@@zukacs Abrams will basically run on any moderately combustible liquid. People complain about its fuel use, but on the other hand so long as you have a liquid that'll burn you can run it. That's the beauty of using a jet-turbine for a tank engine.
@@zukacs Whisky is usually about 40% ABV, even barrel strength probably not over 70%. I think most internal combustion engines can’t cope with 30% water. The turbine on an Abrams might tolerate it, I’m not sure. The tiny fraction that isn’t alcohol or water is probably not that relevant, although if it doesn’t burn cleanly it may foul up the engine.
@@DanielsPolitics1 If you've run out of fuel and aren't where you should be to get some more breaking your engine isn't your biggest issue imo. Put some whisky in there are try to make it to your rendezvous point. If you use the whisky you're just taking hours off the clock till your next engine overhaul. If you don't use something, you don't have a tank anymore. Also I should ask, do you have a source for anything you just said?
Excellent video. As a Marine NCO, in Vietnam, we traded, borrowed and "reassigned" gear on a continuous bases. Best deal my platoon made was an NVA flag (that we bought from a local) and traded it to a Navy SeaBee for a Skill saw we needed for building a command bunker at base camp. As for where they got, don't ask, don't tell. As a retread in the Army, 11D40 scout, we only had the M114s. The TOWs were just being introduced on the border in West Germany. Our rule was, see tank, report and scoot. The 20 mm we had would only ruin their paint jobs. Thanks for protecting our country.
Damn your storytelling skills are on point! The situation feels very realistic and gives a lot of insight on how a meeting engagement goes, Amazing video!
Geopol / IR specialist (and civilian) speaking: these micro-level tactical considerations/variables in a hypothetical scenario are very valuable (to appreciate command in real time). More please!
From Wikipedia Battle of 73 Easting " McMaster sent a scout platoon of two Bradleys north to regain contact with Troop G. In doing that the scout platoon encountered another Iraqi tank position of thirteen T-72s. The lightly armored Bradleys, each equipped only with a 25-mm cannon and two TOW missiles, are intended for reconnaissance, not direct engagement with armored tanks. Despite a misfire, and having to reload the launchers in the face of the enemy, the two Bradleys destroyed 5 tanks before help arrived"
"But the Iraqis were using export models!" /s If the NLAW in top attack mode can knock out current T-72 models, you bet your ass that the modern top attack TOWs can do the same
@@92Psyco pretty much any tank gets destroyed from an attack on the roof, im not sure about the TOW's those Bradley's used so if they're not top attack it very much matters that those were export tanks because they could've had more and better armor
@@start2957 Top attack TOWs were already in service by 1991, not sure how many were used in Iraq, or the share of overall armour kills they were responsible for tho
@@92Psyco No, the Iraqis used rusty crap in comparison and had half their country and 90% of their army destroyed by carpet bombing, before such scenarios, kid. What by the way also killed tenthousands civilians, more civilians than soldiers. We talk about over 100.000 sorties and around 90.000 tons of bombs dropped on the country, obliterating military and civil infrastructure before even one soldier set foot on the ground in Iraq.. This was followed by brutal artillery bombardement of just as many attacks. This was followed by a gigantic role of combined armed forces, including A-10, which alone destroyed around 900 tanks, and over 2000 armored vehicles and ~1200 artillery. They idea, to just take a Bradley out of this situation and that this pile of old crap could work just as well on its own as with this gigantic slaughter is simply ridiculous. The majority of Iraws tanks were T-55 anyway, with the T-72 without pretty much anything what you find in and on a Russian one today. The Iraqi T-72 Lion got an effective firing range of around 1800m - plus all the other problems on top of that, combing from the collaps of the infrastructure, communication and so on. Russian T-72 got a firing range of 3000-5000m and that's just the range difference of the gun alone, what alone is already massive.
Love the content Ryan - it’s nice to hear about and learn the perspective of regular army unit soldiers. I certainly enjoy the Jockos, Stumpfs, and Glovers of the internets. They have cool stories and valuable perspectives. But they are highly specialized and offer a narrow slice of what modern warfare is like. Your info peels back a different curtain and is perhaps more relevant given the current threats seem to be more conventional peer and near peer enemies and not asymmetric as was the case in the past years. Keep up the good work.
Unironically high quality content. I will employ this if possible during my next combat rotation and report back on the results (in generally destroying a tank as infantry as I have no access to IFVs).
Apparently the source of most catastrophic ammunition fires in T-72 are the spare propellant charges stored in the turret under the the commander and gunner’s seats. They’re extremely vulnerable to virtually any penetration on their respective sides of the tank. Hits to the autoloader itself is actually rare as it’s seated very low in the hull and is somewhat protected from spalling.
Love how you describe yourself as a guy who could get stuff you need by sweet talking or stealing whatever you need. I bet your crew liked service with you.
Nice that you add issues for consideration that I don't believe the current Russian commander was ordered to avoid but possibly to engage like, civilians, culturally sensitive buildings or historical structures! Love your insights!
There are two famous ANZACs that were experts at acquiring things in the Great War. One fictitious, probably based on the original was played by Paul Hogan in the Tv series back in the 80’s called ANZACS . He would obtain everything needed by his company. He was most famous for Alcohol and Food. The other Barney Hines was infamous for fleecing German POWs , with Nicknames like the ‘souvenir king’. There’s a famous photo of him with his pile of loot taken after a major battle. Army scrounges are a necessary part of all armies
As a Bradley Master Gunner, I taught my guys if you turned a corner and you came face to face with a T72 (or any tank) punch up HE High Rate (200 rds min + - 25) pepper that turret. You won't punch thru the armor but you will destroy his optics and periscopes. If he can't see you, he can't hit you. Pop smoke (if you have it) then maneuver as best you can for a TOW shot or for AP at the sides or rear.
5:18 Former navy guy here. My supervisor on my carrier said something that changed my life: If you can't be on time, be early. I used to have my alarm clock set 10 minutes early just to accommodate this. No, I didn't set the alarm early, I set the actual clock early so my groggy self waking up can't comprehend the fact that I'm actually waking up 10 minutes early, I'm on time.
dunno who dis guy is and why had google recommended this video to me, but the opening phrase alongside the looks of the Killmachine De'Tankbusta confidently saying it genuinely made me chuckle
I would go for a simultaneous attack, Jav/TOW, Chaingun, within seconds of eachother (rippled only a bit, not enough to kill confirm). No need to conserve ammo when facing a superior opponent but holding tactical advantage. Throw everything into that opening. Once I know chaingun actually hit several shots on target, reverse, wait for discounts to load up. One dismount can do a peep for effects on the way after displacing from the fire position. If the tank is burning, good. If otherwise, consider the 2nd TOW, but only if you havent been pinpointed, and probably after displacing to the opposite of the direction that you had deployed the Jav team.
"I'm not so much of a thief that I would steal from another foreign country" funny you should say that, because the Brits I briefly worked with had zero compunction with indefinitely borrowing our kit H-60 aircrew NVGs in particular. They were genuinely nice about it though.
"That's right, Dude. The beauty of this is its simplicity. Once a plan gets too complex, everything can go wrong. If there's one thing I learned in Nam..."
Never been in mechanized warfare, or any war, but Running away from a Superior Force to increase chance of Success and using infantry in Cover/ Concealment with shoulder fired AT to reduce risk of Casualties is the best means to Victory. Fire Fast, Drive (Away) Hard.
11:18 that's the difference between my unit and other units. We see enemy, we shoot. Then report the kill. As long as we have positive ID that it's not friendly, and we have the weapons to do it, we shoot. if you wait, your opportunity could slip away, surprise could be lost, etc. Too risky. Gotta act quickly and decisively.
Hey Ryan. Can you do a video on training tank crews? Just wondering how long it will take to train these Ukrainian crews for the new tanks they have. Sending Bradley’s, Leopards and Challengers is one thing, but surely it will take several months of training for the tank crews to become an effective fighting unit?
Not just the training but the logistical challenge of Ukraine receiving 3 different vehicle types from 3 different countries. I'm sure Ukrainian tankers are loving getting the new equipment, the logistics officers not so much.
It will be quicker than the standard training courses, which makes sense if you think about it. 1) Many of those being trained aren't being trained on *doing the job* of tank crew/armoured infantry, just how to use the new equipment 2) They are super motivated. You won't have the normal issues of squaddies being squaddies and dicking around, complaining if they don't get weekends off/working past 4pm, not doing the reading up before attending a training session etc. These trainees are going back to a live war, for the future of their nation. They WILL be paying attention 3) The course content can probably be cut down, quite a bit in some cases. They aren't needing to be trained to meet a NATO MOS standard, including all the fluff that various armies have put in to satisfy peacetime only and/or political objectives; they need to know how to fight the vehicles, and nothing else
They are getting many hours on simulators as the real hardware gets shipped in. Plus its a case of getting "time on type" and understanding the capabilities with experienced crew, rather than training from scratch. There's ever chance some of them have been having a sneaky go already
Your plan was pretty good. I'd only add that the javelins should be dual wielded. While wearing sunglasses and no sleeves. And when the T72 blows up, walk away slowly *without* looking back.
'You go to sea, find Yamamoto and chew his ass and that's all there is to it'. Robert Mitchums Bill Halsey to Glenn Ford's unconfident Ray Spruence in The Battle of Midway, classic!
To increase the odds of delivering chow still warm , access assets outside your pay grade by rephrasing the assessment you give to battalion. "Have enemy armour under observation advancing on HQ." A little motivation goes a long way, and a problem shared is a problem halved . Your choice of words has now made it their problem too.
I have seen 30mm from the Russian AFV take out a T-72 by shooting into the tread area and after about 3-4 shots got a penetration through the hull in that area... and that means a good chance to ignite the fuel or ammo. The rear hull or rear of the turret is good too. If I had to take it on front on I would shoot between the turret and hull. Javelin and TOW have a much higher kill probability on any side.
Put yourself in the enemy's shoes and imagine the worst case scenario. Your tank is broke down in the middle of nowhere when out of the blue, you hear your tank's missile warning alarm. You pop smoke and scatter while you try to figure out what the hell is going on.
The Germans in WW2 gave their lowest commanders the ability to evaluate situations and adjust to them accordingly. These commanders were trained to do this. Almost all other countries followed strict upper level command with commanders no where near the battlefield.
My plan, based on extensive Battlefield 4 experience: floor the Bradley around the back of the hill on a flanking run, firing the chain gun on full-auto; the infantry bail out and engage with AT on the run, if there's anyone in the tank they can't kill us all at the same time, so someone is bound to take him out; and if he had friends or infantry cover then we're done and it was nice while it lasted.
This is one of your best video's. 1. Speaking from personal experience. 2. Teaching military doctrine. 3. Battlefield considerations. 4. Enemy tank platoon setup. All narrated in a high pace with good visuals supporting your story.
Regardless, Ryan would use a fully automatic anti-anything, issued Knife Hand. Fun fact though not easily depicted but Ryan's Knife Hand is a slightly younger model than the ultimate Knife hand operated by General James Mattis, though the lethality is comparable.
Have two dismounts with Javelin and two with rifles. Send them to secure the enemy tank while providing fire support with TOW and chain gun. If the tank is abandoned, call it in. Send someone to yoink it.
Honestly a TOW costs less than a Javelin and shooting it would mean I don't have to expose my troops in the back. The hill seems like a great position to stay in since I'm in defilade already and have eyes on a possible enemy route to our battalion, meaning I could coordinate artillery if needed and act as forward recon. I would shoot the TOW and hold position. Much safer than moving anywhere imo.
It depends on the T-72. If it has Konkat-ERA on it hitting it with anything Javelin and possibly TOW is most likely to not work. If it’s a bog standard A model. The chain gun should penetrate with the right ammo. However based on the scenario short of just holding up for reinforcements. Is about the best plan.
Not a soldier here except on COD but that's the plan I came up with as well. Dismount a Javelin, TOW's / chain gun if ineffective, run for Battallion if everything goes to shit.
Since you haven't determined the status of the Tank or its Crew, probably dismount and have Missiles ready to fire. Then hit with a burst from the Gun to "wake it up". If it moves, Javelin goes first. If it doesn't then report the Abandoned Tank. Commander may want it for Intelligence or other.
2:34 / 13:10 METT, or METTC = Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops available, and Time. "C" at the end means civilian considerations. Mission, the army does not operate in a vacuum. what are your orders. What do coordinators know Enemy, composition, disposition and strength... awareness related to threat presented Terrain, weather effect on sensors. terrains to yours or adversaries advantage Troops available, numbers, readiness, fatigue, operational experience as a crew
this is different- i like the thief bit, tactical thievery😁- and very informative. can work better if scrounging and thieving is broken down into separate skins.
Nice try, but I already know how a tank is destroyed. Our training video in the Finnish Defence Forces showed that when threatened by a T-72, an 81mm mortar platoon can take it out by firing a mortar shell directly into an open hatch on top of the turret.
Well in World of Tanks this is what will happen. Bradley hits T-72 with TOW, losses health, kills your loader. T-72 fires back hits Bradley, it loses health but doesn't even slow down. Bradley charges in fires second TOW, tracks you and kills your driver. Brady now closes in enough to open up with auto cannon and circles disabled T-72. Hammers T-72, damages ammo rack, destroys optics, hits fuel tank, hits engine sets tank on fire. T-72 manages to hit Bradley it losses health but continues attack. Bradly has now reloaded TOW and destroys T-72 with point blank hit. Bradly continues on like nothing happened.
Something you didn't mention, which is odd, is what type/version of T-72 are we talking about? Old plain T-72, T-72M, T-72B3, ect? They all have different sensors and different grades of sensors, with only the latest having thermals for the gunner, sticking the commander with plain old night vision, (of varying qualities), so that will play an important part in this scenario.
Ryan would fight a T72 by challenging it to a whisky drinking contest.
Probably. But some contests I play to lose.
@@RyanMcBethProgramming wouldnt abrams run on whiskey? or all tanks would?
@@zukacs Abrams will basically run on any moderately combustible liquid. People complain about its fuel use, but on the other hand so long as you have a liquid that'll burn you can run it. That's the beauty of using a jet-turbine for a tank engine.
@@zukacs Whisky is usually about 40% ABV, even barrel strength probably not over 70%. I think most internal combustion engines can’t cope with 30% water. The turbine on an Abrams might tolerate it, I’m not sure. The tiny fraction that isn’t alcohol or water is probably not that relevant, although if it doesn’t burn cleanly it may foul up the engine.
@@DanielsPolitics1 If you've run out of fuel and aren't where you should be to get some more breaking your engine isn't your biggest issue imo. Put some whisky in there are try to make it to your rendezvous point. If you use the whisky you're just taking hours off the clock till your next engine overhaul. If you don't use something, you don't have a tank anymore.
Also I should ask, do you have a source for anything you just said?
Excellent video. As a Marine NCO, in Vietnam, we traded, borrowed and "reassigned" gear on a continuous bases. Best deal my platoon made was an NVA flag (that we bought from a local) and traded it to a Navy SeaBee for a Skill saw we needed for building a command bunker at base camp. As for where they got, don't ask, don't tell. As a retread in the Army, 11D40 scout, we only had the M114s. The TOWs were just being introduced on the border in West Germany. Our rule was, see tank, report and scoot. The 20 mm we had would only ruin their paint jobs. Thanks for protecting our country.
My favorite parts of the movie "The Green Berets" are all about the scrounger.
M114, that sucks.
Never left the OP Alpha without a M113 to tow us back.🤣
@@760raduran Smart move.
TY for your service.
Using a possible scenario with a background story is just brilliant! And breaking it down to different options... More videos like this, please 🙂
Yeah this one was really interesting AND fun AND educational!
I second that, especially the last part
yep
'Yep, clever idea.... design a role-playing tank game, operated by the comments section on TH-cam!
1000% maybe bring in special guests with different roles or from different countries to compare approches
What Ryan did not disclose was that Pvt. Schmukatelly was nominated for a Silver Star as a result of his actions at Battalion HQ
Thanks Ryan, the next time I'm in a meeting engagement with a T-72 blocking my route to Tesco I'll try to remember METT-TC.
I see where you came from.
Just a question: was it Bosnian?
Question: Where do you park your T72?
Answer: Where ever I want. (It converts to cabrio if javelin is around)
Is drip or Drown bear man.
This kind of hypothetical play-by-play is such an incredible teaching tool! Thanks from the UK
Damn your storytelling skills are on point! The situation feels very realistic and gives a lot of insight on how a meeting engagement goes, Amazing video!
Honestly, you going over these potential situations is pretty entertaining, if you don’t mind me asking, could we get more of these please?
GREAT answer to a simple question, explaining all the factors and options gives way more understanding to why you don't just Yolo the chain gun
Geopol / IR specialist (and civilian) speaking: these micro-level tactical considerations/variables in a hypothetical scenario are very valuable (to appreciate command in real time). More please!
I love this practical application of experience and knowledge. You can learn a lot from a person who's been there.
Awesome video, I hope you do more like this. It gives a good glimpse into how militaries evaluate situations and problem solve.
Great video. My favorite part is the role of the “scrounger”. Always a very important part of life in the military.
From Wikipedia Battle of 73 Easting " McMaster sent a scout platoon of two Bradleys north to regain contact with Troop G. In doing that the scout platoon encountered another Iraqi tank position of thirteen T-72s. The lightly armored Bradleys, each equipped only with a 25-mm cannon and two TOW missiles, are intended for reconnaissance, not direct engagement with armored tanks. Despite a misfire, and having to reload the launchers in the face of the enemy, the two Bradleys destroyed 5 tanks before help arrived"
"But the Iraqis were using export models!" /s
If the NLAW in top attack mode can knock out current T-72 models, you bet your ass that the modern top attack TOWs can do the same
@@92Psyco pretty much any tank gets destroyed from an attack on the roof, im not sure about the TOW's those Bradley's used so if they're not top attack it very much matters that those were export tanks because they could've had more and better armor
@@start2957 Top attack TOWs were already in service by 1991, not sure how many were used in Iraq, or the share of overall armour kills they were responsible for tho
@@92Psyco No, the Iraqis used rusty crap in comparison and had half their country and 90% of their army destroyed by carpet bombing, before such scenarios, kid. What by the way also killed tenthousands civilians, more civilians than soldiers.
We talk about over 100.000 sorties and around 90.000 tons of bombs dropped on the country, obliterating military and civil infrastructure before even one soldier set foot on the ground in Iraq..
This was followed by brutal artillery bombardement of just as many attacks.
This was followed by a gigantic role of combined armed forces, including A-10, which alone destroyed around 900 tanks, and over 2000 armored vehicles and ~1200 artillery.
They idea, to just take a Bradley out of this situation and that this pile of old crap could work just as well on its own as with this gigantic slaughter is simply ridiculous. The majority of Iraws tanks were T-55 anyway, with the T-72 without pretty much anything what you find in and on a Russian one today. The Iraqi T-72 Lion got an effective firing range of around 1800m - plus all the other problems on top of that, combing from the collaps of the infrastructure, communication and so on. Russian T-72 got a firing range of 3000-5000m and that's just the range difference of the gun alone, what alone is already massive.
@@start2957 T-72's without ERA like the Iraqi ones got easily destroyed by standard TOW-2 missiles, no need for top attack.
Love the content Ryan - it’s nice to hear about and learn the perspective of regular army unit soldiers. I certainly enjoy the Jockos, Stumpfs, and Glovers of the internets. They have cool stories and valuable perspectives. But they are highly specialized and offer a narrow slice of what modern warfare is like. Your info peels back a different curtain and is perhaps more relevant given the current threats seem to be more conventional peer and near peer enemies and not asymmetric as was the case in the past years. Keep up the good work.
Unironically high quality content. I will employ this if possible during my next combat rotation and report back on the results (in generally destroying a tank as infantry as I have no access to IFVs).
Thanks for your hard work on these videos. Keep up the great work Ryan
"a dogs breakfast" Ryan, you're a man of many cool phrases
Apparently the source of most catastrophic ammunition fires in T-72 are the spare propellant charges stored in the turret under the the commander and gunner’s seats. They’re extremely vulnerable to virtually any penetration on their respective sides of the tank. Hits to the autoloader itself is actually rare as it’s seated very low in the hull and is somewhat protected from spalling.
Love how you describe yourself as a guy who could get stuff you need by sweet talking or stealing whatever you need. I bet your crew liked service with you.
6) Breakout VR racing drone with RPG warhead attached and go tank hunting!
7) Verify functionality of IFV reverse speed.
Wow. Eloquently delivered. Thanks for the education!
Nice that you add issues for consideration that I don't believe the current Russian commander was ordered to avoid but possibly to engage like, civilians, culturally sensitive buildings or historical structures!
Love your insights!
"Depends on MET-T" is the equivalent of Father Jack's "That would be an ecumenical matter"
Takes me back to all those days of training. Going suck with the chow getting cold
There are two famous ANZACs that were experts at acquiring things in the Great War. One fictitious, probably based on the original was played by Paul Hogan in the Tv series back in the 80’s called ANZACS . He would obtain everything needed by his company. He was most famous for Alcohol and Food. The other Barney Hines was infamous for fleecing German POWs , with Nicknames like the ‘souvenir king’. There’s a famous photo of him with his pile of loot taken after a major battle.
Army scrounges are a necessary part of all armies
As a Bradley Master Gunner, I taught my guys if you turned a corner and you came face to face with a T72 (or any tank) punch up HE High Rate (200 rds min + - 25) pepper that turret. You won't punch thru the armor but you will destroy his optics and periscopes. If he can't see you, he can't hit you. Pop smoke (if you have it) then maneuver as best you can for a TOW shot or for AP at the sides or rear.
Your content is soooooo good!
Loved the PACE and GOTW in that. 😊
I appreciate a fellow anti tank gunner throwing out ideas on this. Reminds me of old TDK talks.
Amazing video. I never realized how complicated the art of battle is. The FPS games seem not to capture the reality :D
5:18 Former navy guy here. My supervisor on my carrier said something that changed my life: If you can't be on time, be early.
I used to have my alarm clock set 10 minutes early just to accommodate this. No, I didn't set the alarm early, I set the actual clock early so my groggy self waking up can't comprehend the fact that I'm actually waking up 10 minutes early, I'm on time.
I use that method too, but I always wake up before the alarm, damn circadian rhythm
i'd fight a T-72 like a real man. gloves on, in the ring until one of us is knocked out or surrenders. any other way is for cowards
I hope your eulogy is beautiful.
dunno who dis guy is and why had google recommended this video to me, but the opening phrase alongside the looks of the Killmachine De'Tankbusta confidently saying it genuinely made me chuckle
I find it hilarious that a conscrupt may one day look for this video when he comes across a T-72
7:45 yep the good old practise of s.t.e.a.l
Well presented - learned something today
First rule of Infantry Warfare: there is _always_ a Pvt. Schmuckatelli. Plan accordingly.
Awesome video Ryan!
I would go for a simultaneous attack, Jav/TOW, Chaingun, within seconds of eachother (rippled only a bit, not enough to kill confirm). No need to conserve ammo when facing a superior opponent but holding tactical advantage. Throw everything into that opening. Once I know chaingun actually hit several shots on target, reverse, wait for discounts to load up. One dismount can do a peep for effects on the way after displacing from the fire position. If the tank is burning, good. If otherwise, consider the 2nd TOW, but only if you havent been pinpointed, and probably after displacing to the opposite of the direction that you had deployed the Jav team.
My inner Arma 3 player says
"Dismount from the Bradley and make all efforts to steal the enemy T-72"
"I'm not so much of a thief that I would steal from another foreign country" funny you should say that, because the Brits I briefly worked with had zero compunction with indefinitely borrowing our kit H-60 aircrew NVGs in particular. They were genuinely nice about it though.
"That's right, Dude. The beauty of this is its simplicity. Once a plan gets too complex, everything can go wrong. If there's one thing I learned in Nam..."
Never been in mechanized warfare, or any war, but Running away from a Superior Force to increase chance of Success and using infantry in Cover/ Concealment with shoulder fired AT to reduce risk of Casualties is the best means to Victory. Fire Fast, Drive (Away) Hard.
11:18 that's the difference between my unit and other units. We see enemy, we shoot. Then report the kill. As long as we have positive ID that it's not friendly, and we have the weapons to do it, we shoot. if you wait, your opportunity could slip away, surprise could be lost, etc. Too risky. Gotta act quickly and decisively.
"ill sweet talk or steal what i need" best quote
Hey Ryan. Can you do a video on training tank crews? Just wondering how long it will take to train these Ukrainian crews for the new tanks they have. Sending Bradley’s, Leopards and Challengers is one thing, but surely it will take several months of training for the tank crews to become an effective fighting unit?
Not just the training but the logistical challenge of Ukraine receiving 3 different vehicle types from 3 different countries. I'm sure Ukrainian tankers are loving getting the new equipment, the logistics officers not so much.
It will be quicker than the standard training courses, which makes sense if you think about it.
1) Many of those being trained aren't being trained on *doing the job* of tank crew/armoured infantry, just how to use the new equipment
2) They are super motivated. You won't have the normal issues of squaddies being squaddies and dicking around, complaining if they don't get weekends off/working past 4pm, not doing the reading up before attending a training session etc. These trainees are going back to a live war, for the future of their nation. They WILL be paying attention
3) The course content can probably be cut down, quite a bit in some cases. They aren't needing to be trained to meet a NATO MOS standard, including all the fluff that various armies have put in to satisfy peacetime only and/or political objectives; they need to know how to fight the vehicles, and nothing else
They are getting many hours on simulators as the real hardware gets shipped in. Plus its a case of getting "time on type" and understanding the capabilities with experienced crew, rather than training from scratch. There's ever chance some of them have been having a sneaky go already
Your plan was pretty good.
I'd only add that the javelins should be dual wielded. While wearing sunglasses and no sleeves.
And when the T72 blows up, walk away slowly *without* looking back.
'You go to sea, find Yamamoto and chew his ass and that's all there is to it'. Robert Mitchums Bill Halsey to Glenn Ford's unconfident Ray Spruence in The Battle of Midway, classic!
More Videos like this please Ryan 👍
To increase the odds of delivering chow still warm , access assets outside your pay grade by rephrasing the assessment you give to battalion.
"Have enemy armour under observation advancing on HQ."
A little motivation goes a long way, and a problem shared is a problem halved . Your choice of words has now made it their problem too.
Great report!
I'll try that next time an officer asks me a question.
"Do you know how fast you were going?"
"That's METT-T dependent, sir!"
I have seen 30mm from the Russian AFV take out a T-72 by shooting into the tread area and after about 3-4 shots got a penetration through the hull in that area... and that means a good chance to ignite the fuel or ammo. The rear hull or rear of the turret is good too. If I had to take it on front on I would shoot between the turret and hull. Javelin and TOW have a much higher kill probability on any side.
Good battlefield management.
Love your channel Ryan, have been a follower for about a year and I always love your vids. Super interesting and informative
You just hit it in the ouchie place, and it's head pops off and all the happy gets out, and then it's a very big planter.
Outstanding! You achieved a GO for this evolution, as well as a new sub, sir.
Brilliant video! More like this when you have the time! Just wonderful!
Put yourself in the enemy's shoes and imagine the worst case scenario. Your tank is broke down in the middle of nowhere when out of the blue, you hear your tank's missile warning alarm. You pop smoke and scatter while you try to figure out what the hell is going on.
You just know someone's going to mod DCS for this exact scenario, down to the radio chatter.
The Germans in WW2 gave their lowest commanders the ability to evaluate situations and adjust to them accordingly. These commanders were trained to do this. Almost all other countries followed strict upper level command with commanders no where near the battlefield.
Your right. The German army allowed , demanded and rewarded personal initiative.
I can't recall another nation in WW2 that did this.
You are a master story teller
My plan, based on extensive Battlefield 4 experience: floor the Bradley around the back of the hill on a flanking run, firing the chain gun on full-auto; the infantry bail out and engage with AT on the run, if there's anyone in the tank they can't kill us all at the same time, so someone is bound to take him out; and if he had friends or infantry cover then we're done and it was nice while it lasted.
5:27
"Oh yeah... I've got time."
This is one of your best video's. 1. Speaking from personal experience. 2. Teaching military doctrine. 3. Battlefield considerations. 4. Enemy tank platoon setup. All narrated in a high pace with good visuals supporting your story.
Cool Uncle!
Regardless, Ryan would use a fully automatic anti-anything, issued Knife Hand. Fun fact though not easily depicted but Ryan's Knife Hand is a slightly younger model than the ultimate Knife hand operated by General James Mattis, though the lethality is comparable.
keep these coming
Have two dismounts with Javelin and two with rifles. Send them to secure the enemy tank while providing fire support with TOW and chain gun. If the tank is abandoned, call it in. Send someone to yoink it.
Really enjoyed this video
More of these battlefield scenario videos please!
Honestly a TOW costs less than a Javelin and shooting it would mean I don't have to expose my troops in the back. The hill seems like a great position to stay in since I'm in defilade already and have eyes on a possible enemy route to our battalion, meaning I could coordinate artillery if needed and act as forward recon. I would shoot the TOW and hold position. Much safer than moving anywhere imo.
It depends on the T-72. If it has Konkat-ERA on it hitting it with anything Javelin and possibly TOW is most likely to not work. If it’s a bog standard A model. The chain gun should penetrate with the right ammo. However based on the scenario short of just holding up for reinforcements. Is about the best plan.
I had to laugh at every mention of poor ol' Private Schmuckatelly 😂🤣😂🤣😜
Not a soldier here except on COD but that's the plan I came up with as well. Dismount a Javelin, TOW's / chain gun if ineffective, run for Battallion if everything goes to shit.
Well done.
Since you haven't determined the status of the Tank or its Crew, probably dismount and have Missiles ready to fire. Then hit with a burst from the Gun to "wake it up". If it moves, Javelin goes first.
If it doesn't then report the Abandoned Tank.
Commander may want it for Intelligence or other.
as a headphone user...you really get me with these sound direction changes. lolol
Good thinking
2:34 / 13:10 METT, or METTC = Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops available, and Time. "C" at the end means civilian considerations.
Mission, the army does not operate in a vacuum. what are your orders. What do coordinators know
Enemy, composition, disposition and strength... awareness related to threat presented
Terrain, weather effect on sensors. terrains to yours or adversaries advantage
Troops available, numbers, readiness, fatigue, operational experience as a crew
I laughed at the “Above his peers” joke. 😂👍🏻
It always depends on the circumstances.
"And that's how I 'acquired' a T-72"
07:21 ah my old job description as a E4.
I'm going to show this on my squad infantry tactics lessons. If you don't mind..
You are the best in the business.
this is different- i like the thief bit, tactical thievery😁- and very informative. can work better if scrounging and thieving is broken down into separate skins.
Thanks! The next time I come up against a T72 in traffic I’ll be ready!
Great video!
Nice try, but I already know how a tank is destroyed. Our training video in the Finnish Defence Forces showed that when threatened by a T-72, an 81mm mortar platoon can take it out by firing a mortar shell directly into an open hatch on top of the turret.
Love you engaging the TH-cam reviewer...
I couldn't never get over the bike next to the window, so close to bed!
This was a good one!
You forgot the option to let the top 2-3 Rambo type dismounts go capture the tank while you cover them.
My personal priority:
1) Mobility.Mission Kill
2) Firepower Kill
3) Catastrophic Kill
the T72 can be pen by your 25mm, the side armor is no diffrent version to version
As a former tanker I would select sabot, laze and blaze. Then pop goes the weasel.
Well in World of Tanks this is what will happen.
Bradley hits T-72 with TOW, losses health, kills your loader.
T-72 fires back hits Bradley, it loses health but doesn't even slow down. Bradley charges in fires second TOW, tracks you and kills your driver.
Brady now closes in enough to open up with auto cannon and circles disabled T-72.
Hammers T-72, damages ammo rack, destroys optics, hits fuel tank, hits engine sets tank on fire.
T-72 manages to hit Bradley it losses health but continues attack.
Bradly has now reloaded TOW and destroys T-72 with point blank hit. Bradly continues on like nothing happened.
Something you didn't mention, which is odd, is what type/version of T-72 are we talking about? Old plain T-72, T-72M, T-72B3, ect? They all have different sensors and different grades of sensors, with only the latest having thermals for the gunner, sticking the commander with plain old night vision, (of varying qualities), so that will play an important part in this scenario.