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[@Petej67]

Im in a country that is between Russia and Sweden. We´ve been practising with them many many times and wow they are capable force. Like their submarin force is best one! Rockets, anti air, NLAW, erieye, Gripen and their knowledge! Its good to have them as neighbour.

[@Mr_Gurgel_V2]

Are you from Finland by chance?

[@martinhardegard6714]

@Mr_Gurgel_V2 Åland?

[@Mr_Gurgel_V2]

@@martinhardegard6714 Åland is part of Finland

[@petter5721]

@@martinhardegard6714Åland is demilitariserad!

[@tobbeandersson4616]

We also like to have Finland close, you good.

[@marcuslindahl3541]

The regiment was founded in 1624 (from an earlier "fänika"), and took part in the Northern Seven Years War, the Livonian War, the Thirty Years War, the Second Northern War (known as the Swedish Deluge in Poland), the Scanian War and the Great Northern War. Battle honors: Varberg 1565, Narva 1581, Breitenfeld 1631, Lützen 1632, Warzawa 1656, Lund 1676, Landskrona 1677, Malatitze 1708. The regiment suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Poltava and ended up in russian captivity. It was later reastablished.

[@kaffegubbe]

Ära!

[@GussaBroe]

My dad worked with “Bella” at a K9 Unit for the Rangers. My turn to join in June💪🏼

[@gus_K9]

What you talk about at 18:00 is exactly what the instructor said at one point but the translations were a bit off. He said "Bring the pace down and the overall tempo will pick up. Talking about momentum and fluency

[@Osvath97]

I think Bella, considering that he was in the Swedish version of SAS/SBS, knew exactly what kind of speed was optimal in the context of his old unit. Tier-one special missions units can do CQB REALLY fast (there is a video on KZbin where Delta Force practices hostage rescue and it is INSANELY fast, and another video where they actually do a hostage rescue in Iraq with the same speed (though the enemy had left the compound by then, but they weren't sure)). But in the context of the unit in the video, I guess him being this fast became arythmic with the rest of them, so he needed to slow down to have the drills actually make sense in a team context.

[@Cydreeze]

Individual skill doesnt matter if it cant be applied. If youre at speed 10 and even though speed 10 might be optimal, if your unit cant do that then you are causing more problems than youre solving

[@gnusky]

I did my military service at P4 (skaraborg). And yes, I think that the shit will hit the fan in some way sooner or later

[@combatreadyhq]

They seem like a great unit and yes it’s looking that way

[@Söderlund11]

@@gnusky why?

[@Hiznogood]

@@Söderlund11 ⬅️RuZZ-troll‼️5 månaders gammalt konto med tvivelaktig kommentarshistorik!

[@nTnz_]

37:30 The bull's head is the sign/insignia for the P4 Wilska Kompani soldiers and officers. So the unit/company :)

[@combatreadyhq]

Mega thank you

[@RaXXha]

The host for this show was also the host for the swedish version of the brittish TV show "SAS: Who Dares Wins" i believe.

[@TobiasLundqvist-ys2xw]

Better safe than sorry. We have an most instable neighbour in our part of the world. The very thought of an fullscale invasion on Ukraine was unthinkable just a few years ago. One prepares and get ready before the conflict starts, not when it's already ongoing.

[@ispbrotherwolf]

When I was in the artillery (A1) we worked close with P4 and the their tanks. We was the guys that laid fire in front of the tanks, we used 10,5cm howitzers.

[@dansken610]

The pizza and kebab is not standard treatment, it was probably because it was a special occasion with the film crew

[@hellospringlake]

They are also actual contract employees and not conscripts.

[@satanihelvetet]

@@hellospringlake Yeah, as employees they're buying their own food.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Even for conscripts, that kind of food is very common when you get back to base after a week or more in the field, ordered once the equipment is cleaned, inspected and restored for next use Swedish garrison towns/cities often have a disproportionate density of pizzerias, burger and kebab restaurants that frequently also offer food delivery service to the gates of the local military base due to that demand. When I did my conscript training in 2003-2004, after the first big post-ussr disarmament, my regiment graduated roughly 800 conscripts every 15months. Thus every thursday evening, say 30

[@Rickardsson99]

It absolutely is on a normal workday. Most people prefer it since they have to pay for the lunch no matter what.

[@satanihelvetet]

@@SonsOfLorgar I don't know what money conscripts in Sweden have today... Back in the early 90's I had about 35 SEK per day, nothing you would put at pizza when you have good free food at the regiment kitchen. Candys, papers, beer and tobacco was way more prioritised.

[@stupidyank]

American living in Sweden for the last 20 years here. I don't have what you was specifically called military experience in the us. But I did grow up between two Marine Corps bases and did a sort of boot camp with a Marine Corps for about 2 weeks when I was around 15 years old. I recently joined the Swedish home guard. In general I can say at least with the Home Guard is that the competence level of the recruits is not particularly high. Nor is the recruiting requirements. More or less all of these people will end up being specialists IE in non-combatant roles. My experience however with dedicated military personnel and previous draft soldiers and full-time employees was incredibly good. The non-hierarchical structure in the Swedish military and in general and Swedish Society is incredible in a military context. A friend of mine told me that this was considered the Prussian model. From my experience regarding the Marine Corps versus Swedish army the Swedish army is much more open to suggestions leading to a more Dynamic decision-making. Decisions can be made at a group level or a company level or even lower without having to refer back to higher levels. Take a look at kfor in Kosovo and how quickly, aggressively and decisively they reacted. This command structure makes for an incredibly agile force. In general competence as well as overall morale is extremely high and in general better than what I experienced by far in the Marine corps. Sadly the equipment that we are allotted as home defence is ridiculously inadequate compared to what is issued to equivalent soldiers in the United States military.

[@GomBiaN]

Being a civilian that lives in Sweden, we know our armed forces are getting more prepared by the day. I've spoken to lots of people regarding if a war would come to Sweden or not and most of the people I've spoken to and myself just think that either it does happen or it does not happen, nothing we can do about it. It's not scary as we have no idea what actually is going to happen.

[@tomatlars]

The bull patch is for there company (Wilska kompaniet) and the one leading (dude with the mustache) have the gold version of the patch for 10+ years of service.

[@bjornh4664]

My Home Guard unit is attached to the Skaraborg regiment. When the armed forces were reduced in the 1990s, the then commander of the garrison in town saw to it that as many functions as possible were kept or moved to the garrison. It is now one of the most important concentration of military units in Sweden.

[@TheKombuchaMushr00mPeople]

My old regiment as a conscript in the early 90's. Good times

[@combatreadyhq]

Ah nice, they seem very professional

[@johankaewberg8162]

My father’s beret was red (airborne). My uncles was blue (attack diver). I totally respect these forces.

[@Mackan134]

When or if "the shit hits the fan". Veterans and civilians are ready here in Sweden 👍

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Nice video. This is the regiment I did my military service at a couple of years ago, I did my service in the Grenadjär company, thats the actual name, a reconnaissance unit, every company got their own names, this video is soldiers from Wilska company, retrospectively I had a lot of fun, no regrets, now I got my warplacement(reserve role) as infantry(or skyttesoldat). There is a video on Försvarsmakten inblick channel about P4. "Våra krigsförband på P 4 - 2024 26,800 views 28 Dec. 2024 The military units of the Skaraborg Regiment Another year of training, exercises and operations is coming to an end and the result is an increased brigade capability that strengthens our defense. This is only a fraction of the regiment's activities during the year and would not have been possible without our civilian employees, who daily create the conditions for our military units to grow and operate. The legacy is binding! Film: Victor Hilding/The Armed Forces" I hope nothing serious will happen, but Russia is pushing the boundries with the hybrid warfare against all the nations around the baltic sea. Who knows... I don't, but I hope for the best.

[@ramadiii]

As a swede this is so interesting to see! The general feeling here, at least for me, is that you can tell that the government is ramping up the defense and I think the first sign for me was when they got the conscription back. Also the government sending out pamphlets about how to prepare for conflicts with water, food and stuff like that, has really hit home for a lot of people.

[@wiljartkarlsson6325]

Hi ! "Bella" is one av the leading operators- team at Swedish Tv-serie - " Elitstyrkans Hemligheter" ! This TV-serie in Sweden is popular and have been in 3 seasons. The layout is the same as SAS : Who Dares Wins . It's really fun to watch

[@AlexKall]

Can also be added that one of the other instructors "Pam" was a mole on one of the SAS: Wo dares wins seasons.

[@TheHuffur]

19:25 People are individuals so its impossible to say that this applies to everyone but it is one of the Swedish traits if you can call it that, we are in general good with our personal and professional "social/personal distance" or whatever, I do not know any good words to describe it. I guess a somewhat good way to explain it is to use a tech support hotline as a example, people might call in and be upset and call you all kinds of things but you do not care because you know they are just upset they are missing the sports event due to some technical problem and they are just some random dude who have no idea who I am calling me things. I dont care just as I dont care if someone insults me online. Combine this with the trait that a lot of Swedish people try to not, again I have no good way to describe it exactly but "not rock the boat" is close enough and its usually very easy to get along with people in a professional setting. Things would have to be really bad before it starts to openly affect things. Or you know, some specific people being the exception to everything as usual. Take that extra "I can take this without it affecting me personally because I am just doing my job so there is no need for me to react badly to it" expand the limit, then add it to basically everything and you have the Swedish psyche right there. Swedish people, friendly and patient until not.

[@Smoothalcoholic]

Swedish people are 2 faced, they will say one thing to your face and say another behind your back. They don't want to be perceived in a negative light and they refuse to be confrontational so they solve most of their problems with different bullying techniques. Look up Jantelovn, its in all the scandinavian countries i have been to(Norway, Sweden,Denmark)

[@petter5721]

Swedish armed forces are now being issued AK24 (5.56), new uniform system M24 (similar pattern as M90), new helmet and new plate carriers.

[@Petterwass]

The older infantry Skaraborg Reiment was part of the disatrous Battle of Poltava and on the winning side in the battles of Varberg, Narva, Breitenfeldt, Lutzen, Lund, Landskrona, and Malatitze. All in ancient times when the musket ruled the day. In modern times they were part of the UN force in kosovo in 2009 as well as seeing combat in Jugoslavia and Afghanistan and were involved in combat in Mali in 2018-19. (from wikipedia, I apologize for any inaccuracy)

[@SkruffyTalez_TheWarzone]

Breitenfeld, Lutzen and Malatitze are the most famous battles of the Skaraborg Regiment. At Malatitze, the Skaraborg Regiment charged into melee with several of Russias elite royal guard regiments to counter an early morning flanking maneuver by the Russians. The Skaraborg assault secured the flank and pushed the elite Russian regiments into marshes where the Swedes could finish off the enemy with ease.

[@andersmalmgren6528]

Hänger du här :) Vi kanske slipper ryska trollen i detta fält iallafall

[@SkruffyTalez_TheWarzone]

​@@andersmalmgren6528😅 jag glömmer ju att logga ut från kanal kontot 😂 men ja, dom jävla trollen e gött å slippa

[@vicolin6126]

eyyy, kolla vem det är :)

[@kaffegubbe]

Ära!

[@eisenstahlbrenner3516]

I’m Danish and things are happening: derailing of trains transporting iron ore from Sweden to Norway, sea bed cables being severed in the Baltic, fires in important factories and drones near important infrastructure…

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Some of the Swedish infrastructure failiures are, unfortunately, caused by criminal levels of maintenance neglect due to systematic political deregulation and privatisation of public sector functions.😢

[@bengtolsson5436]

It doesn't feel like the war is coming right now. But you can't wait until then. But you have to do it before it happens! I live on the island of Gotland, so we are in the middle of it, so to speak.

[@nimmsis]

Regarding the question about what war Sweden is preparing for. we are not preparing for a specific war. but we are rebuilding our defense force back up in preparation for a new cold war and to fulfill our NATO obligations. in the early 2000 we did defund our military. we never completely removed a capability, but for example, our engineering brigades (yes, multiple brigades) did become a couple of companies. same thing happened all over the military. we did go from 16 brigades down to 2 (now there are 3 armored brigades and one motorized brigade (plus regional defense forces (home guard))). We also recently reactivated our conscription. something that was made dormant in 2010 (in the end there where verry low recruitment numbers, but it was still there). that's also why the armed forces is producing a lot of these kind of movies. its to raise awareness. But in the end, if Russia wants to invade the Baltics, they would most likely invade the Swedish island of Gotland a couple of days before and move a lot of anti-air and land based anti-ship missiles in order to completely surround the Baltics with AA and anti ship missiles, hindering any NATO relief force.

[@hex1c]

Please react to " Vägen till stridspilot "

[@petter5721]

It is a very good series 👍🏻

[@timheale9]

Hi Craig, Two things first, why do you have headphones on when it only you talking? Second, I did a lot of work with SweBat in Kosovo back in 2000 and part of their force were Commando's as part of their special forces. We also had several Swedes come through the MPOC (Military Psyops Course) over the 10 years I served on the Group.

[@combatreadyhq]

I have the headphones on so I can hear the video so it’s better quality sound when played back to you otherwise you hear through my speakers and then the sound quality is poor. How did you find working with them?

[@timheale9]

@@combatreadyhq For the most part they were very good professional but they were regulars who had stayed on after their conscription service. We almost had an exchange with them but Iraq kicked off and we were redirected there instead.

[@timheale9]

@@combatreadyhq I get the headphones now, I have hearing aids that connect to my computer

[@combatreadyhq]

@@timheale9 ah right ok fair enough, Iraq would have been different to the exchange

[@combatreadyhq]

@@timheale9 ok hope all is well

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Regarding the food, that kind of food is very common, even for conscripts, when you get back to base after a week or more in the field and once the equipment is cleaned, inspected and restored for next use Swedish garrison towns/cities often have a disproportionate density of pizzerias, burger and kebab restaurants that frequently also offer food delivery service to the gates of the local military base due to that demand. When I did my conscript training in 2003-2004, after the first big post-ussr disarmament, my regiment graduated roughly 800 conscripts every 15months. Thus every thursday evening, say 30

[@74Darkman]

The one thing i reacted to was his comment about how you MUST react to a casualty during combat. I've been in and out for the last +20 years as a squad leader and every time i go through tactics i always react to "how to react to casualties". E.g. either make sure you attack and control the area, or make a tactical retreat. Then take care of injured soldiers (if possible. It's not like in the movies "leave no man behind". Most people do not realize that you have to more or less "ignore" injured soldiers. For me, personally, i don't think about it, but for others (younger soldiers) it might seem weird to ignore injured soldiers. But you have to focus.

[@Eyrenni]

I'm not in the military, but I assume the use of the green camo uniform is because it fits the terrain in Sweden. There are a lot of evergreens, so sticking to one "green" and one "winter" outfit sounds pretty logical as it would fit the majority of our needs for most of the year.

[@iznogood3147]

Its kind of funny to hear the instructor say to the former SF guy that he is alittle to fast. Cuz when you see Delta etc doing stuff like this, they just flow through the house insanly fast. And that tempo is prolly what he is used to, back when he was in.

[@paulineholst1576]

I live about an hour from this regiment and that’s the regiment where my husband did his mandatory stint about 20 years ago. And yes we are preparing. Me so far that we make sure that we got water in storage and big food storages. The government says that you should have enough food at home to last a month. I usually have for about two months. Emergency radios and solar powered power banks and batteries, candles and so on. I even try to bunker my medicins and other stuff like that. (I make things circulate så I use my storage but add things to it as I use them.

[@Hiznogood]

Even if the mandatory conscripted service was paused in 2011, there’s a lot of us old timers around who still has had a basic military training and would know how to do the basics if needed.

[@TheVaultDescendant]

I dont like that they translate "följsam" to docile. Even compliant does not sound very good, its more following orders good/reliable and the auto translated words sounds kinda bad.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Situationally flexible would be a far better translation for "följsam"

[@citzersmackedack1507]

Im Swedish and I unfortunately belive we will end up in war sometime during my lifetime. I think to my self to try and motivate me if war came that if no one is prepared to fight and die fighting then what will hapen to my kids future. Scary thoughts I hope im wrong.

[@daniel29263]

19:49 That's "kebabrulle". It's a lot more like a burrito than a baguette ;)

[@vicolin6126]

Auto translate is doing a good job, it has come a long way. About 90% accurate I would say. The 10% it can't do too well would be interpreting Swedish expressions and certain singular words that can mean multiple things. Imagine using Google translate to look up a word, and then only look at the first interpreted meaning - not the list of 5+ other uses for that same word. I especially liked the translation of "cheers" into "bowl" (as cheers in Swedish is technically the word for bowl, but it also means cheers in the way of raising a glass). The commander also said something that was translated as "curtain hanger" (funny), which I'm not sure actually what HE meant with what he said :) I interpreted what he said as a metafor for "drill complete, move out", but could be wrong.

[@Eyrenni]

Agreed. I had a good laugh at the "burglary" translation when they were talking about entring the contested building.

[@chrillemekniven]

The rule "Silence-Violence-Silence" are pretty good in CQB🙂

[@ingvartorma9789]

Yes, you can feel that something may be about to happen, as Russia has violated Swedish airspace several times. And now that several digital cables have been damaged on the seabed by Russian and Chinese boats dragging anchors on the seabed. Cables between Finland and Estonia had been damaged, Sweden has been affected before. And more things that have started to happen since Finland and Sweden joined NATO. Then when it comes to the AK5 small arms that are in the film, they are being replaced, the new weapon is called AK24 and it is the hunter units that have first received these weapons. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has, on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces, procured new combat helmets. The call is made against a framework agreement procured by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) and it is the Canadian company Galvion that produces the helmets. The model is of the Galvion Batlskin Caiman type. The uniform will also be replaced, Ground Combat Uniform 24, MSU24 it will be called. The lunch they ate was either pizza or a pizza roll.

[@paulsendow4614]

It is one for all, all for one.. missing the days..

[@christopherjones6607]

Europe is a safer place with Sweden and Finland apart of nato

[@herrpez]

20:42 Whoever translated "skål" to "bowl" is a bit of a donkey. It is certainly _a_ translation, but in the context "cheers" is the only appropriate one. 😂 Actually, now that I'm paying more attention to the subtitles... wow, what a mess!

[@perssontm1628]

Realistically, a swedish invasion wouldn't really be possible. The terrain is perfect for defending the border. To much possibility for gorilla tactics. And they would have to invade Finland first which we would do everything in our power to stop. Even if RU collected their entire army (inlcluding those protecting their own borders) and marched into Sweden, it would be too little, even if our force is way smaller. It's just too difficult to reach any big city.

[@MathiasMelker]

Swede: The military is definitely ramping up, especially with regards to videos, ads. Very good such. Also, the orders from the government is also clear. As the minister of civil defense put it: "I say this with all the power of my office: There may become war in Sweden". Russia is certainly conducting hybrid attacks and provications. Sweden will certainly be involved in repelling such attacks. The Joint Nordic Air Force will certainly need to repell Russian "accidental" violation of Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Baltic or Norwegian airspace.

[@rosen9425]

It's exactly like that in the swedish army imo. There's no room for attitude or ego and it's weeded out during conscript basic training, you can be boisterous all you want but show a lack of maturity progression you won't get any sort of recommendation. Silent headhunting for those who show talent early. Who's in it, who's not.

[@plankstek514]

React to magnus mitdbos attempt in the Foreign Legion SF candidates test

[@combatreadyhq]

Yes mate ok

[@awol354]

When will we see an exercise environment simulating the chaos, the sounds, confusion, initiative, "hedgehog-defence", booby-traps and so forth? Ear-pieces with sudden sounds, creating a believable environment? Pads, emulating presure from explosions?

[@Nubbe999]

I think it's interesting that the Swedish military uses the bigger machine gun (dont know what it is called) for CQB. I have seen it in a few videos now. One of my favourite room-clearing videos with the Swedes is this one, it's just too much and fun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnPIcmVqpNSaY7Msi=toae7E76fQ7m-Lyf

[@tomatlars]

The Swedish army uses the Ksp 90 C its a Swedish license made version of the FN Minimi and designed to be as short as is practically possible so you can bring a lot of firepower in to small spaces like in buildings. And its using 5.56×45mm so it uses the same ammo as there assault rifles you can even us the same magazine in a pinch but that's not optimal.

[@SkruffyTalez_TheWarzone]

​@@tomatlarsKsp58... Just saying

[@SonsOfLorgar]

The 7.62×51 ksp58B (FN MAG) is only really useful for holding overwatch in corridors, on roofs and against threats coming from outside the building, and is really only used by the Home guard militia in CQB (as they don't have any smaller MGs to swap to) conscript and employed formations can choose between the 5.56×45mm ksp90 or the heavier ksp58B as their squad/platoon leaders decides is best for the mission.

[@SkruffyTalez_TheWarzone]

@@SonsOfLorgar I call BS We had 2 58s in the Pansarskytte squad. No loaders. Used them just fine in trenchclearing and cqb I see this as proof that the younger generations have grown soft 🤭😅😉

[@Dr.Cereal]

im swedish and i dont worry about war

[@andersholmstrom3571]

When I was i the army (like in the stone age😃) we were told to not bother at all about the wounded until we had seccured the next position. Then we could take care of wounded comrades without bullets flying around us.

[@johanfabritius95]

Hello to ask ure question if i think there gonna be a war in Sweden or near Sweden Yes i think so in the future , am I affraid Yes but at the same time im a former soldier like this guys in the video so i think the training gonna kick in if a war Happens /509 Andersson former soldier at the IB 15 Borås regemente between 1994 to 1995

[@Syss123se]

As a completely civilian Swede, my take is that these videos are a way of showing off the military to the public. If I remember correctly we are planning to triple our armed forces in just a few years and that means you have to be visible and create interest to be able to recruit personnel. I guess it is also about being more open about what the military is actually doing, enough to create support from the public for all the increased spending as well as create a sense of comfort and security in a volatile time. I'm a millennial and as far I can remember there have only been talk of disarmament and downcuts in the military budget every year so this is completely new. But we are quite exposed here and you can see in the news every week that people have been arrested or noticed for suspicious behaviour around protected areas, even break-ins at water supply facilities have increased radically and now number in the hundreds every year. Russians and also chinese people are being deported regularly for suspicious behaviour. Drones are flying where they shouldn't, hacking attacks on different parts of our infrastructure. And that is only what is actually made public. It would be naive to call this situation peace or business as usual. I don't blame anyone for feeling a bit scared or overwhelmed. The support from Swedes for joining NATO was always very low but that changed pretty much overnight three years ago. We have to do what we can to live as normal but be more realistic of and adapt to how the world looks today. I watch a lot of these videos as well and they make me personally feel better when I have more knowledge of what the military actually does.

[@fiizkenfiizk7645]

I live right by this place where they shoot, and can assure they do this every tuesday 😅 day and night, you hear it very well 🤣 Im not so worried about a war here. It may happen no one can tell. But im more worried for our neighbours finland since they already invaded them once, and im also more worried about my boyfriends homecountry lithuania, since they’ve been apart of sovjet.

[@awmperry]

One thing we’re terrible at in Sweden is translating subtitles… and this was no exception. A great video, but terrible translation. 😂

[@Johaen89]

I belive it was youtubes built in auto-generated cc.

[@tacozeb1037]

Most of the gear that they use, combat belts, mag pouches, IFAKs, combat shirts, boots and so on is bought and payed for by the individual soldier. Thats why their kit varies quite a bit because the army itself can only provide old clunky beat up equipment in most cases. I've personally spent more than I'd like to admit because the military has faild to supply its troops with decent kit thats not 30 years old...

[@SonsOfLorgar]

That's bullshit

[@Slappaisawayoflife]

@@SonsOfLorgar No

[@thomash3716]

For sure we are aware - we have been here for 300 years... The sad thing is that our politicians decided that there was no danger some 30 years ago... and unfortunately they were wrong! But the will to defend ourself is still alive! 😊💪

[@malinoscarsson9362]

Yes, there's a general fear in Sweden now that wasn't present before the Russian invasion. Suddenly each household received a booklet from the government department for "Preparedness and defense" in the mailbox. In there is all the basic info that civilians need to know, and how to be prepared, in case of a potential crisis or war. I followed all the guide lines! I've got enough stuff to last me (and my cat) a week😁 I have a little "survival" stash in my pantry. Ads from that same department started popping up showing recipes for cooking with no heat😬 Everyone started checking where their closest shelter was, I'm lucky, there's one directly below my flat😄 Each household was also recently sent a crank radio. The worry has subsided a little bit at this point though, that's my general impression. I was more fearful at the start of the war and especially when Putin threatened nuclear attacks if Finland and Sweden joined Nato. I think one of the reasons I'm even watching these videos is to get an idea of what our defense looks like and it's level of competence. And I feel good about it, it's way better than I thought. Appreciate your content🤗

[@danielandersson4651]

As a swede, i have no fea from the eastern threat, the only thing they got is nukes, we might not have the biggest army, but its the best armed, and most tech heavy in the world

For me, there's really no doubt that "Mare Balticum", a dystopian yet not unrealistic Swedish book, is more realistic than you'd like to think. We all know about Putin's ambitions. We all know that to accomplish some of those, especially related to former Soviet states (or subjects, rather), he need to control Gotland. Anyone who controls Gotland also has the best opportunity to maintain full areal control of the Baltics, but also better marital opportunities given its location. Together with Öland, Åland, and Bornholm, well... you have it all. Give the Russians YEARS to "breed new warriors" then sure, they might be able to actually overtake all of these areas, even though they're now all within Nato territory (especially given Trump's view on Nato), but they won't stand a chance now, or for the coming years, if Sweden, and the other Nordic countries, maintain their dedication to keep our countries safe.

[@hermanjohnell2717]

Except for some dullards that were in power after the collapse of USSR we have always been aware that the enemy comes from the other side of the Baltic and that we´ve better be prepared.

[@Mr.Rosebud]

When Ukraine was invaded something happened. I've never seen so much army transports in the civil world. Tanks and all kinds of stuff on trucks moving.

[@Dr.Cereal]

W SVERIGE

[@zarelli7831]

Peace time armies are really interesting. The problem is if Russia was to invade Sweden they don’t have the numbers.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

We don't have a land border with Russia, so an invasion would have to be done by air or on the sea, so hopefully our underwater navy, air force and marines(with land based anti-ship systems, RBS 15 and RBS 17) would decimate any invasion force, making it futile. In case shit would really hit the fan, the border starts much further east, at the finnish-russian border, or in the baltic nations and thats probably where a large part of the army would be working. But lets hope nothing like that ever happens.

[@thelongpig5274]

The supreme commander of the armed forces of sweden did state that we are in an active pre-war state. Aldo there is complete openness about us being actively subjected to hybrid war or " gråzon ". A state of neither peace nor war. We are reinforcing the north anf opening,manning and commanding a NATO forward ready battallion in central-north Finland to free up more finnish troops for the eastern border. Like the winter war,that is where they would have to come through,and it is where,like the 300 of sparta,our two small nations could break the soviets and would prefer to bleed and break russia. Russia has little real ability in the baltic,none really Beyond Iskander-M robots in Kaliningrad. So no naval invasion. Russia does not posses the aviation and overall power to conduct an aerial invasion. Very likely it would be through Finland and i do not see that going well. Sweden is however underprepared and in 10 years will be at a pre ukraine war level of capability. We have 0 stocks so can neither sustain existing capabilities nor handle losses. 3 years ago our best estimate was we could defend 1 (!) Major city for 2 weeks against an attack from russia. Now? 3?4? It is a huge increase only because we virtually disarmed everything and scrapped all stores and stocks.

[@yunyun5806]

As a Swedish civilian with the ear bent towards the global conflicts, and despite a pretty pacifist past, I think it's pretty clear global conflict is coming one way or another, and I'd rather see it break loose now and be over in 10-15 years when climate change really is gonna start hitting us. Rather than it erupts during an already harsh developing global crisis. I think a lot of people haven't understood the general hardships coming our way the coming few decades, but Sweden as a nation is doing what it can to sure up on its end. Both in event of a specific conflict or just global crisis in general.

[@davidcronfalk8389]

Shame the subtitles are absolutely ridiculous 😂

[@combatreadyhq]

That bad a translation?

[@scepticalwalker3984]

@@combatreadyhqauto translation I guess. Perhaps 10% didn’t really make sense. Great video reaction. You could see that Bella wanted to go faster, also that he was torn between the command from the rear to assist the wounded and his instinct to keep focus on the threat.

[@slashislashi]

Really poor translation for all of you english speaking people. Translations made me laugh because they are so inaccurate.

[@torgrim123]

As a swede I don't feel we are going to war or in a pre war state, I think It is political way to get more money for the armed forces, rattle the war bell a little so to speak, we all know Russia can't invade anything without losing huge amount of troops and equipment just look at Ukraine, I did my military service in the middle of the 90s the very start when Sweden were more or less dismantling Its huge armed force to only have a small army, so I'm glad Sweden are back on the track with building up.

[@samuelblomgren6961]

Its a politicians and bankers war we prepare to fight. Its not a real war. But our young kids will be mutilated and die for real. We mock russia and other countries for their oligarchys. But Sweden is one of the worst oligarchys on the planet. 2-3 families call the shots. One of them practically own the whole defenseindustry…. Its so sad….. 1995-96 conscript Urban SF

[@TheMightyWalk]

stop putting women in combat platoons

[@BoMagnusson-h5v]

Det kan bli kvinnan som räddar ditt liv (ju fler desto bättre)

[@TobiasLundqvist-ys2xw]

You are clearly not Nordic 😂😅

[@jonasjohnsson2130]

They are verry competent and strong.

[@jonasjohnsson2130]

No he has probably no clue

[@TheMightyWalk]

@TobiasLundqvist-ys2xw nordics actually have combat tours ? Lol

[@ingvar7599]

If you wanna fight perfect,buy ticket and travel to Ukraine...❤😂