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@KazPV

2 жыл бұрын

Aston Martin has nothing on the M1 Abram's startup.

@dethklokicksbutt

2 жыл бұрын

Bro did you really time stamp something that’s only 14 seconds into the video…

@ericsilver9401

2 жыл бұрын

@@dethklokicksbutt yes he did and he did a good job

@steinmayer2791

2 жыл бұрын

@@KazPV tiger 1 handstart is better

@masquereseau5635

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You made me save 14 seconds of my life today. Without you I don't know what the world would look like. You're an inspiration for humanity.

The good old 1500 hp vacuum cleaner.

@babyxenomorphPA1R3

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@steinmayer2791

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToppersTuxedo no 1500

@magisterrleth3129

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToppersTuxedo It's a 1500 horsepower engine.

@ToppersTuxedo

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, sorry I heard from someone it was 2000

@Stupidindeed

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToppersTuxedo ATG 1500 is the engine if I remember correctly from tank school.

Air traffic control: “M1A2 your clear for take off on runway 2-5”

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

Жыл бұрын

I just switched my MOS to 15Q Air Traffic control. So I feel like Mega-mind reading this now.

@KhyroOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa lmao

@octaviovaladaoferreirinhad2689

9 ай бұрын

"Wind is 2-5-0 degrees at 0-6 knots"

@bilbotbaggins1536

5 ай бұрын

kinda missing the N1 and N2 values on that panel, lol

@Dushess

2 ай бұрын

@@bilbotbaggins1536 EGT: i am completely not required.

We didn't have the digital panels back in 90-93. There were the white boxes with 1/2" lights and needle gauges. Glad to see the T-Bar and trans selector is still the same. Driver station was comfy AF! Good times :)

@QuintonTV

2 жыл бұрын

You're referring to the old DIP (driver's instrument panel).

@davidmacy411

2 жыл бұрын

They still have the Lazyboy seats?

@Dash101

2 жыл бұрын

Wait sitting in a steel box was good times.

@SomeNoobWithCE

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmacy411 best damn sleep I ever got in that thing and heating up mres in the heater exhaust above and behind your shoulder on the left

@davidmacy411

2 жыл бұрын

@@SomeNoobWithCE I have heard about that. It practically doubles as a mobile grill for everyone around. If I recall correctly from some info documentary, the seats really lay back so it is a lot like a bed.

Wow!! It's been almost 40yrs since I heard that beautiful sound! I was 45k tank turret repairman 3AD KG, Germany. Fun times!!

That turbine is like a shot of adrenaline. Thank you for the video!

Yep, that sounds and looks the same as it did in the 80s - except for the driver's display is new. The driver is supposed to have a thermal sight also. Same engine though. When we first got them the manual said to not drive the tanks unless the engine had warmed up for 5 minutes. That went to the wayside real quick.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao. How would you expect a military to wait 5 minutes to start moving their tanks after starting when they're getting ambushed in the of the night. Anyway, we still do have the thermals. The DVE.

@ZeZeBatata69

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa The "warmed up for 5 minutes" is there to prevent the seller against lawsuits. It's an inherent technical limitation ( even piston engines suffer from it ), it's a matter of priorities, if you can you should warmup the engine, if you can't, well.. don't.

@wecx2375

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa hehe, how you get ambushed in the night? Not great overwatch, I mean that's like the one job you do and nothing else with the optics.

@daszieher

2 жыл бұрын

@@wecx2375 if you see it, you no longer have 5 minutes 😄

@edwardmiller4562

2 жыл бұрын

Almost everything in the military has the 5 minute warm up line. All of the aerospace ground equipment I used in the Air Force was supposed to idle for 5 min before use.

This startup took me back to the batmobile sequence in the most recent film, badass.

Man that is so damn cool. Coming from a trucking background I'm just amazed these things can move at all, much less do it reliably.

@aceofspadesguy4913

2 жыл бұрын

And at 45mph, they’re insane.

@noscopesallowed8128

2 жыл бұрын

@@aceofspadesguy4913 I've heard from from a couple M1A1 commanders that the actual top speed is far higher. Apparently they're limited by a governor so they don't destroy their own tracks, which is even more insane.

@chebb3699

2 жыл бұрын

@@noscopesallowed8128 lol yeah on roads without the governor tankers have stated that they can reach 60mph and I’ve heard 65mph for short periods of time with no governor. What’s also cool is that when abrams crossed into Kuwait in the gulf war they had loud speakers blasting ride of the Valerie’s as the abrams crossed the berm of the territory

@JoshYxVdM

2 жыл бұрын

@@chebb3699 "Ride of the Valerie's" by Richard Wanker

@joesanpatricio794

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh Wagner, hitlers favorite composer. I’m sure that’s the one and only item in the middle of that Venn diagram…

It has been 13 years since I heard that sound, and damned if I still don't miss it!

Cool to see the new color displays vs the old green-only display.

@CavTanker88

9 ай бұрын

I remember when it was old school needle gauges! The old girl has come a long way!

The sound of the Gasturbine is hair raising, pure power... God, I would love to be an Abrams Driver.

@user-eq2rz1bp7n

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppWDvKuRqsW8paw.html Are you sure you still want it?

@Future183

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing against german 1500 hp mtu diesel motor

@user-eq2rz1bp7n

2 жыл бұрын

@@Future183 Numbers are something very different from reality

@user-eq2rz1bp7n

2 жыл бұрын

@@Future183 America was going to eliminate terrorism in a bite3 months, but terrorism to this day still exists

@petera4476

2 жыл бұрын

That sound got old very quickly.

Driving this tank in the late 80’s in Germany was a privilege. It’s a sound unlike anything else. 3ID 3/64AR

Damn i love this turbine sound. Thanks for sharing it with us :D🙏🇺🇸

Wow. Pretty cool. Sure has changed since my M60 days 68-75 lol

@lionidor1132

2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what the startup process was like for that? And did you serve in Vietnam?

@johnburrows1179

2 жыл бұрын

@@lionidor1132 in Vietnam we only had the M48s. I didn’t see the M60 until I got to Germany afterwards. I’m trying to remember, but I think all we did was turn the fuel on, flip the power on, and hit the starter switch? I honestly cannot remember the details. I knew how to drive them, we all did. But I was a gunner. Sorry. I’m sure you can Google it? C troop 1/4 Cav was my unit

@Orca19904

Жыл бұрын

@@lionidor1132 Another difference is that the M60 series used a diesel engine so didn't have to wait for the engine to spool up like with the turbine on the Abrams.

I love how gas turbines sound so unique that if you didn't know any better you wouldn't even think it's an engine.

Imagine listening to that for hours without going insane.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

You get used to it. Somedays it's annoying. Some days its exhilarating. Some days it gives you a rush of adrenaline. We also wear hearing protection so it's not nearly as loud to us.

@apricotcharms4126

Жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasayou eventually just get numb to it waiting for your ets date

@jackvaughan4307

Жыл бұрын

I COULD listen to this all day, I’d feel unstoppable in that.

@panzerkampfwagenviiimaus3976

Жыл бұрын

I imagine you drown it out and then remember it and then forget about it a hour later

@CavTanker88

9 ай бұрын

Listened to it for 20 of my 22 years in and I miss it. I can almost smell the exhaust and the hydraulic oil.

Hearing the start up makes me think this tank gonna FLY

Honestly the vision blocks don’t look nearly as bad as I expected

@LOLHAMMER45678

2 жыл бұрын

They're worse in real life

@oldfrend

2 жыл бұрын

next gen should have a VR display connected to a turret camera mounted on the hatch =D

@apunishedmannamed2473

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldfrend Yeah, and small arms fire would disable that within seconds. Next you're going to suggest we start deploying mechs with two legs lol

@josezuniga4968

2 жыл бұрын

@@apunishedmannamed2473 and vision blocks will crack, what next, now we just remove the blocks entirely and get rid of commander sights as well?

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

@@josezuniga4968 As for the Commander, vision blocks can't be replaced during operations unless you whip out the tool bag and get out. The driver can have any of their 3 vision blocks replaced within seconds from inside.

That was some of the coolest noises I've ever heard from an Engine In quite some time.

....as a former infantryman with a soggy sleeping bag; I loved that sound when I heard it!

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

4 ай бұрын

I can't even remember how many times I used my tank to air-dry my clothes, heat up some canned food, or as a way to fight the cold, lol.

Thank you for sharing this. We always see videos from the turret, but rarely anything from the driver’s view. And getting to hear that turbine engine start up sound is something new!

That is not what I expected a tank to sound like that was cool as hell.

@tevakibarker8063

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a stupid question but why does it does like that? I was expecting it to sound like a giant truck engine, rumbling, rough, it sounds like a jet.. then again I’ve never heard one of them either so who knows 😂

@OliverMiles98

2 жыл бұрын

@@tevakibarker8063 It's because the Abrams uses a gas-turbine (specifically, a turboshaft) - exactly like say, a helicopter. Pretty much identical to a jet engine, but optimised to deliver power through a shaft (hence the name), instead of thrust.

@CavTanker88

9 ай бұрын

​@tevakibarker8063 I started on the M60A3 back in 88 and they had V-12 twin turbo diesels. They ran at idle with that "chug" noise. The M1 series is one of a kind, for sure.

People think this sounds like a jet engine, but really this is actually the sound of freedom.

@Alffraido

2 жыл бұрын

Are they different?

@SidestickPilot

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alffraido both will make you go deaf very quickly without the proper ear protection.

@Alffraido

2 жыл бұрын

@@SidestickPilot I meant like, freedom and the sounds of a jet engine are the same. Cuz uh… BRRRTTTT

@bogdagt

2 жыл бұрын

Yes , you save peoples lives! 300m away from angry cubans...Stfu

@TheBeeseik

2 жыл бұрын

@@SidestickPilot And still more quiet than every other MBT in production.

That sound is music to my ears. It was like getting a mainline shot of adrenaline every time I’d hear that click and whine. I could not wait to look around, press on the talk switch and say, Driver, move out!

Remember kids Hit master power THEN turn on your engine.

Was waiting for the bass drop.

Put some flowmasters and a cold air intake on that bad boy, would really let it breathe. My buddy Jed has a shop.... ;)

*POV:* my mum comes to my room with vacuum cleaner while I’m talking with boys on discord

The new DID (driver's integrated display) is kinda nice looking! I was on SEP v2 when I retired in 2018. I'm also pleased with the new driver's night sight too, makes following other tanks super easy at night, just follow the hot tracks in front of you!

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't know why I didn't mention this before to you. But the new drivers display is also touch screen. But out of habit, I still use the buttons below.

@albertjr7928

3 ай бұрын

​@@Ugimara-Imokrasacan you smuggle explosives to me

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

3 ай бұрын

@@albertjr7928 Yeah, sure bud.

@albertjr7928

3 ай бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa great, what's a good email to contact you?

i have rewatched this 8 times in the past couple of days and it never gets old

Just when I thought the Abrams couldn't get more awesome. That engine noise is badass.

This brought a smile to my face. Didn't realize I missed this sound. Thank you from an old 19k for reminding me.

@vanpearsall

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I heard in my sleep

I’ll never forget that sound.

This might actually be the best thing I’ve ever heard.

The engine sound gives me chills

this sounds like alien ship sound effects from movies, super impressive.

@Ion115

Жыл бұрын

that's actually could be alien ship if you show it to an tribal man

I would become crazy from this sound :( ... there are two battles, one with enemy, one with this awesome sound :)

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

You'd get used to it. Plus we all wear hearing protection anyway.

That spool up sound at the end is just out of this world. Man, I would sell my soul for the ability to sit inside an entire day and hear it sing the song of gas turbines.

@jalapenopixar

2 жыл бұрын

You would get tinnitus and can't stop hearing that engine sound even when you gone home

Wow, the D.I.D has changed quite a bit since 2009. One thing that is the same though, the sound of that turbine starting up. Love it. Thanks for the vid

Over 20 years later, it still gives me chills. Which is probably some sort of nerve damage that the VA doesn't recognize. 😂

I love the sound of a turbine making the pitch go up and down, as it spins up and down. One of the reasons I love sirens.

imagine walking along the tree line with your platoon or squad and you hear one of these beasts powering up💀

I was an AAFES manager in Kuwait. Found myself in a tent in the desert in a US Army Kabel. I was taking to the first sgt about my operation. When I walked into the tent in was quiet and no M1 tanks when I walked out of the tent there we 30 M1 tanks surrounding us I did not hear or know they were there until I saw them.

Brings back memories. Drove the A1 back in late 90's. 2/8CAV

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

6 ай бұрын

I wasn't even alive for another 10 years!

I knew the Abrams had turbine engines, but that is the first time I have heard one start. Sounds like you are preparing for take-off!

Man I miss that sound. 19k 2004 to 2011

I think more people would want to see this on the warthunder forums

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

‘Right about now, the funk-soul brotha’

Forget the trumpet, THIS is the wind instrument of America!

always makes me drop one when i see one of these in game any game. So glad these are on our side😂😂🤘

The SEPv3? You lucky bastard.

Infantry, "You gotta love the suck"! Tankers, "You gotta love the suck"! Infantry, " That's not what I mean".

Very nice, thank you!

Never on the Sep, but man that’s music to my ears. Man I miss it!

We love a good tank cold start

heh...I feel old now. Mine (M1A1 Heavy) had analog side panels with physical buttons and incandescent indicators. Some nice improvements in that lineup.

@vanpearsall

Жыл бұрын

I hear your bro I started out on the xm1

I love how it is totally different to aircraft gas turbine startup. No watching the temps for a hot start etc. just press button wait one minute and off you go. 68+ Tonnes ready to move out and cop a beating.

The beautiful purr of the AGT1500 from the worlds best tank ever made.

That's a sound you never forget

Was a 91A for these, I worked on SA models mainly but had some time on the SepV2, Was kinda funny working with people who were used to the SepV2, When they hop down in our tanks they looked for the digital panels and then popped up and was like "How do we start this? and where is the panels?" had be dying every time.

@raulramirez9830

2 жыл бұрын

What does 91a translate to in civilian sector?

@PetrifyTheLiving

2 жыл бұрын

@@raulramirez9830 M1 Abrams system maintainer, pretty much the 91 Series are maintenance guys typically

I can smell the diesel. I hated having to walk by a long line of M1's back in the day it always made me choke.

Love that sound!

I Love that Sound !

would love to see more from the driver's POV whilst in motion

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

I actually recorded a drive with my phone but it was so shakey I just deleted it.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

Жыл бұрын

@Elon Musk ♪ Lmao, you couldn't even see what was happening, and all you could hear was vibrations like a hair clipper.

Awesome!

Even the driver is a Jedi in the M1A2 Sepv3 Abrams.

Holy mother!!! That turbine engine sound!!! It's so beautiful!!!

A number of years ago I was at an event where they had an Abrams on display. When it was about to start, the support team moved the crowd away. Figured it was for a larger maneuvering space. Well...kinda sorta...l think the ambient temperature went up a few dozen degrees while the driver revved the engine

Sat in that seat must give you the feeling of having an immense amount of power, must be hard to not go full GTA with that thing 🤣. On a serious note awesome thanks for sharing this what a sound!

Thate the coolest thing g I've heard in a while..

the view is pretty good!

That sounds really cool, but i imagine would get really annoying after a while

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Something you get used to. When we operate the vehicle, we also wear sound canceling hearing protection that doubles as a helmet and comms. Like a pilots helmet without a visor. It's called a CVC.

@xela-nw8eh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa ah ok, cool

@d_daniel6263

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa How well does the sound protection work?

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

@@d_daniel6263 I'd give it a 7 out of 10.

@o.t.bharmonylimited1277

2 жыл бұрын

@@xela-nw8eh so you work inside tank? A comander? Or a loader or crew?

"your hearing loss is not service related"

Never seen a video from the driver view of an Abrams, this is pretty cool

@Orca19904

Жыл бұрын

I would imagine backing up in that thing would be nerve-wracking, as you have no view behind you and are completely reliant on the Commander and/or Loader to tell you what to do, or watching some guy standing in front of you giving you hand signals and hope you don't get them mixed up.

Even the Abrams has the winking robot light in the instrument cluster

60??? Bruh! That's so quick!

@ThatRotundGamer

2 жыл бұрын

That means it goes 120kmh. 40kmh faster than the fastest tank in WoT, The Snakebite.

@OGBenji-

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatRotundGamer The fastest in WoT PC is the EBR 105. It goes 95kph. When it was first released it went 105kph.

@Big_Ol_Roach

2 жыл бұрын

Must be horrifying seeing a 70+ ton vehicle fly at you going 60

@MaplePanda04

2 жыл бұрын

They are limited to 45 in regular use.

Wow, are tankers allowed to use the engine smoke generator again? I thought that capability was deleted some decades ago due the fire risks associated with the use of JP-8 fuel

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

I've never used it before and all systems that remain are disabled if I remember correctly.

@Arkar-pl9ku

2 жыл бұрын

They probably just didn’t bother removing it from the UI

@Envious__

2 жыл бұрын

There is a label that tells you not to use the smoke generator while using that fuel

@dreamman5588

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa does AUX stand for auxiliary? (music)

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreamman5588 No. It stands for Auxiliary systems.

Very satisfying ASMR

There's something I'd never heard before. Cool.

Great vid! Is that an odometer below the speedo? Interesting that one is in mph and the other in kilometers. Best guess is that mph is used since that what American drivers are accustomed to and km is used because that’s how the military navigates / communicates

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

Жыл бұрын

You'd be absolutely correct.

@shootinbruin3614

Жыл бұрын

@@Ugimara-Imokrasa Thanks for the response! Appreciate you sharing your experience in the videos and your knowledge in the comments!

I like the idea that one day you guys will just put goggles on and see right thought the tank. You guys got a Kureig in there? If not, you should. I'd like the tanks defending us to have plenty of caffeine on hand :)

@Big_Ol_Roach

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly not a super hard concept to put into play. Just a VR or AR type visor with multiple cameras placed around the tank would do the trick (expensive tbh)

@TannyWanny

2 жыл бұрын

remote flying cameras (drones) are filling that role.

Noticed something really cool, im battlefield 3 in the interegation scene and alot of other wow its the end type of scenes, there was a sound used, and it was exactly this one... Woooow.

You hear that? That's what freedom sounds like 😉👍

Coming soon, the sound of nightmares to the russian occupiers

Man that APU upgrade is nice.... quicker startup than most

God that sound is powerful

Beast

I heard that the Abrams driver is one of the most comfortable places to be. And it happened where some actually fell asleep while driving? So they carry a stick to poke the driver awake.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Everything up until the stick part is true. For the most part. That would require the turret crew to turn the turret completely to face the back of the tank to then open the swing gate and poke the driver. Just seems impractical. Never happened to me. I can't speak for others.

Reactor online, sensors online, weapon systems online, all functioning systems nominal.

@oldfrend

2 жыл бұрын

ahahaha designer of our next tank better be a mechwarrior fan XD turbine online. sensors online. turret online. all systems nominal.

Darn thing sounded like a supercharger!

Imagine fighting the Americans and hearing the whine of 1,000 Abrams starting up.

@scottw5315

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine Iraqi Republican Guard survivors still have nightmares.

@andypozuelos1204

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottw5315 war of worlds Level of ptsd

is it ok to post this online? just curious

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

sounds like something from a sci-fi movie! not what i expected, but so cool!

It sounds and looks like you're inside a spaceship!

Not a tanker but this is awesome. Side note just be careful for OPSEC stuff. I’m sure this ain’t classified but you don’t want to accidentally post something that’s not authorized. Food for thought.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I appreciate the concern but I always check up with my leadership before I post anything related to the job.

Damn beautiful sound, also make sure you keep your hull down everytime, cuz anything the enemy throw at you it will penetrate the hull! except some old RPG shouldered by sandal people!

@playstation_one5446

2 жыл бұрын

That old RPG killed many tanks though

@caidengillam

2 жыл бұрын

@@playstation_one5446 thats why the SEP-V3 exists. Urban combat with extra composite armour really effective againgst RPG-29s

@playstation_one5446

2 жыл бұрын

@@caidengillam true

@Myemnhk

2 жыл бұрын

The Abrams isn't a t72 it actually has decent armor

Mmmmmmmmm... Pure gold!!! America!!!

Sounds crazy but ohhh how I do miss that sound!

There goes my federal taxes for the year in fuel.

@Ugimara-Imokrasa

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao, right now a full fuel tank would cost just over 2 thousand dollars with these prices.