America Obliterates Half Of Iran's Navy In 8 Hours! - Operation Praying Mantis | REACTION

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Iran: "We screwed up one of America's boats!" Japan: "No, No, No, Don't Do that, you'll just make them mad. We did that to them once, and they dropped the Sun on us....Twice."

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[@AzraelAngleOfDeath]

If you have seen the podcast Unsubscribe he actually has admitted many times that he has no script. He has notes but no script. It's the one where they have their editor on.

[@chillwill2918]

Actually I looked him up and his name is spelled like Nic, not Nick.

[@John_McJohnson]

I've watched a dozen people react to this video and "It's never a war crime the first time" still makes me chuckle.

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[@scottrule480]

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@@brigidtheirishAnd no, that’s NOT a typo. They literally meant “World War TREE”.

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Old 666 and the Eager Beavers

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Ah yes " proportional" " potential" & " appropriate " three great stories

[@michaelhicks2877]

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[@slimthugga1]

“It’s never a war crime the first time” is a HILARIOUS statement.

[@jaycooper2812]

My older cousin was sailor on the "Sammy B". He said that was the busiest day he had in a 24 year naval career. This happened in April 1988.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

'There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.' - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin probably how your cousin was feeling about that time...glad he an the rest of his crewmates were ok, and made it back.

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[@nicholastrawinski]

Just a little note for anyone interested. The ship seen at 15:26 with the "proportional" text over it is not some generac "insert war footage" It is actually Sahand after we got done dropping heat on it.. It got hit with two Harpoon missiles, four AGM-123's, apair of Rockeye cluster bombs, and then a single Harpoon from the destroyer USS Joseph Strauss to finish it off.

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Operation Paul Bunion World War Tree. It is an awesome one. Jake McNasty McNiece, is really good. And Cassius Clay, the most gangster politician, is worth watching. And Bat Bomb more terrifying than the atomic bomb, is a crazy story. He doesn't have a bad video on his channel.

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What about Sergeant Reckless America's war horse

[@stevenestrada9924]

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[@b3s13g3d]

Nick and everything on his channel is fantastic. This one has been making the rounds lately as it seems everyone is finally finding his stuff, but am looking forward to your take on it. Thoroughly enjoyable reaction. All of his videos are like this, he's really turning into a proper historian. Frankly, pick any one that sounds interesting to you. Yes, it's all military or geo-politics, and a complete blast. Quack-bang, out.

[@raymurray3401]

He’s actually currently going to college for history as he wants to rewrite the history books to include these significant events that have always been left out.

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[@MrYabber]

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[@dieseldave2273]

I absolutely love The Fat Electeician. He puts a very fun spin on history. I have so many suggestions. I need to consider carefully to only make one. Edit Berlin Airlift. If you search that with his name it'll be the first result

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Yeah it's hard to pick one over another for me but I have to go with Sergeant Reckless

[@jasonwade3365]

That man tells history like an energetic Grandpa. Love it.

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He's an incredible story teller! All the facts, easily digestible, enough humor to keep you engaged. Can't recommend him highly enough!

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[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Mostly military but there are stories about cheese, politicians and mail trucks

[@dbbuchmann]

The Fat Electrician is one of the best channels on KZbin! So happy to see you react to one of his videos! Literally anything by him is absolute gold, and incredibly well researched and informative. And yes, it's all military history, and he's going to be a history teacher so yeah, this is his jam.

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My grandpa don't talk much about the war he painted bombers in secret service or something like that us air force!!!

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I think you'd find his video on Virginia Hall extremely interesting. She was an extremely prolific spy during WWII.

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And a woman that truly deserves to have a movie about her and her unbelievable exploits made.

[@attimus103]

@@KNETTWERX feels like a mini series at least to cover it all effectively.

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[@nr63kish]

Dude, he is AWESOME! And unlike a lot of guys who don't like reactions, he LOVES them. I've watched all of his videos, from his early days where he had short tik tok like videos describing different military roles, to the longer story telling ones. Watch them all and react to them, I'll rewatch them again with you.

[@Annakaydyct]

Oh I love his channel! I've binge watched so many of his videos. He's a great story teller

[@sirjoker3790]

You definitely need to do more of his content

[@dhaucoin]

I tripped over this very vid a few months ago, and fell in love with his content right away. Funny as hell, and damned great storytelling. Three more IMMEDIATE recommendations..... 'The Most Ganster Marine of All Time: Dan Daly' 'America Dismantles Pirate Nations for Touching Their Boats' 'Angry Old Veteran vs 700 Redcoats: Samuel Whitmore'

[@GuitarGuruGaming]

The “OH!” When he said “Ronald Reagan” spoke volumes. It was clear you knew what was about to happen next lmao

[@cseale61]

I believe The Fat Electrician is a former army combat medic. He's real focused on military history and is excellent at giving us information that most people never know about.

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More, more, more! I have listened to several of his videos, and haven’t run into a single boring one.

[@merljacksonii7233]

I highly recommend his vids on the Berlin Wall and the Berlin Airlift. My personal favorites are "America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats" and "Angry Old Veteran vs. 700 Redcoats". He also did vids on the US Mail's "Mailcat" mail truck, Liquid Death water company, and Aldi stores. I'm so glad you found Nic and I'm excited for you to go down this rabbit hole with us.

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Who doesn't love history lesson with a side of sarcasm

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[@MrArgonaut2501]

The channel Im super stoked for a favorite reactor to check out

[@timharris7303]

Nick is an awesome guy. You will love his content. He covers alot if Military history and has some good short form stuff. Where the phrase, Its never a War Crime the first time was keyed.

[@StorymasterQ]

It's a good phrase. Very apt, not to mention true.

[@GetDougDimmadomed]

The fast attack ship saying "we're just following orders" makes me sad every time I hear it. Like they didn't want to, but they had to or face the music.

[@peteywheatstraw7670]

That F-4 Phantom that had the wing blown off made it back to base. Damn, Americans make a lot of durable stuff.

[@DeAnne1233]

Can’t tell you how perfect the E-MC2 is; every Action causes a Reaction.

[@rohan1970b]

He is an excellent story-teller. My favorite is Samuel Whitmore. Angry Old Veteran vs 700 redcoats. The next 2 are Dehavelin Dh-98 Mosquito and That Time America Stole a German Uboat and stuck it in Chicago.

[@NateStege]

TFE is a binge worthy channel, im glad it is on yours.

[@skmky01]

Absolutely the best storyteller. This is a combination of my 2 favorite KZbinrs! Check out his take of the Barbary Pirates next!

[@Dsmwarrior1996]

All of his videos are equally informative as well as entertaining!

[@toddhutchins2492]

The tanker escort mission was called Operation Earnest Will. When we would enter or leave the gulf through the Straits of Hormuz, Iran would light us up with their Silkworm missile radars. I was an Electronics Warfare Technician 2nd Class on the USS Merrill (DD-976), SAG B, during this engagement. The night before, our Captain told us to gfet some sleep. We were going to general quarters at 0730. At 0800 our SAG would destroy the Sassan Oil Platform, SAG C would take out the Sirri oil platform, and SAG D would take our a frigate. We went to GQ at 0730. We radioed the platform at 0745, stasting "You have 15 minutes to evacuate the platform." then stated it in Farsi, then English, then Farsi, finally saying, "Have A Nice Day." (we had a CT onboard that spoke Farsi) We then gave them a 10 minute warning, then a 5-minute warning. At 0800 we radioed, "Has everyong left the platform, we are prepared to open fire," to which the platform responded, "We are not leaving." So, we were like, "OK" and started firing at the platform with our 5-inch guns. We had fired 2 rounds when they started shooting back with their 22-mm chain gun. Our Fire Controlman adjusted fire and took him out with ONE shot (yes, he was THAT good). Then he readjusted fire and continued with the anti-personnel air bursts (we were trying NOT to hit a toxic tank on the platform. We were supposed to trade off with the Lynde B. McCormick but her gun had dropped sync and was "walking" and they couldn't fix it in time. We wound up doing all the shooting on the Sassan oil platform. The Soviet Udaloy destroyer was collecting intel. We were steaming next to her for a couple of days. I had to do a weapons and radar fit on her. We knew they were there. We had a joke after the engagement: How does the Ayatollah inspect his fleet?... Glass Bottom Boat. A few details wrong, but it doesn't detract from the story and NO ONE gets ALL the details right. It all depending on who you are talking to. I love Nic's presentation. I've seen most of his videos and they are awesome.

[@leechowning2712]

Welcome... to the history teacher we all wish we had. Nick is presently in college to get the necessary degrees to teach history at the high school level. When he gets done, I fully expect any aware hs principle to want him. Some of his stories are... well... insane. The Bat Bomb, for example.

[@paulisawinsong8224]

By the way, those pilots were trained at a Naval base in Corpus Christi, Tx. The hotel I worked in at the time fed the Iranian pilots every Sunday. That was in 1979-1981

[@IdriveKITTnyc]

Cassius Clay, sgt reckless, and the Limping Lady are my current top 3. Also love the babary pirates one. All are great. And do enough and the man himself will show up and give his blessings to do more reactions.

[@phantomninja904]

The fact they cracked out the enterprise for backup tells you they were serious. That ship cost 450 million USD to make in 1958. Adjusted for inflation that would make it now worth almost 5 billion USD.

[@cadjockey6113]

Nic has the best story telling (w/ comedy) on KZbin bar none!! ❤ this man!!

[@v44rgtuy0l3]

His story telling is literally the most top notch dude in the military history KZbin community IMO.

[@HarryWHill-GA]

It's a ship. I was indirectly involved in Preying Mantis from the states. I wish I could have been there in person. No, Preying Mantis, was NOT an accident. BTW - there is proportional and there is proportional. This proportional was a bit more proportional than theplanners intended.

[@derekchubeck4428]

You will love him. He is so funny when he does his videos. Yes he does everything military. Do more reactions from

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

What absolutely blows my mind is how quickly they were able to fix the Roberts. Even smaller ships like that are absolutely MASSIVE, and not only did they replace the damaged hull but they even replaced the entire engine block (and you can imagine just how much detail has to go into that, not just for the engine itself but everything necessary for it to work properly). And it's not like we're talking LEGOs here - slotting in a new section of a ship requires an absurd amount of precision so that everything works properly (including preventing underwater drag). That they were able to do this in the span of one year absolutely blows my mind.

[@sokyoutdoors588]

I found the Fat Electrician about 5 months ago and binge watched all his videos in about 4 days, one of absolute favorite channels. Edited to add: Yes, all of his videos suck you in like that and almost all of his videos are related to military history.

[@cobrian45]

Fat Electrician is probably the best storyteller on military history. I remember his stories forever, but can't remember anything from my history classes. My favorite is a short about the USS Texas gangster leaning to get longer range. It's a 5 minute vid from tiktok that is on KZbin, but well worth it

[@donniemjr75]

Always watch his videos until the very end. Most of the time he will give a teaser of future videos.

[@mintconditioncoinrings]

He is a former soldier I’m pretty sure he was “doc” / medic in the US Army. He is my favorite KZbin military channel for sure

[@erikhoel4592]

I'd seriously recommend watching his whole catalog of videos. Even his short videos are done superbly.

[@threscik]

I've been watching your channel for over 2 years, my fave reactions are always the non-music reactions. I can just tell you are interested. Please more.

[@AvenDruid]

The one on the USS Texas is gold.

[@cuttin-edgevideo3528]

That clip of the Navy being badass is, well, badass! Love the editing, especially that part.

[@ljb8157]

My favorite is the US Navy origin story. It's incredible!

[@warthog2022]

His toilet paper one is absolutely hilarious and you learn history on it

[@George-ux6zz]

Yeah, he's pretty good and definitely makes it interesting.

[@bethscott4330]

You love learning!!! It’s so cool. I hope you share more reactions of him. He’s new to me as well.

[@catherinesearles1194]

All of his videos and his evidence of the research he does is almost equal to his story telling ability. He has a plethora of videos that are just as intriguing as he is. You need to see them. I would have loved to have him as a history teacher.

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Nic is great. His history lessons are the best.

[@paulvamos7319]

😂 Thank you for sharing this amazing channel! Please do more! 😊

[@ratz9951]

just a bit of a poke lol. did anyone else start watching this reaction well being distracted and hear the voice and think " james t kirk"!! lol love it.

[@KelbaughJAK]

Nick's Great, glad he saw this. He also has the BEST shirts and merch.

[@Jeff55369]

There's another video out there with a lot of video footage of this operation and maps showing the location of events. It's a highly recommended watch if you're interested in the event.

[@darlaharrelson6487]

TFE is so good at telling stories to people. I really love this guy. I loved your reaction to him too ! Thank you sir. ❤oh btw I would love for you to react to him more.

[@LorraineMedina-h6p]

So happy you were finally introduced to him.. amazing history lesson, that is actually able to follow.

[@Ray_Morris]

The Fat Electrician is an absolute gem. DEFINITELY need more content from him.

[@thatonechannel7045]

That might be one of the best conflict recaps ive ever heard...i need to subscribe to that guy!!!

[@Morgaine]

Check out The Limping Lady, then Jake "Mcnasty" McNiece and the Dan Daly. TFE makes those stories rock!

[@davidflanders3345]

My good sir please keep reacting to him. All his content is spectacular

[@alexisrivera200xable]

Most of his channel is military related it should not surprise since he is a former 68W Army Combat Medic. All his longer form videos are epic like this. There is also a ton of shorts covering different MOS (Military Jobs) and weapons from his initial Tik Tok days, all of them in a funny way.

[@AzraelAngleOfDeath]

Mrlboyd. I have followed Nick, The Fat Electrician for awhile. I would recommend. The story of the finnish soldier on meth, the story of Dan Daily, and the story of Srgt. Neal Mcnasty. Great stories of personal accounts of the soldiers themselves.

[@chrisshanteau5353]

Yes thefatelectrician his narration is perfect

[@Beekindalways-oj2cl]

Nick is a former 68Whiskey, Army Combat Medic. 🇺🇸

[@147salsa]

Operation Paul Bunyan is awesome but this is one of my fav youtube videos 😂😂

[@truthbetold2567]

I love this guy. Just found him about a month ago and he has quite a library that I'm working my way through.

[@chrishelms1967]

If teachers would teach like this.....we would all be smarter

[@NSXtacy-]

Most entertaining dude on youtube, love every one of his videos.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

He has a variety of stories most are centered around military not just American military and not just humans, he has stories on a polish Bear a Korean horse and bats and rats he even tells a story about cheese

[@theris117]

Thank you to whoever recommended this! That guy is awesome. I'd love to see more reactions to him.

[@buckeyegirl16]

You will ❤ his Cassius Clay story (the guy Mohammed Ali was named after).

[@Darkshizumaru]

Man, your voice is just like a warm hug. May you see many successes and subscribers in the future!

[@smarttvhome335]

LOVE...THIS...GUY! Every video he does is at least as good as this one. Highly informative AND extremely entertaining.

[@Wynn_Silver]

If you do more videos from him then you are in for a treat.

[@golrader]

Yes!! This is how Nick is in ALL his videos. He's a truly awesome creator that you should definitely watch more of.

[@danafowler3550]

Finally! I'm glad you watched and reacted.

[@majboomer1285]

I love this guy! He presents history in a fun and entertaining way.

[@TheEpicSpire]

def watch more of his vids. they are all fantastic he is an incredible storyteller, and his educational and entertaining history lessons are beyond necessary

[@Ragemaker99]

Love your reactions/reviews keep it up

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Great reaction to one of the best storytellers on YT! Nic/The Fat Electrician puts out some of the absolute best videos of relatively unknown history, usually focused on military history, and his delivery and enthusiasm makes twenty minutes seem like only two. I've watched his entire library of YT videos and there's not a dud in the bunch. Even his rants, or as he calls them his Unhinged TED Talks, are brilliant. He did one rant over the fact that his wife bought single ply toilet paper (which all people should despise) and it ended up being a very interesting history about toilet paper and general bathroom cleanliness methods through history that I both learned so much from and laughed so hard at. A friend of mine's older brother was serving on the Enterprise during Operation Praying Mantis and told us some stories about it. As I recall the Operation itself was downplayed, barely getting much of a mention in news though I heard that the Samuel B Roberts had been badly damaged in the Gulf. Of course, at this time I was 20 and in college so much of my attention was focused on -girls- my studies -really, girls- so I wasn't watching the news much. It did make the news though. The part that was truly swept under the rug was the whole Silkworm attacks bit, because that would have had what we call extreme repercussions. Also, though not mentioned here but from what was known by the naval crews on site, the "proportions" included the destruction of Kuwaiti oil tankers on the scales, as well as reducing/eliminating the ability of Iran's navy to destroy other tankers/shipping with naval vessels or any more minefields that they might (illegally) spread through international waters. So the proportions were fairly balanced with all that added in. Even if you don't react, go watch TFE's videos, just for the sheer amazement of learning about the stories of insane heroism that we were never taught in school as well as other entertaining stories.

[@ret1sgreyes]

He's the best at the "military instructor speech style". My favorites are the 1911, Infantry, Airborne, Ranger School, F-15 Eagle and the A-10 vids, but all are great to view.

[@theblackbear211]

He tells a great story - there are tons of follow-on stories to the many details that surround this whole thing.

[@primal1233]

Iran's navy got obliterated in less than 10 hours, that's embarrassing

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

They should be embarrassed being iran.

[@liquidpza]

@@TheRealMrAndrew What in the world is that supposed to mean? I'm serious, that's a question. Saying that someone should be embarrassed to be from any particular region of the world, how do you parse that? You're either a bot, a plant, or lost.

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

@@liquidpza wrong on all three counts. You know how shoplifters should be embarrassed? Same thing. Has nothing to do with what part of the world they’re in. iran could be in South America or the Antarctica, they should still be embarrassed being iran.

[@zacharyhumphries1707]

Look who they were going up against.

[@robtintelnot9107]

This is why I'm not scared of Russia or China. Their Navy's are shit.