Which piece of technology or equipment would in your opinion mean a great advantage in a battle nowadays - similar to GPS navigation in the mentioned battle?

Ah they'll never get past our bunker. *Literally rolls right over it*

Ok... so there are some glaring inaccuracies here. I’m going to begin by saying that I am a career soldier and a 19k (Abrams Crewman). I joined the army back in 1998 and other than a 4 year break in service, I have served ever since. Additionally, I am what you would call an Armored History “nerd”. I have been on every version of the Abrams since the M1A1 “Heavy Common” and I have served under and spoken directly with HR McMaster about the battle of 73 Easting. First off, the latest version of the Abrams that was fielded in the gulf was the M1A1, not the A2. This might sound like a nitpicking thing to say, but the difference in capabilities of the two platforms are vast. Many units were still equipped with later versions of the M1IP which had the smaller 105mm main gun and the Marines and some National Guard units had the M60A3 with the same 105mm gun and none of the advanced armor that the M1 boasted. These tanks were still highly effective against Iraqi Armor. Next, while the T72 is an effective platform for what it is, the Iraqi “Lion of Babylon” version was a stripped down export version. With its rudimentary fire control system, its maximum effective range with its 125mm is at around 2000 meters. 2000 meters for an Abrams isn’t even considered long range. Statements from captured Iraqi soldiers state that when Eagle troop first opened fire the Iraqis thought they were under attack from artillery. The Abrams with its superior thermal sights and fire control systems was able to engage and destroy those elements before they were even detected. Granted, Eagle Troop was completely outnumbered, but the Republican Guard was completely out maneuvered and out classed. The battle of 73 Easting, while an excellent example of American tactical and technological superiority, was a one sided “Turkey Shoot.”

My dad was in desert storm, he is 59 as of today. He is turning 60 in a few weeks. Words aren’t enough for me to express how happy I am to still have him with me today.

I know I'm supper late but I was there with 2AD Forward attached to 1ID. I was an 18-year old loader on an M-1A1(H) tank. 72 Easting is always discussed but it is honestly just the opening shots to a much larger battle at Norfolk that followed that no one ever talks about. Shortly after this engagement 2ACR did a passage of lines with our brigade that was spearheading 1ID. The weather was horrible. It had been all week. Super cold, wet, and foggy. Felt more like Bar Harbor than the Arabic desert. We lost two M1-A1s to frat that night so I know we lost at least two because I stood in front of them, but I think up to four to frat total. 2ACR created a chaotic mess when they let themselves get overly engaged to be honest but there were a lot of battalion level commanders looking to make a name for themselves that night. Anyway, that's nothing new. A couple comments that stood out in this video. I really wish you guys would consult a SME instead of just the internet sometimes because a lot of people get this stuff wrong. No M-1A2s in ODS. We deployed from Germany and had just received the newest M-1 family of tanks 3-months before ODS. The M-1A1(H) or Heavy. Also. T-72 can't take a hit from an M-1 APFSDS-T round at 2k, 3k, or 4k in the frontal armor. We were popping turrets of T-72s at 3500 to 3800 meters. one last thing, the 1UK deployed with Challenger tanks that also had a form of Chobham armor.

I was there, but not on the front. A soldier who was in one of the tanks told me it was easy. He said shooting the T 72s was like a video game.

Battle of Kursk was a real tank battle of epic dimensions. This was a turkey shoot

"most intense tank battle in history" Kursk: "Am I a joke to you?"

'The Battle of 73 Easting - The Most One Sided Tank Battle in History' Fixed your title for you.

*I bet The losing tanks were not using wix*

Lots of misinformation here. I deployed as a tanker with the 1st Cavalry Division. We took the old M1 Abrams we were using at Ft Hood with us to Saudi. A couple of months later, in December, we convoyed to the port and swapped out our M1s for brand new M1A1 tanks straight off the assembly line. My new tank had 7 miles on the odometer and the paint in my drivers hatch was still sticky. We then took them to a area near the port where the mechanics welded slabs of DU armor to the front of the turrets. My tank was also outfitted with an Israeli made mine plow. My unit was posted in the Wadi al Batin after the air war began and we made frequent probes across the line into Iraq. A few of our Cav Scouts were killed on one of these probes when their Bradley took a hit from an enemy tank. Our Division used probes and strikes by missiles and artillery to get the Iraqi army focused on our area. When the ground war began we rushed up the Wadi, blasted everything in sight and then withdrew as other Divisions made the famous "left hook" and came up behind and on the flank of the enemy who had been focused on fighting us. We were some of the first conventional forces across enemy lines and broke through the razor wire, anti-tank trenches, mine fields and other barriers the Iraqis had spent months constructing.

Love how none of the tanks actually look like their historical selves.

Me: **sees a T-14 instead of T-72** Also me: this is outrageous

As someone who actually participated in the Battle of 73 Easting in Eagle Troop 2nd ACR under McMaster I can tell you that the Iraqis actually fought hard This was NOT as big as Kursk, but it wasn't a small battle either. This is the first video that I've seen that mentions McMaster disobeyed orders. Upper leadership was deficient and there is a reason why no book on the subject uses the squadron commanders name. The squadron XO and McMaster basically had to take over.

Saddam Hussein has left the chat

“Most intense tank battle.” The Soviets and Germans are giggling at you. 🤣🤣🤣

The Abrams literally had a field day, I remember watching an interview from one of the gunners who fought in the Easting they said it was like playing a video game. Imagine you’re in an all out war and your enemy says fighting you was like playing a video game…. That’s not a war bro… that’s a slaughter.

Having served in Desert Storm as a Marine I can say that the reason the US won so quick was based on several factors. The primary reason the US won so quick was the superiority of weapons and military training. Sure the Republican Guard fought in Iran but that doesn't really say much because in both Iraq and Iran people were conscripted into the military without proper training. This would be another reason the US won so quickly, Iraq forced people to fight. One guy we captured was about 75 years old and blind, yes numbers mattered more than quality. One of their battalion commanders was forced out of retirement to fight the war, he simply surrendered his entire unit as soon as he could. The food for some was extremely poor and had to be cooked on old oil drum lids once the oil had been burned off (however not entirely). In addition moral was super low by the time of the ground war since the Iraqis had been bombed for an entire month from the air and received new worthless money as pay, Saddam just printed more money thereby devaluing it in the process. Several other factors played into the US and Coalition win but that takes at least a lengthy paper or a short book to explain in detail.

This video is extremely inaccurate. First it tries to paint Desert Storm as a challenge for the UN Coalition. Iraq got absolutely slammed by American forces. Not only that but you keep using inaccurate tank model visuals, for instance when you referred to the T-72 you put on screen several different vehicles including a T-14 Armata. American tanks used in Desert Storm were the M1A1, not M1A2, as the M1A2 was developed during Iraqi Freedom in the early 2000’s. And it’s funny how you say the US’s conscripted military in the Vietnam war ruined the military’s face and they had to fix their reputation and show they were competent again. While you are correct in some respects, you seem to dramatize it, showing Desert Storm as a test of the American military in “The last major war of the 20th century”. So in conclusion this video has so many things wrong with it it’s hard to ignore. Please focus on quality and stop pushing out these low quality videos so often.

My dad was in desert shield/storm and after spent 8 months in Somalia, he told me that the republican guard was like it got stuck in the Cold War and they mowed over them every time they fought.

Iraq: sir we are taking heavy losses america: dame it you broke my instant coffee Machine

Which is the most intense tank battle? A battle in a world war, fought between 2 giants. Or A non-world war battle, fought between 1 giant and a country in debt.

The most intense tank battle in American history*

I think cutting off the enemies communications early on is the most decisive factor that tips victory in your favor in any war

"Most intense tank battle in history." Really? Do the names, "Kursk," "Golan Heights," "Arracourt" and "Prokhorovka" ring any bells?

This title is false, the battle of Kursk was the biggest and most intense tank battle in history. You can’t just ignore history to make a more clickable title, we aren’t fools.

The Iraqi T72s only had access to the 3BM9 shell, which could only penetrate 300mm of armour at 500m, which is less armour than the turret cheeks of the abrams, which were around 400mm on even the first model. By desert storm, they were using upgraded variants but even so, the T72s could do very little to the abrams. The shells used in desert storm by the Abrams used DU (depleted uranium) penetrators. There were 2 main types of Abrams used, ones with 105mm guns and ones with 120mm guns. The smallest one with the 105, using the M833 DU round could penetrate the T72 beyond 2,000 meters, and that was the first DU round used the for 105mm gun used on early abrams (pre M1A1.) The 120mm armed abrams would easily be able to penetrate the T72 beyond 2,000 meters. The T72s were nothing compared to the abrams

Seen 4 years later, the "graphics" part have come a long way, but the crisp presentation and thoughtful analysis are already there. Great content as usual! Thank you

“Most intense” Battle of Kursk: am I a joke to you?

Drinking game: take a shot every time the narrator says decisive or indecisive.

The tank drawings are a bit off, especially when explaining about the t-72 and showing a T-14 armata lol

14:00 bro. wrong sides 🤦‍♂️

I noticed they've used this orchestral theme several times. Especially when discussing world/war history. I really like it. It creates suspense.

You forgot to mention our turrets were automatically controlled with a joystick while the Iraqi tanks still had to hand crank their turrets. Imagine you're an Iraqi tank crew member and you find yourself encountering an Abrams to your right and as your frantically cranking your turret by hand to face the enemy the u.s. tanks turret literally just swivels and fires at you.

I honestly thought it said the tank battle of Hastings. I was like bruh what kinda tanks were there in 1066

Fun fact: this video is only about five minutes shorter then the actual battle (I think).

The content from this channel is so entertaining. I love it! Keep up the good work✅

Holy shit, why are the tank illustrations so bad?

Battle of KURSK was the most intense tank battle

The T72 and everything else they had was just junk. I was there and seen what happened.

My uncle was in this war. I feel bad for him cause he suffers with PTSD.

Why show a t 14 armata when youre talking about a t 72

The US enjoyed air supremacy so this was pretty much one-sided.

Love these videos! about the battles and tactics!!

I love these battle videos. Makes me feel like I’m a part of it somehow

Roblox tank battles are obviously the most intense.

Tom Clancy, "Armored Cav." Interviews with people who fought at 73 Easting and detailed maps. Three advantages; equipment, personnel training and communications.

usa: its over iraq i have the high ground iraq: you underestimate my power

Infographics Show: Uses DEPLETED URANIUM Me: Otherwise known as slightly radioactive lead

Wasn’t the battle of Kursk the biggest and most intense tank battle in history?

I thought this was simple history The disappointment is real

I love waymtchibg these history videos of both TIS, and The Armchair historian 👌 Beautiful 😌

Wow! it's been 30 years! Back then I was 1LT Michael Quirion, XO, A Co, 3-15 Infantry. Here's to the crew: Alex Dennis, Bill Moore, Johnny Jones. What a wild ride it was.....

Watch simple history and take notes from them, I don’t care if your graphics are clean I just want them to be accurate

I was the driver of the lead Bradley (3rd Platoon) in Eagle Troop that day. Not a perfect video but thanks for calling attention to our actions that day. Toujours Pret!

These guys can find there way through a desert with gps, meanwhile my gps can’t even bring me to the right road....

Nicely informative video

The United States Military studied the Iran-Iraq war where the Iraqi Regular Army and the Republican Guard preformed quite well. However after that conflict, Saddam redesigned the Iraqi military to suppress internal problems, and handicapped the Regular Army to avoid revolts from his officer corps; while providing the best equipment to the Republican Guard which was a potent force. The United States over prepared and were shocked at the state of the Iraqi military, with a notable exception of the Republican Guard. The Republican Guard would at times fight to the last man, and assault American formations much larger than themselves. They took heavy losses but were a professional and dangerous organization.

The US didn't have M1A2's at this point in time. The tanks that the US deployed into this war and battle were M1IP's and M1A1's. The first deployment of M1A2's to war was The Iraq war in 2003 if i remember correctly.

The fact that this video was almost as long as the actual battle…

i think you made this video to just proove us in great

I served under McMaster when he was a Colonel. He's one of the best soldiers the Army has ever had.

Chobham Armour was first integrated to the BRITISH Challenger 1 in 1983, please give the right nation the credit as Britain was also the one who invented it.

I can only imagine how scary this must have been for other nations , like imagine placing bets, like there no way the US could win, then the US just curb stomps Iraq.

My teacher took place in operation desert storm. He told us some stories about what it was like there seemed pretty scary to say the least he was a medic.

Tank battle is an overstatement, it was Barrett M82A1's Vs Muskets. It's sad this war even happened.

how are you saying that the advantage was for the Iraq, when you literally said that all of Iraqis equipment are really old/ America had brand new technology. You also said that the Iraqi army was out numbered and has been bombarded for days... how on earth did Iraq have the advantage. This is soooooo over dramatic, the Iraq invasion was too easy , also you forgot another thing that the British where with the US. Another thing Iraq operated old SAMs (air defenses), because of the UN embargo on Iraq of the Kuwait war... so Iraq only had old soviet equipment. Sorry, but this video is over dramatic, and has plenty of false facts and it seems it is like a video to praise US military , not a fact based video. PLEASE, do not push out videos quickly just because of Christmas , it really show lack of quality ( normally your videos are much better then this)

When your enemies are level 3 but you are 99

The battle of kursk was the greatest battle of tank in history, nobody can deny that

Nice title you’ve got there Would be a shame if it was false

What programs did you use for the animation? Thank you

The battle of 73 easting could be a preview of what could happen when NATO tanks engage russian tanks.

Nice video!!! Y’all should do a video on the battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of all time!!!

Three uploads in the space of a few hours ... *Is it Christmas already??*

Battle of Kursk: Am I a Joke to You **Plays Sabaton Panzerkampf in the Background**

Respect for the 6 soldiers killed in action 😔

I remember watching this tank battle on the History Channel: "Greatest Tank Battles."

One part you looked over in the Battle of 73 easting, was when M1 Abrams flanked those t-72s, the m1s have automated turrets, while the t72s had manual turrets. So as the American forces flanked them and fired with ease, the Iraqis were in the t72s turning little wheels as fast as they could tryna get on target, but they never did.

Whenever I hear about the Middle East/Oil/ Conflict, I am reminded by a quote, "The Spice Must Flow."

the M1A2 was not first tank with chobham armor. It was invented by the British and put on the challenger 1 & 2, the XM-1, M1, M1A1, and M1A2. The XM-1 was the first tank to have it implemented.

It's also important to point out that Iraq, while having the 4th largest military in the world does not make it the 4th most powerful, look at North Korea whose military numbers in the over 1.4 million does not compare to many modern military forces such as France or Germany.

My father fought in desert storm as a sniper, and my mother worked on missiles that hit the earth, and shot little clusters into the air to take out enemy missile fire. Their best friend was a tanker, and he lost his life to miscommunication. His name was Manuel Davila, and in my hometown of Gillette Wyoming, he has a statue just before the cemetery. You can find his picture outside the gym, of Twin Spruce Junior High. So when I saw this? This reminded me of a history that my father, Manuel, and my mother got to live. May Davila rest in peace, and may you keep bringing joy and wonder to people. Be well.

I feel it was intense in the aspect they gained so much success. With new untested advancements in such a short time. But the argument can be made for WW2. Every 40 years we upgrade how we fight war?

Great video

Edit: Everything below is wrong given the vehicle knocked out was a M3 Bradley. I am leaving it as is for context for the comment strain branching off of it. I am sorry, but a single Abrams was knocked out in the battle. After US forces hit 70 Easting, they paused, and that gave a T72 crew a good shot on an Abrams that was illuminated against the sky. The Iraqi tank took the shot, and damaged the Abrams and wounded some of the crew. None were killed, thankfully. Spalling from the CHABRAM armor, not a penetrating shot. Anyway, smoke filled the fighting compartment, and forced the crew to evacuate.

The British 1st Armoured Division was involved. And Chobham armour is a British creation.

This video proves Russian tanks have nothing on America’s M1 A2 Abrams

Long title:"In the desert cold wars warm up a little"

The United States used the M1-A1 Abrams tank in the first gulf war. Great video though as usual! 😀 Merry Christmas!😀😀

@The Infographics Show Do you ever heard about Battle of Kursk 1943?

Actually the real reason for the invasion of Kuwait is more complex and more serious than this 1

I was there and on the frontline. Besides what this video described, we also won because we crushed the Iraqi army's moral. They would come out with hands raised kissing our hand in gratitude of having saved them from starving to death. I respect anyone willing to put on a uniform, but you sometimes have to know when it's time to raise your hands.

That time the US used blitzkrieg tactics lmao

Hello there, *General Kenobi*

You’re kinda like yarn hub, who is another really cool youtuber that explains ww2 and ww1 stories.

I love your channel

Read somewhere that the Soviets only gave the Iraqis 125 mm ammunition with half the combat load of full-power ammunition. That was why Iraqi tank fire didn't damage any of those American tanks. Not sure if it is true, but it's exactly the sort of thing the Soviets would have done- and would explain a lot.

It should be noted that the A2 version of the M1 Abrams did not exist at the time of Desert Storm; it was developed *afterward* in the mid to late 1990's. It did see combat in the second Gulf War of 2003 however.

FYI, it’s not disobeying orders when a commander takes the initiative.

"4th most formidable military" Do I really need to bring up that Bill Hicks bit?