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[@Kenneth_James]

Not even a chuckle at the NATO Eye of Sauron? That felt wrong.

[@gordondry]

In some games you can choose which color is good, which is bad and which you play.

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

One of my favorite parts! The other is when he does his "Proportional" response and what the Navy heard was, "ICE EM!" I love how this guy edits his videos. And he makes military history so interesting and downright entertaining.

[@miletello1]

Right?!

[@daquake]

I haven't busted up laughing so hard in years but for that moment. Yeah, dunno how it doesn't elicit a response.

[@susanwahl6322]

I thought it was funny.

[@gabby15107]

Yemen: ~ Let's fuck with their boats Iran: "Hey, you shoud NOT mess with their boats." Japan: "For God sakes!!! Do NOT fuck with thier boats!!" Barbary States - have left the chat.

[@boricuadude26]

Fucking brilliant 🤣 Got me dead laughing!

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

Israel has joined the chat

[@neutchain7838]

Well played mate 😊

[@michaellasee3299]

You win 😂

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Lol!!❤️🤗🐝

[@brianpowell4116]

I was on the USS Enterprise during this , it was a crazy. FYI the US sold the Frigates to Iran before the revolution. so Technically we just repossessed the ships. I did see the gun camera footage of the second frigate strike and you could see the shock wave after the bomb went down the smoke stack.

[@ragemaster6219]

Holy shit man, tk hear all of this being true to a tea by yourself who was initially there is truly another great perspective waiting to be told (if possible and not classified)

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

Oh my gosh - what a cool story! Thank you for your service! ❤

[@ricmiller9624]

Hey I was in AIMD at the time and watched the frigate move in a slow clockwise rotation as the tv laser guided bomb went straight down the stack

[@brianpowell4116]

@@ricmiller9624 I was AIMD 4

[@kel5423]

The two Iranian frigates in this conflict were not built by America. Iranian frigate Sahand was a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate (also known as Alvand-class). The Sabalan was an Alvand-class frigate and also built in the United Kingdom. The two ships were part of an order of four.

[@russellgtyler8288]

I've heard it all my life. "America will be the best friend you ever had, or the worst enemy you have ever had, your call."

[@SgtSplatter782]

in the Navy getting 'proportional' is a running joke about overreaction and Operation Praying Mantis is the origin story. That and "Temper, temper"

[@kumasenlac5504]

Semper Temper - that's a motto, right ?

[@kathleenlindquist4799]

The temper, temper is a funny tale. USS Wisconsin for the win!

[@SgtSplatter782]

@@kumasenlac5504 no Temper Temper comes from when the USS Wisconsin did a full broadside on a single north korean artillery piece that scratched her paint. Her escort ship chided the Wisconsin with "Temper Temper" for the obvious over reaction.

[@openthinker6562]

@@SgtSplatter782to be fair, I believe 3 servicemen were wounded on the USS Wisconsin. So it was a threat that that warranted the complete removal of it, the area around it, and the mountain it sat on with pure hellfire

[@Wolf-vc4wj]

Is it like when you can't get treated for your injuries because they're "not service related"?

[@myreviews8099]

The Fat Electrician is definitely a great story teller

[@sarahgould5435]

In all the best American storytelling traditions. Yarn-spinning was the original stand-up comedy, and this is in the best Davy Crockett yarn-spinning style, just without the need to make stuff up.

[@chancemeyers8502]

Y'all should watch "How America stole a German Submarine and stuck it in Chicago" By him.

[@mindyrolston3915]

That is one of my favorite videos😂😂

[@Bizz4r2m0ke]

Appears they listened to ya.

[@chancemeyers8502]

@@mindyrolston3915 yeah its mine too

[@louisinjoliet8546]

The "go get some ice cream" line is a callback to a previous video on when the US had dedicated ice cream ships in the Pacific Theater during WW2.

[@k5rjtxj]

Also it's a US naval law that ice cream is available on ships

[@MrBananagrab]

Had a guy on my ship who was on the Samuel B when this happened. When he would talk about it, you could tell by the tenor of his voice that at some point he had no idea if he was going to survive

[@kumasenlac5504]

The Samuel B has a big legacy to live up to - and looks like it certainly is.

[@AniwayasSong]

😀 America doesn't always get things right (As an American/USMC Veteran, I'm qualified to say that!), but when it does, it does so with 'Style'!

[@Ennoenno02]

Thank you for your service 🙏

[@susanwahl6322]

After the explosion aboard the USS Forrestal and the entire firefighting crew was wiped out by the blast. It was then decided that everyone aboard American ships would be trained in firefighting so they would never be put in that position again.

[@LavitosExodius]

America: Oh, you other countries are fighting amongst yourselves? Whatever. Also, America: Oh, you've raised gas prices I can't allow that I'll protect trade. America after you've touched a boat: So, you have chosen death.

[@scottbmedic]

Good old Ronald Reagan. Might as well be credited with inventing f about and find out

[@Will-fk2dk]

I miss the 80s and I ABSOLUTELY miss Ronald Reagan!

[@HozelRocket]

He did !! Just ask M. Gorbachev.

[@firefighterchick]

The guy is an excellent storyteller. He was a medic in the Army. Please react to him doing Virginia Hall the deadliest spy of WWII and America destroys pirates. "I'm just here to take pictures for history. " 😂😂

[@firefighterchick]

@ThinGibbons his channel information that he posted says Army Medic.

[@firefighterchick]

@ThinGibbons I had heard that he was Coast Guard as well. So I checked to make sure. 😊

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Definitely a talented storyteller.

[@ariaspes3842]

@@firefighterchick but would people like him if he told the truth like us warships that were destroyed? lol

[@technicaldifficulties368]

​@@ariaspes3842 He does historical stuff. There have been several with ships and Americans losing.

[@CCUnderhill1007]

These guys don't know what it's like to chew 5 Gum 😂

[@HawkGirl69]

Fucking hilarious joke and they didn’t even laugh

[@frankfedison5203]

For future reference, please watch The Fat Electrician's videos completely through, as there is usually post-credits content, often featuring the characters of whom he speaks. Glad you're back. 👍

[@trevor3013]

Imagine using an old american plane to attack modern american fleets equipped with more modern american planes lmao

[@baddbabylon]

the Fat Electrician is actually in college to become a legitimate historian. he's a part of the Unsubscribe Podcast a lot of the time; mostly former military guys - you might enjoy it

[@Bizz4r2m0ke]

I mean honestly he's already more of a legit historian that most academically known historians.

[@dwandeanda8927]

Ive seen at least 30 other channels react to this and other vids of his and i never get tired of the stories

[@tomsaenz3754]

Crazy that it was the USS Enterprise, my dad was on that ship during the Korean War

[@j6p627]

It was a different Enterprise. If it was Korea, your dad was on CV-6 Enterprise. The Enterprise in this story is CVN-65 Enterprise and didn't go into service until 1961 (I think). Ships with name Enterprise have had a significant role in U.S. naval history. I suspect there will be a new one in the years to come.

[@SuperDrLisa]

​@@j6p627oh like on Star Trek

[@tomsaenz3754]

@j6p627 thank you man makes sense

[@j6p627]

@@tomsaenz3754 some random internet surfing and it looks like CVN-80 USS Enterprise is under construction. (Gerald R Ford class carrier). Scheduled to enter service in 2028.

[@pennjazz]

​​​@@j6p627- Correct. USS Enterprise (CVN 80) is currently being built at Newport News, Virginia. Also, (CV 6) was decommissioned on 17 February 1947. It didn't serve in the Korean War. The next Enterprise (CVN 65) was commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned in 2017.

[@pauld6967]

Now gentlemen, it is a good time for you to give a reaction to his video about the Barbary Pirates.

[@OddBallPerformance]

The top leadership here in America absolutely take protecting the major trade routes as their highest priority, but as much as we fight amongst ourselves we Americans take major issue with anybody else harming a fellow American, and that includes our leaders. Even if they don't care, the people that vote for them do a great deal, and we all know that matters more to them than anything else.

[@joshuawillingham6363]

Worth noting he covers a few British things as. The Mosquito, Percy Hobart, and the "Real Life Star Fox" videos are all about British military exploits.

[@Westpark16]

And Berlin AIRLIFT

[@willantvan]

As a Las Vegas local, we welcome OB Mike as our new overlord and representative in Congress. We look forward to having you here

[@mindyrolston3915]

FYI this is what started Desert Storm. Iraq refused to pay their bills to Kuwait so instead they accused Kuwait of stealing their oil and they decided to invade. And we all know what happened next

[@DerrelliThePyro]

Cue the eagle's cry. :P

[@reaperbsc]

Fun fact: Bald Eagles don't actually screech like that. They sound more like a song bird. Hollywood likes to replace their beautiful song with the voice of the Red Tailed Hawk. True story.

[@DerrelliThePyro]

@@reaperbsc Yeah, I know. I've heard 'em plenty of times (Northern Wisconsin). I didn't specify a screech. :P

[@BigJohnLXV]

​@@reaperbsc the screech is more ominous; almost prophetic

[@abmqa]

I worked with F-4s while in the Air Force. I was assigned to the 91st TRS, Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. At Bergstrom AFB, Austin Tx.The Demon Chasers. It was an interesting assignment.

[@JWashington754]

Words can’t describe how happy I am seeing you reacting again.

[@LClark-ry9to]

U.S. Navy Veteran. Hey Blokes , excellent video. Texas.

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Great reaction guys, as always. He's such a colorful storyteller. I was transitioning from flying Cobra attack helicopters to the Apache when this occurred. A forceful response can be a tough call. But the bottom line is the consequences for bad actors has to result in a price too high for them willing to pay. When the term "proportional is used" it suggests hitting back with similar or equal destruction. When in reality, it takes action that causes them to say, "Stop. We've had enough". - Hawk

[@A_Name_]

Your in the right track. Kuwait backed Iraq in the Iran Iraq war. After that war ends Iraq owes Kuwait a bunch of money and instead of paying them back uses the excuse of them drilling sideways into Iraq for oil as an excuse to attack them. And that leads to desert shield which is the US and a bunch of other countries protecting Saudi Arabia to keep gas prices from going bonkers. And shield turns into storm and Iraq's military gets used as target practice for a week and a half.

[@meanlean3095]

The problem is that a lot of people don’t want a peaceful life 😢 Much love, health and happiness to everyone from England 😄👍

[@michaelpetty8416]

That dude can tell a story. 😁😁

[@redactedredacted4080]

8:45 For the British viewers out their, Reagan is the American version of Thatcher.

[@bwilliams463]

I love this comment. Americans on either side of the great ideological divide can interpret this to the glorification of their beliefs.

[@apollopegasus9537]

Please watch Fat Electrician, Cassius Clay. PLEEEEAAASE.

[@susanwahl6322]

Liquid Dinosaurs! LOL. 😂

[@Westpark16]

Berlin Airlift so good joint venture with Brittish. Misquito and Percy video as well ❤

[@JC-es5un]

The fat electrician is phenomenal, you guys should watch more of his videos 👍

[@Charsept]

I recommend "America's $300 Million Sci-Fi Arsenal" and then "America's Future Weapon The XM-29" from him.

[@merljacksonii7233]

I would love to see your thoughts on Nic's video on Percy (Hobo) Hobart. He was the U.K.'s original tank tactician and one of the architects of the Normandy landings. Cheers.

[@fluffylittlebear]

Finally! Reactions are back. I've missed these.

[@sigsauer8660]

More of this channel

[@FirstOfTheMagi]

Would love to hear Mike's stories of what the British navy was like during WW2

[@ProRTS]

They’re back!! 🎉

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Can’t you guys please watch his videos called _”America’s War Horse Marine - Sergeant Reckless”_ ??? Its probably my favorite video of his

[@sammy2840]

Fat Electrician lives in Mason City, Iowa! My hometown!

[@devinhart2418]

They have returned

[@officeblokemike7914]

👊🏻👍🏻

[@damonortiz95]

You need to see his videos on America verses the Barbary pirates and and world war tree operation Paul Bunyan

[@maingate7672]

The first Gulf War was the result of Iraq invading Kuwait. Probably because Iraq still owed Kuwait money and didn't wanna make any more payments.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

Pretty much.

[@solace6700]

All is right in the world now that the blokes are back.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

I've seen other YTers react to this video, but when this came up on my feed, I had to see how you guys enjoyed it. You did not disappoint. :)

[@joshw1687]

I love the quote from the soviet ship and his story telling 😂

[@caroleappling2007]

The E=MC2 ..on the deck of the USS Enterprise is savage.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

29:39 Mark! 5.6K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! 😊 Notes: Heh. As timing would have it, while you were gone, I needed a new smartphone! Now I have one! 😊 He said "injured" not "wounded"! As if people tripped or bumped their heads or whatever on their way to or from the explosion! 😮 I remember the television news reports! Instead of commenting as I watched your video, I hoped to remember my mental notes until the end here, but I've forgotten them, I think. 🤷‍♂️

[@AquaBlue77]

If you haven't watched the "Wrecking & Trolling The Germans With A Wooden Plane - DH-98 Mosquito" vidoe of his, you definitely should.

[@williamlee588]

Fat Electrician is a good story teller.. now what happens after this tho.. Iraq doesnt want to pay back Kuwait, so instead Saddam has Iraq invade Kuwait which then the US and Coalition forces start Operation Desert Shield and then Desert Storm. and btw the Battle of 73 Easting happens.. and then years later there is when Wagner and some Syrians attack Conoco Fields (Feb 2018)

[@tamelahardyman1876]

Fat Electrician is the best... glad you found this video...... He should be a history teacher....

[@robertahrendt67]

I wonder if the 2 surviving F-4's are the same 2 F-4s that 25 years the F-22 pilot told "You need to go home."? How many could they have? that fly?

[@ariaspes3842]

as if f22 is combat ready and would risk facing f4 you know the shady empire wannabe is on its last leg when people have to make up vietnam stories like this one and iraq, lol

[@mariosmatzoros3553]

​@@ariaspes3842 F4s are interceptors... They used to lose against migs in Vietnam, do you really think they stand a chance against an f22 or any other 5th or 4th generation aircraft?

[@ariaspes3842]

@@mariosmatzoros3553 esperanza, i just told and what part of "f22 is not combat ready" do you not comprende? lol

[@mariosmatzoros3553]

@@ariaspes3842 Oh I thought you meant " as if f22 is combat ready" meaning that it wasn't.

[@ariaspes3842]

@@mariosmatzoros3553 it is not ffs, lol

[@rickycantrell2865]

Please react to more definitely won't be disappointed! Nick is a great story teller and educational

[@Pops-km8xt]

I was there. 7th fleet with the Midway battle group. We knew about the mines back in july when we got there. Operation Nimble Archer occurred in October 87. Iran knew we weren't fucking around.

[@inthedarkanonymous5625]

The woman you refer to is Sarah Boone, and she has just insisted the judge remove her 8th appointed defense team. She wants an attorney who is “nice.”

[@kyoko381]

I've been waiting for you guys to react to this!

[@glen4037]

The old man vs 700 red coats is amazing

[@Morgaine]

Samuel Whittemore - great story.

[@amberlong5498]

Lol, " Don't fuck with Americas boats", Texas love for you guys

[@GhostWatcher2024]

I love how the intro to this makes it seem like we destoyed 100 naval cruisers in a day, like it was Japan's WW2 navy... When in reality saying Iran had a navy in that era is like saying North Vietnam had a navy in the 1970s just because they had a bunch of sampam fishing boats with NVA soldiers on them. When "half" of your naval power is 2 modern cruisers and a couple of converted oil platforms, you really dont have a navy to begin with. Still its the whole notion of wtf was Iran thinking?? Like they werent going to get curb-stomped if they even damaged 1 USA ship.

[@bwilliams463]

The USS Samuel B Roberts was named in honor of a destroyer escort of the same name that fought so fiercely in the Battle of Leyte Gulf (WW2) that it became known as 'the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship' (it was sunk during the battle). It's one of the greatest naval battles of WW2, especially if you're American.

[@chrisboyle765]

Love this keep ‘em coming! Fat Electrician is so good I won’t even bother make a recommendation, anything you react to by him I will be watching!!

[@LucidDream]

I love his videos, very entertaining guy.

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

Yayyyyyy 🎉🎉 welcome back chunts.. I've been on Mike Hunt since you've been gone

[@geebskerbal2771]

middle guy looks lie Anthony Hopkins lol

[@wiccan75]

Kuat was backing Iraq in the war vs Iran, Iraq owed them a lot of money, rather than pay it, Iran invaded Kuat, and desert storm kicked off from that.

[@timhefty504]

I missed these three together

[@fookinlit9586]

Glad to have my afternoon with the blokes back😢

[@officeblokemike7914]

Good to be back 👍🏻

[@robertfreeling687]

It did lead into the Iraq/Kuwait war, after a fashion. Part of why Iraq invaded was to not have to pay back Kuwait the money they owed them from Kuwait funding Iraq during the Iraq/Iran war.

[@prettybullet7728]

This guy is great. I could listen to him tell stories all day long and never get bored.

[@robertschumacher2707]

That Kuwait had been loaning Iraq large amounts of money also played a large part in the invasion of Kuwait in the 90's, as Iraq still owed them for the loans and Saddam figured. 'We won't have to pay Kuwait back if we annex them.'

[@RexBell303]

The Harpoon almost got the USS Simpson (FFG-56). I got stationed on her after this and there were still people who participated in the battle on her. The log book from that day was cool. This battle is considered one of the top 5 most influential naval battles in history. There is even a book about it. It was the first time missiles were used in battle and it dictated American policy in the Middle East going forward. There is a youtube video shot from the bridge on the simpson for part of the battle. hard to watch due to radar playing hell on the camcorder though.,

[@br0ckst4ng]

Love all your videos guys! Cheers from America 🇺🇸

[@TeeDeeTD]

Excellent storytelling - Don’t mess with America 🇺🇸

[@a3gill]

I think the individual human lives matter, just not the most. They do contribute to what happens next. It's a great way to get people on board for retaliation.

[@davidcruz8667]

I'm a retired US Marine... rest assured that we're very good at keeping things "proportional"... Hey, if you're attending a buffet as a group of Marines, that table with the prime rib doesn't stand a chance.

[@Pewpew1789]

Don’t you just love how America gets around things

[@AJ-vc6dm]

we all love the military videos of what's going on in our crazy world, keep it up.

[@JDitto702]

lol funny I live in Vegas and must of missed the signs with his pic and name on them on the side of the road haha.

[@christypriest30]

I’ve missed you guys! Just realized that I haven’t seen y’all in a while

[@socket_error1000]

He left out the part where Kuwait reflagged all their tankers with the USA, obligating the USA to protect them as US flagged shipping. Otherwise the US military would never have got involved in this.

[@shannon8485]

We have a long history of being very protective of our boats since the beginning of our country.

[@japcar84]

When is the "Oh Dearie Me" merch coming out? So glad to have you guys back.

[@blakebrown534]

With the 3 Americans that got killed, we have a base there because it's the only thing pushing back on Iran's access to the Mediterranean via Syria. It sits in between the route to move goods through the region. So it's not about trade there, per se, but about stopping Iran from causing even more problems elsewhere.

[@tylerjohnston9679]

Please react to alot more of his videos. He's a great storyteller with great story's

[@gordondry]

Is there already a movie with the plot of "holding this ship together with steel cables, winches and some welding?"

[@kinjiru731]

Welcome back, blokes!

[@schrodingers-gat]

Omb. Welcome back! Haven’t seen you all in sooo long. I missed y’all. Hey OB Mike, brother, when are you going to react to Saenchai? Most entertaining fighter ever.

[@jameseyman9078]

the reason the united states is so obsessive about oil isnt just because of gas prices. They have by far the most powerful and advanced military in the world. in fact, the only chance a country has at defeating the United States in battle is if the opposing country cuts off our supply of oil. its something that litterally every aspect of the military needs. The billions of dollars of equipment is totally useless if it doesnt have the fuel to operate it.

[@eq1373]

Mainly because the environmentalist wackos in our own country won't let us exploit our own oil resources

[@saeiddavatolhagh9627]

The us navy intervened on behalf of saddam who they had to depose later. Brilliant! 😅

[@robertstone9988]

Thare is no "war crimes" in war. Only how bad do you want to win. What authority do you thank you have over the most powerful military EVER😂 how about just be happy just your feelings are hurt.

[@user-wc8fp4cx6c]

So killing 6 million Jews, many in gas chambers, wasn't a war crime? How about torture? Starvation? Bombing hospitals? And you think this is funny?

[@jimmybobsap8729]

Just keeping it Proportional

[@travisyarbrough4033]

For non military : You can't put mines in International Waters. You might be Bologna Mist #2 and so on.

[@GhostWatcher2024]

Operation Praying Mantis and the Persian Gulf conflict a decade later were connected, but NOT from this. Praying Mantis was from the end of the Iran-Iraq war... during then, like TFE mentioned, Kuwait was financially supporting Iraq. Oversimplifying a lot, but nobody really "won" that war, and a decade later Iraq still wasnt able to repay Kuwait, so Iraq just solved their issue by invading Kuwait. During the Iran conflict, we really weren't on either side per se, as long as shipping wasnt disrupted. Smacking around Iran was to restore shipping and preserve the bottom line...as you said, it was all about economics of oil trade. Kind of the same thing a decade later... we werent so much about "save Kuwait" (though thats how it was presented) as much as "stop Iraq from efffing up oil trade". So in the 80s it SEEMED like we were on Iraq's side, and in the 90s it SEEMED like we were AGAINST Iraq... but it was just USA protecting USA's interest in oil trade.

[@shockwavegaming5907]

Mike is running for congress? That makes two KZbinrs doing that this year! XD love you guys

[@stangundam01]

you should check out his stories on america's cheese caves & ice cream ships