More Tanks and Heavy Stuff
Not saying it’s Tanker Tuesday, but if any of you have tanker stuff, or HE adventure memories you’d care to share, by all means, please do so. Stories are always welcome.
These are US tanks/armored divisions overseas, e.g., Germany, going from Hohenfels to Grafenwoeher. Granted, it was done in 2014, but thanks to Youtubers, we get to see it. I enjoy seeing my tax dollars being used in a constructive way.
A column of American M1 Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles moves from Hohenfels to the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany for military exercises (and the local population is unfazed). Movement took place on May 10, 2014. Film Credit: SGT Fred Brown and CPT John Farmer. Source: Gung Ho Vids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaF2VY_YoCE
And in Spain, participating in a road exercise taking the division to a firing range for practice in 2015 and making nice with the locals. This video is by AirSource Military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_g7cgnJbA
Strykers driving through Hungary in the fall of 2015. Video is also by AirSource Military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4LHxEnXg08
BNSF load of armored vehicles going through Hinsdale and Barstow, IL 2018. Video is by Runnin’ Eight, on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkn1U0x67I
Category: Army, Marines, Real Soldiers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_LviCwSiY
Tanks alot.
Started out on a M48A5 went to a M60A1 and then to a A3. Going to transision to the M1A1 Abrams but got detailed to Ft. Sill for DS. Cheers.
M48DAT, you had the same progression on tanks that I had, except I was re-classed after being Airborne Infantry for a number of years.
Was also a SNCO on M60A3 & M1 NETT Teams, before retiring.
Good times! 🙂
As fate would have it, I worked my way down to DS of Infantry and Armor OUST.Started out in 31V Commo school if you can believe that!
Tanker? NBL, but you Armor bubbah’s are flat crazy. Here’s the only tanker I want to see. Or in this case, see me.
Yep, I spent 9 years working KC-135R’s (R’s are bigger than yours)
Remember, Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas, Nobody!
Loves me some stuff that goes boom…and is mobile…and is ours…and trains….loves me some choo choo trains…loaded with my stuff that can be mobile and go boooooooom.
“Likes” the Floating Artillery’s “eye in the sky” at the gas station picture too.
Boner…Freedom, one (1) each, flesh colored, OEM issue.
Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS) were always high pucker-factor events. If one of those 16 inch “Flying Volkswagens” and my P-3 occupied the same space and time there would be only a grease spot in the sky.
I even had to wake up on occasion to take my turn at the aft observer station, or spell the radar operator.
For 5th/77th FA & AW1Ed.
A little bit of something for the both of you.
An AC-130W Stinger II Gunship getting “tanked” and firing it’s 105mm canon.
Enjoy!
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Aerial refueling…high pucker factor!
Potential of aircraft occupying same air space as shell from 16 inch gun….extreme pucker factor!
Tanks Skyjumper
*what???*
-deaf-ass Tanker.
But I’ll bet you had a good time watching all that armored up stuff….
Yep, I was a much younger man but it was a lot of hard work to get them iron coffins down the road.
I remember my old motor daddy said the d was for dumb. And I’m living proof.
Never got to do the Graf to Ho-Ho-Hoenfels thing in the day time or the summer. Always at night in at least a snow storm, if not a blizzard. Used to have the engineers bull doze the ice off the wash rack after each company finished when we left. And no antennas on the Hoenfels rail head. Wires were too low.
Summer, winter, macht’s nichts. I got to Germany in July and went directly to Graf. to join my unit which was already there “supporting” other units. Spent a few nights downrange servicing targets while tanks qualified. I never realized Germany was in the Arctic until then.
Did you realize that shivering can burn 100 calories in 15 minutes?
Good to know you guys are having a good time with this stuff. Any suggestions for future posts are welcome, and that includes the WWII stuff and later, if I can find it.
Great job, Ex-PH2.
what’s not to like about heavily armored things that go bang, bang, bang and BOOM! (grin)
Here’s one from WWII, the German Panzer VIII Type 205 Maus (Mouse).
Only two prototypes were built, with only one of those being completed but never used.
This behemoth weighed 188 tons battle ready, in comparison to the present US M1 series tank weighing in at 67-68 tons.
Forgot the link. 🙁
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-german-prototypes/panzer_maus.php
How would you like to take that thing to the wash rack?!
Still have nightmares about my first trip to the washrack at Knox.
We spent 12 hours straight ( on 36 hours with no sleep) washing an M60A1 only to have a DI walk up and reach into the backside of a roadwheel and pull out 10 lbs of clay and throw it at us.
Good times.
Ah, the washrack. A manly job for manly men. Nighttime, rolling in from a few days wandering in the winter wonderland of rural Germany, waiting in line an hour or two in our unheated track for our turn at the washrack, frolicking in the streams and spray of water and gliding gracefully on the ice as we removed all traces of frozen mud and camouflage from our vehicles, delighting in the sensation of ice-cold water squishing between our toes,….
Ah, good times.
I think Skyjumper would enjoy it!
He’d probably give it a wax job, too.
Thanks for the link, Skyjumper!!!
And yeah, what’s NOT to like?
Good stuff here. Tanks a bunch Mi’Lady, and to you too, Skyjumper. Just about everyday here I find another linkie thingie to bookmark and to peruse. I had to be drug into the 21th century kicking and screaming, but I’m here, dealing with it. Still don’t text or have a personal smart phone, but I do like my little chrome book laptop. Found a hidden icony thingie do with a free prescription that my boy put on here for the unlimited youtubie. Been wearing that button out. Good times.
One has to wonder on occasion what might of happened if Ol’ Adolph had of let his military run that war. If he had of left the Russkies alone for a little while, may have been a longer time before the ultimate outcome was realized. Have read some of the “alternative histories” that are out there. Some are semi plausible.
Naturally Ex, any posts/threads/stories on the King of Battle/Winner of Wars/Bringer of Dignity to what would otherwise be considered a vulgar brawl, will be muchly appreciated.
And you are very welcome, 5th/77th!
Graf……..
The land of always white; mud, dust, or snow.
Ah, good times supporting the 2ACR.
I think that’s where talcum powder comes from. Finest dust I’ve ever seen.
Only tank story I have is of the time, way back, when our drop zone was on a tank training installation and I got to “play” with a disabled tank. No tracks, nothing to propel it forward, no nothing that sounded like any fun at all. We climbed around on it anyway – you know, just because it was there. Sure enough, when you pulled some of the levers, the turret turned and the gun barrel went up and down. It turned to be a whole lotta fun after all.
I don’t know whether or not it’s true, but I ran across a story a while back about a tank crew cooking their food on their tank’s engine cover.
We frequently heated C-rations in the exhaust pipe of our tracks. Saw a film years ago of a British tank actually frying eggs on the outside of their tank in N. Africa. Not near the engine, either.
This reminded me of a book in my collection. Tank Sergent By Ralph Zumbro. And yes, It’s spelled SERGENT, for reasons not explained. Sargent Zumbro was a retread who served as a paratrooper before re entering the army as a tanker. The book tell the tale of his year in Vietnam and is a very entertaining read. He tells of clearing villages and giving the enemy the “Whole Nine Yards” as in Canister, coax, and tracks. I recommend it as a good read for tankers and wannabe tankers.