"Ask Perun" Q&A Special - Nukes, Ukraine, Defence Economics & the Channel

[@PerunAU]

I'm hoping this episode will serve as a thank you of sorts to all of you who have supported the channel during its very strange journey. Apologies if your question didnt make it - it may just mean its intended to be adressed as part of a standard video. All the best to all of you and i'll see you again next week.

[@Daxx04]

It’s been a pleasure following you, and I owe so much of my insight and knowledge and desire to continue it. Thanks to you.

[@charlesparr1611]

I have always had a good feeling about the Chieftain, he seemed like a true chad to me, and frankly not many people trigger that reaction. For what it's worth, I had the exact same reaction to you while listening to the bling video. I simply felt certain that here was a guy who could be trusted, and who knew what the hell he was talking about. As a resultI, (and I suspect many other people), trust you to give us your best and most honest assessment of these and other issues. You might be wrong about something, but I feel certain you won't lie to us. Thank you for that, as it's a lot more rare than we can afford as a species. Thank you, in short, for being one of the good guys.

[@riskinhos]

thank you. this is very nice and I trully appreciate. you make amazing content. sure sometimes you do an human mistake here and there but overall it's really really good. a sketchy unappealing powerpoint video with a guy talking for 1hour would have everything to be a disaster and yet we all listen and love it. please never change.

[@twaturmoma]

i wonder what id do with sunday without a perun power point

[@rocko7711]

🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

I appreciate the shoutout, but it's a pleasure (sortof) to see you absolutely outstrip my own success! Onwards and upwards!

[@oohhboy-funhouse]

Thank you very much for supporting Perun out of the gate! Maybe ask him about the economics of track tensioning so you can get some cross promotion. :D

[@jeffbenton6183]

​@oohhboy-funhouse Another Cheiftain-Perun collaboration would be awesome!

[@MrNicoJac]

Clearly, you should transition to black and orange PowerPoints 🤣

[@rafis117]

You’ve been an absolute pillar of the community, and not just because of your height. Cheers, mate!

[@MARGATEorcMAULER]

Well done Chief, you helped create an info-monster. Thank you.

[@donnydonadio1185]

Maybe the real defense sector was the friends we made along the way.

[@krissteel4074]

Perun vids still rolling out on Sunday, we gunna be ok 😅

[@ciprianbodea7838]

If thou thinks about it, the first people you call, and rely for help on, are your tribe, i.e. friends and family. So yes, the first real defense sector is indeed the friends we made along the way in our life!

[@Slapdab]

Honestly, these have given me a great chance to chat with old friends about a new mutual interest. So yes!

[@fbinformant]

I literally can't even count the number of friends I've made watching perun videos

[@kinngrimm]

try telling that to maga republicans ^^ wanting to shut down NATO

[@brammo1991]

Perun - I get hate mail Me - no way Perun - I played Mech Eldar Me - Slaanesh did nothing wrong

[@josephahner3031]

Slannesh is merely the personification of natural consequences of the Eldar's previously preferred methods of dealing with boredom.

[@Reaver70]

We now know PERUN has a dark side if he played Mech eldar in 3-5th ed.... what a dog.... :)

[@Navigator2166]

Perun, your little sarcastic quips are hysterical. I love ‘em. From your minority demographic… 75 years old USA female... Thank you so much!

[@MrNicoJac]

Interesting! May I ask what brought you to this channel? :) Cheers from a male political science student in the Netherlands 😂

[@cynthiaarnold1371]

69 year old female watcher from the very beginning. I salute you!

[@MrTaxiRob]

watch out for those Costa Ricans, sister

[@AshtonK1816]

“KZbinrs buying satellite images to discuss a conflict” is a theme that’s come up a few times in a few different channels, but it’ll never stop being jarring to me.

[@Lungomono]

Me: "Soo what did you do this past week?" Perun: "Ohh I ordered several satellites to take pictures of Russian military installations in order to support my arguments online.... what about you?"

[@the_undead]

Not just KZbinrs, anyone with the money can do what he is doing. Cuz this isn't some special privilege that's only given to the elite or whatever, this is private companies that have what are effectively spy satellites that sell the service that these satellites offer, I don't personally know the price cuz I haven't looked into it, but compared to some other hobbies I would suspect these images are relatively affordable

[@DanielXStaub]

Perun quote of the week - "Burying so many explosions in the dirt that you turn warfare into a game of the floor is lava may be an old tactic but still sometimes an effective one."

[@jamesedwards6173]

I'd nominate the 1:05:59 - 1:06:10 segment instead. 🤣

[@brianking4360]

loved this too - my kids play Minecraft and avoiding lava is a big topic of conversation

[@martingranese5243]

"Response has generally been confusion at just how large the Defense Economics PowerPoint market is." This one has me rolling!

[@rodh1404]

I think Perun is considering a career as a boxer, given the number of jabs he took in this video. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a B" That's a B-52, I guess.

[@martijnpoot5751]

"How voting systems destroy countries" really sounds like an amazing video to watch, I hope you reconsider. Thank you for your 22 months of quality slides!

[@Darkside007]

I want this so much, and I'm an American volunteering in politics. Aussie politics are probably all outside of my ideology but I just don't care.

[@sagmilling]

As a Canadian who lived in Australia, I wished for a preferential ballot. All my Australian friends wanted something simpler, like first-past-the-post. And that voting should be optional, since anybody who isn't paying attention shouldn't have a say in how a nation is run.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Agreed!

[@Dave5843-d9m]

UK uses “first past the post” voting to maintain the status-quo. We now have three political parties that are all basically the same, an ever growing public sector and nobody stupid enough to set up their own company.

[@casbot71]

As an Australian it's a really interesting topic that I've posted about on some of the American and British political channels I subscribe to - I'm a bit of a political junkie and Australian politics got a lot less interesting once we stopped knifing PM'S as a national sport. But by luck (and possibly by coming to the game so late that the system had the advantage of previous examples), Australia has one of the best models for determining elections in the world. Some of the highlights. Compulsory voting with automatic enrolment at 18 years of age - it forces the major parties to play to the mainstream instead of a highly motivated fringe [ahem ... MAGA]. Preferential ranked choice voting - you number your ballot with your 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd, up to at least 6. So, if you want to vote for a minor party, it's not a wasted vote, even if they don't win you can put which of the major parties you prefer somewhere on the list. It does give small niche parties a chance and means that other parties on your side of the political fence aren't just spoilers for your party - they're allies. [Preference swap deals are a thing]. That also means that the mainstream parties can kick out their extremist and let them form their own party without worrying too much that they've just committed electoral suicide. You don't lose your right to vote if you've been to jail (Except for a really long sentence), so ethnic groups that get targeted by the police don't become disenfranchised (ahem, USA). Imagine Britain or America under such a system. It's the only reason Australia has relatively sane governments. If we had the American system, for example, we'd be like Florida or Alabama. And if American had Australia's system, the rest of the Western world wouldn't be looking on at the Yanks in apprehension at the insanity of their domestic politics.

[@homeworksdone2378]

"Put out good information and bad jokes" is my new life motto. Thank you Perun.

[@OperationDarkside]

So which part is your username then? The good information or the bad joke?

[@kinngrimm]

@@OperationDarkside why choose, maybe its both ;)

[@Aeropunk08]

"Hate mail doesn't tend to come with citations." A good observation for anyone who has to deal with anyone outside of who they know

[@muppetbait2885]

I do not wonder why so many Finns follow you. The no-nonsense, straight to the point style with a sparkle of dry humor has certainly gained my interest ever since the beginning of the "speshul military operation". Keep up the good work!

[@anarionelendili8961]

Justiinsa. (Exactly right.)

[@AbenZin1]

OK, now explain Guyana?

[@thesunthrone]

@@AbenZin1 You need to but look at his Guyana episode a few weeks back to answer that one. One might make a reasonable guess that the lads over there are studying these power points very closely.

[@pacifist9805]

Yep, those are part of the reasons. Also because nearly all of our guys have been in the army and we are interested in these matters.

[@AbenZin1]

@@thesunthrone Hah, I'd forgotten all about that video! Very true!

[@Ayns.L14A]

Hey Perun, dunno if you realise but in the distant future there is a good chance your content will be taught in Schools, Colleges and Universities, your channel is already being discussed academically on an international level, congratulations on becoming a part of history..........keep up the great work.

[@whazzat8015]

Bravo

[@jeffbenton6183]

Historians like reviewing primary sources about events in the past. This seems to me to be the sort of primary source they'd love to get their hands on when reviewing the Russo-Ukrainain Wars. Of course, there would be many others as well. EDIT: I should have clarified that I meant "primary source" is the historical context. To a historian, every source from the time period, and in some cases, even soon after, counts as a primary source. Of course, some are better than others - expert opinions are more valuable than those of normies, eyewitness reports are more valuable than second-hand sources. Perun would be a non-eyewitness expert primary source to them. The whole historical method involves sifting through primary sources according to these metrics while also trying to sort out biases. It's not easy, as many sources simply do not survive given enough time.

[@apollyon1]

I keep expecting a leaked photo of zelinski from ‘22 watching the “all bling no basics” video while furiously taking notes

[@steemlenn8797]

@@jeffbenton6183 Sorry, but you do not understand what a primary source is. A soldier's report, a released statistic - that is primary. Perum is using those primary sources. (At least I hope he is ;) )

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@steemlenn8797 For a historian 100 years from now, Perun counts as a primary source. For us contemporaries trying to understand what's going on, he's a secondary source. Sorry for the confusion, I should have clarified that.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

"All Bling no Basics" is still memorable. How the algorithm decided to send that to me I have no idea, but the idea that "someone is wrong on the internet" launched this channel still tickles my fancy to this day. Thanks for the Sunday morning power point! (although I mostly just listen).

[@pontimin4173]

I think a lot of the success of All Bling No Basics was that people on Twitter and Reddit were pointing to it.

[@nemzeh]

KZbin kept suggesting the newly released "All bling no basics" to me for a couple of days before I clicked it, as I don't usually explore unknown channels a lot, and I have been subscribed ever since. You are exactly the kind of intelligent, professional, rational content I wish was more common in the world, regarding any and every topic. Here's to many more years of successful spreading of knowledge, and to a well-managed and sustainable work/life balance. Cheers from Stockholm!

[@gerennichols6075]

I think that's where I started also

[@squelchstuff]

One of the few times the recommendations have worked for me too. Just a few minutes into "All Bling No Basics" I knew this channel was a keeper. Perun is a "bad machine" by bucking the trend of short form, hyper-edited noise. Exactly my cup of tea.

[@BoringAngler]

It took me a couple days, maybe a week even before I was willing to watch. If only the algo where always this effective for me to find people doing good work.

[@MistaBreed]

Als Deutscher kann ich nur sagen, selten eine Stunde so effizient verbracht wie auf diesem Kanal. Danke sehr für den guten Inhalt! All Top, no Sh*t!

[@niklasw.1297]

of course the only fellow german I spot in the comments is talking about efficiency ;)

[@mimamo9214]

Zeit ist Geld!

[@KapitainZino]

💯

[@mikeborsos8621]

Ich stimme vollends zu.

[@regarded9702]

Of course the German talks about efficiency lmao. Gotta love the krauts.

[@martavdz4972]

Thank you so much for mentioning Czech Republic as one of the staunchest supporters! I´m Czech and we´re No. 1 when it comes to percentage of heavy weaponry stock given to Ukraine, but it rarely gets mentioned. Our government offers tax cuts to people who donate to buy weapons for Ukraine. And we have a huge tradition of donating to charity, which includes Ukraine. In December 2023 only, we collected 60 million Czech crowns for drones, vehicles, first aid kits and a helicopter. And we have a large community of people who give their last money to Ukraine, who transport aid in their vans in their free time. EDIT: Not saying this to boast and say "Czechia can´t do more". More like... it´s *incredibly frustrating* when your country is helping and your community is working their a**es off to help, but the news is basically "Europe is doing nothing". It makes Ukrainians sad. I know what it´s like to feel like nobody supports you (on an individual level), so I don´t want Ukrainians to feel like that.

[@ЂорђеКозић]

Nothing to boast about, to be honest.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

UK gives tax benefits to charitable donations but that usually means supporting the NGOs. The very ones where tiny fraction goes into helping the needy. A huge proportion feeds their internal bureaucracy.

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

speaking of Czech, why are your Slovakian neighbours seemingly choosing the direct opposite, electing a government who seems more pro Russian than pro Ukraina? One would think you had the exact same view on Russian expansionism and the same experiences with Russian interference in your affairs.

[@vadstradamus]

Thank you!! Keep up the admirable effort!

[@AlbionArg]

Czech Republic was where my wife and I were received when we fled as refugees from the war. I will never forget how much support and generosity we received from the Czech Republic and we will be forever in debt. CZ is a beacon of bravery.

[@stevid8193]

1 million regular viewers? Streaming and TV services would kill for those figures, and you do an old school 1hr-ish episode a week. Truly amazing and a testament to your work and dedication!

[@mrpolskija]

To my wife, I call your weekly video my "sunnuntai-pulina", which loosely translates (from Finnish) into my sunday buzz. I've been listening almost for two years now and you bring joy, sense and calm into a world that feels like it's going down the drain. Thanks, happy new year and here's to many more! - 35+ male from Finland

[@ldhorricks]

Kippis from Canadian living in Prague for 30 years

[@mrpolskija]

@@ldhorricks Ahoj!

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

Two years... gosh. Time flies.

[@Devil_Dog_98]

As a Costa Rican, I can confirm we just go to war blasting “Sound of the da Police” on our police cruisers.

[@abraxasnl]

“I’ve been handed a microphone that most people never get, and I’m determined to use it to put out good information and bad jokes.” Citation needed. Your jokes are glorious, my man.

[@casbot71]

The Duck/Cruiser question also has the factor of pay-off (besides survival). You defeat the duck, you get a _lot_ of duck meat... the world's biggest roast duck festival. You defeat the Moskavs and you get a bunch of very accurate scale models. You could perhaps sell the reasonably intact ones to hobbyists.

[@changingform250]

The replies to the original question got enthusiastic in their technicalities, will the duck live on its own, will the armada have working missiles etc. Uniting Newtonian physics, biology, quantum effects, and the cooking options.

[@jackiew6598]

The scale models sound like a good plan but first you need a very careful prisoner exchange program for the surviving tiny crews. Overall the duck festival sounds like more fun.

[@Chilled_Mackers]

In a "Jaws quote voice" - You are going to need a bigger pancake.

[@whazzat8015]

Duck and cover

[@charlesphillips4575]

The duck would pose some interesting logistical problems, how to move it to somewhere it could be preserved/consumed before it goes bad. For the mini Moskavs, would the miniaturised crews be willing to work for a new owner, or could new crews be obtained?

[@m.streicher8286]

I would be overwhelmed with happiness if I were to see an hour long perun video about a specifically bad procurement program.

[@pontimin4173]

Ajax might be a good subject here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9764/

[@noecarrier5035]

Like Ian's Elbonian Army?

[@Muljinn]

Canada’s feeble efforts to replace their standard sidearm (pistol) would be a good contender… it’s taken more than 60 *years* to get anywhere… and we’ve *still* got basically SFA done. It’s bloody depressing…

[@cyan_oxy6734]

​@@noecarrier5035Thanks to Germany no fiction is needed here.

[@Erik_Ice_Fang]

Or an example of what a good procurement program looks like

[@VladVexler]

Great to catch the Q&A - looking forward to 2024 on the channel!

[@PerunAU]

cheers mate, please take care of yourself

[@j.e.v.5016]

Regards from Finland; we do our best to boost your viewer base!

[@Delheru]

As a Finn living in the US, our numbers are even greater than the analytics imply

[@sirWhiteyes]

As a fellow Australian would love to watch a video on how voting systems shape political culture 🙋‍♂️

[@occamraiser]

If it can explain Trump, he'll be inundated with offers of honourary doctorates.

[@AssortedFern]

​@@occamraiserI mean basically - some electoral systems (like the US one) encourage political polarization because of the Zero sum game dynamics - if you, as a politician, attack your opponent and you bring both you and them down but them down more, you've gained an advantage. You can elevate yourself but that's harder - you have to an effective communicator, and the aspirations / hopes of people are more diverse and tenuous than the fears of people, so it's easier to appeal to fears. Thus it's generally easier to campaign on a negative, polarizing platform than anything else.

[@tim19962]

This would be great for me include the netherlands or germany!

[@whazzat8015]

Books on this: The Tyranny of the Minority, naomi klien, and Heather Cox Richardson's How The South Won The Civil War. Esp #1 Take a look, I don't think the effort will be wasted

[@stephenbernard3003]

One of the biggest things is compulsory turning up to the voting site. People call it compulsory voting but you can just write nothing on your ballot. It means if people get disgusted with the current politicians they still have to turn up and might choose someone new, with preferences that allows them to show their displeasure. In America those people just don’t vote and the die hards make up more and more of the voters.

[@momo9594]

I can't stress enough how "magical" (for lack of a better word) your videos are: I look at the video length, I shy back, then I remind myself "this is Perun", and an hour goes by and I didn't even notice it. Thank you for your hard work and awesome content Perun.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

I recommend watching at 2x speed.

[@davidkottman3440]

​@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts lol, he's already a normal 2x speed!

[@h8hornets]

“Enemy cruiser sighted sir!” “What’s the size?” “About 300 ducks”

[@Apollo_1641]

Anything but the metric system... xD

[@dnd_beyond_is_bad7605]

The breakdown of the duck-sized Moskvas Vs. a Moskva-sized duck was so much more thought out than I thought it would be. Bravo.

[@theuncalledfor]

He stuck too much to normal physics. The intent was clearly more of a kaiju-like duck that is still able to move and act normally. While seemingly ignoring that duck-sized Moskvas would probably have some physics-based issues as well, since scaling things _down_ (without making adjustments to deal with the altered physics at that size) doesn't really work too well, either. Though admittedly, scaling up is generally more difficult in most situations. I still think fighting a single giant duck would be less deadly either way, but I would have preferred an analysis based more closely on the intent of the question than on pure real-life physics.

[@LeButters213]

Thank you Perun for being my Sunday podcast on my drive home from work every week

[@julianarnott5184]

I listened to it at work

[@EricDKaufman]

Me too! Except today it snowed so I told operations, "Fuck you, I aint driving 70 miles in a foot of snow!"

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

Toady snowed a lot​@@EricDKaufman

[@aureaphilos]

My daughter (29) and I (64) look forward to being the first to text "PERUUUN!" to the other. I supplement my weekly Perun with the Telegraph's daily podcast "Ukraine: The Latest". Both have the primary focus on the Ukraine war, both are wide-ranging in their discussions, and both are fact-based and very intelligently produced. Thank you for your quality work, your wry sense of humor, and being a beacon of fact in a fog of misinformation, shallow knowledge, and utter idiocy. Best wishes for 2024.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

how many times have you had to slam on the breaks after laughing to perun's dry humor?

[@Darkside007]

"I don't expect to be the big story here" 1) A powerpoint channel making it to the 99th percentile on KZbin is a big story. Your presentation is compelling. I took Christmas week off and mostly rewatched almost your entire back catalogue. 2) Defense economics isn't a subject I even knew existed, and talking to people in the defense field, you may very well be a foundational contributor to the field. 3) If you ever want to get back into Eve, I just restarted a corp. Yes, I know I have better odds of winning the Powerball here in the US, but I figured I'd ask.

[@JuanDi_SDK]

I think the phrase "Left text/right image just works" sums up everything great about your channel: the main thing is the information and the analysys. No fancy transitions, no overly dramatic music. It just does justice to how serious and important these topics are.

[@admiralscheer5325]

It would not be an understatement to say that you and your content have changed the course of my academic career. As of the outbreak of the war in Ukraine I was doing a joint honours degree in War studies and History, in my first year. Your content has very specifically kindled a fascination with the economics of warfare and practically decided for me that I was going to do my dissertation on failed joint development projects. Currently in no small part due to you I am knee deep in an essay about the effects of demobilisation and incorrect assumptions about the early cold War, and how they merged painfully with budgetary constrains in the lead up to the Korean war. You continue to be an inspiration and to uphold some of the highest standards I've seen on this website, so I'll simply say this; Long live Perun! Long may he reign!

[@CARNAC_The_Great]

Greetings from Texas. Your content is absolutely outstanding. Former Army medical officer and stood across the Iron Curtain from the Russians from 1988-92. I was in the former Yugoslav 1994-5 and supported both Ukrainian and Russian troops. Very much appreciated your recent work on casualties and medical support. Few can imagine the amount of effort that goes into making the medical evacuation AND the medical logistics system work. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@fluffly3606]

I am part of the minority that is younger than 30 and not male. Your channel is the only reason I have any idea what is going on in Ukraine, and what I've seen of the war has restored a little bit of my faith in humanity. Also I discovered Terra Invicta because of you, and bought it because I saw that it's made by the developers of Long War. It remains to be seen if it will break my pattern of never getting far in games because I put too much effort into optimizing my early game

[@brandy1011]

"Personally, I still don't think I am the important story here, and I hope that the topics, the research and the data presented on this channel can ultimately stand on their own merits." Well, but YOU research the topics, collect the data, and assemble everything into an easily digestible (considering the subject matter) presentation every week. And you are putting those out for the whole world to watch for free! Thank you so much for your work!

[@attilamarics3374]

He just regurgitates easily finable articles. Sometimes he just flat out repeates ISW and stuff. It isnt research. Its 6th grade history presentation.

[@brandy1011]

@@attilamarics3374 Even if this were strictly true (which I don't think it is), it would still take me more than roughly an hour per week to compile all the material, read it myself and form some sort of coherent picture from it. Thus, he is providing value and not charging anything for it, and in my view this merits some gratitude at least.

[@attilamarics3374]

@@brandy1011 And hour a week of gathering a flimsy powerpoint isnt really anywhere close to work. Thats how you know that his viewers are all kids. Very young kids.

[@Buddha2723]

@@attilamarics3374 Pretty pathetic. Maybe accomplish something instead of belittling others. BTW, what are you doing here?

[@attilamarics3374]

@@Buddha2723 Well, being wrong isnt really an accomplishment.

[@herrtulpeskanal1980]

One of those germans reporting in. Your channel is a staple of my Sunday, I can even watch it on the minijob. What sets it apart from almost every other military channel I knew up to the point when I began watching it at the start of the war is the focus on logistics, economics, military culture/tradition and other aspects beyond technology. It's both deep and wide in its approach and helped me understand and pique my interest in matters I barely thought about. It really broadens the horizon - so many thanks from Berlin.

[@MistaBreed]

Genau dieses! Belustigenderweise fand ich Peruns Video auf 9Gag und bin quasi seit der 5. Ausgabe dabei! Danke für die ganze Arbeit und den großartigen Humor!

[@arch.blender1178]

A BIG Yes to a video on voting systems, having lived in the UK, Emutopia and Kiwiland (and observe USA with dismay), I would find this fascinating

[@ExtraRice365]

As a young American training for a career in SOF, thank you for your weekly videos. Not only do I appreciate the positive impact you've likely had on the world, but you've helped an otherwise ignorant American (me) understand the big picture of military economics on a very basic but legitimate level. I see myself as more of a fighter than a strategic thinker, so your videos have helped make me more well rounded.

[@justskip4595]

Greetings from Finland again. Found the channel on the 2nd video and I've watched every single one at least once. I do not see why I would stop watching unless you go for obvious stuff like selling NFTs. Also doesn't surprise that Finland came 2nd in viewership per capita as many of us at least understand English well enough to understand you, we are societally committed the defense of the country, we got Russia as a neighbor and we have very complicated history with said neighbor and you actually made a video about Finland. Thank you for the videos.

[@Numtalegau]

Space Elves? NOBODY TRUSTS AN ELF! I am disapoint, Perun. On a more serious note, you are an absolute legend and i cannot thank you enough for all your hard work. It´s a blessing. Cheers from Portugal.

[@murphy7801]

Space elves have a sound defence economic strategy, why he's a fan (joke)

[@humblescribe8522]

Vulcans are space elves. This is a molehill I will die on.

[@fbinformant]

This is completely illogical

[@LordGrantius]

​@@murphy7801he was an Ulthwe player, I imagine Iyanden or Biel-Tan would have been more to his liking today lol

[@johanmetreus1268]

"NOBODY TRUSTS AN ELF!" Elves are not meant to be trusted, but to be adored and admired for their grace, loyalty, dedication to crafts and their ability to ruthlessly stomp down the forces of lesser empires through sheer cheekiness.

[@novakade]

As a 23yr old from the States, I can't thank you enough for what your channel has taught my friends and me for almost the last two years now. I am consistently in awe with your ability to keep us (and the greater audience) entertained with simply a powerpoint and exceptional humo(u)r. It's sparked discussions amongst the group of us (none in uniform, multidisciplined, but all with varying degrees of interest in military industry) that have lasted for hours and your weekly schedule has been a solid time for us to gather again after we've all spread out since our graduations. I wish you continued success and look forward to everything you produce, 500k is just around the corner and I can't think of anyone more deserving. Cheers!

[@glennpeterson1357]

Great comment! I especially appreciated “humo(u)r”😂

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

17:30. Allow me to introduce you to the Red Army's Ampulomet (effective range 250m) and the British Army's Northover Projector (also about 250m effective range).

[@PerunAU]

that was one fascinating google dive.

[@ewelina379]

Interesting point on demographics. I am female, early 40s, Polish but living in the UK. I have been listening to since almost the start and I have to say it really is amazing how well researched these videos are given you put them out weekly. And I absolutely love your presentation style. One of my favourite episodes was on why Poland is an important ally and that's not just because I am Polish. The commentary on the Russians was brilliantly put across.

[@jonesie6887]

My son is 8 years he asks weird “would you rather” questions multiple times a day/minute😂 I had to pause and call him in for the duck/cruiser part. He loved it and ran off to share it with his dad

[@avpguy11]

Not everyone who wins the "algorithm lottery" deserves it but you absolutely did. This is quite simply the best research channel on KZbin. How you manage to put out such professional, engaging, well-researched, and occasionally hilarious videos every week boggles my mind. Best of luck to you in 2024 and beyond!

[@Paulus8765]

And it's free.

[@Spurkadurka]

Concur, this is one of the most informative channels out there and I wish more people appreciated the format and content of the channel.

[@rositasultana3958]

Thank you, Perun, for sharing your knowledge and insights over those 22 months of despair and hope. Much respect and gratitude from Romania. Slava Ukraini!

[@martavdz4972]

Nice to see a Romanian here, greetings to Romania from Czechia 🙂

[@davegrimes3385]

Thank you to the Chieftain, perhaps things would be different without your support. And, naturally, thank you Perun, good to know you're keeping us safe from fowl.

[@Clapperofcheeks5000]

The cheiftens a prick have you ever met the guy

[@daiakunin]

Now that I know Perun has played Battletech, I need a video on the defense economics of the Inner Sphere.

[@chrisp.2544]

Everyone gives their money to Comm-Star. The leftovers are spent on bribery, repairing ancient Battlemechs and thrones that are "almost gold(ish)".

[@j.s.c.4355]

Your presentations work perfectly for me, because my phone is in my pocket the whole time. I love a presentation that relies heavily on speaking.

[@prowala]

Perun if you created a personal finance for dummies course, I would pay money for it, you're a great teacher

[@tarickw]

great to hear that the chieftain takes such a positive attitude to community on youtube

[@RojCowles]

Think I saw an old video on YT where The Chieftain ran into Drachinifel and gave him some good pointers, with the usual dose of informative and humorous comments. Definitely one of the good guys, IMHO.

[@Snail_With_a_Shotgun]

And thank you, Perun. I had no idea that a weekly Powerpoint presentations on Defense economics was exactly what was missing from my life, but 2 years on, these videos have been a consistent highlight of my week. So happy new year, and I'll be looking forward for more Duck-based content.

[@thecellulontriptometer4166]

My opinion: it takes a pretty special set of skills and intellectual abilities to research, assemble, script, perform and edit for release the extremely complicated topics covered by this channel. It takes a step beyond that to do so in a creative way with the right pace and entertainment value to get a couple of million people to watch the videos. So, for as much as Perun thanks the audience, I would like to thank Perun for finding his passion in this niche youtube world, and sharing it with us weekly. Best wishes for an exceptionally successful 2024 and beyond.

[@carlstein9278]

Dear Mr. Perun, i as a biologist want to sincerely thank you for being the first person i ever met to give the correct answer to the duck/moskva question. have my like.

[@thermiteturtle3486]

Perun going mostly unscripted is a gigachad moment showing how well thought out his content is. Entertainment or not, Perun has a neat way of cultivating a culture of introspection and reflection, something that is far too sparse in today's kneejerk media stream. It's a really humble acceptance of the fact that the picture will always be far too big for anyone to understand that I always love, consciously constraining the scope of discussions to allow for reasonable conclusions is just... neat. I'm grateful for Perun's videos and hope they'll continue into 2024 (except if burnout sets in; in that case you have my vote to step back and take care of yourself :3)

[@hungrymusicwolf]

45:55 Never underestimate the power of an angry bloke with knowledge, insight, and sheer determination.

[@ElementalNimbus]

I know you partially avoided this for a while because you really don't understand why anyone cares about you specifically, so I wanted to leave a note that I do appreciate you doing it. While I know there are tons of great people on this planet and the ratio just seems very skewed online, it does help reinforce my own faith in humanity to see good people doing good work. There are a thousand ways someone in your position could have used this for self-enrichment or to push agendas. Even with the best of intentions these topics can be tricky. Alternatively, ego can become bloated and it becomes more about the personality/content creator than the topics being discussed. In keeping it humble, focusing on what is important, and putting in the hard work to keep information of high quality, you are doing a great service. Paradoxically it does also make you as a person more interesting and more deserving of the spotlight. A video like this does serve a purpose and a good one, so I appreciate you doing it especially since it isn't a comfortable topic for you. Again, thank you for everything you do. It has meant a lot to me personally on many different levels and I'm quite certain I'm far from alone in feeling this way.

[@IanSinclair77]

You've got the highest value and quality (in terms of information density and analysis) presentations and videos I've seen - very possibly in my life - and you churn them out on a weekly basis. Good on ya, mate! Doing the Aussies proud!

[@thomasstyan2066]

That Perun is Australian has raised my esteem of Australia, and it was high already.

[@flakfodder27]

I think this channel is more important than you realise. The Internet is very noisy these days with people trying to 'contest the information space', mostly with bullshit, to the point that people have almost given up on the Internet as a source of information about international affairs. There is something about the way you present that is very 'someone very knowledgeable with a craptonne of information and analysis about a very complex topic trying to condense it all down to a 1 hour timeslot' and not 'someone trying to manipulate opinions and feelings about a topic using tactics to capture attention span and manipulate the algorithm ' that is a real breath of fresh air. Also I can't help but note the lack of a Putin Perun, counting Bradleys in the desert.

[@zomfgroflmao1337]

A big thank you to the Chieftain to help the channel into existence.

[@daniellarge9784]

Got to say I'd gone off the chieftain after his ill judged comments about Lazerpig during the great Armarta wars of '23 but the news he reached out to Perun restores my faith in his character.

[@SlavicCelery]

@@daniellarge9784 The thing about the Chieftain, is he is quick to acknowledge that stuff on the ground can be different than what is assumed. It's not a defense of Russia, more of a tip of the cap to the reality that can exist on the ground.

[@billyponsonby]

The Chieftain is a drone who got lucky with a video game for kids

[@TheWarriorofHonor]

Dear Perun, Your videos have been a great joy, despite the often grim topics. You manage to combine hard data, simple explanations and hilarious jokes into easy to digest and understand information, and you always back yourself up with good, reliable sources. I wish there were a lot more people like you, and i honestly say, i look forward to every sunday due to your videos! PS: I absolutly get your concern about YT's "policy", but a video about how voting systems work (or don't work) , yeah that could really really be a big banger mate.

[@Mike628-dk4vt]

This is a formal call for a full weekly video on the cruiser duck question

[@balinthehater8205]

Wait for April I guess

[@dzzope]

Maybe for April

[@jpoeng]

Right?? 😱 How could he leave us hanging!! 😫

[@dzzope]

@@jpoeng He answered it pretty perfectly.

[@jpoeng]

@@dzzope Oh shoot, I hit play while I was still in bed, I must have drifted off to the dulcet tones of Defense Economics ASMR 😱🤣🤣 Thanks, I’ll have to re-listen…

[@perryshaffer8358]

37:00 Thank you for rating mustaches as military force multipliers. More potent than nukes, more telling than strategic or tactical insight and fashionable as well. Sir Francis Drake had a stylish goatee as well; the Spanish Armada was doomed from the start.

[@4343Butch]

Perun, just wanted to say that's one of the best videos you have done mate, I was really interested to hear your back story. Thanks for covering so many of my questions. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@PerunAU]

Cheers, wasn't sure people would be interested but happy to see it was well received.

[@rhendersbee685]

Dr Dr Perun: In this University of the New Age, Perun you have admirably passed your dissertation and demonstrated an understanding of your topic in depth, breadth, and humour. You have also thoroughly demonstrated your skills as a teacher and professor. Well done Professor Professor Perun, and thankyou.

[@nicholasackroyd4460]

If he was willing to be identified I can imagine one of his old unis giving him a honorary doctorate

[@casbot71]

Will kids be able to convince their patriotic parents that getting them a drone will teach them skills to defend the homeland with? _"The military uses playstation controllers, so..."_

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Military uses PlayStation controller because that’s what today’s youth understands. They don’t use PlayStation controllers because they’re the best way to do it.

[@theemperorofmankind3739]

@@Dave5843-d9m They also use them because it is an existing technology. There is only the cost of procurring the controllers that are on the market. There is no additional monetary and time cost in developing a tailor made control setup.

[@talldude1412]

​@davidelliott5843 it's also because Playstation had invested millions of dollars in r&d on ergonomics and control schemes, so why would the military invest it again for the same use case.

[@EmyrDerfel]

Console controllers are mass produced, so benefit from economies of scale, and also resilient because hell hath no fury like a child who hasn't grown out of being a bad loser yet.

[@sage5296]

@@Dave5843-d9mthe thing is, controllers have had millions invested in design to literally be the best at controlling things may not be optimized for drones 100% but as far as things go they’re still very good

[@ngreen1596]

I was in Tours, France in 1969. There were still bombed out buildings from world war II that had not been reconstructed at all, 25 years after the end of the war. It was sobering to say the least. I weep to think of the very long rebuilding and recovery to come in Ukraine after the war ends. It's such a terrible waste. Or to see the acres of farmland ruined with mines and ordinance.

[@Hebdomad7]

There will be cities that will not be rebuilt and fields made forbidden for more than a hundred years. There are parts of France still off limits because of WW1 for God sake!

[@MrNicoJac]

That sounds like they just didn't have the inhabitants to make it a priority to increase/rebuild housing... Like, if there'd been the 'political will' then surely 25 years is plenty to make the funds and materials available 🤔

[@steemlenn8797]

It could have been worse. They could have rebuild in 60s brutalism.

[@KristianRobertsen]

​@@MrNicoJac could be a wish to keep it as a reminder too.

[@boatymcboatface2522]

I grew up in 90s Berlin. My house had bullet holes and half the street was empty.

[@MN-zi6hb]

This channel consistently provides excellent information in an understandable and relatable way. So glad to see subscribers reaching close to 500,000. It's well-deserved and proof people still want information and substance not just headlines and sound bytes. Still the best PowerPoint shows on KZbin.

[@emperoroftheuniverse5950]

I'm actually quite surprised that the majority of viewers fall in the older age bracket (though I guess I shouldn't be, not many teenagers revel in defense economics and power point presentations), especially considering the quality of your information and delivery is simply astounding in every video, thank you for keeping up the good work

[@velvetmagnetta3074]

I felt a surprisingly strong sense of relief when Perun revealed that, yes, he puts on similar (albeit more detailed and complex) PowerPoint Presentations like these he gives us in his professional life. I guess I've been more worried than I'd thought that the people in gov and industry were not receiving good enough information or anslysis on the most important and impactful conflicts of our time. I apparently have not only been disappointed in my gov's response (the US), in speed, attention, and intensity to Russia's brutal, nearly Medieval, invasion and occupation of Ukraine, but also quite worried that all these experts in gov (military, economics, and diplomacy) might not actually know what they're doing! 😳 There have been several significant developments in this war that I was able to predict in surprising accuracy and detail that seemed to be totally missed or ignored by those whose job it is to predict (and prevent!) these things... ...and as you may have guessed, I'm just some rando idiot on the internet! So, this has been a scary time. I know every time someone does a deep-dive analysis into what's going wrong and right with our military, no matter the conclusion, it always includes something to the effect of "Well, yes, despite these problems, the US military could feasibly wage at least 2 geographically opposite fronts in a World War at the same time with money and kit left over to secure the Middle." But from what I've seen with our slow, hesitant, seemingly eternal deliberations for every little thermal optical system we send Ukraine (when honestly, just chucking thousands of Bradleys across the Atlantic might be sufficient), I have lost a great deal of confidence in how much our military even really _could_ feasibly handle if it ever came to that. And it looks like our enemies all across the world have also gotten the same impression I have (mistaken or no) and are acting out in very predictable, potentially terrible, destructive ways. Anyway, watching Perun all this time during the war in Ukraine, I've seen how logistics does take time to set up and get right and move seemlessly and continously, so I really hope the big hold-up is in that area, and that once we ciear a few of those hurdles and set Ukraine up solid, we'll see the advances we all know the very brave, creative, compassionate, and intelligent Ukrainian heroes are ready to make. Anyway, all this is to say, thank you, Perun! I'm so relieved you do this (but better!) in your day job! And, of course, Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@andrewwashere9151]

We🇭🇲 cannot for the life of us understand how the Dems are not calling out the treasonous pootin 🍑-lickers that are holding up $63B like Gaetz, MTG and Boobert all for a vanity project and a flex on the México border. These bundled finance packages have got to stop, just too much never gets done because all these Zero Sum Gamers always go low.

[@perihelion7798]

True, and information is as much of a weapon as an artillery piece.

[@Megaddd07]

The main issue is not that the people in seats of power don't receive good enough information or analysis, but more that they are likely to be picking the noses or have it fly over their proverbial heads entirely.

[@perihelion7798]

@@Megaddd07 People in power live in a bubble of sycophants and obsequious yes-people. Putin was told Russians would get flowers and hugs when invading Ukraine, but they got bullets and missiles instead.

[@msytdc1577]

​@@perihelion7798and sunflower seeds to put in their pockets!

[@werotan]

As an old subscriber I feel very fortunate to follow your content, although I still miss some of the Dom 5 content where a little diplomacy and misguided faith in a nation that Dom5 vets said was bad brought you the victory :D

[@Halo2Jackel]

Underwater meme team is my favorite dom series ever.

[@RicardIbarra-v5d]

I emailed you the other day asking for guidance and personal career experience. I'm currently in 3rd year of International Affairs and your channel has helped me to start defining my path. Glad you answered some of the questions at the end of the video. 🤝

[@whazzat8015]

Follow your curiosity, let it guide you Curiosity is this most precious thing in life It will answer your questions Go where it takes you. Never let it die.

[@RicardIbarra-v5d]

Thank you for the advice!

[@corvanphoenix]

Bro, you really underestimate our thirst for intelligent, educated & informed content on the big issues we're facing in the real world. So thank you & your audience will grow, thank our aging population if you must :P

[@TheProtlak]

"The audience does skew somewhat male." So there ARE some ladies here? *Sucks in gut* Anywho, keep doing the great work, sending love from Czechia.

[@anthonyoch8285]

And this is the best Birthday present a man could ask for 🎉

[@ZvZd]

Happy Birthday!

[@JoeyMace28]

Hbd

[@combatwombat2134]

Happy birthday, buddy. Good new year to you while you're at it.

[@Billy01113]

Happy Birthday!

[@domavner9321]

Happy Birthday! :D

[@Tritone_b5]

That Moskva sized duck bit was as fun as it was educational. Given your topics normally cover heavier subjects that bit is something I wish I could see more although I know it's unlikely.

[@diazinth]

you're saying a Moskva sized duck isn't a heavy subject? That thing is made of meat!

[@selfawaretrashcan4594]

He does have a gaming channel!

[@CalicoreGaming]

Nothing better than getting a notification at 3:51 am in California that Perun has just uploaded (Sleep will not be occurring for a bit 😤)

[@philippick7040]

By which point the marines will have already fixed bayonets and be half way to the objective lmao love your sense of humor on a more serious note thank you for this video your content is excellent and you deserve props for your attention to detail research and outright analytical savvy much love from Wales and long may it continue always look forward to a Sunday with the Perun channel

[@sd_pjwal]

"I'm not sure which of the following scares me more, a historian that hasn't studied economics, an economist that hasn't studied history or either of them if they entirely skipped the hard sciences and forgot to touch grass occassionally." I just wanted to make sure that phenomenal quote was captured in the comments.

[@lasouris1993]

Deeply appreciate the work. I would love to see an episode on the defense economics of Switzerland, its neutrality (and how they manage to sell weapons but not to countries at war), scandals (yes like the one of Crypto AG), and its role in economics as a big player in the market. Looking forward to any content

[@moonbaer01]

Man I hope we get this as a video

[@murphy7801]

Neutrality like taking money from warlords engaged in genocide or refusing to stop exploiting tax loopholes with neighbours. Yeah swiss are a scummy bunch.

[@leakycheese]

On balance, I think we can all forgive you for the tabletop Eldar perfidy. Excellent video as always, I can't remember how many subs you had when I first saw "All Bling, No Basics" but think it was fewer than you've gained in just this last week alone. Thanks Perun!

[@GhostofReason]

The fact that you just use an outline and no script is a huge part of your success I think. The delivery is always top notch.

[@oddjonsson2815]

Hello perun. I would like to thank you for your excellent content, I study military history at the Swedish defence university and I have a military background. Topics you go over are often brought up in school and since I've started watching your channel ive gotten a much greater understanding on the subjects on a macro strategic level, which allows me to better discuss and engage in these disscusions with my peers and professors. I have a rather high degree of internalisation when it comes to the Ukraine war, I was on a live fire exercise the day we got those terrible news of the start of the invasion. Keep it up, I'm also looking forward to that reconstruction video, more than words can describe.

[@johanmetreus1268]

FHS?

[@oddjonsson2815]

@@johanmetreus1268 stämmer

[@danielfrisk925]

Could you make a series of videos that each summarize go through a chosen country's military, military history, industry/tech, oddities/unique military stuff & way to do things that sets the country apart from others? I'd love a video on Sweden :D

[@deantheot7296]

Love the duck quandary!!! and thanks for mentioning the Chieftain. For those who don't know, he presents good hands-on type military equipment videos with the experience to back it up. Smart man with a big heart that's been a lot of places. Thanks Perun, I look forward to next week. Take care.

[@fehzorz]

Regarding your answer on education, I've found watching your videos has taught me a lot about economics and many other topics. I was hooked in by wanting to understand war better, and ended up learning so much more. Mind you, I'm a 32 year old maths/engineering graduate, not the target audience for that question.

[@whazzat8015]

Follow your curiosity It is this most precious thing in life It will answer your questions Go where it takes you

[@Koolshitbro]

I stumbeled upon "All Blings, no Basics" a few days after release and since watched every video at least once, most of them twice or more. You are a realy valuable person to have and your content has no equal that i know of.

[@JasperKlijndijk]

Might I suggest some of the better videos of H I Sutton. Hypohystiricalhistory. Strategy & Analysis Centre. Have fun exploring these channels!

[@robomonkey1018]

Same.

[@fatihsaidduran]

Astonishingly same as well.

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

I think I did too.

[@douglassun8456]

[Raises hand]. Yup.

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

Great video Perun, love the categories "The first 75 billions of reasons to flex" and "lighthearted question and nukes"

[@Sk0lzky]

>an episode might be late a day or two >literally keeps releasing videos earlier and earlier so that it's two days in reserve now What a unit

[@whodatsaints17]

For me the first video was “How corruption destroys armies”. Was and still is mind blowing and i love it! Keep it up!

[@trevornewton2646]

I'm just a dumb mechanic and I look forward every Sunday to listening to what you have prepared. Not bad for a S'trayen. 😂

[@llamallama1509]

I've been watching your channel for a while, and this video is probably the best time for me to say I REALLY appreciate what you're doing here, there's so much shallow information online, it's so good to get a little bit of depth and nuance! Thank you

[@tomaskoren5652]

I deeply appreciate the work you do and the fact that You make it accessible for such a broad audience. You are one of the most insightful channels that I've ever found on YT.

[@keso_de_bola1750]

Never thought Perun has a lot of Pinoy/Filipino viewers. A lot of our population is usually too focused on the events within the country rather than outside of it. This channel is a gem. Glad I discovered it.

[@MrJugsstein]

We should be thanking you Perun. Fantastic to have a clear eyed commentator with insight I would have never understood. The fact you are Australia and have the Aussie humor to punch it through only makes it golden

[@nmcaver6611]

I specifically like your pace and not wasting words. The additional comic relief that breaks it up is perfect.

[@entropyachieved750]

Been with u since the beginning, not sure how i found u after u put your first video on the Ukraine war but glad i did and u have never failed to impress

[@barrybolton1396]

Same

[@NetTopsey]

I remember getting KZbin recommendations for your channel starting back in March of 2022, and thinking, "I dunno..." I finally broke down and watched your All Bling video in late March or early April and I was hooked. I subscribed and I've been watching what you produce ever since. Thanks for all you do to bring some clarity to what's going on.

[@glennpeterson1357]

Same!

[@TheSpectralFX]

BAE! Wake up! The Perun newest powerpoint is up!!!

[@joetaylor486]

A legend in your own lunchtime! Even an hour plus long q&a is incisive, informative and amusing. Bravo, mate.