how a tight team can be so important. Hats off to all the tankers out there
Thanks buddy. The tank does become our home. You live with your crew and get to know and work together very well.
Please tell us what good these 'tankers' are doing for the world, I'd really love to hear
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@@JohnSmith-nw2lsBeinga professional tank crew, in a time of war these guys will ecell more then any constript
@@JohnSmith-nw2ls "It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war." be glad you are not the warrior and that these tank crews are protecting you, even if you don't live in the US don't doubt these guys wouldn't get shipped over to where you live to help your country.
Im not a tank expert but sometimes i just feel like being inside a tank is the coolest man cave ever
It is!
i will forever love 2 things. the way that the loader yells "UP" and the bit around 6:20 where the dude says "FIRING GUN, ON THE WAY"
I was a combat engineer stationed in Germany in 1984. We helped build a combined arms live fire range at Graf. It was and has been great training for all.
I was in Germany from 1987 to 1990 and y'all did a good job with that. A night qual run as an infantryman on the range was a lot of fun.
Was showing my daughter this video and explaining what I did. Lots of memories. Thank you
I’ve shown my own kids this and was like “yea your dad was a bad ass” and they’re like “this video is boring” 🤣
the high pitched noise ever give you a headache?
@@popcorn8153 Correct me if I wrong, but this is turbine noise and probably microphone charateristic to be most sensitive in that annoying range of sound frequency
@@popcorn8153 These use turbine engines. That’s what you hear, the best kind of high pitched wine lol
@@FirstLast-gv1zl with enough CLP anything is possible. Until the FRH pump blows
Amazing footage indeed. Thanks for sharing👍
Thanks for watching!
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@@19-Kilo dufjuigku yri
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19 ECHO 10 , FT. KNOX , KY .
O.S.U.T. , " DISNEY LAND " , THE HOLDER COMPLEX , HEARTBREAK , MISERY & AGONY :
" ON THE WAY " BROTHER
" TREADHEADS "
ARMOR RULES !!!!!
U.S.A. " THIS WE'LL DEFEND "
I owned a piece of farmland and an brand new m1a2 abrams that was the actual sound effects and interior thanks for sharing with us!
I can't vouch for if this is the best, but it's definitely the best I can remember seeing! Thanks for sharing!
This is one of the best (if not THE BEST) tank gunnery videos depicting the action from the tank commander's point of view that there is on UA-cam (or, so I think). He really did an amazing job considering that he was consumed with commanding his tank and watching the rest of the platoon and capturing the action with his camera. Hats off on this great video and he who produced it! (I was an armored brigade S-3 operations officer for two years.)
Thanks a lot Sir! We of course had to work hard as a crew and platoon to achieve synchronicity. Once the repetition reaches a certain point everything becomes second nature. I have spat out responses on the radio that made perfect sense and I had to stop and think, “where did that come from” lol. Thanks for watching!
@@19-Kilo Super Bowl caliber team! Your hard work and desire achieve perfection shows!
Wow, drives smoother than my Merc
I've did a tank driving course just outside of Leicester in the UK and I was shocked at how smooth and easy they are to drive.
The driving side in particular is designed to be as simple as possible in case of an emergency. You could get an infantry man with no training behind the 'wheel' and they'd be able to do successfully.
Runs on a gas turbine so the engine runs smooth, too.
@@leerman22 yeah it has to so you can aim and fire while on the move
And is somewhere between 100 and 1000 times the price
Mercury does produce a good suspension for mountaineer.
Brings back a lot of memories. All great memories. Miss the heck out of it
Never knew the cap and the loader we’re in such close proximity. Let’s go boys! 🇺🇸
Damn I love seeing that wedge formation at 9:30. Seeing tanks move so well in formation makes me miss being on one!
Glad you noticed that, it was a pretty smooth transition from movement to setting into the BPs. I looked over and i dont know you could hear me but I said “hell yea” because it looked flawless on my end.
It was nice in Ft Irwin no roads, the whole valley was formations of tanks. Movement 'till contact.
Ukraine just invited anybody to come fight 👀, go go go
Nothing quite like the smell of diesel & corbite in the mornings fellas. I miss it greatly.
That's an absolute BEAST of a machine right there boys. They had a show on Hulu called "Ultimate Factories" where they took Abrams tanks and basically refurbished them to brand new. Awesome stuff!
@@Edyth_Hedd 🤫 that's the Goodyear welt plant 😁
Great video for reminiscing about good times during live fire. The loader is pretty good at his job. One of the few besides myself who used the vertical round-flip to get the round into the breech, instead of the slow, clumsy horizontal flip. I got an avcap stuck in the deflector a few times, but never had to deal with an avcap that failed to extract from the breech. He handled it like a pro. I don't miss the Army, but I sure miss being a tanker!
Yea the breach failing to drop was from a dirty bore evac. We squared it away afterwords for sure.
I timed 5.6 seconds and 5.1 seconds, truly impressive, atleast from my pov
@@ryangoslingIRL one of the best soldiers/loaders I've ever had. Great guy
No video can substitute doing it for real. I started as a greenhorn gunner then Loader/ Radio Op and finally promoted and selected to drive the Squadron Leader's Tank. 9 wonderful years
I miss being on my tank and my tank crew. I started out as a driver, skipped loader, became a gunner, then a Commander! B-22, 2nd platoon, Bravo Company 2nd Tank
Did u retire from the army?
Wow, that’s amazing! When were you in Korea? I was the last white 2 actual for 2-72 AR before we disbanded.
Was your ADA asset out of Hovey (B 5/5 ADA) 98-99/ 04-05. You guys were hallarious on the bus, "who you with.... duce tank". lol
I love how fast these things are. Capable of high speeds despite being so heavy and able to shoot while moving as well.
any tank can shoot on the move!! speed about cross-country 35 mph depends on terrain! pavement up 45mph,, if down the hill you can get 55.mph
dont look at the gas bill tho
@@eebarreto They can go faster than that if you back off the governor in the driver's compartment.
@Okana2up dumbo it's not Diesel its Jet Fuel. They have Jet Turbine engines. Lol
@@Casualplayer Weird, we ran diesel in the M1 and M1A1 in the late 80's early 90's. Unless something has changed, they are still running diesel. We COULD run jet fuel, but that was only for "special" occasions(actual war)
Oh man, did this bring back memories! Basic at Ft. Knox, KY, then 2nd Armored Division, Camp Casey, Korea, and 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX -- 1992 - 1996
I was TDY at a GM facility in Goleta, Ca back in the 80’s when they were testing the ‘Silver Bullet” sabot in use here. Damn thing would blast through many lead plates and sometimes blow out through the back.
Every Abrams vid : EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Seriously badass though! When he stood up out the turret and the main gun fires while on the move! This is almost porn lol.
THAT'S THE SOUND OF THE TURBINE BABY
Tank porn!
@@19-Kilo No, don’t give the Rule34 artists ideas please.
@@o5-redacted757 it’s to late it already happened
@@o5-redacted757 it’s always there
I had a good friend that was a tank commander in the Vietnam war . He was badly wounded his last day there . Had to spend months in hospital. He died of cancer couple years ago I miss him 😢
I took care of a lung cancer patient that was a Sheridan driver late in the war. He got messed up by a land mine. Went AWOL from the hospital and made it back to his unit before the MP’s picked him up. Such uncommon valor and camaraderie rarely seen today.
Til Valhalla and Fiddler's Green. We will see them again.
Man this is nostalgic.. I was a driver, then a loader, and finally made Gunner. Best job I ever had!
You don't fought against Russia.🔥
honestly, I’ve always wanted to be in a tank, specially an Abrams, and this is amazing
You can do what I do, when you’re driving your car just pretend that you’re driving a tank instead….it’s super fun.
@@wizcorn9958probably no bc: its smelly inside and it stinks and inside its claustrophobic so i probably won't be in a Abrams
A true Abrams only
i would love to be in a leo 2A6M or rent one when it’s too outdated lol
@@uhhhhh..i-like-guns it is not outdated at all, especially since the 2a6 modification copes with its task perfectly and sets fire to Russian tanks at a great distance) greetings from Ukraine 😉
This is fucken sick dude, greetings from your ally down under :)
Appreciate it bro!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
@@johnsawtell-rickson3957 oi oi oi
@@craigmandall9420 xD
G'day mate
I admire how fluid and fast that loader is
I finally know what my dad had went through in Iraq, thank you so much.
I was a fueler, got sent to a tanker unit at fort hood Texas after AIT. We ended up doing two NTC rotations and a year in Kuwait. Spent a lot of time watching these guys shoot. Ended up with epilepsy so staying in wasn’t an option. Driving multimillion dollar vehicles with night vision was kinda dope 😅
Agreed, it was kinda scary at times tho there were always blind spots and the tank always wins
@19-Kilo I have a question for you tanker guys. How easily could you spot those other tanks with the tanks visual equipment in mountain terrain?
@@andrewprice9431 very easily out to a few miles
@@19-Kilo wild
Crazy, I used to drive the M60 tank in the military, but the Abrams is like a spaceship from Star Wars. just how incredibly loud and oppressive it was in the M60.
Turbine makes a bid difference also
Drove the m60a1 miss that diesel sound
@@Mary_on_the_Prairie started out on the 48's in the early 80's in the Marines retired TCing the M1A2 so that was a thing.
Yea, but you could fit 8-10 tankers drinking beer inside an M60 turret if you tried ;). Thing was a Winnebago , compared to that VW-bug space inside an M1 turret. The driver's holds were both alright, but the M1 driver's hold was the best spot in the Army.
@@chrisperrien7055 i know right hell we even had pizza.
If you are up in Graff that is probably Range 301 or Range 79 .
We built though ranges in 1984 I was with the 535th Eng Co ( CSE ) along three other brigades of Construction Engineers. It took us 10 months.
You are at Range 301
Not the Graff I remember. Not muddy enough.
Fired range 79 in 1976. M60A1 aos. Top tank in company.
Absolutely amazing man! I love the Abrams!
Edit: thank you for your service!
Brings back memories. Former 10yr Leopard 2 A6-7 gunner then commander, not the exactly the same but similar workload.
My son is finishing up his last 3 weeks of OSUT down at Benning right now for 19K....man, I thought what I did in my Army career was cool, but I'm totally jealous of the kid! These machines are just amazing.
A Proud Father for sure, thank you both for your Service.
My Father and I were lucky enough to Serve at the same time, not a day goes by that I don't think of him and how much he did for me.
Ask him after his tank threw tracks in the field
Lol.
@@wanderknight69 I never threw track but def came close. I always heard it and stopped just in time to get out and walk it back on.
Hopefully Biden doesn't send your son to go die for Ukraine.
@@tac6044good point, Let’s Go Brandon”
It's really cool. Live shooting, I saw what Abrams looks like inside. As a man who has served in the tank forces, this is very interesting to me. Thanks for the live footage.
Greetings from the tank troops of Russia with the best wishes, I express professional solidarity. I wish you successful activity in such a difficult service :)
Russia! Awesome bro, you should put together some footage of your own. I’d love to see it! Thanks for watching
Optimus Prime!
@@zeppkfw what
@@therealvixe OPTIMUS PRIME ua-cam.com/video/QHn_N3Vq9DM/v-deo.html
Cool! What yanks do you operate?
Back in the 70s I was a commander of a couple of the M42 Dusters . Most fun I had was in the National Guard operating those things in Fort Picket Virginia.
That barrel stays so smooth and level driving down that dirt road. Amazing.
Imo stabilizers won the US ww2
@@PonyJarCollectorour stabilizers were really only effective under 8-9 mph, but I agree they were really important
I was at Ft. Knox in 97. Used to love listening to Live Fire Exercises at night. These tankers have tremendous firepower at their disposal and are trained to use it effectively.
What is great about this is... training. Training. Training. Can never have enough training. Awesome.
Thats why the tuskegee pilots were so good.
@@peterpenberthy2918 Yessir. 100%. I met 10 or so on the football field at the Air Force Academy a few years ago. Later went to a couple of presentations, lectures, from a couple of these gentlemen. A Tuskegee airmen lived down the street from us. Knew my dad pretty well. He passed away recently. Fine gentlemen, and man... loved hearing the gentlemen talk about flying. Pilots.
I was a mechanic in the Marines (2146). If I could go back and do it all over again, I for sure be an 1812. Best job I ever had.
of all the tank videos on youtube, this is for sure one of them.
Man I miss being a tank commander. This reminds me of the good old days doing gunnery with my crew. Love the sounds of the 120mm cannon going off and smelling the fumes from the rounds. Keep up the awesome job my brothas. One shot one kill!!!
That’s pretty dope thanks for your service
Me too in C&C Generals xD
What rank were you?
Retired tanker here and Master Gunner for M60, M60A3, M1 and M1A1 tanks, thank you for your video it brought back great memories! Keep up the great work.
Excellent!
I was in the 163rd Armored Cav.
Us Army enlistee here, finalizing the process on fully getting in and will be headed to MEPs soon, shooting for 19 Kilo. Badass machine, looks like she’ll be fun to work on and get used to. 70 tons of American steel and firepower sounds better than 100 pound rucks and walking to where ya gotta go!
King of the Battlefield young-un. You will do fine if you can give 110% in everything and determine to be the best damn tanker ever.
As FSO for a cav unit my track had four radios and was used for commo to bore sight a company of Abrams. It was fun, relaxing and watching that E-6 talk to each tank as they dialed things in.
In 78-81 I was a Sgt/TC in 1/46 Inf in W. Germany. Got to spend plenty of time sucking dust at Graf and Hohenfels. One day at Graf my squad and I saw the first Abrams we had ever seen. Had some tankers and brass standing around it so we weren't allowed more than a quick look. What a sleek beast.
Wow it only took 8 seconds to reload this is such an amazing video nice commanders view
I wasn't a Tanker, but I was in a Stryker unit. And let me tell you nothing beat watching the trucks and tanks maneuver.
8:03 That sync shot was sick
The fire command for this action is called “Top Hat”. You can hear the Platoon Leader announce this and then starting the countdown over the net. We are moving from defilade to enfilade and are all up in the firing posture at the last second. “Fire and adjust” is given for all tanks to fire at once.
@@19-Kilo Really cool thing
Man, that brings back some awesome memories. I spent 4 years on that steel beast, just the A1 and not the A2........shooting the big bullets at gunnery was the best.
@The Specialist ⚓ I did not. I signed up 2 months after Desert Storm
Grafenwoehr Training Area back in the day when I was in Germany. 3rd Armored Division, 2nd Battalion, Company B - Spearhead! Just sayin 😁 Ran across the UA-cam video and it brought back those old memories...circa 66 - 69
I repaired the LRUs inside Abrams and Bradley’s, I actually might’ve been stationed at Carson when this video came out. Those ICDUs man 😂
I went to AIT as a a loader/driver. Then, i joined ROTC and got my commission. Went on to other things. These guys are very good. Very fast. They are a top level crew. If you were to film an AIT crew, it would be about 1/4 this speed. Or slower. These guys are like a NASCAR team - very well drilled and cohesive.
Actually battle speed would be more involved, much faster. The reloading of the 50 cal, should have been readied. Your life or theirs plus a 8.5 million piece of Depleted Uranium with all the trimmings. No, they are in training. Watch the Gulf War video's. Men ran those!
Appreciate you sharing this. I served with 3rd ID, 4/64 Armor, West Germany, way back in what now seems like the stone age! Was a gunner and TC on the M-60. Would love to sit/shot in the M1A2.
That 120 mike mike firing looks so cool. It must be fun on the range.
Best video I watched this week, the feeling of thrills and powerful experiences👊
I served on the very first generation of Abrams with the 11th ACR in Germany way back when rocks were soft and fire was new.
You guys have a smooth drill. Nice work getting everyone trained up.
I have to say though, my leadership would have lost their freaking minds and 'Article 45'd' the whole crew for letting this much footage get out to the public. In my day, we couldn't even take photos inside the track. Everything had to be approved from PIO.
I was thinking the same.
I doubt the Abrams is a secret to any military now. Especially since PRETENDsident pedo Joe gave them away in Afghanistan...
Allons!
@@bradleyroon7639 AFAIK, no Abrams were captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. All that was left behind were MRAPS and Hummers. I might be wrong, but that's what I understand as of now.
Even if an Abrams was left behind, there is an extensive SOP on abandoning a vehicle. It includes everything from wiping the computer to throwing a thermite into the breech of the main gun. An Abrams was 'combat lost' in the Iraq invasion during OEF this way.
@@blckhorse02 Blackhorse!
Or, as we called ourselves, 'The Speedbump of Freedom' 😅
God pls give these men a bigger monitor its a real hard job I enjoyed TNX for the video
it is pretty badass sending stuff down range as you are driving to the range 😎
Excellent video. And thanks for posting. Rare to see this :D
Hooah!!! Just awesome to watch!!! Used to love to watch the M1’s as we passed behind the tank ranges on our way to our range!!!
Some of the best days of my life were on a tank. I once loaded 17 rds in a mad minute in Hoenfels, but it was on an M60-A3..Good times !! Awesome video !
"Pete" I was a track (tank) mechanic in the late 60's in Germany. We could live fire all the guns at the ranges at Grafenwöhr, but only the 7.62 and 50 cal at Hoenfels. That rate of fire would keep the loader busy, a good crew could maintain around 11 to 12 rounds a minute. After a few minutes at that rate you had to start throwing empty 105 casing to make room to stand. The M-60 and A-1 were both fine Tanks, which progressed from the 46 and M-48.
@@jamesglavich1426 LMAO, 105 casings...what fun those were. Sure was a happy day when we transitioned to the 120's
@@j4fsledgehammer Many a turret refit were done on the upgrade. Hatches etc. Pulled the old in, tore down, re-weld, additions. re-machined, assembly updated, Wham! M1 is now an M1A1, then M1A2 the M2A2. Now classified!
My tiny town at the time had maybe 400 people, but we had a road called Defense Hill Road Shoreham NY, which was a NIKE site with the E 31 nuclear warhead, me and my dad got there in 79 when we both got dirtbikes after it had been closed for a while, and the main building had a 2 nuke Jolly Roger, and at the bottom of the hill was a small base next to our high school, so when a school came to play baseball at our school, the home run fence had 30 Abrams tanks lined up on it, I think they only have 20 now.
This really is the best tank video I’ve seen well done
I was a 19E in 4th ID in 87-89 at Carson. HHC 2-77. Never got on an M1. Awesome video. Makes me wish I had reenlisted.
This is the best part of being a Tanker ! No video could ever do the experience justice but this one comes close !
Thanks brother!
Its incredible how concealed the noise of the canon going off in the tank is.
Thank you for sharing. I needed to see it to better understand what you guys go through when you operate one of these things, and what they are like. I wonder if your hearing is being protected from that whine? In many aircraft, there are helmets and/or equipment that allow a pilot and passengers to communicate above the engine noise through radio. (Bluetooth?) I don't know exactly what the best gear might be, but think it's doable to help you if you don't have something like that already.
Support, care and respect.
Hang in there.
As a former tanker this has been as legit as I've seen on here so far. In a war situation though, all these operations happen so much faster. With 4 different round types it's truly a machine of destruction.
Soon to be 2 round types!
@@tackytrooper 2? Wtf
@@brianbudzynski1926 A new multipurpose round is slated to replace HE, HEAT and I think also canister...
@@tackytrooper that damn near sounds like sin!
@@brianbudzynski1926 Somewhat heretical, yes, but it is a pretty cool round.
This brings back a lot of great memories. This is amazing! Thank you
Incredible video! Thanks for posting
I was 45 kilo 3rd armored division 1983 -1986 bad ass machine
Went to NTC a couple years back I got to sit back a couple clicks and watch y'all do your thing through my NVGs. Let me tell you watching that round go down range and you guys bounding and cover was a thing of beauty
my dad lives on a mechanized infantry base so when i'm vistiing i'm able to see a lot of armour. I've even seen Abrams shooting! it's truly great when your dad is a staff seargant.
Respect For Your Dad: 📈📈📈📈📈📈
Killer tophats man. Great loader, one hell of a tank
The m1 Abrams is one of my favourite tanks.