Brit Reacts to America's Kamikaze Drone

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[@maxr4448]

I worked with a guy who made video games... he immediately was hired by the US government for 12 years. He said he helped create the control room for the Aegis Class boats from scratch. But that is all he would say.

[@theinternetidiot]

If thats true, thats probably all he COULD say.

[@SodapopKevin]

The switchblade is already in use in live combat, the US gave some to Ukraine to use against Russia so they're already getting real life field data on it.

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Given the US army published their own video game called "Americas Army" in the early 2000s it is not even a stretch to believe they would now be using developers of modern FPS games to recruit.

[@wittsullivan8130]

America's Army was a free FPS shooter completely funded by the US Army. You ranked up by completing missions and it taught you how to use the standard weapons used by the US Infantry. A version of it was used to train soldiers how to aim their rifles before they handled live weapons to save time and money during Basic Training. One of my buddies told me that FPS shooters helped him get through combat because he pretended that he was just playing a game while he was in firefights.

[@Ben_Kimber]

Yeah, I imagine it would help to be able to dissociate from the reality of being in a firefight by pretending it’s a game. Makes me wonder if military-based video games are helping to psychologically prepare future soldiers. I mean, give me a fast and agile combat drone that can be controlled like a plane in a video game like War Thunder, and I will show the enemy what years of experience playing that game looks like…from a safe distance. Plus, can you imagine how agile a fighter drone could be without having a pilot to potentially pass out from turning too hard? You could make small, fast, stealthy, and super-manoeuvrable fighter jet drones able to pull G-loads only limited by the hardware and the strength of the airframe. I can’t help but think that would be highly effective.

[@SunwardRanger83]

@@Ben_Kimber That's why America has been leaning into drone tech so hard. The advantages over manned craft are obvious. The real danger is that if you switch over completely and the enemy manages to develop a jamming system to block comms with the drone, you just lost your entire fleet of craft or have to resort to an onboard A.I. with all the potential dangers that has.

[@Beans-1111]

That's what makes the US military the best in the world! Because we keep thinking of the future and always ahead of everyone else!

[@L3WGReacts]

i can't deny that!

[@patrioticz2858]

​@L3WGReacts btw here is a video of an air-defense expert in the US Army going over America's drone Air Defense kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKu7Y51rapeYd6Msi=68zKL1qmSVYQutL2

[@GeoffreyPenner-jp5mk]

​@@L3WGReacts so recently you posted a reaction video about the SR 71 being the fastest jet in existence but that's old and inaccurate. America actually hosts no less than 4 jets faster than SR-71. One is the SR-72 the still in testing next generation version of the Blackbird. Better stealth a full mach faster. Another is the X-22 which flies between mach 5-6. Another is our sixth Gen NGAD fighter which would reach mach 4-5 as well. But the real gem is NASA made a jet that reaches mach 9+ lol. Also. You posted a reaction video after seeing how deadly the F-22 is. However this is a fifth Gen jet and we now have already produced and tested our sixth Gen jets like the B21 bomber, NGAD for both air force and Navy. These would absolutely dominate the F22 and F35. But the coup de grace is that we've already neared final stages on a SEVENTH generation fighter jet....which includes laser cannons, plasma cannons and other energy related munitions

[@77marioland]

@@GeoffreyPenner-jp5mk Jesus, stalk much? Why don't you keep your comments relevant to the video being posted? Do you really just go around his videos trying to find his posts to harass him?

[@GeoffreyPenner-jp5mk]

@@77marioland I mean I've had direct conversations with the man on twitch and such lol. I just like the content that's all. Despite your abusive and toxic opinion here he doesn't seem to be offended and has actually voiced appreciation for some of the information he didn't know. To be honest it almost sounds like you are flaming me out of jealousy lol. Ultimately he's just a person I respect and I find the videos interesting. Finally you assert that I should keep comments related to the content. Well I challenge you to find even a single one that isn't. This specific case you are raging and throwing a tantrum about is a great example. My comment not only relates DIRECTLY to the video and content, it adds critical relevant information that he DID NOT receive in the video. On one hand I'm just helping him learn and develop a more complete knowledge of all things USA. Your contribution so far is just to abuse the person helping him. You sir, are clearly the stalker...since you are jealous and outraged at someone else for interacting with him.

[@Legatus2kx]

And this is why i love my country, the level of FAFO that we send out is only measured in propotionality. And remember we have states bigger than most countries out there full of people that are just as eager lol.

[@InstrucTube]

EMP is actually probably one of the only even slightly viable defenses, aside from just not getting in a conflict in the first place. You should check out his video on I think it's called the Katana drone? It's a missile that folds out blades, and they can define which person in which seat of a vehicle they can take out with it. It's nuts.

[@nomercyinc6783]

nope. its a missile. a hellfire variant. weve used it numerous times in the middle east with near 100% accuracy

[@PiousSlayer]

​@nomercyinc6783 To add - it had nearly no additional collateral damage to outside targets, too, if I'm not mistaken.

[@chago4202000]

I read a book years ago where the most popular game, which included space combat and ground combat, was actually a training module for the legions of drones humanity had ready. There was an alien invasion incoming, we knew about it, and spent years preparing without the knowledge of the public. When the battle began, earth's gamers were the warriors piloting drones.

[@AlbertScoot]

Yes, I absolutely believe a military attaché for video game companies would give an "idea" for a theoretical weapon they could implement in their fps games.

[@golden_7899]

War thunder moment

[@gamingnerdgirlz]

Australia Cardboard Drones with small camera. Ukraine assembly. cheap shipping. Advantage: Cost. Disadvantage: lingering time.

[@patrioticz2858]

8:30 there is always LASIK and other types of eye surgery. I will be getting LASIK on the 26 of this month 👌

[@jamescrouchet1283]

I think the US military is the only one that currently has deployed hard-kill lasers. Even the US is just starting with them. They cost about $100M USD but they have almost no ammunition cost. Keep in mind that anti-missile missiles cost as much as $4M EACH so that $100M becomes a bargain after 25 shots. You do need a big enough power plant to fire them so right now they are only on a few navel vessels as anti-missile and anti-drone defense but these technologies always improve, shrink, reduce power requirements, etc. over time.

[@hellbillyjr]

When I went through recruit training I think it cost around $35k to train each Marine. So even before SOI or MOS school, $6k is peanuts compared to how much it cost to train the person that launches it

[@AliciaHudson-ui6dh]

I wait to watch him with you, but always go to his videos and like the video as well as yours. Thank you for introducing us to him, he rules as well as you!

[@L3WGReacts]

that's amazing, i'm glad to have you watching it with me!! as well as also supporting him as well! appreciate you!!

[@Mike28625]

I think the drone pilots have different vision requirements. You might still be able if you're willing. The biggest problem I've seen drone fighters face is psychological. The drones are so good at "eliminating targets" in hd, infrared, zoom in, close up, that it can deeply bother some pilots after a while.

[@Ben_Kimber]

I imagine it would be somewhat troubling. You push a button and somebody across the world who has no way to attack you back dies. Knowing my country though, I think they’d love these things. We have a track record of really seriously hating any enemy we go to war against. 🍁

[@matthewbenton4767]

@@Ben_Kimber well your country was responsible for half the checklist

[@SunwardRanger83]

I think part of the problem is that the pilots aren't deciding who to take out, so they never really know if it's someone that deserves to die or just some schmuck that got drafted into it. It's one thing to take out someone you know is bad, but uncertainty is going to make you second guess your actions.

[@Ben_Kimber]

@@matthewbenton4767 I feel like I shouldn't be proud of that, but for some reason I'm slightly proud of that. Maybe it's because Canadian soldiers gained a reputation that made the enemy acknowledge them as a formidable fighting force.

[@gamingnerdgirlz]

08:47 Military has tried a military dog or back animal version and it made tons of noise walking. so it was not stealthy.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

These smaller hand launched mini switchblades aren’t intended to blow up vehicles , they send shrapnel through the vehicles engine /vitals, it completely disabled the engines permanently and any weapon system on board so it’s disabled and kills anyone in or around it. It may not go big boom but does do the job. The big 300 is the tank killer .

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Not only is the US deploying people who plays video games, China is also known for having the majority of the world's online players. It won't be long 'til we get "video game wars"

[@willcool713]

In most US homes, a whistle pot simply lives on a back burner (hob) and never gets put away. It's really no different to an electric kettle, just fill when needed and turn a switch.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Love these Fat Electrician reactions, Lewis!! 😎👍

[@L3WGReacts]

thanks & he makes such good videos, i love em

[@davidstephens6462]

My neighbors son joined the Navy before turning 19. Before he completed his first training run he had been recruited for cyber/drone operations. I was sitting in our garage having a smoke when a government vehicle pulled up. A woman who was obliviously retired military introduced herself as an investigator for Homeland Security and proceeded to ask me questions about this young man. Seemed his top secret clearance was being expedited.

[@aviator2252]

if you watch the 300 impact, go frame by frame and look at all the spots where dust gets kicked up, that is all shrapnel you dont have to blow up or mangle a target to kill it, that vehicle if they had a closer view would be riddled with small holes

[@BryanW-bp3le]

Not to mention if those “rockets” on the truck were real then it would have had secondary explosions.

[@waitemc]

If you remember all the games were recorded as well . Which was perfect for A.I programing.

[@DansBuddhaBodega]

Drone warfare scares the hell out of me.

[@gregmiller-qq5on]

The current defense being used against drones is jamming the radio communications between the controller and the drone. There is radio channel jumping technology along with having the drones home in on the jammer's transmitter and destroy it. But with the Australians developing a drone made from cardboard, it is becoming cheaper to send some drones in and more expensive to defend against them.

[@fudg3ynugg3ts11]

Check out the Hellfire R9X its a non explosive missile that has like 6 blades that stick out and shred the target its used for minimum chances of collateral damage when a target is near non combatants. and check out the C-17 that launches 45 cruise missiles from a plane

[@jaydorton9376]

Wow I subbed you like 3 months or 4 months ago and you were at 40K and now you're at 86K. Good job man

[@L3WGReacts]

only because of you guys!! so thank you !!!

[@wittsullivan8130]

The $6000 model 300 for antipersonnel can still disable a vehicle like a missile launcher truck or cargo truck, you don't have to completely destroy a vehicle to get it out of the fight. You could disable one of these drones with an EMP (ElectroMagnetic Pulse) weapon of some sort, but most probably, once it's up to speed and locked onto target, its wings are stuck in place so it can glide the rest of the way at the same speed as when it was hit with the pulse. Unless the target can move away quickly, it's still going to get hit or some other unlucky soldier or truck will get hit while they're escaping. It's still extremely demoralizing, which can do more damage to an enemy.

[@treesapp5449]

If we spent one years military budget on the 300 version we would be able to get over 150 million.

[@HappyHoney41]

We are now living in the time of the Drone Wars.

[@SunwardRanger83]

Begun, the Drone Wars have.

[@HappyHoney41]

@@SunwardRanger83 🤣🤣🤣

[@patrioticz2858]

1:19 actually there was a stat that said people who played military games did better than people who didn't

[@matthewbenton4767]

i called this out years ago, x-men jet is a sr71 blackbird, they gave a photo to marvel and said run it,

[@AvengingFade]

The US military just announce the upcoming usage of Drone Swarms

[@fletchermoore5428]

It's no secret. Go to any gaming convention in the US and you'll see lots of recruitment booths. That's a fact 😂

[@angelawhite7863]

Just launched fully loaded military robots! We have been building them for a decade now…

[@Peter_Aranyos_Jr]

Pretty much all the smaller drones and attack/suicide drones being used in Ukraine are being flown by gamers. Its absolutely crazy how certain video games can actually train you for certain types of combat. Another example of that, is recently 2 American Bradley tanks/IFVs took on a Russian T-90 tank and won. And my buddy told me that he saw an interview with the gunner of one of the Bradley's and the gunner said that he knew where to shoot the Russian tank in order to disable the turret and other important spots because of the video game called War Thunder

[@patrioticz2858]

0:38 launched more like a mortar

[@vincentbergman4451]

Wait until you see his video on “Rapid Dragon”

[@usmc24thmeu36]

Can you imagine one of these small drones as a low yield tactical nuke

[@themiskoles4714]

The US military in America certain bases already have robot guards

[@6rednek]

$10,000 to take out a whole ass tank is almost insultingly funny. Uncle Sam is using his Dollar-menu armaments and still kicking your ass.

[@richardpickett3882]

Yeah, my dad called this one about 30 years ago.

[@laurahayes8784]

At the very beginning of the Ukrainian invasion their best reconnaissance was teenagers with drones volunteering to help repel the Russian army. Once the Ukrainians got weaponized drones, they turned them over to those same teenagers. It’s a way to help the country when you’re too young to fight. Those same teenagers trained soldiers on using drones effectively. And all of the young people who had played CoD became experts quickly, which is why drones have become so effective in dealing with Russian tanks and heavy equipment.

[@ronaldbush9023]

It's so true when I was a kid in the 60s the favorite boys toys were hangrenades Thompson machine guns mulilitary uniforms I even had a pedal jeep that had a trailer withe a toy 50 cal machine gun on it given to me by Auddie Murphy (look him up it would be a good reaction video for your channel) who was a national hero and family friend.

[@khrisbreezy3628]

When an AC-130 flyby burns hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in seconds, 6k for a spicy yeet machine that generates plenty of force and can be used to great effect by a toddler with a waypoint looks financially dank

[@krisqo]

someone want to tell him we already have military robots, also have exosuits and weapons that can peak around corners

[@sshimmy2258]

Lol.

[@SunwardRanger83]

The exosuits are cool, but I think they still have issues powering them. Be pretty awesome when they get that worked out though, Starship Troopers style power armor would be a whole new level.

[@FourFish47]

This is funny... My all time favorite TV show is Get Smart. It's a comedy from the 60's about an inept secret spy. He had a shoe telephone, machine gun under the hood of his car etc. Every episode had a new spy device for him to use. I remember hearing before they released some episodes they had to check with the government to see if those gadgets already existed lol I'm pretty sure they got a lot of ideas from that comedy. Now it's gamers turn 😁

[@brianabc83]

"Missed it by that much" I had forgotten about that show, it was hilarious!

[@FourFish47]

@brianabc83 That show had everything! Drama, mystery, and it was funny as hell. Thank you Mel Brooks!! 💖

[@SunwardRanger83]

@@brianabc83 As a little kid, I used to sneak out once everyone else was asleep so I could watch that on Nick-at-Night. Great show.

[@EricMcConnaughey]

" I asked you not to tell me that!"

[@fluffycamo]

It's in cod2? Is it a wall weapon or something you can get from the mystery box? I don't ever remember being able to use that.

[@thefallofKAE89]

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare(2007) is my favorite and last I enjoyed. Walmart is my friend. Walmart is your friend. Haha

[@53cards92]

Ayeee you actually reacted to the video I linked in the last comment section🤣

[@brandyforsythe1882]

Hi Lewis!!! Cheers from Texas, I love these reactions!

[@L3WGReacts]

hi brandy! thank you!!!

[@silentrage5425]

Dude, SURPRISE! They already have robots on the battlefield. The last I knew, the robots were limited to carrying gear, because some people have a problem with a robot killing combatants without human input.... but there you go. The Boston Dynamics robot that I know of (and this is like 15 year old info) looks like a huge dog.

[@acegear]

future of gaming actual combat mix with games making drone strike like a game

[@vaunkillion262]

Megaprojects just dropped a vid on the laser air defense vehicle

[@wittsullivan8130]

Most of the Javelin missile system is disposable. The missile and the launch tube are single use. Then they can take all the electronics off the toob, clip it onto another toob, and then fire that toob, repeat. Of course, once they're fired once, all the other enemy tanks 1.5 miles or less away from you know where you are hiding, so you need to run away to another position. If you're under fire, more than likely, you're going to leave that fired toob behind with the expensive guidance stuff clipped to it, rendering your extra missile toobs useless and probably leave those behind too. Most missile and artillery systems come with a white phosphorous grenade or some other kind of "enemy denial system" in their kit so you can stuff them in the toob to destroy it so the enemy can't capture it and use it against the US. Too bad they didn't think of that when they pulled out of Iraq, leaving behind all that stuff the Taliban and ISIS and whoever else will use against the US and our friends..

[@SunwardRanger83]

It's similar to the "shoot and scoot" tactics used by a lot of snipers. If you don't reposition after you fire, you run the serious risk of enemy counter fire. BTW, I think you're referring to Afghanistan where we left our enemies a massive pile of gear to use or sell. Such a disgraceful lack of planning that everyone involved, all the way to the top should lose their jobs.

[@babyschuerman]

I wasn't in the US military(i am friends several who have confirmed this)but they have have been using video games for decades not only to train and find new recruits but also to see if new tech can actually work on the modern Warfield

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

They developed and released their own video game back in 2002, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Army, remember playing it. Was alright.

[@christopherpearsall2708]

Hey L3WGReacts you should watch his video about the USS Texas.

[@lenahedger]

Man I love this guy!!

[@halicon7475]

The states just passed the budget the military is getting 900-Billion

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Think about this, the games are moving to online. If the military wants they can just switch from sim to the real thing and the gamer doesn't even know when he kills a live target.

[@Otisbear480]

Gamers need to write a letter to the military asking for a job

[@usmc24thmeu36]

They are already testing AI robots.

[@BionicDance]

What...haven't you seen "The Last Starfighter"?

[@adrianmay3573]

My son has also been flying drones since he was 3 years old 😂😂😂

[@TanyaQueen182]

Really loving the Fat Electrician content!

[@L3WGReacts]

his vids are so good!

[@ARNM55-l9v]

Watch the first 30 minutes of the old movie The Last Starfighter. I think you'll be surprised at what you see. It has to do with video games.

[@Owlincoup]

@L3WG You have to watch Enders Game if you haven't seen it already.

[@shannonbreen3732]

Thanks!

[@L3WGReacts]

thank you so much!!

[@DominicPayne-q2r]

Yes, the US military is actively using it. Have actually been giving hundreds if not thousands of these to ukraine

[@oldeskul]

The Army already has a laser they used for EOD and the Air Force already has a laser that can be mounted on a C-130 for knocking down enemy ICBMs. It's only a matter of time until they can shrink that technology down and we have our first las rifles. The U.S. military already has a tracked land drone that can have an assault rifle, machine gun, shotgun or grenade launcher attached to it for scouting out dangerous places to gain intel on enemies that are dug in or even putting rounds on them. Boston Robotics and Applied Dynamics have each developed their own fully autonomous walking robots, one based on how a dog or a goat walks, and the other on how a person walks, and both have received DARPA grants to further develop them. Which means in the none-too-distant future you're going to have fire teams of U.S. soldiers going on patrol with 1 or 2 of these robots going with them.

[@tywaits3896]

Because it's not a war crime the first time

[@Backdaft94]

America..we have the worlds best unhealthcare system.

[@-Kreger-]

Think of how desensitized to war you become playing those games. Not saying it’s the same in any way. But there’s definitely a training aspect to it.

[@hobblobber3914]

$10k is a lot for me, but not for my Uncle Sam.

[@rhenamaharrey1137]

We already have military robots. We even have a few police robots

[@cp368productions2]

We have had drones controlled by someone at a desk for at least 2 decades. Predator Drones.

[@shadowstalker130666]

When a conspiracy makes waaaay too much sense... either they DID, or theyre kicking themselves for NOT thinking of it!

[@demonstpchld]

Ha ha oh it's out there

[@SoonMrWick]

React to some Count Dankula Absolute Mad Lads

[@georgewashing10]

These drones have been in use in Ukraine for a while.

[@jeremyburkes1878]

Pretty sure these are being used in Ukraine, definitely the 300 don’t know about 600

[@jason4109]

Sooooo I think after seeing this vid I'm going to go play some Call of Duty now LOL 🤫😁

[@FranklinW]

If you look up videos from Ukraine you'll see drone operators on the front lines with goggles on.

[@revgurley]

Another great Fat Electrician reaction. Still hinting for Schoolhouse Rock. You will not be disappointed.

[@L3WGReacts]

which schoolhouse rock?

[@barbparknavy9119]

There are lots of civic ones (I can't recite the preamble to the Constitution without singing it the Schoolhouse Rock way) but Hey! I think it would be hysterical for Lewis to try the grammar rock ones--starting with "Interjections"--perfect for warming up for Reaction vids!

[@vvbsnahakahsksjao]

and there is totally not united states air force recruitment ads in cod mobile

[@khancrow7015]

The device failed miserably in Ukraine lol US send 700 of the smaller units and Ukrainian soldiers said they suck.

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

Its not a coensidence that the US gov works with the gaming creators

[@pvthurley]

Look sign me up. I ain’t elite at video games but I can hold my own and if you pay me a salary I’ll stay home and be an AI soldier

[@patrioticz2858]

Btw we have had "laser" defenses on us ships for a few years now. I will link a video to an expert in Air-defense in the US Army to go over some of our anti-drone defense. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKu7Y51rapeYd6Msi=jTyHbUC29ZtCK7uC

[@tonygray9174]

L3WG is going to be drafted😂

[@L3WGReacts]

haha imagine

[@halicon7475]

yo check out the anti-drone guns

[@orionthedefender985]

What if they can shoot this from a submarine

[@ahazureus]

Hey there brother, L3WG, what's up buddy; "Yo-Yo-Yo? Hey Mate, "WE" as a human race have had the "Kamikaze Drone" (Concept) since the beginning of time. I don't care what century we are in, the (Concept) is the same; "I Don't Care"! In medieval times, there was a forward observer, hand-signaling, back to the archers or the battlefield was actually flagged off, ahead of time. OR, in WW1, an observer, in a bloody "BALOON", signaling back to the artillery, with a lamp, by WW2 we had spotter planes with radios, calling in artillery strikes; what we have here is, simply an advancement in "TECHNOLOGY", now we have a plane in the sky, over the battlefield, with radar, high speed, high resolution cameras, G.P.S. laser spectrometers, and a state-of-the-art satellite communications link to all available assets. "WHAT"? What does it matter, if it's an observer on a hill, with a flag, or a plane in the sky with a camera and a radio? Or, what if it's a G.P.S. guided bomb, (Oh S?!T, not that)? OR? In this case, the actual weapon has the camera installed in the nose of the warhead? Hmm?

[@nomercyinc6783]

war isnt fair nor should it be.

[@seanziepoo7495]

Marine "Experiments" are some of God's greatest Gifts to mankind... As someone who has conducted many myself.... the things a Marine is willing to try, Versus what Litterally anybody else is willing to try... You'd be surprised how productive just generally "Not Caring" ... especially for life and and limb ... can be. Who needs test dummies?

[@joelamaro4525]

That dude is hysterical.

[@deborahpanrell2971]

When are you going to visit us in the States 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@incursio2396]

Damn straight boyo

[@Cross_network]

lotta hidden replies smh

[@jpjh8844]

Ukraine is using these against Russia right now. That said Russia is using their own against Ukraine.