As an Artillery veteran, I feel like this video had more information than what was taught to us in Artillery School back in the day. Great video, subscribed!
As an ex gunner, this was brilliant. I'd add a description of the variable size charges used. The reason the propellant is kept in bags is because they can be used to help with range. Fewer bags means lesser range. Determining the range needed also requires more or less charge/propellant, to reach the required range. Anyway, thanks for this
Additionally using a lesser charge - when appropriate - alleviates stresses on the the gun carriage and gun barrel thus giving them a longer service life.
@@looksirdroids9134: Two different types of munitions; White phosphorus is designated for highly flammable targets while smoke rounds are for cover and concealment of troop movements. Ex 13A here.
Man I absolutely love this video. Super simple, neat, no technical jargon, no nonsense talk, no extra human noises. Mundane, straightforward, insightful. I want more of these on every topic possible in military hardware. Please keep making such high quality videos. Thankyou so much.
That's because it's a text to speech voiceover. It's script also has tons of grammar and terminology issues. Why spend all that time making a nice animation only to pair it with a poorly written voiceover?
It seems that I've hit the gold mine of military technical animations. Straight and thorough explanation combined with detailed animation? No reason not to sub. Great content, keep up the good work!
I served as a 89B (Ammunition Specialist) in Iraq… we operated a large ASP(Ammunition Supply Point) and we stored and issued large amounts of these weapons and many others. This video was outstanding! Refreshed my memory on many things I haven’t thought about in nearly two decades… and showed me things I never learned as an 89B. Thank you!
I was 13Bravo for 12 years until I got hurt. I was the ammo team chief for three years; I became a chief of a section after six years. Your short little video taught me more about the internal workings of fuzes and rounds we used than correspondence courses or training. Even as the Ammo Team Chief, my training didn't cover this stuff. Thank you for posting this. I got a few friends that are still serving, with whom I've shared your video. Good training :-)
Keep in mind, there are many more fuzes than depicted in this video. Not to take away from the content, but it's dangerous to think that these are the only fuze functions if you are in the "business"
@@tonyk2796 Trust me, Tony, the OP of this comment knows his fuzes. I was a 13B for 4 years (fired in combat as well) and knew what fuzes were compatible with what rounds, and even which ones rain would affect when fired.
Outstanding! I wish I saw this video 50 yes ago when I was in Artillery AIT at Ft. Sill, OK. I was ultimately assigned to a M110 Self Propelled Howitzer unit in Germany. Our guns projectile was 8 inches in diameter, weighed 200 hundred lbs and came up to my waist when stood up. It took 2 guys to lay the projectile down on a metal tray which was then lifted by 2 men and hooked up to a hydraulic ram which placed it into the breech of gun. One day during live fire the other guy that helped me load the projectile slipped and the tray dropped and the fused projectile tip hit the corner of the gun. The other screamed and I let out a holler myself. We thought we were going to be dead. They stopped the live firing to explain the shear pin that was in the fuse so that the thing wouldn't explode until it went through the barrel and spun thus snapping 5he shear pin and arming the projectile to explode. My Army experience was so intense that I still vividly remember my days on active duty 50 years ago!. Done some further research. Range was 15 to 20 milles. During that time. Czechoslovakia was communist So we were there to protect Europe. We had nuclear rounds on base. I remember we had a unit on base that took turns being active 24/7. If I remember correctly there were 5 guys in a group. Each had a sequence to do to arm the nuclear round. They had great duty Didn't do shit. They were there for one thing only. They never associated with us. They were secret ghosts. East Germany existed then. Berlin was right in the middle. If you had to go to Berlin, you could only fly in or take a train. If you took the train, you were advised to bring cigarettes. The train would be stopped on the way, boarded by armed guards, and they liked American cigarettes. They would question you less if you gave them cigarettes. Anyone make that train trip during early 70's?
I was in Vietnam serving on a 105 self propelled howitzer, I also worked in an Army ammunition plant where we manufactured 155mm, 175mm and 8 inch artillery shells. I seem to recall the 105 firecracker round that utilized air burst to deploy small explosive charges. There was also a round called the bee hive round the 105 version was loaded with 6,000 Fle-èchettes that were unleashed via a time delay fuse. I remember firing this round with the fuse set to muzzle action. This would result in a spread of darts 100 yards deep by 300 yards wide. Thanks for the video the comments are good too. Charlie battery 3rd battalion 6th artillery 52nd artillery group (I think) out of Pleiku 69 & 70
God bless you man. Glad you made it home safe my dad was over there from 61-64 he was one of Kennedys advisors to the south Vietnamese who wore a funny green beret. Lol Take it easy and have agood day Red Leg.
@@dungteller367 appreciate that alot. He was a heck of man and one I was proud of. He's up in the SF home in the sky as of 09 sharing beers with his buddies and all the others who didn't make it home. I'll do my best to have a good day and many more with everything that's going on anymore. Stay safe and God bless
The type of ammunition and whether the gun is self propelled (SP) or towed are independent. There are three types of large caliber ammunition: fixed, semi-fixed and separate loading. SP or towed guns can be designed to shoot any of these types.
Don't forget the U.S. Navy's separated ammunition. It differs greatly from the Army's separate loading ammo. Yeah, I know. The video isn't about naval artillery.
I served in the Greek Artilery in mid 90s, on 105mm Howitzer mainly but also received training in 155mm and some old 25 pounders. Once in an exercise with the 105mm, we were on a hill and we would have to hit a moving target in the sea below. I do not remember what the distance was, definately a few km, was but this was supposed to be a direct hit (straight trajectory) and we used all 7 charges which was kind of rare. We usually used up to 5 or 6 for curved trajectories. As the barrel looked down aiming the target at a lower level the force of full charge sent the whole gun in the air, the wheels went up at least half a meter from the ground! Great work on the video, I recaled many things and learned a few details. The cutout cgi's of the detonators were amazingly informative!
I remember back in the day when our artillery (The state of the art G5 and G6) of the South African Army was experimenting with "Base bleed" shells to extend the range of the 155. A certain Dr Bull was involved in the design...and was assassinated in his flat in Canada. If memory serves me correctly, they pinned it on Mossad. I was fortunate enough to be able to drive the G6 (self propelled artllery). A wonderful, fast and mobile piece of kit with very capable systems!
Almost. The base bleed principle was invented by a Swedish company in the '60s who licenced international production to Space Research Corporation owned by Gerald Bull who was assassinated in Brussels presumably by Mossad because he did work for Iraq. Base bleed works by generating a flame at the back of the shell which does not actively helps to propel the shell but improves it's aerodynamics over the standard boat tail shell. Since the '90s base bleed tech can or is used by anybody. It increases the range of 155mm shells by up to 30%.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 yup...quite right. a couple of inaccuracies on my part...but the base bleed works well reducing the tumbling vortices at the rear of the shell improving the drag ratio...and thus increasing the range.
Having helped mfg, these devices years ago, (105 & 155mm) the Steel & aluminum component casings have to survive the launch, traveling to target to Become what they are Great informational video.
I was artillery for many years. Fantastic job with the info and animation. I wish this was around when I had to teach ammo classes. I just want to pint out 1 minor mistake. At around 1:54 you show the round loaded into the bore. The rotating band isn't making contact with the grooves in the bore making an airtight seal.
Thank you soo much 😘😘💖, from many years I was unable to understand impact fuze and time delay impact fuze mechanism!! Not only this video but this whole channel help me lot!! Thanks from heart ❤️🇮🇳..
I remember when I was so excited because I thought I'd found an ancient Roman bracelet while searching with my metal detector in the hills around my village. Turned out it was a copper driving ring from an artillery shell that the Americans used to defeat the last pockets of the Wermacht troops here in the Eifel. I had no idea that those rifling marks were caused by the barrel while firing. Great video!
FYI, this coming from an artilleryman, I can tell you for certain, that the 155mm HE projectile has a 50m kill radius and devastation radius of 100m (not saying you couldn't be killed from shrapnel at 100m away)! And the best way to put the weight of an 155 mm HE round is 95Lbs. And the only rounds really used are smoke, illum and HE, the Excalibur is just too expensive but accurate as hell! I actually got to be apart of the testing of the Excalibur round!
I know right alot of people think the same, it’s really wild how many different types artillery shells there are and what there capabilities are… For instance there was artillery shells with nuclear warheads in them, I’m pretty sure those aren’t in the arsenal anymore, at least I hope not anyways!!🤷♂️💥
As a former gunner myself, I really appreciate this detailed breakdown of how the ammunition works. It's amazing to see how the size of the charges can be adjusted to help with range, and how the number of bags used affects the distance the shell can travel. It's also interesting to learn about the process of determining the range needed and adjusting the amount of propellant accordingly. Thanks for sharing this informative video!
9:41 The proximity fuze was a HUGE advantage for the allied forces during WWII. We probably could've won the war without it but having it turned the war in the Pacific in our favor big time.
Have you read the testimonies from the secret trials of the proximity fuze ? They are amazing, so is the whole story behind the research and early use of the fuze. When you have a look at how many shells were needed before the proximity fuze to shoot a plane and after... well, then it's kinda obvious why the sailors were amazed :)
@@herrhaber9076 I saw a video on YT that said we did not use VT over Germany until later in the war because they were so worried that the Germans might recover a round and learn the secret. Over water in the Pacific for AA fire, not so much risk. Airburst over troops is deadly effective and Germans feared it (so I read). Trying to time a fuse for a perfect airburst is very difficult but a proximity fuse gets it right every. single. time. A round that hits the dirt/mud is wasted (unless you happen to be very close).
@@swright5690 I've got a few books on the subject and to put it simply, the development of the proximity fuze was probably as much a game changer as being able to ramp up the production of the Norden bombsight to the levels needed, the nuclear bomb or other inventions made necessary or perfected by war.
Very well explained and very informative Some Additional information is >>, 1. The the Proximity fuze are of two types, CVT (Controlled variable Time) and VT (Variable Time), the VT works as u explained However on CVT you can also set time which helps in crest clearance, i.e if there is a mountain in the flight path the CVT wont prime until it passes the crest. 2, The Projectiles are also weight marked i.e not all projectiles are of same weight so the difference from standard weight is shown on them to calculate correction. 3. SOme Projectiles have base bleed mechanism i,e to reduce wake at the back end of projectile thus increasing the range of a projectile with usage a concept of base drag reduction of the projectile. Reducing the base drag of projectile is accomplished by filling space behind the projectile base with combustion products to increase pressure to the value close to the ambient pressure. 4. The HEER Improved shell is specially designed for ranges of more than 40 km with very low dispersion. Its long-range capability has been obtained by optimizing the external ballistics via streamlining the body and equipping it with a base bleed unit to further reduce drag.
Huh. So the basebleed isn't actually propelling the shell so much as acting like an aerodynamic part? The shell goes farther because it's experiencing less drag from the low pressure pocket normally formed on its rear.
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I was with a 198HOW (ABN) unit out of Bragg. We were in Polk for pre-deployment training, and I went with the captain and soldiers to burn all the leftover powder. You usually dig a trench in the shape of a cross, pack powder, and light the ends. All was going well until we lit the ends without moving the captain's Humvee that transported the powder. There were 3 M16s, a bunch of blank ammo, MREs, and best of all, a 155 HE round (to this day, I have no Fuking clue why that was in there). Well, the humvee caught fire. We all tried to grab everything but realized there was no hope, so we ran.....we ran forever to reach the wood line, went about 50 yards in, and jumped to the ground. So much time went by we all assumed it wouldn't go off. Most of the humvee was destroyed by fire but then a big ball of light and heat; then I thought my teeth were blown out by shockwave. The humvee went about 100 ft in the air; shrapnel flew past us through the trees. It was absolute chaos. This was my first month at my unit, and our captain was replaced, busted down in rank.
I went "with the captain" There's your problem. In the British Army its a Senior NCO (usually a Sgt Major) that burns off unused charge bags. Best keep officers away from maps and things that go bang.
@@dannyzero692 Exactly the same? Numbers are diferent, but beside that... all guns (towed or self propelled artilery, tank's and fire support vechicle's) work more or less the same. If you have gun using single peace amunition, look on what he describe as 105mm. Guns with 2 part amunition work as 155mm he describe.
Excellent presentation. The former existence of U.S. 155mm nuclear shells using linear implosion of ellipsoid plutonium pits is not relevant, but I thought I'd mention it.
EXCELLENT. It is amazing how well you picture and narrate ! Thank you for all your efforts, editing, & posting! You ARE APPRECIATED !!! Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸
13 F here, joint fire support specialist. Basically just forward observer so artillery and mortar. You nailed it all, mights know your rounds better than us guys who use them
ভিডিওটা দেখার আগ পর্যন্ত আমি ভাবতাম আর্টিলারি সেল হচ্ছে ছুড়ে মারার পড়ে যেয়ে ফেটে যাওয়ার জন্য একটা গোলা। কিন্তু ভিডিওটা দেখে একেবারে হতভম্ব হয়ে গেলাম। অসাধারণ ব্যাখ্যা দিলেন ,ধন্যবাদ
As a former Navy guy, this was very informative. We loaded all types of ordinance on our aircraft but the days of artillery type guns were long gone by the time I was in.
The capabilities of artillery impresses me every time. No wonder it’s so devastating (when used correctly). The one thing not mentioned here was DPICM, the one with like 80 submunitions in it. But the idea isn’t really different from the mines in mechanical function other than that it has immediate effect.
I am an ex-gunner too - 14th Field Regiment. An excellent presentation, however the projectile (explosive shell in old army terms), should never be called a bullet (1:52). Remember the old song - "We are Gunners, we are Gunners, we are far away from home, we are highly p***** off so leave us alone, sing high sing low wherever we go, artillery Gunners will never say NO" 😂
I have been watching your videos recently, subscribed on the second one itself. I am loving the perfect no-nonsense, awesome animation, and straightforward explanations. Thank you for your videos, and you deserve many more subscribers.
The fact that the narration is synthetic is a bit hard to spot. And this is good. Speech synthesis technology nowadays is mindblowing. The giveaway was the contrast between native accent and obviously non-native quirks.
Regular ammunition will also cook off when hit, just maybe not as easily. It's just that russian tanks have the ammunition stored in the crew compartment, while western tanks generally have the ammunition stored in a separate compartment which "blows out" when hit, leaving the crew unharmed. The reason why Russian tanks are made like this is because it allows them to use automatic loaders, saving space by having fewer crew members and therefore having a smaller tank which can be more easily hidden and is harder to hit.
@Mscope • I just want to add my praise to everyone else's. I learned so many things that I can't enumerate them all. I was very interested in how you displayed the aerodynamics of the shell. I also really appreciated the cut-away of the projectiles, their use, and how they work with different fuses. This video is truly a work of art. Thank you. 🏆👍
When I was in the Navy, we used to run out on the forecastle after a gun shoot and pick up the propellent grains. They were about 1/4" diameter and about 1" long.
How much unburned propellent was there? I'm curious to know what % of the total charge is expelled from the barrel without igniting, and if this is seen as a problem or just normal.
This was very interesting. Loved the detail. Would the "Excalibur" round function anything like these rounds explained or is that round a whole different story?
It’s fin stabilized and controlled, so it works very similar since it still needs to be able to be fired from the 155 but it’s flight characteristics and internals are different to an extent including a GPS guidance system.
Everybody has one of those, but you never take the time to understand how it works, how it should be serviced and so on. Mine serves once or twice a year, it was a gift from an inlaw.
In 1985 to 1987 I worked at Lawton/Fort Sill for Telos Federal Systems writing software for a Fire Direction and Control system for field artillery. This brought back memories.
informative and clearly explained - 10 minutes of pure information instead of stupid half-knowledge by so-called and self-appointed "military experts" here on youtube. I was in the army for a few years so I think I know what I'm talking about. Sir - Abo+like! 🚀👍
I remeber getting a few vietnam era radar proximity fuzes at a gun show. They had itty bitty vacuum tubes in them that could take the extreme forces. When the signal was strong enough to trigger it activated a miniature hydrgen thyratron tube that fired the blasting cap. The fuze was powered by a battery that screwed into the bottom of it. The battery was dry but had a vial that breaks when fired. It makes about 22V at very high impulse current. They were very cleaverly engineered. 🤓
13B veteran here. Used to drive both the M109A6 Paladin and the C.A.T... Loading and unloading and transferring rounds between vehicles is a workout especially if you're 5'3" like me lol.
The amount of thought and engineering that goes into making this artillery is insane, just like thinking up contraptions of torture devices in the dark ages.
As an Artillery veteran, I feel like this video had more information than what was taught to us in Artillery School back in the day. Great video, subscribed!
I totally agree. One of best informative artillery videos I've ever seen
As an ex gunner, this was brilliant. I'd add a description of the variable size charges used. The reason the propellant is kept in bags is because they can be used to help with range. Fewer bags means lesser range. Determining the range needed also requires more or less charge/propellant, to reach the required range. Anyway, thanks for this
Additionally using a lesser charge - when appropriate - alleviates stresses on the the gun carriage and gun barrel thus giving them a longer service life.
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White phosphorus "smoke bomb"
@@looksirdroids9134: Two different types of munitions; White phosphorus is designated for highly flammable targets while smoke rounds are for cover and concealment of troop movements. Ex 13A here.
@@looksirdroids9134 loved the willy peter..1973
Man I absolutely love this video. Super simple, neat, no technical jargon, no nonsense talk, no extra human noises. Mundane, straightforward, insightful. I want more of these on every topic possible in military hardware. Please keep making such high quality videos. Thankyou so much.
It's so good they even call artillary shells 'bullets'.
That's because it's a text to speech voiceover. It's script also has tons of grammar and terminology issues. Why spend all that time making a nice animation only to pair it with a poorly written voiceover?
Great animations too
Isn’t it great to have someone else do all the thinking, while we lazily sit back drinking Mountain Dew? 👍🏻
@@link12313 maybe he's not a native english speaker, and still made a video that can reach more people
It seems that I've hit the gold mine of military technical animations. Straight and thorough explanation combined with detailed animation? No reason not to sub. Great content, keep up the good work!
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You're kidding right? Computer voice. Incorrect info about the charge. Calling a shell a bullet...
Terrible!
I served as a 89B (Ammunition Specialist) in Iraq… we operated a large ASP(Ammunition Supply Point) and we stored and issued large amounts of these weapons and many others.
This video was outstanding! Refreshed my memory on many things I haven’t thought about in nearly two decades… and showed me things I never learned as an 89B. Thank you!
Thank you for destroying the country for no reason
I was 13Bravo for 12 years until I got hurt. I was the ammo team chief for three years; I became a chief of a section after six years. Your short little video taught me more about the internal workings of fuzes and rounds we used than correspondence courses or training. Even as the Ammo Team Chief, my training didn't cover this stuff. Thank you for posting this. I got a few friends that are still serving, with whom I've shared your video.
Good training :-)
Keep in mind, there are many more fuzes than depicted in this video. Not to take away from the content, but it's dangerous to think that these are the only fuze functions if you are in the "business"
@@tonyk2796 Trust me, Tony, the OP of this comment knows his fuzes. I was a 13B for 4 years (fired in combat as well) and knew what fuzes were compatible with what rounds, and even which ones rain would affect when fired.
Can you send the firing schedule for this cannon?
Outstanding! I wish I saw this video 50 yes ago when I was in Artillery AIT at Ft. Sill, OK. I was ultimately assigned to a M110 Self Propelled Howitzer unit in Germany. Our guns projectile was 8 inches in diameter, weighed 200 hundred lbs and came up to my waist when stood up. It took 2 guys to lay the projectile down on a metal tray which was then lifted by 2 men and hooked up to a hydraulic ram which placed it into the breech of gun.
One day during live fire the other guy that helped me load the projectile slipped and the tray dropped and the fused projectile tip hit the corner of the gun. The other screamed and I let out a holler myself. We thought we were going to be dead. They stopped the live firing to explain the shear pin that was in the fuse so that the thing wouldn't explode until it went through the barrel and spun thus snapping 5he shear pin and arming the projectile to explode.
My Army experience was so intense that I still vividly remember my days on active duty 50 years ago!.
Done some further research. Range was 15 to 20 milles. During that time. Czechoslovakia was communist So we were there to protect Europe. We had nuclear rounds on base. I remember we had a unit on base that took turns being active 24/7. If I remember correctly there were 5 guys in a group. Each had a sequence to do to arm the nuclear round. They had great duty Didn't do shit. They were there for one thing only. They never associated with us. They were secret ghosts. East Germany existed then. Berlin was right in the middle. If you had to go to Berlin, you could only fly in or take a train. If you took the train, you were advised to bring cigarettes. The train would be stopped on the way, boarded by armed guards, and they liked American cigarettes. They would question you less if you gave them cigarettes. Anyone make that train trip during early 70's?
Scary shit bro.
Hope life is treating you well!
Now I'm curious, did smoke come out of the top area? The shear pin blocks it, so might the smoke have escaped? Thanks
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3rd Corps! I was at Sill in '95.
Ok, as a gunner this was a fantastic video!! Very very well done
Ayyy, Matsimus giving his seal of aproval
If matsi commented in your video in the first 24hrs know that U R a legend
can you do a vid on the charges i see getting removed from the shell and what that is all about? Ive seen that in your ids before
Hey Matt. Good to see you here. Great minds think alike.
Hey, there, mate! - nice to see you here! They DO MAKE fantastic animations here, don't they? :) :)
Man I agree w the comments below. I watch mil tech vids and NEVER seen one on any subject this well done. Concise and well illustrated. Im now a fan!
Why didn't they show this when we were dying by powerpoint
You're kidding right? Computer voice. Incorrect info about the charge. Calling a shell a bullet...
Terrible!
I was in Vietnam serving on a 105 self propelled howitzer, I also worked in an Army ammunition plant where we manufactured 155mm, 175mm and 8 inch artillery shells. I seem to recall the 105 firecracker round that utilized air burst to deploy small explosive charges. There was also a round called the bee hive round the 105 version was loaded with 6,000 Fle-èchettes that were unleashed via a time delay fuse. I remember firing this round with the fuse set to muzzle action. This would result in a spread of darts 100 yards deep by 300 yards wide. Thanks for the video the comments are good too. Charlie battery 3rd battalion 6th artillery 52nd artillery group (I think) out of Pleiku 69 & 70
Those Fle-èchette Rounds Were Wicked.
God bless you man. Glad you made it home safe my dad was over there from 61-64 he was one of Kennedys advisors to the south Vietnamese who wore a funny green beret. Lol
Take it easy and have agood day Red Leg.
@@warhawk4494 Thanks for the good wishes, your dad is somebody special. You have a good day also in fact have many good days.
@@dungteller367 appreciate that alot. He was a heck of man and one I was proud of. He's up in the SF home in the sky as of 09 sharing beers with his buddies and all the others who didn't make it home. I'll do my best to have a good day and many more with everything that's going on anymore. Stay safe and God bless
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
The type of ammunition and whether the gun is self propelled (SP) or towed are independent. There are three types of large caliber ammunition: fixed, semi-fixed and separate loading. SP or towed guns can be designed to shoot any of these types.
Don't forget the U.S. Navy's separated ammunition. It differs greatly from the Army's separate loading ammo.
Yeah, I know. The video isn't about naval artillery.
@@throngcleaverOne of the biggest difference between Army and Naval ammunition is that the Army actually HAS ammunition for it’s 155mm guns.😂
@@CorePathway 🤣 True!
I served in the Greek Artilery in mid 90s, on 105mm Howitzer mainly but also received training in 155mm and some old 25 pounders. Once in an exercise with the 105mm, we were on a hill and we would have to hit a moving target in the sea below. I do not remember what the distance was, definately a few km, was but this was supposed to be a direct hit (straight trajectory) and we used all 7 charges which was kind of rare. We usually used up to 5 or 6 for curved trajectories. As the barrel looked down aiming the target at a lower level the force of full charge sent the whole gun in the air, the wheels went up at least half a meter from the ground!
Great work on the video, I recaled many things and learned a few details. The cutout cgi's of the detonators were amazingly informative!
This was the best vid on topic ive ever seen. Thanks for giving someone whom isnt in the military a brilliant explanation
So I always wondered how those shells weren't constantly exploding, that interrupter device is genious!
I remember back in the day when our artillery (The state of the art G5 and G6) of the South African Army was experimenting with "Base bleed" shells to extend the range of the 155. A certain Dr Bull was involved in the design...and was assassinated in his flat in Canada. If memory serves me correctly, they pinned it on Mossad. I was fortunate enough to be able to drive the G6 (self propelled artllery). A wonderful, fast and mobile piece of kit with very capable systems!
Almost.
The base bleed principle was invented by a Swedish company in the '60s who licenced international production to Space Research Corporation owned by Gerald Bull who was assassinated in Brussels presumably by Mossad because he did work for Iraq.
Base bleed works by generating a flame at the back of the shell which does not actively helps to propel the shell but improves it's aerodynamics over the standard boat tail shell.
Since the '90s base bleed tech can or is used by anybody. It increases the range of 155mm shells by up to 30%.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 yup...quite right. a couple of inaccuracies on my part...but the base bleed works well reducing the tumbling vortices at the rear of the shell improving the drag ratio...and thus increasing the range.
I think base bleed is pretty common for long range shells. And then rocket assisted if you want to shoot really far.
They didn’t pin it on mossad. It was mossad.
Gerald Bull was building a very big gun in Iraq before he was killed.
Having helped mfg, these devices years ago, (105 & 155mm) the Steel & aluminum component casings have to survive the launch, traveling to target to Become what they are Great informational video.
Sliding block breeches are cooler than screw breeches. Hearing the clanging of the shell casing is satisfying.
01:15 I love the grumpy gunners, totally not exited that they go to work LOL
I had no idea artillery was this advanced. Impressive!
the proximity fuse shell was developed during ww2 and kept secret until the end of the war and it was developed by US
Turns out we are pretty good at killing eachother
I was artillery for many years. Fantastic job with the info and animation. I wish this was around when I had to teach ammo classes. I just want to pint out 1 minor mistake. At around 1:54 you show the round loaded into the bore. The rotating band isn't making contact with the grooves in the bore making an airtight seal.
So its there to engrave the rifling and make an airtight seal?
@@sovietbottle-cap1649 Yes. The rotating band cuts into the grooves to make the seal.
@@danielmontague9822 and help engrave the rifling?
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@@sovietbottle-cap1649 The rifling is already engraved. It just keeps a tight seal (the copper rotating band).
Thank you soo much 😘😘💖, from many years I was unable to understand impact fuze and time delay impact fuze mechanism!!
Not only this video but this whole channel help me lot!! Thanks from heart ❤️🇮🇳..
I remember when I was so excited because I thought I'd found an ancient Roman bracelet while searching with my metal detector in the hills around my village.
Turned out it was a copper driving ring from an artillery shell that the Americans used to defeat the last pockets of the Wermacht troops here in the Eifel.
I had no idea that those rifling marks were caused by the barrel while firing.
Great video!
FYI, this coming from an artilleryman, I can tell you for certain, that the 155mm HE projectile has a 50m kill radius and devastation radius of 100m (not saying you couldn't be killed from shrapnel at 100m away)! And the best way to put the weight of an 155 mm HE round is 95Lbs. And the only rounds really used are smoke, illum and HE, the Excalibur is just too expensive but accurate as hell! I actually got to be apart of the testing of the Excalibur round!
As someone who didn't know anything about artillery before, thank you, it's pretty good at explaining things for dummies
I always wanted to know this but I couldnt find this anywhere. Thank you very much sir ❤️❤️❤️
You're kidding right? Computer voice. Incorrect info about the charge. Calling a shell a bullet...
Terrible!
Out of all the videos I've seen about artillery this is been hands-down the most informative!
I had no idea shells were so versatile. I thought they all exploded on impact. Awesome video!
Impact explosive shells are barely used. High chance to blow yourself up with it on accident.
I know right alot of people think the same, it’s really wild how many different types artillery shells there are and what there capabilities are… For instance there was artillery shells with nuclear warheads in them, I’m pretty sure those aren’t in the arsenal anymore, at least I hope not anyways!!🤷♂️💥
A week long AIT class in 10 minutes well done!
Amazing. I wouldn't know how to make this any more succinct or illustrative.
Kudos to the animators!
One of the clearest explanations of anything I've ever seen.
You're kidding right? Computer voice. Incorrect info about the charge. Calling a shell a bullet...
Terrible!
As a former gunner myself, I really appreciate this detailed breakdown of how the ammunition works. It's amazing to see how the size of the charges can be adjusted to help with range, and how the number of bags used affects the distance the shell can travel. It's also interesting to learn about the process of determining the range needed and adjusting the amount of propellant accordingly. Thanks for sharing this informative video!
9:41 The proximity fuze was a HUGE advantage for the allied forces during WWII. We probably could've won the war without it but having it turned the war in the Pacific in our favor big time.
I watched the documentary, how proximity fuze trigger nearby explosion instead of direct hit explosion, which shoot down more zeros at WWII.
Have you read the testimonies from the secret trials of the proximity fuze ? They are amazing, so is the whole story behind the research and early use of the fuze.
When you have a look at how many shells were needed before the proximity fuze to shoot a plane and after... well, then it's kinda obvious why the sailors were amazed :)
@@herrhaber9076 I saw a video on YT that said we did not use VT over Germany until later in the war because they were so worried that the Germans might recover a round and learn the secret. Over water in the Pacific for AA fire, not so much risk. Airburst over troops is deadly effective and Germans feared it (so I read). Trying to time a fuse for a perfect airburst is very difficult but a proximity fuse gets it right every. single. time. A round that hits the dirt/mud is wasted (unless you happen to be very close).
@@swright5690 I've got a few books on the subject and to put it simply, the development of the proximity fuze was probably as much a game changer as being able to ramp up the production of the Norden bombsight to the levels needed, the nuclear bomb or other inventions made necessary or perfected by war.
If the Nazis had proximity fuses the 8th Air Force would have ceased to exist
Best doc style video on artillery I’ve ever seen on YT. Amazing amount of information & details. Nice work.
This was outstanding pretty accurate! This channel is going places!
Very well explained and very informative Some Additional information is >>, 1. The the Proximity fuze are of two types, CVT (Controlled variable Time) and VT (Variable Time), the VT works as u explained However on CVT you can also set time which helps in crest clearance, i.e if there is a mountain in the flight path the CVT wont prime until it passes the crest. 2, The Projectiles are also weight marked i.e not all projectiles are of same weight so the difference from standard weight is shown on them to calculate correction. 3. SOme Projectiles have base bleed mechanism i,e to reduce wake at the back end of projectile thus increasing the range of a projectile with usage a concept of base drag reduction of the projectile. Reducing the base drag of projectile is accomplished by filling space behind the projectile base with combustion products to increase pressure to the value close to the ambient pressure. 4. The HEER Improved shell is specially designed for ranges of more than 40 km with very low dispersion. Its long-range capability has been obtained by optimizing the external ballistics via streamlining the body and equipping it with a base bleed unit to further reduce drag.
Huh. So the basebleed isn't actually propelling the shell so much as acting like an aerodynamic part? The shell goes farther because it's experiencing less drag from the low pressure pocket normally formed on its rear.
Best detailed video of artillery I've been searching for this info for a while. 👊👍
Highly informative, and answers questions I haven't gotten around to asking for decades.
Congratulations Mr. Mscope: Your narrative is so far about the Clearest, Most adequately Detailed and satisfyingly-
Articulate of ALL the informative or technical videos on ALL of TH-cam. I am a discriminating, scrutinizing, picky s.o.b. about a lot of things. So I wouldn't speak frivolously or disingenuously about your production. It reminds me of the detail and articulation that might be required (in my imagination) in a beginner level intro on a military training base classroom. You deserve an award of some sort in official recognition of your presentation's high Quality. If I were present in person I would gladly affix an honorary symbol of some kind to your lapel for the achievement of quality. Keep on truckin brother. 👏🏻👏🏻 👌🏻 👍🏻👍🏻
I always watch to the end!! You put some time in this, it's only right I give you 10 mins. Good stuff man.
Wow , thanks for giving a proper explanation I have learned a lot. You answered a bunch of questions that I was curious about.
Great video, dad would have loved it! He crewed 105 and 155
I was with a 198HOW (ABN) unit out of Bragg. We were in Polk for pre-deployment training, and I went with the captain and soldiers to burn all the leftover powder. You usually dig a trench in the shape of a cross, pack powder, and light the ends.
All was going well until we lit the ends without moving the captain's Humvee that transported the powder. There were 3 M16s, a bunch of blank ammo, MREs, and best of all, a 155 HE round (to this day, I have no Fuking clue why that was in there). Well, the humvee caught fire. We all tried to grab everything but realized there was no hope, so we ran.....we ran forever to reach the wood line, went about 50 yards in, and jumped to the ground. So much time went by we all assumed it wouldn't go off. Most of the humvee was destroyed by fire but then a big ball of light and heat; then I thought my teeth were blown out by shockwave. The humvee went about 100 ft in the air; shrapnel flew past us through the trees. It was absolute chaos.
This was my first month at my unit, and our captain was replaced, busted down in rank.
Damn!!💥🤷♂️
I went "with the captain"
There's your problem.
In the British Army its a Senior NCO (usually a Sgt Major) that burns off unused charge bags.
Best keep officers away from maps and things that go bang.
One of best informative artillery videos I've ever seen
Zelensky: "I'll take your entire stock!"
зєля кончений виродок
😂😂 first pay the money
USA: sure but pay us oil and $1 million for a whole entire stock
"I'll take whatever u have" is more like it
Zelensky : "i need more bullets!!"
This channel is going to explode, extremely informative, there is nothing like it no TH-cam.
Thanks for a great content. It was extremely interesting to know how it works in the western countries.
I wonder how it works in the East? I’ve seen a lot of Russian tanks and artillery guns use munitions separate from propellant bags.
@@dannyzero692 Exactly the same? Numbers are diferent, but beside that... all guns (towed or self propelled artilery, tank's and fire support vechicle's) work more or less the same. If you have gun using single peace amunition, look on what he describe as 105mm. Guns with 2 part amunition work as 155mm he describe.
As a person who has never had anything even remotely related to military in life, this was really informative
Really useful source for learning about artilleries. Thank you.
Very detailed how to make artillery! Shows the actual technology 🎉.
Awesome animation quality!
Simple explained without unnecessary words.
Respect!
Good job explaining something I've wondered about for 50 years!
Excellent presentation. The former existence of U.S. 155mm nuclear shells using linear implosion of ellipsoid plutonium pits is not relevant, but I thought I'd mention it.
EXCELLENT. It is amazing how well you picture and narrate ! Thank you for all your efforts, editing, & posting! You ARE APPRECIATED !!!
Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸
Those are some impressive animations. Well done, I predict your subscriber count will grow rapidly.
These videos explain things so clearly!
Man, this is top level quality content
13 F here, joint fire support specialist. Basically just forward observer so artillery and mortar. You nailed it all, mights know your rounds better than us guys who use them
ভিডিওটা দেখার আগ পর্যন্ত আমি ভাবতাম আর্টিলারি সেল হচ্ছে ছুড়ে মারার পড়ে যেয়ে ফেটে যাওয়ার জন্য একটা গোলা। কিন্তু ভিডিওটা দেখে একেবারে হতভম্ব হয়ে গেলাম। অসাধারণ ব্যাখ্যা দিলেন ,ধন্যবাদ
As a former Navy guy, this was very informative. We loaded all types of ordinance on our aircraft but the days of artillery type guns were long gone by the time I was in.
You're kidding right? Computer voice. Incorrect info about the charge. Calling a shell a bullet...
Terrible!
what a great video. The scattered mines shell I didnt even know about!
The capabilities of artillery impresses me every time. No wonder it’s so devastating (when used correctly).
The one thing not mentioned here was DPICM, the one with like 80 submunitions in it.
But the idea isn’t really different from the mines in mechanical function other than that it has immediate effect.
I am an ex-gunner too - 14th Field Regiment. An excellent presentation, however the projectile (explosive shell in old army terms), should never be called a bullet (1:52). Remember the old song - "We are Gunners, we are Gunners, we are far away from home, we are highly p***** off so leave us alone, sing high sing low wherever we go, artillery Gunners will never say NO" 😂
I have been watching your videos recently, subscribed on the second one itself. I am loving the perfect no-nonsense, awesome animation, and straightforward explanations. Thank you for your videos, and you deserve many more subscribers.
No non sense video ❤
Same here! Totally agree on deserving more subscribers!!
This is the best description i have ever seen.. Good work.
great work, extremely well explained and presented! Thanks!!!
This is absolutely the best video I’ve seen this month. Thanks
Great video, would you please consider making one about optics and rangefinders of ww2 coastal guns?
The fact that the narration is synthetic is a bit hard to spot. And this is good. Speech synthesis technology nowadays is mindblowing.
The giveaway was the contrast between native accent and obviously non-native quirks.
uncased propellant charges are so vulnerable that's why Russian tanks regularly cook off when hit.
also beacuse the ammo rack is huge
Regular ammunition will also cook off when hit, just maybe not as easily. It's just that russian tanks have the ammunition stored in the crew compartment, while western tanks generally have the ammunition stored in a separate compartment which "blows out" when hit, leaving the crew unharmed. The reason why Russian tanks are made like this is because it allows them to use automatic loaders, saving space by having fewer crew members and therefore having a smaller tank which can be more easily hidden and is harder to hit.
Awesome video! Thanks!
@Mscope • I just want to add my praise to everyone else's. I learned so many things that I can't enumerate them all. I was very interested in how you displayed the aerodynamics of the shell. I also really appreciated the cut-away of the projectiles, their use, and how they work with different fuses.
This video is truly a work of art. Thank you. 🏆👍
I totally didn't regret watching this 10 minutes long video!!
When I was in the Navy, we used to run out on the forecastle after a gun shoot and pick up the propellent grains. They were about 1/4" diameter and about 1" long.
How much unburned propellent was there? I'm curious to know what % of the total charge is expelled from the barrel without igniting, and if this is seen as a problem or just normal.
This is the best animation I have Seen in youtube ever!
This was very interesting. Loved the detail. Would the "Excalibur" round function anything like these rounds explained or is that round a whole different story?
It’s fin stabilized and controlled, so it works very similar since it still needs to be able to be fired from the 155 but it’s flight characteristics and internals are different to an extent including a GPS guidance system.
Everybody has one of those, but you never take the time to understand how it works, how it should be serviced and so on. Mine serves once or twice a year, it was a gift from an inlaw.
Extremely well prepared video! Thank you for your great work👍
In 1985 to 1987 I worked at Lawton/Fort Sill for Telos Federal Systems writing software for a Fire Direction and Control system for field artillery. This brought back memories.
informative and clearly explained - 10 minutes of pure information instead of stupid half-knowledge by so-called and self-appointed
"military experts" here on youtube. I was in the army for a few years so I think I know what I'm talking about. Sir - Abo+like! 🚀👍
Russia _ to THA russians
This video is great, super clear and straightforward with really nice graphics
This was so good. You should redo your original video on mortar systems, and make it as thorough as this one.
Basic artillery ammunition info; what does 'towed' have to do with it? Try this instead: th-cam.com/video/Kux_4KGuj1w/w-d-xo.html
This works best when aimed at Moscow
a got a lot of information here, love that kind of concentrated content without useless emotional words
l was in Artillery Officer many years ago,l am in my 80's.....Shoe🇺🇸.....This is a very good video thanks...
As a 1984-1987 13B Cannoneer in the U.S. Army, I approvevthis message/video.
"Clockwork like that in a clock"..... couldnt resist. Thanks for the video. Very interesting
2:27 "therefore the rotating BAND gets pushed inside the bore"
गहन शोध , प्रज्ञावान विश्लेषण और बहुत सुन्दर प्रस्तुति , विशेष रूप से चित्र की सजीवता बहुत अच्छी थी।
these are the best educational animations I've ever seen
This video is outstanding! Can’t wait for more content like this.
I learn so much, and there is plenty I did not realize as a civi, such as, weight of assembly, and the arrangement of powder and primer.
Also amazing how simple yet effective those tires were
New drinking game: take a shot every time it says “propelling charge”
Holy shit it's quite the sight seeing artillery fired in real life. Saw them at U.S. Weapons Ft. Sill in Basic Training 2001.
I remeber getting a few vietnam era radar proximity fuzes at a gun show. They had itty bitty vacuum tubes in them that could take the extreme forces. When the signal was strong enough to trigger it activated a miniature hydrgen thyratron tube that fired the blasting cap. The fuze was powered by a battery that screwed into the bottom of it. The battery was dry but had a vial that breaks when fired. It makes about 22V at very high impulse current. They were very cleaverly engineered. 🤓
13B veteran here. Used to drive both the M109A6 Paladin and the C.A.T... Loading and unloading and transferring rounds between vehicles is a workout especially if you're 5'3" like me lol.
Sleep?
Nah lets watch how military ammunition works at 1am
The amount of thought and engineering that goes into making this artillery is insane, just like thinking up contraptions of torture devices in the dark ages.
Great, this video has fully answered my question about shells construction. Thanks