The best feature is definitely that it is bigger on the inside than out!

Loved it as a kid. Still like it now . I just realised later that it needs some ground clearance to operate on anything but an airports tarmac.

For all those talking about the low clearance. The APC has a normal ground clearance of 22 cm that can be raised by a further 30 cm through its hydro-pneumatic fully active suspension allowing a full half a metre worth of ground clearance for more rough terrains. This is something that gets skipped over a lot in analysis videos and reviews for some reason despite being on the technical manual. For comparison, the US army's HMMWV Humvee has a standard clearance of 16 inches or 40 cm.

Remember: when you blow the transaxle from xenomorph roadkill, stop driving, you're just grinding metal

Always drove me nuts we never got to see them fire this thing. Look at that badass turret on top, just fire it once...please.

"outside our reach now" Funny thing is, they didn't build this vehicle, it's an airport tug for planes that they dressed up for the movie.

It was a Huntslett towing vehicle that Ron Cobb based it on. This thing is enormous, weighing in at 72 tons and James Cameron was worried that it weight would have caused it to fall through the floor of the Acton Power Plant, but luckily, it didn't, and filming had commenced.

"Ripley you've blown the transaxle" "you're just grinding metal"

I've got a magazine article somewhere (may have been in Starlog or a modelling Magazine) that details how they made the vehicle out of a Airport vehicle and how one it looked like it does +10:26

I love the design of the APC. It was based off of the airport tow truck that they used to park planes.

"Ease downnnn...ease down..."

If it has a bunk, a toilet, and somewhere to brew tea, I'd live in it

An exceptionally sporty design with minimal wheel gap and low profile tires!

The difference between the Colonial Marines M577 and the M577 I drove during my Army days is that I literally drove an APC shaped like a box. The USCM had a rectangle.

The shortest barreled 20mm gatling guns in history. They'd be seriously inaccurate with low muzzle velocity (unless they have some future super propellant) and probably have very short barrel life. Still one of the coolest movie vehicles ever made.

We do know for a fact that it has some kind of independent targeting array... or what did Hudson say again? All I remember is "we got knifes, sharp sticks"...

Would of loved to see that main gun activated as it retreated from the Hadley's Hope.

I was thinking about the low clearance, but then I realized who's to say it doesn't have adjustable suspension? It makes sense because it's designed to fit in a small dropship (and we see that the main cannon is lowerable, also). Those large wheels could give it great clearance if it did.

I'm here for all the TRANSAXLE jokes! XD

Nice description. Thanks.

Thanks for the video!

Great Aliens content! KEEP them coming

love that thing. I have the Lego version on my shelf

I reckon you could refurb the lights and make them look brand new! I've seen your handiwork 😂😂

Love these videos!!

They should have used this apc more in movie flares weapons etc

I love this stuff . Thanks

This series, as all done in this way, are brilliant. Bravissimo!

Awesome video.

Brilliant video Mr h

Legit. Great work and thank you :] I remember playing AvP2 online many years ago a chap on the forums was some kind of knowledge-lord as he had the (pretty rare/expensive) Colonial Marines manual.

Love the artwork

Keep the Alien stuff up man ,it's what brought me to your channel 🤘😜🤘

New sub here and I am a huge alien fan soooooooo thank you for your videos !!!!!!

Outstanding!

Too bad there's no Hot Wheels release

Great info I love the details can you do the drop ship at some point 5/5

Having the soldiers have camera's in 1986, was WELL PREDICTED GENIUS. CAMERAS BEING EVERYWHERE, really came into FRUITION IN THE LATE 2000'S AND the EARLY 2010'S when smart phones TOOK over EVERYBODIES LIVES

The Halcyon model kit (now owned by Tsukuda from Japan) is a damn sight to behold!

In the book novel it has an anti collision system

I always did love the design. Even using a modified version of it in my own stories.

Too bad they didn't use the sound from an M-1 Abrams for the engine...

Semper Fi, devil dogs

I can't see how all those passengers can fit in there.

This is my favorite vehicle in the alien franchise and it would be awesome if they use it in the next and final connecting alien film. Or a more tactical version of it. What you think?

Love this thing

If they were to make a Dark Knight Returns film, this would be the perfect Batmobile.

That would be a great *Bat mobile* 🦇

For an aircraft tug, it's... lets face it, the actors were taller than the vehicle, it's got zero ground clearance, and Doctor Who must of helped design it. It's bigger on the inside. But hey it looks bad ass on screen and that was the point.

A timeless classic design.

Brilliant big dude Hope Skype went well.

More Lore!

It is in the real world!! It was constructed from an Airport Loading Vehical...that pushes jumbo jets around, but the real deal only moves at 10mph. They doubled speed filmed it for the movie. You can go see one any day at Heathrow Airport

To all the people saying “oh its a terrible vehicle because low ground clearance/bad transaxle/no space for engines/whatever” i have this to say: Aliens takes place in the year 2179. Thats about 150 years in the future. Who know what technology we could have then? 150 years ago it was 1871. We were still using steam engines fired by coal to run ships and trains. Electricity was just becoming a thing machine guns hadnt even become an important part of war. Neither had submarines, and airplanes hadnt been flown yet. If you took a modern Abrams tank, or jet plane, or missile, or iPhone, or refrigerator, or microwave, or really any piece of modern technology back to 1871, the people back then would be baffled. They would be astounded and completely blown away. People back then didnt even know how to make an ariplane, but now, 150 years later, airplanes and helicopters are a normal part of life. My point is, a lot can change in a century and a half. Who’s to say they havnt discovered engine technology that we cant fathom yet? Who’s to ay they havnt been able to improve on suspension designs and make them smaller and more compact?? Who’s to say this design isnt a good idea with the tech they have in the future? I highly doubt anyone here has the qualifications to say that any of those things is IMPOSSIBLE. Sure maybe not feasible with our level of tech, but thats not to say that in one and a half centuries it wont be possible

Got this as a 1/18 model 👍

If the vehicle is turbine powered why does make the ddroning sound of piston engine instead of the whine of a turbine?

gas turbine???? in the movie that was certainly a diesel sound..

Whhooosshhh!!! Fry half a city with this puppy.

I just bought Alien blueprints book and it is awesome

What about the Colonial Marines Technical Manual?

i've loved this APC since I first saw it but the ground clearance is way to low for combat.

Not kidding you should try and get a job doing informational videos for a defense company- that vid was great and your tone is awesome for technical descriptions.

Ground clearence sucks on this thing. Not meant for off road.

Off topic Mr H. but had to mention that thanks to your recommendations I just got back from the Joker film and have to say cheers for the recommendation. I wasn't disappointed and it was hilarious watching a group at the cinema jump out of their skin at a certain scene very near the end that I won't mention as I don't wanna spoil it for others. You'll quite possibly guess which.

HI YOU LOVE ALIEN SO MUCH . YOURS ALIEN INFORMATION VERY DETAILS . THANKS . KURURU .

i think that ground clearance is the only thing that makes this impractical

That this vehicle would be usable in aliens vs predator extinction

It was based on an aircraft tug. When they took all the lead weights off it Apparantly it was rapid lol

a big budget gi joe apc/tank great design tho. and like you said iconic, there is a even an arma mod that allows you to drive it :P.

Oh cool.

This was awesome. Brings me back to the Alien covenant days. Really enjoy this type of video

I think the M577 or ACP soar like a light version of a battle tank more life on a vehicle do they still use battle tanks and aliens it's just curious if any loud right now

It APC interior is wrong. An original design blueprint for aliens showing the the set interior went to auction a few years ago and it was quite compact. With the one in the book, it's that spacious that no one ever mentions the fact that there's no space for an engine.

It's the batmobile of the alien franchise.

Can you please do a video about the combat Android from alien vs predator game & other game series?

Great Video! Many of the 1986 Sci-Fi features of Aliens that the Colonial Marines had like Command and Control capability of the Troops of the M577 is now standard equipment on vehicles like the US Army Stryker Armored Vehicle. The capability of knowing what the medical stats of the troops are is currently being tested and will hopefully be standard issue soon. Rail Guns are still very large and use a lot of power but I cannot wait till the Pulse Rifles become Science Fact instead of fiction and I want ONE! Just like in Star Trek the Fiction of yesterday is the Fact of Today and I can see many of the weapon systems of the m577 will probably be Operationally available at a Much Larger Scale like the kind on a Naval Ship not a School Bus size vehicle within the next 20-30 years if not sooner.

This is what the platoon should of looked like. US Colonial Marine Platoon and attachments. Platoon Headquarters layout PL HQ (C/S I71) OF-2 1LT- platoon leader SSGT- platoon sergeant/grenadier LCPL- platoon signaller Synthetic- tech support/platoon medic X3 Squads of eight men each, broken into fire teams of four men. (C/S I71A, I71B, I71C) Squad layout (Fire Team Alpha) SGT- squad leader LCPL-rifleman/anti-armour PFC-rifleman/grenadier PFC-gunner (Fire Team Bravo) CPL- assistant squad leader/grenadier PFC- marksman PFC-rifleman/combat first aider PFC-gunner X4 M577 armoured Personnel Carriers Consisting of a vehicle commander and driver. W71-vehicle commander-SGT, driver LCPL W71A- vehicle commander-CPL, driver- PFC W71B-vehicle commander-LCPL, driver-PFC W71C-vehicle commander-LCPL, driver-PFC Air Support Attachments X4 UD-4 Dropships Consisting of a Pilot and NF0 U71-pilot OF-3 LCDR, NFO OF-2 LT U71A-pilot OF-2 LT, NFO OF-1 LT U71B-pilot OF-2 LT, NFO OF-1 LT U71C-pilot OF-2 LT, NFO OF-1 LT

But does it have a bluetooth radio

The transmitter was on the APC! It's wasted!

Alright I want nice clear review this time!! Let's go! Move it out!!

Seems like a indoor battle vehicle. On ground with no obsticles. Otherwise it would stuck by not have clearance to the bottom.

Yes awesome, but how many cup holders?

Pray you don't have to cross over rough terrain in this vehicle, though. Like a lawn or tennis court. Lowrider APC.

Do y’all remember riding on the top of this thing and blasting xenos in the bonus stage of the old Aliens vs Predator arcade game?

I'll take a MAKO over this any day.

That's almost 400,000 horsepower

Love the colonial marine corps

As much as I love this thing from a visual/sci-fi badasserry perspective... no amount of technological advancement will make it viable in the real world. It has no ground clearance... a tall speed bump would stop it cold. It's heavy, despite being classified a "light APC", and rolls on wheels, instead of tracks, which compounds the clearance issue: those four wheels would have tremendous ground pressure causing it to sink into the terrain on anything softer than concrete. Only having one main entrance/exit, on one side, nonetheless, is problematic. The primary weapons aren't exactly positioned optimally... reminds me of the M3 Lee/Grant from WWII, which suffered greatly because of similar placement... IN a real world situation...

Where exactly is that gas turbine located tho? :o not to mention fule tanks and batteries.

Do you see the ground clearance? Me neither. This is would definitely be the first choice for those wishing to project military presence on a billiard table.

Twin indepentantly targeted particle beam phalanx

Its unfortunate that we dont have pictures or more lore about the Colonial Marines vehicles. I mesn, there is almost none about their tanks, IFV (except this APC), fighter jets, other types of dropships etc. I ask the fanbase and whoever is working over titles of this brand: make pictures, concept arts, designs, whatever you want, but do more. Otherwise the brand will just slowly die. Im trying too to do something, but its about a crossover for now, so it will not be canon. 🙏

6 Xenomorphs dislike this.

And old pc game called "Chrome" had something similar.

Perfect for the school run.

And can be stoped by even slightly unflat terain.

1700 rds for "dual gatling cannons"? Was is that like , one five second burst?

Could've used armored glass for the driver, not to mention bodywork that didn't dent or an easily broken drive train. You know, basic stuff. No wonder the used them to move crap at airports...basic field use would wreck them.

Cybertruck Alpha Version

OK! I'm sold, where can I get one?