Veterans Step Up to Prepare the Boat | Battleship

[@wompa70]

This is absolutely the most fun, unrealistic movies ever made. I'm a 54yo 10 year vet and still tear up at this whole scene.

[@toonarmy8524]

Its class.

[@tristanmackenzie4565]

I think this scene though is very realistic as there are veterans who would volunteer without even getting asked

[@chris818529]

I agree they would volunteer with out even thinking about it​@tristanmackenzie4565

[@austink4712]

In God we trust, all others we track

[@eugenegarrett78]

I do to !! I also remember being trained to the point we could do it in our sleep and this scene depicts that

[@davedove67]

No hesitation, no explanations needed, just "What do you need, son?"

[@eliq2980]

@@davedove67 they wee the men of the greatest generation!

[@frankfranco3626]

It fits the spirit though to a T.

[@karthus006]

Actually the veteran breathed in a bit when Hopper was telling them that is would be unfair to ask any more out of them, as if some war time trauma kicked in for a bit. But he still offers to help.

[@DreadX10]

@@karthus006 Other way around. A veteran doesn't ponder how much he has given already but thinks about how much more he has to give. Their mates, who are not here today, have given more and the veteran is aware of this. He is not asking anything of them, he is giving them the opportunity to serve once again. The old guys get to scratch that itch, that they had all those years.....

[@ミニたん-f4n]

私もそのセリフが大好きです。

[@Peter_nzl97]

“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young." There are many old men and by God I love how they move like the youngsters.

[@hpa2005]

I second that

[@dangeary2134]

@@hpa2005 Motion carried!

[@masoudahmad4348]

I grew up under a military grand dad and i tell you he can kick my sorry ass if i did some thing wrong,old military man are true man, they like the modern spartan amy

[@eliq2980]

During the first Gulf War, the Wisconsin and the Missouri were put into service. The Navy recalled to active duty the machinist mates that ran the boiler rooms of those ships and the gunner of those 16-inch guns! Old warriors never die they are just on standby until the next war

[@cameronmcandrew9745]

If she had her way I am sure she would much rather keep throwing haymakers until the end when she could be laid to rest on the bottom with the rest of the warriors she outlived.

[@timothyroberts8347]

I was in the gulf war ,, Lading shore Battalion Kilo CO those 16 inch guns put a real ass whipping them.

[@ictpilot]

Those guys were E3s, E4s etcetera back in the day. When they got the ship recommissioned they retired them as E7s, E9s with 20 years service.

[@cameronmcandrew9745]

@@timothyroberts8347 my father told me many times as a boy, how these guns permanently removed islands and atols from the map.

[@OptimusWombat]

It's too bad the Missouri shown here didn't still have her Tomahawks and Harpoons.

[@mikeholton3914]

"are ya ready to play with the big boys?" Rihanna's reaction is perfect...

[@georgejcox9241]

She had so much fun doing this movie.

[@dozergames2395]

​@@georgejcox9241 i mean wouldnt u

[@georgejcox9241]

​@dozergames2395 true that.

[@edneddy2]

Wait, that was Rihanna? Well damn

[@juliankremer1900]

​@@edneddy2 yep, it sure is Rihanna. I think it was the 1st movie (possibly the only movie) she's been in.

[@TheBlackToedOne]

It's amazing. They may not remember what they had for dinner last night but by God after 60+ years they can prepare to get underway like they just did it last week. Watch that clip again and see how strong, smooth, fast, confident and with purpose those old bodies move. God bless those who went before us and those who follow after us.

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Old man skrong

[@bsport48]

🤨 you know they're actors right?

[@TheBlackToedOne]

@@bsport48 And YOU know those guys were volunteers and docents on that ship who actually served on her on active duty and were recruited to be in the movie by the film maker, right?

[@blenderfox]

Muscle memory. Your mind may forget, but your body doesn't.

[@Tank50us]

A few years before he died (late 2001), my grandfather was handed an M1 Garand, and he checked and cleared it like he was still in his mid 20s. The man was US Army Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. Fought in WW2, landed in France on D-Day+1, wounded at the Battle of the Bulge, shook hands with the Soviets at the end of the war.

[@hammerdragon4321]

when old military sees what is going they are itching for action it brings them back to there younger days of service to all the service military men and women out there thank you for your sacrifice

[@donaldkramer7831]

@@hammerdragon4321 , when the Iowa class was brought back they had to find the old gunners and other crew because they had the knowledge and experience with the ship.

[@MrThenarsky]

I would love to do a little bit of sea time on my bird the F18 Hornet again! I got out in '04 and I still find myself missing it at age 43. Being a plane captain out on the flight deck was such a rush! I may have been an enlisted man, but walking the pilots through their ground checks after doing my inspections was fulfilling work.

[@Xingmey]

their* younger days.... english is hard, i know

[@WilliamNorrie-c1n]

U.S. COMBAT -- [ volunteers ] VETERANS--- SERVING ----- FRONT lines in UKRAINE!

[@aspetty]

What's the saying beware the old men in a young man's game

[@redbarret123]

A mighty warship is awakened from her long slumber to heed her country's call...one..last..time.

[@daviddooley5361]

Correction, it should be once again, not one last time.

[@jenningsrozzell7557]

"I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm good once as I ever was."

[@HrLBolle]

wondering how "THE SITUATION" would change if 5 of these super heavy weight Champions gathered in the black Sea and another 5 just outside the St. Petersburg harbour heck, why not have a further 5 standing by in the freezing waters up north

[@jbug308]

@@HrLBolle sounds nice, but talk to any modern submariner. These BBs were awesome for the time period they were in, but today? A single sub could probably take them all out within minutes......

[@masterknight07]

No, she is fighting for more than her country. This time, she is fighting for her planet.

[@AlbandAquino]

"purr like a kitten". That engine start is Legendary!

[@IzzyAkatsuki]

A Sleeping Beast finally awoken, ready to defend

[@HAWKEYE21343]

More like a sleeping demon

[@pgnhrybc7321]

I thought the whole time he said “burns like a kettle”. Learn something new

[@1001-Cyn]

Someone tell me if that's actually true

[@cybercat29]

I would have said "Yeah, like a really BIG kitten!"!

[@jenningsrozzell7557]

"ya gonna stand there looking at me son? Get yer ass on the spotter!"

[@ssark9187]

Ass on the spotter, yes sir.

[@normaherrlich5662]

When I heard that I thought my dad had come back from grave.

[@owenobrien1351]

He said eye not ass

[@wari3rkng]

and that guy served on the USS North Carolina. My favorite day trip location

[@MatthewPoplawsk]

​@@wari3rkng, I've toured THE SHOWBOAT!! For me, THE BEST PART, WITHOUT A DOUBT, was going below to see how the 16-inch guns were loaded. BEST ROAD TRIP EVER!! LONG LIVE THE U.S.S. NORHT CAROLINA (BB-55)❤❤❤😊😊😊 SA-LUTE!!!

[@pondafarr]

The best movie about a board game ever made. I will die on this hill.

[@SlavaPunta]

Clue (1985)

[@Mandalore3737]

This is the way!

[@deacondavis5098]

@@SlavaPuntaA “Monopoly” movie is currently in the works as we speak.

[@deacondavis5098]

Don’t be surprised if Someone attempts a “STRATEGO” movie 😂

[@scottking7720]

Clue says hold my beer.

[@ArthurRex131]

*Aliens cut Hawaii off and lay waste to an entire naval battlegroup with little to no effort.* Mighty Mo waking from a well earned nap: "All right, who needs an ass whoopin'?"

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

Yep. The USS Missouri woke up, cracked their knuckles, and said, "Who ordered the knuckle sandwich and hold the mercy?"

[@hpa2005]

USS Missouri to the aliens: You wanna play with a big kid?

[@SirDobbsdaGr8]

More like the kids waking Grandpa up from his nap and him being pissed off about it.

[@jarrettowens6073]

I'm not sure how to beat these comments. Aliens: invade Mighty Mo: Pick on someone your own size, and someone who's got more experience.

[@ArthurRex131]

@@jarrettowens6073 No doubt some alien somewhere is saying the equivalent of quote attributed to Admiral Yamamoto: "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled it with a terrible resolve."

[@todds9746]

Completely unrealistic, but still awesome. :D The old veterans in the movie were actual veterans from the ship.

[@artemisofthemoonandhunt1486]

They are wearing caps with their ship names.

[@perfesser944]

Unrealistic? Maybe. But if these old battlewagons were to be called into action, I bet that even Old Ironsides would toe the line.

[@KiRiTO72987]

Honestly the only unrealistic part is that they could do it in a single afternoon from what I understand all the through hull ports for water intake and cooling etc are welded shut by steel plates on most of the modern battleships to help keep them preserved so they'd have to go into drydock before being able to start the engines but other than that most of them the navy does have the ability to relatively quickly call back into service if the need arose

[@bleu_chzst924]

Its a movie don’t overthink it buddy.

[@ArandelaGriffe]

This movie is very realistic, any spaceship movie had barely 1 meter of armors where Battleship have 3 layers of 0.3 to 0.5 meters sperate by ~5 meters that a 10 meters for armor. Battleship Musashi, a Yamato Class battleship, the biggest of WWII did get hit by 19 torpedoes and 17 heavy bombs before an uncontrolled fire in the kitchen doomed them... Most Spaceship are craps and this movie is right about it; Only spaceship as Space Battleship Yamato base on real battleship really hold the candle ^^

[@vikingmama93]

This was THE coolest scene in the whole movie in my opinion!

[@georgejcox9241]

With that song!!!!! True that.

[@richardpoteat6324]

Totally agree

[@DanielKelly-iu3dz]

Help a brother out. What movie is this?

[@georgejcox9241]

​@@DanielKelly-iu3dzBattleships

[@richardpoteat6324]

@DanielKelly-iu3dz Battleship

[@alexbettcher6224]

That wobbly old man with the veteran hat on was once, and still is, a bigger badass than you’ll ever be.

[@devastationofmankind3495]

This scene is the literal definition of "you can take the soldier out of the fight, but you cant take the fight out of the solider..."

[@hyperintelligentfish3873]

The entire movie existed just for this 3 and a half minute sequence. It's completely unrealistic, borderline absurd, hysterically inaccurate, but awesome.

[@JohnWilson-zh3il]

Doesnt that sum up any human endeavor to mobilize toward a common cause?

[@tristanmackenzie4565]

It isn't unrealistic the only unrealistic part is them having access to live ammunition

[@michaelbracho3956]

​@@tristanmackenzie4565 it actually takes a long time to prep a battleship. Even if they skipped adding more fuel and munitions, it would take days to do it. As for access to live rounds, that would be too hard to scrounge together.

[@ELCADAROSA]

@@michaelbracho3956 , engineering personnel would be at their underway watches for days before getting underway, checking the equipment, checking for potentially deadly steam leaks, etc.

[@thecubemanclips3467]

The battle ship coming out and taking them out I think it's my fav scene . I think the battle ships left in the world could tear some ships apart still today . Great scene .

[@twrecks4598]

Was in the Navy for ten years... I LOVE this part of the movie.. its my favorite and I can watch it over and over. Really miss the old BBs

[@longrider42]

Well, I've a feeling in my gut, that by the end of 2025, the New Jersey, who just came out of Dry Dock, might just be recalled. I've been hearing things from my friends in the Navy. Plus it seems that the USS Iowa, permanently dock at Long Beach, has been training crews on how to load the 16 inch guns. I've also heard the Navy is looking for ammo for said 16 inch guns.

[@tomcampbell6384]

Mine too!! Peter Berg nailed it!!! And the sound track..

[@hpa2005]

The newer ships look amazing but there just something about the battleships that can't be beat.

[@tickingdeath105]

The "Holy Shit" at the end always kills me.

[@Hivedragon]

Me too😂

[@karthus006]

And the irony of it too.

[@larrycsehil8185]

Sounds exactly like my Grandpa

[@ShaggyRogers1]

That's a man whose family members were put in US internment camps due to the last time someone opened fire on Hawaii. He understands what they are really attacking, but that's a moment of "holy shit, I'm about to do the thing that they were afraid my dad/grandpa was going to do back in the '40s..." Writing and casting had to have known what they were doing with that actor and line choice.

[@jtatro]

​@@ShaggyRogers1soooo... I came here to make a similar joke. I did a little research on the actor. First off, the character was played by Hiram L. Fong Jr. He is of Chinese descent, so that kinda ruined the joke. His father was the first, and (to date) only Republican senator ever from Hawaii. His father was the first Asian ever elected to Congress. Jr. was a member of the state house of representatives.

[@samsonoh1352]

Best part about this scene All of the veterans are real veterans

[@jeffrains9569]

"I need to borrow your boat" The life boats over there, and THIS IS A SHIP! ❤

[@nzmoggy3898]

Exactly, if any real naval personnel made that mistake they would be drummed out of the service.

[@lenewen605]

I caught that too

[@f1wwwagonburner132]

I’m a Marine and I caught that. I was on the USS Wasp and the first time I called it a boat the Navy sailors told me that it is a ship, not a boat.

[@jeffrains9569]

@f1wwwagonburner132 LOL I bet they were really nice about it too, weren't they! But thank you for your service. Even if you were a Marine. Bet you can guess who I worked with! My assistant principal in high school was a former Marine D.I.

[@f1wwwagonburner132]

@jeffrains9569 I think they would have been less offended if I called their mother a whore. The first time I said I'm on a boat, every sailor, 3, corrected me at the same time that it's a ship, not a boat. I have to give respect to our Uber. Being underway sucks.

[@lauraroberson9937]

Nice to see the Old Girl showing her stuff! Love those old BBs.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

My favorite battleship is USS Texas

[@HotForgeChaos]

Utterly unrealistic as to the startup sequence, but you gotta condense it into a few minutes so liberties will be taken. But SWEET LIBERTY, there's nothing cooler than an Iowa class battleship getting its shit together to kick some ass

[@rogwarrior1018]

oh man, you know it!

[@tomrabid7795]

red wave

[@hpa2005]

No argument here

[@pobvic]

My head canon is as soon as Aliens landed and cut off Hawaii, the vets got her hooked up to some shore generators and started bringing ammo out of storage. They didn't sit around waiting on orders

[@sid2112]

No pain in the back, no foggy thoughts, they were in the zone! #OLDMANSTRENGTH

[@mr.tobacco1708]

Aliens: Finally! We are going to take over this planet! USS Missouri: Hold it right there. *(Cracks it's weapons)*

[@aziris7257]

Well, can't have a Battleship movie without an actual battleship.

[@scotthearts9634]

The USS Missouri is quite the beauty!

[@raynorgord8445]

Calling that dreadnaut a boat would get you bitchslapped by every veteran sailor on that "ship," officer or not.

[@JohnWilson-zh3il]

Fun trivia: where did battleships pick up the name dreadnoughts?

[@rogwarrior1018]

By every sailor on every ship, they'd stand in line to bitch slap your ass.

[@captin3149]

@@JohnWilson-zh3il From the first All big gun battleship HMS Dreadnought

[@kingssuck06]

Fast battleship*

[@Polonsky97]

@@JohnWilson-zh3il From the HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, so advanced compared to all other battleships it named the entire generation after itself, while all others were considered pre-dreadnought classes

[@hpa2005]

This is like the moment in westerns when the retired sheriff saddles up one last time to help the good guys.

[@txgunguy2766]

There's a great Marty Robbins song called 'The ballad of Bill Thaxton' about an old retired Texas Ranger who successfully answered one more challenge, even though he was completely blind.

[@MerlinYasinga]

Salute to all veterans. Their generation is the greatest today and forever❤❤

[@tomwotton9]

“You men have given so much for your country it’s unfair to ask you to give more.” And I’m saying this as someone who shoplifted got arrested joined the navy and became a serving officer on a destroyer in less than a year!

[@rogwarrior1018]

They are always ready to answer the call for service, no need ask, just start giving them orders and away they go...

[@rogwarrior1018]

What I wouldn't have given to be assigned to the Mighty Mo in the first Gulf War. To walk upon the planks of her deck, to serve amongst the history she made.... The "salty old squids" waiting to serve her again and teaching the new young sailors how it's really done is my favorite scene in the entire movie. When the OG asks Rhianna if she's ready to "play with the big boys" and she says "oh yes sir" love it!

[@josephelgersma2073]

Respect to such great elders that fought, seen, & survived such wars before our time.

[@The_G_89]

God Bless the Navy and all our Veterans, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. 🇺🇸❤️

[@richardyoung871]

I have watched this video several times, without commentating but I will now,did you know that the USS MISSOURI last saw action in the middle east, before being retired from the NAVY, 1st she sailed into Virginia, then to San Diego, and finally in PEARL HARBOR next to the USS ARIZONA, she was a vintage WW2 BATTLESHIP,took part in the KOREAN WAR,VIETNAM AND FINALLY OPERATION DESERT STORM,IN IRAQ,good video, and the music is great, isn't it.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

richardyoung871 No. IMO. the choice of music Blows.

[@joetodd724]

I retired in 2005. 20 years, 11 at sea and watching this makes me long to get underway one more time and do what I was trained to do

[@cassidyshelburg5040]

And to this day….will be ready if need be!! As he says “they’re not going to sink this battleship no way” ahhh chills!!! Can’t wait to visit the ship herself!!

[@siliconwolverine]

Never ever underestimate an old warrior. He has a fire in his soul that cannot be measured and will gladly sacrifice all at a moments notice for his cause.

[@civillady13]

This scene where the Missouri comes back to life is so satisfying! I don’t care how unrealistic this movie is, I love it!

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

: I awake, so my time has come again, onward to battle, into the jaw of death, into the mouth of hell, for death and glory, victory or death!!!!!!

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

Cue "To Hell And Back" by Sabaton.

[@OllaniusPius-e8e]

Praise the Omnissiah, this great Relic shall battle the xenos once again!

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

@@OllaniusPius-e8e Adn the heretics and triators!

[@LyingTube]

This movie is a beautiful joke, but I do appreciate the emotional weight of the production Actually getting WW2 naval veterans for this act. You can kinda tell they're not actors, but they sure as shooting put their whole backs into playing their parts.

[@xdsclubgold123]

Love this!!! We youngsters need to remember the past!

[@ElectricEric]

That passing salute at 2:05....

[@therattrap1997]

0:42 Todd from working with Drug Dealer to joining the Navy lmaoooo

[@jamesedwards2483]

Youth And Exuberance Is Nothing Compared To Old Age And Treachery!!

[@anthonymorales8510]

This was my favorite part of the movie. Combined with AC/DC was awesome!👍🏻🇺🇸

[@crisn565]

Moral of this whole scene. Never underestimate an old timey veteran

[@Arcturus572]

This was, by far, my favorite scene in the movie... And the description needs an edit... It's Taylor Kitsch, not Skarsgard, playing LT Alex Hopper...

[@erictsmith43]

Not the best movie, that being said, the fact they used the Missouri, the ww2 veterans makes it one of my favorites. The courage all our military have shown and exhibited is nothing but inspirational. I especially love them using Gregory Gadson as a supporting character. These men deserve our gratitude and respect. It is a damn shame how some of the veterans of past wars such as Vietnam were treated horribly.

[@heathercontois4501]

This movie was a straight up homage to the navy. Plain and simple.

[@hinatahyuga9311]

The USS Missouri was a beautiful battleship during her time

[@Dreez76]

Still is quiet impressive and beautiful imo... and i'm not even in the military.

[@georgehopper7310]

@@hinatahyuga9311 She still is. She is moored in Pearl Harbor across from the USS ARIZONA. I went aboard her in 2023.

[@mycrazyaklife]

Still is❤❤

[@gregoryhutchins8421]

Still is!

[@santiagoperez5431]

I just saw it in person three months ago. It is still damn impressive to look at

[@jamesdunbar4164]

Give a man a purpose and the ability to achieve it, and he'll drag himself through glass with a smile. That gave an additional 10 years of life to those old vets.

[@GreatWhiteShark75]

3:02-"GET OUT OF MY WAY, WATER!"

[@trentgayhart7357]

As a navy vets son this will be our vets when they get fed up they take matters into their own hands those guys learned to work together years ago

[@hellhound1389]

People that are in the know can tell you this is one of the baddest battleships ever put to sea the Iowa class. It was a force to be reconned with during WWII but during Korea it sank an island... yes an island. TEMPER TEMPER

[@charlestarver2744]

A vet never stops being a warrior period no matter what branch they were in

[@georgejcox9241]

True that.

[@thelonelyturkey7902]

No fuel around. Ship hasn't moved on its own power in decades. No ammunition nearby. Squirrel nests in the guns. An Iowa-Class Battleship laughs at these things so she can fight aliens in boats.

[@Luciferdesrea]

U.S.S. Missouri: I'll make my own fuel through souls and will power.

[@hellhound1389]

Actually every few years they fire her up and take her on a shakedown run just to check her condition. Even though they're museum ships they have to be kept in operating order because they could always be pulled out of mothballs and put back in service. It's actually happened

[@alisonfink474]

The moment that brings tears to my eyes is about 30-45 seconds before this clip. "Even with 6 months and a Manual, I couldn't get this ship going." As he's saying this, the Old Salts are coming out of the Bulkheads. "I don't know what you're thinking." 🥹 Pardon me as I think, "Sailors Assemble!" 🥲 So beautiful. ❤

[@cyndilankerd7380]

This movie was worth seeing all the REAL guys in action. I noticed they all wear hats designating which ship they were a part of. Wholesome part of the movie. What did it for me was the musical score that was spot on and the Asian guy at the end of this short who I an assuming is Japanese asking if they were really going to bomb O'ahu. Absolutely precious to remember such a tragic day. Reccomend going to memorial to everyone. Not sure how it is now but when I went on the 50th anny, it was dead silence for all visitors, a lot of Japenese there too. What greater respect.

[@jeffwenberg4321]

A dumd, fun movie, but this is the BEST scene in the whole thing!

[@Ben82077]

Randomly breaks the vending machine with wheels.

[@iaicecreamguy]

It was blocking the hatch

[@Ben82077]

@@iaicecreamguy it has wheels.

[@mycrazyaklife]

They weren't spinning fast enough😂😂

[@Ben82077]

@@mycrazyaklife its not even their vending machine😆

[@mycrazyaklife]

@Ben82077 🤣🤣

[@chuckbangers2590]

Great scene. "Never underestimate an old guy in a fight."

[@joshgorrell5431]

This is a badass seen and it will never be replicated

[@Martti22252]

we need more of these kind of battleship movies

[@Bustamamgendut]

The veteran who says "purrs like a kitten" reminds me of Gene Hackman.

[@newellbrian]

In a very bad movie, THIS was absolutely THE best scene!

[@markgreiser464]

This scene should have been longer and Thunderstruck should have gone with them into Battle.

[@santiagoperez5431]

I want to believe with all of my heart that the lines that were said by the vets were adlibbed. They feel too real

[@scotthearts9634]

Why do i begin to shed tears seeing this scene. A shout to our military!! And there sacrifices! I can't wait to enlist!

[@ninjabearpress2574]

Say what you want about this movie, the one thing it gets dead on right is the determination and fighting spirit of the United States Navy. If the USS Missouri had a license plate it would read USN-FAFO.

[@hellhound1389]

That should be the designation of all Iowa class battleships. The only ship to sink an island

[@Gmon750]

I remember watching the news one day about the Missouri being towed out to sea for this movie. It brought a tear to my eye. I remember the Missouri being put back into service for the Gulf War if anything to provide the "shock and awe" when the main guns were fired. What such a spectacle of brute strength this old lady must have provided. The scene the Missouri starred in in this movie was the best part of the entire movie. As cheesy and absurd this movie was, seeing the Missouri given the respect she so deserved was humbling. Those main guns really did some work on the alien ship - unrealistic as it was - and watching the old sailors taking pride in operating that ship was a sight to behold. And for now... the Missouri is back in her place among the great battleships. I eagerly wait for the next alien-invasion that will be necessary to bring her out of retirement once again. :)

[@elang3366]

Nice to recapitulate my boiler stoking, valve turning...anchor lifting...it was all such a rush...thanks for the flash back!

[@jarrettowens6073]

I just LOVE this scene. USS Missouri, she is a living legend just waiting to be awakened.

[@LisaDavies-bl1qc]

The veterans are badass!

[@GramiTube]

Imagine you are 90+ and you can do a young RiRi the “Do you wanna play with the big boys?” question and she look into your eyes and say an excited “yes Sir”… now you can die.😊

[@johnbrowne2428]

Blessed is a country that has heroes

[@6happydude3]

"Are you ready to play with the big boys?" gets me every time.

[@barbburns2122]

I do not usually watch movies. I saw this one & loved it.

[@EnjayPogi]

Im sure those legendary vets aren't just "acting". They missed it so much.. (not American but I salute these guys) 🫡

[@jamescampbell1743]

I’ve never served but I thank those for their service and this scene always make me tear up! ❤

[@Aisenheim]

Few things are as cool as montages of professionals doing their thing.

[@riverwolf2889]

I SOB every time I see this part of the movie. I can't NOT cry

[@johnbrowne2428]

We are blessed by such warriors

[@Luciferdesrea]

You know. I know the Iowa's are museum ships, but you can't tell me that some mad lads in R&D don't have plans to refit and set these lovely ladies up for full modern war fighting if necessary.

[@donaldkramer7831]

All engines ahead flank. Sounds good. Better to be outbound from Pearl first.

[@claytonsikes414]

Those were my first thoughts too when I saw the movie.....yeah, thanks for running over the USS Arizona and beaching the Missouri at the visitor's center with that command.

[@mikeholton3914]

i caught that , you're leaving Pearl at Flank????

[@Sovreign071]

Argument: There's no way a skeleton crew could get a decades old ship up and running in less than a week, much less a day. Counter-argument: They've been secretly keeping her ship shape all this time for this exact moment!

[@hpa2005]

Agreed, I had a thought that off camera/prior to the events of the movie the veterans were already in Oahu for a reunion and after hearing about what happened they all got the the USS Missouri and started prepping her for this moment.

[@BellaZuikaku4785]

Although Missouri and the rest of the Iowas are retired and museum ships, they still fight on in World of Warships

[@hellhound1389]

Keep in mind even though it's a museum ship she has to be kept in proper operating order because she may be called back into service. It's actually happened

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Watching that long hallway light up tho!... And lighting the oil-fired boilers up, steam hissing from opened valves and the turbines whir to life. And cutting the anchor chains are no joke Not to mention the massive props spinning up

[@redcanary7]

"first order of business, lets put shattered glass all over the ground"

[@billjohnson9472]

we all know this isn't realistic, but the infinite coolness of such a magnificent battle machine allows us to suspend disbelief and enjoy the glory that is an Iowa class battleship.

[@heathercontois4501]

This has always been my favorite scene in the whole movie.

[@brianmain5553]

Love the music 😊

[@UmbrellaWatch]

Feels a bit different now doesn't it!!!? 2024!!! Lets go!!!

[@davidbright8978]

That chief should of corrected his but for calling a battleship a boat vs a ship

[@thundergunner4284]

Best part of this movie, which isn’t saying much, but this was a really good part lol

[@dapitbullspike7261]

Gotta be one of the most Badass movie scene of all time.

[@merlinathrawes746]

I served on a small frigate which had two, 600 psi steam boilers. To avoid metal fatigue it took FIVE TO SIX HOURS to warm up the steam pipes and turbines of the main engine. I don't even want to think about EIGHT boilers and four turbine engines of a battleship.

[@22NF2]

Turning a museum back into a fighting ship - shades of Galactica right there :)

[@hellboy3642]

One of the Most unrealistic military movies out there, but this scene and forward gives me chills and makes me happy

[@zacharykeith5464]

This is the ship that prompted me to research military history and naval ship history the USS MISSOURI BB-63 nicknamed " MIGHTY MO". It truly is a shame these mighty behemoths are obsolete cause they truly are magnificent works of deadly art. The Iowa Class battleships were quoted as being " gorgous ladies if a little mean".

[@AudyBharksuwana]

When I saw this the first time this whole old vets getting back in action scene gave me goosebumps. Kinda sad this never became a franchise.

[@Will13drumheaded]

are we really firing at Oahu??? HOLEEEEEY SHEEEEET

[@Kaijugan]

😂 I love these guys!

[@hellhound1389]

Somebody about to kiss the donkey. He says that later in the film