Behind US’ Insane Logistic Operation Moving Billion $ Worth of M1 Abrams Tanks

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[Eddie_Munster]

You get about 3 minutes worth of information in these 15 minute videos. Feels like a football game

[ddburdette]

Creighton Abrams not only served in Vietnam, but also served in WWII and Korea. It just so happens that I saw him in Honolulu during a layover on my flight to Vietnam.

[Turboy]

The logistical capacity of the US military is unparallelled worldwide. It is actually our greatest strength, as it enables us to project massive force at a speed that leaves our most capable adversaries gasping in shock and awe. The force you can put where you want, when you want it, is FAR more powerful than the force that's a long way away from where you want it to be.

[ntvypr]

Creighton Abrams was also a WWII Tank commander who had Gen. G.S. Patton's respect for his ability at commanding tank corps.

[ycplum]

Back in the late 1980's, I served as a Cavalry Scout at Fort Knox. One time, we were out training, determining road grades through the use of maps and without maps, estimating water speeds of rivers, and determining the weight capacity of bridges using simple calculations based on bridge length, span lengths, type of material, size and number structural components. We were at two-track rail bridge made from wooden timbers. The platoon sergeant asked if this bridge can support a single M-1 tank crossing over it one at a time. I quickly said yes, thinking nothing of it. Everyone went silent. They did not have time to count the timber, guesimate the span length, etc., much less do the calculations using a mechanical computer (a wheel, but functionally similar to a slide rule), which I did not use. However, I actually had a BS in engineering before I enlisted. They all wondered if I actually did the calculations in my head. The Platoon sergeant asked me how I knew. I said that based on the maps we were using, this bridge is the only rail line heading east. In case of a war with the USSR (they had not collapsed yet and it was not obvious they would), all equipment (to include M-1 tanks) from Fort Knox would have to use this bridge to get to the East Coast, before being load on to ships to reinforce Europe. Not only can the bridge support one M-1, it can support a train loaded with M-1s. Everyone broke out laughing. It seems you did not have to do a bunch of calculations to answer an engineering question, even if you have an engineering degree.

[printer]

When the Iraqi war ended I saw a train 2 miles long loaded with these tanks in Wylie Texas headed for the red river army depot in Texas. What a sight.

[flashmutex]

At 13:01 and 13:22, these are German Leopards, not American Abrams.
At 14:08, this is a M109 Paladin self propelled howitzer.

[arildoaparecidocosta]

Ótimo vídeo cultura total parabéns guerreiro bazuka Foz do Iguaçu PR Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[tommerryman]

Can fit three on my 135ft USN Landing Craft Utility, but due to weight limits could only transport 2 from shore to ship and ship to shore. Great times.

[johnlicht]

Patton often taught that Abrams was a better field commander than himself. There was was much respect from Patton for Abrams., ,

[jonknestrick]

And these a-holes in South Florida can't back into a parking spot without it taking 5 min! Impressive!!

[Mediocre_JT]

So that's why it took so long to ship them. There's no way I'd have the patience to drive a tank across 30+ railcars without falling off the edge.

[tawilsquiton]

, ,M1 Abrams is the best MBT...Proven tested in the battle Field.👍👍👍

[Sovjetski-]

Good or bad... you can think what you want about the USA but damn they are powerful

[peterszar]

Wow...I have to wonder if most of the vehicles were going in for refurbishing. Our commander wouldn't let anything off the base without it being clean and relatively ship shape. Even when I was a civilian contractor I used to make sure that anything with tracks had a daily track cleaning, summer and winter, especially winter, before the crew could call it a day.

[juangonzalez-mkud]

The M1A2 Abrams has 3 different weapons systems, the main gun 120mm, 240 machine gun, and 50 Cal. Machine gun on top of the turret mounted in a CROW system.

[paulday-lhmx]

Wow. I never once thought of the logistics it takes to get this equipment to a destination, let alone an overseas destination.
Hats off to the men and women who carry this function out. It's truly remarkable.

[flyingfortressrc]

These beasts are built an hour south of me in Lima Ohio.
A buddy of mine works on them there.

[MrChris]

Ya should learn the difference between soldiers and marines

[chrisc]

Watching Tanks on their Gunnery Tables is wicked fun and scary especially when they run multiple tanks on the same table at the same time.