Four Wheeler TV: Episode 2, Part V Video - Inside Bravo Company - video Dailymotion

Find out what its like to work inside the M1A1.

Transcript

00:00 These destroyed unmanned tanks are the result of a dead hit by live fire cannon rounds.

00:09 Training that's necessary to prepare for a combat situation.

00:13 So how do we go about even getting into it?

00:15 We all enter through the lower hatch.

00:17 That's how we first get into the tanks.

00:18 I'm going to climb down there, step right in there in the lower seat, and I'll climb

00:21 in through the T seat.

00:22 Okay, I'm going in.

00:24 Quarters inside the Abrams are tight.

00:27 The gunner is seated within inches of the cannon recoil, a dangerous job that takes

00:31 incredible concentration and guts to perform, a task not for the claustrophobic.

00:36 These sights right here, like I said, this is the gunner's primary sight, the GPS, is

00:41 where the gunner will stick his head and see out the sights.

00:45 Tank commander has a sight up here called the GPSE.

00:48 He sees exactly the same thing the gunner sees.

00:51 Those are all the gunner's control handles down there.

00:53 Here's the gunner's control handle for power.

00:56 We've got two manuals, so you can actually manually traverse and elevate the main gun

01:00 too in case you lose power.

01:02 You've got ammo select switches down there, gun select switch to shoot the machine gun

01:06 or the main gun.

01:07 You've got your thermal sights down there.

01:09 Turn that on and off.

01:13 If for any reason the Abrams needs a lift, the powerful M88 recovery vehicle comes to

01:17 the rescue.

01:18 We bet your auto club doesn't have this service.

01:23 I'm Lance Corporal Cody Wilkins, 1st Marine Division, Bravo Company 2nd Platoon, and you're

01:27 watching 4-Wheeler TV.

01:29 Stay put, Marine.

01:30 We'll be back after this.

01:31 (cymbal crash)