Graham Family Reacts To 15 Reasons You Shouldn't Mess With the US Army

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Graham Family Reacts To 15 Reasons You Shouldn't Mess With the US Army
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  • @itsahellofaname
    @itsahellofaname5 күн бұрын

    I was in the U.S. Army in the first Gulf War (Desert Storm), and we had Iraqi SCUD missiles fired at us over and over again. I wouldn't be here today if we hadn't had a Patriot missile unit next to us, taking out the SCUD missiles. Man, I miss my Army days.

  • @jeffjones6221

    @jeffjones6221

    4 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your service sir!!!

  • @dylanogden3075

    @dylanogden3075

    4 күн бұрын

    Thank u for ur service much appreciation and respect uncle was in the gulf war on the midway

  • @jamesgirard1090

    @jamesgirard1090

    4 күн бұрын

    Same here I got the witness that myself I was a brand new private I thought it was the coolest thing ever except for the doning of the mop gear I could’ve done without that

  • @dylanogden3075

    @dylanogden3075

    4 күн бұрын

    @jamesgirard1090 thank u for ur service much appreciation and respect for all our vets might not think so but ur all true heros in my eyes

  • @RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl

    @RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl

    3 күн бұрын

    I served with the First of the Fifth Marine Regiment kust south of the Kuwait border. SEMPER FIDELIS Brother Warrior glad you made it back home. 🇺🇸👍

  • @nwmonk3105
    @nwmonk31055 күн бұрын

    Army Infantry veteran here. You have a lovely family, greetings from Seattle Washington USA.

  • @jeffjones6221

    @jeffjones6221

    4 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your service sir!

  • @eurekasquared9853

    @eurekasquared9853

    4 күн бұрын

    @@jeffjones6221ditto!!

  • @yaboyastro69420
    @yaboyastro694205 күн бұрын

    Dodging fish and wildlife is the most American thing I’ve heard you all doing!! Lmfaooo

  • @shalakabooyaka1480
    @shalakabooyaka14805 күн бұрын

    I had Apache close air support in Iraq in 2003, always made you feel like nothing was gonna happen when they were hanging out in the area.

  • @jeffjones6221

    @jeffjones6221

    4 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your service!!!

  • @macalcord

    @macalcord

    4 күн бұрын

    @@shalakabooyaka1480 Probably felt like you had some angels flying over you. very..Very...VERY HEAVILY ARMED Angels. 😆

  • @christypriest30
    @christypriest305 күн бұрын

    Y’all were talking about the blackhaws and in my previous comment I explained that my family ended up moving to Savannah, Georgia where there was an army post. We had a house right on the driving range on a golf course and at any time we would watch some of the Rangers performing off base exercises. I’ll never forget the first time I was in our house when suddenly the house was literally shaking and we could hear a few helicopters flying over us. They’d hover right over the driving range (basically our backyard) and the rangers would come one after another repelling from the copter down onto the golf course! It was extremely cool! I later on became friends with some of those Rangers.

  • @user-ks8lt6ns2c
    @user-ks8lt6ns2c5 күн бұрын

    Tell your daughter not to worry, USA has your back 😊

  • @navincraine1925

    @navincraine1925

    3 күн бұрын

    Unless you touch the boats

  • @ViolentKisses87

    @ViolentKisses87

    2 күн бұрын

    And Biden has her scent... RUN!

  • @Bad-Karma

    @Bad-Karma

    2 күн бұрын

    Countries do not have friends, only other countries where their mutual interests align. We call those mutual interests "alliances" and they can shift like the winds. Each decade can look vastly different from the last. Currently, Slovenia is aligned with some of our interests, and yes, we'll gladly defend them, but it has not been so in the past. As a BUFF and Beak pilot, I've dropped ordnance on enemies once considered allies alongside allies once considered enemies. It's an odd sensation when you hit the pickle button and you muse if someone you once shared a meal with might be beneath the ordinance falling from the bomb bay.

  • @kimchi2780

    @kimchi2780

    Күн бұрын

    @@Bad-Karma Our mutual interest is Democracy and trade. Its not the 1800s anymore.

  • @Bad-Karma

    @Bad-Karma

    Күн бұрын

    @@kimchi2780 So there will never be another war? Glad you were able to solve that little conundrum for the rest of humanity. Why don't you go sit in the corner and gnaw on your crayons Scooter.

  • @maxr4448
    @maxr44484 күн бұрын

    My Brother was THE Guy on the top of that tank, in the Gulf War. He told me the Iraqi' army was so scared they surrendered in mass to his Battalion.

  • @atticgamer3134

    @atticgamer3134

    53 минут бұрын

    its a true story most likely, the opening day was such an extreme thunder run through the desert most of the combatants weren't even kitted up when the Americans drove in

  • @alwayzchillin0714
    @alwayzchillin07144 күн бұрын

    The Howitzer ammo didn't go off when he tossed it because it's not a bomb, it's a GIANT bullet.😅

  • @macalcord

    @macalcord

    4 күн бұрын

    @alwayzchillin0714 The powder and shell are separate right?

  • @alwayzchillin0714

    @alwayzchillin0714

    4 күн бұрын

    @@macalcord not exactly, but like a bullet it must be primed in some way to fire, (unless under extreme heat) it is very unlikely to just go off from tossing it. Although it is probably smart to just play it safe with such large artillery. Lol

  • @aviator2252

    @aviator2252

    2 күн бұрын

    @@macalcord 155mm howitzer shells need to be fuzed, with timed, point detonating or proximity fuzing, the shell will not arm until about 60 meters, the projectile and powder charges are seperate, with pistol blank, i think .45cal 'primer' for initiation, it is a ton of fun crewing the paladin, for the first round anyway 98 lbs per shell

  • @travishopkinson6969

    @travishopkinson6969

    Күн бұрын

    @@aviator2252 and they Can be used in IED's also, had that happen in a nice blast next to our vehicle on apr 8th 2004... So much fun on my first night out on Route Irish.(supposedly most deadly highway in iraq)

  • @aviator2252

    @aviator2252

    23 сағат бұрын

    @@travishopkinson6969 main reason we stopped diming the fuses to make the round scream, to many duds, not to mention shooting shells that have been stored since vietnam, glad we have given out our supply and are making fresh shells, always concerned me when we pulled an old lot for training

  • @roguegunfighter9194
    @roguegunfighter91944 күн бұрын

    I'm a medically retired US Marine 0351 infantry assaultman. 97-09. Three combat deployment veteran. You guys have friends here stateside. There's no need to worry little one. The US is your ally. We got your back!

  • @jamesmanolakis2420

    @jamesmanolakis2420

    4 күн бұрын

    Right.

  • @tricky2055

    @tricky2055

    11 сағат бұрын

    Thank you for your service, sir. You are right!

  • @roguegunfighter9194

    @roguegunfighter9194

    5 сағат бұрын

    @@tricky2055 oh thank you! You're very kind! But please, there's no need to thank me. I simply did my duty and what I thought was right... The same thing that I hope anyone else would do. Stand up for whatever you believe in whatever way you are capable of doing. Not everyone needs to carry a rifle into combat as I did. That was my choice. Perhaps someone else could just have a discussion with a stranger to spread awareness about topic, or convince friends and family to vote... We can all follow our conscience and do what we feel is right and make a difference in the world. Even the smallest thing could make a huge difference to the right person... And often without even realizing it!

  • @christophermastrocola3048
    @christophermastrocola30485 күн бұрын

    Not to worry, we're allies. These tools exist to protect you all as well.

  • @danjames-ud7nr

    @danjames-ud7nr

    5 күн бұрын

    Allies can become enemies, though.

  • @MisterRoads

    @MisterRoads

    5 күн бұрын

    Wrong, they exist to make the elite money

  • @christophermastrocola3048

    @christophermastrocola3048

    5 күн бұрын

    @@danjames-ud7nr Sure, if they align themselves with Russia, Iran, North Korea or China. But that's a moot point as the CIA would never allow it to happen.

  • @Freek314

    @Freek314

    4 күн бұрын

    @@danjames-ud7nr The US doesn't exist to make enemies. The enemies make themselves and we're the ones stuck dealing with them by the rest of the world who all enjoy our protection.

  • @jamesmanolakis2420

    @jamesmanolakis2420

    4 күн бұрын

    It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal....... Henry Kissinger

  • @michaelsander6039
    @michaelsander6039Күн бұрын

    Go ARMY!!! Disabled Army Vet here wanting to thank you guys for always showing so much respect to our military. Looking forward to your US trip.

  • @daricetaylor737
    @daricetaylor7374 күн бұрын

    Leah, as an American, I can assure you that you need not fear the weapons we have. We only use them when we are provoked and we only use them against the enemy. That is why the GPS guidance of these weapons are so important......they don't hit things they aren't supposed to hit. We would never, ever, ever use them against you or your family or any other family! In fact, we "would" used them to protect you and your loved ones.....so don't fret!

  • @kharilane1340

    @kharilane1340

    2 күн бұрын

    That only when provoked line doesn't tell the whole truth. The US has down plenty of covert and some not so covert attacks on brown and yellow nations. Not so much the European ones though.

  • @aviator2252

    @aviator2252

    2 күн бұрын

    a personal irritant of mine, everyone says the us is sooo evil and warmongers etc, we have spent every bit of our defense budget making weapons more accurate, less collateral, means to identify threats more accurately, ISR redundancy, strict Rules of engagement that tend to do far more harm to us than the enemy, we killed an Iranian terror leader in his car with out touching pedestrians standing 6 ft away, yet somehow we still get ridiculed its wild to me, people forget or are not taught what total war actually looks like

  • @kharilane1340

    @kharilane1340

    Күн бұрын

    @@aviator2252 So we are accurate warmongers. We spend more on weapons than most nations combined and then sell them to everyone. No one mongers more war than us.

  • @Stepperg1
    @Stepperg15 күн бұрын

    Story time. I was heading home one afternoon after being gone a week. I was used to seeing all the tanks, tracs, humvees, everything olive drab. I realized how serious things were, this was after the towers came down, when I noticed, from the freeway, everything was SAND, no more green. I called my husband, Army Vietnam Veteran, and he just said, "What did you expect?" I felt like an idiot.

  • @actaeon299

    @actaeon299

    2 күн бұрын

    Don't have to feel that way. You kinda have a different perspective when you're in, or a veteran. A different way of thinking. Because having your life on the line, changes this.

  • @user-iw5qr2su7d
    @user-iw5qr2su7d3 күн бұрын

    Y'all are still the Best family to watch! You are honest and respectful, and I love you for that! Don't worry, we've got your back! We are not always popular, around the world, Americans, but we don't fight to start Wars but to Stop the Suffering of others. Bless you and enjoy your summer! Pittsburgh Gal, "It's a Burgh thing!"

  • @revtoyota
    @revtoyota5 күн бұрын

    Someone PLEASE send some Ivy "camo netting" in one of the shipments. I will now forever call it Ivy. My nephew calls eating utensils food weapons and his pockets snack holes.

  • @elricbohn6483
    @elricbohn64834 күн бұрын

    SeaBee 74 Can Do, I’ve fought from Bosnia through Africa , Iraq and Afghanistan. Cheers from Ohio

  • @spuds416
    @spuds4164 күн бұрын

    It was only 115°F (46.1° C) here in Phoenix Arizona today

  • @christypriest30
    @christypriest305 күн бұрын

    I grew up as an Air Force brat so I was very comfortable and knowledgeable about what was on the bases with us but after my junior year in high school my family had to move to Savannah, Georgia. My dad had already retired after 22 years in the Air Force and had started another career and that company needed him to run a new store that had just been built in Savannah. It was only a 3 hour drive from our previous home. There was a really big and notorious Army base in a town near Savannah but in Savannah itself was a “satellite” base that was an offshoot (I guess) of Ft. Stewart. We of course still had military privilege so I was on the base quite a bit doing shopping or going to the base pool. There was a back road that was a shortcut of sorts that I always used since it was only about 10 miles from my house. It was kind of an access road for the military convoys that were constantly moving between the 2 bases. But it was still a public road as well. I was used to the Air Force vehicles on base and obviously they couldn’t transport planes on the road on base but on army bases they frequently tow helicopters with big towing vehicles. The first time I accidentally ended up getting mixed in with a convoy I was in my little pickup truck driving between an Apache helicopter being towed and a line of tanks. I had never felt as small and insignificant as I did in that moment! My friends and I had made friends with some young airmen on base and we’d often go meet them at the barracks or at a store on base so we were there fairly often. …high school girls and a battalion of young 20 something guys… It happens! There was also a Ranger battalion that was stationed there so we got to personally know quite a few rangers (special forces) and would go with them to the flight line to see them off on their deployment to the Middle East. Thankfully even though they all participated in battles none of our really good friends were Kia! We understood that was obviously a possibility but we got lucky! I have the highest respect for all of our troops regardless of which branch they are in.

  • @macalcord

    @macalcord

    4 күн бұрын

    @christypriest30 Army Brat here we lived at Ft Campbell in the 70s..Back then my dad would bring me to the field when Hueys would come in from training probably the most magnificent thing of my young life seeing a group of 6 land in a prefect line.

  • @417jumps3
    @417jumps34 күн бұрын

    11:12 - “Ivy”. Ok that’s a good one!!!

  • @entityxaxa
    @entityxaxa4 күн бұрын

    As a Army brat I can speak on if you get use to the noise, its a yes and no. When I was in middle school I lived on Fort Hood in Texas, I would be woken up in the middle of the night from the sound of m777 goings off during their practice. It wasn't scary like I wouldn't jolt awake, It was actually kinda soothing felt kinda safe and would fall back asleep quicky.

  • @onedominant
    @onedominant5 күн бұрын

    Lucky you on the weather. When I left work this afternoon, it was 106F and humid in the parking lot in Memphis, TN, US. It's miserable out there.

  • @LpMcQuack
    @LpMcQuack5 күн бұрын

    I live near a military base in Southeast US. And yes, you can definitely hear in sometimes feel. When they are testing weapons or having war games.. You can be sitting watching television in your windows to your home will rattle

  • @macalcord

    @macalcord

    4 күн бұрын

    @LpMcQuack I bet it's worst than when I lived by Scott's Airforce base and the C130s landing and taking off shook the house..I think randon explosion during the day would be worst.

  • @whiskybooze
    @whiskybooze4 күн бұрын

    They're strapped onto the blackbird safety relase harness and hit a release once they're on the ground. They would use drones now for moving targets.

  • @506thparatrooper
    @506thparatrooper3 күн бұрын

    Remember America is no better friend and no worse enemy. For decades, all of these weapons are deployed in Europe which enjoyed an unprecedented 75 years of peace. Peace through strength!

  • @ViolentKisses87
    @ViolentKisses875 күн бұрын

    The Blackhawk is being retired. The fantastic replacement The V-280 Valor is a next generation tiltrotor design similar to the legacy V-22 Osprey but slimmer, more agile, and maybe most importantly, has a less complex drive train which means far less maintainence.

  • @LancerX916

    @LancerX916

    5 күн бұрын

    Hopefully it does not crash like the Osprey. Biggest piece of junk ever.

  • @ViolentKisses87

    @ViolentKisses87

    5 күн бұрын

    @LancerX916 Honestly the Osprey has only had 12 crashes since 2007 when it came into service. Not a good thing by any means but not a standout among its contempraries like the Blackhawk . Long story short, yes the simplified design should be more reliable given fewer moving parts.

  • @phantomviper8297

    @phantomviper8297

    2 күн бұрын

    And wasn't the V-22 quite accident prone?

  • @ViolentKisses87

    @ViolentKisses87

    2 күн бұрын

    @phantomviper8297 No that's a myth. There have been a total of 12 crashes since it became operational in 2007. There have been 390 crashes with blackhawks. That said when you correct for the number of units and time in service they are pretty much on par. The reason the Osprey gets alot of press is one because it's unusual, and two because it often carries far more people meaning a single accident is often more deadly.

  • @ViolentKisses87
    @ViolentKisses875 күн бұрын

    The US does an annual roundup of a percentage of our wild horses that then get auctioned. That would make a fun video.

  • @jonahchaney4691
    @jonahchaney46914 күн бұрын

    THAT particular episode of Top Gear was filmed less than 16 Km from my house.

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor5 күн бұрын

    The Javelin is the MOST potent, and, lethal man-portable anti-armor weapons system currently in service with any army.

  • @jeffreyjones3198
    @jeffreyjones3198Күн бұрын

    Greetings from USA. Love your videos! And yes you are in NATO and all this equipment will come to your defense if anyone messes with your country!!!

  • @ScottyM1959
    @ScottyM19595 күн бұрын

    That paint also reduces the heat signature

  • @davidsuttles101
    @davidsuttles10123 сағат бұрын

    I’m a former Army attack helicopter pilot with combat experience, thank you for your reaction!

  • @tricky2055
    @tricky205511 сағат бұрын

    I grew up near Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. We would often have to ask, “Was that thunder or just guns from the fort?” Fort Jackson is a city in itself. Huge training fort.

  • @grugbug4313
    @grugbug43137 сағат бұрын

    Solid! Top KEK! Peace be with you.

  • @denniskawa4412
    @denniskawa44125 күн бұрын

    When I got off active duty I couldn't sleep because there were no helicopters flying at night around me

  • @SighNaps
    @SighNapsКүн бұрын

    A few points: 1. Those soldiers were not all entering the same helicopter. The helicopter in the video can carry ten men under normal circumstances (7 passengers and 3 crew. Pilot, co pilot and door gunner). 2. You were correct about the M2. The entire cartridge is not fired through the barrel. The bullet is and the cartridge is ejected. A .50 BMG round does occupy a large percentage of the cartridge's volume though. So the difference in size isn't as drastic as you would think. 3. People don't (usually) fall out of the little bird for three reasons if procedure is being observed. The first is that the motion of a helicopter in flight creates a phenomenon that feels similar to gravity. When the helicopter maneuvers (providing it isn't upside down or it's side isn't at a 90 degree angle to the ground) it feels as though you are being pushed down toward the floor. The second reason is because of a cable attachment called a monkey tail that clips to the back of a flight vest. The third is usually a cargo strap that is hung across the doorway low enough to keep a seated person inside, but not high enough to stop a standing person from quickly exiting. 4. You were partially right about the FGM-148 (Javelin). It has a gas supply that ejects the missile about 30ft (10m) before the rocket motor activates. Though this stage is for the protection of the operator, the motor is engaged based upon the speed of the missile, not distance. The secondary stage most commonly used (the FGM-148 has two possible secondary stages) is vertical descent impact. The reason the missile climbs and impacts it's target from above is that most armored vehicles have far thinner armor on top than they do on the sides or bottom. 5. I've worked with Phalanx based systems. They are awesome. Full stop. 6. The Stryker isn't actually that great and is hated by many. It's design is based on the Canadian LAV III, which itself is based on the Mowag Piranha. A Swiss vehicle that was questionable when it was first manufactured. The Stryker is one of those vehicles that was made in large numbers before it's glaring flaws were revealed. The army had spent so much money on it's development and procurement that they were hesitant to scrap it. 7. The M2 Bradley is also awesome, and extremely survivable in most situations. The rest is relatively self explanatory. This wasn't as quick as I intended, so sorry for that. Your videos are entertaining and your wife and children seem lovely. Cheers.

  • @greywuuf
    @greywuuf19 сағат бұрын

    The apache and the warthog are both very comforting and well respected

  • @jamesstarkey9955
    @jamesstarkey99554 күн бұрын

    Tell Lea what my Grandmother told me .. The more you know about the bad things in life the safer you are . Because you now know what to look out for to avoid them when possible and how to react when bad things happen .. It's just like being around Horses or any animal really . With Horses you don't walk up behind them wthout them knowing you are there or it may kick you if you startle it , If you are going to feed it treats from your hand , you hold your hand a certain way so that it doesn't accidentally bite you .. Knowledge is power , knowledge is safety and knwledge is survival .

  • @stevenwilgus5422
    @stevenwilgus54225 күн бұрын

    Like the internet itself, GPS was designed by the US military.

  • @williamshepherd1531

    @williamshepherd1531

    5 күн бұрын

    Yeah the US navy. And they hold. The option of turning it off any time. William s

  • @JPMadden
    @JPMadden4 күн бұрын

    Some of this new military technology is so expensive that it strains the budget of even the U.S. military. For example, a standard round for 155 mm artillery might cost $3000 to $8400, according to online sources. Even that seems outrageous, but it's nothing compared to the GPS-guided Excalibur round described at 13:38. One online estimate is $100,000 each! Wikipedia says the first rounds purchased ten years ago, before economy of scale lowered the price, cost $258,000 apiece!

  • @anonymousgamer8807
    @anonymousgamer880716 сағат бұрын

    @15:35 you can infact get used to hearing these various vehicles and their respective weapon systems firing while sleeping. The crazier part isnt that you can learn sleep through all that, but much quieter door and cot squeaks will keep you up lol

  • @ex-navyspook
    @ex-navyspook3 күн бұрын

    Medically-retired Navy here. Had to make a comment about the fold-down seats on transport aircraft. They're fairly comfortable if you're sitting with a parachute behind you. On longer trips (like 10-12 hours) I always tried to find a spot in the cargo netting to sleep on because web-seating SUCKS to sit in for long periods of time.

  • @Sertoric
    @Sertoric2 күн бұрын

    The 155mm howitzer rounds start at 44.5 Kg (98 lbs) to 144.25 Kg (318 lbs). The round you saw the soldier loading was the 44.5 kg round. That was also the heaviest howitzer to be air-dropped in an airborne mission.

  • @mikebarnes7746
    @mikebarnes77464 күн бұрын

    Great video guys!

  • @sslerlin
    @sslerlin4 күн бұрын

    We lived near camp attabury growing up and yes you get used to it..you can hear it and feel it

  • @eurekasquared9853
    @eurekasquared98534 күн бұрын

    Yeah!

  • @robertcampopiano6001
    @robertcampopiano6001Күн бұрын

    I live near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (USAF, US Army, US Navy, respectively), and periodically they put out notices that they’re going to be doing live fire training so don’t be alarmed when you hear gunfire and explosions.

  • @kimsmith3223
    @kimsmith32235 күн бұрын

    Hi Oshgosh is in the state of Wisconsin. Just south of Green Bay. They also build Fire Trucks.

  • @TNWisky7
    @TNWisky75 күн бұрын

    These weapons systems are some of the reasons why we feel safe anywhere we go. And there are a lot more weapons Systems we have to use. Our safety is a priority.

  • @d4got10one
    @d4got10one4 күн бұрын

    I'll tell you this. I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor that has absolutely no insulation. This past Friday, when I got home from work, it was 79 degrees (26 degrees C) outside. Inside my apartment, it was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). So yeah I understand when you don't want anyone next to you. In the winter, it's extremely cold.

  • @barbaradozier2695
    @barbaradozier26954 күн бұрын

    Spent 8 years supporting Field Artillery. Yes I’m a woman. I realized that people who watch these for the helicopters haven’t even picked up on all are named after Native American tribes. I was in the Army when the first MLRS system was fielded. 8 inch Howitzers shells are 8” across. Just a heads up the bores can only fire so many shells and they then have to be replaced. The heat generated by the shells strips the rifling from inside the bore. No rifling the shell can’t be fired. I might be wrong on a few points because I was in the Army 1980 - 1993. Yeah the dark ages. After I left the Army the Paladin was just coming on line. One last thing you can hear them firing from anywhere in the city or outskirts at anytime. My husband and I would be woken up at 3 in the morning. “Oh honey listen, they’re playing our song.”🎶 😂

  • @bunnyfufu9933
    @bunnyfufu99335 күн бұрын

    The Javelin attacks from the top because that's where the armor is the weakest ❤

  • @user-kf1jy9wu8n
    @user-kf1jy9wu8n21 сағат бұрын

    The best trained and at the same time the best technology

  • @angrywindowlicker9442
    @angrywindowlicker94423 күн бұрын

    As an infantryman I can say the Javelin is definitely not as light as it should be. It's actually quite heavy when you combine the tube and the guidance system.

  • @chasemagness6824
    @chasemagness68243 күн бұрын

    It's a tracking rocket you lock onto the target and fire and a secondary guidance system puts and keeps it on trail.

  • @peteK70
    @peteK702 сағат бұрын

    All these weapons are great,but the people using them are a fine tuned machine 🇺🇸

  • @generichardson4771
    @generichardson47714 күн бұрын

    the channel habitual line crosser is an expert on the patriot system as he has been trained to utilize it he is a certified instructor teaching other militaries that but the system

  • @duallayered
    @duallayeredСағат бұрын

    speaking of testing grounds. i was born and raised at China Lake Naval Weapons Center. where they develop and test every weapon in the the US is tested, including ICBM rockets. you get use to it

  • @user-vk1lp5ss6b
    @user-vk1lp5ss6b2 күн бұрын

    As far as your question about getting used to the noise, I was in the Navy and my rack, or bed as you would call it,was directly behind the 3-inch deck gun. I woke up to the first couple rounds every time we tested and then quickly fell back asleep while the testing continued. So, to answer your question, yes you can get used to it.

  • @bsaal2310
    @bsaal23104 күн бұрын

    My father works for Oshkosh Defense and was one of the lead engineers on the M-ATV. Their test facility is crazy.

  • @maximus11400
    @maximus1140019 сағат бұрын

    The Patriot missile is not used to attack places. It is only used as a counter attack missile to intercept incoming missiles from the enemy

  • @aviator2252
    @aviator22522 күн бұрын

    there is texture tape, and positive G forces will keep you seated and not let you slide off they dont restrain themselves due to needing to dismount rapidly

  • @FEEZ2112
    @FEEZ21125 күн бұрын

    You should do a video about fireworks for the 4th of July!

  • @garrettcarberry2005
    @garrettcarberry20054 күн бұрын

    If you are ever in the US on the east coast I would love to take your family on a US military installation to show you what it is like.

  • @erickmontes9514
    @erickmontes95142 күн бұрын

    The javelin rocket flies upward to come down on enemy armor from the top where the armor plating is thinnest therefore it can destroy the target, usually tanks armor plating is heaviest on the front and sides.

  • @fi2ks
    @fi2ks2 күн бұрын

    Don’t forget the us has strict mutual allies.

  • @jamesmarciel5237
    @jamesmarciel52374 күн бұрын

    3:02 The M2 (“Ma Duece”) Browning machine gun fires a .50 caliber round. In metric terms this would be a 12.7 mm round.

  • @TywinLannister0
    @TywinLannister02 күн бұрын

    Personally, I love seeing the B-2 Bomber and F-35 and F-22 Aircraft So I hope you can see more videos about the US Air force.

  • @scrambler69-xk3kv
    @scrambler69-xk3kv4 күн бұрын

    Mr. Graham off topic here but I was looking for your most recent video in hopes you would see this. This just happened Sunday past and I think you should see it. Please look for John Force's 300 MPH fiery crash. It is pretty horrific. He drives in our Lucas oil NHRA drag racing series and he is seventy something years old and still driving these cars. 11,000 horsepower cars. Thankyou I love your channel and your lovely family.

  • @blindeyedog01
    @blindeyedog0123 сағат бұрын

    I was an M2 gunner my second tour. It's a reliable machine gun.

  • @IslandStyle42
    @IslandStyle424 күн бұрын

    For anyone with a fear of this type of weaponry, confront your fears and understand that many people in many countries around the world get to live the lives they do because of the existence of these weapons and the men and women who operate them. I spent over 20 years in the US Army and worked directly on or with some of the systems in this video. I would go back today.

  • @thumper7047
    @thumper70475 күн бұрын

    A horse video? How about a documentary on Secretariat (Triple Crown winner who beat the rest of the field buy a HUGE margin). The rider thought something was wrong and I heard, he was still accelerating.?

  • @taun856
    @taun8565 күн бұрын

    Another thing that seldom gets mentioned in these videos is that the US Army (and the other branches of course) trains more frequently than most. There is a saying, that :"You fight like you train". So if your forces only train occasionally, and halfheartedly, that is how they will fight. I am a retired Army Senior NCO and the times I was in combat I found that the training we did was often harder (though less dangerous of course).

  • @brendahowell6796
    @brendahowell67965 күн бұрын

    Look I saw more Ivy Leah!😂

  • @JK-tn4xp
    @JK-tn4xp2 күн бұрын

    American thinking: Hey that looks cool, how many guns can it carry!!!!

  • @mr.invisable6919
    @mr.invisable69192 күн бұрын

    Along the streaks of tracer rounds, there's likely a few more rounds between them that don't glow.

  • @blafonovision4342
    @blafonovision434221 сағат бұрын

    Understand, in the USA, the Army is our secondary service. Our primary service is the Navy. It always has been, and always will be.

  • @Shade_91
    @Shade_913 күн бұрын

    Yes they can hit moving cars, theres a video of a hellfire R9X missile which is pretty much a giant broadhead arrow hitting a vehicle as it goes down the road.

  • @BrianWASD
    @BrianWASD9 сағат бұрын

    If im not mistaken the javelin shoots straight up then lands on top of your target for maximum damage tanks for example all the armor is on the front so if you hit it straight on top it dose maximum damage

  • @DeepTones92
    @DeepTones924 күн бұрын

    I live right near an rocket and artilery field. Our town has a schedule given to the township of the level of noise they are planning on a color grade. Recently its been orange to red. Red being them testing live rounds an expect your house to shake. It took a little while but now I'm really used to it. ❤

  • @richardsbrandon5027

    @richardsbrandon5027

    4 күн бұрын

    Holy crap, LOL, that's really gotta lower home values in the area.

  • @91GT347
    @91GT3472 күн бұрын

    Living near the testing, you do get used to the noises. Tell her this isnt the reason you worry. These are the reasons, you dont need to worry.

  • @zillowzalo4653
    @zillowzalo46534 күн бұрын

    Don’t worry…we are allies, and have been for generations.

  • @chrisliles1668
    @chrisliles1668Сағат бұрын

    awesome

  • @pebblehilllane
    @pebblehilllane3 күн бұрын

    Not a comment about the U.S. Army and instead one about lake water temperature. I live on a 50,000 acre lake/reservoir in North Carolina. In the summer in coves that are around 20 feet deep or less the surface water temperature can be like a hot bath. Some decades ago a friend of mine from the suburbs of Chicago, where I used to live, visited me. We went water skiing and at the back/end/bottom of a cove he was finished skiing and dropped the rope. Almost instantly he was screaming for me to come pick him up. He kept saying "get me out of the water, get me out of the water." I thought he may have dropped in an area with a number of snakes, possibly cottonmouths but more likely harmless green water snakes. I headed back for him and he was yelling, "the water is burning me!" I got to him, he got in the water and he asked if there was a nearby chemical plant or something that might have had a spill because there was something in the water that was burning him. I couldn't help but laugh and tell him that's just the typical surface water temperature in the shallower parts of the lake.

  • @user-vv8mk9rl1c
    @user-vv8mk9rl1cКүн бұрын

    like the buck'ee cups on the wall

  • @maximus11400
    @maximus1140019 сағат бұрын

    That bullet your daughter said would hurt it would actually rip your body to pieces.

  • @jerzeyguy71
    @jerzeyguy713 күн бұрын

    Great video family, and Mommy, might want to check your blouse next time.. :) thank you.. have you guys reacted to the SR-71 Flyover speed check video? Or any Space videos? shuttle? hubble? Webb? Moon landings of any of the newest countries landing?

  • @aviator2252
    @aviator22522 күн бұрын

    14:10 the GPS data is recieved via, Forward observers using a device that links to a designator, the designator gives exact range and bearing of a target, which through another device gives the field artillery tactical data specialist grid coordinates that are accurate to a 1m accuracy this is programmed into the Excalibur munition, there are other ISR platforms that can be used, but that is the basic chain, Positive Identification of a target is obtained, 10 years ago i was told excalibur cost 500k a pop so we never got to shoot one, but we were all trained in its use

  • @garygemmell3488
    @garygemmell34885 күн бұрын

    I used to live on or near two Marine Corps bases. Whenever there were night firing exercises scheduled a notification would be put out for a couple of days prior in the newspapers and local TV channels that there would be noise during the night. You also DO NOT want to be anywhere near a 155mm howitzer when it fires and not have on ear protection. While working aboard Camp Pendleton, CA I was driving down the main north-south road, which cuts through many firing ranges. Out of nowhere I heard a noise so loud that it startled me and damn near made me lose control of the tow truck I was driving. It turned out to be a single 155mm howitzer firing from about 75 yards off the road. Have no fear, Leia. The only way any of these weapons could be used against Slovakia would be in the event of a total catastrophe. Slovakia is one of our NATO allies and we are pledged to come to your aid if you are attacked. We have your back.

  • @ChoiceEnvironments
    @ChoiceEnvironments4 күн бұрын

    Lol. I love the difference of reactions between the girls and boys in this video. The boys have a sustained fascination. The girls? Intimidation and mild disgust. Yup! That checks out. I hate war, but love weapons. Typical boy. Great video.

  • @liampritchett1779
    @liampritchett17793 күн бұрын

    The shells ignite wants a strong force is applied to the tip

  • @MikeMitchell-xx9st
    @MikeMitchell-xx9st2 күн бұрын

    no worry's

  • @Backstabber65
    @Backstabber653 күн бұрын

    lol i forgot that you guys are in the southern hemisphere. its hot as hell here in Arizona

  • @thumper7047
    @thumper70475 күн бұрын

    A Koi pond? I can't have one because it will attract cranes and racoons.

  • @Strongeyez
    @Strongeyez5 күн бұрын

    The International Camel and Ostrich Races Virginia City, NV !!!!!!

  • @jacobs2162
    @jacobs21625 күн бұрын

    You can only hit moving vehicles if the target is lazed or lit up by a laser

  • @countryboy5586
    @countryboy55865 күн бұрын

    Well I live right next to a Air Force Base and in the distance you can hear them dropping bombs in the valley in the morning and at night time.

  • @divedeep8489
    @divedeep84893 күн бұрын

    i dont live near it, but its about 45 minutes away for bombing and they warn people on the local radios to let them know its going to happening, i couldn't tell you if they do more but i do hear it on the radio ocassionally them saying anyone living near the what bombing range there will be testing going on today

  • @clayrobbirds5361
    @clayrobbirds536123 сағат бұрын

    The javelin shoots up because the weakest armor on a tank is on the rear of the tank and on top of the tank. The javelin goes straight up and then straight down on a tank

  • @jerrynichols7795
    @jerrynichols77955 күн бұрын

    Defensive missles

  • @TywinLannister0
    @TywinLannister02 күн бұрын

    it is Hot as hell today and Was burning yesterday. I have one fan on and I'm willing to turn my ceiling fan on as well I would open my windows but too many bugs will get in. This weather is killing me So I understand it's too damn hot.