How to SURVIVE in War

#Footage #Combat #Ukraine
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Timestamps -
0:00 Intro
0:19 Small Arms
1:01 Micro Terrain
1:40 Explosives
3:24 Sound Indications
4:28 Drones
4:47 Make Door for Bunkers
6:33 Shotguns
7:56 Mines
8:12 Ranger File
8:51 Take Path of MOST Resistance
9:39 Aircraft
10:34 Stay on Ground Floor
10:44 Cruise Missiles / Shaheds
11:13 Tanks / BMP’s
12:18 3 Vital Tips
14:06 NCO Corps
14:45 Faraday Bags
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[@Butter_Warrior99]

Step Zero: Have competent politicians that can handle things diplomatically. If the governments fail to talk things out, you’re at war. Refer to video.

[@chippewaguy4193]

Unfortunately kings (presidents) don’t ride into battle anymore.

[@viacheslavqa5845]

Chamberlain, are you still alive?!? 😂

[@ohhellothere3775]

​@@chippewaguy4193 that is very unfortunate

[@3nertia]

@@chippewaguy4193 Did they ever? Or are we just programmed by Hollywood to believe so? 🙂

[@mousegaming4537]

I don’t think the Ukrainians had this “step zero”. When you’re the nation being invaded you don’t have a step zero really.

[@mmurray821]

Murphy's laws of combat. The easy way is always mined.

[@Odder-Being]

If this is common knowledge you would think people start to lay mines the hard way.

[@eror151]

i would rather call it, if it can be mined it will be mined... assume it's mined

[@3User]

@@Odder-Being Yes. Remember that the enemy thinks exactly like you. This is why you find what the hardest route is, and take the one right next to it.

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

"Everybody got a plan until they get hit in the face by a FAB-1500." - Elvis Presley

[@Odder-Being]

@@3User How does one detect mines? If you are on foot/reconnaissance do you look for disturbed soil ?

[@ianian4162]

As a civillian with zero military experience... Everything here is very accurate.

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

As a tactical couch potato I agree

[@hughjanus2781]

As an actual ex army ranger it’s pretty spot on just doesn’t use the same lingo as us.

[@suntgogu8944]

As a roblox player i agree 100%

[@ette_ca]

As a rugged indoorswoman… I concur

[@ReginTD]

Bro he fought in ukraine

[@shojinakayama6997]

Man, war is scary as hell. Looking at the footages in this video doesn't give me the "wow they look so cool" vibes, it gives me the "I wish to never be reenacting this at any point" one. I'd hate to always be anticipating danger everywhere I go.

[@uranusuranus144]

Luckily we won't have to! Lets assume a huge war started, do you really think countries will be sending out men? LMAO, NOPE! It's just gonna be raining bombs. That is if a HUGE HUGE world wide war started, of course... And uh... As long as you live in a third world country or a pretty well off country, avoiding being drafted ain't that hard.

[@NextLevelDev]

YES, thats what piad kids cant understand.

[@mattaddison1910]

This constant danger and constantly being in fight or flight will fuck you up, and you'll never recover from that.

[@user-np6dm7ks3e]

and the thing is you train you think you are ready and you make it . and boom . artillery hits you

[@guitarplayer1495]

when i was a kid i was obsessed with the military, and Call of duty. i remember my grandparents telling me "You don't respawn like you do in a video game", i always just brushed it off. but after seeing the horrors of war and what it can do to people, especially after it's all over made me rethink twice about enlisting.

[@nel6823]

I hope that no one will get into a situation that requires this knowledge

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

war is ienvitable it will continue as long as humanity continues

[@leonidas231]

WWIII is inbound, get ready

[@Gerisk]

Indeed

[@novus1589]

I feel like a good chunk of us will need this knowledge for the upcoming decade.

[@mxmis1225]

And yet here we are

[@3nertia]

"War does not determine who is right, only who is left" - Bertrand Russell

[@onedriftyboy]

„who is left“ as in who survives? damn, that’s dark.

[@rowan5075]

@@onedriftyboy yes

[@slavhondacivicsi]

Gay

[@matthewbarber4505]

"There are no winners in a CW, only survivors." - Selco, The SHTF Files

[@3nertia]

@@onedriftyboy There's another quote that goes well with this: "History is written by the victor" - Winston Churchill

[@Orb1tal]

step 1: don't go

[@ladonmccabe]

Sometimes war comes to you.

[@Naam-iw6zp]

First and third comment apparently don't remember what has happened. Switzerland most definitely always has been in on the wars. Neutral but still a great refuge to resources and (ex) nazi's... I am preparing to join to be canon fudder but then at least with a gun and a bullet...🤦‍♂️ Because I have to. Indeed @ladonmccabe, sometimes war comes to you (but never to America.) To your grandparents, thanks for the terrible shit everyone went through for it to be still all be completely fucked up damnit. Love you fellow Western worlders, once you came from Europe doing exactly the same shit some Russians are still doing. And I'm afraid we all did the same in Afghanistan (where some Russians were first) No one wanted war because when it's going to crack, too many are not coming back and "PTSD," dead or not, that shit haunts you for life and it changes you, me, us in ways no one wanted to. It cuts deepest into your skin, every fibre of your body and soul (sometimes and mostly for many many generations...) history repeats because we apparently are all the same... Stay "connected" guys... "Stay strong and remain till the end" Slava...

[@_ALEPH]

Step 0.5: draft dodge like a gigachad

[@Neoth40k]

​@@ladonmccabe 90% of the time

[@ArchOfficial]

@@Naam-iw6zp Comparing the US invasion of Afghanistan to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and claiming they're the same is an opinion if I've seen one. Not much of an opinion, but it sure is one.

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

I spoke with a WW2 veteran here in Romania, he was the only survivor of his platoon. And he told me how he survived and got all the decorations :)) As soon the fire started he was the first one to dig a holle and put his head and torso in it and he did nothing, did not move an inch till the fire stoped :)) That is how you survive even if everyone around you is done lmao.

[@ionizedparticle]

cel mai inteligent roman

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

@@ionizedparticle :)) Survival pe roids

[@j44m33]

damn, I bet everyone wished to have someone like that in their team. what an useless human being

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

@@j44m33 He was the only one alive, the brave ones all died.

[@whannabi]

In the meantime, they're dead so no one will care about your opinion anyway if you can't live to tell the tale... ​@@j44m33

[@koloey]

You know its the future when there is youtube guides for war xD

[@petewilliamson6512]

Haha! 'Ok Google: I'm being shot at, what do I do?'

[@illsmackudown]

from 'let's troll justin bieber' to "beware of us americans and how to murder them" in just 15 years LOL

[@Ekdrink]

@@illsmackudownhow did you take beware of us Americans outta this💀 you gotta be braindead

[@gmailalt6928]

Are you like 8 years old? You realise they made videos like this during the Second World War?

[@petewilliamson6512]

@@gmailalt6928 yes good guess!

[@Oshowah]

I really appreciate how you went straight into the topic with no fuss, refreshing on youtube

[@ArchDudeify]

Yes exactly 😎

[@Nigjaslayer9000]

I would be mad if it's an emergency and the dude starts yapping non sense

[@PhoenixsWorldVideos]

youtubers on the whole should be taking notes fr. perfectly engaging without any over the top noise, captions or any of that. I'm not even previously interested in this kinda stuff and its easy to absorb.

[@vladroll2607]

I bet vets never waste time when it comes to providing useful information / helping other vets

[@Roddy556]

I wasn't sure if it was real information because he didn't say like and subscribe 87 times

[@tonyrandall3146]

2:42 never forget to smile in intense armed combat.

[@SuicidePar]

“I’m up, he sees me, I’m down!” It’s the most simplistic tactic that I took to heart when I was in Iraq. Situational awareness of near cover helped too. And of course, luck. The fact that I made it through two combat deployments as a Marine in both the Invasion and Anbar, is a miracle! Too many close calls.

[@wvusmc]

Don't forget to turkey peek.

[@pstcde]

​@@wvusmc XANTARES PEEK

[@Nowhere888]

Here is his list of suggestions: 1. Wear Armor a. Hard plates for small arms b. Soft armor like Kevlar helmets, pelvic armor, etc. 2. Go Prone (to avoid small arms and artillery) a. repeated twice b. wear elbow and knee pads so you can drop to your knees and elbows rapidly. 3. Get to Cover (micro terrain) 4. Suppression fire 5. Dispersion a. 10 meter spread b. repeated 3 times 6. Go Underground (repeated 3 times). 7. Learn Sound Indicators 8. Avoid Detection a. Drones! b. Camouflage c. micro terrain d. different routes e. doors on foxholes 9. Shotgun Drone Guards and Jammers 10. Ranger File (single file to avoid mines) 11. Avoid Ambushes a. Take the Path of Most Resistance b. Stay off paths and roads 12. Stay Away from Valuable Targets (due to air craft) 13. Camouflage (repeated 4 times) 14. Stay on Ground Floor. 15. OPSEC a. light discipline b. noise discipline c. Don't stay out too long d. police all trash up 16. Cross Train a. Anti-tank missiles b. Radio for artillery and air strikes 17. Don't be Observed a. Camouflage b. Play PanzerBlitz game 18. Small Recon Teams (prior to assaults) 19. Basic Infantry Training a. How to operate weapons b. Clean weapons c. See books by Doc Larsen for free, i.e. See "Light Infantry Tactics: For Small Teams" by Christopher E. Larsen d. archive.org/details/light-infantry-tactics-for-small-teams-christopher-e.-larsen e. archive.org/details/paintball-and-airsoft-battle-tactics-christopher-e.-larsen 20.Discipline by NCO Corp. (complacency will kill you) 21. Faraday Bags a. Leave your phone OFF!!! b. EMSEC for all electronics including GPS 22. Medical Supplies and Training 23. Situational Awareness and Intuition I also would recommend "Vietnam Primer" by Col. David Hackworth and "How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone" by Rosie Garthwaite (who is former British military). archive.org/stream/Vietnam_Primer_Lessons_Learned/Vietnam_Primer_Lessons_Learned_djvu.txt kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJjQn2Wpd62foqcfeature=shared www.amazon.com/How-Avoid-Being-Killed-Zone/dp/1608195856Also, check out the "Can You Survive This Podcast" interview of Kris "Tanto" Paronto. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXXIZKObhKusp6Mfeature=shared. See also Garand Thumbs video on how to survive war. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipjIaIyDnpmagNUfeature=shared PS: Check out the Russian guide to surviving the war in Ukraine. The Russian guide is current and has good content despite the over the top propaganda for the invasion. lethalmindsjournal.substack.com/p/i-live-i-fight-i-win-rules-of-life

[@fR33Sky]

You even provided the links! That's a like right there

[@btr-70]

Well made summary

[@ShaneBraaten]

A I .... 😅 Is That You...!? 🤔

[@Nowhere888]

Glad to help. I grew up during the cold war and heard how close we were to a conventional conflict. Subs coming back with Russian torpedoes sticking out the side, shooting incidents in Korea and Yugoslavia on our troops. I realized that if I was drafted then I would be screwed since my ignorance would get me killed very quickly. I joined the "explorers" as part of the Boy Scout to get some training since the "explorers" were the US version of the Hitler youth. I started taking note of what I needed to know for over 30 years and it is pretty much all here. Now we are back again in the same hole where we started. Biggest pointers: don't volunteer to do anything and just do your job. Also, be like a ground hog and dig in as fast as you can because you don't want to be in the open during an artillery or air strike. @@fR33Sky

[@TeurastajaNexus]

You forgot to add "Don't fight for cowards like putin"

[@SunriseLAW]

My father is currently the youngest still-surviving American POW of ww-2. He was captured as part of Task Force Baum. He entitled his memoirs "Never Be First, Never Be Last" which he claims gives a soldier the best odds of surviving the training and the war. No matter what it is... meals, obstacle courses, etc, etc, all the way to moving on the battlefield... never be first, never be last... be in the middle somewhere.

[@Snooopy28]

but someone always has to be first or last i get where he is coming from, but it sound very selfish, as if youre using other people as human shields plus everyone thinks the same way, so what if you end up with a whole army that wants to "be in the middle"?

[@SunriseLAW]

@@Snooopy28 You don't get it. Wannabe heroes go first. Cowards go last. The vast majority of soldiers are in the middle.

[@emperorofchicken]

My father is a Vietnam veteran and a Marine. He always told me that the last thing to do was to stand out. Same logic as your father.

[@SunriseLAW]

@@emperorofchicken Hoping your and your father are doing well. "Don't draw attention to yourself" is how my father put it. He also explained that without the smells, the noise, the fear, and the tedium... war could not be understood by others. Watch all the war movies you want... if you were not in hot combat where you can be killed or captured.... it is not possible to communicate the horror of it all. It is industrialized slaughter and any given soldier (or all of them) is cannon fodder.

[@hobobobohobobobo]

@@SunriseLAW this sounds like a nightmare. conflicts between humans/ tribes are/ were natural, but this industrialization and knowing that some people getting richer by that is beyond terrifying and really manmade industrialized slaughter

[@vaenii5056]

Not only going prone but if the rounds are landing really close and the situation allows it then it may be a good idea to cover your neck / side of the head with your arms as well. It is better to fuck up your hands than having a small piece of shrapnel hit your cervical spine or one of the arteries. Just throwing that out there because I know it has saved some people. Larger pieces of shrapnel will rip straight through but you don't need a large piece of shrapnel to hit your neck / head area to cause potentially fatal injuries.

[@tunaconsuma]

Agreed. I’ve heard of people who already had their arms TQ’d due to previous injuries save themselves by covering their necks with their arms. No further bleeding since the flow was already cut off.

[@AnxP110]

I'd rather go to jail for not wanting to go to combat than killing a stranger because of politics.

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

Even when the stranger is invading your neighborhood, pillaging your and your friends houses and business, bombarding all your community legacy? You can't put all soldiers in the same basket.

[@pxbroccoli]

For real just idiots fight in wars

[@AnxP110]

​@@jaguatiricaimediata5305 Many of those actions are the direct fault of the politicians who decide to start wars and not of the citizens that I'm supposed to murder. So yes, I'd rather lose my house and my freedom than play that stupid game. If everyone refused to fight, no war would be viable and everything mentioned would be avoided.

[@AnxP110]

@@jaguatiricaimediata5305 Many of those actions are the direct fault of the politicians who decide to start wars and not of the citizens that I'm supposed to murder. So yes, I'd rather lose my house and my freedom than play that stupid game. If everyone refused to fight, no war would be viable and everything mentioned would be avoided.

[@AnxP110]

@@jaguatiricaimediata5305 Many of those actions are the direct fault of the politicians who decide to start wars and not of the citizens that I'm supposed to kill. So yes, I'd rather lose my house and my freedom than play that dumb game. If everyone refused to fight, no war would be viable and everything mentioned would be avoided.

[@htodd4014]

Basic wilderness survival is a must

[@slothaldrin]

100% - wilderness emergency medical responder / technician is an excellent training when military oriented training is not available as well. Both often are based on ITLS-Military.

[@htodd4014]

@slothaldrin I'm just a backpacker who likes nature, but with everything going on, I've been taking combat medicine classes and working on marksmanship (American btw), I strongly recommend everyone to be ready for anything and be kind and safe.

[@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool]

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If you’re in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC. (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you’re English I recommend the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England & Wales and the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups, it will show you locations :)

[@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool]

@@htodd4014🦙

[@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool]

@@slothaldrin🦙

[@zumbazumba1]

Out of all man made horrors of war i think mines are the worse ! Like you said ,drones need batterys and to reload ammunition,tanks and bmps are big targets that you can hear and spot,jets and planes /helicopters as well. But mines can wait patiently in the ground almost forever,you can step on it and its not even from this war ! They come in all shapes and sizes ,some of them will blow your foot only,some of them will blow a guy in half ,worst ones are bouncing betty types that jump from the ground and kill everything in a 30m radius or the claymore type that makes swiss cheese out of men . Worst thing is they keep killing even after the war is done .

[@BobPrivacy]

That is the reason why the Ottawa Convention exists, at least as far as anti-personnel mines are concerned. Unfortunately, the "big players" such as the USA and Russia have not signed it...

[@zumbazumba1]

@@BobPrivacy Even if they do when you are under attack and you need to defend yourself you dont care about any conventions.Thats why ukraine and russia both planted plenty of mines,sadly its gonna take at least 30 years to de mine everything in ukraine after the war unless technology changes.

[@johnwool]

Atomic weapons are pretty bad...

[@zumbazumba1]

@@johnwool Yes but nobody used them against civilian population since 1945 and they do keep world peace. Unlike mines which were used in almost every conflict on planet.

[@fe7kh]

@@BobPrivacyits the usa who have petal mines to Ukraine to use on the civilians.

[@robparfrey642]

My great grandad in ww1 was a mechanic behind lines (which almost certainly saved his life as he was one of a few people who could still make wooden wheels on the move) he had an explosion go off a meter or two in front of him in Belgium, what saved him was that the shrapnel flew up and over his head and unfortunately killed the man behind him. But just so lucky that he was in this dead zone between shockwave and shrapnel and he wasn't ever scratched.

[@Artturih]

Gen Z watching this to prepare for WW3

[@Themosteryeha]

My man you are not wrong hahaha

[@Ghostssupremacy]

Same with mellenials

[@gaberabobber448]

WW3 or Civil War 2

[@JAy-dx1xb]

I'm 17 turn 18 this year and I'm so fucking mad because I would be draft age the year shii post to be popping off. But I am 5.2 so I do get drafted let's hope my height save me they can't shoot what they can't see

[@Ivan_the_IV]

WW3 is on now

[@RealJayBeats]

"they don't have guns on them, YET" is fucking terrifying lol

[@YoItsM0]

I think the moment they reach this level, the incentive to invest in jammers + anti-drone tech will multiply hugely to match the threat Edit: or they will simply fight fire with fire 😅

[@ZachX888]

Remember FPS Russia? He did a video WAY before drones were mainstream. That one had a gun, and a KAMIKAZE feature. (You could fly it in position and blow it up with a massive payload) Granted that drone only fired on target dummies, but it still worked fine with a gun. Kinda surprising more drones don't use guns today. Probably because it's not too useful in active combat with how it handles.

[@brandallblack5833]

Many drones can use small firearms like pistols but the main idea is to get automatic weapons attached. The tricky party about staging automatic weapons on a drone is the amount of ammo and it can hold and the recoil it produces. Many drones just don't have a powerful motor to handle the vast recoil to handle automatic weapons recoil.

[@3f228]

​​​​@@brandallblack5833 What if a weapon with a no recoil system like the Vector was set up?

[@brandallblack5833]

@3f228 Just because it was designed to have less recoil it still has some good recoil. With that they may be you still have to worry about accuracy due to its high cycle rate especially if you plan on being 200 feet the air as it was designed on close range combat.If you want to use an SMG or PDW I would start with the p90 as its chambered in 5.7×28 but yet again high fire can be an issue. The 5.7×28 is a little underpowered in my opinion but it would be a start due its accuracy and its a better choice then 9mm or 45mm. Now that's the start the finish would be for now is fitting something in 5.56 Nato.

[@croci81]

I remember something about my old military training. If you find yourself and your squad in an AP minefield, you can take about 200 steps back on your own tracks, then 500 steps left or right then you have a good possibility to avoid that whole minefield if the situation allows you to do so. Another one is if you don't know what to do on the battlefield then "Attack", if you don't know how "Flank", if you don't know where then "Flank left". Those are just some rules that give you some tools because you always have to have some kind of basic plan for every situation. After all, freezing and not knowing what to do is the worst option.

[@hippyopium]

Or a good possibility to step on the minefield to the left or right

[@atomf9143]

Bit of a weird question, but for most troops facing the enemy head-on wouldn’t it be better to go to your right and flank the enemy’s left? Would at least exploit ~90% of their force being right-handed a little.

[@ricpla6930]

Civ div is an entertainer, he has never served nor has he seen a day of combat., so don’t get things twisted. He’s stolen valor at its worst.

[@Crakfiend420]

@@ricpla6930🤡

[@ValdeDarkorbit]

@@ricpla6930 What u smoking bro, I'd like to place an order for the same stuff G 🙏

[@Marusii847]

You're a wonderful speaker, thank you for your service.

[@spronkthesprinter273]

this is un-ironically good information for people who have decided or deciding to fight, keep it up

[@chrishesotian1654]

"the sword is more important than the shield. and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental" -John Steinbeck

[@dr.badass702]

“Always double-check the authenticity of quotes on the internet” - Miyamoto Musashi

[@theodenking320]

"If you must make a choice between a sword or a shield, take the shield" - Gobber the Belch, Httyd

[@omegalongdong]

Yapp quote

[@VictoriaCortes1717]

@@theodenking320😂

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Swords historically were horrendous weapons, i would pick something like a spear or arrow over that anyday

[@riverbankfisher]

"Take the path of greatest resistance." These are USMC words to live by for sure, when traveled paths are likely to be booby-trapped. Never thought about a Faraday bag, or about the concept of "micro-cover" when caught prone and under fire in open spaces where there is no apparent cover. As a veteran of many Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone action movies who has never once fired a shot in either offence or defense, these conventional wisdoms of war being shared in this video clip are absolute gold to my inexperienced ears. I thank you sir for detailing these amazing and often counter-intuitive insights into what it takes to face enemy fire and live to describe the experience.

[@NevilofMars]

Cover stops projectiles. Concealment ( thin walls, bushes, skinny trees,) hides you but does not stop projectiles. Cover can be a shallow ditch barely deep enough to protect some of your body, but may be deep enough to allow you to get out alive.

[@KurtAnglesPerc]

@@NevilofMars yup, micro terrain.

[@vickti120eagle]

THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION ! GREAT VIDEOS!

[@deltagaming5005]

You nailed it! First time I was fired upon on tour I was like "wtf is that sound". The receiving end sounds so much more different.

[@zoltanszilvassy8715]

German soldiers after WWII were asked what they thought of engaging U.S. troops. The most common thing they said what that US Troops simply when halted crouched down. They did not Go PRONE... a very difficult target to hit. So, the Allies were easy to hit because they crouch halt and were easy to hit. I was glad you mentioned SPACING.. the biggest mistake I keep seeing in Ukraine theatre of war. Vehicle and Troop dispersion..... artillery, mortar, GPMG beaded zone, grenades, claymore style mines, AP mines, ETC all reduce the KIA/WIA quantities. When I served, Veterans would be in attendance and continually the same phrases were used, that stressed that mastery of Fire (accurate fire) and movement. HOW TO SHOOT AND MOVE.. so individual and collective training Drills Drills Drills. SO many details that you covered... EACH thing you mentioned could be a video. You basically rattled of the basic infantrymen aid de memoire lol. Flesh out all these topics. Good Stuff. 41C

[@grayman2749]

Spacing is extremely vital and extremely easy to forget about. You are not exactly thinking about how close you are to your buddy when you're under fire.

[@Skelstoolbox]

well hopefully those mistakes they are making in ukraine keep adding up so we can have a strong Russian victory and return to peace asap... That tucker interview last night was so good.. I knew from the beginning the west was on the wrong side of history here..

[@daniele5349]

​@@Skelstoolbox Putin is an asian communist boomer

[@fabulamcafee]

what you think of the army of nigeria?

[@Skelstoolbox]

Nigeria is one of the most powerful countries in the area. well funded with oil money and a decent special forces core.. I have friends in Niger and did in Burkina Faso till they were kicked out..@@fabulamcafee

[@optalgin2371]

You forgot the shock most folks get, that's why you train your body and mind to respond instinctively. Most of what you said will vanish from their heads the moment they hear them bullets flying near their heads.

[@user-pz5dz4mo8x]

No

[@joeberger3441]

Training mitigates this

[@cerberus4545]

​@@joeberger3441if you're doing/did military training you don't need to watch this video

[@cappuccinosnephew1382]

​@@joeberger3441 That's why he said train until you respond instinctively/out of habit. Also, training will never truly prepare you for the shock of your first real combat encounter.

[@UppickLP]

Thank you! Very informative ❤

[@therraxz]

That was very informative. Great info. Alot of things i havent thought about.

[@evanderdekoning8735]

Scary how these kind of vids reach my feed more often

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@kollegahsterin]

The algorithm knows...

[@strakhovandrri]

...that you are a wannabe soldier

[@UknownMan-xj9dc]

Its time to sign in brother

[@dedeferreira98]

Enlist bro

[@ebehdzikraa3855]

Medieval individual battle needs 80% skill and experience and 20% luck. Modern individual battle needs the opposite

[@honkhonk8009]

Then again, the skill comes from organization and working as a group. Not individual skill lol. Even if your incompetent, if your superiors are competent, your pretty much set

[@zrgbrg]

There is no thing such as individual battle, it has always been a team effort. Now the team effort is on a bigger, abstract scale, detached from the individual fighter. Also in medieval survivability would alot depend on your societal class, since the enemy would prefer to take you hostage if you are noble. Additionally, being rich means having armor and improving survivability. And getting an open wound in a battle without systemic antiobiotics was a horrible predicament.

[@jimmcneal5292]

Meh, not really

[@spiceforspice3461]

Individual battles don't exist in war lmao. It's two large sides fighting.

[@3User]

Wrong. Complacency kills. In war you don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

[@tunalev9390]

u know times are rough when you find urself watching this even tho u work in an office

[@MrMikeV00]

Im up, he sees me, im down. Bounding leap tactics. Seal off cover fire and move. FMC (Fire, move, communicate). Drilled into me will not forget. Good summary. Well done with these short fast videos. Very impressive development of your channel also. Well done brother.

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

The cross training is a very smart point.

[@mephisto8101]

After my time in the Bundeswehr, where cross training on all the weapons in the squad is the standard, I was surprised to learn that it was not the standard in US military. That was over 20 years ago, so things might have changed a bit. Our company had standard assault rifle, MGs, handgrenades, Pistols, SMGs and AT Launchers. Everybody was trained on all the weapon systems on a basic level and we had tests on every platform. In practice, there were some exceptions when someone was hindered to participate on every training session, but that was the idea. Friends in the PanzerGrenadier / Armored Infantry had more weapons available, like grenade launchers and more, so each member had more training. The idea was, that everyone cn become a casualty and in combat there might be the need to take over other roles as well. And as basically anyone can find themselves in situation where they would need to lead some people, you need to understand the capabilites and limits of each system.

[@RubenKelevra]

You missed IR radiation avoidance for bases. So always make sure if you go underground you don't create an IR signature with your entries or exits. So make them behind some vegetation or cover your door/hatch with mud/leaves etc. If it's cold, and you need some kind of furnace, make sure the hot air gets routed away from your underground shelter, best between some trees, so the direct observation of the exhaust gets blocked and they only get a fuzzy image of hot air rising somewhere between the trees. Make sure you got some kind of blanket which is protecting your IR signature AND is camouflaged. So if there's a helicopter/gunship/drone/tank/ATV around, and you hide, use the blanket in the direction of the enemy to avoid popping up on their IR sights so easily. Another thing missing are mirrors. They can be a life safer combined with a stick, as you can look around corners and into windows above or below your normal line of sight and scan an area behind a cover without exposing yourself. You can even aim with them if your gun is semi-mounted - which can be helpful, especially if you wanna lay down single shots without exposing yourself (e.g. because of an IR vision on the enemy side).

[@myotheraccount17]

It’s worth mentioning that your heat signature will eventually show even with those IR masking blankets. Depending on how long a person is using them, of course.

[@buddyrojek9417]

Surprised they don’t have more metal detectors mounted 6 feet in front of tanks

[@RubenKelevra]

@@buddyrojek9417 that's because they would be completely useless...

[@3User]

mirrors are a great way to immediately get detected

[@imikokodama3054]

Magnificent! Thank you

[@youngjm1]

this was very helpful for me to drive to work, thank you

[@shadowwolf225]

"luck is when preparation meets opportunity" - Seneca .The more prepared you are the luckier you will be.

[@zumbazumba1]

You forgot to talk about cover -not everything is a bulletproof like in movies-cars for example are only good around engine block,bullets go trough car doors made of thin sheet metal like nothing .A wall made of cinder block is poor cover for rifle rounds for example -old houses made of stone in some regions are mini fortresses with 30 cm thick walls that can be taken only by mortar or rpg/grenade round. oil barrel is a poor cover -oil barrel filled with sand stops the bullets. Unless they are extra fat ,30cm at least trees make poor bulletproof cover. There is visual cover and bulletproof cover,knowing building materials in region can save you life.

[@bbroogs]

AKA Cover vs Concealment

[@goodluckogbenna8267]

Cover from view vs Cover from fire.

[@rydermethod]

so true

[@Ebowleslap]

This does help a little bit but in most scenarios you won’t be able to choose the Bahamas of cover spots

[@ralphramirez7504]

Great video man

[@kobesinclair9982]

Great video. I've watched the most recent staying informed. I like to know what is going on in the front. (even though I'm sat behind a computer in civ div). Its good to know these kind of things and I know everyone's efforts is accounted for. However I'm a Civilian and want to be prepared for this scenario. I worried about impending war. I live in Canada so there is very little selection of guns to buy from without getting a sort of higher grade license. With the way the world is going I'm hoping no one on the front will be tarnished for nothing. In my own opinion I'm scared of the threat of war and tensions rising. I would like to join the military but having second thoughts with family and more. I hope you do your best and give everyone your best while out there.

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

Step 1: Just don’t get hit bro Step 2: Repeat step 1 Edit: in all seriousness, thank you for your service and bravery. Slava Ukraine!

[@olic7266]

1a) dont step on a mine

[@ar7507]

Step 1: Don't go to War. Easy as that.

[@liamjackson8012]

@@ar7507 Gee I wish it were that simple

[@Mayhapse]

​@ar7507 A lot of people got put into a position of war/fight or certain death. Not all people go to wars, some wars just come to people. Plan accordingly.

[@Mixed.Sounds]

step 1: dont get drone bombed

[@BrassStacks]

I started building and flying fpv quadcopters back in 2018. I haven't flown in a while now, but I can tell you from experience that one of the biggest pains in the ass is what we call "Scraggle". Those are the little branches on trees that are extremely hard to see when you're in the goggles. I've seen and heard about so many quads being taken out by it that there's gotta be a way to utilize it if shtf. Also, things like black volleyball nets strung would suck to deal with as well. Camo them up a little and use the trees, and you can create quite a good little No-Fly zone

[@recedinghairline5696]

😊😊

[@recedinghairline5696]

😊😊

[@heroslippy6666]

Large nets strung up are also a common way to catch birds inside of warehouses that have bird problems. Good to see it is multipurpose

[@JokerFace090]

I think if the drone gets caught in a net, you're just giving away your position. Maybe if you set the netting up away from where you are, but at that point it seems like a waste of time or energy.

[@Roset595]

@@JokerFace090 You may be giving away your position, or you may be saving yourself from getting blown up. You'll never know which until it's too late

[@SwampNucker]

Redditors watching "How to War" tutorials before going to the meat grinder only to get keked and rekted will never not be funny.

[@LoiteringReaper]

“Take the path of most resistance” is also something I learned from playing escape from tarkov by myself for 900 hours. Which increased my survival rate from 30% to 80% per raid. Military training helps as well.

[@dreadedTanker3173]

luck really is one too, watched a video showing some BMP letting shots off. You could see the RPG warhead wizz right pass the cameraman's head. Inches away from death.

[@MoosenOggen4343]

Jesus Christ... I can only imagine the thoughts that race through your head after something like that...

[@grayman2749]

@@MoosenOggen4343 Absolutely none. You don't think much in combat. You act.

[@MoosenOggen4343]

@@grayman2749 truth

[@TheFranke100]

It was good he was recording. Cameraman never dies

[@keithsimpson2150]

Dodge the draft is eternally correct advice

[@henlofren7321]

Yep, there is no surviving a war that is designed to kill you and make rich people money.

[@al9oraane467]

coward

[@thecheeseblock9880]

always a possibility that these threats can reach the domestic level

[@henlofren7321]

@@thecheeseblock9880 Not in Appalachia. Good luck getting your drones to see through heavy tree cover while being able to discriminate enemy from foe.

[@thecheeseblock9880]

@@henlofren7321 i live in IL, i think its over for me

[@MrMikeV00]

What you learned about the evolution with drone use in modern combat scenarios is good knowledge to learn. Cheers.

[@tylerneikirk5551]

You seem like a smart young man, well spoken well presented video brotha 🤙🏼

[@HermesSonofZeus]

This was fascinating. Bright, focused...I like your emphasis on "the human mind". Thank you for making this.

[@bcw1nc865]

I will apply the information i learned here today during my shift in the produce department today.

[@yuriikovalov84]

Damn that is some good up to date info!

[@stevencox75]

thanks for the video mate

[@indee105]

As a former combat vet it doesn't matter how fast you can run, how high you can jump, or how low you can crawl. It's all time and chance. The hardest part is surviving after the war.

[@johto]

Yeap, its so random luck, it makes my stomack sick by just thinking about it.

[@martim3842]

Lets take the time to praise this guy and all the other who are prone to take all this risks to defend their country, Respect for you all!

[@Pronounlol]

Thank you!

[@Mischief_T]

W tips on the Fpv’s brother 🙏🏼 future warfare is going to be wild

[@rfwm]

Airsoft Mil-Simers: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@benjaminmountain6064]

Thanks dude... This gave me a healthy giggle 🤙

[@leod-sigefast]

With the way the world is going and 2024 not looking great, i think i am going to bookmark/download this here handy guide. Thanks civ div.

[@onomee130]

2 useful tips 1 - dont go to war 2 - hide in a hole, if there is not a hole, make one

[@leonidas231]

training, good squad, micro terrain, head on the swivel, communication, discipline, 360 security all times. And of course the will to do mass amount of violence to other humans before they do it too you. Aggression pays off god i hated carrying the Thor in Afghan

[@DestroyTheTyrants]

You too huh?

[@leonidas231]

@@DestroyTheTyrants did it make the back of your head itchy when using it??

[@jaganshi5444]

​@@leonidas231 upon review, your condition does not appear to be service related

[@leonidas231]

@@jaganshi5444 😢

[@Ivan_the_IV]

good that you aren't an occupant any more

[@gabrielcuen2910]

As a new 11 b in the army i definitely learned alot from this vid great work

[@Materialist39]

This is an unbelievable and important video. Also, I love that quote from your YPG instructor- I firmly believe in the capacity of all people to do good and/or do it well.

[@RLVTECHUSA]

great video , god bless you and stay safe

[@fearrogue]

When you mention that you can learn everything that you need to in 3 months it would be very useful if you made a playlist or some kind of video material that condenses all of that down so you can get it as streamlined as possible.

[@aldobenitez9969]

Does everything right* Still dies from FPV drone.

[@Hammymoto]

LOL What a time to be alive. literally a combat vlogger. Totally badass haha

[@dmc7890]

Great advises 👏

[@BlackGulchSaloon]

The simple straightforwardness about all the different threats you have to overcome makes this in its own way scarier than what we see about war in movies or tv shows. If I ever have a son and he says he wants to enlist I will show him this video lol.

[@bonjovi2757]

How to survive in war. Step 1; Don't be where the fighting is. Step 2, if the fighting is where you are, leave. Step 3: If you can't leave you done messed up step 1:; Step 4; follow this guys advice.

[@Nowhere888]

Step 5; court martial for desertion and life imprisonment with hard labor.

[@Shrouded_reaper]

@@Nowhere888 Only if your side wins, if they lose you just get processed and released. Better than being dead or crippled for life by being a good little slave fighting for the bankers either way.

[@Ivan_the_IV]

@@Nowhere888 bs

[@Ray-un9le]

​@@Nowhere888Better than death ?

[@georgev56]

The growth of your channel over the past couple of years has been insane. Congrats man 🎉

[@bigchungus14161]

i just realised this video is 2 mins old i started watching 2 mins ago lol. i love ur vids and i hope u keep up the great work, also thank you for your service

[@RSKofficial-267A]

Maybe the "2 mins old" was frozen since you started watching, so it was really four minutes old.

[@bigchungus14161]

maybe, idk either way i was suprised at how early i was bcs i was just binging yt vids. doesnt rly matter either way

[@k_68w]

Yes! I suppose I'm biased since I'm a medic, but pelvic armor can really do some amazing stuff in a lot of situations! In the army, pelvic armor is usually on packing lists, but guys don't always wear it and usually complain about it when someone makes them wear it. Back when I was in Afghanistan, I noticed turret gunners and people who were in vehicles often wore it a lot because of blunt trauma sustained in IED explosion rollovers. You're also right about luck being a big factor in combat situations! Training, tactics, and equipment can do a lot of the work for us, but you always have to be ready for the unexpected! Anyways, I really like your videos and just discovered your channel not too long ago! Keep it up man! 🙏

[@jimmcneal5292]

For real? Why though? I'm much more afraid to lose private parts in a war than to lose an arm or leg. Aren't they afraid of it?

[@k_68w]

@@jimmcneal5292 the main complaint is that pelvic armor is restrictive (which it is!), but I feel like it's better to just wear it so you have as much protection as possible, be it from blunt or penetrating injuries

[@rylandavis2976]

​@@k_68w man I can't imagine how a bunch of shrapnel shredding up your pubic bones would feel, I've broken my pubic bones before, by far the most painful thing I've ever experienced even worse than breaking my femur, I would definitely be wearing pelvic armor haha

[@k_68w]

@@rylandavis2976 for real! I wish more of my dudes had your mindset 😂

[@jimmcneal5292]

@@k_68w me the same, I would rather tolerate the discomfort and restrictiveness than get my d*ck shot off or have my bladder and pelvic bone pierced

[@countpicula]

Step zero: don’t get into meaningless wars

[@lifted.5916]

depends the war. Not all are meaningless.

[@daniilzavadin5076]

@@lifted.5916exactly

[@drg111yt]

Brilliant and succinct.

[@kalibur6687]

My own tip. With CQC have good light discipline. Just in general have good light discipline it helps you stay hidden

[@phantomapprentice6749]

I think you can see in the vid their light discipline is trash

[@JinKee]

13:20 i heard a story about a FO who saw a man on a bicycle with an RPG on his back, so he called it in as “Fire Mission Regiment- mechanized anti-tank unit in the open at grid [six figure grid]!” And he got it! He got the whole regiment! Five rounds fire for effect converged! BDA was “mechanized anti-tank neutralized. Mission success. OUT!”

[@shenoko2114]

thank you, now I'm gonna do this in squad

[@dontwantem]

Truly fascinating

[@EliudOnofre-pe3oz]

Always carry a tactical insertion, deploy 5 miles from frontline.

[@Ivan_the_IV]

500 miles at least

[@federicoaugusti7916]

Thanks for the upload brother! Was waiting for a new vid ✋🏻

[@pivomanslovensko]

Goofy fash profile pic

[@federicoaugusti7916]

@@pivomanslovensko antifa hahaha

[@pivomanslovensko]

@@federicoaugusti7916 Why do you watch someone who fought not only for Rojava, which is a liberterian-socialist country but in general to protect people from fascists and imperialists if youre a fascist?

[@federicoaugusti7916]

@@pivomanslovensko ruzzians destroy everything wherever they go and wave communist and antifa flags... but if I have azov profile I get hated on smh..

[@foodistzen]

@@pivomanslovensko Stop yapping

[@Kanonamos]

"If you have enough morale, enough knowledge, and enough grit to fix problems, you will find a solution." Great advice that.

[@vduk]

Hey thx man, wish us luck

[@LegaliseFinland]

I appreciate the tips, they're gonna come in handy if I'm ever called up. If I had to give a tip myself it would be to buy active hearing protection so you can hear your squadmates without going deaf. 😉

[@Nowhere888]

James Yeager talked about hearing protection extensively. Check out his videos.

[@Chad_Thundercock_III]

​@@Nowhere888the guy running tactical response?

[@figy1288]

The best way to watch your 6 isn't to grow a third eye... its to have a another friend that you trust, have faith in and you share to each others knowledge in real time. Communication and confidence is key. Secrets don't make friends, it kills them

[@vichael]

crazy that there are videos like this coming out in 2024

[@oribargil3958]

A friend of mine was killed in action 2 days ago. Surviving wars is almost always a matter of sheer luck brother.

[@cosasdetanques007]

Thank you for all of this content.I’m from Spain and I appreciate very much your videos,especially the GoPro ones.They’re very realistic to know who is the war in the real life. Stay safe in Ukraine and Slava Ukrayna !! 🇺🇦

[@joe.b.epstein]

Ukraine isn't real. It was invented in 1917 to justify long-term German occupation of Russian territory for their Mitteleuropa scheme. In protest of reintegration with the Russian-led Soviet Union, the capitalist Kulak whores burned their own wheat and called it "genocide". After this utter failure of an attempt to gain pity points, they collaborated with the Nazis and committed a real genocide against civilians in Poland. The transfer of Crimea to Ukraine was carried out in violation of the constitution of the Soviet Union as a symbolic act of commemorating the 300th anniversary of Ukraine's integration into Russia. Ukraine had a better economy in 1991 under the Soviet Union than it does today under western domination in 2020. Today, over one-third of "Ukrainians" natively speak Russian. Furthermore, "Ukrainian" is literally just a dialect of Russian to begin with. In conclusion: Ukraine was invented by Germans Faked a genocide Committed a real genocide in Poland Doesn't own Crimea Doesn't have a real language Doesn't legitimately exist

[@TheDudeMaaaan]

you should make a video on how to survive your 4 year enlistment in the Marine Corps LOL

[@TheGonzogibby]

You Article 80 out and go 'civ div,' obvs

[@angelgjr1999]

Or join Air Force 🛩️

[@erobogageshiz2496]

this arma 3 beginners guide is so informative

[@54032Zepol]

Good thing i watched this video before my first firefight! I sas gonna go all rambo, Here we go boys! Lock and load!!

[@jewishbanana7055]

Step One: Don't go to fight in a foreign country's war which has absolutely nothing to do with you or anyone you know...

[@nickh4243]

Thank you for your service

[@camobranch]

God bless you man 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@liamp6491]

great vid, id want to be out there w someone like you

[@DrKet]

Keep up the good work man

[@SleezyMcZeelius]

Shotgun warfare about to make a comeback with the bird hunters in America. If anybody ever tries to invade the us while using drones, every duck hunter from the Midwest and south will be out there for the extended season