Viewer Questions 22 : The Army's New XM7 Rifle, A US Draft, Kornet Missiles & South Korea

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Will the M7 replace the M4 Armywide? 0:33
Could NATO and the US return to Conscription? 3:27
Would South Korea fight China in the Pacific? 7:21
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How long to replace a tank crew? 15:30
Why are Aid airdrops rare? 18:24
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[@ProfessorFickle]

will the XM-25 make a comeback?

[@rocko7711]

❤

[@4everseekingwisdom690]

Here's a question.. why do you always glorify drinking and smoking? You've got great commentary just leave your vices out of it

[@humanelockerrooms]

I would like to point out something from your shooting club idea.. It’s a good idea but the demographics will be very high republicans and conservatives.. so if a war does not fit their ideology it could be an issue..

[@wtbanation6268]

@@humanelockerrooms Well it’s not exactly their fault that democrats tend to be brain dead anti gunners

[@Narfwak]

Ian at Forgotten Weapons had a great video about the rifle as soon as it was announced and one of the big takeaways there was that having everything have a suppressor could be to cut long term VA costs for soldiers with hearing damage

[@liamjudd9816]

Could you say that a little louder, it’s hard to hear over this ringing in my ears

[@jameshoch8519]

It's mostly for flash and noise reduction that makes it harder for an enemy to identity where incoming fire is coming from and how far away it is. Suppressor use in Ukraine is a good example of how they would be used in combat.

[@FarmerDrew]

In urban combat, an enemy hack into the municipal shotspotter system would allow detection of armed resistance using AI

[@Narfwak]

@@jameshoch8519 obviously they have tactical benefits as well, but with an institution as large as the US Army the bureaucratic and strategic implications are just as relevant

[@rrc3]

It hypothetically could but it won't. You get hearing loss from things other than "I shot a rifle." Helo ops, air ops, flight line ops, sub ops, swops...sound baffling is a waste of weight and/or space for fighting equipment.

[@MrSlm1982]

"Vietnam era hairy balls" -best advertisment segway ever!

[@pastorclay82]

Leave the balls alone and the bush!! I’m tired of the desert!! Bring back jungle warfare!!

[@MrSlm1982]

@@pastorclay82 you sir made me laugh out loud...

[@FirstOfTheMagi]

Got a good chuckle outta that one and gave him a like lol

[@pastorclay82]

@@MrSlm1982 you are welcome

[@theheartlandgroup757]

*segue…..

[@TheMcIke]

OMG... I almost ended up with coffee all over screen when you started into the Manscaped ad...

[@josephlunderville3195]

That was hands down the best spot for that sponsor I've seen, and they're pretty prolific...

[@byrnemeister2008]

Man they should be paying for that segment it was so good……oh……

[@lightningboltc2683]

I saw this comment before the ad and nothing could've prepared me for that

[@tbone9900]

@@byrnemeister2008 It was so good that I actually listen to the whole ad, funny stuff. Manscaped should chop out the ad and use it in other videos.

[@divine1037]

when?

[@GolaniBalagan]

Hey Ryan, I am a retired IDF infantry officer. The Kornets have been used in Gaza, notably on Oct 7 where several tanks fell to them. The Trophy systems were simply overwhelmed by multiple attacks. During the ground manoeuvre, the ranges in the built up areas were/are too short for the Kornet. The RPG-29 and similar are typically used by Hamas. They move about the battlefield in civvies and unarmed. Their weapons are kept in houses/schools/hospitals/mosques/tunnels and are picked up for use when the enemy reaches their fighting positions. Most of the larger caches have been destroyed by now, these include the Kornets. There will be Kornet squads in Rafah. Notably the hizbollah makes heavy use of the Kornet, esp. the ER version with a 10 km range, has been used against the IAF radars on Mt Meron from the Lebanese border.

[@FarmerDrew]

Great comment. Thank you.

[@rowansyoutubechannel7895]

IOF*

[@theoffor647]

@@rowansyoutubechannel7895Israel hasn’t attacked Gaza without being attacked first in 20 years. What’s “offensive” about that?

[@succatash]

​@rowansyoutubechannel7895 Israeli Defense Forces. Don't attack Israel and you won't be occupied, not a hard concept to understand.

[@succatash]

​@@theoffor647 O to them is Occupation not Offensive.

[@itamarreina4234]

IDF tanker here, from what we've been told before the start of the war Hamas only had about 10-15 Kornet launchers. I assume they don't have more than 2-3 left at that point.

[@Mountain_bonker]

wow man stay safe out there 💪🏼 do you think armageddon is imminent ?

[@zimboy9921]

@@Mountain_bonkerIran kicked it off nicely with them 300 fireworks.. Jesus might return by Christmas at this rate

[@PassivePortfolios]

Hamas probably has hundreds of Kornet launchers.

[@robert-trading-as-Bob69]

🇿🇦🙏🇮🇱

[@Khronogi]

​@@Mountain_bonkerNo.

[@1stRECONspt]

Big fan from Finland!! I think conscription is good for us as it is percieved positively by the population, grows national resilience (helps at other fields of life other than the military) and has kept us ready for the trheat from the east. I also feel that it has been our country's success to keep the system, as many other European countries have been "woken up" by the changing security landscape. I think its also a question about the military culture. Reservist tradition and german-roots Jaeger tradition have a positive impact on our military culture. Conscription does not raise "rambos" but adults with concrete life skills that are not helpless in general tasks in the civilian life too. Vice versa the civilian life education and skills are employed in the military context - thanks to conscription! -Love from FIN

[@user-ju8po9sy2m]

I agree in Bulgaria when we stopped conscription. The quality of men has dropped significantly. Military service brought the lowest denomination up to a better level. Whereas the top of the crop was already in University.

[@jonekone3769]

Also works as a ”glue” for society. Most men (and icreasingly women) have been a conscripts, and at the end of the day you know that you would be fighting the same enemy dispite e.g. different political views. Its a multigeneration experience and affects basically everyone in society in one way or another.

[@jonevansauthor]

I get it, but I'd rather see National Service used to deploy people to more useful areas like building houses, or teaching kids, or picking up litter. All sorts of things would teach civic responsibility but certain jobs, from the military to the fire service require certain types of people. Forcing everyone to train as firemen would be a dumb idea. Plus professional armies have been key to all the empires you've ever heard of so they're a pretty good technique. Now, giving more civilians a three week crash course in what boot camp is like, might be a great recruiting tool, and a way to familiarise people with what the military does but I don't want people forced to serve in the Royal Navy who are terrified of water, and can't be trusted with to operate simple hand tools let alone complex machinery.

[@1stRECONspt]

@@jonevansauthor I agree about the national service. We have a civil service option for those not wanting to go to the military, which could be developed more. Much potential. We can't look at everything through the same lense. Finland does not want to be and imperium, it wants to protect its autonomy, so its military is formed as a defensive one. We need no keys to "empires". We got it good as it is and intend to keep it that way.

[@mrsmartypants_1]

Thanks for that comment. 👍🏼

[@cavalryscout9519]

About replacing tank crews: a big benefit of 4-person crews as opposed to 3-person is that the loader is essentially an unskilled position that can be filled by any soldier with under a day of training. This makes it ideal for "on the job" training. In a western tank force with 4-person crews, the first 25% or replacements are going to come from spreading veteran loaders out to other roles and moving untrained soldiers in to the loader role. 25% of crews could be replaced as soon as vehicles become available for them. After that the process slows down a lot.

[@FarmerDrew]

The barrel swap ease is the biggest win. Yes, the barrel can be changed on a SIG MCX-SPEAR rifle to adapt it to 6.5mm Creedmoor, 7.62×51mm NATO, or .277 SIG FURY.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Isn't it the 6.8 version of the round, not the civilian furry variant? I think it's loaded even hotter.

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

Why would the Army want to use any other caliber except for 7.62x51? Although it's probably a good idea to have a esay to change barrel as the barrel life must be atrocious with the extreme chamber pressure

[@Flevvers]

@@Steve-ev6vx There's the regular .277 ammo sold commercially, which is a standard lead core, copper jacketed bullet with a brass case. The round the military wants is the same caliber (.277 is 6.8mm), but has the bi-metal case with a higher chamber pressure. However, don't be surprised if the military only uses the lower-pressure brass cased round for training and initial rollout as the higher pressure one will lead to increased wear over time (similar to M855a1).

[@FarmerDrew]

@@Nathan-jh1ho CQB

[@jonnybgoode7742]

​@@Nathan-jh1ho same reason no one wants this new bullshit. Cqb

[@jakestadtner6502]

Hi Ryan, the problem with Aid is not the Kerem Shalom protestors. Hundreds of trucks make it in per day. It is the distributions inside of Gaza is difficult because nobody wants to drive a truck through starving civilians mixed with Hamas

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The Egyptians are free to open their border and let them all in. But, they never do....

[@Srfs777]

@@WALTERBROADDUSthat would be dumb considering the many Israelis government officials including the prime minister as of about a few hours ago that the construction of new Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip is now in the planning stage. lol… imagine trying to already profit and take treasure off a dying and suffering population…and you want the Egyptians to make that easier for the Israelis? Ahahaha.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@Srfs777 where do you get the idea that Israel wishes settlements? There is zero desire to do something like that.

[@Slay_No_More]

​​@@WALTERBROADDUSthey've been doing that for decades. Look at the size of Israel growing every decade. That's how they keep growing.

[@farminky]

The UAE C-17 Gaza aid drop was frightening to see

[@vicpecka7356]

ex-tanker here. Ryan is pretty spot on about training time for an experienced tank crew to transition to a new vehicle type.

[@FalconAnno75]

Adding some draft info about Sweden. Everyone, man and woman, get a mandatory online draft test they must fill out the year they turn 18. Out of those about 30% get picked for an in person test (physical and mental etc). Out of those those about 25-30 % get called up. More want to do service than are called up. In hard numbers: 110 000 are called up this year. 28 000 will get called to the in person tests. 8000 get selected for duty.

[@etuanno]

And they serve for one year straight or is it more of a Swiss model, with a month per year for 6-7 years after basic training for 5 months? We in Switzerland call up all Swiss men, who are 18 years. This means there are roughly 30k Swiss men per year (30% foreigners and 50% women, meaning you are only left with 35% of the population having to serve). Then 70% of those 30k are actually usable and then again a third to a fourth make civil replacement service. So we land at roughly 12-15k of new recruits per year.

[@FalconAnno75]

@@etuanno it depends on the role really. Basic level grunts do a minimum of 9 months. Squad leaders, platoon leaders, company sergeants or other specialists do up to 18 months. But 9 months would be the most normal I suppose. Then we used to have short (1 or 2 weeks) repeat trainings every few years after that. But I honestly don’t know how that part is managed nowadays.

[@thatmillionthman582]

Why does Maj. Kraft's voice and cadence sound like an AI voicescript? Is it just me?

[@RDRKpdx]

Yeah it totally sounds inhuman and unnatural, not sure what’s up with that. That segment was almost impossible to follow

[@user-ji2gq3qp4x]

its just you.. that just the sound of an american officer articulating well thought out thoughts.. they just sound like that

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Uh uh, no fucking way. I've heard American officers and generals talking on shit like this before. This is 100% AI generated, it sounds so weird.

[@ThomasIsBored]

The one thing that struck me as odd in particular was that he made a long pause between "north" and "korea" a minute or two in. That was weird.

[@happyundertaker6255]

Tru dat

[@0ddSavant]

Keep being awesome, man. You’re delightful. Cheers!

[@jaredisley-oliver389]

Ryan Beating Linus at the Segway game…. Love it!

[@MrZephyr97]

Inbox roundup + military concept deep dives are my favorite of your videos Ryan - thanks!

[@bobbob-gi1yp]

Mine are the army stories

[@ButcherSevenActual]

“Vietnam-era hairy balls” 😂

[@Neverwas_one]

Love this format.

[@robsrockinout]

Excellent Ryan. Thank you for the q&a at the end.

[@Veteran-Nurse]

Thanks for the briefing. Well done.

[@ronsanders3497]

Love the Manscape ad! Best defence is a strong offense.

[@thefamoussheamus]

That ad segway was a work of art... legit made me spit out my drink!

[@yassir1776]

Thank you for your continuous service

[@Guildofarcanelore]

I was in the CAF when we moved from the FNC1 to the C7. It took several years for the change over. I would think conscription into the reserves would be effective, part time soldiers, full time workers.

[@MrOne925]

All good questions and answers Ryan, thanks!

[@Unkemp7]

@Ryan did Retired Major Kraft use voice cloning to read out his statement or is the compression causing it to sound odd. Sometimes the way it almost lags on S's and the odd pausing reminds me of when I cloned by buddies voice lol

[@jackallread]

Great episode full of interesting info! Thanks

[@Bobinification]

Love how diligent you are sir.

[@kendom33]

Another great and informative video Ryan. Thank you

[@craigburney8045]

Good breakdown and info.

[@frankhinkle5772]

Thanks, good discussion.

[@rontonkin7751]

One of my favorite episodes, thanks Ryan!

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Brilliant and Worthwhile!!!’

[@michaelnyden8056]

But Ryan, I might point out that yes that mandatory service in Israel takes people out of the economy there any many other benefits such as discipline, respect, confidence etc that you gain from service even if your not needed that time you are there. So there are other secondary and tertiary benefits to the populous, in terms of embedding properties that parents and schools in western countries are not necessarily doing anymore. Consider how Boy Scout membership is dwindling for example that used to take up this formative task in volunteer service western countries.

[@TestUser-cf4wj]

Israel also has the benefit of widespread civic pride. Israeli citizens will support their government and countrymen with very little reluctance. The US is currently too fractured politically for universal conscription to have a good result. Best to keep the US volunteer only unless an existential threat emerges. Considering that the US's primary homeland defense is it's nuclear response capability, the need for conscription for homeland defense is practically nil.

[@bensmith6868]

I refuse to fight for Raytheon’s stock prices

[@rustomkanishka]

I strongly suggest reading Gen Smedley Butler USMC's writings. He won the medal of Honor twice. He also makes you think. It's my opinion that wherever schools allow recruiters, Butler should be mandatory reading. The formation of the state of Israel required a lot of bloodshed. These were folks who barely made it out alive of the Shoah. They probably didn't want to be butchered by their new neighbours. Even today, Israel's enemies are usually close by, and the country as well as it's population is tiny. They are not flying halfway across the world for a war, it's usually close to home The draft is not universally popular either. There are many religious exemptions, as well as folks who use foreign education as a way to dodge it. All that being said, let's remember that they're a tiny country fighting local battles. The welfare state is also considerably larger, so citizens feel invested in fighting. No one in their right mind wants the draft back in the US. For starters, no one wants to see their taxes wasted on trying to get fat teens thin enough to go to basic. Obesity is a national security issue now. Furthermore, as mentioned before, the IDF guy fights for his neighbourhood. An Iraq war veteran once expressed his experience as Attack dogs for the oil industry. I'd say, attack dogs for the military industrial complex as well as oil industry. No one should be forced to fight for rich people and their wealth. If nothing else, look at the state of the VA, and realise that the companies would rather worship the veterans than help them. It's cheaper that way. In the meanwhile if you ask service members what do they need to stay in, they will have lots of ideas. Listening to a few ideas would help. If nothing else, the cost of living has gone up, and they need a wage hike. Badly.

[@ricklee6686]

Thanks Ryan

[@100500daniel]

Hamas did use Kornets in the current conflict. They're not being used as much because most Kornet positions were in stationed in Northen Gaza along the Israeli border and Israel specifically targetted known locations of Kornet launchers as well as ATGM instructors and commanders, Israel also captured alot of them. the current state of warfare in Gaza by hamas is shoot and run, an RPG is more ideal for those situtions.

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Greatly informational

[@AlgoNudger]

Well done, Ryan! 😉

[@fematrailer]

The Marine Corps just got the M27 IAR a couple of years ago. Historically, the Marine Corps has generally started each war using the equipment that worked well in the previous war and then innovating or iterating on those systems and TTPs so that they have good, up-to-date equipment and doctrine by the time the conflict winds down. Contrast this with the Army, who has much greater facilities, infrastructure, and funding for R&D. The Army seems to have a much more proactive approach to equipment and technology, with a slightly lesser emphasis on training and innovating TTPs from the bottom-up. This is good in some ways; the Army usually has most everything that they need regarding the "5 Bs" (in this context, specifically things in the batteries, bullets, bandaids categories), can focus less resources on training and more on abundance of manpower and equipment, and thus they don't have to rely as much on other service branches or local/allied military forces for things they don't have or tasks they wouldn't otherwise have the bodies for. However, using the most cutting edge equipment does have its drawbacks. Many systems have bugs, quirks, and design flaws that only are discovered at the worst possible time. Having a lack of institutional knowledge and guys being unfamiliar with a new system will lead to them being less effective than they could be, which is an issue even if the new system is light-years ahead of the previous one. E.g., if a new system is 25% more effective than the previous one, but because it's so new the operators are now 30% less effective overall, your whole system now only has 95% of the effectiveness of the previous system until that proficiency and institutional knowledge is regained. The Marine Corps appears to looking towards slightly changing their overall doctrine regarding new systems and their innovation cycle, which is probably good for the most part. But we should also keep in mind the political issues throughout the history of the Marine Corps, where politicians argued that the Corps was redundant to all the other branches. What kept the Marine Corps alive were things like expeditionary and amphibious capabilities, our reputation and warfighting track record, our emphasis on training without costing too much money, and how we fit nicely as a technological counter-weight to the modern U.S. Army. The Marine Corps' relationship with technology is not as luddite as say, what online military enthusiasts call "reformers" (Pierre Sprey, Lt. Col James Burton and the like), but it has always opted for proficiency of arms over a reliance on unproven technology. While I would argue that a constant development of warfare technology is extremely important, it is unwise for a nation's military as a whole to adopt one doctrine or the other wholesale. So while the Army tests and develops new tech, the Marine Corps has its niche as a the branch that focuses on training and retaining institutional knowledge. That way we can call on one when we need their skills, and call on the other when we need something different.

[@james82184]

Thanks for the detailed response, Maj. Kraft!

[@Jasoos_Jasonda]

He sounded bored

[@byronharano2391]

Ryan. You are funny and well informed all at the same time. Mahalo.

[@technomancer0712]

Great informative content, love from dgg

[@bbqstation1190]

excellent brief by Maj Kraft, please thank him for taking his time to do it

[@thunbergmartin]

Hey Ryan, just wanted to drop a support comment for the algorithm, hope you are doing well and know that your videos is a favourite for me! entertaining, communicative, without bullshit, and oh so informative and precise!

[@LRRPFco52]

Ranger Regiment has not adopted this albatross in either of the systems. Instead, they have adopted URGI uppers through the SOMPD Block upgrade program and a mix of product-improved M249s/Mk.46 LMGs and KAC Stoner LAMGs. SF has shown little to no interest in the XM7 as well outside of a DM role, which they already have at least 3 different systems to cover on with 7.62 NATO and 6.5Creedmoor. There is interest in the XM157 Fire Control Electro-Optical integrated LRF/Scope/IR Laser/Illuminator system to be used on existing carbines and sniper systems. Keep in mind that the XM7 weighs 14lbs configured, which is a show-stopper for basic Infantry use, let alone anyone else.

[@pablononpicasso1977]

Some of the best studied and researched content on You Tube right here. That's not saying referencing You Tube but this is quality.

[@lukeisvloging]

this is aces again.. thanks!

[@Doe174]

Congrats on the partnership!

[@dfazen89]

Major Kraft sounds like he is some government AI bot lol

[@JasonBower-ql3cd]

He also sounds kinda like, the kind of inidividual who if you heard through via audio conference, " I'll give the order for the Air Strike in 3 min's" I....., personally? Would be making sure my ass would be finding hard cover Dam Fast!

[@TrainMann]

Might be a real guy who answered Ryan’s question via email or text, but Ryan probably wanted an audio version for the video.

[@cliffloyd5557]

Thought the same thing, was scrolling to make sure some else hadn't said it first. Like bad AI text to speech

[@jh56599]

Phenomenal segue

[@GhostofReason]

Posted one minute ago?! Let’s go!

[@mikegarcia5009]

As a NATO member, how can the US unilaterally adopt a new rifle cartridge? Aren't NATO members required to have common compatible weapons platforms?

[@donohirst]

Nope, it's the reason why the UK ended up with the FAL. A somewhat anti British officer decided that the US would use the M14, which it took 10 years to rectify that mistake. This is because NATO was trying to decide on a NATO wide bullet. We'd already gone with the EM1 and an intermediate round (I don't think it was 5.56, but then English round designations are strange to me being an Englishman and completely unfamiliar with guns, and my stepdad shot at bisley (interservice marksmen competition, basically if shit comes on top quickly Britain is absolutely screwed!!!) and Churchill in his infinite wisdom withdrew them from service and we went with 7.62 and FAL. I've always found it a bit weird that our friend said "no, no, we're not going to play, we'll do what we like" and our response was to accede to this! Nobody benefitted, and it literally was because the dude hated the English! So, in answer to your question, the US does what it likes, everybody just nods and agrees, that's the way of the world. It's the reason we got what we wanted for a couple of hundred years! Also, if some of the details are wrong, I'm remembering from a gun jesus (forgotten weapons) vid on the thorneycroft em 1, I recommend you watch that for the accurate account...

[@eatabatterydotcom4590]

Not for America, if war breaks out in Europe the US will handle their own logistics and most likely a significant amount for other countries. There was a British quote back in the 40s/50s when Nato started, "Nato is to keep the Americans in Western Europe, the Soviets out, and the Germans down" So when you're the big boy in a group like this you do what you want. It happened when Nato agreed to the 7.62x51 (at the US' request) then America went with the 5.56 in the 60s, eventually everyone followed suit.

[@dogloversrule8476]

7:00 for draft alternatives, why not have PE in high school be more geared towards preparing students for the military. There could also be a system where everyone has to serve a mandatory set of time in a national guard type capacity once a year?

[@andyvonbourske6405]

the Kornet Missile is to cumbersome . they use the Yasin it's made in Gaza based on the rpg-7 but with a tandem charge. it's the perfect weapon for hit and operations .

[@eszrah5129]

That was a great ad transition.

[@donnyboon2896]

Yes

[@string_fellow_hawk]

Loving the new firmat . ❤❤

[@Idahoguy10157]

Looking at the external ballistics of the new 6.8mm cartridge it comes so close to the standard 7.62NATO cartridge I don’t see the point of a new cartridge. My other question is how do they get the velocity they claim out of a fourteen inch barrel???

[@berteisenbraun7415]

It has a better Ballistic coefficient. It will have less Bullet drop at long range.

[@Slay_No_More]

Who knows. They're having to run training ammo due to the original load chewing the barrels up. So for now fantasy land is where they're getting those ballistics.

[@abelincoln.2064]

@@Slay_No_More Enough with this BS. The General Purpose round (full brass ) is equivalent to 7mm08 ... which performs better than a 308 with same grain bullet. And the Army now has the option ... of the high pressure steel head Fury (specialist) rd that completely destroys the 308.

[@Slay_No_More]

@@abelincoln.2064 enough with what BS? Coping for a bad gun won't make it good. They're not getting those velocities when they're swapping to training ammo due to the barrels not being capable of handling the full loads. They're not even surviving 1000 rounds.

[@Trav_Can]

18:31 Well said!

[@andrewalten3185]

Ryan, I've been watching videos for like a year or so. Just wanted to let you know I really like the direction the channel has been moving recently. The live streams are great and content has been awesome. I am a computer science guy myself, so selfishly would love to see you work with or demonstrate some code on stream or do a video a bit more technical. Cheers!

[@edflintlaw]

Yes! Honesty in advertising on KZbin videos is such a virtue.

[@guillaumedep1]

I knew Finland used to give out rifles for competition and used them as incentives to participate - you got to hold on to the weapon for personal use and many folks used it for hunting. I just looked to see if they still did and no, but the government is building a lot of ranges for recreational use since they started their move to join NATO.

[@keregetash]

Appreciate Ryan for featuring my country's flag - Türkiye. Although I'm aware our politicians are not doing enough for the collective good, I hope we will do better in the coming decades for the collective good of the alliance ❤

[@CypressWalker]

Best "Manscape" bit ever, even though I'm not Irish.

[@rocksnot952]

The M4/M16 is pretty easy to change to a new round. As long as it fits the magwell, you can do it.

[@dougmoore8761]

Nice humidor.

[@philipniedzwiadek8736]

I think it’s worth mentioning that aid drops are also really humiliating and unevenly distributed - aid is typically picked up by the fittest in the population who literally need to chase them. This was discussed in some depth on Telegraph’s Battle Lines podcast.

[@benjurqunov]

Cool picture. See the heat coming off that suppressor can !

[@jaconmojica4452]

Most hilarious start to a manscape commercial.

[@abhishekrao1525]

Marine Corps did a similar thing with the M27 IAR, but it still uses 5.56

[@scottt5521]

The M250 SAW was reviewed by Garand Thumb when SIG brought it to his ranch for him to review. It is an outstanding innovation and worth it. One example feature is that the belt can be fed from the left or the right side which enables it to be mounted on a side-by-side configuration on a vehicle or small boat. It also includes an integrated muzzle suppressor ("silencer"). The suppressor does not make it quiet sue to the supersonic speed of the bullet but the bullet generates sound continuously as it move through the air making it difficult to pinpoint the direction that the bullet came from. The suppressor also reduced felt recoil which improves accuracy.

[@gasmaskboi6904]

Maj adam kraft sounds like a robot

[@youatulsaroha]

Good to see that now Whisky bottle is now full!

[@richardhoare9963]

That segue into Manscape was unexpected 🤣 and smooth as the shave.

[@cameronspence4977]

To answer the question better, the reason why humanitarian aid drops are not common is because currently pretty much everywhere that humanitarian aid is needed currently, there are either better more efficient and cheaper ways to get more amounts of aid there than you could by air, already in place such as traditional shipping or trucking, or because the nations who have the capability to supply large amounts by air currently do not care enough to allocate those aircraft resources to doing aid drops.

[@jjhead431]

Recruits have been complaining about recoil and noise for years. one of the reasons we stuck with 5.56mm for so long. M2AP still rules.

[@arcticfox1402]

Didn't the US already have a shooting club or civilian marksmanship program post WW2 where they'd supply sportified M1 Garands and ammunition?

[@bpm990d]

We still do.

[@holdenroth5929]

That's what the CMP is.

[@Rocketsong]

We still sort of do. The Director of Civilian Marksmanship was changed to the Civilian Marksmanship Program back during the Clinton years. You can still buy an M1 directly from them. You have to be a member of an affiliated "shooting club" and show that you have attended at least one match. Most larger ranges will have a monthly or bi-monthly CMP match that counts to get your rifle.

[@OspreyKnight]

Yes. And the purpose of the NRA was to promote marksmanship within the citizenry after the Civil War. The NRA-ILA is the political branch of the NRA, formed in the late 60s I believe.

[@denistiseniazei5903]

I believe that the army should do more in depth tests for the xm7 because there just a lot of m4s currently used by the army and it would be really expensive replacing most of them

[@altarancho]

2:55 that might be the best sponsor segue Ive ever seen 😅

[@russelltimmerman3771]

2:16 three different ammunitions not two. The XM7 combat rounds wear out barrels so fast that the army will be using a lighter load training round (according to Ian forgotten weapons).. Not that the army will ever mistakenly issue any of that training ammo to front line troops for combat of course... Army never makes those kinds of mistakes.

[@madkabal]

The "training round" still packs a heck of a punch. I honestly seeing that be issued to all forces which the hybrid round be a DMR and machine gun bullet

[@abelincoln.2064]

Where did you get the BS from? The XM7 passed all of the Army's requirements including barrel wear .. and the full brass General Purpose round .. performs the same as 7mm08 ... and therefor a 308 with the same grain bullet. So the "training round" is essentially a lighter 308. Shame on the Army for issuing black & silver timp 7mm08 to Close Combat forces. The Army called it a General Purpose rd .. which will obviously include training.

[@russelltimmerman3771]

@@abelincoln.2064 I got the BS from The Forgotten weapons channel just like I stated in my og post.

[@Asghaad]

@@russelltimmerman3771 except Iand never stated that the higher pressure will have unacceptable wear to the barrel ... maybe something to do with SiG guaranteeing 12000 rounds of full power cartridge before any loss of accuracy occurs ... whic is the SAME as curent M4*M16 barrel replacement "rate"

[@russelltimmerman3771]

@@Asghaad Fair point. But they to refer to it as a training round. The term he uses is "less wear and tear on the guns" from using the training round. I will try to find where I got the barrel wear comment from. But the overall point remains. The all brass case is for training, the two part case is for front line use, the reason is that 80,000+ psi ammo will beat the shit out of almost any gun that uses it in high quantity.

[@johnnyparatrooper1326]

The Spec Sheet on the new rifle and ammo suggests it could be loaded with Hypersonic bullets of some type. Those chamber pressures and SAMMI specs are wild.

[@Canthus13]

Remember when we airdropped aid and it was the same color as unexploded cluster bombs? That's one good reason why.

[@Rob.DB.]

That airsoft/shooting clubs idea for nations to at least somewhat acclimate the citizens was brilliant ! If needed they may not be trained, but at least they can shoot straight! All while still contributing to their economies, and continueing to enjoy the freedom of a civilian. Win-Win!

[@johnnymiles8694]

How much whiskey you drink a week and what brand

[@spyrule]

That segue to the advert literally made me spit out my lunch laughing...

[@Bendejo301]

OOF ... that Route Irish mention. I definitely don't miss those runs.

[@jeffdittrich6778]

My time in the Army carried over from the draft to the volunteer army. It was night and day. I would hate to return to the draft. It was like trying to push a string. I was surprised that you didn’t stress the real time needed to make an effective combat unit scratch which I believe would be at least nine months even with great NCOs. Thank you for your great videos.

[@dukecraig2402]

⅔rds of the US servicemen in WW2 were drafted. ⅔rds of the US servicemen in Vietnam volunteered. People are surprised to learn that statistical fact because of the erroneous images of wave after wave of patriotic Americans flooding the recruiters offices after Pearl Harbor and the images of young men being drug off kicking and screaming to Vietnam by their hair courtesy of their draft board, the reality is the two images are actually flipped, yes, in the days after Pearl Harbor military recruiters offices were flooded with men volunteering but the reality is that died down within weeks and for the remainder of the war the draft was required to fill the military's ranks, conversely during Vietnam the reality is young men volunteered in far greater number's than in WW2 because ultimately they wanted to emulate their fathers and uncles who "won the big one", and what's so sad and angered me even as a little kid is when they returned from that nightmare far too often the men who they idolized and who they were trying to live up to told them "You weren't even in a real war", which was awful when you consider that your average US troop in WW2 spent 40 days out of the year in combat while in Vietnam they spent 260 days out of a year in combat. But here's the best part, America just got done fighting the longest war in it's history, 20 years, and not a single person had to be drafted for that one, they all volunteered, and every veterans day they have to hear "Kids these days, they can't compare to America's greatest generation, if the same thing happened now we'd be screwed from having to depend on them". I swear people really need to follow the advice my grandmother gave me years ago; Think Think Think Talk, not the other way around.

[@jeffdittrich6778]

@@dukecraig2402 I was drafted and like the song said, You could check out but you could never leave.

[@aeonkazza]

Man Ryan and Preston have the best vids 👍

[@darkwinter-lll]

Delusional, you are 😂

[@joshualoganhoi4]

Preston>Ryan

[@larion3296]

Conscription was almost universal for Swedish men in the early 90s when I made my conscription year. I think more than 99% of all 18 year old men were at least screened and tested physically for two days. And a large portion were selected and had to do the conscription. For many it was looked upon as a lost year. Personally I could have learned most of what we needed in 3-4 months, and the last 3-4 months of exercises we were actually held back in reserve while others trained on our tasks. Still, nowadays it looks like many younger people would have needed this experience, both in terms of obtaining personal discipline and do physical training. The number of men that might now never actually do anything really physically demanding during their whole lives have probably increased many many times over.

[@Bobbydyland]

Farming XP. Lol. Love it.

[@madman3556]

If Ryan is using Manscape......I'm going to buy one and use it too..

[@jklappenbach]

That segue.

[@kindnuguz]

16:46 hahah thank you for this , its exactly how I feel lol

[@boomerbri]

The manscaped ad literally made me laugh out loud 👏

[@ElTejon47901]

We were making room for them in the Guard when I left last year.

[@kevinmccarthy8746]

AND SMART, very smart. Lucky for us, thats for sure.

[@viktormerenyi5443]

Great video as always, thanks! One thing - I missed Switzerland from the conscription topic. Would be interesting to know where would you place Switzerland in terms of conscription "usefulness" or "effectiveness" given all the militant history and traditions of the country...

[@glandhound]

AFAIK Switzerland has basic firearms training for teenagers during mandatory school, which probably helps make the conscription pill easier to swallow. I feel firearms are getting demonized in many countries and learning about firearms and firearm safety when you're 16 might help offset the firearm training the kids get from video games.

[@oldmetro]

Ryan I've always enjoyed your even fact-based presentations with just the right amount of wit and humor . They're so good that that my wife enjoys them😊

[@Ammotax]

Every-time I hear your voice I want a smoke and whisky it’s a Pavlovian response now😂