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Big, big boy. As critical as the capability they offered is, I can see why these giants were retired, by 2001 a single Abrams, barring the initial M1, exceeded its standard load capacity and more than forty years of service must've left them in pretty rough shape.
There's one of these in Overloon, the Netherlands. I saw it in real life, you really don't know how big these things are until you're standing next to one!
This was a fantastic explanation, kudos to you Battle Order. The LARC-LX is unusual-looking but i'm glad it's smaller variant got to join the Cute Little Guy Club. The part where you mention the tree crusher with the demonic voice really caught me by surprise.
As a kid growing up in the Tidewater area of Va I saw one of those at a open base event in the 80's. That area was great for events and airshows. The Thunderbirds would do their final preseason display at Langley (I lived less then 2 miles from the gate) for the DC bigwigs. Even watched Airforce One and the Concorde land there for the G7 in 83'.
The US has DUKWs as tour vehicles. I rode one out into Puget Sound years ago. Tragically, a couple have sank in a few places and led to fatalities during tours as well.
Its smaller cousin the LVTP-5 and the meaner LVTH-6 is absolutely bonkers in size. I think it carries like 20 men at once and then has a 105 howitzer on top. Also used extensively by the ROC and PH Marines. Theyre ridiculous looking things lol
Is the move to individually water-mobile AFV/APCs the reason why these amphibious trucks became obsolete? Or is it just the US's massive emphasis on air-mobility? They're certainly some neat vehicles that seem to have a lot of niche uses, unable to be performed by any other vehicle (i.e. I doubt an LCAC could tow landing craft off of wherever they get beached).
It's probably a combination of both tbh. Why bother with what is essentially a super huge landing ship that can drive on to the beach when practically every AFV that would be on the frontline is amphibious capable under their own power. Plus nowadays these would just be sitting ducks for an enemy to hit,more so than they were even back then
I can remember these in our motor pool at Ft. Story, VA. in 2002 before the Army sold them off. Until the early 2000s the 11th Trans. Bn. would use them for drown proofing / swim training even then. It was weird.
This thing is awesome with excellent real-life scenario logistical capability. It was a mistake to phase out the vehicle without any proper replacement.
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Can you do the army's navy next
where did you get the footage of lcac hovercraft leaving the ship?
Cute little guy
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As a former platoon commander of a Larc V company, I am honoured to have my vehicles inducted into the Cute Little Guy club
US or Singaporean service?
@Nelsonwmj Singaporean Army, I was in LVC about 10 years ago
@@Doplemosh Ayyyy, LARC-V was my neighbour company in SBC. I did my NS with HMCT Coy 1TPTBN.
The moment you said "Letourneau", it all made sense. That company was always making wacky heavy transports
Big, big boy. As critical as the capability they offered is, I can see why these giants were retired, by 2001 a single Abrams, barring the initial M1, exceeded its standard load capacity and more than forty years of service must've left them in pretty rough shape.
my larc carried an M! with no problems ship to shore
Just make a bigger LARC
Okay, now I need a video on the LVTP-5. A series on amphibious vehicles would be sick.
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Now you are digging deep behind the scenes! A truly fascinating vahicle and obscure capability for the Army!
There's one of these in Overloon, the Netherlands. I saw it in real life, you really don't know how big these things are until you're standing next to one!
Now we're talking the sexy stuff, nothing makes me harder than complex logistics challenges and solutions.
My uncle was on one of these in '66-'68. He just passed. RIP uncle Bobby.
Rip I bet he was great
This was a fantastic explanation, kudos to you Battle Order. The LARC-LX is unusual-looking but i'm glad it's smaller variant got to join the Cute Little Guy Club. The part where you mention the tree crusher with the demonic voice really caught me by surprise.
As a kid growing up in the Tidewater area of Va I saw one of those at a open base event in the 80's. That area was great for events and airshows. The Thunderbirds would do their final preseason display at Langley (I lived less then 2 miles from the gate) for the DC bigwigs. Even watched Airforce One and the Concorde land there for the G7 in 83'.
Probably saw the same one when I was a kid in VA beach in the 1970’s. It was huge!
logistics seems not so sexy until you realize you are running out of toilet paper
The things Loggies say to make themselves feel cool....
@@seanmurphy7011Oh go ahead and fight without logistics then lmao. Since they're so lame
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@@seanmurphy7011i would never disrespect the logistics guys, they might forget to stock that thing you need
@@seanmurphy7011Now you just sound like a POG or an ASVAB waiver. Cause anyone with a brain would know they are important 😂
6:22 ah Letourneauo, the mad scientist of the massive snow trains
Someone put Calum on these things!
i just read that in his accent
@@chugachuga9242 i couldnt remember his name but yeah, thats the guy
I served at Ft. Story in VA in the early 2000s. The Transportation Battalion stationed there still had one of these.
Remember messing around with this in Snow Runner
The image did not convey just how big this boi was
Come over to Singapore, LRAC V is use as a sightseeing ride city and river tours . Quite a sight in an urban setting.
The US has DUKWs as tour vehicles. I rode one out into Puget Sound years ago. Tragically, a couple have sank in a few places and led to fatalities during tours as well.
Swimming truck? More like wheelded barge to me.
Trust me they were slugs to move. I was trained on them in the early 90s right before the Army phased them out.
I ovulate whenever battle order posts 😊
There used to be two of the biggest ones abandoned near Portsmouth until about 10 years ago.
Its smaller cousin the LVTP-5 and the meaner LVTH-6 is absolutely bonkers in size. I think it carries like 20 men at once and then has a 105 howitzer on top.
Also used extensively by the ROC and PH Marines. Theyre ridiculous looking things lol
I would love to see more information about large scale theater logistics. All of your logistics content is fantastic, keep up the good work!
The Army retired this thing, but hey, we're getting new PTs (again). That'll improve our lethality.
Is the move to individually water-mobile AFV/APCs the reason why these amphibious trucks became obsolete? Or is it just the US's massive emphasis on air-mobility? They're certainly some neat vehicles that seem to have a lot of niche uses, unable to be performed by any other vehicle (i.e. I doubt an LCAC could tow landing craft off of wherever they get beached).
It's probably a combination of both tbh. Why bother with what is essentially a super huge landing ship that can drive on to the beach when practically every AFV that would be on the frontline is amphibious capable under their own power. Plus nowadays these would just be sitting ducks for an enemy to hit,more so than they were even back then
Love how you added the container capacity of the LARC's~
There are two of these LARC 60s sitting in Tappahannock Virginia. They are so huge.
Well...now I need one.
Kinda reminds me of the Marine transport from the Aliens movie
oh LX like 60 in roman numerals. ok i get it now
The gaps between the loaded and empty speeds is pretty small, that's really impressive.
I can remember these in our motor pool at Ft. Story, VA. in 2002 before the Army sold them off. Until the early 2000s the 11th Trans. Bn. would use them for drown proofing / swim training even then. It was weird.
There’s one in the back lot of the National Guard station in Alvin, TX. Looks abandoned and probably been there for 20 years
Saw one in Green Cove Springs FL a couple years ago.
They had one of these parked off one of the bridges in Tampa FL for a few years then they moved it.
Hey in the national army museum here in the Netherlands we have one as well
I’ve seen one at a car museum in Nashville Tennessee
Thank you for that it makes my tour of duty at FT Story in the 309th seem important lol. great job thanx again.
LeTourneau also created the massive Overland Trains. Legendary.
I saw one of these at the Overloon military museum in the Netherlands last year. I never knew such a beast existed😮
Missed an opportunity to use Earl Sinclair for the "tree crusher" part.
RAHHH I LOVE LOGISTICS
BARC Speeder? No, BARC Tonka Truck :D
Very interesting!Thanks!
Random thought but I dream of the day BO does long form content. A full hour of military knowledge being drilled into my brain would be amazing.
This thing is awesome with excellent real-life scenario logistical capability. It was a mistake to phase out the vehicle without any proper replacement.
I love these things. I want to take one from Chicago to new Orleans via rivers.
I was always curious about these things.
You can see one of these monsters in a dutch military museum 😮 absolute bonkers of a machine 😳
I COULD see the Dutch the loving the crap out of this thing.
Making me think about the dixmude and its weird transporters as its descendants
Near similar Soviet stuff: PTS
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I was surprised how many humans needed to logistics actions
when I hear Barc I think about the Barc speeder from Star Wars that the republic had.
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TREE CRUSHER
Are we going to see us marine graphics? I can’t wait
We will need these soon….
I would know more about this if they had just called it the Super-Duck.
So, it's BARC is worse than its bite,huh?
I see a resemblance in the command structure for the new Marine Littoral Regiment, Force Design
Since we have the Booker light tank (that the army doesn't want to call a light tank) we should bring this vehicle back
What units used gamma goats and how were they used?
Great video btw
Lmao at 3:00 I hear Bf2 ladders being climbed.
2:23 bruh i’m out of here, Detroit is nuts bro, thoose engines gon stal the boat dawg 😭😭
I can engineer LARC for 90 tons. Will not be too demanding in production
'first cavallry batalion'
there were horses in vietnam?
Day 1 of asking a video on Indonesia
If we had these in ww2, would they have made an impact?
Make a video on the Philippines
US Army Navy almost sounds goofy
We need them still, Navy cannot supply all the sealift capacity.
Can you make the Philippines army armor units?
4 135hp engine powering the machine.
Ayo wow😂
TIL about these things
The next tesla truck as drawn by a child
I think the actual cybertruck is easier for a child to draw provided they have been taught what a ruler is
@@BattleOrder lulz love your videos!
Yes@@BattleOrder
Day 1 of asking for a Portuguese army video
pls make video about indian army
I really want to enjoy these videos but his voice is so hard to listen to the way the tone and inflection is constantly bouncing all over the place.
there is also a LARC at overloon museam for the people interested