Depends on the president. Obama let Ukraine lose territory.

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

@@The_Conqueeftador Ukraine isn't part of NATO.

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

@@deepfreeze1001 thought it was 2009, oh well.

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

MURICA!!!!

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

@@Spartan-26e4 I am from arabia and I really understand what you mean

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

Thank you for your service 😧

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

Thank you…

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

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

True fact I own one m4 Sherman and a panzer 3

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

I guess our roads are made of sterner stuff.

William Kelley how those rubber treads doing

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

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

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

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

This is scarcely accurate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for the expla!

Well said David

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

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

The U.S. Marines are retiring their Abrams

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

@Tyler Jester oof

Only if 😔

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a10 am i a joke to you? brrrrrrrrrrrrt

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

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

Happy bday(sry im late)

Thank you for your service.

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

this was 12 days after mine

Yeah bout 60 METRIC TONNES THICC

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

COBRA DARKNISS not the maus tho

Titan T nothing’s heavier than papa thicc himself.

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

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

worth the search for this info. thanks!

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

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

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

very dense and very heavy at the same time

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

God I love chemistry

Self sharpening, too. A good plus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Niiiice

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

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

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

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

I agree!

what about challenger 2?

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

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

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

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

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

It’s not from nuclear energy either...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dude russia will bulldoze eaatern europe

@william III viertes Reich wenn ich bitten darf

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

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

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

Propaganda

you know this how?

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

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

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

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

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

Lol! What a way to go!

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

Our favorite was big penis truck

Giant cock

Mine was anti tank cock thruster 1000 poop hole

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

shilka goes: tr-tr-tr-tr

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

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

Lol.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You forgot about the dance floor

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

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

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

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

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

@@smokeyjr5942 well said

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

We actually know a decent bit about the tank.

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

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

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

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

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

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

this is the same tec made smaller kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9KGpridzruZfok.html

shhhhhhhhhhh

PROCSIMTRY FUSE

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

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

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

Estonians in general speak English very well

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more dense than Tungsten?

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

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

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

It's also very dense

KPTECH Poirier very very very very dense

Extremely dense.

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

The Leopard 2 German tank edges out the m1Abrams

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

Tal Afar would agree. I am armour.

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

It does cities.

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

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

autocorrect?

Abrams"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yeah us and Russia are saving the good stuff for ww3

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

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

Imagine how much one of these shells costs to manufacture.

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

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

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

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

Good vid fam

The Killer thank you CoD lied

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

Found that out from Call Of Duty with my teenage ass

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

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

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

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

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

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

Am surprised this comment is taken down

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

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

God speed good sir

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

Same or destroyers and frigates or even subs

Yes please

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

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

V4 just upgraded the main gun to 125mm

*has confederate flag*

@@blankblank5409 lmao god damn

Hard to believe your very patriotic

@@notomnithegodking waaaa

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

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

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

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

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

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

S U B M A R I N E T A N K

@@dutchvanderlinde2636 imagine that shit? That would be an op tank

@@_Glockyy_ they had Sherman tanks that could go in the water during Operation Overlord

I used to scare the soldiers at the birdbath. I'd hit the Tac Idle and hydroplane across the bath.

Be fair who gonna stop it

I thought lead was soft!?

What is the depleted bit about?

Smooth operator no longer radioactive

fakebrake but it’s dense so it can absorb a lot of energy

@@DJVEGAS1000 Natural uranium is about 0.7% uranium 235, which is the unstable isotope that's useful in nukes and power plants. Once they extract the U-235, the left over uranium is less radioactive and it's not useful for weapons, so it's used for armor and armor piercing rounds because it's so strong and dense.