Venezuela's Invasion Armada, What You Need To Know

[@jwenting]

Venezuela has also threatened to invade Curacao and possibly Bonaire and Aruba as well. Not surprising, all islands (and especially Curacao) are rich in oil. In response the Dutch and US militaries withdrew from the islands so as to "not increase international tensions". Eventually Venezuela backed down, maybe because they weren't confident they could pull off an amphibious assault across that distance. "Seizing" ships should be called what it is: stealing ships.

[@springbok4015]

Sounds like it’s time for NATO countries to get involved and stop Venezuela. Just because the US aren’t present on the islands anymore doesn’t mean they couldn’t get there quickly.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

It'd be a Falklands 2.0 (at least for the US islands). South American dictatorship needing a public opinion boost wanting to annex foreign territory, which belongs to a country not known for backing down / bending over. I guess, at least for the islands, they didn't completely ignore history lessons

[@GeomancerHT]

@@ASlickNamedPimpback great analysis, cheers from Argentina!

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@GeomancerHT Hi from Canada. Good luck with your new president

[@Bazed.]

@@ASlickNamedPimpbackthey fookin need it

[@fubar3886]

Maybe Guyana should just rent a small fleet of ice-hardened cruise liners, seems the Venezuelan "Navy" wouldn't survive that battle :)

[@alphaadhito]

Haha, I understand that reference!

[@Peizxcv]

The US navy hardly fared better against Filipino freighters

[@chukkie0001]

Or some muscovian cruiser which got sunk by a country without a navy.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

The RMS Olympic sank a U Boat in WW1 by running it over when it surfaced, having a fast reinforced hull big ship is better than not having a ship at all

[@abraham2172]

​@@Peizxcv They were not trying to fight them though, unlike Venezuela with that cruise liner.

[@mytube001]

Chuckled a bit at the cruise liner sinking a warship...

[@Wannes_]

It's been done before ...

[@kevincook1018]

Great summary. Regarding the two submarines, to safely operate older subs a Navy must maintain periodic inspections and surveys to ensure material condition is safe to dive the ship. The fact that these hulls have been inactive for years might mean inspections have lapsed. Once this happens it is near impossible to re-establish confidence in the pressure hull and attached fittings/systems.

[@RodrigoRodriguezowl]

the subs are not operative, most likely sunk on port, even in the early 2000s they werent really good, only one was active and was beeing used as a propaganda tool, dont think they have any chance to work nowdays

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Venezuela cannot even maintain their oil infrastructure let alone high tech military equipment

[@sebastianriemer1777]

It's a good boat and I have been on one in a museum in Germany but I wouldn't like to use it in action. I had a 20 year old car once and I can't imagine diving in something much older under combat conditions, something is going to break

[@createdforthemoment6740]

Out of curiousity, would it be possible to use those subs as torpedo boats? Since neither side is powerful or super techy, having boats that can transport troops and are hard to spot, since I don't imagine theres alot of modern radars, could be useful.

[@Mute_Nostril_Agony]

What’s the story on using littoral or blue water subs in rivers? Not something I have read about but are there fundamental issues such as salinity, accurate charts, currents and temperature gradients?

[@patrickptmonk8673]

It may be unscripted, but it's definitely is fantastic. I love your updates

[@chrisyoung9653]

This is really basic info. They need to up their game with alot more info

[@RodrigoRodriguezowl]

my dad was once on the same shipyard that the lupo class was in, its a private shipyard and they do a lot of military vessels, once he told me that there was gonna be a propaganda program so the navy officers came and filled holes in hulls with wood and painted over to make the ships look good, that ship had been 2 years on dry dock and one year later it was still there, hat was many years ago

[@marram101]

It seems the reason for Venezuela to be interested is oil, but not that Venezuela wants it. More that they don't want Guyana and foreign interests having it, as that would devalue the Venezuelan oil. Although that isn't worth much as is, their economy is almost entierly reliant on it and the country would collapse further (somehow) if it tanked. The invasion is unlikely to work. The direct land route is through dense jungle and swamp, not really travesable by any substantial force. Going through Brazil is possible but will haul them into the conflict, if the Venezuela vs Guyana looked one sided, then Brazil vs Venezuela is even more so (to Brazil). As the video shows, Venezuela have some navy, and may be able to land troops but sustaining an invasion is an entierly different matter.

[@ResandOuies]

Naval invasion also needs to gamble on nobody else taking an interest and there's a lot of parties that might.

[@scottwilson4798]

Venezuelan oil is not devalued by the presence of Guyana’s oil. Oil is an international market with global competition, nevermind significant competition from other countries close by in South America like Brazil. This is a pure attempt to steal Guyana’s oil, in an attempt to flex Venezuela’s muscles, to create a common goal that Maduro can attempt to rally his starving nation around, and pose Venezuela as a strong nation in an attempt to hide the beleaguered reality

[@tobiasrietveld3819]

No they DO want the oil and in particular the functioning production facilities, infrastructure and skilled labor. Venezuela sits atop massive oil reserves themselves but these are woefully managed and they lack the means to meaningfully raise their current production capacity. PDVSA is just run by cronies that fleece it for all its worth. Maintentance, training staff etc is all neglected, millions Venzuelans with skills and the means will have already fled the country and the education systems have collapsed. On top of that no foreign oil company is stupid enough to get involved when their investments can (and will) be nationalized on the drop of a hat.

[@Sphere723]

The chances that Venezuela undertakes any military operations are pretty small. Public opinion across most of Latin American is against the idea and it's easy to imagine a very powerful coalition coming together to stop it. So this is likely just a domestic political ploy by Maduro to shift the focus to foreign affairs and foreign threats to distract from all the bad things going on in Venezuela itself.

[@MrAmhara]

That’s a lie. If you knew the history of the region then you would know Venezuela has claimed the Essequibo region since 1777. A year after the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

[@jimurrata6785]

Just yesterday i checked this channel to see if I'd missed an upload notification. Thank you for the excellent analysis, as always! 👍

[@socket_error1000]

The US could end the Venezuelan Naval threat in an afternoon. There are so many air assets in the gulf region it is ridiculous. They could hit even their smallest boats from altitudes that would make it impossible for them to even respond to. The issue is if the US will pledge to defend Guiana from any aggression. As an American, I hope we do. I am tired of sitting back and watching others struggle when we can end a conflict like this so quickly. If so, some strikes that took out the Venezuelan Navy and hit other key military targets, to make sure Maduro didn't do anything else, would weaken Maduro's hold enough that the Venezuelan people would be able to oust him and take back their nation. If they got rid of him and held free open elections then almost all of the sanctions crippling their economy would be lifted. The world would be a better place economically with a free Venezuela and Guyana pumping out oil and taking up the slack that Russia is never going to be able to fulfil again.

[@soakupthesunman]

Maduro has made a huge mess of Venezuela, as is standard practice with "socialism". 😮

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Ok

[@VeryFamousActor]

The problem is it wouldn't be "the people" who take over. It would be the cartels

[@matthewgibbs6886]

not our problem

[@slip6699]

I think the US would support a response but it needs to be a South American response. Brazil, Argentina lead.

[@mcRydes]

I think a lot of people worrying about an invasion fail to realize just how remote and rugged the Essequibo region is. A few indigenous villages and scattered small scale mining towns with no more than a few hundred people each. Realistically the only way to occupy the area is with a navy and small boats supported by helicopters. The vulnerability of Venezuela's navy to counterattack is probably why they've never tried anything, even going all the way back to their dispute with the British Empire.

[@williamzk9083]

Since Venezuela’s military is far more powerful than Gan’s, they’ll be able to assert control, using mainly helicopters I would say, and I also think they’ll start building roads, Helliports and runways to establish control.

[@NBAThrowback00]

​@williamzk9083 Do you really believe America will let that fool attack a peaceful country for their newly discovered oil? Especially when they're the ones already pumping the oil. 😅 Keep an eye out for that massive hole in the ground where Venezuela used to be.

[@bengoacher4455]

They don't intend to occupy the land. They intend to steal offshore oil rigs. Guyana is an old British colony and as a Brit I feel a sense of duty to protect our old colonies. I think it's the least we could do following the centuries of exploitation of their land and people. I am ashamed that the British government hasn't been more vocal in their condemnation of Venezuela's illegal claims. It seems our government is more concered with internal party politics than world security. Guyana is likely to be a key strategic ally and will help end our reliance on Middle Eastern Oil. Freeing us from the influence of Islam and allowing the UK to fully back Israel in their war on terror. As ever the bigger picture is lost on self centered politicians who care only about lining their own pockets and maintaining their grip on power instead of the long term strategic future of the country. Too many missed opportunities!

[@phil20_20]

It's a dumb idea. That's exactly why Maduro is likely to do it.

[@ckm-mkc]

@@williamzk9083 Because neither the UK or the US would react to that... Just shipping a few hundred anti-aircraft missiles would put a stop to that extremely quickly.

[@Ayns.L14A]

Meduro, following Galtieris example invade to take the political pressure off ........hmm wonder how that will work out for him?????

[@PRAR1966]

Always appreciate your excellent content, Sir.

[@Syndr1]

Hi H.I., thanks for all your work in providing us information.

[@Szlater]

I wonder if the RN will suddenly feel it necessary to conduct some exercises in the region, and why not include a goodwill visit to a fellow commonwealth country whilst they are there.

[@michielpatrick4583]

US has conducted a joint exercise with G, but don't have a timeline on it. Some type of air exercise.

[@vespelian]

That all depends on its instructions from Uncle Sam. 🇺🇲

[@chrisparnham]

@@vespelian That's a myth the UK doesn't really do that. If they do intervene and the excuse would be it's a commonwealth country it will be to create a bit of goodwill for its ailing Prime Minister and his lacklustre government who are about to lose in the general election sometime in 2024

[@vespelian]

@@PepRex That's one way of looking at it because the British armed forces have been nothing but the obedient poodles of Uncle Sam for at least the last four decades. Nothing more than a politicly useful - and now barely even that - auxiliary asset.

[@LD-wm7jm]

Yes minister

[@randylplampin1326]

During the war against Paraguay there were Brazilian soldiers that came all the way from the northeast. I would guess that the day Venezuela tried to transit through Brazil we would see soldiers mustering up all the way from the border of Argentina and Uruguay. And Brazil has a very modern navy, even an aircraft carrier, going back years in partnership with Great Britain.

[@sohmingjian]

E milliemium gun being replaced is most likely due 2 lack of ammo. They fire 35mm AHEAD rds.

[@garygranato9164]

hard to get or expensive ?

[@sohmingjian]

@@garygranato9164 unless they manage 2 aquire e liscense 2 produce them, they can only get them from OEM.

[@ReZel80657]

@@garygranato9164 35mm ammo is only made in germany, schweizland, south africa, turkey and norway maybe japan as well but not sure on them, none of those want to sell to venezuela

[@garygranato9164]

@@ReZel80657 i bet china would produce them if needed.

[@ReZel80657]

@@garygranato9164 Forgot about china which does make 35mm ammo as well but not the AHEAD ammo needed for the CIWS role thats only the swiss that make those

[@ryanzwiep1162]

I always enjoy listening to your content. I wish there were more videos to watch!

[@Typhyr]

I must admit, I like these unedited/unscripted video's from you, they are informative enough and they also show your honest thoughts.

[@rogerwilco2]

9:39 That looks to be in Curaçao. The Dutch have a marine base there, they could possibly also get involved. There have been dust-ups with Venezuela about the Dutch Caribbean, which at the time resulted in some NATO exercises in Curaçao territorial waters, with a US carrier, which is close enough that it would have been visible with the naked eye from the Venezuelan coast. Parking a US carrier that close was an obvious message to Chavez back then.

[@rienkhoek4169]

We don't have any ships left there except some coast Guard. For a first in years.

[@gavinsteven2157]

Has UKR any spare underwater drones? Wonder if they met with Guyana in Argentina?

[@totalNERD-eo7wx]

I was thinking something like Sea Babies myself, but I imagine Guyana would need ATGMs and MANPADS to counteract the landing boats instead

[@findingmypath493]

How does the satellite image at 3:35 have a date of Dec 13 2023 when this video was released on Dec 11? Probably a typo, but what's the correct date?

[@garyknight8616]

Great update. Thank you.

[@thomasromanelli2561]

Having just watched the excellent video summary of current regional tensions from Perun, I appreciated the satire inherent in your video title. Well done, Sir! 🖖

[@thomasromanelli2561]

​@@Kenny-yl9pc I cannot personally confirm this information, but it is rumored that Perun is an employee of the Australian MOD who focuses on defense economics and materials acquisitions, and has used this experience and his platform to inform the general public with an insight that is not readily available from traditional media sources. I have a limited military-government agency background, and have noted his vocabulary, cadence and other subtle references strongly suggest that he has worked/continues to work for either a government department or a private sector entity with government contracts. The focus and detail of his presentations has also garnered the intermittent participation of a number of relatively high-profile figures (Gen. Ben Hodges among them), which I think would be far less likely for "a dude making KZbin videos from home". I mean, anything's possible in a world where an insurance salesman can review publicly available materials and create a fictional account of a rogue SSBN with enough technically accurate detail that the FBI would like to see a complete list of references... I merely meant to comment that Perun gave a very good recent summary of the various economic and political pressures that may compel Maduro to pursue some form of military operation against his neighbor with what appears to be limited maritime resources that are a far cry from the armada label in the video title. I was not attempting to make any comparison between HI Sutton and Perun in terms of knowledge base, experience or the quality of their analysis. While doing your own research is always sound advice, there are some topics and areas that may present a challenge to the public to even know where to begin, and HI Sutton and Perun both provide a framework for a more informed discourse about timely events.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

​@@Kenny-yl9pc Perun doesn't claim to be a defense analyst. He's a numbers guy. Whether defense, business or anything else, a lot can be determined by analyzing the numbers.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

​@@Kenny-yl9pc I agree with you that people shouldn't just believe the guy on the internet in general and definitely we should all do our own research before coming to conclusions.

[@christopherellis2663]

Naval policy akin to that of the Barbary Coast Pirates ( corsairs)

[@ptonpc]

When I saw the title I immediately thought "What? They're invading? Now? WTF!" A very good look at the Venezuelans, thanks. I read somewhere Guyana has a River class OPV. Is it in service?

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

1 x River Class, but not operational

[@ptonpc]

@@HISuttonCovertShores Thanks.

[@marksanders2168]

Of course because the united states isn't doing it?????

[@sophrapsune]

The broader question is, why is Venezuela making these threats now just as Russia is playing in Ukraine and Iran stirring things up in the Middle East? Is this just opportunistic or are they coordinating with their partners in the China-Russia-Iran axis? If this is coordinated, does it imply anything for Taiwan?

[@phoenix211245]

Possibly, however, China is highly unlikely to get involved imho. They already have enough financial issues, and Taiwan is a vital strategic resource to Nato, unlike Ukraine. And since over half of its food and fuel reserves are imported, via sea lanes controlled by unfriendly powers, and Russia, and it was already proven that the supply of both from Russia can be cut at any time by a recent strike which has practically severed the entirety of the rail capacity between the two for at least a month..... Doubt China is going to rock the boat too much, they are more business oriented unlike the others you mentioned.

[@JonMartinYXD]

This is purely a matter of domestic politics, specifically the 2024 presidential election. As dictatorial as Maduro is (María Corina Machado, the leading opposition candidate, has been disqualified by Maduro's government on blatantly false charges), his popularity is low enough (8% to Machado's 73%) that if the election were tomorrow he would have to shed any remaining veneer of legitimacy to remain in power. So what does he do? Hold a sham referendum on annexing Guayana Esequiba to stoke nationalist support.

[@quinnjohnson9750]

For me, its a mix of coordination and taking advantage of the chaos of the Western liberal order.

[@phoenix211245]

@@quinnjohnson9750 I think it's really just about Maduro thinking that a "quick victorious war" will let him stay in power. Gosh, how many times has that actually worked?

[@Yizahi]

Zu-23 is truly a timeless piece of machinery :)

[@ohlordy2042]

But useless for naval AA defence.

[@raphaellall6270]

Venezuela has the Chinese anti ship missiles as well as new Iranian anti ship missiles...@@ohlordy2042

[@timperry8899]

Love these videos

[@PDQkevin77]

Venezuela’s motivation is obvious to me. In the last 10-12 years Venezuela’s per capita GDP has shrunk to 1/4 of what it was and Guyana’s has grown 4 times larger. Since socialism doesn’t work, ever, Maduro needs to augment his economy some other way.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Bingo

[@archieharrison9433]

I believe the reason is the same as is happening all over the world. Russia is instigating these countries as a distraction to keep full attention and military help from Ukraine.

[@masonmunkey6136]

Election year coming up

[@davidporter7051]

You mean one can't simply remove 7 decimal points from the currency and stop inflation?

[@forcea1454]

Socialism certainly seems to be working for Guyana though, given the two main parties are the People's Progressive Party and the People's National Congress party.

[@jerryle379]

The 5 lós frailes was built in vietnam btw ( damen design and sale but built in our naval shipyard ) , like you say she more a cargo type then true landing craft , very picky of landing site and quite slow

[@joyce_bobmurphy1410]

Always excellent and informative. Thanks H.I.

[@SteveWray]

Could you do something about the naval capabilities of the Caribbean islands which are aligned with Guyana and, through whose waters, any Venezuelan naval force would have to sail?

[@giantfrigginnerd]

Guy is using so much open source information he reached into the time vortex and got a picture of a Lupo class ship from two days into the future :')

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Just a little addition the ZSU-23-2 on there is a lot more sophisticated than a basic one it has 2 Manpads and is radar directed. I imagine the 35mm Millennium gun was removed due to sanctions and therefore lack of spare parts

[@ReZel80657]

And the AHEAD ammo for the CIWS role comes from the swiss

[@bigsarge2085]

Informative, thank you!

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Even a small army could make it very difficult for an enemy in that terrain. If they decide to put up a fight this could really backfire on Venezuela. Thanks for the info.

[@steves8482]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@dustup2249]

Venezuela is in for a rude awakening. France is sitting on the far side of Guyana and is in the business of combat ships, fast attack submarines and combat aircraft of several categories. Any encroachment by Venezuela eastward is a potential threat to French Guyana where the European Space Agency launches all their heavy lift spacecraft, which now brings the entire EU defense industry into the mix.

[@donnthesovereigncitizen1577]

Yes they are, and it sure does!😂

[@donnthesovereigncitizen1577]

And ESA launch Facilities are guarded by the French Foreign Legion! Maduro might not want to screw with the Foreign Legion!!!😂😂😂😂

[@Venezolano410]

You people should learn to read a map. Suriname is on the other side of Guyana, not French Guiana. There is no threat to France's South American territory.

[@donnthesovereigncitizen1577]

@@Venezolano410 still close enough to be the fast reaction force, should Maduro get froggy and try invading anyway.

[@Venezolano410]

@@donnthesovereigncitizen1577 The French have no reason to intervene in the affairs of Guyana, a former *British* colony. Venezuela is no threat to French Guiana since it doesn't border Venezuela. French Guiana borders Brazil and Suriname. You people are beyond stupid.

[@Ccccccccccsssssssssss]

Thank you for the great informative video!

[@rogerwilco2]

This was the Dutch response to Venezuelan threats last time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bImumX2gpdN5qZY JCL 2006 (after Chavez threatened to annex the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire) Combined exercise with several NATO allies, including the Wasp-class carrier USS Bataan, parked just inside Curaçao territorial waters, within vision range of the Venezuelan coast...

[@petertimowreef9085]

Wiping out a huge part of your entire country's naval capability by driving it into a solid chunk of steel. Has to be the single most embarrassing naval story from the 21st century right? Imagine being that captain oh my god

[@SnowmanTF2]

Has any other navy effectively lost a conflict with a cruise ship.

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

I don't think so. But Carnival Cruise lines is looking into private military contracting now.

[@wayne1559]

Great video sir!,good work

[@aland7236]

With the way your presentation started out I really wanted to know if Venezuela knows that to have a Navy ships should be atop water.

[@1neer5op99]

I think Brazil should definitely stand up for Guyana. If you’re the biggest guy on the block, you shouldn’t tolerate bullying in your back yard.

[@Walterwaltraud]

Concerning the Millenium, perhaps deemed more important for presidential protection on land?

[@mikesoutfishing]

I think a hand full of ambush points along the river should prevent anything from getting in, especially if they are equipped with some dug in .50 calibers on a hill side overlooking. Rivers there may have seasons when they cant be used though.

[@London-Lad]

What can Guyana do to mitigate a sea/river invasion?

[@Shadow__133]

Stop extracting oil until the dispute is settled?

[@Rehunauris]

@@Shadow__133 Venezuelans should fix their country instead of planning to steal oil from other countries.

[@doolittlegeorge]

They would have to call up either the United States or a European Power. Columbia still claims all of Venezuela actually. Columbia also claims all of Peru as well I think.

[@Shadow__133]

@@doolittlegeorge I did not know a US State was claiming Venezuela. That is awesome!

[@PaulLoveless-Cincinnati]

3:47 - Did it make anyone else uncomfortable that the 5" gun was pointing directly at the ship superstructure?

[@Kevin-lo7se]

Thanks. That had a lot of information.

[@frosty3693]

Execllent as always.

[@MMOStein]

I literally don't see Brazil or the U.S allowing this to happen. There's *literally* no way.

[@mastererik323]

They won't. ...but if Venezuela has the cojones to pull this off there will be a response from the international community, which probably will come in the form of a military intervention if diplomacy fails. India might also have great interest in protecting Guyana since ~40% of Guyana's population is indeed Indian.

[@Spacebadger]

I doubt the US will lift a finger under comrade Biden just look at Israel and Ukraine the US has been talking and no action!!!

[@wyldhowl2821]

The USA would not even need to get involved. France, Netherlands, and the UK all have capable navies and could just form a joint task force of frigates, destroyers, subs, and at least one carrier, that sails down there and bullies the Venezuelan navy into staying in port. The US navy would not have to spend a single minute away from its highest priority country to protect (Israel), but of course the US already wants to take Venezuela down a peg, and Exxon might "rent" the US navy as muscle, just like they rent US politicians. 😅 The point is, if Venezuela's navy did attack, the response would be less like a war and more like "assisted suicide".

[@SteveWray]

What if Brazil saw it as an opportunity to take control of Guyana's deep water port and, so ensure supply to northern Brazil? They could go in to 'help' Guyana 'defend' against Venezuela and end up taking over...

[@egay86292]

read any news lately?

[@12time12]

Are we as a world just going to sit around and let this happen again? These “special military operations” deserve a harsh but well thought response if they proceed.

[@d3thkn1ghtmcgee74]

They let US do whatever it please in the middle east and now that the US has a bloody nose every one one wants to seize the moment before they can get bsck up

[@danielbond9755]

Probably. There isn’t much courage in the political leadership in the West.

[@d3thkn1ghtmcgee74]

@@danielbond9755 they are more concerned about profits than stability tbh

[@YuckFoutube-e1z]

Just like happens to America WHEN THEY CONSTANTLY INVADE?

[@jamesocker5235]

Nice content, thanks fir heads up

[@aps1s]

The moment i saw this video pop up on my timeline, i imediatelly knew that story about the cruise liner should be here.

[@osmanpasha_diy]

Could you please make sound louder? It's very informative, but very hard to grasp even at 100% loudness (other channels are fine, however)

[@martinwallace2135]

Can you mount SHORAD and SEAWIZ on an oil platform?

[@danieltuba3843]

at 3:35 the dec 13 2023 date is wrong

[@delfimmarques5014]

There are 3 dates on 2 pictures: October 2023 / Dec 19 2022 and Dec 13 2023 (2 days from now), strange.

[@caribbeluga]

Thx 🙏🏻 honest, accurate info

[@paulcock3489]

Didn't they just lose a ship to a cruise ship

[@garygranato9164]

good info, cheers

[@vitamins-and-iron]

i’m just an average guy but there seem to be a lot of very knowledgeable people in this comment section, so i’ll ask: since guyana is in the commonwealth, is there any chance of support from there? is there precedent for that? how far would any commonwealth force need to go in order to deter venezuela here?

[@stupidburp]

It is also possible that India could get involved if requested since a large portion of the population are ethnic Indians that settled there many years ago. It is a large religious Hindu group as well. If they were to ask India for military arms and training support for example, with potential resource contracts in return, India could have a vested interest in protecting them. They might even offer naval basing for Indian military vessels, giving India some reach into the Atlantic and implied security protection in return.

[@AthosRac]

lol

[@stupidburp]

Look up the demographics before you laugh

[@Gokatgo]

Thanks for the video. I am wondering about the rivers though. iirc they are quite flat and include a number of rapids, search for the rivers name on youtube and all the videos are about speeds boats going down or up the rapids. Doesnt lend itself to bringing anything better than men and their personal equipment. What do you think?

[@ieatoutoften872]

The fleet is in search of a seaside Red Lobster restaurant with ample seating for 17 sailors.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Wait, didn't venezuela's navy lose a battle against a German cruise ship just a couple years ago?

[@disbeafakename167]

I remember someone else trying this kinda thing in 1990... didnt work out well then, maybe this time it will work.

[@raphaellall6270]

I remember Russia was weak and China was too poor in 1990. I remember both are now powerful and know and undrestand AMERICA'S EVIL. Thats why I just remembered that Venezuela owns the S-300VM Missile system fomr Russia. It will shoot down any advanced fighter jet or missile. Venezuela also has powerful Chinese anti-ship missiles! Go abck to your dumn Hollywood movies where the US wins a war! ONLY IN HOLLYWOOD AND NOT THE REAL WORLD!

[@praevasc4299]

They have a land border. Is it that intraversable that they need a sea route?

[@henkkoonstra4014]

I definitely need to know this.

[@lipgloss202]

Excellent.

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Couldn't Guyana lay mines in the rivers connected to Venezuela and possibly parts of the coast near Venezuela too?

[@ReZel80657]

The rivers are only 2 meters deep in some places and are so shallow that a mine would stick out of the water

[@jadger1871]

@@ReZel80657 naval mines yes. but anti-tank mines with tilt-rod or magnetic influence fuzes would do the trick in shallow waters against river boats just fine. And yes, many AT mines are designed to be waterproof so they can be planted in rivers, usually to prevent crossings rather than boats.

[@Seasonstobecheerful]

Russian influence all over this for a long time now , Nice work as always, sir 👍

[@SystemParanoia]

Guyana has a right to defend herself

[@honeyforce996]

@hi sutton can you block some of the bots in your comments?

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Would imagine the RN has orders to show the flag might even order a sub to change its area of patrol moving closer to Guyana region. Brazilians maybe talking to UK ie defense.

[@andypandy9013]

Ooh! Is that the sound of a Royal Navy Astute Class submarine I can hear heading towards the coast of Guyana? Of course not. You can't actually hear Royal Navy submarines. 🙂

[@perfectman3077]

I love this guy!

[@phil562]

T-72, get ready for a new entrant to the turret toss competition. Venezuela has entered the chat.

[@phoenix211245]

The fun bit is that given the terrain, it probably won't even be able to drive to Guyana...

[@MarbledMcSkinny]

What the actual fucq! I will never forgive you for having a commercial in this free piece of information.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

sorry no idea what you mean

[@ThisGuyAd.]

Never seen an M203 on an AK style rifle quite like that before 😮😅

[@GWAYGWAY1]

There is no ARK ROYAL to intervene this time and the present government doesn’t know where Guyana actually is. The sudden appearance of a couple of Buccaneers got their attention last time they tried that tactic.

[@sierravortec2494]

Howd they take a satellite pic of the ship from Dec 13 if it’s only Dec 11?

[@BradFalck-mn3pc]

Didn't a cruise ship sink a Venezuelan gun boat or was that Argentine???

[@WAJK2030]

Guyana needs to take up credit on its natural resources and invest in a multi stage armament, starting with scandinavian missile boats with their +300 km ASM and with the newest bayraktar jet and turboprop drones, for immediate defence capabilities. Next should be the build up of a well trained militia army, much like the swiss military, with attached equipment (heavy combat systems such as tanks, SPGs, fighter jets and heavier patrol boats with AA, ASM VLS and anti sub capabilities.

[@TheNicaragua1979]

No one in Guyana can operate them.😅

[@rkmmara7269]

Thats right, Guyana man most of them will only party and drinking booze. Venezuela know Guyana aint Brazil so they can easily man handel them.

[@BorKagan777]

Time for proportional response?

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Does Guyana have defense alliances with other countries?

[@al-bp1pi]

Us and brazil are ready to back guyana

[@deepat]

Your neutrality very rare these days. Keep up the good work.

[@PD-yd3fr]

Didn't a cruise ship sink a Venezuelan Navy ship a few years ago? If the Love Boat is a threat to your Navy maybe you shouldn't be trying to flex

[@Shadow__133]

Well, to be fair the Norwegians and Spaniards also met similar fates in the past 😂

[@Wannes_]

@@Shadow__133 And the British (Queen Mary ramming her escort, HMS Curacoa) And the Germans (Olympic ramming a Uboot)

[@stonefish1318]

naZi ruSSia started either the "Hot cold war" or "WW3" with its unprecedented Aggression on such a scale never seen since the Irak-Iran war.

[@lambchop83]

Seems like Guyana need some marine drones

[@MrMarcosema]

The submarines are decomissioned, the Lupo is out of commision, only the two Guaiqueri corvettes with the chinesse C802A are of concern but have no sonar, no torpedoes and no anti air missiles, they are vulnerable from air and submarine attack

[@totalNERD-eo7wx]

Air + Submarine attack is only a concern if Brazil gets involved as Guyana has none of those. More likely the Guyanans will rebuff any landing attempts.

[@MrMarcosema]

@@totalNERD-eo7wx sure, if it is only Guyana they can't do anything and if that's the case I belive Venezuela could even go directly by air and take both of Guyanas airfields while the ships sail directly into Georgetown harbors and the infantry would go by river, but it is unlikely that nobody would help, the U.S. has F-22 in Puerto Rico so even if Brazil stays neutral Guyana would receive some help, there is also talks of a coalition of countries from South America that could go, this year's UNITAS where in Colombia, Southcom could assemble a fleet of 20 ships if they ask

[@xiojade7]

Do we know what the people in that area think or want?

[@DaveSCameron]

This is good shit

[@mochabear88]

im hoping guyana stays healthy among all of this

[@_tyrannus]

I suspect FPV drones could be a good answer to their riverine navy, and USVs against their blue water navy.

[@raulwhitefeather963]

Well, all Guyana needs to do then, is defend certain key points. Obviously easier said than done, but still. Grunts on foot are always required to enforce any territorial claims in dispute, and so as long as Guyana can at least equip and train a half-decent infantry, it should be able to fight back hard enough to make a Venezuelan invasion too costly to attempt. If necessary, a stay behind force could headquarter itself deep in the forest, and jungle is nigh impossible to wrest away from an embedded, prepared resistance, if all else fails.

[@jamesocker5235]

So based on their prior experiences Venezuela, will have a single use Submarine fleet soon enough. Most of the maintenance and training would have been kicked down the road like expected

[@montys420-]

I wonder if China got the Millenial gun to study and reverse engineer for the delivery of the anti-ship missiles??

[@wallymanic]

Monroe Doctrine, where are you?

[@mrbaab5932]

Is Guyana part of the UK Commonwealth? Can Guyana call on Commonwealth countries to be peace keepers or help defend their land and sea? Can Guyana call for UN peace keepers?

[@echo5delta]

I knew this shit was going to happen for a long time because we get deployed to Guyana every year to do “humanitarian missions” but I could see we were setting up military infrastructure.