I was a tanker on an M1A1 for ten years including a year as a TC in Iraq. Although not perfect it is an amazing tank. There isn't a more combat tested western tank. Best job I ever had.

@jack5760

7 жыл бұрын

georgia bowhunter hey fellow tank command 👍

@qpzx4131

7 жыл бұрын

I hated the tank... being a mechanic. Always had to fix crap, due to operator error :D

@tyc648

7 жыл бұрын

those t 72 got rekt

@humansvd3269

6 жыл бұрын

Not really a fault of the tank.

@michaelvondrake7489

6 жыл бұрын

I was 19k Gunner for 6 years (GW-I). Part of 73-Easting.

the reason the current tanks have had such long shelf life is we haven't had a war involving equally equipped armies or another world war. then we would see faster development and new tanks

@plazmica0323

7 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@DarkshadowXD63

7 жыл бұрын

stubbk3 I always assumed we meet a sort of equilibrium where we reached a stage where it is so advanced it is not necessary to go any further.

@redenginner

6 жыл бұрын

+DarkshadowXD63 nope, its more of its too expensive to develop new afv from scratch these days unless you really need to. Russia is shying away from conscription, so they need a more advanced, Nato style tank compared to hordes of T-90s. China is constantly modernizing so its making new designs often, but it doesn't have to worry about cost since it still has complete control over its economy. As for the us, the abrams is still extremely good and only requires minimal upgrades to remain competitive with more recent mbt designs

@johnnyz1781

5 жыл бұрын

Desert Storm. Iraq had one of the largest and most modern militaries in the world in 1990.

@pffear

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyz1781 And I believe either the 3rd or 4th largest armor group in the world. Iraq was definitely a tank heavy enemy with a lot of Soviet's best in the inventory. From what I read 1/3rd of their tank units had T72's or better which is/ was considered a well equipped modern force to be up against at the time..... The M1 just out classed anything the Soviet offered..... When you control the sky and have a .5 to 1K standoff range the Iraqis might as well have been throwing rocks..... But it doesn't mean they were fielding a 3rd world army by any stretch of the imagination..... They were bad, we were bader/badest.

The best tank is usually the one with the best crew.

@dragginawaggin

4 жыл бұрын

the best tank is the one that killed yours and you never even saw him.

@lordboros7742

4 жыл бұрын

@@dragginawaggin you god dam hater get out of here

@noway2341

3 жыл бұрын

While militarily what you are saying is semi correct its also far from the truth. Higher technology makes some tanks light years ahead of others.

@skankhunt9078

3 жыл бұрын

Biggest gun* Fixed

@DestroyerPictures278

3 жыл бұрын

The best tank in the world is useless if you fill it with morons. Trust me I've seen it.

The first time I saw an M1 was a tv news article in 1975. Seems the new prototype was supposed to put on a demonstration for the government types but it broke down and was stuck in reverse gear. No problem, though. They just drove it around, in reverse, at 60 mph.

@TimothySielbeck-1

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that.

@thomasbessis2809

6 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt they were driving reverse at 60mph considering the max speed of the abrams, going forward, is under 45mph. Maybe you mean 60kph?

@Sagebreaker

6 жыл бұрын

when the governor is removed, the Abrams can move 60mph.

@ValentineC137

6 жыл бұрын

and by moving that quickly, destroying the tracks at an even higher speed

@plink4861

5 жыл бұрын

I would love to find that article

11:41 eagle piss is the most patriotic choice

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Akib Lodhi agreed ;-)

@russianspy5307

7 жыл бұрын

It can run on jam doughnuts and kfc

@mickvanderh.2948

7 жыл бұрын

+Matsimus Gaming birts don't piss

@akiblodhi2611

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming ikr

@yeetosyeeterofyeet1825

6 жыл бұрын

yellow berries what's a birt? Oh you mean bird?

A few things that could've been added or amended: 1. The latest variant of the Abrams is the M1A2 SEP v3; General Dynamics has started building the first batch (18 hulls or so) of vehicles for testing, and they've just announced preliminary work on the SEP v4. M1A3 is not even on the drawing board yet, although the SEP and ECP (Engineering Change Package) upgrades will eventually be rolled into the A3 standard. Design work on the M1A3 will (hopefully) start sometime after 2020, after SEP v4's rollout. 2. They're currently working on integrating the IMI Trophy active protection system on the SEP v4. 3. "Chobham armor" doesn't really exist (Chobham is just the name of the place where the British lab is based) per se. "Burlington armor" would be the actual commercial name (for the original M1's armor technology), and the current armor package (3rd-gen HAP) has evolved beyond Burlington, since it adds DU backplates and a few other composites to the mix. 4. There are plans (or hopes) to replace the AGT1500 with a MTU 883 Diesel pack on the future M1A3, though the recent inclusion of an under-armor APU on the SEP v3 might make the General Dynamics engineers change their mind again. A M1A2 equipped with a MTU 883 was showcased at AUSA not too long ago. 5. SEP v3 will include another armor upgrade (called NGAP), even heavier and more KE-resistant than the third-gen HAP found on the M1A2. 6. The downgraded Abramses sold to Iraq and Saudi Arabia do NOT have the DU-encased and DU-backplated armor found on US Army and USMC Abramses. You just don't hand over uranium (depleted or otherwise) to a Middle East country. PERIOD. 7. The training of Middle Eastern tank crews is quite subpar. There have been reports of the tankers leaving the blast doors of the ammo storage compartment wide open or not bothering to button down their hatches in high-intensity areas. Not to mention that a lot of the Iraqi crews were prone to abandon their vehicles at the first sign of a scratch on their armor. 8. Little interesting anecdote: in the 1980s, General Dynamics created a variant of the Abrams known as the M1 TTB, which is basically an American T14 Armata, just 25 years in advance. Unfortunately, the TTB went nowhere. They also conceived two other variants, the M1 CATTB and M1 Thumper, to carry an experimental 140mm XM291 gun, but the latter proved too problematic and the entire program was trashcanned (the Germans and Swiss tried to do the same thing on the Leopard 2 but came across similar technical issues). 9. The US Army tried to mount a L/55 Rheinmetall gun on the M1A2, but realized they'd have to completely redesign and rebuild the entire trunnion and stabilization block, so they cancelled the whole shebang. It's highly doubtful you'll ever see a 55-caliber upgrade on the Abrams, especially since the 44-caliber M256 is better suited for urban combat (smaller footprint for cramped environment) and ideal for the depleted uranium-tipped APFDSDS (the L/55, on the other hand, is excellent for firing tungsten APFSDS at higher speeds, with results similar to L/44+DU APFSDS).

@herbertkeithmiller

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the really through post. It answered my questions raised by the video. You know your stuff and it shows.

@reesemcclain3261

6 жыл бұрын

I like you :D. And I agree with 6 so much

@lol3367

5 жыл бұрын

Really informative 10/10

@noctisumbra2749

5 жыл бұрын

Small Correction the M1 Thumper was conceived and built by Lockheed Martin. As far as I am aware the program had only a slight issue with the total recoil though that was likely fixed later and that the program was canceled as the Russian project it was meant to counter failed also it has been seen several times being shipped around the country recently so it is likely to have been "Canceled". Also both the CATTB and Thumper used a version of the XM291 gun, the CATTB used a 120mm ETC (Electro-thermal Chemical, think plasma ignited cartage) gun which was sort of a bridge between the 120 and 140 in terms of energy. I believe a rapid firing auto-loaded 120 was also tested

@fuzzX

5 жыл бұрын

Its funny how you still compering SEP v2 and SEP v3 against russian tanks but on every singel video on yt are old crappy M1A2 abrams 😂😂😂👌👌boi you have only SEP 2 / 3 on photos.. LEOPARD BEST

Abrams video without a ton of dislikes? I must be early

@jesseramseyz

7 жыл бұрын

Shhhh, you'll wake up the Anti-American cocksuckers!

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Thai-Fighter I'm kinda shocked lol

@russianspy5307

7 жыл бұрын

The renault ft could easily take out an abrhams in combat

@tyc648

7 жыл бұрын

it can

@quantumapex6169

6 жыл бұрын

8 months later, still only 41 dislikes

Every time that 120mm smooth bore goes off on the M1A2 i get a little turned on

@_Matsimus_

6 жыл бұрын

HammerchaseGaming glad I'm not the only one lol thanks for watching

@lordtachungas8783

6 жыл бұрын

No Problem man, love watching you're videos keep up the good work.

@luzerino1124

4 жыл бұрын

thank the germans lol

@GhostDrummer

4 жыл бұрын

Freedom chubbie

Let’s face it. Its pretty obvious that people hate it because it’s the us main battle tank and of course anything from the us is considered a demon in the eyes of haters.

@Azraiel213

5 жыл бұрын

ikr? It's a beast of a machine with an impeccable service record, not to mention k/d ratio.

@UkrainianPaulie

4 жыл бұрын

Who cares. They are peasants.

@jordanwilson4182

4 жыл бұрын

Hazoish ? They hate U.S cause they ain’t U.S...ha see what I did there?

@darnit1944

4 жыл бұрын

With a 70 ton weight, it may not be as light as other tanks, but it sure as hell able to run over others to pieces

@blackacidgaming5672

4 жыл бұрын

I mean the US army is an extremely effective force if just fights imperialist wars

Likes go up? Views don't...... WTF?

@astilcodex8207

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming Lmao

@elusive6119

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!)

@lucass5980

7 жыл бұрын

thats the true power of the Abrams.

@datboi8921

7 жыл бұрын

KZread

@thomasfitzgerald5449

7 жыл бұрын

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I was an 0311 infantryman in the US Marine Corps that trained on the M60A1 back in 1985 as part of my reenlistment deal with my career planner. I was trying get to get out of being a ground pounder. Needless to say things didn't work out but before I got my DD-214 I got to see an M1 Abrams up close as the Army was doing some training exercises with our tankers and grunts on Pendleton. While I liked the M60 I was impressed with the M1.

The comments section so far seems surprisingly civil, and not even a single dislike!

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Scuzzy Bear seriously its very surprising to me. But they will come lol

@remanscimitar

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming should look for AK vs AR or Glock vs 1911 😂

@remanscimitar

7 жыл бұрын

Xeno ???

@michaelvondrake7489

6 жыл бұрын

Because the M-1 is undisputed.

@Crankiebox99

6 жыл бұрын

Scuzzy Bear 65

I understand that feeling you have when people compare the iraqi M1 to the US counterpart its the same way I feel when i see some one compare Iraqi T-72 to it's Soviet/Russian counterpart.

@johnconnor654

7 жыл бұрын

Iraqi Abramses were taken from US stocks, so they are not some "downgraded" export versions.

@MsBloodyFox

7 жыл бұрын

The Stoned Videogame Nerd Those poor iraqi tankers never stood a chance.

@amnesiagrunt2356

7 жыл бұрын

The Stoned Videogame Nerd I mean you can't really say that it had cotton ball penetrators when it was one of the most feared tanks of that time period, until the Americans came along also to point out the Assad babyl tanks were worse that T-72A's

@johnconnor654

7 жыл бұрын

The Amnesia Grunt2356 Make Abrams out of mild steel,without any high-tech electronics firing 1960's ammo and the result would be the same.

@tyler_bt3326

7 жыл бұрын

Matin Foxer ah the good old Iraqi T-72 argument. I remember some guy (absolute Abrams fanboy, real "murican patriot" type) using the Iraqi T-72s as an example as to why all Russian tanks, even the T-90ms, are terrible. It's funny how people get so defensive over their preferred vehicle, although saying that I'd take a chally 2 any day

On the note of the export Abrams, the same needs to be noted with Russian armor. Because the stuff they export is downgraded, the same way we downgrade our exports. And it's like you said, no one wants to sell their good stuff for outside groups. Also would love to see a video on stuff like the BTR's and similar light armored vehicles. Well "armored" vehicles.

@Crankiebox99

6 жыл бұрын

Thor Gustafson i think a 50 BMG can pen

@michaelvondrake7489

5 жыл бұрын

Iraqi's actually upgraded their T-72's with money the U.S. was giving them during the Iran/Iraq war. Iraq realized the Armor was not up to par. They also did not like the missile launched through the Main Gun because it filled the crew compartment with smoke and burned off oxygen and was inaccurate. Russian military advisors told Iraqi generals that the T-72 was more than a match for the M-1. Iraq should have known better. Russian advisors had told Algeria the BMP's were capable of engaging the Moroccan M-60's. Despite Morocco being outnumbered 3 to 1, the truth cost Algeria massively and by the time Algeria brought in the T-72's, Moroccan M-60's had the entirety of the Higher ground and Algeria could not get it back. Russian advisors had little experience in actually engaging an Armor Corp that actually fought back. When Israeli Armor Corps defeated Syrian, Egyptian and other militaries equipped with Russian equipment, Russian advisors blamed the crews and tactics. In fact, it was the bad Armor. I could explain the various shortcomings, but why? Looking at the T-90S and the Armata, they have learned nothing. China has learned less. Those who do not learn from mistakes are destined to repeat them.

@pffear

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelvondrake7489 If had been the Russians with their Russian home grown equipment under the same battlefield situation with the US air superiority like we had over Iraq the Russians would have died just as fast, and just as decidabley as the Iraqis did. The M1 was just that big of an advantage tank for tank and the data l see says it hasn't changed much since then. From what I can see, the only tanks that have any chance against the M1 are all on our side....... That's why the politicians responsible for cutting the original number of F22 air superiority fighters should be horse whipped. If Russia or China can get a better 5th gen fighter fielded in any numbers we could have big trouble in the future. After all the F22 is over 25-year-old and the F35 isn't an air superiority fighter, it's a ground attack fighter/bomber that's stealth 5th generation and not intended to sweep the sky of the enemy.

@michaelvondrake7489

5 жыл бұрын

@@pffear The Iraqi crews were more experienced than Russian crews because of years of war with Iran. They had Up-armored to give them an advantage over the same armor they were fighting against in Iran. The Iraqis used techniques taught to them by Russian military advisors, that had told the Iraqis that the M-1 was no match for the T-72 and they had called the U.S. Army a "Paper Lion". They didn't realize that just months prior, the U.S. Army and USMC held a massive and intensive military exercise with the Royal Moroccan Army who had brand new Russian versions of the T-72. This exercise exposed several weaknesses of the T-72 and Russian MBT's as a whole. The USMC M-60a3's were more than a match for the T-72, the M-1 was 10 times more survivable. The T-72 cannot fire on the move with any hopes of hitting the Target. The Auto-Loader requires the gun return to the forward 5% arch between rounds meaning it usually has to take the gun off the target and than re-acquire the target. The M- 60a3 and M-1 do not have to take their sights off of their targets, ever. Also, the speed rating on the M- 60a3 and M-1 can nearly double their speed by removing the Governor. Russian MBT's do not have a Governor. Their maximum speed is all they have in them. I would never knock Russian crews or soldiers. Obviously among the very best in the world.

@michaelvondrake7489

5 жыл бұрын

@@pffear The slowing of production of the F-22 was Not the result of an Administrative decision. Budgeting for the military had switched focus on the Navy. The F-35 is a focus of the Navy. The Navy gets 40% of the budget every other 4 years. The U.S. military spends more money on our military than Russia and China combined.

As a Buckeye, i saw the first batch of M1's on the train cars. They were stopped and i was able to get a good look at them. It was a kids dream come true. Great vid. and great work!

Alright. Where can I buy one? Does Geico cover tank insurance?

@hawtdawg8049

5 жыл бұрын

Asking the real questions here.

@dancly1913

5 жыл бұрын

Acme covers the insurance part.

@LentPanic7

5 жыл бұрын

Just liability

@norikotakaya14292

4 жыл бұрын

Do I need a class 3 license for that 120mm gun? Asking for a friend.

@akiraeberhart8898

3 жыл бұрын

@@norikotakaya14292 Class 4 destructive devices

The stuff he says about the hysterical media and shit like that makes me think of what is happening to the f-35 now

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

The Macaroni Chronicles its kind of like that but even more so because the F-35 is a worldwide concept and the Abrams is mainly for the US and a couple of others. Thanks for watching :-)

@themacaronichronicles717

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming yee

@johnconnor654

7 жыл бұрын

F-35 is nothing but a 1.5 trillion Dollar racket

@smoggrog5155

7 жыл бұрын

John Connor aye yai yai, what a shitstorm. airforce needs to choose one atrribute to excell at other wise plane becomes shit.

@AaronJones711

7 жыл бұрын

John Connor you are so uniformed

Australia bought these several years ago in the M1A1 format as a replacement for the Leopard 1 MBT.

You touched on this but I can't help but cheer you on. The M1 is seriously quiet. Any other tank you hear the motor a long way off before you hear the tracks. With the Abrams, you hear the track a long time before you hear the whistle of the engine. The machine squeaks at 'long' distance, but that distance is less than half of the distance at which you can hear English, Saudi, Marine Corps, French, or Enemy tanks. I'm very glad we had them and not the bad guys. Anyone who has read "Infinite Jest" will appreciate the notion of "He heard the squeak" as euphemism for "He is dead".

I served in the Australian RAAC and loved being up close with the Abrams Tank, even though I was Cav, still to this day I regret not going a Tanky, their awesome.

Remember my first time firing the coax. Lazed the little row of Ivan's and fired. A second later and the rounds were spot on. Loved shooting that thing.

You're one of my favorite channels. Keep up the videos.

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Friday thanks man :-) glad you liked it

Recently Retired 19K here. I can say with total certainty that it really was the best job I've ever had. It was really interesting during my time in the Army that I learned how truly revolutionary of a vehicle this was. The fire control system on the M1A2 is one of the most well integrated pieces of tech and is used in conjunction with the DAGR GPS and location reporting system called the EPLRS. With these things integrated, the LRF could get 10 digit grids for us to use when calling for fire if the targets were out of our range. The thermals are so sensitive that we used to put an interpreter in the Gunner's seat during recon missions and would have him read the lips of people far away. The Driver's station is the best place on the whole vehicle to sleep, as it has a built in reclining seat.

Thanks Matsimus. I have been waiting for this video. Very nice piece.

In a personal opinion, while many people don't like the Abrams, it's a good tank in the more modern versions. If it can get the job done, it's a good tank in my opinion.

@tyc648

7 жыл бұрын

i think it is good not great

I think the M1 gets a lot of flak because it's popular to hate on the big guy: the hegemon, America. But it's proven and all the speculation in the world about more stylish or exotic underdog vehicles doesn't account for much in reality. And it probably can get knocked out easily by modern CE/HEAT/HEDP rounds: modern warheads- especially tandem charges- are devastating. This is especially true if a hit strikes a side or top plate, were armor is rationed.

As always, well done. Thank you for being knowledgeable and humble.

Great video, thanks for all your effort making this

Think you smashed this video well done! Only thing i noticed was not mentioned is the fact that the IPM1 has improved chemical protection on the turrets cheeks.

Canadian here, everything I've ever heard or read about basically mentions this (M1A2) at least is the best tank around.

Man, these are glorious! My test levels rise with each overview.

Well done review. Abram's is a world-class MBT and continues to be improved to meet future challenges.

M1A1 was deployed in Operation Desert Storm, it was not delivered after 1991.

5:49 Not to mention greater acceleration since there's no "low" setting for a gas turbine :D

@michaelvondrake7489

6 жыл бұрын

CXVII MMDLII by removing the governor in the engine, the M-1 is capable of over 70mph. Russian and Chinese MBT's don't even have a governor. They don't have a catalytic converter either. They're stuck within their designed performance parameters.

I have been waiting for this video for so long lol love it great video can't wait for the next tank overview

Man, it hurts to see those Marine Abrams at Bridgeport. RIP Marine Tankers 1923-2020

YAY matsimus uploaded again, ima have to go out and buy some popcorn before i watch lol.

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Scuzzy Bear haha I'm getting my popcorn ready for the comments section and dislikes button lol. Thanks for watching :-)

My father was a gunner for an Abrams crew in the Marine Corps, so I'm obviously going to be biased towards the M1.

I like this channel because he speaks with passion. Something this world desperately needs

Thanks so much for your videos really enjoy them!!

Sexiest looking tank in my opinion.

@littletweeter1327

6 жыл бұрын

you havent seen many tanks...

@wisedonkey7644

6 жыл бұрын

King tiger for me, and Jagdpanther

@TheStygian

6 жыл бұрын

I actually think It's one of the ugliest tanks! It's a good tank but if we would be talking about aesthetics only, I'd much prefer modern British and German tanks. Those Russian tanks also don't look bad.

@wisedonkey7644

6 жыл бұрын

Idk if you're talking about the Abrams, but if you do, imo its also ugly, it just looks like the regular modern MBT

@gladonos3384

6 жыл бұрын

Chally 2 is uglier IMO... Challenger 1 was THE supermodel of tanks... Where did the Brits go wrong...? :( Abrams is nice from certain angles but ugly from others.

A lot of those videos I've seen of an Abrams getting 'reckt' are often cut short and edited. I've managed to see that the reason why they're edited like that is so you can't see the crewmen exiting the tank unharmed. Yeah the tank is probably out of action (for the time being), but the crews are often all in one piece. Even with the lowest armor package available it's design still stands up where it really matters - keeping the men inside alive to fight another day.

@alpharex5677

5 жыл бұрын

Ulric Kessler it’s propaganda, only 19 abrams have been destroyed directly by the enemy.

I love it .. you ask for people to tell you if your wrong ..and then you remove their comments as fast as you can .. wonderfull ..great stuff . realy shows that you've got confidence .. also the first m1s were in Germany in 1980 .. I know I was there on my mk5 chieftain

41mpb on the hard sand of Northern Saudi is an understatement. That is a governed speed for the M1. If you yank the governor, the machine will do 70mph on flat terrain or road. Swear to God. I've seen rooster tails flying behind flocks of tanks that were unfreakin' believable. Also, they wreck a normal road. Any turn at all and the road starts to break up. Makes one think about the roads in Moscow. They must be concrete reinforced, a foot or so deep.

One of those tank that already prove itself in a modern war(Desert sheild/Desert storm) but got tons of hate because of jealousy that other tank didn't went into the same scenerio as it.

8:35 i freaked tf out i thought a ghost was using my mouse lol

I was so enveloped in watching and soaking up all the info that at one point showing the tanks driving away from the camera, I thought, “Man! This movie is so realistic! They even have dirt on the camera lenses as if this was real.” Bravo, good sir! Your videos truly are exceptional. Thank you.

As a grunt I will say we really appreciate when it's below freezing and the armored guys show up and keep those beautiful turbines spinning on all the Abrams If you're Infantry you know what I'm talking about

I hope to be a crewman of the M1 Abrams in the Australian Defence Force when I enlist in a year or two. (when I'm 20 or 21 years of age)

@TheRadioativeBones

6 жыл бұрын

Solo Wing Borders You think they downgraded our tanks like the Iraqi ones?

@DooTSweeT

5 жыл бұрын

Sledge from what I’ve researched it has much better armor than the Middle Eastern one

@jarrahgardiner9936

4 жыл бұрын

Hey bro u there yet?

@spartanx9293

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRadioativeBones you don't get depleted uranium

@andrewmoore7022

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRadioativeBones there's no DU but it's pretty much on par with US armor from what I know.

a milestone in the tank designing. it sets new standrds in tank designing.

I love it, the Abramas and T14 Armata are two of my favorite tanks

Thanks for your great videos, I love tanks

Thanks mother England for the armor. Much love from the USA.

M1A1 were fielded with the 64th Armor in 1987

Great video very informative! What is the cool chilled out music in the intro and outro?

I was in Mishab Saudi Arabia for all of Desert Shield. We moved in to Southern Kuwait as a breaching unit supporting the 1st MEF for the ground attack. At that time I was convinced that the Marine Corps (I was a Seabee (NMCB-74)) was equipped with M60's. That and APC's were the only thing I witnessed in their inventory. I am surprised to know that the Marines were in the process of reequipping to M1 tanks even then. Curious where those tanks were used. I saw none (M1) in the attack on Southern Kuwait and I saw a lot of tanks both our's and theirs. Oh! I didn't know that they named tanks until then. My first M60 was named "Wargasm".

Being a Abrams loader for life!

Poor M1, got so much hate especially by Russian-tech die hard fanboys which it don't deserve...

@roberth.goddardthefatherof6376

6 жыл бұрын

the M1 has it easy, the m4 Sherman on the other hand.

@Graftanker98

5 жыл бұрын

Because the M1A1 and A2 blew through Soviet equipment over and over again.

@TheMatissV

5 жыл бұрын

Russian-tech die hard... more like DIE EASY hyukhyukhuk!

@havanascp9602

5 жыл бұрын

Basically the same what th world was saying about our Sherman tanks. They were called coffins for a reason. Worse rank in ww2

@uni4rm

5 жыл бұрын

Um, no. The russians drove every one we gave them. They did consider British tanks junk, though. But that is outside the scope of this video.

Great video again I've never commented on anything but you have a great Channel I really don't understand why you don't have more subs I really don't I have never seen a bad video from you ! , and thanks for this video I love the Abrams tank ! and thanks for your service even though it wasn't for the US!

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Terry Barnette thank you so much for your kind words and support. I really appreciate it.

The capability for the gunner to engage a target while the commander acquired a second was standard on Chieftain of the '70s, and I believe it was developed on Centurion. When the gunner reported "Target" the commander could press his clutch, swinging the main armament on to another target. After observing this technique the 5th & 6th were un-invited from CAT Cup.

Very informative. If I were an enemy, I'd say "Ah, the air filtration system, how do we hit that?"

@F14thunderhawk

4 жыл бұрын

molotovs

The M1 Abrams, tremendous tank ultra tested in combat, always victorious. If only it had diesel engine for countries that do not have extensive budgets for tons of fuel, it would be ideal. Greetings from Chile

@o-ls4em

4 жыл бұрын

That's why Chile bought the leopards (under a lot of controversial and corruption cases) but we can't afford fuel, that's why we drive small city cars.

@brownwaternavy5148

Жыл бұрын

There is a version offered with a Diesel engine by now.

Interesting video, I learned quite a bit. Are you going to do a video on the Challenger 2 anytime?

Another great video! TY man :)

@_Matsimus_

6 жыл бұрын

Armored Warfare Replays thanks! :-)

What is this tank called? The Abbbraaams? I've heard of it somewhere...

@hanovermazur

7 жыл бұрын

Well, yes.......... yes it is. LOL.

@NovaScotiaNewfie

7 жыл бұрын

Named after a US General.

@denethorpalantir2815

6 жыл бұрын

SteelbeastsCavalry i

@panzermkii7675

6 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to more vids from both of your guys.

@firetiger110

6 жыл бұрын

Its a tank thats named after Abram Lunchroom Lincoln, who successfully freed chickens from a southern colonal named sanders whl tried to imprison them into tiny boxes. Then he was assassinated by a booth because he kept talking during a play and spilt soda all over the floor, and everyone got in a tizzy because he farted and blamed the dog named john. They made a movie out of it, it got 4 rotten tomatoes out of 5.

The Iraqi and Egyptian M1 tanks don’t have the latest armor. Still very good tanks. Crew proficiency is what really matters.

This is another great video. I think that It portrays the Abrams very accurately. I would love to see another video on the Bradley. There have been many other videos done on other IFV's. The Bradley would be a great choice as it is probably the IFV that has seen the most action (at least for Western IFV's). Great job. Keep up the videos!!!

Subbed! You make excellent videos with excellent topics.

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

JP Brewer thanks so much!! I really appreciate that!! Please feel free to share around my channel on social media and such :-) thanms

Hehehe...I've been waiting for this for a long time...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Murica!!!!!!

@lorenzogarcia7304

4 жыл бұрын

Back to back world War champs

Wish to donate to support my channel? - Paypal link: paypal.me/Matsimus

@Robert-sg4ep

7 жыл бұрын

M1126 STRYKER ?

@sethl6626

7 жыл бұрын

Roberts Leska do you mean the TD version? That's the M1128

@sethl6626

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming hey, I'm surprised you haven't made a video about the possibility of a Second Korean War, where this thing will be fighting old Chinese/Soviet tanks.

@confucious1518

7 жыл бұрын

hey,dont mind if i could use ur video? ill credit thx

@koc988

6 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming some how i feel usmc tankers can load faster becuse after boot they dont need any loading they all ready can throw the shell as fast as it fires

The fire control system on this tank is second to none. Exactly what a tank gun should be.

Finally a non biased actually look at the Abrams. Everyone on the internet seems to either think it's God given a 75 ton tracked form or they think it's an overweight Mazda RX7 with a drinking problem and some metal thrown onto it.

8:37 I thought my computer had been hacked.

m1a2 sep v for the win hooah us army tankers

@theairmenrager6556

7 жыл бұрын

m1a3 140mm for the win

@theairmenrager6556

7 жыл бұрын

and awesome video by the way

@GigaB1ter

7 жыл бұрын

I thought 130mm was gonna be the new NATO standard, also we haven't heard anymore developments from the M1 Thumper with the 140mm.

@ancaplanaoriginal5303

7 жыл бұрын

Instead of making a bigger gun, the US decided to put more speed on the ammo, so I realize they are still going to use the 120mm or even a smaller gun but with really powerful propellants for the ammo

@theairmenrager6556

7 жыл бұрын

Who knows we'll find out when the ones git the field

A video I saw recently had a Go-Pro fitted to an arrow. Would be cool to see a Go-Pro on a tank round. :) Good info as always Matsimus.

@aevangel1

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely it would not survive the acceleration (g's) of being fired. It definently wouldn't survive impact with the ground or whatever it hits.

@mgentleman1

3 жыл бұрын

@@aevangel1 good point, but you see videos heading right to target, albeit weapons fired a a slower velocity.

Abrams is legendary and iconic epic also invincible expendable one of the few kind of MBT's I used to ❤️very much...👍🏻

I would like to know how exactly do unmanned turrets (for machine guns) work on tanks.

@phoenixprivate2977

6 жыл бұрын

Enclave Soldier nice power armor

@ordersquamata930

5 жыл бұрын

Likely they’re remote controlled by a crew member.

American:50 bmg British:you mean 12.7×99mm

@zamaintucker

4 жыл бұрын

12.7x107mm*

great video and information.

The main deciding factor for the turbine over diesel was (according to material I was taught while in mos school) was simplification of logistics as using it made it so the Army had three of its main forward vehicles using the exact same engine, all the other reasons were essentially just gravy.

it's awesome seeing my tank in latvia at 10:40

7:28 Someone in Korea got a present from Santa It still blows my mind how this is one of the heaviest vehicles, but the fastest tank in the world.

@dennissmith6783

3 жыл бұрын

jet engine

One big advantage of the turbine engine was that it was light. This allowed more weight to be put into armor

Production on the M1A1 started in 1985, not 1986. When I was at Ft Knox (1987) we had M1s, M1IPs and M1A1s.

Ah, the Abrams... such a sexy tank

@_Matsimus_

6 жыл бұрын

Colin Thorneycroft agreed :-) thanks for watching!!

@jooot_6850

6 жыл бұрын

no problem man, i enjoy this kind of content with * human * voices

@_Matsimus_

6 жыл бұрын

Colin Thorneycroft glad someone does. Not sure how I am not getting the views and subs that some of the foul robot voiced channels that are out there

@jooot_6850

6 жыл бұрын

it's one of those great mysteries of youtube, those channels... the robot voices physically hurt my ears and just sound bad in the first place

@_Matsimus_

6 жыл бұрын

Colin Thorneycroft yeah lol I dunno it’s just frustrating

My favorite tank🥰

@witoldwojno8083

2 жыл бұрын

Ye me too I love Abrams

Love your videos man 👌👊😎

As an old CDAT I approve of this message. Subbed.

8:38 a youtube video within a youtube video

can you make a video about T-84 Oplot m next? Its a Ukrainian made mbt. I think it has one of the most interesting mbt to date.

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

f50koenigg I can maybe do that! Stay tuned :-)

@kalpeshshelat

7 жыл бұрын

Matsimus Gaming And if possible, Arjun MK-1 and MK-2?

Its been 3 years and it still doesn't have a lot of dislikes

great informative vid on the The Beast. Can't wait to see what the A3 is gonna bring. maybe a reliable autoloader and thus a smaller, lighter turret? I've heard anecdotes from some tanker buddies about the possibility of rubber band tracks. how crazy would that be...

Always wondered have American tankers ever worried that the front space between the hull roof and the turret becoming a shot trap in battle? Not sure how much of a liability shot traps are in modern tanks or armored vehicles.

@shirghazaycowboys

7 жыл бұрын

animenut69 Nope, I never was worried. Our higher ups never really jaw jammered about that either. It's not like War Thunder or Armored Warfare with tank snipers hitting particular itty bitty spots.

@jeffkardosjr.3825

6 жыл бұрын

What about autocannon rounds getting down in there?

@randallcase1009

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I never gave it much thought either but then again my track never took a hit. We always had better situational awareness and always got the drop on the Iraqis. More often than not they didn´t know we were there until their tanks started blowing up. I guess it would be a worry if we lost vehicles and could see that shot trap effect.

Great video! Being an M1A1 tank crewmen myself I can say many of your facts are spot on. My honest opinion is the M1 haters are spineless pussies who will never serve and wouldn't know a tank if it's guntube smacked them in the face. If anybody takes offense to that, please go back to your safe space with your safety pins. Either way, the M1 still has some short comings to be *perfect* but I don't think it ever will be. The movement towards fiber optic is amazing. I hope to see that soon. With the way the Obama administration has been cutting our military so deeply we pretty much abandoned any large advancement packages in around 2010. With a new administration we could see more funding. Which is great! It's been hard as a tanker in the last 8 years with funding cut so badly. We could not get spare parts, ammo, fuel, or just about anything else we needed to train in large quantity. I am excited to see an M1A3 variant in the coming years but it's still far off. Currently the Army is fielding the M1A2 SEP V3 package and developing the M1A2 SEP V4 package. I think they need to abandon the V4 package and focus on the M1A3. That's just me though.

@qpzx4131

7 жыл бұрын

I think the biggest issue with Abrams was the engine kept on pooping out a lot. Turbine wasn't meant to do desert warfare, even with jet blow back system dust just keeps getting past the filters.

@deathfromabove2250

7 жыл бұрын

Random User I spent 8 years as an M1A1 crewmen training in the desert. I've had my entire tank caked in fine moon like dust in every single tiny nook and cranny. I've never had an engine take a shit because of it. Maybe the first generation M1's that went to ODS had that problem (I can ask some ODS veteran friends who were at battles like 73 Easting and Medina Ridge) but I'm pretty sure the pulse air jet system helped eliminate the problem. I've pulled V packs where the first was filled with dust, and the 2nd and 3rd were almost new looking clean. whatever the problem with it, was probably due to a lack of proper preventative maintenance and less on design. you dump enough dirt into a machine and it will fail.

@Andy-lo9sp

7 жыл бұрын

zombie_tanker19K You know, everybody always complains about how their profession doesn't get enough funding without bothering to consider how *other* things may need money as well.

@jackwolfe8206

7 жыл бұрын

He didn't even complain about it.

@ovidiurusu4490

7 жыл бұрын

Hello, serving in your country whatever that country might be is an honor. Can you give us more detail about V3 package, I understand it will gonna have new interface, improved optics and an apu, but I therm of protection what will gonna be ?

5:34 I recognize that small building to the right. That video was taken in Tapa airfield in Estonia, right?

Hey can you make an overview video of the chinese type 99 tank? Always been curious on that tank's performance compared to other tanks.

I am currently in college, when I get my bachelor's degree in a few years I am going to join the United States Marine Corps as an MOS: 1802 Tank Officer and I will lead a platoon of Four M1A1 Abrams Tanks.

@Riceball01

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck to you and good choice in choosing the Corps. Just be aware and accept the idea that you might not get your first choice in MOS, going officer (generally) means that there's no guarantees in what MOS you might get after TBS. The needs of the Corps will always come first so even if you do well in OCS & TBS, have good test scores and all that you might not get tanks because the Corps needs grunt officers more, or maintenance officers, or whatever.

@shirghazaycowboys

7 жыл бұрын

xu da GOOD LUCK. Second tanks is down to two companies and I'm pretty sure that's the same for first tanks. It's gonna be hard to get into that MOS as the demand isn't that high.

@brandonm1881

7 жыл бұрын

xu da that's also my dream haha, got 6 more years

@tyc648

7 жыл бұрын

i want to be a m1 tank driver when i grow up

@Riceball01

7 жыл бұрын

Good for you. Just be aware that in the US a tank driver isn't a specific career field. If I'm not mistaken, the MOS is just tank crewman and you'll be trained in how to do everything on the tank. Once you're done training and you reach your unit your first job will be the loader, after you've done that for a while then I believe that you'll become a driver, and after that you move to the gunner's position. If you stay on and do well then you'll have a shot at commanding your own tank but I don't think that happens until you're at least a Sgt.

Any chance to cover some Chinese tanks? I understand they usually hold the specs very secretly so it is harder to present a good video, but I still like to hear your opinions on them.

@cretinousjester3475

7 жыл бұрын

Isn't Chinese doctrine built around quantity though? Don't get me wrong- I'd put an Abrams, Leopard, Challenger, etc up against anything China's got but they'd still be hardpressed to overcome numbers.

@humansvd3269

6 жыл бұрын

Chinese tanks are just T72 with western box style turrets. Some of the Electronics might be good, but the same vulnerabilities apply. They also tend to have knock off but apparently good copies of 1200 engines, in some cases 1500hp. That's about it. Good enough, still not sure about the armor quality though.

Where can I find the music of your intro? It sounds sweet :D