Come see how a tank works! ┬аIn this video we're going to look specifically at the American M1A2 Abrams tank. ┬аThe tank weighs 68 US Tons and can go up to 42 miles per hour. ┬аParts of the tank include the caterpillar tracks, the wheels, the hull, and the turret. ┬аThe caterpillar tracks are used to displace the weight of the tank allowing it cross rough terrain. ┬аThe tank holds a crew of 4 - the driver, gunner, commander and the loader. ┬аThe driver is up front and the other 3 are in the turret. The engine is in the back of the tank, it's an AGT-1500 which is powered by jet fuel. ┬аThe main gun fires shells at about 3500mph. ┬аIt can hit a target 2 miles away. ┬аThere are a few countries besides the USA that use variants of the M1 Abrams tank. ┬аM1A2 Abrams tank continues to be the main battle tank for the United States military.
I apologize for not including metric units in the video. ┬аI normally include both metric and imperial but this video I got lazy. ┬а(and yes, even as an American I agree our system is pretty wonkyЁЯШл)
I made a mistake with the smoke grenade launchers in the video. ┬аThey don't emit smoke directly - they shoot out grenades around the tank and then those grenades emit smoke.
For those of you that noticed the anime paint job on the helicopter in War Thunder - yes this is a real thing. ┬аDo a google search for "Kisarazu Sisters"
Special thanks to contributors that helped review this video:
Captain John Uvina & Captain Darian Vaughn; US Army, Armor Officers
1LT (RET) Trevor Knowles; US Army Corps of Engineers
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