Assault Amphibious Vehicle AAVP-7A1 | BREACHING BEACHES
Introduced in 1984, the BAE Systems Assault Amphibious Vehicle, AAV7A1 has earned a reputation for rugged durability and superior mobility for transporting troops and cargo from ship to shore.
At sea, a 400 hp turbocharged diesel V-8 engine with propulsion enabled by two 14,000 gpm water jet pumps provides AAV7A1 vehicles with a cruising speed of 7 knots and the ability to negotiate 10-foot plunging surfs heading either seaward or to shore.
On land, the proven torsion bar suspension and BAE Systems signature "Big Foot" track makes for outstanding mobility on all terrains at a top speed of 45 mph.
Upgrades since the introduction of AAV7A1s include improved firepower - featuring a 50-caliber/Mk 19 40-mm weapon station, applique armor packages, plus command, control and repair capabilities.
Members of the AAV7A1 family of vehicles include:
AAVC7A1 Command Vehicle
AAVP7A1 Personnel Vehicle
AAVR7A1 Recovery Vehicle
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You thought about doing a video discussing the Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicle program? The ACV is suppose to find a vehicle to replace the AAV and even possibly find one that would replace the LAV-25.
@@originalpastaman5470 they already have the replacement first batch of vehicles are coming.
Also small little detail, they're called cargo hatches not mortar hatches.
Make a video of the Su 34 fullback figher- bomber
4,5 tons of cargo? Thats a lot of crayons.
Robert Kalinič Underestimated comment. Only marines will understand lol
Robert Kalinič yes
haahaha!
@@oceanman3804 im not a marine. Please tell me.
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm we Marines survive off crayons. The other branches use this as an insult, but we see it as another point of our efficiency, for you dont see some army boy or sailor pussy surviving off wax for years on end.
Me: getting ready for bed KZhead: WET *T A N K S*
WET
*TANKS*
"I'mma get jiggy with this shitz!!!" ?? :T
M O I S T tonks
im dead lmao
USMC: This vehicle is outdated and is slated to be replaced Phillipine Marines: Hold my Tanduay
more like hold my tuba lol
sad thing is if do we get our hands on those ,those will probably be the most advanced amphibious vehicles we have. Our current vehicles were acquired in the 70's and had probably been manufactured in the 50's or 60's, we're frankenstiened back into service and are maintained w/ prayers and the occassional blood sacrifice.
We have the ACVs coming we ordered a few different variants as well.
@@reufuraque8771 Edwin Andrew airbase still had Zeros back in 90's and went to East timor during 2001 with WW2 weapons (Mortars and other Artillery pieces)
@@heckleypanes4988 aye, Im not saying anything but the fact that philippine army equipment for the most part are old,some even of ww2 vintage,these are effective against most internal threaths here,but against another modern army we pale in comparison.There are rumblings that the P.A. is acquiring more modern arms and equipment but until we see those being used its better to take em with a heaping of salt,Its the philippine after all where 1 step forward comes with a couple of million in bribes,graft,bullshit and outright lies before the foot is even lifted. sorry for the long post,,and thanks for the reply.
Matsimus: It’s not something you see in video games Me: Currently playing Battlefield 4 Conquest sittings in one of these and using it as a mobile spawn point to push D
spamming the gas station with 40mm all day
Your not alone i used it as spawn killing C4 and wait for it to spawn people then watch the firework
Pearl market
Calm Down flood zone too
Usmc standard spawn in Project Reallity
The Marine Corps magic school bus.
Thanks Matsimus very accurate commentary, I was trained as a 2141 amphibious assault vehicle repairman and ended up.as a 2149 Ordnance vehicle.Maintenance chief over the span of 91 to 2012. We called them Hogs or pigs as the earlier lvtp7 had round headlights similar to a pigs nose. Marines who operate these vehicles tend to love them however our experience in Iraq uncovered weaknesses Chief of which was survivability specifically a catastrophic kill in Barwana Iraq where a triple stack IED opened one up like a can. The driver was the only survivor. As a result of this Battalion commanders did not want to put their troops in them. And my last deployment to the sandbox we parked them and became grunts ourselves. I have cross trained with the Brazilians argentines Thais and now I see the Japanese have them as well as with the Taiwanese. They are very good at their original mission ship to shore and 15 miles inland can cope reliably with stretches closer to the Feba but its has too big a silhouette and survivability is bad. The EFV was canned as for being too expensive and failing relatability test. A new vehicle the MPC which is wheeled is being developed by BAE so maybe Marine corps Trackers will be a thing of the past. Our motto is Yat Yas you ain't track you ain't sh@$ lol the community of Amtrackers is pretty tight great job and keep up the good work.
Evan trulock jones forgot the term ”Tuna Boats” I think the state of the reserve leadership had as much to do with the losses at Barwana as they did with the high losses that battalion took during that battalion took during that deployment as anything else.
Matsimus: the LVTP-7 family was basically a swimming tracked vehicle built on the basic chassis that would become the Bradley. You could say that it's what happened if the Bradley were designed from Day 1 to do lots of swimming.
My great grandfather used to command a landing craft during ww2, he landed in the Philippines and saipan I believe
Oh nice. The troop carrier, 37mm gun or 75mm gun?
@@derptank3308 he commanded a Higgins boat m8
@@pineapplerepublic3215 the M8 was a scout car with a 37mm AT gun, it was not a Amphibious vehicle
He drove a lcvp during ww2 alright
@@pineapplerepublic3215 ahh...its fine and stuff, i was just leting you know i would of figured u ment a LVP or a LVT-1(A)
Well this is a cool machine I've never heard of! Like a fleet of Mini Sandcrawlers straight outta Starwars.
Too bad they fuckin suck
"Like a fleet of Mini Sandcrawlers straight outta Starwars." Actually this predates the SW ep IV :)
@@karlvongazenberg8398 ooh your right! wonder where ol Mr Lucas got the idea
@Mastathrash @nukeboy207 seriously, those things are moving metal death traps. A .50 cal can pierce the armor if there's no applique armor. They sink pretty often. They spontaneously catch on fire. The rear of the vehicle *will* fill with smoke and diesel fumes. They're slow in the water. The armament is pretty much a cap-gun on a modern battlefield. They're huge. They sure as hell cannot carry 21+3 Marines, this may have been true back in the mid-'80s but not anymore, we carry too much stuff and are generally larger. Usually, it's a squad of 13 or less. If you have any more than that then the Marines have to alternate between sitting and standing. Your feet/legs take up less room than your body and ass so that's what we end up doing. I have never felt safe riding in them. Every infantry Marine hates them and so do the crew and maintenance personnel. This is the most universally despised vehicle in the US Marine Corps.
@@vovafett8369 yat yas
I absolutely hated riding in those pigs. Combine diesel exhaust, seawater, and puke and then toss it around. Absolutely miserable existence.
Well, Murph, I was driving and yes, it was just as described; absolutely miserable - for you. For us, up top, with our head out the hatch, even with all the waves, it was much better. Something about having your hands on the wheel, maybe? Anyway, sorry for the rough ride. Please leave your amtrak driver 5 stars in the app, though, if he gets you to the beach alive.
Yep.
Uncle Mike I much preferred inserting by zodiac or helo. Going off the back ramp of an LHA was miserable...lol
@@FLEXCopMNPD LHA!?! What a luxury hotel, compared to the humble, flat-bottomed LST, which is basically a small floating parking garage with a Motel 6 shoved into it. The ROKs we trained with tried to make a big new hole in the aft end of ours, every time we tried to show them how to gently fly down the ramp with our precious human cargo. We tried to get out gracefully - they just used the bulkheads as bumper-pool guides.
Flying with Murph what are you a liberal I like the smell of diesel?
This is the backbone of the US Marines.
YAT YAS! 2141, 15th MEU, 1989-1993. Loved driving them, hated working on them. Cool trick to pull on Grunts: put a nickel or two in the top troop hatches, plunge off the back of a LPD and watch them newbs panic as water pours in the troop compartment! Never gets old, lol. Four bilge pumps, each pumping out 400 gpm...hard to sink a floating beer can. Semper Fi!
The ice sliding at the end was funny. I was a Bradly driver in Germany and one time we got a little ice storm. Just one thin clear coat of ice and we couldn't even get out of the motor pool. Good times.
@HOUTHIS the channel Stupid video.
just a few critiques. The crew that is on board is a vehicle commander/gunner, driver, rear crewman. The gunner and vehicle commander is the same person in the turret. The rear crewman is the guy who punches out the back at 10:54. His responsibility is to maintain discipline of the embarked troops in the troop compartment and notify the vehicle commander if the vehicle beings to take on water or have mechanical issues such as smoke coming out of the engine compartment or fires. The "mortar hatches" are actually called cargo hatches. It certainly does not have any kind of explosive reactive armor what so ever its just has EAAK (Enhanced Applique Armor Kits) armor which is simply bolt on external armor. It also does not have any of the night vision devises but instead thermal sights in the RAM RS models.
Regarding your comment that it's being pushed into tasks it was never designed for, The Chieftan just put up a vid about the Tiger tank, where he points out that that is what happened to it. Designed for a quick punch through defenses, and then let the mediums rush. Very situational.
It's profile is far too high for sneaky beaky stuff. More easily targeted than a CVRT.
"AmTracs" rock.. I've splashed from LST's, LPD's and LHA's on "AmTracs" throughout my 21yr career. Spent unknown hours in a AAVC7 because I'm a RTO by trade. Riding in the back of a "AmTrac" beats walking. OORAH!
USS Peoria, LST1184 - Team Spirit, Bear Hunt 1985, 86, 87 OoRAH! I also spent some time at 29 Palms - my best friend Jim was a FROC. (His best friend was a PRC-77) The C7 is cozy, but heavy. I only rode it to the beach once and I much preferred my big, floaty 26-ton beer can empty of all that gear. There's nothing like the thrum of that Cummins turbodiesel, the warmth of the engine compartment and, in the field, it's the best damn RV in the world. OORAH!
I loved operating these In the Usmc. Way better than walking everywhere. Plus had a decent armament, 50 cal and mk19.
Yatyas brother
kcimb yep 👍🏿 very useful
Edwin Verdin yatyas!
@@relectric69 It wasn't a jam o matic if you kept all those little bushings up to square ;). Used to love shooting everybody else's ammo at the range while they tried to figure that out lol
God that's mammoth size. The only problem I have with today's troop delivery systems is they are literally the size of a barn door. Meaning they are a huge target. Still impressive nonetheless. Thanks for sharing
I think the idea is to land where and when they aren't waiting for you. That's why they off-load out of sight from the beach.
I enjoyed riding in these things. The benches made it feel like a roller coaster as it went over hills and across terrain. The tricky part was not having your face slam into the bulkhead or somebody's gear.
I was in highschool when the U.S. Navy and Marines sent an amphibious task force as representatives to the 50th anniversary of the Leyte Landings. I got to see these things up close and personal during the display after the re-enactments. Even got into the crew stations, and I must say, this thing is massive and roomy.
The LVT family starting in 1935 will always be one of my favorite vehicle series. Nice to see you reviewed its latest variant.
Japan and the Philippines just recently bought these AAV
That’s bad they should have bought the new ones ACV
Trust me at least Japan is.
Btw we finally got 4 of them, _the first batch_ for the *Philippine Marine Corps.* Were getting _the second batch_ later this year, by *Christmas of 2019.* So that would bring a total of 8, also it ain't *American* but a _Korean-made_ the *KAAV7A1* is what they called it. And i do hope our "Philippine Marine Corps" will order more of these, perfect to serve along side one of our M113 APC's. Anyways another great video Matsimus XD
Well yes I am waiting a new version of aav7p1 with a new weapon
The kaav7a1 is literally the same vehicle with a different turrets
8 only? lol
Next thing the Philippines needs is an actual tank or wheeled vehicle with a big enough gun for anti tank and infantry support purposes
@@scunthorpe5513 The *AFP/Armed Forces of the Philippines* and the _DND/Department of National Defense_ are still working on it for the time being, they are still selecting which (Medium-Tank's) will be suiting for us there is the "ASCOD and the Pandur" btw.
Please do a video on the amphibious assault ship. That would be rad!
A good subject for a new video would be the modern Chinese PLA Type 05 Amphibious Armoured Assault Vehicle family are a more recent equivalent of this vehicle. Apart from the troop carrier which has a 30mm and coaxial mg, there is also a Fire Support Vehicle/Light Tank version, Command vehicle, ARV, etc. The PLA ground forces and the PLA Marines both use several hundred of the Type 05 (which are still being built, along with the Type 04 IFV, the Type 03 Airmobile IFV and the Type 09 (8x8) IFV). The speed of these vehicles on the water is almost the same as the speed of other IFV/APC's on dry land.
A small discrepancy I have with this video is the armor package called EAAK or enhanced appliqué armor kit is not ERA it is ceramic armor designed to cause ricochets it also does not drastically effect its mobility on land or in the water
Ah, the AmTrac, making all other APC's look small by comparison. Seriously, they're HUGE.
You should see the ACV. It looks like a LAV until you get close and realize they're even bigger than these are
Got my first sight of this from Heartbreak Ridge. Cool vehicle.
Those were different vehicles. This is a modern vehicle.
@@budmeister pretty sure they used them in the invasion of Grenada... these things are ancient.
@@Shinzon23 Still more modern than WWII vehicles.
@@Shinzon23 most of the Marines in Grenada were airlifted in by CH53's to the airport near Pearl and also near Grand Mal . There were also several squads on LST's at Grand Mal beach and Grande Anse and we still had the vietnam era willys jeep but was like 5th generation or something. there were 2 squads also inserted by CH47 which on crashed on the beach near Grande Anse during the initial insertion we went into Saint George's on 10/25 with the operations unit and ended up policing and providing security for them at Beausejour. keep on keeping on Semper Fi
Best Marine Corps movie ever
I've seen these around the Marines training areas near San Diego and its beach training areas.
This vehicle should assault straight to the museum...
Nah Even with USMC phasing them out Philippine Marines will still buy them
Quick notes, the crew layout is not driver, commander, and gunner as the gunner is the commander, the layout is driver commander/gunner and rear crewman. Some AAV P7 A1's do have a rocket system on the back, but this is mostly used in a mine/ied clearing role. And in addition to the UGWS two machine guns, they also host smoke grenades and a smoke generation system.
First day of high school for me. Thank you for making this video it gives me something to relax and watch, and not have to stress about school
When you consider that 2 of them carry a whole platoon and provide light fire support... They're pretty badass.
Us italians bought this aavp from the U.S.A. , now the american army will buy Super AVs from the Leonardo Finmeccanica complex, an italian one. Ironic.
What’s the vehicle called? I’m pretty sure we bought the ACV.
@@patelivid1637 It's called Super AV but i don't know the american nomenclature. The USMC bought several
revolverDOOMGUY can you give me a link? I’m so eager to see what it looks like.
revolverDOOMGUY never mind I found it, thanks. Yea it’s called the ACV in the U.S. marines.
@@patelivid1637 I know that the marines already want to put the oto-melara 30mm turret, just like the army is plamming to put a 30mm turret on the stryker, wich, in my opinion, is a good idea. Today these types of APCs can no longer support infantry with only a 50cal, they need longer range, airburst ammo to deal with entrenched infantry and the ability to destroy a technical-kamikaze in few hits. Also optional ATGMs are the standard nowdays and for good reasons. 25mm seems too little and the 40mm are too big to fit in such vehicles, especially if you want to have ATGMs too.
Another good one. Keep up the hard work producing these, loving the content
Thank you!
Always thought this vehicle was really cool looking
I saw a column of these things moving up a river when I worked in S Korea as a track mechanic contractor. Also in the Army we picked up four of these in Greece off the Navy transport. Took them and the crew to Kosovo on my M1070/ M1000 Super HET. Fun times. Also they are very top heavy. To be on the safe side we chained them down like securing a M1 Abrams.
Good idea using the Back door
Ah, the good ol Al Anbar Death trap.
4:08 That posture from gunny is really awe inspiring. Although it is nice to see a keyboard warrior get outside with the rest of the grunts.
Its kind of amusing this hasn't been covered more... because it is a very useful and vital vehicle for amphibious assaults, even though it's ancient as hell,and badly need to be replaced.
Awesome job with the footage. Some of the footage used was from the Balikatan exercises between the United States and the Philippines And in the subject, the Philippine Marine Corps just bought 8 KAAV-7A1s, with 4 already here and 4 more on order. Hopefully more of these gets in the hands of the PMC
A very thorough vid on this system Mats. Brought back a lot of memories and your mention of the EFV pulled at a sore point in many a Marines hearts. All the bugs in the EFV's program acquisition had finally been worked out in the early 2000's and congress got cold feet. We could've had a new AAV with 35 kt over water capability and a Bushmaster 30mm auto cannon!
Dragon's Breath 198 the final nail in the EFVs coffin was when CNO said there was no need to launch the assault force from so far out to sea because the Navy was willing to get closer to the shore than the Marine Corps was portraying
@@ronhmclaughlin I know from first hand experience that what the CNO said was patently false. Any mention of anti-ship threat such as mines, missles, or small boat attack and the decision makers on the DDGs, CGs, and CVNs tell the ARG to pick up their inner sea echelon area and leave town. That was the whole reason for the EFV (to alleviate that risk) and I'm sure you and I know this.
earlier version is illustrated in 2009 guide for marines nice to see the upgrades
hell yeah another sweet video from matt!
12:03 33°18'51"N 117°28'45"W I live near there and have seen a few amtrac/ LCAC exercises before! There is a great bike route near that bridge and some of the best surfing around. Another great vid Matt!
I love these informative videos on military equipment. Amazing stuff and it gives us "common folk" an idea on what our military's are using throughout the world. Whether it be our foes or allies in the field. Keep up the good work Mat, I enjoy every one of them!
Just found you through your M2 Bradley video, and, lo and behold, you just uploaded this a few hours ago. I love the sheer amount of information you have in these. Helps a bunch with ideas and fact-checking in my writing.
I watch a lot of military subject videos and find yours well done, and very enjoyable. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.
This video: *exists* Filipinos: Allow us to introduce ourselves
No its hold my Tanduay
i was always interested in this unusual amphibious vehicle, initially from back when i used to collect marshall cavendish fortnightly installments of "in combat" :)
Every time Mat mentions Brasil's military: *squeakily giggly noises* , *clears throat* yeah man cool whatever.
They found occupants’ strapping packs on the sides vehicle were the best protection against RPGs
Haven’t even watched yet but I have been waiting, and so waiting! There is no videos without a robot voice about the AAV
As someone who has rode in one of these, I can attest that they are absolutely miserable vehicles. A small passenger area leads to cramped uncomfortable conditons that make unloading incredibly slow. From my expirence they are rather unreliable. Just in training they go down regularly limiting the number of personnel that can be moved at a time and, I've even seen one sink from a shore to ship movement. Overall these things have been long overdue for a replacement for years.
and 8 people just got killed in in one of these.it started taking on water.RIP to the fallen men.
Im also pretty sure the jltv has better armor than the aav
In this context, "they go down regularly," might have been confusing.
It beats swimming ashore, or riding in a Higgins boat.
Diesel, stale air, pitching in the surf and vomit. What's not to like?
Another crap day at work another matsimus video to cheer me up
IT WAS ADDED BACK!!! THANK YOU MATISMUS
Woah, the mentioned LVT-5 sure does look interesting.
Really enjoyed this. Love to see things other than MBT and APC
Very informative! Keep up the stellar videos!
I enjoyed working on these vehicles late 1970's early 1980's Camp Pendleton California.
AAVs are pretty unpopular among the infantry but I always appreciated their speed and think they make for a good CASEVAC platform.
Awesome vid. Thanks.
My friend commanded a platoon of these some great stories
Everybody gangsta until the MK19 goes PAP PAP PAP PAP
Matsimus, this is why we subscribed bro!
You can claim the added armour was just for added protection but, we all know that its true task is to evoke the spirit of the Bob Semple tank, the US wants to try and make a modern day Bob Semple tank that was amphibious to ensure no one would dare challenge them.
Beautiful Beaches...
Well done Matsimus! My job in MC.
Thx! I really liked this video!
We have these vehicles in the Philippines! ☺️
I remember seeing these things when I played flashpoint dragon rising you see them a LOT in there I love this machine
Great video. A sturdy workhorse. It was criminal that the ‘EFV’ got cancelled when it appeared to be the needed replacement.
Posttrip don’t worry now we have the ACV US Marines that nobody knows so far we got 16 of them.
Pate Livid. Yes. I was concerned about it being ‘wheeled’ vs. tracked. But, I trust whatever compromises this ‘might’ bring, the new vehicle is needed. And, it’s new technology will give the Marines I a better vehicle. But, I still think the ‘EFV’ would have been greater.
Posttrip maybe we should buy both seems like a good idea
Posttrip that will be a great combo
The Bob Semple tank has gone amphibious!
explain?
@@Feiora It's a Giant box that barely used any sloped armor like that of a BMP
@@firepower7017 Hmm... but is it corrugated armor all around like a Bob? Also, I'd rather have the BMP cause if imma die in an IFV, I'd rather die in a fantastic fuel explosion due to the back doors being the fuel tanks! ^.^
After 100 years, they finally did it. An amphibious A7V.
OMG your right! I hadn't thought about til you mentioned it! But technically it wasn't 100yrs yet when this thing was conceived and built soo...
I love seeing these thing being used in the desert
An impressive vehicle no doubt. I do wonder if it's that much better than up-armored LHD's loaded with infantry fighting vehicles. I guess it would have to be if the Marines ordered so many of them.
Interesting. A Hovercraft dropping off armoured vehicles wiuld have more advantages also, especially speed.
William we are putting them a side soon for the ACV for the marines.
Great video though! I forget sometimes that the aavs arnt ment to be used for anything past a beachhead lol, but we push them waaay beyond that.
I know this from bf3 and 4, where it acted as a mobile spawn point for the us team, although available to all teams in certain bf4 maps, it was armed with an automatic grenade launcher, and 4 side mounted lmgs
I love these! Especially the ones used by South Korea! :)
A Land Boat? or A Sea Tank? No, it's just a wet big boi
Matsimus - this is yet another video with an advanced perspective - this really should be made compulsuary study material for any officer that might be posted to execises in the Baltic region. There have been uploaded a lot of video's from the Baltic region where this vehicle has featured prominently. That is not strange considering the waters/terrain. Basically the entire Baltic shore is an estuary from more than one river with shallow to obscenely shallow waters - and some very long beaches. Let me point to the Gulf of Riga (Riga being the capital of Latvia) and Frisches Haff in the Khaleningrad area. Now the main idea in the Danish Navy is only to land at coasts where you are wellcome - preferably with proper port facilities - such as bars and McDonalds. But the USMC is considering the possibility that that might not be an option. Furthermore you might have to use the shallow waters might just be a place where you could have to drive/sail (the distinction is rather unclear here) ALONG the coastline, as the roads might not be under your control. You do ask (indirectly) if mines are not a consideration? The answer is definately. But 1) The general mine-pest are mines from WW1 and WW2 that were meant to sink a battleship - and if you bump into one of them then ANY vehicles protection will be overtaxed. I mean: An explosion of ½ ton of TNT directly under your tracks is liabel to cause more than a fender bender. 2) It is not that the contingency is not taken into consideration in so far as there is a standing Nato-mineclearing flotilla which - for the first time has had a Lithuanian commander. Now there are so many mines, that you obviously only clear the area you yourself might intend to use. If the russians invade, well ... no reason to help them. 3) The mines are so old, that the batteries went dead flat ages ago; so...... 4) Mines on the beach? Again a consideration, but that has more been on the western coast of Europe where the Germans laid tons and tons of them and the Danish army has gained some experience with clearing out remnants of those field. Actually aerial bombs is occationally a problem too. 5) Some of the beaches are actually so wide, that it is a viable proposition to land a Hercules on them - as witnessed by German tourists on the Danish West Coast. Am I not afraid the nasty enemy is reading my obeservations and consideration of such profound knowledge. No, on the contrary! I sincerly hope they do, as that will more probably than not mess with their limited mental powers. They will not know wether I'm joking or not - and if they hope to live they will have to consider that we might have been thinking and planning as well. We are in a phase where staff-officers are making a ton of plans - knowing full well, that no more than 1% of them will be executed.
@ 1:32 "ummm are we clearing the beach or are we talking it out" "well I'll just continue looking cool for the camera"
Very good review
I was in Vietnam in 1965 and our LVT P-5 vehicles had a front door ramp exit and a 30 caliber machinegun. Whoever designed that vehicle didn't know very much about safety. I was in an LVT -E1 which was an amphibious mine clearance vehicle with two 350 foot C-4 line charges, and two sidewinder rockets to propel them out. They no longer make an amphibious mine clearance vehicle. I wish someone had video of the one we used in Vietnam.
In Puerto Rico we call it "el Gusano" aka. the worm.
Low key looks like the Bob Semple Tank
Greatest tank in the world
Late for streaming but never late for the video
Generally shortened to P-7 or just amtrac, for 'amphibious tractor', though terms may have changed with time. I got to ride (even drive it a bit) during a dog & pony show back in the '70s. Those beasts are NOISY!! Back then, it seemed the crew was two, commander/gunner and driver, with the third cupola for the troop commander.
The good thing about your channel is it's out of that Geo- political, straight to the point of those military hardware features regarding from it's origin 🙂
Yes absolutely you stay away from ideological BS
Glad they put the door at the back instead of the front.
Every time I see it I imagine a happy hippo baby swimming xD
your the man matsimus cool vid
as a filipino this vehicle is very familiar :thonk: Wait we have those....
Drink my Tuba
Drink my Lambanog
Hold my Tanduay
Ready the Batod.
Lots of footage from Camp Pendleton.
Stalking Horse yep, I recognized those beaches! We used to do death runs up And down them.
Imagine how many lives could have been saved in World War II that technology was there at that time.
They used something similar in the Pacific campaign during ww2. It was a little smaller but had an open top. They were just to new a concept so unfortunately not a lot could be pushed out fast enough.
The US military used an earlier version of this vehicle called LTV "water buffalo".
Love seeing these amphibious vehicles..i wonder if you can the same with amphibious tanks like the ZTD-05. Keep I the awesome job. :)
Back to form.
So when can we expect the video on the assault ship?
YES