The M1 Abrams Tank: The Ultimate War Machine | Weapons That Changed The World | War Stories 

The tank is an instrument in combat, the crew is what makes the tank lethal. I used to be a tank commander back in the late 90s on the M1A1 Abrams. My favorite positions is first being the gunner then being the commander. Before becoming one of the two senior positions all tankers must be proficient in maintaining the tank and the weapons systems first. As a crew the driver is the most junior position where he knows the tank commander and gunner to drive to favorable terrain and firing positions under the direction of the TC. The loader must load the main gun as fast as possible and the second set of eyes for the commander and responsible for the radios. His secondary responsibility is being the gunner if the gunner is taken out of action. Every crew member is capable of doing two to three jobs above their positions. This teaches junior members to learn and move into leadership positions in the future. The tank commander has to be technically and tactically proficient because his tank would be able to step up as Platoon Sergeant or Platoon Leader. I did enjoy gunnery during my years in Armor but the worst part is maintaining the tank has always been problematic and intensive from my experience.

M1 isn't perfect but it's good❤

I see the Russians have dragged a few to red square

An uncomfortable crew is a less effective crew. If you want to maximise a tank's potential, crew comfort is essential.

I’m craving a MRE right now (Chicken & Salsa or Spaghetti with meat sauce) haha. Army vet here.

Is this at NTC (National Training Center CA)?? War vet here 3ID Mech. Haha I guess I should have kept watching… before I made a comment 10 seconds into the video. Drove a M2a2 Brad. I miss those years… playing laser tag (miles gear) out in the Mojave Desert.

The Abrams M 1 Tank's Power Plant is twice that of the "Tiger 1" (56 tons) & Tiger 2" (68 tons) which both used the 850 hp Maybach 12 cyl engine...🇺🇸🇩🇪

I spent the day riding an M60 tank when i fruitlessly atrempting to support them as a Combat Engineer..it was quite an experimce.

Great video thanks

11:27 you forgot the tiger tanks in ww2.

All good until the “other guy” gets the equivalent of a Thunderbolt A10. . .

I think the atom bomb changed the world and not the Abrams

In this part of the video I remember some time ago that the Army has a new tank but I have a friend who was in a tank and that the tank commander thought it was funny to drive through buildings just for fun and I think that it's just plain sick or stupid but I like watching battle videos to understand battle strategies like when I was in high school 3 years ROTC.

Do you guys think we're close to inventing a way to move all of the Chinese people to another planet?

nice tank, but i'll still be loyal to my country tank, the Leclerc, he's a real beauty also

I play a lot of tank games, every tank game known. I wanna be a gunner now lol

Time of Tanks is over. What ever how much powerful it is.. Drones are the future.

Running over the Taxi, We are farmers!! lol.

Tuned it off as soon as I heard this guy

I just watched a Doc and it showed Gen. Montgomery who was British through and through and his personal weapon for protection throughout the war, that he kept at arms reach in every vehicle he traveled in was the American made M1 Carbine.

29:37 Fun fact! Even though t55 is a soviet tank, writing inside of the tank is in Polish. Quick google search says Poland had licence to produce those tanks since 1964. its worth remembering Poland was behind the iron curtain until 1989.

There are serious contenders that are better than the abrams

General Patton would have a tear running down his cheek if he saw how perfect the Abrams is.

A teeny tiny lancet can make this hyped tank in to a rusty junk

Don't you love it when the bots try to troll but they conveniently leave out how bad they're own tanks are doing.

Challenger 2

It was an informative and wonderful description of Abrams tank characteristics balancing amongst firepower, accuracy, speed & fast minnuvoraity. Thanks for sharing

4:27 why did you add diesel sounds to a tank with a turbine engine???

drones and motorcycles are gaining popularity in us special forces

Always satisfying to hear a snake-eating crunchy realize being a tanker is harder than it looks. Forge the Thunderbolt, boys!

Friendly reminder: This video was first published before the Russo-Ukranian War, before inexpensive drones were implemented to destroy modern multi-million dollar MBTs

How do you know this? There's been a news blackout since the beginning.

What’s the difference between tank & tank destroyer? Armour? Gun?

No Tank can Survive Lacent Drones

The track on the right side of the M1 is a little farther ahead of the track on the left side because of the torsion bar suspension which causes the track on the right to wear out faster than the track on the left...how does that make sense? Both sets of tracks still go over the same terrain don't they? So why does does one side wear out quicker just because it's a little ahead of the other? If my feet walk 10 miles, my right foot isn't going to be hurting a little more than my left just because I start with my right foot. ...that guy has been in the army for 16 years and he's only a sergeant first class?!?

I love how the Russian bots are talking bout how they 1 Abrams In Moscow and have destroyed/damaged five more. Failed to mention almost 90 to a 100 T90s have been damaged/destroyed/abandoned 8 of were captured. Also how’s it’s feel to loss almost 3000 tanks in two years of combat

I love this show. Wil is awesome! You should publish Special Ops with Wil Willis!

Correct. That is a T-55AM1

11:26

It Rine-mit-all

It's the was they are being used in uncra.

Lol he says the armor ia secret and then tells u how its made lol.

The rise of the drones the dawn and death of the tanks.

I need more Will Willis!!!!

Isn't the leopard ranked #1 worldwide?

Try a 155 howitser SP…

All of this comes at the cost of weight. The M1 is fattest tank in the world pushing almost 80 tons. It can't cross most bridges and transport planes can barely carry just one M1 because it's so heavy. The US military is desperately trying to find ways to shave off weight for future versions of the tank because the weight has become a big issue.

LMG episode left

Imagine having aim bot on a 120mm cannon that can drive 40mph and is almost indestructible 😅 “it’s kind of cheating”….he is not wrong 😂😂

The guy even said jet turbine engine so isn't that a 500 gallon jet fuel tank? Gas is what you put in your car

Ukraine has been trained in combined arms, killweb, etc...but they are using old Soviet era tactics and drones are able to take out the Abrams. At least two were due to blast door being left open.

If it good why they with draw from battle in Ukraine

The M1 played 2nd fiddle to the British Challenger tank & still does

This guy does not like southerners does he

a fine machine in it's time....however it's time is over when a $500 drone can take it out....

Sooooooo who is going ti send this to gijin the abrams needs some work

Passadina

Sorry but drones make tanks obsolete now.

*Challenger tank enters the chat*

Old series, produced in 2000s, I see US army soldiers wearing UCP pattern uniform , few years after Iraq war. More M1 Abrams war destroyed in 2010s in Iraq by Russian ATGM, and in 2000s , Russian T90 tank no more information.

Really no Sherman tank

German armor was much better then any American tank, they created the most lethal and feared crews in history

Arent these fellows splatered in the red square for all the comrades to see?

Leopard 2 is the best 🇩🇪👍

I loved watching you fold. It puts regular poker nights into better perspective. You don’t get those good hands all the time.

And yet some people believe that the Russian tanks are better !!!!! 93 percent of the crews in an Abrams survive first anti tank skrike in comparison to the t72 crews who have a 36 percent survival rate !!!

Beast tank until the come to sirya

Had it gone hot in the 1980s it would have been the T72.....which would have been creamed by NATOs most powerful tank....you guessed it....the British Chieftain MBT, manned by the best tank crews in NATO....GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (as it was then)🥰🥰🥰🥰

I don't think your title to this video is accurate. Considering how poorly the Abrams is doing against the Russians in Ukraine.

One of the best tanks ever . Constantly battle tested and proven. Cant really get any better than a modern M1 Abrams and its crews .

M1? Weak sauce.

The dron has made the tank we know it obsolete.

I've seen them getting wrecked by a 5 doller drone in Ukraine.

Don't mess with the Great U.S.A. .

They were kinda the same as Germans tanks like the body looks kinda same

I wish we could get shows “Wings”, “Firepower” and “Tales of the Gun” but with modern video and information. Get rid of the “show host” and bring back the “Narrator” with just facts about the equipment.

The Abrams has always been something of a joke in NATO. Firstly the Gas Turbine gives off a lot of heat which is easily detected and targeted. Secondly the Abrams needs to be followed by a fuel tanker, the 65 mile range is pathetic for a modern tank. Though ammunition fires may not destroy the tank, it does require a re-build taking many months, so far 35 tanks have been battle casualties.

The Russian and Chinese trolls can’t accept the fact we gave Ukraine a handful of FIRST generation Abrams from the 80’s, and Russia can’t replace how fast their tanks are Orbiting🤡🤣🤣🤣

Nobody can equal the yanks blowing their own trumpet.

Update...

A good tank....but the British Challenger 2 is the best MBT in the world today, until of course the British Challenger 3 comes on line....then just leave it to us chaps....GOD SAVE THE KING😜😜😜😜

Until now they never was in a combat situation against an army with equivalent capability. Same like F16 and F35. Like a bully that never enter in a fight only because is big until….a new kid appears and stand in the front. This is practically NATO army in this moment.

I'm sorry, but this guy over-hypes everything.

Beautiful "modern" Western (especially the M1 Abrams) tanks, beautifully BURN... Ask the RUSSIANS for more details...

Roflmfao, you do know this tank didn't even last 2 months against Russia before being chased completely off the battlefield right? No? Okay cool story bro 👍 😂

One cheep drone with heat seeking, would hone in on the heat from the gas guzzling jet and by by silly obsolete death trap

This chunk of steel is useless now.

The Challenger 2 is a better tank ! Takes hits an M1 can't! Has the longest tank on tank kill in the world ! So obviously NOT the best

T-90M is a best😇

M1 was destroyed by Russian shovels

Bahahaha, LOL. Seems it is far worse that it is tried to be sold in here.

This video didn't age well.

Not anymore ! ! ! Just got littered in Red Square ! ! !🤣🤣🤣

Abram tanks are being obliterated on the battlefield of Ukraine 🇷🇺

This is sad!

It can be seen displayed in Russian Museum,

Well, they have some in exhibition in Moscow.

T72 destroy the might abrams this year.

The "ultimate war machine"?. Right... when it's fighting goat herders who has no anti-tank weapons

"Ultimate war machine" Yet got defeated easily in Ukraine. That's what happens when you aren't fighting sand people