3 minutes of pure sherman radial engine sound

Listen to the wonderful sound of this Continental R-975-C4 radial engine (9 cylinders, 15,9L, about 450hp).
Turn up your speakers!
Hear it cold starting and revving!
There is a lot of smoke when starting because of the configuration of the engine: as it is a radial engine, when not running, oil accumulates in the lower cylinder, hence the smoke when cold starting.
The featured tank is a Sherman M4A1E8 HVSS 76mm restored in Bastogne by the team of the War Heritage Institute.
It was seen during Tanks in Town 2017 in Ghlin, Belgium.

[@kevvinbcrane1540]

Thanks to that photographer for taking two years off his life to by inhaling exhaust to share that with a thankful audience.

[@mia1shooter]

He died of lung Cancer last week R.I.P.

[@perrtivrtsu6602]

Hahaa, a good one. Thanks.

[@big_ute]

@Ferenc Dobos then do us a favor and off yourself first, other idiots like you will follow. Your tears must taste delicious

[@perrtivrtsu6602]

@@big_ute yeeep!

[@ruination126]

Man that dude must have missed his medication. No one could be that angry at a comment

[@xGSFxGoat]

The sound and smell of these tanks is such an important part of history that is often lost when they're simply parked to look at.

[@TheSeanoops]

Goat Well, I can’t look at it if it’s pumping out a smokescreen.

[@marineboy6033]

So true...petrol, diesel, turbine, radial, v12 etc - all different smells and noises.....

[@stevenp3176]

Seanoops 14 And 60 seconds later it’s gone.

[@noirrain6005]

Meh. Now turn a king tiger on and rejoice.

[@ro7680]

Noir Rain yeah gotta love those finnicky, expensive, and incredibly heavy tanks that really aren’t as good as every hoser thinks

[@kevinlambo3211]

The whole time i didnt know whether the engine has started or still doing the ignition thing

[@albertkandhiwrahaspati948]

Hard to explain, let's say..... half started?

[@justsomeguys1121]

Extremely late comment but after an engine begins running on its own, in the cold you have to continuously give it gas to keep it running because it won’t idle until operating temperature

[@kevinlambo3211]

@@justsomeguys1121 much appreciated reply. hello from one year ago lol

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

I love rotaries, there's no ambiguity about them. Am I on and running? Yes. Am I fucking angry about it? *YES.*

[@bed1g149]

@@HANKTHEDANKEST its not a rotary

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Any tank crew that managed to sneak up on anything at all deserves medals.

[@Spudmuffinz]

like my 70 year old grandpa waking up in the morning, stumbling to the coffee maker. still going strong

[@jaceallen3270]

Haha that’s awesome. Mine too brother

[@spannaspinna]

Sounds a bit like a grandpa getting going on a cold morning 😂

[@tombraver6449]

It sounds pissed off.

[@cctrollz5706]

I mean it is a tank. They aren't brought around to make peace.

[@donoteventry4298]

@@cctrollz5706 well yes...in a certain way

[@Tibb91]

Of course it does, 7 of them were sent out against ONE Tiger, and in a lot of cases all of them got destroyed.

[@donoteventry4298]

@@Tibb91 thats not true, tank combat doesnt work that way, its not like "hey jo look its only a pz4 we dont need you and your 2 other tanks" generaly it was the first to shoot who wins, plus this one has a 76mm wich will kill a tiger over 1km away

[@donoteventry4298]

@@BlindDriver tell that to michael wittman ahahahahah (penetrated at long range by a 17pdr shell coming from a canadian sherman firefly)

[@tomroland5467]

Is the smokescreen designed to augment the stealthy engine? Just asking,

[@thewhiteeazye2728]

Lol just in case the Germans couldn't hear us from Germany starting our tanks in France we better send up a smoke signal.

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

It's just poorly maintained obviously.

[@aaronr5709]

All radial engines smoke on start up because the oil drains to the bottom cylinders.

[@GerOffYeWeeBastard]

@@aaronr5709 Fill up the oil and check the gas!

[@Moggster23]

Just clearing her throat is all.

[@iannordin5250]

Sherman video: exists Wehrboos: "allow us to introduce ourselves"

[@sapiensiski]

"BuT mUh TiGeR"

[@M_Alistair]

@@sapiensiski mein kruppstahl

[@ralphyznaga1761]

You do know the Germans lost and got their whole country destroyed? Just checking.

[@M_Alistair]

@@ralphyznaga1761 Yet Wehraboos think they would have won by saying "oh if only they did this and that" or "They would have won if we never messed with the Soviets" and stuff like that.

[@Marcel-mr4se]

@@M_Alistair that is absolutely true, i love the german big cats and im amazed by how far the germans made it in the second world war, but in the situation of 1942 they were already absolutely doomed

[@lilshag3472]

Sounds like a v8 built for a drag car

[@vinkos03]

It sounds a lot better

[@krypanzer3620]

fun fact, The Sherman's radial engine was also used on a number of aircraft.

[@jurajokasa834]

@@krypanzer3620 its called R16 engine

[@bartnorbi]

does she has a Chrysler A57 multibank engine? with 30 cylinder 5 x 6 straight engine

[@jurajokasa834]

@@bartnorbi no it has 9 cylinder radial (star shaped) engine

[@midsouthexpress]

All radials I have heard spit and cough till they get good and warmed up.

[@seananon4893]

Could you imagine an entire platoon of these guys waking up in the morning?!

[@alisdairherd9501]

Oil will drain into the bottom cylinders, this is partly why they are smokey on startup.

[@rudyossanchez]

@@alisdairherd9501 thank you , I always wondered about that .

[@f4ephantom]

Pratt and Whitneys sound especially rough at start up. They always sound like they are getting ready to stall when idling.

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Alisdair Herd wasnt the engine flat mounted?

[@philsaunders293]

There just isn't any other sound like a radial. If I didn't know the Sherman had a round engine I'd be intrigued by that sound

[@louwtjietsumeb3516]

Jip...like an aeroplane....cannot remeber the cilinders..how many

[@spannaspinna]

@@louwtjietsumeb3516 9 cylinders , some had a gaa ford V8 petrol also

[@wun1gee]

@@spannaspinna Some also had the GM 6046 12-cylinder twin 2-stroke diesel. USMC used those mostly.

[@lol-un6nl]

​@@wun1geeUSMC England and Soviets

[@Charlie86RC]

That cold start was beautiful

[@thescratchyscratch7848]

Tank farts in our face for 3 minutes

[@lapancaki6548]

THE Scratchyscratch! Kinky

[@berrthealolanvulpix6273]

@@lapancaki6548 no, stop, PLEASE

[@P455w0rds]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blitzkriegt-1650]

Ah, this, I dont like this

[@assassinseeveehood]

now that's my kind of fetish

[@chubbycatfish4573]

My grandfather had a 1930s car that sounded a bit like this.

[@floatingchimney]

Sounds like a V8 hemi.

[@martinejoseph1644]

Moteur d'avion à hélices cylindrique radial 9 ou 10 cylindres Joseph 1955 FRANCE

[@Ferreal92]

The one thing I learned by watching all these WWII tank videos is if you want to see a LOT of them in working order, you have to travel to Europe. So glad people are taking such good care of these artifacts instead of destroying them.

[@waynehankinson8210]

The U.S. did not bring anything back to the U.S. after the war everything was left behind for Europe’s defense.

[@FlatlandMando]

I guess the Sherman was also known as a bit of a "stealth tank" Quiet engine sounds and a special "no smoke" fuel mixture helped them maintain cover when other tanks would easily give their position away.

[@user-zk9io1dg1w]

They got plot armor😂

[@johncostello2948]

Oddball: "They will hear our Detroit motors...."

[@JP-lo5qu]

Lmao I was thinking the same thing

[@phantomnus]

Enough with the negative waves

[@MrSaerrock]

@@phantomnus Say something beautiful & righteous

[@nigelb5341]

Woof woof woof

[@perrtivrtsu6602]

Some parts in Detroit looks like these guys have messin there with those wagons.....Sorry about that.

[@aleverettes2789]

Now this is a manly man engine

[@jamesgermain8466]

🍻

[@perrtivrtsu6602]

Farts like my Grandpapa on Sunday morning

[@bamaman6478]

@___MY ZQUAD IZ GODZILLA’z ___ hell yeah

[@theinstitute1324]

@___MY ZQUAD IZ GODZILLA’z ___ The engine may be 700hp but the transmission takes that down to 0

[@theaverageblitzer4351]

___MY ZQUAD IZ GODZILLA’z ___ Sherman sounds better

[@Marc83Aus]

Sounds just like a bloody early 20th century single engine fighter. Its beautiful.

[@Whance_Chilkins]

I adore the sound of radial engines.

[@Explosionman27]

I had a similar experience after eating taco bell

[@goody0381]

😂😂😂

[@davemc102]

Me after a night out and too many pints of Guinness 😂

[@jmikronis7376]

This is me: 🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪 kzbin.infolhXDQMtmLNk?feature=share

[@DreyNv03]

Better than a lambo startup

[@828enigma6]

Absolutely. These things were built to accomplish a purpose besides being a toy.

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnngh]

My morning shit sounds better than a lambo.

[@roller1815]

@@828enigma6 Lamborghinis are also built for a purpose

[@clientcomun1958]

@@roller1815 to flex on people about how much money you wasted on a simple car?just buy a normal car a mustang or something that won't get fucked at every bump

[@takarlor12]

client comun miserable

[@cld458]

Great sound on the radial 9 cylinders Continental R975 :-)

[@kpl4174]

Ww2 tank sound is simply mean beast

[@Baldur1975]

0:12 HOW DARE YOU?

[@violettray2679]

How many luxury yacht trips could have Greta Thunberg afforded for that carbon footprint?

[@The_uglybastard]

Violet Tray dont forget airliners, trams, trains etc

[@jonbaker3728]

@@violettray2679 wow, you find making fun of a little girl humorous?

[@violettray2679]

@@jonbaker3728 making fun of hypocricy is a valid argument. Stirring up the mind of an impressionable child and putting her at the forefront of a political agenda does not make the ideology she represents immune of criticism. I in fact feel sorry for her for being used and abused by her parents and others who hope to gain political capital from exacerbating her anxiety. What a miserable, insufferable lot.

[@jonbaker3728]

@@violettray2679 in your opinion. Who says her mind is "stirred up"? Why is she not allowed to speak her mind, advocate for her opinion and not be ridiculed? What problem was created because she spoke? NONE. She gave her impassioned plea to the world and now she is fair game to ridicule? I don't want to live in that world. Maybe you should stop being so judgmental and just let the little girl have her couple minutes and move on destroying the environment.

[@localsheriff]

Beautiful , beautiful !!! I love the sound of many large cubic engines , but I never stop admiring radials ! Ever since I vitnessed an M7 Priest in the army '97 , my M109 would just whine in comparison

[@roberttucker8129]

I like that man, that gave me a good laugh that I needed, thanks bud. By the way, judging by your comment about your M109, thank you for your service.

Look at that... Just look at that.... Cold start.... And just listen... Listen to thid beauty.... The beauty that will you'll forever hear even when you're asleep.

[@cld458]

You can feel the power it has at this time and it was around 450 hp. One of the best tank radial engine of all time :-) The Continental R975 was originaly made for planes :-) My dad stayed 3 years in Vietnam as a Sherman tank pilot and he was always talking to me about this tank and engine :-)

[@pissandcornflakes9119]

cool

[@teaeff8898]

The Great War Flying Museum in Brampton, On, has I think 3 WW1 aircraft replicas flying using this engine. They found them cheap as dirt and hey, they were aircraft engines! greatwarflyingmuseum.org/

[@mauritzonkelbach5905]

@Stahlhelm Model. 1940 Fd. Gr. hab ich auch noch nie gehoerrt

[@CarLos-yi7ne]

So far I know they did not use Sherman tanks in Vietnam.. 🤔 At least the US didn't.

[@peterson7082]

@@CarLos-yi7ne The _M74,_ a post war derivative did ses service in Vietnam.

[@davidmarshall1259]

my dad was in royal tank regiment 1951/53 stationed in Paderborn, Germany. Centurion tanks back then ran a detuned merlin engine. music to the ears of everyone.

[@Aldo-zp8wk]

That sounds just like am old Chrysler starter from back in the day. It has that same kind of whine to it.

[@americana_incarnate1717]

Well Chrysler did build the Sherman.

[@christopherhampson265]

Holy Smokes Sherman she sounds a lot of fun !! Must like a bit of spanner twirling to keep her singing right ! Nice Job !

[@zacshirley6917]

Great noises from the tank

[@KC-bg1th]

Sherman in the thumbnail be like: 😤

[@Vergoso_42]

Kevin C 😤

[@blakelambe4921]

Sounds friggin awesome!

[@j.pendergrass9805]

I’ve never really considered a tank for a classic vehicle. Thanks for changing my mind.

[@TheZxman]

This would awesome with some techno music!!! KIDDING great to hear these engines run.great job.

[@hazley13]

You should hear a tiger tank starting up. Unbelievable

[@aether4554]

Haz Diesel engines FTW

[@hazley13]

@@aether4554 all smoke no poke😂

[@predatorjunglehunter7332]

without breaking down? impossible

[@lilyjobbers1751]

Yeah 3 hours cracking the thing for 1 minute fun even that same tractor sound.

[@hazley13]

@@lilyjobbers1751 The tiger runs on petrol so it's not the same sound. May sound like it on video but to hear it in real life is a different ball game

[@supercarlover]

I can hear this all day

[@royscott915]

Love this video! The sound is amazing!

[@TheSaturnV]

May be the first M4A1E8 I've seen running. Well done fellas!!

[@TheRizzLander]

GOD DAMN MAN I LOVE IT

[@flytie3861]

Sounds about the same in COH2, well done relic

[@emateiblin5409]

Sounds like a bunch of Trabants all firing up at the same time and the smoke just adds to that

I have to give the photographer a lot of credit for being able to handle that exhaust smoke 💨 👍🏻

[@framerz]

I should put this engine in my Altima. That’ll teach these bmw drivers

[@theaverageblitzer4351]

They only make like 350-400HP which is a lot but less than you would think

[@DarkCybrid]

@@theaverageblitzer4351 It's not about the horsepower, it's about the torque. With enough torque and long enough gears, you'll forget about that HP rating. 900+ ft lb of net torque will get anything moving very fast.

[@porkfreegaming5278]

@@theaverageblitzer4351 for a light car, otnwould take off faster than a lambo

[@perrtivrtsu6602]

Bmw drivers are so stupid, they'll never learn.so it is a total waste of time...But could be funny! Go ahead man!

[@lockettlv]

Best tank sounds on youtube!

[@user-tr7yz1lp2d]

Listen T-34

[@awkwarddoggo05]

Tiger

[@robbakker4681]

Wat een ongelofelijk mooi geluid, heerlijk

[@humblewisdom8976]

That sounded great!! I was waiting for the other one to fire up and we could have a race!!!

[@Darryl6636]

You would think the tank crews would have died from the exhaust fumes

[@thunderheads4103]

Detroit's are smokey but they don't leak like the Krauts

[@920utdoors9]

@@thunderheads4103 it's a continental

[@comradeclaus]

They had filters inside the tank, they were fine. Plus they had other things that were much more hell bent on killing them…

[@EnterpriseXI]

Inline engines like the Merlin and Allison also smoke when cold starting

[@nasha710]

They are so clean and in good shape

[@SomethingNeverClever]

I’m very tankful for the video!

[@aqsdfg25]

I want to drive this at a toyota prius meeting

[@theaverageblitzer4351]

Alain G yes

[@Livedracersteve]

Legally you can buy one without the proper gun license as long as the breach is sealed

[@dogeren0096]

Sherman M4 vs toyota AE 86 (pacific war colorized)

[@aqsdfg25]

@@dogeren0096 you don't know what can happen with a kamikaze Prius driver

[@dogeren0096]

@@aqsdfg25 ture

[@highdelta3561]

Mmm this is my ASMR

[@vsevolodyurachkovskyy9638]

That starting handle is an amazing.

[@Morcego538]

This tank is so cool!

[@bouarichbrahim7408]

DAMN! the sherman sound!

[@sassysauron2426]

Best ASMR

[@avapuckett4007]

Best sounding smoke screen ever

[@m5a1stuart83]

I was looking for two stroke smoke but here I am looking at Sherman Radial Engine Smoke.

[@vancouver4sure]

The smells of victory!

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnngh]

Thank you, KZbin algorithm.

[@CHUUMPASS]

lovely sound

[@peterpiper_203]

Liked Awesome video I always thought they had V8's in em' Didn't realize about the radial till this video So thanks

[@johnpacetti3550]

some of them had v8s and some of them had twin i6 diesels, and some had 30cyl chrysler multibank engines

[@peetkoolstra3891]

Sounds great. But a cold start in your garage would be a bit of a hassle. 😁

[@adriankeys6245]

Ain't she a sweetie, sounds bloody handsome, real life dragon

[@duelly2139]

One of the Best sounds ever!

[@williamspendlove]

She warms up nicely.

[@peterpoutypuss]

How could the Germans even SEE those tanks with al that smoke!!

[@Farlig69]

Smokes like a stroker :)

[@ianhudson9398]

Remember one of those turning up at an SVR war weekend one year.... many pints were gathered with there owners outside the King & Castle to discuss the magnificent machine....... between engine runs obviously as there was no possibility of hearing anything when it was running... 😊😊

[@Slaktrax]

The M4 Sherman tank used five different engines; Continental Radial, GM Diesel, Ford V8, Chrysler Multi-bank, and Diesel Radial. The US Army had at one point used all five engines, with the Chrysler being used in CIB Theater, and the Diesel Radial being used State Side for training.

[@jontoronto2272]

I think she's runnin a little rich!

[@572Btriode]

Lean off the main jet I think.

[@democratshateamerica8196]

God I could almost smell the odor of victory

[@blitzy3244]

Victory for ZOG

[@clockandballtorturewithcra5010]

Damn I love these tanks.

[@markgrunzweig6377]

Also, the pistons etc. in air cooled engines fit "looser", in order to allow for expansion as they warm up. Since, not having a iron "jacket" of coolant surrounding the combustion chamber, which keeps the temperature more even.

[@DanaDana-tm2mo]

Cough, cough... wheeze. Sounds great!

[@Shitbird3249]

Sounds like me in the morning.

[@crazycryptoscad3907]

My brother wished his Q7 sounded as smooth as this 😂

[@4bangerlove]

So nice I heard it twice

[@THE-HammerMan]

Why does this engine remind me of the starboard engine from "Operation Petticoat"?

[@Nukemall09]

Lmao sounds like it’s pissed

[@BullsMahunny]

Tank: These mfs... wake me up from... oh I'll give them engine sounds. Stupid mother.... here's some smoke, assholes.

[@Nukemall09]

Keith Davis lmao

[@uprightchoppers]

That is Glorious 👍

[@MrSang-py3dd]

The beautiful sound of FREEDOM.

[@mistapeper1283]

Sheraman tank eats too much beans

[@wilco300674]

i'd prefer the GAA.. but hey.. i won't complain by having a R-975 either :P

[@monkeydude3987]

Agreed... both sound absolutely awesome!

[@TheRober806]

Wilco Wortel just a shame that the GAA was a flat plane crank and not a cross plane. The radial sounds much better

[@JDK73772]

Dare to be different, Drive one with the Chrysler Multibank engine and keep them all guessing

[@mr.petrolhead5432]

the GAA is indeed a flatplane v8, but it has a V-angle og 60° so it's odd firing and doesn't sound like other flatplane v8's

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@JDK73772 Winston Churchill "PUT THE GUN IN SIDEWAYS!" "What about the radio?" "PUT IT OUTSIDE IN A BOX!"

[@angelwashere8864]

Hear that? That's the sound of freedom!

[@michaelmcgovern8110]

Radial engines sure do start up running rich, huh?

[@FOXTROT8922]

amazing but the start is just prrrprprprprp pprtt cough cough prprrprprprp

[@KnightFilms32]

Hear that boys? That’s a real tank engine

[@zachhaus8488]

Who are you calling boy? And yes...it's in a M4 Sherman tank. It's real.

[@Republic3D]

Wow I actually never knew the Sherman had a radial engine. I thought they were only in planes and some boats. Awesome sound.

[@michaelf7093]

Some did. There were Sherman versions with radial, diesel and gas engines.

[@infernoking7504]

Just imagine thousands of these all starting up at once

[@danilorainone406]

try some marvel mystery oil,, half qt.puts a tiger in yer tank

[@sbains560]

Hahahhahahanaha

[@davepritchard283]

Should here the V12 Maybach fire up if you like this.....

[@Tanksandmore]

You mean kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJjUnaJmrdmAbdU ? :D

[@adariuscrawford6070]

That’s a beauty

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

"I'm an airplane engine, what is this shit? Why am I in a tank?" -Confused Conti rotary, c. 1944 CE

[@normanott644]

Need auto rich

[@shawnecaster]

67 hybrid owners instantly hit the dislike button 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@radconusa3164]

Reminds me of my mom's 68 Ford station wagon, minus the cigarette smoke.

[@Abrikozenjam.]

Very nice.