Black Hawk Down - The Battle of Mogadishu 1993, Part 1 - Animated

[@danvain]

I went to high school with Daniel Busch. We would always spar verbally about which branch of the service was the best. He went Army and I went Marine Corps in 1986. I had no idea he was even still in the Army much less an elite Delta operator until I saw he died in Mogadishu in 1993. He was a great guy with a sense of humor that was unique.

[@seattlesix]

To good friends who live now in our hearts

[@abdiadams2540]

Apparently all of so called great people have tendency of trying to invade others ... #justsaying

[@gregmicheals6231]

@@abdiadams2540 just saying, but you sound like a dick.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

He went 7,000 miles away from his home to disturb others and deny them peace. What a dick!

[@stephaniefleming2880]

The lads who perished did nothing but display heroics. It's the politicians who start the troubles not the brave men who stand shoulder to shoulder on the battle ground.

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

This is incredible man, feels like we're in a drone actually watching the action.

[@iFYMxDRKNSFALLS]

i would say satellite which reminds me from Battlefield 2. but there’s a chance there was some kind of drone in the 90s. I hope this didn’t come off rude.

[@moist_god]

Armchair and ops room collab???

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks Griffin!

[@josephstalin8148]

@@TheOperationsRoom ur poggers

[@ELCADAROSA]

Actually feels a little upsetting. Watching helplessly as a plan of action sinks into complete chaos. 😧

[@AlixFlemmer]

i love that the cow was classified as an unarmed casualty lmao

[@michaelborden4388]

At what time?

[@IronMoose95]

@@michaelborden4388 at the time of its death

[@jeffersonjjohnson]

should have moooved

[@hueyrosayaga]

@@jeffersonjjohnson take my like!

[@chowell1451]

@@IronMoose95 he meant timestamp

[@cadrejeff]

The fact that the two pilots who flew that Blackhawk basically sacrificed their lives to save the passengers on board made me respect them even more. True warriors.

[@risaanraska6842]

What warriors going to another country and trying to corrupt it

[@vedsingh6228]

@@risaanraska6842 it's already a shothole omegalul

[@luckypatel6849]

@@risaanraska6842 corrupt what a government which is already corrupted to kill whoever against him

[@chocken4867]

@@risaanraska6842 "country"

[@whoisthatthingwhat]

@@vedsingh6228 💀

[@GunBreaux]

This is infinitely superior to any documentary on tv. TV relies on interspersed stock footage, interviews, and a slow narrator describing what's going on. There are occasional maps and diagrams, but it's always a little difficult to follow along with everything going on. THIS depiction is perfect, with the map always in view, clear animations showing all forces and activities, and a concise script professionally read, I can follow along precisely. Thank you so much for this wonderful content.

[@Khemtime]

Seriously, I don’t get how this 20 minute video with basic animation has done a better job of covering the battle than any other documentary I’ve ever seen, not to mention a multimillion dollar movie. Even with as simple as this presentation is I still found myself on the edge of my seat hoping that the Delta operators could hold the crash site.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@wilfredoUbatuba]

and no aliens from the past anywhere!

[@HamanKarn567]

It depends on the subject for this sure but those old ww1 and ww2 documentaries for example . are great

[@koc988]

@@ggoddkkiller1342Not really sure how this is relevant to the conversation.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

“He could see a man confidently riding a cow” That cowalry has balls of steel.

[@ThreeCrowns]

He said cow, not camel. Which is funnier

[@craftpaint1644]

I'm reminded of those pictures of Camel Scud missile launchers, a joke naturally 💁

[@alexisXcore93]

Damn, he should've spared that man and asked him to joind delta force.

[@suma4m]

I heard "camel" the first time. That would make a little more sense.

[@bweed-ml7tt]

HOG RIDA

[@cacildeasa]

"Remember, this is a military operation. Nothing ever goes according to plan."

[@angrydoggy9170]

Accurate description for any military operation.

[@hammerheadxray8152]

Military planning 101.

[@roofkoreans5876]

Tbh the plan was bad to begin with. All they had was 4 sections of light infantry holding the perimeter against a city of hostile militia and civilians. Helos on low altitude was to serve as fire support instead of gunships on higher altitude with autocannons leading to two of them getting shot down by unguided rocket. Then the extraction was done by a convoy of humvees... Who is to drive through a city full of militia????? Sure a lot of things went very wrong, but they kind of are the direct consequences of poor planning and maybe under-estimating the enemy's strength.

[@2Limm]

@@roofkoreans5876 They had a 2 hour time to prepare AND get there. Whoever was in charge should have decided to not risk it.

[@bradleybuh2104]

@@roofkoreans5876 they also can’t bring in gunships cause they’re not trying to decimate the city

[@jamesray2000]

I met one of the D boys from this mission when I was stationed at Ft. Lewis years ago. He was a friend of mines' ODA team Sgt. "Mike" defended the first downed Blackhawk by himself. He was recommended for the MOA, but since shughart and Gordon were killed his was downgraded to a DSC. Delta was so secretive in those days, there was no award ceremony for him. He said months later he went to the Delta compound and the award and citation was sitting in his mailbox. Amazing dude. Real old school operator, no flash or flair. Those original CAG guys were on another level.

[@jestice75]

Jim Smith and Daniel Busch defended the first crash.

[@poopmcpoop3855]

Dan Busch died so “Mike” is smith?

[@codyschwarz5155]

Ya knows there’s records of this stuff, right?

[@ScootsMcPoot]

Alot of its redacted.

[@ottur7993]

⁠@@jestice75It was a three man sniper platform on Super 6-1, all three of them came out and defended the crash site, Busch first tho

[@PineTreePal]

The operation we’ve been waiting for. What a cluster fuck.

[@fredmanly3122]

Yeah, I think they seriously misjudged public sentiment. This was treated like some kind of policing action (helping the local population deal with criminals they didn't like), when in reality it was more like an invasion (a quick strike to eliminate the popular leadership of an enemy population). As such a large portion of the local population was basically hostile and willing to sacrifice their lives against what they saw as an invader. Even if the mission was successful it seems likely that the strategic goals would not have been accomplished, as the people they were apprehending were probably replaceable. I haven't read up on the details of the history, but this is my general sense of it based on the reactions of the unarmed locals. You have to be pretty dedicated to the cause to charge armed soldiers who are firing at you. I'm setting aside the larger political questions around whether the US should have been in there in the first place. I'm just looking at the tactical situation - if you're mounting an invasion you can't just send in what amounts to a really strong SWAT team. The other tactical miss of course was failing to disrupt their communications.

[@macedk]

But balls to go in the first place.

[@thedausthed]

@@fredmanly3122 So you admit you don't know the story of why the US was there yet you think you should spread your uninformed opinion all over this comment section?!

[@TB-zf7we]

The US forces misjudged the enemy and their own capability. Of course no plan completely last's, after contact with the enemy.

[@fredmanly3122]

@@thedausthed Was anything I said wrong? I was just reacting to the information presented in the video. The video didn't contain a disclaimer that nobody should watch it or comment on it unless they were a historian specializing in recent events in Somalia. Are you suggesting that the people rushing the US troops and shooting at them were trying to welcome them? My only real assertion here was that the local population was hostile, and I'd say their actions bore that out.

[@Delatta1961]

This is a very well presented and accurate illustration of that day. Just a small side note, My friend CW4 Raymond Frank was the copilot of Super 64. He was badly injured in the crash but still managed to exit the ship, take a defensive position and protect the crew until he ran out of ammunition and was over run and killed. Later he was awarded the Silver Star and inducted in to the Army Aviation Hall of Fame. He too was a legend.

[@darthmandude]

Hats off to your friend

[@princesssolace4337]

Nope its not, 100% my country man died saving the Rangers NEVER got mention by name! This is BS

[@mongolsmffm4829]

@@princesssolace4337 well please tell us their names so they can then be killed for helping Americans you fucking half wit.

[@Thavmasz]

@@princesssolace4337 then make a video for them don’t bitch on our video.

[@anthonyn1157]

@@mongolsmffm4829 its been like 20 years chill keyboard warrior I can hear the cheeto dust on your fingers

[@Dakurar]

The two pilots were having a bant as the chopper went down. What absolute kings.

[@zettour.]

Considering they likely pushed the throttle downward and hit the ground nose first to ensure their fellow crewmembers wouldn't take the brunt of the impact right after, kings would be a very apt description of those brave men.

[@cs512tr]

@@zettour. well said

[@andrew9371]

@@zettour. absolute mega chads they gave their lives for their brothers may they rest in peace

[@eliasziad7864]

@@zettour. Us soldiers would be massacred against russians.

[@144Souldier]

@@eliasziad7864 Facts. I'm a black American an I know that's a fact. America only destroys villagers and half trained fighters.

[@NoellaScott]

I was born where Black Hawks are born - Stratford, Connecticut. Most of my life I watched them in the skies in peaceful testing, training, and so forth, straight from the factory where my grandfather worked for 40+ years. This battle always hit home knowing the literal birds I saw every day as a child were so intimately involved. Tremendous video, as always, and unfathomable bravery.

[@xo5587]

I was born in a city called Ranger, like these soldiers in the video. Growing up in a city called ranger whilst watching a video of rangers hits home real deep it means I have this unfathomably deep connection with these brave men

[@davidlocke1668]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@bukhariapdelahi7072]

so you glazing on weapen that killed my people, as Somali i always knew that American people are slaves to American government.

[@yankees29]

Pretty sure my cousin’s wedding was close to that area. I remember seeing the Sikorsky building along the ride.

[@merovmerov7631]

Those peaceful testings led to a lot of people being mowed down in their own country by foreign troops.

[@RightCenterBack321]

Something the movie doesn't capture - just how big the battle actually was.

[@kudukilla]

This video was much like the book, more fact based. For instance Eversman (Josh Hartnett in the movie) going into the convoy instead of the crash site.

[@thesteaksaignant]

But the movie did capture how violent and intense it was

[@ramal5708]

@@kudukilla Plus Shawn Nelson the guy with the M60 was with Chalk 2 not Eversmann's Chalk 4 plus Pilla was on the 2nd or middle Humvee of Struecker's colum back to base

[@jaymack11b83]

Yeah the movie didn’t show Super 62 getting shot down while covering Stughart and Gordon after dropping them in. The delta operator in the helicopter that got hit is, Brad Halling.

[@jaymack11b83]

Time stamp is 20:37

[@Taskandpurpose]

every single one of these are outstanding , unbelievably detailed and compelling work you do good sir

[@hdjono3351]

Weakly Watch.

[@daniellee9328]

Task and purpose is gay and libtarded

[@MALITH666]

YOOO CAPPY !

[@bbaker4117]

@@daniellee9328 you wish Cappy was gay, you sloppy party bottom

[@daniellee9328]

@@bbaker4117 google "jack murphy exposes woe vets of task and purpose" and "the myth of a woke military" by task and purpose themselves denying a leftist takeover of the military. Task and Purpose is gay and libtarded.

[@kmc7355]

Spots a man armed with an AK47 confidently riding a cow into the street - Yep thats somalia

[@residentelect]

One of the best "Meanwhile in Somalia..." memes is "Fuck This War, I'm A Fairy" ... Personally instead of some strap-on sparkly wings, I'd probably swing for some body armour, but hey, each to his own I guess...

[@barry7608]

Yep this is the level of military competence the US struggles to defeat and end up getting smashed.

[@maahir3039]

@@residentelect you have to know most SNA (somali national alliance) soldiers were farmers and pastoralist before the civil war.

[@michaelxdrift]

You're wrong. He's driving a toyota pickup with 999,999 on the odometer.

[@drawingdead9025]

That entire sh*twhole of a country wasn't worth the life of 1 of our guys. We never should have been there.

[@Bustamamgendut]

Thank you for mentioning Malaysia. Recently, there is a movie regarding this operation from Malaysia's POV during rescue mission were released in our cinema after 30 years.

[@TacticalAlphaCharlie]

What’s the name of the movie?

[@tamashiiwantsomemilk4198]

Malbat​@@TacticalAlphaCharlie

[@szeweiwong6446]

The movie is not good enough 😢😢 i was hoping it was atleast standard of black hawl down

[@PhantomNightX2]

“He could see a man confidently riding a cow” And I thought charging in a jeep was ballsy

[@LordRambo]

War truly is hell

[@residentelect]

@@LordRambo The last guy I heard about who was seen "confidently riding a cow" ended up serving 18 months inside, and was forbidden from owning pets or livestock for ten years...

[@justsmallstuff4994]

@@residentelect LMAO 😂😂👍

[@bobjenkins9208]

@@residentelect how dare you rape my mental vision like that! LOL

[@FOX11GUY]

He was not a cow-ard.

[@ghat9094]

the cow is marked as a civilian casualty

[@lifesucketh4923]

as what it should be

[@ghat9094]

I'm surprised I didn't get a mom joke

[@Justagiraffe06]

Yeah that’s called your mom

[@ACookingComb8707]

Civilian Cowsualty

[@itsourlife]

I am glad

[@Bootneck-RMC]

Most of us have either seen, or heard about the movie 'Black Hawk Down', but I am not aware of anyone putting out a video with such in-depth information about what actually happened, until now! Truly well done Sir and I'm now looking forward to part two. 👍

[@noaht5191]

It was about as spot on as a movie is going to get, and very accurate.

[@hunterroberts9951]

Not only is there a movie but a very detailed documentary as well. This is the condensed version.

[@peterkeyes1814]

@@hunterroberts9951 The Black Hawk Down book and also Mike Durant's book have a huge amount of the small details. I have not seen the documentary, I am going to look that up now thanks!

[@hankidan]

It's Hollywood done right when telling a story. Unlike for instance... I mean I could name 100 war movies here but you get the idea.

[@beny874]

History nerd who's studying film here for context. Ridley Scott's goal for Black Hawk Down was to tell a story that was factual and explore the motives and psychi behind the people involved. There was little political message. Most war movies people think fall squarely in one of two camps. 1. Blatant propaganda film with the old us verses them and "America fuck yeah". Tend to exaggerate US capability while discrediting others, both allies and foe alike. Characters tend to be far away from reality. They tend to also be based around actual battles/events. A Bridge too Far. The Longest Day. Most war films prior to the 70s. 2. The reactionary response to the above, the protest war film. Usually character driven, doesn't have a focus on a specific battle usually. These became the norm during and after Vietnam. Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Jarhead. It's why Black Hawk Down is one of the best war films made. Its goal was a retelling. There's things it changed and has elements from both those categories above. There's heavy characterisation, people challenging why they're there. There's also exaggeration of US involvement, or rather discrediting others. In BHDs case the Pakistanis in the end. People still argue whether the film is pro-war or anti-war. Which is why in my opinion it's great. Because you can't tell.

[@Everyonecallsmestof]

I read in a book somewhere that the pilot of Star 4-1 (the little bird who landed by the first crash sight) was constantly being ordered to take off away from the crash but refused to do so 2-3 times until they got the two delta operators on board The books called The night stalkers by Mike Durant and Steven Hartov

[@andydudley1775]

he also flew the same action in the film.

[@ItsNotJustRice]

This deserves more than the crowd here on KZbin, this is museum level production.

[@pbj6535]

I think the KZbin algorithm heard you because I’m new haha

[@hellofellowhumans9353]

Top notch stuff.

[@NeonGen2000]

Yeah I don't think this in a museum would get the amount of views it gets here online. Who the hell goes to museums any more to learn about history? Most museums nowadays literally beg for scraps of government funds to stay afloat... The age of maintaining whole buildings to do simple business is over.

[@ItsNotJustRice]

@@NeonGen2000 how high are you right now

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@@NeonGen2000 a museum should not be operated as a business anyway. Of course they have to make money to keep everything operating, but the main goal of a museum should not be making profits. A museum must be self sustaining and nothing more.

[@tiktok000VS000ushi]

As a German, a foreigner, I never really understood from the little news and pieces of information just why Mogashiu was such a monumentous desaster. This piece really helped to undestand the extent of the mess. Thank you, good sir, for this phenomenal presentation. My thoughts are with the friends and family of the fallen soldiers.

[@mrmagan2780]

And what’s your conclusion good sir ?

[@mrmagan2780]

Few people think killing 200 non combatant elders was the main problem

[@gatekeeper84]

Watch the movie it's fun and full of hot boys

[@KraftyHob]

@@mrmagan2780 What do you mean? This person laid their thoughts out for everyone to see. What "conclusion" do you need from someone who said everything they needed to say?

[@mrmagan2780]

@@KraftyHob if they didn’t kill the 200 elders none of this would’ve happened

[@LittleZakie]

The detail level shines with phrases like "the group, AND THE COW, don't last long."

[@NixonRules963]

I am stunned by the level of work you've put into these videos. As a history major, I've read about dozens of battles but trying to piece together the battle in your head based off first-hand sources can be so disorienting. With these videos though it's so easy to see and understand how the battle unfolded.

[@Abbeville_Kid]

Shugart and Gordon’s MOH’s were well deserved.

[@scrappydoo7887]

Damn right they were 👍

[@jamiejohnson1389]

I agree

[@christopherwang4392]

While Shughart and Gordon were defending Super Six-Four, their teammate Sergeant First Class Brad Halling provided covering fire with one of Super Six-Two's miniguns after its gunner had been wounded.

[@yeahno6100]

Incredibly brave men.

[@hankidan]

They didn't just volunteer, they did so multiple multiple times. And when the answer was no, they demanded. They could see survivors on the ground and there wasn't a chance in hell they would leave them behind. Those Medals of Honor are some of the most well deserved. Right up there with John Chapman.

[@skyvipers]

I would watch anything from this channel, even fake battles from sci-fi movies, keep 'em coming please!

[@icterio1]

Battle of Acheron colony in LV-426 would be great. I heard a squad of colonial marines was decimated.

[@micha5200]

BATTLE OF MACRAGGE

[@skyvipers]

@@icterio1 100% agree

[@ddogjrwalk]

theres a yt channel that does stuff like what youre talking about, names eckhartsladder

[@milesprofilio2053]

Give me any of the battles from Red Storm Rising

[@rewmeister]

"As he was preparing to fast rope from Super 67, an indigenous combatant belonging to Adid's Militia fired a rocket propelled grenade at the helicopter. While the helicopter's evasive maneuvers cause a miss by the rocket, the movement causes Blackburn to miss the rope, falling between 60-90 feet" something i found on blackburn i feel is worth noting as the video states he was just excited or pumped up on adrenaline. which i am sure is true haha

[@fortusvictus8297]

My understanding was not only was Blackburn not Ranger qualified, he was not Air Assault either. He was straight from initial training and assignment from Infantry school. If that is indeed the case, probably would have had better luck on an Airborne mission without ever going to jump school.

[@weps3487]

I'm curious myself of the claim that Blackburn wasn't Ranger qualified, as his service photo shows him with both a tab and a scroll...tab requiring completion of Ranger School and Ranger scroll requiring completion of Ranger Indoctrination Program.

[@hirumaryuei]

@@weps3487 He lived, so he probably got his tab after?

[@daniellee9328]

That was made up to cover up the idiot missed the rope

[@mattyg6416]

@@daniellee9328 He was 18 with none of the proper training and they sent his ass to Somalia, not his fault.

[@jordanmoffitt102]

My new favorite channel. Almost every video brings tears to my eyes.

[@novojmon]

The courage of Gordon and Shugart is hard to fathom. They knew what they were getting into.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Okay this is really underrated, the animation looks phenomenal

[@mrrizzy7006]

Why are you everywhere?

[@CptSpears007]

I bet he makes the same stupid “underrated “ comment everywhere

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

@@CptSpears007 yeah he’s annoying AF

[@NeoFighterX]

these thirsty bois have been around since the dawn of time

[@georodin8785]

THERE HE STRIKES AGAIN

[@semideadful]

I need part 2! We need a Part 2! the world needs a part 2!

[@grayroger]

I've watched this three times looking for part 2.

[@crownless4925]

@@grayroger Hopefully we don't have a Montemayor Battle of Midway situation going on! Although he did eventually release it (2 years later) and it was great

[@jjfitzpatty11]

Can we at least get a rough ETA?

[@patm3802]

Honestly I just stumbled upon this and now I wish that he hadn't even released part 1 until he finished part 2.

[@NeoFighterX]

came here lookin for this comment

[@yurisucupira]

This is the type of video that deserves each and every one of its millions of views.

[@fentonstyles]

"Confidently riding a cow while wielding an AK" Lol. Dude thought he was Napolean or something.

[@EneTheGene]

Napolean?

[@JD-jc5hg]

@@EneTheGene Bro

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

Discount Napoleon.

[@ninjapandamedia1474]

"We have Napolean at home"

[@rvh1999]

Lol 😆

[@Josh_Exitcamper]

“Gordy’s gone, man. I’ll be outside, good luck”

[@benedictodunsky2790]

Proceeds to furiously loads Mp5

[@iantang2118]

is this true?

[@kbuttstadt]

One of the most powerful line readings in cinematic history, even more so if you already knew the outcome.

[@AlexSosa999]

"Where's the rescue squad?" "W'er it"

[@tombombadilofficial]

*RIP Jaime Lannister. Your Wife/Sister will miss you.*

[@DeadPixel1105]

Back in 2002, I happened to speak to an older man who claimed to be an Army Ranger veteran who fought in this battle. I remember him saying that the film was very accurate, but he said that the roads and alleys of real life Mogadishu are much, much more narrow and constricted. There was much less open ground and room to maneuver than you see in the film. This of course means the combat was even more intense and ferocious than you see in the film, which is already an extremely intense film.

[@faceripper77]

In an interview one of the guys said that the street where they had held out over night was completely covered in brass the following morning. Just an insane amount of shots were fired at those poor bastards throughout this battle. Luckily they couldnt aim for shit. Well most of them. But man the amount of 7.62 comin at ya I cant imagine

[@StsFiveOneLima]

This should have been a carpet bombing event, not some cowboy haha. Fuck the 'civilians'. They were not. Everyone in that shithole was a combatant.

[@Dushess]

but in the movie 6-8 just got some AK bullens in rotor dish and took minimal damage, while the RPG shooter has been turned into meatball. Also never seen any trace of more minigun work in there, And no rants, not absolutely everything ned to be directly tossed into screen to viewer knowledge.

[@ssj3eric1]

In talking with Jason Moore and John Belman in the past they said when they screened the movie for the veterans of the battle, all walked out silently and agreed it was an accurate movie of events, though they said that some parts had to add some Hollywood into it.

[@BennyXV]

You obviously speaking with the meth head. I was at the battle too. I'm the main character & the blackflamingo itself

[@NoPulseForRussians]

This is the best data I've come across on this incident. My Uncle was a little bird pilot involved in this operation. His name is Lt. Michael R. Sander. To what extent he was involved I cannot say. He never spoke about it. I can relate though as I am a former Naval Ordnanceman with two deployments to the Persian Gulf on CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson, in support of OIF / Afghanistan. All males in my family with the last name Sander, must serve at least one mandatory term in the military, in a branch of their choosing. 🇺🇲

[@thelore2755]

I honestly had to pause and take a breather when watching this. I have no words that can truly describe how amazingly detailed your recreations of historic battles and wars are, keep up the awesome work!

[@Cheka__]

Hell yes. This blows the movie away.

[@michaelschauf3542]

I’ve studied this raid and watched many interviews and documentaries about this. It’s amazing how many details the were able to fit into the movie Blackhawk down. But naturally left some of it out. It was by far one on my favorite studies and movies. They truly weren’t going to leave anyone behind even if it meant dieing.

[@usmc12345678910]

The biggest thing I found surprising is how little Everrsman actually played in the raid. He was never at the crash site.

[@coiledsteel8344]

'DYING'

[@michaelschauf3542]

@@usmc12345678910 Right!!??

[@dchegu]

Never understood why the filmmaker changed the malaysian APC to Pakistani APC in the movie. Malaysian soldier died in the mission n yet the filmmaker decided to just summarily changed the APC ownership. It's not like it's gonna cost them anything if they just sticked to the facts on that aspect

[@michaelschauf3542]

@@dchegu yea and they only showed two blackhawks get hit. Never even showed the little birds bringing ammo in and out only them giving cover fire. Also only showed Mike Durrant and him only having a broken leg. Like I said they left some of the details out.

[@oinka720]

Just like watching professional sports, it's easy to see what they should have done with a birds eye view from my comfy couch. I can only imagine how confusing and manic it must have felt for the guys on the ground.

[@jeormormont7470]

Rodgers should have ran it in.

[@pookachu64]

Drone strike the crowd next time

[@magnusm4]

Don't give the us benefit of the doubt. They're done this before many times, and don't learn from it. During one operation the different teams, Navy Seals and such argued with each other over who was gonna send their troops in helicopters. And ended up picking unqualified and inexperienced groups who wasn't specialized in aerial movement in desert storms. Which is what the original group was and their pilots. But this was prestige. Then there's the US underestimating the Africans as inferior, yet during this operation the warlords learnt that they were launching helicopters and assembled all their troops, collected rpgs and setup quick improvised barricades that were also armed with explosives. Meanwhile the US command think they can wait minutes to scout the area and situation so they can later give orders on what to do and go. Until suddenly they come across a barricade. Now they say up in their helicopter "Hold on while I scout the area" Meanwhile the troops are being shot at in a situation requiring decisions in seconds. Same thing in Vietnam when they got their decisions from Washington. Miles away from where everything happened. This is why Norman Schwarzkopf, after seeing the disaster in Vietnam first hand told the White House. Yes I'll lead the operations against Saddam, but I do it on my terms. Nobody from the White House will tell me what to do. So he led them directly in Operation Desert Storm and succeeded. But of course as Churchill said: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. And so during the Black Hawk incident they didn't give any preparation, any scouting of the enemy, no warning to FN and wanted their ground troops to be led by an outside command and follow orders like a general under a dictator. The same stupid reason Saudi Arabia is a complete failure against Yemen of a bunch of aks and rpgs vs the best the US can sell. All cause the dumb prince of Saudi Arabia wants to lead his troops from the comfort of his home while his generals are too afraid to make any decisive move out of fear that they will be punished or worse, killed. Same as Saddam and Khadafy. Nobody makes a decision, or the dictator sees them as a potential threat and gets rid of them. Just look at the invasion of Berlin and how he ended up.

[@teaganfitzgerald9771]

Really shows the guy leading the somalias knew what he was doing and the US played right into his hands, gotta give hm creddit for that much

[@Leptospirosi]

Easy to see what they should have done: they should have listen to the Italian military intelligence (which were recomanding caution but was completely ignored) instead of going around showing it off cowboy style... It is not the fault of the soldiers who went there: it was a stupid mess made up by the American headquarter who made everything impossible to tie back together in the aftermath. We all know how the whole Somaly thing ended and where the country is today. From the stupidity of the TV broadcasted landing of the American on the Somaly beaches (whith the TV reporter already on land and filming the event DDay style), to the "tail behind the legs" rushed retreat with a country in a state probably worse then it was before the UN resolution. Well, now we have Syria and Lybia, so worst was still to come in 1993

[@AnaHallie]

This is incredible. Just a small nitpick : Delta Force isn't 'a company.' They are commonly referred to as 'The Unit' or 'CAG'. For anyone interested in reading more about this event, I highly recommend Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and In The Company of Heroes by Michael J. Durant. Mike Durant is the downed Black Hawk pilot.

[@littlelandon5316]

There is also a book out there from POV of a navy seal who fought in that battle but I forgot the name of it

[@littlelandon5316]

@@bshiesty_9917 look it up first man

[@roflpilot901]

Fed

[@amabualrub]

Or just play the game,

[@chuckhaggard1584]

@@bshiesty_9917 false

[@MrRolled1]

There's a good book written by Mogadishu delta force veteran Tom Satterly called All Secure.

[@TorinM2112]

I've read that one, it was fantastic. I also read the book about Mike Durant called "in the company of heroes" both great books

[@IAlwaysWantedToTryThat]

@@TorinM2112 If we're suggesting good reads on this battle, may I toss in "Full Battle Rattle". The guy is a SF legend and saw every major engagement from Iran Hostage to Afghanistan & Iraq.

[@jayfrank1913]

And then there's Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, a reporter.

[@TorinM2112]

@@jayfrank1913 yeah "in the company of heroes" is also by him. Amazing auhtor

[@TorinM2112]

@@IAlwaysWantedToTryThat Huh I haven't read anything about the hostage crisis, that's a book I'll definetley have to read

[@gonzalo_de_santa_ana8507]

Your Quality has highly increased, I love the dust effect of the littlebirds. Great conten, keep on making more vids!

[@marcelvanlierop]

I’ve heard about the BlackHawk down story, but had no details at all for years about the true circumstances. Thanks to your superb storytelling, use of a huge animated map and dedicated research, I now know what a tragic disaster it was. Nightmarish city fighting in gruesome circumstances… Thank you for your time and effort to tell this story about heroism, sacrifice and tragic failure. Keep up the good work. Superbly done :) Looking forward to part II.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@pauly260]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 tell us how you would have done it, EA Battlefield Veteran.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@pauly260 Im talking about civilian casualties and how US forces were acting with ridiculously false intel while you are talking about battlefield?? Having a mental breakdown or something???

[@davidmc1489]

Black hawk down the book was very good...this dude did the operation coverage justice...

[@nesquick84]

You never read the book?

[@Ti5qu4ntum]

This is outstanding. Truly makes up to the channel's name - The Operation Room. I read the book before the actual film, and I was actually glad they did a cameo of the writer Mark Bowden in the film at bakara market.

[@SparrowwithaMachinegun]

"How's the situation?" "Whack yo!" "Pardon?" "Shits fubar!" "Say again, I can't hear you" "Sorry mum, I'll call you back. I'm at work right now!"

[@lordjaashin]

US clowns got what they deserved for trying to intervene in Black country. f these colonizers

[@imp1576]

@@lordjaashinsimply a difference in skill really

[@cowboy4378]

@@lordjaashin damn right. Save our soldiers and our taxes. Them tribes have been fighting since the earth began orbiting the sun

[@lordjaashin]

@@cowboy4378 hmm remind me again where the biggest and worst war happened in the history of human beings? das rite, white bois fighting WW1 and WW2

[@SparrowwithaMachinegun]

@@lordjaashin Whities don't often start wars... But when we do...

[@stevid8193]

The pilots of Super 61 ditching the nose first, killing themselves, but saving everyone everyone else.... That is some true heroism.

[@ramenizer8952]

@@TreeSymphony52 they have black box where all communications and etc are recorded. Its a proven fact dude. Research before spitting something

[@justmeeagainn]

Sounds made up, but whatever.

[@stevid8193]

@@TreeSymphony52 Prove it? You disprove it. There's more open source information and books on this event than your cynicism here has offered. You want to be sour about it, then go ahead and write book or paper disproving it. Else, on ya bike.

[@stevid8193]

@@TreeSymphony52 Not only did not not infer any heroism but you called me out (without substance) for believing in a substantiated account. Having served myself I've seen and heard about individual acts of valor - and you can too... there's enough drone footage of Ops on KZbin. Maybe seeing is believing ALL of the time for some, but that's next level cynicism.

[@viikmaqic]

@@stevid8193 So theres proof, im interested in seeing that! Can you be so kind to show me where I can find information/video on how he crashlanded the heli Stevid?

[@darthrevan2957]

18:35 one of the most selfless heroic acts I've ever heard of. When I first saw this scene in black hawk down I was so emotional.

[@tomotto3197]

Why did Smith get into the Minnie Bird (14:46) when they could use all boots on the ground? Was he being cowardice? The contrary of his colleagues Gordon and Shughart.

[@FlavourlessLife]

@@tomotto3197 To be fair, when Smith was rescued there had only been one downed helicopter and he was on it. At that point, he was the objective of the rescue mission.

[@darthrevan2957]

@יהוה הוא אחד if ahdid didn't mass murder his own people they wouldn't have had to go in.

[@MermaidMusings7]

@@arugula2787 Shughart's and Gordon's sacrifice wasn't pointless. They bought precious time for Mike Durant. Had it not been for Shughart and Gordon that rushed to his rescue he would have been killed immediately. Durant credits them for saving his life. Aidid and other warlords starved an estimated 300,000 Somalis to death. Aidid and his militia started attacking and killing U. N. Peacekeepers. That's why U.S. got involved.

[@dabtican4953]

@יהוה הוא אחד Says the one with a Hebrew name

[@digitalworms]

Was watching the shawn ryan podcast the other day and he was interviewing a delta operator about the operation 3 hr interview was amazing! These overhead map showing the battle is awesome! The detail is awesome amazing job operating room!

[@iutarogirotto5110]

"wheres the rest of the rescue force? we are it!" damn movie has stuck with me all these years, its right up there just behind saving private ryan

[@Commandos9]

the sad thing is that there was ITALFOR who had asked for authorization to intervene, the US Command just said no.

[@yannisl8259]

@@Commandos9 Hey do you have any sources for that?

[@phoenixtc4547]

Check out Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, and My Way (Korean) all equally as brilliant.

[@luftwaffles274]

@@yannisl8259 www.esercito.difesa.it/en/Operations/international-operations/Pagine/Somalia-UNOSOM-Ibis.aspx

[@yannisl8259]

@@luftwaffles274 Thank you!

[@davidramirez1500]

Watching this gives me a whole other kind of appreciation for the movie. I'm imagining all the scenes from the film as I watch the video, great animation work, can't even imagine the effort it took to put this together. More importantly though, it's a great way to rememberer the heroes from that day.

[@josephmichaelguilas5579]

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[@AD-ce6ol]

The heroes were the Somalis that day. May Allah grant paradise to all those who lost their lives defending their land against the imperialists.

[@visassess8607]

@@AD-ce6ol You do realize Somali warlords were starving thousands upon thousands of their own people, right? The US went in to distribute food and medicine

[@AD-ce6ol]

@@visassess8607 Lool US propaganda… same way there was weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? USA invaded to further their own imperialist agenda. No one asked you to come in the country

[@visassess8607]

@@AD-ce6ol Wow how convenient. Whenever you say something everyone's supposed to automatically believe you but when someone disagrees it's just "propaganda". No, that's actually what happened. Sorry you don't believe anyone other than Americans can be bad but that's reality. Based on your profile picture you're from Djibouti. Did you know that your government willingly allows the US military there? Did you know that they will now allow the Chinese military there? Are the Chinese also imperialists? If an American presence is such a problem then go complain to your leaders who are selling land to the US and China. If you won't complain to your leaders then be quiet because you're a hypocrite.

[@PennTankerGuy]

Alternate title: a case study of "Everything that can go wrong, WILL go wrong."

[@TI_KI07]

Murphy’s law

[@aks1852]

And then some.

[@Davidman3976]

Especially if you don't give a fuck about sending your men right into a hornet's nest. Yeah it's very easy to play with them like they are troops in Age of Empires.

[@justanotherguy965]

Really good doco - seriously - Lots of relevant info with no BS and the video effects complement it perfectly, really bringing home the desperate firefight. Hats off to the team at The Operations Room.

[@chrysler5thavenue822]

I was able to touch Super 61's rotor when it was at the special operations museum in Fayetteville. Reading the hand written note intended for Gordon and Shughart by SGM Whitaker may have been one of the most emotional experiences I had at Fort Bragg. "Gary + Randy. This is Rick. The team is coming for you. We don't forget. We're not leaving without you guys!"

[@bro26mohw]

I’ve had the privilege to go their and touch the rotor too. Knowing what these guys went through and knowing someone who fought there, it really just sets in the reality of what happened

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@remainprofane7732]

Ggoddkkiller It’s for propaganda purposes. The master bullshitter can talk about a huge fuck-up they caused like it was a tragedy that *happened* to them.

[@joostdriesens3984]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 I see you posting this same thing all over the place.. kind of weak-sauce troll attempt.. I think you can do better.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@joostdriesens3984 I can post a thousand times if i wish and it is none of your business. While it is up to you if you could argue about the actual subject.

[@migram4190]

This is how all wars, battles and conflicts should be told from now on. Fantastic work!

[@jayo3074]

Yeah I'm so tired of people who use squares ⬛

[@fredmanly3122]

Yeah, all the videos on this channel are good, but in this one the animations definitely do a really good job illustrating the tactical situation. In some of the videos the animations are basically just generic backdrop for a long voiceover which isn't really synced to them.

[@taufiqutomo]

@@jayo3074 Historia Civilis will be mad at you if he finds your comment.

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@jayo3074 Not every war, battle, and conflict was documented in great details.

[@jayo3074]

@@taufiqutomo so will BazBattles lol

[@Vividlol]

If Walcott really did pitch down. He went out a true warrior. Sacrificed himself to help others survive.

[@Spartan198323]

Do you honestly doubt that he didn't

[@Stopsign32v]

@@Spartan198323 Right? These were his brothers and family. Of course he did

[@Vividlol]

@Daniel Garrett Sometimes the best way to stay safe on the playground is to have the biggest stick.

[@rameira2716]

@Daniel Garrett It's not as if the indigenous people were the most civilized either.

[@spongecake1558]

@Daniel Garrett indigenous warlord militias attacked UN peacekeeping forces before these events unfolded you don’t know shit

[@ajspice]

This is an excellent breakdown of this very complicated battle. Great work.

[@BENKYism]

"Y'know what I think? Don't really matter what I think. Once that first bullet goes past your head, politics and all that shit just goes right out the window."

[@ToyotaPete]

👍

[@soup31314]

that is more truth then anything.. in the end you do it for the man to your left and right nothing else.. why you got there is all left behind once a bullet goes zing

[@voodoo411]

Politicians know this too. They try to get young men to war, when those young men in it already, everything will play out like those politicians wanted to.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

This is how they get stupid young people to walk into hell for things they don’t understand. Its why they advertise military service to poor people and loners with no direction in life.

[@LtActionCam]

The book “Black Hawk Down” by Mark Bowden is a must read. There are some surprising differences between the book and movie. If you are a small unit leader in the military you must read it. The lessons learned from the decisions made by those in Black Hawk Down are priceless.

[@HealthySkepticism1775]

An excellent book for sure. Mark's book, Killing Pablo, is extremely exciting as well. It follows the DEA, CIA, Delta Force, and Colombian forces' hunt for Pablo Escobar.

[@LtActionCam]

@@HealthySkepticism1775 awesome I have to check that out. In fact, I just finished reading his book over the battle of Hue City during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He’s got a talent for writing.

[@MrNicoJac]

Sam, can you lift the curtain just a little bit on the lessons learned that you have in mind? :)

[@markholm6955]

No tactician, but it seems like the US forces underestimated their enemy. Going deep into such a mess with out any heavy armor on call to get you out of trouble or real air power - like a squadron of A-10s seems like pure insanity to me.

[@guyjperson]

Mike Durant's book, where he lets a couple of things go that he never mentioned about that day, was also very worthwhile.

[@theduke7539]

When the reality of a desperate enemy and an overconfident command structure collide, you get the hard fought tragedy that was Mogadishu.

[@coiledsteel8344]

Like in Vietnam and Iraq we NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE! 🤔

[@BigMarkSr]

I had friends that were deployed in Somalia during this. They tell me it was a cluster as the military planners for this mission seriously under estimated the SNA and mobs. He said the biggest problem was there wasn't any extra support standing by from the 10th Mountain and others.

[@Buck123four]

Given TF Ranger IGNORED the 10th Mountain until they NEEDED help...what would one expect? 2-14 INF worked a MIRACLE.

[@Victory88012]

They weren’t informed of the raid. 10th mountain saved their cocky asses.

[@RadianMeasure]

"...the time is now 5:40PM. The rescue convoy won't move out until 11:30PM" That made my heart sink into my stomach. Also: Absolutely well done vid. Your quality has been skyrocketing

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

They were meant to be quick reaction force right?

[@OdintheGermanShepherd]

This is amazing….how do you even make something like this!! Outstanding job…..Love it!!

[@AndrewBrowner]

uhm you string together simple animations based on a sequence of events that happened, and then you read a script and sync the two together.. its a great video but it isnt rocket appliances how it was created

[@abrikos22]

@@AndrewBrowner stfu, then why dont you make it?

[@Henry-350]

@@abrikos22 He explained pretty accurately how someone would make a video like this. Chill out. They complimented the video.

[@Leak-ec5gb]

@@AndrewBrowner gtfo

[@NegatingSilence]

​@@AndrewBrowner The amount of specific details required to do this is not trivial. Either it's not totally accurate, or it's quite impressive. Can you show me the source that shows that there were 6 guys dead on the left flank of Super Six-One when it flew in over the target building? And three guys on the roof on the left?

[@jacharvey8231]

I was lucky enough to visit Somalia in 1958 (Still British Somaliland) when I was 7. Beautiful country from what I can remember, shame there is still rival clan infighting.

[@SSN515]

It's OK now. All the inhabitants were moved to Minneapolis.

[@lolbots]

@@SSN515 lmbo and one of them was moved to congress

[@SSN515]

@@lolbots With her brother/husband

[@danreed7889]

@@SSN515 and some even moved back and when tried to came back to MPLS were arrested by the FBI

[@anno-fw7xn]

Say thank to the actionen of the brishe, somal like many other ex conline cournty got to ther shity state to hostile actioen by the UK: like forcing new border to get conlfic going!

[@TheMaristBoy]

It's kinda impressive how close the movie gets to the real events as you tell it

[@theascendunt9960]

Exactly what I was thinking. Only thing with the movie was, it's hard to gauge the distances and where people are coming and going. This birds-eye view of this video really helped.

[@charlessaint7926]

In 'Blackhawk Down' by Ridley Scott, the scene where Star 4-1 lands to retrieve the wounded at the site, the pilot that retrieves Busch is the real life CWO Keith Jones. He's reenacting the scene where he earned the Silver Star.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@KaiserMighty03]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 how is this even related to the OP?

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@KaiserMighty03 They shouldn't have carried out another operation without UN forces after their extreme failure in previous operation!! But when US army cared about death civilians, right?? They just kill everybody on their path with ridiculous intel while locals would be too scared to do anything but sadly it isn't always the case...

[@KaiserMighty03]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 bro calm down lol, OP (original post(er) in this context, not operation) was just talking about the movie and one of the actors in it lol, no one is talking about the real war in his thread.

[@asdasdasdasdasdasdasdasd8215]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 They were savages, those """civillians""" deserved to die

[@throckmorton7727]

The part at 12:30 with the helicopter actually clipping the building, leaving a dirt cloud where it hit is very well done. Keep up the good work

[@Pendragon667]

Having read the book from Mark Bowden a couple of times, read various articles on the Internet and watched the movie many times i still must say that your video is by far the best, most comprehensive, easy to understand representation (and visualisation) of what has happened back then. Thank you very much! Can't wait for part two.

[@momoaddow7179]

this video is bullshit. I mean there cant be that many armed somalis, like this video shows. else there should be a way more death amracian Soliders

[@rc59191]

@@momoaddow7179 oh you were there dummy? My family was and this video is very accurate to what they told me the reason they didn't have more casualties is because we had control of the air and constant strafing runs.

[@Mega-P71]

@@momoaddow7179 You have no idea how good air support is and how trained the soldiers are. Most countries would have left their men behind to die. We don't.

[@momoaddow7179]

Stuck In 2020 19 solidiers die, for what?

[@momoaddow7179]

Stuck In 2020 ur watching to much movies. The solidier dont make decisions about the ops. No decisions about rescuing mads

[@dustinf11]

Shugart and Gordon... Absolute badass heros. I think it's important to remember their sacrifice.

[@johnnyfiveo]

amazing content man, my hat is off to you. lots of heroes that day

[@tn5244]

@@CGetRight all do respect we would love to not step foot on your country. Unfortunately we don’t have anything saying in all this. Fix your country so they wouldn’t have to send us in.

[@souvenirs9856]

@@tn5244 😎

[@derkylos]

@@tn5244 "Fix"="Have the exact same setup we do". Maybe some places just aren't cut out to be democratic right now, and maybe that's ok. Maybe they need time to evolve their own social order, and maybe they'll come up with something better than what we have.

[@TeeKoon]

@@elypowell6797 Religion like christian and I guess muslim too are against birth control! Those popes are those who lack logic and vision blinded sticking to religious laws from the past! Rome a state in a state without extradition treaty is the paradise for wanted pedos priests criminals with the protection of the church! like you said in a way don't give them fish but show them how to fish!

[@Bangtang_Aje]

My pants off to you~

[@JW-il6iq]

This Battle will be studied for generations. The Special Edition DVD included a fantastic documentary also, but the birds eyes view of this video brings things into a new perspective.

[@adrianbooth438]

Saddam Hussein reportedly had his generals watch this movie.

[@1234hasbeen]

I actually love seeing new stuff from your channel! You offer a unique form of content that is honestly far better than any history channel or other similar content I've seen.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@1234hasbeen]

​@@ggoddkkiller1342 I was just saying I like his video not that I support what happened. 🤦‍♂️

[@williamstocker584]

Try to understand the situation before rambling a bunch of bs

[@elitecoder955]

Unbelievable how the US task force held off these many targets in an very close urban environment , the enemy even had technical vehicles . This operation is still very impressive

[@LZ-no3go]

Not really they lost, and mostly relied on air support.

[@rookeva8688]

@@LZ-no3go Reread the comment again.

[@jackied.v.carson6059]

Read the script- already one of the greatest KZbin videos on the site.

[@daniels_0399]

I like how the dead cow was marked as a civilian casualty lmao

[@davidty2006]

Poor Cow.

[@TheJohnboyhunter]

Well I'm pretty sure it wasn't a fully trained battle cow. So civilian it is.

[@daniels_0399]

@@TheJohnboyhunter None of the guys there were trained

[@davidty2006]

@@daniels_0399 Best they knew was how to use the weaponry and drive.

[@dudeman4514]

I mean the cow wasn't a combatant, it wasn't carrying guns

[@peterweatherley7669]

Can I just say I appreciate the attention to detail here so, so much. I’m hard of sight and so at times struggle to follow animations, but this is one of the very rare occasion where I could immerse myself in the content without any difficulty. My thanks to you and your team :)

[@abdeldjalilderouiche5206]

It is always late at night when you find something extraordinary, thanks for the objective and neutral content. Keep Coming, respect.

[@rrohring1970]

I was there for this. Glad to see someone still remembers this. Thank you.

[@vahebaldemian]

As an 8 year old American watching this on the news at the time, I still remember. 🤙🏼

[@edl617]

I was on joint staff duty 90 to 93. I was one of the guys running the audio video conference for the big brass. I remember when the rangers were ordered into this area and the Commanding general requested a company of M1 Abrams and Bradley’s as support. Sec of defense Aspin over road the approval by the Army. Saying that No armor was needed. Thanks Aspin.

[@mikek5322]

That's ass kissing brass for you. Always worried about politics over troops. Thank you for your service.

[@sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688]

I was in Somali in army Intel. I left country just three weeks prior to this and was sent right back afterwards. I’ve always wondered if our departure left an intel gap while our replacements figured out how to find their asses with both hands and a map.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

Aspen resigned over this.

[@mikek5322]

@@SCOTTBULGRIN Good

[@lolbots]

must be a seal... *ignore and override*

[@AK4TF]

I have a friend who was part of an engineer battalion sent in after the Battle of Mogadishu occurred. The mortuary portion of the force sent in was told to expect 90% casualties from his battalion, he learned after completing whatever their mission was.

[@alexisXcore93]

does your uncle works on nintendo too?

[@FeR-kt1jt]

Almost finished but had to pause to say RIP to Shugart and Gordon . That was exemplary courage and valor displayed . They served the country well . Situations like this is where I stop and think about the situations our soldiers can be put in … it reminds me to check myself for the times I said the military is spoiled and easy.

[@shayanhusham162]

This is hands down one of the best battle recounts ever made by any one period.

[@dougieefresh1829]

Checking daily for part 2.. this was so good. Can’t imagine the time and effort that goes into these but they’re truly GREATLY appreciated!

[@JulianSloman]

oh that's why it's not linked!

[@dougieefresh1829]

@@JulianSloman yea, still “patiently” waiting. Haha

[@kevintoboz4929]

@@dougieefresh1829 still nothing huh? I just watched part one now I need a sequel lol

[@raulvenegas6638]

Man we need a part two!!!

[@dougieefresh1829]

@@raulvenegas6638 check out his second to most recent video. He dropped a teaser announcing a part 2 is coming in October!

[@1800HUNKNA]

I think the most startlingly and surprising aspect of this extremely well made and documented video is the fact it quite truly brought me to tears. Seeing the site of Super 64 being overrun after fighting so desperately, with all allies doing everything they can to save them. It really resonates deeply in a way the movie and personal recounts simply can't. Thank you.

[@Watch_over_us]

What blows my mind is that during the operation, Aidids adult son was serving in the US marines

[@princediamond85]

Wait doesn’t the us renounce citizenships for those who are allied to enemy of the United States?

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

America was allied with Somalia during that time but there was civil war​@@princediamond85

[@DawnPetrichor1]

@@princediamond85They weren’t allied, his relationship with his father was distant, and there are very few if any documented communications (outside of those for the US Marines) between the two during the conflict. Farrah served during Desert Storm, and performed work as a translator for the Somali language in the opening weeks of this conflict, before moving to civil service in California.

[@IMeanMachine101]

Man the production on this channel is amazing the fact finding and not just rambling it's more interesting watching it unfold and get a tatical insight on the situation.

[@00calvinlee00]

Serving in the USMC as an interpreter at the time was a young man named Hussien Farrah, who was Aidid's son. To be a fly on the wall when the S1, and S2 discussed him...

[@Stinger913]

No way?

[@geletoz]

Aidids son was a us marine u lying dimwit..he lived in San Francisco and was in university not an interpre

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger. US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them. All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...

[@harvestedpustules6897]

I've watched the movie a million times I've watched so many documentaries but this bird's eye view really puts the situation into perspective this is great

[@leedabrowski835]

7:18 “He spots and armed group, following a man, confidently riding a cow, wielding an AK-47” That line got me!! 🤣

[@nobodyjustacreep]

I knowwwww... I wanna know more about that guy, like wtf 💀. But I cant find anything when I look it up

[@FromTheSkylessVoid]

@@nobodyjustacreep He was one of their “Champions” who’d had 50 confirmed kills. He was a menace on any other day, but this one.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

If that part about the pilots purposely absorbing the impact is true, that is some respect on an ethereal level. To lay down your own life in an attempt to save the others, knowing you may very likely die. That is heroism.

[@carbonado2432]

big if true

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

Bullshit

[@motorboat3478]

@@alcoyne3333333333333 well your mother didn’t love you enough

[@malcolmsmith333]

The two deltas that protected the chopper at the end is more i reckon. They knew they werent coming back but still argued to be dropped of the give the guys on the chopper some small chance of getting out.

[@swisstraeng]

The pilots could have survived if they went in tail first. And the passengers too. They likely did not chose to abosrb the impact. Or, they wanted to bring the heli down on the roof, trying not to make it fall off.

[@AvNotasian]

"it was actually a council of elders discussing peace" >Persuasion check failed

[@nicomorgan9604]

Makes my heart break that the death of the soldiers is this huge story of heroism, and the death of these non combatant elders, actually seeking peace, is a footnote.

[@YourDrunkStepDad]

@@nicomorgan9604 unfortunately that’s how it goes. history is written by the victors. that doesn’t always mean the victors are evil. we just gravitate towards our own. grieve for our own more often. America may be a divided country a lot of the time, but you’d be surprised how unified we really are under all the bullshit.

[@nicholaswhitehead3437]

@@nicomorgan9604 Are trying to perpetuate that the US service members who lost their lives in this operation are not heroes? And that the real heroes are the elders at the supposed "peace talks"?

[@taquitoxiq1444]

@@nicholaswhitehead3437 that sounds about right to me.

[@nicholaswhitehead3437]

@@taquitoxiq1444 Are you agreeing with my assessment of the original comment, or?

[@flighttherapybullisticfpv133]

The amount of research and coordination that goes into these animations and scripts is amazing. Some of the best combat history content on the planet.

[@danielhughes5932]

Also the nuanced reporting by Americans of every step of an operation is intense. Goes back to carrier battles of ww2

[@StsFiveOneLima]

This should have been a carpet bombing event, not some cowboy haha. Fuck the 'civilians'. They were not. Everyone in that shithole was a combatant.

[@meatbyproducts]

Gordon and Shughart made a choice that most can not grasp and even fewer could do.

[@FlySwann]

Durant, pilot of super 64, wrote a fantastic book about his life and events that took place in Somalia. I highly recommend reading it.

[@MrElchav]

What's the book called?

[@FlySwann]

@@MrElchav in the company of heroes

[@dougieefresh1829]

For anyone curious about a part 2, he announced it’s coming and will be here sometime in October. HYPE!

[@pfdrtom]

Yeah, but Oct of what year?!?!? (lol sarc. He does a great job!)

[@Alex-pu5lz]

How this one man is able to make such enticing and well-made minute by minute documentaries is beyond me. Amazing work as always.

[@wesleymarkmusic403]

Amazing description and animation. I saw the movie "Black Hawk Down" but didn't realize that two BH's went down. What a sad disaster. Much respect to all those soldiers involved and especially those who lost their lives.

[@standardyeepz]

I NEED THE SECOND ONE this is the best channel I’ve ever found. Very relaxing voice to listen to ; and very informative. I’ve read and watched a good amount of content on this situation, but you’re including completely new info for me. I Set alarm so I can finish the series. Thx

[@worldofdoom995]

"Mike Durant, we won't leave you behind!"

[@Totally_Not_The_ATF]

It’s a shame he turned into an idiotic gun confiscation proponent.

[@ZackMarrs556NAT0]

@@Totally_Not_The_ATF really? Damn what a shame...

[@JoviaI1]

@@Totally_Not_The_ATF It's a shame idiots like you care about something so trivial.

[@battenburg6089]

@@Totally_Not_The_ATF You have to think he probably just did not want to be around firearms after the mayhem he went through, and those who lost their lives defending him. He probably has very bad memories when he sees rifles.

[@gourmetwaters6916]

@@battenburg6089 There's a fine line separating experience and hypocrisy. It's a like butcher trying to convince you that eating meat is immoral.

[@phillliesss92]

Honestly surprised how much the movie actually kept true to the actual events. This video was amazing, definitely subscribing to see more of your work.

[@ZodiacMy]

Lol movie aren't 80% accurate

[@erickile3650]

Read the book the movie is way off on so much. SSG Eversman by the time I got in was one of my 1SG at Drum he went back to base like 15 min into the fight and never came back out not to mention the character Hoot wasn’t even real. The movie probably did it about 30% correct.

[@crazyku5548]

imagine compressing all the scene of the fight of course its not gonna be accurate. its a movie guys

[@Hater20X]

@@erickile3650 the character hoot was specifically created for the movie and was based of off 3 different delta Operators. Like when Hoot butts heads with Captain Steele about his safety that is one delta Operators story and when hoot goes to crash site 2 that is another delta Operator. They just combined them into 1 person to be able to tell a massive story into a 2 and half hour movie.

[@dannyzero692]

@@crazyku5548 exactly, movies are supposed to be entertaining not replicating reality!

[@letsclimb5828]

Yeah, im a veteran, and yeah, I have a bias, but this channel is ridiculously fantastic. Thank you for you explaining this in detail😊