Thursday, October 21, 2021

US - M270 MLRS

 M270 MLRS - Overview, Reloading & Fire Missions


Various B-roll highlights of the U.S. Army's M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System from different angles while performing maneuvers with the vehicle, showing the process of loading M270 MLRS' rocket pod containers from Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks and carring out live-fire exercises at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area at Grafenwoehr, Germany. 00:00 - Overview 02:37 - Live-Fire Exercise 03:29 - Reloading M270A1 MLRS rocket pod containers 08:06 - MLRS Fires Credit: U.S. Army videos by Gertrud Zach, Spc. James Alegria Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Russia - Firepower

Rockets and missile TOS-1, Grad, BM-30, S-400, Tu-22, TU-95, Tank, Su-34, ICBM/Sermat all in Action

  

Military Update

 TOS-1

TOS-1 - 220mm 30 barrel rocket tracked MLRS (Range 3.5km / 2 miles)

TOS-1

GRAD

Grad BM21 - 122mm 40 barrel truck mounted MLRS (Range 20km / 12 miles)
Grad BM21

BM30

BM30 Smerch - 300mm 12 barrel heavy wheeled MLRS (Range 90km / 56 miles)
BM30 Smerch

S400

S400 - SAM articulated truck mounted (Range 40 to 400 km / 25 to 50 miles)
S400

Tupolev U2

Tupolev TU2 - Medium Bomber
Tupolev TU2

Tupolev TU95

Tupolev TU95 Bear - Strategic Bomber
Tupolev TU95 Bear

Sukhoi SU34


Sukhoi SU34 - Fighter Bomber
Sukhoi SU34





Monday, October 18, 2021

US - US Marines M777 Lightweight Howitzer

 Source: Military Footage Archive - MFA

The Ultralightweight Field Howitzer (UFH), designated M777 in the US, was selected to replace the existing inventory of M198 155mm towed howitzers by a joint US Army / Marine Corps initiative in 1997. M777 howitzer A1 and A2 variants: The M777 is the artillery system for the Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT). The M777 is normally operated by a crew of eight men but can be operated with a reduced detachment of five. The systems fitted with the digital fire control system are designated M777A1, and those with the software update that allows the firing of the Excalibur projectile, M777A2. U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire an M777 A2 Howitzer as part of Battalion Distributed Operations Course during Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 13, 2021. 1st Battalion, 12th Marines demonstrated their ability to quickly emplace and respond, enabling 1st Battalion, 3d Marines to accomplish key objectives.