god i do love me a big ol machine

No better startup sound on earth than a turbine. Wish the efficiencies and performance profiles of turbines justified having them in everyday vehicles. I don't care how bad your day in the office was. If starting up your ride after work sounds like that, its a good day.

The first time I heard this, we were on a road march at Ft Jackson (BCT). We'd halted at a crossroad, and an Abrams was hidden behind scrub about 30ft from where we were and started up. I thought it was going to fly apart and kill us all.

If the little hairs on your arm don’t stand up when that AGT1500 crests and levels out I feel bad for you.

Everyone thinks it’s cool tell they gotta run up to the grunt phone. 😆

Isn't the new one getting rid of the turbine? Sad times

As someone who has accidently rested their forearm against the exhaust on an Abrams. Its not fun XD but damn does it sound amazing

Who the hell put a jet turbine in a fraggin tank?!?!??

Would a turbine give off a huge heat signature for potential enemies? Just wondering

Yes (top is Abrams, bottom is T72)

Whoa. Nice visual!

quarter cav

Reminds me of starting the gas turbines on the ship. You’re about to rip tens of thousands of horsepower but also burn tens of thousands of gallons of diesel

You are go for take off

You can hear when the Power Turbine breaks loose at about 23sec mark.

Memories.

Will it ever start?

Best MBT in the world.

Holy fucking freedom boner batman!

If that doesnt cause your heart to beat..... nothing will...

Watch out you are going to trigger a lot of people’s PTSD

Damn I miss being a tanker

Listening for that peek and then drop before leveling out. REDCON 1

#1 I can smell that noise #2 let me put my new on that heat rack real quick

I love USA: where we put planes on guns and jets on tanks.

Get soaked and stand there for 10 minutes. Talk about "blow dry."

I wish my diesel truck sounded like that 😍

Diesel sounds better

Sexy