UK vs French military: Who'd win that war? (2021)

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This video revisits our first topic ever, from five years ago. A hypothetical military matchup between the UK and French military. Who's got a stronger air force? Navy? Ground army? How would such a war go, considering the geography? And who'd win?
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[@alfredoalfaro5000]

UK vs France is such a classic it deserves a remake every 4-5 years.

[@jbtv5617]

Agreed, it's a very salty one too say the least 😅😭

[@pauljhon1719]

You are not tired i think de have don it toi much this pass couple 100 hundred Years

[@menwithven8114]

For a long time they did do a "remake" every 5 years in real life lol

[@julianshepherd2038]

In five years there won't be a UK. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@meenacally]

@@julianshepherd2038 we know buddy 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@AeneasGemini]

I love how the message in most videos is that it would be overly costly and pointless to fight

[@DMS-pq8]

The only winning move is not to play

[@fulcrum2951]

Don't think the viewers gets that

[@johnrollex680]

Well usually that's true these days. War isn't what it used to be.

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

That's because it's true - but sometimes not to fight can be even costlier than fighting.

[@julianpetkov8320]

@@DMS-pq8 "The only winning move is not to play" The French are pros at that.

[@alex-1314]

He failed to mention that UK and France have 5 wins each in Eurovision Song Contest, though both have diminished performance in 21st century. UK has shown more aggression with such titles as "Boom-Bang-a-Bang" albeit in a tied result. Difficult outcome to predict now with social distancing and no (French) kissing.

[@jwadaow]

This is the kind of in-depth geopolitical analysis I crave.

[@op0143]

Lol

[@alienus9092]

It really matters in war😄

[@zomkino]

Because we both realized that the winner of the eurovision, has to fund the next one, so that's why we stopped trying and picked the worst candidates

[@jojolafrite90]

You made my day. Hey thanks.

[@James-qj3ry]

Love UK from France. Very beautiful country, love London, the clash rock band and beef Wellington!!

[@demonize9587]

Je English e Francis

[@99ron30]

I love France from the UK. I love French Beer, Paris, French Films, French cars (some of them), MBK scooters, French train system, fried Camembert!. ❤️

[@Hattonbank]

@@99ron30 You forgot about French women!

[@paulcarroll6995]

You guys are not bad yourself :D

[@tonybuk70]

oh man... love you back really . vive la difference :)

[@krispymeme4965]

This war gets more sequels in history than fast and furious

[@carterjones8126]

So far, there have been 30 Anglo-French wars in history. At this point I think both sides are reluctant to destroy one another out of fear of not being able to fight again.

[@mostneuter]

@@carterjones8126 more like there's no point anymore to do so

[@mariusmatei2946]

Well, the series of wars between France, and England/United Kingdom had been the longest-lasting conflict in World History (between two existing countries, anyway). The first time the king of France, and the king of England went to war against each other, had been in the 1100s (the conflict between king Louis le Gros of France, and his more powerful feudal vassal, king Henri Beauclerc of England); and the last time France, and the United Kingdom went to war against each other, was in the 1800s (the war between emperor Napoléon Bonaparte of France, and the United Kingdom).

[@kaito1213]

**UK vs France** Germany: **this is one of the best movie i ever seen**

[@stephencrompton4352]

It would be like the classic days where The British and Prussians were allied against France.

[@RiccardoCagnasso]

*italy takes malta*

[@samilzeynalov2448]

@@RiccardoCagnasso malta takes İtaly*

[@jenifferschmitz8618]

thru should ,make a movie uk the bad guy

[@jensboettiger5286]

^my exact reaction

[@crwansaunt6441]

UK and France:*go to war with each other* Litteraly every single country ever: *Ah shit here we go again*

[@l-esprit_de_l-ouest]

​@Jani Na uncle shampoo sniffer joe? Nah, better br an fr destroy themself but with honor.

[@sebastiandiaconu1221]

If they're gonna fight I want them both to fight on horseback with spears swords and arrows, like in the good old days.

[@nexify522]

Well at Buckingham palace there are soldiers with horses and swords

[@andytoft6141]

Longbow wins again then

[@fartanus3366]

@@nexify522 We have them as well in Paris

[@ybreton6593]

je propose les deux peuples enferment dans un grand stade ? pour les britanniques : Roi , ministres Chambres des communes , lords ! pour les français : Président , ministres députés , sénateurs ! tous à cheval avec des lances, des épées et des flèches, et les deux peuples français et britanniques à les regarder s'entretués.

[@maximussmithy8690]

The war on fish: Now this should be the next COD

[@liqiang4506]

It's USA USA fault

[@user-qd3lc7zb6n]

Sorry but if Americans or Russians are not involved then there will be no COD

[@guzler9959]

Love the pun!

[@procc1983]

That's one of the funniest comments I've ever read.

[@comentedonakeyboard]

@@liqiang4506 evidently it is! If the Americans hadnt pushed the german forces out of the disputed area, we wouldnt talk about the issue (whatever the issue actualy is)

[@bebased1785]

*Everyone Gansta till James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond cross the channel with an amphibious pick up truck*

[@Chineseconcrete]

Imagine if they got their hands on a queen Elizabeth class ship. France would instantly capitulate

[@abbaszaidi8371]

This might be the best comment thread............... ......in the world

[@gogman1446]

On tonight’s show... James takes on the french Air Force. Richard blows up a sub. And I cross the Chanel in a tank.

[@Dave-hu5hr]

"POWER!!" 🚢🇬🇧

[@Bikavin]

That was one of my favorite episode

[@NorthCamZ]

I think if the UK has shown anything, being outnumbered somehow does not affect them in a way that makes them lose

[@adamhastie8439]

The last time we were successfully invaded was nearly 1,000 years ago

[@krislampe7244]

Hmm. Don't know. They always needed help from others to win wars. And in many battles they won they were outnumbering their enemies.

[@NorthCamZ]

@@krislampe7244 Not really to be honest, the only wars that the British really had any help in was WW1 and WW2 but it was a global war so that is to be expected. Plus the Napoleonic wars. Buy lets be honest most of the time when a country wins a war it's because of better technology or by a bigger standing army

[@Arltratlo]

@@krislampe7244 Waterloo was more or less a German victory... the Brits was close to run away...

[@Sidneymoch]

@@Arltratlo But the Prussians came late anyway

[@_skyfighters3354]

Sorry to tell you that but the Mirage 2000 D is an excellent aircraft too. He was just made for AIR to GROUND missions. A 2000-5 is maybe as good as a rafale in air to air missions by the way. It just has only 4 air to air missiles. So dont tell us that mirage 2000d is awful or that mirage2000-5 is mediocre because it's false

[@EvilBaffe]

It could take 100 years to decide between them.

[@maramara2777]

no nuclear bomb end the war in months or week

[@ciaranbrk]

@@maramara2777 no nukes in these scenarios. But realistically both are nuclear powers which would prevent their use. With France been an EU member it would only be a matter of time before they won or a quick ceasefire was negotiated by the US.

[@ar0568]

Guys I’m pretty sure op made a Hundred Years War reference

[@absolutetucker9198]

A minimum 7 years war

[@Deridus]

@@absolutetucker9198 Are we sure it wouldn't be 30? Or 80? Or are those numbers strictly reserved by the Dutch and Germans?

[@troutwarrior6735]

Germany: "Alright, they're distracted! Third time's the charm. And make sure those leopards have reliable transmissions. . ."

[@johnlavery3433]

“Why are you idiots invading Russia as well.” “Sorry, Frau Chancellor, force of habit.”

[@jenifferschmitz8618]

germany we will sell weapons to both sides make a killing

[@syrianball1875]

@Doomsday Clown it’s a joke

[@derf9465]

German already won with banks not tanks.

[@Walker_Bulldog]

@Doomsday Clown Yes, France would shut them down very quickly.

[@hutty8667]

Me and my French mate were watching this together and said: "Meh, it's just Wednesday"

[@diwattos]

Support France from Greece.

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

Thanks you, I love Greece from France. 🇫🇷❤️🇬🇷

[@crusaderxavier]

Oh come on what was the point of supporting you in WW2 but love from Britannia 🇬🇧

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

@@crusaderxavier Yes, but France today supports and defends Greece much more, especially against the threats and aggressions of the Turkish government, but also by helping Greece to get out of the economic crisis in which it is, thanks to the European Union, whereas you have abandoned it by leaving the Union. 🇫🇷💖🇬🇷

[@crusaderxavier]

@@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche I had no favour of Brexit and nor did I like it in anyway but I will admit it was made to put more money in for the NHS which is one of our glorious crowning achievements

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

@@crusaderxavier In France we also have the equivalent of the NHS, it is SPF or « Santé Publique France ».

[@frankstermacc]

Well well well if it isn't the KZbin algorithm and it's perfect timing

[@antonycharnock2993]

Like the Monty Python sketch with the fish.

[@maxcady645]

yeah mate hahaha

[@oleggorky906]

When it suits them.

[@posteveryside-beatsnews]

Mate the video was made a month ago specifically because of the tension

[@zomkino]

@@posteveryside-beatsnews what tension ? if theres a war i wouldn't fight the Brits, they are like brothers now, we are 2 old nation, both over 2000 years old (if you count the first tribes) we had our wars but now i could never go to war against an englishman, and i'm joining the french ground forces in a few months ^^ (Armée de Terre)

[@LucaTheDevilCat]

The Virgin US-Soviet rivalry vs the Chad Anglo-French Rivalry

[@liqiang4506]

China is better than US,UK AND FRANCE

[@May-gr8bp]

@@liqiang4506 China has a very strong military but isn't as free

[@liqiang4506]

@@May-gr8bp FAKE NEWS!! CHINA is the most democratic country

[@nicobernard]

@@liqiang4506 🤯😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@aslightidiot]

@@liqiang4506*smacks hand against head, multiple times*

[@CW-ik7eg]

The Uk and France are better fighting together than against👍

[@JayTraversJT]

We love each other really, The toxic spats we have just make the makeup sex all the better. Love you frenchies x

[@ghardrimvoreksson7266]

Well tell that to the others in UK because all I can see in these comments is hate

[@ravercorum20]

@@ghardrimvoreksson7266 Look up why raising the index and middle finger is considered a swear word in the UK and you'll know why.

[@The_Nowhereman]

@@ghardrimvoreksson7266 dude what comments were you looking at , most I read were tongue in cheek. The one reminding us of the Eurovision song contest was hilarious. There is an anti Brussels sentiment in this country but still plenty of love for our European brothers and sisters. So keep calm and carry on.

[@bluegaming1013]

Love UK 🇬🇧 from france 🇫🇷

[@ghardrimvoreksson7266]

@@ravercorum20 Get over it child

[@niallrussell7184]

just watching this after France threatens to turn power off on Jersey over fishing rights. 🤣

[@KumaBean]

Same, and I live in Jersey, lmao We went through enough with the Germans 🤣

[@Chanesmyname]

I saw that too, two UK gun boats in the area, I feel sorry for Jersey and the Islands they are not UK owned they are crown lands and they get stuck with the French tantrums!

[@skyblueobsessed4760]

@@Chanesmyname jersey are apart of our monarchy. That’s why we sent our navy over their, and it didn’t take long before the french did their classic 🏳🏳🏳. Another British victory lol...

[@bobbysausagefingers4405]

What rights ? They have no rights to our wayer

[@GeorgeKnighton]

@@skyblueobsessed4760; Same person, but, technically, a different Crown. The Channel Islands are not a part of the UK (nor is the Isle of Man). The Channel Islands are a vestigial remnant of the Crown in Right of the Duchy of Normandy.

[@dextercochran4916]

Britain vs. France The original Peter Griffin vs. Giant Chicken.

[@aliendude4064]

Peter is an Irish.. He will be chilling in the corner with his bear from clams..

[@almightykingpin6322]

@@aliendude4064 you didn’t get the joke did you

[@aliendude4064]

@@almightykingpin6322 ohh.. Now i got it.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Hahahaha

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

The Hundred Years War does it sound anything to you

[@zomkino]

Okay so i'm going to go all mushy and stuff, but i'm french i've learned english(maybe not very well) because i respect our allies/enemies/frenemies, we are like two old neighbors on the same block, we sometimes talk in eachother's back, but in the end we are both not really mean towards eachother, we like to learn about eachother's culture, we travel and marry between countries, and in the end we would fight to help eachother because only us have the right to fight if another attacks us we fight together :) peace.

[@Arltratlo]

last time they run after 3 weeks... and send the french back in time to become POWs

[@Neel-xb1ok]

Soppy twat Just a joke

[@Owen_157]

Stronger together

[@The_Beefcake_Cometh]

I've never been to France myself and I know England and France have quite the historical rivalry but is there any reason in particular our people don't seem to like each other in general?

[@user-cl2xv1gd2h]

@@The_Beefcake_Cometh one reason, surrender jokes are little bit annoying

[@9shazad]

Love the U.K. amazing powerful country from 🇵🇰

[@yorkshireman5861]

Thank you 🇬🇧🇵🇰

[@jackwhitehead5233]

Love you too bro 🇬🇧🇵🇰

[@isaacnuketon]

🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

[@stayawayfromthewoke3412]

Dont love your country because child marriage is common there. 🤮

[@stayawayfromthewoke3412]

@Tyrese Pascoe pakistan divy bollox

[@hmmm9658]

UK, Germany and France vs the rest of Europe excluding Russia would be cool

[@gabrielputz5851]

Man that would be awesome

[@darthjadus9015]

Pfff, Austria one shots them...

[@jimmyb7479]

Nope uk France and Germany would get killed are you joking Guys

[@hmmm9658]

@@jimmyb7479 idk it could be close or if it isnt, you could balance the teams by shifting them around a bit, a lot of the smaller ones bareley have a military tbh

[@gabrielputz5851]

@@jimmyb7479 well actually, except spain and italy, which are both not comparable to anyone in the trio, there is no other big military in Europe

[@itsjustjuan8239]

Last time I was this early the maginot line still held the tide!

[@Taletad]

Actually the maginot line held the tide so perfectly that the germans elected to go around No part of the line surrendered and very few parts of it were taken.

[@Itachi951000]

There is no Maginot Line or fortifications between France and the UK. Very different scenario from WWII in an hypothetical war.

[@tibsky1396]

Contrary to popular thought, the Maginot line was never pierced.

[@adankmeme651]

Pathetic, Last time I was this early france was still called gaul and owned by the romans.

[@Abyssian007]

@@adankmeme651 Pathetic, I was there when the Gaul Brenus sacked Rome!

[@bigchunk1]

An excellent report as always Commissar Binkov. Let us hope it never comes to pass.

[@elpass8388]

England is a former French colony gone bad. "George Clemenceau, 1907"

[@Yoshi14832]

These two never stop fighting each other do they 😂

[@xmifi]

100 Years War V2.0

[@Mewithabeard]

I have a good friend who I met about 15 years ago as a teenager, he is French. Ever since, dispite our genuine friendship, we're often taking the mick out of each others nationality. The British and French are usually good friends these days but damn we still like a good argument over our militaries 😂

[@gabilax2745]

They fight buy it's because they are very similar on a lot of things. Love u Britain 🇬🇧❤️

[@kilaiku]

@Johnny Jackson Nous au moins on ne se cache pas sur une Île comme des lâches 😂😂 en plus on à gagné tellement de fois contre les Anglais 🇫🇷>🇬🇧. Revise tes cours d'histoire imbécile

[@tasy7470]

@Johnny Jackson History says otherwise (France won more times against the UK in wars involving eachothers), furthermore, all France would have to do is blockade and isolate the UK from the rest of the world and wait for the local population to starve, because unlike France, the UK is dependent for most of what it consumes, including firearms.... most of your missiles are built in France, your aircrafts are a European jointed effort between several countries whose factories aren't present in the UK and so forth. While France is completely self-sufficient, be it food, armament and so on.

[@E1025]

It will be a weird day when Binkov starts including Drone Swarms in his matchups.

[@isaiahgadil7697]

agree

[@johnwinter7597]

You should see what we see in the northern Nevada desert

[@darkjill2007]

@@johnwinter7597 do you have any good pics?

[@snugglecity3500]

Drones will probably never swarm. They aren't cheap and if they become cheap they will most likely be upgraded to be better keeping them expensive.

[@RealUlrichLeland]

@@snugglecity3500 They're cheap for an army. A five hundred quid dgi drone with a bomb on it is peanuts compared to the hundreds of thousands for a laser guided missile.

[@rhysmcgreal8786]

Love France from UK ❤️

[@erik5977]

Love uk from france ❤️

[@callmecharlie0498]

Feeling isn't mutual mate

[@bagdaderchur1351]

British people are more tolerant and generous than french.

[@AmirShafeek]

That's a weakness and a strength

[@nton8057]

Can you do a video on the technology gap between world powers. and how many years they are apart from each other in the different fields?

[@gobimurugesan2411]

This is good.

[@williammulligan1416]

yes

[@immaculatedripboy6742]

Yes please

[@RAiNfORAiNbOW]

tech is top sekret it wont be authentic

[@duitk]

That is very difficult if not impossible to do, the real extent of military capabilities specially in electronics and such is classified.

[@christobalcolon6601]

"Your mother was a hampster, and your father smelt of elderberries." We can only hope.

[@ChrisplayThrough64]

Sshhhhh

[@dopeyb218]

someone said this exact thing to me the other day :/ still baffled

[@christobalcolon6601]

@@dopeyb218 "Run away! Run away!!"

[@andrewtongue7084]

Laughing here, Christobal - you're doing down the Hamsters of this world :D

[@everything777]

Now, go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

[@manticore4952]

If you are fighting in a full on war with an opponent a few miles away it doesn't make sense to go after the far away overseas territories unless you are in a position of extreme disadvantage. The point of the overseas territories is to use as a staging area against far away enemies. In this war the enemy will likely concentrate on lone ships and lone bases which are closer. If I were France I would be using Spec ops and strike forces for attacking radar sites, ports and lone ships in Wales and Scotland and maybe Northern Ireland to force the English to move troops to different parts of the islands and to stretch them out. Then I would use my large forces in large decisive engagements.

[@guyroppa7786]

Uk "Spec Ops" are more numerous, more experienced and more highly regarded...

[@ryklii9039]

@@guyroppa7786 La source de ta connerie s'il te plaît ?

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Essentially the Foreign Legion versus the S.A.S. and S.B.S.

[@kerdart351]

Neither France or UK has any large force, military speaking. We have expert, professional forces, not made for a country invasion. Enough to hold Mali against jihadis, or to help USA in Iraq, but not to conquier and occupy a 60 millions inhabitants country lol

[@Circaman8]

Being a fan of history and hearing "such an unlikely war" when referring to Britain and France still sounds weird even though it's been over 100 years since the last one.

[@SpookyScarySkitarii]

More than 200 hundred years

[@jontheo6794]

Technically The British fought the French in WW2 so its around 80 years

[@papasult11]

Britain and France: Fighting each other Germany: Looks like someone's going to be dinner today! Poland: **Ww2 flashback screams** Switzerland: Another episode! Finally I can drink my chocolate milk

[@olelain]

Internet and youtube was invented in 2000 so that people can comment as it were in 1940.

[@themax9913]

Nah we dont fight anymore with our brothers north of the channel :) We might like to argue with them but we french are all proud to have the brits as allies. 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@gabilax2745]

🍷🇨🇵❤️🇬🇧🍵

[@jean-francoisdelattre7946]

Status changed from best ennemies to best buddies !

[@Joker-yw9hl]

🇬🇧🇫🇷

[@saint4life09]

Pretty much exactly this. Our armed forces cooperate massively, even if the French can be a bit awkward about considering their attitude to NATO.

[@christopheripoll2580]

@@saint4life09 We don't like NATO because it is in American hands. We praise our independance, which does not mean we cannot cooperate.

[@Granticus]

Britain: what was that tactic you used on us again? Germany: Blitzkrieg? Britain: cheers mate! Germany: ...

[@Swag_N_Bear]

the French would wave a white flag after a few hours anyway

[@elijahreid6125]

UK: k bye I'm leaving the eu France: so I took that personally

[@tibsky1396]

And yet, I would like France to get out of this mess that is the European Union. And I'm still waiting for the Return of the King.

[@Seli_B]

Perfide Albion

[@romeodarcq6132]

@@Seli_B vive l'empereur

[@Seli_B]

@@romeodarcq6132 LOL

[@Klliansimabras]

@@tibsky1396 Yeah but no.

[@blaine8197]

Blast from the past. Nice remake of your first ever video!

[@JayTraversJT]

Pffft I love how this is coming up after the whole fishing thing xD

[@labechamel75]

The UK lost more wars against France than the reverse. In the major battles between the two nations, France won 7 times and the UK 3 times. Plus, the UK is just a former French colony conquered by William the Conqueror and ruled for more than 300 years by the French house of the Plantagenet. So all of it is just France against France. ;)

[@ce1834]

No two nations have shaped the world more so than France and the UK 🇫🇷 ❤️ 🇬🇧

[@britishginge4474]

That's true

[@rhdez11]

Spain has. I'd even say more than France as they created what's now called latin America. If we're talking modern times, then of course the US.

[@skwidthecrayfsh34]

@@rhdez11North America, South Africa, australasia, India, Pakistan, etc. Would all not be nearly as developed without Britain, who has done more than spain

[@debdutnandi8507]

@@skwidthecrayfsh34 really ? It is uk who has sucked India and make it poor

[@rhdez11]

@@skwidthecrayfsh34 Have you not seen what Britain and the US have done to Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Somalia? You can't possibly call that developed. As a European descendent myself, I can tell you that these countries have erected countries through blood and violence as well as brought them down.

[@mikeykm1993]

And it all started with a blockade of Jersey, who’d have thought...

[@gaybungus3878]

Its nice to hear someone who isn't native to the country talk the stats

[@jamiebond1821]

Looking in the comments I can tell us English and french haven’t changed in the past hundreds of years haha

[@daryldixon3933]

🤣🤣🤣🤣Yes my g we've not changed one bit us brits ain't bro

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus5334]

Love the UK from Italy

[@jxckedgell3821]

Let's go 😂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jayveebloggs9057]

Love Italy back

[@jesterofspades3903]

🇬🇧🇮🇹

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus5334]

@Orwell 1984 Same for us mate

[@jesterofspades3903]

@@luciusdomitiusaurelianus5334 me too

[@erikjaroy8214]

The rest of Europe: Ah shit, here we go again! 🙄

[@johnl.7754]

another decade long war

[@mrsiborg]

Germany: Shouldn't we be doing something?

[@johnl.7754]

@@mrsiborg Germany is waiting for them to beat each other to a pulp.

[@harrisonnightingale6600]

Somebody get the popcorn this could take awhile

[@lethke]

The French being able to do more strikes had me in stitches.

[@guillaumel9977]

I think French armed forces are just better than UK.

[@hannahdyson7129]

@@guillaumel9977 The French worker force are known for " striking " so the idea that the French miltary " striking " is highly amusing

[@freddyb7188]

@@hannahdyson7129. Elle est connu aussi pour travailler moins mais donnant plus de rendement alors comment dire …

[@lostpianist]

What were the military implications of the Evergiven?

[@ravenmusic6392]

Ahhhh started watching this channel with the first 2016 UK Vs France video, looking foreward to this!

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Do one about 80 French fishing boats Vs two Royal Navy warships off Jersey...oh...umm... Nevermind

[@antonycharnock2993]

There were 2 french navy ships there too. Strangely that wasnt mentioned much by the British press.

[@user-tw5tt8fq4i]

@@antonycharnock2993 for good reason, they were far smaller and were heavily outgunned by the 2 Royal navy ships. Also because they did sail into English territorial waters so they couldn't really send a well armed ship/group lest they be the "aggressor"

[@user-tw5tt8fq4i]

although yea, they were mentioned however, but since not really proper fighting warships not really important (iirc they had a single M2 browning on the Themis)

[@Oli-Johnson]

@@antonycharnock2993 pretty sure they were two French police boats, although it was reported one of them did have a "cannon" 😂

[@ethanguest3438]

@@Oli-Johnson probably fired baguettes to be honest

[@user-dq6tf9ms6q]

Germany: We took France in 6 weeks, lets have beer and popcorn and see how long it will take for UK. haha

[@stephen10.]

france has taken prussia in 2 weeks...

[@smal750]

@@stephen10. 19 days*

[@guilhom5602]

Artillery : you forget the french heavy mortar, 191 and 55 MLRS not 13 ; the new range of Caesar is 60km with katana ammo

[@LordBitememan]

Result: A very pissed off USA going "what the fuck are my allies doing!?"

[@Mugdorna]

I see you too remember the Suez Crisis in 1956! (which also involved Israel)

[@sockaccount8116]

"WE'RE BORED, YOU HAVEN'T INVADED ANYONE NEW RECENTLY AND WE HAVE NOONE TO FIGHT WITH" - France and UK

[@Mugdorna]

@A dude with a flashlight That is true. But the USA had been the, 1st nation to recognise the State of Israel in 1948. Once the US realised that the Arabs were leaning towards the Soviets in the late 50s/early 60s they started to provide military support to the Israelis.

[@ulleammac-an-toisich8100]

i assume you mean french allies as britain is no longer a usa ally

[@petercooper6688]

Sleepy Joe will think that Napoleon and Wellington were at it again.

[@KSNDXFW534D3FW3]

Big love to France from UK 🇬🇧🤝🇲🇫

[@maximechampfailly9832]

Big love to UK from France

[@hibojoe1477]

Love to all three from straya 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷

[@julianpetkov8320]

@@hibojoe1477 🇦🇺🇺🇸 you guys are awesome, but the British 🇬🇧 are the best. 🇧🇬

[@piepiep2368]

Love from jersey.... No I'm joking haha I'm French 😂

[@masterofalltrades_]

OK, won’t return it though.

[@ThePRCommander]

You should make a civil war scenario; where the conventional forces from France and UK, comes to each other's aid.

[@Hurrikane_GOAT]

Great idea 👍

[@stevefox8605]

🇬🇧 We are quite fond of the French (Jersey excepted)... Would like to see Europe (including British) vs USA.... Russia vs China.... Good video, Cheers 👍🏻

[@edwardbeadle4514]

The Queen Elizabeth class carriers do not lack airborne early warning helicopters at this time. The previous system using the searchwater radar on sea kings has been updated; it is called crowsnest and is fitted to Merlin HM3 helicopters.

[@alexanderfoster3628]

The search water radars which we sold to the Chinese 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@keithharris5196]

@@alexanderfoster3628 pfft we've done worse lol

[@jeffbobes7368]

@@keithharris5196 we haven’t done worse than the yanks tho

[@keithharris5196]

@@jeffbobes7368 ......really we invented concentration camps Lord kitchener boar war you know the guy on the your country needs you poster... we enslaved millions we brutalised those we considered savages because they were different we hacked and plundered our way across the globe for a thousand years, so yeah we've done worse and that's not saying that others are equally as guilty of crimes we've just been doing it the longest lol

[@jeffbobes7368]

@@keithharris5196 they dropped the sun in Japan for no reason

[@pranganao7395]

12:16 I loved it when you mentioned Gurkhas in the British Army.

[@kingtut472]

Gurkhas is key

[@alex-1314]

France has more Gherkins, and they're a potent force even if Brits are usually more pickled.

[@kingtut472]

@@alex-1314 😂😂

[@ynwa3476]

Why was the Channel Tunnel not considered ?

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

Prediction before wathing the video;France will win almost definitely,although with a significant cost. France has the strongest West European army.Britain will need years to catch up,time they do not have.

[@Johnkeav]

Rubbish. British are better trained, have a superior fighting spirit, and have far more real experience. Plus tank divisions, apache helicopters., drones and yes, the SAS.

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

@@Johnkeav the british army would be useless without a strong navy to transport it to France.Britain would need at minimum 5 years to build a fleet strong enough

[@Colk13]

@@ihavenojawandimustscream4681 and during those 5 years France would build one too so useless

[@sisilafamille7650]

@@Johnkeav Far more real experience ?

[@replywithfacts3231]

@@ihavenojawandimustscream4681 who said we have to come to you

[@Chadhogan111]

Canada: *Declares Civil War*

[@bosniacwolf2025]

Full Support to UK! From Bosnia!

[@yorkshireman5861]

Thank you 🇬🇧🇧🇦

[@jackwhitehead5233]

Thanks bro! 🇬🇧🤜🤛🇧🇦

[@strikingscorp4659]

Thanks bro 🇧🇦🇬🇧

[@bluegaming1013]

Bruh From France No jk lol I understand your opinion I just hope it doesn’t happen 🇫🇷 ❤️ 🇬🇧

[@saundyuk]

Hvala ljepo :)

[@ryanmoore320]

We may not see eye to eye (most of the time) but when it comes to defence we're the closest of allies.

[@ronaldfranklin6122]

thank you Sir

[@chriswarburtonbrown1566]

Great video, but no consideration of war goals. What would each side define as victory? This would define their deployment. Eg. If France felt taking Channel Islands and Gibraltar was victory, Spain would surely join in... etc etc.

[@micupedro]

Spain would always join whoever gives it Gibraltar, be it the United Kingdom, Russia, China or the Martians.

[@comraderoman4299]

Everybody gangsta till Nigel drives a British armored platoon through the chunnel

[@TheGorillaGang]

Been waiting all week for this! So excited!

[@Peter_Turbo4]

France: “What’re you gonna do about it little man?” Britain: *”Oi kids, the Frogs are at it again!”*

[@Getoffmytrain_97268]

@@sithlord6119 aww someone's bitter 🙃 alright buddy 👍

[@Whoami691]

@@sithlord6119 it's hard to hear you over all the waters you can't fish in.

[@chefdeskoalas2.07]

French army is very underated

[@bush_wookie_9606]

Let's settle this in the old fashioned way: hold a football match and let the hooligans fight it out for the win

[@michaelscott7166]

France would probably win on the field but I pretty sure The UK would win decisively in the stands.

[@regarded9702]

That's not even fair for the French. Britain is renowned for its hooligans

[@kolerick]

depend if the French can engage their CRS in the fight then...

[@michaelscott7166]

@Alphavortex108 Not sure, they'd probably be more likely to fight each other.

[@cunnyfunt5059]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332]

I find it funny that after centuries of rivalry the Brits and French ended up with almost identical economic and military sizes, with small differences in doctrine based on their respective histories.

[@rolandzarka5191]

They lost their old empires. Britain is more dependent of the Americans. Hence the American French bashing

[@erlend6338]

We both have a lot of experience and thus similar tactics from that

[@hersirnordic2814]

but not cultural. compare french culture to english... and politeness... (france is much better in everything, in my humble opinion (im spanish, in case someone starts call me french)

[@scottwhitley3392]

@@hersirnordic2814 what is France better at than the U.K.? Culture? The U.K. produces much better music, U.K. sports dominate the world, and U.K. tv and movies are far more well known than French. The French do food better obviously although that’s down to the U.K. being on food rations until 1960 and relying on American cheap imports because we simply didn’t surrender after a few weeks.

[@edvinrudberg175]

@@scottwhitley3392The French didn't "surrender after a few weeks", they fought while their home was burning, being bombed and their people were killed and deported. We should all have respect for that. Maybe we should talk about the English disaster in Dunkirk ? Where tens of thousands of French men died while fighting a more numerous and well-equipped German army to save 180,000 English soldiers ?

[@davidbarlee4722]

If a war happened it would be a nightmare, I wouldn’t be able to do my eurocamp holiday in France each year :-(

[@pierrefraisse8610]

2:39 In conclusion, the Eurofighter is capable on paper of being able to point its nose much more quickly in the desired direction. As for the Rafale, is able to evolve longer with a higher angle of attack, and a lower speed.This conclusion could become a fact when we see the results of the various confrontations where the Rafale had to face the Eurofighter, where the latter systematically seems to be struggling during combat simulations in BFM. The lack of vectorial thrust planned at the start is lacking here. But its absence is even more problematic in another area, and it is not impossible that it is on the agenda of a future evolution of the device. Exit the euro-fighter and Iron (f-35). Sky is for us, care your ships.

[@pierrefraisse8610]

@@mikehart717 See what the US aircommand said about iron F-35 please.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

@@pierrefraisse8610 ehh the raffale gets whooped by f35 anyday

[@pierrefraisse8610]

@@VladRadu-tq1pg Within a submarine fight?, yes you are right.

[@GORANJOVIC631]

@@mikehart717 It's not even comparable, they are 2 differents plane, Rafale is mainly for aerial superiority. The F-35 is a multitask aircraft. In a dogfight the rafale would win 100 % of the time due to his mobility. But the F-35 is better for aquiering and destroying ground target due to his crazy post combustion. F-35 also cost 10 times what a rafale cost . But such question are dumb because F-35 and rafale are Allies plane and they will fight together if they have to, Sukoi stands no chance against that.

[@EnglishScripter]

The Rafale cant detect the F-35...@@GORANJOVIC631

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

"The Eurofighter has better agility, speed, acceleration" HAHAHHA what a funny joke...

[@wertyuiopasd6281]

who is this guy LOL? The eurofighter is an absolute joke.

[@fluffycomputer4032]

Just like good ol times, Francis vs Brittania

[@Anglo_Browza]

You got the Channel Islands in yellow when should be in red

[@ianpoenya5007]

Cant wait to see some naval battles between them in real...

[@shadow2000]

Binkov: f35 are better that rafale French : yes, but rafale doesn't shoot himself by accident

[@oneman2001]

what f35, they will all be in Turkey getting serviced

[@9shazad]

So true 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@11Survivor]

"Why does France use the same aircraft for the last 30 years?" Because you don't need to change perfection. _It's a joke btw_

[@shadow2000]

@@11Survivor a10 will be eternal! Why not the rafale 😏😏😏

[@spookythecat3055]

Well f35 are not better than rafale 😂😂

[@carrots5733]

He wasn't calling robbie and Josh for backup. He was gonna ask them if they wanted to meet up for some beers, so he could tell them about his crazy day.

[@pappy374]

I get that reference!

[@UnseenSpirit]

He wanted to tell Robbie and Josh that he left his food in the microwave.

[@therantingenglishman9284]

They’re going to shoot us. Drivers got baaaaaalllls.

[@Memoryman12367]

That's video is kinda irrelevant isn't it?

[@harryscorah2091]

Interesting video, but what about the UK/France land border? The channel tunnel!

[@oneill542]

Would be rendered inoperable by both sides surely. Can you imagine troops exiting the tunnel. It would be a turkey shoot

[@Solveig.Tissot]

The among of Pro British keyboard warriors is incredible ! They are so chauvinist and ravaged that they forget that they never won a war without allies VS France ! 🤣

[@Ukfairgrounds]

The Falklands

[@joshmorris5468]

The french would be German without allies also lol

[@kordellswoffer1520]

Yet they have won wars against them the french have never against the british.

[@kordellswoffer1520]

@Rainer Jaeger no the don't. They win their wars at a higher rate than the US or anyone for that matter does. Ww1 and 2 was an example of that as well as the war of 1812. All wars the uk won.

[@ejmproductions8198]

@@Ukfairgrounds Research ----washington post 1984 us aid to Britain in falklands war Research ---- the guardian 2002 falklands sep Research ------ap news Falklands 1988 U.S. Support

[@StArShIpEnTeRpRiSe]

UK attack France. Spain: Then I take Gibraltar. Ireland: Time to unite. Scotland: Time to independence. Germany: Hold mein beer. Rest of the World: WAIT GERMANY STOP!!!!!

[@ommsterlitz1805]

France : "PREPARE FOR NUCLEAR ATTACK !"

[@DCDVassili]

Argentina: Then I take Malvinas

[@joef-s8048]

@@DCDVassili And then fail anyway

[@nottmjas]

Ireland: civil war in the North and bombs in Dublin Scotland: civil war UK: as the Union is falling apart due to the Frogs, let's nuke 'em as we have nothing to lose France: let's nuke 'em back in return Rest of Europe: irradiated due to fallout whilst eating popcorn Argentina: defeated by penguins on Falklands

[@TheFreshman321]

Canada, Australia and New Zealand come on eFren h pussys

[@oscarwiblishauser1097]

But remember lads, numbers mean nothing. Experience always counts

[@fuckthepolice71]

This guy always chiefs off the uk

[@Adam-gq7gk]

@@fuckthepolice71 yep I noticed that

[@kingtut472]

British have hearts bigger than French baguettes. Was a tasteless comment I know..

[@ImSorryFive]

Yes, totally agreed, the French have leaps and bounds more modern fighting experience than their British counterparts.

[@fuckthepolice71]

@@ImSorryFive can you give a example

[@guillaumel9977]

It's also important to say that UK isn't an independent country like France but a US vessel.

[@NeoECCHI]

what???

[@guillaumel9977]

@@NeoECCHI That’s true. Look at the 2nd gulf war. USA : « say you re going to come with us, even if you don’t want it. You re vassal country. ». At the opposite there are nations like France who said « fuck we won’t go » and they didn’t. And USA did nothing against them.

[@NeoECCHI]

@@guillaumel9977 the United States is a major ally of the uk losing an ally for any country is a massive deal from what I think was a minor war

[@NeoECCHI]

@@guillaumel9977 and there are profits that can be gained from joining a war against a weaker country

[@RhysapGrug]

France is a just a state in the EU. UK left the EU and regained its independence. France are left in the UKs shadow I'm afraid. Old news

[@philphlanigen]

“Unlikely war” ah yes an unlikely war that has occurred 30 times already

[@brad5907]

Yeah but quite a long time ago.

[@rxzaya]

the way the world is now it’s very unlikely

[@DonMrLenny]

And one of them took 100 years

[@daryldixon3933]

It's actually been over 50 times

[@royalhero4608]

A rivalry as old as time itself!! Although these days we're like old men hitting each other with walking sticks :(

[@bingbongbingbongbingbongbi4384]

Laser guided walking sticks

[@philmellor4885]

Err...no.

[@alistairt7544]

I love that imagery lol

[@itisjustacomment]

Swords and cannon?

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Been looking forward to this. I can't help but wonder about the cyber element

[@vastkingsley7309]

France: Divorce. United Kingdom: Nice. France: I divorced your dad, who do you help? The United States and Canada: Don’t do that. Papa and Mommy.

[@jessiej3171]

I love France🇫🇷🇫🇷, UK🇬🇧🇬🇧 from. South korean

[@paulwestwood4417]

It has only been a week and the video is already out of date. Only this week, a Crows Nest helicopter has joined HMS Queen Elizabeth. This type is based on the Merlin Helicopter, as a posed to the Sea-king. Giving HMS Queen Elizabeth early warning.

[@LordPanda-wz9oq]

Uk and France started to rearm itself since chances of a conflict occurring is higher in the next 10 years. Thank China and Russia for that.

[@oneman2001]

UK has decided to half its tank force. At this stage is it even worth having one ?

[@paulwestwood4417]

@@oneman2001 but the UK is adding Brimstone rockets to it Ajax and Boxer armoured vehicles. Apparently, they now have a surface to surface variant of the Brimstone. The air to surface version of the Brimstone rocket has been used extensively by the RAF in the Middle East.

[@LordPanda-wz9oq]

@@oneman2001 they just signed a new contract for a new modern tank

[@somethingelse516]

Interesting seeing this video in light of the recent UK defence review...

[@dt3692]

Yep Nuclear arsenal going up by 40% percent too France better act quick 4th largest military spending in the world now

[@dt3692]

@@kms_scharnhorst well I dunno If you’ve read the news lately But um Military spending now 4th in the world New Destroyers more frigates being built

[@dt3692]

@@kms_scharnhorst and what makes you think we’ll only be able to Nuke countries without Nukes ?

[@dt3692]

@@kms_scharnhorst Quality over Quantity

[@dt3692]

@@kms_scharnhorst don’t understand anything you just said can You explain that again

[@thomasdamourette4331]

The big deciding factor is the timing of the initial aggression and who declare war first, if france want's to fight the UK it will start to mass it's ship and artillery near the UK and will target it's harbor full of warship and it's airbase as soon as the war is declared with no time to even be on alert in UK side and on the other hand if britain declare war first it will have done the same. The initial aggression is the key factor in who will win with one side prepared to wage a war with it's assets well placed and the other in confusion of why the other side is attacking them and with not every ship and plane ready to fight as they might be in maintenance.

[@connahbrettell9493]

This guy: it would be a draw. Britain and France: out of the question

[@BroadHobbyProjects]

I think this battle will all depend on how Pompus the French General is and how many Bodkin Arrows the English & Welsh have.. Lol

[@vloglifesubscribe]

You mean British

[@lj4339]

I hear the Scots would ally with the EU even Iran before england

[@BroadHobbyProjects]

@@lj4339 Thats because they seem to like being on the losing team. :)

[@vloglifesubscribe]

@@BroadHobbyProjects losing team what about the battle of Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn

[@BroadHobbyProjects]

@@vloglifesubscribe That's two battles. Scotland was conquered twice.

[@8-bitellento173]

Spain: from while I have popcorn, my army conquers Gibraltar hehe

[@JstZelda]

Gibraltar español 🇪🇦

[@ricardosmythe2548]

That would be a very short lived gain

[@drk5orp-655]

@@JstZelda España como Gibraltar y no al revés. Pero Gibraltar español

[@danmorgan3685]

It would be relatively easy to get Spain on the side of France with the offer of returning Gibraltar. That would violate the rules of the scenario but it would be possible.

[@w925gaming6]

@@danmorgan3685 that's what Hitler tried to do in WW2 though notice how it didn't work and it was sieged during the American revolution but still held out.

[@ellisanderson842]

they have more planes overall - so did the luftwaffe.

[@Canada1994]

Looking back, this is almost like Binkov predicted the standoff between British and French naval vessels (and French fishing boats) at Jersey over fishing rights in the Brexit deal regarding French fishing in the Channel Islands

[@solwen]

There was no standoff between the naval vessels. They were just there to make sure the fishermen didn't kill each others and for rescue operation if one of the trawler got sunk.

[@druisteen]

Man your are crazy ! The French navy never send any warship , that was two patrol boats from the Affaire Maritime ( coastguard ) ... The Royal Navy send a patrol boat , not exactly a warship . Just check your source !