2007 Afghanistan War: Operation Glacier - Battle Of The Jugroom Fort | DCS Reenactment

[@mattybob12310]

The Apache rescue at Jugroom is one of the most astounding feats of bravery

[@saintuk70]

Seeing the Bone thumbnail always delivers the Bone.

[@milbin1795]

📸🤨

[@mk6315]

She’s a hot looking plane for sure

[@chrisinstasis7986]

the extended range version?

[@johncrichton4341]

It's actually an interesting (if sad) read if one cares to research. Apparently, a RM Major was relieved of command, a request for additional troops from London was refused, troop training was deemed inadequate by subsequent inquiry and was based on peacekeeping rather than traditional attack strategies.

[@Memyselfanddave2724]

As someone who was actually in Zulu Company on H5, the OC WAS relieved of command as he was a useless coward under fire, but we were not under trained to fight. We’d been in country conducting ops for a long time before that event. The only limiting factor we had was the abysmal company commander

[@johncrichton4341]

@@Memyselfanddave2724 Thank you.

[@christophergreen2397]

@@Memyselfanddave2724 did you know of a Ewan Murchison?

[@robandcheryls]

This is one of the greatest rescues I’ve heard of, but maybe 5/10 top. 🇨🇦 Army Veteran(Afghanistan + 3 other ares

[@eaches]

The entire mission I'm seeing that BIG BRIGHT SHINY "canopy jettison" button just screaming out to Cap. Amazed he resisted so long. Well done, Sir.

[@grimreapers]

lol

[@chrisstopher2277]

I hope you do a bunch of afghanistan stuff, and hopefully, people watch them. Ill watch it all. I took part of operation Dragon Strike in 2010.

[@Master-im7jc]

The Royal Marines who went back in are real Heros

[@MrCrystalcranium]

This is one of the best battle sims I've seen you guys do in a long time. The artillery barrage with the building debris blasting up high in the air was great. I know how difficult it is to put these together every day and it is very much appreciated. I think DCS does an excellent job of simulating exploding vehicles and planes from a bit more distance that is usually shown. The Tomcat battle the other day was cool but following an AA missle all the way into the side of the fuselage isn't as great a visual as watching the target explode from a quarter mile away. Not a criticism, just a suggestion. Keep Reaping!

[@l.s8404]

just wish the view from back seat of the apache was a bit better, but then again I'm watching from a phone lol

[@Ayns.L14A]

C Sqn ,The Light Dragoons , nickname, The Legion, for we are many.......my old Sqn......Hussar!!

[@grimreapers]

Awesome!

[@HT-Blindleader]

Legend has it that they could only take four Royal Marines because their huge stainless steel balls would have put the airframe overweight if they had taken more.

[@grimreapers]

Yes heavy marine balls have been a limiting factor for many conflicts.

[@carl7cumberland]

I know one of the royal marines who did this , he told me on a parade so casually after he clinked over to me with all.his gongs . Proper legend

[@FalconAC]

Really good to see this mission played out after reading it from one of the pilots (Ed Macy) and the controversy of whether the Apache should have been used for this.

[@grantgates2931]

Friend of mine is an Ex Marine and told me how he used to do this in training. It was several years before this actual mission and I remember hearing about it and thinking of Andy. Interestingly he was in 45 Commando as well. Fabulous mission guys. Nicely done

[@BK45AUS]

Op glacier 2, instant like, awesome story, regards your questions Cap, Ed Macy's book Apache touches on all of those aspects, from his obs at the time and the after action enquiry.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks!

[@Zet0rius]

Interesting mission, great trigger discipline as well. Thanks guys!

[@Slikx666]

Cap. I had no idea what mission you we talking about until the bit about being strapped to the wings, then i knew the mission. Never been good with names. 😆 That was a good reenactment and teaches us what they went through. 👍

[@johnmacg2]

Great re-enactment guys!!

[@Davros-vi4qg]

Now this was something TFA ARMA3 did as a modified op. Flying on the wing of an Apache as infantry was exhilarating and scary in game… no idea how they did it for real 😳

[@petec1050]

My understanding from reading a number of different books is British Apaches used a circling wagon wheel formation when providing CAS with the cannon, don’t believe you’d of had them static in the hover like this.

[@grimreapers]

Fair point, but that may be a bit hard for our Apache skill level.

[@KrisTheLVN]

To quote Flannel Daddy, "When the eye of Sauron is on you, you're screwed."

[@ShovelMonkey]

Cap, I want you to listen very closely to your words, "...and I'm gonna rely on you guys to use them as _MATURELY_ as possible..." Just let that sink in.

[@grimreapers]

I admit this is unusual.

[@Krhys1]

In the Royal Artillery, eight guns is wartime scaling, with Batteries normally fielding six when not deployed.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks.

[@sethmarkowitz6660]

How'd you manage to incorporate such incredible detail?

[@jackjetpilot]

Excellent video.

[@daredevil7442AUTOMOTIVE]

We need a good WW2 battle, I’ve been watching a lot of your older videos from 3-4 years ago and the graphics today are way better than years ago… and much more enjoyable? Oh, good videos back then tooooo.

[@roguediplodocus6461]

The soldier wasnt noticed as missing as he had the same surname as someone else in the company. I guess easy to do in the confusion of battle with 4 WIA. Shitty situation but they pulled it off. And a hell of a coincidence since I just finished re-reading Apache this afternoon.

[@Grumpylove]

Being former AAC, I just want to point out that, we’ve never used the Apache “A” model and the “D” model is in DCS. Otherwise, very well done.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

One thing that crops up again and again in the history of the British armed forces - we are so much better at failing in style than everyone else. This mission, which turned into a bit of a fustercluck, is a good example. The most heroic rescue imaginable ended up with the commando being rescued not surviving. The Charge of the Light Brigade is a very obvious example. The English Armada, that went to raid Spain the year after the Spanish Armada failed to achieve much in its attempt to invade Britain. Operation Market Garden in 1944, the so-called bridge too far. The role of the Gloucestershire Regiment in the Battle of the Imjin River in Korea. And, I'm sure, dozens of other events that I can't quite call to mind right now.

[@grimreapers]

Yeh we specialise in this.

[@Kevin-hb7yq]

'Helicopters' are just 10,000 parts flying in close formation.

[@CynictheHedgehog]

When is the next campaign due to start Cap? They are the best of DCS!

[@grimreapers]

Matrix said he's about to start one in Kola map in wwII.

[@CynictheHedgehog]

@@grimreapers sounds amazing. Look forward to it!

[@FleetDefenderRA5]

Good mission. Sometime, if you would put out a list of books you are reading for this preparation. Lastly: last thing I ever expected to hear from an Englishmen: dug deeper than an Alabama Tick [great line; worth the price of admission.] Sorry you are getting demonetized.

[@Gunfreak19]

The British harrier regularly flew with 1000lb bombs. Rockets and 1000lb bombs seems to be ther default loadout in Afghanistan. Surprisingly they often didn't have cannons(based on Harrier How to be a fighter pilot, and Hazard Spectrum)

[@grimreapers]

thx

[@TheGazzatron941]

There were 4 apache's on task for this, 2 were on mission and 2 others were sent as qrf. They were all armed with 30mm, 4 helfire and rockets Inc flechette. The 2 on mission were the ones that went in whilst the 2 QRF covered, one of them was a female pilot in the gunner seat whom went code Winchester within a few minutes of arriving on scene. Also one of the rescue apache's landed after running on fumes and the way the refuel points were set up meant they had to taxi in, turn 180 and back into them. Well WO1 R didn't have time for that so piled in got as close as he could to the fuel line and told the ground crew to get refueling ASAP! Twas a busy day

[@DougNuttall-y4u]

I would love to see Operation Medusa - my friend’s kid was in it, and he makes it sound so blasé, when in reality it was an extended period of pure chaos.

[@trev8591]

Nice one, chaps.

[@MTBScotland]

Sad that the casualty was friendly fire

[@KH990j]

I don't think the front of the engines would have caused too much discomfort, but the rotor wash would be intense. I'm not familiar with the Apaches, but the Cobra's engines don't generate a ton of suction. I talked with a flight line mechanic who said he haphazardly sat an adjustable wrench in the intake cowling while the engine was running, and it just sat there. Obviously, it's a huge FOD issue, and I don't recommend doing that.

[@mk6315]

The rotor wash might have been bearable in the desert heat, but I think it might be more intense near the tips of the blades

[@KH990j]

@mk6315 Yes, generally the wash is worse towards the tips, but you'll still get plenty towards the middle.

[@staxalot8587]

Heard about the friendly fire, sad.

[@ChristianOakley-q1e]

This would have been really cool,.....if this was done in conjunction with TFA (like the old days). But cracking mission!!

[@docauger2032]

Cap you are in Afghanistan it's no longer a river it's a wadi, and a house is called a kalat. Great vid love that. 30 mike mike.

[@grimreapers]

thx

[@TRS-Tech]

👍 Help the guys everyone ... hit the like 👍

[@twveach]

This is legit, how long this game been around? What’s the communication setup/capabilities between players involved?

[@coreymoyers5771]

Sorry to ask this for this video and if it was already asked, but since the AIM-174B SM-6 was typically used to shoot down other missiles, could it be used in a defensive anti-missle role when launched from the air? For example, if someone tries to snipe an AWACS, could a defending F-15 shoot down the incoming missile, saving the AWACS?

[@grimreapers]

In real life probably yes but I don't think I can model this in game, it's just not really set up to do this.

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Ridiculous that they demonitize any of your videos. So many tired insurgents sleeping this mission 😉 Comment for the algorithm gods.

[@samuelconnolly4549]

Hey cap! Can you do a reenactment of operation urgent fury? US invasion of Grenada

[@grimreapers]

Will try.

[@erikerice9068]

I love your night time missions you can do more of them😊

[@Musix4me-Clarinet]

*Any chance* to get some post that brings in the Red view for these? Would love to see what they were experiencing when they see Apache's and artillery coming in from the distance, for example.

[@StumbleBee13]

DCS can’t recreate the ISAF IR patch, eh?

[@lukegraydon6266]

Why is there still ads if you're demonetised? I call B.S. on Yt....

[@grimreapers]

No idea. It just says "not suitable for advertisement"?

[@lukegraydon6266]

@@grimreapers I think I'll watch again to see what ads they run.

[@stormboy1517]

Maximum 'EL Kablooie' lol

[@DarkAgeTM]

Grump!

[@mayorwest3265]

I'm number 1

[@twinsaretrouble]

More B1. Always a crowd pleaser.

[@Chip_in]

Why can't you watch tv in Afghanistan? Telly ban 🤣⛳

[@grimreapers]

aaaand de-monetized.

[@1stbn8thmar]

DONT SAY Afghanistan

[@hephaestion12]

Pretty sure my step brother fought in this operation. Every military reenactment you do seems like an epic shitshow 😂 really lowers my respect for organisation of the military in my estimation

[@theoneneo5024]

Cap, what's the deal with the demonetization that has been going on? Are you being targeted specifically or is it the generic blue-haired, oversensitive kneejerk reaction to "ALL WAR/GUNS/MILITARY BAD" that the fine overlords at KZbin love to do from time to time?

[@grimreapers]

Regards full video de-monetization, lately it's really just been affecting my Afghan videos. For some reason they all just say "not suitable for adverts", or similar. With no explanation of why they are not suitable for adverts.

[@Flybythewire]

2nd I wanna be 1st

[@CraigGrunenfelder]

Demon might have something do to with using guns in your videos? They have some real stupid rules now. Few other platforms have mentioned the new firearms rules might effect them even though they are not a firearm channel.

[@grimreapers]

I wish they would just tell me what it is I'm doing wrong, then I can correct it.

[@greghanson5696]

Because KZbin is Woke.

[@grimreapers]

It really is isn't it?