As an American, and a member of NATO, it absolutely warms my heart to see a foreign ally take as much pride in our military as we do. We've got your 6, Estonia.

@The_Conqueeftador

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the president. Obama let Ukraine lose territory.

@reverbedfart

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Conqueeftador Didn't Obama let the ISIS leader out of custody

@deepfreeze1001

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Conqueeftador Ukraine isn't part of NATO.

@deepfreeze1001

3 жыл бұрын

@@reverbedfart Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was released from Camp Bucca in 2004, four years before Barrack Obama's first presidential run.

@reverbedfart

3 жыл бұрын

@@deepfreeze1001 thought it was 2009, oh well.

I was a tanker on the M1A1 in Iraq. We went to Iraq looking for weapons of mass destruction. We found them. We were riding on them.

@Silversong_Reavers

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, too true... you know, I almost feel (slightly) sorry for isis... then again, I’ve heard stories of what the Marines and Army find over there... (Not as bad as imperial Japan, but still...)

@mm64030

4 жыл бұрын

MURICA!!!!

@tk72231968

4 жыл бұрын

Well said...Armored Infantry Veteran here and combined arms is a beautiful spearhead to behold.

@kareemasadq5587

4 жыл бұрын

@@Silversong_Reavers I am from arabia and I really understand what you mean

@kareemasadq5587

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks America for protection for Kuwait I can never thank you enough

I spent nearly 5 months of my life living on an M1 Abrams during Desert Storm. It was the hardest most memorable time of my life. My tank saved lives and took more. It was the greatest ride of my life. As the driver and one cannot describe the power I felt every time the engine started to whine awake, it was is unmeasurable. I both miss and recoil at my time on the "Angel Of Death". She treated my crew quite well. I can't say she treated the Iraqi's with the same regard. That's not bragging, it's fact. And sometimes I wish I could forget it.

@corinnem.239

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service 😧

@erickamekonapeper4007

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Brother for your sacrifice and the effects felt today are something important to be recognized by people who don’t know much about being in Combat. I don’t think you Guys get enough support or recognition and I appreciate you! God Bless you and our Soldiers and Veterans! 😌❤️🖖🏼🇺🇸

@arkandrada3305

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you…

@James-hr4fu

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for WHIPPIN ASS OVER THERE! YOUR SERVICE is and was greatly appreciated! Thank you Sir

@jamesclapp6832

Жыл бұрын

It's a very difficult thing to take a life, even if justified. It's not anything you'll ever get over. That's actually a good thing. You're feelings are justified by your love for your fellow man. No sane person enjoys killing.

It’s good to see someone from a foreign country who appreciates decent military equipment. As an American and veteran I’ve always been in awe over the massive power that our military has. What makes it great is the constant training that we’re subjected to when we’re not at war. We know how to fight pretty good. We can fight on the move in concert. Our combined air, sea, and ground forces are the best in the world. We train with our allies so that we’re familiar with each other when war comes.

@chasefrancis8742

Жыл бұрын

And comin' it is... like Dirk Digler on a comeback

Russia: "Our tanks are invincible" A-10 Pilot: "Hold my beer"

@disc3698

3 жыл бұрын

Only if 😔

@savagehouse2612

3 жыл бұрын

But if you mess with the warthogs then you will have to deal with the Raptors.... And thats just not a good day.

@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, Russia has some of the best self-propelled anti-air systems. And some of the best Fighter Jets. Not to mention the hand of Stalin that's guiding their rounds with accuracy only true hatred of Capitalism can provide.

@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907

3 жыл бұрын

@SetachiRS Same goes with the Iraqi War, the Iraqi tanks were the cheap and basic export version.

@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907

3 жыл бұрын

@ARL 44 The T-90 is never than the Abrams. So, no, it's not outdated.

“Is the Abrams lighter than the other tanks?” *Chokes on coffee* Son... Abrams is a THICC boy

@tommygallagher5747

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah bout 60 METRIC TONNES THICC

@dustindubbo2892

4 жыл бұрын

With all the upgrades and TUSK it’s literally heavier than a king tiger, so ya dummy thicc

@protopershing

4 жыл бұрын

COBRA DARKNISS not the maus tho

@dustindubbo2892

4 жыл бұрын

Titan T nothing’s heavier than papa thicc himself.

@kago1891

4 жыл бұрын

If we are only talking about main battle tanks then it would be heavy the only two that can think off of the top of my head that heavier is France Britain which is about 62 tons most of them are lighter but heavy tanks tank destroyers and artillery vehicles have been heavier heavy tanks are usually around 100 tons to 165 tons artillery vehicles and tank Destroyers some can be only 30 tons others can be 165 or more you also have super Heavies which is a whole nother Beast like the muas (188 tons) if we count the only the ones that have been made this is the heaviest tank but if you want to count designs that where plan to be built the Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte would be the biggest

I'm from Missouri, USA and I really enjoy watching your channel! I've never heard of Estonia before and am glad I get to learn more from you about your country, which I am now interested in because of you. Thanks again my friend from overseas!

Not too often we Americans get praise and appreciation from people, especially our Allies. That’s why I love your channel.

Fun fact: you can own a retired tank in America and drive it on official roads

@wilhelmkelley3148

4 жыл бұрын

True fact I own one m4 Sherman and a panzer 3

@haubitz1355

4 жыл бұрын

@@wilhelmkelley3148 I doubt you own a Panzer that can actually drive because there's only a handful that still function

@nroke1684

4 жыл бұрын

I guess our roads are made of sterner stuff.

@squigglefitness

4 жыл бұрын

William Kelley how those rubber treads doing

@bugvswindshield

4 жыл бұрын

as a former tanker, ya on roads ...right....cops will pull you over. While in resv. in Yakima Wa we were waiting for the police escort to drive through Yakima on our route to the shooting range. Can't drive over 20 i think on roads? (over 30 years ago) Sheriff or who ever was 5 mins late...our captain was all "lets roll out!!" I was a new gunner and looked at my TC and asked "won't we get in trouble? Leaving without the police escort?" His reply...."what are they going to do?"

His face when he heard remote controlled .50 caliber machine gun was priceless and what mine was like when they told us about

@cowboycody8094

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed for About a minute whenever I read this comment.

The US cares (I’m an Army officer and we’ve actually discussed this, unofficially after showing others this vid) about Estonia’s protection from its extremely aggressive neighbor and I can see us leasing tanks to you (as in Estonia); we already supply a large amount of sensitive items to the Estonian military...the problem is that Russia is very reactive about large items and would (at least pretend) to see this as an ‘Act of Aggression’ by Estonia and then use it as an excuse to ‘protect itself’ by invading or instigating conflict. This is the sensitive dance we play with your frustrating neighbor!

@pathendren4462

2 жыл бұрын

Based on current events in Ukraine, your observation was dead on.

@apex_blue

2 жыл бұрын

This is scarcely accurate.

@Dodsodalo

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Estonia is gonna get some heavy duty friends in time.

@SilverStarHeggisist

2 жыл бұрын

Considering that at the drop of a hat. We've been shipping stingers and Javlines faster then we can produce them, this checks out.

@markmitchell457

2 жыл бұрын

@@SilverStarHeggisist we haven't bought a stinger from Raytheon in 18 years. The units we have are in Cold storage out in the desert. Raytheon is going to re-engineer the parts that have gone end of life and refresh the stinger for a new batch.

Documentary: “Nothing can damage the M1, not even another Abrams” A10: “Annnd I took that personally”

Uranium is very dense. When it's depleted it's not radioactive, at least not enough to harm you. Basically once it's used in a reactor, you still have a hunk of metal....a very dense hunk of metal. Great for armor and ammo.

@SoggyToast123

4 жыл бұрын

very dense and very heavy at the same time

@Obi1-KenBone-Me

4 жыл бұрын

ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/depleted-uranium/en/l-2/4.htm#:~:text=All%20isotopes%20of%20uranium%20are,than%20naturally%20occurring%20isotopic%20mixtures.

@slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153

4 жыл бұрын

God I love chemistry

@Atlanticghost25

4 жыл бұрын

Self sharpening, too. A good plus.

@chuckaule6292

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure depleted uranium is still radioactive, maybe not neutron rays but the kind where you injest it and it can cause problems. Thats why its illiegal to use in the via geneva convention. Not like that stops anyone from using it but yeah.

We need to start a go fund me to buy Estonia some tanks.

@dominikcapuano9900

3 жыл бұрын

Ask trump. He can afford a few for our Estonian friends. Lol

@Pharmakon84

3 жыл бұрын

@@dominikcapuano9900 No. He is too busy funding our new Columbia Nuclear Submarines.

@nero7469

3 жыл бұрын

The U.S. Marines are retiring their Abrams

@nero7469

3 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Jester I forget why but I am pretty sure they are going back to be more mobile and naval

@nero7469

3 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Jester oof

I love your reactions. As others have said, we’ve got your 6, Estonia. Glad you’re with us.

"The Army doesn't do cities" was more of a doctrine of avoiding city warfare as much as possible and destroy enemy before it could hide there. they still fought in cities though.

I'm an Abram Tanker in the US Army, the 120mm canon has a range laser on the end of the gun. We "laze" the cover the soldiers are hiding behind and that information is calculated within the weapon system. Taking range, speed velocity and weather conditions into consideration in that calculation, that activates a timer within the round fired. All this happens in seconds, and that's how it goes boom over the soldiers hiding.

@kevinkottom1526

3 жыл бұрын

All that takes place in nano-seconds tbh. I remember riding around in those damn abrams (and the bradleys) and being totally impressed how that barrel stayed completely level while we were doing 45 mph across ROUGH terrain, and still able to shoot on the move.

@lifesaverlogan607

3 жыл бұрын

ok please tell me doesn't the m1a1 abrams not the m1 abrams have a 105mm gun or something

@kevinkottom1526

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifesaverlogan607 Yes, the original M1A1 Abrams had a 105 mm and a 120 mm version. We are using M1A2 and I believe phasing in M1A3 now, I don't think the 105 mm gun is used anymore.

@frankcrawford416

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the expla!

@markhogan9435

3 жыл бұрын

Well said David

“Never been knocked out by enemy fire” *Friendly Fire is ON*

@rat_king-

4 жыл бұрын

you mean normal american warfare..... the USA has the highest number of blue on blue and killing allies of any other nation except the communist ones

@CrazyDingoMan1

4 жыл бұрын

@@rat_king- Also have the most active military in the world, so yah. Thats just stats.

@cydviciouse

4 жыл бұрын

@Alexis Capezza Me too, can't remember where I saw it, but the article suggested that from its design concept based on data from wars past. War has changed and now the weakness was the rear to RPG's and IED's.

@blckk__

4 жыл бұрын

a10 am i a joke to you? brrrrrrrrrrrrt

@kikotv9333

4 жыл бұрын

A total of 23 m1a1 abrams have been destroyed so it means that it really needs APS.

The Mortars have radar fuses. This was developed by the US in WWII, and were called VT (variable Timed) shells. Previously the gunnery officers had to make complicated calculations involving range, shell time in flight, and the relative elevations of the gun and target to get shells to explode above targets. The radar sends out a signal and measures the distance to the ground. When the preset distance is reached, the shell explodes. All the gunners had to do was set the height above ground on the fuse, load and fire.

I've been trained on the M60A1, M60A3, and M1A1, did border patrol during the cold war in Germany, it really depends on the tank crew which tank is superior.

As a former M1 Tanker myself, when I found your videos I was looking forward to seeing this eventually come across my recommended videos and then I see that it was uploaded on my birthday.

@paulruggles5003

3 жыл бұрын

I have to say thank you for your service and keeping America safe.THANK YOU.

@joshuatruax4041

3 жыл бұрын

Happy bday(sry im late)

@markoconnell804

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@masonhoffman8991

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service. My dad was a m1a1 tanker too

@crisscrossapplesaucegamer6777

3 жыл бұрын

this was 12 days after mine

I was an Abrams Tank Commander, Platoon Sergeant, Tank Company First Shirt (Sergeant). So I'm biased. It has its strengths and weaknesses just like any other machine. Bottom line is that it is the crews that make this the most lethal weapon on the conventional battlefield.

@CDAT1AD

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, not going to advertise the weaknesses either. However to claim the T-14 is immune to M-829 ammo is a joke, usually coming from the uninformed who buy propaganda.

@moijoyeux

4 жыл бұрын

after action reports and exercises for the win. im still amazed by the 3 rounds in just 10 seconds. you dont get that from equipment that is pure crew excellence.

@kenknowlton3085

4 жыл бұрын

@@CDAT1AD I don't know what the 829 is up to now but I know the classified data on the A2 and you're correct

@kenknowlton3085

4 жыл бұрын

@@CDAT1AD perhaps reactive armor can impact 829 effectiveness but...it's inert not explosive so I'm skeptical

@kenknowlton3085

4 жыл бұрын

@@moijoyeux auto-loaders can't compete with a proficient crewman

I saw the first M1 Abrams build, they were almost occupying the whole single lane road, They are being built by FMC corp and drove to TRW company for electronics fitting, also the Bradley APCs, it was at Sunnyvale, California, i'm so proud of them!

Visiting Tallinn is on my bucket list. I had to do a report years ago and Estonia was the only country that wrote back and sent a LOT of information. You guys are awesome!

@markmorris6357

Жыл бұрын

It's an awesome city and a lot of excellent people.

Depleted Uranium (DU) is almost twice as dense as lead, and is almost 10 times denser than steel. It is also harder than the hardest tungsten or carbide alloy. Therefore it is ideally suited for tank armor, except for weight considerations. That's why Chobham armor is a laminated product, comprised of layers of a variety of materials, including DU. Therefore, the M1 tank armor strikes the balance between weight vs protection, but it's still around 70 tons. Yes, the US produces ample amounts of low fissile material that allows for DU to be used in a wide array of military applications, including armor and a variety of munitions. DU is inert and harmless to handle. It only becomes potentially hazardous when it is vaporized as a result of a DU munition impact against an enemy target, or when DU tank armor is penetrated by an enemy shape charge. The vaporized particles can be inhaled and may cause illness to those inspecting damage after the fact.

@rsrt6910

3 жыл бұрын

And, of course, getting HIT by one isn't very healthy either.

@chrisc5899

3 жыл бұрын

worth the search for this info. thanks!

@davidstone9154

3 жыл бұрын

The Abrams' ability to fire accurately on the move is unparralled, and the mighty Abrams MBT is the only MBT in the world that can do so. SHOOT, MOVE, and COMMUNICATE!!

@OGSontar

3 жыл бұрын

@@rsrt6910 Might not be healthy, but probably wouldn't hurt at all. Your first indication you got hit would be this guy with a halo asking how you spelt your name.

@ManicMonkey84

3 жыл бұрын

​@SetachiRS That is a patently false and ridiculous statement. The A-10 uses 30mm DU rounds to defeat armor, and the results seen on the battlefield from Desert Storm, all the way to Enduring Freedom have been shown to be categorically devastating to enemy armor. There is no equal. While it's true that the Abrams' primary Sabot armor penetrating round is made of a tungsten alloy, the DU alloy round has been show to be superior in every respect except for range. The only reason that the US hasn't deployed DU tank rounds in great numbers is the aforementioned risk of causing possible illness to our own troops as a result of vaporized DU on the battlefield. Also, the US has not yet encountered an enemy tank that obviates the need for DU tank rounds. Our tungsten rounds have easily penetrated everything on the battlefield that we have encountered in the desert.

Russia be like we got a new tank to rival the Abrams US: A10 go BRRRRTTTTTTTTTT

@worldoftancraft

3 жыл бұрын

shilka goes: tr-tr-tr-tr

@gabecollins5585

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah true they don’t stand a chance against the A-10

@taco5225

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabecollins5585 ...except for the fact that the GAU-8 would need an incredibly lucky hit to even damage a tank

@juliodyarzagaray

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@jordanniang8594

3 жыл бұрын

@@taco5225 At 4,000 rpm, chances are you get several lucky hits.

I’m amazed at just how much goes into these machines. Way more thought than I could have ever even remotely and possibly imagine.

Last count on production for Armada was 28; there are no gaining units. Will we ever get to visit Estonia? We made friends with a couple of Estonian seamen several years back; great guys!

The new version of the m1 a1, the m1 a2 weighs almost 70 tons and can go up to 45 mph. That s 140,000 pounds of uranium moving as fast as a car shooting bullets bigger than you. It's also reported to have a McDonald's and a gun range in the back. Edit:sorry forgot about the dance floor and the ammo factory as well.

@rallyecars7449

4 жыл бұрын

The original M1 Abrams could go over 60mph all the upgrades have greatly reduced its speed

@lordomacron3719

4 жыл бұрын

We Brits have Kettles fitted at standard in out Tanks and We must have Tea Making facilities in every situation! i also believe to US though this a good idea so they have started putting coffee machines in tanks!

@kevinholcombe1993

4 жыл бұрын

I fix the abrams... yes it can go over 60MPH.. down hill and trust me.. it feels like you are penetrating the atmosphere 😂

@lucassmith1886

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot about the dance floor

@corvuscorax8459

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the munitions factories inside every single Abrams. 😂

"Is it the best tank" Nobody has ever died in one. I'd say that's a good start too that argument.

@stephenwilson9883

4 жыл бұрын

The blew the turrets off when we were in Iraq... def not true anymore

@PongLenis50

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephenwilson9883 no american operated abrams has caused casualties, probably because the exports aren't as good and protected as the ones the US uses

@sovietfridgetank3895

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Wilson yea, export M1 abrams either have old chobham composite or no composite at all. Many don’t even have a safety blow out ammo rack.

@PongLenis50

4 жыл бұрын

@craig 22 true in the end ot delends on the skill of the pilot/crew members of the vehicle

@closy1238

4 жыл бұрын

no many people have died in abrams the get destroyed by friendly fire all the time xD

I enjoyed your vid Artur, thank you! you made a lot of really good points and also raised some cool questions. have a good week! TF

"How much damn wiring is in that tank?!" more than I wanted to deal with. and the M1A2 didn't tell us which one of the modular wires had a fault, it just told us which system had a fault. fixing wiring in that thing is a freaking nightmare.

@SilverStarHeggisist

2 жыл бұрын

As a heavy diesel mechanic I feel for you. At least what I work on, opens up

In the 80's, one of my good friends was rated in the top 3 software engineers in the country. We talked about what he was working on then (he was in the defense industry, with security clearance, so could only talk a little about it). He said, "How do you fire a cannon and hit a moving target several thousand yards away while traveling 40 miles an hour over uneven terrain?" Turns out he wrote and developed all of the targeting software for the Abrams A1 tanks used in the Gulf war. He went on to work on other projects, and is still in the business. He was very pleased with his software's performance in that conflict.

@playo9197

4 жыл бұрын

Niiiice

@keitharnold1381

4 жыл бұрын

My paw paw Jessie R Brannon wrote the dod at Bynum he wrote the original software still used today

@blackhawkmg3722

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank him for me... its ability got me home.

@19-Kilo

3 жыл бұрын

The stabilized firing control system is an absolute game changer. Engaging targets without it is possible but when the tank moves the main gun jerks and that’s seconds off getting that round down range

Engine off. Advanced weapons systems APU on. Stealth mode: Engaged

@tavaunhinds5188

4 жыл бұрын

The Apu is just a smaller engine reducing the heat signature but not being entirely stealth

@michajastrzebski4383

4 жыл бұрын

@@tavaunhinds5188 yeah, but that smaller engine has WAY less IR signature than that giant turbine ;)

@jojorosesmith628

4 жыл бұрын

Spencer Peterson reee I love your vids this is super cool and keep up the good work!!

@TheCrnic

4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised it took so long to get an APU, aircraft have had them for many decades and big rigs started using them about 15 years ago.

@michajastrzebski4383

4 жыл бұрын

@@KOxHARxMORNY Its still less noise than that turbine that you can literally hear from kilometers away ;) same with aircraft, really, especially with afterburners lit its like, what, 120? 130dB?

United we stand, divided we fall. Every ally is so important for every ones protection.

The Leopard 2A5 was so good that the us started using the leo's gun then they developed there own, but the 2 best tanks in my opinion is 1.Leopard the 2.The abrams

@James-hr4fu

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@MaccaThePacca

Жыл бұрын

what about challenger 2?

The military also has a good amount of the tank classified, or simply put down the lower numbers for it's capabilities to underplay it. The military does not like telling people about their toys.

@wooflessdelta

3 жыл бұрын

I will bet they have a tank that can fire beer.

@alvarolopes2111

3 жыл бұрын

Propaganda

@user-ip1jk6yn6k

3 жыл бұрын

you know this how?

@accountname9506

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ip1jk6yn6k Uh, common sense and conversation with people in the military?

@user-ip1jk6yn6k

3 жыл бұрын

@@accountname9506 doubt there is anything that can give it a huge advantage classified.

"Does the US have so many power plants that the [depleted uranium] is so plentiful they can use it as armor?" More or less, yeah.

@AB-qt4dj

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not from nuclear energy either...

@thatplaneguy944

4 жыл бұрын

It’s mostly purchased from the private energy companies that stockpile the depleted uranium to dispose of properly, but the us buys it from them for cheap

@enchantedodin9484

3 жыл бұрын

It’s also not entirely made of uranium. It’s coated in uranium or has it mixed in the steel mixtures which reinforces it. So not as much uranium as your thinking

@HandleHandle123

3 жыл бұрын

I hear its a by-product so that's what also makes it really good

@enchantedodin9484

3 жыл бұрын

Corbin Britting - it is a by product because the uranium is drained of its energy so at that point it is a very dense metal. It’s density is what makes it great armor material

Just came across your channel . Love your style. Howdy from TEXAS.

yet another fantastic video. very informative, thank you

Gotta say, my man, your English is fantastic. You've clearly been speaking it for a long time, and no doubt you've put a lot of work into it. Just figured I'd point that out.

@Ed70Nova427

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! He even does a few American accents as well!

@hoppinggnomethe4154

3 жыл бұрын

Estonians in general speak English very well

@leahstagno1219

2 жыл бұрын

Many European children are taught English starting in Elementary school. Most speak better English than our fellow Americans!

OK, here's the deal with the Army "not doing cities". It's not that they wouldn't send troops in, that's something they had to do, but sending a tank into an urban environment at the time meant that the tank would have to fight at point blank range, and would be forced into choke points and other prime ambush locations. Tanks don't do well at close range, and in claustrophobic environments, the tank cannon might not be able to be employed effectively enough to be worth deploying in such an environment. Tanks are really most effective in wide open spaces, and while modern tanks can operate in most environments, urban and mountainous environments are the most challenging for tanks to operate in effectively. Also tanks are very expensive, the last thing you want is to lose a tank because the local sewer system collapsed underneath it.

@LordDathka

4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think we have the Bradley? Perfect for Urban areas giving its smaller gun and ability for troop transport.

@diazmaklincarld.1286

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Look at what happened to the Russians during the 1st Chenchen war

@chebb3699

4 жыл бұрын

Darth Lithious true but it’s the thought . Vehicle is only so powerful against rooftops with a possible rpg waiting on any rooftop. But man I love the bradly. Can’t wait for eventually new ones

@Silversong_Reavers

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! What a way to go!

@randomamerican5065

4 жыл бұрын

If we have tanks for urban areas. Do we have tanks for mountain areas?

My Brother from another mother.... I love your reactions and commentary! I’m amazed at the stuff that I know about and understand as common knowledge and yet you’re surprised!! Thank God others are learning that us Americans can be a powerful ally in troubled times! We’re not invincible, but we believe we are.

Great stuff man. I visited kaina once while I was in the Marine Corp. I had a blast, loved your country. Share some videos about your countries military if you get a chance.

I’m actually really surprised that there isn’t any old soviet tanks stockpiled in Estonia.

@smoothhexagon7903

4 жыл бұрын

I'm more surprised Estonia hasn't bought older tanks from another nation. I know that in some smaller countries France, Britain, and America to them to help them. Most of the tanks sold are old cold war tanks.

@sparkysun43

4 жыл бұрын

We sold all our old M60 tanks a long time ago. Abrams are essentially barred from export except in extremely limited circumstances.

@AnhNguyen-kz3kz

4 жыл бұрын

@@sparkysun43 u mean exept when the buyer pays well right ?

@sparkysun43

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnhNguyen-kz3kz as far as I know, we haven't sold them to anyone. Why would we sell our tank, which we find difficult to reliably kill, to anyone?

@DES2nd9512

4 жыл бұрын

@@sparkysun43 We have. The export version of the Abrams is used by the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Iraq.

just showed my grandfather who served in Vietnam this video and he smiled so big and told me ''people ask why we Americans will go to other country's and fight and die for them, this is why, seeing someone from that country say they feel safe and sleep better knowing someone like us is protecting them makes everything ive been through worth it.'' thank you for making this video, hearing my grandfather say that was amazing.

Love the music, great job Artur!

Love that you are a Warrior and a Proud Warrior!!! Thank You for everything

I love how much this guy appreciates having US military in Estonia!! I hope our troops remain in ur country and help protect ur people from the Russians

@URangryX

3 жыл бұрын

I hope our kids in uniform learn to love Estonia as much as this guy loves America!

@georgyzhukov6409

3 жыл бұрын

Dude russia will bulldoze eaatern europe

@Chris-qn2mp

3 жыл бұрын

@william III viertes Reich wenn ich bitten darf

@thelegacyshow4248

3 жыл бұрын

@william III we really need to de-europize this continent, and we need to be able to protect our allies without the intervention of euros who don't even know what's going on.

@thelegacyshow4248

3 жыл бұрын

@william III Haha, yeah you're right, its a poor and cheap imitation of the United States. I respect Germany though, there were no german colonies on our continent.

Tbh, one of the best parts of a tank is the name the crew gives it ones like 'Crippling Depression' lol

@Mikcha212

4 жыл бұрын

Our favorite was big penis truck

@devonsiharath2650

4 жыл бұрын

Giant cock

@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043

4 жыл бұрын

Mine was anti tank cock thruster 1000 poop hole

@kenknowlton3085

4 жыл бұрын

True, crews can be very creative. My first Abrams we named Christine because it injured or killed anyone it didn't like. Anigav Gib was another name I knew of; can anyone translate the name into English?

Tsup man, thanks for great update and right analysis

Keep up the great work! Love the perplexed look at times, reminds me of my self in my USAF Space Command days...how the he'll did we just pull that shit off...lol!

Your amazing respect from uk 🇬🇧 🇪🇪

Thanks Artur I served on the Abrams in Iraq in 1991. M1-A1 with the US 1st Armored Division 2nd Brigade 2/70 Armor Regiment. The Abrams fully loaded weighs over 70 tons. There is an active protection system being fielded now as well to address the missile threats to deal with the newer missiles. The T-14 is a joke, it still sues the same Rapira 3 125mm gun as the T-72, the T-80, T-90 and is ineffective against the Abrams armor. In Iraq the closes the enemy tanks got to us was 3500 meters before they were killed, well beyond their max range and even point blank, frontally they could not penetrate the Abrams. We train to fire to 4000 meters with the main gun. You have so many questions, please feel free to message me about them if you want to know more.

@jackrabbit4545

4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t the T-14 brand new and we know very little about it’s actual capability. Obviously you know the gun but how do you know that’s it’s only offensive weaponry

@gone4945

4 жыл бұрын

We actually know a decent bit about the tank.

@rayotoxi1509

4 жыл бұрын

The t14 Isnt a fucing joke No Western MBT cann Penetrate it It has 900mm Armor And APFSDS that cann penn 1000mm at 2000m Vacuum-1 More then enough to go throw All western MBTs INCL Leopard 2 turret the APFSDS is long enough to Span the Space between the triangle turret Armor

@conordwyer1553

4 жыл бұрын

I’m not trying to argue but the countries you fought would not have access to the most advanced ammunition for that gun also they would have inferior export versions of those tanks Also the crews in those Iraqi tanks were poorly trained if they had the abrams they would still lose to you and your crew in a t-72

@lukeomofficial741

4 жыл бұрын

My dude @Jackrabbit you do understand we are talking about The US Military, Nothing should suprise you.

Good to hear we are able to help others around the world, no matter how big and bad you are you always need friends

The M1 had a 105mm main gun, which I was on from 84' to 86', then went to the M1A1 w/the 120mm that has a combustible casing.. The M1 was 58 tons loaded and the M1A1 was 63 tons when I was in until 88'. I was in the 2/2 ACR F Trp pulling Border Duty on the E/W German Border. The Abrams has reactive armor. When I went to Ft. Bliss they got the M1A1, but they still had the M60 when I got there. The Abrams turbine engine which is governed, I won't say to what speed, but higher than what they say is it's top speed from what I've heard in videos. Can't say much more as I believe it's still "classified". They had depleted uranium Sabot rounds when I was in from 84'-88'.

@lorinpatton6545

2 жыл бұрын

That was just the tank,you forgot the combat weight was if remember right 68 tons

Depleted Uranium is not radioactive (something to do with ions/isotopes, I was never too good at chemistry) and US army use it because its incredibly dense like insanely so

@Archangel1862

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Westhoven Depleted Uranium from my understanding isn’t even a type of uranium it is just a super dense metal alloy

@shaggings

4 жыл бұрын

more dense than Tungsten?

@elimerritt4849

4 жыл бұрын

I think it is uranium with less of the radioactive 235 isotope than normal natural uranium. It is mostly uranium 238 instead of 235 and 238 is much less dangerous

@jjosephs6521

4 жыл бұрын

Depleted uranium is radioactive, in common English or the best I can explain it to a lay person, its uranium with a lower concentration of uranium isotope U-235. But many things are radioactive it's the dosage and exposure that matters. I would imagine that you come into contact with radioactive material on almost a daily basis.

@willx2018

4 жыл бұрын

It's the remnants of nuclear power after the uranium 235 rods have the unstable isotopes extracted, leaving a less radioactive uranium 238. It is also slightly radioactive, not nearly as much as pure uraniam 235. The main thing is that it's extremely dense and self-sharpens (so it doesn't deform or mushroom but the armor it hits actually sharpens the round) and the uranium dust is highly flammable so it can blow up fuel tanks.

One of the reasons I like watching your channel is that we, as Americans, can see and hear the appreciation for us being there to help protect an ally. We don‘t get that much.

@_.-._.-._.-._.-

3 жыл бұрын

Spent most of my time in the military stationed in different European countries. Had more random people come up and want to shake my hand, buy me a beer, and thank me over there than ever back here in the States.

@NinjaJone5

3 жыл бұрын

Us land based Americans don't know what occupation or true fear of an enemy is. We have been sheltered from most, if not all, of the horrors pf war that continue to plague the rest of the world. Not enough Americans understand just how grateful they should be.

@johnbarton8281

3 жыл бұрын

Usually we get yelled at and told to fuck off (In native tongue)

@Azeroth939

3 жыл бұрын

From another perspective, perhaps a self-proclaimed democratic tyranny? Next country that discovers oil will be invaded. Maybe the rest of the world is just tired of the American regime bullshit.

@jacobnugent8159

3 жыл бұрын

@@smokeyjr5942 well said

First, GREAT CHANNEL! While I have not read all comments, so this may have been mentioned already. Captain McMaster that was interviewed in the last part of the video, is now Lt. General (3 stars), McMaster, (Retired).

Good video good job man i liked . You have another subcriber from now on .

So when you ask about DU (depleted uranium) being used as armor: DU is not radioactive enough to pose a danger to anyone around it when it's in solid form (hence "depleted") unless DU rounds hit DU armor which spreads its dust into crew compartments; it is twice as dense as lead and much harder without being noticeably heavier so essentially it provides armor materials far superior without having to overly negatively impact performance of the vehicle.

@WarHawk-

4 жыл бұрын

I may be wrong so correct me if I am, but as I understand it Depleted Uranium is the second hardest material, after diamonds.

@whelk

4 жыл бұрын

DU is also used in a-10 gun ammo and Phalanx ship defense ammo. DU is non-radioactive, but being a heavy metal it is pretty poisonous. In many cases DU is also replaced by tungsten.

@karateman302

4 жыл бұрын

@Atheos B. Sapien As the main comment wrote, depleted uranium rounds turn into a dust when they collide with depleted uranium. During the Gulf War, the enemy wasn't using depleted uranium rounds or armor.

@hydra26actual

4 жыл бұрын

DU is much less radioactive but it’s not a 100% thing. It’s called depleted because most of the lighter U-235 isotope used for fission has been extracted from it. So it’s safe from a standpoint of it’s not going to accumulate critical mass and set off a chain reaction (nuclear explosion). The radioactivity it emits is alpha particles, easily stopped by your skin or a layer of clothing. Really only dangerous if it’s ingested, inhaled or gets inside some other way. The uranium dust is indeed highly toxic as well as mildly radioactive, so a penetrating hit is very bad, but uranium is also pyrophoric, meaning as a DU round penetrates armor, it will tend to ablate and burn, creating uranium dust and gas, again, highly toxic. During the first gulf war, this was more of a problem for friendly troops inspecting knocked out tanks as they stirred up uranium dust moving around the wrecks. For the enemy tank crews, I don’t think many of them survived the massive over pressure inside the tanks of all the expanding combustion gases from burning uranium and their own ammo propellant.

@bthsr7113

4 жыл бұрын

It's also worth noting that the prospect of neutron bombs made depleted uranium armor an unappealing prospect since a high intensity radiation pulse could possibly react with DU armor... cooking the crew.

Uranium is a metal like any other. "Depleted" uranium has already been in a reactor, and so is less radioactive- it used up it's radioactivity to make electricity. But it's still a metal good for a lot of uses.

@kptech4028

4 жыл бұрын

It's also very dense

@merschmettiegorvatski9331

4 жыл бұрын

KPTECH Poirier very very very very dense

@thebuzzcjc

4 жыл бұрын

Extremely dense.

@mytech6779

4 жыл бұрын

Depleted uranium has never been in a reactor, it is the opposite of enriched uranium, actually it is the waste of the enrichment process. It is very toxic in a conventional sense like arsenic or mercury.

@walterh.porembski6161

4 жыл бұрын

The Leopard 2 German tank edges out the m1Abrams

I was driving thru Ft. STEWART in Georgia and had to stop my pickup truck on a dirt/sand road to let an Abrams go by. First my pickup truck felt like a toy next to the tank. Second the tank was going slow to not damage the road and the impact of the tracks bounced my truck for 50 feet away.

Depleted uranium is used because it's super dense and very tough to get through, that's why they use it as ammunition for tank shells and for the a10 ammo. It's also the same thing for tungsten used as ammo, it's a very dense metal that shreds almost anything

I like how he takes his headphones off when he’s excited 😂😂

the shells that detonate above the target use revolutions of the shell to time the detonation. So as the shell spins in the air it has a chip that counts revolutions. So if its 1000m and the shell spins at .75 revolutions per meter then at 1333 revolutions the chip goes bang. P.S. love your work.

@robertsteptoe

4 жыл бұрын

this is the same tec made smaller kzread.info/dash/bejne/n6CK1belmbibfrg.html

@boblongbow9170

4 жыл бұрын

shhhhhhhhhhh

@invictussol

4 жыл бұрын

PROCSIMTRY FUSE

@displacedjim

4 жыл бұрын

I agree that is one way to detonate some HE shells, but I doubt that is what is used in the mortar rounds Artur mentioned, nor in the HE shells fired by the M-1. Neither the mortar nor the M-1's 120mm gun tubes are rifled, and the shells fired from them do not spin. While there are time fuzes for artillery shells, and that is a way to cause airbursts, my guess is that Charles is right regarding the mortar rounds, and a proximity fuse is used that has an RF transceiver in it acting as an altimeter, detonating at the desired height above ground. That is a much more consistent way to cause detonation at one specific set altitude regardless of ballistic variables. My guess about the M-1 round is that the distance to the target is determined as usual using the tank's multiple sighting systems, probably the atmospheric conditions like temperature, pressure, and humidity are likely measured by some instruments, and the projectile's velocity is measured as it is passing down the barrel. A calculation is performed accounting for these factors, a time-of-flight to the target is determined, and a signal is sent via an antenna to the shell as it is passing through the muzzle of the gun to set a timer to cause detonation at the target distance. That's my guess.

@baddabeer4862

4 жыл бұрын

Proximity fuses... it uses the higher angle for a simple sensor to detect slight changes in magnetic field.

e M1 Abrams tank uses rubber pads on the track to provide traction and reduce track noise. But under icy road conditions in hilly terrain, the rubber pads on the track loose traction, just like automobile tires loose traction on snow and ice in winter. On your car, you install tire chains in winter. The Army uses "ice cleats" on the track of the M1 tank to give more "bite" and to provide traction on icy, hilly roads and terrain. The "ice cleats" are steel plates with an X-shaped cleat extending out from the base. They are substituted for the rubber pads on every fifth shoe on the tank track. Each tank uses two sets of 32 ice cleats for winter traction.

Love this channel im Cape Verdean been in USA for 26 years I wouldn’t want to be any where else in the world but I love how other country sees USA as a global hero it makes me feel even better about being here 🙏🏼🙏🏼

"Army doesn't do cities" is the Armored Division. They don't like to be within urban or close quarters. The systems are designed to be in the open.

@SilverStarHeggisist

2 жыл бұрын

Hence why Russia's tank centered military is currently apparently getting it's teeth kicked in, fighting with their tanks in cities

No one: People who just arrived and only watched the first five seconds: “good video” Also Artur the thing that takes down missiles is called a trophy system and fires small missiles to destroy the missiles coming towards the tank.

@masonmcdonald3932

4 жыл бұрын

Good vid fam

@pichibomb475

4 жыл бұрын

The Killer thank you CoD lied

@bruvwhy9495

4 жыл бұрын

To my knowledge it shoots some type of shotgun like burst not a missile.

@ninjaduck109

4 жыл бұрын

Found that out from Call Of Duty with my teenage ass

@phobiaone306

4 жыл бұрын

@@bruvwhy9495 Yeah that is a close analogy to what it is.

The way airburst works, range finding and calculation of projectile speed and timing of designation flight time allows for an effective airburst.

They use depleted Uranium on tanks not because it's plentiful, but because of the durability. Rather than being used in a powerplant, the Uranium is refined in a way that reduces its radioactivity to negligible amounts. This allows for a generous application of it on the armor. Uranium is extremely dense, making it very good at stopping other tank rounds, the only thing stopping it from being used in other applications is because the refining process is very time-consuming and expensive.

@AlexanderTzalumen

Жыл бұрын

Was looking for a comment about the DU. You're spot on for most of it, the only thing left out is that, as a heavy metal, Uranium is very poisonous, even without radioactivity.

make this a series and call it “Estonian soldier reacts to overpowered american military equipment” lol

@benwilliamson.1779

4 жыл бұрын

Russia called the devs and said American military equipment needs to be nerfed

@bruhmoment0264

4 жыл бұрын

@@benwilliamson.1779 Hell no if anything russia needs to nerf vodka that shit makes you to powerful.

@spacecorpse3212

4 жыл бұрын

@@benwilliamson.1779 russia as the advantigae of strong tough men and women and a large amount of land usa has lots of influence and is a strong and harty military power house germany when they arent drinking bear that is start building these giant fortresses and shit

@ceilrux1

4 жыл бұрын

It's more like Estonian soldier who thinks US weapons are the best. I mean I can name at least 2 other tanks that are as good as the abrahms. Also most the videos that he chooses are almost like US propaganda videos and are biased.

@spacecorpse3212

4 жыл бұрын

@@ceilrux1 but on the other hand out bloated defense budget means that the abrims will always have some edge

I wish more Americans loved America like you. Thank you for your service and channel too. I enjoy every episode!

@voidwalker9223

4 жыл бұрын

those are called far left, every nation has them. Just more in US because its "cool" to hate on something that sticks out to general society.

@pacdoforlove8263

4 жыл бұрын

@@voidwalker9223 the left is death of all nation's you said it perfect

@kevinkanter2537

4 жыл бұрын

@@voidwalker9223 @pac do for love Let's leave our US politics at the shoreline (yep, i'm far left - which is about where the middle is in most European countries). All of the 'far left' people I know love our soldiers and their families (who also serve). We owe it to those who protect us to support them as they prepare for war to protect the peace. That said, yep, I'm from Virginia and I grew up with classmates / contractors who make the Navy in the drydocks in the Tidewater ... along w/ the Teams who are always training and always ready!!!

@chaosXP3RT

4 жыл бұрын

Americans just want America to be better and our gridlocked politics are making it very frustrating

@orkloven

4 жыл бұрын

You can love your country and still be critical of its policies and choices. In fact, if you TRULY love your country it's your duty to be critical of its policies and choices. To hold it to the highest standards so it can actual measure up to the devotion it is granted... not by default, but by the dedication and integrity of its servents...

i was in the 81mm mortar platoon. gunner of gun one. and i agree with you. i had no clue how those things worked on blowing up before it hit ground. i remember the settings. delayed impact-high impact-and above ground. i was atched to the special forces in 2004 and ran the 120mm also. geez what a beast. the ground would hop droping that bomb

You might want to look up the M1 Abrams, but over the years it been improved. I believe when it first appeared was roughly in 1980s, with that 120mm gun. Also the engine is actually a jet engine, its the power behind is crazy speed.

They didn’t say army doesn’t do cities, they said armor doesn’t do cities, but when I was in they certainly did cities.

@barbaravance6774

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they certainly do. My Stepfather used to teach Abrams classes.

@gjheintzman

4 жыл бұрын

Tal Afar would agree. I am armour.

@Hooligoon78

4 жыл бұрын

Guessing you have not seen all the videos of our Abrams rolling through Baghdad?

@gunnysgames2321

4 жыл бұрын

It does cities.

@harryhamilton1880

4 жыл бұрын

@Ramsey Ludlow The reason they said army doesn't do cities is because urban combat is primarily left to the marines who specialize in such combat. Right tool right job.

On the question of how does the shell know when to explode its depends on the shell but in general its probably a proximity fuse. Its a great invention of war and basically uses a small radar in the nose of the shell to tell when the shell gets close to the ground telling and is set to explode when it reaches a specific height. It would be a great thing to look into and watch a video on as it massively changed artillery and anti air systems.

@corey1854

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine how much one of these shells costs to manufacture.

@harrisonnordmeyer4338

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Roman most shells have a trigger, but the US usually uses depleted uranium. These are just giant rods of metal that fly through things

@shadowkiller123

4 жыл бұрын

Its called a variable time fuse, (VT) AKA the proximity fuse. It was developed during WW2 by the allies and was considered top secret at the time. When it was first deployed they only used it in naval battles for fear that the enemy might learn the secret, however towards the end of the war it was deployed to land based artillery as well. The VT fuse is responsible for completely shutting down the japanese naval air power at that time.

@FTW3152

4 жыл бұрын

@Gus Goose Americans also developed similar tech too for AA but were worried the germans might copy it if it failed to detonate so they mostly used it behind the frontlines

@CnJCandles

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is a proximity fuse that has a computer chip in it. The tank uses a laser to set the distance proximity fuse. So the shell knows the exact distance to explode.

Artur makes me want to visit Estonia!!

They typically install rubber pads on the tracks for road travel that prevents most of the surface damage (and gives traction as steel on asphalt or concrete is slippery).... but it doesnt address road weight limits of course.

I just love to hear the American support and dedication from outside our country. We need to hear more of this. I like the channel soldier... Keep it up ! Whisky Cheers.

@blankblank5409

3 жыл бұрын

*has confederate flag*

@alangutierrez9359

3 жыл бұрын

@@blankblank5409 lmao god damn

@notomnithegodking

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe your very patriotic

@georgyzhukov6409

3 жыл бұрын

@@notomnithegodking waaaa

@spencergarner4213

3 жыл бұрын

@@blankblank5409 it is a rebal battle flag. It is not the confederate flag.

My first time seeing an Abraham’s tank in person was at my fuel site in Iraq. I didn’t know shit about them. It was already a miserably hot summer day when the turbines nearly melted my face off. That being said, if you see one of these and don’t know, do NOT stand behind it when it’s about to take off.

@CDAT1AD

4 жыл бұрын

We were lucky our Lt's wife was in Commo and gave us super long CVC cords, so we would stay hooked up and stand in the exhaust after it rained so we would dry off, never stayed wet long, man the grunts hated us for it too.

@nou-jn6uz

4 жыл бұрын

autocorrect?

@matteussandanger4377

4 жыл бұрын

Abrams"

@americanfreedomlogistics9984

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen them “in action” at live fire demonstrations at Fort Sill Oklahoma.

@gofastER

4 жыл бұрын

no u Yes it was autocorrect. But not my phone. My brain malfunctioned and autocorrected. What can I say? Sometimes I duck up 🤷‍♂️

I love your enthusiasm. And it is bullet resistant plexiglass if it gets hit you know it but it does not get to your head however once it is severely weekend but you will survive keep up the good work arthur

the thing that you were talking about when something shoots out of the thing is a flares to blow up or stop the missile from tracking you and the flares are only on air craft and manually hit a button to throw them out and like 30 flares come out when you hit the button

I would love to see him react to the american super carriers

@yOIivier

4 жыл бұрын

Same or destroyers and frigates or even subs

@alexgourdikian1741

4 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@spicysnowman8886

4 жыл бұрын

Yes if you see this like the og comment so he will see

@Moreththerogue

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I'd love to see him react to a super carrier while on a live tour.

@zackfurget7573

4 жыл бұрын

V4 just upgraded the main gun to 125mm

The reason for the depleted uranium armor is the density of the uranium, it's a very heavy element, and when alloyed with i think either tungsten or titanium, it's difficult to penetrate, but most of these tanks have a composite armor, part of the armor is a honeycomb of super hard ceramic tiles sandwiched between shock absorbing layers and hard metal armor layers which include steel armor that I imagine is a ballistic steel similar to ar500, very hardened. It has to be able to defeat multiple types of attacks such as high velocity kinetic penetrator rounds, shaped charges from anti-tank rockets, and heated rounds like phosphorus, as well as conventional explosives. No one material would be effective against all attacks. The anti-tank rounds the abrams shoots are actually a high kinetic energy depleted uranium sabot, that when it strikes at a super high speed it often ignites from friction and burns it's way through, so between the kinetic energy and the burning it's very effective at piercing armor, it's like an incendiary round in a way. As far as danger goes, virtually none from depleted uranium that is just sitting there. There has been conjecture that allied soldiers as well as enemies suffer effects from the uranium when it is disintegrated, such as when one of the kinetic rounds impacts at 5000 fps, or when the armor is hit by explosions. However I think this is attributed to the actual heavy metal toxicity, not radiation. Natural uranium is very weakly radioactive because the half life of the most common isotope of uranium, u-238, is over 4 billion years. Enriched uranium has elevated levels of the more radioactive u-235, whereas depleted uranium is the opposite, it has lower level of u-235 than natural, less than half, which is already less than 1% of natural uranium.

@richardscheffenegger9138

2 жыл бұрын

And yes, major nuklear powers effectively have plenty of depleted uranium to go around. One other use is as ballast in commercial airplanes, where uranium doesn't take away much space (about as dense as gold - and no, noone can handle real gold bars like they do in movies where these are lightweight props). Inhaling finely powdered DU / U3O8 (uranium oxide after the pyrophoric impact dust burned) is not adviseable. While heavy metal toxicity is actue/immediate, the radiological effects accumulate over time (years/decades). A good fraction of the lung cancer risk of smokers is due to inhaling radioactive isotopes which get slightly enriched from the soil in tobacco plants...

@DB.scale.models

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and the depleted uranium Sabo is self sharpen which tungsten is not ,pluss we have a lot of DU laying a round . The M1 has had a lot of electrical generators but with every new electronics It need more power to run every thing.

@ChainMiles777

2 жыл бұрын

Daaang somebody knows their shit, bro!

That battle in the Gulf at the end of your video was one of the most devastating tank battles in history.

Another great episode. What is that behind your left shoulder, by the jacket? Let me know and I will buy a cup haha. Good work my friend.

Fan from Hong Kong here, I think we need them more than Estonia lol

@nedbainbridge308

4 жыл бұрын

Am surprised this comment is taken down

@Sethxz

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnstock3282 *GRENADES!!! MY ONLY WEAKNESS.*

@bobismycatsnamelol286

4 жыл бұрын

You’ll win no matter how long you’ll win.

@maxxwelthrix432

4 жыл бұрын

God speed good sir

@kevingouldrup9265

4 жыл бұрын

We have not forgotten the freedom fighters of Hong Kong in the US. we are waging a war in this country just to have our freedoms that were given to us by our Constitution due to the Chinese virus that has infected our country. please pray for our President Donald Trump and the rest of us who still value freedom liberty and justice for all.

19:42 “Depleted uranium” is talking about the isotope U-238, whereas the term uranium can refer to a wide variety of different atomic structures. U-238, or depleted uranium, is very stable compared to U-235, which is more radioactive. U-238 is very expensive, so we don’t see it everyday, but is useful in the military because it is extremely dense. Almost as dense as gold and more dense than lead.

@robertgibson6687

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, didn't see your post. I thought nobody answered what depleted uranium was. 😒

@spartan9458

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertgibson6687 The most important part about Depleted Uranium, that makes it better than using Tungsten (The only reason actually), is that unlike most metals, Depleted Uranium (DU) does not Deform when it hits something it cannot easily pass through. Instead of Dulling the tip, it literally causes the touching layers of DU to combust, which not only causes a massive amount of heat to help melt through armor, but makes the round get smaller while retaining it's sharp point instead of dulling on impact. This is how it is able to penetrate so much armor, and why it appears to sort of explode, it's more burning up than exploding. that burning also can obviously cause anyone inside the tank not hit by the round to also burn. I will also mention that while the cannon on the Abrams is Smooth bore, the DU rounds are Discarding-Fin-Stabilized-Sabots, so the actual DU round is more like a dart with fins which cause it to spin, (and it's actual diameter is less than 120mm). If I missed something, someone feel free to correct me. I Hope this helps!

@reecewood155

4 жыл бұрын

The older tanks that my uncle drove in had the same, depleted uranium to help protect the tank from shells. The only problem is, a lot of his comrades ended up getting cancer later down the line, which may or may not be related? That's what he told me.

@TM-bn8pv

4 жыл бұрын

The A-10 Warthogs gun uses Depleted Uranium ammo 30mm rounds

@harmonicartist

4 жыл бұрын

It’s all fun and games until you’re suddenly exposed to it during training

I’m a bit late but in general to answer ur question. The APS (active protection system) you were talking about is on later kits of the Abrams. Basically with the Abrams you have multiple versions of it with multiple different weaknesses and strengths, weather it be new guns, armors, and other things. APS is one of these things that are added on in certain “packages”, they work differently but in almost all cases, it works in a number of steps. Firstly the system will identify and track the hostile weapon using a variety of sensors. While tracking it will time precisely when the optimal intercept point is and launch a counter projectile to intercept. This will destroy the hostile projectile and the one fired, the projectile can be a bullet, missile, or simply a explosive. Another thing about DU (Depleted uranium) uranium is a very dense material similar to tungsten. Also uranium is a very large atom meaning it is heavier than most. These combined with a number of other attributes (such as ablation) makes it a very good material to make in armor and shells, alongside it is mostly processed from waste material in making nuclear weapons. This allows it to be used at a lower cost than other Rare Earth Metals.

The rubber feet on tank chains are meant to break apart in usage kind of like car tires get used up… it will even flake when driving on snow and ice

Imagine, this is what they release for public consumption, you know they have other things they aren't showing.

@matthewchristian9591

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah us and Russia are saving the good stuff for ww3

@yeetoelskeeto7731

4 жыл бұрын

And it's probably good that you don't know about them

@papachief1989

4 жыл бұрын

Generally the government will reveal weapon systems once they have 1-2 generations higher weapon systems ready for production or already in a theater of war. Like the F-22, it was fully operational and used in missions decade before it appeared in any air show

Man, Artur. I love seeing some support from country's like yours. Love from Maine, USA. Best of luck and good hunting!

Laser warning is mostly for other tanks using their rangefinder, AT missiles have such a large variety for guidance. TOW uses wires, Javelin is TV-guided, NLAW follows a gyro input without any lasers (you aim the missile on the centre of the tank for a few seconds, the missile senses how much it moved during that time and calculate a curved path with correct lead for the whole distance out to 800 metres, downside is that if the target changes speed or course during the flight time, the missile will miss).

Depleted rounds are self sharpening. As then enter the armor instead of flatting out and getting wider they lose the outer edges in a way that just makes them sharper and pointy'er. This allows them to pernitrate deeper.

( Americans love weapons ) Here in America there are many states you can actually legally own and drive a tank on the road as a citizen.... of course there are some guidelines one has to follow such as the weight restrictions of the tank, which usually isn't an issue since most roads post their weight limit or it can be easily found through GPS or simple online searches. One also has to take into account proper license plates, legal lights and turn signals, and the removal of its Cannon/ weaponry. Now keep in mind this is not permanently modified, just temporarily removed. If the tank owner has not scrapped or got rid of the Weaponry, primarily due to Legal restrictions within the state, it can easily be reattached if necessary. Though the laws very at times slightly and at other times dramatically from state to state on restrictions as well as ownership criteria... and though there aren't that many citizens here in the US whom actually own tanks for recreational or historical purposes they do exist, and would be more than willing to use them for recreational and even defensive purposes if necessary... God Bless America and our friends to the Northeast in Estonia

@toxicblizzard1855

4 жыл бұрын

I believe that as long as the main cannon is disabled (this just might be in the state I live in) and has rubber treads and all the other things needed to make it street legal, it can be driven on most streets as you said

@MGAFFY

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm pretty sure you can still keep the weapons as long as they have been disabled

@Darthshadow46

4 жыл бұрын

You can also legally own an Apache Attack Helicopter, but you have to downgrade the 30mm canon down to a 20mm. Plus, the Army sells them every once in a while for usually around $1 million.

@phsyco_gaming6262

4 жыл бұрын

In southern states, it's considered farm equipment like a tractor. The cannon has to be disabled tho unless you have a explosive license.

@Darthshadow46

4 жыл бұрын

@@phsyco_gaming6262 Idk which specific states you're referring too, but I know that in certain ones, you could leave the canon, but it has too be 20mm and not go passed a certain explosive limit.

Bro, The Abram Tank has been tested in many battles and wars along with the 🇮🇱 is why it holds the top spot. Hello from El Paso, Texas. US Army 23 years. HOOAH!!

The first airburst rounds used simple timers/ Either using altitude or distance or time. Now the shells do use electronics to determine when to detonate.

Abrams M1A2 SEP3 tanks have the active protection system, as well as enhanced turret armor and an active threat sensor that automatically orients the turret towards incoming fire.