The history of Air Defense Artillery Pt1

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Today I wanted to break down the long and amazing history of ADA. I broke it into 2 parts due to length if you like stuff like this please let me know.

[@commanderhindsight1633]

I think I can speak for most of us, we would *absolutely* love a long-format video on Air Defense from an actual expert like yourself.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

hell fucking yeah.

[@Morgan_Sandoval]

Yeah, literally my immediate reaction when he was expressing his concern about how many people'd listen to a 30 minute video at the beginning was "Hell, I'd listen to a THREE HOUR video by a guy who teaches the subject! Ahem!" lol.

[@kencoon2472]

I would love long format

[@xianchaencari3244]

Longer is always better! hell yesss

[@Oklahoma_is_me]

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!

[@Sbaskerville]

if you dropped a 5 hour deep dive i would listen to the whole thing.

[@zacharymacadam7416]

MAKE IT HAPPEN

[@reaper78541]

I'd probably watch it twice.

[@noahhess4955]

Same

[@noahhess4955]

@@reaper78541lol I just rewatched DJ peach cobblers like 3 and a half hour long series on the Spanish colonization of America

[@elijah1082]

I'd stay and watch it.

[@mc-zy7ju]

Best thing Nick did was start doing long form history videos. Im here for it.

[@chrismullin7711]

And it was so good Nick convinced HLC to get out of Army to do it too lol

[@mr_brass_monkey]

navy*

[@mr_brass_monkey]

or 1789

[@williamfountaine6432]

I'm game to learn knew things

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@mr_brass_monkey who's navy ? Nick in reference is the Fat Electrician...who was a Army National Guard Medic. HLC is Army Air Defense....soooo Navy what ??

[@MithicShock]

"Peekaboo I'll delete you" goes hard lmao

[@joshuagarner1654]

I'm still laughing at it reading this.

[@Mygg_Jeager]

He's said it in other videos hahahaha

[@Cowboy_145]

This needs to be on a T-shirt & a sticker... 😂😂😂

[@michaelpayne9712]

We do hour-long slide-shows with Perun every dang Sunday. Bring it.

[@TheMcEwens419]

An hour?😂 That's the shorter one's lol

[@nunyabidness3075]

Gotta love Perun.

[@SpookyEng1]

Every Sunday, gotta love Perun!

[@CallsignPuddlez]

HLC- stop being so modest.. I easily could have sat and listened to you ramble about why America kicks ass for a solid 30 minutes.! Long form dude !! You got this in the bag.!

[@alyxzandermarchese8822]

Bro we're getting long form videos now! hell yeah!

[@becca6264]

Ooooooo between you and Nick, our education is going to be glorious. Loving the long form HLC.

[@realmenhavelittledogs2661]

They could be the Habitually Fat channel, ha ha ha

[@Creepybusguy]

Look up Lazerpig

[@raymondg7565]

2/67 & 6/67 ADA (Vietnam war era Vulcans & chaparrals) veteran here. Appreciate the ADA love.

[@larrypelrine1799]

HLC giving The Fat Electrician style history lesson. Definitely want to hear part 2.

[@gunfytr249]

Congrats on being the first KZbinr to get me to actually watch the commercials.

[@habitual_linecrosser]

I'm honored

[@Registered_Simp]

I love early SAM development. It's very interesting to see the first attempts for the US (Nike "Ajax") and the USSR (S-25 "Berkut") have similar ideas. That being a massive, armored, static defense post that isn't supposed to move with rows and rows of interceptors. The two superpowers would then go totally different ways after that, with the Soviets going for many smaller launch sites that can be moved (S-75 "Dvina" and S-125 "Neva") and the US sticking with static emplacements but going for the "Fuck that entire general area" (Nike "Hercules") approach.

[@TheLOUDERMAN]

For the record, long format air defense is something I'd definitely watch.

[@badgerius1]

Good talk. Lot's of good info, and as always, I love the delivery. I had always thought that the Canadians, Scots, and Brits in the Battle of Hong Kong had the first combat post-Pearl Harbor, but a quick bit of research shows that the 200th beat them out by almost 8 hours. The Canadians were also overrun and captured (but did not surrender) and were forced to build the Hong Kong airport as POWs. They purposefully did a shit job and the first plane (containing the inspecting general) to land exploded as the runway collapsed under the weight of the plane. Japan, of course, never signed the Geneva Suggestion Box (yep, I'm a Canuck), and so did not feel any compulsion to treat the POWs well, and most eventually died. Can't wait for part 2! Please be sure to cover Canada's biggest contribution to Cold War Air Defense - agreeing to place Bomarc missiles NORTH of our major cities rather than have them fly over our heads.

[@darthtytherous2107]

There I was thinking the day couldn’t get better. Now I see he released a second video today.

[@theofficialken1755]

I remember when I was in a squadron on my first deployment on Nimitz. Ships company smoked a cig behind the Rim (or Sea Sparrow, I haven't studied ESWS in nearly 20 years) and the plastic sheathing started melting and smoking (port side, near frame 240). Fire was extinguished, but a dude almost blew up our 150 man berthing with a few AMRAAMs and a cigarette butt. He was caught and had a 1 way conversation with the skipper.

[@drakonnos]

"PEEK-A-BOO! I'LL DELETE YOU!", is the most marine energy I've seen in an army unit yet. Keep on keeping on, dude!

[@michaelmcmeel914]

M42 Duster was based on the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. They took the same twin gun mount off the WWII era light AA tank and slapped it into the replacement vehicle. The rig was too small to mount guns and radar on the same vehicle, rendering it ineffective against fast moving aircraft, and nobody has ever fielded any significant number of helicopters against the US, so its service life was fairly short. It was actually taken back into front line service for Vietnam when they found that the Hawk missile set had problems targeting at low level. In Vietnam, it was found to still be a limited AA defense platform so it was generally used like the Kraut Mower had been in WWII.

[@durhamdavesbg]

Replaced the M19, which was the twin 40mm on the M24 Chaffee chassis.

[@H010CR0N]

Nice Republic Commando reference. 7:27

[@perrywaaz3660]

😆 I hope it was on purpose

[@BalanceingTaTer]

As a 10 year 14E 03-13 I appreciate your appreciation of Air Defending

[@Lowman562]

Dude, I think this is possibly your best video. I’d personally watch for 30 minutes straight. Also, KZbin keeps unsubscribing me from your channel. Please make more videos like this, thanks

[@mrricky3816]

Thanks!

[@TacticalNandu]

My guy, I would sit here and listen to you give a full class for one and a half hour, I love when you talk air defense ❤

[@TheBigEvil]

For my college course i had to do an informative speech and i chose missile air defense. I gave the speech Wednesday of this last week and Iran launched their tizzy fit at Israel the prior weekend. i saved my class mates from bombing their speeches because the instructor started asking questions on the subject and I went on for the rest of class. Love what you do HLC, you content is some of the best.

[@chadgeary2653]

I regularly watch wendigoon and thats like 4 hours of my life. My dude I will gladly listen to 30 minutes plus of you talking about things that you love. Air defense included. Its interesting and I love learning information that means absolutely nothing in my daily life.

[@Sam590ss]

I would sit through an all day seminar listening to YOU talk about air defense systems. You explain it in a way that is very easily understood and quite humorous at times. Keep up the awesome content HLC❤

[@nemo64920a]

I FOR ONE WILL WATCH ANY VIDEO OF YOURS REGARDLESS OF LENGTH!!! YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!

[@MultiMightyQuinn]

Glad to see I am not the only one who would love to see longer form content with deeper dives into the history of air defense. You are so passionate that it really translates well into your videos.

[@patrickkennedy9042]

Im all about it! the ADA battery I was with in Germany started as a coastal defense battery. 2/59 ADA which became 6/3 ADA. MA DEUCE!!!!! Schwbach Kaserne (the base where I was posted) had a display of the quad mounted 50 cal on a half track right at the front of the post.

[@martinwilkerson6771]

I am 7min in and there has not been a dead moment or a single filler word... outstanding info,.fantastic pace.. well done,!!!

[@andrewharding981]

Love the content and the importance of the 22 a day. I for one would have sat for an hour or so for this content thanks for sharing

[@Reaper_Actual556]

Always a good day when habitual linecrosser drops a new vid

[@aaronforward5726]

I’m not even 12 seconds into this and I’m here to say IM ALL FOR THIS KIND OF CONTENT. Carry on with ya bad self hlc

[@phillip6083]

I watch a lot of videos about similar subjects.but i really appreciate it coming from a man from the trenches telling it how it is....the good, the bad, the shitty. Keep it coming.

[@andrewpena9041]

I'm from Deming N.M. We have a school and a highway named "Bataan Memorial" and a stone naming everyone from N.M. separated by county who died in Bataan. Context: Our national guard unit was ADA in Bataan. So were the Las Cruces and El Paso units. A few local survivors in the nineties and early 2000s were still messed up by that march.

[@scottoswald7535]

How dare you educate me! I only have so much room for knowledge. I had to delete some stuff in my "smooth brain" to make room for this. Now I can't tie my shoes. 😂 Awesome video HLC!!

[@radioactiveslam8352]

I'm glad I remembered today about this two parter, when part 1 came out I didn't have time to watch it, but now I'm here for a good binging session. Very educational and informative!

[@potatonamedtate6727]

Hell yeah, now THIS is what I’m here for! (great memes aside). As an avid Perun enjoyer, more long from content!

[@troyumstead1322]

I really like the long form historical videos about history in how people actually talk today. I am a fan of documentaries but having it put in how I speak is a lot more entertaining.

[@sptownsend999]

*I would absolutely sit here for half an hour listening to the history of air defense from an actual air defender (i.e. you)*

[@Keekay91]

MORE! I got 2hrs per day to chill after my work days 7 days a week and I enjoy listen to this kind of detail, humor and education.

[@touchofgrayphotos]

Small point of issue, the first shot fired by the U.S. in WWII has been attributed to the USS Ward, DD 139, when she open fired on the Japanese midget sub during the Pearl Harbour attack. So maybe the boys on Bataan were the first Army boys to fire, Go Navy! As a side note, we named the destroyer HMAS Bataan in the Royal Australian Navy after the battle to honour the US forces during the battle. And the first pilot (debated) to tip over a V1 flying bomb, yep, you guessed it, a Aussie! Flying Officer Kenneth Collier, who got angered that he couldn't knock this V1 down with his guns and ran out of ammo, so he tipped it over with his wingtip. We're a slight mad bunch us Aussies!

[@MrSGL21]

i like this stuff because all the other channels are ships, planes, tanks, and guns. no one else covers ADA.

[@AustinKaullen]

You are a legend! The only news/history I want to see online from now on. Keep up the great work!

[@j.b.335]

HLC is in my top 3 favorite channels ... your content is as entertaining as it is educational. Great channel and great work sir !!

[@sundoga4961]

For a good historical piece explaining things I don't have the background for, I'd love to watch for 30+ minutes. But then, history is my bag.

[@lensalvo6105]

Speaking for myself, I enjoy watching your videos

[@kaylzshter6153]

The 'Meat Chopper' is the craziest name for a vehicle I've ever heard. That's absurdly hardcore. Edit: Until that same vehicle gets an even wilder name in 'Kraut Mower', holy shit lol!

[@derpy.1]

Dude, there are people on this platform that upload hours of themselves talking with some pictures and videos for proof and get millions of views, because the creator is into it themselves. You’ll work it out just fine, stop being safe with your formatting and content and do shit YOU want to do. We came for you Habitual, the voices are fun and all, but at the end of the day, we like YOU for doing YOU

[@Sabarra]

The timing of this is so cool, I just recently found out my great-grandfather was stationed at a Nike site in Virginia in the 50s

[@arctrooperecho2654]

Always a good day when HLC uploads

[@joeyfowler3857]

Man I'm a 13b who deployed doing air defense and you guys have alot of really cool stuff and I love learning the history on it.

[@JohnDoe-zs6gj]

We've got the patience for long form, bring it. But if the KZbin gods pay better with 2 videos than one, I can wait a day. Love the history.

[@burningokane6320]

As a prior Air Defender. I appreciate your video! 14H was my MOS

[@nothing2it16]

I could never really get into history as much in school, partly in due to how boring the teachers can be. You and TFE actual make history much more enjoyable to learn. More long form!

[@ETRTriad]

Dude you're a godsend on KZbin. Funny, informative and I enjoy it!

[@brandonwrogers]

Curretnly listening to part 1, and totally enjoying it. If you're looking for requests, please consider talking about the HAWK system. My dad worked on it in the 60s and he would love to see it featured on this podcast.

[@ryanwerts85]

HLC bro please do long form. You guys talked about it on Unsubscribed please do some, you're perfect for it man. Godspeed brother

[@Slythis1985]

My man. A healthy chunk of you audience also watches Drachinifel and Tex Talks. We're not just willing but EXCITED to watch long form videos about this stuff.

[@dullersword297]

This was awesome if HLC does a windegoon length videos about history or air defense or what ever in general I will gladly listen to all of it.!!!

[@dullersword297]

Also I need pt 2 immediately!!!!!😂

[@oldtop4682]

I will be waiting for the next episode manana. Awesome job! I loved pushing the paddles on an M2, and still get, well, excited thinking about it lol. (For those of you that couldn't pick up on that - it gives me wood.) I was a tube Arty guy, but have to give props to our spawn in the ADA - keep doing what you're doing brother!

[@rallen7660]

My father was a Nike Ajax crewman when he was in the Army, first at Ft. Bliss, then stationed in Okinawa and Hawaii.

[@LoErwin]

This should be a mandatory staple of the channel fantastic

[@thegoods1r694]

I love your videos, my guy. I'd watch a minute long video, a five minute long video, 15, 30, and hour, even more. your content is fire

[@justanothergunowner3772]

I'm with all the others I see saying the same, I'm all for long form videos. You make it as long as you want, and you'll have my undivided attention until the end of the video!

[@adam346]

one part you missed was the nickname given to the Swedish Bofors gun the "pom-pom" for the noise it made when it fired... they literally strapped them to anything that could float, crawl, drive whatever, they had something with a bofors on it.

[@MandaloretheSavage]

I love the history done by the experts in their field.

[@SeanMason-o2p]

As a former 16 Romeo ,I enjoyed this. Don't be scared to do longer videos

[@WujiGaming]

My father was on a Duster twin 40 grouped with quad 50s and search lights in Vietnam. C/4th/ 60th great photos and stories.

[@taemien9219]

Got to the end and felt like the video had just started. Some pretty good history found here and very well presented. My only criticism is that it cliffhanged. So definitely looking forward to pt 2.

[@IsfetSolaris]

You say we wouldn't listen to a 30 minute air defense video, but I'd be down to watch several hours of you talking about air defense. So few people know how it works and explain it as well/passionately as you.

[@Memes_i_stole69]

Hello father I love u buddy helped me get through hard time

[@Zero_The_Crow]

30 minute videos or even hour or multi-hour ones like this would be great. Obviously do whatever you need to for the KZbin algorithm though. Would also love to see you covering this type of stuff as a Guest on Stakui's History of Everything Podcast.

[@joshschneider9766]

the fact that this video is a thing is fantastic.

[@zachdrozs2938]

I would sit and listen as long as you are willing to speak on the subject, and I'm sure I speak for many people when I say this

[@IceCyberus]

Love the deep dive into ADA being former NM ArmyNG ADA. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@WeAREallHerosANDvillans]

More of this please sir. I may speak for many others when I say...go NUTZ 1 hr plus. I would love to see hypohysicalhistory length vids from you. You have a unique perspective on these topics.

[@joebonnett2925]

Don't believe the algorithm saying short videos are the way to go. I'm sure most of us would love longer videos. The USA VS The World ones are perfect.

[@joemomma1776]

Totally could have sat through that in one take. You had me so mad at the end. Your only saving grace is I didn't watch the first until the second one came out so I got to watch them back to back. Boy I'll tell you what, if I had to wait for that second one,.....just do the long form. I mean we sit through your streams what's half an hour???

[@AutomaticJack]

Another vote for long-form content. I understand if you don't have the time to drop hour long videos every week, especially in addition to everything else you do, but if you did, I'd watch them all...

[@pm5903]

Awesome brother! Keep it going. 👍

[@Brad247361]

well done my guy was just recently watching you talk about air defense thinking he needs to do more of this !!!

[@Rednecknerd_rob9634]

HLC: Don't freak out. Me: (Begins freaking out)

[@spikymikie]

We LOVE this stuff! Thats why you have half a million followers brother. And Ill just make a prediction. 1 Million followers by the end of summer.

[@habitual_linecrosser]

I would love for that to be true

[@Cl3v3r.Trevor]

Hi HLC! Love your videos! Always makes me proud to be an American!

[@nobreakingme6217]

I know and understand why the long form content doesn't do as well, especially with the KZbin algorithm being the way it is. That being said, you could drop an hour long PowerPoint on how air defense systems work and I'd watch the ENTIRE thing

[@PhantomTangeant]

11:25 The M19 was created based upon the M24 Chaffee, the M42 was the same weapon system on the M41 Walker Bulldog. M41 replaced the M24 in the light tank role.

[@JBirdBobbyJ]

My dad was ADA on the Hercules. He was there when the Patriot was coming in. Thanks for this, boo boo.

[@VikingTeddy]

I'm going to need more of this. Like a crap ton more. This is the stuff I'm looking for!

[@johnyainsworth3818]

Loving the long form stuff man! Keep it up! I get splitting it into two parts but would also love a 30 minute video on this kind of stuff

[@m2hmghb]

It was important to tip them because it allowed the aircraft to control where and when it would crash. With bullets it would crash........eventually. They also had the habit of blowing up when shot damaging the plane. I'm surprised you skipped over the halftrack with two 50s and a 37 - the M15. Great video HLC - I love the history vids you do.

[@juggernaut141_gaming-2]

Excited for part two, I love learning about history!

[@cladglas]

if you're at Sill, check if the Morriss Swett Library is still in the basement of Snow Hall. years(decades) ago, it had hard copies of the various branch 'journals', going back to the turn of the century.

[@Broken_dish]

ohhh boy this this gonna be a great series prob my fav habitual linecrosser video in awhile im happy to know i got something good to look forward to tomorrow.

[@von7636]

bro got here 37 seconds after it was uploaded lul

[@senrogas387]

Bro ate

[@josh44779]

Uploaded or accepted/cleared by YT?! I don't upload off my channel so I don't know if when you post it's immediate or if it has to be cleared in some ways?! Can someone educate me?....

[@Nat-wm7zo]

​​@@josh44779I've done a couple for my club and it does take a little bit of time to process after being uploaded in which it can be be watched under low resolution if you have the link for it and that changes when the process is done becoming available like all other vids Also the videos are pre cleared when you are selecting them to be uploaded however they can be stuck after upload for various reasons such as copy right and so on (pls bare in mind that this is my limited experience so there may be a lot more to it)

[@themidnightrider4006]

Great video very nice balance between entertainment and education. You and Nick keep up the good work so I have more videos to show my friends who aren't big history buffs that they'll actually watch

[@joeross9478]

You should know that there were water cooled .50 caliber machine guns used as AAA on US capital ships prior to WW2. Prior to the start of WW2 in fact the USN had these heavy machine guns and 5"/25 caliber short barrel cannons for air defense. This was augmented by 20mm cannon and later by 40mm Bofors. The 5" /25's were mostly replaced with 5"/38 dual purpose guns . I have only ever seen the water cooled 50 caliber once and it was on you tube . I was surprised to see it had the "tombstone " magazines as used with the quad .50 machine gun mount

[@markdeckard7651]

As lovable and hilarious as the talking jets are, this may be HLC's peak form.

[@GranPaMark]

I’ve missed your longer videos, you do great work. 30 min video - bring it ! 😊

[@daniel_f4050]

I grew up between Philadelphia and Wilmington and there was an old Nike site down where our road connected to Route 3. We used to go in through the fence and play around the concrete pads and bunkers that were still there. The government finally cleaned it up and sold it off in the mid ‘70s.