The engine is a turbine. It makes one hell of a out doors heater during winter. And if you save up enough MRE cocoa powder and bring a box of bisquick you can make field Brownies using the exhaust. And I used to ask the tankers to take a 5 gal water jug out with them in their bustle wrack during their training. When they got back the water inside the jug was perfect field shower temp. And damn do I miss the smell of their exhaust as they drive by. The Abrams is a beast and rides like a Cadillac.
In the late 80's I was a 63B wheeled vehicle mechanic and since our Division had tanks I was moved into a 62N position. We trained heavily in winter conditions (ya know war in Europe stuff) and yes the guys would huddle behind these during winter training exercises. It paid off I recon cause we all ended up in the middle east during the gulf war, LOL!
This was part of a 2015 US and Lithuania military training exercise, only 5 Abrams tanks and 20 support vehicles were unloaded at the docks. The standard US HET tank transporters were not included in the shipment, and local heavy haulage transport was sourced.
@@realrusskij1 The Americans respect their sovereignty, the Soviets did not. Russians that know their history understand this well, but Soviet propaganda lingers still.
Early 60's I was in an Armored Tank Battalion (M60). I was TC-ing the M114 for Communications, the group consisted of one Jeep 2 M60's, me in the M114 and another M60 bring up the rear. We came to a small German village, middle of the village we made a left turn, mind you the streets were narrow a track in the gutter on each side of the street. The lead Jeep made the left turn next the first M60 the driver dropped the transmission in neutral, accelerator pedal to the floor, turned the the yoke to the left, dropped the shift lever to low, I swear the 60 ton beast did a wheelie, it was gone before you knew it, the second M60 the same way, the M114 does not have neutral steer so we did a "normal" turn, the 3rd M60 did the same as the 1st and 2nd. This was a training exercise. The people in town must have hated us! It was a sight to behold!
M60 a3's had about 750 HP but the 3 center wheels don't have shocks, only the front and rear, unlike like the M1, so it teeter totters whenever you start or stop hard. great as a shooter but not for ride quality.
I did 6yrs as a M1A1 Tanker in the Army, driver, gunner and a loader , combat veteran, it's not this hard to upload a Tank with the right ground guides and a good driver...Go Tankers
ah, the voice of reason, someone who really knows. I'm just a Brit, and wondering why he's not driving on forwards Jake ?. Must be a good reason but can't think of it, unless maybe to do with wanting the drive sprockets over the ramp for improved grip or steering maybe ?. Cheers.
I did the original changeover from the 105mm to the 120 at Abderdeen proving grounds. It's not easy in reverse esp with a civilian audience or a bunch of REMF staff officers watching
You don't know how scary they are. I was on reserve maneuvers at Fort Stewart when a dozen M1s and about 2 dozen M2 Bradley s came down the road while we were marching. All I could think of was how fast I would be running away if they were coming for me.
That tanks weighs 73 tons. They need the low bed to distribute the weight better to get it over the bridges. The M1 was designed to be brought in by a tank hauler as close as possible to the action, then let it rock & roll on its own. We learned our lesson in WWII about using too light of a tank with the Sherman’s. Although we call it a main battle tank the M1 is a heavy tank by design.
Actually the Sherman was perfect for its role. The reason the Abrams weighs so much is simply because of a larger gun, heavier ammo, and heavier armour to counter shaped charges and DS rounds. But the Sherman needed to be lighter both because the main way to transport them was by shipping them on a cargo ship, and needed to move quickly to keep up with the much faster paced combat doctrine that the USA employed. The Abrams would get stuck/broken if it was placed in WW2 Europe due to bridge weight constraints, something the Germans learned the hard way with their heavy and super heavy tanks. (P.S. the US military gets around this problem thanks to helicopters and mobile bridge systems, something that was not available in WW2.)
I am saving my money for one of these monsters in case of the zombie apocalypse! But my tank will have one thing that other tanks don't; A "Have a Nice Day" sticker on the gun!
A tank would be awful as a zombie apocalypse vehicle. It uses ridiculous amounts of fuel, takes up massive amounts of space, and every shot costs as much as a car. Even if it weren't a complete fuel hog, fuel has a limited shelf life so you'd eventually be stuck on your bicycle towing a 70 ton paperweight.
You are indeed clueless! The Tank is backing up on to the Platform. Meaning the Tank Driver cannot see what is going on behind him. He is relying on the Ground Guides(Soldiers Giving Directions). Look closely on how they mirror the soldier on the Platform giving hand signals to the Soldier on the side and in front of the Tank. This is NOT A COMBAT LOAD!! How I know I am a US Army Veteran.
quickzilver3333 I'm not going to ask for the price tag on this tank, but is rear backup camera not an option? By the time he's done loading on the trailer, he's going to need an engine overhaul/rebuild!
It's a TANK!!! Not a CAR!!! It has Cameras but only for the Tank Commander. The Driver still rely on what he can see in front of him and verbal commands. There is no Cameras close enough to see where the racks are especially if you are loading it on a very narrow Flat Bed!!
@@kidskid8210 It's really not that difficult. I'm really not sure why they had to go forward and backwards so many times. I've loaded tanks on trains and flatbeds. Got it done in one shot every time
Kyes it is the M1A2...which is basically a converted A1. Runs on the gas turbine engine which is the same engine used to power the Blackhawk helicopter. The deadliest tank on the battlefield because of the training the crew goes through. Sit back 2 miles and pop you dead center before anyone even sees the smoke. They are actually doing a good job with the loading. You need 3 and sometimes 4 to load an M1 in reverse. If its off a few inches either side then the wrong bump or turn and you have a 60 ton piece of armor on the pavement....MOS 19K...get you some...HOOAH!!!
+Shelton Winn I should of specified, different engine for the Sikorsky _S-60_ and _S-70_ derivatives. There was a competition in which a derivative of the _AGT-1500B,_ a prototype engine was used for the _UH-60,_ but lost to the General Electric _T-700_ prototype.
@@milandestep9967 all you lot ever do, use outdated shit and just “upgrade” it, ya’s need a new tank that isn’t an Abrams, it could be similar in design but the abrams platform is getting old
@@dantemadden1533 It may be getting old, but I'd pit it against any vehicle on the planet with confidence. Those chobham plates on the turret, interspaced steel, empty cavity, and depleted uranium.....are monstrously thick even before accounting for slope. It may not be the fastest, or have the greatest range, but it is hands down the most agile tank in the world. It moves its 68 ton bulk like a ballerina compared to other tanks. I wouldn't change its geometry, its gun, anything, but you can add things. Yes you can. Slap an active protection system on it, upgrade the optics so it can see further, clearer.... no, this tank rules the modern battlefield. EDIT: And you know, I can't speak for how other countries employ their Abrams export versions, but here in the States those crews are deadly efficient. We get mocked for using manual loaders, but dude, an auto loader is fixed to the turret superstructure, requiring the breach to be moved into a loading position, adds mechanical complexity...a US tank loader can slap rounds into the breach at the same speed as an auto loader, and do so in any breach position. Its glacis plate is relatively thin compared to the rest of the frontal armor, but you'll never get close enough to see it, not if that's a US crew in it. The SEPv3 version is adding explosive reactive armor to that glacis too. "About time you started using ERA," maybe... but we've *never* needed it... And never forget, this tank never fights alone. If you can see an Abrams, an Apache can see you. That's just how it works.
one thing i always look at first at tank are their tracks, idk why but it gives me this idea. You thought the tracks are gonna break because of weight and stretched but when it is moving it is so flexible.
You need to check out the tracks on the German King Tiger. Those things look like an atomic bazooka wouldn't dent it. Yea looks are deceiving but that machine was just amazing
Cant say I have much experience with tank tracks but I have more than my share of time around tracked heavy machines. Those tracks really arent flexible unless theyre new, the amount of force it takes to rotate a track is tremendous.
In case you haven't had the opportunity, driving an Abrams is like going over the top of a rollercoaster and down the other side. Scary as hell but man is it fun.
Once the Truck with the forward portion of the trailer hooks up, it is hydraulically lifted off the ground about 4-8 inches and then is able to drive off. Same as any lowboy trailer.
I remember when I was in an Infantry unit out of Baumholder, Germany we would go to the training areas in Grafenwoehr Training Area, come back to our home base for a few months then go to Hohenfels training area. We'd go as a task force. I was a mechanic; I remember it was really muddy up to my calves and raining cold and overcast. I remember standing behind a running M1 Abrams tank in the fueling area when I was soaking wet, after a few minutes behind the hot heated exhaust of the tank, I was bone dry even my thick leather gloves were dry, lol!
I use to drive a M1070/M1000 tank transporter in the Army. I would unchain the tank, release it's brakes, back the truck and trailer up fast. Then hit the brakes and the tank would roll off and I would quickly clear my trailer and chain up the ramps and drive off.
nice to see the truck driver got it right first time when he reversed the tractor unit, but I suppose he does a lot more loading than a tank crew will.
It's funny. I drove m911 with 747 trailor. Loading is without a doubt the hardest part. The load has to be centered. Side to side and front to back. Civilian lowboys are easier but still no cake walk. And before someone starts. Civilian lowboys are easier because the neck comes off the front and it's a LOWboy. M747 loads on ramps on the back of the trailor.
+mark blizzard sorry I should have specified. Four drivers four of the same trailers in the video I was an Abrams driver. We rarely load tanks with the hatch closed so vision blocks are not a problem. If you are a good driver and follow your ground guides instructions it should not take more than a couple adjustments. We had to be fast because we had a short amount of time to load 32 tanks and have them hauled to a rail yard.
Nice. Were you USMC or Army? Im a New Zealander and wanting to move over and join the Army as MOS 19k. I like our army but the US one is a lot more superior and has better gear.
Everyone in the comments loves the AGT1500 engine. The next gen of tank will probably be a hybrid. They already designed the LV100 powertrain for future combat systems in the 90's.
Hi,..... Please, can we use footage from your RUclips channel for our videos about military cars, trucks a other machines? We tag your channel as a source ,... thank you. :)
@@andero6476 Yep, lots of fake Chinese accounts pretending to be Americans and make us look worse and cause problems. We make ourselves look bad enough, we don't need y'all. 🤣
As an active Warrant Officer, having served almost 12 out of 23 years in Armored Brigades. Two things I saw wrong, tracks pad maintenance and most importantly ineffective ground guide procedures. From a driver's perspective, great job trying to make up for the ineffective ground guides and most importantly allowing the 2 minute cool down.
why would it need to be fixed? The tracks have rubber pads on them for that exact reason. The only thing it does is leave behind some marks that fade away over time
Если он вообще с места стронится по весенней уханьской грязи. А может Украина асфальт проложит на поле боя, тогда будет посложнее его поджигать. Хотя время покажет.
а он разве на войне з..мбик ??? и для качественного заезда для длительной перевозки в стране где не з..мби как у вас всё правильно сделали. это у вас з..мбиков залетают на платформу и сваливаются с неё кувырком, а потом ещё и ржут над этим недострана скрепных абаригенов
@@mrgold3591 oh weird it's just a piece of metal nothing even on it like usually they'll put like squares on the front of the term that ID's friendly but the side thing I never knew that so it was the same thing basically
@@miraclegaming3155 The Abrams sights are extremely good at identifying tanks from 3-5km out. In the fog of war, it can sometimes be difficult to know if that tank is a Russian T-series or friendly in the wrong position that far out. The one of greatest threat on the battlefield is from friendly fire because our rounds/ATGMs have the range and power to kill anything.
Les chars amerlocs en Lituanie... Ben Poutine est vraiment un brave gars... Vous imaginez les chars russes au Mexique à la frontière avec les USA ? Trump aurait le même calme ?
@@user-pk2vh3ug4p Ukraine alone is giving Russia all it can handle with zero involvement from the US directly other than some rudimentary arms transfers. Wake up orc.
I was trained as a driver/gunner/loader when serving as a Junior Leader in the Royal Armoured Corps,. We could park a Centurion on a sixpence, the Yanks in the video haven’t got a clue on how to manoeuvre a vehicle, they need to get some lessons from us Brits.
What a farce,as a Tank Transporter operator in the British Army we would have had an Abrams loaded and chained down in 5 minutes max with just a two man crew.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
A classic case of Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians! One ground guide standing on the flat bed, the Tank Commander and the Driver is all that is needed.
@@gdv4612 Uglyness does not mean strength. I didn't tell anything about strength. Moreover. Uglyness, shapelessness mean weakness. It's like German Tiger in WW 2. Germans created extremely heavy, ugly tank that made situation for them ever worse.
@AlexanderTch I believe if the German's had the time and finances .... and fix the mobility, speed, fuel and the tank to tank communications .... they would have been almost unbeatable, and Rommel type tank commander's
The engine is a turbine. It makes one hell of a out doors heater during winter. And if you save up enough MRE cocoa powder and bring a box of bisquick you can make field Brownies using the exhaust. And I used to ask the tankers to take a 5 gal water jug out with them in their bustle wrack during their training. When they got back the water inside the jug was perfect field shower temp. And damn do I miss the smell of their exhaust as they drive by. The Abrams is a beast and rides like a Cadillac.
it's piece of sh!t which was made to steal oil from the east.
In the late 80's I was a 63B wheeled vehicle mechanic and since our Division had tanks I was moved into a 62N position. We trained heavily in winter conditions (ya know war in Europe stuff) and yes the guys would huddle behind these during winter training exercises. It paid off I recon cause we all ended up in the middle east during the gulf war, LOL!
It's true
Can't blame him for getting his tank repo'd, hard to keep up on those payments.
Shut up, Simeon. Dont send your 2 goons to repo my car.
😂
lol
@@darnit1944 ＂
ha so much for easy payments 😂
This was part of a 2015 US and Lithuania military training exercise, only 5 Abrams tanks and 20 support vehicles were unloaded at the docks. The standard US HET tank transporters were not included in the shipment, and local heavy haulage transport was sourced.
I thought there is a US military base near Šiauliai..
They scream about Soviet "occupation" but perfectly fine for American occupation. They can't stay neutral.
@@realrusskij1 The Americans respect their sovereignty, the Soviets did not. Russians that know their history understand this well, but Soviet propaganda lingers still.
Sergei Borisov America isn’t occupying shit if anything the US spends a shitload of money every year to keep a military presence in euro countries
Sergei Borisov US didn’t occupy.
Imagine the sound of that tank coming through the corner of a road
Albert Ritualo yeah it's the sound of fucking freedom bro
B White Hahaha
@@Brandon-ch2ot he joseph stalin. Not albert ritualo
@@Brandon-ch2ot ;)) Venezuelu has the most petrolium reserves that explains why they need some freedom and democracy.
@@lordmg2068 Do you think US cares about consumption bro?
Early 60's I was in an Armored Tank Battalion (M60). I was TC-ing the M114 for Communications, the group consisted of one Jeep 2 M60's, me in the M114 and another M60 bring up the rear. We came to a small German village, middle of the village we made a left turn, mind you the streets were narrow a track in the gutter on each side of the street. The lead Jeep made the left turn next the first M60 the driver dropped the transmission in neutral, accelerator pedal to the floor, turned the the yoke to the left, dropped the shift lever to low, I swear the 60 ton beast did a wheelie, it was gone before you knew it, the second M60 the same way, the M114 does not have neutral steer so we did a "normal" turn, the 3rd M60 did the same as the 1st and 2nd. This was a training exercise. The people in town must have hated us! It was a sight to behold!
didn't know m60 had such a powerful engine, imagine drifting that tank
I guarantee that story was retold by a villager somewhere on RUclips
damn bro you must’ve had a hell of a life!
M60 a3's had about 750 HP but the 3 center wheels don't have shocks, only the front and rear, unlike like the M1, so it teeter totters whenever you start or stop hard. great as a shooter but not for ride quality.
i do really love the roaring sound of the tank's gas turbine engine,so powerful!!
1,500 horses!👍✌️
Roaring....well its more like screeching loud jetsound
naja deutsche panzer sind leiser und besser aber die ammis brauchen ihren ruhm
"Я думал там Илья Муромец , а этого Кузьму я и так возьму ! "
I was a medic, not a tanker. I do miss ground-guiding vehicles, though. It was a huge amount of trust we would show in each other. Most of the time.
I did 6yrs as a M1A1 Tanker in the Army, driver, gunner and a loader , combat veteran, it's not this hard to upload a Tank with the right ground guides and a good driver...Go Tankers
ah, the voice of reason, someone who really knows. I'm just a Brit, and wondering why he's not driving on forwards Jake ?. Must be a good reason but can't think of it, unless maybe to do with wanting the drive sprockets over the ramp for improved grip or steering maybe ?. Cheers.
I did the original changeover from the 105mm to the 120 at Abderdeen proving grounds. It's not easy in reverse esp with a civilian audience or a bunch of REMF staff officers watching
tank you
All the weight of that tank is in the rear. Keep that weight to the rear of the trailer
Danke schön.
Backing up is standard for going up platforms. Reverse gear won't suddenly lunge like front gears might do. Did this in Germany.
I legit cried seeing this thing. It's so beautiful
Really ?
@@Eire_Aontaithe Yes
Ikr. The Abrams is such a beautiful tank
You'd want to get your eyes tested!🤓
@@s_ckem6846 I'd advise you to make an appointment for the opticians soon.
Best job I ever had, and I still miss it!!
You don't know how scary they are. I was on reserve maneuvers at Fort Stewart when a dozen M1s and about 2 dozen M2 Bradley s came down the road while we were marching. All I could think of was how fast I would be running away if they were coming for me.
@Михаил надо хотя бы по одному целому для изучения
I'm here to hear the Turbine :)
Supes Me q J u
Me too - love it. Gives me a Freedom Chubby.
M1 tanks are loud and noisy just like American Ego.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
The engine and grumbling makes it sound like the War of the Worlds machines vacuuming the living room.
I like it.
That tanks weighs 73 tons. They need the low bed to distribute the weight better to get it over the bridges. The M1 was designed to be brought in by a tank hauler as close as possible to the action, then let it rock & roll on its own. We learned our lesson in WWII about using too light of a tank with the Sherman’s. Although we call it a main battle tank the M1 is a heavy tank by design.
That’s why it got a powerful engine gas turbine
Actually the Sherman was perfect for its role. The reason the Abrams weighs so much is simply because of a larger gun, heavier ammo, and heavier armour to counter shaped charges and DS rounds.
But the Sherman needed to be lighter both because the main way to transport them was by shipping them on a cargo ship, and needed to move quickly to keep up with the much faster paced combat doctrine that the USA employed.
The Abrams would get stuck/broken if it was placed in WW2 Europe due to bridge weight constraints, something the Germans learned the hard way with their heavy and super heavy tanks.
(P.S. the US military gets around this problem thanks to helicopters and mobile bridge systems, something that was not available in WW2.)
The Challenger 2 is heavier than the M1A2 SepV3 Abrams and the Leopard 2A7+
I love the fact that it's powered by a turbine, i just hope that the new replacement for the Abrams uses a turbine too.
The most current M1A2C is still using the glorious turbine
It'll probably be electric. Green new deal and all.
@@bardstables8909 lmao
What surprised me is how quiet the turbine is compared to diesel engines
@@Envious__ same, but I'm sure they have a bunch of insulation of some type in the engine
I am saving my money for one of these monsters in case of the zombie apocalypse! But my tank will have one thing that other tanks don't;
A "Have a Nice Day" sticker on the gun!
A tank would be awful as a zombie apocalypse vehicle. It uses ridiculous amounts of fuel, takes up massive amounts of space, and every shot costs as much as a car. Even if it weren't a complete fuel hog, fuel has a limited shelf life so you'd eventually be stuck on your bicycle towing a 70 ton paperweight.
Jack Hudner Jokes on you, it makes an amazing bunker
A Bradley at least has room for you to stretch out and sleep buttoned up.
Brad Campbell come on Bradley get outta here
Brad Campbell the Bradley also has a unique SMG variant of the M16 as its tertiary armament.
The war would be over by the time they loaded them on transport!!!
You are indeed clueless! The Tank is backing up on to the Platform. Meaning the Tank Driver cannot see what is going on behind him. He is relying on the Ground Guides(Soldiers Giving Directions). Look closely on how they mirror the soldier on the Platform giving hand signals to the Soldier on the side and in front of the Tank.
This is NOT A COMBAT LOAD!! How I know I am a US Army Veteran.
quickzilver3333 I'm not going to ask for the price tag on this tank, but is rear backup camera not an option? By the time he's done loading on the trailer, he's going to need an engine overhaul/rebuild!
It's a TANK!!! Not a CAR!!! It has Cameras but only for the Tank Commander. The Driver still rely on what he can see in front of him and verbal commands. There is no Cameras close enough to see where the racks are especially if you are loading it on a very narrow Flat Bed!!
You seriously have no sense of humor and clueless about the reference.
These are spare ones dumb ass don't talk if u dont know shit bout usa military
Билеты на это шоу ещё продают?
7:36 wow Beautiful tank
True
Idiot, how dare you?
March 24, 1933 judea declared war on Germany.
Это ведро способно только ездить по автобану.В реальном бою в полях это прекрасная неподвижная цель
Теперь понятно, почему дядя бидон не решается их поставлять в хохляндию🤣🤣🤣
Целая спецоперация.
This is when I completely remembered that tank divers have no rearward view.
Wait. Do MBT's have rear cameras for parking?
no the driver follows commands from the ground guides via hand signals, the driver can only see forward and very small sections of his right or left
Thank you allies from the US. It's not easy to load a tank on a civil platform. Good job
They sucked at loading
@@chriswhitley5817 you do it then
Kid Skid As a minimum, it seems easy to load it
@@kidskid8210
It's really not that difficult. I'm really not sure why they had to go forward and backwards so many times.
I've loaded tanks on trains and flatbeds.
Got it done in one shot every time
In 6 years, I never, ever, ever loaded a vehicle onto a truck or train by riding in my TC hatch. We got out of the tank and ground guided the vehicle.
Who are excited for M1A2 Abrams Sep 3 and the (M1A3 Abrams on the future)
Im really excited for the Sep v4 variant
I
Bro the Sep v4 isn't coming out for a long time. They just literally introduced the sep v3
it would be called the m1a2 sep v3 not m1a3
Useless war machine
Haven’t seen those on trucks in many a year. Great memories
Kyes it is the M1A2...which is basically a converted A1. Runs on the gas turbine engine which is the same engine used to power the Blackhawk helicopter. The deadliest tank on the battlefield because of the training the crew goes through. Sit back 2 miles and pop you dead center before anyone even sees the smoke. They are actually doing a good job with the loading. You need 3 and sometimes 4 to load an M1 in reverse. If its off a few inches either side then the wrong bump or turn and you have a 60 ton piece of armor on the pavement....MOS 19K...get you some...HOOAH!!!
Different engine.
Did they switch
+Shelton Winn
I should of specified, different engine for the Sikorsky _S-60_ and _S-70_ derivatives. There was a competition in which a derivative of the _AGT-1500B,_ a prototype engine was used for the _UH-60,_ but lost to the General Electric _T-700_ prototype.
Shelton The Brits train better and have the better tank
NO WORST THAN LOADING A 100 TON CAT D11
this tank was designed for a 100 years war.
the best tank so far.
imnotur slave Time for a new One tho
@@YoungBrada new upgrades, there is so much space for upgrades in this tank
haha
@@milandestep9967 all you lot ever do, use outdated shit and just “upgrade” it, ya’s need a new tank that isn’t an Abrams, it could be similar in design but the abrams platform is getting old
@@dantemadden1533 It may be getting old, but I'd pit it against any vehicle on the planet with confidence. Those chobham plates on the turret, interspaced steel, empty cavity, and depleted uranium.....are monstrously thick even before accounting for slope. It may not be the fastest, or have the greatest range, but it is hands down the most agile tank in the world. It moves its 68 ton bulk like a ballerina compared to other tanks. I wouldn't change its geometry, its gun, anything, but you can add things. Yes you can. Slap an active protection system on it, upgrade the optics so it can see further, clearer.... no, this tank rules the modern battlefield.
EDIT: And you know, I can't speak for how other countries employ their Abrams export versions, but here in the States those crews are deadly efficient. We get mocked for using manual loaders, but dude, an auto loader is fixed to the turret superstructure, requiring the breach to be moved into a loading position, adds mechanical complexity...a US tank loader can slap rounds into the breach at the same speed as an auto loader, and do so in any breach position. Its glacis plate is relatively thin compared to the rest of the frontal armor, but you'll never get close enough to see it, not if that's a US crew in it. The SEPv3 version is adding explosive reactive armor to that glacis too. "About time you started using ERA," maybe... but we've *never* needed it...
And never forget, this tank never fights alone. If you can see an Abrams, an Apache can see you. That's just how it works.
C.O said to driver "We need more exposure so dont get the tank on easily."
one thing i always look at first at tank are their tracks, idk why but it gives me this idea. You thought the tracks are gonna break because of weight and stretched but when it is moving it is so flexible.
You need to check out the tracks on the German King Tiger. Those things look like an atomic bazooka wouldn't dent it. Yea looks are deceiving but that machine was just amazing
Cant say I have much experience with tank tracks but I have more than my share of time around tracked heavy machines. Those tracks really arent flexible unless theyre new, the amount of force it takes to rotate a track is tremendous.
In case you haven't had the opportunity, driving an Abrams is like going over the top of a rollercoaster and down the other side. Scary as hell but man is it fun.
Word of advice from a former tank commander don’t reverse on drive on forwards
Exactly.
where did you drive a tank? gta 5 lmao
@@FloridaMan69. probably
What armoured brigade or battalion were you with and what kind of tank did you command.
@@FloridaMan69. actually in the US Army from 1984 through 1995.
Wanted to see how the truck drives away since the pattform was touching the floor
Once the Truck with the forward portion of the trailer hooks up, it is hydraulically lifted off the ground about 4-8 inches and then is able to drive off. Same as any lowboy trailer.
Mikazz maybe there gunna Drag it away lmao
exactly! Why do they end the video at wrong time?
I remember when I was in an Infantry unit out of Baumholder, Germany we would go to the training areas in Grafenwoehr Training Area, come back to our home base for a few months then go to Hohenfels training area. We'd go as a task force. I was a mechanic; I remember it was really muddy up to my calves and raining cold and overcast. I remember standing behind a running M1 Abrams tank in the fueling area when I was soaking wet, after a few minutes behind the hot heated exhaust of the tank, I was bone dry even my thick leather gloves were dry, lol!
I use to drive a M1070/M1000 tank transporter in the Army. I would unchain the tank, release it's brakes, back the truck and trailer up fast. Then hit the brakes and the tank would roll off and I would quickly clear my trailer and chain up the ramps and drive off.
Газотурбинный Абрамс💪
T-80u тоже
@@마리고 Уже давно не производят, завод закрыли.
@@enot_beliy почему то у нас в корее есть бригада т-80 :)
@@마리고 Завода больше нет, а продукция осталась 😉
@@enot_beliy ,,Абрамс,, тоже больше не производят , только модернизируют оставшиеся))
Good luck with the road works.
That's the slowest tank I have ever seen. Dose it run on steam?
nice to see the truck driver got it right first time when he reversed the tractor unit, but I suppose he does a lot more loading than a tank crew will.
That crew has more than a few track treads to replace, holy smoked
you dont know what your talking about
It's funny. I drove m911 with 747 trailor. Loading is without a doubt the hardest part. The load has to be centered. Side to side and front to back. Civilian lowboys are easier but still no cake walk. And before someone starts. Civilian lowboys are easier because the neck comes off the front and it's a LOWboy. M747 loads on ramps on the back of the trailor.
I remember the 911's with 747's coming in to Graff. That was one heck of rig. I think the unit was 47 Trans. out of Nuemburg
I drove and shot M60 A3 tanks in Graff back in the late 80s. We shipped our tanks by rail from Mintz Germany.
Your rig got replaced by the HET decades ago.
At 3 seconds in i am asking why he is not loading "Driver First" at the front? Is this US procedure?
imagine realizing that one of those tanks isnt on your side and is looking directly at you with the terrifying turbine getting louder and louder
It takes awhile to load those safely on a transport. Go Army!!!!!
The truck at the end was the most interesting part and we don’t even get to see what happened next 😒
A temporary rear view mirror (may be with suction cups) if fixed may help the driver with little more idea, on his position. Can't it...?
So how did the truck couple up to that trailer.. missed the best part
Done that myself a couple of times.
Onto a train more than once also.
Of course the tank was an M60A3 though.
same only ours were the CEV and AVLB.
@@allstardaddy_0170
Thank you for your service!
Lol we loaded 4 on 4 trucks in 10 minutes including the time it took the truck drivers to hook up the trailer and chain it down.
+mark blizzard sorry I should have specified. Four drivers four of the same trailers in the video I was an Abrams driver. We rarely load tanks with the hatch closed so vision blocks are not a problem. If you are a good driver and follow your ground guides instructions it should not take more than a couple adjustments. We had to be fast because we had a short amount of time to load 32 tanks and have them hauled to a rail yard.
Nice. Were you USMC or Army? Im a New Zealander and wanting to move over and join the Army as MOS 19k. I like our army but the US one is a lot more superior and has better gear.
Alexander Knyn I was Army for 7 years it was great some of my best memories are on tanks.
mark blizzard 68 tons*
I was about to say, I haven't seen a Tank, an Abrams anyway, loaded onto a Low-Boy like that.
Everyone in the comments loves the AGT1500 engine. The next gen of tank will probably be a hybrid. They already designed the LV100 powertrain for future combat systems in the 90's.
Quick question. Is there a camera at the back of the tank so the driver can see its back?
Yes there is a camera in the back under the right rear tail light
Какая знаковая вывеска на фоне. Продажа независимости. Русские создали сотни государств, но некоторые тут же продали свою независимость в нато.
It's hard to believe this thing is 32 feet long.
that's what she said
@@PySnek oh, you
@@PySnek 😂👍✌️
@@jhypyro He got ya, lol😂👍✌️
Dutch? (Nooteboom) heavy load transporters being used in Lithuania to transport American Abrhams. Quite an international cooperation.
Hi,..... Please, can we use footage from your RUclips channel for our videos about military cars, trucks a other machines? We tag your channel as a source ,... thank you. :)
Keep it up boys.
Infinite glory to the glorious United States and freedom throughout América and the entire world forever.
You sound like a Chinese guy trying to be a patriotic American "inspired by Family guy"
Around world?huh...
Freedom
Freedom killer (you mean?)
@@andero6476 Yep, lots of fake Chinese accounts pretending to be Americans and make us look worse and cause problems. We make ourselves look bad enough, we don't need y'all. 🤣
As an active Warrant Officer, having served almost 12 out of 23 years in Armored Brigades. Two things I saw wrong, tracks pad maintenance and most importantly ineffective ground guide procedures. From a driver's perspective, great job trying to make up for the ineffective ground guides and most importantly allowing the 2 minute cool down.
Is the tank driving forward or backward?
I wonder if the US Army paid to have that street fixed the following spring?
why would it need to be fixed? The tracks have rubber pads on them for that exact reason. The only thing it does is leave behind some marks that fade away over time
Если он так "быстро" будет двигаться, его 18 раз за это время уничтожат.... 😂😂😂😂
Если он вообще с места стронится по весенней уханьской грязи. А может Украина асфальт проложит на поле боя, тогда будет посложнее его поджигать. Хотя время покажет.
а он разве на войне з..мбик ??? и для качественного заезда для длительной перевозки в стране где не з..мби как у вас всё правильно сделали. это у вас з..мбиков залетают на платформу и сваливаются с неё кувырком, а потом ещё и ржут над этим недострана скрепных абаригенов
@@user-wb9kh8fj3y хуйстов,ты о чём придурок? Меньше сказки смотри. Вафлист,а туда же,о танках рассуждать
@@user-wp8pc9xk8z рот свой закрой з..мбик ч..хня
@@user-wb9kh8fj3y а шо такое? Шо мы сердимся? Рот не забудь ополоснуть после акта.
The whispering death
whats that square thing on the side of turret looks like a air duct vent bc ive seen it on warthunder m1a1 but never knew what is was
Those are cold plates to help other US Armor crews ID friendly vehicles with IR sights.
@@mrgold3591 oh weird it's just a piece of metal nothing even on it like usually they'll put like squares on the front of the term that ID's friendly but the side thing I never knew that so it was the same thing basically
@@miraclegaming3155 The Abrams sights are extremely good at identifying tanks from 3-5km out. In the fog of war, it can sometimes be difficult to know if that tank is a Russian T-series or friendly in the wrong position that far out. The one of greatest threat on the battlefield is from friendly fire because our rounds/ATGMs have the range and power to kill anything.
Termino la guerra hasta que subieron el tanque
M1 purchased with power steering, power brakes, a/c, heat, infotainment, NAV, ABS, power turret and gun. But someone forgot to order the backup cam!
The driver has a thermal back up cam, the ac is only for the optics, it does nothing for the crew. Iv been in an Abrams when it was a 115 inside.
With Oshkosh M1070 this would be complete show!
Why don’t they drive forwards when loading? I feel like that will be the faster way of doing it.
@@darnit1944 He was asking why the tank was being loaded in reverse
The. you have to drive if off
I'm guessing they load it in backwards because they have to point their turrets backwards. Maybe so the gun isn't pointing to civilian vehicles.
Ground guide guys or load master suck. Comon guys, forward left or reverse right? Driver cant see, he s just following instructions.
Damn it took these cherries a long time to load her up.
@@phoenix-il3vy aahh please if you dont have nothing to say Dont
@@phoenix-il3vy by the way what tank unit were you in ?
@@peacebrother8235 lmao this guy got triggered
@@peacebrother8235 roasted him xd
To answer your question I was on the M60A3B8 and M1 , M1A1 and the M1A1DU
Could they park the Abrams in a cold night in Stoke?
Technically its facing forward when the truck loads it up, still a pain in the butt to reverse load.
cool tank.
The engine sound sounds like a vacuum cleaner hahahaha
it uses a jet engine as its power plant
Yeah it's called crap camera audio
No, the audio is fine. The M1 sounds like a vacuum bc it literally has a JET engine!
MsLandser its a jet engine
It should be. The correct term is Gas Turbine engine, and not "Jet Engine"
How come m1 never fitted with ERA or up gunned with55 cal.120mm gun?
abrams has TUSK
Where are the chocks to block the tracks?
Needs to be edited for length
Les chars amerlocs en Lituanie... Ben Poutine est vraiment un brave gars... Vous imaginez les chars russes au Mexique à la frontière avec les USA ? Trump aurait le même calme ?
Est Putine calme? A-t-il le choix?
@@kevino.7348 ... Oui il a le choix ! Tout comme Trump a le choix de ne pas provoquer sans cesse les Russes !
reivax58. Provoquer, non. Defendre, oui.
That will depend.if theres a public support.
looks like me doing my first parallel parking
All those people standing around like they've never seen a tank get loaded up before.
Скоро эти "амбрасы" будут гореть на полях Донбасса! 🔥
Слава России 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺! 👍💪
You Russians are as dumb as fuck with zero moral compass. The M1 and the rest of the US military would curb-stomp your military.
@@ttown918 докажи. Одни только тупые твои слова..
@@user-pk2vh3ug4p Ukraine alone is giving Russia all it can handle with zero involvement from the US directly other than some rudimentary arms transfers. Wake up orc.
@@ttown918 одна окраина😂 которой вы уже все жавелины сплавили и стринги и усе снаряды. Америка слабая страна. Россия🇷🇺🇷🇺 сила. Z💪
Спасибо, насмешили своим Абрамом. .
Crawl back in your hole Russian orc.
@@ttown918 for every clown like you, we have a person who will tear off your head, don't worry)) don't strain yourself with your spam
Пока загрузят, перевезут и выгрузят, десятая мировая закончится🤣🤣🤣
@@user-js5hl9ir4m уже выгружают потихоньку.
Техника в которой человек не расходный материал. Лучший танк на планете на данный момент
Can't believe how loud it is. How do people work around them, without getting permanent hearing damage?
ear plugs
LOL I was a British tank driver the RCT used to load us on in approx 2 mins !!
sure thing bud
This isn’t even combat load and considering there’s a chance to do it too viciously chances are you’ll turn into a flipped over Russian tank
I was trained as a driver/gunner/loader when serving as a Junior Leader in the Royal Armoured Corps,. We could park a Centurion on a sixpence, the Yanks in the video haven’t got a clue on how to manoeuvre a vehicle, they need to get some lessons from us Brits.
"That's a tank"
Конструкция трала очень удачная, зачем только задом на него сдавать не понимаю.
Чтоб передом сьезжать
Так американские траки только так и грузится.
Now they're going have to repave the street. Where are the wheels for the tractor trailer to haul it.
How did that tank even get there in that street
I remember backing my tank off 12 flat cars at Hoenfelds... yu want to talk about a serious pucker factor.....
Try it with an 8 Inch Self Propelled Howitzer with a 35 foot gun tube.
I would a puckered too if I had these morons guiding me
Ведро с болтами🤣😂
Will the crew of B24 report to the orderly room for mandatory safety training? You forgot your PT belts.
What a farce,as a Tank Transporter operator in the British Army we would have had an Abrams loaded and chained down in 5 minutes max with just a two man crew.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Americans: take 8 minutes to load a single Abrams surrounded by guides.
Every Leopard 2 user: haha rear driver camera goes brrr
god these guys suck at ground guiding. My crew would have had it on there the first time
A classic case of Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians! One ground guide standing on the flat bed, the Tank Commander and the Driver is all that is needed.
Beautiful beast!!!
It's very ugly. Very ugly, shapless heap of iron. Mabye even it's the most ugly tank on Earth.
@@AlexanderTch Peace thru strength cup cake freedom is not free learn it and live it
@@gdv4612 Uglyness does not mean strength. I didn't tell anything about strength. Moreover. Uglyness, shapelessness mean weakness. It's like German Tiger in WW 2. Germans created extremely heavy, ugly tank that made situation for them ever worse.
@AlexanderTch I believe if the German's had the time and finances .... and fix the mobility, speed, fuel and the tank to tank communications .... they would have been almost unbeatable, and Rommel type tank commander's
I never will get ok with that damn tennis shoe profile! 😂
I'm very impressed, not with the tank or the crew, or the truck driver but with the steak quesadilla I got last night from Taco Bell 👌
Were u equally impressed with the way your ass erupted after eating that filth?
GLORIA infinita a los gloriosos Estados Unidos y la Libertad en toda América y el mundo por siempre.
*Everyone is tired of you that when the opportunity presents itself, you will simply be wiped off the face of the earth.*
Если бы этот танк приехал на наш тананковый биатлон, мы бы в заднее оказались. Танк просто красавец по сравнению с нашими
@@user-vy8dd5is2c *, он и не приезжает по той причине, что останется как ты выразился "в заднее" по всем параметрам. ;)*
waht is this 4 square plate
??? i se never infos ohn the intenet
The brownish squares on the turret are IFF panels to aid in identification of friendly forces (through thermal sights if I'm not mistaken)
Hat der schiss...? Widowed.