The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank - Overview/Opinions
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The M1 Abrams is an American third-generation main battle tank. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army chief of staff and commander of United States military forces in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. Highly mobile, designed for modern armored ground warfare, the M1 is well armed and heavily armored. Notable features include the use of a powerful multifuel turbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment for crew safety. Weighing nearly 68 short tons (almost 62 metric tons), it is one of the heaviest main battle tanks in service.
The M1 Abrams entered U.S. service in 1980, replacing the M60 tank. The M1 remains the principal main battle tank of the United States Army and Marine Corps, and the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Iraq.
Three main versions of the M1 Abrams have been deployed, the M1, M1A1, and M1A2, incorporating improved armament, protection, and electronics. These improvements and other upgrades to in-service tanks have allowed this long-serving vehicle to remain in front-line service. In addition, development for the improved M1A3 version was reported in 2009.
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The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released, Cpl. Joseph Peterson | 1st Marine Division - Combat Camera, Marines with the 4th tank battalion, Cpl Joseph Peterson U.S. Marines, 1st Tank Battalion Cpl. Shannon M. West, MCIEAST MCB CAMLEJ Combat Camera / Staff Sgt. Jason Brace
Staff Sgt. Pablo Piedra | 55th Combat Camera & Staff Sgt. Dillon Heyliger | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs, SSG Anthony King 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz, Video by Staff Sgt. J Byers, Sarah Tate - Fort Benning, LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC, Matthew Oldham 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
I was a tanker on an M1A1 for ten years including a year as a TC in Iraq. Although not perfect it is an amazing tank. There isn't a more combat tested western tank. Best job I ever had.
georgia bowhunter hey fellow tank command 👍
I hated the tank... being a mechanic. Always had to fix crap, due to operator error :D
those t 72 got rekt
Not really a fault of the tank.
I was 19k Gunner for 6 years (GW-I). Part of 73-Easting.
the reason the current tanks have had such long shelf life is we haven't had a war involving equally equipped armies or another world war. then we would see faster development and new tanks
Very true.
stubbk3 I always assumed we meet a sort of equilibrium where we reached a stage where it is so advanced it is not necessary to go any further.
+DarkshadowXD63 nope, its more of its too expensive to develop new afv from scratch these days unless you really need to. Russia is shying away from conscription, so they need a more advanced, Nato style tank compared to hordes of T-90s. China is constantly modernizing so its making new designs often, but it doesn't have to worry about cost since it still has complete control over its economy. As for the us, the abrams is still extremely good and only requires minimal upgrades to remain competitive with more recent mbt designs
Desert Storm. Iraq had one of the largest and most modern militaries in the world in 1990.
@@johnnyz1781 And I believe either the 3rd or 4th largest armor group in the world. Iraq was definitely a tank heavy enemy with a lot of Soviet's best in the inventory. From what I read 1/3rd of their tank units had T72's or better which is/ was considered a well equipped modern force to be up against at the time..... The M1 just out classed anything the Soviet offered..... When you control the sky and have a .5 to 1K standoff range the Iraqis might as well have been throwing rocks..... But it doesn't mean they were fielding a 3rd world army by any stretch of the imagination..... They were bad, we were bader/badest.
The best tank is usually the one with the best crew.
the best tank is the one that killed yours and you never even saw him.
@@dragginawaggin you god dam hater get out of here
While militarily what you are saying is semi correct its also far from the truth. Higher technology makes some tanks light years ahead of others.
Biggest gun* Fixed
The best tank in the world is useless if you fill it with morons. Trust me I've seen it.
The first time I saw an M1 was a tv news article in 1975. Seems the new prototype was supposed to put on a demonstration for the government types but it broke down and was stuck in reverse gear. No problem, though. They just drove it around, in reverse, at 60 mph.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that.
I highly doubt they were driving reverse at 60mph considering the max speed of the abrams, going forward, is under 45mph. Maybe you mean 60kph?
when the governor is removed, the Abrams can move 60mph.
and by moving that quickly, destroying the tracks at an even higher speed
I would love to find that article
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Akib Lodhi agreed ;-)
It can run on jam doughnuts and kfc
+Matsimus Gaming birts don't piss
Matsimus Gaming ikr
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A few things that could've been added or amended: 1. The latest variant of the Abrams is the M1A2 SEP v3; General Dynamics has started building the first batch (18 hulls or so) of vehicles for testing, and they've just announced preliminary work on the SEP v4. M1A3 is not even on the drawing board yet, although the SEP and ECP (Engineering Change Package) upgrades will eventually be rolled into the A3 standard. Design work on the M1A3 will (hopefully) start sometime after 2020, after SEP v4's rollout. 2. They're currently working on integrating the IMI Trophy active protection system on the SEP v4. 3. "Chobham armor" doesn't really exist (Chobham is just the name of the place where the British lab is based) per se. "Burlington armor" would be the actual commercial name (for the original M1's armor technology), and the current armor package (3rd-gen HAP) has evolved beyond Burlington, since it adds DU backplates and a few other composites to the mix. 4. There are plans (or hopes) to replace the AGT1500 with a MTU 883 Diesel pack on the future M1A3, though the recent inclusion of an under-armor APU on the SEP v3 might make the General Dynamics engineers change their mind again. A M1A2 equipped with a MTU 883 was showcased at AUSA not too long ago. 5. SEP v3 will include another armor upgrade (called NGAP), even heavier and more KE-resistant than the third-gen HAP found on the M1A2. 6. The downgraded Abramses sold to Iraq and Saudi Arabia do NOT have the DU-encased and DU-backplated armor found on US Army and USMC Abramses. You just don't hand over uranium (depleted or otherwise) to a Middle East country. PERIOD. 7. The training of Middle Eastern tank crews is quite subpar. There have been reports of the tankers leaving the blast doors of the ammo storage compartment wide open or not bothering to button down their hatches in high-intensity areas. Not to mention that a lot of the Iraqi crews were prone to abandon their vehicles at the first sign of a scratch on their armor. 8. Little interesting anecdote: in the 1980s, General Dynamics created a variant of the Abrams known as the M1 TTB, which is basically an American T14 Armata, just 25 years in advance. Unfortunately, the TTB went nowhere. They also conceived two other variants, the M1 CATTB and M1 Thumper, to carry an experimental 140mm XM291 gun, but the latter proved too problematic and the entire program was trashcanned (the Germans and Swiss tried to do the same thing on the Leopard 2 but came across similar technical issues). 9. The US Army tried to mount a L/55 Rheinmetall gun on the M1A2, but realized they'd have to completely redesign and rebuild the entire trunnion and stabilization block, so they cancelled the whole shebang. It's highly doubtful you'll ever see a 55-caliber upgrade on the Abrams, especially since the 44-caliber M256 is better suited for urban combat (smaller footprint for cramped environment) and ideal for the depleted uranium-tipped APFDSDS (the L/55, on the other hand, is excellent for firing tungsten APFSDS at higher speeds, with results similar to L/44+DU APFSDS).
Thanks for the really through post. It answered my questions raised by the video. You know your stuff and it shows.
I like you :D. And I agree with 6 so much
Really informative 10/10
Small Correction the M1 Thumper was conceived and built by Lockheed Martin. As far as I am aware the program had only a slight issue with the total recoil though that was likely fixed later and that the program was canceled as the Russian project it was meant to counter failed also it has been seen several times being shipped around the country recently so it is likely to have been "Canceled". Also both the CATTB and Thumper used a version of the XM291 gun, the CATTB used a 120mm ETC (Electro-thermal Chemical, think plasma ignited cartage) gun which was sort of a bridge between the 120 and 140 in terms of energy. I believe a rapid firing auto-loaded 120 was also tested
Its funny how you still compering SEP v2 and SEP v3 against russian tanks but on every singel video on yt are old crappy M1A2 abrams 😂😂😂👌👌boi you have only SEP 2 / 3 on photos.. LEOPARD BEST
Abrams video without a ton of dislikes? I must be early
Shhhh, you'll wake up the Anti-American cocksuckers!
Thai-Fighter I'm kinda shocked lol
The renault ft could easily take out an abrhams in combat
it can
8 months later, still only 41 dislikes
Let’s face it. Its pretty obvious that people hate it because it’s the us main battle tank and of course anything from the us is considered a demon in the eyes of haters.
ikr? It's a beast of a machine with an impeccable service record, not to mention k/d ratio.
Who cares. They are peasants.
Hazoish ? They hate U.S cause they ain’t U.S...ha see what I did there?
With a 70 ton weight, it may not be as light as other tanks, but it sure as hell able to run over others to pieces
I mean the US army is an extremely effective force if just fights imperialist wars
Every time that 120mm smooth bore goes off on the M1A2 i get a little turned on
HammerchaseGaming glad I'm not the only one lol thanks for watching
No Problem man, love watching you're videos keep up the good work.
thank the germans lol
Freedom chubbie
On the note of the export Abrams, the same needs to be noted with Russian armor. Because the stuff they export is downgraded, the same way we downgrade our exports. And it's like you said, no one wants to sell their good stuff for outside groups. Also would love to see a video on stuff like the BTR's and similar light armored vehicles. Well "armored" vehicles.
Thor Gustafson i think a 50 BMG can pen
Iraqi's actually upgraded their T-72's with money the U.S. was giving them during the Iran/Iraq war. Iraq realized the Armor was not up to par. They also did not like the missile launched through the Main Gun because it filled the crew compartment with smoke and burned off oxygen and was inaccurate. Russian military advisors told Iraqi generals that the T-72 was more than a match for the M-1. Iraq should have known better. Russian advisors had told Algeria the BMP's were capable of engaging the Moroccan M-60's. Despite Morocco being outnumbered 3 to 1, the truth cost Algeria massively and by the time Algeria brought in the T-72's, Moroccan M-60's had the entirety of the Higher ground and Algeria could not get it back. Russian advisors had little experience in actually engaging an Armor Corp that actually fought back. When Israeli Armor Corps defeated Syrian, Egyptian and other militaries equipped with Russian equipment, Russian advisors blamed the crews and tactics. In fact, it was the bad Armor. I could explain the various shortcomings, but why? Looking at the T-90S and the Armata, they have learned nothing. China has learned less. Those who do not learn from mistakes are destined to repeat them.
@@michaelvondrake7489 If had been the Russians with their Russian home grown equipment under the same battlefield situation with the US air superiority like we had over Iraq the Russians would have died just as fast, and just as decidabley as the Iraqis did. The M1 was just that big of an advantage tank for tank and the data l see says it hasn't changed much since then. From what I can see, the only tanks that have any chance against the M1 are all on our side....... That's why the politicians responsible for cutting the original number of F22 air superiority fighters should be horse whipped. If Russia or China can get a better 5th gen fighter fielded in any numbers we could have big trouble in the future. After all the F22 is over 25-year-old and the F35 isn't an air superiority fighter, it's a ground attack fighter/bomber that's stealth 5th generation and not intended to sweep the sky of the enemy.
@@pffear The Iraqi crews were more experienced than Russian crews because of years of war with Iran. They had Up-armored to give them an advantage over the same armor they were fighting against in Iran. The Iraqis used techniques taught to them by Russian military advisors, that had told the Iraqis that the M-1 was no match for the T-72 and they had called the U.S. Army a "Paper Lion". They didn't realize that just months prior, the U.S. Army and USMC held a massive and intensive military exercise with the Royal Moroccan Army who had brand new Russian versions of the T-72. This exercise exposed several weaknesses of the T-72 and Russian MBT's as a whole. The USMC M-60a3's were more than a match for the T-72, the M-1 was 10 times more survivable. The T-72 cannot fire on the move with any hopes of hitting the Target. The Auto-Loader requires the gun return to the forward 5% arch between rounds meaning it usually has to take the gun off the target and than re-acquire the target. The M- 60a3 and M-1 do not have to take their sights off of their targets, ever. Also, the speed rating on the M- 60a3 and M-1 can nearly double their speed by removing the Governor. Russian MBT's do not have a Governor. Their maximum speed is all they have in them. I would never knock Russian crews or soldiers. Obviously among the very best in the world.
@@pffear The slowing of production of the F-22 was Not the result of an Administrative decision. Budgeting for the military had switched focus on the Navy. The F-35 is a focus of the Navy. The Navy gets 40% of the budget every other 4 years. The U.S. military spends more money on our military than Russia and China combined.
I understand that feeling you have when people compare the iraqi M1 to the US counterpart its the same way I feel when i see some one compare Iraqi T-72 to it's Soviet/Russian counterpart.
Iraqi Abramses were taken from US stocks, so they are not some "downgraded" export versions.
The Stoned Videogame Nerd Those poor iraqi tankers never stood a chance.
The Stoned Videogame Nerd I mean you can't really say that it had cotton ball penetrators when it was one of the most feared tanks of that time period, until the Americans came along also to point out the Assad babyl tanks were worse that T-72A's
The Amnesia Grunt2356 Make Abrams out of mild steel,without any high-tech electronics firing 1960's ammo and the result would be the same.
Matin Foxer ah the good old Iraqi T-72 argument. I remember some guy (absolute Abrams fanboy, real "murican patriot" type) using the Iraqi T-72s as an example as to why all Russian tanks, even the T-90ms, are terrible. It's funny how people get so defensive over their preferred vehicle, although saying that I'd take a chally 2 any day
The comments section so far seems surprisingly civil, and not even a single dislike!
Scuzzy Bear seriously its very surprising to me. But they will come lol
Matsimus Gaming should look for AK vs AR or Glock vs 1911 😂
Xeno ???
Because the M-1 is undisputed.
Scuzzy Bear 65
Alright. Where can I buy one? Does Geico cover tank insurance?
Asking the real questions here.
Acme covers the insurance part.
Just liability
Do I need a class 3 license for that 120mm gun? Asking for a friend.
@@norikotakaya14292 Class 4 destructive devices
Likes go up? Views don't...... WTF?
Matsimus Gaming Lmao
Excellent video!)
thats the true power of the Abrams.
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I was an 0311 infantryman in the US Marine Corps that trained on the M60A1 back in 1985 as part of my reenlistment deal with my career planner. I was trying get to get out of being a ground pounder. Needless to say things didn't work out but before I got my DD-214 I got to see an M1 Abrams up close as the Army was doing some training exercises with our tankers and grunts on Pendleton. While I liked the M60 I was impressed with the M1.
As a Buckeye, i saw the first batch of M1's on the train cars. They were stopped and i was able to get a good look at them. It was a kids dream come true. Great vid. and great work!
The stuff he says about the hysterical media and shit like that makes me think of what is happening to the f-35 now
The Macaroni Chronicles its kind of like that but even more so because the F-35 is a worldwide concept and the Abrams is mainly for the US and a couple of others. Thanks for watching :-)
Matsimus Gaming yee
F-35 is nothing but a 1.5 trillion Dollar racket
John Connor aye yai yai, what a shitstorm. airforce needs to choose one atrribute to excell at other wise plane becomes shit.
John Connor you are so uniformed
You're one of my favorite channels. Keep up the videos.
Joe Friday thanks man :-) glad you liked it
As always, well done. Thank you for being knowledgeable and humble.
Thanks Matsimus. I have been waiting for this video. Very nice piece.
In a personal opinion, while many people don't like the Abrams, it's a good tank in the more modern versions. If it can get the job done, it's a good tank in my opinion.
i think it is good not great
Remember my first time firing the coax. Lazed the little row of Ivan's and fired. A second later and the rounds were spot on. Loved shooting that thing.
Man, these are glorious! My test levels rise with each overview.
You touched on this but I can't help but cheer you on. The M1 is seriously quiet. Any other tank you hear the motor a long way off before you hear the tracks. With the Abrams, you hear the track a long time before you hear the whistle of the engine. The machine squeaks at 'long' distance, but that distance is less than half of the distance at which you can hear English, Saudi, Marine Corps, French, or Enemy tanks. I'm very glad we had them and not the bad guys. Anyone who has read "Infinite Jest" will appreciate the notion of "He heard the squeak" as euphemism for "He is dead".
I served in the Australian RAAC and loved being up close with the Abrams Tank, even though I was Cav, still to this day I regret not going a Tanky, their awesome.
I think the M1 gets a lot of flak because it's popular to hate on the big guy: the hegemon, America. But it's proven and all the speculation in the world about more stylish or exotic underdog vehicles doesn't account for much in reality. And it probably can get knocked out easily by modern CE/HEAT/HEDP rounds: modern warheads- especially tandem charges- are devastating. This is especially true if a hit strikes a side or top plate, were armor is rationed.
Great video, thanks for all your effort making this
Well done review. Abram's is a world-class MBT and continues to be improved to meet future challenges.
Australia bought these several years ago in the M1A1 format as a replacement for the Leopard 1 MBT.
Poor M1, got so much hate especially by Russian-tech die hard fanboys which it don't deserve...
the M1 has it easy, the m4 Sherman on the other hand.
Because the M1A1 and A2 blew through Soviet equipment over and over again.
Russian-tech die hard... more like DIE EASY hyukhyukhuk!
Basically the same what th world was saying about our Sherman tanks. They were called coffins for a reason. Worse rank in ww2
Um, no. The russians drove every one we gave them. They did consider British tanks junk, though. But that is outside the scope of this video.
I love it .. you ask for people to tell you if your wrong ..and then you remove their comments as fast as you can .. wonderfull ..great stuff . realy shows that you've got confidence .. also the first m1s were in Germany in 1980 .. I know I was there on my mk5 chieftain
I have been waiting for this video for so long lol love it great video can't wait for the next tank overview
Think you smashed this video well done! Only thing i noticed was not mentioned is the fact that the IPM1 has improved chemical protection on the turrets cheeks.
Canadian here, everything I've ever heard or read about basically mentions this (M1A2) at least is the best tank around.
I was so enveloped in watching and soaking up all the info that at one point showing the tanks driving away from the camera, I thought, “Man! This movie is so realistic! They even have dirt on the camera lenses as if this was real.” Bravo, good sir! Your videos truly are exceptional. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your videos really enjoy them!!
YAY matsimus uploaded again, ima have to go out and buy some popcorn before i watch lol.
Scuzzy Bear haha I'm getting my popcorn ready for the comments section and dislikes button lol. Thanks for watching :-)
My father was a gunner for an Abrams crew in the Marine Corps, so I'm obviously going to be biased towards the M1.
Recently Retired 19K here. I can say with total certainty that it really was the best job I've ever had. It was really interesting during my time in the Army that I learned how truly revolutionary of a vehicle this was. The fire control system on the M1A2 is one of the most well integrated pieces of tech and is used in conjunction with the DAGR GPS and location reporting system called the EPLRS. With these things integrated, the LRF could get 10 digit grids for us to use when calling for fire if the targets were out of our range. The thermals are so sensitive that we used to put an interpreter in the Gunner's seat during recon missions and would have him read the lips of people far away. The Driver's station is the best place on the whole vehicle to sleep, as it has a built in reclining seat.
This is another great video. I think that It portrays the Abrams very accurately. I would love to see another video on the Bradley. There have been many other videos done on other IFV's. The Bradley would be a great choice as it is probably the IFV that has seen the most action (at least for Western IFV's). Great job. Keep up the videos!!!
Sexiest looking tank in my opinion.
you havent seen many tanks...
King tiger for me, and Jagdpanther
I actually think It's one of the ugliest tanks! It's a good tank but if we would be talking about aesthetics only, I'd much prefer modern British and German tanks. Those Russian tanks also don't look bad.
Idk if you're talking about the Abrams, but if you do, imo its also ugly, it just looks like the regular modern MBT
Chally 2 is uglier IMO... Challenger 1 was THE supermodel of tanks... Where did the Brits go wrong...? :( Abrams is nice from certain angles but ugly from others.
5:49 Not to mention greater acceleration since there's no "low" setting for a gas turbine :D
CXVII MMDLII by removing the governor in the engine, the M-1 is capable of over 70mph. Russian and Chinese MBT's don't even have a governor. They don't have a catalytic converter either. They're stuck within their designed performance parameters.
Great video again I've never commented on anything but you have a great Channel I really don't understand why you don't have more subs I really don't I have never seen a bad video from you ! , and thanks for this video I love the Abrams tank ! and thanks for your service even though it wasn't for the US!
Terry Barnette thank you so much for your kind words and support. I really appreciate it.
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M1126 STRYKER ?
Roberts Leska do you mean the TD version? That's the M1128
Matsimus Gaming hey, I'm surprised you haven't made a video about the possibility of a Second Korean War, where this thing will be fighting old Chinese/Soviet tanks.
hey,dont mind if i could use ur video? ill credit thx
Matsimus Gaming some how i feel usmc tankers can load faster becuse after boot they dont need any loading they all ready can throw the shell as fast as it fires
a milestone in the tank designing. it sets new standrds in tank designing.
A lot of those videos I've seen of an Abrams getting 'reckt' are often cut short and edited. I've managed to see that the reason why they're edited like that is so you can't see the crewmen exiting the tank unharmed. Yeah the tank is probably out of action (for the time being), but the crews are often all in one piece. Even with the lowest armor package available it's design still stands up where it really matters - keeping the men inside alive to fight another day.
Ulric Kessler it’s propaganda, only 19 abrams have been destroyed directly by the enemy.
I love it, the Abramas and T14 Armata are two of my favorite tanks
Another great video! TY man :)
Armored Warfare Replays thanks! :-)
M1A1 was deployed in Operation Desert Storm, it was not delivered after 1991.
I hope to be a crewman of the M1 Abrams in the Australian Defence Force when I enlist in a year or two. (when I'm 20 or 21 years of age)
Solo Wing Borders You think they downgraded our tanks like the Iraqi ones?
Sledge from what I’ve researched it has much better armor than the Middle Eastern one
Hey bro u there yet?
@@TheRadioativeBones you don't get depleted uranium
@@TheRadioativeBones there's no DU but it's pretty much on par with US armor from what I know.
Thanks for your great videos, I love tanks
I like this channel because he speaks with passion. Something this world desperately needs
8:35 i freaked tf out i thought a ghost was using my mouse lol
What is this tank called? The Abbbraaams? I've heard of it somewhere...
Well, yes.......... yes it is. LOL.
Named after a US General.
SteelbeastsCavalry i
Looking forward to more vids from both of your guys.
Its a tank thats named after Abram Lunchroom Lincoln, who successfully freed chickens from a southern colonal named sanders whl tried to imprison them into tiny boxes. Then he was assassinated by a booth because he kept talking during a play and spilt soda all over the floor, and everyone got in a tizzy because he farted and blamed the dog named john. They made a movie out of it, it got 4 rotten tomatoes out of 5.
A video I saw recently had a Go-Pro fitted to an arrow. Would be cool to see a Go-Pro on a tank round. :) Good info as always Matsimus.
Most likely it would not survive the acceleration (g's) of being fired. It definently wouldn't survive impact with the ground or whatever it hits.
@@aevangel1 good point, but you see videos heading right to target, albeit weapons fired a a slower velocity.
great video and information.
Thanks mother England for the armor. Much love from the USA.
m1a2 sep v for the win hooah us army tankers
m1a3 140mm for the win
and awesome video by the way
I thought 130mm was gonna be the new NATO standard, also we haven't heard anymore developments from the M1 Thumper with the 140mm.
Instead of making a bigger gun, the US decided to put more speed on the ammo, so I realize they are still going to use the 120mm or even a smaller gun but with really powerful propellants for the ammo
Who knows we'll find out when the ones git the field
41mpb on the hard sand of Northern Saudi is an understatement. That is a governed speed for the M1. If you yank the governor, the machine will do 70mph on flat terrain or road. Swear to God. I've seen rooster tails flying behind flocks of tanks that were unfreakin' believable. Also, they wreck a normal road. Any turn at all and the road starts to break up. Makes one think about the roads in Moscow. They must be concrete reinforced, a foot or so deep.
The capability for the gunner to engage a target while the commander acquired a second was standard on Chieftain of the '70s, and I believe it was developed on Centurion. When the gunner reported "Target" the commander could press his clutch, swinging the main armament on to another target. After observing this technique the 5th & 6th were un-invited from CAT Cup.
One of those tank that already prove itself in a modern war(Desert sheild/Desert storm) but got tons of hate because of jealousy that other tank didn't went into the same scenerio as it.
The M1 Abrams, tremendous tank ultra tested in combat, always victorious. If only it had diesel engine for countries that do not have extensive budgets for tons of fuel, it would be ideal. Greetings from Chile
That's why Chile bought the leopards (under a lot of controversial and corruption cases) but we can't afford fuel, that's why we drive small city cars.
There is a version offered with a Diesel engine by now.
Love your videos man 👌👊😎
As I personally am an American, I would pour my heart and soul out for this beauty, and hope to serve in one once I'm 18. My only problem with this tank though is the height. Russia's T series, from the T-64 to the T-90 are excellent in height. Otherwise, I would rather have a manual loader, and the blowout panels would be a literal lifesaver
Look at the bright side, it's still wayyy shorter than Merkava.
Kusakabe Shinhoto oh yeah. And the merkava really doesn't like heat missiles. It's armor is mostly steel.
Grass. Just grass. Guess why they develop APS, huh?
Kusakabe Shinhoto yeah but that's soft kill isn't it? Still doesn't protect that well against non-guided missiles. Still a good tank. It'd be better than being g in isis or some shit an serving in a T-55
Grass. Just grass. Nope, hard-kill one. Israeli has both. It's actually one of their top-teir in military export. They also even have one which is infantry-friendly.
Very informative. If I were an enemy, I'd say "Ah, the air filtration system, how do we hit that?"
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Great video! Being an M1A1 tank crewmen myself I can say many of your facts are spot on. My honest opinion is the M1 haters are spineless pussies who will never serve and wouldn't know a tank if it's guntube smacked them in the face. If anybody takes offense to that, please go back to your safe space with your safety pins. Either way, the M1 still has some short comings to be *perfect* but I don't think it ever will be. The movement towards fiber optic is amazing. I hope to see that soon. With the way the Obama administration has been cutting our military so deeply we pretty much abandoned any large advancement packages in around 2010. With a new administration we could see more funding. Which is great! It's been hard as a tanker in the last 8 years with funding cut so badly. We could not get spare parts, ammo, fuel, or just about anything else we needed to train in large quantity. I am excited to see an M1A3 variant in the coming years but it's still far off. Currently the Army is fielding the M1A2 SEP V3 package and developing the M1A2 SEP V4 package. I think they need to abandon the V4 package and focus on the M1A3. That's just me though.
I think the biggest issue with Abrams was the engine kept on pooping out a lot. Turbine wasn't meant to do desert warfare, even with jet blow back system dust just keeps getting past the filters.
Random User I spent 8 years as an M1A1 crewmen training in the desert. I've had my entire tank caked in fine moon like dust in every single tiny nook and cranny. I've never had an engine take a shit because of it. Maybe the first generation M1's that went to ODS had that problem (I can ask some ODS veteran friends who were at battles like 73 Easting and Medina Ridge) but I'm pretty sure the pulse air jet system helped eliminate the problem. I've pulled V packs where the first was filled with dust, and the 2nd and 3rd were almost new looking clean. whatever the problem with it, was probably due to a lack of proper preventative maintenance and less on design. you dump enough dirt into a machine and it will fail.
zombie_tanker19K You know, everybody always complains about how their profession doesn't get enough funding without bothering to consider how *other* things may need money as well.
He didn't even complain about it.
Hello, serving in your country whatever that country might be is an honor. Can you give us more detail about V3 package, I understand it will gonna have new interface, improved optics and an apu, but I therm of protection what will gonna be ?
Nice video, having served on both the 60A3 and M1A1 I can assure you pulling pack time wise is about the same. There's a heat shield and two short exhaust stacks in the 60 the Abrams doesn't have but those remove quickly. The thing that surprised me most when I came to M1's is the inferior TIS sight. The 60A3's TTS had a much better sight picture. This was addressed in latter models.
Best tank on this planet. Thx mat for the aewsome vid. Even though this comment is 3 years late.
M1A1 were fielded with the 64th Armor in 1987
Hehehe...I've been waiting for this for a long time...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Murica!!!!!!
Back to back world War champs
Subbed! You make excellent videos with excellent topics.
JP Brewer thanks so much!! I really appreciate that!! Please feel free to share around my channel on social media and such :-) thanms
Interesting video, I learned quite a bit. Are you going to do a video on the Challenger 2 anytime?
The Iraqi and Egyptian M1 tanks don’t have the latest armor. Still very good tanks. Crew proficiency is what really matters.
Being a Abrams loader for life!
great informative vid on the The Beast. Can't wait to see what the A3 is gonna bring. maybe a reliable autoloader and thus a smaller, lighter turret? I've heard anecdotes from some tanker buddies about the possibility of rubber band tracks. how crazy would that be...
Good Job on this Video!
American:50 bmg British:you mean 12.7×99mm
12.7x107mm*
I would like to know how exactly do unmanned turrets (for machine guns) work on tanks.
Enclave Soldier nice power armor
Likely they’re remote controlled by a crew member.
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I really like on your views. you surely and wholeheartly love those military tech and vehicles, but very, very disagree on any war. peace brother, your videos inspire me
8:37 I thought my computer had been hacked.
7:28 Someone in Korea got a present from Santa It still blows my mind how this is one of the heaviest vehicles, but the fastest tank in the world.
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Have you ever considered possibly making videos about past tanks? I realize you may not have the experience with them, but I like the style you make your videos in, and seeing a few on older tanks would be interesting.
Its not gonna be a good review i mean the only experience we and him could possible get are the ones drom video games thus making it an unreliable review
5:34 I recognize that small building to the right. That video was taken in Tapa airfield in Estonia, right?
Ah, the Abrams... such a sexy tank
Colin Thorneycroft agreed :-) thanks for watching!!
no problem man, i enjoy this kind of content with * human * voices
Colin Thorneycroft glad someone does. Not sure how I am not getting the views and subs that some of the foul robot voiced channels that are out there
it's one of those great mysteries of youtube, those channels... the robot voices physically hurt my ears and just sound bad in the first place
Colin Thorneycroft yeah lol I dunno it’s just frustrating
it's awesome seeing my tank in latvia at 10:40
Great video very informative! What is the cool chilled out music in the intro and outro?
One big advantage of the turbine engine was that it was light. This allowed more weight to be put into armor
Its really funny for me max that this tanks is almost 40 years old and proven in battle now the russian realize how bad their tank design and try to counter this aging warrior with the t14 armata which is plague with problem. For me no doub the best tank today is the challenger tank and m1 abrams
The T-90 is pretty good.
The T-90 wouldn't be good against heavily armored tanks like the Challenger or the Abrams. The T-14 (despite it being extremely rushed and filled with problems) has more of a chance against other modern tanks but thats not saying much.
The only reason why good is replaced T-72 tank, is his age. It is useless to alter the design and improve the performance, better to build a new tank, it is cheaper.
Armata is on a level where Abrams and Leopard stopped after the cold war. Back then, everybody was aware that the tanks may be obsolete after 25 years of service and new ones were needed but suddenly the need was gone and the tank projects followed. The Pentagon fucked the budget so much up, that there is just no money for a new tank. Simple, so they say its good enough. The material planning plans are full of this shit, with systems serving 60 or 70 years in total... the B-52 is planned to serve till 2060, which would result in 90 years of service.
Saden Let's be honest the T-90 is just a T-72 with a lot of shitty upgrades
can you make a video about T-84 Oplot m next? Its a Ukrainian made mbt. I think it has one of the most interesting mbt to date.
f50koenigg I can maybe do that! Stay tuned :-)
Matsimus Gaming And if possible, Arjun MK-1 and MK-2?
Lots of footage shot at Camp Grayling. That's right in my neighborhood and even many miles away I can hear the guns.
The fire control system on this tank is second to none. Exactly what a tank gun should be.
Always wondered have American tankers ever worried that the front space between the hull roof and the turret becoming a shot trap in battle? Not sure how much of a liability shot traps are in modern tanks or armored vehicles.
animenut69 Nope, I never was worried. Our higher ups never really jaw jammered about that either. It's not like War Thunder or Armored Warfare with tank snipers hitting particular itty bitty spots.
What about autocannon rounds getting down in there?
Yeah, I never gave it much thought either but then again my track never took a hit. We always had better situational awareness and always got the drop on the Iraqis. More often than not they didn´t know we were there until their tanks started blowing up. I guess it would be a worry if we lost vehicles and could see that shot trap effect.
I am currently in college, when I get my bachelor's degree in a few years I am going to join the United States Marine Corps as an MOS: 1802 Tank Officer and I will lead a platoon of Four M1A1 Abrams Tanks.
Good luck to you and good choice in choosing the Corps. Just be aware and accept the idea that you might not get your first choice in MOS, going officer (generally) means that there's no guarantees in what MOS you might get after TBS. The needs of the Corps will always come first so even if you do well in OCS & TBS, have good test scores and all that you might not get tanks because the Corps needs grunt officers more, or maintenance officers, or whatever.
xu da GOOD LUCK. Second tanks is down to two companies and I'm pretty sure that's the same for first tanks. It's gonna be hard to get into that MOS as the demand isn't that high.
xu da that's also my dream haha, got 6 more years
i want to be a m1 tank driver when i grow up
Good for you. Just be aware that in the US a tank driver isn't a specific career field. If I'm not mistaken, the MOS is just tank crewman and you'll be trained in how to do everything on the tank. Once you're done training and you reach your unit your first job will be the loader, after you've done that for a while then I believe that you'll become a driver, and after that you move to the gunner's position. If you stay on and do well then you'll have a shot at commanding your own tank but I don't think that happens until you're at least a Sgt.
Man, it hurts to see those Marine Abrams at Bridgeport. RIP Marine Tankers 1923-2020
Finally a non biased actually look at the Abrams. Everyone on the internet seems to either think it's God given a 75 ton tracked form or they think it's an overweight Mazda RX7 with a drinking problem and some metal thrown onto it.
My favorite tank🥰
Ye me too I love Abrams
8:38 a youtube video within a youtube video
A lot of the mountain content at 14:00 is in Montana, USA where the Limestone Firing range and mountain training center is located.