Gulf War Tank Power: The M1A1 Abrams Vs T-72 | Battlezone | War Stories
The M1A1 Abrams had advantages in nearly every category over is Iraqi opponent the T-72. It had thicker armour and proved virtually indestructible, with few M1A1’s being hit and not fatalities when they were. And this is all before the 120mm gun and the advanced fire control and system.
In less than 100 hours a substantial portion of the fourth largest army in the world was defeated and Kuwait was liberated. A war waged in trackless desert, this is the story of how Operation Desert Storm was won, and the weapons and tactics that make it all possible.
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08:48 - Artillery
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I was a M1A2 tank engine mechanic and tank recovery specialist, i was deployed to the Gulf War from Aug 24th 90’ to March 24th 91’. 63E H8 HHC 4/64 AR Delta Team Maintenance 24th Infantry Division Fort Stewart GA 89’ to 93’
@@johndoe-od6ge Thank you.
Much respect sir
Hoorah brother
Ok
What candy bars did you have access to there? This is important 😂
We’ve learned that the T-72 in the hands of Putin’s Siberian youths can be abandoned 3 times faster than any Western competitors
Buh dum tsss 🥁
Damn, Outta fuel again (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)! Many of those poor kids don't want to be there either. I think it is possible some of them were lied to & deceived. Remember their's is an authoritarian culture where questioning or refusing orders is not tolerated. "Do what you're told dammit"! Penalties include court martial, prison, & possibly execution. Our troops can refuse an "Unlawful Order."
@@a.leemorrisjr.9255 Why didn't they?!?
@@nebojsanesic5326 Tanks, ships, planes, missiles, smart munitions, computerized "toys" all have their place in battle, but will never replace the good old "grunt" (infantry). You see, they can't take or hold ground (the above mentioned.) Only troops can do that.
@@nebojsanesic5326 For instance: Even if it's a superior officer ordering troops to fire on POWs or unarmed citizens, they are under no obligation to comply & the Uniform Code Of Military Justice (UCMJ) will back their actions. "Sir, That is an Unlawful order"!
As Iraqi I know we were going to lose no matter but let me tell you two tanks commanders told me ….. “ we received orders from the high command (saddam) to prepare for exercises …..they didn’t tell us what was blowing the tanks far from us until we knew it was not exercises “
that's just sad, it's even worse than what Putin is doing now to the Russian soldiers.
That's sad
@@kevinporter5146 The joke would be. That's Sad-dam.
Kind of like what Putin did with his soldiers in Belarus that it was a exercise to invade Ukraine
True!!
Desert Storm was a textbook modern combined arms warfare plan right out of the book. It was executed against an enemy that didn't know there was a book. A lot of what the Iraqi Army did was like World War One or the interwar years in the twenties. They dug their tanks in making them sitting ducks. You can't just be stationary like that. Iraq only had to look back to 1973 the Yom Kippur War, that would have told him what their fixed fortifications were worth. Some fix fortifications are okay as long as you got a tank and infantry screen around to protect them from direct assault. It's pretty much got to the point now if you can see it you can kill it.
That and I heard that the moral war low on the iraqs side
@@williejohnson1732 definitely, surrendered to drones
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer yeah except when its use on us lol
@@williejohnson1732 we haven't fought tier 1 opponent since 1945
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer people were asking us to go fight Russia so
Anyone else here after the US announced its sending Abrams to Ukraine to once again devastate inferior soviet tanks?
Sadly abrams in Ukraine was downgraded 😢
At current fuel costs they will be on 24 7. And cost 1ltr per 10 mins
Ironically the Bradley IFV had more tank kills then the abrams tank and they sent a few dozen as well
No. And as far as I know, the Ukrainians shouldn't have Abrams tanks.
Shows the importance of world class training
As well as superior equipment.
Lots of things, really. Saddam did almost everything wrong from a tactics standpoint. Chosing to dig in in defensive positions in wide open desert-immensely foolish.
Logistics, logistics and logistics. In that order.
@@classicgalactica5879 This was a perfect crescendo of multiple new weapon technologies combined with a superior training and moral. Desert Storm was a dawn to precision guided munition, from the laser guided bombs to Tomahawk cruise missiles. Next was the stealth. And last but not least - night fighting capability epitomized in night googles and targeting systems on the Apache choppers and Abrams tanks.
Air campaign of this war was crazy also I watch some footage of it the other day
If we (and I include myself because I was a tank commander during Desert Storm) didn’t have GPS to assist us with location and movement, it could have been much worse for the coalition forces. The air campaign decimated a great deal of their armor as well. All that being what it is, the T-72 was not even in the same league as the Abrams, especially in the dark…and it’s DARK in the desert at night, no ambient light for passive IR. Things have changed since then obviously and now thanks are more vulnerable from drones and more advanced anti-tank missiles. Head to head their equipment was not close to ours, but the real differences were tactics and training.
Thanks for that post. I'm surprised there aren't more drone systems being tested in Ukraine. Fund-raising to provide commercial drones to Ukrainian troops doesn't smell right.
Turret launch Olympics, brought to you by the T72!
The t72 going against the Abrams is like a Stuart fighting a Tiger 1
Except the T-72 can still pen the Abrams from.the front, unlike the Stuart.
@@voidtempering8700 Not with ammunition from the 60's, which is what Iraq was using.
@@miquelescribanoivars5049 Yes, but even with the outdated ammo they were good given, they still damaged a few Abrams, knocking them out. If they were given modern ammo, the situation would have been different.
@@voidtempering8700 to much war thunder
@@Green-ader What does anything about what I said have to do with War thunder? Can you disprove any of what I said?
Very impressive capabilities by 1991 standards. The Gulf War was revolutionary and would prepare the world for modern warfare in the 21st century.
The Iraqi tanks were 90% destroyed by planes by planes, not a tank versus a tank
@@gamesandroid4990 who cares whether it was killed by tanks or planes. A dead tank is a dead tank
@GAMES العاب Android الاندرويد thats simply not true. Only 2/3rds of Iraqi tanks were destroyed by airpower. Almost half were destroyed by the F-111 alone, and most of the remaining air to ground kills came from the A-10.
Terrific video. As mentioned by Morris, the T-72 is an outdated model, but still remains as the backbone of Russian forces, as the T-90 (basically a T-72 with reactive armor pasted onto it, as well as other more innovative countermeasures against ATMs). Sorry to see that the involvement of the US Cavalry divisions weren't on more display. My dad was at Benning when his 2 Inf Div was integrated to incorporate the First Air Cavalry (Air Mobile). Dad was there, as a green LT, as the flags changed. He eventually became part of 1/7 Cav - Garryowen - and fought in Ia Drang alongside Col. Hal Moore - and a Maj. Norman Schwartzkopf. I mean this literally as my dad was assigned mostly to being a staff officer, but in Ia Drang, everyone showed their ground-pounder heritage. They had to. (Dad was awarded a Bronze Star for his efforts.) The 4th Cav was a spearhead during Desert Storm. This was an armor-heavy battle group, and they used their M1A1s very efficiently. On a side note, I have heard that the main battle zones are now slightly irradiated due to the military's use of depleted uranium sabot rounds. Small cost in the big picture. God bless all of y'all - whatever service branch you call home - for your dedication and willingness to sacrifice. I was never in the military (I did try to apply for the CT Air National Guard, but was aged out; they drive Hogs, my favorite plane - perhaps influenced by my dad being Infantry and relying on loitering, deadly aircraft), but y'all have my utmost respect. God bless.
Thx for sharing Sir. My late daddy was a paratrooper based@Benning during Korean War, the "Forgotten War."
Thank you Sir from an old soldier! Your daddy must be a very good, wonderful man who went through a lot over there. The only war we lost by "default." Well, maybe Afghanistan more recently, not sure 'bout Iraq. None of it fault of our military. GARY OWEN!!!
My father was a military contractor. His father was a door gunner in the Vietnam war. His father fought in the pacific theater of ww2. His father fought on the western front in ww1. And his father's father fought in the Civil war.
@ Very cool. My maternal grandfather was in the USAAF during WWII, but stationed in DC - given the culture there he may have preferred an airfield in Britain! Following that, not sure what my ancestors did - other than my great-great grandfather, John O'Connell. He was a captain in the Confederate Army and Navy (an engineer), stationed in Mobile. We have a copy of his diary from that time, including his recount of the Battle of Mobile Bay (of "Damn the torpedoes" fame).
@ I'd thank them all for serving us if I could. Military lifestyle (deathstyle?) not for the faint hearted! Also easy to forget the military families who also "serve." Served 8 years army 'Nam & Cold War Era, had just re-enlisted 4 more when I got hurt in Europe.
T-72 is old & "long in the tooth," but a friend of mine who's a former tanker told me on a good day the T-72 can still be a formidable tank in battle, it depends on how good her crew is. He calls the Abrams the finest main battle tank money can buy.
Germany tank can given it a run for its money, no punt intended, i believe the germanic mbt did better overall in field test (accuracy,speed,reloading) compared to other world mbts-was from a video i saw South America wanting to buy tank contracts , I believe there is a new abrams tank in the field even Israel tanks are competing with usa’s
Yes. It had a decent gun but in a wide open desert with no cover or element of surprise they were sitting ducks. Easy pickins for most of the coalition tanks.
@@steveschmitt6933 Yes, the Leopard is a very good tank, Israeli Merkava is no light weight contender either, she was designed for desert warfare. Russian T-90 a good one & newer T-92 is helluva tank, but I don't think they have a lot of either one (USSR was already dead by the time they went into production.) T-14 Armata could be a serious threat in battle if they ever get the "bugs" out of it. Don't know much of UK, French, or Scandinavian armor. Production capability small, but understand even Ukraine has built some of her own tanks. Thx Steve
Any tank is better no tank.
@@nathanfrazier8525 Confucius say: "This is true." Why walk when you can ride? Why carry your weapons into battle if they can carry you?👍
Amazing that a drone hasn’t been developed to detect mines.
Awesome content, as always
Did anyone make it all the way through this documentary. I did.
I didn't skip a minute brother, this is so good
Those photos of the cobras are epic😁👍
What a massive mismatch. Iraq had no helicopters, no MRLS, they never heard of GPS, etc
Their airforce was destroyed by the coalition before the ground force of the coalition even set foot in Kuwait.
They had the most defended airspace in the world at the time before we got there.
@@TrySomeFentanyl That is not true at all.
They dont have war experience, tbey played their bluff and get what they deserved. They over confident they believe that are a strong military.
@@DOI_ARTS they were in a bloody war with iran for the whole 80s they had experience
"The M1-A1 was more thickly armored" < What about thinner/lighter ceramic composite armor on the M1-A1?
The sheer volume of fouled fuel/air/oil/compartment filters during asset recovery was shocking. We certainly made a case study of desert warfare after this little excursion!
Imagine a 70 plus ton hot knife slicing through butter.
Abrams-sized sword
This is awesome
Nice production value
I wish we had gotten Ukraine some of the M1A1's back in 2014 and gotten them trained on them
@Hunter El Glass Pipa Lover That's right Taco.
Excellent.
i had a coworker who fought in a army tank division in desert storm and 2004 in Iraq. he would mention that the US marines were still using the m60's even that late
The Marines used M60’s in the Gulf War, supplemented by M1’s provided by the Army. I fought in the invasion in the Iraq War in the Army in the 82nd Airborne. By that time the Marines had Abrams as well. We steam rolled to Baghdad in less than 3 weeks.
Even in Desert Storm, Marines in M60s overmatched the Iraqis.......Marines were trained as well as any Western nation's tank corps.
Yes, my old armor unit@Ft. Knox was still using raggedy old 'Nam Era M-60s in early '80s, some of them FALLING APART! In mornings you could hear new M-1s fire up on other side of base (they meant to do that.)
And now thanks to brandon...the marines have zero tanks now.
6:07 just for clarification the us in this was was only using m60a3 tts virsions of the m60 not the m60a1. It looks very similar but has many improvements such as the thermal imaging system and the fire control system, also many had era added on to protect against rpgs. Also the hydraulic fluid was supposed to be replaced because the hydraulic fluid on the earlier model m60s was just too flammable and would end up causing numerous deaths as a result. However when they scrapped the m60a3s they found that a large number of them were still using the old hydraulic fluid. Also the m60a3tts has much better reliability then the previous virsions except for the rise virsion witch is basically a tts but no thermals and worse fire control system.
The mine clearing system is an Egyptian Invention and they shared it with the coalition forces ,also the M1A1 air filter which was Clogging due to the desert sand...the Egyptian engineers found a technology to let the air flows easily and perfectly to the engine...We also have our technologies .
Pretty sure it was the Germans in ww2 who created it.
@@teufelhunden3606 yeah, I just did a quick read on mine clearing techniques, and many were worked on by the British during WW2. The Americans used a line charge system which they had in use back in the late 80's - well before ever before deploying to the Gulf.
What was the air filter fix?
@@John_Redcorn_ Dumping the tanks all together!!! Or a 1 dollar worth of gas & a match set it on fire..🤣😂😁😉😎
@@mariatorres5563..... What?
Get ur fact correct. Marines had and used M1A1 Tank in 1st Gulf War
What unit? Pretty sure they only uses a3s
Excellent planning and backup by Allies
GRATE ‼️
I wonder since the marines gave up their Abrams that they might get the new light tank the US is going to build once they choose a company
I think thats the plan. They want to be a quick strike force and heavy weaponry doesnt meet that philosophy. Or they may just use IFVs. They are getting to be almost as good as tanks and are much faster and less maintainence
I know they still use Stryker I think & or the Bradley fighting vehicle, but never did like them things (Bradley). I felt they were death traps. We lost several soldiers in Europe. They drowned when they couldn't get out of it.
The Marines think and are planning that the next war they will be fighting will be in the Pacific. The Abrams is a fine tank, the problem with it is that it weighs 70 tons. To heavy for what they need and then what you need in support to keep one running.
I think the Marines are trying to go back to being an amphibious force. They're looking for hardware that's fast, small, and deadly. The Abrams wouldn't fit that change.
Hardly a fair comparison, with the Iraqis having to crank their turrets manually. 😂
The T72 is decades older than the M1. Any half-decent 3rd/4th generation MBT can mop the floor with T72s. This is not to say that the T72 was bad for its time. Rather, it speaks for the rapid progression of technology and how large a gap technology can make.
Saddam apparently told the tankers to prepare for "exercises" and they didn't know it was enemy until ...
Agreed. But the Soviets were reluctant to add computers into their kit during the Cold War era, because they assumed that these future battles would take place during or after a nuke had been dropped. And they wanted the ability to use their equipment after the EMP from the nukes had fried everyone else's electronics. So they used a lot of analog stuff, mostly hand operated cranks, levers and valves. I can see their line of thought but they should have simply taken precautions to harden their tanks against EMP and gone with computers. Because there is no way those tanks could be used after the end of the Cold War against a modern killer like the Abrams or even the Challenger 1 (once fitted with TOGS). The Battle of 73 Easting proved that. In a pretty bad sand storm they were able to pick out tangos due to the IR. Couple all that with the ability to fire their cannons at a rate of once every four seconds (I believe, I may be wrong) even while advancing on the enemy at 50-60kph and it must have been terrifying for the soldiers of Iraqi armored divisions to see that coming at them. I remember one officer who was there at 73 Easting telling how he saw one of his shots hit a T-72 where it's ordnance was stored and blew the entire turret and what was left of the crew about 75 feet into the air. Thank you to the men and women of the Allied forces that came to Kuwait's aid.
@@marcoslaureano5562 Dude... Try paragraphing... 🤦♂🤦♂
@marcoslaureano5562 Had the T-72 used computers, I can imagine the tank would do better against more modern tanks. Possibly give the Abrams a little bit of a challenge. Of course, this wouldn't change the overall outcome of the war.
What do you mean decades older? It came in service on 1973 and the Abrams came 6 years later... The T72 didn't even reach 5000 units until 1980 and the Abrams already had 1000 units during 1981 and 5000 units during 1985... The T72 ain't that much older... Its technology is just really worse compared to the Abrams..
Gotta love all the references to the importance of a battlefield mindset. In the coming hellfire you must prepare to kill and die long live the blessed Republic 🇺🇸!!!!!!
No, not "die".....Americans won't "die"; its enemies will.
@@jds6206 👍👍👍💣💣💣💣💥💥💥💨
3RD ARMORED DIVISION IN THE HOUSE and in this war/video..
You say use war stories in one word but it’s in two words in the description
❤🇺🇲 I LOVE YOU U.S. Army
Oh Ya that miclic charge definitely exploded on impact.
US General Norman got experience when his service time with ARVN in VN war.
Yowsuh, Yowsuh!
Russia is not even close to what USA can do and capability’s and this was 30 years ago
God bless America and her allies
Oorah
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The general said "there isn't a tank in the world that is close to being equal to the M1 for armour or firepower". What about the Challenger 2, both have the same "Chobham" armour. Developed in the UK. Both have the same calibre main gun. 120mm. Only difference being the M1 is smoothbore, the Challenger is rifled. Both excellent.
Try the challenge verses the t72 ,the challengers proved more reliable and could take far more battle damage
yet that challenger no linger in service.
@@MRFLESHSTORM Yes it is Challenger 2
Both the Challenger and the M1A1 have essentially the same armor and the same defensive characteristics.
@@jds6206 British Chobham armour but the Challenger tank has the record for the furthest distance take out of another tank
Actually the 2nd ACR led the 1st AD attack into Iraq along with the Cobra's/OH 58's from the 2nd CAS (Combat Avaition Squadron)
Actually, they were on our left flank....
I DIG THE SEXY 90'S SOUND BYTES....lolz
1:13 "In November 1998, President George Bush increased the scale of US forces stationed in Saudi Arabia". Listened to it several times and got very confused. Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. George Bush was president from 1989-1993.
He Meant 88-92 my first in USMC 1/2
Always (War stories )channel are sharing interesting history coverages videos ...I think Iraqi Defense lines ( Infantry -Army Armor -Republic Guard was same arrangement of Defense lines used against Iranian offensives after 1984 to 1988 which crushed Iranian Campaign spines several times ) IRAQI military Mind were not took attention to that allies Campaign against Iraqi defensive lines were More Progressive weapon qualities, Quantities ,Most higher Readymade & Highest training troops in addition of Complete skies Dominance of Allies air forces During more than Two Months .
As we seen in Ukraine , western / NATO war strategy and tactics plus western technologically advanced weapons can offset bigger numbers
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That's interesting video - but more interesting what about price? How many T-72`s you can buy instead of 1 M1A1? What about running costs?
You might as well compare the cost of ammunition for an Abrams vs. the cost of a T-72 as the Abrams outranges the T-72, therefore faces no threat.
That is part of the point. If they CARED, your point would be well taken. Read, “War is a Racket” by Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier in history. War is basically a money laundering scheme for countries at our level of the EMPIRE, and otherwise
Better yet…how many T-72’s will be killed for one M1A1 Abrams
I wish a documentary would be made on Ukraine war today. Show the strategy, the weapon systems, and the tactics.
Perhaps they will once this mess is finally over. I'm sure our war colleges are paying close attention.
The thing about t72s, they’re medium tanks….. they are tiny in comparison to the Abrams, which I grew intimate knowledge of for 7 years.
so are abrams
you shouldn't do that with a tank.
Good thing we’ve never had to return to the Middle East since 1991. 😅
*Laughs in afghan*
The American tanks had high-tech plot armour
Desert Storm was the greatest display of a new and ground breaking military technology in history. Many technologies peaked and matured by 1991 and were tested on the battlefield. From the precision guided munition to night vision to stealth to anti missile technology (OK that last one is maybe not the greatest example given the performance of Patriot system against Iraqi Scud missiles). I don't think we will have a major conflict, in the near to mid term, that would test out so many new weapon systems in the real combat scenarios. Some of the so called "superpowers" are actually reversing the time and reverting to using tactics and weapons that are so low tech that they could be misinterpreted as the ones used in the mid 20th century. Of course I'm referring to Russia in Ukraine and their ancient way of conducting warfare with massive artillery barrages that target civilian targets and weapons that were pioneered in 1920s.. From the T-62 MBTs to unguided artillery and especially dumb bombs dropped from aircraft with tactics not much different from the ones used by the USAF in Vietnam .
divebombing is the guidance. "dumb bomb"
First use of GPS
Its because they are broke and have invested most of their resources into missile defense systems against us aircraft. A perfect example is their Su-57 stealth fighter. They made it 12 years ago and they produced 16 of them.
You're mumbling nonsense and projecting your wet wishes! If you didn't notice, Russia (especially at the time of your mumbling) inflicted very few civilian casualties, in part because among those civilians there are a lot of ethnic Russians, Russian-speaking Ukrainians and others who are favourable to the Russian cause. Funny how you don't bother that the Kiev regime & NATO mercenaries hit populated areas and inflict civilian casualties on a daily basis, most of the time deliberately because they assume nobody will bother. In regard to your bragging about your country's "high-tech weapons", I'm just gonna remind you that your country only ever dared to attack 20x, 50x, and 100x smaller countries and even then only with dozens of additional NATO puppy countries!
The plan looks like Chancellorsville to me 🤔
I still remember watching the Iraqis wandering around for hours .while we were just a few kilometers away. Watching over tis
Engineering was the basis for West Point for a century. Surprised it took such a step back then.
2:55 The VII Corps was based in Germany, was painted green, and was sent to fight a war in a… desert.😅
Many, if not most troops deployed wearing BDU's, not desert cammies. Militaries go to war with what they have, not with what they wished they had.
I was handed my Desert BDU's when getting ready to return to Germany.
Really didn't make a difference, did it?
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"baH! tHoSe R cHeaP eXp0Rt verSi0n. IRaqI cHeAp kn0ck 0Ff!". ---->Every Russian tank fan boy in a nut shell. "N rEaL lIfE iT w0nT baH 1 oN 0ne!". ------> Every Russian tank boy in a nut shell.
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We are greatest army in the world because we defetead a third world country. You like this one.
It is true that the iraqi had much worse tanks and ammo, you can't deny a fact. However, I still believe the Abrams to be superior in almost all aspects. The T72 and variants aren't garbage either. Edit: Also, some rounds did hit the Abrams, but because the rounds were ancient, they could not penetrate most of the tank. modern rounds at the time would've had a better chance.
That Ukrainian John Deere was showing out!
Ulla~Ulla~Ulla
Alright some of these videos are starting to annoy me. I keep thinking I'm about to watch a new video concerning the M1A1 Abrams vs the T-72, hopefully gaining some new perspectives and knowledge on that match up. But instead I get a much older video that I'm almost certain I've seen already. 😠
Looks like their showing off their rides. War Vehicles.
Now we roll over old age mines with mraps
Every fight is our flight. Including destroying other people life
No mention of the USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin providing the Coalition with the ultimate artillery advantage?
They were squeaky apparently.
hi.. do you have a story of armored buldozers? i would really know about how to get the nazis out of Azovstal..
Ukraine has them they use then to cover dead russians
And how are those going to get those "nazis" out of Azovstal?
The video does not really match the description.
that is the worse arty crew i have ever seen
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12:00 Can't hear a damn thing.
Air power, GPS, Optics, and computers
--> Abrams/Leopard Tanks incoming! T-72s, 80s, 90s are scared af! The Pootin war Criminals are truly done now! 💛💙ua 😎
m1 abrams is an impressive tank. A deadly force on the battlefield. Full stop. As for the T-72s on the battlefield in iraq, they weren't the ones the soviets used. The soviet gave a very downgraded version of their tanks. This was discovered after the soviet union ended. Thus which tank is truly better. No one knows. Both are impressive that is for sure.
Blah blah blah blah blah
@@brucelamberton8819 huh?! um what am I supposed to get from your statement. I hope your intention isn't to be uncivilized or something?!
24:39
I was in 24ID D464 Armour in 90. Our company Master Gunner stated that the Merkava was hands down better than the Abrams
Crew over Vehicle
We Pierce
For the role it is supposed to fulfill, the merkava is 100% better than the Abrams, however it is nowhere near as flexible and adaptable as the Abrams, since it was purpose designed as a defensive vehicle with an extremely high emphasis on crew survivability, purpose built with Israeli situations and terrain in mind.
What's kind of sad is that th armed fores of the US knew that the ammunition the Iraqis used would NOT penetrate the mi/s armor.They knew the t75s where is no way equal to the M1. They did know that the t72 could destroy the Stryker and the Bradley.
Tank warfare is being rewritten in Spring 2022. Drones and handheld missiles are wrecking havoc on armored columns. Apache helicopters and A10s can finish off anything that's left. But tanks still have psychological and political value. Think of it as football, you can have wide receivers, halfbacks, tight ends, and trick plays - but if you run a fullback right up the gut and gain 12 yards every play, the opposing team feels defeated. And on the battlefield, low morale is the beginning of the end.
Many have said Tanks are dead. I disagree. Whenever something is said to be dead, remember how many counters to such a weapon are still in use and being developed. When you look at it this way, the tank seems very much alive.
I envy the troops of that era.
“The young boy dreams of the old man’s nightmares”
Do you envy them for the war!! It has death and fear🤷🏻♂️
There is no denying the historical heroism and great work
the iraqi soldiers were like the russians in ukraines invasion.. their(most of them) heart is not into it and that's why they are getting a beating from ukraine..
Guys. After you have compared the M1A1 and T-72M, just for the sake of fairness, compare the T-90 and M60A2.
You are right, we should compare the Bradley and T90. 😂
21:50 This showed the poor quality of the Iraqi Army Staff officers. Obvious that they did not have a handle on what was going on with the forces they had planned to use in the attack. Starting the offensive with 2 out of 3 of the Divisions missing is effing stupid. Starting the battle piecemeal in an uncoordinated approach is unintelligent.
Comparing 1984 tank to a 1992 tank
M1A1 was 1985
The Soviets in WW2 dug themselves in including tanks in hull down positions….. not successful in the sense that this presented an unassailable fortification, but successful in impeding the impetus of German offensive action and serving to make gains costly. Defeating German attacks still reliant on a successful counter attack. Just getting through minefield’s at Kursk proved very costly.
Elite republican guard 😂😂😂😂that was a good one
Почему на аватаре ролика абрамс выглядит меньше Т 72? Понять не могу! Абрамс в потора раза больше чем Т 72
That war was an overkill. Satellites alone can alter the outcome. A minimal force of air-land force can eliminate the dug-in Iraqi defense.
Is this hind sight or unreported intelligence at the time before the attack.
These videos are pretty cool but they are only 2 sided videos fore is all they make are about the air campaign and Abrams M1 and its support the Bradley they where not the only combat force in Desert Storm where are the videos showing the GRUNTS on the ground. I served in Desert Storm and was 2/131st F.A. where are the videos of the M109 howitzers and MLRS...
I don’t know where they are, but in reference to THIS video, it clearly states it’s focus as one concerning tanks. Namely the T-72 and the a version of the Abrams. So, for anyone suggesting this video is lacking for not considering that aspect of the war, I would disagree. No claim is made to guarantee a discussion of that nature. I am sure that we would all be appreciative, if it is important to you, that you do the work, produce a video concerning the topics YOU want to see, edit it, narrate it, and post it for us to critique.
109mm 13 bravo 3ID 3rd infantry Division Marne Dog 🐶 soldiers 110th artillery sweinfurt Germany
why show a documentary where the people being interviewed can't be understood because the EQ mixing is HORRIBLE!! Way too much mid range, ffs, sort your audio!!!!! doesn't cost much, ladies.
Was this really thirty years ago? Where did the time go?
Not thirty 19 years ago
@@user-id9oi1py4t 1991 was not 19 years ago
It has been 30 yrs. I was there, I should know. 1st INF DIV, 7th Corps.
Yet Russia still thinks it can take on NATO using the same weapons! 😂😂😂
There is a major difference between a T-72m, which was vastly inferior to the tanks the Soviets used at the time, and the vastly more modern T-72b3m.
T72m1 was originally a tad worse than t72a. T72b3m is based on T72B, which had better protection because different armor array. B3 gave it some new electronics and sights, plus kontakt 5 everywhere which degrades kenetic pen by around 15%. Still, western tanks are better in every aspect. This also means underneath all the addons, the b3m is just a t72b in terms of protection.
Механиз заряжания на абрамсе ручной🤣
How’s that Russian autoloader working out…sitting in a box surrounded by your tank ammo…results…Russian Jack in the Box tank.
@@davidgraham4807 пиши по русски
Such a Shame so many country's fights one underequiped country
Yes it is a shame that a bullie gets his people into a fight they know they can't win, but as always someone loses and pays the price. But bullies if unrepentant in this life pay for it in the next.
Don’t start none, won’t be none. I say that with a bit of tongue in cheek, as my country, the USA, is grossly over-involved in world affairs. On a related note, how awesome would it be for our government to suspend ALL foreign aid and non-ESSENTIAL military spending for 1 month, take that money, and divide it among the American public, I mean, since it is OUR money anyway. I would be okay with a few days less a month of fighter jet practice flying, for example. It would save literally millions of dollars each year and affect our combat readiness by about 0%. But like I comment on most military videos I watch, “War is a Racket”-Audie Murphy(the most decorated American soldier in history)
Except Iraq was the 5th most powerful military on the planet at the time, and the 3rd largest army. Their Issue was the west technology was far superior to the soviets
Both Taiwan 🇹🇼 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 Can Learn from The Gulf war 1991 Documentary.
so it was an slaughter
It's called the Gulf of Pars Aryans. Not just the gulf.