A Rookie's Guide to Finnish Brutality, Part 2

[@L.J.Kommer]

"Oh bugger, the Nisan shitbox is on fire!"

[@Philistine47]

Was it just me, or did his boot go through where the windshield should have been on his way out?

[@TINMAN-eg9zj]

Best clip😂

[@alexander1485]

Nissan*

[@btyrreddagger2065]

New t shirt?

[@peterconnan5631]

Damn good thing the windscreen was oit or you'd still be in there!😂

[@ottokaugin6397]

It's the hat that makes the dueling stance more accurate, surely?

[@JainZar1]

It's his status as an officer.

[@cynic3068]

I was on that stage as RO. It was a pleasure to talk with you on several occasions. A gentleman and a scholar!

[@jrstoelting]

Thanks for your work as an RO! You are the guys that make these possible. Every video I’ve watched from this has stated how great the ROs were and good to talk to.

[@BrownwaterSquid]

Chieftain doing a Brutality with Ian wasn't on my 2024 bingo list. Nice!

[@chrisspencer6502]

I always get the feeling Ian was born in the wrong time period and place. He should have been in Scotland as a turn of the century aristocrat

[@EATitFATY]

@@chrisspencer6502 Yeah he dose oddly resemble an WW1 Officer

[@poika22]

@@chrisspencer6502 In all fairness, he's living in a time where it's easier than ever to visit museums and armories around the world, and he can make a living just talking about the weapons he comes across in his travels.

[@MM22966]

Finns in the Range Control group: "We're getting an American visitor today, an internet personality. Show him every courtesy when you see him, it will be good publicity for us." "Sure. What does he look like?" "He will be taller than everybody here, have a weird accent, and wearing a cowboy hat. Oh, and he loves to shoot guns." "So the legends ARE true..."

[@wilsonj4705]

And vehicles have a tendency to catch on fire when he gets in them

[@raskolnikov9067]

At 11 minutes he found the ground the uniform was made to camouflage against.

[@erniedesantis597]

"OH BUGGER THE NISSAN SHITBOX IS ON FIRE" Oddly enough it took you longer to exit the Nissan than the "death trap" that was a small hatch M4 Medium.

[@petesheppard1709]

Just watching him trying to get his knees in gave me a bit of claustrophobic creepies.

[@johnbaker1256]

​@@petesheppard1709 Your issued car comes in 2 sizes: too large and too small.

[@petesheppard1709]

@@johnbaker1256 👍😜For the vertically blessed, there is 'too small' and 'way too small'. 😎

[@nirfz]

like the RO said: "the prime era of your life" The Nissan Primera

[@Grimshak81]

I gotta say it’s so interesting to see this out of the perspective of a “normal not much prepared non-infantry guy” 👍 Kudos to the chieftain to attempt it in the first place among all those seasoned competition shooters.

[@jayr2634]

Of course you shoot better one handed, Sir! You're a Cavalryman!

[@Tigrisshark]

"You're a tank- move him!" :D

[@warwolf416]

Really enjoying these! I was very excited when I learned you had participated in a brutality match and it is not disappointing. Good work sir! Hope to see more along with all the armored goodness.

[@Tiax776]

It's very easy to DQ in your first match so you did well in that regard.

[@ES90344]

My dad swam in the Baltic once. It too was involuntary, his RF-4 decided it didn't want to fly anymore. July 1981, it was probably as cold as your dip.

[@alanfhall6450]

Loved this, Chief. It's one thing watching the 'usual suspects' but you went in with realistic expectations and have caught the bug. Looking forward to seeing how you do next year 🤠👍

[@lifesalemon]

Didn't expect a does the chieftain fit mini-episode included with the answer being no, as no way that is being successful driven.

[@Volus_dude]

i had a 1998 Nissan Primera hatchback. a wonderful rustbucket. Tons of electrical gremlins and it just started and worked.

[@gatling216]

Is it really a pistol qual range if you don't have the privates stuck on range detail throwing rocks at the officers' targets to they can get home at a reasonable hour?

[@petesheppard1709]

Thanks for going to the effort of sharing your fun--and challenges! Also, thanks for sharing your thoughts on weapons choices. I am a Tavor owner as well, and enjoyed seeing one used successfully.

[@ShinkoAlter]

Always interesting to see a new and fresh perspective on the Brutality matches. It was a very interesting watch and a nice surprise to see you attended!

[@DB-yj3qc]

So You now have your Silver, Gold and Ice water spurs. I really enjoy experiencing this vicariously with your videos.

[@richardboll8763]

Thank you, sir! This was great watching. The course of fire was interesting and appeared quite challenging! Might I suggest for preparation for next year’s challenge, a jaunt over to the Tactical Rifleman KZbin channel and some of his training courses.

[@aqualung.]

That dismount from the Nissan was suprisingly graceful for a man of your stature. I found myself pretty well wedged in at 6'4" and bulky TST gear, in the end had to roll out ass first.

[@StacheMan26]

Okay, the real question here is how many AFVs is the Nissan shitbox is worse than? Also, congrats on completing the match with only moderate injury to your pride.

[@Pyt3x]

Very unique perspective to the competition!

[@chassoto]

Kit Badger is also a very cool dude. Met him at last year's High Desert Brutality up in Idaho. We both shot our SCAR Heavies. You're 100% right about your primary goal - NO DQ! Blizzards are great, but only after the match is done. I always tell people that as long as your shooting fundamentals are good, the thing that will give you the most trouble is learning how to handle your gear safely and move efficiently. Those come with repetition. Keep it up!

[@jamesbromstead4949]

But the Stetson survived!

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Your single handed pistol stance is straight from the M1911 Pistol training film from WW2. I use the same stance myself.

[@vidyaorszag]

Yesss Parola filming! The place has really changed since I went in 2012.

[@phyllisknudsen2100]

At some point in life, you must have seen the old WW II .45 pistol training film (all one handed techniques), and it was seared into your shooting subconscious!

[@Haris122]

Got to appreciate the honesty with the placement.

[@benjamingoto2099]

This is truly inspiring to see a man pushing 50 be able to complete these challenges. Thank you for the boot in the arse, sir!

[@Skusty]

Been following Finnish Brutality since the first videos with InRange, always love seeing new guys take it on, even if they are not blazing through it like war machines.

[@ditzydoo4378]

You're not a Tunnel rat so much as ... oh say a rather tall Tunnel weasel. ^~^

[@cedhome7945]

Tunnel giraffe more like 😄

[@ditzydoo4378]

@@cedhome7945 Lol. ^~^ So true, not many six foot five blokes walking about.

[@MrKronikDeception]

25:04 Nick betrays his European and officer roots.

[@marcm.]

And his American appropriation of culture by not listening to instructions)))))

[@looinrims]

“Tanks do not fucking float!” Is a quote going on my wall

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

What else is on your wall, out of curiosity?

[@looinrims]

@@TheChieftainsHatch mostly posters from the KZbinr Historigraph His posters look amazing

[@2A4FIN]

Hope you had great time, our HEAT-squad did for sure😊

[@vesaruntti]

36:18 Oh no.... gun Jesus has turned the Baltic Sea to Wine.

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

One thing i can spot as a shooting instructor about your pistol session around 20:30 is that you adjust your grip after each shot.. You have to get a better initial grip. Changing and releasing grip each time will throw off your aim each shot. With all respect dues o7

[@misterenigma2013]

RO: ARE YOU READY?! Chieftan: (Speaks in meh) Yeah... My DS: (Having a stroke) Motivation is key!

[@LN997-i8x]

What was your opinion on the UH-1 by the end of the competition?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

The sight? It worked. I could hit the target. (I have pretty basic standards). I'd have to check under night vision, but at this time would have no qualms bringing it to a deployment

[@ThePiitteri]

What a great video. Thank you

[@Paltse]

Not a rookie but a master of another kind.

[@pscwplb]

Just for the record, any stage you compete in safely is a success.

[@boxofstuffsgaming.9200]

prime-era of your life :)

[@WhatIfBrigade]

The Chieftain looks so impressive in that hat I'd like to see him do Dead Eye Brutality in old school cosplay.

[@howieyeungyeung]

Never realized chieftain is this tall until he was at the first stage lol

[@frenchroast1355]

Thanks for representing us tall old dogs. Well done.

[@TINMAN-eg9zj]

MOH Effort there 👏 👍

[@ptonpc]

Around the 6:36 mark. Yay Queen!

[@Dank-om2xc]

Got a laugh that you explained how a sauna really works. Being of finish origin here in the states, my family still does the sauna the original way after four generations of Americanization.

[@JPR3D]

Seeing you among the other participants really puts into perspective how tall you are. that makes 3 of 3 current and former tankers I follow who are by their own admission too tall for tanks. Funny, that ;P

[@Im_TheSaint]

that's okay, we still love you

[@MrSharkybook]

Q: are you allowed to use your personal sidearm on the army pistol qualification?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

No

[@briangarvey6895]

Can confirm, wearing tanker boots makes you at least 20% cooler. Stetson optional, I was not Cav. I am still a faithful devotee to Death Before Dismount.

[@burhanbudak6041]

A tank out of its element.

[@sibhuskyguy]

Your poor poor hat.... I wouldn't have risked the hat! it's just too nice

[@michaelbourgeault9409]

and now we know the Chieftain can fit into a Nissan

[@ulissedazante5748]

But the "oh, bugger: Primera is on fire" exercise wasn't that successful.

[@ruinbaine4776]

are you going to recommend to the army to adopt some of the challenges for range quals sir.

[@leeee8550]

あなたのFLCを基本とした装備が大好きです

[@PsihoKekec]

Spare socks and spare boots, always a good idea, unless your backpack is already overweight.

[@rungunpeppers]

Nice run 👍Penalties were really harsh this time.

[@LuisNunes-ps4sl]

That thermometer is definitely trolling. Or measuring air temperature. We rarely get 21C in the Atlantic off Portugal, much less the Baltic. 😁😁

[@themomaw]

When are they bringing an armored vehicle gunnery course to Brutality? I expect you would score in the top on that one

[@Fnaffan1983e3t]

Do you know about the six tone tank which is the american version of the bob simple tank and I hope you are doing well today and what were the interwar tanks of the US

[@timovilkki5209]

👍👍👍

[@dennisvandermarkt8263]

Stetson for the win !!!

[@waffentobbe]

Pansarjävel power :)

[@robertkalinic335]

Tanker's Primera review > boomstick olympics

[@taktikbegeistert8506]

Does the Cheftain fit into the drivers Position of a Nissan....tecnicly he does fit in the drivers position, he can also fight from it...but there is no way he can exit it without some (minorly) important stuff is taken of the vehicle first (i.e. the windshield) I would have laught out even louder if the chieftain had asked he RO for a shoehorn to get in the nissan

[@skyshark425]

Sooooo. It’s your grip it’s your grip it’s your grip. Thumbs forward grip 70/30 support hand/strong hand. Also you ride the recoil some when shooting strong hand only.

[@MililaniJag]

Love to see a vid on Anti-Armor Drones in Ukraine. Are they effective or exaggerated? Countermeasures? Cheers!

[@jeromethiel4323]

I still posit that once a soldier is basic qualified they should have to do one of these every year to really teach them how stressful combat is, and how much they need to improve if they want to live through actual combat. And i mean everybody, from the special forces down to the mess cooks and clerks. And especially officers. So that they know what it's like to chew mud, be out of breath, and still need to be able to shoot. How can you command if you don't know what your soldiers are going to have to deal with? Simply, put, (at the lower levels) you cannot. "That company should easily be able to get over 10km of rough ground on foot to be in position to support our pincer movement at o-dark thirty tomorrow morning." Somebody who has had to DO that march? Might just realize that while they might get that company into position, they won't be fit to fight due to exhaustion. OTOH, if they have done it and know it can be done, then they can have confidence that when they order it done, not only can it be done, if it isn't, they can start looking for people to blame and have a valid reason for doing so. Curious what the Chieftain thinks of this as a training exercise given that he is not infantry, and hasn't really trained for something like a brutality match.

[@blue2sco]

Can the Chieftain fit in to a Nissan?

[@oldesertguy9616]

That is weird that the 1445 would malfunction with ball rounds.

[@nirfz]

RO about the Nissan: "This is the prime era of your life... the Nissan Primera" I think they didn't sell the Nissan Primera in the US, so the joke is easier to get for europeans.

[@alifeoncechris]

Stage 7 is a tough stage.

[@MichalLobos]

I've just seen Gun Jesus 😱

[@allanhagan5113]

A red dot on order then?

[@alfredbowen]

Black horse!

[@ToddDavey]

So, an active duty Combat Arms officer in the US military was bested in a tactical competition by someone wearing pajamas...

[@General_Cartman_Lee]

Still got faster out of the Nissan than the M3 Stuart.

[@xxxlonewolf49]

😊

[@20RCH]

I don’t get why the chieftain got to be a tanker in the army.. he’s so tall!

[@ianjohnson182]

17:30 I had the same problem with echo off a barrel during my first 2 gun match. It was a pistol spinner from behind a plastic barrel, and every shot sounded like a hit on steel so I had no idea I was basically missing everything.

[@MichaelEdelman1954]

Totally unfair. They should have let you bring a tank.

[@brucequam7416]

I'm certain that your difficulty on this stage is due to improper track tension...

[@thecommissaruk]

I found the live action version of a toy soldier I had as a kid one-handing a pistol in a duelling pose!

[@woodsghost9088]

While your near zero is 25m, your far zero with the ammo and the height over bore of the rifle and optic means you probably have a 25m/400m zero. Or worse.

[@melangellatc1718]

Damn, Chieftain, your intro vid seems longer than the being #3 for TT8 at Graf wait!!!!

[@Hogmagundy]

What i should have done was "Instad of slowly walking, actually pull out." -That's what she said

[@cbyrne9703]

Ian had problems with his pistol as well. He said it was due to the ammunition provided being underpowered, and as such failing to cycle the pistol reliably.

[@timojarvenkyla]

🤪

[@EldritchMadness]

>Qualifies Expert >Always one of best shots in the unit >Struggles to actually shoot under pressure Average U.S military experience tbh.

[@dposcuro]

From everything I have heard (definitely not from experience)? The U.S. Military has repeatedly tried to train soldiers to be "marksmen", to the detriment of their actual ability to shoot in live combat.

[@trioptimum9027]

​@@dposcuro It's tricky, because everybody shoots a little wild and a lot fast when there's bullets coming back at them, right? So you actually want your training to be a little slower and a little more careful than you expect the trainees to take the same shots in combat. (If that makes sense?) But the US Army does have a history of focusing on target shooting that has sometimes been a bit of a problem, especially when it comes to choosing sight designs.

[@FINNIUSORION]

how many youtubers participated in Finnish brutality this year? like 7? lol. I wonder how irritated the Finns are by so many dudes being chased by camera guys? lol

[@poika22]

The "influencers" are their own group who do the stages together. To fit the whole event into two days they have different groups at different stages simultaneously. So unless you're one of the youtubers you aren't doing the stages with all these cameramen following you around.

[@FINNIUSORION]

@@poika22 yeah it was a joke. And people like Ian bring varusteleka loads of business. I just ordered a cap a few days ago.

[@timojarvenkyla]

Your main problem was using sub usable gear, Bad guns, even bad clothing-. Otherwise good job.

[@Khalifrio]

Sigh, I guess this channel is going to become a pale shadow of Forgotten weapons. Whats next, putting content behind a paywall like Ian has done?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Meh. If you think I'm trying to move into the guntube space, you have a lower opinion of my intelligence than I think I have. It's already well saturated, I'm a tanker, I'm going to stay with armor. This was just a fun diversion

[@Jello-Is-Terifying]

Ya know KZbin Suppresses A LOT of firearms content .... That is a bit of a dick comment

[@Khalifrio]

@@TheChieftainsHatch My comment wasn't about the normal content. Its about you following Ian around and doing the same stuff he does. We already have Ian doing that stuff. No need for you to follow in his footsteps.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

@@Khalifrio No, no need. But I do like to think I put a different perspective on it the one or two times we overlap, such as for the 40mm Bofors we both covered

[@dposcuro]

@@Khalifrio Oh no. Perish the thought of two historians of similar, but distinctly different fields, becoming friends (or at the very least, decent acquaintances) and doing things at the same time together. Specifically events, that they both get invited to by a separate third party. Both of which bring entirely different perspectives, and opinions to such an event, and leave with wildly different stories that they relate to their audiences. It is one thing to dislike some content, that it understandable. But to denigrate it by saying it is a "pale shadow" of the other's work is just asinine. Also, bitching about paywalls.... Ian's work on Forgotten Weapons is his full time job. KZbin has been steadily reducing the ability of firearms creators to actually make a liveable wage producing firearms content. If Ian doesn't get paid, he cannot travel to places to get the opportunity to review the items he produces content on. Please explain how Ian is supposed to continue making content for Forgotten Weapons, without a reliable, steady source of income? Because I cannot fathom how this disconnection from reality functions in your mind.

[@jrstoelting]

21:07 You need to get your hands inside and push up on his shoulders while keeping your hands down, keeping your feet moving, like a football lineman.

[@Trve_Kvlt]

0:55 It's because you took off the tanker boots, that was your first mistake

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

25:58 Nice stage !

[@promiscuous675]

Thank you/