5YearsOfMW2: "DC Evac" Radio chatter w/subtitles

Radio broadcasts of American troops during the evacuation of Washington D.C in MW2. All communications are literally transcribed.
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[@King_Stannis_Baratheon]

"Solid copy on broken arrow, major it's been an honor, out."

[@elliotkim4375]

how sad.....

[@KWBAT-sr2um]

Guys, I think I know who requested that broken arrow...He was a major right? Well on the mission Whiskey Hotel, there's a major (can't remember his name) in that mission, and when you come out from the bunker at the start of the mission it looks like an explosion has happened, so maybe he survived the broken arrow or maybe it was a different major, just a thought lol

[@MeecosMeh]

KWBAT 2003 I actually think that might be the same Major they have similar voices, and the Major at Whiskey was also complaining about 240s. Good thought never noticed that.

[@gmane6340]

Nope, that guy was Colonel Marshall. Also he wasn't really complaining he was ordering 240b's somehwere.

[@MeecosMeh]

Inspiring Reptile ah fuck I was thinking it was major Marshall it's been awhile lol

[@Plaidgeoduck6]

“Line Yankee: 20 BTR’s” Foley be like: “RAMIREZ, TAKE OUT THOSE DAMN BTRS”

[@carlosuzaier5858]

Plaidgeoduck6 Too true

[@ahistoryfanatic5683]

And you only have 5 Javelin rounds and have to watch a walkthrough before you destroy the remaining 15

[@willmilam1721]

Dark of the knight thats why the commando perk existed Foley: ramirez take out that su-57 Ramirez: *looks up and melee lunges the aircraft* putin and some others in russia in a meeting talking about where to invade next ramirez comes out of nowhere and shield bashes 4-5 of them in one lunge *after the war* AD: this man took out 10 aircraft with a knife and his fists pilots hate him click here to learn his secret

[@tomaprd]

Will Milam sorry to break it to you but in MW the Russian president is Boris Vorshevsky,you rescue him in MW3

[@whitefangwalker6525]

Will Milam, You'll never see the fame you deserve.

[@nugget784]

Love the little detail at 6:08, where he addresses himself as “Echo 4 Sierra” Because in the event you need a callsign but don’t have one because you’re just a grunt, you just respond with your rank and your last name initial, so for example the guy identifying as “3-Bravo Echo-4 Sierra” is (E-4)SPC/CPL (Insert last name that begins with the letter S.) from Bravo Company, 3rd Platoon The dude is just at most a squad leader who’s in charge of maybe like anywhere between 3-7 guys who now has to take charge of whoever’s left now that his leadership is dead. Just an insignificant background detail but tells so much.

[@NuadaRP]

This is why OG IW was so badass at story telling!

[@kalaharisurfer1994]

Yeah, just afterwards, he reports his leadership as KIA and he's left with 3 others

[@sairaskynx2247]

So in my case, I would have to say 3-Bravo Echo 4 Charlie?

[@user-vm5hy1jk5e]

The way the military says thing is extremely confusing in my opinion.

[@blyatman7244]

@@user-vm5hy1jk5e It is, but you will grow on it. I for one hated it when I was in Cadet School (Now i'm out as E-4, praying to whatever god for the war to not happen) but now I pretty much use it to answer call from my friends or family. you know, just to mess with them.

[@deathknigt3000]

5:36 “Broken Arrow” = last stand code word for when your position is compromised and your squad is dangerously on the verge of being overrun/overpowered, requesting an immediate danger close air strike/air support on your position. It’s basically you telling your overwatch that you need any and all available air support to strike your position as close as possible as an absolute last ditch effort to hold ground, and there is a high chance you and your squad will die from the impacts. “Major, it’s been an honor.”

[@chutemi8258]

It's been used only once since the vietnam war if i remember correclty

[@NKN1602]

@@chutemi8258 ye I think it was the battle of the Ia Drang valley where it was used by air mobile

[@blazetheplaneswalker]

So basically its "my position is lost fire everything on my position"

[@NKN1602]

@@blazetheplaneswalker Yup that’s pretty much it bro

[@blazetheplaneswalker]

@@NKN1602 It sounds like it would be one the worst things a radio operator could hear

[@KeramatZMode]

no matter what happens. Overlord just fucking chills. I guess getting that position needs a lot of patience and a very cool voice.

[@brochodoce5006]

KZM KeramatZMode need to make the infantry think everything’s gonna be okay

[@devinthierault]

He's a good actor. He's in a lot of movies his name is Glenn Morshower

[@breadmakesyoufat2403]

Devin Tariel he's the perfect actor for military roles

[@eligiomallari7605]

He's in black hawk down and transformers

[@Myuutsuu85]

Your solders look up at you. If you panic, they lose their shit completely. If you remain calm, they can at least effort the illusion, that the situation is still somewhat in control.

[@Loop42]

It's crazy how this is all background noise. This isnt supposed to be a main plot point or driver of one, this is just radio chatter you can so easily miss by just playing the game! This shows that infinity ward (the staff that worked there at the time) had a massive passion for this game and the fact that they added this and after about 6 playthroughs I have never noticed it. I give those guys credit for spending all that time recording and editing this together! Thank you!

[@vidalzazueta4678]

DrunkenLupus The best part is once you realize and listen to the radio chatter, it just adds so much more depth to the invasion and that America is actually losing on their own land.

[@foxtrotsierraproductions8626]

In the first Mission you need to listen to the Rangers They say something about TF 141 and mistaken them for Deltas

[@nostalgiaof98]

I felt that passion. I mean hell, game came out in 2009 and I am currently playing it. Between MW2 and GTA IV nothing really compares. I think 2010 was the end of big title video games with passion and integrity.

[@AllGamingStarred]

before EA fucked them over you mean

[@clawzx1195]

@@AllGamingStarred ??? You probs got the wrong company my guy

[@RooonilWazlib]

They should've made a short mission playing in one of these units where they get overrun and everyone dies. And then when they switch back to Sgt Foley's unit you would hear the last transmissions from the unit getting overrun. Would've made the the whole war so much more real.

[@braxtonglass7195]

RoonilWazlib that would be really cool like instead of museum you would get to play as one of the groups of marines maybe even the ones that call in air strike on themselves (the one were the line says "major it's been an honor")

[@freecleets]

If they remaster, I hope it happens

[@kylea1576]

RoonilWazlib Yes! It would make for a great immersive experience.

[@willmilam1721]

that ALMOST happened but Shepard was just a bit faster than price was

[@vidalzazueta4678]

This game is backwards compatible now

[@AJackalMan]

"Can we blow up this building? It's got snipers all over it." "Uh...isn't that the Federal reserve?" And then they actually get permission to just drop the building. Top shelf

[@Matt-uk7zq]

based

[@hazmatt3250]

I find this extremely impressive, it didn't feel scripted in the slightest.

[@carlosuzaier5858]

DarkStar189 And to think these lines didn't even get noticed by most players...

[@UniquelyAwful]

Carlos Uzaier I for sure didn't notice when I played the campaign 8 years ago or something

[@brogantodd5641]

Carlos Uzaier the problem is, is that they were very rough when you (if you even could) hear them. But no matter if you could or couldn’t understand it, this shit was scary and added so much more of a “were really in the shit now” mood.

[@onefirefighter24]

Ik. For a few seconds now and then I felt like I was listening to real radio chatter from the military. Then I remembered it's mw2

[@ltfiller]

Andrew Major can confirm am a 0861 everything you just heard was correct and in proper procedure these small details is what made this game

[@victorsaila5879]

Okay call this game a Michael Bay movie on Roids all you want, but come on. This game is awesome.

[@LethalShot3190]

Victor Saila all this radio chatter really just adds to the feeling and absolute frightening scenario that happens here in Modern Warfare 2 it really gives you the hair standing on the back of your neck keeps you on edge the whole time I'll never forget this campaign bro!!!

[@3dcomrade]

Victor Saila but i think the us perspective sp is worst than cod 4 but the spec ops guy perspective sp is better than cod 4

[@maddog063]

I'm literally replaying the campaign in my head, and with this radio chatter, it can be truly terrifying. What a great game.

[@daxican]

what about the cod ww2 endless train crash bullshit

[@Warhero1171]

The story is incredibly stupid however as Russia would have to be incredibly moronic to invade the US. Their population isn't even half that of the US, and a costly invasion would be of zero strategic value.

[@ToDamnRight]

"major it's been an honor" ... dude, that cut me deep even tho this is just made up and all

[@KAEL_D]

TooDamnRight

[@twilightgaming4007]

TooDamnRight damn right.

[@nuttenglotzer007]

Holy shit, imagine being that guy...

[@Renousim]

Broken Arrow: A code phrase that a ground unit is facing imminent destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately.

[@brogantodd5641]

Renousim - No matter the cost. (wipes tear from eye)

[@dannyboi8405]

As a veteran I was extremely impressed with how accurate the radio chatter is, it’s pretty much exactly what I’d expect from the sitreps to the call for fire

[@MeecosMeh]

The call for fire at 3:50 was actually pretty accurate, they even got the message to observer correct which surprised me.

[@hazardtg3008]

The fact that you can follow the battle from the bloody radio chatter is amazing. U can hear morale and to a degree discipline degrade, as radio protocol becomes more sloppy. Brilliant

[@greenalienfromspace]

First reply?

[@ogwickedmilk]

xd

[@crofoegbu6535]

You know your comment is brilliant when it gets 1400 likes and not one single dislike in 2 years. I wish I could like it twice.

[@serlistogiette4168]

@@crofoegbu6535 I don't think you can see the dislikes anymore. It's been like that for a few years.

[@Modelstl063]

crofoegbu thanks dude that’s my old account haha

[@7806specter]

5:20 this section alone has a better storyline than BO3 For those of you who don't know what Broken Arrow means, it means to call direct fire on the current requesters position. AKA: They were being overrun by a bunch of tanks and ground troops, so they requested an airstrike on their position, thus (more than likely) sacrificing themselves to destroy the large group of enemies. "Major, it's been an honor. Out" I fucking love this game.

[@zennoix9984]

xXSendNoodlesXx damn, most of their fronts requested broken arrow. That means the defenders were failing while the russians were pushing, but were most probably wiped out. How sad.

[@crusadinalldaylong5591]

xXSendNoodlesXx I thought that a broken arrow was a lost nuke?

[@TheAttacker732]

Skelotor Two Broken arrow has 2 separate meanings; a nuclear weapon has been lost, or a friendly unit is in immediate danger of being overrun.

[@whitefangwalker6525]

Negative on all: "broken arrow" is an accident involving a nuke or in this case, what we see in MW2. "Empty quiver" is a lost or stolen nuke.

[@gamerbros3180]

That's probably what it means in the game Broken Arrow. Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components that does not create a risk of nuclear war. ... Accidental or unexplained nuclear detonation. Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon

[@doriskekallfish7703]

"Major its been an honor, out" *goosebumps*

[@MrFiendyBob]

THE Darebearius what time is this at?

[@sick-and-sour]

5:58

[@aboodyboi]

What does that mean anyway?

[@seangplays4473]

Fancy Pickle The Major’s position was overrun and requested an air strike on his position choosing to sacrifice himself and the unit to take out the Russians overrunning him. The radio operator receives the request and recognizes that the major was going to die, so his last words to him were “Major, it’s been an honor, out”

[@jn5379]

700th

[@rpproductions9189]

Overlord sounds like he's always wearing Sunglasses

[@bobbysanti9162]

Why is this so accurate

[@nitroxylictv]

probably aviators

[@PFEofficial]

@@nitroxylictv So Overlord is Hudson?

[@mgteamhk215hitmarker3]

@@PFEofficial probably is Hudson but having a different job.

[@dreadhavoc]

@Jerry L Yeah

[@Gsxsmeneer]

i love the voice acting on this... very well done

[@acuraonly]

lgmarrick ikr

[@SeeDatJabrony923]

lgmarrick wait till you hear the Opfor

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

same likes lol

[@Jagdpanther226]

Coming from a vet, this is an accurate portrayal of how radio sitreps would occur in a combat environment minus a few things. But this coming from a CoD game is really well done.

[@ls200076]

You ever heard the words "Broken Arrow" in real life?

[@ThatOneMan830]

elektron117 Not a vet, but I imagine *nobody* would.

[@ColdWarShot]

elektron117 Broken Arrow has only been used a few times in real life. In Afghanistan, it was used in 2009 at Combat Outpost Keating where Taliban overran and was occupying most of the outpost, forcing American soldiers to retreat up the mountains. Broken Arrow was called in, and AH-64s, A-10s, F-15s and a B1 high altitude stealth bomber were called in to essentially nuke the place.

[@codyhernandez791]

@@ColdWarShot your stupid bro b-1s are not stealth bombers and nukes have never been deployed in afghanistan. it is againts the Geneva convention to deploy any WMDs outside of verified nuclear countries.

[@ColdWarShot]

@@codyhernandez791 “I said to essentially nuke the place”. I never made any mention that actual nuclear weapons were used, and pretty much anyone could see I wasn’t claiming such, but using a common phrase that means so much damage was done by concentrated bombing. When you say you nuke something in the microwave, you’re not literally saying you’re causing a nuclear explosion. Same difference here.

[@danieldorokhin9757]

People give shit to MW games for being nothing but a bunch of shooting games but when you realize that all of this was added in the background you realize how deep the story goes. The storyline of the games was perfect.

[@AdelToutouh97]

Daniel Dorokhin The creators fucked the saga in MW3 -.-

[@saberecommander1133]

+Adel Toutouh Those weren't the original team members for MW3. Most of the original group for Modern Warfare 2 left before MW3.

[@TheArsenalgunner28]

Yup, presumably Activision fucked them some how. Either not giving them enough money, or demanding the game is successful to a point that justifies larger wages or sumut. May well have wanted more time. Who knows. They left to create respawn which made titanfall 2, which had a surprising campaign.

[@talltale9760]

Dave Gunner favorite campaign to date.

[@trantruong188]

Daniel Dorokhin sọ

[@granadatt34]

Before Price popped that nuke over the east coast the Russians had the advantage, and this chatter really puts that into perspective. It's a real shame Jason West and his guys were canned for MW3 because the writing in MW and MW2 is the best in the entire franchise period.

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

what would mw3 be like if jason west worked on it?

[@sinctova]

@@brawlstarssponsorships idk, probably better

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

@@sinctova what do u think the story would be like? cuz if u read makarovs newspapers in the loose ends missions the story would have been more interesting tbh and the americans would have invaded moscow probs

[@guardianof2fort964]

@@brawlstarssponsorships Oh they absolutely would have, in fact dialogue at the end of Whiskey Hotel has Dunn say they're gonna burn it down when they get there. Something to keep in mind is that the 75th Rangers and other ground units had no idea that the missile was Price's backup plan to turn the tide, so if they'd ever struck back and made all the way to Moscow, there wouldn't be a Moscow anymore.

[@aidenr3310]

EXACTLYYYY

[@NickC9545]

With the level of adherence to radio protocol and urgency of SITREPS while under fire, did it take anybody else several minutes to realize this radio chatter was from a VIDEO GAME?

[@takeusernname]

Nick C. I know, right? It's actually kind of real. Apparently some people have heard this and legit thought it was actually happening due to the accuracy. I also love how the protocols progressively deteriorate as the American forces are pushed back. It's all too realistic.

[@hazardtg3008]

Takeusername that’s true, towards the end where the military is fleeing dc radio discipline breaks down

[@sirmonkeys422]

Nick C. How is it cod has fallen so far...

[@vidalzazueta4678]

This game was ahead of its time

[@killjoyblue7166]

I knew it was from MW, but it was impressive nonetheless

[@GamerMarine89]

You would expect this shit from Arma not a Call of Duty

[@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063]

yeah, this was unexpected when I saw this about a year ago. when I thought of COD then, I thought of 10 year olds and OP guns. but cod is really fucking cool with this

[@milkman8551]

Facts bro

[@chainmbl4257]

People always hate on what they don't understand

[@ericb8689]

this was back when cod was good

[@gpheonix1]

LIterally why I get cod for the campaign. Sadly that might change with them making their modern warfare campaign more celebrity driven. Rather than aesthetics driven.

[@JordanScottMills]

i think its the little things like that that make thw COD campaign amazing. Hearing JUST this.. those guys sound panicked, scared, stressed, war torn, shocked. Amazing fucking voice acting. Great effects too.

[@VictorL141]

And the worst thing is, all this effort probably flew right over most players heads. You really have to sit and listen to this in gameplay, otherwise it can be easily missed. Infinity Ward really do know how to make a great singleplayer experience, this is what sets them apart from treyarch and sledgehammer.

[@JordanScottMills]

+Tango Lima Very true although treyarch did make a good campaign in black ops1 (the only TA games I've played) and BO2 looked pretty cool too.

[@JordanScottMills]

+Tango Lima But yeah it probably did go right past them. Probably the type that skip every fucking cutscene they can on a game they never played

[@VictorL141]

True, i gotta admit BO1 and 2 were great, however BO3 was a travesty and basically undid everything they worked towards. Infinity ward will always be my fav COD studio for bringing us the MW trilogy, Ghosts, and now Infinite Warfare - IW gets a lot of hate, but the campaign was stellar. And I fucking hate those kids that say "i only play multiplayer bro' singleplayer is more immersive, and fun for me. No whiny 12 year olds, and I appreciate the creative effort and talent they put into a singleplayer campaign, which is entertaining in ways that even hollywood films cant replicate.

[@Jeidjeneudejendu]

Tango Lima loool

[@robertwellman6503]

“It... doesn’t look good from where we are, over”

[@yeetmcskeet6872]

That implies.... not good.

[@WolfSt4r]

this MW2 radio chatter has a better story than Advance Warfare and Infinity Warfare

[@RKim929]

James you're Goddamn right sir

[@finisterre2415]

Infinite Warfare had a pretty damn good story

[@CoffeeLover42045]

Supply Drop true

[@azizt6773]

James tbh infinite warfare campaign was decent

[@jaydeleon8094]

eh campaign for Infinite warfare was good, close to MW2.. but i dont think passing it. advanced warfare had an ok campaign.

[@SNzero0]

That's why MW2 is a such masterpiece.

[@LethalShot3190]

Vicmor nothing short of a masterpiece bro I don't care what anybody fucking says about Call of Duty and especially Modern Warfare the writers of this campaign knew what they were doing we need this level of realistic, gritty, and dark storytelling to come back more often!!!👊👊

[@UniquelyAwful]

No quitters allowed call of duty has gone to shit, but MW2 will always have a place in my heart.

[@router9717]

👌

[@newnamesameperson397]

Vicmor just the missions when you played the rangers, the rest is meh soap and cpt price micheal bay movie

[@LethalShot3190]

George Kush I know this is from 5 months ago but I just heard some good news recently dude the original Infinity Ward team got back together so that means there's still hope for the series. I'm definitely not buying that retarded ass Black Ops 4 that's for damn sure but Infinity Ward's new title has got me interested since the original developers have returned and they will hopefully bring back that gritty cinematic experience that the series once was.

[@Halo2Boy]

As a Marine Radio Operator Vet. This id surprisingly on point. Every transmission is accurate until they say "Repeat" The correct term is "Say again" "Repeat" is used for In Direct Fires on positions. "Repeat" is when you want to have another volley of i.e. artillery on a target/grid

[@57_a_sarthak22]

Bijan Mehdiyoun I just wanted to ask at 5:59 what's happening who is dying??

[@SRD_Gaming]

mrDIRTYSHOT 7 What is happening is the squad is completely outnumbered so they requested a broken arrow. From what I have read from people in the comments, broken arrow is a term for the squad requesting the military/army/Air Force to fire anything that is available on their position. The squad knew they were going to be wiped out by the enemy so they are sacrificing themselves.

[@eligiomallari7605]

SRD Gaming fuck man that's deep poor soldiers.

[@TheNoodleMan12]

SRD Gaming Broken arrow means that the unit is facing imminent destruction, thus requesting for all available fire support assets. Doesn't necessarily mean the unit is sacrificing itself. But usually when such a code is thrown out, the unit has no chance anyways

[@Halo2Boy]

mrDIRTYSHOT 7 3-Bravo Actual. in this case, more than likely, is refering to the squad leader, platoon sgt, CO. Whenever someone says "Actual" after their callsign it means you are talking directly to the leader. If I wanted to talk to ex: Alpha Company I would just call anyone on the radio in Alpha. If I wanted to talk to The Captain of Alpha Company I would ask for Alpha Actual.

[@kobevega3149]

10:36 Wow, whole Brigade Combat Team (BCT-4) had 90% losses. That’s almost 4,000 casualties. Definitely something terrifying to hear. It catches how desperate they where at that moment.

[@Killingzone99]

And a BCT is considered destroyed at around 20-30 percent I believe

[@rifqitaqiuddin]

@@Killingzone99 i guess if you are tasked to Protect your capital you and your men would have the resolve to lose that much. As a guy whose nations Doctrine in the event of an invasion is basically go to the woods and mountain and be a Royal pain in the ass. I salute your military resolve.

[@Killingzone99]

@@rifqitaqiuddin I believe that when a BCT is 20-30% destroyed, it means that a crucial unit, such as its recon element has been destroyed, which can render the entire BCT 'destroyed'. I'm assuming that in this particular BCT, the mechanics were also dieing as well lol

[@chiken6559]

@@Killingzone99 I think it's more of a "rendered combat ineffective" rather than destroyed. When unit takes this amount of losses, organization is completely lost - COs don't have an idea of how effective their subordinate units are, what kind of losses each unit specifically took and because of that they cannot effectively command their troops. It would take them some time outside of combat to gather up and regroup their forces and consolidate damaged squads into full-equipped ones before BCT can return to fight again. But again, if crucial units are destroyed, like logistics battalion, signal company, recons and so on, BCT won't be combat effective until it gets refitted with fresh manpower and equipment.

[@mariomedina1893]

@@Killingzone99 At that point all your Support MOS’s turn into your standard 11Bs

[@jamesosullivan532]

Did anyone else get a sick stomach when basically 6 Russian T72s began firing at the convention center filled with a thousands of civilians and the only support for the people was an A10 Warthog that got SHOT DOWN... the only report that came after on the center was ".. it doesn't look good.."

[@tcg1_qc]

James O'Sullivan it was "it...it doesn't look good"This little it in the beggining makes you feel even more the scene.You know no one survived

[@Nxtl68]

I imagine the building had just come down when he called that in. Nobody got out of that place alive

[@lancefeagley1292]

It was such an emotional rollercoaster too, I love the sight of Warthogs leveling everything in front of them, I was so enveloped in it I feel actual joy when I heard “guns guns guns” which immediately melted to despair when the report of two going down

[@zennoix9984]

The Russians didn't care about who they shot at on US soil. I remembered Ghost mentioning something in a cutscene for the first Brazil mission which is after the Zakhaev Airport massacre mission about the Russians would play "eye to eye" by killing as many Americans as possible to avenge the deaths of the civilians who were massacred by Makarov, his men and Pvt. Allen in Zakhaev Airport. I may be wrong but since the Ultranationalists won in Russia, the Russian troops might not show any mercy to the "western agressors"....

[@isaacfoster6100]

What time was that?

[@gcircle]

Too bad you can't hear practically anything ingame, even if you try. It's a very good detail. Hearing it now in full for the first time, I hadn't realized just how bad the situation was. The United States were actually _losing_ on their own turf. It adds a whole new level of goosebumps to the mission, knowing how desesperate the fight was. And explains how Price's plan probably saved a ton of people despite being _completely insane_

[@alericantonelli4656]

insane doesn't even BEGIN to cover the madness required to devise a plan of that type and magnitude! honestly, its a shame price isn't a real person, id love to shake the bastard's hand

[@legalosmumakilslayer]

Hi I know i'm late but...Losing in DC is only symbolic and trust me that shit would just piss us off even more (Read the when are we going to Moscow line at the end of the mission) There is a thing and it's something about never engage in a land war in Asia part of the reason why is just how large it is and how many resources and shit they can pull up,That can also be applied to the US so as fucked as it seems this was just a delaying action everyone of those men died holding their line and all those broken arrows took many more Russians as well. Trust me the Russians got a bloody fucking nose from this and in the long run a war in either country is a stalemate at best.

[@JS-kr8fs]

@@legalosmumakilslayer Platoons of T-80's just rolling over one position on Washington, gunning down A-10's and gaining air superiority over actual trained, sworn to stand their ground and die US military, and anyone thinks the reserves or a militia of US citizen randos called into service suddenly are going to do much better. Price fucking launched a NUCLEAR WEAPON to salvage this clusterfuck.

[@JS-kr8fs]

@@CherwonySos 'Surprise element' to having crossed a massive ground force--including armor--over an entire ocean to invade American soil.

[@JS-kr8fs]

@@CherwonySos Eh, all this seems like bending the real world's workings for the sake of the video game player's infantry experience. I said it before in another video about this: This isn't a fight for infantry. The nuclear weapons have already flown, and what's left of the infantry are picking through the irradiated rubble and trying to force order back onto a broken nation.

[@GHawkinsOneSix]

I'm surprised I have not seen a comment on 10:30. 90% casualties on a Brigade Combat Team. Considering that a BCT has about 4,500 soldiers (depending on the type), that would make 4,050 KIA or WIA. It makes that bit of information all the more chilling when you consider that NATO/US doctrine considers a unit with 40-50% casualties combat ineffective. Those guys really went through the meatgrinder.

[@kylea1576]

GHawkins They had 441 men left to fight. Since in 2014 a combat team consists of 4413 men.

[@GHawkinsOneSix]

There's no way of knowing for sure. If BCT-4 was an IBCT (Infantry Brigade Combat Team), then yes, they'd have around that number. However, an SBCT (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) has 4479 men (according to its TOE from 2012) while an ABCT (Armored Brigade Combat Team, sometimes called a Heavy BCT) has 4743 (same source). It's why I took the average of 4500 soldiers.

[@kylea1576]

GHawkins Yeah, fair enough. I'm just saying the overall stresses of the situation.

[@ironduke5058]

WIA? I've never heard of that before what's that?

[@aidymacBrago]

Not surprised they kept fighting, DC is the capital and they were completely surrounded, fight to the last man

[@Hewhodrawsstuff]

9:46 always sends shivers down my spine… no chance to scream, all he says is “I can’t see” and then boom, gone.

[@matt_canon]

3:23 Logan Circle Park falls (north) 5:28 eastern fronts by and south of the capitol begins to fall, overrun by 5:55 6:28 beginning of the end for everything north of the white house and K street, with Russian air superiority by 10:10 7:20 Ground forces by the Potomac river (western fronts) begin losing amor, Lincoln memorial overrun by 10:22 10:33 90% losses, surviving forces declaring retreat 10:54 Central Command orders evac. --At this point, I can assume the Washington monument comes under attack and the events of Of Their Own Accord (after Ramirez reaches the bunker entrance begins). Reason I found all of this interesting is how quickly the tide turned in favor of the Russians. Going by this (and the rest of the dialogue), their overall strategy for taking D.C was very coordinated. First a massive build up of air, armor and mechanized infantry holding north of the city, and as well as massed armor and mech infantry to the east. The forces from the east first moved detachments to secure the southern flank south of the capital; while the forces from the north simultaneously moved to capture the western flank along the Potomac; and cutting off reinforcements coming from Arlington. As soon as both southern and western flanks were taken, and with D.C was effectively surrounded, the Russians pushed inward from the north, east, southeast and west. -- By the time Ramirez is leaving the bunker (or perhaps when they reach the crow's nest), the territory around the Washington monument is the last remaining defensive position. -- I wonder what happened to the Stalker units and if they were still alive by Second Sun

[@ennassingletooth359]

BCT-4 what is that?

[@matt_canon]

BCT = Brigade Combat Team en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_combat_team BCT-4 might be in reference to the U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, though that isn't clear.

[@LegoWarFims]

Holy shit! It makes the perfect strategic invasion. I guess when the Russians first invaded they did the paratroopers first and landed tanks and armored vehicles. Making DC to fall down to its knees and the convention center taking heat rounds

[@kylea1576]

Matt Canon 440-441 men are alive and able to fight. If they deployed with the standard 4,413 men usually in a BCT.

[@sloweg3113]

Actually you can hear Gator 2-5 when you get to the 5th floor of the building, so by the time the last transmission ends you should be on the blackhawk or just about to get in it.

[@BrainSupper]

"They took a direct hit from-" *gunshots* *confused crying*

[@oxide2319]

i think they are a abrams crew that got hit by javelin or shell from enemy tank.

[@My_Name_Jeff69]

@@oxide2319 that's what I'm thinking as well since its warpig. Still hit the feels when he was mid sentence and then hit

[@youngling_slayer212]

what time is it?

[@My_Name_Jeff69]

@@youngling_slayer212 7:10

[@senorcheems8388]

Wait wasnt warpig in the og Mw?

[@SpanishDio]

I have to say that a Russian Invasion of the East Cost is almost impossible but MW2 made it look so real that I was pretty Scared While fighting in the "typical American Suburbs" and defending DC and all looked so Raw and Real that it stills impresses me how well made it was, Easily one of the best campaign segments of any CoD game by far.

[@Bren.nto6971]

The rason invasion could happen because European countries pissed off about Airport massacre that supported by US Government, so they let Russian pass even help them to prepare

[@yogosethd4006]

Also the russians hacked a downed American satellite and thats how they moved all of their equipment to invade the US without being noticed

[@g3tshotheett]

Yea but everyone has a Weapon

[@mcgazzabeast2440]

@@g3tshotheett The problem is with what you're stating is the fact that they're civilians, sure some vets and other such personnel might feel entitled to fight but they'll be slaughtered whether it be from friendly fire or from hostile forces. I'll put an example here, you're in your house and next thing you see on the TV is that there is a war going on, your children are home, your partner is there as well. What do you do? Grab your firearm and run outside to assist the military or put trust in your friendly forces to handle it whilst you evacuate from the hot zone(s). Overhearing the radio chatter in this video, if the circumstances were that dire and things were crumbling you wouldn't be standing around waiting to fight some armoured vehicles/helicopters and ground personnel when your own soldiers can't hold them. You'd fall back.

[@shoemcflextheflex2199]

@@yogosethd4006 they dont really need satellites such a huge invasion would probably be seen

[@matthewmelilo3680]

You barely even hear them hell I never knew they recorded so much of this over the several dc missions but damn give it to the actors with the complete professionalism and delivery of military commands and everything and it really pulled me in and hit hard props to them

[@TheGamingKiller242]

You may not hear it, but it adds to the atmosphere without you even knowing.

[@DRONEROC128]

These were actual recordings from a parallel universe

[@HybridSpektar]

Now that is scary when you put it that way

[@legion4076]

No that's this universe. 2 more years and that happens.

[@ricecrispeee3367]

I’m inclined to agree

[@THEME-SICKLE]

I'd love to see the universe where Russia tries to invade the Atlantic coast of the US after flying and sailing by Europe

[@luxbrumalis6879]

@@legion4076 i. Bet you'll start crying if this happened

[@Hugh_Amungus]

1:51 they're gonna demolish the fed reserve lmao, Andrew Jackson would be smiling down on them from heaven

[@thechoaticgamer4734]

And that’s we’re it all went downhill sadly for them

[@snowblind9551]

Andrew Jackson went to Hell, lmao

[@Anemoia22]

I mean, I dunno what literal Satan would be doing in Heaven but okay

[@FalcoMoment]

I smell College Commies in this thread

[@Anemoia22]

@@FalcoMoment on which side? Cuz if you think about it, Jackson was pretty communist

[@helloimruben]

10:50 Love how in all of the COD games when someone says "We are leaving" it's exactly like how Captain Price says it in COD4.

[@SamSalsa411]

If they remaster this game's campaign, I want one level added. We take the section at 5:20, and a few other sections of audio, and make it like the introductory mission in Battlefield 1, where we play as random soldiers in all of this and we hold out for as long as possible, seeing how things fall apart around the greater D.C. area. This would (in my opinion) be an absolutely awesome way of showing the rest of battle and showing it from the perspective of regular infantry units instead of special forces (like the 75th Rangers you play as). Also, it would add emphasis as to how brutal the Russians are being in this battle.

[@Spectre1-3]

Now this deserves a look in

[@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead]

Nah sorry IW is intolerant to good ideas now

[@user-vm5hy1jk5e]

@@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead agreed.

[@OmegaElevenEngage]

To make people feel even worse, have like a family photo or yearbook photo or somthing when they die. Fucked up but would absolutely mess up the player

[@redornament3248]

Imagine how prisoners will be treated on both sides considering the brutality of the situation

[@TheGinger97100]

Damn, so I was listening to this and at the end they said the BCT has lost 90% personnel. BCT stands for Brigade combat team and when I played that mission I'm guessing they are an infantry BCT and that has around 4,400 soldier so that means around 3,970 soldiers were KIA or WIA. To me listening to this and knowing the number of soldiers fighting adds more meaning behind it. That's pretty cool for it being just a game

[@TacticalBaguette]

The remaining 10% had to go save those settlements

[@ironduke5058]

@@TacticalBaguette lmao😂😂

[@weaponizedautism8389]

Damn.

[@pantherowow77]

DC needs our help, I'll mark it on your map!

[@_spooT]

It's not necessarily just infantry. BCT's usually include light armored vehicles and field emplacements such as artillery. Imagine the hopes of the men and women fighting, hoping for a last resort in calling in an artillery strike, just to realize it got wiped out and now you're just sitting there while the enemy advances

[@openthinker6562]

10:29 He says “90% Losses” and “Getting the F out of dodge”

[@jujuinator]

Playing this game years ago as a teenager and now actually being in the army in military intelligence, this is actually extraordinary detail and I never truly appreciated it when I played.

[@barneycalhoun4456]

Wait your now an military? Wow proud of you buddy

[@sgt1418]

Same here ! 19K

[@appletizer8415]

Ayoo same!!! Mandatory military regiment unit

[@aidenr3310]

WOW

[@erstanden3637]

Same.

[@lordinquisitorstefanauster846]

LOL They just leveled the federal reserves building.Hahahaha

[@032_m.alfathcirrus5]

Theoret1cal It was WW3 in the game man...

[@jaquanzxcxz]

We would definitely get the order to blow it to hekl

[@mikerai4249]

Theoret1cal you make a fine point but you have to remember from a Commanders point of view listening to this situation it is completely fucked so you have to do what ever it takes to eliminate the threat even if it means collateral damage. if it was me in charge i personally wouldn't give 2 fucks i would level the building if it means eliminating the invaders.

[@dustypluskrat7423]

And nothing of value was lost

[@BrokeSpike]

Fuck the federal reserve it's not even a government institution

[@Joerifleman]

10:17 That feel that their position is being over runned that feel that desperate request for air support when it was just shot down that feel when they are told they don't even have enough arty to cover their retreat them feels man

[@kirovreporting8490]

I feel bad for them

[@eligiomallari7605]

And civilians getting killed in convention center by Russian armors and infantry horror indeed.

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

I feel that feel man

[@kylea1576]

Eligio Mallari its not even in that one evac center. Its in every evac center that has been overrun within the area. The military are pulling out from.

[@Anonland]

The whole time troops are like 'oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck'

[@TheKingOfHalo]

I was never officially in the army but I did save Washington DC from a Russian invasion, when I was drafted during my senior year of high school. Me and my friends kicked ass lol.

[@mayhem9052]

Damn no way, I served in DC. It was hell

[@georgeurieta4678]

I served when I was eight lmfaooo

[@999Claymore]

@@georgeurieta4678 Well it was a very desperate time for our nation and we needed every able-body we could get.

[@acanadiancapitalist2107]

I served when I was 10. I got drafted when I was 10. I fought for the love and freedom of my country. And I helped save DC

[@jonathan34219]

I just served recently

[@GhostStealth590]

This is why the MW2 campaign will always live in infamy... Just listening to a chilling story of a Russian invasion in DC through radio chatter is incredible.

[@pavanraj4125]

I wish we could have played as the soilders in the radio chatter. It would have really put into persepecifve how horrific this war is and made our motivations to kill general Shepard and makarov even higher.

[@GamezforNoobz]

And then... the EMP hit...

[@SRNDPTY-xn7iw]

Yup

[@saberecommander1133]

Best part is that after the E.M.P. hit, the U.S. forces scattered about and woefully under prepared to handle the Russian armor and air support went to down on their asses and sent them packing!

[@panzerdragon1121]

Sabere Commander That's the exact reason you can't invade the US. You can break us down, but you can't break us completely.

[@panzerdragon1121]

der fliegende Hut I'm a German who moved to America. Fight me.

[@panzerdragon1121]

der fliegende Hut Ja ok. Meine Eltern hatten absolut kein Motiv, uns mit 8 nach Amerika zu bringen.

[@Demospammer9987]

Every time I hear "Broken Arrow" I die a little inside.

[@hotchoccy99]

@@farahahmedkarim377 what is broken arrow?

[@hotchoccy99]

@@farahahmedkarim377 damn. so its like a suicide for the greater good kind of thing? that's awful but if it is what has to be done i respect it.

[@irishluck571]

@@hotchoccy99 it’s not guaranteed death for them but simply that they have no chance to survive any other way. It’s a slim chance of perhaps repelling the enemy while at the same time theirs a high chance for friendly fire from your own support. Ex: your 5 soldiers holding a trench line that’s overrun by tanks and infantry you call this in to hopefully stop the attack and buy time for reinforcements. Your area and the area around your gets shelled to pieces and you may or may not die. (It happens in we were soldiers once movie if you want a visual example).

[@KomradeDoge]

@@hotchoccy99 as said before, We Were Solders did a great representation of the Broken Arrow call from the first Air Cav battle of the Vietnam war. Basically when you call broken arrow every support asset gets your calls as priority tasking. if its planes they stack up in a holding pattern in your position and as soon as you call a target they strike. if its artillery as well they fire the second you say a grid, which is usually the one you are in if you've gotten that desperate.

[@TheBeaconRabbit]

It was nice servicing you major 😭🙏🏼

[@th3highwayman]

I like how over time the radio protocol becomes sloppier, it shows their morale wear down.

[@RacBack_]

Wait

[@lukabrasi001]

@@RacBack_ ok

[@crives1525]

Ok, The Highwayman.

[@AceOfBlackjack]

@@RacBack_ you back yet?

[@Hords]

@@RacBack_ We been waiting for a year now.

[@darkdill]

Man, listening to that whole A-10 segment is just... damn. The A-10 Warthog, considered a terror to tank crews worldwide, is powerless to stop Russian T-72 tanks from obliterating a convention center full of civilians. 2 of them go in and get blown to pieces by Russian AA, and then Overlord tells the observers that there's literally nothing more that can be done for the civvies. Those A-10 pilots were brave, but heroes die quickly in war. And despite their heroism, all those civvies end up dead, blown away by HEAT rounds from the Lion of Babylon. War is hell.

[@appletizer8415]

The irony right now is... Russia is STILL the enemy

[@JacobA6464]

The lion of babylon was an Iraqi tank, iirc

[@MrMogwaiMan]

Honestly, A-10s in a contested air space going after tanks at presumably low altitude trying to line up a shot I'm guessing down an avenue with buildings on either side, I'm surprised they even tried it, that's a mission with little hope of doing ANYTHING other than killing pilots. Those planes were shit

[@jamesrosewell9081]

Well now we know T-72s suck ass

[@flarethefolf78]

@@JacobA6464 it's still T-72, middle East countries either use NATO or Russians tanks

[@001torresjake]

At 3:40 when he says "ritual break" he's actually saying "retrograde" which means they're going to withdraw to another position

[@ninjamda9883]

3:35

[@user-vm5hy1jk5e]

3:35 man.

[@MeecosMeh]

the radio chatter in this mission is perfect itself

[@TraxOferta]

It somehow reminds me of world in conflict's first two missions of the USA campaign.

[@Stacknasty69]

Paulo Jorge world in conflict was fucking amazing

[@TraxOferta]

It was fucking awesome, RIP Bannon.Larry Stack

[@gognamm2400]

#FuckBanon annoying AF

[@TraxOferta]

Truth, but still, nice sacrifice there, almost did it myself.

[@XOTheEmreOX]

am I the only one who could listen to such chatters all day? :/

[@Randomguy41639]

+69 AlphaCat says the bitch behind a computer screen nice to talk all the shit when no one knows who you are bitch

[@XOTheEmreOX]

Job Valdivinos he is kinda right

[@Randomguy41639]

+EmBro hey I use my real name as my username sooooo

[@JCLlindo]

+Job Valdivinos Lol. Is it surprising when a civvie understands this?

[@litorres4125]

In real life you can't make out what the radioman is saying you say repeat your last transmission

[@gryphgaming1887]

6:07 give that VA a medal, did a damn good job at sounding frantic and panicked

[@HragFarraGaming]

Chills...

[@kadzzzz1589]

love how he got away from the mic a few seconds. as if he was observing his environment for incoming enemies or something.

[@sloshed-rat]

His exasperated voice crack at the end is what got me. Haunting.

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

​@@kadzzzz1589 incoming enemies with reinforcements, air strikes or possible artillery strikes at his position

[@rifqitaqiuddin]

another interesting neat detail someone says in other comments. 3 Bravo Echo 4 Sierra. thats confusing too some cause its too long. but its just [3-B] E-4 (S) or in other words, its just a Corporal or Specialist named S______ from 3- Bravo. hence he said 3- Bravo actual is KIA. his leader is dead, and since he usually dont get a callsign but had to report, he just makes his own. i think once higher command says he is now 3-Bravo actual, he can call himself that to streamline the comms. he is just the Lowest Non commissioned officer, or might only be an enlisted Specialist with 2 more of his friends left. that means he is loosing. IN WASHINGTON DC. that has to be Terrifying. im more hit by the major in 5:36. I wont be brave enough to call "Broken Arrow" on myself and my men.

[@joshcorey5237]

Not to be another comment addressed as pertaining to the unnamed Major defending the Capitol building, but there is one specific point I would like to make in that regard. Due to detailed analysis of the game materials, as well as geographical knowledge of D.C, after the Northern positions fall early on in this segment (around the 3:00-4:00 areas), it is that position that is not only the Easternmost defensive position, but also the Northenmost. This left the position vulnerable to enfilade fire, or placed at salient. Strategically, the Majors position should have been difficult at the minimum to defend. So his defense nevertheless only adds the heroism followed by the Broken Arrow order. He was literally in the worst position on the line at the time, and yet he committed himself to the defense. Awesome game from an awesome time in the franchise.

[@seanp.3091]

Damn this is some really in-depth analysis. Very interesting, thank you.

[@wickedcool5021]

@Sean P. Argeed

[@giovannicervantes2053]

That major better get a fuckin medal of honor

[@WalkerKinsler]

@@giovannicervantes2053 The major was probably KIA due to his call for close air support (CAS), that Medal of Honor is gonna have to be awarded posthumously

[@giovannicervantes2053]

@@WalkerKinsler yeah like that dentist that stayed behind at saipan to protect his patients

[@yugyug8397]

It's like listening to other little sub stories other than that of Foley and Ramirez's squad

[@jester4627]

You mean Ramirez’s squad cause let’s face it. What the fuck has Foley done? I mean fuck you run past 2 BTR’s to and fight a platoon of Russians to get a god damn predator drone laptop and not only that take out 2 choppers shortly after without Ramirez Foley and the rest of the squad would be fucked

[@matt_canon]

"What the fuck has Foley done?" It was Foley's leadership and by giving the orders Ramirez and others carried out.

[@gh3ttoduCanada]

"RAMIREZ DO EVERYTHING!"

[@treetop1183]

gh3ttoduCanada RAMIREZ GET ME SOME EXTRA FRIES FROM THE BURGER TOWN

[@sireatalot7095]

This little detail really put you as just another foot soldier,not a super special forces being.Thats what makes MW great

[@mangopie7602]

Yeah I prefer being regular foot soldiers in some games instead of some professional operative (not saying they're bad because some games nail them)

[@Quick_footy1]

US Army Rangers are Spec Ops but I get what you are saying. You still feel like a regular human being. Not a super special snowflake but rather a cog in the machine

[@ianhines2302]

In Cod 4 you play as Force Recon Marines, in MW2 you are Rangers, and in MW3 you play as Delta Force. You are special ops in all three games.

[@zayb7803]

@@ianhines2302 Force recon isnt technically special operations but close enough

[@khakipeach2128]

@@ianhines2302 force recon isn’t SOF

[@panzermann1181]

Here's some glosarry of terms for better understanding of what they're saying: Oscar Mike: On the Move FAC: Forward Air Control CAS: Close Air Support SITREP: Situation Report KIA: Killed in Action IP: Initial Point TOT: Time on Target OP: Observation Post BDA: Battle Damage Assessment LAW: Light Anti-Tank Weapon HEAT: High-Explosive, Anti-Tank MSR: Main Supply Route Broken arrow: Pinned down, requesting air support on their position Danger close: Friendlies within 600 meters of fire support Mikes: Minutes Angels: Altitude in thousands of feet Interrogrative: Asking a question

[@Tom_The_Cat]

6:01 You can hear the desperation in 3 Bravo's voice. I get chills every time

[@pwnzus]

"We are down to 3 men!" "We are down to 3 men!" .... After hearing that I just want to crouch in a corner

[@gabbyaghoulfemboy]

Actual F

[@Tom_The_Cat]

@@pwnzus Copy, 3 Bravo. Be advised, I have War Hammer standing by. Switch to TacFreq 179 and go to town, over.

[@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063]

Well, he does call in artillery in another video. When you hear, “Warhammer, this is Wolverine 3! Fire mission, over!” There is one inaccuracy here. When calling artillery in, you say “adjust fire”, not “fire mission”. i’m not in the military but I found it online

[@therejects1424]

Major, it's been an honor. Out. That broke me. He knows it's over. There's no winning.

[@57_a_sarthak22]

The Rejects hey man I still don't understand is he the one dying or the major

[@dominiqueglover4978]

mrDIRTYSHOT 7 the major is dying.

[@3dcomrade]

dominique glover probs the guy that say that a honor as major most of the time dont just go frontlines

[@Nikolai18A]

@@57_a_sarthak22 The Major in command of Wolverine 1-2 (on the ground) requested Broken Arrow, which is phraseology used to mean a direct fire mission on the sender's grid. Wolverine 1-2 was overrun by two platoons of mechanized infantry with infantry support and chose to sacrifice himself and his team to get them.

[@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063]

How traumatized Wolverine 2 Actual must be from that though is crazy to think about, imagine hearing a soldier’s last call, the panic in is voice, “GRAY, GET THE 240 GUNS OVER TO THE RIGHT FLANK, MOVE, MOVE! THEY’RE ROLLING US WITH A COUPLE PLATOONS OF T-80’s! BROKEN ARROW!” Just sad.

[@hplus2166]

"We are passing IP Cadillac rolling into heading 090." "Roger that, bring the rain." "Warhorse off safe, guns guns guns." That's when you know shit's about to come down hard.

[@beerten202]

APEX INBOUND BREAK RIGHT BREAK RIGHT

[@tranthiminhchauam5538]

"I can't see, I can't see..." *Comms shut off*

[@noyrz]

@@farahahmedkarim377 What does IP stands for in first place? Couldn't find anything on google

[@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063]

@@noyrz Initial point. It’s the last navigation waypoint for an aircraft to begin a bomb run. i’m not in the military but I searched it up.

[@jackal_9791]

@@farahahmedkarim377 two different points for two different aircraft, which flew in next to each other

[@MUJUNKY]

This makes me really, really want a cold war gone hot style game, that actually tries to be as accurate as possible to the projections of the Eastern Bloc and NATO scenarios. Battles like the presumed Fulda Gap (It was assumed the entire inventory of A-10's and a vast majority of our attack helicopters would be expended within three weeks) Would have made Kursk, Stalingrad, Verdun, Berlin, look like childs play. Combined numbers of armored vehicles would have gone over 25,000. If you count lighter armored personnel carriers like BTR's and M113's it would have been nearly a hundred thousand from everyone involved. Casualties were assumed to stretch over a million in the first month, due to the sheer amount of heavy weapons, and the possibility of tactical nuclear weapons being deployed to cut off enemy supply lines (Both sides). A good way to start off the game would be playing as a soldier participating in the Able Archer exercise, in our timeline that exercise scared the Soviets terribly. We moved so many forces and it involved such a massive area in West Germany that the East thought we were actually preparing to invade. They were at their highest readiness for the duration, and a while after. It would be interesting from a story perspective if you were playing through a tutorial/initial sequence that basically said "Opfor armor pushing from XYZ grid, need assistance!" but it started sounding confused, then panicked as the call changed to "Soviet fast movers attacking my position! Soviet armor is assaulting my position!" till it was realized the Soviets had indeed launched an attack. It'd be cool if the Campaign actually switched between characters and sides, One NATO mission, one Soviet mission for every battle that would react to your previous success/failure.

[@hiddenhundred8565]

So I know this is quite a time later, but I would recommend (not a game sadly, really do wish for that too, but a book) It's called Team Yankee it is the Cold War gone hot conventionally very quickly and it is quite indepth and well written. It is a majority about tank units and armored combat more than about the other aspects, but none the less I believe it gives off a VERY similar feel to this radio chatter and the horrors of it all

[@MUJUNKY]

@@hiddenhundred8565 Team Yankee it is then? I'll look into it, I just finished the audio book to TC's Hunt for Red October, and I swear he's one of the best authors ever written. Those well known Greeks have nothing on him! I'd suggest reading Alas Babylon, if you haven't before, it is a 50's-60's era nuclear war scenario where the main plot happens post-war. good book.

[@hiddenhundred8565]

@@MUJUNKY Sounds good, I'll add it to the list, I got a couple of series I gotta finish first lol, would also recommend if ya like a mix of fantasy with modern tech than id recommend Fae wars and Forgotten Ruins. Also a ww2 era mix with fantasy that I've been loving and already on book 10 of the audio book is Destroyer men

[@MUJUNKY]

@@hiddenhundred8565 I got Team Yankee on Audible, excellent book. Very interesting how it looks now with what we know about the T-72 vs the Abrams. It reminds me of the Mig-25 being projected as some sort of incredibly capable super interceptor, leading to the F-15, which ended out being so far and above every other fighter before it that it may as well have been a UFO in comparison.

[@hiddenhundred8565]

@@MUJUNKY Glad to hear your liking Team Yankee, it is still one of my favorites since highschool and was what got me into alternate history books, I do also recommend the RED STORM series and the World War III series, they are both interesting series relating to different types of ways ww3 might kick off. also it is weird looking back on red storm and seeing that it believes it would all begin with Ukraine and well now with world events going on its a pretty crazy read to go back to. also for a scifi itch id say Empires corps is great and Frontlines by Marko Kloos.

[@hybui123]

If we really looked into the transcripts, the radio chatter and basic geography, The Russians invaded through Baltimore, Philly and New York. There’s a radio transmission that mentioned Annapolis being lost, which means the Russians swept into DC coming from the east side of Maryland When the US forces began to fall back, you can assume that most of them fell back in Northern Virginia, cities like Fairfax and Annandale, which are absolute massive population centers. Areas like College Park, Silver Spring, Catonsvilles, Baltimore, Crofton and most of upper DC and southern Maryland got swallowed.

[@DrSabot-A]

They all entered via paradropping BTRs and infantry and caught the US off guard due to the bugged radar module that was installed

[@bignono9589]

Christian Langford They could. In the MW2 universe, Russia was undergoing a mass militarization. I could bet they were overhauling their air fleet during that time

[@johndoe617]

What I don't get is how they bypassed the entirety of Europe and the Pacific for the US ground invasion. The loading screens from the Wolverines mission show Russian forces approaching from the Pacific to the US West Coast and forces from the Atlantic landing on the East Coast. Did the European powers really just stood there and watch Russia 1v1 America? I know its just a video game but I'm interested if there is an in-game explanation/lore for this.

[@Laurentius1099]

@@johndoe617 Its stated that the Europeans pussied out after the Airport Attack was pinned on the US. Which is funny since Europe was invaded next game.

[@sandwichjones6995]

John Doe basically, Europe did the same shit they did when Hitler was around and peaced out to save their own skin until they were also attacked and invaded

[@LED7ZEPPELIN7NEMEC]

Dude I live In baltimore near dc and literally all the places they list are like right down the road from me, like Franklin square hospital , it's just cool because it added a lot to the game when I played it as a kid because I recognised the areas they were talking about.

[@RenzoIsHereYT]

5:59 ohh..thats deep :,(

[@LegoWarFims]

AyToNiic they had no choice

[@Katarinarabbit]

AyToNiic they were overrun by the entire Russian army

[@gmane6340]

ARC-77 Fordo More like 6 tanks and maybe 200+ men.

[@samchen5497]

ARC-77 Fordo it's the VDV, the russian airborne divisions

[@XxMadnessXx]

Khaisar they died heroes, RIP

[@BullsMahunny]

See, I love this. These people aren't the "super soldier COD hero". They're written out to be ordinary people in battles that, when hearing, you'd want to be apart of in the game. The "story" told in the radio snippets gives you just enough that you can imagine what actually is happening without ever actually playing the game.

[@matt92099]

someone needs to put this on a map overlay showing the units and how the battle went down

[@daedalus4748]

So true

[@michaelmclaughlin4889]

God, I love that voice, "War horse, copies on all." I really wish I had a voice like that.

[@cereal_killaz1818]

5:50 "Request Broken Arrow", even though it's not real that line just lingers in my head.

[@Fall2YourKneez]

“Major it’s been an honour”

[@HenryStudebaker]

Another point to how realistic-sounding this all is: I was watching/listening to this video while I washed the dishes, and my dad walked by and asked if I was listening to air traffic control. I know that’s not exactly the same thing, but the fact that military radio chatter from a video game sounded that real is amazing to me. Major props to Infinity Ward for going the extra mile in creating this.

[@xdguy2569]

I love how they blow up the federal reserve building with thermobaric LAWs.

[@banziattack1354]

Mank Demes Could you fill me in on what those are?

[@xdguy2569]

@@banziattack1354 I'm not really sure, I'm not in the military but basically it's a big damn explosion. This is the wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermobaric_weapon

[@nogisonoko5409]

@@banziattack1354 Well basically, thermobaric rocket is a rocket that produce a very intense heat upon impact, rivalling the flamethrowers weapon in WW2.

[@banziattack1354]

Nogi Sonoko Ah thanks for filling me in!

[@nogisonoko5409]

@@banziattack1354 You welcome.

[@murphnturph2664]

The voices sound very movie like, but they did their research. Even down to sending a 5 paragraph order and a SPOT report correctly.

[@gh3ttoduCanada]

SALUTE

[@murphnturph2664]

gh3ttoduCanada there's a possibility the sound bytes are out of order.

[@pattonkeith]

Is it just me or do pilots always seem to have voices that just instill courage and calm upon your soul?

[@Lugnut-uv7ff]

Your trained that way.

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

@@Lugnut-uv7ff what? proof

[@toxicman9128]

“When we going to Moscow?” “Not soon enough” Fuck yeah

[@zaer-ezart]

And then we never went to Moscow

[@LoneWolf-zh1iy]

You don’t go to “Moscow”, Moscow comes to you.

[@CaliPlays5651]

Moscow wasn’t the bad guy. It was makarov and shepherd, who orchestrated the war. Russia at the time of the game was failing due to an ongoing civil war

[@Saintproxy]

DUDE I WANTED TO BURN THAT PLACE TO THE GROUND AFTER THAT CAMPAIGN😂

[@citizenkane2349]

Make it Beijing and we have a deal

[@demongrenade2748]

People say that CoD is unrealistic but to be honest this is most accurate radio chatter ive ever heard in a video game campaign. You can actually follow the chatter up and down the chain of command and get a sense of what units are involved. For example, Warhorse is providing CAS in the air and Stalker is the JTAC on the ground. Stalker is providing near perfect 9-lines. Overlord is the top of the chain. I'm not sure what the rest of the units are exactly but they have their roles. And for the most part, the radio chatter folllows proper radio prodocal. The only issues I've noticed is that: 3 needs to be pronounced as 'Tree' 5 needs to be pronounced as 'Fife' And instead of 'Repeat' they need to say 'Say again'. Which happens sometimes but repeat never be said over the radio. Beyond that, its perfectly fine. Very realistic radio chatter

[@bower31]

You never say repeat on radio because repeat is only used for an artillery battery when you want them to fire another round exactly where the last one hit. So you don't wanna say repeat and have an artillery battery fire a round unannounced to the forward observer

[@tcg1_qc]

DemonGrenade274 And Warhammer :)The AC-130 that supports us from MW to MW3

[@AlphaWhiskey1996]

To be fair though, nobody actually says “tree” and “fife”.

[@matt_canon]

"And Warhammer :)The AC-130 that supports us from MW to MW3" True for the first and third games, but here the Warhammer callsign in this appears to be an artillery unit made up of at least twelve guns. "Message to Observer: Juliet November 159683, Twelve guns, two rounds, HE delay in effect, target number: November Alpha Bravo 2602. Splash in seven seconds." Could be wrong, just my assessment. :)

[@gh3ttoduCanada]

How else am I gettin that tree fiddy?

[@TheGunningPony]

6:40 War Pig was there too oh my tears noooo

[@nuKeMCbobBer]

War pig was just the name of the tank company/squad thing, it wasn't the same tank from cod 4, sorry but he most likely died from the nuke

[@Katarinarabbit]

nuKeMCbobBer actually all of us tanks/armor are made to with stand a nuclear blast

[@gmane6340]

ARC-77 Fordo Of a nuclear blast went off 100 feet away, they'd die. If they survive the crew will be fucked from radiation and the intense heat.

[@Katarinarabbit]

i meant emp sorry wrong post

[@nogisonoko5409]

ARC-77 Fordo Tanks only protect the crew from shockwave blast that away from the highly affected area and radiation. They wont save you from intense heat and direct hit from a nuclear blast.

[@someguyjumping]

Corrections: 10:35 "BCT-4 takin' 90% losses" 10:40 "We're getting the fuck outta dodge!" 11:02 "Get your ass outta there!" 11:17 "Rhino 2-1, get your team outta there pronto!" There may be more but these stood out and were in quick succession.

[@samchen5497]

someguyjumping I'm pretty sure it was "hot zone" instead of "pronto", what do u think?

[@cookieman8971]

Imagine another level where you’re a civilian in the evacuation center that got fired upon, or a soldier that is guarding the evac site. Until eventually, the BTR’s flatten the building

[@f4ngzx_]

Girls when a teammate gets hit by a dodge ball: Omg Becca are you okay!? Boys when a fellow comrade gets hit by a dodge ball: 6:54

[@user-vm5hy1jk5e]

This is extremely accurate especially in my highschool when we play dodgeball.

[@KN1GHTMARE8807]

Damn.. Dodgeball was lit, back then. Lol 😆

[@BVR2451]

When starting to lose Boys : 10:45

[@odddellarobbia4]

@@farahahmedkarim377 lmao

[@acanadiancapitalist2107]

@@BVR2451 lol

[@andrewtrow1]

yeah i cried a little at the kia's and broken arrows ....

[@michaelmclaughlin4889]

It was pretty depressing. But be glad there are men who are willing to go through that so that you will not have to know what it feels like to call a broken arrow yourself.

[@kirovreporting8490]

yah, its really heartbreaking

[@jun6449]

Michael Mclaughlin madatory service sucks

[@synthwavecat96]

It's a game 😂😂😂

[@Phoros]

BioActiveScout 629 its happened irl. A Russian special forces officer in the middle east called an airstrike on himself to kill ISIS fighters. And its happened way more. The fact it can make us feel shitty shows how great this game is

[@anthonyyoung7729]

All that's missing is some music from Hans Zimmer in the background

[@strumvappyii161]

Like "Intropeak" or " the enemy of my enemy" or "Whiskey Hotel"

[@shikihayate]

Not Hans,he only did main theme, Lorne Balfe did all scores

[@jacobjudd6623]

this basically is the background music

[@leotenenbaum6806]

I just hear it in the back of my head

[@caesarplaysgames]

This is even worse when you realize that all the civilians who made it out on the choppers from the Washington Monument probably died anyway. Remember what happened to the Russian choppers when the EMP went off? That happened to them to. So yeah, Price kind of saved the day, but he also killed thousands of people, including civilians when he launched that nuke.

[@gavinthompson9791]

Or maybe they were lucky to get away before the emp in time but u never know how many got away in time

[@jemuelmongado5030]

20 BTRs, Jesus.

[@haltocarrick5504]

Ramirez can deal with it

[@kkkkkk9671]

@@haltocarrick5504 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SageLatrans]

Ramirez take out those btrs with this pistol!

[@koltondavis5975]

Why are they worried about BTRs they are armored personnel carriers they are basically beer cans made of steel rather than aluminum so they are still easy to crush so to speak

[@pineapplelapolynesia1994]

Kolton Davis well I mean it’s not like they’re outfitted with 2cm auto-cannons that will shred light armour and any soldier

[@bullgerbil842]

Major, it's been an honor.... fuck this game for hitting me in my feels and shit.

[@KevinHill320906]

When it comes to a CoD, this is what we mean by "remember MW2 Days?" Were not saying to go back to MW2, were saying to put the amount of effort as they did MW2, this is what attention to detail is

[@paulheenan9098]

So the Americans are desperately trying to defend DC and its population from a relentless Russian assault and are barely holding on with defeat looking imminent, only for Ramirez to rock up with his Javelin and single handedly destroy dozens of BTRs and Mi-28s before the EMP saves the day? The story was great, but Foley's super soldier squad just seemed too fantastical to me.

[@PeppermintMERCY]

RAMIREZ USE THAT NUKE TO TAKE OUT THAT SNPIER

[@balllicker942]

You don’t understand.. Foley’s team are THE special force

[@oxideactual1018]

As is every other video game with a squad of main characters🤦🏻‍♂️

[@cryamistellimek9184]

I mean I’m that situation it was a Russian stash that had been set up in an advantageous position. They didn’t even save the day, they just bought a little time for the evacuation.

[@brawlstarssponsorships]

@@balllicker942 how du know?

[@sruicruicplox9803]

play this when u have homework just imagine u are writing the coordinate they gave u

[@alfinandy1612]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) oh yeah

[@nipitponklaikhem3905]

Then you accidentally write it

[@discombobulateddiscoball66]

*writing math problem* Oscar, Charlie: Zero, Niner, Two, One, Niner, Niner how copy?

[@acuraonly]

Bro such a good idea

[@ironduke5058]

sruic ruic plox Actually am listening while doing homework I'm just such a military fan I couldn't resist. I'm doing accounting and struggling to focus on it and not try to write down the coordinates or imagine what the battlefield is looking like

[@Vlamyncksken]

11:17 "Get your team out of there, pronto!"

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

"for the last time my name is not pronto!

[@timothycarter5871]

"We are down to three men. I repeat. WE ARE DOWN TO THREE MEN! HOW COPY?"

[@SlendHQ]

*"Solid Copy 3-Bravo; Be advised I've Warhammer standing by, switch to TAC Freq.179 and go to town, over."*

[@dilmcgee2514]

Be advised reinforcements are out 5 Mike Hold Your Position

[@ironduke5058]

Slend What is Tac Freq 179?

[@carloreneeventura8714]

*How Copy?* sounds like "we're fukin dying out here dya hear me?!"

[@dpsdward]

Somebody you don't need to know Negative Negative over 😂😂

[@finger569]

To think Russia ever had such power is too funny

[@understandable9641]

seems a bit silly looking back now, huh

[@Xavanux]

The russians loved when our video games would portray them as super powerful. It's why they never said anything back to correct the games, they knew that it's a type of propaganda being made by US from the damn cold war stigmas. Now we really know how powerful they are, and they are definitely not a near peer when it comes to their military.

[@babycarrotz32]

Russia got the power for this shit, but tehy do not have the logistics or the transport assets to move a goddamn army over two oceans only getting detected and engage when their over, I95.

[@finger569]

@@babycarrotz32 ah yes the power to invade America with 1 cold war aircraft carrier that just caught on fire. Lets just call it a logistics issue.

[@spitfire3797]

@@Xavanux I just think Russia is still dangerous they sent a bunch of old equipment and very young soldiers

[@jasonharding96]

This was the radio convo when you where in the building with javelins and that sniper and if you didn’t do anything they would be overrun and they started arming the civilians

[@aleccross3535]

"Goliath, goliath.." *right in the feels*

[@Cycluing]

What does it mean?

[@snobrderchick22]

@@Cycluing I think overlord was just calling for Goliath so he said their name twice

[@eddierodz6974]

Its the first thing you here when you’re in the underground bunker. Theres a soldier getting chest compressions in the corner. And a room full of body bags. Chills.

[@RustGrubbs]

Anyone else get this masterpiece in their recommendations?

[@davidgarza6738]

Yes

[@mobilizedorb438]

Right here

[@ZeroRemorse]

@@mobilizedorb438 da

[@spiky724]

Stfu

[@RustGrubbs]

@@spiky724 you good😂 little salty

[@drorsheffer1182]

I love how the feeling shifts from confident and calm in the beginning to desperate and panicking near the end.

[@ThePizzaGoblin]

Am I the only one getting mad about them saying "repeat" on active military comms with fire missions going off?

[@MaverickRooster]

DesertFoxCXVII Me too, but considering the overall situation, their radio discipline is pretty good othetwise

[@hazardtg3008]

When you're surrounded by multiple tanks and what seems like hundreds of infantry radio discipline flies out the window and you're just trying to save your men

[@kylea1576]

DesertFoxCXVII I get it but ugh now is not the time.

[@whoami5960]

@@kylea1576 lol what do you mean now is not the time

[@YAH2121]

Too bad MW3 kinda screwed up the lore of this game.

[@SNzero0]

+

[@SpanishDio]

True af

[@KeepReign]

Lmao the lore? No. Not even

[@cottonballs185]

KeepReign The retcon was sort of cool, but killed the momentum of the first two in the trilogy

[@CrnaStrela]

It is more focused on the Big Bad, I don't think MW3 killed it, at least they stopped after Makarov died and not making another BS Big Bad just so they can make another sequel. (Looking at you Treyarch)

[@lukedaduke3533]

Did they just level the federal reserve?

[@UNSKIALzPSN]

Luke da duke Such is war

[@cooldude2251]

In the background of the game. No bigs pol

[@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448]

To be honest, I could listen to this for hours more if they made more. I just find it strangely interesting how they speak and how much info is pact into one sentence, it's also very interesting to imagine it from the POV hopping from one person to another.

[@samuelbrantley2836]

Favorite part for me was Stalker 2-1 talking Warhorse onto the target, love how he relays info.

[@TeamASGTS]

Apparently calling in a broken arrow during JRTC is a no go

[@ebinecksdee9872]

Lmao, shit has gotten real

[@connorross4571]

Which JROTC?

[@deltasquad8817]

@@connorross4571 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

[@connorross4571]

@@deltasquad8817 I meant JROTC of which branch? Cause there's Navy JROTC, Air Force JROTC, Army JROTC, and so on.

[@deltasquad8817]

@@connorross4571 oh 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️