I was shooter in the early 80' in a Leo 1A4. I smell the smoke and feel the thunder. I Injoy your pictures. Have a good time Soldiers.Greatings from Germany.
Hi, I was a tank gunner/commander/Instructor '63 to '74 on Centurion tanks then Chieftain in 1st Royal Tank Regiment in Hohne, Germany. The breech block is the 20 pounder L3a2 Ordnance Quick firing Naval gun taken from Royal Navy design for early Centurions and Leopards for NATO standards. Then the block was used for the NATO 120mm ammo for NATO standard. I remember the metal circle in the centre of the breech which houses the firing pin and smaller circle housing "The screw retaining the firing pin withdrawal lever" which we had to learn by rote or get punished by carrying a 120 drill round around the square. Crews never had problems with coaxial machine gunsmoke as we had the more reliable Browning .30 with its easy stoppage drills and less smoke into the turret. Great days.
I know everyone in the crew have there respective job to make sure the tank operates like a well oiled machine but damm bro respect for the loader becuase he's doing some constant movement and heavy lifting with those big shells!
the loader has the worst job in a tank and is usually the lowest ranked of all crew along with the driver. though the TC and gunner seem to have cushy jobs (and do much of the time) they have more responsibilities in other areas and still have to help maintain the tank in certain cases. the driver also has a pretty shitty job as the tank’s primary mechanic, and tanks break down just as cars do. but of these jobs, driver and loader are the worst.
@@thatdudnum67potatoe45 In a Leopard you don't really change the oil, you just add more when it's running low. Those things leak a little bit everywhere. At least that is how it is for the crew. The mechanics could tell you exactly how long a leopard is supposed to run before it needs a complete oil change.
It was back then too just not so much computers and muzzle reference systems.. Hydroponic turrets and gun drives where in some tanks way back in ww2 mainly the germans had them. But most other nations adopted similar systems during the war. Ballistic computers along with muzzle reference systems which monitors the warping of the barrel from firing to adjust the sight for it. In the most it made them waste fewer shells by getting more on target. The thing that is different is now there are no casings to eject from the guns as most the only thing that comes out is a charge pan that holds the detonator for the shell or loading is done by a auto loader instead of a human being.
Reality-After several reloads, the time of loading increases not just from exhaustion but also the difference in positioning of the ammo And this doesnt include combat conditions
Apparently the bore evacuator on this vehicle isn’t functioning as it should, I heard somewhere else. I wonder if the coax fumes are supposed to stay like that
One thing to keep in mind: The crew who are operating this tank, are all civilians, who have dedicated a LOT of there spare time, to maintain it and keep it in running condition. They are all ex-sevicemen, who where tank soldiers and some of them, has seen action in Bosnia and Kosevo. As for myself, i was on the first mission in Tuzla, Bosnia in 1994 with the Leo 1A5's and it was there, the Leo's fired their first shot in anger, ever! The guys here, are doing a fantastic job, keeping those old cats running and firing.
@Harlod Shekelbond You really need to get your head out your arse and stop watching all the crap conspirationists. Bosnia was UN-mission to STOP the war crimes in general and crimes against humanity in particular... and unlike some other forces (yes, looking at you, Netherlands), the Scandinavian forces in general carried out that task.
@@nah3914 Who are the genociders? The Serbians? They were cleared of all genocide related charges in 2007. You guys are still stupid to this day and never learn. You don't believe what the media says, you look at actual facts. The facts are Serbia did not commit genocide.
What do you mean komrad? Leopard 1A5's were just peacefully conducting military exercises in Kosovo when all of a sudden S*rbian people just walked in front of the Leopards and took their shots. Ridiculous
I was a tank commander on this beauty in the Dutch army in the mid-eighties ... best time of my life. Actually, I was looking for some video's of shooting drill in the dark, "light-and-fire shooting" we called it. Very spectacular with one tank (fire) directing over the radio the search light of the other three tanks, searching for targets. The "light" tanks would alternate every 10 seconds, so as not to expose their position for too long. Would be great if someone had a video of that.
@Riff_Bandit that depends on many factors like position, time of year, time of day, weather, engagement vs observation vs transport vs rest vs maintenance and much more. Could write for hours. What I will say is that I loved being a commander and all the time I had with the tank. Will always remember it as good times.
@Riff_Bandit Yes several and I also witnessed or had colleagues experience distressful situations. Once one of the wagons 20 meters away from us fired right after our class commander (tank school days) made me remove my hearing protection after not being able to hear what he tried to tell me. I should have trusted my instinct. Another time we flipped 90 degrees. I once almost got suffocated by gas under the tank because someone threw smoke under there while we where evacuating under the tank (there was no oxygen only gasses). A colleague flipped 180, another went through the ice, one tank hit a big tree that broke and a big part hit the commander in the head and he was knocked out. Once two tanks collided, and much more. Nobody died any of those times so we were lucky. Other times people have not been lucky. People have been squeezed to death, drowned and more but usually there are not many accidents compared to all the hours the tanks is in use.
It seems to me like too much handling of the empty shell casings. I also found it odd that the new shells were just standing on the floor. Very cramped working space! 🧐
Haha they suck, the problem is the turret will be in control constant movement, there are no equilibrium to keep a 10kg> in hands while 20km of ring speed...
I served as gunner on one of these during my Bundeswehr service in '98/'99, in one of the last units to field the Leo 1A5 (standard was 2A4 then with the 2A5 recently introduced). A wonderful machine!
@Michael that guy was nazi military fan and he didnt only have the panther tank but the guns for tanks and weapons for infantry. Everything you could possibly thought off. And the thing is neighbors knew about it too
@Michael there is a guy, who got a museum in Colorado about ww2. You can see there, Panzers, amoured vehicles..., and weapons even german weapons like the MG42 or the MP40 and many more... The museum is called: Dragonmans Military Museum
When the fur is flying the Loader is the busiest MAN in the crew. He can literally make or break a gunnery engagement for score or survival on the battlefield.
It's insane how much air disturbance each shot causes inside the cabin. Every time the cannon fires, you can see their uniforms shift. Can't imagine how loud it must be in there.
Commander and Gunner: “wow, this air conditioning is really nice” Loader: “wait, we have a air conditioner?” I feel like that the military should make heat resistant gloves, so the loader can work more efficiently, because his hands must be in so much pain every time he has to empty the shell casing rack
With tons of stamina. The loader's job is indeed the heaviest job in a tank crew. In contrast, the gunner and the crew commander have fewer physical demands but need the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and be able to react quickly to threats or targets that pop up. The driver probably has the easiest job - until, that is, it's time to help the rest of the crew re-mount a thrown track or tighten up the torsion bars in the suspension.
Just to think of how tuff it was in action in ww2 and the stress level inside one of those metal coffins back then. Every tank knows they are a large target. And sure to be attacked. These tank on that battlefield would have been the wonder weapon!! Wow
the beautiful dunes of denmark :D we where there as young kids with my family on holiday because its close to germany. one day we drove a dirt road between two town and saw like 5 tanks of these doin fire training like 50 meters away from the dirt road. after like 10 minutes one drove back in the line and closer to our small volkswagen polo. just to aim directly at our car point blank with the main gun.. hell that was a scary feeling. But at all time we could see the commander giving us thump up signs while watching us with binos.
We played this too. We stopped next to the country road and shot blank ammunition at a truck that was passing by with a machine gun. But the truck driver didn't care.😀
went over to see how the Lord Strathconas light horse did their simulators a few weeks back and the coms these guys do is so quick and so calculated, i was very impressed, the communication between those 4 men inside the tank will always amaze me, and i always love being near them when they are firing. sends a shock to your chest. From canada
loader in wt/wot:alright lemme take a piss real quick than i'm gonna reload the tank loader irl:lemme just hold this shell so that i can put it in right away
War Thunder: Let me just reload coaxial and the main gun at the same time and be like an autoloader always as effective as I was when I started my service. Ppl just take those 2 times where he held the round in his hands ready to reload as the rule to how wt reload should look like. If you really want realistic reload wait for reduced reload time on move, stopped reload time when reloading coaxials, stopped reload time after 5 shots, so the loader can get rid off the empty shells and also reload time reduction over time due to exhaustion. I have now seen so many comments pointing those 2 times, while comepletely ignoring all other things the loader had to do. Just shut up kid.
@@emelgiefro when the loader gets shot, he just takes the shell out of the breech and puts it into a neat ammo rack, then proceeds to die peacefully, as the other miserable dude has to do the process again.
It is not easy to be a soldier. Although , the chamber of this tank is fully computerized, it seems to be suffocating and fearsome. Salute to all soldiers who fight for their nations.
Why does the breach “door” close so quickly when the round is loaded, is it automatically done or manually closed? Would not want your hand/fingers in the way would you.
The breech block is automatic. As you can see in the video the loader pushes the round into the chamber with a closed fist, never placing his fingers in a position to be snagged by the breech block. According to an M1 Abrams loader I spoke with several years back, the breech block simply slaps your hand out of the way if you don't move it fast enough.
The breach is triggered to close by a small handle interfacing with the rear of the casing. Simple spring loaded mechanism. Standard operating procedure for the loader is to use his fist to push the grenade and casing into the breach. That way his fingers are safe. You can see this in the video. This loader is however doing an unsafe thing. He is moving a casing in the tray behind the breach after the gun is loaded. That is a good way to break your arm if the gunner fires a quick shot. This crew is working in a stationary tank. This all gets more exciting when shooting on the move - which the Leo A5 mostly did.
@@imagifyer Good point - I missed that! In my defense, the safety button in the danish A5 is not where I remember it from "my" specimens. It has been 25 years though.
these tanks are designed to operate on a CBRN environment so they do have air-conditioning and the crew will be wearing respirator in actual combat scenario
I already wondered why the loader is grabbing the ammo from his left instead of the ammo storage behind him until i realized this is a leo1a5 not leo2a5
You may get hit, but I’m pretty sure you’d be fine, Leopard 1A5’s have extremely good armour profiles, there is upwards of 2000mm of armour In the front and around the same at the sides of the turret
@@Lucas-dy4or Leopard 1’s have no composite armour of any sorts. The leopard 1 was designed with mobility and firepower in mind at the time due to extremely high penetrating rounds and when no solution to counter high penetrating rounds have been developed yet. Armour on the leopard 1’s range from about 30-70mm thick which is only about enough to hold up against autocannons.
Freshly ejected rifle brass will burn you, so I can't imagine the kind of thermal soak that 105mm brass takes from all that propellant - She's a spicy one for sure
Its safe,the only dangerous part of it is the back part of the breech because everytime it fires it slides backwards so if he put his face behind that he might get a smack on his face that can KO him.
@@panzerkampfwagenvitigeri2080 I think that was KKsan's point. The crew compt. of the Leo2 isn't particularly roomy and the loader had better have his wits about him at all times. So easy for an elbow to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Military Archive why this guy uniform has a Swiss flag on the front
I hope our country philippines purchase this kind of tank to boost our defense capability to counter ISIS even Leopard 1..surplus
1a5? You mean leopard 2a5?
Ohne den sahűtzen ist dieser tank nutzlos fűr die art und weise, wie er arbeiter. Der gesamte kleber wird von ihm genmmen.
This is what you can see inside your handgun.
TickTack fr lol
A whole crew of oompa loompas be in there
GraveDigger388 you must be shorter than him
@@franciscolugo4076 Oompette Loompette?
In my handgun are small humans?^^
I was shooter in the early 80' in a Leo 1A4. I smell the smoke and feel the thunder. I Injoy your pictures. Have a good time Soldiers.Greatings from Germany.
They are from Germany
I think we have the same tipe of tank in Greece
Hazel Diez No it’s the danish army lol read the Description
@@MultiKaeseToast i think hes referring to the origin of the tank
I have a question
Is it common for the loader to get injured by the recoiling gun?
i love the sound of the empty casing being ejected and going into that basket, the metallic clang is so satisfying for my ears
I like the way the door sounds when it closes
Hi, I was a tank gunner/commander/Instructor '63 to '74 on Centurion tanks then Chieftain in 1st Royal Tank Regiment in Hohne, Germany. The breech block is the 20 pounder L3a2 Ordnance Quick firing Naval gun taken from Royal Navy design for early Centurions and Leopards for NATO standards. Then the block was used for the NATO 120mm ammo for NATO standard. I remember the metal circle in the centre of the breech which houses the firing pin and smaller circle housing "The screw retaining the firing pin withdrawal lever" which we had to learn by rote or get punished by carrying a 120 drill round around the square. Crews never had problems with coaxial machine gunsmoke as we had the more reliable Browning .30 with its easy stoppage drills and less smoke into the turret. Great days.
I know everyone in the crew have there respective job to make sure the tank operates like a well oiled machine but damm bro respect for the loader becuase he's doing some constant movement and heavy lifting with those big shells!
His job is the toughest
the loader has the worst job in a tank and is usually the lowest ranked of all crew along with the driver. though the TC and gunner seem to have cushy jobs (and do much of the time) they have more responsibilities in other areas and still have to help maintain the tank in certain cases.
the driver also has a pretty shitty job as the tank’s primary mechanic, and tanks break down just as cars do. but of these jobs, driver and loader are the worst.
How many shots per hour? Per day? You are paid for the job
@@fartlord5000 how often do you have to change the oil in a tank
@@thatdudnum67potatoe45 In a Leopard you don't really change the oil, you just add more when it's running low. Those things leak a little bit everywhere.
At least that is how it is for the crew. The mechanics could tell you exactly how long a leopard is supposed to run before it needs a complete oil change.
bro tanks are insane how all the aiming is computerized and assisted by hydraulics when back than there were just hand cranks
It was back then too just not so much computers and muzzle reference systems.. Hydroponic turrets and gun drives where in some tanks way back in ww2 mainly the germans had them. But most other nations adopted similar systems during the war. Ballistic computers along with muzzle reference systems which monitors the warping of the barrel from firing to adjust the sight for it. In the most it made them waste fewer shells by getting more on target. The thing that is different is now there are no casings to eject from the guns as most the only thing that comes out is a charge pan that holds the detonator for the shell or loading is done by a auto loader instead of a human being.
And motorized turret rings, the m4 Sherman had a stabilizer, but was only effective in slow speeds
In ww2 most tanks had an electric motor that rotated the turret
@@rubberducc7318 yeah but it didn't aim the gun up and down, they had to hand crank
@@gip3640 yeah. That was a pain
These guys can load in less than 2 seconds.
Meanwhile my War Thunder loaders:
lmao
знакомо...
@@unspec6647 I see lol
war thunder takes forever to reload
Crew on premium tank
Reality - Loader loads in 3 seconds
Video games - 8 seconds later after taking multiple hits.....
WoT leo has almost 7~8 sec :(
It's pretty realistic 6-8 seconds.
Don't forget to start counting after the gunner fired and you got around 6-8 seconds.
At 2:51 you can see the reload took 8 seconds
Reality-After several reloads, the time of loading increases not just from exhaustion but also the difference in positioning of the ammo
And this doesnt include combat conditions
@@fulcrum2951 or doing for hours on end with little to no sleep…
Who else is here, watching a tank being loaded at 3 a.m.
Henne Huhn hecc yeah
1:50 am
Looks like ur alone bro haha
Me?
2.27 AM hell yeah
they should do something about smoke of gun entered in turret.
Apparently the bore evacuator on this vehicle isn’t functioning as it should, I heard somewhere else. I wonder if the coax fumes are supposed to stay like that
@@jasperb9233 oh , ok well i don't know much about military stuff , so i just point out simple thing
Ok bro if you say so..
It SHOULD have a turret blower fan, my American tank had one.
Blargal D'Alien my leo 2A4 had one too
thank you for not adding music!!!
And we dont even need it ! :^|
One thing to keep in mind: The crew who are operating this tank, are all civilians, who have dedicated a LOT of there spare time, to maintain it and keep it in running condition.
They are all ex-sevicemen, who where tank soldiers and some of them, has seen action in Bosnia and Kosevo.
As for myself, i was on the first mission in Tuzla, Bosnia in 1994 with the Leo 1A5's and it was there, the Leo's fired their first shot in anger, ever!
The guys here, are doing a fantastic job, keeping those old cats running and firing.
@Harlod Shekelbond genociders are not innocent
@Harlod Shekelbond You really need to get your head out your arse and stop watching all the crap conspirationists. Bosnia was UN-mission to STOP the war crimes in general and crimes against humanity in particular...
and unlike some other forces (yes, looking at you, Netherlands), the Scandinavian forces in general carried out that task.
@@nah3914 Who are the genociders? The Serbians? They were cleared of all genocide related charges in 2007. You guys are still stupid to this day and never learn. You don't believe what the media says, you look at actual facts. The facts are Serbia did not commit genocide.
What do you mean komrad? Leopard 1A5's were just peacefully conducting military exercises in Kosovo when all of a sudden S*rbian people just walked in front of the Leopards and took their shots. Ridiculous
I think it’s real practice not a hobby crew as you describe
I was a 19 year old tank crewman on the first generation of M1 Abrams patrolling the Inter German border in 1983-5.
Best job I ever had.
BLACKHORSE!
Nice
......blackhorse.......stationed in Fulda or Bad Hersfeld?
Best regards 🇩🇪
@@g.wenisch4481 BadH... 2/11
@@carlhicksjr8401 Regards from Bad Hersfeld! ;)
RASANYA GIMANA BRO NAIK M1 ABRAMS?
Wow - That loader was the hardest workin' guy in the Danish military.
Does the danish military still use leopard 1 a5’s?
@@theverminator8048 nope We use leopard 2a7
Peter Mortensen Now you are. You were using the Leopard 2A5DK.
I think you are the reason this type of content is getting recommended to me. I see you everywhere... (You are a sub to JorgeHFJ too aren’t you?)
@@wyattwesterfield4553 dafyq
the coax fumes look fun
Who doesn’t love the smell of toxic fumes in the morning.
Comment from under the rock. Also you
@Comment from under the rock. And brain cells
Lead poisoning much??? lmao
Was thinking the same thing, and the turret hatches were open
I was a tank commander on this beauty in the Dutch army in the mid-eighties ... best time of my life. Actually, I was looking for some video's of shooting drill in the dark, "light-and-fire shooting" we called it. Very spectacular with one tank (fire) directing over the radio the search light of the other three tanks, searching for targets. The "light" tanks would alternate every 10 seconds, so as not to expose their position for too long. Would be great if someone had a video of that.
Try Reddit?
Неужели у вас всё так плохо, что армия является лучшим временем в жизни?
Mid-eighties you say? Stationed at Seedorf by any chance?
@@akashvankessel1249 No, 59 tkbat, 't Harde in the Netherlands
@@akashvankessel1249 ik wel in Seedorf, maar op en YP4440, in ‘87
My girlfriend: "he's probably cheating on me"
Me and the boys:
Hehehehe
@IslandMahn me too
😂😂🤣😭💀
@@mhd.zaidan me 3
Bros before hoes
Props to the loader that looks like pretty hard work. Smoke coming in, handeling heavy hot shells, the pressure of having everything fire ready.
As a former Leopard 1A5 tanker this is just pure love to watch!
@Riff_Bandit that depends on many factors like position, time of year, time of day, weather, engagement vs observation vs transport vs rest vs maintenance and much more. Could write for hours. What I will say is that I loved being a commander and all the time I had with the tank. Will always remember it as good times.
@Riff_Bandit Yes several and I also witnessed or had colleagues experience distressful situations. Once one of the wagons 20 meters away from us fired right after our class commander (tank school days) made me remove my hearing protection after not being able to hear what he tried to tell me. I should have trusted my instinct. Another time we flipped 90 degrees. I once almost got suffocated by gas under the tank because someone threw smoke under there while we where evacuating under the tank (there was no oxygen only gasses). A colleague flipped 180, another went through the ice, one tank hit a big tree that broke and a big part hit the commander in the head and he was knocked out. Once two tanks collided, and much more. Nobody died any of those times so we were lucky. Other times people have not been lucky. People have been squeezed to death, drowned and more but usually there are not many accidents compared to all the hours the tanks is in use.
@@johnmoe2806 All in training?
@@liammiddleton3064 correct, only when at training and exercise
It seems to me like too much handling of the empty shell casings. I also found it odd that the new shells were just standing on the floor. Very cramped working space! 🧐
there was a few times when that thing was recoiling inches from his shoulder.
@Orchan if an L7 recoiles into your shoulder you can certainly more than just bruises.
@Orchan nahhhh you wouldnt want to do thaaaaat
He knows what hes doing
@Orchan TaLk lIkE ThIs
If that hit his shoulder, it would probably take it out of his socket.
Man that driver must be having a coffee while the loader is working his bum off 😂
Donald tump lul
Not a big deal. It's only 55 rounds
Bruv you got a nation to run
The driver in the m1a2abrams is actually liying down
@@georgevoichev545 uh thats a leopard 1a5
Reloads in 3 seconds.
War thunder be like nah man 7.7 seems fine
Haha they suck, the problem is the turret will be in control constant movement, there are no equilibrium to keep a 10kg> in hands while 20km of ring speed...
Meanwhile wot: nah 50 its good
I think cause by moving while attack
@@NotaPlayer4521 not to mention crewmates dying, catching fire, mechanisms getting destroyed, etc.
Fortunate for us, game developers understand that in MOST cases, realism makes for poor game mechanics.
I found the shell case ejecting out of the breech satisfying somehow.
Holy crap, same man.
What anime is your profile picture from?
I served as gunner on one of these during my Bundeswehr service in '98/'99, in one of the last units to field the Leo 1A5 (standard was 2A4 then with the 2A5 recently introduced). A wonderful machine!
0:42 The projectile is screaming
thats hydraulics which is what moves the gun to what the gunner is aiming at, thats not the projectile screaming lmao
@@gip3640 Ohh you don't say?
@@WillyWankerSs ? I was trying to enlighten @godly
@@gip3640 k
R/whooooosh
My Leopard 1 loader on world of tanks needs to be replaced with this loader. My loader takes 9 seconds while this guy does it in 4-5 seconds.
Same to war thunder mate. If U have german tanks u need to wait 2 years for new ammo
That is how us danes use our tanks
My s tank has an automatic loading system so like.... No need for a human :/
Lol put him in my maus. The gun needs the dpm anyways
@@SynchroFPS let me guess, it's Italian
Me in war thunder, rapidly: “hehehe” Load HE! load AP! Load HE! load AP! Load HE! Load smoke! Load AP!
@@Sweg420 XD
Loader:....
Loader: “Why do we sit here, just to suffer?”
same as WoT but different on Blitz version where loader doesn't need to change shell type.
What about APDS or APFSDS?
I love inside view clips of the crew, firing, loading, commanding and driving tanks. It's just so beautiful.
I need one of those in my Garage.
Dead Eye same
NEIN
@Michael that guy was nazi military fan and he didnt only have the panther tank but the guns for tanks and weapons for infantry. Everything you could possibly thought off. And the thing is neighbors knew about it too
Me too
@Michael there is a guy, who got a museum in Colorado about ww2. You can see there, Panzers, amoured vehicles..., and weapons even german weapons like the MG42 or the MP40 and many more...
The museum is called:
Dragonmans Military Museum
All the respect to the loaders!! The heaviest job inside a tank
Also that is my favorite job
@@aoquanghuy7641 make sure your 👊 is close no fingers idid this on centurion 1950s
the reason why the west didnt ditch him for an autoloader is because hes there for other jobs as well...all while holding the lowest rank
6:35 right there he remembered again. They are HOT🔥🔥🔥
When the fur is flying the Loader is the busiest MAN in the crew.
He can literally make or break a gunnery engagement for score or survival on the battlefield.
It's insane how much air disturbance each shot causes inside the cabin. Every time the cannon fires, you can see their uniforms shift. Can't imagine how loud it must be in there.
Commander and Gunner: “wow, this air conditioning is really nice”
Loader: “wait, we have a air conditioner?”
I feel like that the military should make heat resistant gloves, so the loader can work more efficiently, because his hands must be in so much pain every time he has to empty the shell casing rack
They do, do you think they just let him burn his hands?
He has gloves
Nomex gloves
Randy Vines but it doesn’t look like it stops the heat from getting through
War Corgi Games I’m saying better heat resistant gloves
CNN: "Exclusive footage of what exactly happens inside of an AR15 High Caliber anti-personnel, anti armour heavy assault weapon."
You forgot to add "fully-semiautomatic"
Mikey fully semi automatic hand assault rifle
@StoneZ oh yeah sorry.
"can disperse with 30 magazine clip in half a second"
-Senator De Leon
I forgot the 'its basically a machine gun'
It’s really satisfying when the shell casing comes off
Good Crew shows how important a loader is. They dont only load rounds. They are fundamental to the tank's functions and maintenance.
Loader seems the heaviest job in the tank. Must be in good shape!
Yeah muscle Fitness Guy
Not as big as the 5.5 field gun
With tons of stamina. The loader's job is indeed the heaviest job in a tank crew. In contrast, the gunner and the crew commander have fewer physical demands but need the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and be able to react quickly to threats or targets that pop up. The driver probably has the easiest job - until, that is, it's time to help the rest of the crew re-mount a thrown track or tighten up the torsion bars in the suspension.
always love seeing tanks with shells like that. That's my favorite part of older guns, the shell ejection
Its so damn satisfying
What happens if it doesnt have recoil? Would it break?
@@infamoussoapconsumer3870 how can it not recoil? anything blocking the mechanism would be smashed into pieces.
@@infamoussoapconsumer3870 what is this question
Great video! Cool to see the view from inside a turret!
Props to the Danish loader, well done!
It's all fun and games till you get vibe checked to the side of the turret
Idk how that would work but it sounds painful.
The smell of that tank must be amazing. Nothing like the smell of spent brass
Nice vid
Vietnamese?
Yes
ok
Gunner : *Pew pew pew!!*
Loader : **Cough** Holy smoke
Great memories coming back, especially this sound of the hydraulic pump when keeping up the pressure for the weapon stabilization
Indeed...We called it "the goat" lol
@@jupiler02 in which army did you serve with the goat?
@@AN-nt3uv Belgian army...many moons ago...Pl commander
@@jupiler02 served in Germany, commander as well. Was for vacation in Belgium last summer, great country
@@AN-nt3uv Yup, a country of lions...led by donkeys lol
1:45 "Lade geschütz!"
1:50 "Vertig machen!"
Privateer Bouncher too much war thunder my dude
Fertig* 😡
Ja, Treffer!
I laughed so hard when the machine gun is firing and all the smoke spurt into that loader’s face lol
Love this. The only music you hear is the sound of this awesome tank! Great video!
Just to think of how tuff it was in action in ww2 and the stress level inside one of those metal coffins back then. Every tank knows they are a large target. And sure to be attacked.
These tank on that battlefield would have been the wonder weapon!!
Wow
1:44 When crew is ona Ace: 4 second reload time
the beautiful dunes of denmark :D we where there as young kids with my family on holiday because its close to germany. one day we drove a dirt road between two town and saw like 5 tanks of these doin fire training like 50 meters away from the dirt road. after like 10 minutes one drove back in the line and closer to our small volkswagen polo. just to aim directly at our car point blank with the main gun.. hell that was a scary feeling. But at all time we could see the commander giving us thump up signs while watching us with binos.
He was just telling you that he wasn't going to shoot you...but you were in the right spot to be f'ed with...😏🤨
We played this too. We stopped next to the country road and shot blank ammunition at a truck that was passing by with a machine gun. But the truck driver didn't care.😀
1:20 so when in-game your tank stop shooting MG was not because of Overheating, but the loader got Asthma
went over to see how the Lord Strathconas light horse did their simulators a few weeks back and the coms these guys do is so quick and so calculated, i was very impressed, the communication between those 4 men inside the tank will always amaze me, and i always love being near them when they are firing. sends a shock to your chest. From canada
loader in wt/wot:alright lemme take a piss real quick than i'm gonna reload the tank
loader irl:lemme just hold this shell so that i can put it in right away
At least he's doing it in perfect intervals in wt
War Thunder: Let me just reload coaxial and the main gun at the same time and be like an autoloader always as effective as I was when I started my service. Ppl just take those 2 times where he held the round in his hands ready to reload as the rule to how wt reload should look like. If you really want realistic reload wait for reduced reload time on move, stopped reload time when reloading coaxials, stopped reload time after 5 shots, so the loader can get rid off the empty shells and also reload time reduction over time due to exhaustion. I have now seen so many comments pointing those 2 times, while comepletely ignoring all other things the loader had to do. Just shut up kid.
this quarantine made me watch a video about a tank been loaded.
Cleanest 1A5 interior known to man.
I dont know why, but i find it satisfying whenever a shell is loaded and it gets ejected
Also: war thunder crews be like
Ikr
0:43 “Mommmmmmmm”
Lmao
Phineas and Ferb references?
I'm getting fired
XD
That’s all I hear now
a military video with ww2 ads
me : *Perfection*
Joseph Stalin comrade I have come to make you aware of a faith column forming in the union trying to de-stabilize our country
Okay how many capitalist were killed by you
@@m1ndfr34k3 Send our KGB to investigate
@@rajkumarigupta5222 its secret
@@idsfxtm5759 don't worry I will never tell anyone
🤣
Wow, that loader /radio operator was me. I mean I did this in 1970 / 1971. Drafted in the Netherlands. Tough job.
Do you think it will be usefull in Ukraine?
0:43 Is a leopards battle cry.!
Meeooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww.
Don't belive the other comments! Lol.
German big cats growling
Best comment ever 😀
I thought it was goooooooooo
more like a Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
The Germans have a thing for big cats
War thunder crews in a tank be like:
No the loader unloads a shell when he goes to replace the gunner
@@emelgiefro when the loader gets shot, he just takes the shell out of the breech and puts it into a neat ammo rack, then proceeds to die peacefully, as the other miserable dude has to do the process again.
@@Badr-il3pg hate when that happens
@@Badr-il3pg so true
@@mc5750 I know right, playing since 2016 and this happens every 2 days when my loader dies.
"We just dinged them"
funkyleah OMG hahaahahahahaha I’m dead
Amazing
“Ricochet”
Uncle Herbert: “Penetration!”
“We didn’t even scratch them”.
No idea why this popped up in my recommendations but really cool to watch. They're all calm and did their jobs.
Its difficult to breath here due to smoke. The loader was so fast. Salute to all soldiers with their special skills.
Es ist der schönste Arbeitsplatz den man sich wünschen kann.
Ich war 4 Jahre dabei,und ein Panzermann,bleibst du ein Leben lang.
Seems possibly easier to keep clear of the breach than in an Abrams? Cleaner area too, less levers, bolts, brackets etc. Looks a good layout.
Very nice Video and respect to the gunner. Leopard 1 A5 is still in the house!!!
The sound it made, made me think someone is screaming 😂
TH-cam at 10pm be like: "Here, have a operating leopard 1A5"
The loader is loading 18 kg shells like its nothing, plus he has to do that for like 42 rounds I believe. Very strong man!
It's not much actually. I lifted 20-25 kilos like 500-700 times when I worked as a loader in docks.
I've never served and I'm not a tanker by no means but something about this is so dang cathartic to me
It is not easy to be a soldier. Although , the chamber of this tank is fully computerized, it seems to be suffocating and fearsome.
Salute to all soldiers who fight for their nations.
Imagine driving and shooting. Loader has to avoid being punched in the head by thanos
Why does the breach “door” close so quickly when the round is loaded, is it automatically done or manually closed? Would not want your hand/fingers in the way would you.
The breech block is automatic. As you can see in the video the loader pushes the round into the chamber with a closed fist, never placing his fingers in a position to be snagged by the breech block. According to an M1 Abrams loader I spoke with several years back, the breech block simply slaps your hand out of the way if you don't move it fast enough.
You can actually see the breach lock slapping his hand at 4:02
The breach is triggered to close by a small handle interfacing with the rear of the casing. Simple spring loaded mechanism.
Standard operating procedure for the loader is to use his fist to push the grenade and casing into the breach. That way his fingers are safe. You can see this in the video. This loader is however doing an unsafe thing. He is moving a casing in the tray behind the breach after the gun is loaded. That is a good way to break your arm if the gunner fires a quick shot.
This crew is working in a stationary tank. This all gets more exciting when shooting on the move - which the Leo A5 mostly did.
@@rolfnilsen6385 I'm not sure its particularly unsafe as he clears the stuck case before he resets the loader's safety switch
@@imagifyer Good point - I missed that!
In my defense, the safety button in the danish A5 is not where I remember it from "my" specimens. It has been 25 years though.
It's just satisfying for me to see the round perfecly fin in there and the hatch or whatever it's called close when the loaders arm gets out.
My favorite part was the loader having to wave away the smoke when the coax was laying down some heat
Looks Tight in there gentleman, R.I.P Fresh air
(They probably have air conditioning now)
Just think of a fresh air while on a land of a battlefield where your life is just one ammunition and gone
these tanks are designed to operate on a CBRN environment so they do have air-conditioning and the crew will be wearing respirator in actual combat scenario
That job looks like a never ending workout..
Those are some big ass rounds. That loader is a boss.
Not as big as a 5.5 believe me
I already wondered why the loader is grabbing the ammo from his left instead of the ammo storage behind him until i realized this is a leo1a5 not leo2a5
Haha an I even wondered why they use shelled ammo and not the standard caseless stuff 😂
They had just send the whole Platoon to germany to get an opgrade. Now they are a2😂
Lol, thats why xD
When men were men and you exploded when you got hit
Serving in a LEO2 and seeing the first half a minute, I thought my whole military life was a lie until I rechecked the title XD
Theyre putting out a lot of damage but I'd be afraid we'd get hit at any moment.
You may get hit, but I’m pretty sure you’d be fine, Leopard 1A5’s have extremely good armour profiles, there is upwards of 2000mm of armour In the front and around the same at the sides of the turret
@@Lucas-dy4or you're thinking of the 2a5 lol, leopard 1 had little armor at all
@@Lucas-dy4or Im pretty sure thats the 2A5-2A7. The 1A5 has like no composite armor at all.
@@Lucas-dy4or Leopard 1’s have no composite armour of any sorts. The leopard 1 was designed with mobility and firepower in mind at the time due to extremely high penetrating rounds and when no solution to counter high penetrating rounds have been developed yet. Armour on the leopard 1’s range from about 30-70mm thick which is only about enough to hold up against autocannons.
It's so powerful the whole tank literally shakes
Makes me appreciate the combustible cases we used on the Abrams.. also that the coaxial m240 was mounted on the right side lol..
"your lung cancer and hearing loss is not service related"
Just how hot do those tank shells get? I think the loader almost burned himself moving them. o.o
They have gloves
Ray Sanchez It speeds up the loading. Trust me ;) ever play the hot potato?
@@lllz9800 well you clearly see him shaking hands. Too hot or not a good glove.
@@SecretPesch i would say he didnt have the right gloves since the shells get pretty hot
Freshly ejected rifle brass will burn you, so I can't imagine the kind of thermal soak that 105mm brass takes from all that propellant - She's a spicy one for sure
Is it just me?
I watched a M1A2 Loading
A T80 Loading
Now a Leopard?
History might be repeating boys.
Not just you but we
Idk why I am watching this, but it's rather satisfying
Respect for Denmark 🇩🇰 God bless the Denmark 🇩🇰
Respect for any tankers too
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That ammo storage in front of the loader is the reason my leopard always explodes when being hit in war thunder lol
I dont think shells explodes. Are they just really fast projectiles?
The breech mechanism is a thing of beauty. The smoke from the machine gun seems like a design flaw.
Those are from the cannon actually, cant really get around it since the ejection facing the crew.
I was a Leopard 1 driver from 1977 to 1980.
2:36 ma man really playing war thunder in reallife
The loader has no protection from the recoil of the gun... I wonder if they get injured when firing on the move?
Its safe,the only dangerous part of it is the back part of the breech because everytime it fires it slides backwards so if he put his face behind that he might get a smack on his face that can KO him.
@@panzerkampfwagenvitigeri2080 I think that was KKsan's point. The crew compt. of the Leo2 isn't particularly roomy and the loader had better have his wits about him at all times. So easy for an elbow to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Benmore Peak Leo 1*
CocktailKnight D’oh! My bad. xD
@@panzerkampfwagenvitigeri2080 2:50
The speed of the cannon's vertical guidance is... scary.
fastest reload was about 5 sec (looked like even less)
in your face war thunder!
The loading time info in WT is about the average speed of reloading. Not the longest, and not the shortest
@Memol That's right!
@@nurumi4413 Sure 😆
Best job I ever had...
Props 👏👏👍🤝to the reloader he have it hard.
I think i can easily pick out the loader amongst a tanker crew. He will be the most jacked dude. The reps, squats, upper body and core workouts.