Korean soldier reacts to Terrifying Weapon System of US Army

[@jacobholland4853]

The C-RAM saved my life one night in Iraq. It is a formidable defensive system.

[@lucysolomon5338]

Hey, welcome home and thank you for your service.

[@jameslizotte5835]

Haha cram go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

[@jacobholland4853]

@@jameslizotte5835 love it, just need to add a couple RRRRR?

[@Femboyancy]

STORY TIME! :D

[@channingtaintum]

tell us about it, lad

[@JohnSmith-co7qt]

"The only country that can fight aliens".

[@JuanPi98]

Yeah... well not, probably in one millisecond they could bang the whole planet, maybe in two xD. We still super under developed talking about tech

[@Unbekannter_Mann]

You know usa might lose on an alien invasion

[@JuanPi98]

@@Unbekannter_Mann "might" xD As scientist, can confirm In universe we can't even go to our star properly, that's like being cavemen vs Napoleon's army

[@JohnSmith-co7qt]

@@JuanPi98 lighten up

[@JohnSmith-co7qt]

@@JuanPi98 Relax.Read it again.

[@KerryWano76]

I worked for a year at an army ammunition plant (technical guy, IT department). We convinced our branch to allow us to observe the test facility when they were testing 20mm rounds from a Vulcan. The sound... the rumble... was unbelievable. We were 20 feet away, around the corner of a concrete building, behind a sheet metal wall with observation portals. We could still CLEARLY feel the shockwaves. My sternum was vibrating within my chest. Dust from the ground around us was lifting. AND? It was firing at one quarter the normal speed. We were issued ear plugs AND acoustic over-the-ear muffs. Deafening roar.

[@wolfenwingsable]

I was a weapons loader on F16s. The gun is an absolute beast!

[@jacobjohnson2072]

20 ft away from a 20mm I wouldn't wanna be within 100ft of one of thoes things firing

[@Josh_Caelum]

Thats actually why it rumbled, the lower speed. The vulcan at full firing rate has a frequency that has destructive interference and reduces alot of vibration.

[@KerryWano76]

@@Josh_Caelum Good information to know! Thanks!

[@alanphinney]

I read some where about 10 yrs ago that the Navy was going to sink one of it's older ships by shooting it with gunfire ! Apparently after an hour or so it was well holed but still not going down so they allowed 2 A-10 "warthogs" to try and in less than 15 minutes the warthog sank her by coming in low strafing her below the waterline! Now that would be a Gas of a way to spend the afternoon !

[@thegrumpypapa5549]

The young man on the right said that he was relieved that they were an allied country. Sitting here in the U.S. I too am relieved that we are an allied country with the wonderful people of South Korea. I pray one day that the north can be too. All the Korean peoples should have the freedoms that we enjoy.

[@unknown_potato2229]

I thought they were North Korean?

[@p30jeff57]

@@unknown_potato2229 These 2 are not. Usually if they're North Koreans, it would say so in the title.

[@corydunaway]

North Koreans wouldn't be allowed to be in a KZbin video

[@peteyca]

Proud to be allies since Day 1

[@attackonmars5198]

Amén

[@nocount7517]

Remember, those tracers are every FIFTH shot.

[@gunfuego]

yep, and every round fired is HE 😎👍

[@andreww2098]

no! they are all tracers in the C-RAM,it fires 20mm HEIT-SD, High-Explosive Incendiary Tracer self destructing, the tracer is used as a fuse to render the HE round safe so that they explode in the air rather than drop all over the surrounding area, which would be bad, the naval CIWS uses non explosive tungsten penetrators as no really cares if you kill a few fish!

[@matts5247]

No that’s for small arms bruh

[@nocount7517]

@@matts5247 20mm Vulcan cannon on US fighter aircraft. Tracer every 5th shot.

[@mrexists5400]

@@andreww2098 it depends on what they want to load, my ship would load every tenth shot.

[@koreanpathfinder]

As a US army veteran, I accept the title of "the only country that can fight aliens" with pride. I also have seen squid game parody videos.😅

[@____-rt9wv]

That's why Space force exist. We realize we're running out of enemies, so we look to the stars.

[@hashtagthislulz9318]

Except we couldnt. Contrary to the movies, we'd get our asses handed to us.

[@lordcommissar7813]

​@@hashtagthislulz9318depends on the aliens to be honest

[@lonesoul1505]

@@lordcommissar7813 I know I should not say this.. BUT!!

[@kuhaku9587]

@@lordcommissar7813 You do not understand the technological advancement you need to travel through space. We would be like ants to them, they might not even recognise us as an intelligent specy. We are talking light-years of travels, that means going at the speed of light for years, at our current speed going to another solar system. The Voyager which is travelling at 38 000mph would take 73 000 years to reach Proxima Centauri, the nearest solar system. At light speed, 4.3 years, it takes 8 minutes for the light of our star, the Sun, to reach us. We ar talking about a specy that harvest the energy of Stars, Dyson sphere and above level of technology which is not our shitty solar panel. You do not want to meet aliens, when you use your car, you do not consider about the deaths of all the bugs that it kills, but in this case we are the bugs.

[@TheProdigalCat]

I've never heard "The USA is the only country that could fight against aliens." and as an American, I've never been harder. God bless South Korea.

[@JCGver]

E.T. better watch out, else he'll find out why americans don't have universal healthcare.

[@kerromatic]

To answer his question; A typical engagement with a single missile could range from between $30,000 and $60,000 dollars

[@YoutubeAdsSuck]

Significantly cheaper then letting buildings get destroyed

[@l3ftie578]

Damn that’s way more economical than repairing destroyed buildings

[@randomman057]

@@KZbinAdsSuck The real savings are in casualty prevention. Buildings can be repaired far more easily than people.

[@AzamaraSehki]

@@randomman057 Yea, I think I read somewhere its around that on the upper end just to train one soldier too. So add up soldier AND civilian casualty costs (medical, training, god forbid funerals) and its well worth the price.

[@spectralstriker]

Damn, could have bought two prosthetics with that kinda money

[@cloakedsniper5016]

I'm guessing "horrible" is a mistranslation. Maybe they meant something more like "Terrific" or "Terrifying"

[@1MarkKeller]

Horrific?

[@zgSH4DOW]

Translation is not the same as interpretation

[@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269]

@@zgSH4DOW true to some degree, but that has nothing to do with this. In this case is very clear they were trying to showcase some crazy weapons to get their “awww” reactions, not to say it’s horrible in causing mass destruction and a lot of death (which would be the only way horrible could be interpreted in this instance, because it’s definitely not a non-working, inefficient, worthless weapon). I do think they meant to horrifying because that would be the gist of what they were going for.

[@scottstewart5784]

@@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269 the definition is to cause horror, the informal definition is "bad." they used it correctly, but the dictionaries haven't caught up to our misusage yet

[@scottstewart5784]

@@doctordragon9798 They are ELLs - English Language Learners, so they start with dictionary/proper and ease into the colloquial with experience. And yes, of course, language is dynamic, but our misuse of horrible started out as misuse, then when it became prevalent, it changed the common usage. I said the dictionary hasn't caught up yet, so I get the point, but thanks for the condescending, douchey lecture.

[@NinjaSkittlez]

Despite the media ,americans care. We are from everywhere, yeah we can get nationalistic but its hard to be about us without being about where we are from. If we aren't Vietnamese, for example, we have a friend who is. Humans are like that, not only us and our tribe but who those in our tribe say is our tribe. If anything, the complexity in the US (and many european countries_ is no longer associating tribe with ethnicity but something more crebral. We will always be human, and limited in our capacity to care. The best we can do is try and find a way to navigate this world where we can be cared for and not harm someone else. This has clearly become hard for us, but we'll pull through like we always do (as humans).

[@mara_q9979]

beautifully written

[@DOSEDKID]

Deep

[@CAesuoMykcM]

In late 2017 - early 2018 I had the chance to witness the C-RAM while deployed at Al Assad Air Force Base in Iraq. We had a C-RAM located almost right next to our emplacement cite, a M109A6 Paladin platoon. We had three artillery howitzers set up for counter measures. One night we were watching a movie and out of the blue we just hear a loud "BRRRRRT" that startled all of us. We go outside and we hear over the radio to chill because it was the C-RAM team next to our site conducting some night training drills. It was such an experience, something like that stays with you. Would do it again.

[@ToniMorton]

just think One of these things is specifically designed to fire enough rounds to kill 85 to 250mm arty. thats tiny in comparison to an aircraft these guns are stupid precise

[@madkillerz007]

@@ToniMorton true but one thing to keep in mind is that Arty shells while small are very predictable in terms of flight path, they dont really vary in velocity either, at least not like a jet would. I think these things wouldnt be that good against jets unless the jets were unaware of their presence which lets be real, its pretty unlikely since they are linked to active radar. But a healthy mix of these CRAMs and AA missiles will give you a good mix for air defence and area denial

[@ToniMorton]

@@madkillerz007 yeah crams are mainly for those and prop aircraft / drones the missiles are for the jets

[@ToniMorton]

though with leading and ai it might be possible to lead or anticipate aircraft and "lead" them

[@xdjxlethalx]

The LPWS is a great rocket and mortar buster but when we tried for drones in Afghanistan in 20. It struggled so bad. I fired the gun like 15 times and still never hit it 😂😂

[@OMGItsSosh]

Here’s a very quick and easy way to understand what the C-RAM is: A bullet hose with a subscription to the best aimbot on the planet that shoots 4000 to 6000 rounds a minute. :)

[@pauld.b7129]

It makes you realize how advanced our weapons really are compared to 90% of countries. Like Iran is supposedly one of the strongest militaries, and their Navy is mostly speedboats with some rpg dudes on them. Some of our weapons are really powerful. The C-ram is impressive, but it's application is more a shield than a weapon. Basically an updated version of the Iron Dome system, but for warships and bases.

[@virus5600]

C-Rams are land based. I think you're referring to the CIWS. But either way, they're both anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense systems. Your military's budget even exceeds our entire country's GDP. 〒▽〒 Glad that PH has US as their allies.

[@mpgodjr]

@@virus5600 In the video there was a C-RAM on a warship so I don't think so.

[@tempest2fuu]

@@mpgodjr That was totally a CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) in that clip. Onboard US Navy vessels they are CIWS. They're obviously related defense systems so it's understandable that such clips would get mixed in. But ask any Sailor and the name you hear will be CIWS not C-RAM.

[@mpgodjr]

@@tempest2fuu alr guess they just put a different video for something else

[@Hello-xj8mg]

⁠@@mpgodjr C-RAM and CIWS are very similar. Im pretty sure the CIWS is just the naval version

[@akarbit3r111]

That's just the Army version also, Navy version is 4500 rounds a minute (just under 100 rounds a second). Navy version is CIWS (Close-in Weapon System), the C-RAM is based off of it. Doesn't have tracers or explosive rounds though, so it isn't as visually pleasing as the C-RAM

[@gilbertcourchesne1001]

I served on a spruance class destroyer and our ciws had tracer rounds not sure about which round was the tracer round but it did have tracer rounds got to see and hear it in action also got to see our VLS in action now them were some fireworks on board the uss Peterson got to fire some cruise misses at Iraq while deployed in the red sea in the early 90s

[@akarbit3r111]

@@gilbertcourchesne1001 that was also back when there was more than one ammo type. They dropped down to one ammo type sometime in I wanna say mid 2000s to 2010s. Ammo we use nowadays definitely doesn't have any tracers.

[@dwanemarsh4378]

The CRMA is a "defensive" weapon used to shoot down incoming missiles. It is not meant to shoot at far distances, but closer up. It is widely used on some U.S. warships/aircraft carriers to shoot down rockets fired at it from the air.

[@tempest2fuu]

Just wanted to chime in that onboard ships they're called CIWS, i.e. close-in weapon system. Not an attempt to correct, but to add to the knowledge this comment is imparting.

[@triparadox.c]

@@tempest2fuu I'm sure the CIWS also use AP round and not all HE round because those will simply go to water.

[@MegaRazorback]

@@triparadox.c I think it's a mix, seeing as it tracks airborne targets primarily it would make more sense to have a number of HE rounds in the entire ammo load as a HE can still fuck up a modern jet even if it's just a glancing hit.

[@triparadox.c]

@@MegaRazorback Could be a blend. All I know is that the army variant uses self destruct HE exclusively to minimize collateral damage. The navy uses tungsten.

[@madkillerz007]

@@MegaRazorback i think HE against a modern warship at that volume of fire would also be devastating against most ships, anybody on deck would be mince meat

[@calcustom5026]

What's difficult to fathom about those guns shooting laser beams of bullets, is that only every 5th round is a tracer. Meaning for every streak of light you see there are four more bullets that you can't see.

[@peterrose5373]

I'm, told that at the longer ranges, the tracers don't go particularly close to where the regular rounds do, so I dunno why they bother mixing them in at all. It's not like anyone's aiming that thing by eye. And you probably can't see what it's shooting at, anyway. Maybe it's to make the people being defended feel better?

[@athhud]

@@peterrose5373 or make the people being shot at transition into “fuck fuck run away!” mode. I bet even a drone pilot jumps out of their shorts when they see that line of bees enter their monitor.

[@AevryV]

It's actually not hard to track and lead targets because tracking is done by radar and a computer calculates the lead (how far ahead they have to shoot to hit)

[@joskethegreat4154]

Yeah no way a human could track a projectile going at mach 1 while calculating their trajectory and predicting impact every hundredth second lol

[@RealRed01]

@@joskethegreat4154 "HOLD MAH BEER" lol

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

@@Monz117 no radar

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

Well, that part was from a video game. The player was probably in control of the gun, shooting at the jet. Or maybe in control of the jet avoiding the fire? Hard to say which, but it's not going to perfectly reflect the real life weapon.

[@DrakyHRT]

@@SkiesTurnedGrey Its ARMA 3, and the gun operates by itself, It does reflect with 70% accuracy the real life weapon, you will probably never see a video of a C-RAM or a CIWS shooting at a fighter jet, because it almost never happens.

[@heymorado4372]

The cool thing about the bullets themselves is that when they explode they fragment which gives them much needed accuracy by just increasing the area in which the bullets hit. Its literally like shooting a shotgun slug that explodes just before it gets to the target and then turns into birdshot so its actually way more effective in taking down aircraft than one would think

[@wolfrainexxx]

20mm Automatic FLAK Cannon?

[@NeverSaid-]

That would be true if you couldn't see the rounds coming from miles away.

[@d.w.6216]

@@NeverSaid-that’s one of every 5th round

[@chrismoore3295]

When they were testing it on my ship, they towed a boat with a chain about a couple kilometers long, not only did it destroy the boat, but the automated targeting system went up and disconnected the chain for about a kilometer

[@InternetGravedigger]

Interesting fact about the CRAM... it recalculates it's aim with EVERY bullet fired, and tracks all of them simultaneously. Max effective range is almost 1.5km, max range is 5.5km.

[@chefscorner7063]

Can you also tell me how they set the distance for the rounds to explode?

[@InternetGravedigger]

@@chefscorner7063 Took me a bit to search how they did it... apparently the rounds (for the land version at least) are designed to explode when the tracer burns out or when they hit something.

[@ardilladiablo]

I would love to explain how these systems work to these guys cause it’s honestly fascinating how we use a combination of radar, GPS, and visual tracking to make sure the rounds hit.

[@firghteningtruth7173]

Man, this is like a before and after of a young man entering the military. The guy on the right is still has a sense of wonderment and clearly has never shot a weapon. The guy on the left seems like he retired from the military. The difference in size, confidence, knowledge, and understanding is glaring. Yet both are in awe of the c-ram. Man, I hope S.Korea gets to do many more drills with the US and gets some of our military tech.... And I hope they never have to use it. 😂 Good video.

[@operator0]

The C-RAM is just an Army version of the Navy's Phalanx CIWS. The Navy has had this on their ships for 50 years. The Army's version has only been around for a decade or so. The gun it uses is the same gun found on nearly every U.S. fighter aircraft.

[@Anjuuydhjjiskjhyys]

Probably a mistranslation... it probably meant “terrifying”

[@1MarkKeller]

Horrific?

[@Anjuuydhjjiskjhyys]

@@1MarkKeller that works too

[@Dr.RichardStroker]

I think what’s most interesting to me about these types of videos are how the people describe the objects. It really helps bring interpretation to some of the ancient writings.

[@sirbiff10]

It can also lock on to metal targets. There was a story where it locked on to the metal anklet of a bird that was within range....bird didn’t make it cuz well there was nothing left.

[@mara_q9979]

well damn

[@XenonPrimeSBSV]

Yikes, at least it would have been a quick death.

[@_MOORE_1986]

When an actual bird gets shot down in combat! Lol

[@bobbylight2173]

@@_MOORE_1986 when the radar is so advanced a tiny metal band on a birds ankle was picked up, tracked, and obliterated.

[@DrakyHRT]

Thats probably just a myth, since C-RAM's have infrared also, they know what they're shooting at, i saw some footage of a C-RAM locking up on a bird, but only tracking it, didn't shoot the bird down.

[@mikemondano3624]

The soldier is a very nice guy. He has a lot of patience with the dope sitting next to him.

[@DiplomatOfDirt]

if that guys a soldier, then im a green beret.

[@atoriusv5070]

C-RAMs can indeed target jets. And very well, at that. Much easier than hitting a mortar round.

[@incursio2396]

Now for the a10

[@Nathankinamorh]

The gun we built a plane around!

[@VainerCactus0]

You wake up hearing the alarm for incoming rockets or mortars and then you go back to sleep when you hear the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT.

[@gunfuego]

**alarm sounds** "IN COMING, IN COMING, IN COMING!!!" **alarm sounds**

[@MonumentToSin]

Should have showed them the AC-130 "The Angel of Death". Now THAT puts on quite a show!

[@kimemerson5732]

Ahhhh, two of the most handsome and adorable men in Korea on-screen on this Saturday morning, how lucky are we??!! I actually forgot about the topic of the day...that's ok, thank you for the 8:12 seconds of cuteness! Stay safe and healthy everyone!

[@KurNorock]

If i didn't hear the voice i would have thought the one on the right was a girl who is a tomboy.

[@laowaistudieschina7470]

Huh, never heard of this before. Looks like lethal Silly String and sounds like the loudest lawnmower in existence. BRRRRT-level approved.

[@rufus4779]

Yep, it's one weapon you can't duck and hide from for certain!

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

was that Arma 3 footage I saw? 3:02 LMAO

[@johnpodobnik5756]

They did say part of the video had game content in it

[@jacobwerner274]

@@johnpodobnik5756 it screws with me cause of all the bs i pull in arma

[@danielyepez5421]

You should hear this thing in person. Even behind several inches of steal you can hear the damn thing. Its intense. Luckily for me, I only had to hear it test fired.

[@davidmorales7371]

It's crazy to see or hear the hight standard and regard people from around the world hold us to and I'm like, "we're not doing enough or as well as we should"

[@Radiogirl1931]

You'll find a lot of foreigners are very irritated by the attitude a lot of natural born Americans have. I have a lot of friends from Vietnam and the Phillipines and they are disgusted by how some Americans shit on their own country cause I feel a lot 9f Americans have no clue how good they have it compared to a majority of the world. Is the US perfect? Absolutely not, but we really take it for granted. So when I see Americans bitch about how awful their l8ves are and how awful the US is, I think of my Vietnamese in laws and what they had to endure growing up. And as someone whos traveled the world trust me when I say that no 1st world country has it "figured out" everyone has issues that effect people differently. But I'm happy to live in a country that has working sewage and water systems, access to fresh food, supplies, utilities etc. Again, perfect? No. But I wouldn't want ti live elsewhere. And maybe the UK or European countries will float other people's boats and that way of life is fine for some, but my lifestyle will only be practical in the US.

[@Radiogirl1931]

Also want to add, South Korea is a gorgeous country and very advanced, I'm more so referring the the living standards in NK and some other Asiatic countries. But SK has to live in constant fear of an invasion from their neighbor. My husband flies out to SK often and they do bomb shelter in place drills frequently. It's scary.

[@AKSnowbat907]

Love how they were placed as enemies by birth but get along so well. The reality that men don't fight wars, politicians do. We just bleed for their ideas..

[@BigHuskyGG]

these guys gotta understand the bullets they see are every 5th round so theres a lot of metal flying they don't see

[@ironseabeelost1140]

I'm so very glad that the South Koreans are a partner. I feel sorrow for the people in the north.

[@avg1712]

Oh, That is the most real thing you will ever see Guys.

[@thomasbell7033]

The stories about the Korean forces fighting in Vietnam are scarier than aliens. Ferocious guys.

[@Joe.Ortega]

I just enjoy and love to watch these two handsome men here. Please keep them and show more content using them please.

[@paulbrice9113]

So objectifying humans is acceptable where you're from?

[@Joe.Ortega]

@@paulbrice9113Paul, good morning from Dallas, Texas. And thanks. 🤗 Where are you from?

[@2miligrams]

I'm glad I was born in the most powerful country ever, the only downside is the 30 trillion dollars of debt..

[@jyndev4570]

Those weapons are expensive to fire, but cheaper than replacing what the incoming ordinance may destroy, including people.

[@budgetbuilt8838]

One of the things that wasnt mentioned in the video is that in the C-RAM clip, every 5th round is a tracer. You only see 1/5 of the rounds shot.

[@gang-ridertv5433]

"I saw a parody of squid game." WHAT?

[@mara_q9979]

Mr Beast haha

[@kalebross6033]

You know when they say that we're the only country that can fight aliens, and knowing what has happened during the last century and how fast technology sky rocketed after WW2, it kinda makes sense as to why they would say that

[@raymondcaudillo3971]

I smell gay in the air 😂

[@suzannes5888]

The US doesn't use AK-47's. There are about 50 countries whose standing armies do use them - including China, Egypt, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Iran and Iraq.

[@mara_q9979]

why not?

[@nicholasbrown4109]

@@mara_q9979 The AK 47 is outdated by like 40 years

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Horrible? More like awesome

[@popipopipo111]

Mistranslation

[@1MarkKeller]

Horrific

[@monkeyboy018]

the cram is even scarier when you realize that a similar gun was crammed into the A10 Warthog, the rounds of which are around the size of a beer bottle

[@cathoderay305]

We had the CIWS in the Navy when I served. I think its the same thing. Two radars: one tracks the incoming missile or aircraft and one tracks the outgoing shots with a computer bringing them together to eliminate the target. Very fast and very effective system.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Yes, a CIWS mounted on a semi trailer.

[@rennyotolinna2863]

People's preferences are everyone's business. That said, is having so many effeminates an obstacle to having a force capable of facing real threats? (like a North Korean attack) It's a legitimate question.

[@xanuui]

Don't Cross the Streams!!

[@theonlygrapeape]

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥💯💯💥💥🗣🗣🗣🗣🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

*WOW!! This has definitely got to be one of the PRETTIEST and most elegant military weapons I’ve ever seen!!* 😱💖 If it’s a manned aircraft, the pilot could be mesmerized and accidentally fly into the path!!😆

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

If it was manned, that pilot had no common sense to realize he was already dead 😅

[@DragonMoth34]

It is my dream, that one day, I will be lucky enough to be shot... nay, obliterated by a CRAM.

[@teknicron1080]

Calling the C-RAM the "Red Whip" is probably the best naming convention I've heard. Love it!

[@이기정-z6c]

오른쪽애는 좀 떨어진애 같애 ~~

[@aaronmicalowe]

I think South and even North Korea could easily develop their own CRAM. The firing part is easy, but detecting a fast moving object and feeding that into a system that can calculate the angle to fire is more difficult. It may even need to take into consideration wind speed along the trajectory. Maybe every 1000th bullet could relay info back to the gun to help the others improve their aim. 🤷‍♂

[@tae-whankim9821]

As a Korean I would like to say 'we could'...but probably can't afford to shoot it like the US 😅

[@codybrown5309]

You'd think by now they would translate properly.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Awesome!!!! Love South Korea!!!!

[@KiltedVeteran]

The C-RAM is the love child of R2-D2 and an A-10

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

Horrible? That thing looks awesome! Plus, the two men are praising it, so I don't think they would ever call it "horrible" unless it was being aimed at them LOL.

[@1MarkKeller]

horrific, horrifying.

[@niko-fr9of]

Back in 2012/2013 we had one of these in FoB Airborne right outside Kabul, Afghanistan never had a chance to see it in action but I can only imagine how things where before they had one of these there. I mean these were originally made to protect carriers strike groups and that still considered today one of the biggest military assets today and we have 9 strike groups.

[@Ya-average-11B]

Having a CRAM fire next to you is absolutely terrifying especially if you’re not expecting it lol.

[@dumdum5520]

C-RAM is literally the definition of spray-n-pray 😂 i love it

[@nakotahunt1324]

"It must be really loud". Yeah but you know whats louder? A missile exploding in your living room

[@sgtjameslindsey2493]

I never see you guys do videos of the US Marines, only the army, navy and airforce.

[@mara_q9979]

the Marines are the best of the best

[@fredflintstone4089]

The look of absolute astonishment on the soldiers face is like priceless.

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

I love the added Arma 3 footage ("simulation in the game" part).... this is probably the first KZbin video that showcased the gameplay footage as "gameplay footage" instead of trying to claim the footage is "real life" and use it to trick unknowing people into thinking some country is at war with another lol. BTW, if you have a competent gaming PC, I highly recommend the "game" (more of an open world military sim sandbox with literally endless ways to play and things to do), fantastic game, even if you aren't interested in military sims, there's game modes/mods like Exile Mod, kinda like DayZ -esq if you've heard of that infamous game (minus the zombles usually, but can be added), pretty much a loot and shoot open environment with AI soldier missions and base building, or A3S(Arma 3 Survival Mod) which is a "recreation" of DayZ pretty much, plus all the other stuff, king of the kill, military ops, air ops, sea, whatever. And on a important side note, that gameplay footage is most likely from "Compared Comparison", a great KZbin channel that uses Arma 3 gameplay footage, along with some mods, to recreate super realistic videos of typically, C-RAM, PHALANX, and A-10 Warthog weapons/planes, along with other goodies (it's nice when footage is explained where and who created it, credit you know)

[@theinternetlawyer7126]

Don’t worry, the U.S military isnt scary at all, infact, emily has two moms

[@Hackenberg]

Like the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher, the Army got C-RAM from the Navy and fell madly in love with the concept. The weapon tracks the individual bullets and adjusts the gun until the target is taking the stream of bullets. Mmmmmm, destruction.

[@XiaoMingXing]

The fun thing about weapon system videos is that it's all declassified weapons, which means they don't mind showing them or, in most cases, flexing them because that kind of weaponry is standardized. Now imagine what kind of fun toys they're keeping under the wraps which nobody knows about.

[@FlatBoi]

Im so happy the US and South Korea are friends so we can be friends with these nice people

[@urborg74]

I had to roll my eyes at this one. Purely for stroking egos.

[@DanskerneFraDanmark]

you know you have some dangerous weapons when even when your allies are afraid of you

[@hollyshaw-elliemae]

2 gorgeous men WOW! koreans are so youthful

[@gravyardhirl]

I live in the us

[@lapuchongita]

The older guy like like he had been working out.

[@xoticsyllables245]

The guy on the right has a laugh that is contagious 😂 he laughs and you just wanna laugh with him

[@kdrapertrucker]

The actual gun used in that weapon system is the Same gun used in U.S. Jet fighters.

[@wmuchmore]

Much love from the USA!

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

You people honor us with the fighting Aliens comment, I’m honestly giddy.

[@cinedelasestrellas]

They were saying that it’s hard to aim the C-RAM at fast moving targets. Did anyone explain to them that a computer aims this weapon?

[@rodneyjacob1924]

The nervous laugh gets me they know what would happen

[@DDH_dabz710]

Idk if he will ever read this or if it will translate properly. But the US also picks up their shells at the range. I’m sure we reuse them since shells are reusable. You just put new powder, charge pin, and lead in and you got a functional bullet to reuse. I’m not sure if we still use this practice and I know for bigger rounds like 30mm and such we don’t reuse those shells.

[@fireheart820]

Russia's BM-21 Grad: *am i a joke to you?*

[@lanemimnaugh7486]

I guarantee these young gentleman had no idea that their country (S.Korea) and Japan was going to finally join NATO. 👏👏👏👍😎🇱🇷

[@nighthawk4502]

A CRAM weapon test gave me hearing damage since the alert saying there would be one was drowned out in the chow hall I was eating dinner in. Walking right next to one on the way back from chow when it went off was damn terrifying.

[@coreylarcomb4879]

This is what you show soldiers to teach them why PEACE should be the first option. Nobody is surviving 30,000 bullets to the chest. (Man that soldier on the left sure looks nervous watching the chain guns fire).

[@DrengrJeep]

The C-Ram is pretty efficient, the tracking system can determine trajectory in order to ignore non threatening rockets. It is also good enough that the OPs Center can pinpoint the source location of the rocket. The enemy usually used washer/dryer timers on their mortars so would be long gone by the time we got to the source. These setups also used DIY tubes so were very inaccurate, their sole purpose was to hit indiscriminately, break morale and give Pogues a reason to file PTSD claims.

[@abrahamsorby8193]

The rail gun, the microwave truck, the murder drones, the laser... We got toys

[@afrog2666]

"AK47"? "you must`ve played a lot of videogames" 😂

[@edweidemann7454]

These dudes are great. They can stay at my place anytime.

[@fuhlertier1grp148]

If you want the best experience of the CRAM, eat at the chow hall that 50 meters away while it shoot at the incoming rocket. 👌

[@MarkMeadows90]

Scary weaponry. Deadly accurate too.

[@judsonbaker4628]

They haven’t got a clue what those weapons are capable of. They reacted like they were toys.

[@zacharymorris4504]

C-RAM is the land based version of the Phalanx weapon system, or CWIS in Naval parlance. It's a last ditch defense against incoming artillery shells, mortar shells, rockets, or missiles. The US is augmenting this system with more mobile vehicle based systems like IM and DEM SHORAD on modified Stryker chassis, and last I heard was doing initial capability trials on the Israeli Iron Dome system, which is a missile based system that can really put a ton of interceptor missiles into the air on simultaneous targets and has a larger engagement envelope than the gun based systems.