I Was Every G.I. Player's Worst Nightmare

[@Dusty2-ye4uc]

The civilian going for a leisurely stroll in the valley with shots landing all around him is who i aspire to be

[@criskane]

Instantly reminded me of Donnie Yen in Star Wars: Rogue One "The Force is with me and I am with the Force" 🧍‍♂

[@gustonzimasheen]

And McKnight in the Black Hawk Down movie

[@jphil-mk8bw]

It probably happened you know

[@allissacraig3276]

simply unbothered

[@hungphan5089]

@@jphil-mk8bw as a Vietnamese I can confirm people did wander around like this during firefights, total madlads you can say

[@bodhim4353]

Couldn't tell if simulated tinnitus or my actual tinnitus 10/10 for realism!!

[@Zytharr03]

Having the same thoughts

[@The_State_of_Oklahoma]

Took me a while too I tried changing the volume after I started to get scared and then I realized I was fine 💀

[@skyscream]

I had to pause and wait a second to make sure mine wasn't acting up again.

[@taaniman7204]

Ah, my brothers

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Actually though

[@karmakut]

Was a blast having you along brother ❤

[@EvaX3c]

ayo, the platoon is ere

[@cowanvalis5640]

Hope you enjoyed your pizza karma

[@sethwead6359]

question: is time 1:1 or is a day shorter?

[@Limescale12]

we.. are.. FRAMING.. DLAGON!!!

[@GewoonNee]

What's the server password?

[@DjeloKoshka]

That "Gentlemen" followed by gunfire at 14:40 must have been such a scary thing to hear for people in the middle of that forest and away from those two. The freaking chilllllllllllls

[@oof6205]

Even better is how the flare fades out just as he fires

[@DjeloKoshka]

@@oof6205 Yes !! Also, the part where they get a grenade thrown at them / crowl into a claymore made me jump so bad

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

"the trees man, they have such good manners"

[@AtomickPhoenix]

I was just about to comment on this, will still comment on it but it’s the best part imo and I haven’t finished the vid uey

[@brandonmullins4015]

Specially when they prolly know drewski voice, for some reason drewski is always the last one standing in kog pvp events lol

[@stephonblackett2592]

That poor guy was like "Friendlies west-" and just immediately gets cut down. Damn Drewski you atrocious lol

[@pauloazuela8488]

Perfect reenactment if I say so myself

[@derrick6213]

Time stamp?

[@mckreama8718]

​@@derrick6213it's legit near the start of the video considering your comment is 4 days ago i hope you found the funni moment

[@EthanBalkfield]

"Friendlies wes-" PPPPRRRPRPPRPRPRPRPRRP

[@sadurn5623]

@@derrick62131:02

[@crowpaw48]

12:38 - 13:07 was just perfect. The sentence cut off midway by the explosion, the sinking realization that if it was a claymore their position has just been revealed, the slowly rising flare through the trees, the brief glimpse of moving shadows, and then all hell breaking loose

[@DrShikura]

*Takes a long drag of my cigar.* "War...."

[@omniscientbarebones]

@@DrShikura”War never changes…”

[@EthanBalkfield]

"Was that a claymore? If that was a claymore then we're fucked..." *immediately proceeds to be getting fucked.*

[@ZorillaMyrid181]

Yeah, unfortunate Drewski is censoring his videos now...

[@poggarzz]

and then this 14:40

[@gunfightergamingactual]

Even though you were beyond the point of deaf at this point @7:49, thanks for trusting me and following my call, Well done!

[@9613enrico]

35:16 that drop was incredible btw... gg for the pilot

[@haze3994]

thanks,lol that was me they were trying to shoot me out of the cockpit while i was hovering at the battle point that my tacp designated i asked him if i can enage them in self defense and this happened lol

[@medicineman6454]

That "gentleman" before unloading into those two dudes has got me cackling.

[@thatrandomkriegsman]

Noice. Can't wait to experience the PTSD in reverse.

[@banme2784]

The people that gave you ptsd also just got ptsd. They didn’t get a medically distinct reverse kind. Their night terrors just happen in a different time zone

[@TheRunaway115]

@@banme2784I actually asked some Vietnamese folks about that and they said it’s sort of spotty with cases. That part of the world has been through so much, so no one really thought to look into it, and furthermore it was a war with folks who already were suffering constantly being at war. But there are indeed cases among former PAVN soldiers. They just don’t talk about it.

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles7729]

@@TheRunaway115 no way you trying to say VC soldiers didnt get ptsd lol of course they did they are humans too

[@zanaduz2018]

Their PTSD probably involves getting swathes of people getting warheads on their foreheads

[@GewoonNee]

Dont worry sounds like u will never experience ptsd

[@__________________________Fred]

Must be really scary to look into a forest and to think "Did I see someone?" And two seconds later 7 guys just unload their mashine guns on you from that direction

[@dumbo21]

And unfortunate if you called them out as friendlies

[@Stormb1ade64]

Sometimes the milsim vids are hit or miss for me. This one was easily the most entertaining video I’ve seen in a long ass time. The banter, the fear, the excitement was just awesome lol

[@nicobenji0248]

Most of Drewski's milsim vids are a hit for me. There's just so many moments in them usually. Even when there's no action him and his buddies usually have the most hilarious banter before things pop off. So far every single one I've seen from him felt like a movie lol

[@kam2894]

@@nicobenji0248karma too, but nothing can beat Drew’s video where he was the last alive in that one Karma event. THAT was a damn movie

[@torahouse2006]

A loud speaker on the NVA side would be awesome in the night: "Go home G.I.." all night.. + "the authentic VC experience bit was gold".

[@B-X4iG]

that claymore scared the shit outa me bc i was geniunely admiring the sunset from my window w headphones on full then BOOOOM

[@Nate-ip4qo]

I like all the bunnies casually hopping around in that big firefight.

[@Dethmeister]

I don't know why Arma 3 animals are like that. In Arma 2 the rabbits would run away when they saw people.

[@anenthusiast6942]

I once saw an RPG hit a bunny in the face... that bunny was just chilling and BOOM!

[@Nagrachlp]

@@Dethmeister One of the few things I miss from A2: Being able to play as an animal. I always wanted to make a killer bunny mission for that game...

[@Dethmeister]

@@Nagrachlp I remember that. I had a video of me hopping around as a bunny in a field of cows but I don't know what happened to it. I guess I never uploaded it.

[@TheeActualKeyboardWarrior]

when he said drewski return to the group your moving to far away, i just imagined you had 10 seconds to return to the mission.

[@brian_sipe]

Damn, I hate when games do that. Comments out here triggering me, lol.

[@omniscientbarebones]

@@brian_sipeRETURN TO THE ENGAGEMENT, SOLDIER! ON THE DOUBLE.

[@vonw.3294]

Apprehending that enemy radio was probably one of the best things you could have ever done. Gained such an edge.

[@jediknight1294]

Securing enemy coms is always key

[@jetcox6760]

Those AI villagers from the first encounter are the embodiment of "It is what it is" mentality.

[@Al_Ares]

10:06 - Is it just me or did everyone else saw what I saw? You've heard about trees talking, this one wanted to become the boogeyman.

[@raifsevrence]

Tree: giving a masterful interpretive dance performance decrying the use of agent orange, napalm and other defoliants. Drewski: reveling in his successful ambush of the American GI dogs.

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

The Old Gods

[@snakyYT]

that treee was becoming the boogieman

[@pepezzi]

Just after injecting morphine🤣

[@idriss4453]

After all these years, I'm still trying to understand how Drewski sees all these guys from afar

[@noaholp6739]

There are something’s we will never know

[@Jagu-r]

ngl after playing games like Dayz or Arma for awhile your vision goes straight off of movement

[@arfyego0682]

@@Jagu-r Yeah, it's genuinely impressive how fine-tuned someone's vision can get after that much time

[@Jagu-r]

@@arfyego0682 literally. I haven't played Dayz in about a good month or two and I'm still catching myself missing people who were standing still but I have the eyes of a hawk if they are moving.

[@yesseru]

@@Jagu-r Like a goddamn trex

[@galenkincanon4798]

Right around 18:00, that was perfect. I laughed so hard my side hurt only because my ex girlfriends grandpa did LRRP in Vietnam. And I remember he specifically mentioned his entire group going over the edge of a muddy cliff in the pitch black, and couldn't risk making a sound falling 20ft. This whole video was a wild ride, I loved it.

[@MandolinMagi]

There's a *very* old ShackTav vid where an entire platoon walks off a cliff and dies because they're doing Vietnam so it's mostly just following your SL who's following the PL whose trying to read a map

[@eukyre]

"Friendlies west!" *becomes swiss cheese*

[@m.raphael1728]

damn i was the Medic @0:56 that damn whistle had me spooked af

[@m.raphael1728]

got the POV on my channel tho. HAHAH

[@Noobipu]

What whistle are you talkin about my bud

[@youngbalmain6628]

@@Noobipu there is a whistle in the full clip later on in the video

[@funknasty4486]

I can just imagine a ww1-esque christmas peace time because a bunch of guys had to use the bathroom and get their doordash orders

[@GrimnirLaguz28]

That "Gentlemen" moment was something. I felt like I am watching some nutty war movie. Always a blast when you upload, Drewski! Keep 'em coming!

[@AngeloidArtiSEA]

6:19 you gotta love that chill ai civilian taking a walk in the crossfire

[@2ksnakenoodles]

Ain't nothing gonna stop his hike

[@happytrailsgaming]

“My pizzas here, gimmi two seconds” by raising his hand made me lol

[@sommlender]

My only disappointment is that the Good Morning goooooooooooooooooood wasn't drawn out long enough😂😂

[@dihannvanniekerk]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOORRNIN VIET-NAAAM!!

[@327efrain]

God, when it "got loud" and your character started going through hearing loss, that tinnitus effect had me thinking mine was acting up. That is such a cool feature that after sustained fire you can't hear people sneaking up on you 11/10 for immersion!!

[@hervisd5974]

just gonna leave 30:45 of karma getting his body riddled

[@haterbehavior4583]

6:27 crazy how use to war the Vietnamese were. To just casually walk through a gun fight like another day haha

[@tyler89557]

30+ odd years of war (WW2 during Japanese occupation --> 1st indochina war --> 2nd indochina war/Vietnam War) does that.

[@Chaz16]

@@tyler8955730+…. try 5000 years. Vietnam been fighting since the Hồng Bàng dynasty which dates back to 2879 BC.

[@kanebehne3604]

That freeze frame of the napalm canister took me out 😂

[@elitely6748]

Drewski and Karmakut are way too fun to watch them together. But it's still amazing how Arma 3 is still going strong with all this amazing content, and the modders and community is great!

[@iancrowley420]

6:20 that one Vietnamese villager just casually strolling through a firefight as the ridge behind him is completely lit up

[@axtrough]

Always makes the day better when you see drewski with another arma vid

[@SharkbaitOhLala]

This is why i can't get enough of ARMA even after a decade

[@ThatMrTomGuy]

I don’t remember the part of a few good men where the Vietcong soldier with a broken leg emptied a machine gun on a whole squad like he’s Tony Montana. But I’m into it 👍

[@nuadax3400]

When you guys were crawling and the boy blew up infront of you and just the fear in homies voice about what just happened had my dying.

[@bbQube2009]

Always love seeing arma content by drewski

[@NvdiaGeforce-tm2vf]

When they played the wake up call I *really* hoped someone would yell "GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!" While they were in the middle of a firefight

[@Valium762]

That was really interesting to watch. I'm not a huge fan of mil sim games, I just don't have the patience for it; but this small team, hit and run stuff you guys were doing was very entertaining.

[@Redd_801]

I WAS IN THAT HELO AT 36:45 THAT WAS HILARIOUS

[@sovietred7371]

This is such a awesome idea, I love it, the only thing missing are the tunnels and traps

[@winchcable2282]

the napalm drop at @35:30 was so funny. the cut (you can feel you wanted to say, "well i bet your wondering how i got here") then every one saying "authentic VC experience." so funny!

[@Krincyn]

Drewski: "Gentlemen." (Opens fire) 🤣🤣 14:41

[@4nthr4x]

my man Drewski, all your content is amazing, but this Vietnam setting, immersion and squad tactics is top tier quality, I could watch hours upon hours of this.

[@ck12ms]

Thanks for this! almost felt like a journalist embedded in a VC unit. Really like the style of video

[@al-quarizmibahjan9175]

Drewski always makes arma 3 look realistic for us and not borring by his playstyle, communication with teammates and the editing (the cuts)

[@Zoomerdaddy]

Y'all should replicate the siege of AN LOC, It was a battle taking place between the North Vietnamese and ARVN forces (the south vietnamese who fought along with the Americans.) My uncle lost his eyes in the battle. he was part of the ARVN 81st airborne ranger battalion who were the best fighters for the south

[@Guy_Lite]

30:43 . That was brutal. Terrifyingly realistic.

[@ethanwillis7369]

I can't describe how much I love VC gameplay in Arma

[@sponge5196]

Reminds me of Vietnam reenactment I went to and did VC. I'll share a nighttime experience from that one. VC had two different camps and the one I was at was more of a sentry camp with 3 guys, myself included, closer to the GI's camp. VC main camp was really deep in the woods. Our camp got ambushed at night by the GI. The guy on watch duty got capped so me and the other guy, Jerry, grabbed our weapons with anticipation. A storm was on it's way as you can see flashes of lightning and that was the only brief light you got. thankfully my eyes were adjusted to the dark, but it was still hard to see shit. I only had a K98k with four rounds in there. When I heard the gunshots, I just grabbed my rifle and booked it deep into the woods to hide. Didn't have time to grab my ammo or anything else, so if I was found I was fucked. Jerry hid in a bush close to camp with a PPS-43 waiting to spray. Every lighting strike I could see all the shit ton of GI there at our camp. Jerry's gun jammed and he got light up. I just sat there for a couple hours till other VC came to investigate. We then, around like 2 o'clock am, snuck into the GI camp while they were sleeping. We put up a bounty poster of the GI commander and calling cards. The hardest thing we did was to take and put all their guns in a pile in the middle of camp. We gave then GI hell the next couple of days. Can't wait to go back!

[@allghilliedup21]

"Friendlies west!" Pretty sure that player got roasted relentlessly post-game.

[@velvet_husky]

21:46 that's probably the best sound design I have ever experienced for rifle fire and grenade impacts, wow!

[@_rickyvids]

Ain't no way he bout to sneak in the bread crumbs joke again

[@RavenRedwood]

Your whole squad falling down a hill in the middle of the night is an Arma classic 👌 At least it wasn't a cliff

[@smogdanoff7053]

There’s a huge Swedish armed forces mod out there. I think you guys would enjoy it since Swedish tactics are very guerilla based

[@chrisi7127]

Excuse my ignorance, for I am yet to be drafted into my military and have no prior experience, bit what is meant by guerilla tactics used by the swedes?

[@HaraKiriMaxir]

@@chrisi7127 Hit and run warfare, in any conflict Sweden expects to get into they understand that they will be outnumbered and outgunned, so using hit and run tactics.

[@Doomsday499]

​@@chrisi7127 A big part of their doctrine relies on hit and run, sabotage and prolonged/asymmetric attrition warfare. All countries that are capable* of invading Sweden would be massively larger and more powerful in every way, and it's considered wasteful to fight them like a regular war.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

@@chrisi7127 hit and run aka "death by a thousand cuts". The goal is not to out right destroy or overpower the enemy (US's "Shock and Awe") but to whittle them down with both strategic and indiscriminate attacks such as Sabotage , ambushes, traps, petty warfare, and terrorism.The best televised examples are the Viet Cong during the US/Vietnam conflict, and Taliban/Al Queda/ISIS. The VC used the jungle to their advantage, hiding in the dense foliage that was filled with venomous reptiles as well as having an extensive tunnel network they could run to, setting sharpened stick traps covered in fecal matter that may not kill you outright but rather kill you slowly from infection, IEDs inside of dead animals to name a few. As for the terror orgs, pretty much the same thing, traps, ieds, suicide bombers, caves in the desert etc. Although the biggest thing to benefit Guerilla Tactics is the users are usually civilian men, women, and children. A government force couldn't tell who were the enemy until they were being shot at which has a detrimental effect on an individual soldier. Basically an individual soldier couldn't tell if some children were wanting to play marbles with them or trying to lure them into the sight of a sniper, or if a farmer on the side of the road with a broken cart isn't actually planting an IED. The simple fact the enemy was indistinguishable from the civilian population was a big reason why Vietnam Vets were treated so poorly by US citizens when they came home. The Vets didn't know who was who ("if They run they're VC If they don't run they're well trained VC") and just led to it being easy for GI to justify a "mow em down" attitude out of sheer self-preservation which didn't get translated to well when people in the US saw footage of the conflict, because to them GI were just killing innocent Rice Farmers and their families. As for the swede's, I can see how they'd still do the similar hit and run style tactics, but I don't see how they'd develop the same psychological aspect since it's still an actual military force meaning there is a uniform to identify.

[@Tuurnga1t]

Should make that " bro, friendlies west " a t-shirt. Hilarious

[@ThatKhaoticCNF]

I just watched SCP overlord for the 150th time, your acting was fucking mint. But I’m still really bummed that the British MTF soldier was killed first 😢

[@stevejob546]

dude dreski’s eyes are crazy, casually spots about 20 pixels from 400m away.

[@JustAGuy85]

Now imagine if they added alligators in and around all rivers haha... I mean, this is already crazy awesome. But that extra bit of realism? That'd be freaky.

[@joost1120]

Vietnamese alligators? There are some crocodiles there, but only the saltwater crocodile actually preys on humans. Luckily for GI's, they're pretty much extinct in Vietnam with a rare occurence of one every few decades or so.

[@humanitysenterprise]

Just started playing Arma III recently, can confirm it is the definition of perfect. It can piss you off "sometimes" (almost never), but it's perfect.

[@dyljarrlifts]

Love youu drew first day of school is tomorrow happy to see this to end off my summer!!

[@MisterCornhusk]

If any game has an insurgent or guerrilla faction I love playing it. Sure you might not have the best tech, but I love the silly rp shenanigans you can get involved in. Also requires more planning to use your limited resources wisely. This seems fun.

[@mormosplaysgaems]

“Gentlemen…” 😏 i could hear the smug victory in your voice when you lit them up it was glorious!!! 😂

[@EthanBalkfield]

Now I feel like there should be a full length feature film depicting the Vietnam war from the point of view of the Vietcong, including the obligatory scenes where GIs are getting ambushed and one of them says "Hey, friendlies west" and proceeds to immediately be ripped to shreds. And also a scene where a squad of kog shout towards a lone retreating marine "go home, GI! go home, GI!"

[@jericho1-4]

I first came across both OD and ARMA 3 by watching one of his videos about three months ago that was randomly in my feed on KZbin. Ended up getting all the components I would need to build a gaming PC. A week after I finished the build and was playing Arma3 my son wanted to play. So we went back to Micro Center bought all the same components which thankfully they had on hand still and we built his rig. I was always more of a console gamer but haven't touched them since going PC. We both watch your content both to learn and come across new to us games that never had a console port. The learning curve has been kind of a bitch but still very fun. All that cause of a random Operator Drewski video in my feed lol.

[@jorex4011]

2:44 This rigth here is thereason why i love Arma so much. He got there, got some intel, recived some orders and just after that he move. IS those little things that make it soooo awesome. Is strategy on a multiplayer videogame

[@unsubscribepodcast]

Bro. Why you so tall and handsome?

[@uwuoperator]

I was FAC-A for that napalm drop at 35:33. Didnt realize it was that beautiful of a drop :')

[@uwuoperator]

@Bunker for being goated demon pilot

[@SullySadface]

Night ops are goddamn terrifying

[@soot.mp3]

Just wanted to say that seeing the best gun of all time, the PPSh-41, in a Drewski video has absolutely made my day.

[@SlamdalfTheGrey]

8:34 wiped out a whole fire team 😂

[@craig.a.glesner]

And that, kids is why you KEEP YOUR FANARKING INTERVAL!

[@Bond.JamesBond00]

Pizza leaving guy...... "Whhhyyyy is itss spicccyyyyy????!!!!"

[@MJ-00001]

OPINIONS ON TACOS? 🙂🌮 also love these videos Drew been here since the pandemic and hope to be here for a long while keep it up 🫵😎

[@OperatorDrewski]

Breakfast tacos are my favorite food. No lie.

[@akkumu7017]

WDYM BREAKFAST ????????? @@OperatorDrewski

[@Big_Al4344]

@@OperatorDrewskibased

[@Tacdelio]

i hate tinnitus in video games, i already have tinnitus so all it does is remind me that i have it. i wish extended mg fire would instead just muffle everything else, no ringing.

[@skorpion021]

Only respect for Vietnam people that defeated in only 30 years Japanese, French and Us Army

[@headhunter531]

"Friendlies west" *gets pumped full of lead*

[@vanguard616]

Hey Drewski! Thanks for the new video, will you be doing more Ready or Not sometime?

[@OperatorDrewski]

Soon brudder soon :)

[@vanguard616]

@@OperatorDrewski :o Happy you replied man thx for all the awesome content

[@patrickfarrell4678]

Played only one match so far and our squad had a firefight with another squad in the woods with a river between us. That lasted a good 15 or 20 minutes, primarily due to it taking more skill to hit the targets a 150m out and slower movement, no one can just quickly run out in the open anymore. Liking the update so far!

[@grayscal3692]

Playing liberation from the Northern perspactive would be a lot more lore accurate

[@robertbrunner4379]

Love playing this dlc in arma 3 especially flying birds

[@MartWithanM]

BIG DREWSKI😈😈😈

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

that simulated tinnitus is so bloody annoying

[@jessefertitta7784]

Around 10:30 anybody notice the tree bases were swaying instead of the plants?

[@yvngsteel4778]

I had to look for this because i am high asf

[@MegaBOOMER14]

Just Arma being Arma.

[@TelmenBudsuren]

this is video game. not real life.

[@Transmissional]

That whole action sequence where you went deaf is basically how I live my life nowadays, it activated my own tinnitus lmfao...RIP! But what a cool moment in terms of the gameplay. There's something just absolutely palpable sneaking through the forest at night, hearing random gunshots and then BOOM the claymore goes off. Hard to understand anyone around you when they speak but alas. Great content though!

[@jacksears4678]

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ

[@phantomus2541]

🤨😐

[@LJ_Adventure79]

Love the one guy just running around with a m16 at like 20 mins

[@agentmueller]

America is such a wild place. The fact that we made a Vietnam simulation where we can ambush American soldiers is hilarious and a bit odd when you think about it. It made me think of my future grandkids cosplaying the taliban and laughing while doing beheadings lol. Sick

[@Charles-wu3hw]

When you brightened the footage, it reminds me of those latest night vision imagery(?) with colours

[@Spence017]

the tree be doing da wiggle at 10:23

[@MeowzerzGaming]

I love that even with grenades going off and rockets blowing up all you really can see is a few peaceful bunnies hopping around

[@kylo5151]

I watched this with both airpods in full noise canceling, the night part was soooooooo good thanks you so much for the content

[@jjgamingjjg1942]

13:00 the slient tension to jus6 full on spray was amazing actually made me jump

[@raymurray3401]

I swear you’ve gotta have the best freaking hearing and or the ability to read minds to have been able to understand a single word from nearby friendlies with all the gunfire and explosions drowning them out.

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

this is awesome really cool to have these guys crews team up. very entertaining

[@mrfluffy1043]

You had a really neat fog of war moment you kinda lost your bearings or it looked like it. gave me a sense of anxiety 38:59

[@Papi_Locsta]

This is ironic,been watching all the Vietnam gameplay you’ve had over the years,just for you to upload this today 😭

[@Wazer.W]

The thing that gets me is how close to reality the combat in this is. The PAVN and VC would always use the element of surprise waiting for the US Troops to get as close as they can before the North Vietnamese would open up with surmounting firepower. Then in the dead of night they would use their knowledge of the jungle and also their lighter than compared to the Americans gear loads to sneak up and ambush American patrols and sentries. Its insane how Drewski and the boys arent even TRYING for the real deal but are just playing how an Arma OP would go and yet they do almost the exact same things the North Vietnamese forces would do. 10/10

[@triviavanille62]

lmao that moment when they said "drewki's lost" and then you just walk out of the trees right in the middle of their formation reminds me of that one scene from The Hobbit where the whole group is looking around for Bilbo after they escape the goblins, and he just strolls right into the centre of the group and takes the Ring off.