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The good old 1500 hp vacuum cleaner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imagine listening to that for hours without going insane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hearing the start up makes me think this tank gonna FLY

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

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

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

Remember kids Hit master power THEN turn on your engine.

‘Right about now, the funk-soul brotha’

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’ll never forget that sound.

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

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

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

Was waiting for the bass drop.

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

The engine sound gives me chills

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

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

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

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

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

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

The SEPv3? You lucky bastard.

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

Man I miss that sound. 19k 2004 to 2011

"your hearing loss is not service related"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Very nice, thank you!

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

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

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

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

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

the view is pretty good!

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

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

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

We love a good tank cold start

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

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

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

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

Awesome!

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

Sounds crazy but ohhh how I do miss that sound!

That's a sound you never forget

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

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

I was waiting for "LEEEEEETTTSSSSS GET READY TO RUMMMBBBBBLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEE"...but still didn't disappoint cool vid.

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

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

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

I Love that Sound !

your soul is not strange at all, it is actually very relatable, you have to rename your channel

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

Coming soon, the sound of nightmares to the russian occupiers

Love that sound!

Wow that actually made my phone vibrate so hard

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

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

Very satisfying ASMR

Wow fancy digital display! We just had some gauges and warning lights. Looks like the view and the other controls are the same. A 2/77 '92-'95.

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

is it ok to post this online? just curious

I went from watching videos of old diesel engines starting to tanks starting. I must say, the tank startup is very cool! I know nothing about tanks. Here I thought they were diesel engines but I looked it up and they are gas, is that right? I am sure it isn't quiet inside the tank. Are they quiet from the outside or does it sound like a jet engine running? Thank you to you and all the men and women who are and have served. You all are truly amazing human beings!

Always makes me chuckle when you see health and safety warnings on a machine designed for death. Sounds like death too.