How US Military SMOKED Russian Mercenaries REACTION | OFFICE BLOKES REACT!!

[@stischer47]

Realize that during the Korean War, a North Korean artillery unit fired at the USS Wisconsin (battleship) and struck the deck causing minor damage and slightly injuring two sailors. The Wisconsin turned her nine 16in Mark 7 guns and removed not only the artillery unit, but the entire hill it was on. The USS Duncan signaled to the Wisconsin "Temper, temper".

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

peace through superior firepower

[@GrimBrother]

that really sums up the American military in the modern era. @osamabinladenssecondgirlfr4241

[@scottrackley4457]

The Mighty Mo was often caught showing off hers

[@scottrackley4457]

@@dlmdee They're getting their asses smoked by the Ukrainians.

[@jeremysorejian]

"proportional response" right there

[@ik7578]

"Hello, are those your troops?" "No" "MAKE IT RAIN!" 😂😂😂

[@Thomaswake]

Imagine getting a medal for having your ass kicked lol

[@MikeHunt-yl1so]

We are talking about them getting their assas kicked

[@charlie7mason]

Happens all over. Not like we don't remember the 300 spartans for 'winning,' do we? All nations and warring parties have something like this.

[@gaberohrbach7542]

@Black Flag “The defeated force can still have acts of heroism. We are talking about individual honors.” Sounds like you were implying there were acts of heroism since they were individually awarded medals

[@FatalSama7]

​@@charlie7mason We also dont remember them for losing its more standing up to a aggressor.

[@westenicho]

@@charlie7mason The Spartans and their allies inspired a lot of Greeks to stand up to the invading Persian forces, a Greek victory culminated at the Battle of Salamis. It wasn't until much later that the Spartans were recognized for their stand at Thermopylae, otherwise it was just a failed defense of the Hot Gates.

[@IINS519]

I will always respect the Teddy Roosevelt quote and ideology that the US military goes by, "speak softly and carry a big stick, you'll go far." We don't need a Russia/North Korean style military parade to show people we mean business, we just need to get our hands dirty once, and say please every other time.

[@duhni4551]

That is superpower politics in a nutshell.

[@kevinsierra482]

when F-22s were sent to syria, hundreds of rival combat aircraft were landed in response. an event you can easily look up, very cool

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

people give the F-22 shit for never being used in combat (insert balloon joke here), but IMO it does its job perfectly.. I plane that can effectively take on other fighters? wonderful, but one that doesn't even have to fight? perfect!

[@mycroft16]

@@Dud3itsj3ff Yeah, if the mere presence of the jet in a region sends others scurrying... that is vastly preferable. And the F-22 has some terrifying capabilities.

[@ner0p]

Yes, apparently hundreds of US rival are afraid of those F-22, especially those rivals wearing sandals... oh wait "Russian pilots tried to ‘dogfight’ US jets over Syria, US Central Command says"

[@kevinsierra482]

@@ner0p third world

[@PhuckYT12]

@@ner0p Right, because the Russian military is known for taking calculated risks.

[@briankgarland]

20 years of war, regardless of what your opinion is of those wars, provides a massive amount of combat experience that you don't want to test.

[@briankgarland]

@Chains Yes, but only the last twenty are relevant to right now.

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

​@@briankgarlandThere are some Iraq vets fighting in Ukraine right now and have said they experienced more combat in single days then all of their tours in Iraq. In Iraq they hid in caves and popped out with suicide bombs once in awhile. In Ukraine its trench warfare WW1 2 style. A WW2 vet would have more relevant experience

[@briankgarland]

@@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320 I was speaking at more a macro level but yeah, I'm sure the individual soldiers are getting a shit ton of experience, real quick.

[@timthetiny7538]

He likely meant more about the combined land-air-sea tactics and logistics.@@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320

[@adambradam781]

"Sir, we've got all these fancy new toys, which ones would you like to use for this?" "Yes"

[@billmarshall5040]

😂😂😂😂

[@Merica1776o]

They’re just lucky the USSF hasn’t unlocked orbital strikes.

[@sammurphy3343]

also the first conversation where the Americans asked if the force was Russian the guy denied it. The same guy called back to ask for a ceasefire obviously indicating he willingly lied before.

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

Loopholes of a merc group. USA does the same with Blackwater PMG. Since they are technically mercs for hire it can be easier to hide who exactly is contracting them. They were of course contracted and funded by Putin, but could have very easily been contracted by Assad. They are also commonly used to do jobs that are against the rules of engagement and cannot be legally tied to the orders of a government excusing that government of liability.

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Well he is russian, they open their mouths and everything that comes out will be a lie.

[@thumper7047]

What? Russians Lie? No way (Sarcasm intended).

[@cadennorris960]

@@ΒΞΔΝ Blackwater doesn’t exist anymore, hasn’t for quite some time.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@@cadennorris960 it still exists. its called Constellis, now.

[@bondzo7184]

The world doesn’t realize how much the US military and to some extent Nato are kept on a leash, a full out show of force would be devastating to say the least

[@Nylon_riot]

LOLOL. We are our of ammo. Ends up it is our artillery and equipment is bad, not the Russians, who have enough ammo to keep going for 2 more years. Where is the mozart group? Oh right, they ate disbanded from infighting. Thise foreign legions? Grifting or gone. Tou guys really can't be tto bright falling for the same lies by the same exact people that got us into Iraq. War #35, I bet the US government isn't lying this time!

[@Bill_pierre]

Russia/North Korea: "haha, U.S. and NATO too scared to stop us." The West: "No, we're just hesitant to kill millions of you over your propaganda-skewed stupidty."

[@ner0p]

To me it's the exact opposite, everyone is riding a hype train lol

[@vilearcana9053]

@@ner0p Well, you’re gonna be disappointed if shit hits the fan and NATO gets involved

[@ner0p]

@@vilearcana9053 I see you took the hype train to get here.

[@mycroft16]

Sometimes an overwhelmingly crushing show of force on a single battle prevents dozens of others. "Look at what we are capable of bringing to this little battle. You don't want to see what we bring if we consider it a big battle." I also imagine the call went something like, "Back off. This is your one and only warning. Do not proceed or you will be fired upon with deadly force."

[@mookiestewart3776]

We didn’t kill all of them so we def knew it was them and just wanted to warn them. Just saying 🤷‍♂️

[@Vexas345]

Shock and Awe. The most successful military strategy in history.

[@rogerscurlock2927]

With the B-52, it receives command, "the enemy is over there". The B-52 then promptly deletes "over there".

[@UncLester]

I'm sure the first call to Russia was done in a very profesional manner and specific questions were asked about the mercenary troops. I'd guess that the US had a good idea exactly who was about to attack them. I mean the convoy had Russian tanks, that is a pretty good indicator of who might be involved. So I'd bet the US made sure to cover their political ass before lighting up the mercenaries and sending a message.

[@pablom-f8762]

It's like Col. Rhodes calling Tony Stark: "you better not have anyone in that convoy, cuz it's about to be blown up to kingdom-come."

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

for sure they had a general idea of who it was, but tbf, a lot of nations field Russian tanks.

[@Jashtvorak]

Didn’t matter who it was, it was a heads up call.

[@wakeup1679]

this is exactly why the Ukraine war,well the all out invasion anyway since the war started in 2014, never would have happened if Trump had won . If Trump was still in office when Russia invaded that 40 km-long convoy would have been the biggest turkey shoot ever... Everybody was scared of the big bad orange man 😂

[@luckerooni1153]

Yep, the call was entirely political CYA, in the end the USA was not going to let Green Berets and Rangers get hit with artillery fire and not neutralize the source. It was up to Russia to decide how to politically juggle the hot potato, and they chose to play coy. Notice the second time they did not want to fuck around and find out.

[@gaijinph]

"see that line of people over there? I don't want them there"... the sickest command one can give to a freaking strategic bomber to a convoy line of hostiles.

[@duhni4551]

Gets the job done for sure though 😂

[@LancerX916]

Dave, you are talking about the A-10 warthog and its Gatling gun. The Apache does not use a Gatling gun, just an auto cannon.

[@BamaMatters11]

Not according to know it all Dave smh.

[@kokomo9764]

Actually, it is a chain gun.

[@ragnarocking]

And A-10 could stall if you held the trigger too long. 😀

[@Maddog-wm5xi]

​@@ragnarocking that's a half truth; A-10s can't make themselves stall from recoil, but early variants could have their engines stalldue to the gases that the cannon produces while firing, that problem was quickly addressed by putting a small vent under the gun that captures alot of the gases and having the engines igniters on while firing.

[@SHANECatLovinActivistHistorian]

the cobra has a 3 barrel gatlin style gun

[@bradreeder7635]

A point glossed over in this video, and is amazing, is that the only foot soldiers were in the refinery itself. The U.S. just remotely vaporized them with air, artillery, and drones. Presumably because we just had a big lunch, and we didn't want to drive infantry out there.

[@FourFish47]

I'm with Daz. I couldn't call someone and be tactful in that kind of situation. I'd be cussing left and right and probably make it worse 😂

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Especially because it was Gen "mad dog" Mathis. Trump said handle it.

[@liquidlarry666]

8:40 Daz's smug grin as soon as the Russians start getting their cheeks busted lmao

[@goatitisful]

Cheeks busted? Well that's a term I haven't heard before...

[@sgtphoolish1127]

@@goatitisful Same here. I'm gonna use it now.

[@bravoA-su8xm]

clapped them cheeks

[@Kenneth_James]

“America’s military is like a rabid dog on a leash. Within that arc of the leash, that dog is controlled aggression. But once that rabid dog is off its leash, pray for its target.”

[@DDAMVALL]

Nonsense, the United States is only a rooster against small countries and also never goes to war without NATO.

[@chaost4544]

This shit was so epic even the F-22 made an appearance on the battlefield.

[@kujinsan26]

When I saw that I thought of that title USA smoked Wagner Featuring. F22 Raptor.

[@stischer47]

@@kujinsan26 I am not sure much was left when the F22 arrived.

[@tazmax72]

I watched a documentary many years ago about the f22 raptor and its capabilities..They said 1 Raptor could take out 6 F18's before they knew what hit them !

[@antwix1]

The 22's were sent in just in case the migs took off, they never did....

[@jojack1234567890]

They knew a week before the attack even happened. The US watched them build up for a week and had this planned out way in advance. People get so caught up in the combat aspect of something like this and don't understand the intel side.

[@MisterGreenGuy]

The Russians did it on purpose, and it was very stupid, but that sounds exactly like Russian military command. They knew, that that US could see the build up with drones and satellites. They were puffing and beating on their chest... "Here we come, you're going to be outnumbered 10 to 1 in soldiers, 50 to 1 in Armor vehicles... you better run, or get destroyed". It's been a very effective strategy for Wagner the past decade, fighting all over the world. This time they bluffed the wrong opponent and got drop-kicked before they finished pounding their chest. Lower rank command even admit in their phone calls after the skirmish, asking why did they (Russian High Command) think they could scare the US off in the first place. You should listen to all the recordings, quite crazy and very entertaining. loo

[@jojack1234567890]

@@MisterGreenGuy Exactly zero understanding of Combined Arms Operations.

[@ISAFMobius18]

Despite what side of the fence you might be on, you can't deny the power the US military can wield. 40 US Special Forces successfully repelled an attack of 500 elite Mercenaries and heavy armor.

[@OddBallPerformance]

The troops on the base, sure... and 4 Apache's, a few fighter jets, a high altitude bomber, an AC130, and the Democratic Syrian soldiers as well.

[@Nyx_2142]

"Elite" lol

[@voraciousreader3341]

Not only can other countries not deny the power of the US, but *can you just imagine how the highly and rigorously trained soldiers are effing DYING to get a chance to use all of those weapons??* Our forces, at least, have to give tons of warnings or be damned by foreign countries and NATO for being butchers responsible for unnecessary carnage…..so once again, _just imagine how the US soldiers involved were straining at the leash to be let loose, lmao!!_

[@theexchipmunk]

This is more like "The US Air Force went on a field trip and did some life fire target practice."

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

12:25 i think the reason why they sent out that many bombers and fighters is because someone thought "i know the russians said these werent their guys but in case they are we should send a message and show we arent scared to send everything we have and fuck em up"

[@npc2153]

Putin casually turns his head away from the attack: "I didn't see anything. Here's a shiny new metal because you lived your a hero."

[@mdcx2016]

A Russian General was asked about how you fight other armies and he said something to the effect of, "you learn their military doctrines and prepare accordingly." When he was asked about fighting US forces he said, " you can't prepare for them because their doctrine is chaos and they are the ones who are prepared for chaos."

[@guyfalcurious762]

Mercenaries serve two main roles for their employers the first is as trainers and advisors for local troops, the second as force multipliers embedded with local troops to stiffen them up and provide logistical, communication and fire support. If the country has enough money they will hire mercenaries AS their military and forming their primary strike units with local forces acting as support as when the PMC group Executive Outcomes was hired in Africa. The last unofficial purpose mercenaries serve, especially groups that are loosely affiliated with their governments (looking at your Wagner), is that of throw away units. They can be used for missions that are politically sensitive and if things go south they can be disavowed. If Moscow did order the strike it was to see if the U.S. had the backbone to stand and fight if confronted.

[@funnatopia704]

If history has taught us anything, it's that you never get between America and an oil field.

[@casualguy393]

As a Marine Grunt I learned a bit of call for fire that in most cases would have involved 60mm and 81mm mortars, but also artillery. If stretched thin enough then it could have also been for air cover with our Cobras, F18s or possibly the Army's Apache or anything from the Air Force. However, even with just the 60mm and 81mm mortars life would suck to be on the receiving end of either of those. I can't even begin to imagine being hit by artillery, Apaches and everything the Air Force chucked into the mix.

[@jamesparsh1669]

sure you can just think of a crater just ask the Wisconsin if violence doesn't solve your problem your not using enough of it

[@CrippledMerc]

I’d rather take a direct mortar hit than an indirect one. At least it’ll be over quickly for me😂 I couldn’t imagine having shells like that just raining down on me for an extended period of time, never knowing where it’s safest to be or where the next one is going to land.

[@steveg8102]

As an american i laughed through this whole video...brrrp- its halarious! these brits are like wow shocking- but its not a wow moment its a rolling on floor laughing moment.

[@LexyThomas134]

The definition of "F around and find out"

[@meaders2002]

This tactical victory is what was displayed here. There is also a strategic component. This was a message, loud and clear, that, "We are watching you. Do not touch or even approach what is mine. If you do you will get more of the same". Over.

[@ragnarocking]

Nowadays Russian military medals hold as much value as those participation awards they gave out in elementary school. Or awards for _"perfect attendance"_

[@martinpospisil3747]

Atleast Russia is still Russia. While your army is lgbtq + diversity cringe. Also Russia just like Taliban is playing to long game. Unlike US which will cease to exist in couple decades.

[@thumper7047]

How about the medals on the N. Korean Generals Uniforms?!?! They must get a medal if they pick their nose correctly or something.

[@amateur9626]

American clowns are watching with admiration another fairy tale about how great they are. lol

[@Bettafish222]

Lol this comment managed to dislike participation trophies more than Russian military medals.

[@therambler3713]

Meanwhile in the US military they give out medals to soldiers for bombing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan

[@SayGahTaah]

US doesn't even have to try hard to take down Russia. Those russian soldiers got a medal for serving and not even getting one American casualty lmao

[@dwanemarsh4378]

The U.S. has no need to fight Russia, as they do a totally great job of screwing up their OWN self! The U.S., if that ever happened, would fight a different fight. They would, with long range stuff, take out all their supply lines, all their convoys just getting started rolling, and then just wait til the Russian troops gave up, due to starvation and lack of ammo.

[@DDAMVALL]

Nonsense, the United States is only a rooster against small countries and also never goes to war without NATO.

[@shadowpoet4398]

I remember reading about this. Some parts left out were "two hundred gone, just like that!" And my favorite: "They beat us like we were little pieces of shit!"

[@duhni4551]

My favorite part was when one would think now that is hard to beat in terms of overkill, then they sent in B-52 😂 Edit: i mean fuck, i almost feel sorry for those Russians, that doesn't come easy as i am a Finn 😂

[@240pixel]

That B-52 was a flex at that point 🤣

[@Waryan1]

It’s actually the A-10 gau-8 Gatling gun that will push the aircraft back with prolonged trigger pulls

[@chriswright8114]

no it won't. the recoil on the GAU-8 is roughly the same as the thrust on one of the engines on the A-10. you could hold the trigger down and I doubt you'd even notice the ASI dip.

[@KyngRuben]

Who cares

[@jimbograves1576]

Yeah, he's thinking of the A-10. No it won't push it back or stop it, but prolonged firing will slow the the forward momentum a few mphs.

[@richardmartin6533]

@@chriswright8114 Except for some missing information that while declassified, not much is mentioned. Even when the gun is firing and its smoke is blowing into the engines, though, the vast majority of what’s going into the intakes is still air; even though it is true that to quote Wikipedia, "gun exhaust is essentially oxygen-free", this exhaust is immediately forced into (and diluted by) ambient air the moment it leaves the barrel, and is blown back towards the engines (and diluted still further) by yet more air. And modern high-bypass turbofans like the CF34 are - indeed, have to be - designed to keep running even when quite a considerable proportion of the incoming air is not. There is a mechanical link between the gun trigger and the jet's internal igniters to keep them going. they also reformulated the gunpowder in the 30mm rounds to decrease the gunsmoke.

[@chriswright8114]

@@richardmartin6533 what does any of that have to do with my comment?

[@debbiewashabaugh9891]

Oh look! It’s a participation medal! 😂😂😂

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

You know it's a devastating ass-whooping when afterwards another advance can be halted and reversed with a single phone call of "hey, is that _your_ forces advancing on us?". Bet Russia instantly went "oh no, not again! Sod that call them back! Call them back!!" Is it just me who thinks that medal they made for the Wagner survivors was rather cruel? I mean, I know what they _intended_ it to mean. Showcasing the sheer bravery and luck of even _surviving_ that night. But to me instead of looking like a Russian bravely standing up to an Apache helicopter, it more shows a Russian dying horribly under gunfire from an Apache whilst everything around him burns. Way to take a guy who just had to witness a bunch of guys he was likely _incredibly_ close with - having spent months if not years together in horrible conditions - literally torn to shreds in front of him with absolutely _NO_ way to fight back or even hide, who now likely has _very_ severe shell-shock and then you give him a medal depicting _exactly_ what he just went through for him to be reminded of every day for the rest of his life. That's just ... cruel.

[@Suekaaax]

all the footage of the marine artillery was my unit on our deployment to syria. most shot artillery unit since ww2.

[@mtm2231]

Semper Fi

[@sandyodell5551]

Thank you for your service!!

[@LadySythe]

ty for your service!

[@romemedina4712]

In the US we also use American mercenary groups. They're mostly well trained soldiers looking for better pay.

[@daveedbrown8296]

And if you have a problem, if no one can help and you can find them, maybe you can hire...the A-Team.

[@smcarpen]

The US does not use mercenaries for combat operations because we have no need for that. The US special operations groups do all that work and they do it in secret. DEVGRU, and Delta are just two such units that handle the extremely secretive and hush hush operations. If the CIA wants to get someone they use these groups.

[@oldscratch3535]

We don't use them the way Russia does. Russia uses Wagner in direct combat roles. The US generally does not. They are used for base/embassy security, VIP protection, asset protection, etc. Wagner mercenaries are actually pretty well trained, equipped, and experienced in comparison to an average Russian soldier/conscript.

[@Lonewolfmike]

Apache helocopters don't use Gatling guns they use a 30 mm chain gun. What you are thinking of is the A-10 which does have a 30 mm Gatling cannon in it. There is a big difference between a chain gun and a Gatling gun.

[@revtoyota]

This encounter is 'talk softly but carry a big stick' in use.

[@specex]

US army vet here. Wagner group got lucky... There were no A-10's used. Iran's Qasem Soleimani learnt a similar lesson two years later. I'll wonder till the day I die if Russia would have invaded Ukraine if Trump was still in office? It's academic at this point, but I doubt it.

[@dannynone2784]

Russians took Crimea under Obama, behaved whenTrump was in office and then attacked Ukraine when the senile idiot Bide was in office.

[@chaost4544]

Jaysus... the amount of "I'll destroy you with the utmost prejudice" was full on display here.

[@OceanLily]

Let’s be honest. They just wanted to use all their toys😂 the B52 was just over kill.

[@dwanemarsh4378]

Yep, it was. This was, straight out, a show of force, to deter any other such movement, which it did!

[@dannynone2784]

On the contrary, the US showed admirable restraint. No A10 attack planes were used.

[@dwanemarsh4378]

@@dannynone2784 True. And, as a guy who was supported, numerous times, by those A-10's in Iraq, I KNOW, first hand, how devastating and demoralizing they can be to enemy troops. They would break Russian troops spirit very quickly.

[@John_Redcorn_]

So someone actually approved the idea of awarding medals for…getting your ass kicked. Wow 😂

[@attackonmars5198]

Right? Hey you got your ass kicked, here's a medal 🏅

[@mycroft16]

It's propaganda. "Look at our brave men in arms, valiantly standing against the evil westerners. Braving fire, flames, attack helicopters, but never giving up. Firing until the very end." It's insidious stuff.

[@knobbynah]

"Speak softly and carry a big stick." - President Teddy Roosevelt

[@RedDotChiliPepper96]

The phone call a month later probably went like this: R.: yes? A.: You know what happened last month? *hangs up phone*

[@jasminedelalto3807]

The definition of "you started it and we finished it "

[@wittsullivan8130]

The AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter is armed with a 30mm chaingun on the nose, Hellfire laser guided anti-armor missiles, and sometimes Stinger anti-aircraft missiles. From miles away, using radar and heat signatures, one helicopter in the squadron assigns targets to each missile system on each Apache for efficiency, the pilot controls the nosegun by rotating his head using a screen in their visor, the gunners push their fire button when they get the order and loose the first volley of missiles. A chaingun doesn't act like a normal gun. It's got a single barrel and the bolt is controlled by a stepper motor that rotates a few degrees attached to a chain similar to a bicycle or motorcycle chain. As the stepper motor rotates back and forth, the chain pushes and pulls the bolt and also runs another mechanism that pulls the ammo feed so the bolt ejects an empty shell and then chambers a fresh round where it's electrically ignited. It doesn't have to rely on successful ignition to work the action like a regular gun. If there's a jam or a round doesn't go off, it doesn't matter, it's pulled out and ejected so the firing isn't interrupted. A pilot can't exactly clear a jam while they're flying. The chain gun fires about 2500 rpm (it can be electrically controlled with a rheostat dial), they fire in bursts so the gun won't overheat. The shells are usually Armor Penetrating - Incendiary, so they punch through a vehicle's armor and ignite fuel tanks. The fun part is, the shells were designed against the Russian T-72 tank and the Russian BMP APC, which is what they were attacking during this incident. The Russians have what's called "Active Reactionary Armor" which are metal boxes about the size of a shoebox full of explosive and shrapnel with a layer of armor on the bottom, like a US Claymore directional mine. Normally, if the "shoebox" gets hit by a missile, like a Hellfire missile, the shoebox explodes the shrapnel outwards and disables the missile before it can hit the actual armor and go off. However, the Apaches "soften" up the target with rounds from their nosegun first, which disable the shoeboxes and then they follow up with their Hellfire anti-tank missiles, if they have to. The Apache's 30mm rounds are powerful enough they can destroy a tank a mile away and lightly armored vehicles like APC's from 3 miles away. Like most anti-tank shells, a lot of the energy is used up to punch through and shatter the armor plating, after that, the round isn't going fast enough. The armor plating that got pushed into the crew compartment (known as spalling) bounces around the interior of the vehicle along with chunks of what's left of the shell, killing everyone and destroying everything inside the hull. I was talking to a Desert Storm vet whose unit came upon a dead tank that had been attacked by a 30mm. He said it looked like Swiss cheese on the outside with a bunch of holes he could stick his thumb into. The interior was nothing but scrap metal. Every piece of equipment inside had holes, rips, and tears. He grabbed a chunk of what was left of a 30mm round, but he had to be careful, because the interior would have cut him if he climbed inside. The A-10 Warthog uses the same 30mm rounds, but they're fired from the Avenger Gatling gun at 3600 rpm and they use depleted uranium shells, which are DENSE and HEAVY and were designed to kill a T-72 tank from 3 miles away. The AC-130 is usually armed with a 7.62 Gatling minigun that fires 4000 rpm, a 20mm (or 25mm depending on the variant) Vulcan Gatling at 3000 rpm, and a 110 mm cannon with High Explosive rounds as fast as the crew can unload and reload it, all at ground targets by individual crews at various targets directed by a firing coordinator as they circle around the target hundreds of meters above the target, closer at night. They used to fire the 7.62 miniguns at up to 6000 rpm, but the high rate of speed was wearing the guns out, so after some upgrades were made, they decided to slow them down so they weren't destroying the transmissions and clutches (the mechanism is similar to a starting motor on a car engine). The Vulcan Gatling guns are what fighter jets are armed with and the 110mm cannon is normally towed artillery. Since they were first used, their weapon combos have changed as technology changed. They originally had dual mounted 7.62 miniguns, dual mounted 20mm Vulcans, and dual mounted 40mm Bofors anti aircraft guns. Gatling gun rates of fire can be adjusted with a rheostat, also, since they're rotated by electric motors.

[@Snipergoat1]

I hear that one of the big complaints form Wagner was they were sent out on missions that amounted to suicide. This likely was a factor. Also I can really see all these Americans bored out of their minds in the dessert finally get someone to jump on so everybody wanted in on it. They were probably drawing straws to see who got to go next.

[@KilyanAustin]

Congratz on the 1 million "subscribers" guys, this is a great video. Shows what happens when you fuck with the wrong people. Not an american but this is one of those moments where screaming "MURICA" is just needed

[@lovebug6822]

Maybe I'm missing something. You say congrats on the 1 million subscribers but I'm only seeing 241k. Did they lose a ton of subscribers? Did youtube screw them out of subscribers? What am I missing?

[@mcoke61]

You can react to this again next week, and I’ll be perfectly happy! 👍 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@SeptemberSeventeenth]

🇬🇧🇷🇺

[@esquire1229]

Yevgeny Prigohzin, the leader of the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group, the one the US engaged here in Syria.

[@krisfrederick5001]

The Spectre makes ghosts out of soldiers...

[@Beans-1111]

We don't play around. We are always ready for overwhelming firepower. That's what we train for.

[@duhni4551]

I would say that B-52 is in different category though, it went way beyond of "just" overwhelming 😂As a Finn i do love it though, 0 sympathy for Russians. Good job my friends, good job 😊

[@DarthKilaj85]

This reminds me of the country song saying "we will light up your world like the fourth of July" and now they see thats true.

[@trentonwallace667]

Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue ~ 2003 in tribute to 9/11.

[@sammurphy3343]

Id love to see the Russian/Syrian forces faces the moment they saw the Apache helicopters lol

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

what does a vaporized face look like?

[@John_Redcorn_]

Doubt they ever saw them

[@Youtuber-nh1xx]

They probably surrender to the Apache helicopters like the Iraqis did during the Gulf War.

[@dwanemarsh4378]

I would think, since Russians are so well-known for using the "F" word, that what they might have said would have been; "Oh, F**k!", while running.

[@greglankas7407]

No u dont u wouldnt b here posting on youtube

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

1 single American ally injured. 200+ Mercenaries Erased. Americans set up multiple measures to prevent conflict. A deconfliction line alone should have been enough. Mercenaries crossed the line. Hotline was set up… Americans called, asked if these were “Russian troops attacking?”, Russian officials said no. Done deal, fates sealed.

[@Debandy6379]

This video is so unintentionally hilarious😂

[@miked1639]

Not taking our oil I mean their oil 😂 😂

[@sharkbait5402]

From what i have heard, immediately after this, the US command center had their chaplain come in a say a prayer with the soldiers. It was not lost on the US just how much life they had taken and it was not taken lightly.

[@goatitisful]

We weren't "throwing the kitchen sink at them." Nobody has yet to see even half of the American "kitchen sink"

[@willvr4]

Dave with his great facts as usual. 😛 You're talking about the A-10 warthog, not an Apache helicopter. The editing for the curses in the video is literally the sound of an A-10 machine gun. It's a plane, not a helicopter.

[@Uthgardloki]

"Proportional" _the Fat Electrician

[@bigmanhelper]

The Infographics Show recently posted a video about this battle titled "US Special Forces vs Wagner Group-Battle of Kasham". You Office Blokes should take a look at it.

[@pasqualecavallaro6671]

It's like when the US used one of our mercenary groups call Black Water to guard the embassy and CIA base in Benghazi. That's a great movie for you guys to review I think it's call 13 hours the Secret Forces of Benghazi.

[@TaMara_x]

12:40 Mike's so naughty.. hehe

[@robertokeefe2357]

The one surviving battle tank was a message ☠️

[@timp8843]

Respectful, but absolutely devastatingly clear and precise. “These people will die horrifically” unless they retreat quickly.

[@jacobgoble9601]

There is NO such thing as a good defense. Only a great offense. Attack, attack, attack some more. ~ George S. Patton

[@jamesweible5357]

Russia: we will use nukes! America: You guys remember syria? Russia:...new plan, throw people at the problem

[@GreenBeamzzz]

A lot of battles like this happen that we don’t know about

[@hkiller57]

that psychopath is now dead, amazing how since this came out Wagner rebelled and got eliminated

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

These conversations are extremely simple The caller identifies himself and asks relevant questions after giving a report on the situation, the recipient replies as accurate as possible after identifying himself as well In this case the Russians decided to doom Wagnerites by playing the "nope, not us" game and pretend it wasnt them when it was essentially them who hired a PMC to do the work undercover but its also possible that the guy who answered the phone was simply unaware of the actual truth

[@TheGhostGuitars]

"Hey, is that your guys attacking us?" "Nope" "Sure?" "Nope!" "Ok, (voice turns) You have Weapons Free!"

[@grendalnewgod]

The US military is the size of, about, the next thirteen countries combined.

[@mitchellmiller6644]

the 2 largest are forces are the USAF and the US navy.....

[@CrippledMerc]

They were all in one place, then many of them were all over the place.

[@michaelbateman8469]

My dad used to have these quirky, pithy sayings. One of them was, "you bit a hog in the ass, didn't you?". What? It took me years to find out the real meaning. Herding dogs will nip at a sheep's but to motivate them. However, if you try to use a dog to herd pigs, there's a problem. If a dog nips (bites) a hog on their ass/arse, the hog and many nearby will turn on the dog. That dog is now in deadly peril. Wagner troops bit a hog in the ass. Additionally, the Wagner troops were confused and couldn't figure out what was happening. Americans (and Westerners in general) from games like Call of Duty, World of War, etc, plus training in specialty school makes one very aware of drones, surveillance aircraft, special operation forces, etc. The Wagnerites were and are mostly from rural, small villages (as are most Russian soldiers) with either no or limited internet access. Therefore, they may not even be aware of the technologies available. Prime example, in the earlier days of the Ukrainian war, Russian Generals and Colonels kept getting zapped with unerring accuracy. The Russians apparently unaware of modern tech, were making ROAMING phone calls with their Russian phones on a Ukrainian network. The Ukrainian phone networks could locate the Russian phones to within 1 square meters. Das vidanya General.

[@mathewpierce6385]

Loved every minute of this story!

[@steeljawX]

Have you guys ever reacted to Fire Marshall Bill Burns from the In Living Color variety comedy show? If you haven't, all you need to do is watch one to get the sense of what Bill is all about (played by Jim Carry to give you an idea of how he is) and then you can understand this bit. Just note that Fire Marshall Bill Burns skits are more on the dark and macabre side of humor. The US Military basically pulled a Bill Burns here for Wagner and repeated his catchphrase, "LET ME SHOW YA SOMETHING!"

[@Tonycoscione]

I can imagine how the 2nd phone call, a month later went. "Do you really want to do this again?" "Crap, they spotted us, RETREAT, RETREAT!!!"

[@deadmanavir]

I can only imagine the US military had all these toys they were dying to use. US: 'Uhh... is this Russia?' :I Russia: 'Umm... Nope!' >.> US: 'No?!' :) Russia: 'No!' US: 'Well, okay!!' :D

[@vegas7027]

I highly recommend watching Artur Rehi’s channel on the Ukrainian war. He is from Estonia and has a lot of great info from insiders on the front lines.

[@иванантипов-т1р]

Это не Украинская война. А ещё одна колонизаторская США. Гигимонию нельзя поддерживать без войн. И насаждения своей валюты по всему миру.

[@moviebad109]

This battle plays out like an old Warner Bros cartoon where the piano and then the anvil and then the car and plane and boat and whatever else fall onto Wiley Coyote in rapid succession. Poor bastards thought it’d be an easy snatch and grab and then got absolutely dominated by invisible counter fire that’d been tailing them for days most likely.

[@michaela.guardabasciosr.9182]

If it's worth doing..... it's worth completely overdoing..... logic I can get behind. Thank you to those who serve.

[@F15ElectricEagle]

Scene 12:09 - "I'm surprise that they didn't nuke them,...." Hey! now that you mention it.

[@drogynturalyon9914]

The Apache's radar can perform wide area search, precise detection, location and classification of up to 256 simultaneous moving and stationary targets, and then prioritise the top 16 targets for immediate evaluation and engagement.(Taken from the web)

[@VorchaKali]

Asking for a ceasefire? More like BEGGING for a ceasefire.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

2.4K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome! Thanks! ☺️ Notes: You are the first ones that I've seen react to a video that I didn't know existed. As for the event itself, I only know the national news coverage versions presented by "ABC", "CBS" & "NBC". 😎

[@LadySythe]

Ryan Forerest did a reaction vid recently too.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

@@LadySythe , thanks! 😊

[@kencoon2472]

Love rewatching this video

[@raphaelpaz8476]

When the Russian calls for ceasefire I would say no because you said Russian's are not attacking our field's and people

[@ericjorgensen3911]

Hahahahahaha... participation medals for those who lived!

[@briankgarland]

Correct comment at the end about Russian tactics. They've always relied on attrition. It's why they've lost so many troops in Ukraine.

[@twelvewingproductions7508]

"... and as a final blow, cruse missiles struck an accordion factory in Minsk".

[@ZS-bg7jo]

They received a medal... for SURVIVING the fight... and they NEVER made actual contact before their equipment and men were deleted from the field

[@ajbianchi7270]

I have a feeling the convo went something like "Are you attacking X Base, we have troops there under fire" "No it's not us" "Ok, well whoever it is is about to be wiped from the Earth, good day"

[@craigboesen649]

Worst way to play a game of fuck around and find out

[@danielstevens3869]

there was only 30 us special forces at that base and 16 came as a relief force and arrived after the battle.

[@sammurphy3343]

I understand feeling bad for the Russian soldiers who died on a personal level of but remember at the time everyone in Wagner was willing mercenary.

[@vule656]

But on the other hand, the sheer incompetence and stupidity of Russians makes it easy to not feel too bad, they are like cattle, treat them like cattle idc..

[@jimbograves1576]

You Brits would have done the same thing with similar results. Best training, same weapon systems, just not on the same "scale" of the yanks.

[@mystic37]

The QRF (Quick Reaction Force) ground forces were going to be sent but for the most part, it was already over.