The B-52: The only time you, your Grandfather and Father could have flown the exact same aircraft...Legendary.

@jonmiller9534

3 жыл бұрын

I though there is a case now of 4 gen now flying the same aircraft.

@geographyinaction7814

3 жыл бұрын

Say that for the Herc too.

@jimfinigan1681

3 жыл бұрын

@@geographyinaction7814 I'm a bit surprised that he didn't mention the grand old C-130. Subject of song and story. I realize that, technically, it's a cargo plane, but it IS used to deploy airborne troops and equipment.

@90enemies

3 жыл бұрын

And the Tu-95 too technically

@brittgardner2923

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Douglass DC-3. It's older than the B-52, and it is still in day-to-day use in places like Alaska. Short takeoff, short landing, decent payload for the size, and those old radials just never quit if you keep them regularly overhauled. Not still in military service, but it's entirely possible three or four generations could have flown the same exact airplane of that model, just like it is with the B-52. (Unrelated: I also think the DC-3 is a much nicer plane to look at than a B-52, but that of course has nothing to do with effectiveness at their respective roles.)

In summary: John Browning is a legend

@redhen2470

3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@zac-tactical7625

3 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly

@realmofrandom3696

3 жыл бұрын

There are no bad Brownings

@R00FTOPK0REAN

3 жыл бұрын

Browning the god

@executiveresults337

3 жыл бұрын

@@realmofrandom3696 except the HP

"It's a machine gun!" So happy that was included.

@benn454

2 жыл бұрын

The poor German kid was used to having to file a requisition form (in triplicate) for each bullet fired.

@thatoneguy6707

2 жыл бұрын

*Uncomfortable haha*

@guyfawkes4180

2 жыл бұрын

@@benn454 cringe

@mileselon1339

2 жыл бұрын

I guess the German (was it?) Private (I think I can't tell his rank) was a bit timid firing such a weapon... Might've been his very first time firing a Machine gun. Then again maybe he was a machine Gunner and it's just the gun itself. I mean it's a 50.Calibre

@MB_airsoft

2 жыл бұрын

@@mileselon1339 No they are trained to shoot in bursts because their machine guns like the mg3 fire very fast and it costs alot

While on deployment outside of Fallujah 2007, my platoon was issued a 50 cal with a tripod date stamped "1942". We couldn't believe it! Maybe that tripod was in Guadalcanal?? Definitely saw wood handled 50 cal machine guns from 2003-2007 in the USMC.

@VIPK9

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing :)

@Ollie121299OnPC

2 жыл бұрын

Should never have been in iraq

@goinhot9133

2 жыл бұрын

How was fallujah in that time ? Thank you for your service!!

@goinhot9133

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ollie121299OnPC saddam shouldn’t have invaded Kuwait either, But you’re right. We shouldn’t have let saddam off the hook the first time around. When you destroy a military in a matter of days, I can see why we didn’t push into Baghdad the first time around :)

@jbarral6509

2 жыл бұрын

@@goinhot9133 couldve been better if Saddam was not executed . They should've exiled him or keep him stricted of his power over Iraq.

That legendary saying: "If it aint broke......"

@Chuck883

3 жыл бұрын

True. I posted the same before reading yours 👍

@ToastedBreaad

3 жыл бұрын

if it aint broke its still working

@johnlop7763

3 жыл бұрын

where the hell is the ak

@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to say.

@QueenDaenerysTargaryen

3 жыл бұрын

Of course

in Germany, we still use the mg42 in essence, as our MG3. It's an insane weapon that packs some serious punch while being nearly indestructible.

@arthas640

3 жыл бұрын

You're helmets have also become the global standard which Is crazy because the modern helmet is just an update of the WW1/WW2 stahlhelm which is itself is just an industrialized _medieval_ helmet with only a few alterations

@bullettime8760

3 жыл бұрын

MG3 is just a modernize with low rate of fire version of MG42 so yeah in essence Germany still use 42 as their machine gun

@IIIAnchani

3 жыл бұрын

@@bullettime8760 I wouldn't trade it for any other medium machine gun. It can do it all, it's portable, it's powerful, its got good range, 7.62x51 NATO is a mean caliber for a machhine gun and its rate of fire is absolutely amazing. I had the priviledge to shoot that gun quite a few times during military service and - except for carrying its 23-ish pounds (11+Kg) around - this was by far my favorite gun to shoot.

@IIIAnchani

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthas640 true that, yet our helmets today are made out of kevlar composite, so the materials changed. But this gives credit to the guys in the middle ages, their helmets did their job quite well. And whereas a gun is something very different to a sword, a helmet in essence didn't change by a large margin. I gotta note though that the one thing I'm most proud of is german body armor, which undergoes intense testing before getting its rating. Our body armor needs to withstand three hits in the same place with the same round to get the rating for that specific round. But to be fair - if you only got a handful of soldiers, you really need to make sure that they won't die xD

@ShipTube

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthas640 Kunde gij zeggen just a joke btw XD

Can confirm. I'm in the Coast Guard, and we still shoot a 1903 Springfield onboard out cutter. It's been modified to be used as a line throwing gun. It's awesome to shoot!

@johnw3736

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard this before. Is this standard issue on vessels in the coast guard? Either way that’s awesome.

@Theboythatwentflop

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnw3736 I'm not sure of the ratio, but the CG uses modified M16s as well. I'm not sure about M4s or anything else. The 1903 that I shot was made in 1933. Absolutely insane that we still use them, and I love it.

@projekt679

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The Navy used them as well back in the 80s.

@jacksonteller1337

Жыл бұрын

We still use the Lee Enfield for the same task. We bought a shtload after WWII from the British and even built them ourselves. They were eventually replaced by the FN FAL in the army. The FAL is now replacing the existing inventory of the Enfield in secundaire tasks, so those WWI weapons were built to last.

The M1903 bolt action rifle saw a lot of service in the first two years of fighting during WWII. My father carried one on Guadalcanal as a Marine in 1942 all the way through the Solomon Islands campaign up until about 1944.

@ryanellis5902

2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why the Marines got stuck with the older generation Springfield 03, while the army infantry was mainly issued the Garand..?

@fredsasse9973

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanellis5902 Probably because the Marines were fighting in the Pacific Theater for two years before the bulk of the Army got involved on D-Day in '44. Dad did get a Garand after the Solomon Islands campaign sometime late it '43 or early '44.

@ethanor

2 жыл бұрын

The M1 was still new in production when the Pacific Theater opened, so the brass had to priorities who would get the new rifle first. The Army was chosen. My guess is that it was seen as them who had to do the bulk of the fighting after the marines had opened a beach head for them. But I could be wrong, I can't find much about the thought behind the Island Hopping tactic they used

@DaMurph

Жыл бұрын

​@@ryanellis5902 the Marines always get the old shit.

@georgesheffield1580

Жыл бұрын

It is a modified Mauser ,that is also still in use .

No one can deny the fact that John Browning made a huge impact in today's modern weapon designs.

@kadenvolan3557

2 жыл бұрын

Same with Hugo Schmeisser. He’s got the MP-18 and the StG-44 under his belt. First SMG fielded and first „assault rifle“ fielded.

@benn454

2 жыл бұрын

@@kadenvolan3557 The BAR could be considered for the first "assault rifle" as well. They called it an MG, but it really wasn't.

@tyaty

2 жыл бұрын

@@benn454 Fedorov Avtomat was the first select-fire full-auto capable infantry rifle, which was adopted by military forces. MP-44/STG-44 was the first Assault Rifle by the modern definition. In fact, the class was named after it in English. (By Hungarian terminology AR is Machine Carbine (Gép-karabély), for example. ) Both AK-47 and MP-44 were orginally designed as more powerful SMG replacements.

@swisssm-9076

2 жыл бұрын

Browning weapons are so well designed even Mario can be seen using one here 2:48

@skeven0

2 жыл бұрын

@Prime Artemis two different fire rates

Rule 1 for guns "If it ain't broke... it was probably made by John Browning." XD

@gmat5046

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@sixfootdworf9545

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Interestingly enough I don't own a single Browning firearm, I own glocks, bolt action hunting rifles, and AKM model rifles. Grew up shooting 1911s and other browning designed self loading firearms.

@IIIAnchani

3 жыл бұрын

If it aint broke, it's a Rheinmetall xD

@Hamsterlion683

3 жыл бұрын

The gun version of Toyota

@IIIAnchani

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hamsterlion683 xD

The M2. I was a 50 gunner in iraq in the 2000s. You can imagine my shock when i get back from deployment to find they finally added a safety to the weapon for the first time sense its adoption into the army. Really messed with the old soldiers. For those not in the know, the only safety on an M2 from adoption till 2008 was to take a loose 50 round and slide it behind the butterfly trigger.

@digitaal_boog

Жыл бұрын

Seems fitting. It’s a .50bmg machine gun, there’s no such thing as safety. The only safe part just depends which end of the weapon you are at

@michaelbaca1041

8 ай бұрын

I was there going to armory school when the safety was adopted. I was also shocked to learn the the receiver for my 50 was made by a typewriting company in 1942.

In addition to the m1919, m1911 and M2 browning mentioned on this list, John Browning also invented the Browning Hi Power, The Winchester 1897, The BAR. Those are just the big ones too, he had dozens of designs.

@calvinferguson8588

2 жыл бұрын

Browning submachine gun, mostly used by USMC. Also pump shotguns and rifles.

@georgesheffield1580

Жыл бұрын

John Browing was long dead when the hi power was developed , same w/the Siuperposed ( his son had a hand in this shotgun

@gregb6469

11 ай бұрын

He also developed the first successful semi-auto shotgun.

2:47 Never knew Mario was in the navy Edit: thank you for making this the most liked comment on the vid! Also edit: Good times go.

@lancecristofer6800

3 жыл бұрын

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee also second like

@madmexican1761

3 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@williambeavers9046

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it is cannon that Mario did serve and was also a deep sea diver at one point.

@TheJackski11

3 жыл бұрын

he joined because the spaghetti is the reward

@hellomaniamgoodmanilikeair2805

3 жыл бұрын

LOL 😂😂🤣🤣

M1 Garand: “General Patton told me, I am the finest implement of battle ever devised.” M14 EBR: “I’ll make you proud, Gramps.”

@captinkinty

2 жыл бұрын

It did not

@copperlemon1

2 жыл бұрын

The whole M14 program was a brilliant display of ordnance department idiocy. The "battle rifle" concept was already pretty obsolescent (as a general issue weapon) by the time of development. The FAL and .280 Brit combination was a much better option at the time, though if it was actually adopted we might have never seen the AR take off.

@steves578

2 жыл бұрын

@@copperlemon1 The M14 is a great rifle, just not great at what they were trying to use it for.

@aaronleverton4221

2 жыл бұрын

No idea if it's still true, but in 2003 I went aboard HMAS Adelaide and they had a wooden-bodied SLR for firing lines from ship to ship. Replaced in ground-service 1988-90. My father loved his SLR when he was a reservist.

@wc4201

2 жыл бұрын

M14 EBR is too heavy, hard to reliably mount optics on, requires a lot of tuning to suppress, not nearly as accurate as it looks.

During my time in the Canadian Armed Forces, I fired the .30 cal Browning GPMG and the .50 cal Browning HMG, both of which you showed in this video. I also trained with the Browning 9mm semi-auto pistol, the Sterling 9mm SMG (the Star Wars stormtrooper blaster rifle!) and the FN C1 7.62mm semi- and full auto rifles. All of them were very reliable weapons.

@edletain385

2 жыл бұрын

The .30 was rechambered for the 7.62 NATO round by the Canadian Army, you can tell these by the new cocking handle, the .50 serves on unchanged. The .30 has been replaced by the C6 which uses the 7.62 NATO as well. The full auto version of the FN was the C2, the semi auto was the FN C1A1.

@jbarral6509

2 жыл бұрын

You also had hueys to if im correct.

Imagine designing a gun so good, that it's seen battle in military and civilian use for over 100 years.

@jwl1278

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine one man with at least three such designs.

@mdees88

Жыл бұрын

The most expensive race guns you can buy (guns designed to shoot fast, accurate, and reliably during timed completions) are called 2011's. They are 1911's with a wider frame to accept double stack, higher capacity magazines. Hard to believe that a slightly tweaked, 100 year old design is the absolute best design money can buy today...

2:46 Apparently, Super Mario serves in the US Navy

@heccsclips3319

3 жыл бұрын

made me smile xD

@finddeniro

3 жыл бұрын

Quiet You..

@sirxavior1583

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, he's part of the damage control party in charge of repairing pipes.

Note: A "garland" is a string of flowers. The rifle is the Garand.

@highlandervalasik9274

3 жыл бұрын

does seem that if you are going to make a deal about guns you should know their names

@MrAvant123

3 жыл бұрын

How could anyone make a mistake this big !

@kirkstinson7316

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he said MG42 and showed an MG34 so......

@maxwedge5683

3 жыл бұрын

John Garand pronounced his name with the emphasis on the first syllable. The rifle is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. No reason... Just a fact.

@justinneilson1263

3 жыл бұрын

Note: you're not pronouncing Garand right if you don't emphasize the first syllable

The Browning M1919 , still going strong over 100 years now , that man was genius !

Love my M1A (semi-auto only version of the M14). It is also accurized and equipped with a scope, bipod, and cheek rest for long-range precision shooting. It's just such a beautiful, well made, sweet shooting, reliable rifle. I'm a retired Marine and I know how to use it very well.

@davidcruz8667

2 жыл бұрын

@@c141988 war mongering guys like me? What the hell is wrong with you? This comment is totally out of left field, I hope you have a good reason for it. Who said anything about the Gulf of Tonkin?

@jugo1944

9 ай бұрын

No one is ever going to conquer America w a vast population of trained, armed citizens

The title should heve been: Top 10 oldest american weapons still in use

@realfusion501

3 жыл бұрын

That is true that is just American propaganda lmao. There are so much other weapons in other countries. I was waiting for the MG42 aka MG3 the whole time.

@tactic34wot52

3 жыл бұрын

@@realfusion501 well it is coming from a KZread channel called US military news, so what do you expect?

@realfusion501

3 жыл бұрын

@@tactic34wot52 i expect weapons from all around the world when i read that title

@tactic34wot52

3 жыл бұрын

@@realfusion501 I was expecting only US weapons because I read the YT channel name after reading the title

@SlavicCelery

3 жыл бұрын

The first lines of the video "weapons made in America still is use today" - literally expecting something else is kinda odd.

Love that you added in the “it’s a machine gun!” part lolol

@heccsclips3319

3 жыл бұрын

*erika plays in the background*

I love how they said the M60 narrowed heavily from the MG42 (which it did) while showing a picture of an MG34

@Frankie2012channel

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder who uses M60s today. They surely don't use the Vietnam version. Perhaps an E3 shortened for Spec ops? I heard that they retired all of the M60s from service decades ago.

@benjaminconrad3674

2 жыл бұрын

The mg42 is still in service today too, as mg3 in German and Austrian armies, it has a changed barrel so it keeps same fire rates not as the mg42 (rate depended on heat more heat more firerate more spray) but it is still a "new" mg42

@ethanor

2 жыл бұрын

@@Frankie2012channel Denmark is in the process of retiring the MG3's they've used for years and adopting the M60E6. A short search shows that dozens of countries today uses some generation of the M60

1911! Love this iconic pistol. I have a Colt Traditional. My most favorite pistol ever!

@ThePr8head

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto my second would be CZ 75 B it's like God made it to be part of me.

@oelbohrer

11 ай бұрын

Everybody should own one 👍

US soldier: HEY, its a machine gun German soldier: hehe ok (d-day flashback go brrrrrr)

@13orrax

3 жыл бұрын

thats exactly the moment i decided to check the comments

@wirllll

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@frankmueller6522

3 жыл бұрын

Go forward, America! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!

@johnc2438

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankmueller6522 Second your vote! Best wishes to you, too, my friend... retired U.S. Navy chief enjoying life in Oregon, USA.

@ChrismasBoy95

3 жыл бұрын

"it fires rounds of freedom"

I thought the Cobra would be in this video next to the Huey. Its over 50 years old and still bringing the smoke.

@dax354able

3 жыл бұрын

Well cobra platform also based on huey. so huey can represent it also

@Bigbassdrum60

3 жыл бұрын

I was attached to an AVCRAD and we found if very very hard to still get parts even within the U.S. Army Supply System didn't have them so we made parts for them.

@pvosoccer1585

2 жыл бұрын

You know this video is not 'that perfect' as you were expecting them. As it turned out, the great glory and accuracy of 'all-qualifying' "still in use", oldest but not necessarily longest in duration of use, even for those non-combat roles such drills and ceremonies, and thus the title of the video did enticed viewers (like me.) With regret, I did not get a chance to work with the M-14s because I was in the U.S. Army, within the 10th Mountain Division, in the late 1980s so the M-16s were used, and among the weapons that killed the most people in the world are the M-16s beside the AK-47s.

@samcarre7561

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the MG42/MG3 and Lee enfield would be here but nope just everything American

@entity6609

2 жыл бұрын

I love that Gadsden flag profile and background.

During the Gulf War, Canada contributed a support ship to the fleet. The rules stated every ship in the fleet had to be capable of self-defence, and the ship Canada sent had none -- so they borrowed a Second World War vintage Bofors deck gun from a nautical museum and bolted it to the deck of the ship. Presto, rules now technically followed.

@communist9208

Жыл бұрын

The old Chicago piano

@jonathanbair523

11 ай бұрын

Ya I bet the Bofors would shred any PT/speed boat they may see as a hostile boat...

I have an M1A and love it. You can shoot pretty accurate at long distance with those iron sights

"...borrowed from the MG42" *shows picture of an MG34*

@Baldur1975

3 жыл бұрын

Genau. Wollte ich auch gerade schreiben XD

@CROPDUSTERB-52

3 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only one that noticed

@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

3 жыл бұрын

And in how many other military videos have we seen them make that exact same mistake? Half a million! Lol!

@wolf310ii

2 жыл бұрын

Also talks about single engine Huey UH-1, shows clips from a Twinhuey

@Nepomniachtchi_Austin

2 жыл бұрын

He said the FG42, and did in fact show an FG42, so you're wrong twice. It's a downsized version of the MG42 meant for the German paratrooper units during WWII. Ian from Forgotten Weapons did a great video on that design not that long ago.

2:48 Mario joined the U.S. Navy to take the battle to King Koopa's shores.

@aqdrobert

2 жыл бұрын

After this test, he will head to the mess hall for LOTS OF SPAGHETTI!

@gilessaint-loup2426

2 жыл бұрын

So I was not the only one who thought that.

I worked at a sporting goods store in college and I remember working the gun counter and selling springfields. While certainly affordable, people would come in and buy them and the reliability and word of mouth did most of my job for me.

Goes to show you that the stuff made back then lasts a hell of a lot longer than the stuff manufactured today for damns sure.

2:48 when Mario gets tired of bowsers shit

The 1911 seems to be a timeless classic. I can't practically own guns in my country, but I definitely would get one if I could.

@SlavicCelery

3 жыл бұрын

Shooting them is also a massive treat. Their trigger is unique compared to most pistols. It's got a straight pull and most pistols tend to have a pull that angles at the same time as going back. A good 1911 trigger is better than any polymer glock style pistol. They're also thinner than people would expect.

@Lois_griffin_on_yt

Жыл бұрын

I know you are in europe but i guess the country of either gernany or england

@hihowsitgoin1006

9 ай бұрын

"inside every gook is an American trying to get out" 😂

This video should be named "Top 10 Oldest Weapons of US still in Use"

@Dubanx

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe read the name of the KZread channel before complaining? It's pretty clear they mean the US in that context.

I love that video with the german soldier shooting the M.2! “It’s a machine gun!!” “Hehe okay” *puts the biggest smile on his face as he sends rounds downrange*

Many of these are among my favorite from my service in the Marine Corps back in 79’-83’. I always liked the equipment and firearms that were issued to us. I served in the Air Wing and the Huey and the CH53E were the two main helicopters we worked from. I still prefer the M-14 over the M-16. I’m not knocking the M-16. I just found the M-14 to be an awesome platform. Because of my size the weight and size of the M-14 didn’t bother me. It was perfect for my large frame. What an awesome weapon.

@lestermount3287

3 жыл бұрын

my great nephew is flying a Huey in the Marines now, we used the M-14, and I like something that can reach out at touch someone at 500 meters unlike the M-16. We were transitioning to the M-16, but fortunately they never got around to my unit.

@rudolphferdinand3634

2 жыл бұрын

@@lestermount3287 Army basic training weapon M14, but around September 1969, the Army did a full transition to the M16A1; I was not happy.

With all due respect to the Springfield, if its only use is for ceremonies, then personally I wouldn't include it, but that's just me.

@lanceclement4087

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. We still use the USS Constitution for ceremony but she’s not a combat vessel

@indrekkelder7937

3 жыл бұрын

There should also be mention of Model 1902 Army Officers Sword then, maybe other branches have even older cutlery still in use...

@bikerbob2005

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. But I was SAC our B-52' been delivering 60 years without a day off.

@calvinferguson8588

2 жыл бұрын

Old snipers still swear by it.

@j.t.harrison3203

2 жыл бұрын

@@indrekkelder7937 True. The title of the video is "...weapons still in use..."

I learned to shoot on a Winchester model 94 lever action rifle. As in 1894. Still in production today. So that's 127 years so far. Oh I was 6 years old, in the Yukon.

Surprising just long as the very great weapons performance perfectly on the fierce fighting battlefield! Have a great fabulous wonderful day.

Its hard to believe the M61 Vulcan cannon entered service as far back as 1959 and the M-2 in 1933. I don't see any of these going away soon.

Army Requirement for using the M60: Wearing a Red Bandana and Shirtless at All times while operating the M60.

@cameronbooker445

3 жыл бұрын

Berret maybe...

@heccsclips3319

3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronbooker445 but berets arent cool

@Questknight12

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, so....they are used by Catachans?

@gdjaybee742

3 жыл бұрын

@@Questknight12 Ever seen the movie series Rambo?

@tomo9126

2 жыл бұрын

And fire it one handed.

that 50 gun is fun to use man, i love it

I thought this would be about OLD weapons. I expected them to talk about the knife, which is the oldest continuously used offensive weapon in existence, going back to pre-historic times. But they were interested in modern weapons, rather than old weapons.

@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! I was thinking about striking weapons,bayonets also,but what happened to the good old fashioned club(baton,stick,Baseball Bat,pickaxe handle,4x2)? which I believe is older even than the knife,f I were a soldier I think I would carry a clubbing type weapon as back up😁

@fandangobrandango7864

2 жыл бұрын

Man wasn't around at the prehistoric era (over 2 million years ago).

Garland? Really? Yeah I’m definitely shaking my head.

@cyberherbalist

3 жыл бұрын

I think he pronounced it three different ways in this video.

@KrillLiberator

3 жыл бұрын

@Shots Fired Shots Fired But people keep missing the fact he *got it right* first time and that deserves more comment. Easier to punch than caress, it seems.

@cyberherbalist

3 жыл бұрын

@@KrillLiberator - It's more fun to dwell pointlessly on small mistakes than consider the overall value. I noticed that he pronounced it three different ways, and it jarred a little bit, but I've seen worse screwups, and on more important points, in other videos. This narrator has a pleasant, well-modulated voice. He does Reddit readings, too (see the Red Wheel channel), and is one of my favorite narrators.

@highlandervalasik9274

3 жыл бұрын

at least he didn't call it a du hicky

@arthas640

3 жыл бұрын

@Shots Fired Shots Fired hey the M2 Gurrund is so awesome it deserves many names. The Uneeted Stootes demands no less.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

little fun fact, as the M1903 Springfield is still considered the standard issue rifle of WW1 there were actually more 1917 Enfield rifles manufactured and issued to U.S Troops by a factor of 3 to 1

We call the Bell UH-1 Heli the "Teppichklopfer" (Carpet-beater) because of it's sound.

@Hawkeye2001

2 жыл бұрын

You don't even have to look up, to know there's a Huey inbound.

I worked on and flew on the B-52's during the Vietnam War and also remember the KC-135's which was at every base I was assigned to. Those are great aircraft and the H model Buff was the first models I worked on and they was probably the best of them and good they are still in service.

@High_Key

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir!

@drift5170

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@frankmueller6522

3 жыл бұрын

Go forward, America! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!

@themechanic4592

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@carlfromtheoc1788

3 жыл бұрын

My dad was stationed on Okinawa during the Vietnam war and said the loudest thing he ever heard was a near simultaneous take off of two B-52s and a KC-135 tanker (using a water injection system). He said it was louder and longer sustained noise than the 8" guns of a heavy cruiser he served on.

U. S. M1917 was the Main issue Rifle in U. S. Army use in WW1. When the U. S. entered WW1 the Springfield and Rock Island didn't have sufficient manufacturing capacity to arm the entire American Expeditionary Force. Winchester, Remington and the Remington Eddystone plant made over 3 times as many M1917 rifles as Gov't Arsenals made M1903 rifles. More then 1,000,000 front line soldiers were armed with the M1917. Cpl Alvin C. York used one to win His Medal Of Honor.

I think the saber is the oldest weapon still in use if you are counting ceremonial weapons such as the Springfield.

M1 grandes are also still in use by the USMC by the Ceremonial rifleman of Marine Barracks Washington as their primary drill rifle.

the 50s seems to be an era when things were made most durable.

@CrossOfBayonne

2 жыл бұрын

Sure was.

@Ramiroocampo

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting...regarding that the 3 most widely used electric guitars also stem from that era (Strat, Tele and Les Paul)

Browning is to firearms, what Ford was to automobiles. Incredibly smart man, thank god he was on our side!

Gotta love the huey.

The M-14 was my favorite once you sighted in, deadly accurate

Thank god you included the “It’s a machine gun!” Clip

Forgot one on my favorites, the C-130. First flown 23 Aug 1956 and STILL IN PRODUCTION. Another classic from Kelly Johnson.

*Amazing vid. thanks for letting us know!!!*

The M79 is still used by some operators, as are some 1960's made M16's, at least in reserve status. What would of course be interesting would be a comprehensive list of ALL weapons older than 60 years still in use from all over the world.

@kyle18934

2 жыл бұрын

some ww2 tanks are still being used in one or 2 countries

@worldofdoom995

Жыл бұрын

Rebels in Myanmar are using M16a1 I don't know if the Burmese Army still is.

@tomcobb5014

9 ай бұрын

I captured on in Iraq in 2004 and used it as a truck gun til. 2005

You missed the oldest weapon still in use. It is the 1859 Army Officer Saber now used as the Marine NCO sword since the Mameluke became standard issue Marine Officer sword.

@adventussaxonum448

2 жыл бұрын

Older than the Gurkha kukri, in use since the 7th century?

2:48 "its'a me, Mario"

The Majasty of the BUFF is a wonderful sight. I love the sound of a MA Duece in the morning. Some othe great platforms showcased here.

In 2019, the M2 .50 Cal machine gun celebrated a century of service. This weapon is without a doubt the oldest weapon system still being used in combat. Many of these other weapons systems shown in the video are no longer used by the US military, though they may be still used by other nations. The Huey was phased out a long time ago. As was the M60.

@ocallaghan3865

2 жыл бұрын

And SiG decided to put the M2 down with its 338 rounds

@raiwserkoopa2221

2 жыл бұрын

@@ocallaghan3865 only for ground troops. the m2 will still be used for many more decades in other troops and vehicles

M60 was a PoS until the gas piston system was UF. I trained with the old & new series & the difference was important.

God bless John Moses Browning. I still carry one of his greatest creations, the M1911A1, daily!

@mikefranklin1253

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

Old soldiers never fade away So far

The most impressive is the B-52 because the Air Force isn’t just operating the same model planes as in 1952-62, it’s operating those very planes!

I wouldn't really call the KC-135 a "weapon." It's a support system, yes, but not really a "weapon."

@Ulvetann

2 жыл бұрын

Dump the fuel and throw a zippo at it...

@JohnSmith-co7qt

2 жыл бұрын

Logistics win wars.

@rockys7726

2 жыл бұрын

that's what I said. I wouldn't call it a "weapon". Yes it's in the military but it doesn't actually attack anything.

1903? Hold my beer! Mosin-Nagant rifle is in service from 1891.

@Tuulos

2 жыл бұрын

And in actual service, not as a ceremonial weapon.

@mateuszkubas4433

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tuulos wait you mean it wasn't all replaced by various models and modernisations of the AK-47? I thought that the AK has fully replaced the Mosin as the standard rifle.

@nipplecream3099

2 жыл бұрын

@@mateuszkubas4433 as i understand it’s still used by some police units

@easiesteevee2532

2 жыл бұрын

African poachers: hold my rhino testicles! pulls out musket...

@MikhailKolesnikov

2 жыл бұрын

@@easiesteevee2532 brown bess forever!

2:24- you can see tracer rounds shot. They are at a 1:4 ratio to normal ammo- meaning that in the time between each flash, 4 other shots were fired…

Yes we built things for the long haullove the sound of a huey

2:30 That actually sounds like a literal saw

wow another vid much love and help :D

My father worked for Pratt and Whitney in the 60's and 70's, in Experimental Assembly. He used to talk about going to Bradley Field and mounting experimental and prototype engines on the B52 that Pratt had there as a test bed. We used to see the thing from time to-time. Impressive.

The ma deuce is perfect and should never be replaced

@Frankie2012channel

2 жыл бұрын

The Browning M2 is design perfection, I agree. I can't think of any new design that can replace it.

Great video and information. The old saying " if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies to the weapons and aircraft.

I smiled @7:14 when the US soldier reminded the German soldier that it was a machine gun. That was adorable.

@fesco4752

2 жыл бұрын

anf after that the amecian reget this descision

The Finnish Defence Force still uses Mosin-Nagants as sniper/marksman rifles, designated as 7.62 TKIV 85. They're heavily modified, but the receivers are unchanged. Some of the receivers are from older Mosins, some dating back to the 1890s.

One man changed the course of history forever without nothing but his mind and his hands

B-52: has nuclear bomb go off by its side Also B-52: TIS BUT A SCRATCH

When a mg42 and an fg42. Love each other very much

@oceanhome2023

3 жыл бұрын

Mega upvotes !!

The 1919 air cooled worked just fine on Higgins boats in nam... Thanks to Marine detatchments on my LPH; also had an M1 and 1911.felt secure approching any beach...

While not a weapon, an honarable mention for the C130 platform is, IMHO, needed. There is the AC130 variant built of an orignal concept that has seen 60+years of service.

Great stuff! And here in England we had the Lee Enfield .303 rifle which also had quite a long service in the forces. Thanx for sharing.

@Crlarl

2 жыл бұрын

Even longer in Canada. Rangers used the No.4 until 2015.

@mr.b.w.3146

2 жыл бұрын

@@Crlarl Well I didn't know that!

I was surprised when the m60 was in this. I didn’t even know that was still in use

@cyberherbalist

3 жыл бұрын

It's relegated to a secondary role, but in between then and now they've made some important improvements. The current production model is the M60E6. That model has been adopted by the Danish Army. It won the competition, amazingly enough, over a Heckler-Koch product!

@tomstevenson161

3 жыл бұрын

They designed it in the 50's and they are still trying to sell the PIG. I think the mg42 was far better, as In the German type tends to go bang when you pull the trigger.

@cyberherbalist

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomstevenson161 - One of the guys in the squad I led back in 1979 had a Silver Star from 'Nam. He got it for having single-handedly broken a VC ambush while on patrol, and he did it holding an M60. It definitely went bang when he pulled the trigger.

@stevesmith866

3 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if the voice on this channel is a computer. garland???? Now I’m convinced it is. No way this is a slip of the tongue.

@cyberherbalist

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevesmith866 The "voice" is definitely not a computer. He has a few other KZread channels, and it's entirely possible to slip up the way you're talking about. He mispronounces it differently each time. Not what a computer generated voice would do.

2:47: you know your in trouble when your boy Mario do be braking out the old m14

I saw a show on PBs where they were doind depot repairs on the 50 cal machine gun. As they were going thru one of the pieces they found one of the earliest ones ever recieved, it was the oldest one still in service

The Huey is timeless

@wildcard3261

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

My personal favorite is the 1911.

@tomasacevedo3932

3 жыл бұрын

Such an iconic and truly remarkable feat of engineering that’s still holds well and looks so beautiful while doing so.

The last B-52 pilot hasn't been born yet

"The M60 was perhaps the best Cold War era machine gun". -Somebody that definitely doesn't know what a PK machine gun is.

@boneor...7022

2 жыл бұрын

Or the writer is just patriotic

@kkrummelrhs

2 жыл бұрын

@@boneor...7022 What does patriotism has to do with this?

i love that clip "its a machine gun"

does a weapon used in drills only still count as a weapon though? You might as well have included the Mameluke sword at this point...

@spl3s5y21

2 жыл бұрын

The Karabiner 98k would have to be in here too

@brianstabile165

2 жыл бұрын

Would first count!

@JusticeBackstrom

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

Good designs are timeless

Love them all, but especially the old .50 cal "Ma Deuce."

You've forgotten the oldest of all : the USS Constitution.

@cardinalbob1

3 жыл бұрын

She is fully re-commissioned as a Naval vessel. 👍

@MrCouchmen

3 жыл бұрын

and USS Missouri?

@cardinalbob1

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCouchmen The Missouri was decommissioned 31 March ’92 and was stricken 12 January ‘95. Afterwards donated to a memorial association and is currently a museum ship in Pearl Harbor.

@johnson8276

3 жыл бұрын

God bless America

@kodynelson7936

2 жыл бұрын

It's fucking John the mother fucking king of guns Browning

2:08 that BRRRTTTT was adorable.

@jeffdavis6657

2 жыл бұрын

It is cute, but the younger brother, the GAU-8 is more feared on the receiving end.

The MA Deuce is also a ship board defense weapon on US Navy ships as well. And up until recently it was an aircraft crew served weapon (GAU-16 variant) onboard the HH-60H and MH-60R helicopters

If you've never had the pleasure of firing the M1903 Springfield, I highly recommend it.