No American carriers were leased to Britain. The UK was actually entirely alone in this conflict. Both carriers in the task force were British Invincible-class, the precursor to the new Queen Elizabeth-class. The United States remained neutral, as did Europe. The U S ambassador to Great Britain held a meeting with Prime Minister Thatcher in an attempt to persuade her to call a ceasefire, as in his view the Falkland Islands were too far away from mainland Britain to be of any significance. She responded by suggesting America didn't see Hawaii as too far away from the mainland US in 1941, and thus there would be no ceasefire until the Union Flag was flying again over the Falklands.

@adwol48

3 жыл бұрын

HMS Hermes was actually a Centaur class aircraft carrier form the mid to late 1950's, after the RN got rid of her she served with the Indian Navy as INS Viraat and only decommisioned in 2017

@robbieevans5236

3 жыл бұрын

you fuckin know that ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@jeremyp966

3 жыл бұрын

Europe was neutral, except France sold Argentina Exocets, I think through a third party

@hughjardon5101

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyp966 France supplied Exocets to Argentina, pre-Falklands campaign (don't forget that most Argentine warships were ex-Royal Navy, so the UK had also supplied weapon systems to Argentina). Orders for for the supply of more Exocets had already been signed, however, the French Government ensured that they were NOT delivered, ensuring that every 'stalling' and 'delaying' technique possible was used to prevent delivery of a legally contracted order.

@hoofie2002

3 жыл бұрын

The US was planning to offer a carrier platform but Royal Navy and US Navy ships have many differences in the way they are operated so the obstacles, chiefly finding enough crew and training them in time, were considered too great.

the moral of this story : DONT TOUCH THE QUEENS ROCK COLLECTION !

i was on HMS Glamorgan for this raid i remember the SAS gunnery spotters sat in one corner of the dining hall looking mental and the rest of the ships company trying to avoid them by jamming theirselves into the opposite corner.

@kurtsteiner8384

3 жыл бұрын

Great respect to anyone on Glamorgan at that time. I was in gib plugging gaps and preparing the 2nd taskforce from Gibraltar and eastern Mediterranean.

@rockyvarkhond2269

3 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious 😂

@rockyvarkhond2269

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@naranjalorange8584

3 жыл бұрын

I was Glam too, remember it well

@Penguins569

3 жыл бұрын

Thats fantastic 😂

Love that you are willing to learn about different history other than american (and fanboy over the SAS lol). Keep up the good work mate.

@Dakarn

3 жыл бұрын

I fanboy over the Gurkhas.

@dale897

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dakarn why wouldnt you lol

@jerryoshea3116

3 жыл бұрын

As a former Londoner,who has lived in the US for nearly 21 yrs(and in Nov 2011 I became a Naturalized US Citizen) now my simple point is within a population of 340 Million,spread around 50 States,(11 of which are larger than the UK,Alaska is 7 times larger,Texasx2 and Cali 1.5)u will find a diverse population(good&bad of course )And u can always meet good guys like this(some can be a little naive&badly informed,but are usually willing to listen). So don't buy into the images u see in the MSM which at present are very "Anti American"👍

@dale897

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryoshea3116 oh, I didn't mean it as a back handed compliment mate. I don't know what MSM means sorry.

@IRAwhiskey

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryoshea3116 the world is bananas as per usual...the only difference is people are starting to notice lol

Highly recommend Mark Felton’s military history videos. He knows his stuff.

@liamhemmings9039

3 жыл бұрын

Bo Nidle He is superb. Well researched. Great comment.

@dawidda

3 жыл бұрын

The channel "Liveth For Evermore: Military History" Is also REALLY good.

@jimmyhillschin9987

3 жыл бұрын

The guy is a legend.

@rusko123

3 жыл бұрын

@dustisdeadbodies85 could not agree more

@PedroConejo1939

3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard the intro, I knew it was going to be a good reference point.

One of the SAS' greatest battles is also one of its least known - the Battle of Mirbat in Oman '72. Less than a dozen SAS, some Omani Gendarmes and a WWII 25 Pounder artillery piece firing point-blank at against hundreds of Adoo Communist guerillas. This was a real "Alamo" action and is legendary in SAS history. Well worth looking into.

@carlxsubmarinindmillar25

Жыл бұрын

Need help

@cirrus1964

Жыл бұрын

Less unknown? They even call it SAS Rogues Drift!

@hod2116

10 ай бұрын

You would be surprised how many battles the sas had in Oman and Yemen that were like the 1 you mentioned around that time

Such a humble lad ... itd be an honour to work with him ...

The British achieved the impossible. The American Navy said "The retaking of the Falkland Islands is a military impossibility."

@mgytitanic1912

3 жыл бұрын

So did the Soviets. It was a shock to them that not only did we go, we won. They had to rethink their strategy after that. If we were going to o that 7000+ miles from home, what would we do if they (Soviets) upset us in our own backyard.

@derektaylor6389

3 жыл бұрын

it might be impossible for american army but not british army

@xfatsx1991

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt the US Navy said that. The US urged the UK not to fight. The USN knows how to take over small islands, they did it plenty of times in the Pacific. For the USN to say it's impossible and having done it multiple times themselves seems unlikely

@MrSoulman74

3 жыл бұрын

Maggie thatcher said hold my beer.

@bobcompress5303

3 жыл бұрын

@@xfatsx1991 The USA have done anything as remotely difficult or brave as the Falklands War.

The US did offer to lend us an aircraft carrier if either of the 2 we sent to Falklands was sunk or put out of action but luckily neither were

Well done for using Mark Felton he is a top notch source.

The SAS destroyed more aircraft in africa during ww2 than the RAF did. Led by Blair Paddy Mayne, a legend in the SAS. Definitely someone you should check out.

@kenjones5712

3 жыл бұрын

Paddy was still 2ic, David was the top dog

@mikereger1186

3 жыл бұрын

Ken Jones - not that it did him much good in PoW camps. Didn’t he end up in Colditz?

@fraclarke6523

3 жыл бұрын

Paddy Mayne was the most decorated soldier in the British Army , was a highly educated solicitor from Newtownards , N Ireland , also played Rugby for the British Lions , touring S Africa , books about him include , “ Colonel Paddy “ and “ Rogue Warrior “ think there was another one , all worth a read ,

@hoofie2002

3 жыл бұрын

Paddy was also an utterly mental bastard with some severe internal demons. He battered his friends on more than one occasion. Still as a leader and soldier he was incredible - the right man at the right time

@rodsinclair2573

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoofie2002 I read about one of the SAS soldiers serving along side him about Paddy Maynes' mental state: he would laugh at a joke you had just made, and then punch you full in the face a few seconds later for no reason at all.

Na we didn't use American carriers. Hms invincible and hms hermes was British carriers

@g8ymw

3 жыл бұрын

There is rumour that Mrs T asked to "borrow" an American carrier but as mentioned, we only had the 2 (would have been 3 if Atlantic Conveyor hadn't been sunk)

@geekicusmaximusben9650

3 жыл бұрын

@@g8ymw I've heard the rumour that the US was prepared to offer the loan of a USN flat top but not that the UK govt had asked, personally I dont think it happened. Atlantic Conveyor was a merchant ship not a carrier.

@g8ymw

3 жыл бұрын

@@geekicusmaximusben9650 That's why I put it in quote marks. It was a container ship but could fly off Harriers, certainly helicopters (all but one Chinooks went down with her hence ""The Great Yomp")

@stan690

3 жыл бұрын

The US were involved in diplomatic discussions very early on. When it came to the use of armed forces, the US absolutely refused to assist the UK in anyway. The US had strong trade relations with Argentina and had no desire to jeopardise that. We were on our own! Our (un)friendly neighbours...France...were assisting the Argentinian forces by allowing the sale of exocet missiles to them. We got our revenge on the cheeky buggers for that! Too long to explain here but I'm sure you can find the story if so motivated.

@nicolasjewers5849

3 жыл бұрын

i thought the argentines had an american carrier

Hey bud - 2:39. No - UK sent two carriers (Hermes and Invincible) but the loss of either would lose the war. The USA tried to be officially neutral at the start but as they saw that Argentina was pulling their chain, Ronald Regan came down fully in support of the UK. If one of the carriers went down, then the Iwo Jima (LPH-2) would be loaned with private contractors to man the ship systems. The older ship would accommodate our harriers because it did not use catapults.

@dbdb9334

3 жыл бұрын

No He came down with support when he had no choice but to choose. When Thatcher wouldn't appease the enemy.

"but you might have to fact check me on that" is a huge reason I keep coming back to your videos. Thanks for being informative, entertaining, and humble all at once :)

Watch Jeremy Clarksons documentary on the commando raid on St Nazaire during WW2. The greatest raid of all.

@JockGit64

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@neilfrater8357

3 жыл бұрын

Best bit Army Commandos no Marines were Commando trained at the time not untill 1942

@neilfrater8357

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly marine gunners on the ship's none on the raid ashore !

@bulldetecting2230

3 жыл бұрын

Neil Frater I didn’t mention Royal Marines.

@paulnailor6723

3 жыл бұрын

The VC episode is good too 👌

Your humility, opinions, and accurate comments do credit to your nation sir !

Hey man, I just want to say I really appreciate your unbiased reacts to lots of different operations, not just the U.S but UK and other countries. It's really refreshing to not see any ego. There are lots of KZreadrs, with more views which simply aren't able to drop their ego or history at the door and is very entertaining to watch you speak your mind about these operations from a US and military perspective. Keep up the good work man!

Shout out to Mark Felton’s KZread channel killing it on the history education front

Britain learnt a lot from this war especially the important of effective air defence. One of the reasons for the development of the Type 45 Daring Class Air Defence Destroyer was lessons learnt from this war. I cannot remember who said it but it is believed that just one Type 45 would have provided more air defence capability than the entire Royal Navy had during this entire war. Great video by he way. Hope you are well.

@T-1001

3 жыл бұрын

Probably true about the Type 45. The big issue is would it have managed to get there with their chronic engine problems?

@Harry-xu2yn

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to think the 45 has that kinda ability, they're £1bn a go

@tonyyates2012

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-1001 Yes, the problem was heat, not the cold of the South Atlantic.

@Joe-fe4xi

3 жыл бұрын

T1000 Yes, the problems occur in warm weather, plus they’re getting engine upgrades as we speak.

I watch alot of Mark feltons videos. The history is great and he presents it very well.

I'm so proud to be british good content brother hope more SAS content comes out

@adamdeakin2055

3 жыл бұрын

Where just total fucking animals when comes to sf units love this shit

@brian8861

3 жыл бұрын

Na look at the state of the country right now, good thing im scottish

@dbdb9334

3 жыл бұрын

@@brian8861 scottish is British. Don't you have schools in scotland?

@s.j.l.8736

3 жыл бұрын

@@brian8861 Last time I checked Scotland was in the UK!

@brian8861

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.j.l.8736 thats not what i meant but yeee...

A tea drinking American , And P, G , Tips at that , Must have spent a lot of time with British Lads , Nowt as good as a lovely mug of tea

@tjp353

3 жыл бұрын

PG's drinkable but Yorkshire Tea is best. M&S Gold is good too.

@gazza9463

3 жыл бұрын

Is that so. How did you find that out?

@kainelofthouse2039

3 жыл бұрын

Has to be Yorkshire

@leeludlowart237

3 жыл бұрын

Hes made a mistake. Yorkshire tea all the way haha 👍

@bobbarr2074

3 жыл бұрын

He made big mistake, Britain asked the mighty USA if they were allowed go to Argentina, Britain was let go.

You should react to the SAS raid when the irainian embassy was captured

@bobafett7647

3 жыл бұрын

Defo ✌🏻

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@bobafett7647

3 жыл бұрын

Combat Arms Channel looking forward to that my man 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@njftm

3 жыл бұрын

@@CombatArmsChannelyou must research the battle of mirbat, Oman. 9 SAS holding a small compound against 400 soviet equipped rebels. Its wasn't well published because it was a black ops , amazing story . Think Rorkes drift , but the Zulu have AK47s

@penelopepissedoff9161

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss looking foward to that thankyou 👍💋 ....i was 10 years old and still remember watching it on TV with my mum....bloody amazing.

Remember the raid well, sat in ops room on hms Glamorgan,

The British Army with the Royal Navy and RAF done Amazing things... It wasn't a 3 man band that went down to the Falklands!!

Honestly at first I only watched your vids that were to do with the UK, as it's novel to see a US bloke react to us. But now I watch everything, your channel is truly a hidden gem. Keep up the good work!

Saw a documentary in which an SAS soldier had nothing but praise for the m16, I believe it was "bravo two zero".

It's worth looking into Operations Black Buck 1 to 7 using the Vulcan Bombers. The mind boggles at how they only just about managed to carry out those bombing raids on Port Stanley Airport.

@TheMattlockyer

3 жыл бұрын

...and bomb aiming and navigation techniques developed in the Second World War. All on a round trip of 12,200km. An amazing story. They struggled to find parts to get the 30 year old aircraft operational. I think they even recycled an air refuelling flange being used as an ashtray in the officers mess.

@kyberwolfuk

3 жыл бұрын

The Avro Vulcan Bomber design wise is about the same age as the B-52 . The 4 Vulcans involved were mk 2s built in 1960 so had been in sevice for 22 years and about to be scraped before the operation. XM607 reserve aircraft for the first mission became the first Vulcan to drop a bomb in anger.. the mission was at the time the longest bombing run ..

@233Deadman

3 жыл бұрын

And then remember how scared the Argentinians must have been after realising we could do that sort of thing using a bomber that was designed to drop a nuke...

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

@@233Deadman The rumour was at the time, they were crapping themselves at the thought of the Argentine mainland being the next target....of course they were completely oblivious to the logistical difficulties. They just felt it could happen...

Great and humble diction , as you are looking into the Falklands conflict you should look into the scotts guards who took mount tumbledown and the Gurkhas , the welsh guards who sustained horrendous casualties on the support ship " Sir Galahad " the royal marines and paras who " yomped , tabbed " the length of the Falklands due to the Chinooks being sunk .

@mkgaming5823

2 жыл бұрын

Yea my Dad was Military police and was attached to 2 para during the Falklands the Paras used my dad to carry some heavy equipment due to his size lol

SAS vs West Side Boys in the Jungle. Rescue Hostage mission backed by the PARAS

@michaelwilliams3861

3 жыл бұрын

SBS were there too.

@BillGates-hs7yd

3 жыл бұрын

That was PF/X Troop not SAS iirc

This type of raid is pretty much why the SAS was formed.

@alanhutchins5916

3 жыл бұрын

It's ironic that and coincidental that Sterling's famed raids on German airfields in the desert to knock out enemy's air support was exactly the same mission 40 years later....

PG Tips on your table is the proudest moment of my existence lol

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Haha well I'm happy to hear

@TheMattlockyer

3 жыл бұрын

Do a video on PG tips commercials :D

@davidhumphreys7035

3 жыл бұрын

@@CombatArmsChannel, try Yorkshire Tea, far better brew!

Have a look at the Battle of Mirbat, SAS holding Action , Incredible Story with Incredible Heroes!!

@meadroad

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Collyer 9 SAS against 200/300 Adoo Guerrillas... its been said the SAS stopped the battle halfway so the Adoo could regroup & enlist more guerrillas to fight as they were outnumbered by the SAS..🤣

The Iranian embassy siege is an interesting watch.

@juneoconnor4503

3 жыл бұрын

First time the SAS were seen working publicly. Not something you forget in a hurry

@hendy9380

3 жыл бұрын

@@juneoconnor4503 It was the operation that made the SAS as famous as they are today, little people new about the SAS before that.

@juneoconnor4503

3 жыл бұрын

@@hendy9380 I live somewhere that knew but didn't know :)

@hendy9380

3 жыл бұрын

@Phillip Green Already follow him , interesting stories.

@enkiofsumer8374

3 жыл бұрын

I can remember watching it live in real time. I can still remember the SAS throwing the stun grenades/grenades in through the balcony windows.

10.25 ...the SAS approach the airstrip without detection... US Marine smiles ;)

Really good to have you raise awareness of the Falklands War, alot of young people my age in the uk are not even aware of it, cheers 👍

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I heard a lot about the Falklands but a year ago, I couldnt even say what decade it took place in. Good to learn about things eventually

@jacobmellits3673

3 жыл бұрын

@@CombatArmsChannel 100%, I'm half American and only very recently learned about the full extent of the Vietnam war, better late then never 👍

Mark Felton’s channel, which is what the opening bit about the falklands is from, is very good.

They had two UK carriers. The US offered to loan one in the case that one of the UK's carriers got destroyed.

@glynnewilson3559

3 жыл бұрын

Britain Refused the American carrier as they were unabe to man it.

@mikecaine3643

3 жыл бұрын

@@glynnewilson3559 Britain refused the aircraft carrier because it would have compromised US relations with South American countries . President Reagan offered US crew to man it with just British Aircraft and aircrew .

@mattcarter5058

3 жыл бұрын

@@glynnewilson3559 we could have at the time but to get familiar with all the systems would have taken time and we use V-tol aircraft whereas the use carriers used sling systems

@florrie2303

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikecaine3643 It was because of the US fear of South American countries letting the USSR in, that it was agreed between the British and US that the UK wouldn't bomb Argentina. If the UK had been able to do that, it's very likely that the air threat to the RN would've been reduced dramatically and they wouldn't have lost so many ships.

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification!

PG Tips and a kettle in the background. -- Subscribed.

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

🥳

@tynchytemper9618

3 жыл бұрын

Haha good spot

@g8ymw

3 жыл бұрын

A (former) soldier with class. Did you have a brew in the middle of a firefight? (Joking)

@nickhannaford3253

3 жыл бұрын

Just need some “Biscuits Fruit” and your sorted

@jayjayk5997

3 жыл бұрын

He has Yorkshire Tea too. And no one mentioned the Prince chopper pilot?

As a young 19 year old Bootneck, back in ‘82, this is a great reminder of what went on. The last conventional conflict this country has seen.

Outstanding videos again mate, you have mentioned the Marines & Paras during the Falklands Conflict. Can you do one on my former Regiment who fought there too The 2nd Battalion Scots Guards who took Mount Tumbledown, they were up against Argentinas elite 4th Marine Division & were involved in hand to hand fighting with bayonets to take the mountain.. Keep up the fantastic videos brother 💂‍♂️🔵🔴🔵💂‍♂️

@richey4287

3 жыл бұрын

The Scots Guards were up against the best troops the Argentines had on the Islands, the 5th Marine Infantry Brigade, who were well dug into prepared positions on Tumbledown. The Scots Guards took them with superior training, discipline and aggression at the end of fixed bayonets. The Scots Guards lived up to their proud traditions that day.

No US aircraft carriers were used. The aircraft flew from HMS Invincible.

"...and 25,000 sheep..." Loved the way you raised an eyebrow at that! :-D

Just stumbled across this on my recommendations. Brought back memories for me. Our (the UK) fleet set sail for the Falklands on my 13th Birthday. My Father served in peace time, mostly based in Germany. My Polish Grandfather fought at Monte Casino, and amongst the first allied soldiers to storm the Monastery. Monte Casino never got the coverage it deserved, as one of the hardest fought battles of WWII. Probably because the battle was, effectively, won on the 7th June 1944.... The D Day landings were on the 6th June, so the war in Italy wasn't given much thought to, or coverage at the time (in comparison to D Day). A great documentary to watch on the Falklands war is from the Argentine conscripts' view. It's called '1533 Km. To Home'. If on Amazon Prime over here in the UK. It's a sad story and makes you look at things from the 'enemies' perspective. Just like the amazing film and TV program 'Das Boot' about the German WWII wolf packs (submarines). You find yourself sympathising and realising that MOST soldiers in any conflict are no different to each other. IF they follow the Geneva Convention. Great stuff. I'm looking forward to watching more of your content.

One of the most effective methods in war. The element of surprise.

I gotta love that I can now watch Mark Felton reactions, as I remember when he only had a few thousand subscribers.

One of the proposed SAS missions was to land a Hercules on the military airport in Argentina to take out all the aircraft they could then try to evade to Chile, mission abandoned for being totally crazy

@myleschilton3473

3 жыл бұрын

It was cancelled because the recce mission failed.

@mrpusser0348

3 жыл бұрын

Helicopter Got lost , crashed on a beach and had to extract to Chile. Argentine found the burnt out helo and went banzai

This campaign made the Americans want to buy the Harrier jump jet. One of the Fleet Air Arm squadrons took on the American top guns, and beat them. The Harriers were perfect for the Falklands, matched with the good pilots too

@HO-bndk

3 жыл бұрын

No, the USMC had been using the Harrier for nearly a decade before this already.

@jamesunsworth6865

3 жыл бұрын

I think that Harry’s right, if my old memory serves, during the Vietnam War, an American Marine Corps General demanded that US Marines had VSTOL capability, for close air support.

@fivenine5905

3 жыл бұрын

marines first used the AV-8A harrier in 1971 there where two distinct variants of the harrier with revisions of each

@clives344

Ай бұрын

Think the price of Jump Jets and Exocets went up.

the usa was considering leasing an aircraft carrier to the uk if we had lost one of the two. Although trying to stay neutral they did offer intelligence and again considered releasing munitions

Respect to you and your channel! It’s great that you regard our British military in such high regard thanks

@garyford3533

Жыл бұрын

you must understand that the krelin [USSR] were waching the falkland war, the falkland war may have had an inpact with the ending of the cold war

@myworldmytimes7632

Жыл бұрын

@@garyford3533 I don’t see why that has anything to do with my comment I’m just thanking him

The SAS are legendary guys. They're hard men, determined, relentless and probably a bit crazy too. They're not ordinary people, that's for sure. Almost everyone who applies to join the SAS fails to get through the training, and the people who apply are already serving soldiers!

@andyelliott8027

3 жыл бұрын

@Stopthewar Taylor Yes,that's the SAS.

@michaeldonohue8563

3 жыл бұрын

The feeling I always got was that they would do what other people wouldnt. They already had reasonable fieldcraft. Everyone within the unit was responsible for the job. In general they always recce'ed well using their own men

@CyberBeep_kenshi

3 жыл бұрын

If you watch 'sas, are you tough enough' with Eddy Stone..... ye its pretty crazy. Or his comments on 'hard routine'.... basically sitting in a hole for 3 weeks, leaving NOTHING behind (so you know what goes into bags and bottles), cold food etc. They ran out of food so they ate coffee creamer in water......

@davidhardie5644

3 жыл бұрын

The sas where he first of there kind anywhere

@anthonywilson4873

2 жыл бұрын

If your crazy you would not get in the SAS. Fit motivated smart and never give in you have a chance, just hope you have a body built for rough treatment.

Great review from a serving military soldiers perspective..👏

You should check out the Vulcan Bomber attack and what went into it. It's surprising it worked.

@tomrounds

3 жыл бұрын

It didn't work. They missed the runway but the Argies quickly made earth craters across the runway in line and spacing with the laid down stick outside the runway. Which is why the post raid recce imagery confirmed to the Brits that the bombing was a success. A long way to go to then not hit the target.

@kirad2234

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomrounds a long way to go with limited fuel, numerous failures on a soon retiring aircraft and old bombing sights and equipment. And it was a success, because even though the majority missed, one bomb hit the main runway, and stopped the Argentine aircraft from taking off using that runway. Learn your history to it's fullest extent before making silly claims like that. The bombing raid was a success because it achieved the main aim to eliminate Argentine use of the airfield

@reklawazag

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Rounds . Maybe far more important than simply hitting a runway was the psychological impact. It was a clear message that if we can bomb the runway on the Falklands we could also have hit mainland Argentina.

@michaelwilliams3861

3 жыл бұрын

@@reklawazag If we went for mainland Argentina, that would turn a conflict into a war, a holy different kettle of fish.

@SeaCatch3

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think the aim of the strike was mass destruction...it was a statement saying ' we can reach you if we want '.

Rumour has it one of the SAS carried a brew with him the whole time without spilling it

@CombatArmsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅

@michaeldicker4839

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it was PG Tips, I see a packet on the brew table.

@davidhumphreys7035

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldicker4839, PG Tips is awful, try Yorkshire Tea and I'm a Welshman!!

@Not_the_real_tiger_king

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidhumphreys7035 +1 for Yorkshire 👌

@tynchytemper9618

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidhumphreys7035 Yorkshire tea is total piss. I bought it due to peer pressure... Never again!

Look up the greatest raid, it’s about the commando raid on German shipyard in france

Seeing those pg tips in the background while I have none at home is like torture 😅

There is one point that keeps being missed - the raid was supposed to take 15 mins - it took 45 to get the men back! SAS were having fun!

I’m so proud of our armed forces, and it’s nice to have the respect that you show. As a nation we have won more battles than we have lost which is why we enjoy our freedom today. I just wish the youngsters in the UK were taught the truth about why it’s so good to be British and realise the fact that history will never be altered by ignorance and violence. Don’t ever forget there are many people still alive who were directly influenced by WW2 and the hurt that they feel when our monuments are pulled down by violent scum bags as our own police watch is outrageous. Opps sorry I’m ranting off topic GOD BLESS GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA.

@WJS774

Жыл бұрын

@Dan Beech So every single statue erected before about 1970 then? Fuck that.

@WJS774

Жыл бұрын

@Dan Beech You're welcome to come and have a go at the statues in our town. I don't think it would go well for you though, we're not Bristol.

I remember reading a book by an S.A.S. member(but cannot remember the Title) who in the lead up to going to the Falklands was sent with his squad to the U.S. where they were allowed entry to a store that housed specific specialised Military equipment and were given Cherry picking rights to any of the equipment, apparently one such piece was a Ground Missile Launcher that had not been trialled so their were no operating guide lines, but the purpose of the piece of kit excited the S.A.S. and on the proviso that it did NOT end up in the enemies hands and that they provided feed back they were allowed to borrow the device, apparently the S.A.S. worked out how to use the gear and it was apparently very successful which was all detailed in their feedback.

Love the look he gave the camera when they referenced thatcher at the start

Love that you use Mark Felton's video . Best military history videos on KZread. I like watching anything to do with the Falklands war as it was the war I grew up with as a kid and friends and family were involved with the operations there.

You should react to the Qala-i-jangi prison uprising, joint British and American special forces in Afghanistan fighting a massive prison uprising. Liveth for evermore does a really good video on it showing footage from the fight

Love the channel, keep it, love from a former UK Para, 2001 to 2017. UK and USA forever. Great working with you guys in Afghan 2006 06

It is refreshing to see someone appreciate the hard work of other countries special force's👍

Mark Felton is brilliant, so glad you've used his vid :)

They used some of those 25k sheep to send into minefields, they are the unspoken heroes.

@truckerfromreno

3 жыл бұрын

Some of those sheep lost their lives and were awarded the Mint Sauce Cross.

@tomhatton3303

2 жыл бұрын

I've drunk with some of those sheep.

The photo you had up of the SAS soldiers had my uncle Dave in (the front middle with the woolly hat on). My aunty has that photo in her hall way. He sadly passed away 3 months ago at the age of 78 and we were recently at my aunt's house sharing stories about him. A hero and a gent that lived many moments like you'd see in a Bond film. RIP! Thank you for showing love to the incredible SAS man! The world's best!

I like that any implied drama was totally minimised and just the salient points of the attack were highlighted, so it went ingress to forward position, plant explosives, moved to planned firing and bomb activation positions, attacking ship bombardment lay down fire, then retreat to pick up point. It was a classic covert attack and escape sequence, textbook, well planned and well executed.

Great to see you watch a Mark Felton video, he has some amazing stories on his channel, and whilst I was never in the forces I really appreciate your channel. You are a young man with a very mature head upon your shoulders and you are a credit to the Marine Corps, keep up the good work.

You guys should watch this...... Jeremy Clarkson's the Greatest Raid of All - the FULL documentary | North One

Bloody awesome mate!!! I don't watch any "reaction" videos but these. Thank you for your time and effort!

Loving these vids ya do mate, good to see how versatile and open you are to other countries military capabilities, keep em coming 👍👍👍

Your videos always show great unbiased respect, top man ! Look into Colonel H Jones and the battle for Goose Green from the Falklands war

How about watching something on the vulcan bomber raids on port stanley airfield one if the longest bombing raids in history. Very interesting how it was planed and done with bombers normally based in the Uk and made for bombing Russia during the cold war .

I remember the quote by reporter Brian Hanrahan from an Aircraft Carrier talking about the sorties carried out by the Sea Harriers. "I counted them all out and I counted them all back"

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

You have to be extremely careful what you divulge in wartime. In WW2, the locations of V1 and V2 impacts were not to be revealed by the press. They were legally bound not to do so, as it would have alerted the Germans as to their targeting accuracy.......

My g with the PG tips in the background, respect fam 👏

best special forces in the world

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

Which is why some other nations pay to have their Special Forces trained by the SAS...... it's quite a complement.

Glad you liked it. Makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Great vids. Watching from the UK

Subscribed. Can't get enough of these video's.

A couple of WW2 raids are worth looking at: The St. Nazaire Raid in 1942 & the Raid on Cabanatuan in 1945. Good video, nice to see an American take an interest in a British Special Forces raid 👍

No US carrier was used. We bought missiles and some Harriers but the carriers were ours. We did have some ships which technically been sold to the Indian and Australian Navies. Amongst some changes to come out of this war were the change from dms boots to "combat highs" due to trenchfoot and the adoption of 5.56mm standard in the (awful) SA80mk1. There were also clothing improvements and radio improvements although sets like the Clansman with its throat mic were in service a few years longer. I still had the slr as my personal weapon up to 1985...it was more reliable and harder hitting but you carried less ammo.

@cccenturion4480

3 жыл бұрын

There was an ex USN brooklyn class cruiser "USS Phoenix" involved in the Falklands conflict. It was sold to the Argentinian navy and was renamed ARA General Belgrano. The rest as they say is history.

@styles2000bc

3 жыл бұрын

The Harriers were ours also

@Milky_LUFC

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I joined the UK army infantry back in 1984 and was issued the SLR (cavalry were issued the SMG as personal weapon) tin hat and yes, the new combat highs (new thanks to lessons learnt in the Falklands conflict) We eventually got better combats with bigger pockets too due to lessons learnt in the Falklands. We were the first regt to be issued the SA80mk1 as were based in Colchester (tended to get alot of new items 1st, like clothing) Went to Wainwright, Albert, Canada in June 1987 to try the new weapon out on their ranges. That's when we learnt how powerful the weapon was as by the time we hiked the huge distances in the baking sun, tin plate targets were getting hit but not going down...ended up having to use two plates as one was registering getting hit due to its power! Also learnt how rubbish the bayonet was as snapped if hitting some hard object in the ground. The SLR 2as great for drill but a pain to use for left handed guys like myself. Also it certainly had a kick as my shoulder can validate! 🤨 Miss my time serving (19yrs) and wouldn't hesitate to do it all over 👍🏽 PS: my uncle was a high ranking officer (can't remember his rank) on the aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes during the Falklands conflict. He later went on to take command of US navy tug boats at either Southampton or Portsmouth...my memory is shot to pieces hence details ain't as clear as used to be. I wasn't even aware that there were US navy tug boats based in the UK 🤷🏽‍♂️

I love it how he has a pack of pg tips.

Something not mentioned here, is that the Pucaras also had a massive supply of Napalm available at Pebble Island and Goose Green. Very dangerous to infantry, especially as they had to move across the island on foot.

The same lads did the diversionary raid at Stanley with help from 1st raiding Squadron. Rm

the Argentinians called the harriers "the black death" such a great plane 22 kills no losses in the air in the falklands.

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

I thought they lost at least one? I recall reading about a Harrier pilot being lost....

@bazzingabomb

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brian-om2hh I just checked the British navy sauces and there were no air to air losses ( none shot down by the Argentines ) but 6 were lost to malfunctions or accident.

It might interest you to know that the Argentine ship the General Belgrano that was sunk by a British submarine used to be an American Ship the USS Phoenix once known as the luckiest ship in the Navy as it survived the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbour, After the war it was no longer required and sold to Argentina as military surplus.

My first comment on the channel woot (great fu*king channel. Love it). My uncle fought in the Canadian contingent. The Falkland war is really looked over so thank you. It’s awesome your spreading history from folks besides Americans. I for one appreciate your work and thank you on behalf of my uncle who passed shortly after desert storm. Keep it up. Again thank you. Next up to buy a mug lol!

Regarding the reconnaissance before the attack. Few people know it was the British who carried reconnaissance of the beaches before the D.Day landings. Under the noses of the highly alert German defenders. Being a small country spending most of defence money on the navy, the army had to implement all sorts weird and wonderful techniques to make the difference.

Finland still makes heavy use of the LAW, we recently upgraded a lot of the older stock to the new 66 kes 12 variants that have improved sights and handling and can penetrate up to 450mm RHA. It's still great for us because they're so light and portable that pretty much every frontline soldier can carry them and in any potential conflict Finland would swarmed with relatively thinly armoder vehicles like bmp's btr's and bmd's, all of which are vulnerable to said weapons. It's also a pretty good addition in urban conflict and hardpoint breaking with the right charge.

You referred to the SAS using American weapons. The SAS soldiers choose their own weapons. American weapons were the soldiers weapons of choice.

So much happened in that war in such a short space of time. Thanks for another good shout

Great video...love the fact you've got a box of PG Tips in there

I remember when this was first revealed, and much was made of it being a back-to-basic SAS mission, as they got their start doing airfield raids in the Western Desert during WW2. I can highly recommend the book Soldier 'I' SAS, originally by Michael Paul Kennedy, although I believe later publications may be under the authors actual name. 18 years in the SAS, including both the Falklands and the Embassy siege. He was also at the battle or Mirbat, which you really should do a watch of.

@brandonshaw2120

9 ай бұрын

And northern Ireland. I think you're talking about PW aka 'Snapper'. He's in this and mentions Oman and N.I. as well as the I.E. Siege and more 'hush-hush' actions. 'Legendary' doesn't do him justice - kzread.info/head/PLF26E9E2C0DD4FD98 BTW, this doc is about 45mins and I think it's the best their is about the SAS in general.

@archercolin6339

9 ай бұрын

@@brandonshaw2120 Yep. His name only came out some years after the book

Tough British warriors!

Great video as always. Brothers in arm from across the pond.

I love you videos and praise your service. Thank you for both, from a civilian in Australia. God bless America and the soldiers of the free world

The SAS were formed for precisely these types of raids in WW2 and were reponsible for the destruction of hundreds of aircraft and caused the Axis forces to divert huge amounts of troops and arms to prevent these airfield desert attacks. They must of been in their element on Pebble island.

I would watch, The Greatest Raid, with Jeremy Clarkson. Seriously.

Great channel love your enthusiasm. 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Great video, I agree I love the m16 with the m203 it’s a great force multiplier and it looks so cool.