1991 Gulf War: Task Force Normandy - Desert Storm | DCS Reenactment Mission

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5:15 Briefing
9:46 Mission Start
1:04:06 Attack
1:20:26 RTB(kind of)
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[@grimreapers]

NOTE: we recorded this a while ago, I only just got a chance to upload it.

[@Anarchy_420]

How psychologically terrifying that must be for the baddies, one sec everything is quite and dark next everything is exploding and on fire!

[@smokeyjoe1034]

I actually enjoyed playing Jane's Longbow 2 (1997) for windows 95.

[@jameshewitt8828]

Loved it, learnt loads from that back in the day, even impressed some dutch apache guys at a airshow to let me sit in their apache. Then ended up working on the real things (British Army ones)

[@smokeyjoe1034]

It was a great game for it's time, but I think the DCS module is more realistic compared to the Jane's module.

[@blooter6360]

Ditto ! Had all this janes sims Longbow 2 and ww2 fighters was amazing

[@steph4050]

Oh my god you just threw me back in time! I was a huge fan of all Janes games. Longbow was awesome!

[@blooter6360]

@@steph4050 yeah! I still have all the physical copies ATF gold , f-18, f-15, usnf, IAF, ww2 fighters , longbow 2 Plus a submarine one aswell All classic games with each manual taking a week too read ! Loved them man

[@cousinjack2841]

Don't worry about this being a boring video; I found it very interesting and informative. Managed, as a non DCS player, to get a handle on the complexities and a better understanding of the terminology and display information etc. Gives you a better understanding and appreciation of what the guys go through. Nice one.

[@Youngie761]

I was on the edge of my seat when Cap turned the cabin lights off looking for the outer lights. lol

[@williamrausch4245]

Command and control hint: when you put out a "net" call (where you put out instructions to your entire groups), they should reply in a set sequence. So they don't all answer at the same time and you can determine who did not hear the net call.

[@Xoutdoors]

The term technical describing such a vehicle originated in Somalia in the early 1990s. Barred from bringing in private security, non-governmental organizations hired local gunmen to protect their personnel, using money defined as "technical assistance grants". Eventually, the term broadened to include any vehicle carrying armed men.[1] Technicals have also been referred to as battlewagons, gun wagons,[2] or gunships.

[@grimreapers]

That was it! thanks

[@gordonpromish9218]

I had thought the term traced back to 1987 in Chad, and the way the French "technical assistance" delivered and helped arm up Toyota Land Cruiser pickups for use as Milan and Redeye missile platforms in anti-tank and ADA warfare against the Libyans and their proxies (the "Toyota War")?

[@chrisg6091]

The neologism technical describing such a vehicle is believed to have originated in Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s.[1][2] Barred from bringing in private security, non-governmental organizations hired local gunmen to protect their personnel, using money defined as "technical assistance grants". Eventually the term broadened to include any vehicle carrying armed men.[3] However, an alternative account is given by Michael Maren, who says the term was first used in Somalia in the 1980s, after engineers from Soviet arms manufacturer Tekniko mounted weapons on vehicles for the Somali National Movement during the Somaliland War of Independence.[1] Technicals have also been referred to as battlewagons and gunwagons.[4] Wikipedia

[@JasonWester]

After years and years of using that term, you just made me realize that I had no idea what it meant! Thanks for the education.

[@roentgen571]

The brief time I visited "Old York" in the UK, I fell in love. What a beautiful old city, the people were very nice, and just such a great time. It's an ancient place, going back beyond Roman times, with streets that look straight out of a Harry Potter movie.

[@roentgen571]

You have to forgive my provincialism... I come from part of the world where a building from the early 1900s is the oldest one in town. York is the kind of place where the neighborhood pub on the corner has been in business since the 1700s and isn't even considered a historic landmark or anything...

[@jameshewitt8828]

So you've got a IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) guy in your front seat operating the TADS, that's pretty perfect.

[@jameshewitt8828]

Haha you're actually flying better at night under PNVS Symbology than normal daytime VFR stylie

[@BK45AUS]

Awesome vid, lots of fun and interesting info.

[@vd00]

Man, am I happy Cap got bored! Was starting to drift off. Great stuff!

[@Mariner311]

Aaaah, Sweet Memories of that night. I was a Naval Aircrewman, and we were at the top of the Persian Gulf performing a distraction - striking Falakah Island in a Seahawk Helicopter (basically unarmed), and the Kuwaiti Coast to make the Iraqis think the Marines would land at Kuwait. My little brother was with the Amphip Group driving ship's boats toward the beach. No full data-link, so we didn't KNOW the Army//Air Force had struck until we landed... back when CNN did NEWs. We had a GPS that the Maintance Officer bought at a sportings good store before we left Japan, NO NVGs, a Viet Nam Era starlight scope, and a jurry rigged M-2 gun in the crew door. All our ASW gear was left on the hangar gear. A few years later, the Navy gave us Hellfires and real guns. HARD to realize it was 30+ years ago.

[@johneckert1690]

bloody marvelous mission. THANK YOU.

[@peteturner3928]

We have at least two New York's in the UK, one not far from me in Tyneside and one in Licolnshire, it must be noted that they are just small suburban towns and not a giant sprawling metropolis like the one in the states though!

[@tomriley5790]

GR had the tightest formation... .when they were trying to shoot each other down :-)! Nice mission :-)!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

It may be worth noting, when comparing mpg figures, that a US gallon is 3.8 L, whereas an Imperial gallon is 4.5 L. Consequently, the exact same car will get approximately 20% higher mpg if you use Imperial gallons than if you use US gallons.

[@grimreapers]

Wow I had no idea, thanks.

[@RyBredSamich]

Really cool!! Glad you are learning it! @CasmoTv has a great night ops tutorial, you might want to adjust the transparency of the IHADS with the NVG select switch.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks!

[@navyswabby]

Grump, Cap really has built quite an empire with Grim Reapers, which is commendable, but he is a loose cannon. He flat said he wasn't handling comms, and he took off and left aircraft behind. If you are going to be part of the inner circle, you need to keep a few brain cells on the scan for times like this when things start falling apart. You did eventually step up, but only after Red Flight pointed it out after THEY were contacted by White Flight.

[@grimreapers]

Yup bit of a mess this one...

[@kenhelmers2603]

Nice mission set :)

[@ecbst6]

I still have Thrustmaster sticks, throttles, pedals, and steering wheel in the basement. But that was back during the heady days of Jane's USAF and haven't really flown since then.

[@amielatabaki755]

Loved the fireworks show

[@BobH809]

Hey Cap, (re your comments around the 55 minute mark). I used to have a 59reg Toyota iQ, where I once had (only once) 84mpg on a 70 mile trip (one way on A roads) where I was mostly stuck behind trucks/slow movers at around 40mph (this was before trucks were allowed to drive faster). The next best I got was 72mpg, same journey, different day and month without too much of the slow movers. Our little car was great for reliability.

[@grimreapers]

84? WoW! nice

[@MTBScotland]

I was so pissed off when this happened. Was watching tough guys and the news interrupted the film in the middle. Had to wait ages for it to come back on to TV to finish watching.

[@Anarchy_420]

Lol you guys were talking about the good old days of Nintendo64 Playstation memory cards Dreamcast AOL and DSL MP3 players landline phones Cable TV small TV's with VCR's built into them HUGE big screen TV's😆✌

[@nigeldepledge3790]

According to Wikipedia, the CH-47 Chinook has a top speed of 170 knots. I suspect it can go a wee bit faster IRL.

[@Wyomingchief]

I do know that it's the fastest helicopter in our Arsenal

[@williamrausch4245]

Legend in the 101st Inf Div (Abn) has it that the commander of the mission ordered everyone to fire in the count of three and he fired on 2 so he could be the FIRST to shoot....or so the story goes......

[@dmarkrmeav8tor]

There was an "early" shot, but it wasn't the 1-101 CDR, Dick Cody

[@SamIIs]

@@dmarkrmeav8tor How did you come to know this about the mission.

[@samanazimi5087]

Remember that winwing technology is your ultimate hardware solution :) 108

[@jefe6908]

Roll Tide! It is an Alabama thing, love your content guys!

[@jefe6908]

I was actually born in Enterprise, Alabama while my Dad was stationed at Fort Rucker - and I think it was referred to as "home of the Apache" if memory serves, so rotary wing aviation was a staple for me while growing up

[@tommallory4841]

Did you all meet through DCS?

[@jameshewitt8828]

Cap if you won the euro millions what would be your dream garage. Also its great seeing ferrari doing well (shame about Sainz) in F1

[@rileymatheson1029]

I had a Blockbuster card. I concur, Cap. There is no more excitement for a movie anymore. It used to be an experience. Likewise with magazines. Better yet scrutinizing the binder of Jane's leaflets to memorize aircraft types and capabilities and then playing Jane's Combat sims and IDF.

[@Rhynocx]

i found a blockbuster card in a car that was traded in that i cleaned at the honda dealership i worked at.

[@markbecker71]

I seem to remember it went smoother than that...good job😅

[@grimreapers]

lol welcome to GR !

[@dcijams]

11 of our 13 FB111’s from Plattsburgh AFB dropped the 1st low level Bombing saudis

[@Wyomingchief]

When did we bomb the Saudis?

[@kevinc8387]

Cap, once again all that training has paid off at the beginning of the mission. Back in the 90's a great Apache game was longbow. Great great stuff. I wish I could find a working windows 95 or 98 to run it. The training missions would help you greatly. Shows all the screens multi targets data link etc

[@nancybruce7739]

I was there in Mogadishu and they were called technicals or some called them skinnies. I was with the Canadians army. Nancy is my wife’s account lol

[@Anarchy_420]

Lmao StarFox do a Barrel Roll!😂

[@randlebrowne2048]

Here in West Texas, I'd be terrified to drive a Miata. It would be too easy to get run over by an F-150!

[@palanthis]

[@AlfonsJQuack]

Women are allowed to perform Hadsh to Makkah and hundreds of thousands do each year. Great videos cheers.

[@Anarchy_420]

My car-- 2001 Lincoln Towncar😅 Rear wheel drive, I've gotten it sideways in a roundabout😁🤘

[@grimreapers]

nice pics plz

[@Anarchy_420]

@@grimreapers lol there idk why It wouldn't let me just send the link?

[@Anarchy_420]

@@grimreapers idk can't seem to send a pic...

[@Anarchy_420]

@@grimreapers technical difficulties and likely mistakes made, lol so now my profile pic is my car🙃

[@that1randomguy382]

Why am I just now getting a notification for this upload🤨

[@SimonJ.]

Brilliant mission guys!!! And lucky to get 25mpg average but it's a Golf R32... I'm walking a lot more with current fuel prices 😆

[@Dad_Brad]

From what I understand, the first American casualty of the Gulf War (I) was an F-18 pilot. Mig-25 took him out. Lucky shot, although it was confirmed the Iraqi pilot was experienced from the Iran/Iraq war.

[@aztec0112]

Michael Scott "Spike" Speicher (July 12, 1957 - January 17, 1991),married, father of 2.

[@aztec0112]

Lt Tom Drew gave the legendary fire warning, "Party in 10".

[@tomriley5790]

I don't think it was a lucky shot - it was semi-active radar homing and guided all the way in.

[@ecbst6]

I want to say technicals were a cartel thing first, like in the days of Honduras and JTF Bravo, but I didn't wind up going on that fun trip, so not sure.

[@KevinCantRun]

Chuck Jeagers Air Combat....good times

[@ghostlypiano69]

Soviet Strike was one of my favorite games back in the day lol

[@revman417]

I live 9 miles from New York in Lincolnshire which is near the original Boston.

[@plankliveriesold]

Could you not get front seat pilot to take control while you sorted the trim controls?

[@grimreapers]

yes good idea

[@AgentShadow138]

Call it C-maws for CMWS

[@SGT.PRIMUS]

2017 gmc acadia denali 28mpg and a ford f150 king ranch 17mpg.

[@grimreapers]

Greta would NOT be happy! :)

[@M3PH11]

42:24 My reaction was the same as cap's. 47:53 It's probably because they either did something super classified or they don't wanna talk about it. 2 examples from my personal experience. 1) My recently deceased grandfather flew spitfires in WW2 out of RAF Innsworth (I think. he was defo based there for a bit. Base is now RAF Imjin). I only found out because he got invited to an event with my father and some of my dads mates at the severn valley railway when I was about 12 (so before cap was born). It was an in period event so they got my grandad an RAF uniform. He went fucking mental. Refused to wear it and that is the only time I heard any detail of his story. Because i live in the general 20 mile radius of Imjin, grandad use to flap about how he used to walk from the other side of gloucester to get to the base on the daily and that i had no idea how easy i had it (he had no idea about my mental health issues). Post war he spent his days in his shed reading the paper or machining something only to appear for sustainance. 2) This my personal experience. I have not served but i have done some work, indirectly, for her majesty as an IT engineer. That's all i can say. My parents both have or have previously held eyes only clearance, in one of/a mixture of/all of the following the UK, France and the US. I can't even tell them anything. If I say any more everyone gets put on a watchlist and if you ask questions past that you get a visit from some of the boys from an army base near Hereford and they will not be nice. For that reason I don't tell anyone anything normally and that's for their protection. 57:10 Cap, remember Daewoo? They became the european arm of chevy for a while. Then they went away. Then Ford started selling the Mustang globally. Chevrolet Had to compete. And so started to sell cars in europe because selling them only in the US, canada and australia in the current market doesn't make sense (and they have to compete with ford). And so since about 2019 it has been possible (if you can afford the car (which is like twice what it is in the US) then the insurance (only rich oap's can afford it) and find a dealer (basically aren't any)) to buy a camaro in right hand drive.

[@tomriley5790]

The main issue with US cars in the Uk is that they're built for US petrol prices... although that may soon change.

[@cousinjack2841]

The discussion on GR members employment was interesting but I must admit to being a trifle disappointed. In my mind, what little there is left of it, I had an image of Fly still scooting around Europe in an old beaten up 109, ambushing Cessna's, still fighting the war that he can't believe they lost, (again), like those old Japanese soldiers that used to appear from the jungle on remote islands, still thinking the war was on decades after it was over. Building pools; really..?

[@mixit2413]

is the apache better with 2 people or can one person do it just as effectively?

[@grimreapers]

either is equally capable

[@mecampbell30]

There is an AI that can help you.

[@HAL_9001]

@31:33 I love that the first time YT's caption blanks out [ ] is when Grump uses it to give the actual definition of the word. That's about as dumb as blanking out "[ ] bombs" for fear of hurting other snake-eyes' feelings.

[@cgmax7]

Maybe someday Arma 3 And DCS can do joint mission it would be awesome

[@M3PH11]

Arma 4. Arma 3 but with DCS flight models.

[@mrlodwick]

It was the first chaps.

[@neanderthor66]

As far as what WW2 night fight you could do with the apache, how about the last one you did with the Mosquito and the blinding spotlights?

[@williamrausch4245]

WWII vs Apaches scenario...could they stop the German forces the night before the the Battle of the Bulge started

[@grimreapers]

Just filmed something V similar. Will be out in a few days.

[@ah64adsweetness95]

Torque ????

[@tomboyle7901]

Cap , You mentioned WW2. The US Navy by passed Rabaul it was the most heavily defended airfield in WW2 . Lets see a couple of teams of Apaches attempt to take it out. At night .

[@tomriley5790]

If you want a good Apache mission to recreate google "That time 4 Royal Marines strapped themselves to attack helicopters and rode into a Taliban compound"

[@grimreapers]

cool

[@scottr9900]

“…it fell to bits.” Well, it was a Renault.

[@grimreapers]

lol

[@Renmazuo27]

You missed Frances, Cap.

[@grimreapers]

Oh yeh, does anyone know what Francis's new job is? Porn star??

[@randyharvey3059]

do you guys have actual jobs?

[@MikeHoncho499]

More gunner cam please

[@grimreapers]

rgr

[@DrDezaro]

RT = Radio Tech … nice

[@mahdisarrami9904]

*Persian gulf

[@scottr9900]

Miata’s not a car for a taller people, either.

[@grimreapers]

Head touches roof.

[@scottr9900]

That’s a fact. I had a 280Z, and investigated the Miata as a drop top. No joy. My 6’2” wouldn’t fit.

[@scottr9900]

What about Ello and Arti?

[@grimreapers]

ello refuses to fly choppers :(

[@iantibbetts6823]

Dunkirk at night with Apache

[@grimreapers]

Done, comes out this week.

[@torjones1701]

US Army is not currently allowed to fly fixed wing air craft, and while the Air Force is allowed to fly rotary wing air craft, as they can fly anything that flies, they leave most of the rotary stuff to the Army and Marines. I'm not sure how "official" that rule is, but I've heard it from several army and air force people, so I find it plausible at worst... FORD: Fix Or Repair Daily. See Also: First On Race Day. (not usually true these days...)

[@johnmurphy9580]

The US Army has a couple hundred fixed wing aircraft. Mostly cargo, EW, and some executive stuff.

[@hippis563]

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[@grimreapers]

thx

[@JasonWester]

This reminds me. It's almost 2023, almost time to invade Iraq again! Time flies, doesn't it?

[@bushyiscool2]

Did not appreciate the derogatory terms. I know it was unintentional but please be considerate.

[@grimreapers]

I usually watch the vids through and try sensor anything over the line, but I just couldn't sit and watch all 3+ hours of footage from the mission.

[@rossknowles5608]

ahh.... utter nerds. excellent

[@FalcoGer]

Could you not at the very least do a cockpit familiarization before you do a night mission? Every 2 minutes is "What's that?" or "Where is this?" RTFM?

[@grimreapers]

Nope. Refusing to learn this plane.

[@Oz_Gnarly_One]

I suspect that you will continue to be disappointed. Cap never has time to learn and memorize every plane/Chopper he flies.

[@vincentmcmullen9376]

Cap don't need no stinkin' manual.

[@markingraham4892]

In reality Iraq surrendered and nothing happened. The 200 kills are all abandoned.

[@tyl3r992]

Un subbed sorry too much DCS

[@TheOnlyHatchet101]

Looks like loads of fun, ToT will likely be the challenge in the near future. You look nice and eager to find the enemy though. Your Wingman might get old real fast. Do yourself a favor and practice indirect rocket fire and check the curve of range in relation to altitude. You should find it far more consistent than what one might expect out of an FFAR, as the Hydra 70 is pretty spiffy, even with optional warheads. I would almost never take them in loadout if I had a choice, but choice is rarely offered unless you married the ADMOC's daughter last week... LOL, Otherwise, it's all ripple fire in the TZD and RTB. I believe DCS is coded fairly accurate, though I am not entirely sure. Fun reading; man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/smart/jp3_09_1.pdf

[@Duvstep910]

I think the apache is the easiest of the ED modules to learn

[@grimreapers]

agree