five reasons no nation can beat the Marines in a war the US Marine Corps prides itself on being
america's 9-1-1 force a fire brigade that the president can call upon to fight the nation's
battles in an emergency though the Marines have largely been treated as a de facto second Land
Army over the past dozen years the service is an integral component of the Department
of the Navy which is primarily a maritime force therefore the Marines as a specialized amphibious
force argue that they need unique hardware to conduct their unique missions while the
service has many different types of weapons here's a selection of their five key systems
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well not a weapons system in the traditional sense of the word the Marine Corps Warrior Ethos
and superb training make the service what it is every single Marine from the lowest private to the
Commandant himself is trained first and foremost as an infantryman even the Marines naval aviators
undergo nine months of infantry training as part of Officer Candidate School and the basic school
before they go off to flight school these shared experience of fighting alongside Marines on the
ground gives the service a level of cohesion that the other branches lack ultimately it's
the Marine course people that make it arguably the most effective branch of the Armed Forces
with the United States theoretically ending combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
the service will shrink to a total strength of 182 thousand Marines by 2017 but even at
that reduced Manning level it will be nearly as large as the entire active British military you
number two m1a1 abrams the m1a1 Abrams main battle tank was developed by General Dynamics
it's a further development of the m1 Abrams the m1 a1 was revealed in 1985 with production
commencing the same year it entered service with the US Army in 1986 production ended in 1992 and
approximately 4,800 m1a1 Abrams tanks were built currently the US Army operates nearly 4,000 400
of these tanks and the US Marine Corps just over 400 it's planned that the fleet of refurbished
and upgraded m1a1 tanks will remain with the US military until at least 2021 the m1 a1 is
an improved Armour protection compared with its predecessor front turret and hull Armour
of the m1 a1 features advanced composite Armour reinforced with depleted uranium mesh for better
protection like in previous version ammunition is stored in the turret bustle with blowout panels
for better survivability and crew production interior is lined with Kevlar for protection
against falling some tanks most notably of the US Marine Corps are fitted with a missile
countermeasure device this device can detect and jam guidance systems and laser guided missiles
while the rancor prides itself on being a strategically mobile medium weight force
there are times when it needs the brute force and have the armour that brute force is provided
by the General Dynamics m1a1 Abrams well not quite as advanced as the US Army's m1a2 SEP v2
the Marines m1a1 firepower enhancement package suits the Marines purposes of supporting the
services infantry the Abrams is armed with a 120 millimeter cannon and is protected with an armor
matrix that incorporates depleted uranium armor with a 1,500 horsepower Honeywell gas turbine
engine it can move at more than 45 miles per hour the Marines are not a heavy mechanized force in
the mould of the Army's heavy brigade combat teams the entire Marine Force has only three
tank battalions and the service has just shy of 400 tanks in total most of which are stored in
pre position stocks number 3 h 1 z viper the bell ah-1z viper is the latest iteration of the Vietnam
era Cobra attack helicopter while outwardly the ah-1z looks like its predecessors it's basically
a completely new machine the ah-1z is powered by a pair of 1,800 horsepower general electric t700
turboshaft engines that's coupled with a new four bladed composite rotor system that gives
the helicopter exceptional agility it carries a suite of advanced sensors including a Lockheed
Martin target sight system and can carry the longbow radar system like the Army's IH 64 II
Apache it can carry 16 hellfire missiles but also adds an air-to-air punch with its ability to fire
aim 9 Sidewinder missiles the ah-1z also shares many common parts with the marines bell uh-1y
venom version of the uh-1 huey which helps with the service logistics however on the downside
the viper and venom are unique platforms with the Defense Department and have not been built in huge
numbers like the Army's Apache or uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters that means the Marines have a more
difficult time keeping their machines up-to-date with the latest advances and it caused more
number four blowing av-8b harrier to the av-8b harrier jump jet affords the marines Expeditionary
units their own organic fixed-wing air support for the Marines who can't always afford ready
access to heavy artillery aircraft act as a mobile fire support well the Harrier is
not the best fighter or strike aircraft until the Lockheed Martin f-35 Joint Strike Fighter
becomes operational it's the only short takeoff vertical landing aircraft that can operate from
MTV's assault ships the subsonic attack aircraft though perhaps a compromise in many respects is
essential to the Marines unique concept of operations the Harrier will be replaced in
favor of the Joint Strike Fighter over the coming years the service hopes to retire the venerable
jet by 2025 reversing an earlier plan to keep the av-8b in service past 2030 instead the Marines
will keep their Boeing f-18 ABC and D aircraft until the f-35b replaces those Jets awesome
number five light armored vehicle laughs
as a highly mobile medium weight force the Marines don't want to be weighed down by
heavy armored vehicles however some mechanized forces are necessary for the Marines many of those
needs are met by versions of the General Dynamics light armored vehicle series laughs a marine light
armored reconnaissance battalion includes many variants of the left including the lab 25 lav 80
LAN al Lev M lav ours and lav c2s which all have their individual functions ranging from anti-tank
and anti-aircraft and agile the most common lab 25 is packed with a 25 millimeter automatic cannon
and a pair of 7.62 millimeter machine guns it can move at speeds exceeding 63 miles an hour
well that was five reasons no nation can beat the Marines
in a war thanks for watching and see you in the next video