Would this also be multi-track drifting?
Would this also be multi-track drifting?
Just another Army guy wishing they had joined the Air Force and attempting a barrel roll.
I probably shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am at that.
Did not realize tanks could move that quickly though. I imagine the noise generated by that thing barreling along like that is impressive.
Hope the guys were strapped in. I imagine that thick of steel does not give much.
In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :
I was thinking about that. I bet the thing was totalled after that. You don't roll a tank and not compromise its structure.
Wow someone should have attended a high performance driving school...
Friend of mine was a tank commander. he tells stories of jumping said tank. Not entirely enjoyable it seems.
They should have read this: What is an anti-roll bar and what does it do?
I would like to hear a translation of what the guy is saying in the background. I imagine it something like "holy E36 M3 I can't believe Vladimir flopped another one, he is in deep potatoes "
As someone who has wasted a few hours playing "World of Tanks" I am well aware of the hazards of terrain. Not the real thing obviously, but as close as I'm likely to come.
NY Nick said:I would like to hear a translation of what the guy is saying in the background. I imagine it something like "holy E36 M3 I can't believe Vladimir flopped another one, he is in deep potatoes "
He very clearly says "youtube" at one point. He's probably talking about how many likes he is going to get.
One of my Casuals is an ex-tanker. The stories he tells really does make me realize that all those who work in tanks are crazy as bedbugs
I kept waiting for him to rotate the turret to flip it back on its tracks - disappointed
birdmayne said:I probably shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am at that.
Did not realize tanks could move that quickly though. I imagine the noise generated by that thing barreling along like that is impressive.
I remember during the 1st Gulf War, 1991, when Schwarzkopf did the tank invasion in Iraq, one of the military guys saying that the US tanks were going 70 mph for that invasion maneuver. I guess they call that "full military power".
In reply to jharry3 :
According to a buddy who was infantry, the m1 abrams is considerably faster than a humvee in real world combat conditions. That blew my mind.
Modern tanks can do some pretty amazing things (e.g. there is a clip of an M1 getting air). I also hear that after such stunts, they generally require a LOT of maintenance.
Now this just looks painful:
In reply to aircooled :
I can imagine the landing puts a lot of stress on the suspension dampers.
jharry3 said:birdmayne said:I probably shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am at that.
Did not realize tanks could move that quickly though. I imagine the noise generated by that thing barreling along like that is impressive.
I remember during the 1st Gulf War, 1991, when Schwarzkopf did the tank invasion in Iraq, one of the military guys saying that the US tanks were going 70 mph for that invasion maneuver. I guess they call that "full military power".
M1's are turbine powered. And if you think that is impressive, you should see our CVN's break 40 knots on the water...
In reply to Javelin :
You mean Jane’s is lying when they say +30 knots? 
Nuclear propulsion is amazing technology. That something over 1,000 feet long and over 100,000 tons displacement can truck along at well over 30 MPH is mind boggling. (Nimitz class have a reported 260,000 shaft horsepower combined from four engine rooms.)
The gas turbine drives are pretty impressive as well, they can go from cold iron to underway and making turns in an amazingly short period of time in emergency conditions, can’t do that with any steam plant. The other cool thing on the gas turbine ships is the ability to go from full ahead to full astern very quickly by reversing the propeller pitch. They’re able to stop from full speed in 2-3 ship lengths. There’s some tubes videos that are pretty cool from a propulsion geeks perspective.
Young soldiers are kids. Now they're kids with cool toys. =~ )
11GTCS said:In reply to Javelin :
You mean Jane’s is lying when they say +30 knots?
Somebody had posted a story here about a time two carrier captains challenged each other to a race. One of the tactics used was strapping down a line of F/A-18s along the back of the flight deck, starting them up, and going full afterburner; it was apparently good for an extra knot or two.
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
While that seems like a complete waste of time and resources; it's berkeleying awesome and I'm sure moral boosting.
When a bird farm is a full tilt boogey, go stand on the bow in your long below the knee coat. Lean forward and flash the coat open, like a wing. You don't really fly just the boat moving underneath you. 2 or 3 rides before you hit the end of the deck. Do not get stoned and try for 5, it's a long way to the water.
So I hear.
jharry3 said:I remember during the 1st Gulf War, 1991, when Schwarzkopf did the tank invasion in Iraq, one of the military guys saying that the US tanks were going 70 mph for that invasion maneuver. I guess they call that "full military power".
I knew a guy who was there in one of those. Not only can the Abrams shoot and hit their target while on the move, they can apparently do so while airborne after cresting a dune at speed... And yes, the landing sucks.
I too was disappointed when the tank in the video didn't right itself with the turret.
In reply to 914Driver :
Bird farms are more than capable of outrunning their escorts (or so I’ve heard 
). Even the old and now retired oil burners could make some serious turns. I walked the length of the pier along side JFK when it was in dry dock at NNSY, I was there working an off site job on one of the 688 class boats (Baton Rouge? It’s been a while.) I’d been around a lot of ships at that point and JFK still impressed me as absolutely immense, especially in dry dock. New classes are significantly larger.
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