The Abrams wholesome crew:The female commander who will destroy your day,The Gay Gunner Chaplin,The Loader who hold his laugh and try to keep it profesional when the gunner has a voice crack and The blind driver who gets yelled by The Commander all the time like a couple with a bad relationship.
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
@@oleb.dahlum6455 Why would they use night vision in day light also it would not work. i mean it would work but it would mean nothing in the battle field now days, also considering this is an Abrams is should have gunner thermals and also commander's independent thermal viewer or CITV
@@oleb.dahlum6455 Not all thermal visions are Black and white, and also the night vision system would not work in daytime conditions, as it amplifies the minimal light that is available. That is indeed a thermal vision just like here: czcams.com/video/V-gYBxHPO_Y/video.html
Unfortunately, I watched a loader feeding rounds to the coax like this get his arm crushed when the driver slammed the tank into reverse at the top of the position, jumping the stabilized gun up into the turret roof. I used to do it myself when I was a loader, until I just cut the belt at about 150-200 rounds keeping the weight of the belt down. I see video like this loader now and it makes me cringe a little after what happened to the loader in my unit.
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
instantly recognized the range just by looking at the landscape in the background lol. i grew up about 25km from grafenwoehr. even heard the .50 shooting during while sitting in the garden lol looking forward to the next german-american volksfest guys
We would set up AN/PRC-77 jump radios in M1A2s back in the early 90s at Yakima training range in WA. The tower would eval the crew on performance and communications on the range in stationary fight positions and team movements while traversing down range. The M1A2 didn't live fire back in Fort Lewis and you can only do so much in a simulator.
When you called "identified tank, 1200", you lased and the TIS appeared to show over 2k range. What's up with that? Were you just calling battlesight range for simplicity?
Before I fire, I have to give a target description and a range, but the manual never says the range has to be accurate. However, notice how the tank commander doesn't tell the driver to move up from behind the berm until I give a range. The gunner can keep refining a range if their laze is bad while the tank is moving, but waiting to read off the actual range takes precious seconds away from the rest of the crew.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Interesting. So it's purely a way to satisfy the requirements of the exercise while maintaining maximum speed? Would this also be done in a combat situation?
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo interesting, as a challenger 2 gunner and now tank commander the only time we ever gave a range in a fire control order was when systems have degraded or firing off of the auxillary sight.
@@MonkeyLibFront We do the same. If the FCS has the ability to give a range, then it can be omitted from the fire command. Most gunners still give a range only b/c it's what they have been taught. When I was a gunner i learned to just say LOST every time I pulled triggers, not b/c I lost track of the round but b/c you must give a sensing, so it was just an expedient way to satisfy meeting the requirements.
@@MonkeyLibFront BTW Challenger 2 is an awesome tank. We got to hang out with some of you lads in Germany back in 16-17 Playing on your Tank was a cool experience. You Don't realize how large the Challenger 2 is, until you step down into it.
There's not really an "extended version" as most of these are individual engagements that last anywhere from 50 seconds to 75 seconds. The closest to an "extended version" I would be able to get would be something similar to my "laying the hate" video, which is a lot of waiting around, and wouldn't be super engaging, even with thru-sight video. I'll upload as much as I can, however, I don't exactly have the opportunity to film much, for obvious reasons.
We had a miss fire on the main round once went thru all the procedures before removing from the tank.still a little unnerving not knowing if it would cook off
Hell yeah! Working through that engagement like a pro! Didn't get the news about Female crew members but so glad to hear our warrior sisters have been welcomed into the Tank Corps! Great content!
I cant stop laughing at that voicecrack. I wouldnt mind to try to be in one of those positions, but I think I will be terrified to be the loader beside that gun when it fires
I almost had a chance to check out a Leclerc a while back, but the French soldiers were moving out for training so they didn't have time. Someday! Hello from the US!
Can you do a throughout examine of some of the dialogue please? I've tried asking people what "Jump" means in this context XD. The commander also said "driver down, lost" which I thought the training drill involve him dead in the scenario but she later said "driver back"???
So the "jump" refers to the "jump cable", which takes the sound from the internal communications net and transmits it over the radio so that the evaluators can hear what we're saying. Obviously, we don't want to clutter up the net when we don't have to, so we only turn it on immediately before an engagement. "Driver down" simply instructs the driver to back down into a covered position, and "Lost" means that we shot at the target, but can't necessarily see if we hit it or not.
Thanks! Was hoping to get more footage like this (even bought additional cameras for this month's gunnery), but the unit quarantined me for suspected COVID-19, and by the time I was cleared and back in action, we were a bit rushed and couldn't get set up. What little footage I did get is in my latest video. Next time!
I noticed he was sighted dead on a moving target at distance. Does the tank sighting system automatically calculate range and target velocity and adjust the sight picture to account?
It has a laser finder that measures the target range, and changes the gun elevation (separately from the sight) to account for drop of the shell due to gravity while the fire control system does the stuff like compute the lead if a target is moving, and some other stuff while the gunner basically just points sight crosshair at a target for that stuff for the fire control system to do that stuff, and the reticle changes cus of the gunner changing the zoom basically, hope it helps.
I have a question, since i don´t know much about tanks: if you load a certain type of ammo inside the chamber and you need to change the type of ammo, can you take out the unexploted ammunition and load another round? thanks
With manual loading, yes. This is one area that autoloaders are just catching up to human loaders - the most modern autoloaders in tanks like the Leclerc (if I recall correctly) and the T-14 Armata are capable of switching rounds.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo ok, thanks. so, if i understand, on modern autoloaders in tanks, you can take out the round even if you didn´t fire it, but that means that on previous autoloaders, i mean the older models, you can´t take out the round one time it´s inside the gun. you just have to fire it, right?
The high freq sound is the gas turbine engine. The crew wear sound canceling headsets. Also, because of the frequency, in videos it tends to seem louder than it really is due to microphone sensitivity.
@@jonny2954 Nah, pretty sure it's the engine. Notice how in the beginning of the video, the noise is still present even though the turret wasn't moving like, at all. When it does move, however, it makes a distinctly squeakish sound as you'll hear around 0:37
The coaxial machine gun doesn't use that handle as a safety, in fact, it's a huge safety violation to fire the coax with the arming handle engaged. It wasn't planned, the electronics to fire the machine gun came out of alignment, so I ended up having to fire it manually.
Watch your trigger pull, you launched that round before announcing on the way. Tell your loader to work on his stoppage drill. You should never have to get off the browpad. He just sat there. Announce stoppage, charge it, attempt to fire, announce stoppage, then your loader should hit the EL and fix the issue if he can. Good job firing manually. Remember, scan range fan to range fan
I just read an article from a military publication written by a marine that stated the DOD budget calls for completely getting rid of any tank units & drastically reducing the infantry ect...is that true? I say units, sorry I've never been in the military I don't know the proper terms.
Fun fact - all our tank simulators are based on "Virtual Battlespace 3" - which is a simulation software made by Bohemia Interactive that is based on Arma 3. So I'd be concerned if it didn't look exactly the same lol.
Hypothetically we could, but tank engagements are generally conducted from such long range and over such short periods of time that "front towards enemy" is the best rule of thumb. Additionally, "angled for maximum survivability" towards one enemy tank tends to translate to "perfect flank shot" to his wingman. Hiding behind terrain between shots, and seeking alternate firing positions to keep the enemy guessing as to our position is the best option.
@@CrazyAirsoftGun5000 It actually is for tank standards. Modern western tanks like the Abrams, Leo and Challenger are actually quite roomy, even a larger taller guy can squeeze inside. Russian tanks are built for dwarves.
COD isn't about tank warfare, plus its an arcade game, not meant to be realistic. Yeah the COD Ghost tank mission is the most infamous out of all of these but Raven Software and Infinity Ward didn't claim that Ghosts was going to have the same accuracy and realism as Post Scriptum. It's like saying World of Tanks needs to put effort into their game because they have implemented German paper tanks.
Q: I am curious. Do they teach what do to do when tank gets hit by SABOT or ATGM? Do they tell what can you expect when round penetrates the armor? Also, are you confident that Abrams armor can stop most of the opponents ammunition?
Is it normal practice for the gunner to kind of take over the engagement like you did there? Like, specifically, when the stoppage on the coax isn't able to be quickly remediated and you direct the driver to pull back, is that a training range thing or is it cool to make directive calls in lieu of the TC? I'm not a tanker, just a fuckin nerd, kinda interested in this kinda stuff.
If the TC is brand new they have a lot to learn, especially if they just reclassed. Once I was put on another crews tank as a loader to help get through the tables by telling the TC what to say and do.
Like Captain2501 said, the TC was new and didn't think of it. In addition, when the TC gives the "Fire and adjust" command, she's handing over control of the tank to the gunner to successfully prosecute the engagement to completion, generally while she's scanning for another target. You don't see the gunner controlling the driver like that very often, but it was authorized and appropriate in that situation.
The commander's sight can scan around independently of the turret, and the commander has a button they can press that automatically swings the turret over to whatever they're looking at, so essentially yes.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Gotta ask again cuz last time seeing tank biathlon the 2010 update T72's crews seemed had hard time looking for targets like they never used commander's sight
Does a person start out as the gunner? And if I was a gunner in training would they let me fire it after aiming correctly to see what it looks like inside as the action slides back
A tanker typically starts out as the driver or loader. The gunner is usually a Sergeant, who is in charge of the driver and loader. I've seen it happen though, depends on whether your unit has enough sergeants, and if you're high speed and competent. As for watching the gun recoil... You're absolutely not allowed to do that - but everyone does anyway at some point.
Methodical teams are even scarier. They are a sight to see when things are done by the book. This display of discipline speaks positive volumes about the hours of training these guys goes through. Service is always an act of valor.
Service is not always an act of valour. Service in the US military has entailed the deaths of millions of civilians throughout the middle east in wars based on lies and bullshit. There is absolutely nothing to be proud of there, nor any valour.
Yeah...I was like wtf why is the gunner making all the decisions and running everything, giving the driver movement commands...then I realized the TC is a female and that answered everything.
How exactly does the TC's gender affect her ability to fight the tank? I think the fact that she had only been on a tank for 2 weeks prior to this video has a lot more to do with it.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo she is clearly not in command there. The gunner is walking all over her and commanding. Of course there's individual exceptions but nobody can honestly sit and deny that often times women are not assertive enough or command enough respect to keep control of their troops and she was most definitely not.
Once again, you're assuming it was due to gender rather than inexperience, even after I stated that inexperience was involved. Instances exist where females aren't assertive enough to command troops in battle, for sure. That's just a fact. But that doesn't excuse your automatic assumption that "lack of control = female" in this instance. Soldiers must be evaluated purely on their ability to complete a task. She didn't do great in this video. However, go ahead and show me a male soldier who can do better with 2 weeks of experience, and we'll talk about how your example is still an edge case and your argument is still discriminatory for no reason.
No, the arming lever is only for the main gun. I initially thought the stoppage was caused by the ammunition belt getting hung up in the feed box, but it turns out the firing solenoid (the device that pulls the trigger on the machine gun) had come out of adjustment, which is why you see me pulling the trigger manually when it finally fires.
Thinking of joining as a 19K, requesting Stewart or something to not get put on the new Bookers. I heard you start as a driver, then loader and then finally gunner? Apparently I also can not join since Im above 6’2” or something.
The entire shell except for the metal base disintegrates when the gun is fired. The base of the shell is ejected down into a basket by the loader's feet.
Table 5 you still gotta abide by the standard. they used all their 15 seconds of defilade time and still screwed the pooch. Fore before up is a 30 point crew cut. misfire procedures was not done.....me being a VCE before I got out, thats a 0 for the engagement btw, firing coax at a tank target is improper ammo selection which i also believe is a 30 point crew cut
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
Nope, if an NBC environment is detected, the tank forces massive amounts of filtered air into the crew compartment, which causes it to overpressurize. This ensures that, even in an area as open as the gun tube, any gas trying to get in is overwhelmed by the filtered air trying to get out.
Other than the Loader reaching up to mess with the ammo belt, where? I use this video as a training tool sometimes, so if you see something I don't, please point it out! Also I'm the only crew member who's still a tanker lol
I'm not gonna get too into it, but yeah, there's absolutely no way they didn't know. There's an insane number of safety precautions to prevent that from happening. One shot, I'd still say it could possibly be incompetence, but that second shot? I've been in a similar situation (on the receiving end, being shot "over", not "at") and I guarantee you someone is on the net screaming to "cease fire" before the firing tank is capable of loading another round.
what did the gunner mean when he said "sabot indexed"? Does that mean he's ready to fire sabot or that he wants another sabot round ready to fire after the first one?
Yep! "(ammunition) indexed" is the gunner verbally verifying that they have selected the correct ammunition so the fire control system can generate the correct ballistic solution. Generally, whatever is indexed should match the round that is loaded, but sometimes you'll hear the loader announce something like "sabot loaded" while the gunner announces "coax indexed" if they plan on firing the coaxial machine gun before the main gun.
this is a wonderful video, Abrams is my favorite tank. I have a few questions - my father served on m1a1, do you think he is already outdated? I also want to ask, will an armored curtain between the crew and the ammunition really save you in the event of an explosion? p.s. sry GT
The principal difference between the M1A1 and the A2 variants is the electronics. The protection remains the same, except in the the A2 SEPv3 variant, which has additional front turret armor. Re the ammo fire risk, there is a 1"-thick (25.4mm) armored steel door between the ammo and the fighting compartment. The turret roof blow out panels will operate long before the armored door would ever be breached, directing the combustion up and out of the turret and away from the crew.
The blue bits are "sabot petals" that hold the round centered in the gun. that round is only about 30mm in diameter, so those lock onto it in the tube and contain the gases to propel the round out the muzzle, then fall away. The blue color indicates it's a training round.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo just curious, I was on leopard so i'm sure the ergonomics are different , but y'all have ready racks for quick loading or you have to rely on the main ammo compartment ?
@@denthdeath1 No ready racks, from the tank's front perspective the rear turret bustle is split in in two, you load from left to right with each compartment having doors that open and close automatically, theres a couple other ammo places in the lower hull but the rear turret for the most part is all you got.
Yeah no shit bro that's why training exists. If your table 5 doesn't suck, your MG fucked you and didn't make it hard enough to prepare you for 6. Old timers always acting like they didn't suck at some point...Very cool video though, especially with the Through Sight Cam on the TIS.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Yeah, not your best. Good training. 1. Your loader; though I defended him earlier, should be quicker. Not every shot you sling will be a hit- or even a kill. I know that you hit it, and the 2nd target was a coax target, but he can work it a bit faster. 2. Coax maintenance. You should have known you had an issue from your LFAST day. You know how to build the platform in the coax box? Get that solenoid adjusted, that should have been a prefire check. 3. Good job using your tactical break time to fix your coax. Most crews just hang out and flap in the wind. But... 4. WTF?!? Don't ever let your loader work on the gun like that with the cadillacs engaged! Especially when moving up! One hard stop, one slip, and your loader is between the breechring and turret roof, and guaranteed to pass his next Ht/Wt. You got to have him work on it, fine; let go the handles, and make sure he's clear before you pull up. 5. Yep, there's a trigger on the coax. Good job finding it. 6. Coax zero can be tighter. Lastly....TC. Your gunner does not run your tank. You are the tank COMMANDER, not the tank rider. You should be doing more to scan, to prep your crew, to LEAD the engagement. You have a good gunner, but he's carrying you. You need to work the crew duties, chair drills and get comfortable doing that job. You're the brains of that crew, you need to step up and act like it. Gunner, good job. Hope you've been to the board, and have your own tank; you seem like you're ready for it. Hope your TTVI went well.
So it was about 30F (-1C) when this video was taken, so no "surviving the heat" for us lol. They do have both heaters (REALLY good heaters) and air conditioning (...kind of), so it's generally not that bad.
![Inside the M1 Abrams - POV of Tank Loader [Training]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mHvKnA1kT1c/mqdefault.jpg)
![Inside the M1 Abrams - POV of Tank Loader [Training]](/img/tr.png)
Freddie Mercury is alive!
MAMAAAAAA
No, that is the gunner’s position, not driver.
Hahahahah
LOL
Freddie Mercury was fighting in the war the whole time
Most diverse tank crew ever: A chick, a blind man, and a gay guy.
Americans and their homofobia...
@@johnnywalkertexas1213 Wannabe Americans and their inability to recognize a joke when they see one...
What about the driver
Jack Attack He’s the blind man.
Benmore Peak hehehe
I would be the most unprofessional gunner in this tank
“READY TO FIRE”
“YEET”
Cringe
Oh, I've got a video for that...
@jinxt _ oh fuck yes.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo _yeessss_
LET US SEE THE *Y E E T*
*B L A M*
The Abrams wholesome crew:The female commander who will destroy your day,The Gay Gunner Chaplin,The Loader who hold his laugh and try to keep it profesional when the gunner has a voice crack and The blind driver who gets yelled by The Commander all the time like a couple with a bad relationship.
when did he get yelled at? im trying to find it but i guess i cant hear idk
why am i hearing friends intro when i read this
...Nailed it
Affirm action female whose very existence only discourages warriors from joining and encourages our enemies.
teller12. What do you mean? People aren’t going to join the army because more than one sex is part of the forces?
As a tank enthuasiast the turret rotation sound is very satisfying indeed.
That’s the turbine engine
@@dilodidymium3918 no it's the turret traverse mechanism.
GHPC? :)
@@-MilitaryHistoryShorts- Surprising how an GuP got the sound of a turret rotating correctly!
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
Ah yes after spending 5 minutes in the comments i myself have earned a certified degree in every aspect of this tank
Congratulations, DR lamo XD, "Tank"hD lol
in t-80 reloading every body makes jokes insulting the tank
@@lol-zo1ne t80 reload in 6.5 seconds and Suka blyat sound abrams fake reload in 5 seconds
@@lol-zo1ne now you see why congrats
вам бы фильмы снимать в Голливуде! это у вас хорошо получается) но в реальности супермен не прилетит на помощь и железного человека не существует!
Really awesome footage from inside of the Abrams, especially thank you for the embedded video with the thermal sight.👍
I don't think it night vision bc you can see the sun is shining in to the tank it's probably thermal vision
@@oleb.dahlum6455 Why would they use night vision in day light also it would not work. i mean it would work but it would mean nothing in the battle field now days, also considering this is an Abrams is should have gunner thermals and also commander's independent thermal viewer or CITV
@@oleb.dahlum6455 Not all thermal visions are Black and white, and also the night vision system would not work in daytime conditions, as it amplifies the minimal light that is available. That is indeed a thermal vision just like here:
czcams.com/video/V-gYBxHPO_Y/video.html
What would you like to know? I could more than likely answer your questions. I was an M1A2 crewman in every position.
Also we do not use night vision during the day. It is thermal vision.
Unfortunately, I watched a loader feeding rounds to the coax like this get his arm crushed when the driver slammed the tank into reverse at the top of the position, jumping the stabilized gun up into the turret roof. I used to do it myself when I was a loader, until I just cut the belt at about 150-200 rounds keeping the weight of the belt down. I see video like this loader now and it makes me cringe a little after what happened to the loader in my unit.
Yeah, we don't do this anymore. Luckily, nothing bad happened. Like another commenter said, EL UNCPL is a powerful tool.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo EL UNCPL should be used more often, all you gotta do is arm the gun if you're shooting main and it'll jump.
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
вам бы фильмы снимать в Голливуде! это у вас хорошо получается) но в реальности супермен не прилетит на помощь и железного человека не существует!
1:16 "Identify truck FOUrhundred!" Lol
1:13 another voice crack 😂
He was probably yelling all day. Can't blame him lol
After 25 years of M1 experience I can honestly say that has got to be a National Guard crew
1st ID isn’t guard
Looks guard to me.
Terrible fucking gunner
@@sabot1579 Those aren't Guard Patches. 1st ID is Active.
@@atadbitnefarious1387 Frightening.
I think freddie still alive, he fake his death because he having a voice crack diseases
That’s the best joke yet I’ve seen today
instantly recognized the range just by looking at the landscape in the background lol.
i grew up about 25km from grafenwoehr. even heard the .50 shooting during while sitting in the garden lol
looking forward to the next german-american volksfest guys
Spot on!
its so cool when one of the soldiers in the video is the actual poster; reading answers, that aren't conjecture, to questions is really interesting
A lot of people think tanks are cool. I agree. Just trying to spread the love lol
1:09 Who else got a shock?
From what
@@benjaminadamonis2870 gun firing, but all I got was boom p-ting
piyok
Wow Freddie Mercuty got reincarnated as a tank gunner!
I love the sound the turret ring motor makes when it stops trying to rotate the turret
in short term, the brakes
We would set up AN/PRC-77 jump radios in M1A2s back in the early 90s at Yakima training range in WA. The tower would eval the crew on performance and communications on the range in stationary fight positions and team movements while traversing down range. The M1A2 didn't live fire back in Fort Lewis and you can only do so much in a simulator.
Было дело
When you called "identified tank, 1200", you lased and the TIS appeared to show over 2k range. What's up with that? Were you just calling battlesight range for simplicity?
Before I fire, I have to give a target description and a range, but the manual never says the range has to be accurate. However, notice how the tank commander doesn't tell the driver to move up from behind the berm until I give a range. The gunner can keep refining a range if their laze is bad while the tank is moving, but waiting to read off the actual range takes precious seconds away from the rest of the crew.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Interesting. So it's purely a way to satisfy the requirements of the exercise while maintaining maximum speed? Would this also be done in a combat situation?
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo interesting, as a challenger 2 gunner and now tank commander the only time we ever gave a range in a fire control order was when systems have degraded or firing off of the auxillary sight.
@@MonkeyLibFront We do the same. If the FCS has the ability to give a range, then it can be omitted from the fire command. Most gunners still give a range only b/c it's what they have been taught. When I was a gunner i learned to just say LOST every time I pulled triggers, not b/c I lost track of the round but b/c you must give a sensing, so it was just an expedient way to satisfy meeting the requirements.
@@MonkeyLibFront BTW Challenger 2 is an awesome tank. We got to hang out with some of you lads in Germany back in 16-17 Playing on your Tank was a cool experience. You Don't realize how large the Challenger 2 is, until you step down into it.
Cool. No other words, it's just cool.
Cool your shithole
Nothing cooler than hearing the gunner yell UP! Cause that means a 120mm sabot round is about to send something to another dimension
Wow this is awesome footage. Do you have more? Maybe an extended version? Could watch this for ages
There's not really an "extended version" as most of these are individual engagements that last anywhere from 50 seconds to 75 seconds. The closest to an "extended version" I would be able to get would be something similar to my "laying the hate" video, which is a lot of waiting around, and wouldn't be super engaging, even with thru-sight video. I'll upload as much as I can, however, I don't exactly have the opportunity to film much, for obvious reasons.
@@dreadnaught_37_kiloawesome, thanks, dude!
Dude the communication is awesome!! 😎
It's critical that everyone on a tank crew knows what everyone else is doing at any given time. That's why we practice.
That turret rotation speed!
The eyes of the mustache gunner though 😂👍
charlie chaplin is that you? 😂😂
More like a “ Freddie Mercury is that you?”
We had a miss fire on the main round once went thru all the procedures before removing from the tank.still a little unnerving not knowing if it would cook off
Do you arm your main round during coax ryn? Or did he mix up the target?? I used to work at range so I am a bit intrigued lol
I can definitely see the master gunner going nuts during stoppage lol
I knew that tank wouldn't miss when I say that mustache
Hell yeah! Working through that engagement like a pro! Didn't get the news about Female crew members but so glad to hear our warrior sisters have been welcomed into the Tank Corps! Great content!
US Army allowed women to serve in a combat MOS beginning in 2016, along with all other branches.
Amazing, almost no oscillations manning the turret and firing the main gun
The stabilization system is pretty good.
This is awesome !!!
I cant stop laughing at that voicecrack. I wouldnt mind to try to be in one of those positions, but I think I will be terrified to be the loader beside that gun when it fires
Nice video :) in France we have Leclerc Tank. I think it's good tank too. Hi from France
@Nathan Lynch That's why Britain defends you
@Nathan Lynch we wouldn't patrol your sky's if we didn't, or would you rather we let the Russians in your airspace?
@Nathan Lynch I didn't mean patrol in a literal sense, the RAF doesn't patrol British space either
I almost had a chance to check out a Leclerc a while back, but the French soldiers were moving out for training so they didn't have time. Someday! Hello from the US!
1:09 tremendo
BR ?
1st Tenente Borges 10.7 i think so
_it WHIRS when turning!!!!!_
I LOVE THE *WHIR*
Can you do a throughout examine of some of the dialogue please? I've tried asking people what "Jump" means in this context XD. The commander also said "driver down, lost" which I thought the training drill involve him dead in the scenario but she later said "driver back"???
So the "jump" refers to the "jump cable", which takes the sound from the internal communications net and transmits it over the radio so that the evaluators can hear what we're saying. Obviously, we don't want to clutter up the net when we don't have to, so we only turn it on immediately before an engagement. "Driver down" simply instructs the driver to back down into a covered position, and "Lost" means that we shot at the target, but can't necessarily see if we hit it or not.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Thank you sir!
It took you long enough to John Wayne that coax.
Yeah, didn't even think of it at first. It was good training lol
This has to be the best m1a2 abrams tank action video tbh
Thanks! Was hoping to get more footage like this (even bought additional cameras for this month's gunnery), but the unit quarantined me for suspected COVID-19, and by the time I was cleared and back in action, we were a bit rushed and couldn't get set up. What little footage I did get is in my latest video. Next time!
I noticed he was sighted dead on a moving target at distance. Does the tank sighting system automatically calculate range and target velocity and adjust the sight picture to account?
It has a laser finder that measures the target range, and changes the gun elevation (separately from the sight) to account for drop of the shell due to gravity while the fire control system does the stuff like compute the lead if a target is moving, and some other stuff while the gunner basically just points sight crosshair at a target for that stuff for the fire control system to do that stuff, and the reticle changes cus of the gunner changing the zoom basically, hope it helps.
Yes it calculates, range, lead, distance,cant, barometric temp, ammo temp, and crosswind to make a firing solution
I have a question, since i don´t know much about tanks: if you load a certain type of ammo inside the chamber and you need to change the type of ammo, can you take out the unexploted ammunition and load another round? thanks
With manual loading, yes. This is one area that autoloaders are just catching up to human loaders - the most modern autoloaders in tanks like the Leclerc (if I recall correctly) and the T-14 Armata are capable of switching rounds.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo ok, thanks. so, if i understand, on modern autoloaders in tanks, you can take out the round even if you didn´t fire it, but that means that on previous autoloaders, i mean the older models, you can´t take out the round one time it´s inside the gun. you just have to fire it, right?
The autoloader in the MGS Stryker can stow a round.
I love everything but the voice crack
Francis Rebibis Haha what time?
@@aidantroygomez5670 1:12
aT tHe FoUr HaUnDrEd
That noise was coming from tanks jet turbine engine
Hahah
Do you guys have a headache from this constant high-frequency squeak?
The high freq sound is the gas turbine engine. The crew wear sound canceling headsets. Also, because of the frequency, in videos it tends to seem louder than it really is due to microphone sensitivity.
@@NZobservatory It's the hydraulic turret drive, not the engine.
@@jonny2954 Nah, pretty sure it's the engine. Notice how in the beginning of the video, the noise is still present even though the turret wasn't moving like, at all. When it does move, however, it makes a distinctly squeakish sound as you'll hear around 0:37
@@NZobservatory and the high frequency nature of turbine engines also means that they are REALLY LOUD up close, but near dead-silent from afar
@@riatorex8722 Yes.
Yunno it's interesting that unlike the Abrams, the Chally 2 uses a chain gun for the coax so stoppages like that wouldn't happen.
1:14 Any idea if its a planned stoppage drill? Gunner attempts to fire before breach is closed, tries to fire again with that handle still down.
The coaxial machine gun doesn't use that handle as a safety, in fact, it's a huge safety violation to fire the coax with the arming handle engaged. It wasn't planned, the electronics to fire the machine gun came out of alignment, so I ended up having to fire it manually.
Watch your trigger pull, you launched that round before announcing on the way. Tell your loader to work on his stoppage drill. You should never have to get off the browpad. He just sat there. Announce stoppage, charge it, attempt to fire, announce stoppage, then your loader should hit the EL and fix the issue if he can. Good job firing manually. Remember, scan range fan to range fan
Freddie Mercury not die
He just join US army 🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇲
Question, why did the loader not push the safety arm up for the 120?
Because the next engagement was coax. He was just battlecarrying sabot. Loader does not arm the main gun until the TC issues a fire command.
after loading the first round, or after loading the second round?
@@setesh1294 Second round. See my first post.
Because it's a 5 point crew cut for the loader to arm the main gun when the gunner is directed to engage with the COAX.
Would be cool to get some more gunnery vids
I just read an article from a military publication written by a marine that stated the DOD budget calls for completely getting rid of any tank units & drastically reducing the infantry ect...is that true? I say units, sorry I've never been in the military I don't know the proper terms.
The Marines just got rid of their tanks because they didn't really fit into the USMC's mission. That's not true for the Army.
It's crazy how the camera view does look EXACTLY like a video game. I see little difference between it and ARMA 3's tank view.
I know it's insane. BI really did good work on that.
Fun fact - all our tank simulators are based on "Virtual Battlespace 3" - which is a simulation software made by Bohemia Interactive that is based on Arma 3. So I'd be concerned if it didn't look exactly the same lol.
Couldn't ever imagine actually being in tank combat and actually seeing a T72 etc and actually having to engage it knowing every second counts.
That's why we train. Hopefully it'll never happen.
Question do you guys angle your armour when your tank gets seen?
Hypothetically we could, but tank engagements are generally conducted from such long range and over such short periods of time that "front towards enemy" is the best rule of thumb. Additionally, "angled for maximum survivability" towards one enemy tank tends to translate to "perfect flank shot" to his wingman. Hiding behind terrain between shots, and seeking alternate firing positions to keep the enemy guessing as to our position is the best option.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo ah
😂Gunner seems to look very pleased when Sabot goes in to breach .
I love how roomy it is
Its not.
Compared to a Russian tank it is lol
@@CrazyAirsoftGun5000 It actually is for tank standards. Modern western tanks like the Abrams, Leo and Challenger are actually quite roomy, even a larger taller guy can squeeze inside.
Russian tanks are built for dwarves.
@@nikolakaravida9670 Yeah I suppose for new Armor guy like myself (when I made the comment) it was cramped. Compared to the brad, its the Ritz.
This was awesome, too bad it was so short
yea i wanted to see like a whole deployment or something with that radar thing , so cool.
"Oooooon Th-" *BOOM* "e way!" Nice video dude.
looks fun, bring it over someday
Call of duty really need to put an effort in their tank mission
CZcams is free and yet all of their m1 tank mission are shit
Right I forgot that cod ghost existed
Makes me laugh when I see the Abrams shoots an ATGM
COD isn't about tank warfare, plus its an arcade game, not meant to be realistic.
Yeah the COD Ghost tank mission is the most infamous out of all of these but Raven Software and Infinity Ward didn't claim that Ghosts was going to have the same accuracy and realism as Post Scriptum.
It's like saying World of Tanks needs to put effort into their game because they have implemented German paper tanks.
Go play battlefield mate, trust me
Dermotius, I’d not recommend battlefield. Besides Bad company and Bad company 2. Man those Attack jet sweats are annoying to deal with.
Everytime when I see loader come next to loaded cannon I scary for he will lose him arm
That black lever functions as safety (besides opening the breech), as long as it's down, the gun can't fire.
Q: I am curious. Do they teach what do to do when tank gets hit by SABOT or ATGM? Do they tell what can you expect when round penetrates the armor?
Also, are you confident that Abrams armor can stop most of the opponents ammunition?
Is it normal practice for the gunner to kind of take over the engagement like you did there? Like, specifically, when the stoppage on the coax isn't able to be quickly remediated and you direct the driver to pull back, is that a training range thing or is it cool to make directive calls in lieu of the TC? I'm not a tanker, just a fuckin nerd, kinda interested in this kinda stuff.
If the TC is brand new they have a lot to learn, especially if they just reclassed. Once I was put on another crews tank as a loader to help get through the tables by telling the TC what to say and do.
Like Captain2501 said, the TC was new and didn't think of it. In addition, when the TC gives the "Fire and adjust" command, she's handing over control of the tank to the gunner to successfully prosecute the engagement to completion, generally while she's scanning for another target. You don't see the gunner controlling the driver like that very often, but it was authorized and appropriate in that situation.
How I miss gunnery....
Always wanted to see how the turret crew operates when this tank is at full speed on a bumpy terrain and has to shoot in movement. 😂
It looks a lot like this, but with a bit more swearing. ;)
I have a question, why "Filter" appears? and also why a little F shows up when you shoot the mg?
Filter is so the youtube video doesn't get demonetized due to graphic content. And the F is for the poor sucker that gets hit with the mg.
The little men inside my AR:
Hope they're a bit faster than this inside your rifle lol
The guy on bottom right he looks like the guy who loves tank and something like protagonist tank driver.
I do love the tank lol
"I thought we were watching Fury"
Is the loaders tray still catching the skive joint, or did they fix that?
They moved the skive joint to the bottom of the case in modern ammo, so not so much anymore.
So the tank automatically leads the target? I saw the crosshairs on the target and it seemed to hit it even though it was moving
Yes, the FCS in M1 is very good at tracking constant speed target.
When the turret stops moving it sounds like it goes Zzaaa
The gunner is literally running the crew.
does the commander's sight help update the gun's guidance for the next shot?
The commander's sight can scan around independently of the turret, and the commander has a button they can press that automatically swings the turret over to whatever they're looking at, so essentially yes.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Gotta ask again cuz last time seeing tank biathlon the 2010 update T72's crews seemed had hard time looking for targets like they never used commander's sight
Does a person start out as the gunner? And if I was a gunner in training would they let me fire it after aiming correctly to see what it looks like inside as the action slides back
A tanker typically starts out as the driver or loader. The gunner is usually a Sergeant, who is in charge of the driver and loader. I've seen it happen though, depends on whether your unit has enough sergeants, and if you're high speed and competent. As for watching the gun recoil... You're absolutely not allowed to do that - but everyone does anyway at some point.
Methodical teams are even scarier. They are a sight to see when things are done by the book. This display of discipline speaks positive volumes about the hours of training these guys goes through.
Service is always an act of valor.
Service is not always an act of valour. Service in the US military has entailed the deaths of millions of civilians throughout the middle east in wars based on lies and bullshit. There is absolutely nothing to be proud of there, nor any valour.
The gunner is in charge of this tank...
Could possibly be TC doing gunnery training.
Yeah...I was like wtf why is the gunner making all the decisions and running everything, giving the driver movement commands...then I realized the TC is a female and that answered everything.
How exactly does the TC's gender affect her ability to fight the tank? I think the fact that she had only been on a tank for 2 weeks prior to this video has a lot more to do with it.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo she is clearly not in command there. The gunner is walking all over her and commanding. Of course there's individual exceptions but nobody can honestly sit and deny that often times women are not assertive enough or command enough respect to keep control of their troops and she was most definitely not.
Once again, you're assuming it was due to gender rather than inexperience, even after I stated that inexperience was involved. Instances exist where females aren't assertive enough to command troops in battle, for sure. That's just a fact. But that doesn't excuse your automatic assumption that "lack of control = female" in this instance. Soldiers must be evaluated purely on their ability to complete a task. She didn't do great in this video. However, go ahead and show me a male soldier who can do better with 2 weeks of experience, and we'll talk about how your example is still an edge case and your argument is still discriminatory for no reason.
what does the stoppage mean? It seems like the loader did not put the lever into UP position - was that the cause of stoppage?
No, the arming lever is only for the main gun. I initially thought the stoppage was caused by the ammunition belt getting hung up in the feed box, but it turns out the firing solenoid (the device that pulls the trigger on the machine gun) had come out of adjustment, which is why you see me pulling the trigger manually when it finally fires.
Thinking of joining as a 19K, requesting Stewart or something to not get put on the new Bookers. I heard you start as a driver, then loader and then finally gunner? Apparently I also can not join since Im above 6’2” or something.
What happens to the spent shell casing? I never see what happens to it.
The entire shell except for the metal base disintegrates when the gun is fired. The base of the shell is ejected down into a basket by the loader's feet.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo thank you
@@FearofBitches it's not as cool as the Russian autoloaders which flung them out the back like playing basketball to the troops sitting behind it
@@Alucard-gt1zf Was thinking, what would happen if an enemy threw a grenade Inside the hole where the casing is flung out the tank.
@@SMN-ct9gl nothing the outside hole only opens once the shell casings have been pushed past the armour and then the hole it comes through gets sealed
What stoppage? The loader didn’t move the safe/arm handle up.
Unless that was the intended scenario for this training.
Non Partisan Gun Owner i think he is talking about the coax...
@@diegoperez0 Absolutely is. You can hear at 1:12 the gunner sounding off with "Coax Indexed".
Table 5 you still gotta abide by the standard. they used all their 15 seconds of defilade time and still screwed the pooch. Fore before up is a 30 point crew cut. misfire procedures was not done.....me being a VCE before I got out, thats a 0 for the engagement btw, firing coax at a tank target is improper ammo selection which i also believe is a 30 point crew cut
Jose Mercado It was a truck with the coax.
@@tankergod464 I was kinda hoping that they would service the truck with the sabot round. hehe
а если танк в движении по пересеченной местности, на полном ходу преодолевает овраги и нужно заряжать? что в этот момент происходит с заряжающим ?? или вы стреляли на ровном полигоне) или же стоя на ровном в поле в кустах
in some other vids, we can see daylight trough the gun breach, isnt there an air lock in the gun for nbc hazard ?
Nope, if an NBC environment is detected, the tank forces massive amounts of filtered air into the crew compartment, which causes it to overpressurize. This ensures that, even in an area as open as the gun tube, any gas trying to get in is overwhelmed by the filtered air trying to get out.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo ok, thanks. Yeah, sounds more reliable than puting a frkn air lock inside the barrel lmao
So many Safeties in this engagement OMG, hope they are better now🇺🇲
Other than the Loader reaching up to mess with the ammo belt, where? I use this video as a training tool sometimes, so if you see something I don't, please point it out! Also I'm the only crew member who's still a tanker lol
I was a tanker from 93-17.. good times brother. I'll check out again; I think there was a"fire" or "on the way" before "up"; anyways good stuff man
I wonder if this was the same crew that engaged another friendly tank twice during gunnery.
Probably not
Nope, although I used to be in that unit. I hear someone was banging someone else's wife in that scenario. Inexcusable.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo lmfao so that’s why the tank got shot 😭😂😂😂
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo someone in my tank troop knows one of the tc’s and told us that there was no way they didn’t know it was a real tank
I'm not gonna get too into it, but yeah, there's absolutely no way they didn't know. There's an insane number of safety precautions to prevent that from happening. One shot, I'd still say it could possibly be incompetence, but that second shot? I've been in a similar situation (on the receiving end, being shot "over", not "at") and I guarantee you someone is on the net screaming to "cease fire" before the firing tank is capable of loading another round.
what did the gunner mean when he said "sabot indexed"? Does that mean he's ready to fire sabot or that he wants another sabot round ready to fire after the first one?
If I remember correctly, "sabot indexed" is just a confirmation from gunner, that he has selected the correct ammo for the ballistic computer.
Yep! "(ammunition) indexed" is the gunner verbally verifying that they have selected the correct ammunition so the fire control system can generate the correct ballistic solution. Generally, whatever is indexed should match the round that is loaded, but sometimes you'll hear the loader announce something like "sabot loaded" while the gunner announces "coax indexed" if they plan on firing the coaxial machine gun before the main gun.
The mustache with that loving gaze tho
the gunner look like if Freddie Mercury and MrBeast had a child
The gunner looks like Charlie Chaplin
this is a wonderful video, Abrams is my favorite tank. I have a few questions - my father served on m1a1, do you think he is already outdated? I also want to ask, will an armored curtain between the crew and the ammunition really save you in the event of an explosion? p.s. sry GT
The principal difference between the M1A1 and the A2 variants is the electronics. The protection remains the same, except in the the A2 SEPv3 variant, which has additional front turret armor. Re the ammo fire risk, there is a 1"-thick (25.4mm) armored steel door between the ammo and the fighting compartment. The turret roof blow out panels will operate long before the armored door would ever be breached, directing the combustion up and out of the turret and away from the crew.
What's the massive blue tip at the top? Is that the "armor piercing" bit of the round?
That's the giant ass lawn dart that's in a case.
The blue bits are "sabot petals" that hold the round centered in the gun. that round is only about 30mm in diameter, so those lock onto it in the tube and contain the gases to propel the round out the muzzle, then fall away. The blue color indicates it's a training round.
Is the commander of the tank a female? If thats so then cool!
Not cool. Preposterous.
@@teller1290 Having women being commanders are very rare. Don't tell me you despise women in the Military.
@@aidantroygomez5670 love women but not as combat leaders. Should be obvious.
@teller12 Why?
That loader needs to stand the f up
Loading from the seated position is the "right answer" according to the TM lol
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo just curious, I was on leopard so i'm sure the ergonomics are different , but y'all have ready racks for quick loading or you have to rely on the main ammo compartment ?
@@denthdeath1 No ready racks, from the tank's front perspective the rear turret bustle is split in in two, you load from left to right with each compartment having doors that open and close automatically, theres a couple other ammo places in the lower hull but the rear turret for the most part is all you got.
@@southernbear736 I see I imagine it was designed to reduce the risk of secondary explosion or so
Why is it green? Does it have both thermal vision as well as night vision? Or it is just to make it easier on the eyes?
Not all Thermal vision is black and white, you can applied green color to it as well
Very fancy mustache 10/10
Never really trusted the solenoid so I would John Wayne it most of the time.
yeah fuck that solenoid. it never worked ever.
That's why the tank crew is sooooo jacked up. If we would have done that in OIF we would have been in the pine boxes instead of the Iraqis.
Yeah this wasn't the greatest engagement. It was the one I got the best footage of though lol
Yeah no shit bro that's why training exists. If your table 5 doesn't suck, your MG fucked you and didn't make it hard enough to prepare you for 6. Old timers always acting like they didn't suck at some point...Very cool video though, especially with the Through Sight Cam on the TIS.
@@dreadnaught_37_kilo Yeah, not your best. Good training.
1. Your loader; though I defended him earlier, should be quicker. Not every shot you sling will be a hit- or even a kill. I know that you hit it, and the 2nd target was a coax target, but he can work it a bit faster.
2. Coax maintenance. You should have known you had an issue from your LFAST day. You know how to build the platform in the coax box? Get that solenoid adjusted, that should have been a prefire check.
3. Good job using your tactical break time to fix your coax. Most crews just hang out and flap in the wind. But...
4. WTF?!? Don't ever let your loader work on the gun like that with the cadillacs engaged! Especially when moving up! One hard stop, one slip, and your loader is between the breechring and turret roof, and guaranteed to pass his next Ht/Wt. You got to have him work on it, fine; let go the handles, and make sure he's clear before you pull up.
5. Yep, there's a trigger on the coax. Good job finding it.
6. Coax zero can be tighter.
Lastly....TC. Your gunner does not run your tank. You are the tank COMMANDER, not the tank rider. You should be doing more to scan, to prep your crew, to LEAD the engagement. You have a good gunner, but he's carrying you. You need to work the crew duties, chair drills and get comfortable doing that job. You're the brains of that crew, you need to step up and act like it.
Gunner, good job. Hope you've been to the board, and have your own tank; you seem like you're ready for it. Hope your TTVI went well.
Lol that female commander is such a morale booster.. Maybe in a battle they would be the MVP in their platoon because of that booster
Very cool!!!
Well that engagement sucked
They usually do when Murphy decides to "help".
1:13 hahahaha
Piyok
How’s the temp when your inside that tank? Is theres an AC system or Fan ventilation?
Sebastian Mendoza ha you’re funny
Emanuel Mendoza lol ok. I’m just asking how it feels like inside.. So it’s like a car with no ac, no fan and window closed feeling? ✌🏼😅
Sebastian Mendoza nope you just have to survive the heat
Emanuel Mendoza Okay bro 🙂👍🏼
So it was about 30F (-1C) when this video was taken, so no "surviving the heat" for us lol. They do have both heaters (REALLY good heaters) and air conditioning (...kind of), so it's generally not that bad.
Ok, whose turn was it to clean the coax?!
Looks and sounds just like Steel Beasts Pro PE BTW
I need to try that game someday...