🇲🇽Pimp My Ride | The Cartel Tanks of Mexico

[@lasagnakob9908]

It's still insane to me that non-state actors, operating freely within a militarized country, are capable of pushing out bulletproof armored vehicles to fight rival gangs AND the state.

[@imgvillasrc1608]

Law can bend to your will if your crew can bribe and/or is powerful in the government.

[@dimasakbar7668]

If you had a big money consumer AND gunrunner as land bordered neighbor, that is an eventuality.

[@alpaz7634]

Yeah all that money comes from US pockets tweakers and addicts to be correct. American consumerism.

[@akirasean4080]

having impoverished, lawless country as your neighbor is better than a unified, powerful country. Ask Ukraine & Taiwan which one they prefer now

[@alpaz7634]

Impoverish like their criminals capable of making bulletproof armored vehicles of millions of dollars of quality steel and bulletsproof glass not out of wood and stick, RPGs .50cal, grenade launchers, M2s, M60 gunned (tanks) and submarines. Lawless like having the military chasing them and hunting down their operations. You’ve been watching only one sided media, American Movies aren’t 100% truthful.

[@theamapolero0032]

I am from Mexico and I know that a Grand Theft Auto, Battlefield, or Call of Duty would be a total success if it is set and if it gives you the plot of what happens here in Mexico

[@rogergumball3026]

Yes, with characters from US and Mexico

[@theamapolero0032]

of course he could be a soldier from your country with the support of Mexican soldiers, going in military Cheyenne's and also being able to be a Mexican on the side of the bad guys

[@rogergumball3026]

@@theamapolero0032 yes, both perspectives, and both could be new recruits

[@MaticTheProto]

That would be fun

[@rogergumball3026]

@@MaticTheProto very fun

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

My favorite part is where the drug batmobile has like warning pilons next to it so you dont drive into it. Very considerate.

[@alpaz7634]

That means it’s been seized and is there for displaying for the media and the public.

[@skatingfreak1670]

Cones??

[@kamikazoo6599]

Drugmobile

[@haterhated5655]

@Sparks Bro I was wondering tf was 'warning pilons" OP must be British, thanks for making that clear to us non Britishes

[@alfonsoamador958]

It was confiscated by the police, they didn't stop for sopes

[@superandresbros]

In the Mexican Army and National Guard, both infantry and cavalry units are issued semi-automatic .50 BMG Barrett M82 rifles since the 2010s to disable engine blocks, but also to provide our servicemen with an effective counter to these types of light armoured vehicles.

[@Justin-yt7pi]

FMJ .50 is nothing when up against 10mm of steel.

[@jesspayne5548]

@@Justin-yt7pi 50 AP is good for like 22mm of steel at 200 meters so I think they should be more than fine.

[@tetraxis3011]

@@Justin-yt7pi You have no idea what you are talking about

[@Justin-yt7pi]

@@tetraxis3011 but I do

[@tetraxis3011]

@@Justin-yt7pi Nope. AP .50BMG can go through 10mm of MILITARY GRADE steel. so it could easily penetrate 20mm or more of Civilian grade steel(which is used in the construction of these "monsters")

[@bassett_green]

"rather shockingly, the grille was reportedly electrified" I see what you did there

[@yashaswisharma9064]

You're lightning quick mate!😉

[@arsenalxa4421]

The case of the two Monstruos is reminiscent of Killdozers appearing in the Syrian Civil War. The original, Marvin Hemeyer's "unreasonable act," was destroyed after his rampage to prevent it from becoming a shrine. And yet, examples appeared on the other side of the world years after his rampage.

[@thishominid871]

They may destroy the killdozier, but they can never destroy what it represents.

[@teslashark]

Should have let Docheff keep it as the payback of the $50k he used to buy the patch of land - which is turned into dozer armor. Docheff is a chill guy.

[@Girder3]

Improvised tanks made out of civilian tracked vehicles existed long before the infamous Killdozer rampage. The infamous Bob Semple tank is literally just that.

[@KTo288]

to me they are most reminiscent of the improvised armoured vehicles created during the Spanish Civil war and by resistence groups during World War II by railway workshops and similar.

[@saavedra909]

During the 1910s civil war the many factions that fought the government as well the government, in turn, developed their own armored vehicles. Even the famous Pancho Villa had an armored-armed train to transport his troops. The Cartels try to emulate the APCs because their fights with their rivals and military costed too many sicarios lives.

[@schaab7203]

this narcos vehicles are soo interesting, its like ww3, but they are searching and learning the same things discovered in ww1 and ww2, to build submarines, tanks, apc, and etc

[@bluudlung]

it's just an armored truck..?

[@schaab7203]

@@bluudlung did you ever see what this madmans build? Submarines and now this, trucks with turrets

[@bluemobster0023]

@@bluudlung they are made much better than youd think lmao it's insane

[@ABW941]

I dont think they have to learn these things, they just dont want to invest too much money, or get found out if they use more sophisticated workshops, but thats changing. The police in Columbia (i think, iam not sure) found a very large Submarine, which could have transported far more cocaine and could have dived deeper than the usual narco sub, in the jungle. They ment to build it there without having to deal with unwelcome visitors, and then push it into a river which flows into the ocean.

[@evagineer9165]

@@bluemobster0023 didn’t they turn a Honda into the equivalent of a shopping cart with a recoiled rifle

[@BusterBuizel]

Syrian BMP Hilux: *FINALLY A WORTHY OPPONENT! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!*

[@davem2369]

Don't get the hate comments re the different narrators on this channel. They are all tanks guys from across the world, and whilst none of them have had bland mid Atlantic accents with perfect pronunciation they have all spoken slowly and clearly so and I've never had difficulty in understanding anyone. If you don't you must only be talking with people you the exact same accent as you and need to get out more and hear some different voices.

[@johjoh978]

i am honestly very confused. unless im confusing this with another similar channel they have people with non american accents all the time. btw, what is mid atlantic? is that the other term for the american one?

[@davem2369]

@@johjoh978 it was a learned accent used commonly by movie and radio stars in the 30s and 40s in particular. Was clear in pronunciation, and with some bass (many American accents are a bit nasal so higher tone) because of early sound equipment. Sounds like Americans trying to be upper class Brits. Best example in modern days is the accent used by Frasier and Niles in the sitcom Frasier but it was used by Cary Grant and others in their era

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

I like the different narrarators. I think it's wholesome and cool.

[@andrewphillips8341]

Bland mid Atlantic? Why are such a racist?

[@ddegn]

What I really hate is when someone uses a computer voice because they're worried about their accent. I'd much rather hear a real human with an accent than a computer voice.

[@Kitkat-986]

Fun fact: It is totally legal to own an armored car in the US, as long as it meets the standards for being road legal.

[@ApolloTheDerg]

Just have fun fueling it and replacing suspension parts lol. Falls off the jack, you are in for a bad time.

[@RandomGuy9]

In most European countries too. Even tanks if they're demilitarized. A T34 costs 45k and a BRDM-2 is 10k.

[@chaosXP3RT]

The Cartels get most of their funding from selling drugs in the USA and a lot of the required materials are also legally bought in the USA, including the guns. They usually buy them from private American citizens

[@charlesc.9012]

@@ApolloTheDerg In America, the average family car only does 12 miles per gallon on a good day, and 2 dollars per gallon of petrol is considered expensive. It is not a stretch to have armour plating, it is just that armaments, mine-proofing and imaging+ fire control systems are what makes modern APCs valuable

[@ApolloTheDerg]

@@charlesc.9012 And this is far from a modern APC lol. It’s a hack job, points for creativity and cost savings but, it is certainly outside of design spec. You can push any motor to do something ridiculous, but when they are purpose built, they will do the job a lot more reliably. APC engines and transmissions make these look like child’s play.

[@DesertStateInEU]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about the "cartel army" video that went viral a few years ago. In that you could see an entire convoy of brand new armored pickup trucks and SUVs with emergency lights and sirens, not the Mad Max looking improvised vehicles like in this video, and also the cartel infantry outfitted with new tactical gear, weapons, etc.

[@AeonPhoenix]

That was only recently a few month ago in 2021 with the CJNG showing off.

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

(Thanks to our gov in the us)

[@DesertStateInEU]

@@AeonPhoenix That video is from 2020 July.

[@robertstoudt204]

@@AeonPhoenix god bless the cjng

[@AeonPhoenix]

@@robertstoudt204 Until someone gets mutilated in one execution video unfortunately.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

And I thought death race was unrealistic.

[@irispaiva]

The most unrealistic part was probably the race itself

[@minhducnguyen9276]

@@irispaiva I mean if people still prefer football, why bother making death race even if it's a dystopian future?

[@minhducnguyen9276]

@Sparks You mean instead of giving the redcards they'll just execute the players?

[@Artofbars2]

Or twisted metal

[@alejandroosorio7865]

They look cool, until they park in front of your house :'(

[@Eri503]

Yup exactly I recently heard something about a incident involving the CJNG Cartel, they apparently pulled up on a former member of their own cartel. “In shining tank looking vehicles known as mounstros coming out with “big guns” and Full On Military Gear Equipment” like always they killed everybody, if it were the marines the cartel doesn’t stand a chance but unfortunately usa makes them so much money they can’t say no to some millions and also threats to have their family be-headed/ burned/ cut up/ never found

[@mikemcghin5394]

Yeah where's my nlaw

[@zarakdurrani7584]

Just give the old call and watch the skies for Bayraktarrrrr!

[@tamlandipper29]

How else are they going to mooch your wifi?

[@VPMore]

They run away like the pussies they are when the marines show up XD

[@deanhankio6304]

Buyer: "so it's a used car ?" Seller: "yeah but it only has 42 bullet impacts. Like fresh new"

[@lc1138]

Oh, fine.

[@Paralytixc]

Worth the price for all the coke dust still in the carpets

[@lucasxbr6222]

Please consider making a video about the brazilian "Caveirão", it is a pretty similar type of vehicle, but also with a lot of characteristics of it's own.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

Read John 3:16 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@drsnooker1776]

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 bit random

[@fredgomes9374]

you guys could talk about the 'Caveirões', the many armored cars used by brazilian police in high risk urban areas.

[@mamneo2]

Incroyable.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

Read John 3:16 🙏 🙏

[@haterhated5655]

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 what does it say? edit: John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

[@ElFer44]

Brasil 😂😂😂😂😂🤢

[@famousbowl9926]

Nobody cares about brazil..

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

The mexican military should start making technical regiments to fight the cartel tanks

[@ivankrylov6270]

They'd need to be supported by drones to keep up with cartel movement But that's nothing a couple of Bayraktars couldn't solve

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

@@ivankrylov6270 if the mexican military can get any in it's arsenal

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

@@米空軍パイロット doubt they will get involved

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

They already employ technicals but I don't know if it's done as a strategic doctrine. Probably more of a tactical level thing.

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

@@physetermacrocephalus2209 is more in a patrol roll that in combat

[@rodeaglerod2715]

There are areas of Michoacan, Mexico where cartels are fighting each other and vs the cops with narco drones, they actually strap explosives to the drones and go kamikaze or a drop mechanism to drop explosives.

[@rembrandtvanleidse]

cjng

[@kwyoushyt6356]

yo still, the tank encyclopedia beat drops HARD as always as always great article, love teh stuff

[@PrinzAquatic]

Im addicted to your north korean vehicle review, please do more, anything, including plane and stuff You're the only one that have cover this many, been here since you're only 6k subs, i remember how the audio sounds like, definitely improved.

[@derekhenschel3191]

There's a plane encyclopedia KZbin channel

[@NorthKoreaUncovered]

:)

[@saavedra909]

The Mexican military internally called them "Monstruos" (Monsters) due to their bizarre-looking and complete homemade armoring construction. The infamous cartel of Los Zetas started developing in "mass production" the Monsters for ambushes, firefights, and assaults on key points of their bitter rivals and former leaders the Cartel del Golfo. As well as attacks on law enforcement like the military and police. The Monster still being used by the Cartel del Noreste (splinter faction of Los Zetas), Cartel del Golfo, Familia Michoacana, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion and some minor Cartels. The variety of "base" vehicles is so wide. SUVs of all sizes and categories, medium-duty pick-up trucks, heavy-duty pickup trucks, commercial vehicles, heavy-duty commercial trucks, etc.

[@KALINGANJA007]

Hilarious..a few dozen RPG and they'll park those bbq grills quick

[@saavedra909]

@@KALINGANJA007 Yes, the use of rockets and explosives isn't too welcome because can be used as inhumane use of force by the corrupted human rights organizations and put serious legal troubles for the military

[@flagondragon1854]

@@KALINGANJA007 does Mexico military even have anti tank weaponry lol?

[@caralho5237]

@@flagondragon1854 a couple surplus 50 cals from the US would also easily solve the job

[@VPMore]

@@flagondragon1854 yes but their human rights doesn’t allow them to use it against them. Fuck their human rights😡

[@SPARC3337]

4:14 Crude construction? These beds look like the were assembled yesterday. It's shocking that they have these good of fabricators putting their work towards this. Sure it may be crude in the sense that it's just a box mounted on a flatbed, But they did it pretty damn good. It's quite impressive.

[@BuckFiden33]

The Mexican military issued the Belgium made “blindicide” rocket launchers last month to states where CJNG is using these homemade tanks particularly in my home state of Zacatecas and I think they got more “Sandcat” armored vehicles as well and those are actual real armored vehicles intended to protect civilians

[@GrumpyOleMe]

Cool Mad Max vehicles. A lot resourcefulness and ingenuity obviously goes into these designs.

[@robertnolan8240]

Even though they are "ruthless"..can't help but admire their balls to live free..

[@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177]

Honestly I really hate how all this killing is going on in Mexico but the gov along with the help of the u.s gov is so corrupt it’s almost impossible to make it out of poverty into a successful life for ex I have a cousin who studied and went to college in Mexico super smart guy he sells and buys parts for planes for a big company he makes like 300-400$ max a week in the u.s you would definitely make more than that so a lot of poor people see the opportunity to make money with the cartel but the risk is dangerously high

[@tacoguy764]

They have balls until they fight the army and not the corrupt police, then they cry for their lifes

[@tetraxis3011]

@@tacoguy764 Yep, the cartels can only try fo fight the army in ambushes, and they still lose alot.

[@sixpest]

I love narc apcs! Especially that one thats made from a big rig its my favorite captured vehicle of all time! Good video friend!

[@carlomendoza6173]

I still don't know why mexico doesn't conquer the world lmfao Jokes aside, thank you for taking your time and invest it in some of the crazy inventions and ingenuity from the narcos of my country 😎👌

[@Stribog1337]

Because they cant even deal with their crime problem 😂

[@carlomendoza6173]

@@Stribog1337 actually that´s correct XD

[@rapatacush3]

@@baronvonslambert fucking amlo want everything for himself so that is not happening

[@titanproductions3628]

@@baronvonslambert Mexico is a 3rd world country, 😂

[@BigFists2024]

Pendejo!!!!!! Mexicans defeated the USA at the battle of tabasco defeat Germany france twice Spain three times Japanese twice the Belgiums lol the yaqui natives went to Africa to defend the blacks from Italy and won and the Koreans they saved the Philippines from japan etc learn something

[@comentedonakeyboard]

If the Narcos had any sense of Humor they would disguise their "tanks" as RVs.

[@comentedonakeyboard]

@@米空軍パイロット like Mr. Whites shall we say "Mobile Office"

[@JeanLucCaptain]

or do em up like 60's batmobile LOL.

[@bradley4465]

RV engines aren’t as common as truck engines. It’s a funny idea, but it would be silly trying to reinforce an RV.

[@tomredd5168]

Excellent video, thank you. I learned a lot. WW1 technology more or less. I enjoyed the narrator, no problems at all understanding him.

[@UnclePutte]

I really can't properly express the pity I feel for the Mexican people who have to live in the shadow of the cartels.

[@smallpenis266]

Their fucking horrible over their the way they torture and kill people.

[@нико-р2х]

This place Is slowly rotting away, there are children here who want to grow up yo become one of these monsters willingly, this shit country is doomed...

[@TAURELLIAN]

@@нико-р2х ignorant comment as a mexican i have to tell you that our history is a repeating cycle of regional war (sengoku jidai), conservative strongman, empire, progress, liberalization, democracy, then kleptocracy descending into war again we have hundreds of years of this repeating cycle already and we’re just in the brutal conflict part again it would take me forever to explain why this cycle exists but i’ll link some videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYHWZ6egjdiZba8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p57Ik6uJbdqEfM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5bOYWeArJZoobs mexico is a great and cultured country, a shining pyramid under the sun the next stage of mexico’s cycle has them gathering strength on the rise

[@tehprotector]

The government is not any better either, Mexico is fucked and beyond saving any way you look at it

[@omar90s91]

Thanks to americans who buy our drugs

[@stormer9952]

It's like WW1 where armies learned and innovated on armored vehicles, history repeats.

[@ElCharroNegro2023]

They not only have armed vehicles, they also have submarines, armed planes, drones loaded with explosives, weapons factories, etc. By themselves, drug traffickers have more combat capacity than the armies of some countries.

[@gaminggamingtm]

Armed planes? Really

[@ElCharroNegro2023]

@@gaminggamingtm I mean that their planes carry heavily armed assassins, but in fact, they could put machine guns on the wings of the planes if they wanted, they have the necessary technical personnel to do this, in fact, in the following video you can see some of them his many New """toys""" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpy1nmSLf5esp6c

[@Antonio-t4m]

@@gaminggamingtm they use civilian planes to drop improvised bombs on their enemies, they don't have precision but the psychological factor does...

[@JohnWayneCheeseburger]

That 1999 f 150 is actually an 05 super duty. Also these truck all have v8 engines either gasoline or diesel Ford and Dodge did make a v10 for a brief time but they are uncommon enough to be considered rare. Montstoro "tanks" are built on Ford super duty chassis either a truck or cube van. Also would have to assume the tires are foam filled and thus bullett proof.

[@frumsmcnoodles323]

We have one of the 05 F-350's with the V10 Triton.

[@JohnWayneCheeseburger]

@@frumsmcnoodles323 I drove an f 550 with the v10 for work years back and boy oh boy was it gutless and used fuel like no other!

[@jimjamauto]

@@JohnWayneCheeseburger F550 is going to have slow transmission and axle gear ratios for heavy hauling. In an F250 with like 4.10 gears the V10 is no slouch.

[@JohnWayneCheeseburger]

@@jimjamauto even in the f250 it is underwhelming compared to the diesel just my opinion tho

[@jimjamauto]

@@JohnWayneCheeseburger In comparison to the 6.0 and beyond, sure. It's got the same torque as a 7.3 though. But each engine has its own advantage. The V10 is cheaper to maintain than a diesel, that's why fleets buy heavy duty gassers. I just used my V10 work truck to tow a 13,000lb forklift around on trailer and while the hitch was way overloaded, the truck was pulling it just fine

[@stevedawe1553]

Love these videos on wheeled vehicles. Keep up the great work guys🙏

[@buenosvideos3864]

I recommend looking for confrontations in Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, that's where the Gulf Cartel has many armored vehicles with late model trucks locally called "Monsters"

[@ptonpc]

Great video and the narration is fine. It looked to me as if the evolution of the cartel tanks is similar to SVIED.

[@felixcat9318]

Armoured vehicles which appear to be completely standard vehicles would be preferable because the vey best defense is not to be recognised in the first place. Any vehicle that looks like what they initially appear to be (ie, a rusty builders van or a delapidated camper van) will be ignored. Police, Customs and other agencies all have vehicles of this type, wih meticulous work to create the sight of a mound of garbage, fast food containers and empty drinks containers, behind which was a 2 crewed surveillance suite. Hours spent cutting into vehicle bodies, grinding and the spraying on of salt solution to encourage rust was just one technique used. There was one particular vehicle which had a 'Do Not Wash' order, and to do so would have resulted in dismissal. Cartels constructing these vehicles quickly learn that they are a liability and not suited to their task.

[@gilgonzalez5968]

Todo lo que dice este hombre es cierto, saludos desde Nuevo León

[@mastermindz4179]

This was extremely informative. I had absolutely no idea that there could even be narco tanks. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the famous Narco submarines. Also man I think you’re narrators voice and accent is fine. I’m about as western as you’d get; however it does not bother me in the slightest. You definitely gained a new subscriber. And can’t wait for more content. Cheers!

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

Right ?? I'm from east tenn up in the mountains got my own twang and I have zero problems understanding . No idea where these complainers are at tho 🤔 maybe deleted ?

[@imgvillasrc1608]

I hope you guys do more Main Battle Tanks. They're my favorite videos in your channel!

[@Mika-ph6ku]

Idk I kinda like stuff like this more. You can easily find tons of information about MBTs cause they are the staple of each nations armored combat units. Stuff like these improvised armored vehicles are something you would likely never hear about outside of Mexico without people like this guy making videos about them.

[@christopherlopez3549]

@@Mika-ph6ku yeah this whole narco culture is so unreported. They have been using drones with bomb that fall from them. I find that more interesting than million dollar drones and tanks that are have been heavily covered

[@yungcris5211]

Man I’ve seen these all over the subreddits it’s crazy to see this type of warfare going on in my home country

[@cccrokiccc]

An Ideo for you cool Content could be a video about the "Garda Panteri" Vehicles used in the balkan Wars. There are also good footages to find.

[@g1ngersnaps149]

wooow the "rather shockingly" right before explaining the grill was electrified really caught me off guard

[@frumsmcnoodles323]

The silver "99" Silverado has to be a 2003 or newer, the front end and tail lights are not square enough to be a 99 model, definitely looks more rounded like the "cat-eye" models.

[@markpozsar5785]

Yeah, who cares

[@jimjamauto]

Raised hood and 6 lug wheels tells me it's a 2006 Silverado 1500 or 2007 Silverado 1500 Classic.

[@hendo337]

He says it's a 2500 too and it's a 1500...drives me crazy, I hate when people talk out their ass if they don't know what something is then they shouldn't be talking about it.

[@cpufreak101]

This is the first comment I've found to mention this lol

[@dimasakbar7668]

Rather than armored car, i put them in same class of infamous technical. Maybe a more souped up version of technical.

[@Jan_372]

The rear troop-carrier part reminds me of early South African MRAPS.

[@tamlandipper29]

Like a casspir or buffel.

[@u.s.militia7682]

This is some of the funniest I’ve literally ever seen. It’s like WW1 equivalency. 😂😂😂

[@unitedchainsofamerica]

There's one simple solution that would stop all the violence LEGALIZE DRUGS AND END PROHIBITION.

[@lc1138]

Thank you for this very instructive video ! I had only heard about narco tanks. Now I'm (slightly) reassured by you saying that narcos come back to stealthier designs, which means they still aren't free to do as they wish. But damn, that sounds like hell. By the way, your narration was fine ! I only found it difficult to focus on what you said when the images abd text shown were not coordinated with your speech. I paused quite a bunch of times to read, and rewinded the video to listen to what you said. I hope my feedback will help you in any way, and I hope you'll keep on this great work :) (Please ignore my comment if redundant)

[@hofnaerrchen]

The bullet holes shown in the video show that these vehicles might look like armored cars but welding simple steel plates (even if thick) to existing vehicles does not make them actually armored - more like very heavy, clumsy coffins on wheels. Not to mention that the wheels are probably the weakest point on this vehicles. I doubt you want to find yourself in such a vehicle if Molotov cocktails are used on them. They might be intimidating to some people but in reality it's a deathtrap to the crew.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Your probably right. They are made to be intimidating but not very practical. Most likely they are used to roll up on unsuspecting rival gangs and surprise them. I bet the armor is only good for small caliber stuff like pistol cartridges and not much else. I bet a hot 308 would punch right through most parts of the armor

[@williammorris4327]

Your right armor plate steal, is not the same as commercial available metal. Not even close

[@MrM4DM4N]

Great job with the video. I love the footage and photos of the vehicles. And the amount of info you provided for them!

[@chiefrobertz42069]

Ooh! This is gonna be good

[@thenumbere1045]

Greatness has been achieved

[@thenumbere1045]

No one can say first

[@keitatsutsumi]

That one asshole complaining about narration like he pays for this 😂 I understood everything he said. If it’s really hard to understand (which it wasn’t), turn on the cc 🥱 Narrator did fine. Always high quality videos 👍

[@analbumfromhell1842]

Imagine making an armored car, going to grocery shop for some food before raiding other narco cartel only to return and see that your wheels are stolen by some bois who where high on your drugs

[@Т1000-м1и]

This made me remember an old io game built on modd io that had 4 gang factions and people could buy trucks with miniguns

[@CALAVERITA07]

As a curious fact, these vehicles (most of them) are better armored than the Sandcat commonly used by the Mexican army, but these "monster" vehicles are easy to eliminate due to their mobility. The Sandcat used in Mexico has level 5 armor, while some of these have level 6 armor, but the DN-11 is better armored than these

[@ferespinoza8053]

no, the DN-XI is not better armored than the Sandcat. As for narco tanks, their biggest drawback is their lack of reliability, at least on monsters, apart from the dubious quality of the armor.

[@76456]

Great video

[@chasehall1145]

Imagined the spalling inside one of those when it gets slapped with larger calibers.

[@galloglaigh8198]

Honestly you'd probably be safer in a truck. They're slow and big targets. A stripped down Toyota Hilux or Tacoma with a mounted machine gun would be far more effective. Like how the Taliban or Al Qaeda operated. Fast and nimble in both urban and rural settings. If you were up against a regular police force with standard small arms it could withstand a fair amount. But these narco cartels are anything but equipped with standard small arms. Some of them are basically paramilitary units with high end man portable equipment. The second anything gets through that armor the passengers will be ripped to shreds if not wearing a flack jacket.

[@RudyMemes]

I think their main purpose is to be used in propaganda videos and photos to show off the cartel's might, they're kinda like the Tirpitz or Bismarck, "Fleet in being" vehicles meant to intimidate rivals and the State

[@titanproductions3628]

@@galloglaigh8198 Don't know why the U.S hasn't deployed personnel over there, or nuked the whole thing.

[@pandertv2235]

Narco subs, narco tanks... What next, Narco fighter planes? Probably...

[@mr.nobody2191]

Narco attack helicopters

[@Antonio-t4m]

well they currently use drones to bomb enemy cartels...

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Just planes.

[@Nedula007]

Narco drones dropping c4 and grenades is a thing

[@zvin1611]

narco exosuits

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Loving the voice! Beautiful and rumbly like a well tuned tank🤣

[@tamlandipper29]

I heard the r in rumbly rolling in the narrator's voice

[@tylerwilliams33]

Something lots of people have known for awhile now...yet it's a situation more people should be aware of

[@BenfromFlux]

I’ve seen, in person, actual APCs and armored up humvees with 50 BMG mounted machine guns in Mexico, with private armies owned by a cartel, fighting against another cartel allied with the police, fighting against the national army. Crazy fucking shit, I love Mexico, but I’m never going back to the place I lived and loved for two years. Saw too much shit, too many guns pointed at me. Too fucking crazy.

[@titanproductions3628]

Just nuke the whole country.

[@angelavalencia9055]

Mexico: im crazy worng militray police our right US stop heist ok

[@RhysapGrug]

Try growing up in Northern Ireland during the 80s makes Mexico look like Disneyland.

[@BenfromFlux]

@@RhysapGrug True, that was gnarly. Know someone who did, who went on to become special forces, then came to America and was SF here.

[@thxcbo]

@@RhysapGrugMexican drug war is a lot bloodier.

[@armandoescamilla8715]

They also used a large truck similar to the ones used to move construction materials. They had a 50 cal in the back of it.

[@erushi5503]

This cartels reminds me of japanese Clans of pre 1900s cause they protect their supply lines better than the japanese empire of the time

[@tetraxis3011]

It is worth noting that there vehicles are VERY flammable, much easier to take down than killdozers.

[@rootin222]

>when the girl your dating watches Narcos

[@Macintoshiba]

The Usage of the Jak and Daxter Music in the background is an interesting choice

[@at1970]

So the cops and the army see these on the road and just wave them thru? Kinda makes you wonder about the “your tail light is out” stops we have here.

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

What can you do? Mexican citizens have rights plus if it is a cartel the cops will all be killed and tortured probably their families as well

[@lime-bones469]

I have to give these narco cartels credit, they do have a passion for using their creativity, engineering skills and their wild abundance of imagination to create these machines, not to mention there very useful during an apocalyptic scenario.

[@PlaAwa]

best episode so far

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Very interesting. Like the video said, these are totally legal as long as you are not using them for criminal activity so it is probably a lucrative business for whoever has the skills to create these "Tanks". Well done.

[@trouserarmadillo8616]

How do the transmissions handle all that weight? I remember when humvees were first uparmored. Couldn’t hardly turn. Bottomed out on bumps. Slow as shit. And air conditioning was an even bigger clusterf-k, but that’s another story.

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

I’m guessing manual and Diesel engine no different then pulling a loaded trailer right

[@cpufreak101]

@@oldscoolcooldiecast1879 it would depend a lot on the exact base vehicle used. Even in Mexico a higher powered engine and a stick shift would be a fairly rare combination in pickups (IE, diesels or larger 6+L V8's or V10's). That said, even in automatic form they are designed to carry heavy loads with these vehicles having high GVWR's/GCWR's as a result. The biggest issue I'd hold is adequate airflow for the transmission coolers.

[@tetraxis3011]

The most common chassis are pickup trucks and dump trucks. vehicles designed to carry heavy stuff.

[@Kk-pf8tw]

Am i the only one who thinks those Mounstro "tanks" look like ww1 era armoured cars?

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

I love the narrarator. His English is perfect and his accent only makes the video more enjoyable.

[@tamlandipper29]

Right? He has a very crisp pronunciation

[@MDC2020]

That " Armor " couldnt stop a .308. It's clear they don't have any idea what " Killdozer " was.

[@kingsnakke6888]

Nice video I don't get why some people have issue with the narrator. Would you prefer text-to-speech over this guy?

[@M60A3]

I watched a news report and the cartel soldiers looked like military soldiers

[@HazmatUnit]

It would be interesting to see narco tanks go up against the Mexican army's retired M3A2 Stuart (of course if they still fully functioned,)

[@walthermodel01]

The narco vehicles wouldn’t stand a chance against it unless they had 50 cal MGs, maybe then it would fare decently in urban areas because of agility/speed, but if its 37mm cannon hits the narco vehicle, its most likely over in one shot. Also it would need to surprise the Stuart with enough time to hit it’s vulnerable parts to at least take out the M3 gunner first, and some 50BMG rounds won’t pass through.

[@HazmatUnit]

@@walthermodel01 excellent

[@bluemobster0023]

@@walthermodel01 rpgs too they have thoose as well

[@HazmatUnit]

@@bluemobster0023 Less fun

[@walthermodel01]

@@bluemobster0023 True, I only considered mounted weapons. If he fired an rpg from an open air turret he could avoid the backblast killing his crew inside the Monstruo.

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

First truck is a later Silverado HD. I'd put it at like 03. Not marked as a diesel tho so probably gas powered. The truck at 5:05 is an F250. One after that is a 350 dually

[@jasskeeper8152]

dont mind the insulting comment..they just warthunder player with no life

[@kaylzshter6153]

New sub here, love the channel!

[@josepp07]

La presencia de narco tanques en mexico no es muy comun de ver a menos que estes en zonas muy disputadas que la mayoria son muy desahabitadas o desoladas,y mexico no esta en estado de guerra como medio oriente aunque debo de admitir que ingenio para aventarse a crear estos carros sacados de mad max

[@yorf646]

PURO MAD MEX

[@user-ko7lt7ui4s]

Comunes en: Coahuila Michoacán Jalisco Sonora Tamaulipas

[@SpetsnazCCCP]

These DIY light armored vehicles have more quality than iraqi ones on gulf war

[@khmerxbxboi]

its has a weakness ... AIR

[@sTpblitz]

I just want to say very off topic. this background music is from Jak and Daxter: Precursor legacy and I love it lol

[@daviscampbell9020]

These vehicles amaze me.

[@underballbutter]

You could retitle this 'The Century long failure of Drug Prohibition in Pictures'

[@staticlife7]

great video keep it up i do disagree with your stance on the level 3 and up being fazed out when chapos son was taken by the government his friends brought out the BIG trucks they will keep them for when they need them

[@Tigershark_3082]

I really like the narrator for this episode! Also, this was quite the interesting topic!

[@jirt36]

Im from mexico and i can say that is not normal to see those "tanks" and the precense of narcos, the're notables in some very rural areas in the north of the country mostly. And thats it, we're not a contry of war, it's just that in the border are some crasy people who wants to work and live in that way.

[@user-ko7lt7ui4s]

Michoacán, Jalisco y Guerrero no existen o que?

[@jirt36]

@@user-ko7lt7ui4s no seas mamon we, ellos no actuan con tanques hacia la población en esas partes, te lo digo por que yo igual vivo aqui en un lugar de los que acabas de nombrar we

[@user-ko7lt7ui4s]

@@jirt36 yo en Michoacán, los mounstros es normal verlos, hasta el gobernador les mando un montón de camiones de basura para poder fabricarlos XD

[@gustavomadrigal6288]

@@user-ko7lt7ui4s Asi es yo también soy de Michoacán y te doy la razón

[@Anonymous-ip4qx]

@@user-ko7lt7ui4s That’s a lie maybe just ignorant. These are used in Michoacán all the time

[@Itssmial_Ova]

Love the clip of the Bob Semple tank in the intro! Kiwi Pride!

[@meejinhuang]

One day, the US military will have to take care of the cartel problems in Mexico.

[@VT-mw2zb]

That will be counterinsurgency but the USA sucks at that.

[@flarvin8945]

Or the US could stop buying their drugs, and put the cartels out of business. As long as there is a demand, no military solution will have any long term success. New cartels would just replace cartels eliminated by military operations.

[@VT-mw2zb]

@@米空軍パイロット you must be one of those who thinks that war crimes are good counterinsurgency tactics. They are fucking not.

[@sayeager5559]

The US govt is the cartel.

[@davidplapla5510]

They have m2, scars, and barrets, even RPGs and military training.. shit is becoming out of control thanks some traitors in u.s. Maybe trump was right, obviously this matter will reach the states soon or later. HomeFront is comming, and U.S. is feeding future attackers and terrorist no doubt.

[@greypossum5982]

props to the natural engineers their bloodlines are most likely linked to those that constructed and desgined all those elegant ancient pyramids

[@Raptorsified]

There is a poetic beauty in the African narrator over these latin vehicles.

[@marcoantoniolopezdelaherra3222]

i remeber when i was little and when the war was delcared, the army used rockets to take down these narco tanks, but they were ditched because they could cause colateral damage, recently when CJNG and many other cartels started to use this again, the army used rockets again

[@goat1176]

I don't know why people are complaining about the narrator I can understand him just fine.

[@F3PIZZA]

I could imagine some boss lighting his cigar off the electrified plating.

[@VelocityZap]

Most of this stuff happened from 2009 to 2014. Rarely seen anything crazy after 2016.

[@cian1005]

Al contrario en 2022 is super common see narcotank battles in any state of México since all the cartels

[@cpufreak101]

Is it because of actual efforts to "clean up" or is it because of them going more incognito?

[@cian1005]

@@cpufreak101 Pure lies, none of that! I'm from mexico. THE NARCOTANS ARE THEY ARE EXTREMELY COMMON IN 2022. There is no "time" since the first was discovered until today they have become more and more common. It has even been possible to observe direct confrontations on video from drug tankers to other drug tankers. Do not speculate but know. They haven't become more incognito or dick, they are super common and shameless every so often they are confiscated or found incinerated on the highways and in the countryside. They are extremely common again

[@tetraxis3011]

@@cian1005 No exageres, esto no se ve en todos los estados.

[@cian1005]

@@tetraxis3011 Salvo la CDMX, Yucatan, Baja California Sur, en todos se ha visto.

[@andrewphillips8341]

Great video on an interesting subject. Great research and narration.

[@epicmickey2351]

Yo Mexico, buy some drones and drone strike these cartels bro.