Why the Clone Wars' Most SECRETIVE Unit Had the Most Terrifying Job in the Republic Army

[@aaronsanborn4291]

You're not wrong Area, Zone and Route Recon are staples of scouting. I spent 15+ years as a Scout in the Army...as a Scout you're the first to find out how good or how bad the intelligence you were given was...finding out it's bad is never fun. As a Scout I often did ride from our base camp to a designated point then walked from that point to our objective, sand, swamp, marshland, dense forests....but help was just a radio call away if SHTF...mortars, artillery or air support or even other Scout platoons if needed...as a Scout I was never in a platoon of more than 20 men from the Lieutenant to the newest Private my entire career. To put that in perspective an Infantry platoon has nearly double the man power...we had to do more with less all the time

[@wrathsinful6389]

Yeah we had 2 platoons of 80 in my infantry company. Light infantry isn't as tough as a scout but it's anything but light lol

[@geetslys]

Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks for your service!

[@indianajones4321]

Thank you for your service

[@texmexmurican8733]

Thank you for your service!

[@philliphubbard6528]

If you aint cav!!

[@romancapulus5577]

Cartoon Network: "TCW is for kids." Geetly's: "Unfortunately, history will not see it that way."

[@Fleechin]

Retired Clone: It's been said that the 501st got the best of the war... we also got the worst Everyone in the 91st: Are we a joke to you

[@aresgodofwar2336]

327 the starcorps : excuse me

[@ebonkinght]

@@aresgodofwar2336 Bomb Squad Troopers: That's Cute

[@aresgodofwar2336]

@@ebonkinght 😂

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

🤣❤️

[@zero312]

Coruscant Guard: We had it tough too. Sometimes...we had to go to Space Dunkins for our coffee instead of Space Starbucks. And they didn't allow us to customize our drinks 🥺

[@amanzeihedioha]

I've only just begun to realize that scouting and intelligent gathering is an immensely dangerous/intense experience. Encountering unexpected dangers, selecting the designated survivor, watching your mates get cut down after tasking you to deliver the critical info... thanks for the vid, Geets

[@aaronsanborn4291]

Recon isn't for the faint of heart. I spent 15+ years as a Scout in the U.S. Army

[@A_Productions]

@@aaronsanborn4291 thanks for your service

[@jeepjoopboop6943]

@@aaronsanborn4291 💀💀 👳‍♂🔫

[@amanzeihedioha]

@@aaronsanborn4291 Thank you for your service🫡

[@PhoenyxAshe]

@@aaronsanborn4291 My father was, well, originally it was called Photo Interpreter, but in the world of acronyms that is the U.S. Military, that caused enough confusion that they eventually changed it to Imagery Interpreter. Basically he was handed the film from recon planes, identified what was in the photos, and figured out what they meant. When I was younger, his stories about being in Vietnam were more about the crazy maneuvers the pilots would pull to get their photos - which for other reading, the recon planes had no guns. In later and more recent years, his ... less stories, more anecdotes... took a darker turn. I remember a family dinner where someone mentioned a video that showed thermite being used to cook a turkey - and his scowl and comment about its foolishness - and how when he was there they had thermite attached to all the equipment should they ever be captured. Long story short... shorter. Given the risks that even the "safer" non-coms faced, you have my respect, sir.

[@FinalArchitect]

Imagine a FPS Star Wars horror game where you play as this unit deployed in terrifying places like Umbara, Felicia, etc., trying to survive different dangers like the predator wildlife, man-eating/poisonous plants or ambushes by not just the droids, but the Separatist guerrillas while watching your comrades die one by one.

[@jaisummons2304]

Umbara: That's why they are called shadow people. - Clone We need to Y wings to bomb the ridge. - Rex Anyone runs is Umbaran anyone who stand still is a well trained Umbaran - Clone AT-LT Gunner Vietnam: That why they are tree people - America Soldier We need 2 bombers to bomb that ridge - American commander Anyone who runs is a NVC anyone who stands still is a well trained NVC - American Gunner

[@kylienielsen6975]

@@jaisummons2304 imagine Vietnam was in perpetual night

[@FinalArchitect]

@@kylienielsen6975 God. Nightmare fuel

[@Zarkarin]

They've shown the capability of doing things with the franchise like that, the fact that Ewok Hunt in SWBF2 exists shows that they know exactly how. But they seem to be making more money off of pushing the Jedi vs Sith narrative, instead of the perspective of Core vs Outer Rim that seems to be the reoccurring connection even predating the Sith.

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

@@jaisummons2304 Ahhh Full Metal Jacket. Did you know that the helicopter gunner actor was originally supposed to play Gunny Hartman?

[@martonpapp269]

Commanded by Neyo is easily enough to make their job terrible and brutal.

[@Soundy310]

Even a Super Tactical Droid care more about his troops then him!

[@marielawrence468]

Yeah but I’d take him over faie any day

[@zachduperron8543]

@@marielawrence468 same, Faie is absolutely unhinged. Probably the closest clone we’ve gotten to being insane.

[@marielawrence468]

@@zachduperron8543 fr

[@inquisitorgarza312]

Scouts often have the most difficult parts in wars as they are often get first contact with the enemy, and no doubt that many will die against them or lose so many soldiers to the innumerable battle droids.

[@Chabier-mx2mz]

Hmm I disagree as their job is not to engage the enemy. It might be dangerous and their day by day may be tougher than a regular soldiers day by day, but yet their mission is not to directly fight the enemy, wich as history and common sense has shown us, its the most deathly work on any army

[@lathalassa]

"it wasn't enough that they had to facecheck all the bushes in the galaxy" As an adc, i feel this

[@Zaturon]

frfr

[@ic4192]

As a support who plays with little btch babies constantly, I feel this harder

[@TheFirstCurse1]

What the hell is an "adc"? You trying to type out the alphabet?

[@Zaturon]

@@TheFirstCurse1 It's a role in the game League of Legends :D

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@Zaturon Oh ok thanks for clarifying that.

[@zachduperron8543]

The 91st is so underrated, especially the fact they get their hands dirty on a constant basis. Their main commander Neyo doesn’t help either, he’s apathetic and doesn’t give a sith about fallen brothers. No wonder him and Bacara became besties.

[@terminatorofbaal7853]

The BARC helmets always gave me storm trooper vibes. It's funny how their commander is literally the first proto stormtrooper before order 66. Neyo needs to be in the bad batch.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

If anyone needs me, I'll be constructing a therapy program for the Clone Troopers.

[@FastTquick]

I really love the designs for the helmets that Commander Neyo and his bodyguards wear. On another note, considering the stuff Neyo and his troops have to see, it’s no wonder Neyo’s personality is the way it is, what with him making cringe jokes whenever he could.

[@HinokasArabfan1]

Being deployed to the planet closest to Ohio. That's an assignment worse that even the force can do.

[@thomasrose4523]

As a resident of the colony of Richmond on the planet of Indiana, I can definitely vouch for that.

[@rc59191]

Love using these guys in Republic at War wish there was more content about Reconnaissance Trooper's and even indirect fire infantry. Seeing Clone Trooper's use mortar's in the battle of Umbara tickled my inner military man.

[@randomguy1928]

Clone shadow troopers and covert ops troops: Are we a joke to you?

[@cloneengineer5141]

My main man, I just wanted to say thank you so much for making all these videos. They are so entertaining and I’m on a mission to watch all your videos. I learn so much from them and I can spend hours upon hours listening to these. You are awesome ❤

[@alwaysplotting2096]

Republic Command: Report! The 91st: After landing we fell into a nest of gundarks, fled into an enemy mine field, were captured by a droid patrol, stripped of our weapons, sealed inside a prisoner transport, almost drowned when the transport crashed into the ocean, were attacked by several sea carnivores, washed up on the shores of a volcano, inhaled toxic fumes, got caught in a massive eruption, and woke up in the infirmary. Republic Command: Hello? Kamino? Can you send us some clones who are actually capable of reconnaissance? Not until the current batch is dead. That's okay. I'll just send them on a mission they won't come back from.

[@Chabier-mx2mz]

A yes, expendable war slaves, exactly what any democratic free Republic needs more

[@brother_bear_one7340]

Sounds like they could've used a Plo Koon among their ranks.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Or an actual Jedi named Scout.

[@Zarkarin]

I don't think there's any good way to deal with that. I imagine Plo Koon would have been immensely depressed commanding them, with how disposable they not only were but needed to be, the risks of the job, the things they would see and the fact that they would get no support. Things like that will weigh on anyone until something breaks, that's part of why war, especially prolonged war is so awful. Some people "get used" to it and become less human, other people break under the pressure. Take note of the fact that Plo Koon commanded a battalion that was the support, that was the humanitarian aid, that was able to get in and out and help other Clones when they needed it. I don't think he could've lasted the way he was if they weren't like that.

[@ch0z026]

These guys always had my favorite design out of all the clones, I remember having the Lego walker with one of these guys

[@zachduperron8543]

I have a whole bunch of them, I love them a lot. The dark red logos are the best part of the design.

[@brokenbridge6316]

These guys didn't just have it harder than everyday people but harder than most of the clones in this war. Nice video.

[@masteroftheassassins]

Scouts are almost always under-appreciated.

[@lerneanlion]

All the talks about the divisions of the Clones Army got me thinking about this. Does the Separatist Droids Army has its own divisions as well?

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Dude they totally should! That's such a missed opportunity! Imagine different colored and programmed Droid divisions!

[@TheFundraiser19]

Enjoy your content! Keep up the good work Always love seeing the notification pop up

[@geetslys]

Love the PFP haha

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Gotta love The Boondocks. Shame it had to get that unnecessary fourth season.

[@No_step_on_snake]

I just have to say your video thumbnails are totally badass.

[@neraxsusurius534]

91st wasn’t just a ordinary battalion, it’s one of the four battalions with a Marshall Commander, meaning they were larger than other battalions, and Neyo had 0 cares about himself or his men, and had some pretty messed up jokes, making the Battalion more miserable.

[@leonrussell9607]

The 91st isn't a battalion, its a corps All corps have a Marshall commander

[@tonyflamingo1657]

Can you talk about the galactic civil war? That conflict started as revolution before became a real war. A government trying to stop a revolution can be terrible for civilians caught in the middle. There are many examples in our world of what can happen when a government tries to put down a revolution by force. You should talk about how that war effected the civilians. The empire literally destroyed their own loyal civilians and worlds when they knew the rebels would win.

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

Someone finally considers why Neyo was so messed up in the head. He probably just really hated a lot of things, and kept it in way too long.

[@ibabcock89]

Man, they really had to "Embrace The Suck"

[@BrownFoxWarrior]

Took a moment to rewind the video and see what part I missed that directly involved the Sith, but rewatching I got it.

[@oatsandbananas]

used to watch these before school in highschool. now i watch these before work. thanks for the content, not into si fi much but star wars always had me geeked out

[@AutumnBun321]

Well, I guess this explains why I always think of these guys dead on the ground everytime I equip their skins in BF2. I bet they fought hard when they had to though, maybe...

[@harald_smth]

I've been playing on Arma 3 SW Rp server as a member of 91st for 4 months now and I totally agree. You have to ride ahead of all other legions, facecheck every city/forest/hill(Drones are designated to ARF squads, we don't have them) and don't get caught. Mind you, we don't have anything heavier than an few RPS-6, so amything from simple Droideka to AAT will cause massive casualties in squad. And all the info we gather are often not even used because 21st or 501st simply rush head on and steamroll everything. Meanwhile, my squad is struggling in a gunfight with 10 B1, because operation commanders send us to create a "distraction" 5 km's in enemy territory

[@AdrianMartinez-ho6db]

And I’ve heard some people talk mess bout recon units and that they have it easy, think again fam. You should definitely do the lancers next and do other well known clone formation vids like this

[@randomguy1928]

The covert ops and shadow unit should be next. They're the ones who see and do the most messed up stuff.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Everyone except palpatine got the short end of the stick.

[@zexalbrony4799]

I would like to hear more about the Lancer Battalion. I only know them from their work in the Battle of Munnalist, and a few things I've heard here and there which talked about how much they sucked because of how useless a Lancer Battalion is in most cases in Star Wars battles.

[@screwistic]

Not only does the 91st sometimes stay to bolster infantry numbers on assaults to act when the invasion comes so they also saw their fair share of intense bloody combat.

[@indianajones4321]

So they were a lot like LRRPs

[@dennisreynolds9202]

I would play dead and start a family at another plant.

[@LtVictor]

Lands on planet doing sneaky recon by wearing bright white uniforms

[@davidvasquez08]

CC Bakara: Sounds like fun

[@IronScytheGamers]

this is the lore i need.... now to mind trick you into making longer format vids for this kind of topic.. 8minutes is nowhere near enough time :)

[@CloneTrooperCody2224]

I love their armor tho

[@tristanemery8748]

Those 91st recon battalion clones at 7:13 look an awful lot like Coruscant Guard troopers... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@zombieguns3773]

The 91st is the most secretive Covert ops:am I a joke to you

[@amyshaw893]

Why do they have such thin eyes? If they're meant to be looking out for stuff, surely wide eyes with lots of visibility would help? Imagine trying to find separatists in a forest by only looking through those tiny slits

[@baileygregory9192]

37,000 troops during a major war is a very low number like in ww2 in Britian they had 100,000 troops just in the Royal singles

[@adamstala7816]

Please talk about the Lancer battalion

[@moderndemon84]

91st FTW.

[@TsarPutte91]

Haha love your use of Sith instead of S*it 🤣👍

[@msalinastb5093]

Keep it coming I like these type of videos. May the force be with you, always…

[@itRIX49]

Attention clones, give the Sargeant another salute! Thanks for the video. Idk about other viewers, but I enjoyed the word play @ approx. 02:24 (+/-10 seconds or so), when Sarge hit us with an unexpected "two-piece" combo! [sith = 💩!] What are you gonna do? It's funny to me. Adios amigos

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

Recon Corps don't really make a lot of sense. Rather, Clone formations should have organic recon elements included with them. Regimental battlegroups should have recon companies. Divisions should have recon battalions. Corps should have recon regiments.

[@Chabier-mx2mz]

It works literally as u said, but instead of beeing integrated into other corps they have a unified independent one. This is actually much better as it is more efficient and can specialise on the work much more than if they were integrated into the rest of the army

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

@Javier except that creates a problem: integration. Modern militaries maintain distinct recon elements, like the Cavalry branch of the US Army, but they integrate recon formations into maneuver formations so that the soldiers train as they fight: together. By maintaining all of your recon assets in one place and your maneuver assets in another, none of them learn to work together and you wind up with commanders who do not know how to employ the recon assets properly and recon commanders who fail to provide prompt intelligence because they don't understand the task of the force they are Scouting for. The way the GAR does it is the WORST way to do it. Organically integrating recon elements into regular maneuver formations DOES NOT prevent those recon formations from being recon formations. It enables them to be more useful by enabling training with the elements they will be supporting and to create bonds of trust and lines of communication to better facilitate the transfer of that recon information between the scouts and the commanders.

[@kalechips4564]

So you’re telling me they were dropped as recon into enemy territory?? Maybe like paratroopers? Clone-wars era remake of Band of Brother’s featuring the 91st

[@elektriclettuce7325]

Need more love for my boys in the 91st

[@juyver11]

LANCER BATTALION PLEASE!!! I MUST KNOW MORE!!!

[@danthemanno]

Yeah that sith would really suck

[@dogloversrule8476]

Was there an Imperial equivalent to the 91st? Or a Sepratist?

[@goldeagle6431]

The Senate is secretive as it is.

[@donaldrussell3040]

Sending a reconnaissance force to assault a deep space facility , just seems kinda stupid in general 😅

[@Dontblamethemonkey]

I would of used the Jedi or commandos as recon. Best suited in my opinion

[@18KTray]

What if the Jedi had there own Republic?

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

They basically did for a thousand years up until Rusaan

[@noahgeorge3654]

The 91st has always been my favorite

[@kommando293]

You know this explains a lot about my Arma ops as a 91st Recon clone….. Jimmy… Jimmy…. JIMMY PUT DOWN GHE SHOTGUN JIMMY NO-!

[@hunterrauton110]

They was the lesser known 141 they were bad asses

[@tristankawatsuma8962]

Say, could you do a video comparing the Clone Wars episode Clone Cadets to Rebels episodes Breaking Ranks and the one where Sabine goes to Skystrike Academy? I like to see the similarities and differences between the training of clone troopers and Imperials.

[@divinedvon]

7:45 😂😂😂

[@Squishyk9]

The 91st have the coolest armor in my opinion

[@robertagu5533]

Recon missions ARE indeed VERY VERY Hazardous, an even stressful, dangerous, etc BUT you forgot to ALSO state the VERY VERY important reason in that Intel is also of extreme importance in war. An often such units are ALSO ALSO ALSO expected to be quite a bit MORE elite then majority of most everyone else due to like narrated, they could expect little or no help if they ran into sometimes serious issues an often was the first sent in to find out what was going on an what EVERYONE else including them would be up against or would be far behind enemy lines. These kinda units were one step down from being Marines, Commandos an other similar units. An kinda actually was a kinda shock force due to the nature of this kinda work when you think about it. Those guys was like the gap bridged line between regular forces an all the specialized "elite" commandos my guess they only got MORE deadly/lethal, Commando, an shock force like far as GAR forces went from here

[@michaelandreipalon359]

At least being secretive has its pros, which include their counterparts not knowing too much about their pain and, thank the Force, lack of future PR criticism when it comes to giving the loathsome Sepper civvies early access away from the horrid mortal coil of life in the galaxy. 7:44: Oh, and *"kriff,"* not "f**k," by the Force!

[@gamercore5216]

My favorite unit

[@MrShrog]

Hello there

[@LeoAYt]

after ponds died mace windu transfered command ig.

[@deancarr4507]

Does anyone know why their visors were different from the standard GAR helmets?

[@conspiracy_marine9238]

Lore, probably to make space for different sensors and scanners. Irl Design probably because looks different means different

[@thegreatsageofenlightenmen1152]

OH GODs!!! of anime please make a movie of the 91st clone army just like you did for the bad batch 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Riotmedic009]

"Face check all the bushes in the galaxy" Fuck. Lol

[@simoneichler7320]

They were scouts, it was there job. Also because they were clones they probaly been trained for that

[@dinorange171]

HOLD UP did u say sith kept hitting the fan or did i miss hear u

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

The Republic caused enough suffering to tarnish the image of Jedi to the fandom and make some pretend the Sith were justified. Mostly because the Republic wasn't competent enough to stop evil, and even made itself look evil. Not to mention the way they prioritized humans did validate the Separatists.

[@badwolf9208]

Question can clones have kids 🤔🧐

[@badwolf9208]

That’s so wrong!!!

[@matthewlowry1084]

Lancers?

[@skihoneybadger658]

Which legion had it best ?

[@JohnLover1179]

Probably the Wolfpack

[@zenkaves]

I thought the most secret clone unit were the ones that had blades on there arms

[@chrisreilly1290]

Weren't they evil and did their own atrocities?

[@andromedastormcrow3288]

*Why don't they have camo*

[@andersonjulioborsatto1253]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Elliottblancher]

Isn't clone force 91 the bad batch

[@Alex-sv7vt]

That would be Clone Force 99 :) That's why they all have numbers such as Crosshair's CT-9904

[@Elliottblancher]

@@Alex-sv7vt oh, I didn't realize they said 91 not 99

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