Powerful M1 Abrams & Leopard 2 Tanks Training in Wintertime

U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams and Norwegian Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks in action during live-fire training exercises in Norway, 2014-16.
The two nations conducted bilateral training to improve U.S. Marine Corps capability to operate in cold-weather environments. As part of Exercise Cold Response, the Norwegian troops demonstrate their live-fire capabilities.
Also the Norwegian Telemark Battalion instructs U.S. Marine M1A1 tankers on techniques of driving tracked vehicles in winter conditions on an ice track in Rena.
Video Credits: U.S. Marine Corps | U.S. Department of Defense
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[@MrEricmopar]

I thoroughly enjoyed that. No stupid armchair commentary or music, just the sounds and sights, with some LOL moments.

[@yoggoh380]

MrEricmopar you have 169 likes but I'ma just make it 170 for yah

[@vonsteuben6475]

The sound of Leopards are eargasm, every time!

[@Balnazzardi]

ye, Abrams with their turbine engines sounds so pathetic :D...then again I quess you would hear Leos coming in from farther away, but dont really think it would be really important factor in combat situation :D

[@mortensandmoen5208]

Ser. Hudson V12 Diesel! 😁

[@thomasbummer4361]

haha true I just went to the comment section to see if anybody thinks like me now im confident lol poor abrams, leo just sounds so much better

[@Funktastic_Ed]

Camera dont catch the sound good enough, it gives no idea how loud this is.

[@RealityIsTheNow]

@@Balnazzardi I take it you've never heard one of these turbines in person, then. Those thing firing up and winding up to operating speed sounds like something out of a scifi movie. The diesels sound like...what you'd expect a tank to sound like after watching WW2 movies. Heavy equipment. Which is fine.

[@stevehenrichs5091]

THE LEOPARDS LOOK COOL AS HELL WITH SNOW CAMO!

[@amazinglyidiotic8607]

Idk why, but seeing a tank drift is the coolest thing ever.

[@thomasbummer4361]

ye me2

[@thomasbummer4361]

13:08 found it

[@sxleong]

*deja vu...*

[@KarausTheReTeller]

No it is not the coolest

[@peterm.1323]

As the driver it's just like "did it turn autopilot on or are my controls broken?"

[@Agent_Riot-2000]

Such a reliable machine the Leopard 2A4. From the hot and driest desert in the world, the Atacama Desert in Chile... to the snow and cold terrains of Scandinavia. Epic tank (y)

[@richieh7901]

Two amazing machines with two amazing nations working together make one hell of a power house

[@derpreue2038]

yah Leopard2 is 100% German and abrams is 50% german made xD

[@derpreue2038]

***** haha nope but ok Scope Nightvision Turret tecjmologie Gun Laser Range finder should i continue

[@derpreue2038]

The Bleachening and dude abrams only has the L44 Leopard has the Stronger L55

[@JOYKIDS_channel]

Пруссии слава!!!!

[@ThatsOk83]

Clorox Bleach Same can be said about the abrams. No tank is safe against Helis and jets.

[@YourselfAndEye]

Battlefield really stepping up the graphics.

[@tomasspolis9887]

Haha lol

[@carlmarker9257]

why cant i avoid this cancer on muh armchair general vids go back to your vidya

[@vickk709]

U mean war thunder

[@davidzhorwath]

Snow shoes to push it out!

[@davidzhorwath]

Why do we have all this multi$$ shit? Is the us going to be over run?

[@220SeaChaser]

Blah blah blah. This tank is better than that tank. They’re both pretty badass and comparable if you ask me. Just sit back and enjoy watching them!

[@jacobcarpenter5309]

Both badass but the only thing i think they should add to the leopard that the abrams has the better track protection

[@benjaminrush4443]

If "Special Military Operations" is not resolved soon, the World will be getting a Live Presentation of Abrams and Leopard Tanks on a very serious level. Thank you.

[@mariannepompa4152]

The cannon is the first modern smooth barrel cannon developed in the western world after World War II. Initially introduced as the main armament of the German Leopard 2 and later used in the US M1 Abrams and other tank types, it is now used in the armies of many countries. So far it has been installed in two versions, the L / 44 and the L / 55. 120mm. (New cannon Germany Leopard 2A7+. Reinmetall L / 51 130mm ) Licensee of the L / 44 cannon, General Dynamics, introduced it in 1986 as the M256 on the A1 version of the M1 Abrams.

[@kasualmechanic4854]

Actually no, that record goes to the soviets. The T62 was the first tank to be armed with a smooth bore gun, specifically a 115mm gun which was also one of the first to be armed with APFSDS projectiles Edit: actually there was another american tank from the 50s that could fire APFSDS projectiles but that project was a prototype

[@Peter_Gehlen]

@@kasualmechanic4854 Actually no. The first FSDS projectile was the German Peenemünder Pfleilgeschoss from WW2.

[@kasualmechanic4854]

@@Peter_Gehlen ... it was built for artillery guns and was designed for range, not for anti tank purposes. The germans recognized the fact that the shell was stable and such but never saw it as an anti tank weapon. That honor goes to the soviets.

[@Peter_Gehlen]

​@@kasualmechanic4854 The HEAT shells of the German tank-/anti tank guns in ww2 in the big calibers were able to destroy every existing tank. So the Germans needed no FSDS projectiles for amor piercing to that time. But what you wrote, is not an argument against the fact, that the FSDS projectile was invented by the Germans. That important German developments are worldwide imitated to a large extend to this day, is certainly not a question of honor. Even the Kalashnikov rifle is based on a German model from ww2 (what Kalashnikov himself admitted).

[@kasualmechanic4854]

@@Peter_Gehlen yes but no. Again, the FSDS projectile was never intended to be used in an anti tank role. It's like saying that the Chinese invented guns and canons because they where the first to discover gunpowder. Again, they used gunpowder for fireworks, not guns. Yes, they contributed to the invention of the gun by inventing gunpowder, but they themselves wherent the ones to actually make the gun to begin with. So yes and no

[@HansensUniverseT-A]

Combined working together this is the enemies worst nightmare on the battlefield.

[@peridoodle2644]

Glad to see that we're finally getting some use out of all those turret sails we bought for the Abrams back in the 90s. I heard they cut fuel consumption in half with a strong wind.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Somehow it has become odd to see the Abrams rolling through the fields of Europe that it was designed to do, instead of in the middle of the desert.

[@xisotopex]

and they still havent been repainted to a more suitable hue for the european terrain

[@TobiKellner]

Sadly, this comment did not age well

[@xisotopex]

@@TobiKellner not to mention that soon we will see German tanks named after big cats squaring up against Russian tanks, on some of the same battlefields of 80 years ago.... not to mention the Germans have a prototype tank that they have named ... the panther. sound familiar, but I can't think of where I have heard that before....

[@bIakeee]

@@xisotopex You’re thinking of the KF-51 panther, thing will be insane

[@APAstronaut333]

‘New World, you’re free to fire. Over.’

[@CallsignYukiMizuki]

13:16 DEJA VU I'VE JUST BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE HIGHER ON THE STREET AND I KNOW IT'S MY TIME TO COME HOME

[@endlessmaelstrom4655]

That will make one heck of a sequel tbh.

[@Creeperboy099]

*YES*

[@jmb9893]

For some reason, this just popped into my recommendations. As I am the person in the loaders hatch during this segment, this was exactly what went through my mind. Spot on guy

[@European1123]

All ABRAMS look like they just got back from a Caribbean vacation, all tanned and not really fitting in.

[@gutolindo83]

European1123 HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@freedomefighterbrony9053]

It’s because there usmc abrams if they where the army they would have the green urban camo on them

[@alientitimilk9073]

svenmega10022 dude its a lot scarier when you see that your enemies are relaxed and ready for battle

[@wudruffwildcard252]

They always have the the right paintjob to destabilize the next african/arab country, to sent more refugees to Europe.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Remember to hunt down Abrams shoot at anything that yellow or tan even the yellow snow

[@theraiderra8798]

Abrams and Leopards working together! I love it!

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Love the snowshoes on the backs of the Leopards!

[@wahswolf88]

Whoa, that is an tank line up you don't mess around with. Love the Leopard and M1 side by side...

[@viewer7200]

it is so nice to have allies... "West is the Best"

[@itsraw7259]

Konstruktivist Neo YOU WESTERN SPY stop spying on us Russians you a just jealous of us inventing sqauting and vodka

[@rowmagnvs]

Brian connor he was being sarcastic

[@shlug]

@@Rangerman69420 pretty girls

[@mrmcscrub9753]

@@itsraw7259 We just want some of your slavic women, ok. Is that too much to ask? Don't mind me, just a single wealthy American bachelor here, where all the Ukrainian honeys at? Russian works too.

[@dangersnail5839]

@@itsraw7259 I fear that Russia is too far ahead of the USA in the invention of squatting to catch up anytime soon

[@dariosuruguay8911]

The leopards do a very good fire ❤

[@iOSINT]

Бах бах бах 😀 Военная техника НАТО это круто!

[@BP7624]

Круто горит. Согласен… 🧐

[@military-vehicles]

One of my favourite tanks the M1 Abrams!!

[@johnlong9655]

That is beautiful country! !

[@JoboMcFakeAF]

A Leopard and an Abrams working side by side...majestic

[@treebuzzard5796]

Drifting Abrams, that's classic..well done takers for doing that.

[@dr.peanutsheesh6176]

Tokyo drift on it

[@AgricultureTechUS]

Two amazing machines with two amazing nations working together! This is absolutely a great combination

[@Phoenix-ch1mo]

Jackson! Pick up that Javelin and take out those tanks!

[@arrowup8711]

Lol

[@muharremvarlkl5762]

Leo 2A7 is definately the boss of tanks atm.

[@MACE_HINDU]

Omg 2 of the most badass tanks side by side my little heart can't take it its to much

[@Thekennel177]

Whoever put this video together knows what they are doing. Very very well done.

[@Koyomix86]

Great video, seeing the two most beautiful tanks in the world together is always wonderful. The Abrams looks better but the leopard sounds better.

[@jnmason6283]

Abrams' gas turbine: shhhh I am whispering death. Leopard's turbodiesel V12: allow me to sing ze song of my people!

[@paulepanzer4498]

The sound of that Leopard 2 is really a Eargasssmmmmmmm

[@Brandy911]

Yes, much better than a shitty TESLA !

[@israelvazquezplascencia883]

When two long ago war nations hated each other, Finally are together in peace. That's the most beautiful thing about this video for me.😔😁👍😥

[@umontortle]

6:47 and 7:04 so satisfying how the snow got plowed and the leopards exactly fits on the plowed section

[@umontortle]

So it seems

[@anonanonymous8397]

Every European on Leopards nuts but I'm impressed by how versatile and effective the Abrams are all over the world.

[@diminished6581]

VERY neat video !!! fuckin love leopards and abrams !! two amazing nations working together, not to mention the very neat training exercises

[@ob9609]

Two best tanks in the world

[@redeye--2753]

Impressiv to see those 50 tons monster drifting on ice. But boy, the sound of a Leopard engine!

[@boomsaucexx1866]

68 tons. Just saying.

[@Orca19904]

1:04 I can just imagine an enemy column coming out of that canyon and driving right into that platoon of Abrams in dug-in defensive positions and just getting shredded in the ensuing massed volley of 120mm cannon fire. Also impressive to see combat engineering assets in action during a live-fire exercise; add a bit more variety and realism than just tanks and IFV's driving up to firing lines and blasting away at downrange targets.

[@filfil4454]

All this is certainly beautiful and spectacular but with one but : such tactics are more applicable against a weak opponent who has no podderjku air well against aborigenov who do not have the complexes of anti-tank combat, etc. in principle, the last years of the NATO army and they do wage war against the enemy known to be low . Which subsequently has led , I think, is not complete ability of the larger tactical maneuvers against the notoriously strong or equal opponent . therefore, NATO army, and just can show the maneuvers of local clashes

[@ollivgv]

just a few Lancets and no any Abrams here

[@strategosopsikion8576]

Both of my favorite MBTs. They’re so cool.

[@User_Handle_Name]

Starting from 13:13, Love the "purring / meowing cat" noises of Abrams Gas turbine. 😂

[@TheAngryYank]

Love the paint scheme on the Leo 2s...

[@Cody0ne5]

13:07 My life is complete I have now seen a TANK DRIFT lol

[@johnnysager8899]

Just awesome to see!! Two military forces working together and having some fun as well!!

[@xisotopex]

some of those views of the Leo makes it look just like a modern version of the Tiger II

[@PhsykoOmen]

Looks like those US abrams need abit more practice on that ice drifting lol Great vid.

[@mahurosakatetno3778]

That MG3 or MG42 firing is music to ears.

[@hughmungous3357]

Is this map DLC only?

[@WollongongWacko]

did you just sexually harass a game?

[@hughmungous3357]

WollongongWacko Oh I did not

[@lol-sv9fn]

WollongongWacko What kind of question is that?

[@mkrump9403]

Arma 2: operation winter grill. ((joke))

[@laurenceandringa]

yes i believe so but its a stand-alone though

[@giovannicherico3837]

One of the coolest military training videos out there.

[@valiatus6719]

There's 2 Types of War machines on the front lines. There's Tanks. And then there's Panzers.

[@KingSpittusFactus]

amd there's literally no difference because tank means panzer

[@shy-Denise]

@@KingSpittusFactus you dont get the joke

[@KingSpittusFactus]

@@shy-Denise doesn't seem like joke more like stupidy

[@chimaera5243]

@@KingSpittusFactus your brain has more stupidity, than this joke comment.

[@KingSpittusFactus]

@@chimaera5243 and why is that so, gay son?

[@HealerMommy1]

gotta love the Leopard 2's also saw 233 on the side of one gotta love that since germany had a king tiger 233. i always loved the m1 but that sound on the L2's gun is sexy.

[@Favoki]

both M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 use the same gun. The 120mm L/44. The American version is called M256.

[@MikMoen]

1:01 All we need are some T-90's in the valley and we got ourselves a remake of Red Dawn.

[@EmperorEdu]

Love that "Tank duel" scene, great movie.

[@GVChannel]

Vow! M1 Abrams is the most powerful tank in the world!

[@TheMuffdivr]

Yeah, because it uses a German made canon fool.

[@reid1283]

TheMuffdivr A German gun modified, firing American ammunition, housed in an American , driven by an American engine, in an American hull.

[@nonserviam1580]

Impressive gun fire sound of Leopard2.

[@minimusmax]

both tanks use literally the same exact barrel......

[@FoxtrotStudi0s]

@@minimusmaxI’m a little late But remember, Abrams bad. Leo good Despite them being the same tank but sure ig

[@DudemeisterNL]

The shot of the Leopard is so much louder than that of the Abrams. Phenomenal bang!

[@smoaky123]

They are both 120mm and based off the same gun, they literally sound the same 😂

[@JOYKIDS_channel]

супер техника!!! Абрамсы красавцы!!! Лучший танк!!

[@51KTM51Hurricane]

Thank you very much. A love both Tanks and the drifting was nice Greetings from a former Swiss army mbt driver

[@apdgslfhsodbna]

*13:08** DRIFT*

[@Ato-3000J]

BMW Motorsport IT needs a bit of deja vu song XD

[@indyjons321]

easily the best tank footage I have ever seen.

[@marshalljbrown1766]

I love this flick... exciting content and really good editing. Great work! With narration added, this might someday become part of a great documentary. The tank skidding down the icy hill at 13:08 was one of my fav parts.

[@techmarine83]

Both beautiful vehicles. Cousin tanks that share a close ancestor.

[@Ole4735]

As an america, i gotta say those leopard 2s sure make the m1 abrams look like toys. And I love the M1

[@kuhaku9587]

Lol he just said his opinion, he didn't even spoke about the specs, how butthurt are you? Are you so inconfident that you must go full douchebag the second someone does not match with your opinion of Americans equipment and image of the country? The same could be said of you, about the assesment of military hardware. Stop being toxic dude. America isn't number 1 in everything, in fact America is number 1 only in military spending, nothing else, not even in freedom.

[@shirghazaycowboys]

Kuhaku *yawn* Yeah yeah

[@Ole4735]

I'm not a civilian

[@Ole4735]

what?

[@AlexKall]

+Liberal Smiter Both are battle proven. Armour protection isn't about weight, it's about protection. Also the weight is very similar of the two tanks. Both have blastpanels for the ammo storage.

[@codyhubert6178]

I love watching tanks frolic in the snow.

[@daddyrabbit835]

It's so weird.... it was rare to desert paint scheme on the M1 back when I was in the Army... now it's weird to see woodland paint schemes.

[@donnien5254]

There's a turn just like that at Graf and on an M-60-A3 I used to love to drift that tank. Funny as hell since if you had to drive, we wore out Gasmask (with heated air).

[@danielmichels]

4:55 don't forget to bring your wood sticks to the front

[@YMSmyxname]

I was in this video that's awesome. I was one of the scouts on the rock at the beginning.

[@on3lim1t]

Those Norwegian cv90s are sexy as hell.

[@kebabpizzan1]

Agreed, cv90 look so good :))))

[@Aksuli96]

They are also loud as hell. You could hear them move from 2km when I was in an exercise in Finnish Defence Forces (we have some CV90s too).

[@rippspeck]

CV90 sounds like Volvo made them. But I agree, sexy machines.

[@zoom5024]

@@rippspeck they did. CV90 = Custom Volvo 90

[@bjrnsteinslett6667]

mike not fare from the truth!

[@stickersb1236]

Glad to see there isn't some over zealous senior NCO getting but hurt about sliding the tanks on the ice. Those drivers need to know how their vehicle will behave in all conditions! You have to keep that armor on the move ice or not. good training!

[@Ato-3000J]

16:12 the Leopard tanks seem to purr because of the noise of the engine Did you saw the “exit” painted on the snow bottom right?

[@Shipfixer]

With those two types of tanks on the firing line, it would be game over. Bad ass!

[@pesevenkturk8761]

good video

[@ThisVideoAnnoyedMe]

Beautiful raw footage and sound!

[@atlaslion5128]

To me, the Abrams is the coolest looking tank along with the T90. Is the Leopard 2 better than the Abrams?

[@UncleRecolour]

Atlas Lion they are equivalents, it all depends on the crew

[@Crankiebox99]

Atlas Lion depends on crew

[@tomconnor2561]

The Leo is always 2 Times better :)

[@UncleRecolour]

mn bn really? What are your sources?

[@Gladi30plus]

Leo 2 is the best Tank in the World, this is fact!

[@TheGnfnrs]

The German Leopard 2A7 is the best Tank ever!

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

13:55 awsum 👍

[@Ymirson999]

What beautiful land.

[@whitewolfww2094]

No one can beat the leopard.

[@shirghazaycowboys]

WhiteWolf WW Tell that to ISIS they just started fucking up Turkish leopard 2s

[@luuuk7534]

WhiteWolf WW Leopards amour isn't that good. Leopards strenghs are mobility and firepower.

[@whitewolfww2094]

My bad I mean the turkey tanks are 2a4 and 2a3. These in the video are 2a5s and up.

[@zenger74]

WhiteWolf WW nope, from the A5 on, they have the extra turret armor

[@whitewolfww2094]

I know that's what I was saying, they also have more Front body armor on the 2a6 and 2a7.

[@DADATHAKUR-uk5xy]

Leopard 2is very powerful tank in the world 🙏

[@RotesKleid411]

The best tank is that one we don't use!

[@Arbeitsrepetier2000]

RotesKleid411 gay lesbian

[@rippspeck]

The best tank is the one _we_ don't use. Gotcha. I'm totally cool with exporting Leos to friends and family all around our hemisphere. After all, wouldn't it be cruel to keep our superior arms to ourselves? You just can't expect a peaceful country such as Norway to develop their own armor and those delicious krone feel so much better in German pockets than in those of Americans.

[@freeman3467]

You forget drones bombing those soldiers from above xD

[@Necrophite78]

Nice desert camo... in the snow

[@a_certain_mf3165]

Its training if it was real battle the camo would be made to blend into the environment

[@sytricka3318]

@Duce Vertindo So its still training and not a real battle...

[@samonellauniversity1182]

British armor and a German gun. Perfect.

[@memetasticvondank131]

*America and Germany Remain Strong as Always*

[@ToopackFromAugu]

M1 Abrams has a german gun, so it is good as well ;)

[@TheMuffdivr]

And since when has Germany ever needed America to be strong? Hahahahaha. Dream on.

[@andyduhamel1925]

Problem for tanks missiles,like a steel coffin.

[@ketchup2248]

Wild life is probebly like "WHAT THE FCK IS GOING ON HERE?"

[@arhipsmith8257]

Корнет по ним плачет.:)

[@Ruiner-rain]

Да видимо скоро для него будет праздник как и для остального семейства таких типов ракет:)

[@veritas.liberabit]

Scary monsters those Leopards

[@Sturmv0gel]

5:05 Jesus

[@rungcox4823]

Ikr

[@RedComet666]

the fire sound of leopard is so powerful

[@FrostyAUT]

Both tanks have the same gun.

[@reid1283]

FrostyAUT But they fire different ammunition

[@ysosudden775]

@@FrostyAUT Well the Leo had a different Version of the gun,a bit longer if i remember correctly

[@bwinms1]

modern roman legions

[@daviddowney1933]

Nah id say america is rome and germany is more like carthage. Clearly both are powerful but one more so than the other (i mean this during the time roe took carthage) im not saying any one tank is better just that one country has a stronger military

[@xm4rux]

wow! best tank footage ever! regardless if training or not

[@ellioteg]

Who the hell are these guys preparing to fight apart from the Russians in the 40s

[@thehypospinosaurus2059]

Practice dude.

[@stevewilson4514]

Just a wild ass guess on my part but I’ll take; (Who Are The Russians, for $600 Alex!)

[@SultanofSpey]

The Leo is a formidable tank. No doubt.

[@richiesquest3283]

The germans still build the best tanks in the world.

[@PRX1200]

i'm from germany and proud off it

[@bullforce6895]

Not any more , RUSSIA

[@zoolkhan]

@John Cornell lol

[@zoolkhan]

You are a nationalist dork. You like and prefer everything that has a crown or union jack on it. You dont do any research, instead you believe everything the sunday mirror tells you. Without even thinking, i know you are a brexiter and you seriously believe the EU was taking away your sovereignity. Why are you even here? The title says leopard and abrams.. and you see it fit to talk about your CentTainAllengers tanks? Since that is a lot of text, i was summing it up with "lol" previously. Look at sales, look at technical stats - all your fine tanks are still fine tanks.. but theyre not hands down w/o even considering others ... "the best" No offense john, i still like the brits and everything british - even though you showed us the finger in ww2 when we asked for your help.

[@gnomechild3248]

@John Cornell challenger is pretty garbage, the only thing good about it is its armor but other than that its below average, shitty rifled barrel, shitty engine, below average fcs, instead of following modern tanks like the leopard or Abrams the challenger did its own thing, with modern tank doctrine the challenger would be to slow to keep up with faster tanks and as a result would be outflanked.

[@big14tx]

Title: “Monstrously Powerful abrams and leopard 2 tanks” *Video starts* *Bradley drives across the frame*

[@jonny2954]

CV90, not Bradley.

[@big14tx]

Jonny I was unsure once I posted, thanks for correcting it.👍

[@LAOSmnagiva809]

13.20 Fast And Furious: Tank Drift

[@MrG4m4]

both are great machines

[@svk1939]

Yellow tanks in Norway :D

[@Balnazzardi]

Well why bother put on winter camo when its just an exercise :D

[@svk1939]

Yellow should only have a Star of David on the tanks

[@zoolkhan]

@@Balnazzardi a camo net would have been a sufficient gesture. why do the norvegians and finns put camonets on their tanks if it is just an excercise? because in peace you train for war. this is no game

[@Balnazzardi]

@zoolkhan Ye, but for example here they are just doing target practice, so I dont see how camo is necessary in that situation...different thing if the exercise actually includes something else.