OOH RAH!, don't forget to mention "DOC" our Navy Corpsman who patches us up and is right there with us thru thick and thin!! Tom Boyte, GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 O331 Machine Guns, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
It's not just about the weapons at our disposal. Marine units are built around the concept of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It's about combined arms and the ability to coordinate on the go. Marine air and ground units routinely train together in big and small exercises, especially if a scheduled deployment is coming. Air, ground, and support units come together under a bigger umbrella and eventually share a chain of command at a certain level. They deploy together. If they are launched from a ship from a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), they eat and sleep in close proximity for months. So, when a Marine calls in air support, there's a good chance the Viper pilot in the sky sat a few tables over during morning chow, and has been training with your unit for some time. This makes all units highly flexible and able to traverse together.
My brother is a former Marine. They are absolutely insane and hilarious. The gallows humor is strong with them and they are hard core. They work hard and play hard. Like really hard.
What makes Marines different? My brother is a former marine, and i know these things. They're have the have the hardest training, worst equipment, lowest life expectancy, and still, they WILL get the job done with the fewest fucks given in the process.
Reason 1: the Marine rifleman. Once a Marine always a Marine. When I met my cousin's husband I knew he was with an Army medical unit. I cavalierly mentioned that he seemed more like a Marine. Turns out he went into the Marines right out of High School, served, go out and about two years later decided to reenlist but switched to the Army. He still carried himself like a Marine. Once a Marine always a Marine...Reason 1 is the only reason
An M1A1 weighs 70 tons, M1A2 72 tons. The US army has around 3,000 M1A2s The runway of an amphibious assault ship is shorter than that of a carrier and you could only land an F-18, or F-35c if the entire deck was clear which isn’t practical Yes the guns of some LAVs are remote control capable, same with the AAV which they didn’t touch on. Many folks in the army joke to marines that the LAV is a baby striker
one update. since this video's release, the Marines no longer use the M1 Abrams tank. as mentioned in the video, the Marines are a highly mobile amphibious assault force and dont like being weighed down by heavy armor. Therefore the Abrams doesnt fit that doctrine of the Marines anymore. When asked what if they need a tank, they responded, "then we call the Army to help"
yeah it never really made any sense for the Marines to have a MBT. A system like that does not fit the QRF that the Marines are known for. Logistics and maintenance wise, the Abrams is just too bloated. save it for the slower larger forces like the Army.
@@scottwilson9676 It depends on how you look at it. Like ISAFMobius18 said, "The Marines are a highly mobile amphibious assault force." Since the USMC is going back to being a primarily ambitious force, it's gonna be a bitch to use a 70 ton tank while island hopping and with modern AT munitions, it's gonna be a chore to keep them from getting hit. They still have a place though, which is why I'd rather have the USMC keep a few Freebrams or at least bring back the light tank class. The new Super AAV will carry ATGMs so a light tank wouldn't be practical. You can probably use the Freebrams to hold down a specific area but it can become extremely vulnerable very quickly. It really depends on where the fighting will take place.
The difference is in the USMC they consider themselves warriors....the same can be said for ALL of the Spec Ops units.... whereas the Regular army calls themselves Soldiers , Navy are Seamen or Sailors, Airforce Airmen and Coastguard are Seamen..... the difference with a warrior is Ethos, A Marine is a warrior and fights for ethical reasons, and they are ready to die anywhere any time for the cause of Freedom and Honor... Semper Fi
As a Retired Marine, I can honestly say that the Army and the Navy also have some of the best Special Operators in the World so do other Countries. I got to work with some of them, but each has their on Operator Speciality of Operations like US Army Rangers, Green Berets, and US Navy SEALS unlike the Marines operate in different kinds of missions. Or even the UK's SAS, SBS, and different missions call for different type of people.
I always saw Marines as having the best grunts on average because they've needed to be versatile while the other branches are more a group of specialists who do a variety of tasks.
@@brucew7062 But that was not true back when I was in the service 1975/1987, it may be today, all though we never had SOCOM then. We had Rangers, Green Beret, SEALs, Force Recon, Air Commandoes, and Para Jumpers.
In the Gulf War the US Marine units were advancing 200 miles a day even with refueling. They were so fast they left some of the surrendering Iraqis behind for other units to tie them up. Those kinds of advance rates will be studied around the world in war colleges for ages as those speeds were unheard of in WWII and definitely thick Vietnam. Saddam's plan to "bog down" the Marines was....a joke.
the gulf war was a coalition war against one country so i a, not surprised if marines did that. marines were struggling and getting their a** kicked in vietnam and afghanistan.
@@Rorschach7012 they had double to triple our casualties though. America is one of only a few countries that can even project their power across the globe to fight a protracted war if needed. We’ve been practicing modern warfare for a century now, and have gotten real good at it.
@@Rorschach7012 war isn’t won when one side kills all of the other, but when it’s enemies will to fight is crushed. You think it’s so easy? If it was about numbers, America has won every war.
@@jacobsanchez628 I disagree. A smaller more moble force to do what exactly? Not every Marine rifle squad will carry Javelins. Of course we have the radio, but there are times when armor is necessary especially when facing enemy armor. Our success as America's premier fighting force is our unmatched use of combined arms. I hope you are right, and for once, for me to be wrong. Historically, infantry do not fair well against combined armor and infantry. Semper Fi.
The Marine Corps is an amphibias assault branch of the navy. It's the smallest of all the military branches the U.S. has. It's averages 175,000 marines at any point in time. Because of its amphibias nature, my pack as light as they can for more rapid movement and response. This leads to them using thier surroundings in inventive ways due to a lack of equipment. They adopted the phrase "improvise, adapt and overcome" to describe the mindset they have to use. They are the second oldest branch of the U.S. military only second to the navy in age. They formed November 10th, 1775 in a bar in Philadelphia Pennsylvania as a way to protect the Navy ship while being boarded in sea battles.
@@A_Qwynide I am saying for what they are doing. U.S army takes months to get all thier equipment to a new location whereas the Marine take a few hours
@@hodgykillerraw7575 I am very, very, very aware of what the Marine Corps quick response capabilities are - been there, done that. We don't pack light. We pack what we need. The difference between the Army and Marines is we may get wet first and if vehicles aren't available we don't cancel the op - we take it in on our backs.
US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99) Estimated in 2016 as US$8.92 million (with inflation adjustment) At the time of the initial overhaul announcement, the Corps had 452 tanks at its disposal.
Yeah. Proud to be a marine. We were so terrifying that people in the middle east, both in allied and enemy nation, spread a rumor/urban tale that Marines had to kill a family member, pet, or eat a baby to join the Corps because of how terrified our enemies and allies are of us.
As a former Marine infantryman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 8th Marines I'll say that maybe 30% of the battalion is hardcore. Another 50% will follow and emulate the 30%, 10% were bullied growing up and are there to prove something, and 10% shouldn't be there.
I'd say 30% are hardcore, another 30% are hardcore compared to the Army, another 30% just don't want to be seen as weak/scared, another 30% do the bare minimum not to get fired, another 30% shouldn't even be there, and another 30% are really bad at math... Shit.
Marine infantry units have forward air controllers who are actual pilots calling in air support, Marine units have actual artillery officers inbedded who call in artillery support for company sized units. These men are also fluent in calling in massive naval gunfire. I was an E5 Sgt and highly trained in all tje above. This is what separates the corps from all other branches. We trained as we are expected to fight.. We never expect to lose
The marines are top tier, but it isn't actually their individual prowess that makes them unmatched. On a per-soldier level, the Marines have lost wargame scenarios to a number of groups, such as the UK SAS/SBS, the Australian SASR and Israeli Sayeret Matkal, and so there isn't really a reliable qualitative advantage in a lot of matchups. The thing that sets them apart is that they have the combination of top tier training and a MASSIVE budget and support infrastructure that can make them much more effective at projecting force in hostile terrain.
Yes, individual small-arms or Spec Ops units can best Marine Spec Ops or small-arms units during X joint exercises - but those are simple force-on-force, small-scale exercises meant to sharpen skills, revise tactics, and learn from mistakes. However, once you factor in the Marines' doctrines of small-arms, Spec Ops, Close Air Support, and maneuever warfare - you're entering a whole new arena of combined arms warfare that's virtually unmatched around the globe.......
The true difference between us and "the support services" is our ETHOS. Read the first chapter of "Marines" by Tom Clancy...he pretty much nails the difference. Semper Fi mate! I enjoy your videos!
This video is somewhat dated, and I would say was definitely compiled by civilians. The Marines no longer have tanks, and while tanks and LAVs and Cobras/Vipers are nice, the Marines are overwhelmingly infantry-centric. Ask any battlefield commander what 5 assets that he would never go without, they would say some sort of air support, arty and/or mortars, riflemen, the M240 machine gun, and "Doc" (navy corpsman (medics) attached to Marine units).
The Marine corps use the f-35 now and have retired the harrier jump jet and the f-35 can do the same thing as far as vertical takeoff from a carrier. And it has internal storage for weapons and also external pylons when needed.
Marine Aviators are still flying the Harriers while they phase in the F-35Bs. I saw them a few months ago when I went to visit my old Duty Station - MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Semper Fi......
IMO. You join the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard, but you become a Marine. When your time in active service is over... you are still a Marine. I believe this also applies to certain parts of the other service, but not the group as a whole. For example: I suspect a Navy Seal. a US Ranger, an Air Force PJ, etc. are that their entire life. The Special Air Service (SAS) might be the same. It makes a difference.
My company commanders in the units i was in were mustangs(enlisted to officers) who were infantry when elnisted, went to combat engineers and then officers of combat engineer company. Never dealt with any bullshit or flak from them specifically but only my my platoon sergeants and snco. The company commanders shielded us from the dumbest of things their higher ups wanted to implement. One had bronze star with valor. several combat deployments, purple hearts and all types of awards from combat.
According to sources I could find the US has produced over 10,000 M1 Abrams of various types up to the most recent variant the M1A2 SEPv3 and of those approximately 10,000 made, around 8,000 are in the US military use. As for weight depending on variant you are talking as low as 55 tons all the way up to 73.6 tons for the M1A2 SEPv3
I am a big fan of the Ian Douglas book series’ starting with the Heritage Trilogy. Very Marine centric and I think captures the ethos very well. Every Marine is a rifleman first.
Last time I heard an LAV 25 weighs in at around 14 tons there is no autonomous LAVs the one in the video was an AT or anti tank LAV it shoots TOW missiles.
That’s exactly what happened in Iraq only Marines never left. The sleeper cells activated after the initial invasion and they thought Marines would leave and they would boy have to deal with the Army. But they underestimated the army and the Marines presence stayed.
@@jjs3890 I'm not sure I would define full time paid Hezbollah soldiers, as a "sleeper cell". They weren't sitting there in Iraq, laying in wait for a US invasion; they flooded the borders after the fall.
The weapon in the opening of the video is the M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun is a heavy machine gun that has a short recoil-operated, open bolt system
The United States Marine Corp is a force that is specialized in amphibious assault and is always the first into action. The Marines deploy ahead of the Army in all invasion actions. The Abrams tank weighs 77 TONS. The Harrier is one of 2 aircraft capable of vertical takeoffs the other being the F35b?
We got the Harrier from you guys. The earliest versions were developed decades ago, and were the very 1st VTOL jets in the world. Be proud of your UK aerospace heritage, Kabir. 👍
The Marine Corps' last tanks were transferred to the Army last year -- as their specific mission "types" have been reevaluated and their tactical doctrines reconfigured.
The most dangerous weapon is a pissed of Marine with a rifle. The video you watched has so many inaccuracies. If you want to really learn about the Marine Corps you should hangout with a few of us.
A few hundred tanks!? Lol Kabir, we have 1000's of them. 8,100 to be exact for both Army and Marine Corps. Also, Marines aren't called "soldiers"(soldiers are Army), they are just called Marines.
Watching the AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet in this video, reminds me of the Falkland Islands War 40 years ago. The war between the UK and Argentina. I believe it was the first time the Harrier was used in air combat, and it performed remarkably well. Kabir, I'm wondering if the Royal Navy/Royal Marines still use the Sea Harrier?
M1A1 are US$6.2M, about 8M adjusting 2022 money. The M1A2 Sep v3 program cost $6 billion to develop so if they quote $10M a tank that is hardly the full cost. The F-22 is officially a $160M jet but with development costs it's a full $420M a copy now that is a done project. With the Pentagon there's fifty ways to price a thing and for me "total program cost" divided by final number of units made is the real taxpayer price.
Marine for 26 years. I am concerned lately however regarding the Marine Corps organization and its entry level training. This month the Marine Corps realigned its training for female and male Marines. Historically the Marines trained men and women separate based on obvious physical challenges and obvious battle field requirements. Commandant Berger has gotten rid of the Tank Battalions, Scout Sniper platoons in Infantry Regts. Created "litoral Regts" to counter China's threat in the Pacific. But with the integration of male and female entry level training IMO the real measurable outcome will be the lowering of standards. Every single organization in the military and police forces experienced this once they started entry level training as coed. I am NOT anti woman in anything. I had fierce, smart courageous women I served with in the Marine Corps. BUT we are just not made the same. Ask yourself this. How many female fire fighters died on 9/11 in the towers attempting to reach those trapped? Zero......not that there werent female fire fighters there. They were in the NYFD for a long time. But none died in the towers........ask yourself why. There will absolutely be a lowering of standards in entry level training in the Marine Corps.
The Marines now have their own F-35 fighters. It's called F-35B and it is the only aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The Navy has the F-35C, which is build for taking off and storage on an aircraft carrier. The C in its name stands for CARRIER. The Air Force has its own F-35 as well. It is called the F-35A A means Air Force
That’s like saying the “B” in F-35B is for “both”. The A and C are merely designations and do not mean “Air Force” or “Carrier”. Example is F/A-18A…the Air Force doesn’t fly them. The F/A-18F Super Hornet is deployed on carriers, or should that be “farriers”?
One error in the first 3 minutes of the video: each Marine IS, in fact, a weapon aystem in and of themselves. The training they go through makes them so. I'm related to one, and have had the pleasure of knowing several more, and, to a person, they are all walking, talking, living, breathing weapon systems, whether they are armed or not. Make no mistake about that.
A basic understanding of America's military and it's roles. The Navy provides transportation and logistics for the Marine Corps. (Uber & DoorDash) 🛻 The Marines are the first in to lay waste to far off foreign lands and kill everything we see. 😈 The Army then becomes an occupational unit after the fighting is done. (Mall cops and janitors) 👮♂️ The Air Force sits in their air conditioned hotel rooms playing video games or something. 🤷♂️
The Marine Corps goes in first as a fighting force and secures the area. The Army comes in as an occupying force. The missions have become more entangled and that is one reason the Corps is removing the tanks. LAV's, with proper recon and tank killing ability, are a more reasonable selection.
BTW-For the first time in Marine Corps history the Marine Corps could not meet its required title 10 mission requirements for a NEOOP (Non combatant evacuation operation) in Sudan. Why?? The excuse was not enough amphibious ships to deploy the Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) which are designed to constantly patrol the world and respond to global emergencies. The Marine Commandant blamed this on the Navy. Which IMO rings hollow. SO why werent the Marines ready? Congress needs to really put the Commandant on the hot seat and ask the real questions why the Marines were not prepared. For the first time in our nations history. There is a problem...........
Well here we go again, talking about who is the toughest Military-Men of the U.S. Armed Forces; and from my perspective and what I've seen face to face, The Marines are definitely not the toughest, roughest, or the smartest when it comes to Combat Infantry Fighting, due to the fact that back in 1970's when we were stationed in Korea on the DMZ, patrolling the border between North and South Korea, we invited the U.S. Marines to patrol on the DMZ, MIDNIGHT PATROL, and when the mission started, the Marines PANIC and was Afraid to complete the tour of duty for eight hours. What a total Disappointment, no wonder they are called the few, the loud, and the first to Run in the other direction. Now Let's Hear from anyone who says different???????
My dad has helped people in Iraq 🇮🇶, South Korea 🇰🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, , Afghanistan 🇦🇫, & the USA 🇺🇸 he is 37 & he's probably gonna leave the army soon. Thank you. 😁👍
I hate that the families are constantly uprooted...I know we need military.. but the children NEED the stability of having a home town, life long friends from school.. there's something special about having these that carry you through life and ground you.. it gives you roots. Absolutely living in different countries or states can be an experience but the roots are lost. I feel sorry for the children whom just make friends or really love where they are living.. then must be uprooted every so many years.
The harrier is a British creation in fact its the only foreign aircraft bought by the United States military since WW1 you guys used it extensively in the falklands war in 82
Every Marine is first a rifleman. Other services specialists can do little actually, in the way of active combat. But sadly the Marines are doing away with tanks completely
♨️Great stream, as always. I appreciate the level-headed approach you take to the news and the markets. A lot has changed and that's on everything but the truth is I don't even care much about bullish or bearish market anymore because Mrs Alice got me cover as I am comfortably making 1.5B T C monthly...
OOH RAH!, don't forget to mention "DOC" our Navy Corpsman who patches us up and is right there with us thru thick and thin!!
Tom Boyte, GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
O331 Machine Guns,
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Doc! The smartest one in the squad..Rolls their eyes alot and gets away with it. 😂😂😂😂
It's not just about the weapons at our disposal. Marine units are built around the concept of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It's about combined arms and the ability to coordinate on the go. Marine air and ground units routinely train together in big and small exercises, especially if a scheduled deployment is coming. Air, ground, and support units come together under a bigger umbrella and eventually share a chain of command at a certain level. They deploy together. If they are launched from a ship from a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), they eat and sleep in close proximity for months. So, when a Marine calls in air support, there's a good chance the Viper pilot in the sky sat a few tables over during morning chow, and has been training with your unit for some time. This makes all units highly flexible and able to traverse together.
Marines aren't soldiers. They are Marines. Ooh-Raah
The one thing that makes the Marine Corps different can be summed up in one word...Culture!
Semper Fi
My brother is a former Marine. They are absolutely insane and hilarious. The gallows humor is strong with them and they are hard core. They work hard and play hard. Like really hard.
No such thing as a "former" or "ex" Marine. ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE!
@@josefhyatt2780 came here to say this
I was stationed in Okinawa with the 3rd Bn 9th Marines during peacetime. I would report hungover every morning for company formation.
What makes Marines different? My brother is a former marine, and i know these things. They're have the have the hardest training, worst equipment, lowest life expectancy, and still, they WILL get the job done with the fewest fucks given in the process.
Reason 1: the Marine rifleman. Once a Marine always a Marine. When I met my cousin's husband I knew he was with an Army medical unit. I cavalierly mentioned that he seemed more like a Marine. Turns out he went into the Marines right out of High School, served, go out and about two years later decided to reenlist but switched to the Army. He still carried himself like a Marine. Once a Marine always a Marine...Reason 1 is the only reason
We got to train with the British Royal Marines on a few occasions. Much respect. Great bunch of blokes.
It was an honor to serve.
I’ve never served but my dad was a commando. Respect from the UK and all the work you do 🇬🇧
Yeah commandos were always a good time to train with
My Daddy is from Chicago and served 22 yrs in the Marines and is bat shit crazy!!
They missed one of the most lethal weapons in the USMC.
A 2nd Lieutenant with a map.
An M1A1 weighs 70 tons, M1A2 72 tons. The US army has around 3,000 M1A2s
The runway of an amphibious assault ship is shorter than that of a carrier and you could only land an F-18, or F-35c if the entire deck was clear which isn’t practical
Yes the guns of some LAVs are remote control capable, same with the AAV which they didn’t touch on. Many folks in the army joke to marines that the LAV is a baby striker
one update. since this video's release, the Marines no longer use the M1 Abrams tank. as mentioned in the video, the Marines are a highly mobile amphibious assault force and dont like being weighed down by heavy armor. Therefore the Abrams doesnt fit that doctrine of the Marines anymore. When asked what if they need a tank, they responded, "then we call the Army to help"
yeah it never really made any sense for the Marines to have a MBT. A system like that does not fit the QRF that the Marines are known for. Logistics and maintenance wise, the Abrams is just too bloated. save it for the slower larger forces like the Army.
Bad idea removing tanks from the Marine Corps.
@@scottwilson9676 It depends on how you look at it. Like ISAFMobius18 said, "The Marines are a highly mobile amphibious assault force." Since the USMC is going back to being a primarily ambitious force, it's gonna be a bitch to use a 70 ton tank while island hopping and with modern AT munitions, it's gonna be a chore to keep them from getting hit.
They still have a place though, which is why I'd rather have the USMC keep a few Freebrams or at least bring back the light tank class. The new Super AAV will carry ATGMs so a light tank wouldn't be practical. You can probably use the Freebrams to hold down a specific area but it can become extremely vulnerable very quickly.
It really depends on where the fighting will take place.
The difference is in the USMC they consider themselves warriors....the same can be said for ALL of the Spec Ops units.... whereas the Regular army calls themselves Soldiers , Navy are Seamen or Sailors, Airforce Airmen and Coastguard are Seamen..... the difference with a warrior is Ethos, A Marine is a warrior and fights for ethical reasons, and they are ready to die anywhere any time for the cause of Freedom and Honor... Semper Fi
^^^This guy gets it.^^^ Semper Fi.
As a Retired Marine, I can honestly say that the Army and the Navy also have some of the best Special Operators in the World so do other Countries. I got to work with some of them, but each has their on Operator Speciality of Operations like US Army Rangers, Green Berets, and US Navy SEALS unlike the Marines operate in different kinds of missions. Or even the UK's SAS, SBS, and different missions call for different type of people.
I always saw Marines as having the best grunts on average because they've needed to be versatile while the other branches are more a group of specialists who do a variety of tasks.
Marine Force Recon (our special forces element) is part of SOCOM responsible for special forces coordination.
@@brucew7062 But that was not true back when I was in the service 1975/1987, it may be today, all though we never had SOCOM then. We had Rangers, Green Beret, SEALs, Force Recon, Air Commandoes, and Para Jumpers.
In the Gulf War the US Marine units were advancing 200 miles a day even with refueling. They were so fast they left some of the surrendering Iraqis behind for other units to tie them up. Those kinds of advance rates will be studied around the world in war colleges for ages as those speeds were unheard of in WWII and definitely thick Vietnam. Saddam's plan to "bog down" the Marines was....a joke.
the gulf war was a coalition war against one country so i a, not surprised if marines did that. marines were struggling and getting their a** kicked in vietnam and afghanistan.
Hell yea
@@Rorschach7012 they had double to triple our casualties though. America is one of only a few countries that can even project their power across the globe to fight a protracted war if needed. We’ve been practicing modern warfare for a century now, and have gotten real good at it.
@@Houd_Vast US actually never won a war single handedly, only won coalition war. Soviet had the most casualties but we consider as them winners.
@@Rorschach7012 war isn’t won when one side kills all of the other, but when it’s enemies will to fight is crushed. You think it’s so easy? If it was about numbers, America has won every war.
The video is a little out of date. The Marines no longer have tanks.
Yeah they gave up their tanks in 2020
And we're going to pay a heavy price for that one day
@@josefhyatt2780 no we’re not. The point is to be small and more maneuvering force. It’s not like we don’t have any anti-tank weapons.
@@jacobsanchez628 I disagree. A smaller more moble force to do what exactly? Not every Marine rifle squad will carry Javelins. Of course we have the radio, but there are times when armor is necessary especially when facing enemy armor. Our success as America's premier fighting force is our unmatched use of combined arms. I hope you are right, and for once, for me to be wrong. Historically, infantry do not fair well against combined armor and infantry. Semper Fi.
The Marine Corps is an amphibias assault branch of the navy. It's the smallest of all the military branches the U.S. has. It's averages 175,000 marines at any point in time. Because of its amphibias nature, my pack as light as they can for more rapid movement and response. This leads to them using thier surroundings in inventive ways due to a lack of equipment. They adopted the phrase "improvise, adapt and overcome" to describe the mindset they have to use. They are the second oldest branch of the U.S. military only second to the navy in age. They formed November 10th, 1775 in a bar in Philadelphia Pennsylvania as a way to protect the Navy ship while being boarded in sea battles.
😂😂😂 pack as light as they can *laughs in 3/4" of permanent spinal compression*
@@A_Qwynide I am saying for what they are doing. U.S army takes months to get all thier equipment to a new location whereas the Marine take a few hours
@@hodgykillerraw7575 I am very, very, very aware of what the Marine Corps quick response capabilities are - been there, done that.
We don't pack light. We pack what we need. The difference between the Army and Marines is we may get wet first and if vehicles aren't available we don't cancel the op - we take it in on our backs.
US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99) Estimated in 2016 as US$8.92 million (with inflation adjustment) At the time of the initial overhaul announcement, the Corps had 452 tanks at its disposal.
Yeah. Proud to be a marine. We were so terrifying that people in the middle east, both in allied and enemy nation, spread a rumor/urban tale that Marines had to kill a family member, pet, or eat a baby to join the Corps because of how terrified our enemies and allies are of us.
Saddam Hussein believed that which is why he kept soo many of his forces near the water to fend off an amphibious assault in Kuwait lol
@@someretardontheinternet Yeah, really opened the door for the army lol.
As a former Marine infantryman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 8th Marines I'll say that maybe 30% of the battalion is hardcore. Another 50% will follow and emulate the 30%, 10% were bullied growing up and are there to prove something, and 10% shouldn't be there.
I'd say 30% are hardcore, another 30% are hardcore compared to the Army, another 30% just don't want to be seen as weak/scared, another 30% do the bare minimum not to get fired, another 30% shouldn't even be there, and another 30% are really bad at math... Shit.
@@A_Qwynide hilarious. Lay off the Crayola.
@@chrissmith-rv5ro if I could read I might consider those fighting words
@@A_Qwynide I just quit them!
@@chrissmith-rv5ro Quit? You must be one of the 30% I mentioned earlier
As a Marine, our training is second to none. Our camaraderie is also second to none.
Marine infantry units have forward air controllers who are actual pilots calling in air support, Marine units have actual artillery officers inbedded who call in artillery support for company sized units. These men are also fluent in calling in massive naval gunfire. I was an E5 Sgt and highly trained in all tje above. This is what separates the corps from all other branches. We trained as we are expected to fight.. We never expect to lose
Yes, it is a machine gun - 7.62mm -- just an FYI when a gun continuously shoots bullets it's fully automatic.
The marines are top tier, but it isn't actually their individual prowess that makes them unmatched. On a per-soldier level, the Marines have lost wargame scenarios to a number of groups, such as the UK SAS/SBS, the Australian SASR and Israeli Sayeret Matkal, and so there isn't really a reliable qualitative advantage in a lot of matchups. The thing that sets them apart is that they have the combination of top tier training and a MASSIVE budget and support infrastructure that can make them much more effective at projecting force in hostile terrain.
Yes, individual small-arms or Spec Ops units can best Marine Spec Ops or small-arms units during X joint exercises - but those are simple force-on-force, small-scale exercises meant to sharpen skills, revise tactics, and learn from mistakes. However, once you factor in the Marines' doctrines of small-arms, Spec Ops, Close Air Support, and maneuever warfare - you're entering a whole new arena of combined arms warfare that's virtually unmatched around the globe.......
The true difference between us and "the support services" is our ETHOS. Read the first chapter of "Marines" by Tom Clancy...he pretty much nails the difference. Semper Fi mate! I enjoy your videos!
This video is somewhat dated, and I would say was definitely compiled by civilians.
The Marines no longer have tanks, and while tanks and LAVs and Cobras/Vipers are nice, the Marines are overwhelmingly infantry-centric. Ask any battlefield commander what 5 assets that he would never go without, they would say some sort of air support, arty and/or mortars, riflemen, the M240 machine gun, and "Doc" (navy corpsman (medics) attached to Marine units).
There is around 4800 m1a1 Abrams tanks in service. The Army operates most of them.
The Marine corps use the f-35 now and have retired the harrier jump jet and the f-35 can do the same thing as far as vertical takeoff from a carrier. And it has internal storage for weapons and also external pylons when needed.
Marine Aviators are still flying the Harriers while they phase in the F-35Bs. I saw them a few months ago when I went to visit my old Duty Station - MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Semper Fi......
IMO. You join the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard, but you become a Marine. When your time in active service is over... you are still a Marine. I believe this also applies to certain parts of the other service, but not the group as a whole. For example: I suspect a Navy Seal. a US Ranger, an Air Force PJ, etc. are that their entire life. The Special Air Service (SAS) might be the same.
It makes a difference.
The tank is not forced backward from shooting a round. They immediately move backward so the enemy can't shoot where they were
My company commanders in the units i was in were mustangs(enlisted to officers) who were infantry when elnisted, went to combat engineers and then officers of combat engineer company. Never dealt with any bullshit or flak from them specifically but only my my platoon sergeants and snco. The company commanders shielded us from the dumbest of things their higher ups wanted to implement. One had bronze star with valor. several combat deployments, purple hearts and all types of awards from combat.
According to sources I could find the US has produced over 10,000 M1 Abrams of various types up to the most recent variant the M1A2 SEPv3 and of those approximately 10,000 made, around 8,000 are in the US military use.
As for weight depending on variant you are talking as low as 55 tons all the way up to 73.6 tons for the M1A2 SEPv3
Ya they still have tanks just not as many
I am a big fan of the Ian Douglas book series’ starting with the Heritage Trilogy. Very Marine centric and I think captures the ethos very well. Every Marine is a rifleman first.
Last time I heard an LAV 25 weighs in at around 14 tons there is no autonomous LAVs the one in the video was an AT or anti tank LAV it shoots TOW missiles.
The only way to defeat the Marines, is to let them win easy, let the Army come in behind them, and then try your luck against the supply crew.
That’s exactly what happened in Iraq only Marines never left. The sleeper cells activated after the initial invasion and they thought Marines would leave and they would boy have to deal with the Army. But they underestimated the army and the Marines presence stayed.
@@jjs3890 I'm not sure I would define full time paid Hezbollah soldiers, as a "sleeper cell". They weren't sitting there in Iraq, laying in wait for a US invasion; they flooded the borders after the fall.
The weapon in the opening of the video is the M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun is a heavy machine gun that has a short recoil-operated, open bolt system
The United States Marine Corp is a force that is specialized in amphibious assault and is always the first into action. The Marines deploy ahead of the Army in all invasion actions. The Abrams tank weighs 77 TONS. The Harrier is one of 2 aircraft capable of vertical takeoffs the other being the F35b?
Friendly harrier standing by!
The most deadly weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle. We are not soldiers, we are Marines. Soldiers are Army.
-Semper Fi
The U.S. has around 8,000 M1 Abrams of various sub-classifications
Gosh that’s a lot more than I thought 😅
@@kabirconsiders The Marines no longer have tanks(as of 2020-2021). Considered archaic for what is forecast as future missions for the Marines.
@@kabirconsiders yes you were thinking hundred
We got the Harrier from you guys. The earliest versions were developed decades ago, and were the very 1st VTOL jets in the world. Be proud of your UK aerospace heritage, Kabir. 👍
It's my understanding that tanks have been removed from the Marine's inventory?
The LAV-25 weighs 12.8 tons
The Marine Corps' last tanks were transferred to the Army last year -- as their specific mission "types" have been reevaluated and their tactical doctrines reconfigured.
The most dangerous weapon is a pissed of Marine with a rifle. The video you watched has so many inaccuracies. If you want to really learn about the Marine Corps you should hangout with a few of us.
Some would argue a JTAC with a working radio, but hungry grunt with a ruined chili mac is a close second
@@A_Qwynide a Marine eating cold WW2 ham and Lima beans C rations is more pissed off. We used to call them ham and mutha fu.kers.
A few hundred tanks!? Lol Kabir, we have 1000's of them. 8,100 to be exact for both Army and Marine Corps.
Also, Marines aren't called "soldiers"(soldiers are Army), they are just called Marines.
Watching the AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet in this video, reminds me of the Falkland Islands War 40 years ago. The war between the UK and Argentina. I believe it was the first time the Harrier was used in air combat, and it performed remarkably well. Kabir, I'm wondering if the Royal Navy/Royal Marines still use the Sea Harrier?
Taken out of service in 2014 replaced by the F35B
M1A1 are US$6.2M, about 8M adjusting 2022 money. The M1A2 Sep v3 program cost $6 billion to develop so if they quote $10M a tank that is hardly the full cost. The F-22 is officially a $160M jet but with development costs it's a full $420M a copy now that is a done project. With the Pentagon there's fifty ways to price a thing and for me "total program cost" divided by final number of units made is the real taxpayer price.
Marine for 26 years. I am concerned lately however regarding the Marine Corps organization and its entry level training. This month the Marine Corps realigned its training for female and male Marines. Historically the Marines trained men and women separate based on obvious physical challenges and obvious battle field requirements. Commandant Berger has gotten rid of the Tank Battalions, Scout Sniper platoons in Infantry Regts. Created "litoral Regts" to counter China's threat in the Pacific. But with the integration of male and female entry level training IMO the real measurable outcome will be the lowering of standards. Every single organization in the military and police forces experienced this once they started entry level training as coed. I am NOT anti woman in anything. I had fierce, smart courageous women I served with in the Marine Corps. BUT we are just not made the same. Ask yourself this. How many female fire fighters died on 9/11 in the towers attempting to reach those trapped? Zero......not that there werent female fire fighters there. They were in the NYFD for a long time. But none died in the towers........ask yourself why. There will absolutely be a lowering of standards in entry level training in the Marine Corps.
Man, my local PD has a MRAP. Imagine how much the military has. My city has a population of 26k. Just think about that.
The Abrams tank has a price tag of around $4 million. There are around 4,000 Abrams tanks between the Army and Marine Corp.
The Army has 4,000 Abrams*
The Marine Corps got rid of their tanks as part of the Force 2030 doctrine.
Those where the Anti tank or hammer heaads. With 2 loaded tow missiles
The Marines now have their own F-35 fighters. It's called F-35B and it is the only aircraft that can take off and land vertically.
The Navy has the F-35C, which is build for taking off and storage on an aircraft carrier. The C in its name stands for CARRIER.
The Air Force has its own F-35 as well. It is called the F-35A A means Air Force
That’s like saying the “B” in F-35B is for “both”. The A and C are merely designations and do not mean “Air Force” or “Carrier”. Example is F/A-18A…the Air Force doesn’t fly them. The F/A-18F Super Hornet is deployed on carriers, or should that be “farriers”?
One error in the first 3 minutes of the video: each Marine IS, in fact, a weapon aystem in and of themselves. The training they go through makes them so. I'm related to one, and have had the pleasure of knowing several more, and, to a person, they are all walking, talking, living, breathing weapon systems, whether they are armed or not. Make no mistake about that.
Tanks are made here in Lima, Ohio and make 5 a day 5 days a week.
A basic understanding of America's military and it's roles.
The Navy provides transportation and logistics for the Marine Corps. (Uber & DoorDash) 🛻
The Marines are the first in to lay waste to far off foreign lands and kill everything we see. 😈
The Army then becomes an occupational unit after the fighting is done. (Mall cops and janitors) 👮♂️
The Air Force sits in their air conditioned hotel rooms playing video games or something. 🤷♂️
You must be a Marine. Years before Uber and all of that, my husband used to say for the Marines the Navy is their taxi.
The Marine Corps goes in first as a fighting force and secures the area. The Army comes in as an occupying force. The missions have become more entangled and that is one reason the Corps is removing the tanks. LAV's, with proper recon and tank killing ability, are a more reasonable selection.
The LAV attack vehicle has a crew of 4 plus carries 8 marines.
The lav isn’t an attack vehicle and it’s a crew of 3 my guy and 8 isn’t standard it varies depending on the Vic in the platoon
BTW-For the first time in Marine Corps history the Marine Corps could not meet its required title 10 mission requirements for a NEOOP (Non combatant evacuation operation) in Sudan. Why?? The excuse was not enough amphibious ships to deploy the Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) which are designed to constantly patrol the world and respond to global emergencies. The Marine Commandant blamed this on the Navy. Which IMO rings hollow. SO why werent the Marines ready? Congress needs to really put the Commandant on the hot seat and ask the real questions why the Marines were not prepared. For the first time in our nations history. There is a problem...........
Around 5,000 M1 abram tanks
The Marine Corps discontinued the tanks a few years ago
We have 4400 total Abrams, the marines have around 400 them selves
Latest armor package and loaded for battle 70 tons
The Abrams weight is around 60tons
between U.S. Army and Marines 4800 total
Marines are not soldiers. They are Marines.
8.9 million USD for an M1A1. They weigh 57 tons.
Well here we go again, talking about who is the toughest Military-Men of the U.S. Armed Forces; and from my perspective and what I've seen face to face, The Marines are definitely not the toughest, roughest, or the smartest when it comes to Combat Infantry Fighting, due to the fact that back in 1970's when we were stationed in Korea on the DMZ, patrolling the border between North and South Korea, we invited the U.S. Marines to patrol on the DMZ, MIDNIGHT PATROL, and when the mission started, the Marines PANIC and was Afraid to complete the tour of duty for eight hours. What a total Disappointment, no wonder they are called the few, the loud, and the first to Run in the other direction. Now Let's Hear from anyone who says different???????
The tanks the used in ww2 were play toys compared to the m1a1 main battel tank
As the civilian first maternal cousin once removed ( my sisters friends ) of TWO MARINES I know something bout the kill or be killed mentality
My dad is in the USA 🇺🇸 military & we move a lot heck we are probably going to move to Texas next year & my dad goes to other states, or countries.
My dad has helped people in Iraq 🇮🇶, South Korea 🇰🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, , Afghanistan 🇦🇫, & the USA 🇺🇸 he is 37 & he's probably gonna leave the army soon. Thank you. 😁👍
I hate that the families are constantly uprooted...I know we need military.. but the children NEED the stability of having a home town, life long friends from school.. there's something special about having these that carry you through life and ground you.. it gives you roots.
Absolutely living in different countries or states can be an experience but the roots are lost.
I feel sorry for the children whom just make friends or really love where they are living.. then must be uprooted every so many years.
Well we usually stay for about 4 years on average. Sometimes even 5.
The M1 Abrams weighs 55 tons, so you weren’t too far off
Fully loaded Abram weighs around 72 ton but sadly the USMC no longer has tanks
I was stationed with 3RD LAR Bn and yes we would fast.
Well, there are some rice farmers and goat herders who would disagree with the title
The harrier is a British creation in fact its the only foreign aircraft bought by the United States military since WW1 you guys used it extensively in the falklands war in 82
What about the T45 Goshawk?
It is very simple different jobs, ie mission objectives.
We're not soldiers...WE ARE MARINES!
75th Ranger regiment.
You should watch next army Rangers versus Crips
M1A1 is 70 tons
I thought the Green Beret are the top of the top of military service .
At the top of the Army perhaps.
It's interesting to see someone be excited about such outdated weapons
I thought it was around 10mil for each m1a1 😂
Not quite, think Vietnam, Afghanistan.
There's a reason the saying is you want to win your war tell it to a marine
M1A1 70 tons
Every Marine is first a rifleman. Other services specialists can do little actually, in the way of active combat. But sadly the Marines are doing away with tanks completely
Semper Fi
Oh God. What's next for these types of videos lol. "Why you can never beat combat engineers".
The Marines don't have tanks anymore
62 metric tonnes, 4.2 million u.s. each
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Have you seen anything on the Navy Seals? Anything on them might interest you
a few hundred m1a1 lol. try a few thousand
I think your estimate of $1,000,000 is pretty close.
6.21 million per Abrams.