Watch Airmen Load a Missive 70 Ton Military Tank onto an Aircraft
- 3 years ago
Watch Airmen assigned to the #US #Airforce 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron preparing, securing and transporting a U.S.M.C. M1A1 Abrams tank to Afghanistan aboard a C-17 Globemaster III.
The #Awesome Scenes include footage from inside the cargo aircraft as the tank is driven into it and of the tank being unloaded in Afghanistan. Produced by Tech. Sgt. Justin Suddeth. Also available in high definition.
The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems)[ and named for General Creighton Abrams.
Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 68 short tons (almost 62 metric tons), it introduced several innovative features, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated Chobham composite armor, a computer fire control system, separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment, and NBC protection for crew safety. Initial models of the M1 were armed with a licensed-produced 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 gun, while later variants feature a licensed Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44.
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Tech. Sgt. Justin Suddeth
United States Air Forces Central
The #Awesome Scenes include footage from inside the cargo aircraft as the tank is driven into it and of the tank being unloaded in Afghanistan. Produced by Tech. Sgt. Justin Suddeth. Also available in high definition.
The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems)[ and named for General Creighton Abrams.
Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 68 short tons (almost 62 metric tons), it introduced several innovative features, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated Chobham composite armor, a computer fire control system, separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment, and NBC protection for crew safety. Initial models of the M1 were armed with a licensed-produced 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 gun, while later variants feature a licensed Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44.
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Tech. Sgt. Justin Suddeth
United States Air Forces Central