Glad you liked the video! Love these reacts!

@Meanslicer43

9 ай бұрын

oh. damn didn't expect you to be here. cool!

@OldManReacts

9 ай бұрын

Dude, the Bat Bomb still makes me wonder why we aren't on Mars.

@PopeMetallicus

9 ай бұрын

Bro you desribe grunts better than I can, and I am one. @TheFatElectrician Bravo, sir

@danielcook1015

9 ай бұрын

​​@@OldManReactssimple because mars has no oil that we know of, and the Marshins have "requested" freedom yet. Also there aren't any crans on Mars

@darthfenrir4892

9 ай бұрын

God damn he's here, love the work you do man it's amazing

World: American, wtf is wrong with you? America: what? They touched my boats. Japan: trust me, this was a kindness compared to last time.

@alreadyblack3341

9 ай бұрын

America: *Making boat motor noises and proceeding to play in the water some more*

@phalanx3803

9 ай бұрын

getting : he burnt my patch vibes

@unknowngamer37415

9 ай бұрын

😂 now that is some dark humor that I can appreciate.

@jerellebowens4367

9 ай бұрын

Yoooo I actually get that joke

@carbonwolf3865

8 ай бұрын

To quote habitual linecrosser "don't touch my shit!"

Iran: Wtf! You blown up half of my navy just because I damaged your ship!? Japan: First time?

@GhostBear3067

9 ай бұрын

Japan: "Why are you bitching? They went easy on you."

@VespoLiveGaming

7 ай бұрын

U.S. Navy: We have altered the bargain, pray we do not alter it any further.

@kevinimperati8644

6 ай бұрын

@@VespoLiveGaming To be fair Japan did more damage with their strike sinking Battleships, A minelayer, 2 Destroyers where Iran only temporarily removed a frigate from service. This was sort of Proportional.

@GhostWatcher2024

6 ай бұрын

Thr Ghost of Barbary Pirates: dont do it a 2nd time. You won't even be in history books.

@lindaackerman4412

9 күн бұрын

That was a fantastic comment!!

I like how the international court is just "we were *this* close to finally getting the US"

@gilmadreth680

9 ай бұрын

Gentlemen, it is my sincere hope that you fondly look back upon this day as the day that you almost captured Uncle Sam.

@jayshah7106

9 ай бұрын

I mean.... Even if the do th US will just tell them to fuck off and they'll have no way to enforce it

@carbonwolf3865

8 ай бұрын

​@@gilmadreth680**unceremoniously flops into the ocean**

@baddbabylon

6 ай бұрын

This makes the International Court sound like a Scooby-Doo villain 😂😂

@carbonwolf3865

6 ай бұрын

@@baddbabylon ICC: "and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for your meddling rule lawyers"

"What is proportional response? Well, say somebody fires on you with a handgun. Firing back with an AT4 would NOT be proportional. Now, that being said, if you're getting fired on and the only thing you have to respond with is a AT4...I'm not saying you use it, but personally I'd rather be at my trial than my funeral" - Drill Sgt instructions on proportional response

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! Never go in against an American when the price of gas is on the line! 🤣

@I_Stole_A_BTR-80

9 ай бұрын

I love that there's an alternate universe out there where in the waning days of the cold war, Iran pissed of America, accidentally fired on that random Soviet destroyer, and the 2 superpowers proceeded to pummel Iran back into the stone age. Frankly I'm annoyed I live in this timeline.

@mugenokami2201

9 ай бұрын

@@I_Stole_A_BTR-80would that might have led to peace talks sooner?

@prestonjones1653

8 ай бұрын

​@I_Stole_A_BTR-80 American firepower and Russian lack of fuck-giving for human life? Sounds like a marvelous combination.😂

@koathekid8255

8 ай бұрын

@@I_Stole_A_BTR-80just the Stone Age? I don’t think there would be visible land left just water and oil

@yankee_tango

5 ай бұрын

@@I_Stole_A_BTR-80 Nah they would have turned the whole Country to glass.

There are basically two cardinal rules when it comes to dealing with the United States. 1: Don't. Touch. Our. Boats. And 2: Don't fuck with gas prices. Many countries around the globe can tell you exactly what happens when you do, and yet people *keep doing it*, because surely it'll work this time! I'm not even defending the US here, I'm just stating historical precedent. Don't give the military an excuse to test out all of their fun new toys. Or do, I'm not your parents. Edit: Hah, I forgot TFE basically states those 2 rules at the end of that video. They aren't wrong.

@TheAsylumCat

9 ай бұрын

My best guess as to why that keeps happening is that politicians tend to be disconnected to the rest of the world.

@chazo1367

9 ай бұрын

The thing is...they didn't even sink the fucking boat....this "Proportional" response was in response to damaging it, it wasn't destroyed and no-one died. IMAGINE what the response would've been if that boat and everyone on it went down.

@Aragon1500

9 ай бұрын

@@chazo1367 Ask anyone who survied Desert Storm what the response would have been

@chazo1367

9 ай бұрын

@@Aragon1500 Wasn't that the one where America made a new bomb from a howitzer barrel that could penetrate the earth so deep that bunkers don't matter and Saddam surrendered?

@Tsurf

9 ай бұрын

​@@chazo1367No need to imagine, just look at Imperial Japan.

The fact that the crew of the Samuel B. Roberts managed to save their ship from what was basically certain doom is so goddamn impressive. My hat is off to those brave sailors and I'm even happier to know that not a single one of them died. That is exactly the kind of crew that you want on a warship. Fucking legends, every last one of them.

@RipOffProductionsLLC

9 ай бұрын

American damage control teams seem to have that as a theme. WWII has several instances of "ship should have sunk, but managed to limp home anyway" or that one time the Japanese though they'd sunk two aircraft carriers when in fact it was the same ship twice because the crew had managed to get her moving again after the first "fatal" blow.

@raikbarczynski6582

9 ай бұрын

USS Yortown enters chat alongside USS Enterprise: hello there. we still here@@RipOffProductionsLLC

@TheAKgunner

8 ай бұрын

The Samuel B. Roberts is actually named after the Samuel B. Roberts of Taffy 3 fame. The destroyer escort that disabled a Japanese battleship!

The Sammy B was literally held together by American tenacity and sailor spite.

@passingrando6457

9 ай бұрын

The ship was powered by its furious seamen.

This event was on par with that "Proportional" Imperial Crusade against the Tau that was stopped because of the Tyranids.

Ah, yes. The guy who, when asked how he'd handle the hostage crisis, replied with, "Nuke Tehran." Hostage crisis was solved *real fast* after he was elected.

@defies4626

9 ай бұрын

The guy who helped perpetuate the crisis because he told them not to negotiate with Carter, and this is actual fucking documented fact.

@logandarklighter

9 ай бұрын

Dude. They sent back the hostages THE DAY OF REAGAN’S INAUGURATION!!! “We enjoyed smacking Carter around. But THIS guy… No no no no… NO! We want NO part of HIM!!!” 😂😂

@defies4626

9 ай бұрын

@@logandarklighter Again, we literal-fucking-ly have the goddamn reciepts that that is because Reagan cut a fucking deal behind Carter's back to prevent the hostage release while Carter was in the presidency. He was a fucking seditious traitor.

@weirdferretthing

9 ай бұрын

@@logandarklighter Carter's admin actually negotiated the return of the hostages, but the other guy decided to snub Carter and delay the release until after Reagan got in.

@brigidtheirish

9 ай бұрын

@@logandarklighter Jimmy Carter was a great guy who did fantastic charity work, but he was *way* too nice to be president. Reagan may have fallen asleep during cabinet meetings, but he got the job *done.* Wish I'd been more cognizant during his administration, but I was only born two years into his first term. Spent my teens under the *Clinton* administration. That was *fun.*

My father actually helped train the damage repair crew on the Cole, and was the chief engineer who commissioned it. I'm so glad you mentioned her.

The crew of the Sammy B did its WW2 ancestors proud since they kept the thing afloat despite how fucked up it was. And with no deaths to boot.

@kannonball5789

9 ай бұрын

To boat?

@frednone

8 ай бұрын

@@kannonball5789 Check out the Bweighed

@frednone

8 ай бұрын

@@kannonball5789 Check out the Battle Off Samar.

From the Spanish American War until now that is a pretty good gauge of how the US navy views proportions. Actually the Iranians got off lucky compared to other people that have poked that bear. Excessive use of ordnance is basically navy doctrine nowadays.

3:37 The Eye of Sauron works for SO many things.

When a ship named USS Enterprise shows up, it's time for everyone else to go home. The Grey Ghost is not a lady to mess with.

@LordHoth_09

9 ай бұрын

I’m so glad the tradition continues with “there must always be a ship called Enterprise”

@Alrapter

9 ай бұрын

in my personal opinion: Pissed Enterprise = opened Pandora's Box So like you said The Grey Ghost is not a lady to mess with.

@RipOffProductionsLLC

9 ай бұрын

The fact the original Enterprise wasn't preserved as a meusum ship and was instead sold for scrap is a tragedy.

@ricomock2

9 ай бұрын

@RipOffProductionsLLC I agree totally about the scrapping of CVN-6. But while that carrier was the start of the "Grey Ghost" nickname that they carriers have had, it wasn't the original "USS Enterprise". The US has had a ship named Enterprise since 1775, when the British Sloop "George" was captured in a raid and renamed

Proportional response is not the policy as that just makes the enemy math out how hard to hit you. The tactic employed in response is overwhelming show of force. Hit them so hard and fast no one else wants a peice

The crew of Big E just has generational anger and iran touched the boats😂

@raikbarczynski6582

9 ай бұрын

i think they look for the meansest and toughest SoBs to serve on every USS Enterprise. i mena that is a big name to uphold after WW2 and the Enterprise literally going of alone against the whole IJN in terms of usable carriers.

@sephuris5555

7 ай бұрын

@@raikbarczynski6582 hell the enterprise made name for herself during the war we had with ottoman's in the 1790s then in WW2 she really made name for herself as an aircraft carrier

@rsrt6910

6 ай бұрын

Didn't help that she had a bunch of brand new intruders with "main character syndrome".

@sephuris5555

6 ай бұрын

@@rsrt6910 and F-14s

The real question is, do you know the story of the original USS Samuel B Roberts? Because that makes this look like a simple afternoon of sailing.

The damage to that ship immediately reminded me of how during WW2, the German light cruiser Leipzig got split in half by the Prinz Eugen crashing into her side because of the dense fog they were sailing through. It always amazes me when ships get repaired after such heavy damage.

We're about to get real proportional with this, boys.

As soon as I seen Old Man reacting to the Fat Electrician, I've been waiting for this! 😄

"But... they never got told how to fly by the boat..." hooyea... most navy thing I've heard in a long time

I didnt know you were in the navy, thank you for your service.

So America destroyed half of Iran’s Navy And Iran didn’t even manage to sink a single American ship. Sure, one hit a mine but the crew said “nuh uh”.

Honestly I think the way they calculated the “proportional”-ness of the action was the value of the new frigate vs what they calculated the Value of Iran’s destroyed assets mixed with things the pentagon doesn’t like them having

They said proportional. The proportion just so happened to be 10:1.

@jeancoppin6353

Ай бұрын

Good point; that is also a proportion.

I had a feeling you’d enjoy this one!

In case anyone was wondering, the top speed of an F-4 Phantom 2 is Mach 2.23. This is will full afterburner and yes is very fast, but is for only a short duration as you go through your fuel very quickly.

@poseidonetn.u.s.ebranch2610

9 ай бұрын

It can be extended if they have the extra fuel tanks added onto it. So it depends on what payload the F-4 is rocking

You should definitely do Reckless. Also He's got many others. (Dan Daly, Joe Medicine Crow, Capturing a German U-Boat and Sticking it in Chicago). Thanks for the reaction.

so, so glad that you decided to react to this vid in particular. Kind of knew you'd love it P.S. :It's the dude who donated 50 bucks in your T-14 vid. Keep it up my guy!

I feel like the only thing missing from Operation Praying Mantis is the speedrun timer displayed in the Enterprise's CIC.

I feel for the navy men in this operation they not only didn't get overtime but i don't think this qualified for Hazard pay.

@Pops-km8xt

8 ай бұрын

Was there july 87 to jan 88. I don't know, can't remember. If we did, spent it in the P.I.

Three things I take away from this. 1. The Navy, like the Marines, constantly proves throughout its history that no matter how good the tech is, the operator is vital. It's amazing how good US Navy damage control is and I feel that is the one thing that separates America and the UK from literally every other Navy, especially Russia's *coughs out Moskva smoke-filled lungs* 2. Proportional/measured responses do not fucking exist lmao, especially when the demon child of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Britain, AND France is coming to play. 3. Don't fuck with Gas prices lmao

@elchjol2777

9 ай бұрын

Ah the Moskva, a cautionary tale of what happens when you skip out on maintenance and damage control training. A deadly combo.

@boydrobertson2362

9 ай бұрын

@@elchjol2777 The deadliest of combos. "SHOIGU!!! GARASIMOV!!! WHERES THE FUCKING AIR DEFENSE!!!"

I like the theory that the US Military leadership has hearing loss because of all the bombs they've been close to, so when the president tells them to be "proportional", they just hear "ICE THEM!" and proceed doing exactly as they think they've been told.

The clip with the NATO eye of Sauron is sooooo fucking God-Tier good hahahaa

Yes we need more fat electrion videos

The fact that you knew a lesser known part of history is something that I really appreciate.

@RipOffProductionsLLC

9 ай бұрын

Well, he was in the navy himself, so "lesser" but nonetheless proud moments in naval history are likely to be talked about.

Love your reactions to The Fat Electrician! Your laugh is great and very contagious

Important details: the Perry class, while nice, was the smallest US capital ship type at the time (discontinued in favor of larger destroyers). Despite using the same word to describe them- the Iranian frigates were half the size of a Perry class, and a Spruance class destroyer is twice the size of a Perry. What I'm trying to say is, just counting ships, the Iranians were outmassed by ONE destroyer.

This dude is absolutely hilarious! My Dad and I also laugh our asses off!

Every Soviet/Russian navy story I’ve ever heard is so funny! I remember one story from a few years ago where the Russians almost crashed a destroyer into an American aircraft carrier because the Russian captain was sunbathing on the bow of the ship instead of steering the damn thing. 🤣

@Azorees-oj5zr

9 ай бұрын

Query: da fuk?

@JaxMerrick

9 ай бұрын

​@@Azorees-oj5zrWho let HK-47 in here?

@Azorees-oj5zr

9 ай бұрын

@@JaxMerrick response: I am a tech priest magos, I do not need permission from meatbags.

@JaxMerrick

9 ай бұрын

@@Azorees-oj5zr I'll grab the ceremonial toasters, then...

@Azorees-oj5zr

9 ай бұрын

@@JaxMerrick response: I’m not one of those tech priests, I’m actually semi sane.

ah yes, proportional

The border lines were drawn by the British after WWI so they could come back and help when the countries start war against each other, the start of the MIC .

to be fair american portions do tend to be a bit bigger

@OldManReacts

9 ай бұрын

ngl you have a point there

I must've seen this TFE video a dozen times now, because I love watching other people react to it. As a Navy man you'll enjoy The Fat Electrician's video on the USS O'Bannon.

Iran got off easy, remember the Iowas were still in service at this point.

@rsrt6910

6 ай бұрын

And remember how "proportional" the Wisconsin is.

9:38 that is why the USS Arizona wasn't raised after perl harbor her back was broken

@mostlytrue3150

9 ай бұрын

And also the reason why mk48 torpedoes are designed to snap the keel of a ship, instead of trying to make a big hole under the waterline like older torpedoes

@danielcook1015

9 ай бұрын

@@mostlytrue3150 yes vary much. And makes the ship sink faster because being in alf let's in more water anyway.

This basically lead-up to desert Storm and he has a video about a bigger better bunker buster bomb that tells the second half

Hey swabbie thanks for the rides! Sincerely USMC!

25:14 "4 against 40, and you beat them like a drum!?"

You need to check out thee Great Train Robber. on The Fat Electrician or the story of The USS Barb The Submarine That Sunk A Train. I notice a pattern here, do you think the U.S. Navy has any issues with trains? Great Reaction sir.

Oh man you need to see his cassius clay

@CFarnwide

9 ай бұрын

That one was really good! Too be fair… I find all of them extremely entertaining 😂

"The risk I took was calculated. On a completely unrelated note, holy fuck am I bad at math." -Iran (probably)

On reason that damage control crews are so good in the modern Navy can be linked directly to the USS Forrestal. At that time they had a separate damage control crew. Unfortunately, after the explosion that rocked the flight deck, they had no damage control crew. It was then decided that everyone should have some training in that area.

6:20. Remember we bulid ships bigger than normal, especially frigates and corvettes.

American proportions are insane

@Rammstein0963.

9 ай бұрын

We invented the phrase "No kill like overkill." 🤣

@rsrt6910

6 ай бұрын

"GO BIG or GO HOME!"

The only thing missing from THIS engagement was the Wisconsin. (I know, I know, wrong ocean, but I mean common, she was the OG of "proportional", taking out a single 155mm howitzer on top of a hill by removing the top twenty feet of the hill!?!?)

The fat electrician is one of the best storytellers on youtube

AMERICAAAA~~ FUCK YEAH!

This is one of the best reactions that I've ever seen 😂😂

We looked at the Samuel B as a case study for engineering forensics in unviersity, the lecturer described the deck holding it together, like trying to hold two bricks with a pair of playing cards.

AMERICA!!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!

Do you know the story of the original Sammy B, DE-413 the Destroyer Escort who fought like a battleship, from WW2? Seem like these ships were crewed by absolute f'ing legends which is quite fitting seeing as they were names after Coxsawain Samuel B Roberts a Navy Cross recipient and a hero.

Oh he has plenty more navy related videos

Love your stuff. You do not over talk and you react like i would.

what they did with the sammy b is basically a crew holding the titanic together til it got to new york. it was simply insane what they were able to do

RUN UP AND GET YOUR SHIT RAN 🦅🇱🇷

US navy : this is proportional. The world : Proportional? That was a one side slaughter!?

Proportional: Equally as much as I don't want you putting mines in the water, you're never going to want to put mines in the water.

My dad was part of Operation Praying Mantis. He was a machinist mate on a destroyer (one of the one that fired on the Iranian frigate).

Ngl would love to see your take on the uss marblehead story by drachinifel

I think the guy on the 23mm read too much about how awesome the German's 88mm AA gun was at killing ground targets. Unfortunately, he failed to realize how much the 88mm outclassed his dinky 23mm.

I love your comments you served America and you know I appreciate that!

Commissar being a navy vet is so perfect for this topic

When I went through boot camp that damage control crew are still talked about for fire fighting training

In the A6, the bombardier is actually NEXT TO the pilot, rather than behind him.

Since you where in the navy maybe you might be interested in the channel drachinifel he is focused on naval history from the age of sail up to ww2

Yeah I just got out of Recruit Training Command first day of the damage control class they put on documentary about happened to the USS COole

Well, not the 2st time of proportional response. Lol. WW tree with Korea was before that . That's a good story also about proportional response.

If the ship was brought back here to Maine, then it likely ended up at Bath Iron Works (BIW as it's known here) in Bath, ME

I recommend his Cassius Clay video

The USS ENTERPRISE was the most decorated ship in WWII. The Starship USS ENTERPRISE was the most decorated Starship on the TV series Star Trek. Do you think that was a coincidence?

"Taking picture 'for history'." is probably the most Russian thing I've ever heard. This is my new favorite history fact. XD

I was out there during Ernest will and praying mantis. USS Enterprise. 1986 to 89.

I was on the Kitty Hawk (CV63) in '82 and '83. They sold her for ONE PENNY to a Texas scrapyard. Pretty sure they threw in another carrier that day for another penny as a bonus deal. Unbelievable.

I was in the National Guard in 1988. I never even heard about this one. I do remeber the silkworms vaguely in the press, but.... Nothing on Operation Preying Mantis though

If you want miracles perform give any ship to an triple s tier crew.

When we were in basic, you were told when on guard duty, if you saw someone, you had to say Stop, Stop, Stop or I'll shoot. They said say "stop three times or I'll shoot. When asked if you said Stop 3 times or I'll shoot, you can truthfully say yes.

28:04 it was way before that too, they always been fighting, killing and enslaving each other

I just watched his video on the llv I thought it was going to be boring but he even made a video about the mail trucks interesting

The iran navy got erased and our sailors got Ice- Cream, hot-steak, and boiled Lobster.

we got SO lucky on just WHICH of our ships have taken hits in the last few decades.

an exgf had a son who was stationed aboard the sammy B this was around 07 08 when he enlisted and he went to columbia for drug interdiction

17:50 - This is the point where the FA/FO graph becomes asymptotic.

Ive been to BiW, they dont play around up there when it comes to building ships

Thank you so much for your service! We all appreciate you so very much!

That A6 pilot channeled the shit out Dick Best for that dive bombing run.

21:31 If we’re the fraction people, doesn’t that make us at least experts on the definition of proportional if not the ones defining it? 😆

"I was in the Navy, we know how to blow shit up" Brother as a Marine, especially an OEF bubba, I HAVE to shit on you, sorry not sorry

@mostlytrue3150

9 ай бұрын

Are you not familiar with cruise missiles? That the navy has launched several thousand times and they do indeed blow things up with them.

@PopeMetallicus

9 ай бұрын

@@mostlytrue3150 have you ever seen Marines conduct an assault? We throw STUPID amounts of ordnance at a strongpoint until it goes away

@Loki_Trickster

9 ай бұрын

In that case I'm required to ask... what's your favorite flavor of crayon?

@mostlytrue3150

9 ай бұрын

The navy launched 59 tomahawks at an airstrip. Unless that airstrip was 20 miles long that's probably 45 more cruise missiles than was necessary

@PopeMetallicus

9 ай бұрын

@@Loki_Trickster Blue. They taste like windows