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M1A1 Abrams Tank Amazing Video - MilitaryPorn
Video of the amazing M1A1 Tank. The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Arm...
Sometimes I think with great reverence when I was a Tank Officer. I can't believe that the Army gave me such an incredible toy to play with. It weighs 70 tons, has a 1500 HP turbine engine that is relatively quiet, and can fire accurately on the move against a moving target. It has a coaxial M240 machine gun that is guided by a ballistic computer.
It carries 40 big 120 mm rounds. My Tank Platoon had 160 big rounds. That is a lot of firepower. The sabot round is essentially a 2 foot dart that weighs 20 lbs. and travels one mile per second. We can hit a target 2.5 miles away in 2.5 seconds. That is a lot of kinetic energy. I had a 50 cal to use.
Learning the trade took some time due to the speed of maneuvering. It became easier with experience and training. Case in point is if we go into a hasty defense, all I had to do was point out three target reference points to the other three tanks and the fire plan was already set. I love the target reference approach. I could radio to the platoon two enemy vehicles at target reference point 2, 2000 meters. It was a quick way to paint the picture. That gave priority of fire to my #2 and #3 tanks. Each Tank Commander understood we could have a good bit of distance between the tanks, and they would look for terrain to give them cover and concealment.
We used the wingman concept to simplify tactics. I had a wingman tank and together we were Alpha Section. The Platoon SGT had a wingman tank and they were Bravo Section. If enemy contact was not expected we traveled in staggered column with me in the lead. If enemy contact is likely we would travel in a wedge formation with me at the lead. If needed we would bound by sections. Alpha set Bravo move. Bravo set Alpha move.
The suspension is second to none. We call it the Cadillac Ride. The suspension facilitates speed. That is why M1s traveling in the desert look like ships gliding over the sand. The mission of tank units is not to defeat but to destroy and annihilate the enemy. My tank was named Diplomacy Failed.
Ah the good times!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4x7yA67XJc
It carries 40 big 120 mm rounds. My Tank Platoon had 160 big rounds. That is a lot of firepower. The sabot round is essentially a 2 foot dart that weighs 20 lbs. and travels one mile per second. We can hit a target 2.5 miles away in 2.5 seconds. That is a lot of kinetic energy. I had a 50 cal to use.
Learning the trade took some time due to the speed of maneuvering. It became easier with experience and training. Case in point is if we go into a hasty defense, all I had to do was point out three target reference points to the other three tanks and the fire plan was already set. I love the target reference approach. I could radio to the platoon two enemy vehicles at target reference point 2, 2000 meters. It was a quick way to paint the picture. That gave priority of fire to my #2 and #3 tanks. Each Tank Commander understood we could have a good bit of distance between the tanks, and they would look for terrain to give them cover and concealment.
We used the wingman concept to simplify tactics. I had a wingman tank and together we were Alpha Section. The Platoon SGT had a wingman tank and they were Bravo Section. If enemy contact was not expected we traveled in staggered column with me in the lead. If enemy contact is likely we would travel in a wedge formation with me at the lead. If needed we would bound by sections. Alpha set Bravo move. Bravo set Alpha move.
The suspension is second to none. We call it the Cadillac Ride. The suspension facilitates speed. That is why M1s traveling in the desert look like ships gliding over the sand. The mission of tank units is not to defeat but to destroy and annihilate the enemy. My tank was named Diplomacy Failed.
Ah the good times!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4x7yA67XJc
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