As a Abrams Mechanic I can say I was surprised how accurate this was, good job mate.

2:17 Length: 9,75m Width: 3,66m Height: 2,43m 2:33 top speed 68 km/h 2:51 M1A2 1893 L 0,25 km/L 483 km Avg. car 61 L 10,63 km/L 644 km 7:20 muzzle vel. = 5633kph (1565m/s) distance = 3,2 km

Буквально вчера видел его на поклонной горе, там выставка была)) Ну и рухлядь)

Как он устроен не знаю, но в Парке Победы стоит красиво.. .

I have to ask myself.....do I really need to know how a tank works...or, should I be cutting grass right now? Well, you never can tell when I may need to run a tank. I know how to cut grass.

“Its historically accurate too, which means you can learn a lot while playing.” *cuts to anime decal on an attack heli*

Vá até Moscou e veja os Abrams com os próprios olhos ! 😄😄😄

Ланцет:братан, подержи моё пиво, полечу поближе познакомиться!!!

I am an Army veteran (3rd Armored Cavalry) with experience with both the M1A1 and M1A2. I will provide quality control if necessary: @2:30 Top speed on flat, solid ground. Slower over rough terrain, but still capable of rapid pace (well over 30mph) @2:33 Fuel is distributed between 4 tanks: 2 in the rear and 2 in the front. Fuel is standard JP8 petroleum, similar to diesel. M1 can also run on other fuel types in distress. @2:45 .6 mpg while driving, it has been suggested (not verified) that it takes 2 gallons to start the engine. For tanks not equipped with an EAPU (External Auxiliary Power Unit, a.k.a. generator) The engine is often left running to keep vital onboard systems operating even while sitting for extended periods- and in theory, to conserve fuel required by frequent restarts. @3:30 There are 7 PAIRS of roadwheels contacting the ground on either side (the narrator is not specific, but the animation did show them). @3:56 The sensation of riding a tank over rough terrain can be described as being in a boat on choppy water: It "floats" over all but the most extreme obstacles. @4:07 I have experienced extreme inclines (up and down) that I would have only attempted with a modified 4x4 vehicle, bridged trenches and never felt them, crossed through mud that would have swamped any other imaginable vehicle, and travelled at speed across rough terrain at top speed that, if attempted in my jeep, would have jarred my teeth loose and broken suspension parts. @5:40 The "Power Pack", or engine, is modular and designed to be quickly, easily and regularly removed to ease maintenance. It can be prepped for removal by the crew and be out on the ground behind the tank within 20 minutes. It can be replaced just as efficiently. I have done this many times. @6:24 "Make sure to stay clear when the engine is on"- There is a "jet wash" at the rear of the tank while it is running that gets more intense under power. At idle it is minor and is a boon during cold, snowy weather (look for groups of soldiers gathered behind idling tanks in the winter enjoying the heat.). ( "Crank up my $6 million space heater." is a common command from tank commanders during the winter.) @6:27 The phone is for infantry (using the tank as cover, etc.) so that they may coordinate movement and safety with the tank crew who are not able to see them. @7:55 In addition to the loader's MG, the commander's hatch is typically equipped with a .50Cal MG (unknown why this is not mentioned or represented.) @7:58 Smoke Grenade Launchers: The animation is inaccurate- smoke grenades are actually launched from the chambers and disbursed around the area to provide wider visual coverage. Not mentioned is that the tank is also equipped with a smoke generator that sprays fuel into the hot exhaust in order to create a large cloud that can be backed into or allowed to drift in a beneficial direction. @10:13 The driver's compartment is often referred to as "the coffin". It is actually very comfortable and drivers are known to doze off during periods of inactivity. - The only thing not mentioned that I need to add is what makes the M1A2 particularly different from the M1A1 is the addition of the CITV (there are other improvements, but this is by far the most significant): The CITV is the Commanders Independent Thermal Viewer: It is the cylindrical protrusion on top of the turret just in front of the loader's hatch. This allows the tank commander to scan the battlefield and acquire targets independently of the gunner or the orientation of the main gun. This provides two sets of eyes independently scanning for targets and gives much more rapid target acquisition before and after firing; enabling immediate referencing of an identified target after another has been destroyed.

Great video. I was a 19K (crewman) on the M1 / M1A1 in the late 80's - early 90's. I have to say, the hardest part as a driver, was staying awake, especially running at night. Very little, if any sleep, laying in a nice reclined position, the soft green glow of your night sight screen, the low hum on the engggggggggggggggggggggg

Видели мы как работает абрамс!😂

I've always had a huge fascination for tanks ever since I was a kid with my first models of a Sherman Tank and a Tiger Tank.

"war thunder is actually a pretty good way to learn about tanks" *_Shows a clip of a tank drifting while shooting another tank_*

Love the fact that War Thunder is historically accurate. Oh wait my Tiger just got shot by a cold war era tank.

Always a pleasure to see Jared Owen's superb model-making skills. Just very fine work!

Отлично работает! И не только он, но и Леопард, и Бредли и остальной шлак на Поклонной горе! ))))

"The tank can even climb some very steep hills" War thunder: nope, he can not

He could have made a generic round and nobody would have noticed, but he went and accurately modelled an APFSDS round. Mad props.

Great video! It was really interesting to learn about the different parts of the M1A2 Abrams and how they work together. The turbine engine explanation was particularly helpful. I also enjoyed seeing the way the tank steers by controlling the speed of the tracks.

VERY GOOD Jared. Excellent information and illustration. Thanks

"It's historically accurate too" *shows a copter with anime paint job*

"The exhaust comes out the back, so make sure to stay clear when the engine is on." Unless you're an infantryman doing a field exercise in the middle of winter. Then tank exhaust is like heaven.

I saw this beautiful tank. On Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.😂

О, спасибо что так вовремя)

Imagine being a Vietkong soldier and you come out of your tunnels to see a chopper with an anime girl print dropping bodies

I applaud you for being able to mention war thunder like eight times in eleven and half minutes.

Обычная железка с обычными людьми внутри. Горит также как и все остальные танки. Ещё у него есть один существенный минус, по причине большого веса ,его тяжело эвакуировать с поля боя.Нам для этого нужно 2 БТС.

Listening... & watching... your tank content❤

“ War Thunder is historically accurate” *shows attack helicopter with anime sticker

I was a M60-A1 crewman during the Gulf War and M1A2 after the war. It was like going from driving a tractor to driving a Cadillac, amazing tank. SFMF

Thank you very much ,you make effort in this film, it is very important and clear,I am salute you ,

Good job Jared 👍

M1A1: "Who are you?" M1A2: "I am you, but stronger"

“Historically accurate” Next frame there is an anime girl painted on the side of a helicopter.

These tanks have great suspensions. I've seen them in person during high speed training..

“What’s your favorite car” “M1 Abrams” “That’s a tank” “I know it is”

Historicaly acurate *spits out coffee*

stay clear when the engine is on, lol. um we used the running engine of a tank as a heater many times. also was great and fast way to heat up our mre's.

cool man you answered a lot of my questions thanks 😁

That was an interesting War Thunder advertisement. It even had a few minutes worth of Abrams Tank information in it.

I was a turret, and haul mechanic for 11 years. Just wanted to mention the fact it can be programed to lock onto multiple targets, and hit everyone without slowing down.

Absolutely intriguing! It's surprisingly absorbing, isn't it?

На Поклонной горе можно посмотреть в живую, правда немножко не целый😂

I came here to watch War Thunder, but a guy called Jared, talks sometimes about How does a Tank work.

"War Thunder is historically accurate" Also Jared the next second: "waifuuuuu"

Gracias por la traducción!!

Прекрасно подано информация

A small detail , turret on rotation intersects with body of tank. Fantastic animation overall.

When i was young i always thought the smoke launchers to be an anti aircraft missiles pod

Beau boulot Jared.

Because of your cutaway illustrations i subscribed 😊

I was a tanker. The only position I didn't do was being the TC(tank commander), I did driver, loader, amd gunner. Turret can be rotated manually, or hydraulically. There is no phone on the back. The is a hookup for a radio to communicate with the crew inside the tank. A damn good crew can hit a target at almost 4 miles with the main gun, 1000+ meters with the coax, about 950 with the loader's 240. Smoke canister launchers. Unless you are short, you are not completely standing up in a tank, even other countries. If a loader takes longer than 5 seconds to load that gun, they do not need to be on a tank. The most comfortable spots to sleep on a tank are the front slope and driver's hole.

The turret works basically like in a helicopter. When you spin it fast enough, the tank will fly.

Brilliant animation, excellent video.

Easy to understand this famous tank completely. It takes only a few minutes to grasp the reason why this tank is applauded as the excellent.

tank engine while running: quiet tank engine while starting: sounds like a helicopter and a plane flying above your city (including ps4)

As a former M1A1 tanker, I really loved this animation! Thank you very much! 😊👍🏼🙏🏼

Immer sehr interessant....Vielen Dank

I love it man.

6:11 "it's fairly quiet" War Thunder: *RREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

"This tank weighs a whopping 68 US tons" "We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close"

Very nice thanks

Если концепция заключалась в том, чтобы сделать его низким, чего его таким тогда не сделали? Он чуть меньше парохода, как по габаритам, так и по весу. Кстати, 68 американских тонн, это человеческих сколько? 85? больше?

I got to serve on all three of these tanks in the 90's. I remember the most significant changes were the 105mm gun of the M1 to the 120mm smooth bore gun of the M1A1 and the CITV (Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer) of the M1A2 that allowed the gunner and Commander to scan for targets simultaneously and a built in navigation system.

*historically accurate:* As you can see the detail of the anime girl on the helicopter. It is very accurate.

Fantastic video

“War Thunder is historically accurate” Me: Ohhhh so THAT’S why my WW2 heavy tanks are going against Cold War MBT’s with HEATFS

4:21 "War Thunder is a good way to learn about tanks" *shows video clip of a tank doing some John Wick maneuver shooting another tank point blank while drifting* Seems legit.

Maravilloso te felicito!!!!!

Faite plusieurs vidéo sur les avions de chasse s'il vous plaît !

As a graphic designer i know how much effort and days to make a great video like this i truly apreciate it thanks bro well done

спасибо, мы уже изучили этот макет танка живьём. везите ещё

“War Thunder is historically acurate.” *shows an AH-1Z Viper with an anime skin*

Tack!

Tank: drives through a swamp Shrek: *someBODY ONCE*

"The tank can even climb some very steep hills." World of Tanks physics: well yes, but actually no.

😎👍 buen trabajo bro .

Great video!

War thunder is realistic and has real history. Sees anime girl on helicopter*

i bet the tank driver has a stash of doritos and a 6 pack of mountain dew on his side

The M256 main gun is a licensed model of the Rheinmetall Rh-120 L/44.

Actually the main purpose of the side skirts is not to protect the tracks and wheels but to serve as spaced armor for the sides of the hull, protecting the hull from HEAT warheads (high explosive anti-tank, a type of shaped charge) in particular. Because of the spaced armor, when the warhead detonates, the metal jet emitted by the warhead will first cut through the skirt but get dispersed in the space between skirt and hull, causing it to lose a lot of its armor penetration ability. (Note that "tandem warheads" detonating two or more shaped charges in succession have in turn been designed to mitigate this defense … the usual arms race.)

“It’s hard to find reference images” Yeah, cause it’s still classified.

I wish you could cite metric equivalents for measurements for all of us international viewers out there :) regardless, excellent video, top notch stuff as always!

The Russians convey a big thank you to the Americans for the new trophies on Red Square in Moscow. The Abrams tank looks great next to the captured German tanks of the Second World War.

Top Animation, Respekt.

0:39 "it's historically accurate" Anime girl chopper flies by

I was the signal officer for a Tank Battalion of M1A2 in the early 90s. Quite a sight to see them live fire on the range; especially, at night. Look like a single pulse of a tight red laser beam at night moving when a sabot round is fired down range for +2 miles at night and covers the distance in under 2 seconds.

Great video.

I was a M1 mechanic AND my regimental commander was a grandson of the namesake Abrams

Good video! One correction-once the loader secures his round from behind the ballistic shield doors, he does not rotate his body 180 degrees clockwise and then place the round into the breech. There is absolutely no physical room within the turret to accommodate this action and, even if there were, it would be impossible to maintain your balance while the tank is moving. It would also take way too long to load. Once you secure the round with your left hand on the aft cap, you place your right hand under the casing. Push the round upward with your right hand so that the business end now rests in the crook of your left arm like you are cradling a baby, and place your right hand on the aft cap. The round is now pointed directly into the open breech. Push forward with your right fist so that the round slides along your left arm and into the breech, which will slam closed. Make sure the shield door is closed, take the weapon off of manual “safe,” clear the path of recoil, scream “UP,” and brace yourself for the ignition and recoil that follows. I spent 9 years on the M1, M1IP, M1A1, M1A1“Heavy,” and the M1A1HC, and this video brought back hella memories. Including drying my wet with sleet clothing in the exhaust on early, freezing mornings. PS: after 3 days in the turret with 2 other big, unshowered guys on MRE diets, the stench gets pretty heinous.

He forgot the part where you can cook canned food on the back grill. That was my favorite part of being a tanker haha. 19kilo Fort Riley, KS, 1-63 AR, Charlie Company. "Best job I ever had".

Дякуємо за лаконічне, якісне і інформативне візуально відео по танку Абрамс.

THANKS.

"it's historically accurate too" *Itashi cobra in the very next scene*: are you sure about that

Next episode: How does a fighter jet work? (F-22 Raptor)

Rather than quiet, the Abrams is what I'd call directionally loud. Behind the tank is very loud, but any other direction is rather quiet. The high pitch also reduces the distance the sound travels.

From wich side it's better to 🎯 with the drones ? It seems the work is great with so few money 😂😂 bidet has to send more ,, the reward for each destroyed it's helpful 😂😂

I was a crewman of the M1A1 Abrams in the mid 90's, and yes, the Abrams is an awesome machine. As I discharged, my unit was upgrading to the A2 Abrams so unfortunately I didn't have the pleasure of working with it. That was great graphics and explanations used and pretty accurate as well. Thank you for the video. Well done. 🙂

Although Creighton Abrams was MACV commander in Vietnam (while I served there), his real claim to fame -- and the reason the tank is named for him -- is that he was cited by General George Patton as being his best tank battalion commander in Europe -- "He's the world champion." Abrams was one of the armored leaders who broke the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. As such, he was a tank expert. He was the one who laid out the ballpark specifications for what became his namesake tank. Nice video!