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Not to mention honestly now in Ukraine where you consider the fact that, as we’ve seen with examples on the Russian side of things blowing up, just how fragile these armoured vehicles really are with so much equipment focused around the toilet area rather than being more spread out. Sure, with district design it does mean more people can get out of the top at one time if needed, but it also means if you can fire something from above then it would also take out three fourths of the crew all at once. As you see in Ukraine it is now much easier to take out a tank with modern ATGMs and I very much doubt (based on what I’ve seen here) that the US has bothered as much as the UK, Germany, Japan and South Korea have in continuously upgrading their tank models. It seems like the training on these older ones wouldn’t be as much of a stretch as the US seems to be continuously making it out to be, so perhaps they shouldn’t be so pigheaded about it and actually send these over to Ukraine already.

With how modern fighting is moving forward, these tank crews need to learn to be versatile and highly mobile. Stay safe and train hard, TOT!

we actually graduated together and in the same duty station. she’s doing pretty good

@Tyler Lopes A-10s are obsolete now and are being retired bro.. still badass weaponry but times have changed

I saw a guy on Knox get rushed into the hospital He was in the way of the breech and caught the recoil. Split his Kevlar and he was convulsing and bleeding. Dude for sure will never be the same after it. He was unconscious and being carried by his crew into the ER

With a bit of...ahem..."Agony" and "Misery"? 😉(Scouts Out!)

Wow that’s awesome. I’ve seen veterans share stories on RU-vid about their experiences. I’m sure you have some stories to tell; more people than you think would be interested in hearing them, especially now.

Thankyou for your service sir!

Joe : You have lived long enough to see that tanks have become AWB - SO - LEET !! The century of tanks , them big slow lumbering targets for drones or hand-held javelins , is OVUR !! Joe , you lived to see it. God bless yorn elderly ass. I hope you live forever. Now get back in that thar tank , blow up every civilian structure in sight , and kill or maim every raccoon or squirrel. HOOOOO - wah !!

how is your hearing? loving that VA claim for hearing loss?

Same

They use technology to recruit people, comparing it to a fun videogame is modern army grooming 101.

THOSE DEVIL DOG LEATHERNECKS HAVE " BOOT CAMP " , " BASIC TRAINING " FOR THE ARMY , AFTER BASIC TRAINING , " SOLDIERS " HAVE A.I.T. , ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING FOR THEIR PRIMARY M.O.S. ( MILITARY OCCUPATION. SPECIALTY ) FOR " SOME " BASIC TRAINING & AIT ARE COMBINED , ARMOR CREWMAN IS ONE OF THEM , SAME MILITARY BASE , ALONG WITH THE DRILL SERGEANTS . ( MARINES HAVE DRILL INSTRUCTORS , D I ' S )

@@SernivalAll Armies do it, it’s simply how things work.

@@Sernival grooming?

@@MidnightSlayz yep, that's how they want to encourage young people into recruiting

Nobody's gonna do corrective training. Shows you know nothing.

@@rubengonzalez3222 rule #1. Never trust a Gonzalez when discussing military subjects.

I am that person. Honestly I wish I was not even in this video

@@hannahleblanc5699 Nah, you were the highlight of the video.

@@RandomDudeOne oh god no, I do not like this..... If I could I would have them take me out the video. a Tank does not care who it kills. It is made to kill

I love that guy

I was half expecting him to appear lol

"This tank will kill you just as easy as the enemy if you are not carful." Drill Sgt Wells. Circa 2012

The entire time I was thinking of his video when he was reminiscing of his crew. When they were in the museum, I was half expecting him to be in the background with his camera

*sarcasm* wrong they are for self defense 😶‍🌫️

Just gayer,

But not! Lol

Cav scouts get treated like the redheaded stepchild. We (13F) had one, we adopted him gladly into the FO team. He even became half proficient at calling for fire.

@@max420thc LOL are tanks that bad??

TREADHEADS ---- THOSE *** " L E G S " BIG GUN , IDENTIFIED - FIRE ( UP ) ------------ " ON THE WAY " 1 B. A. G. G. ( BAD A _ _ GROUNDHOG GUN ) ROLL ON & " ARMOR RULES "

My dad served at fort knox in early 2000s as an army aviator

my great grandfather served in the 3rd Panzer division and said it was sometimes unsafe inside a tank because everywhere was solid and sturdy - you wouldnt want to collide around hurting yourself.

"I did my 13 week OSUT 19Echo training at Ft.Knox,Ky in 1984." I did my BCT at Ft. Knox as well in 04. Not a tanker though.

If you were part of the OPFOR at Ft. Irwin back then you may remember my unit, 4th Battalion 68th Armored, 4th ID. I got put in S-3 driving the battalion commander's M113A3 right out basic and AIT at Ft Knox in '86 and we were the first unit to beat y'all 9-0. The COTJCOS Admiral William Crowe came to our battalion to award us special coins (still have mine) and a few of us got AAMs. My commander, William Dibella got promoted to full bird and sent to the war college. When Crowe came I opened the door for him and his secret service agents along with a Marine Major with the "Football". Amazing shit for an 18 year old PFC. Thank you very much for your service, brother.

Thank you for your service, but no one cares how shinny your boots were. I'd look at your score from gunnery days before looking at how your boots. I care more about combat effectiveness than garrsion dog and pony show BS.

@@pantherowow77 Everyone not Infantry: Laughs at Infantry

Competitive banter? Like infantry and MP’s?

@@mizunawa5207 you can't spell wimp without MP....

ok everybody knows the biggest target of an infantryman is not tankers or cav scouts, or engineers or even the wimps i mean MPs, no. the real #1 target within our military of ridicule and "competitive banter" from the infantry are the Medics assigned to them. of course, if they aren't giving us shit we must have fubared something big time. usually one of them but hey nobody ever said infantry or combat arms required good looks, well nobody but those navy guys who balance red balls on their noses.

YB BETTER

they just got moved to army is all

John, yeah I heard that too. Still can't believe it though. Why did they do this?

Tanks will only be a liability in the South China Sea.

@@danielphipps888 See my answer to John in the comment above this one.

@@danielphipps888 The Marines removed their tank battalions simply put it that it doesn’t fit with their mission statement. Marines are THE branch when it comes to fighting, so having tanks would make sense. But the problem isn’t having them, it’s really that transporting them for an expeditionary and dedicated amphibious assault force is a huge challenge, and as the Corps put it, “unsuitable for the highest-priority challenges in the future.”

yup. tanks are meant to kill people. they dont care who.

Funny story. 2 years ago in my small town in central Texas I was in the local hardware buying a gallon of paint and talking with the lady at the counter. From behind I hear someone say "Aren't you C*&*^ Ri*&^#$ ?" Well I figure after all my years of shit here comes the bullet to the face when I turn around. So I turn and say "Yes". "Weren't you C-2/13, 1990?" So I said "yes". So this person with a full beard says to me "I am LO$#@^ CL*&^%$ and was in your squad" I looked through the beard and sure as shit it came back. 30 years later there he was. So I asked him how the hell he remembered me from that long ago and his response was "I never forget the way you yelled at us when shit wasn't tight so we would avoid the wrath of the drill"(I was OSUT prior service USMC) Small world. He retired as a CSM and moved into the same town I did.

Did he smoke the shit out you too?

@@burntmarshmallow8518 lol nah, that man helped bring me into the NCO Corps, I owe him the world lol

@@gk7754 was 2-5 CAV out of Hood.

@@toxicdrengrgaming 1-3 ACR at Hood 06-12. 19K. Iraq 06-08 & 10-11. If you aint Cav........ I'm glad I got out when I did. My first thought when I saw the female was, "What are you doing out of S1?" There is NO WAY that females can lift the things needed in that profession. I don't see her being able to pull her crew mates out of the tank if it is on fire and they are unconscious. Call me old school, but they should NOT be in combat arms roles. Let's not even get into her loading times. If she was my soldier she would equate to the male standards or wash out. They are detrimental to those built for the profession. signed- Tiger Crazyhorse red 2 golf

Man was laying down hell in those tanks💪

My great Grandpa was the driver of an m4 sherman in the pacific theater of ww2

@@galacticbananastopmotions7292 Fantastic! That is really something to write home about. My maternal grandfather was an engineer in Egypt during world war two. His two brothers (my uncles) were in Italy. I think. As for my paternal grandfather, he stayed at home and looked after his farm and blossoming family.

@@galacticbananastopmotions7292 real heroes

My grandfather was a tanker in WWII. Came home and was a barber until the day he died. Makes sense right?

BS! Lot of them knocked out by simple old Soviet RPGs.

@@michaelakenya268 cap

@@michaelakenya268 that’s not true whatsoever there is videos of Abrams without the depleted uranium armor being hit four times with an RPG 7 and it literally drove away… theirs also a video of an Abrams being hit by a Kornet AT at optimal distance and it only disabled the ADS and caused an engine issue… the blowout storage system saved them all. (Unlike Soviet or Russian tanks) So this is for you… 🤡

@@michaelakenya268 russian propaganda has gotten into ur brain huh?

@@MaineLandReviewsrussian tanks: you and ur turret will fly up 50 meters into the air setting the world record of ammo racked tank

Better than the 60

Mannnnn I went to BCT over at Knox I'll never forget that place... I still remember been on a ruck march and feeling a tank convoy way before we saw it hahaha

The Sherman was a "purple heart box" during World War Two according to the 1970 film, Patton.

war crimes

Great story. But truth be told, safe is a relative term since anti armor weapons have advanced so much. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading Red Storm Rising and Armored Cav. Both books were written by Tom Clancy and he gets the details correct. Take care, and again, thanks for sharing your story.

Yes please!!

Yes please ✅

Fort greenlees

My Jungle training was at Fort Sherman, Panama.

Not mention about all riots happened in the world such as Hong Kong riot, Xinjiang riots, Tian An Men Protest etc. which organized by ARMerica , only talk about war. In 250 years of existence as a nation, the US has fought against 29 sovereign countries. (In Fact, since 1785, US have been involved, for 219 years, in some kind of war. And this wars, against all varieties of sovereign nations. From going against the Sultan of Morocco, to invading the tiny island of Grenada. Well, this means that in its entire history, it has only had 17 years of peace, and even fewer, cuz here the almost 5 years (1861-1865), of its Civil War of Secession are not counted (Union/Confederates), since this war was not with another country, but against US. And the wars against the Native Nations of America are not counted too, for the same reason). Anyway: US fought against 29 countries. It has "Grown" 711 times the size of its territory from the original 13 colonies. It has provoked with total impunity, Genocides, inside and outside its own borders, and assassinations of Gov’t. Leaders, Coups d'État and Economic Blockades in 6 UN member nations. (Between 1947 and 1989, the US tried to change other nations gov’ts. 73 times. It includes 66 covert Ops. And 7 overt ones. In Civil Wars: The US has taken advantage of and intervened without justification in the following Civil Wars: In Cuba (1898 and 1960). In Haiti (1813 and then 1915-1934). In Colombia (1899-1902 and 1948). In Mexico (1847 and 1914 and again in 1916). In Russia (1918). In the "Republic Banana Wars" of Central America (1912-1934). In Venezuela (1945 and again in 1948). In China (1857, and 1900, and again in 1945-1946-1949). In Korea (1950-1953). In Viet Nam (1959-1975). In Panama (1964 and again 1989). In Central Africa (1969-1974 and 1982-1988). In Nicaragua (1937 and 1985). In Bosnia (1995). In the Philippines (1898 and 1900)... In Kosovo, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan, etc.). And more: US has almost 800 Military Bases scattered around the world; 93 of which are against China. On the other hand, China and N. Korea (The "Axis of Evil"), in 1,000 years of history have NEVER invaded anyone. These nations have fought their Civil Wars, defended themselves against foreign invasions, and secured their immediate borders, but they have never been meddling or aggressor countries. Do you know how many Military Bases China or N. Korea have outside their territory? None. Zero. Any. NADA! They do not have a single Base. These are verifiable facts. Neither China nor Korea will invade the world; US does... that's DONE, as US does in the Middle East. Iran also does not have a SINGLE MILITARY BASE outside its national territory, and it is surrounded by 16 US Bases, and it is US who call the Iranians Terrorists. Well, very good. You already know. Now, compare the Greatness of the US with the Greatness of China. The "Greatness" of the US is built on the foundations of Piracy, Slavery, Genocide, the Assassination of opponents, Opium Traffic, or Cocaine in its case, and is under the foundations of the weakness of other sovereign nations. LOL…..Chai from Malaysia.

Holladay is the kind of commander any soldier would be glad to serve under. Knows how to crack dry jokes, talks and takes no nonsense, straight to the point, gets shit done.

@@Nelsonwmj he was my drill for this exact cycle, loved Holladay and he knew how to crack me up even at my own expense. truly a great drill and NCO

@@childishflamingo487 what company were you? I was echo, we had drill sgt muana

@@mynameisntjeff906 Apache 1-81

@@childishflamingo487 yeah y'all graduated like a week after us right?

This is basic training

One stop unit training. There is no AIT for 19 kilos or 19 deltas. One stop unit training 16 weeks

Yeah, what he said. 8)

This is One Station Unit Training. Why they moved it from Knox I have no clue. Basic and A school combined. C 2/13, 1990

@@aaaz50 No it is not.

The ocean is wet. Duh

@@saltedslug7954 exactly what i was thinking bruh.

Just not very good at paying us

Slava Rossii

Follow the Ten Commandments and God please

@@darianhanes7555 ah. They told us we were the first since they moved it

@@darianhanes7555 lol check out this badass.

@Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO) and wbat information do you have about this lolol

@Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO) bro....take off the tin foil hat.

Wow when I went through osut for 19k it was 16 1/2 weeks

ou guys kicked some ass there as i recall.

@@abntemplar82 Roger that. My battalion wiped out an entire Republican Guards division. 🇺🇸💪

I wished to be an Abrams tanker someday.

@@therandom5663 Enlist in the U.S. Army and your dream will come true. It's the best job I ever had. 🇺🇸✊

@@TheMichaelBeck I'm still under age tho I still have a long way to go

Never too late to serve your country. I was turned down 3 times. At almost 30 I became a volunteer fireman. Did 15 years at that then became a Reserve Deputy for 12 years. Got shot at for free. Lol. Never think for a minute you can’t help folks and serve America.

@@dougtaylor7724 thank you very much. I never thought of it that way before. I find your point, to be very inspiring. I really appreciate it. 👍👍

Help me to join us army

I was there around the same time. Scout though. Charlie Troop 5-15 and graduated at the end of September.

Still crying about ptsd?

@@earlp4854 amazing 💪🏽

BLACKHORSE !!! ALLONS !!! 87-90

Based on all of this then, do you think this might explain in some ways why the US has been still so reluctant for some reason to send even its older M1 tanks to Ukraine? Based on what I’ve seen here of these tanks, compared to things like the T-80 and T-90 even though it’s a different internal set up, they don’t really seem all that impressive and if you were to take a more basic one they are not that much of a stretch beyond the Russian tanks and it feels frankly like the US is just making up excuses when it comes to training Ukrainian fighters. Looking out these tanks, if they got some Ukrainian crews that have already got experience on tanking, they could probably train them within a couple of weeks on these and get them over to Ukraine where they are needed ASAP. Do you think it could actually be perhaps that, as you said, these tanks might actually need more maintenance than the Ukrainian cruise could keep up with or are worried that the US could face some sort of embarrassment if they weren’t to last as long as they would like to advertise? That or perhaps they are just more thinking about themselves and are worried that somehow Russia is just going to capture one of them and make a cheap copy of it and then it will somehow be out of the US military control on the design?

@@danielwhyatt3278 Why would we send out tanks to Ukraine? Are they going to buy them. Also there are no M1 tanks left. The oldest youll see are the M1A1 SAs.

@@danielwhyatt3278 the M1s require far different training than what Ukraine is used to. Germany isn’t sending Leopards, Britain isn’t sending Challengers, and no one else is sending their own tanks. Only the older and Russian styled tanks since that’s what Ukraine knows how to properly use.

@@danielwhyatt3278 wtf are you talking about? You think that sending weapons is about filanthropy? Its all about money, weapons are a gr8 bussines

@@danielwhyatt3278 They wouldn't need to make a copy in the case they captured an M1, they're more than capable of building their own tanks. What you don't want though, is for your enemy to know the capabilities of your tank's avionics, weapons suite, armor etc. What you don't want is an enemy knowing what your armor can and cannot do, if they do, then "all they have to do" is to develop munitions that will render your armor obsolete. No need to build a carbon copy of the tank itself.

ill be leaving aug 22 :)

Yep, even the new LT has to be a college kid at minimum, if your lucky you get a former enlisted guy the army sent to college

Going for 19 Kilo here. That sounds like some pretty exciting stuff.

19 ECHO 10 , ARMOR CREWMAN, O.S.U.T. ( ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ) FT. KNOX , KY . M- 60 , BASIC / A.I.T. ( ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ) COMBINED, THE BARRACKS , COMPANY / PLATOON , DRILL SERGEANTS ALL REMAINED THE SAME UNTIL GRADUATION , ALSO THE MARINE CORPS SENT THEIR TANKERS TO KNOX AFTER THEIR " BOOT CAMP " . HARTBREAK , MISERY & AGONY FORCED ROAD MARCH , HOLDER ARMORY COMPLEX . IDENTIFIED ( UP) FIRE , " ON THE WAY " MOVE , SHOOT & SCOOT " ARMOR RULES , THE " LEGS " BIG GUN !!! U.S.A. " THIS WE'LL DEFEND "

Ah, 19K's, you guys take Death Before Dismount to a whole level, especially in NTC. Btw, 19D's are more insufferable now since you all moved to Ft. Benning.

Sounds like a fun time was had by all.

Ok verified

You have my gratitude and and my respect for your service from one soldier to another.

welcome home

Welcome home brother

It amazes me how great the Ukrainians are thought of but how shitty our Vietnam vets were treated.

different times dave, different situations, but yeah you guys were not treated as well as should have been

HAHA look at the russian tanks in ucraine, all blown up, theres ur reason

​@@Wildminecraftwolf what do russian tanks and ukraine have to do with that?

@@Wildminecraftwolf the tank isn't the problem, it's how you use it

@@Clewxd Everything. It's the era of anti-armor guided missiles now. Tanks nowadays are only safe with scouts ahead. It's no longer an iron turtle but more like a sitting duck.

@@viktorjancik2737 Tanks were never an iron turtle. What matters is how a tank is used. Theyre meant for combined arms not win a war themselves.

♥️ Jesus Christ loves soldiers. 2 Timothy 2 KJV 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15 KJV 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 KJV 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ♥️know♥️ 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

@@alexanderbrown2717 Sure but I don't think Jesus wants people to be a soldier and kill other people.

@@emiledin2183 ♥️ 1 Samuel 17 KJV 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. Numbers 25 KJV 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. Revelation 19 KJV 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

@@alexanderbrown2717 First of, you say the nazis are good soldiers then! Because in the old testament it was justified because God ruled Israel therefore it was rightouss of David and his soldiers to go to war. However now we are not in the new testament, but instead under secular rules. Therefore you indirectly suggest the Nazis, Soviets, Taliban are justified to go to war because in the old testament people went to war. Secondly revelation is mostly symbolic, you cant take everything literally. Don't justify killing civilians, bombing their homes etc.. Jesus said to turn the other cheeck and love your enemies!

@@emiledin2183 ♥️ Philemon 1 KJV 2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

And the new track is not combat rolled smh. Thanks for bringing me back to those miserable days.

Breaking track is an absolute nightmare in the field.

@@Madmongul unfortunately, the tracks are the parts that are most likely to break

Does COD have drivable tanks?

@@abigailflores5116 Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty WAW.

And Call of Duty Ghosts

@@Googles23m I never knew that lmao

I have Battlefield 4 experience, even better lol

Hello how are you doing today

so you went to fort lost in the woods misery, E53 for basic there. then they put us on a 22 hour bus ride to San Antonio still in our greens from the morning graduation ceremony.

My aunt keeps trying to convince me to join the Navy, which honestly I don't have a problem with... I love ships, boats, the sea in general so it'll be fun even when not having fun. However since I'm small they'll probably put me in a submarine lmao! I'm a 5'4 guy so I can fit in anywhere basically...🤷‍♂️

@@shyryTsr2k Either that or the tank equivalent of those tiny motorcycles

@@Elenrai lol right?

In the summer of 1970, Fort Polk was overcrowded and I was transferred to Fort Knox for basic training. Beautiful post! From Fort Knox, I was sent to Redstone Arsenal for additional AIT training. Eventually, I was sent to Germany for my permanent duty station. It is hard to imagine I was ever as young as these troopers!

@@randall6666 LOL...I know the feeling. Where were you in Germany?

Cameron Fath was in fort Benning btw

Because it's hard to jump over the side of the ship to fight on another ship when you have a tank.

why discontinued?

@@dot1108 bc the marine corps has limited resources that they want to use on their own type of missions. If they need tanks, that's what the army is for

@@regalplays7135 correct, the Marine corps mission is to jump over the side of the ship and fight people on another ship..

I was a 19kilo and once you did your first gunnery you earned the privilege of wearing "Tanker Boots" which had no laces but straps that went around the outside of the boot to keep them in place

I never heard what he was talking about. Bedsides you would get slammed for wearing tanker boots before your first gunnery. Tanker boots are not issued. They have to be bought. If he is in a position where he is worried about his shoe laces catching fire then he is all ready screwed. Think that was hype for the video.

@@jhuck676 Potentially the laces thing is about them catching onto things in a tank

@@Oridux spent three years as a driver and a gunner on the platoon leaders tank. I call BS on the Sargent that kept talking about laces and air conditioning. Not one time did any one hang their boot laces. If they did then they was out of uniform. Boot laces are tucked into the boots. Only a handful of crew members wear tanker boots. Majority are GI Issue.

Not mention about all riots happened in the world such as Hong Kong riot, Xinjiang riots, Tian An Men Protest etc. which organized by ARMerica , only talk about war. In 250 years of existence as a nation, the US has fought against 29 sovereign countries. (In Fact, since 1785, US have been involved, for 219 years, in some kind of war. And this wars, against all varieties of sovereign nations. From going against the Sultan of Morocco, to invading the tiny island of Grenada. Well, this means that in its entire history, it has only had 17 years of peace, and even fewer, cuz here the almost 5 years (1861-1865), of its Civil War of Secession are not counted (Union/Confederates), since this war was not with another country, but against US. And the wars against the Native Nations of America are not counted too, for the same reason). Anyway: US fought against 29 countries. It has "Grown" 711 times the size of its territory from the original 13 colonies. It has provoked with total impunity, Genocides, inside and outside its own borders, and assassinations of Gov’t. Leaders, Coups d'État and Economic Blockades in 6 UN member nations. (Between 1947 and 1989, the US tried to change other nations gov’ts. 73 times. It includes 66 covert Ops. And 7 overt ones. In Civil Wars: The US has taken advantage of and intervened without justification in the following Civil Wars: In Cuba (1898 and 1960). In Haiti (1813 and then 1915-1934). In Colombia (1899-1902 and 1948). In Mexico (1847 and 1914 and again in 1916). In Russia (1918). In the "Republic Banana Wars" of Central America (1912-1934). In Venezuela (1945 and again in 1948). In China (1857, and 1900, and again in 1945-1946-1949). In Korea (1950-1953). In Viet Nam (1959-1975). In Panama (1964 and again 1989). In Central Africa (1969-1974 and 1982-1988). In Nicaragua (1937 and 1985). In Bosnia (1995). In the Philippines (1898 and 1900)... In Kosovo, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan, etc.). And more: US has almost 800 Military Bases scattered around the world; 93 of which are against China. On the other hand, China and N. Korea (The "Axis of Evil"), in 1,000 years of history have NEVER invaded anyone. These nations have fought their Civil Wars, defended themselves against foreign invasions, and secured their immediate borders, but they have never been meddling or aggressor countries. Do you know how many Military Bases China or N. Korea have outside their territory? None. Zero. Any. NADA! They do not have a single Base. These are verifiable facts. Neither China nor Korea will invade the world; US does... that's DONE, as US does in the Middle East. Iran also does not have a SINGLE MILITARY BASE outside its national territory, and it is surrounded by 16 US Bases, and it is US who call the Iranians Terrorists. Well, very good. You already know. Now, compare the Greatness of the US with the Greatness of China. The "Greatness" of the US is built on the foundations of Piracy, Slavery, Genocide, the Assassination of opponents, Opium Traffic, or Cocaine in its case, and is under the foundations of the weakness of other sovereign nations. LOL…..Chai from Malaysia.

they probably did not know that much about it until now lol, i'm now certain its going to be tough finding tank recruits

@@evryatis9231 Russia's issue is they barely had any infantry support with their tanks

@@evryatis9231 it isnt, 1st world country tanks have APS, unlike russian/ukranian... Trash tanks

Huge difference between T72's, T80's and M1A2 SEP's. I've been hit by RPG's, AT Mines and Recoiless Rifles while in my Abrams - They didn't do much. Javelin, I wouldn't know how that would fare.

some advice, never fire an AT 4 at a main battle tank. it won't work out well.

2022 Abrams has an interior upgrade that previous models didn't? Only thing I can think of that makes sense because your statement is very true.

they should be knowledgeable about the wars being faught though, some american wars were for a very bad reason. like the invasion of iraq.

@Tim Burm1 The chemical weapons that vanished before the invasion? how convenient. The only reason we know they were there is because the CIA checked the receipt.

@@ChristopherGray00 the only middle east conflict the US was that was even close to worth it was the Gukf War, to help Kuwait, but the US messed up big time everywhere else, especially in Afghanistan when to fight the Soviets they trained and sent weapons to the militias in Afghanistan, then those groups became the Taliban and then it was just an awful waste of time and soldiers moral.

@Tim Burm1 That wasn't the reason we invaded though, bush lied about them being associated with the 9/11 attacks and having weapons of mass destruction. Even if it was a dictatorship it's not a good reason to invade a country, there needs to be an extremely high bar for invading a country, and in reality the US didn't have a good reason, they were not an international threat or aggressor.

Kit Carson said to tell ya' hey.

Is being a cav scout better than being in an regular infantry group ?

@@mealyrelic3197 yes and No. Depending on who you ask. Ones isn't any "better" than the other seeing as though they are two different MOS's

@@mealyrelic3197 if you like tanks and riding horses... oh wait. they don't ride horses.

Scouts out!

@@mealyrelic3197 they can both do each others jobs lol

As a current 19k crewman I can tell you that Armor is a rough time, lots of long hours and late nights. But there's nothing like it in the world. I hope you do join up, 19k is a world of its own

@Russian Waifu cry

@Russian Waifu not the Russian speaking about senseless death…

@Russian Waifu what signified I was ignoring? Just ironic the Russian speaks

@Russian Waifu they let terrorists operate from their backward, violent shit hole. They paid for it. We should've left after a year and not done stupid, globalist nation building. How is it imperialist...if you have no empire?

@Russian Waifu that's an upgrade... From colonizers to imperialism Long live the imperial west 😅 I feel like I am part of the royal family now... thanks.... you made my day.

When I was at Ft. Knox in 1979 they accidentally fired a training round outside the range fan at near full elevation and it knocked down a garage in Elizabeth town.

You're describing an M5 Stuart light tank. My understanding of why the gunner'controls are called Cadillacs is because the Cadillac-Gage company was the first to combine power traverse, power elevation, and the primary trigger into one control. IIRC that was introduced on the M47. In previous tank models, these controls were separate hand grips and in some cases a foot pedal trigger.