How Powerful is Javelin Anti-Tank Missile

The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the premier portable anti-tank missile systems in the world. It’s also an expensive piece of kit, with each missile typically costing more than the targets it eliminates.
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[@ToadSauce]

CoD MW players be wilding at the beginning

[@Yurrtoby]

Thas the JOKR😂

[@Forsaken722]

@Kallum Mitchell exactly

[@inquiguardian4891]

literally 😂

[@loganyoung9244]

Anthony Cardenas it really is tho

[@Workaround224]

I’m still trynna get it gold 😂

[@mdlyonn0035]

The fact that it stops for a short second right after launching makes me feel uneasy

[@jimmyinc-hm4le]

me to

[@Murr1can]

Just look up javelin fail vids, your fears are very warranted.

[@piggysmalls4373]

i believe it’s to get the people firing it out of the fire zone

[@jasonpaige06]

mdlyonn 00 it makes it funny 😂

[@jonathonreimer8131]

It’s so the people using it don’t get fried by the backblast

[@whatthedeuce091]

"It may end up being a first responder on the ground to emergencies that could be described as 'massive, unexpected tank invasions'." Couldn't ring more true than today.

[@FinnaBusanut]

I'd hardly say it was unexpected, but I see what you're saying.

[@boredthump2]

It probably sounded odd at the time. I had to check the year to make sure this wasn't from a week ago

[@herrbrahms]

I am so thrilled that this weapon is sending thousands of crispy Russians home in bags.

[@leonardguillory2041]

@@herrbrahms WHY?🤔 Don't you believe They have Mother's too?

[@saomychau7010]

@@FinnaBusanut Not necessarily a great way of stating this! It is said just for the 'dramatic effect' for the video ONLY! Why? When in modern day battlefields, the intelligence is always collected in advance and/or even in the last minutes, as there are plenty of updates from aerial and UAV crafts, beaming down to the various battlefield and tactical commanders. So, it might be that the narrator has never been set foot on any military training grounds nor had been at other types of combat theaters, and has not been familiar with those kinds of exposure (experience.)

[@aethrya]

I know a guy who is a software engineer and Lockheed and the sheer amount of brilliance and intelligence working on this kind of stuff requires is mind blowing.

[@garbo8962]

Back in early 1970 use to talk to an engineer telling me about a new tank that will be over 90% accurate whole traveling 30 mph. Thought it could never be done. Fast forward the best in class Abrahams tank.

[@PaleoVirus]

@@garbo8962 On target, traveling at 75mph, while in the air. Crazy shit.

[@JunkBondTrader]

they are impressive engineers over there, at leasdt, the shit they make is next level,.

[@CasinoWoyale]

@@garbo8962 Presumably that class is for tanks costing taxpayers over $10 million per tank and managing a disgraceful 1/3 mile per gallon.

[@jasonj6568]

@@CasinoWoyaledon’t worry, the way this administration is going, the next gen will have a 200gal DEF tank for emissions.

[@jamestuwat936]

Does it start beeping really fast when it finds a target ?

[@browningchance]

No, literally just lock on and fire

[@matt.2708]

I hope this is an actual question not a joke, that would be sad

[@Ashleigh_Alexander]

Bright 05 bruh it’s clearly a joke

[@MrOoJe]

Mw3 type of beat

[@aleksanderphillips8719]

Nah, it makes a whirring kinda sound when it's cooling though

[@dankmemesinmydreams3866]

Man, they really invented the JOKR in real life.

[@itzxeraslandfillofclips5846]

Dank memes in my dreams yeah it’s been in for like 20 years now

[@jaffarallahuiten3076]

XMARTA r/woosh

[@dankmemesinmydreams3866]

Tiago Catarino r/woosh

[@Tokito935]

You forgot the funny

[@yunggudn8676]

@@tiagocatarino9350 wow sherlock holmes, calm down

[@travisgarrett9398]

A russian tank costs 3.7 million. A javelin missle costs $175,000. I'd say that's a good return on one's investment.

[@sonofman9404]

bs

[@GSMSfromFV]

@@sonofman9404 - The Russian T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank costs about $4-million. Per Wikipedia, the unit cost of a Javelin (missile only) is $175,203.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Doesn't matter, honestly... even if the tank is trash and just $500,000. Saved lifes are priceless. And experienced soldiers, which are trained tankers too, all the training and education costs a lot of money & time itself. Another tank can be built in a day, but you can't make a nobody into a good tanker in a day.

[@ossgo92]

basic t-72 costs around $300,000

[@emotionz3]

Winning the battle is priceless. Disabling a tank that costs a fraction of a javelin is a worthy trade off when that tank could shell a building resulting in countless lives lost. Even that said, I find it hard to believe any tank, especially modern, costs less or equal to a javelin.

[@cryzz0n]

As a Ukrainian, i just want to thank you for this amazing weapon❤️

[@teitma]

This will not help you because the US will fuel the war until "the last Ukrainian" is dead, US officials never tire of pointing out.

[@d.bcooper2271]

Lmfao 🤣

[@satish8299]

It is an unfair fight almost with these kind of waepons, infantry tanks and vehicles cannot advance or retreat. But the Russian soldiers they should not be killed, it is so sad that the Americans and the west is funding this war more and more.

[@vhypnotic6968]

This launcher makes Even a tank shit it's self

[@jimmylight4866]

The videos of it taking out columns of Russian tanks is way better than this report.

[@plped]

"It needs to be pointy round is not scary pointy is scary" - Supreme leader Aladdin

[@cranberrysaucesr6384]

Mohamed Elesawy still one of my favorite movies of all time

[@3strll]

"It will give smile to our enemy thinking its a huge robot dildo coming towards them."

[@boogyman3545]

I find the comment very Aladeen.

[@nishitraj.]

Lol

[@alexfarrales2050]

Its stick to the ground then kaboom

[@actionfigure4270]

I remember cod 4 wrote a message mentioning that one javelin missile costs $80,000

[@mikewizz1895]

You wouldn't want to miss your shot XD

[@santoscortes9656]

They are 80k i work with them. And they rarely miss, unless you get an erratic missile

[@chozenheart]

Well think about how much the average tank costs, well over 100k so yeah a missile would be close to around this

[@DanishThug29]

Take this L i Think a tank cost a million or two. These javelin rockets cost around 100k

[@igorkim3558]

@@chozenheart 'most' targets was not tanks, but old apc/trucks etc

[@macartinhocmc]

Ironic it is now being used for what it was originally designed for, taking out hordes of soviet tanks.

[@xDMrGarrison]

do you know what "ironic" means?

[@samuelsmith5773]

Probably the best description on youtube about military gear. You even mentioned RHA [Rolled Homogeneous Armor], but didn’t include RHAE [RHA Equivalent]….even though you actually defined it. Kudos, overall.

[@razerscooter2136]

I can just hear the damn think locking onto a tank on modern warfare

[@oakleycourtois6061]

Lmao

[@metzumi]

Tut tut tut....TUTUTUTUTUTUTT!!

[@The44kGaming]

@@metzumi searching! Searching! Searching! ..... FOUNDFOUNDFOUNDFOUNDFOUND!

[@NarutoUzumaki-be9up]

Yeah but the damn thing takes so long to hit the target

[@mrcc9081]

OMG yes when you are in the white house shooting at Russian tanks haha

[@jaredavina9648]

As an American, I think this is the perfect weapon for a concealed carry.

[@dudley5658]

And the 2A says I can have one.

[@purevibez6852]

Lmao

[@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440]

Lol

[@davidkozin]

I think an A-10 should simply be an open carry long gun.

[@Jandeganjaman]

Must be Texan lol

[@distortionz_z]

As a Battle field 2, 3, 4 Vet here. This missile system is highly recommended.

[@jmontign1]

A very impressive design. Handy if you happen to be defending your homeland against an onslaught of Russian tanks and APCs.

[@AlecsNeo]

Ye , insert "Javelin : that's why i'm here" meme

[@user-ri3vu4os7j]

Russian tank: I am so big Javelin: that's what she said !

[@josetrindade3550]

Military technology is absolutely insane nowadays. So would civilian tech...were it not for the cost.

[@rsprockets7846]

or border crossing Mexicans ?

[@ramptower7487]

Or if you live in Seattle, Chicago, Baltimore...

[@WiIdbiII]

When are they releasing these on the commercial Market?

[@WiIdbiII]

@Prakash Arun wait till I get some revenue coming in from my lemonade stand.

[@choudharyasad4750]

Works well In a crowded area

[@iamthehype3684]

@@choudharyasad4750 A SMAW would be much better for that. Not to mention much cheaper.

[@kasinokaiser1319]

Because capitalism

[@crimsonspadegaming3618]

We will get it when we get our medicinal M1A1 Abrams.

[@eugeniuspirantel1086]

It's so strange to hear "meters" and "kilometers" from US narrator!

[@samiulhussain3045]

Why the hell do I use metres and miles?

[@ranomshiit7402]

@@samiulhussain3045 because the whole world uses the metric system and this video apparently is nothing but show off so you wanna show off with something that the world would understand

[@jaredherrera897]

I'm pretty sure the US military uses metric

[@eugeniuspirantel1086]

@xOr , I'm from Europe, so I use metric system and call "Quarter Pounder" as "Royal Cheeseburger" ))) But for Americans and British it's refreshing, yep.

[@Chris-fj6pr]

I literally was googling them as he was saying it

[@68pishta68]

I fired the M47 in 1988-90 and that system was so inferior to this system, it is a relief to me to see the units today have a fire and forget system that has some real range and lethality. The M47 was a 1km range line of sight wire guided missile that demanded the shooter to keep the target in the crosshairs after a rather violent launch and a slow velocity (100m/sec) and exposed him to enemy return fire for up to 11 seconds. It ended its service as a semi-accurate (1m accuracy) bunker buster.

[@PaleoVirus]

The dragon was good for its time. I always hated wired guide shit. I can't write the TOW range here...or anywhere lol but it's not 3k meters anymore. Time to target is important when you're painting a tank with laser detection abilities. Ugh

[@saomychau7010]

Yes, I drove the HMMV and the bright red '+' target (board) for fighters to practice at Ft Drum NY during a miserable winter time (Jan 1989.)

[@68pishta68]

@@saomychau7010 Ha, I remember those guys, swinging that big red + target around and around at Camp Lejune, NC.

[@Shaker626]

The enemy at the time had an even bigger and slower wire-guided missile, the Sagger.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Fly Emirates Olympic Medals

[@lizziedraper2493]

I can state without any fear of contradiction the US Javelin Anti Tank weapon works beautifully.🙂

[@seanbm39]

Us military: i guess you can also use it as a $200k spotting scope

[@ketsu9670]

Ergonomik

[@bestamerica]

hi A... ' not important currency in here

[@tyree9055]

It works great too! 🤣👍

[@midgetydeath]

If needed, sure. Use what works.

[@chadwickcloister5143]

The "Us" military 🪖

[@bermondsey548428]

The nlaw is making a massive impact on tanks and armoured convoys.the starstreak seems to be taking care of Aries threats two great armaments from the UK.all the best from Australia 🇦🇺

[@garyp4374]

blowing up an Australian invention I don't know how I feel about that lol

[@MoBile-ks6ij]

ถ😂😢😮😮😮😅

[@badysparta]

"It typically costs more than a target it eliminates." That's certainly not true, tanks cost 20-50 times more than a single Javelin. Also there is the tank crew.

[@bryan0x05]

I think they are including IFVs and APCs

[@Vevay1961]

Russian tanks are proving to be worth 55 cents. Or the equivalent of 457 billion rubles at today's currency conversion.

[@wills8288]

Yes. I head him say that and I flinched because he is wrong. A single Javelin rocket is about 100k. A modern Russian tank is about 4 mil. Not even close. Even moreso, Elon Musk could make those rockets for 10k once he removed all the fat and wast and all the government obligatory contracts , under-the-table kickbacks are removed.

[@thomasparkinson9404]

These are not exclusively used on tanks

[@johnegan4626]

WAS the tank crew!

[@justamuffhugger6733]

“Doesn’t look as deadly as you’d think” dude that’s a bigass bazooka but ok.

[@Denzix]

I mean it looks soft and harmless. But never judge a book by its cover.

[@vanillavilla.]

@@Denzix HOW DOES THAT LOOK SMALL AND HARMLESS TO YA

[@Denzix]

@@vanillavilla. I mean, just the way it looks, it looks plastic and soft, but it's actually a beast.

[@vanillavilla.]

@@Denzix I dono if somebody aimed that at me I’d be scared

[@whiskey4609]

its meant to penetrate armor with dual shape charge one to defeat reactive armor next to defeat the armor wasn't really meant for people not much frag created

[@yuriyseliuk4120]

Thanks God for Javelins, greetings from Ukraine :)

[@stevepearson6316]

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine , I just hope the military equipment isn't to little to late

[@B1GK1NG]

stay safe brother. The Jav doing its job for what I've seen in videos.

[@Underwearscares]

This aged well

[@terskataneli6457]

Stinger is the one that stings the russian military worse. Without their aircraft they lose their superiority and become even more weak to antitank weapons

[@B1GK1NG]

@@Underwearscares oh did it ? Have you see how many Russian tanks got destroyed

[@smokinggnu6584]

They're certainly getting some massive active testing right about now.

[@dopecat4012]

Javelin's are notorious for breaking and having dead batteries. Most of the videos you see of Russian tanks being hit labeled as "hit by Javelin" are actually NLAWs. The tests mostly failed.

[@trmon8890]

Ask Russia how well they work Hahahahaha

[@Forza55_]

CoD players: "wait...these are meant for tanks"

[@notsosobermama8850]

And rockets heh

[@FLY7MARK]

I’m triggered

[@elitistyoda]

*HEADSHOT*

[@andys2801]

Mr ditkovich Man I’ve been shooting this at soldiers who managed to get on top of an airport tower

[@tafariturner3541]

Cod players be like. Hmmmmmm war crimes

[@TorstenHoff]

At 4:40, “RHA” is not an acronym for “Rolled Hardened Armor”, it stands for “Rolled Homogeneous Armor”.

[@BGSlopy]

And 5:18 thats not reactive armour is the new Arena active protective system , and tandem charges wont do you much good aganst that.

[@kellerweskier7214]

@Poke Poke you must be drom one of those countries that Trump is selling weapons to! so just some good info, the Javelins youre getting are MASSIVELY outdated!

[@IAmNumber4000]

"with each missile typically costing more than the targets they eliminate" Gotta admire the US's primary military strategy: bury the enemy in money

[@jmontign1]

Taking out a tank or APC (or several) with an infantry unit is a huge strategic advantage. Purchase cost aside, it takes up less space and it is a whole lot harder to force into a vulnerable position.

[@amoskmtc]

Noma sana

[@danielhughes5932]

Its not true though. The tandem charge cost 175k. The cheapest tank in use the last 50 years is 1 million I guess this video had the afghani Toyota 4 runner in mind but it's an anti-armor weapon system unarmored civilian vehicles aren't it's target

[@aredesuyo]

More like bury war profiteers in money, while blasting actual human beings to smithereens and burying in cold, dark soil whatever pieces of them you manage to find.

[@dandyandy642]

It pays to stay alive. Yes

[@AshtonK1816]

If anything, the utility of this system was drastically understated.

[@B-enjoyer]

its working real good rn

[@timbo752]

"costs more than the tank it destroys" me using it on shipment trying to get Damascus camo

[@tafariturner3541]

Hmmmmmm war crimes

[@brysonkuervers2570]

It never locks onto plays for me? Idk why :(

[@anthonymendoza931]

It doesn't cost more than a tank. It cost more than the soft targets they used it against in Iraq.

[@jmatisg6905]

@@brysonkuervers2570 you dont have to lock it on an enemy, just aim it at the wall in shipment and it will work. dont forget to use smoke grenade

[@mykytanazarenko8439]

It could cost more than a handmade armored car

[@THUNDERJOSEPH]

AWESOME CHANNEL! THANK YOU GREATLT FOR EXPLAINING EVERYTHING AT THE MIDDLE MARK OF THE VIDEO

[@2pacisalive915]

Russia finding out how powerful it is

[@slingbart705]

as a 19E tank crewman from the mid '80's we had no fear and I was in a deadly accurate platoon, but this is a game changer and i'm glad it's in our hands.

[@Lucasxd331]

They are ending up in russian hands too, so watch as they copy paste a version of their own after the current war. After having so many casualties because of it, they probably will

[@tommitchell7294]

Let's hope those brave Ukraine soldiers blow up a shit ton of those Putin Goons with these lovely missiles!

[@The_Music_Sanctuary]

@@user-ew2sh4sd9b Russia starved "13 MILLION" Ukrainians to death in WWI, get your facts correct Facist Nazis, the "Z" is for Zionist Pigs! You have lost already you P.O.S.!!!!!

[@douglascampbell9809]

@@Lucasxd331 They will need a lot of luck finding the microchips to do it with. I'm sure they have had them in their hands long before the war in Ukraine since they are 24 years old. Still no real Russian equivalent. Sure they have a top down AT missile but it's at least twice the size.

[@slajo2225]

@@user-ew2sh4sd9b Excuses. 15k in 8 years? So why you killing now around 80k russians in Mariupol? Go watch your Russia Todays propaganda. And watch how everything leaves your country!!!

[@tomcruz3774]

St. Javelin, I pray for your success

[@THMK72]

I used to build those, they are, to say the least, very impressive!

[@cacogenicist]

A highly practical weapon. Great design. It's just too easy to kill tanks these days -- makes them almost obsolete.

[@TheRealBillBob]

No it doesn't.

[@PierreHefner]

Dear Santa, I just turned 18 and I’ve been a good boy....

[@ZION-4-]

Did you get it?

[@Helldiver5n23]

Did you get it?

[@DeathByLego]

Did you get it?

[@Helldiver5n23]

@SittingMoose Shaman the chain. You've ruined it.

[@user-fg5gs8wg6h]

2:26 You are in Bagdad and it's a breezy 120 degrees in noon People from countries that use Celsium degrees system: (Visible confusion)

[@cameronclark8838]

you mean literally everyone but us in the US?

[@xen0g3n]

*Celcius

[@xen0g3n]

@@cameronclark8838 Yep 👍 Given that water boils at 100 Celcius, the rest of the world knows when there's a number that high for temps, it's Farenheight. As an Aussie, we frequently get temps in Summer at 38+ Celcius (100.4F), sometimes in the mid to upper 40s (that's your 110~120F).

[@user-fg5gs8wg6h]

@@cameronclark8838 I can't understand why you want to make your life so difficult. In Celsius system, water turns into ice in 0 degrees, and it boils in 100. What 32 Farenheight degrees and bulshit

[@ltlarrow1]

so what's your point? Given that it gets much colder in many parts of the world than freezing, why isn't 0 celcius a bullshit number?

[@MrPants1970]

I reckon I could have answered the title question before watching this video. Blooming powerful!

[@rodneyspence7441]

This is why it's so important for our education system to focus on teaching our kids math, science, and engineering starting in grade school - instead of a lot of other baloney. New technology in every area of human endeavor requires mastery of these disciplines.

[@bigmanjones]

Godspeed, Ukraine.

[@rlewis1946]

Do you know of any Russian tank or other vehicles destroyed by the Javelin’s supplied by the US?

[@wwpl8371]

​@@rlewis1946 There's videos and images from Ukraine floating around of T-72s completely destroyed, and I've seen one of a T-80 with its turret blown clean off.

[@BEstudent]

@@rlewis1946 I have heard unconfirmed reports of around 80 tanks destroyed in the first 48 hours or so.

[@captain-chair]

@@rlewis1946 150 tanks and 700 afv’s as of yesterday.

[@captain-chair]

@Damo True but it would hard to calculate, I am just glad the number is going up!

[@jonz6]

These Javalin missles are kicking Russia's ass right now

[@wojiaobill]

Thank you, USA, for providing Ukraine with this brilliant weapon! 🇺🇦💪🇺🇸

[@panu89]

Thanks!

[@Spiesyy]

5:30 Wait so your telling me that they can use explosives to explode explosives before they explode on target? and to solve this they use an explosive to explode the explosive that would have exploded the explosive before the explosive could explode on the target? Damn.

[@raflystiansahlatif5293]

explodeception

[@DesignNation_]

@@raflystiansahlatif5293 Classic

[@maybearkamaybenot11]

Mind blown

[@zrks9601]

Visible confusion

[@mikearmstrong8483]

And then you always get those molecules (there's one in every class) that say "wait, I've lost the sequence here; can we slow down for a moment?".

[@SpassMacher2000]

“Massive unexpected tank invasions”. Looks like they’re being put to good use right now in Ukraine.

[@mokingzo7156]

Yes sir

[@drummersinger5324]

How come there is no video of any tank destruction?

[@drummersinger5324]

Whoever believes that a world power would first invade by tank and ground and not by air must be three vax Covid believing fool.

[@bodaciouschad]

@@drummersinger5324 Javelins can lock onto aircraft, too. It's just that most aircraft have flares to throw off the guided missiles, so they're better spent on tanks.

[@craigleverone414]

@@drummersinger5324 Misinformed about what is going on right now in Ukraine AND misinformed about the pandemic AND misinformed about about how vaccinations work. Youre on a roll man keep on "researching my own information myself" and being the sheep you people accuse everyone else of being. Hell maybe youll be the next to be intubated as a gift for being the galaxy brain that you are!

[@Nayson]

2:31 I love how the guy on the left has a little army man wearing a helmet mounted on his helmet. Not sure what it offers tactically but it looks cool.

[@AlexOjideagu2]

It's incredible seeing a huge massive missile half the size of a human, sitting on your shoulder being fired. That can literally destroy a Tank. That's terrifying.

[@TheRealBillBob]

Well it doesn't literally destroy it. It just punctures it from the thinnest spot on top. Doesn't always ignite anything inside to blow it up.

[@EGlideKid]

The Javelin is a two-stage propellant missile. The first stage is the launch motor, essentially a totally amped up bottle rocket on steroids. The launch motor is finished burning by the time the missile has cleared the launch tube, thus protecting the soldiers from back blast. If you watched the videos closely, there was no flame coming from the rear of the missile after it cleared the launch tube. A delay follows, allowing the missile to get further away from personnel before the flight motor is automatically ignited. You can both see and hear this happening. The flight motor then takes the missile to the target. You can see this best demonstrated from 3:13 of the video through 3:19. It's an ingenious and deadly weapon. Very badass.

[@edwardschmitt5710]

"amped up"? it plays music too???? DAMN!!!!

[@SMlFFY85]

Thanks for clearing that up, Captain Obvious.

[@jesse9472]

I fired this weapon when I was station at Ft. Carson Colorado This weapon is amazing and deadly. I found it very easy to engage and hit your target.🇺🇲

[@garyp4374]

OK you might be the one to ask now with all the superior technology the Americans have how come they haven't won a war in 200 years they only keep coming in at the end of the big ones to make money out of selling arms to the allies . and you would think the US military could knock off a bunch of terrorist in Iraq and Afghanistan but chased you out

[@user-pn5fk8db9q]

Weapons like these and hypersonic missiles are going to make tanks and ships obsolete. Nuclear weapons will be all that's left to destroy our enemies. We might have the most aircraft carriers but in reality they are just a bigger target to destroy

[@PaleoVirus]

@@garyp4374 We did pretty good. It's a shame we followed the Geneva Convention. 2 wars, simultaneously. Not to mention a presence in 122 countries, at all times. What you don't realise, we are meaner, aggressive, superbly trained and dominate every aspect of the battlefield. Asymmetric warfare is now our expertise. We can kill you, anywhere, at anytime. Politics binds our hands. Line units in the regular Army and Marine Corps, we're very very good at what we do. I loved it.

[@PaleoVirus]

@@garyp4374 Reread your comment. Your grammar is shit. Your understanding of combat is shit. Your historical knowledge is shit. Need I continue?

[@garyp4374]

@@PaleoVirus That's the funniest thing I've ever heard good on you mate 🤣

[@iTankSometimes]

"So do they work?" Ask Russia...

[@josephpacchetti5997]

OK Sam, Yes the M-47 Dragon is obsolete, But I started working for Raytheon on the Dragon Weapons System back in the late 70s, and was certified for 18 different operations on it, And it was a formidable Missile 45 years ago, Thanks for the video, 👍 🇺🇸

[@obriets]

Now I’m confused as to which is the true sound of freedom: “Pop Whooosh” of the javelin or “Brrrrrrroom, pppppppppprt” of the A10 hog.

[@unrulybot1352]

Both

[@stuartburney]

The true sound of freedom is the cheer as the US military leaves your country and returns home.

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@stuartburney Giving the people in that country a life like an American would have... But that's only if they wish to build something like that. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness sounds pretty nice.

[@jannejohansson3383]

----- going deleted.

[@obriets]

Don’t know where all these cynics are from, but I’m willing to bet that wherever they’re from, young American men had their lives cut short while fighting the thugs that were really oppressing them. As for my own family, I lost an uncle to a German mine near Brussels and a grandfather who crashed on some desolate Burmese mountain bringing supplies to the ungrateful Chinese.

[@NeedForMadnessSVK]

St. Javelin, the holy protector of Ukraine

[@erickapoppe9696]

Amen

[@developertips2607]

Amen

[@wangdangler5273]

Amen

[@Dudee78]

Amen!!!!

[@MichaelBrodie68]

Nicely done. LOL

[@philjamieson5572]

Impressive statistics, I think. Excellent presentation and well narrated as well.

[@rimgaudaskerpauskas221]

Thanks Brothers

[@jeanettemoore1167]

Suburban mom here. Never thought I would be looking up what a Javelin missile is and be so happy that we sent them to Ukraine.

[@thuringervonsausage5232]

Happy? Serious?

[@timwilliams347]

Glad to hear they are being used by Ukrainian forces.

[@SGz_Eliminated]

And being more than potent enough to one-shot T72s with ERA, these things don't mess around.

[@89RealThe]

Indeed, despite its own pricey cost, it might be more effective than supplying Abrams tanks, which of course aren't cheap themselves but also require a lot more time and training to deploy & operate

[@spaceclips77]

I would fill Kievs drainage systems with gas and ignite when they are close enough. Should be nice and warm for them.

[@marino4691]

Russian tanks appeared with those shields on top of the tank-tower... how effective is that shield?

[@marino4691]

@@spaceclips77 true master plan

[@iunary]

"Massive unexpected tank invasion" you say? "Overrun by endless hordes of Russian tanks" you say? wow.... its like they knew o_O

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

they're also getting the g2 starstreak from the UK for anti-air

[@mbpaintballa]

I mean the Russians have been invading Ukraine since 2014, it's not like anyone was surprised when they continued the push.

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Javelin cost: $200,000 per missile, $300,000 for the launcher system. Cost of a destroyed invaders tank? Priceless.

[@walterangelucci9039]

It's really too expensive: I still doubt there will a massive supply of these systems to ukrainan army...

[@Neion8]

@ Are you sure you're not mistaking it for the NLAW - which are about £20,000 each? Given that back in 2019 the US sold Ukraine around 150 Javelin missiles and 10 launch units for $39.2 million, I doubt they are that cheap to deploy - unless either you missed a zero or I'm completely misreading your comment?

[@dopecat4012]

Javelin's are notorious for breaking and having dead batteries. Most of the videos you see of Russian tanks being hit labeled as "hit by Javelin" are actually NLAWs.

[@TheRealBillBob]

Other sources put the price tag at $78,000 per missile.

[@Haagsebluf]

@@TheRealBillBob Yes I've seen that also, I believe the complete launcher with 1 rocket loaded is around 180.000 and the refill cost is around 70.000 a rocket. But thats what I have found. Im very interested in what all this stuff costs ;P

[@philmaurer7191]

I love how it shows active projectile counter measures, when it is describing reactive armor... 2 different things.

[@RichDaRebel22]

I never leave home without it

[@PWALPOCO]

Coming to your tanks soon, Vlad!

[@TT-df9hp]

These and the NLAW's are really helping Ukraine at the moment 👍

[@matthewlitvak2695]

I’m going to enjoy watching the ukie scum get zipped up in body bags 5 gallon pails etc

[@Germans12345]

PRAISE ST JAVELIN THE SAVIOR OF UKRAINE

[@terskataneli6457]

Saint stinger is what stings Putler the worst

[@thuringervonsausage5232]

Helping? Pissing Russia Off & making things more brutal is what they are doing.

[@terskataneli6457]

@@thuringervonsausage5232 as if they had the right to invade and Ukrainians didn't have the right to defend their country lol

[@henkvandewater4778]

I hope these Javelins will destroy a lot of Russian tanks in the crazy Ukraïne war. Good luck Ukraïne!!

[@firstbaldwin]

the Javelin missiles needed to be brought into Ukraine 3 months ago. They are NOT going to do any good for Ukraine sitting in Poland.

[@mercdragons]

@@firstbaldwin Guess you don't read the news. While others countries are not joining in the fight they are still giving Ukraine weapons to help fight the war.

[@leo.girardi]

"And the occasional pickup truck" LOL

[@scruffy7443]

Russians are hating this like they did with the stingers downing their choppers in Afghanistan

[@billybonds4449]

I can state without any fear of contradiction the US Javelin Anti Tank weapon works beautifully. Look how good it is in action used superbly by those magnificent warriors from the Ukraine military. The sight of smoking Russian tanks going nowhere with their turrets and tank crews blown miles away after the initial contact is made is a wonderful morale booster to Ukraine. Thank you USA.

[@garyhowe88]

Most Nlaw's being used in Ukraine.

[@yessir7147]

@@garyhowe88 NLAWs for the militias and insurgents attacking isolated convoys. Javelins for prepared ambushes set by the Ukraine military. Both are effective as fuck.

[@plejady]

beautiful Russian nuclear weapons are waiting for you to admire

[@centurionoomae1543]

Bearing in mind Russia has pretty much the exact same technology and has decimated over half of the Ukrainian tanks too. A valuable weapon, but it will not win the war, only prolong it to cause more destruction and chaos.

[@staslurik]

You’re a nazi and will end like one

[@abe6495]

When you meet the Final Boss this is the weapon you usually find nearby.

[@gtanz31]

The narrator asks do they work, yeah ask the Russians do they work. LOL!

[@fanny3942]

Congratulations to our US MILITARY, I had a great lesson-lecture on javelins. I admire our MILITARY so much! GOD bless you all! Greetings from LA, CA

[@trashpanda314]

We used Javelins at night time in Iraq in OIF IV to kill IED emplacement teams. Thermal at night plus fire and forget made it a perfect counter IED weapon. We would set up on IED black routes with 2-3 SKTs(small kill teams) armed with Javelins and wait for those ass holes to come digging in the road at zero dark thirty. Only downside was the price of missiles, but so what as long as it's saving american lives on the ground. We used probably a dozen or so missiles in that role and there's no telling the effect the had on the enemy. They worked, that much is certain.

[@cpsrob3912]

I’d never want to kill anyone in my lifespan

[@dellbelphine304]

Damn

[@PokerSoto]

Why Americans are dying to their own weapons 101

[@ajfraser224]

David Finley you’re fucked in the head

[@trashpanda314]

@David Finley man you are just so cool with that juvenile trolling attempt. Wish I could be as cool as you buddy. Get on somewhere

[@alexanderroloff8093]

I was a tanker and my brother was a javelin gunner. We both know how destructive these things can be to armor. These things are deadly to any tank. Especially if they have an ammo storage like we do. Love these things!!!!

[@ImpendingJoker]

Um, they all have ammo storage. What kind of retard would say something like that? Oh, wait, you said you were a tanker, my bad.

[@thomassenbart]

How would you know if Javelins are deadly to armor? Have they been used to defeat anything stronger than T-55s?

[@alexanderroloff8093]

@@thomassenbart not true they have been tested against the M1, Bradley, and a whole host of other tanks. They earned the name tank killers and they are one thing every tanker is afraid of because of the way it hits and the amount of damage it does if you hit the top of that tank just right.

[@alexanderroloff8093]

@@thomassenbart because I've shot them, seen them with live rounds in Iraq back in 03 and again my brother was a javelin gunner when he was in. I also messed up my comment about the ammo storage. What I meant was if they hit the top of the M1 in the blow out panels on top of the tank, it's a VERY bad day to be a tanker. Many of the tanks used by other countries don't have the blow out panels on top like we do. Alot have the hull ammo storage for auto loaders. My first platoon sergeant literally wrote the TM's on the M1A1 and made sure to teach us everything about that tank.

[@thomassenbart]

@@alexanderroloff8093 So, my question is, have you or your brother ever shot them at modern day tanks, T-72s, T-80s, T-90s or seen them used against an M1? As far as I know, it has not been. I doubt your platoon sergeant wrote a TM for the M1, he would have to have been an engineer working for Chrysler or General Dynamics, to have any chance of doing so. Regardless, this says nothing about the efficacy of a Javelin against such a vehicle. When you speak of blow out panels, do you understand the purpose of these? If the ammo is going to blow, the force is directed up, as opposed to horizontal against the crew. In any case, you have a lot of ifs going on in your thinking.

[@robax3r]

1:00 i bet you didnt expect this bit to be so accurate exactly 2 years later lol

[@bronyguy6103]

Thank you for your service Javelin

[@mr_sandman1082]

I just realized I’ve been firing this thing all day in bf4 lol

[@dennist.8018]

KZbin knows....

[@SuperNovaHeights_]

Mr_sandman10 you still play bf4?

[@Astyrical]

SuperNovaHeights Plenty of people do. It was the last modern BF game besides hotline.

[@SuperNovaHeights_]

Derek Ray Vidana fair enough

[@bigsnugga]

SuperNovaHeights its still good bro

[@TerriMagoo]

Amazing

[@bingobongo8952]

I did NOT expect the "soft launch" thing. The way the Javelin just farts out the missile at first gave me a good chuckle. 🤣 Funny killing machine.

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

In a video game, you'd find one of these in some random persons house on their kitchen table.

[@7kAndyy]

7:51 gave me an amazing (but maybe too expensive) idea. what if you could just carry the scoping system thingy and then the launcher couldve been like 1km away (almost like a detached but functional lock on)? would be super cool because it just sounds amazing. like you could attach the javelin to a top of a tank and order them to blast away on whatever they need

[@GeraudRulz]

What you are talking about already exists it is just not compatible with the javelin missile. Laser designator spotting scopes exist and can be used to direct hellfire missiles from apache gunships from the ground units perspective. They also work with Paveway guided bombs and a few other variants of guided bombs. Search the AN/PED-1 to get more information on their size and capabilities, that is the current model used by Marine Corps forward air controllers.

[@mooseberrypi3119]

Need to reload the thing

[@writethisthat3613]

I just bought one of these. Something for the kids to play with when I'm out running errands.

[@provishky]

Man I have used it many many times... very effective in BF4

[@lenn55]

The range is limited mostly by the sensor in the launch until. The Javelin is now getting an updated launch unit that will allow the missile to engage tagets are longer ranges.

[@krzpry5613]

From Ukraine with love :)

[@viriatusportucalensis7642]

Nobody asks the poor soldier how he feels carrying a refrigerator on his back.

[@theemissary1313]

"So, do they actually work?" Well, you could ask several russian commanders in Ukraine, but you'll need a ouija board.

[@ImCerealSuperDuperCereal]

ouija board, ROFL!!!!!

[@sergarabsky4417]

Thank you USA. World needs you more than ever.

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

This has turned into a top universal weapon that is offensive and defensive capable. It's shooting down helicopter and even slow plane affective. This weapon is extremely deadly !

[@staslurik]

This Russia should attack those who sent it

[@alneal100]

@@staslurik Dream on, Ivan!

[@who-_-Cares]

@@staslurik they can bring it. Seeing how they are handling this, 10k usa troops could take on all russian forces. They use antiquated weaponry and old ass soviet era vehicles. Dont stand a chance against green tip armor piercing rounds, let alone modern usa rocket launchers.

[@who-_-Cares]

@@staslurik and also, usa has more guns than people. Russia, china, anybody would be screwed as it would be a major battle for each neighborhood. And enemies would lose

[@peterr7530]

@@who-_-Cares What is "unantiquated"? Is this some new American word? If it is unantiquated, it must be modern as antiquated means old.

[@LarryBloom]

@0:34 Costs more than the target it eliminates? WTF? That is SOOOOO stupid to say! If you are using it that way, sure. But I doubt many tanks cost under $40K.

[@MVMTV4Videos]

Well done thumbs up👍

[@theboyj26]

I'm watching this a year later and the javelin works way better than expected

[@DBMMMMM]

UKRAINE NEEDS THIS NOW

[@richardschofield2201]

They have them

[@robprzywojski8212]

I love the funny puns and jolly tone contrasted with visuals of war and bombing examples

[@Fastbikkel]

Isn't this just proof that the tank is an outdated concept? I mean, this missile is so effective, i bet it would also wreak havoc on western tanks.

[@DroneStrike1776]

2000 Russians dislike this video. 47k freedom lovers approve.

[@coffe1255]

Stay strong Ukraine, your best hope is here

[@RechargeableLithium]

They're putting these puppies to good use, that's for sure.

[@StuartBrogden]

Back in the early '90s, I worked on the development team of this system and initial fielding. Texas Instruments Defense division.