British armoured troops storm treelines & cross rivers in chilling mass NATO war exercises in Poland

Crack British troops built a river crossing in minutes after seeing soldiers slaughtered when similar drills go wrong in war.
The exercise in Poland was part of Nato’s largest war game since the end of the Cold War.
Challenger 2 tanks joined hundreds of armoured vehicles crossing the Drawa River on British amphibious barges.
Royal Engineers took 18 minutes to launch a dozen M3 Rigs - trucks that turn into barges - and lash them together to form ferries.
Each ferry carries up to 190 tons of cargo - or two fully loaded Challenger 2 tanks.
Nearby US troops took more than about assemble a pontoon bridge.
It comes after Russia lost countless troops and armoured vehicles when a crossing was hit by Ukraine’s artillery.
Major Ryan Ingram, boss of the 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, said: “The Russians got it wrong.
“We want to be in and out before we are even seen.
His barges took 45 seconds to cross the 500ft wide river.
US Army Captain Joel Self, commander of the US bridging company, conceded: “The British rigs are built for speed.
“They can build it and get traffic across as fast as possible.”
If the British ferries come under enemy fire they can separate, scatter and hide along the riverbank within minutes.
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[@camrenwick]

British army still using FV 432s piled with bins and kit, just as when I served 1975 - 1985. We are so outdated and pathetic, thanks to MOD and government

[@cjjk9142]

waiting on ajax and boxer on order and delivery this year

[@cjjk9142]

@@fredentwistle1517 the ajax problems are in the past

[@cjjk9142]

@@fredentwistle1517 literally every military equipment has had teething issues. EVERY. The problems are solved. Move on

[@kingomedlanki6151]

Cue all the Ajax experts and military procurement specialists

[@ddontyy]

Realistically doesn't matter, Russia might be winning in Ukraine, but there military has soften up with the huge amount of losses. Their tank crews alone have severely gone down the drain from losing so many men they are hiring teenagers with barely 6 months training to crew up tanks...

[@dieselboy610]

Poland will be the next superpower in Europe. Love to the Pols from Texas.

[@suburbia2050]

Errr hardly, their military will never have global reach, the current spending is purely a reaction against Putin, it will disappear as soon as that threat goes

[@user-wd2qk2dt7o]

hey texas when you start having your wars in your own territory instead of using other countries and their people to fight in your wars?

[@steveh5005]

Same equipment we had in 1988......huge exercises in West Germany. Manpower was 200,000. Not 76000

[@SnakePliskin762]

Biggest was lionheart in 84,lost a few on that it was that big.

[@SimDeck]

@@SnakePliskin762 I was a kid based in Germany with my Dad when that happened it was bloody terryfying from my point of view and awesome at the same time. I ended up joining the Royal Green Jackets later on in life and never came close to anything as big as that stuff.

[@Ravemastergeneral-fn1mc]

S&B I was Scoy mor plt ( 432s) 2RGJ 98-2005

[@EgipskiKocur]

It's hard for Britain to have good military, when you gave up your colonies that gave you the power and resources in world war 2 and world war 1, and manpower, also 1988 is still post world war 2 time, when you had more manpower income, because you overally had more children, so yeah it's no wonder. Britain is going to go downhill, the reason why Britain was so powerfull before was because of colonies, not Britain itself.

[@olithompson4912]

@@EgipskiKocur That, but also the fact that we were the worlds first industrial power. The industrial revolution was started, led and driven by the British, in Britain. It created a globalised connected world (for the better or worse). I guess now as a direct result everything has become increasingly outsourced which has killed British industry. The British actually lost money on the colonies, bar supplying some of the raw materials needed to be manufactured inland they didn't attribute to much.

[@queenofdisney4932]

Why isn’t this on sky news or anything

[@davidwallace4665]

NATO doesn't need to broadcast & boast to the World coz simply the World knows it's Military Might and no Country or Countries come close. The main thing is our Enemies know our strength and be rest assured they're watching.

[@knowledge3563]

the sun like to think ukraine will win and the sun lies so much its now a funny channel to watch the bs

[@saltedfish_is_good]

It's just normal practice happens every now and then

[@ozzy758]

Cause this is nothing new and the news wants to sell as many stories they can so they amp it up

[@amadeuszszaniawski4686]

The government don't want you to know how close to their own "special operation" we are

[@donovanphillips4973]

Thank you

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

Thank you to all the men and women who serve in allied forces. We believe in you. Love from an American girl in Central Europe. ❤

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

The enemy is at home and it isn’t Russia

[@lockedandloaded6522]

SERVING THE DEVIL

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

🙄

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

@@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc What has Russia done to me? Why are they the enemy?

[@alandevries7170]

@@Jamie-uk2zh No. I'm sure Putin's bunker is in Russia.

[@Jh19999]

British best in the world, hands down. Anerica knows its, whole of Europe know it. So does the east. But we just lack numbers

[@bricks2850]

The peace dividend.

[@Ytwhna]

Every country is convinced theirs is the best in the world.

[@Jh19999]

@@Ytwhna but Britain is. It produces the best soldiers in the world. Its basic training is harder than most countries special forces training lol its the hardest military course on the planet. And don't even get me started on the SAS SBS course lol that's miles above any country.

[@kodor1146]

@@Jh19999 "but Britain is. It produces the best soldiers in the world." But only in the Brit fantasy world. Apart from Brit documentaries I never came across someone labelling the Brits being the best, simply because you aren´t. Your armed forces always were very mediocre and never on par with the continentals by name the French not to mention the Germans.

[@Jh19999]

@@kodor1146 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 behave you sausage

[@englishbulldog6988]

Have we taken both of our tanks

[@gdwlaw5549]

Are paid for by a Russia ? Get a grip or just have cold shower

[@trondog8503]

Apparently we left the third serviceable tank in UK.

[@benwalter4842]

Chilling

[@jimcy1319]

What we did in the 80/90s modern day troops relearning old skills

[@quin2203]

I recall a Ukrainian commander observing that the US's military training wasn't helpful because their expertise over the last couple decades has been on fighting insurgencies rather than fighting a large scale battle on open terrain. He was exactly right. It's nice to see NATO making an effort to shore up these inadequacies.

[@thilomanten8701]

We can learn from Ukraine...no longer them from us...our arrogance and blindness will have us all killed.

[@dukeofbowriver8045]

Well said.

[@naradaian]

What has nato fought and won Ive forgot

[@DavidGetling]

Si vis pacem, para bellum - Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

[@stephenlord2541]

British troops second to none

[@naradaian]

Sound of laughter left right and centre. Toytown

[@dfreeman251]

Very scary !

[@TheDrAstrov]

This can only scare trolls like you.😂

[@dfreeman251]

@@TheDrAstrov chilling reply!

[@bakimc4722]

Yes, but for small children 😄

[@springbloom5940]

Truly chilling was while they were practicing this in exercise on a closed course, Russia was live fire training with Lancets, in Ukraine.

[@naradaian]

Well done Maxwell trying to lead the sheep into a war we cannot ever win and have zero need to fight

[@duffield55aj]

One of mine has been called up.

[@noelcahill6707]

Its chilling lads

[@TheDrAstrov]

This can only scare trolls like you.

[@noelcahill6707]

@@TheDrAstrov im not a troll mate

[@user-pc1jf7py4i]

4:24 cool !

[@Air-Temp37c.]

Are different languages a barrier to working together?

[@tony3760758956]

It's a very good reason for training like this. Protocols are worked out in order to form cohesion. Although Battlegroups would likely be deployed to different areas based on language to avoid problems on the ground. Working as one on a larger scale

[@Titi-pourris]

Je pense que la langue officielle est l'anglais, après c'est sûr qu'il y a sûrement les termes techniques à voir en profondeur.

[@SeanP7195]

Ohhh chilling indeed.

[@francisseguna3004]

Yup its happening

[@Beebob-xw9xn]

Just rearming to russia that NATO will not backdown if they invade another country.

[@kevin02mulder]

nice :) cool transformers

[@wumphump9436]

OMG so chilling.

[@TheDrAstrov]

This can only scare trolls like you. 🤣

[@wumphump9436]

How twee.

[@BreadWinner330]

"Joined Feb 28, 2022" 🤔

[@wumphump9436]

@@BreadWinner330 is that the best you got? Pound sand aaastrov.

[@wumphump9436]

@@BreadWinner330 is that your ‘logo’? Make it yourself? Muppet.

[@waynekerrr9027]

Is rhis chilling ?

[@duffield55aj]

The big one is coming, only a matter of time.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Not worried

[@grahamadams936]

Afraid so. There's a lot they're not telling us.

[@WarMachineTV-nr3jn]

Chilling?!

[@SudeysAbdullahi]

Go where ?

[@truth-lg7xy]

Oh very chilling stuff😮

[@alxgu198]

Chilling but necessary?

[@cockneycharm3970]

​@@alxgu198 No it's not. Just so we can rub other countries up the wrong way.

[@cockneycharm3970]

​@@alxgu198No, no it's not.

[@cockneycharm3970]

​@@alxgu198Why?

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

@@alxgu198It certainly isn’t necessary it’s all 🐴💩

[@Cadora05]

see u in Poland fr

[@jordapen]

Read Psalm 144. "Praise be to the LORD my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle."

[@user-bj6rl5he1g]

The dust can't be good for their lungs. This is mind-blowing. As it been said, "you're never too old to learn," . Great training 👏

[@aldozilli1293]

I don't think dust will be the concern

[@GetSmart519]

I’ll wait…

[@MrKidFizz]

What's with the tank driver throwing up hand signs?? That's poor discipline...

[@davedixon2068]

but what happens when there is a massive number of mines??? and drones????

[@Ultra291]

We should be starting national service again so we have plenty of armed forces in case of a war. Our young men today could learn so much from serving in the forces and make something out of their lives while learning new skills. It's not only that you make good friends along the way.

[@camrenwick]

As a veteran I agree

[@Garry-gp9yt]

And leave our wifes woman and children with all these asylums 😂

[@Mangodown101]

Fight for what? corrupt politicians, failing economy and the influx of immigrants, yeah good idea lol

[@aldozilli1293]

Teach the blighters a bit of discipline as well

[@aldozilli1293]

Teach a bit of discipline as well

[@nick7602]

Sadly our lads are given only a week to survive in a conventional war at current manning and equipment levels, such a small military now compared to when I was in the army

[@64much]

Treelines & rivers? It smells Ukraine. At least!

[@knowledge3563]

chilling mass ok then sure if you say so

[@MsPokepie]

Again and again Russia Stop the War and Go Home to your country land amen 🙏 Glory to God Ukraine and NATO

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

Russia is at home Ukraine was created from Russia

[@danielblyth2841]

Im a huge fan of Old news

[@djapotomous1531]

What a waste of oil, Where are the climate activists now!

[@Tyrekickingwetdreamer]

Three times the brutish have lost in Afghanistan

[@ayoolukoga9829]

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotion, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Luke 21:9-10

[@tony3760758956]

I'm more of a SiFi guy than Fantasy

[@elmo319]

Yet Ukraine can’t call in air support, without that…. 🤔

[@user-rz5di8fv9x]

*❤❤❤ Ukraine ❤❤❤*

[@guljabar8982]

I love to be in British Army but i am too old but if i get any chance i would love to send my 2 son in Great British Army

[@TheDrAstrov]

😂🤣😅😆

[@deankelz29]

@@TheDrAstrov i know right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waynekerrr9027]

They won't thank you for saying that

[@underdirect1745]

I wouldn't advise you send your son's anywhere. Let them decide on their own what they'd like to do with their life.

[@ozzy758]

Why would you say that 😂 you’d be signing a death warrant

[@user-rg3ns6gz5v]

Soooo sad:(:(:(

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

Not really. These guys are just doing an exercise. They do it every year, to be prepared. 😎

[@christopherdrew6997]

Wow this is chilling

[@TheDrAstrov]

This can only scare trolls like you. 😂

[@christopherdrew6997]

@@TheDrAstrov I was in the British army mate 🧐😂🥴

[@Ravemastergeneral-fn1mc]

War .. huu what is it good for absolute nothing

[@AlexanderBunting-lv7ky]

A fish out of water?

[@BretScherer]

How much money?? U need

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Chilling? Lol ok.

[@rashedulkabir6227]

Why they are not practising how to get rid of drone attack?

[@dancewithethan]

Missing kamikaze killers drones

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣1:52 Buddy just said he is at location ("where is at") Butt 1.

[@ulsterprodspb]

We’ve seen how many Russian tanks are destroyed in one day. If the UK lost 10 tanks a day how long would it take before we lost them all, say 3 wks if we had 200

[@ClivePotts-ns5hd]

Grant Schapp's, I am serious...

[@TheDrAstrov]

Forest areas are fleeing en masse in panic 🤣 Sunaks armoured troops is joke.

[@DarkCriimes]

Well at least they’re not stealing 🚽

[@TheDrAstrov]

@@DarkCriimes The smaller the army, the less embezzlement😄

[@AlinCiprianOfficial]

Yeah, its sad that in 2024 humans fight and keep the war alive like savages :((

[@cockneycharm3970]

Exactly

[@Lastbus511]

Has it ever been any different? Only the dead have seen the end of war.. "Plato"

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

It is sad ru invaded its sovereign neighbour, but this is NATO just doing exercises as they do every year, to be prepared if attacked. Ru can leave Ukraine at any time. They never had to start it.

[@davidwallace4665]

Yes it's very sad from putler and his aggressor State for 300 years 🇬🇧♥️🇺🇦💯

[@lazeppelini123]

Humans don't, orcs and other freaks - yes

[@SpikeyOfficial]

Germany and UK work so well together. It's a shame we are governed by politics and wait for America to give us the orders

[@sandmanuk6486]

fully surgical, we must seek independence

[@ConradSzymczak]

Newz guy is a bit of a doofus....

[@stelmarsky6778]

Defence editor of the Sun newspaper. How’s he a doofus?

[@sixteenth459]

Hail Odin and Hail Tyr

[@comfortzone4864]

Is it considered training to die?

[@victornewman9904]

Only in Russia.

[@tony3760758956]

The opposite

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

What a strange question. Is your name Ivan, by any chance?

[@felixf.3392]

Why was the USA so successful during the Cold War? It implemented the Marshall Plan to economically strengthen its partners in Europe. The USA was the largest economy and opened its market to the products of its allies. The USA offered its allies a security umbrella with nuclear deterrence through NATO. As a result, America managed to push back the influence of the Soviet Union on Europe and ultimately win the Cold War. The alliance between Western Europe and the USA is proving difficult today. For example, Germany follows a mercantilist economic model and is therefore dependent on cheap energy and large export markets. Russia and China can provide both of these for Western Europe like no other country. The USA, on the other hand, is becoming increasingly less important as an economic partner. And since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is no serious military threat from Russia to Western Europe. Despite this, tens of thousands of American soldiers are still stationed in hundreds of US military bases and US nuclear weapons on German soil. If you look at the situation objectively from the US perspective, America is protecting Europe from the countries with which it has close trade relations. Europe's core interest, however, is to further expand its economic relations with the USA's biggest competitors. It is clear that the interests of Europe and the USA are no longer compatible and this partnership will soon end.

[@unsalbulent]

Zelensky asking more money more weapons but I cannot understand why do Ukrainian men between the ages of 20 and 25 not have to join the army and can live and have fun in other countries like girls?

[@tony3760758956]

Like girls? odd comparison, is that what girls do? The answer is because they're breeding age and they need them to create the next generation of Ukrainians. Not that sending them to war would solve any money problems...

[@spencergovier2621]

Because thats freedom baby

[@bakimc4722]

The Russians were already scared 🤣

[@rodneypantony3551]

Military specifications for new tanks and battleships are 1 to 50 drones. How wrong can they be. Raise the specifications to 1,000 to 50,000. And kindly talk to I.S. or S.A. or P.L. They'll tell you how wrong NATO is.

[@unknown-wy1mh]

The standers and training has been down graded I served from 2005 to 2017 every year went by the standers got worse. We was the best in the world now the British folks don't want yo defend they country as its been taken over by terrorist we be needed back home not in Poland

[@eagleofpride8671]

NATO AKAN BERDIRI TEGAK DAN KUAT SELAMANYA DI DUNIA TAK AKAN ADA YANG BERANI MACAM-MACAM KEPADA NATO👍🤠

[@whiskysam2036]

Mybe if i join up i will get a dentist for a change 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🤣🤪☺️

[@Roar1987]

Why does every Brigadier and General seem to be some posh lad? Does the British Army not promote young talented men regardless of background?

[@alanavery2002]

Training for there Death you mean War games are mules away from the real thing

[@terencem9962]

I agree. We should be training all of our troops in the middle of actual combat from day one. We won't even do any preliminary fitness training first because that is just unrealistic training that you would never find in war... And also we will not train anyone in signals, or even in operation of machinery if there is not a war going on around them because that wouldn't be truly realistic, right? We will not let them fire a weapon in peace times because that is not realistic, right? That is the best way to do it right? Thanks so much for your great input. I work for the MOD, would you like a job? We need guys with the smarts like you have displayed here.

[@savee1]

Jokers😂😄😃😀😅😁😆🤣

[@kirkwhitfield5257]

where is there air defence

[@SnakePliskin762]

In the sky.

[@JohnSander-dg1rb]

😂😂😂😂 yeah they'll be really scared of the UK!

[@tkg__]

Pomorskie = Pomerania (yeah, the dog comes from there). You can use that name, we won't be angry.

[@roberttwardowski9711]

Co ty pierdolisz?

[@3uteboys]

🇨🇦🇲🇨🇺🇸🇪🇸🇩🇪 🇬🇧

[@hurtlocker8554]

criminal gang

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@hurtlocker8554Nope. You are thinking of the great thief putin.

[@gregsanchez7815]

This is what we need is to stick together as nations to defeat putin just like we did Hitler

[@hurtlocker8554]

@@Rocket_scientist_88 No dear. I'm thinking of the USA, NATO, the EU and Israel. Have a good day

[@scottmitchell3641]

Nato plans to drive east soon and seize Minsk, seize Moscow, and then swerve hard to the northwest and march on St Petersburg.

[@cohenguest-nq1wf]

We've one of the best military in the world were way far in advanced than 90% of the world just look at the (radio frequency directed energy weapon) also the dragon fly weapon .all UK technology get you're head out of the 80s

[@alfos863]

"Counter-terrorism is so important!" Haven't heard many news about Afghanistan lately

[@user-wn3cm6jf8e]

Too late ,I’m afraid .You’ll find trees somewhat less taxing than the Russians!!

[@usherloo1928]

NATO👎👎👎

[@basedglennuk]

'Chilling' 🙄

[@user-fy3hi2vb7h]

[ Pegasus Galakica 7 Cyborg / Gorilla Cyborg / Darcho J. ] - The Space Ship from FABIO say to me yesterday you rich man Darcho J. whan you can speak whit us

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unsalbulent]

There is no war between NATO and Russia because Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Ukraine cannot become a member while the war is ongoing. Even if the war ends, the approval of 32 Nato members is required for membership.

[@mastermariner490]

According to Russia,NATO is at war with Russia

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

They’ll get it. Hungary and Slovakia won’t block it.

[@MyScotty7]

Stop moaning people!

[@colinfarrelly2513]

Its pretend don't get carried away.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Nobody is getting “carried away”, Ivan.

[@user-ih2nv3hh1d]

😂😂😂😂😂🇧🇾☝️🐻🇷🇺🦬🐺✌️💪💪💪💪

[@boristsysaruk2524]

no mines? no FPV drones? I don't buy it(

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

They’re in Poland, so NO there are no mines or FPV drones.

[@simonbrown7455]

​@@Rocket_scientist_88 there should be though.

[@SnakePliskin762]

They still train against that. There's engineers in the battle group.

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

Don't poke the Bear 🐻 🇷🇺

[@rikkivet3407]

😂😂😂 they already been fighting for 2 years against Ukraine 😂😂

[@Pawel-rv1ek]

More like a sloth 🦥

[@patsanters2741]

Tanks are sitting ducks for drones ..As are ships although they are not so much in this war .

[@Pawel-rv1ek]

That's why you don't use tanks on their own like ruzzians.

[@lifeisstrange1997]

No need to search for another Apartment anymore

[@jonwalwyn1]

Sort your chin strap out

[@ruperttristanblythe7512]

Apologies in asking the question but would Russian drones just drop a bomb on them?

[@sunnymoses1297]

What is the meaning of this? To scare 🇷🇺 or what? 😂 tell us more about German leopard Tank sent to Ukraine 🇺🇦?

[@ejchakaodza]

Cannon fodder 😢

[@carolmiles7474]

I dont want our boys involvement. Its not our fight we are a small Island.😢

[@michelcalombo5598]

😂😂😂

[@victornewman9904]

You may not be interested in war means the war will come to you.

[@wor53lg50]

Our boys are needed at home to fight the invasion thats now within and keeps floating across like turds every day..

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

Useless propaganda😂😂

[@rikkivet3407]

They are literally on a training exercise you Russian bot 😂😂