The Battle of Khasham: When Wagner Commandoes and US Special Operators Went Head-to-Head.

[@warographics643]

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[@pyeitme508]

Meh 😑

[@jamielonsdale3018]

The footage you showed for 'Simulator' was actually 'Realistic', which is a mid-point between Arcade and Simulator. Also, don't feed the Snail. Gaijin games are like gambling addictions, except there is no chance of winning your money back.

[@Wyrsa]

Play war thunder and you too can leak military secrets to the enemies of your country

[@randomwarehouse4702]

Those Wagner troops very briefly felt kinship with the spirit of a whale visited by the ghosts of RFK Jr Past, Present and Chainsaw. They then denounced the whale as a gay Ukrainian Nazi.

[@turdferguson9356]

I prefer Warhammer

[@RenegadeElite101]

Russia: We play our surprise attack card. USA: I counter with my f*ck everything in that general direction card.

[@Blinkerd00d]

The Channel + Fireball combo

[@the_wudarian]

most countries have a fuck everything in that gerneral direction. america is more like fuck this map grid square untill it cannot be fucked anymore and then fuck it for 16 extra hours

[@frederickczajka573]

The fuck around and find out card

[@ycplum7062]

US played the Reverse x10.

[@brianphillips7696]

It didn’t help that the Russians botched their use of the surprise attack card and we knew they were coming and who they were.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

The AC-130 Specter is a gift that keeps on giving...

[@pooryorick831]

The Lockheed C-130 is the aircraft that keeps giving, apparently forever. The first one came out in 1951, it's flown by every branch of the Military including the Coast Guard, and thousands have been sold to other countries. It must be the most successful military aircraft ever.

[@MonkehMike]

Enemy AC-130 above!!! (>O

[@fedupamerican6534]

The finger of god

[@trevorpollo]

Spooky will never not be scary.

[@5kehhn]

Lovely bird.

[@CedarHunt]

It's always fun to dunk on the Russians and important to recognize and appreciate the overwhelming power of US military capabilities but can we all take a minute to appreciate the Kurdish volunteers in unarmored trucks who followed and decided to stay? That's some legendary ride or die shit right there.

[@supersarge24]

The Kurds have always been our greatest, staunchest allies in the area. They have proven time and time again to be excellent and loyal fighters against terrorism. Steel balls.

[@Emperor_tomato_ketchup]

Trump sold them to Turkey for a good price. About to do the same to Ukraine.

[@sabarsherzad]

We do have some brave men and women. Although it's not a great look for the "smartest man on the battlefield"

[@equarg]

Yep. They deserve credit for that.

[@flopus7]

Betraying them to the Turks was unforgivable. It caused me to switch political parties

[@jloiben12]

When a B-52 is doing CAS… you know you fucked up

[@dpelpal]

It's Russia lol. 3 rd world country at this point😂

[@proy3]

Grandpa Buff came to party

[@enoughrope1638]

When a B-52 is able to perform CAS you know that airforce has absolute and totally uncontested air dominance.

[@JoseChavez-rl5zd]

There's nothing more American than excess. That B52 was like so extra.

[@stratbaseballman]

​@@dpelpalLiterally the original definition of the phrase. 1st world was the western allies, 2nd world was neutral countries and the 3rd world was Soviet allies.

[@Harbinger1776]

The fact that that single Air Force Combat Controller retained his anonymity, despite getting the highest honor of his branch, by his own will mean two things. One, he’s a humble person. Two, he’s literally stacking bodies somewhere important to the U.S. Respect.

[@JLBarahonaM]

Why not both? Lol

[@Wasteland88]

Facts

[@scottstewart5784]

3. He's not a Navy Seal

[@tm-qi4vy]

​@@JLBarahonaMhe said both, he didnt say "one of two things"

[@darringuiter]

One of my former coworkers had a brother that was an officer and an airforce combat controller. He was at the highest level embedded with tier 1 groups. He never knew where his brother was. Would be deployed around the world for long periods with no contact and could never say where and what he was doing. It's likely he spent time in Syria. I never met him but his brother is a humble solid dude.

[@navyreviewer]

My favorite description was "... and then the B-52s showed up." Ouch. He did forget to mention here that, apparently, Russia gave medals to the remaining Wagner members... just for surviving.

[@Fryepod3628]

Yes, an insignia of a Russian shooting an AK at an Apache. .... not a very valor looking metal😂

[@opairsoft8100]

Literally the definition of a participation medal lmao. *yeah bruh, here’s a medal, congratulations on not getting deleted by the Americans unlike your buddies*

[@eljefeamericano4308]

It was one time when just surviving was quite an accomplishment!

[@johnthefishermanjohnhoyle5763]

🤟

[@TheSquidPro]

We're going to be attacking: Rangers, Green Berrets, an Elite Parachute regiment and fucking Delta Force supported by a savant air combat controller. Me: Nah fuck that, choose a different refinery.

[@jameshatton781]

Yep 💯

[@troutbumgypsy9169]

Facts!😂

[@thepax2621]

Russia: "We have no troops in the area..." US: "Allright, no matter what, you'll be correct soon anyway"

[@teru797]

Dont get how people can justify the US foreign policy in the middle east.

[@brandanpalmer]

“Actually… we’re just tickled to hear you say that”

[@smartin3660]

​@@teru797Israel's ally #1 Sept. 11 #2 and these jihad jokes will tell you they want everyone to convert or die. Even in the West.

[@carlwheezer623]

@@teru797if anyone else was able to keep shit remotely stable then we’d LOVE to leave 😂😂😂

[@teru797]

@@carlwheezer623 The US is the one that destabilizes half the time. All we had to do was support the Syrian governments war on terrorism when it first started and boom, ISIS wouldn't have existed. Instead, we did the opposite.

[@JoRoWi83]

Of all the assets listed by Simon.. that Air Controller was the top. Former Marine here.. protect them at all costs. They can bring ungodly amounts of firepower upon a position and save a shit ton of lives while dispatching many others.

[@0101-s7v]

Yeah, they're the ones who talk to "god."

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Russia said they had no troops in the area... A few hours later, America confirmed that there were no russians 😂😂😂

[@jloiben12]

Russia: We have no troops in the area. America: I can confirm you have no troops that are alive in the area. Russia: … America: So do you want these bodies?

[@silverblueshadow]

remember: no russian, each with their own interpretation

[@es68951]

It’s true. There were only ever alcoholics and rapists.

[@corenko]

What about Vietnam booby traps going through your mighty soldier legs?

[@pano3607]

@@corenko 😂 Cry harder, Ivan!

[@GamerX13X]

I've always loved this story, because it's a real world example of fucking around and finding out

[@LRRPFco52]

A lot of Russians have never heard of "The Highway of Death" in Desert Storm. There were A-10 pilots tanking on refuelers who couldn't even get cleared to get in there, so many fighters were dropping bombs and strafing the Iraqi armored columns. Russians don't take the US seriously, whereas in the US military, Russia has been treated like a 10ft tall bear to be feared, so we train worst-case and develop and produce superior weapons for generations, only to find out the vatniks are a bunch of drunken cowards and cannon fodder.

[@philwithcheese]

Russia honestly didn't know that level of firepower could be deployed so perfectly in so little time. Logistics win wars

[@Trigger11]

That and a heavy presence in the region. Strategic placement of assets is why we have bases around the world

[@j.dunlop8295]

It's called "attack chain", or sometimes called "kill-chain" or basically send everything, Damm quick!😅 My father worked in AWACs doing same, in Vietnam!

[@Elias-xu7uw]

​@@j.dunlop8295 Makes me think of aircraft carriers

[@Rattler808]

someone on youtube comments once replied to me asking me what on earth will US soldiers do against real combat veterans like Russians...i was like, well, delete them.

[@СерхиоБускетс-ф7я]

delirium of a child.

[@JackHankeAnd]

@@СерхиоБускетс-ф7я Delirium, huh? Our combat record says otherwise.

[@ryanchatham9971]

@@JackHankeAndyou almost have to pity the Russians. They haven’t been this comprehensively embarrassed in war since 1905

[@СерхиоБускетс-ф7я]

@@JackHankeAnd The United States has no combat experience. The last time was Vietnam. this is a weak and cowardly army. propaganda and nothing more

[@Ryan-wx8of]

Same as Russians would do against even-more-real combat veterans, like an 11th century Jomsviking warband. Technology and the ability to use it are way more important of a metric than how many times a soldier has had to face death.

[@gansior4744]

"but F-22 wasn't ever in combat" - some Vatnik coping about massacre

[@jacobpieters4500]

What's a Vatnik? Like a soldier, vandal, or bandit?

[@BenDavis-w7h]

​@@jacobpieters4500It's a slur against Russian soldiers

[@sorrohs]

@@jacobpieters4500 It's essentially Russians that buy the propaganda without much convincing if I remember correctly

[@es68951]

@@jacobpieters4500 Vandal or bandit would be more correct than “soldier"

[@maximilianrenner3195]

Vatnik is basically a russian boomer

[@USJTAC]

Wagner didn’t know that the site they attacked was full of Tier One units - Delta and 24th STS. Two JTACs were present at this location. One Combat Controller and one Tactical Air Control Party member had a field day that evening/night. It was quite literally the easiest but most intense operation I had been part of.

[@es68951]

Like seeing your alcoholic uncle who touches his daughter, drunkenly trying to take a swing at an MMA fighter.

[@spencertrueman865]

I’m a Canadian but I feel you boys fight for our freedom as well thank you for your service! You’re a bad ass son of a bitch !!!! Did you ever work with JTF2 ?

[@USJTAC]

@@spencertrueman865 Nothing I have said is classified. JTF2 rarely confirms deployments/engagements of JTF2. We have worked with JTF2 from June 2014 ~ July 2017 in Iraq. Because I was a SOF JTAC, I got shifted around to many units of allied nations. Most JTF2 snipers were JTAC qualified, so I wouldn’t be needed. I do work with former JTF2 in executive protection currently.

[@spencertrueman865]

@@USJTAC so cool man thanks for taking the time to reply and thank you again for your service god bless have a wonderful day

[@sabarsherzad]

Thank you for your service, coming from a Kurd!

[@joels5150]

Truly, this was a ‘F*** around and find out” moment for Russian PMC’s…

[@funfactor4528]

And they didn't learn a single thing, classic russians

[@buttzkrieg3919]

​@@funfactor4528was gonna say the same thing lol

[@RichardHammonds-je4yq]

Funny

[@vitsobotka6268]

Wagner got clapped so bad they got medals for SURVIVING an encounter with the US forces im not even kidding

[@BrownyNSW]

I really hope a movie is made about this battle. The scene where air support turns up would be awesome!

[@emberfist8347]

@@BrownyNSW It would be like the Mel Gibson film We Were Soldiers but couler because they didn’t injure their own men.

[@Pnk_Rckr]

As long as they have the US forces just standing around nonchalantly as they contact Russia, asking if there are any Russian forces in the area. Then, when they get told no, one guy just goes, "Right, on with the fireworks show." And they all just sit on the trucks eating popcorn as the display of fire superiority commences. One guy even has 3D glasses on.

[@el9206]

It would definitely purely have to be a Michael Bay film. No one else could hope to display the magnitude of “find out” that was landing all over all that “fuck around”.

[@HEYLADY1O]

War thunder sponsorship at the start of a video on this subject matter is a crazy move

[@meldamo]

People into that game are probably pretty into this relative to other adverts on simons channels

[@hazzardalsohazzard2624]

​@@meldamoit makes sense from a marketing perspective, but it is a Russian company that has sent money to the Donbas before.

[@meldamo]

@hazzardalsohazzard2624 was not aware of that, just the game genre. Yeah that's a bit odd.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

@@meldamo Could be one of those "here is money make 10 videos were you advertise us" type of deals

[@williammandang]

Thanks!

[@MrAwsomenoob]

I've heard this story told by several people a dozen times, but it never gets old hearing it. F.A.F.O

[@bogbupog]

What a beautifully made outro. Also i double dog dare your writers to make a script on intelligence leaks on war thunder.

[@jameskeefer7382]

Imagine thinking America would do nothing to defend oil and gas lol

[@emberfist8347]

Only because it is vital infrastructure for the Kurds.

[@abraham2172]

Didnt you watch the video? The Americans were directly attacked and it wasnt about ressources, it was about protecting their allies. Those oil and gas assets were in kurdish hands, not american.

[@emberfist8347]

@@abraham2172 People want to keep stereotypes alive. Somehow spending 20 years fighting in a nation with no oil at all and abandoning an oil rich country a decade before isn’t proof enough.

[@4runnercolorado422]

Yep, that’s right. And we’re not ashamed of it.

[@qefewfwdcwdc]

@@4runnercolorado422 you got the braincells of the typical cuckservative

[@rejvaik00]

The best thing that came out of this was the meme After the US strike in they reached out to the Russians and said you were right there are no Russians in the area 😂

[@kyledabearsfan]

We gave them a chance, "any of your friends here? No? Alrighty" GAME ON BOYS

[@gl_tonight]

@@kyledabearsfan TARPS OFF BOYS

[@ry1023.3]

“Are these guys yours?” “No, there are no Russians in that area” *one obliteration later* “yeah, you’re right.”

[@lukematney7062]

Wagner handed out medals to the survivors of the battle just for surviving.

[@mountainlion2808]

They had a Wagner soldier destroying an Apache

[@Armoredcompany]

The Russians turned off their surface-to-air batteries for one reason. The US CENTCOM commander told the Russian commander in Syria "you turn them off, or I'll do it for you".

[@DrScalpel29]

According to Mark Galeotti's book "Putin's wars" the Russian High command betrayed their own PMC due to rivalries and policy reasons.

[@equarg]

😂 Yep. I bet he turned it off really quickly……

[@ctownskier]

"a B-52 is inbound, would you prefer he be bored or angry?"

[@barrag3463]

They don't need to be told. The ones that stay on tend to go dark in short order.

[@MrRedsjack]

​@@ctownskier B-52 would have been easy target for anti air missiles. Is the F-22 that really threw off Wagner plans as it has the ability to strike the anti air system before the system can shoot it down. I think the Russian command did not expect US to scramble the F-22 as apaches and B-52 should not have been able to operate safely in an area with surface to air missile coverage. I think the Russians hoped that the US would not have the confidence to risk the F-22 even if it should have been safe thanks to it's stealth capabilities.

[@ZEtruckipu]

I am 100% agreeing with the conclusion. The only message Russia understands is force. A negociation is a sign of weakness for them and thus calls for agression

[@brandanpalmer]

This instance is a textbook example of American policy: “hey, here is a line neither of us will cross” “Why? You worried what we might do?” “No. I’m worried what I WILL do.”

[@jloiben12]

It gives off the HLC F-22 meme energy

[@brandanpalmer]

@@jloiben12 exactly 😂😂 love that guy

[@jloiben12]

@@brandanpalmer I know F-22 are relatively normal people, but I just imagine the first time someone is stupid enough to not go home (Iran cough cough) that they are just as sycophantic as HLC’s F-22 bit

[@LRRPFco52]

F-22 has three basic operational modes: A. Spyplane/Early Warning & Control B. Benevolent interceptor who calls you on guard freq and asks you how you want to proceed or... C. Murderer from the shadows

[@notmenotme614]

This just shows you the value of airpower and close air support. When it completely and decisively turns around the battle.

[@evilfingers4302]

This Story will Never get Old, it gets better each time it's told.

[@skilledwarman]

Russia after the battle: "We got our a**es f**kin kicked..." US after the battle: dancing toothless gif

[@smileydag]

Delta, green berets, Rangers and airborne?!? You are gonna need a bigger army. These are not people who retreat.

[@MalcolmYearby]

The fact that a mercenary group thought they could mess with not only the rangers, but the green berets, delta force, and the marines without air support responding and wiping them all out is diabolical

[@emberfist8347]

@@MalcolmYearby Even without air support you were dealing with every elite unit except for the Seals, Marine Raiders and CIA-SAC. They were going to lose even without air support.

[@og_tinygrape217]

@@emberfist8347idkkk 500 vs 30 isnt good odds 1 well placed rpg round could take out 5

[@emberfist8347]

@@og_tinygrape217 RPGs aren’t exactly precise anti-personnel weapons and these special forces they wouldn’t bunched up like cattle.

[@patriot925]

Sounds like a conspiracy. Maybe those Wagner mercs had some dirt on the Russian top brass and they had US take care of the dirty work.

[@Variety_Pack]

"Lieutenant, I'm tired of bearing 323." "Right away, sir. " And that's how the compass went from having 360 degrees to having 359 degrees.

[@deathbeforedishonor9012]

Finally we get a warographics on this battle!

[@danh2716]

Meh. Based on transcripts from some of the Russian survivors, it was even MORE lopsided than this video makes it out to be. The Russians got medals just for being able to successfully run away across the empty desert.

[@anydaynow01]

Yep, I didn't realize how much of a turkey shoot it was when the USA air assets came a knocking. Just to think, low Earth orbit and cyberspace/AI will soon be the new "high ground", I hope the USA Space Force is able to stay at the tip of the spear.

[@nothingtoseaheardammit]

The best soundbite out of this ordeal was General Mattis during congressional testimony. "I ordered their destruction and it was carried out."

[@cameraman502]

Finally, a feel good story on Warographics

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@rabidkangar00]

This story is one of the greatest examples of FAFO in history

[@jimbo9305]

So the training exercise was terminated successfully?

[@terranceroff8113]

The worst of it is, is the Wagner guys are the best troops the Russians can field as the Ukrainian war has repeatedly shown. The very best they had got tasked with taking an airport in Ukraine early in the invasion.. with disgusting bad support. They got worse then mearly hammered. Anyone else remember the reportage of that cluster f***? Love to hear more details on what happened there.

[@gl_tonight]

Kid touches the stove element once and it never happens again lol.

[@gl_tonight]

@@terranceroff8113 That was mostly VDV paratroopers I think. And yeah it didn't take long in the war until the entire paratrooper part of the VDV to be rebuilt from the ground up, and no longer considered "elite". "UK intelligence estimate that around 30,000 paratroop forces were deployed to Ukraine in 2022 and that 50% of those have been killed or wounded by summer 2023"

[@Shaun_Jones]

@@gl_tonight I wouldn’t be surprised if there are less than a thousand pre-war VDV left alive as I type this.

[@djsonicc]

They weren't ready for that level of f*ck around and find out.

[@Phearsum]

I can't even imagine the absolute terror of being on the receiving end of multiple Apache's and a gunship. Humanity has built some scary killing machines. 😳

[@carlwheezer623]

We have war crimes because we’ve decided we’re the scariest shit on earth 😂😅

[@katimboallan4605]

The Taliban with stood all those forces

[@jax3695]

@@katimboallan4605they survived by camping out in civilian populations. Maybe you should read up on actual military engagements between the U.S. and Taliban so you know how frequently the Taliban got their shit kicked in.

[@Delta2Oscar]

Ive watched several videos of this incident, many of those multiple times. Its like watching a rerun of your favorite bowl game. I just love hearing it over and over again

[@ARIXANDRE]

I listened to a podcast of a US Special forces operator whose unit caused havoc on Wagner troops in this battle. Edit: Delta Operator Brent Tucker. Dalton Fischer Podcast.

[@dearmas9068]

Do you know the operators name?

[@jmjedi923]

Or the name of the podcast? Kinda hard to look it ip without either lmao​@@dearmas9068

[@MrPapageorgio]

Went looking didn't find something like that. Do you know the name? Plus podcasts can be hours long. You know roughly when it's in that podcast?

[@boatyboatyy]

whats the podcast and episode?

[@Daculaboy]

Brent Tucker is ex Delta and talks about it

[@onebritishboi9892]

The fact a mercenary company thought they could interrupt literarally every single special forces unit the US had on that side of the hemisphere is hilarious

[@a.N.....]

If your profile pic the shotgun guy?

[@onebritishboi9892]

@@a.N..... Idk you tell me ;)

[@derrickthewhite1]

I mean, they could have. It was only 30 men, and they had 300, had them pinned down, and where about to bring in tanks. The trouble was the air support. Which when you're fighting US troops, you should always take into account

[@LRRPFco52]

Russians don't take the US seriously.

[@Wasteland88]

​@@LRRPFco52That's there first mistake.

[@VnazT]

This story never gets old.

[@Shaun_Jones]

Just like Wagner troops.

[@graveside9]

Thank you for your diligent work, I love your channel !

[@Elijah-qu6tt]

U.S: oi Ivan are those your troops? Russia: nyet U.S: looks like meats back on the menu boys!! Russia:👁️👄👁️

[@RoyD_S]

Best usage of combined warfare

[@coreydoyle5271]

That punisher meme where he’s at the dinner table is probably what every wagner mercenary was thinking😂

[@juanf5391]

I took some courses on 20th-century Russia and China during my graduate program at Texas State University. Soviet Russia's military had a saying like this, 'poke the enemy in the belly with a bayonet, if it's soft charge full ahead, but if it's hard retreat.'

[@kingshermanii]

I loved the new credit screen, that pan out was dope, great video on that battle, and a testament to American air power is again shown to be true.

[@Jlicurse]

Russia: sends multiple brigades, multiple tanks and armored vehicles + the Syrian army group US: 50 rangers/green berets/delta force sounds about right

[@lewismooney3941]

That wasn’t a fair fight!

[@Calebgoblin]

Russians: there are no Russian troops there USA: yeah u right

[@monteperry6605]

I wonder what was going through their heads when SHTF... other than bullets, bombs, and artillery.

[@randomwarehouse4702]

Those Wagner troops very briefly felt kinship with the spirit of a whale visited by the ghosts of RFK Jr Past, Present and Chainsaw.

[@myrlyn1250]

"Blyatt..."

[@kyledabearsfan]

God Bless America.

[@Portfelio]

It's so wild the difference in exp that is perceived around the world in military personnel so much so that Marine infantryman are seen on par (in capability) as special forces. Truly remarkable work gentleman.

[@cardboard_shaft]

imagine thinking russia as remotely as capable as the US at warfare. now imagine all of NATO lmao

[@jloiben12]

Ukraine is able to take more land in a month than what Russia can take in a year. Ukraine. A mostly Soviet era fighting force. Wtf are the Russians going to do against an F-22, F-35, B-2, or B-21? Well, other than die

[@zero_zero107]

@@jloiben12 true, while Murica decimates goat herders easily

[@matthewjones39]

To be fair, all of NATO isn’t even half as capable as just the U.S. Military.

[@Brent4685]

But we can imagine... Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria... where Nato lost...

[@Brent4685]

Do you mean the F 22 and F 35 that are not combat-ready?))) how are almost all American weapons?)))

[@TheROMaNProject]

One of your very best videos, thank you!

[@nijadbahnam9859]

Wagner mercenaries taught they were facing just a bunch of rag-tag militias men ; nothing to worry about . Talk about bad intelligence.

[@RoyD_S]

nah, they knew what they were up against. They were cocky.

[@bobfromaccounting93]

@@RoyD_S It's russia, they don't have intelligence.

[@nijadbahnam9859]

@RoyD_S in that case , they seen a case of combined arms . " The wise learn from the death of fools ."

[@randomwarehouse4702]

Those Wagner troops very briefly felt kinship with the spirit of a whale visited by the ghosts of RFK Jr Past, Present and Chainsaw.

[@angeloftheabyss5265]

Bad intelligence. Because they were Russian they were unintelligent. Goddamn Russia

[@desertvipr]

The commentary / narration is great. A God's eye view graphic of troop locations and movement would be icing on the cake.

[@Robbiehans]

As a Kurdish person, thank you for covering us,

[@solk.posner7201]

Your people deserve all the peace and prosperity of the world

[@brandonbuckles826]

Wagner literally represents the best that Russia could even field, and they didn't stand a chance.

[@MalcolmYearby]

Spetsnaz?

[@grecovevo2416]

You unironically have a warm temperature IQ if truthfully believe this

[@DuBaas007]

@@MalcolmYearby Special forces are not regular fighters, they are good for specific sets of missions, not direct head-on battles.

[@pritamkalita816]

Wagners too are not regular fighters..they are just dirty cards of Russians..just as Blackwater is for Americans

[@gabenewell3955]

Thwy had no official support meaning their hands were tied just saying

[@emilyking9558]

This operation shows how critical air superiority is. This is why Ukraine is struggling without it

[@asithalk]

Is that F 16 not a game changer?😂😂😂

[@lordMartiya]

A B-52... They were clearly trying to make an example

[@danneosin]

Keep up the great work Simon (and team)! I seem to recall an early version of warographics where Simon was concerned this type of channel, providing updates on current conflicts and a perspective on Foreign Affairs, might not be something that would be monetisable through the yt algorithm. (perhaps i am misrecalling?). But this vid has been up 1hr, and it has 14k views (about to hit 15k whilst typing this ...), 1.4k updoots, and 167 comments. and the channel has a measly ( /s) 950k subs Keep up the great work, and thankyou :)

[@JLBarahonaM]

A merry-go-round with heavy caliber bullets. 😂. Please tell me someone wrote that on their Apache. 😂😂

[@davianoinglesias5030]

Russians: This is just a training exercise, no need to worry. US military: 🤝🏽A successful training exercise..it was

[@creepysquirrel3658]

Request of the US Military: "Russia, retreat your forces!" Russia: "There are no russian forces in the vicinity." *Battle-battle-scroched-earth* USA: "there are no russians"

[@joshuabaker5712]

There is a very well done video basicly minute by minute of this battle. The Russians and Syria didnt think we could coordinate this level of attack with such a small amount of ground forces. Had we not been able to get the air assets in the fight, we would have lost. But the one thing we do better than any other military is logistics.

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

There's a reason russian men are more known for ballet than battle. Unlike their western counterparts, they're not exactly a martial people.

[@thepebblesexplore83]

You’ve never seen Russian ballet training have you? It’s intense. It’s not delta intense… but it’s not the exact opposite.

[@TheRevovuk]

I've been waiting for you to cover this! Finally!!!

[@alexanderschooler579]

My favorite part about this story… When Wagner called and asked them to stop 😂

[@MrSlanderer]

It wasn't Wagner, but the actual Russian liaison office.

[@duncanidaho2097]

As you were talking about “watching your vehicle going up in flames,” at first I thought you were referencing what the electric scooters-vehicles were doing as they were hit by hurricane Helene.

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Pronunciation of Conoco has me 😂😂

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:05 - Mid roll ads 2:30 - Back to the video 2:40 - Chapter 1 - Setting the stage 8:40 - Chapter 2 - The combatants 12:55 - Chapter 3 - The battle 19:35 - Chapter 4 - The aftermath

[@dwyates22]

Somehow I cannot visualize Simon playing war thunder 🤣😂

[@anthonyfrench3169]

With this and the special Situation Room, I really dig the outro that the Warographics team are doing. I hope this stays on for future videos.

[@shammy313]

This needs to be made into a good movie.

[@kamirupl]

So far, one of the greatest FAFO episodes of 21st century.

[@stevenscoggins170]

Murica, fuck yeah!

[@spg1794]

As a wise man once said, If Aroundeth Thou Fucketh, Out thou Shalt Findeth 🎉

[@bubbac4596]

A video about journalists in the war zones maybe?

[@BTM666-t7r]

Simon just did one recently. Try looking it up on the channel. I'm sure you can manage.

[@mikey_vengenz]

The a**es f***ing kicked quote was hilarious lol.

[@vasilzahariev5741]

I wouldn't go as far as to call the Wagner Mercenaries "Commandoes"...

[@johnm8015]

no the actual top tier wagner soldiers are commandos and SOF, the rank and file are not. In this case it was about 1-5 Wagner to Syrian.

[@Phearsum]

@@kyledabearsfan The Brits standing military is laughable. It's like 80,000 combined troops from all branches. And you're locking all your citizens up for speech. You guys couldn't bring anything to the table except for elbows and a pretentious culture. Britains time has long since passed. Even Ukraine has more power and experience than you in conventional warfare now.. ✌

[@tgst1-t8m]

They perform a similar role to SF, if not the exact same role. Direct action raids, partner force training, and generally being Russian's hidden arm in places they'd rather not talk about too much. They just aren't supported by their parent government to the same extent US SF are. Does that mean they are at the same level of expertise? Who knows. But considering they were in Syria, they were literally Russia's counterpart to US forces, doing the same anti-ISIS and anti-partner force missions.

[@BOURBON-BANDIT]

"A merry go round with machine guns" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@tarn1135]

Once again Russia proved they were the 4th best military in Syria. 😂

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

Seems like every military or history based channel is doing their own version of this battle now and its great.

[@gordonm1935]

The battle of Khasham still gives me warm fuzzies. Giant flex 💪 Any opportunity to try out all that sexy hardware

[@thefisherking78]

This one is CRAZY no matter how many times I hear it

[@theawesomeman9821]

I'm thinking of that Deadliest Warrior show, that hypothesized who would win in combat between Americans and Russians.

[@johnlagrone5041]

Green berets vs. speznas

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@johnlagrone5041 I thought it was Delta vs SPATNES?

[@davidcross7272]

A classic example of how soilders are used as cannon fodder the world over .

[@323bobby]

Ha ha ha that's what happens when you mess with the best military on this earth

[@ZeSgtSchultz]

"hey guys, you think the Americans will do anything if we attack this oil field?" "Nahhhhhh"

[@The_Greedy_Orphan]

Now do Wagner vs the Tureg rebels.

[@bas_6983]

This reminds me of the battlefield documentaries on Discovery Channel when I was a child! great video!

[@neofulcrum5013]

They found out

[@Albatross9]

This wasn't just US SF...it was Delta Force Operators.

[@algomi9280]

Russia, found out that american soilders are not the same as CCP's soilders.

[@michaelrichie5]

Wow! Great story telling!