Military Firepower: Artillery Strike

Artillery provides the heavy firepower of modern land warfare. Visit the US Army's artillery center at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to see a demonstration of the awesome firepower of today's artillery.
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[@vegass04]

I love this Firepower series. It is a fast provider of basic information for anybody who is interested in military technology and tactics. Great job Defense talk for putting it on YT..

[@MrSchmoman]

The Army also had a big role in the Pacific. Total Marine strength in the Pacific was about 480,000. Army personnel numbered 300,000

[@rescyou]

Materials and supplies via lend-lease were a huge part of the American effort in the war. A lot of the Allies went broke buying arms from the U.S. prior to lend-lease, The British finally paid it off in 2006. There was not much applicable lend/lease as of the end of Oct, 1940 when the Germans lost the battle of Battle of Britain and turned on the USSR. As of early Dec 1941 the USSR had the Germans in retreat prior to the majority of lend-lease. Those were pivotal events in the war.

[@dtruslow1]

Listen. Artillery brings dignity to what would otherwise be a nasty brawl.

[@TTiger75]

1. Thanks for the interesting video. 2. I am German. 3. Thank you for freeing us from this dictator Hitler in WWII. 4. I am glad that we are together in NATO and I hope we continue working together in a good way in the 21st century. 5. Sadly the Panzerhaubitze 2000 is not mentioned which is replacing our old M109s. Best Regards&Happy New Year!

[@FloppaAppreciator]

This changes my thinking on Artillery! Wow!

[@lastswordfighter]

These are the programs I miss on the History Channel.

[@scottyi88]

KING OF BATTLE!!!

[@EdwardXVI]

Scott Yi Airassault Infantry!

[@WarDogTheAwesome]

People often say that because the rear mounted turret on the artillery take a close look at the Ferd and see that it doesn't look like it.... at all

[@dtruslow1]

I here you. Glad we are on the same team, I tend to kick ass and take initials, cause I no time to take names,

[@Prophet12349]

its great to see modern military from 10+ years ago because modern military equipment is classified.

[@KazenoniKakuremi]

Panzerwerfer looks so modern, Germans had some crazy advanced technology in WW2 Anyone know if there is a modern version of this firepower series

[@2ndRCHAret]

Back in the mid 70's and early 80's the M109 terrorised the battlefield. It was a tank destroyer and would effectively renovate any urban local.Once our gun area was effectively surveyed.We could drop rounds on a dime.Same with the M105 and pack howitzer.But on todays battlefield you have seconds to get rounds down range not minutes.On todays battlefield we'd have gotten our asses sorely kicked.

[@pixel2blame]

These guys have waaaaaay too much fun :D

[@bcamcam2]

Man I miss the 2-17th, I was a 109 mechanic with them in Korea from 02-04. Looks like most of the footage is from Ft Sill in OK after they left Korea for Iraq. I was in 2-5th at Ft sill after Korea so I was probably there when this was filmed when they became a training battalion.

[@roderic98]

101st and 82nd are Airborne Divisions, Air Assult is a training program teaching GIs about sling load operations for different types of equipment and vehicles and repelling from different types of aircrafts 101st Airborn/Air Assult is the location for this training. 82nd provides Airborne training schools but both are Airborne Divisions. I am not Airborne but I am Air Assult qualified. Qualified to display the Air Assult badge on my uniform. Some people don't know what they are talking about.

[@SgtSeth]

The 101st Airborne Division is an Air Assault Division. It has no Airborne assets or slots. Why it is still called an airborne unit, I can not say. But, as a current member of the 101st, I can tell you with certainty, it is airborne in name alone. All training, exercises and planning are based around the ability to quickly and easily move units via helicopter. Which is what Air Assault is based on.

[@FloppaAppreciator]

This is when the U.S. Military was in it's best shape ever.

[@johnzowert9734]

The first world war saw some of the most terrifying artillery barrages in human history. I would NOT want to be in a trench during the first world war, and have thousands of shells landing all around me.. Fuck man, that is absolute shell shock.

[@foxtrot1179]

Artillery, the God of War

[@ville307]

Nice to know what those boring looking vehicles that you see in videos and parades but never in games are. Great video!

[@dumaznbum]

KING OF THE BATTLE!

[@Twiggy163]

Btw, if found this interresting piece of info: ''The howitzer does not have a multiple round simultaneous impact (MRSI) capability because firing multiple rounds too quickly can overheat the tube.'' With the howitzer they mean the PIM. You working on it, I guess you know what it means. So either you were wrong or I'm not getting the article I took the quote from.

[@goldmanjace]

I remember my dad telling me about the copperhead. He was 4/5 FA and latter 1/18 FA.

[@irishrepublican3403]

Good question, i was interested in that too. I don't think it is considered artillery, probably just considered a missile. Like those ones that were used in libya recently.

[@brucegrossheim4596]

8 in self propelled howitzer. 3BN 17TH Artillery HHQ Batt. . 200 lbs HE. 82C20.

[@berner]

Artillery: Death's assembly line

[@bluezhound]

i was a crew chief on a M109 ..we had the old M548 as a ammo carrier ..maybe thats why my back is so fucked up now . i wasnt always a chief . chief or not you "Humped " ammo ...good times in Germany & FT Sill blowing shit up ..King of Battle .steel on target ! still love the smell of burnt powder .they ought to make a mens colonge that smells like that .

[@NeoSovrnson]

One huge difference between the two was that the German Ferdinand turret was a mostly rigid metal box that could hardly traverse at all. To point the tube the entire gun had to be moved. A distinct disadvantage in hot combat, especially if you lost a track. It was cumbersome and frequently broke down. It had the fearsome 88mm gun and also had the MG34 for defense. Yes, at first glance they do look similar, but functionally they are not. Palladin, with years more innovative ideas, rules. JOHN

[@Freepepsi42]

@Prophet12349 were still using the stuff we had in the 80's. Artillery wise.

[@dumaznbum]

that 155mm bonus round is scary

[@deffjhfhjaabc]

God fights on the side with the best artillery. -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@lshssprings]

Easy and the Paladin can do the same thing. You fire one high angle round, meaning the tube is at a steep angle upwards. You fire that with a strong charge to give it max air time, you then fire a second round at a lower angle than the first with a slightly less charge for less hang time and the third is at an even lower angle with slightly less charge than previous. If done right, all 3 rounds should splash at about the same time. FDC does all of the data for this and is normally AMC missions.

[@Kastrinatisharatanay]

its just the round that makes the difference....the excalibure round projectile adjusts its position in air

[@warrior4641]

Dam artillery is bad ass.

[@Streuselsturm]

this guy sounds a little like the NOD narrator "insufficent founds" "new construction options"

[@dtruslow1]

We do what we can, Help us out

[@Twiggy163]

Velocity remains the same, but when fired at a great angle, the time it takes for a shall to hit the same spot as 1 shall that's fired at a very low angle is the same. Shoot a rubber band up in the air, slightly towards the target and shoot one directly at the target (slight curve). It's about the same. It's why the MRSI capability does have limited range. The south african Denel G6-52 has a 25km range. The German Phz2000 a 17km range. With standard rounds in "normal mode" it can reach 30km.

[@Sickboyfriend]

"Each MLRS launcher is equiped with 12 rockets, the rockets are armed with 644 submunition grenades. A single rocket from a MLRS can devastate an area the size of a football field." Isn't this a WMD?

[@ForOdinAndAsgard]

Another huge difference is the date of first use. The M109A6 Paladin was first used in 1992. The Ferdinand in 1943. The Paladin is outdated however. Though the M109A6 has a very good and reliable system the new PzH2000 is far better on many points. Faster rate of fire (autoloader), range !56! km (M109A6 40 km max with special rocket ammo, 20 km normal shell), better armor, better mobility and can withstand chemical attacks.

[@Wildboy0001]

erinnert mich wieder an meine arty zeit bei der bundeswehr. m109 cal.155 kanonier 2 man war das ein spass damals ;)

[@iisfriisnpr812]

ap72sentinal Xeophobic american

[@afdiorama]

I started to headbang when the MRLSs came out |m|

[@Vlamyncksken]

MLRS* And yes, they're pretty damn awesome. ;D

[@budbrother39]

I Like the M14 Scorpio

[@Antifaith29]

It's being developed for a coupple of different armys, not just the U.S army onb a 50/50 basis by United States-based Raytheon Missile Systemsand the Swedish BAE Systems Bofors . It also came into service in 07 so 'being developed' is a little off. I'd say this show is kinda old too so that probably explains it.

[@gwmerr]

The once and future king of battle.

[@R6GAMERpt]

US Air Force, more US Airmen were lost over the skies of Europe than US Marines in the pacific. US Army Rangers, D-Day operations.

[@xXEndLessKaosXx]

i love how you can learn how to destroy a modern killing machine with a rubber band

[@elijah24567]

The Palladin look like the German Heavy tank destroyer the Ferdinand or Elefant (both are same just but it has two names)

[@XbenXdoverX1337]

Read my comment, I stated US didn't fight the most in Europe but they did the most fighting in the Pacific.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Rock and Roll Jesus,Baby!

[@weshy38]

French CESAR omg awesome :o

[@milon687]

because we want to prove that might is right!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Twiggy163]

alright, fair enough.

[@konman001]

A modern hi-tech artillery teams have alot of pieces (control center, radars, artillery pieces themselves) which must work in unison . . . to me it seems like alot of stuff to shoot at or jam electronically, henceforth, rendering it useless.

[@CDMJDMHHC]

FDC this OP left Give me some of that solid death

[@RonnieNolanRaharjo]

70%, it ain't called the God of War for nothin', ya know.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Let's be honest. The french is not hiding the artillery truck if the enemy has thermal targeting.

[@archis88]

What type of artillery is rocket artillery? In beginning he says 3 types, mortar, howitzer and gun?

[@patrickeh696]

Pre GPS video

[@Karnivorius]

"God fights on the side of the better artillery" - Napoleon Bonabarte

[@grizzlycountry1030]

The M65 atomic cannon, often called "Atomic Annie". They have a video of it firing a nuke on youtube. That shit is crazy.

[@Vajirasena]

what about the GPS guided Excalibur Round recently developed for US Army?

[@lambergma]

where you get this video?

[@cascadealley]

The USA looks like good guys because we are. Courtesy of America the world saw an end to WWII and peace in Europe through most of the 20th century. Courtesy of America more people are free in the middle east than in time during my lifetime. The USA is one of the most free countries in the world and we strive to help others achieve that same freedom. We're not perfect but we try to help people so that they can choose their own destiny.

[@robertwitten4479]

Airborne king of battle!!!

[@WelshMidget]

I'm surprised it showed the Calliope and Panzerwerfer but no mention of Stalin's organ...

[@YooEssBee1]

ONLY IN DEFENCE

[@KurasoraMutalampi]

And yet artillery proved ineffective against the trenches... They literally wore out several gunbarrels to get one kill. After years of fighting, it was the tanks, and the infantry that they protected that ended the stalemate. 6000 years of war, tanks, chariots, elephants, and its still the poor bloody infantry that win or lose the wars. But still, a barrage lasting a week without pause, that drives men crazy, literally.

[@Twiggy163]

When executing MRSI the ranges are 25km and 17km. When firing without that special tactic, the Phz can reach 30km. With special rounds up to 40km. You don't read, do you? We work in km.

[@GlacierCodfish]

No, not alone.

[@IhavethepowerHEMAN]

I don't know if you know this, but hitler actually was loved by his people, so how were they freed if they wanted him to start ww2 and create a german empire?

[@lshssprings]

We can fire a maximum of 4 rounds per minute for 3 minutes. It doesnt take a minute to get 3 rounds out of the tube if we have the proper missions. Like any weapon system in the world, firing too quickly can over heat any barrel. But with 4 rounds per minute for 3 minutes we have the capability.

[@18PaulH]

So what's different between a howitser and a big gun..?

[@GlacierCodfish]

Yeah luckily. And I know that.

[@Twiggy163]

No, the Paladin can not do the same thing. The Crusader program was slated to have MRSI capability but it was canceled. Weapons that do have MRSI capability: Denel G6-52, Panzerhaubitze 2000 (5 rounds), ShKH Zuzana 2, the Archer and the AMOS mortar system.

[@ogwarsaw1]

Dont forget about the soviet union played a big part too

[@ramonschaf1076]

I heard that the scandinavian archer artillery system can fire up to three rounds at different angles in order to hit a target simultaneously with those rounds. Could anyone here tell me how that is done? Obviously the velocity of the projectiles have to be different. so such a system can adjust the v0? On another issue: This is a clip about artillery systems and how they work, not about countries, so please stop arguing about politics and countries. It`s got nothing to do with the subject.

[@13Psycho13]

Artillery is still not used as a main killing force, you still have rifles/guns to kill

[@DylanDiMiG]

I know this is an older video by now but why do the french have so much cool shit. Im jelly

[@wardogangsta3992]

2:44 can someone tell me what other tank is by the m40

[@limwellz]

im from philippines but im a chines US have cool tech

[@blowupuate13]

Time to get all the powder and metal fouling out of the barrel! XD

[@SPSJ173]

more and more missiles rockets and giant bullets...when are we gonna have lasers xD

[@Twiggy163]

Well thanks for the explenation. Everyone deserves respect, until the person abuses it. That's how we do it, very simple. I didn't bash your job, you were the one who started insulting. So please, stop trying to make this look right for yourself.

[@raquette1673]

Are we not going to talk about the one 255mm gun that shot nukes

[@anthonyjonaitis8000]

+John Steve 155's did

[@grizzlycountry1030]

M65 atomic cannon which was nicknamed "Atomic Annie". They have a video of it firing a nuke on youtube.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

@Soirkloid9 In ten years with the guns I saw a lot of smashed fingers, crushed feet, blown out eardrums. Now & then a really serious mistake got someone killed. That was all in ordinary training. I combat a lot of people can get killed really fast.

[@dwarf739]

old video perhaps, so it wouldn't mention that?

[@Hondacrvsclick160adventure]

niceone

[@elijah24567]

what if the panthers and tigers brought time for the Germans and they managed to re define the Ferdinand and that case another time will be brought for the German army think about it but they don't need to make a tech tree for the 88's sturmgeschutz is a succesful, the Marder is also a succesful tank

[@lshssprings]

But they are not the same thing.. 101 is Air Assault. They fly in on helicopters. 82 is Airborne, they jump out of planes with parachutes.

[@ottokjj]

I will only say Swedish Archer

[@GlacierCodfish]

I was talking about the cold war! How actually "brave" the individual soldiers were, I have varied impressions of. :P And who did the most work is also hard to tell. There was many important battles. Even the resistance in my own country might have stopped the Nazis from getting nuclear weapons, with one of their historical sabotage missions! Nazis with nukes would have drastically changed the war. Your english is excused.

[@R6GAMERpt]

I know what you said. Just do the maths, if more men are killed in Europe, how did the US fight the most in the Pacific? Plus, in the Pacific, the main US Force was US Marines and US Navy. In Europe, US Army and US Air Force. The Army is the largest branch in the US Military, and the Air Force is not small either. That means more US soldiers fought in Europe than in the Pacific.

[@WWIIman1942]

João P. Barata In WWII there was no US Air Force. It was the US Army Air Corps which means it was part of the Army. The USAAC (United States Army Air Corps) was in both the European and Pacific theaters. So in the Pacific we had the Marines, the Army, and the Navy. In the European theater we had the Army and a small part of the Navy. Do the math.

[@lshssprings]

Also you post about how one system has a 25km range and another has 17km. The 105mm light piece the Army uses has about that same range, please note that you are talking about those ranges as miles, not km's. A 155's general range is about 19mi, again I know this because I work on one.. daily.. as a crewmember..

[@Twiggy163]

err... shall = shell. No idea where that "a" came from.

[@mirageiii3176]

Why are you guys arguing about the Soviet Union and the US?This video's about artillery not politics -_-'

[@GlacierCodfish]

I'm not being racist. I am just being open with my critisism to the Soviet era.

[@XbenXdoverX1337]

America didn't do the biggest part in Europe but they did in the Pacific.

[@WWIIman1942]

Ben Dover That's because we had more Allies in the European theater than in the Pacific.

[@BetterCallSauS]

lol awesome comment!

[@Scar626]

3:00 - You hear that games like Battlefield V? Remove any and all formed of artillery a player could've used I am telling you, planes and tanks are next

[@contraingame7402]

The US destroyed Soviet Russia if you forgot....