Executive Outcomes - Angola '94

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[@acrock67]

My wife's father was a Soviet military adviser in Angola in 88-91. He is a specialist in military communications, was in the capital. He considered the local army absolutely incapable of conducting military operations.

[@quangcaodo8864]

Which is why the Angolans had to have Cuban armored divisions fighting for them.

[@acrock67]

@@quangcaodo8864 Yes, it is a well-known fact that the Cubans were good fighters.

[@Hartsock2009]

WHat he say about the South African forces?

[@acrock67]

@@Hartsock2009 He had nothing to do with them, he was in Luanda

[@CalacaRoja]

@@acrock67 The Cubans lost to the Angolans were they were in charge of Ernesto Guevara. It was a disaster

[@KrystobalHozyaevich]

Kinda irony, that EO included a lot of post-soviet ex-military. It's just like you have fought in Angola as soviet military advisor, lost your country, became a merc and after all of that - "oh shit, here we go again".

[@rorschachguy2055]

That explains how they new how to operate the BMPs and tanks...

[@Shitbird3249]

Well when your job collapses like your country you need to look for work elsewhere . Makes a bit of sense.

[@chase.7780]

@@rorschachguy2055 SA also had a large number of Soviet-made equipment which they captured from various surrounding hostile nations. plus it's not like super-experienced ex-SADF crack troops can't figure out how to use basic combloc equipment.

[@Hanzer-ns5bh]

Lotta German soldiers went to work in Africa and South America post-war. Anywhere that didn't mind ex-"bad guys" being behind their triggers hired 'em. Just one of the many oddities that come with one of the world's oldest professions. The post-WWII/Cold War in general was perhaps the peak of what comes to people's minds when they think of the word "mercenary". Just a group of professional warfighters, anywhere from squad- to battalion-sized, paid to charge headlong and feet-wet into combat where others couldn't or wouldn't, their bonds of brotherhood formed by the crucible of battle rather than by blood or soil, making bank and slinging lead in streets and jungles and savannahs. While the thought of spilling blood for meager pay and the possibility of bleeding out in a ditch far from home for a fight not my own isn't my first idea of a good time, I have to admit that the romanticism surrounding the profession is more than a little appealing, especially as a man with little to connect him to his home...

[@noahhughes2501]

@@Shitbird3249 yep, any skills. The oligarchs looted Russia, and left these soldiers with no other option. I don't think they minded though.

[@snowfox22]

0:11 Some serious tactical dad shorts right there

[@lilqueso8190]

Real rhodie's

[@jmac6750]

Tactical Holiday!

[@dennisholt7684]

Those the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia specials right there

[@hoppegypuma2343]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MnemonicHack]

This is the truest depiction of the "me and the boys" meme.

[@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890]

Shame boys are shamed for being boys these days. I mean I'm all in for valuing emotions and mental health and all that, but look at these men - strong, brave and full of energy. Why shouldn't we want today's men to have such qualities?

[@ChristopherHitchens3.14]

@@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890 The international society is slowly being infected and weakend by new age liberalism and the youth are being indoctrinated by these decadent ideals. It should be defeated and radically resisted at all costs, sooner rather than later! I am South African and will never bow down and submit to this frail and feeble values!

[@GLASSMOSCOWANDBEIJING]

@@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890 idk tiktok is better for them I guess

[@TheVampyr]

@@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890 The powers that be in the West want the men to be physical and spiritual eunuchs.

[@abandonedshitavcount]

@@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890 that's the western civilization for u

[@DP-fq7iy]

My dad would have teared up watching this. Hope he’s with them now.

[@Ivan_p24]

Tear up watching some dudes invading a country and killing people..?

[@daniedupreez6678]

@@Ivan_p24 By defeating UNITA, a Maoist rebel movement that played a central role in the African blood diamond trade controlled by the De Beers diamond cartel, EO was instrumental in stopping the longest running civil war in Africa at the time. EO was hired for just that purpose by the legitimate Angolan government.

[@AutomatikBalalaika]

@@Ivan_p24 from a guy named Joseph Stalin

[@ATM882]

@@daniedupreez6678 UNITA was not Maoist.

[@user-jr2ue9nu6y]

@@Ivan_p24 slot floppies 2020 my nigga

[@Collateral0]

Most of the pilots and crew were eastern europeans, many from Belarus, Ukraine and other post soviet or warsaw pact states. Looking to make a quick buck to feed their families. Most of the ground troops, doing the training, were mostly south africans, majority veterans of the Border war, serving in all kinds of elite units, from the Recce’s (South African Special Forces, the 44 Parachute Brigade, and the well known 32 Battalion. Others came from the British Armed Forces, guys like Fijian Fred, ex British SAS, or Simon Mann also ex British SAS.

[@casimirkulikowski5949]

Don’t forget the Rhodesian named Danny Archer

[@youngdenard264]

Don’t forget the french gun trafficker

[@marcelo497]

Nowadays there are still FSU pilots doing dangerous plane services through Africa, they really got the job well

[@andresivan9727]

All the EO pilots were south africans.

[@renatoimperatori5289]

​@@marcelo497ih caralho ao mengao

[@benjamingamache6441]

Being a mercenary never looked so fuckin' cool. Executive Outcomes, classy as fuck!

[@CMCSE]

You know...classy and sassy The shorts and the polo shirt says "lets go to eat" And the Ak says "you pay" 😗👌 EXCELLENCE...

[@youngdenard264]

No Congo 60´s is the high drip

[@kingmichealthefirstofroman2278]

Even tough they only accept people who have served in the SADF (South African defense force) or the South African police

[@electronicfarts5105]

This is when the anglo's sphere came together,

[@gabe1465]

1:49 always makes me grin seeing his gaze turn into a wide smile

[@alanrogs3990]

People these days wouldn't do that. They're brainwashed zombies

[@smallboi8574]

Made me smile too, just looking around, then bam! Big ol smile

[@bubblessmith-ty3tz]

It makes me so freaking happy every time I see it 😂

[@user-xm4bb9uu2v]

White Boy Summer '21

[@thicccontroller8610]

Recently finished a dissertation project on Executive Outcomes. Truly staggering what they accomplished with so little, and a tragedy how little is accomplished to save lives from barbarity with so much nowadays.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

What was your dissertation exploring in reference to executive outcomes?

[@syedmohammadaanasfarukh890]

For what subject tho was it? The dissertation?

[@ALSPEHEIR]

mind posting a link for us to download or publishing somewhere?

[@josephcrowhurst4833]

I would love to read

[@folkishappalachian6827]

Link it lad, I want to read it!

[@ciandoyle3315]

executive outcomes was such a strange thing in history, former south african special forces, former anc soldier and even soviet advisors. bizarre mixture of people

[@Kriegs000]

Money (in sufficient quantities) makes friends out of enemies, and enemies out of friends.

[@borkoalkoholtariiisk]

The song makes the video feel like a family is having a calm Sunday picnic in the woods...😀😁and the smallest member is videotaping the whole deal with his dad's old Sony camera

[@sparrow3439]

M E R C L I F E

[@pavelimani]

EO achieved peace. After UN displaced EO, Angola went back to war.

[@uraninite8151]

That AGS-17 is great piece of equipment. They had firepower.

[@willfullerton480]

Just guys living in the moment, not a phone in sight

[@TiernanWilkinson]

"Doesn't get any better than this. Just guys being dudes."

[@chandlecharge]

Girls with a time machine: "hello, I am your great, great granddaughter" Boys with a time machine: "time to go kick it with the boys in Executive Outcomes in the 90's"

[@MnemonicHack]

Man, I really wish I wasn't like, 5 years old when EO were operational.

[@arrogleinadtra]

​@@MnemonicHackEO is not dead It came back on 2020 😊.

[@kainathmasud2540]

@@arrogleinadtra wait really?

[@raulcurrasperez7507]

My grandfather, a Cuban army medical corps captain deployed in Angola died when his unit got ambushed on a railroad, farewell, grandpa

[@counterpoint751]

I am sorry for your loss

[@GLASSMOSCOWANDBEIJING]

I hope he burns in hell like the rest of those communist shitheads Joking, may he rest in peace, hope you doing OK

[@Overlord99762]

One of my teachers was sent there as a young lad, his armored vehicle got hit by mortars and got two gnarly wounds from shrapnel to his leg and neck.

[@user-xq3kg8hk5q]

😢🤦‍♀️🇷🇺

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

I kinda wish the “merc” groups were still around out in the open like they were decades ago, now they all seem to work in the shadows and its unfortunate because I alway thought the lifestyle was intriguing, like a movie but it was real

[@yourdeath7820]

Funny because a lot of PMCs these days are also former SF.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I don't think there is nothing of unfortunate on that, less mercs means less wars, but they're still around though.

[@Hanzer-ns5bh]

Nowadays, in order to operate with any sort of latitude, you have to basically tie your entire group to a single country and only take contracts from that country (and allied states). Acting as an independent soldier/outfit = BAD, being a disposable, deniable asset = OK. The days of soldiers taking taking pay on their terms has been thoroughly stamped into the dirt by the Powers That Be, much like other notions of abject, unsanctioned individualism. They much prefer to keep their pawns in their pockets, as opposed to having that pawn decide it wants to be a knight for a change. That goes against The Plan, and that worries them-- has them shaking in their loafers.

[@MnemonicHack]

@ Yeah, you don't really understand the pipeline from military to PMC. Companies like Triple Canopy operate pretty legitimate businesses, so far as I've seen.

[@MnemonicHack]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Yeah, the old free days are long gone. I've wanted to get into the business for a long time, but I'm only now seriously looking at it, and pretty much all the prereqs require former military experience. I'm currently looking into joining the US military, then when my time is up there, finding a PSC position. Unfortunately, I'm not getting younger, and I've already got a bad knee that might need surgery before I even join, so it's a tossup.

[@starsjosephfrost]

POV: You just joined the Executive Outcomes family

[@LeoLeo-ew7lj]

Among all the PMC why choose EO? And above all are they strong military? Sorry for my English but im learning now

[@starsjosephfrost]

@@LeoLeo-ew7lj it’s the only REAL pmc Who changed the outcome of a war, they beat the RUF in Sierra leone, they beat the UNITA rebels in angola, and they never abused anything in this conflicts, unlike bullshit PMCs like Blackwater and others who only go into conflicts to get paid and stay there until the conflict is over, for a better profit.

[@theelodgeovkeku]

Doesn't get any more based than this.

[@magesalmanac6424]

Dude sees other dudes with guns: Buuuuh 🤤 dats based

[@wattlebough]

Gee it looks like you boys are on a football holiday in Ibiza. Never seen a bunch of soldier boys looking so relaxed on the job.

[@murphyjack90]

Well to be fair when they first went in it was supposed to just be a standard security job, but the Angolan Army, after taking a closer look at their CV, asked them to train a new elite unit and fight with them for a payraise.

[@wenderia7990]

EO IS BACK BABY LETS GOOOO

[@guilty_mulburry5903]

POOOOOOGGGGGGG

[@tksim412]

Interesting footage... First heard of Executive Outcomes in the 2006 film "Blood Diamond".

[@daniedupreez6678]

Not an entirely bad film, but the light they portrayed Executive Outcomes in was very far from the truth.

[@BeastHunterSam]

"I'm from Rhodesia!" "We say Zimbabwe now don't we?"

[@GabrielGarcia-co9qx]

@@BeastHunterSam D O W E ? D O * W E ?

[@willwolf4519]

You actually play as one of their contractors in the first Mercenaries game which was really well written actually compared to the second which ended up tanking the franchise. In fact, if you play as the American, he even references that he got his start with EO in Angola and hated it.

[@GabrielGarcia-co9qx]

@@daniedupreez6678 That's true, I suspect that the portrayal of EO as diamond grubbing villains was to legitimize the international decision to withdraw EO in favor of UN pisskeepers. It went down as well as you'd expect... Even the UN Ghurka Commander there endorses the use of PMCs to provide the military service that the crumbling nation-states can not provide themselves instead of UN forces.

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

Strutting around Luanda wearing shorts and with an AKMS slung over your shoulder never looked cooler.

[@ethanmorkel2462]

South Africas version of Blackwater without the War crimes

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Blackwater was based off EO's structure, not just that Blackwater just ran conveys and murd ered the locals as you eluded too. They never tried to end a conflict as that meant they'd lose their revenue stream. Whereas EO was about creating a better Africa, so would end wars in 7 months, with a skeleton crew to reduce costs for Serra Leone.

[@prointernetuser]

@@Alex-cw3rz What a weird take. It's not in a single PMC's power to end the war in Iraq. Blackwater, along with other PMCs, were there to escort US government personnel and guard camps; not hunt down rebels. Totally different environment between EO and BW.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@prointernetuser which brings into a major question why employ Blackwater in the first place, so an incompetent guy can earn hundreds of millions for doing something as simple as convoys. Yes I understand it was lobbying that got him the contract. Which makes it worse.

[@prointernetuser]

@Alex "simple as convoys" lmao idk dude. Cia and state department contract these people. Maybe it's about the complications with the military chain of command if they wanted military members under their command. Maybe the military structure does not support lending out troops to gov agencies. Maybe it's as simple as money. Maybe it's sth more nefarious. Who knows? We can speculate what's up with the military contracting world all day. I'd say that the contractors aren't as incompetent as people make them out to be though. Definitely not worse than 19 yo PFC Snuffy from Idaho. Contractors are usually seasoned vets themselves.

[@M92FSINOX]

Fantastic track choice, I need to say.

[@miszczu85]

Jacy wszyscy uśmiechnięci 😎👍

[@AlphaAffirmations]

This is beautiful on many levels.

[@TroyTempest777]

Bloody good bunch of blokes😎👍

[@electronicfarts5105]

Rhodesians man

[@GLASSMOSCOWANDBEIJING]

@@electronicfarts5105 and Afrikanners

[@str_j1649]

Someone tweet this to Simon Mann

[@henryevangelista9082]

Reminds me one of my favorite group of the 70s stylestics group, sounds awesome!!

[@seanmohammeddewitz1891]

They look so damn happy

[@illusionsofgrand3ur]

Everyday should feel lile this.

[@TPBXDRicky420]

One of my favourite videos of all time

[@MEGR7]

This should be the music video for this song.

[@hugovader6727]

this video and song are perfect

[@BB-bq1xd]

Love it !!! 💪🏻

[@blackjack4947]

1:24 I didn't know Ryan Dunn fought in Rhodesia

[@illusionsofgrand3ur]

@BC Bob Where today Zimbawe is.

[@CM-ky3ow]

I'm Ryan Dunn, and this is BMP patrol.

[@citymorgue8462]

@@illusionsofgrand3ur Is that what we call it now?

[@zolafuckass8606]

Hell yeah. He hits people with his car.

[@PiTaBoI94]

This is what big white boys full of fire used to do

[@Shitbird3249]

Bunch of mad lads

[@GoofysBandit]

Damn, the hanging with the boys vibe is real in this video

[@cowboyanimal6700]

RIP Keith. Al J Venter, if you're reading this, your cameraman passed away this morning. DM me.

[@SBOTac]

What a time to be alive

[@MMaximmachinegun]

They look so happy.

[@gaminghyena3986]

idk why but for some reason i like these music vids/war films

[@dudemcguy1194]

Did someone say once that your choice of muzak is just astoninglishy outstanding^^

[@FilthyAmerican]

True pipe hitters

[@Normalguy1690]

Max Parsell kept you waiting huh

[@Sneedmire]

God bless Simon Mann. Absolute Mad Lad! (Thanks, Dankula)

[@kevinm3825]

You mean God bless Eeben Barlow. figure it out.

[@str8_white_mail]

1:44 “we did it boys”

[@BurnedDrive]

What a time it must’ve been.

[@electronicfarts5105]

It truly was the ''soldiers of fortune'' decade.

[@user-bq3me8bw7j]

It was a good time...the 90ies! 😁

[@COPPERMOUNTAINCOINS.]

Ah, the good days, with more to come.

[@zolafuckass8606]

Goddamn, I can't stop vibing.

[@monteur9398]

Elite of the Elite.Respect to this PMC's

[@fredb2858]

Imagine you're a tribal warrior and end up getting killed by some white bloke with jean shorts, aviators and a mullet

[@dannyarcher3534]

Thing of beauty.

[@nickhetu4829]

Best thing on KZbin

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

Just out there having a good time soldierin’.

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

All those smiles

[@shrapmagnet]

Good old days right there.

[@adamfredriksson4653]

Great stuff

[@Grayfox988]

It looks like they were really living the dream.

[@bendebeer8607]

Incredible footage, thanks a lot man! Great comments too, thanks to all of you!

[@loveobd628]

They have some stories to tell i guess.... . What a life back in the 90's!

[@MnemonicHack]

There'll never be another time like the 90s.

[@mehmeh1999]

@@MnemonicHack wait until you get to the late 20's. Fun things ahead.

[@MnemonicHack]

@@mehmeh1999 Here's hoping.

[@phatman3573]

I was in care when I was fifteen and one of the crazy local lads showed me pics of him and his brother armed to teeth with weapons and sun tans and said some African name where it was but had no idea of what they did back then or what was involved …I just thought regular type soldiers….lol I was way wrong,both had to,leave army due to violence by them while on leave…..they loved the life so much I think they took those types of jobs…..I think they were actually in some of the shots on this…

[@corypetta271]

The only way this video could become even better is if they invoked "diplomatic immunity"

[@electronicfarts5105]

PMC's with honor unlike what Wagner group is. I served these boys in a logistical role and they have paid my pension up until now and i am 78. I hp[e alot of you fine gents Wents on regardless....

[@MarkTools]

No cellphones around, just people chilling out and having a good time.

[@extremely.hung.individual2693]

It will always amaze me how camera quality is almost always HORRENDOUS in 90s videos, while footage from the 70s-80s eras are perfectly fine. Some sort of restoration can be done on those earlier videos, I guess.

[@Kriegs000]

It depends on where it was recorded. It is not the same as recording a mercenary (who earns a lot) or a soldier (who earns little).

[@Crowborn]

WHERE do you find this footage?

[@rhodie.]

The documentary is on KZbin

[@MnemonicHack]

MajorSamm actually has a time machine. He records stuff in cameras of that era though, because it would look strange if everything was in the native 1,000,080 P of the cameras from his time. Also, he's from the future.

[@frapippo420]

@@MnemonicHack so THAT'S how they filmed The Gladiator!

[@mehmeh1999]

@@rhodie. What's the documentary?

[@xboxbond1258]

Executive Outcomes has returned. Who's hyped?

[@lakemontysee7296]

wait what

[@lakemontysee7296]

weren't they like all dead

[@facertraher3878]

Военная романтика

[@vza7938]

REAL FCKIN MEN..wish i could be one of these

[@hydromic2518]

Real men kill other men?

[@uplifthaddock4546]

Where did your Liberia vid. go, did the shills remove it?

[@MajorSamm]

I got banned for 2 weeks for it because of "Endangering Children"

[@uplifthaddock4546]

MajorSamm damn, what a bunch of cucks. Anywhere I could find it that’s not yt?

[@sleepypipit9631]

@@uplifthaddock4546 maybe archive.org

[@NeoConNET7]

KZbin on ur 🇱🇷 vid: Think about the children! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Also KZbin: Music videos calling women b****** & portraying them as sex objects to be used & discarded is okay. Me: 🤔🤦😕

[@user-eg2jr8dt1j]

​@@NeoConNET7 There's definitely not an agenda, that's just a conspiracy theory hommie. It's not possible for a company to have its own political agenda and attempt to influence the public at large by manipulating the public's perception of what is acceptable forms of discussion, that's just crazy talk.

[@Bazgatow87]

Awesome video! Can you make one video about Neal Ellis and his gunship in Sierra Leone? :)

[@floppagaming2213]

Atleast they are enjoying themselves

[@TheGreatDanik]

Ahh.. the good ol' times

[@capital4384]

Executive Outcomes is back babey

[@9MOMusic]

I hope I'll be there

[@CMCSE]

Me and Ze Bois go to Afrika... Lool that Outfit Uuulaalaaa !!! The Shorts says..."lets go to lunch" And the AK says..."you pay"

[@AryanSneed]

the boys

[@robertclark1669]

It's the two year anniversary of this video!

[@GunRoastShorts]

This shits rad.

[@cesargonzalez4146]

And to think ten years before those men were fighting the angolan government.

[@jtasgl88]

We need this gents in American cities right about now

[@ABEL85ky]

The sad thing is..... you're right

[@bobmacabre6873]

My brothers, we can’t call upon these men; we must become them. It’s our turn.

[@akwida]

SADF = the Heros of Africa!!!!

[@matteojorg415]

Real warriors

[@OffGridInvestor]

Saw an interview with Simon Mann (leader/founder) about 2 years ago. Search Count Dankula.

[@STARGUN8687]

Executive outcomes vs modern Mexican cartel - I would love to see an outcome of this scenario.

[@MnemonicHack]

The Cartels are a lot more dangerous than the RUF. They've got spies, contacts and agents wherever there are illegal immigrants. They've also got much better tactics than the RUF had. Unfortunately, I don't think a 95 era EO would have succeeded against a 21 era cartel. But hey, I could be totally wrong. Hell, I'd LIKE to be totally wrong.

[@mehmeh1999]

@@MnemonicHack EO had tanks, cartels don't.

[@jonathanflores9991]

@@mehmeh1999 bro the cartel would get fucken smashed. Crack veterans vs cartel fighters? Thats not even fair. Cartels where around those times too so past and modern cartels stand no chance fighting these fucken chads 🤣

[@alanrogs3990]

@A Fels You think the US should enact more guns laws?

[@danw918]

@Fluffy Hamster I disagree. The cartels have eyes and ears everywhere and undoubtedly more intel. Firepower and skills count for not so much. Hearing your thoughts completely demonstrates how America could fight in both Vietnam and Afghanistan yet learn not a thing from both of those arse whoppings.

[@panjisatriowidianto2976]

0:37 my favourite part

[@floppagaming2213]

When I think of resistance idk why but the way these guys look feels perfect

[@darth-2266]

Yo what happen to your 90s 1.5 hour eurobeat playlist I loved that shit did it got deleted ? 😭 the one for road trip

[@darth-2266]

drymic no how to I do that ?

[@MajorSamm]

Unfortunately Avex, which owns most of the worlds Eurobeat content, has cracked down hard on KZbin, a large amount of my compilations now have bits missing or are gone completely, sorry.

[@darth-2266]

MajorSamm shit that sucks can you list all the songs that where used at least ? Or upload them some where Else where agex can’t delete them

[@egeo.9645]

@@MajorSamm time to show Avex the M E R C S T Y L E

[@vitorcosta2416]

@@MajorSamm kinda late, but do you have any archive or something like that? Hope it doesn't happen to you, but I don't want to lose another war aesthetics channel.

[@pablonicolas7078]

that vibes tho

[@Tyanovic]

Oh this moment 1:50

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

Just me and the boys, solving the world's problems for a profit.

[@hennies9509]

You needed brass balls to take them on, I know, I served 86-87 in Logistics for them at 4 Recce.

[@Swerver416]

Damn eo was good

[@jojoanggono3229]

I think the presence of EO sorts a lot of things into order. Those UN contingent then can do the posing, and reporting to office that situation is stabilized.

[@zachlove2689]

All smiles lol

[@veitpfaff6454]

Russische Technik ist überall im Einsatz langlebig und unzerstörbar .👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@user-bq3me8bw7j]

unzerstörbar und langlebig? also ich würde sagen, die bilder auf oryx sprechen da aber eine ganz andere sprache...

[@feranguiano4540]

Al final Cuba termino dandole la victoria a Angola , practicamente la ayudo con todo (material , municiones , asesores , tropas , fuerzas especiales) y desde el principio hasta el fin

[@lordfatcock]

The dad shorts make this