M3 Amphibious Rig driving into River | Ferry Operation
With the M3 Amphibious Rig over the Weser river: 4 Amphibious bridging vehicles were joined to set up a ferry service for a bicycle festival at the ferry terminal in Großenwieden, Germany. For the first time, the pioneers of the German Bundeswehr were supported by British soldiers.
The 360 hp amphibious vehicle has a 360-degree rotating jet propulsion system at the bow and stern. In ferry mode, up to 63.5 tonnes of payload are possible. The maximum speed in the water is 14 k.p.h.
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These are perfect for large families when everyone wants to sit up front.
HumDinger lol
Merica!
@@Sin526 No, Germany, read the description.
Yes for a large family who all want to sit upfront and ford a river for a tank crossing!
Haha sorry for a bicycle crossing!😂😂😂
I've never seen anything cooler than those transforming vehicles in my whole life.
I bet area 51 has more cool stuff😏
Lol your life must be pretty boring
My Friend, if you like german Engineering, checkout "German engineering at its finest". Germans managed to balance a delicious Beer in Front of the 120 mm smoothbore gun. As a non-German i need to say at this Point: Germans are are the most beautiful people of this world.
I love that it turns into a bridge!
See, us old guys had "transformers" back in the days, that REALLY FUNCTIONED!
"Sir they have taken out the bridge! how are we supposed to cross the river?!" " We have no other choice, if we can't use a bridge WE BECOME THE BRIDGE!
I used to work on these, the Mk2 version back in the 70/80's (28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment) out of Hameln near Hannover. They can also be a bridge if you have enough and a complicated pier set in the middle if the river was very wide. Two Mann Diesel engines, marine gearbox, transfer box (two of everything) and dead difficult to keep maintained. Seen many old Chieftain tanks going over the river on one of these. Loved my time in Hameln!
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Україні зараз це знадибилось для наступу і повернення своїх земель, то німці агов діліться бо скоро у вас після дружби Меркель з Путіним знову буде дві країни- східна і західна
Hallo kollege! Ich war anfang der 80er in minden und plön bei der amphibischen einheit. Was hab ich die karre mit ihren 100 schmiernippeln gehaßt...
OK, I'm curious, do you think the basic design could be improved with some better / updated componentry (engines, gearboxes) to reduce the maintenance headaches? Admittedly, combination vehicles like this have a lot of tradeoffs, moving parts, and features with conflicting purposes that inherently increase maintenance needs. I find the concept and basic structure fascinating and think they could be very useful.
@@newtechnologyltd7184 🤣вы реально думаете что Украина потянет🤣ну вы чудак
I watched the whole video without skipping a second. It's oddly satisfying.
You are lieng
I think there is a video somewhere of the RoC army demonstrating the same M3 rig. I watched every second of that too. EDIT: In that video, M3 is used as a bridge. It's treat. Check it out.
Dear Santa, ....... Instead of putting me in a old folks home, send me to Germany, where the military comes out to help old people to ride their bicycles.
cute
trust me, this must be the only working vehicles in the German Army...
@@richiethefly124 trash talker, jealous loser :D
@@ralfreicke9143 But this dudes right though. And I'm half German.
And we fly into holidays with military planes oh i love the Bundeswehr😍😘
These guys are 1st generation arrival of transformers. They are known as the aquatron brothers.
I've read that in Optimus Prime's voice in my mind.
@@paulofelipebbraga9634 😂🤣😂🤣
The fact that they took time just to serve the community in a very fantastic and professional manner... Wow🔥
No it is for tank this is just trial that's they served people there for free
Normally theres a "reaction" ferry there, they moved it out of the way so these guys could practice, you can see it upper left at 9:45. But this is a lot faster.
German General: What is this thing? A car? A boat? A bridge? Designer: Yes
Jeez recall tranformers
I'm also disapointed, that they didn't name it after an animal.
ALL IN ONE!
...as if a German General wouldn't know...🙄
I bet if it had turbines it could even fly
Back in the days of the cold war, the British Army used to have an entire regiment equipped with M3 rigs in Germany, 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment based in Hameln. With enough Rigs linked together, you can bridge the whole width of the river.
US developed same thing in 50s. This seems like overkill.
@@scarney29 , not in certain situations, like having military vehicles needing to access battlefields or disaster areas where bridges are destroyed or flooded.
@@paxhumana2015 g
I remember bridging the river rhine a few times when I was at Hameln, now that was something to see
Good collaboration between UK and Germany. Well done guys!
Jungs, ihr macht einen guten Job. Egal was wann über euch sagt. Für mich seit ihr spitze und ein Dickes Dankeschön das es euch gibt.
Bicyclists: I guess we'll have to swim across. German soldiers: Hold our beer.
A german soldier never, NEVER, gives away his beer. But rather his weapon or his M3 amphibian.
@@derechteBenderBaer German soldiers can swim with a beer, but cannot drive or fare without one.
BTW the m3 amphibian is British
@@mjbetts2017 White people look all the same to me.
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That is about the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.
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Transformers man more than meets the eye
When last hou saw it?
Dont get a B.U.I.
Very impressed with the speed with which these can be deployed, and with the professionalism of the crews operating them. Bravo Zulu to all the servicemembers involved!
As a 15.5 year old I signed on with the British Army at Bridge Camp Hamlin on the hill in the background. My Father was RSM of 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment 1972/73. To watch the older M2 Rigs was a joy:)))
Phil2443 up there must be your daddy.
Wow! The National Guard should have these for flood situations and rescues.
They do
this is American tech shared.
@@7wy573D ... developed in Germany, then bought by General Dynamics.
Oh.. Let me get back with you on that one because our government is in there and incompetent and Kenny rescue they own fucking sensors but let her natural disaster happened somewhere else or they didn't 5 days with release supplies all that bullshit
Hey I forgot to mention they're all videos of monster truck rescue in National Guard truck stuck in fucking flood waters in National Guard trucks are designed to navigate flood waters videos radio on KZhead thank goodness for Citizens volunteer relief teams because they don't need government permission the swing into action and thank goodness for the monster trucks
Waiting for someone to yell out "AUTOBOTS ROLLOUT" Lol
@Dan Alcaria More like the toys that come from Thunderbird 2's pod at some crisis
AUTOBOTS TRANSFORM IN SLOWMOTION ÖLSKAJFL
I thought it was “auto bots roll out”
Na, more like 'ALL GOT TICKETS PLEASE, BE READY TO SHOW YOUR TICKET ... or be thrown overboard ! '
Velcome to the machine Son
The cost of fuel would be almost as much as building a bridge... 😅 Good job, lads! 👍🇬🇧
No actually big ships cross that and making a folding bridge is costlier
😆yeah but you forgot that during an emergency you can't build a bridge within a short duration but you buy fuel 😁
Watching this brings back some good memories. I spent nearly three and a half years (89-92) in Bad Kreuznach with 8th ID and 1st AD. The ridge line in the background is what I vividly remember about the terrain in Deutschland, mountains, valleys, cold ass weather and mud, lol. I honestly can't remember a warm sunny day while in the field or during training exercises. Our militaries are made up of mostly kids with mountains of responsibilities, countless duties and always training.
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The thumbnail looks like a modder just spawned a bunch of vehicles in GTA V
True
Haha...ur gay boom right back at u
Angele Hodge Ten Holt wut
The best thing is that this thumbnail is not fake.
I love KZhead recommendations now
I know right!?
starting a thing huh? i see you
What a wonderful teamwork! So proud helping the public to cross the river!
Many 🙏
I salute to all military engeneers
it was just a demonstration and the public were allowed to participate, right?
Weserfähre Großenwieden. Britische und Deutsche Pioniere aus Hameln und Minden Hand in Hand. Immer wieder nett anzuschauen, insbesondere live.
When i saw these prepare to go into the water. My 10 year old childhood came to mind and i was totally getting the GI-JOE feeling.
Did you have the Base? Man everybody wanted the BASE.
@@Bodhi594 lol, Had half of the BASE when i was little. Found it at a yard sale.. But never was so fortunate to get the AirCraft Carrier that I thought all the other kids had except for me.. Later i found out it was 5 foot long and hardly no kids had it... That GO JOE commercial lied to me. lol
@@DolittleMccoy The Aircraft Carrier!!! I forgot all about that. Only one kid that I knew had that. He was a rich kid of course. The thing was MASSIVE. I only had parts of the Base also, Lol. But I made it work!
Lol I had to combine a Christmas and birthday to get that behemoth 1 present for all year and it was worth it
I kept thinking:"FROM HASBRO!" and that guy in the ads' sort of goofy voice. Yeah, Aircraft Carrier FTW! You didn't have to be that rich, just not have parents who bought every other thing that "everybody" had.
So what did you do in the military? "I Drove Mobile Bridges"
you know what's funny? If your truck breaks down in the water you is diw in other words dead in the water
Actually its a ferry not a mobile bridge otherwise the ships transporting people over the water to islands would be mobile bridges as well
@@5.accacestyle441 Yes your right. Although I've seen demos of them using it as a bridge on narrow waterways.
DH Yukon sure it can be used as a bridge if the river is small enough but on a small river u can use many things as a bridge even trees
@@5.accacestyle441 Take a load off n take a joke. U r correct. It is a ferry. Technically he is right also. A bridge is a platform that connects two or more structures over an area. Now watch me: its a big damn green thing. Eat yo heart out. Learn to take a joke! After 22 years in the US military it its an Amphibious Operations Support Vehicle. BAM! Rite again ole man. Dam i good. Have a great day!
Awesome! I drove an AAV P7A1 in the Marines. (It's an amphibious armored personell carrier) I love this kind of stuff.
Impressionante. Saudações do Brasil. 🇧🇷
.... NEYMAR IS A CHEAT! YES?..🥂
That is so cool. Many people just dont realize how hard Engineers in the military work. But too help out with a bicycle event, even better. Also, I bet it was great practice for them.
yeah that's a good answer
Q0
@Hall of the Divine Throne I missed the part where that's my problem
This is how we send the 101st senior attack bicycle squadron to the front lines
😂😂😂😂
👍🏼😂Good one 😂
Just like the good old days when we ran out of young guys to send to the front.
@@vincent4601 How would life had turned out for Germany under Hitler without American & Allied Forces for the German People, I wonder.... 🤔🤔
Josey Wales would introduce them to a little thing called a Missouri boat ride
As a 1371 combat engineer I must say I am very glad these things phased out right at the beginning of my service
Amazing hatsoff to the defense personalities inovation skills 🙏🏾💪👌✌👍
Despite some negative comments below, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. I had no idea these machines even existed and to watch the soldiers do their job with such precision and team work was a real pleasure. Kudos to all !
Cool, A 15 person bench seat all sitting up front so the kids don't fight over who gets to sit up front.
koiesbow epic stolen comment
They will either fight for the middle. Or the edge.
Good place for a gangbang.
Awesome Portable Bridge, and The Crew Works Together Flawlessly!!!!
هذه الانسانية ما مثل عند الدول الاسلامية الاستهلاكية وبس الله يبارك في الدول الغرب على انسانيتهم
Legends say, they are still going back and forth.
Lfo Mod well your legend is shit since they left at the end
Jeff21killer Sep It's just a joke R/whoosh
What a great piece of engineering those are. Amazed at how maneuverable they were in the water, too. Must be a blast to operate one. They look massive, but it doesn't stop me wanting one.
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we need these in sydney,australia,oceania.they've been flooded out for a 3rd time this year and are in desparate need of this sort of set up.thanks!!!
That was impressive, solid European ingenuity and effectiveness on-display.
Probably the only vehicles to come off exercise cleaner than when they started... :)
Don't you just hate it when someone gets the same SUV as you. But that is damn impressive!
+wcresponder, Take the kids to school in one of those, and for damn SURE you'll end up in the local paper! :-).
It's good they got the same suv so they can work together.
@@morrisfalker2773 But in the same paint scheme and accessories as well.
Very impressive. Good to see the UK and German military forces working together. 👍
Sure beats the hell out of the Bailey Bridges we trained on in the ‘60’s although they required great coordination in positioning the components and assembly...and a lot of labor. But what a bridge system it was...
The new James Bond getaway amphibious vehicle with quad turbos
Perfect for fishing if you ask me 😂
And camping on the lake!
Joel Miller too noisy
I've seen this before in another video very cool and very helpful reliable equipment if you have to move troops or your armor or resources and supplies across terrain and water plus it cuts the time very short instead of having to take the long way and having to go around if you need to get across to fortify support and reinforce or need to engage the enemy quickly during warfare or combat training
Love the Rigs, they are awesome in the water . Thank you for sharing your video. May God be with all of you . LINDA ❤ ⚘️❤
Wow! I don't know how this got into my recommendations, but that was strangly fascinating!
Mortthemoose - Agree and Agree!
bdtxxe ggxhhc
I could just image how heavy those damn things are. And the hydraulic pumps they are carrying to do all that work.
.....and the 360 horse power!
24,500kg, _(27 tons for those of us in those non-metric rebellious upstart colonies)_ www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0063.html
Not that heavy, considering they're all basically watertight hulls made out of aluminum alloy. And hp drives the whole thing, so given a sufficient diesel engine, with decent capacity you would be amazed at how much these things can carry.
@@user-yx8bh9gu4t … 28 Tons! According to Wikipedia!
Actually there are herds of small immigrant workers in the hull with hand pumps.
Präzise, Schnell, effektiv, vorbildliche Durchführung Klasse !!! 👍
Alhamdulilah TNI AD batalyon zeni juga punya,bangga sama TNi alutsistanya keren kaya negara eropa...
Those are mighty impressive vehicles, operated by people who seem incredibly skilled at their operation. Given the amount of flooding we've seen in recent years here in the US, I'm almost surprised the government doesn't have regional fleets of these stationed around for disaster and emergency response.
😂
Because they don't care about us
there is little profit for our honest politicians to do anything like that, so.....
We do. Engineering units of the Army Reserve and the National guard will have various types of bridging equipment available in every state.
@@marchutton7640 Correct. Unfortunately, we used to have a lot more but when Bush cut everything in the early 1990s a lot of the bridging disappeared. Most states had a bunch of sets of the M2 Bailey but my state doesn't have them anymore. Good Luck, Rick
“Sweetie what do you want for your first car” Me:
😂
Hail to the designer of these things! Requirement: A truck, a bridge and amphibious too! all in one! Designer , no probs !!
What an amazing piece of machinery!!
Didn’t know a driver could hold his breath that long!
you do know the cabin is sealed
Steve Reinhardt lol
They go above and at the back is the steering wheel
@@Kiwoeoe in b4 r/whoosh
@@wenaldy *SMASH*
Imagine this level of cooperation and ingenuity being used for the good of mankind.
Not everyone is sensible in this world, good without power to defend it is just a joke.
@@Mabaz The western world spends VASTLY more on the military than the threat demands. Platitudes about "good without power to defend it" are exactly the kind of nonsense spouted by the military industrial complex marketing men before selling another billion dollarss of child-killing arms to the terrorist states of Saudi Arabia or Israel.
@@Mabaz Seconded.
@@matbroomfield Dude I'm from Algeria, a muslim country. If anything were to happen your country would most likely invade mine for our resources. Saudi Arabia isn't a terrorist state as it didn't invade and take anyone's land to become a state, but meh you must have your own opinion about that. Anyway, I'll still say that good without power to defend it is a joke. Had the "3rd world" countries have enough power to defend themselves, they wouldn't have gone through genocides and colonization. Y'all wouldn't be stepping on us and taking what is ours for almost free. If Saudia Arabia had the power to defend themselves, Trump wouldn't have just barged in and demanded shit tons of money for no other reason than 'the united states of fucking america y'all belong to us cuz we got the weapons and the militaryz to give you freedom if you don't give us what we want'
@@Mabaz All but one of the 9/11 bombers were from SA. Saudi invaded Yemen. Saudi attacked Israel. Saudi execeuted a journalist for speaking out against it. These are not opinions, they are facts. You are clearly clueless.
The boat boat sounds amazing iv seen them span much farther using ramps on both side of each fairy so they where 10' apart from one another this was first time I seen the directly hook to one another
These rigs will be very helpful during the floods to save lives. 🤗
This is got to be some of the most impressive pieces amphibious kit I’ve ever seen in my life. I MEAN FREAKING HELL MAAAAAAN. THEY MOVED SOOOO DAMN FAST.
Super eingespielte Truppe, professioneller Aufbau, keine Hektik, kein gebrüllt. Super Leistung, bin stolz auf Soldaten und Maschine. Danke.
What a wonderful event, and great video too👍
If Hitler and Churchill watching this, they will scratching their head then wondering; "What da hell is going on to our childs???"
@@ophirbactrius8285 enemies became friends. Thank you for your service 🎗🎗🎗
Por buenos donde es todo estás tropa
@@ophirbactrius8285 I'm.
@@ophirbactrius8285 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapaaawasaaaaaaaaaa
Think it would be better to build permanent bridge than call the military every day to ferry people across. Pretty neat demonstration on how they’re used. Neat vehicles too.
I’m in the US and this is the first time I’ve seen something like this! How cool this looks and it was nice of them to do this for the people. (going by what I read in the description)
Good job, guys! Hello from Russia!🇷🇺😉
Ich find das Klasse das bei ein Übung dann auch Passanten aus dem Zivilen Leben mitgenommen werden. War bestimmt spannend für die Zuschauer. Cooles Ding. Daumen hoch.
"Public Service Military"...Nice..!!! regard from Indonesia...
Wow that just amazed me. Great to see German & British troops working together to help a community out.. Well done to all
and i thought i did good today when I was able to drive my remote control boat around my pool without hitting the edge
Wow how funny you are
@@goldendeath00 Totally forgot about this comment. Thanks for replying as I needed a good laugh.
@@goldendeath00 bro replied after 3 years💀
@@harisafeef101 bro is the shittier version of my profile picture💀
@@goldendeath00 88
Everyone in this unit gets a raise, and the inventors of this system are declared saints. The A-1 Abrams is now practical.
My country bought 18 of these ! Danke Deutsch 👏👏👏
I am in tears over these wonderful vehicles. As a former military engineer, having built Bailey bridges and MGBs, this is the best of all worlds. Ferry, Bridge, etc. Not only for military action, but relief efforts after natural disasters. Essayons!
You are in tears and you love this machine that kills humans ,,,you going hell
The military taking care of its own. Great job guys! Impressive!
Engineering are rooted in the German minds... They are the best..
Absolutely one of coolest things I’ve seen. Thanks for the video
Man I was expecting them to do a full bridge. :( I mean probably they could have if they hadn't joined.
if there are few more.they can do bridge
With the extra bridging ramps, they could have...
CaptJericho you actually read the title 😬
@@0o0ox who cares if he did
X Most people do. What’s wrong with that?
Fantastic, what awesome machines! Forwards, backwards, side to side, such a pleasure to watch and they sound great too. Looks like a fun day out. Danke!
madleech yup no DEF or DPF on these things 👌🏻
Waste of money. You must think the Russians are real stupid. With real time imagining from space and drones. That small town will be wiped off the map. Thousands of bodies everywhere. Cars trucks everything will be taken out. Artillery and fighter jets will take them out. Nice try. Do you really think the Russians have not figured this all out? Every river crossing in Europe has been plotted. You dont get it. Thats what they do. I would. Good luck.
Yes, those engines sound extraordinary .
@@peternorthrup6274 , what does any of that have to do with the content of the video? Also, the amphibious vehicles have equally valuable peace time applications, most notably rescuing larger groups of people from areas that are flooded. I would consider these vehicles as hardly wastes of money because inland waters are just as valuable, if not more so, than seas and ports to a battlefield advantage. Finally, what are you going to do when an enemy has taken out important bridges in an area, you moron? Vehicles that are like these, as well as those that can make bridges, are invaluable to a war effort, as well as with accessing disaster areas.
@Nathan Lynch That's what happens when your tin foil hat is too tight.
Muito trilegal, parabéns aos militares e ao canal e todos que participaram. 🇧🇷
Hello Regina 👋 how are you doing today
Woaw what a brilliant people, for putting all these machines up.
Wow that's what I'm talking about . Great show of being human without politics, what a beautiful and kind show of humanity. Bless you all. I need to get me one of those..:)
Actually, you need a full set of four. They're cheaper that way...bulk discount.
Real Thunderbirds Are Go right before our eyes and the operators didn't even have to get their feet wet. Love engineering masterpieces.
I am so proud of these brave, expert military personnel. Jesus Christ bless and protect them always. Amen
excellent way of use, military equipments helping peoples' problems in peaceful way
That is the most spectacular thing i have ever seen, those guys are working together just perfect not one mistake. Good job.
This is wonderful..science and technology is taking over the world..👏👏👏👏
Cool beans! Lools like some useful equipment but what if you don't have good loading/unloading docks/ramps? Thanks for your military service guys & gals.
Wow ,,,,, how time has change, I was in the Marine Corps back in 1972-76 and was in a Engr. Bridge Platoon Okinawa at camp Hansen 3rd Marine Division we had pontoons to blow with our trucks air tanks. I cannot recall how much a single bulkhead weight. But it was all labor building the bridges, and I'm glad these men can operate theses units this way. And thanks for your individual service to all.....
Jimmy Kellum the m1rig out then /then m2/now m3rig
Wenn ich das vorher gewusst hätte, dann hätte ich mir das live angeschaut. Danke für das Video!
This sure was cool 😎 and impressive 👌 to watch . Thanks for sharing 👍 greetings from Simon and Beth ❤❤❤
Mein altes Amphibisches Pionierbattallion. Gruss an die Jungs an Minden bzw. Holzminden. Weiss gar nicht ob es die heute noch so gibt.👍
They created the best thing, this will be useful when tragedy strikes in different locations. I love it. Very greatful to have them looking out for their country. Blessings go out to all. Thanks for sharing this amazing video.
🤦🏻♂️
Finally something recommended by youtube has finally been good
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Greatest fishing boat of all time! Guys on the dock will be envious.
Cool pretty clever inventions. I rode a duck once in a parade i was suprised how fast it went for being so big.
Super Jungs und Mädels 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Das doch noch nicht alles kaputt gespart wurde ❗️ Ich hoffe Ursula schaut sich das mal an ‼️‼️‼️
Damit Sie weis wo Sie als nächstes ansetzten soll? Ich bin der Meinung das ich lieber sowas Bezahle als die GEZ!!
Besser nicht zeigen sonst denkt sie sie macht doch alles richtig 🤣
Diese Fahrzeuge gibt es schon länger als Flintenuschi an der Macht ist. Die sind bestimmt seit mehr als 20 Jahren in Minden an der Weser im Dienst. Nicht nur dort. In Bayern dürfte es auch noch ein paar von den M3 geben. Aber die meisten sind in Minden stationiert. Zumindest war es meines Wissens nach so.
Amazing invention! Connecting more than one of these amphibious boats together can help bridge lands separated by water. Awesome! 😍
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸عاشت فلسطين حرة
there is the "Felgenfest" near my home (bicycle days) on the Weser, on that day 55km of road along the Weser is closed to cars and only muscle-powered vehicles are allowed to drive there. and the Bundeswehr builds them Bridge For the bikes.
These came out in the 60s but there was a problem with connecting pins so we had to carry on practicing with the old heavy ferry. 20 men 20 mins to construct and working in 30 mins. The last one I was working on took 2Div Armour across the River Wesser.
reminds me of training on the heavy ferry at Hawley Lake in the late 60's