hausdok Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 It'll upset the sponsors, but I can't help myself; I love this video. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 The link didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Thanks Mike! Awesome video. There's nothing like a great display of military might. I had the pure pleasure of going out to sea twice on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis for the air show of a lifetime, thanks to my son who worked a catapult. What a rush - supersonic flybys, countless touch-n-gos and launches. It's darn near unfathomable what we can do today. That ship is slightly longer than the Empire State building is tall and 24 stories from the key to the top, yet can cruise at darn near 60 MPH! - crazy. It was built here in Newport News, and Keith is a plank owner. After sailing around the world, it was delivered to San Diego. My son's four years were up, so, Keith got off the ship and my son-in-law, who had just graduated from Annapolis, got on as a navigaotor flying Prowlers - same boat opposite coast. He's stationed in your neck of the woods at Whidby Island. Ever since 911, I offer a 25% discount to anyone who has or is currently in the military or law enforcement. When they arrive, the first thing I do is shake their hand and personally thank them for their service. Those boys on the flight deck worked unbelievably hard averaging 3 - 5 hours sleep a day if they were lucky. If the jets were flying, which they usually were, they were working. We can't thank them enough for the sacrafices they make so we can sit around and do this. [:-thumbu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 The M1 was a response to the Russion T80, the first production tank to use a gas turbine engine. Here's a Russion video showing the T80. 21 years ago a film like this would have been hard to come by. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Well, the thing that I find most amazing about it was that in the video during moments it was going through big ruts, you could have balanced a wine glass on the barrel. Now that's mind blowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yeah, That's the advantage our rig has over others', you can fire while barging full speed ahead over obstacles. Just lock onto the target and the computer keeps the gun on target regardless. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Similarly, the cannon nicknamed the Sea Whiz on the aircraft carriers, that looks like R2 D2, when locked on to a target does a quick little honing right, left, up down and then begins to spew out lead at the ridiculous rate of something like 3000 rounds a minute, literally obliterating an incoming missile. The cannon barrel has to be refrigerated to prevent it from melting! That's the reason for the jacket that makes it look like R2 D2. Amazing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 The 'STAB' controls the bearing and azimuth of the turret. Several gyroscopes spinning around, a few black box items and there you go. The newer Bradley and Leopards are great, but I would love to play with an Isreali Mercava 'Merc'...I ran tanks for few years and everytime I see these videos I want to sign up again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 The newer Bradley and Leopards are great, but I would love to play with an Isreali Mercava 'Merc'...I ran tanks for few years and everytime I see these videos I want to sign up again... Speaking of which.....oops! Click to Enlarge 80.47 KB OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 good brakes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 They let E1's drive those things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Nah, Most troops are PV2's or PFC's before they leave AIT anymore. I'm not sure whether your question is serious, but if it is and you meant to say, "Do they let raw recruits drive those things," the answer is yes - after they've put them through tanker school and they've spent a whole lot of time on the driving course. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Not entirely serious. I served 145 days IRR, and received a medical discharge at 0500 the day I was ship out to basic at Fort Knox, KY. Seems a blown ACL qualified me as a bad investment. Mom served as an Army nurse in the reserves, my step brother is a lifer in the Air Force, my uncle met his wife while stationed in NC, and my step dad currently works for a Homeland Security contractor keeping Border Patrol and the Coasties afloat. Service kind of runs in the family. Sometimes I regret that I lost the opportunity to serve, but basting in my own gravy in a tank during Desert Storm is an experience I'm glad I missed. Tom Almost Armored Calv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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