My Senior Drill was the man recording this footage. He showed us this clip one day as we cleaned weapons as an example of what a firefight looked like. He mostly wanted to point out the fact that the enemy were not visible most of the time.
Please do more of these! I was a saw gunner in Afghanistan and luckily I got to work with you guys doing uplift and great seeing your aspect of how a saw gunner should act, how everyone else should act, thr way you would have done things different - and the point of trying to not get emotional in a gunfight. Getting emotional totally changes the dynamic of everything. The guys who taught me how to be a great saw gunner were the 18 bravos!
@@DavidC1 lmao the SF team i worked with poicked one up to use on the MK48s but we NEVER ran that thing. We tested it out outside the COP, it was pretty cool but im not carrying that much ammo on my back XDD
Content like this is much appreciated Mike having someone with actual experience is both entertaining and informative i would like to see you debunk videos on self defence i have seen alot of them that will get people killed or injured
My cousin was a SAW gunner in iraq in the early 2000s. He saw action in Fallujah as a Marine when it was pretty damn bad. He never talked about it but he came back messed up, drank way too much.
Vietnam Nam vet here. I appreciate your description and analysis of actual combat footage. I think it will be interesting to see how tactics and weapon systems have changed in the last 50 years.
I will likely never see any combat with my own eyes. That said, when I see it on the screen, it’s very helpful for my understanding to get guidance and opinions from those who have been in those shoes. And it’s even more helpful to get those perspectives from someone who was on the elite end of combat. Thank you for these efforts Mike.
@@warhokn4178 ... same here. I was gonna say the same thing. The fact that all military branches are training for a direct war with Chi and Rus and are expecting to do a land invasion within the next 10 to 20 years... we might get drafted, we might have counter attacks here on US soil, or they might just continue to fuel social discord like they have been for the last year. We might also get an invasion from the cartels. Chi is working with the cartels to wage a proxy war on the US as we speak. So it’s not that far fetched that as we invade Asia, they pay the cartels to invade the US as a way to distract, divide our forces and ruin our forward momentum overseas.
As far as Combat reacts go, you Mike do the best job breaking down and explaining what's happening and the type of stress the warriors are experiencing. by far the best version of Combat react videos out there in the RUclips world. (In my humble opinion)
Love this. Idk why these type of videos are considered “fluff”.. this is how we learn. It’s crazy to me that the army hasn’t realized the value of footage like this for training purposes.
I love this kind of content. I have never been in combat or have been a soldier. However, I am human and have had more than my share of shitty situations. What Mikes commentary does for me is turn chaotic situations into sensible action. In turn I take the psychological education received and use that in my every day life. As a man who has had little direction in life these videos are much appreciated. They help to calm my mind when I get anxious / stressed.
Great stuff Mike. This is the best combat reacts video I've seen just because of the expert analysis that you brought to it. Keep 'em coming. Can't thank you enough for your service. 🙏
Very interesting hearing how universal tactics and procedures are across different countries. Currently training to be in the Swedish army and i'm a machinegunner. While i don't carry a SAW, everything Mike says is basically word for word what i've learned so far about being a machinegunner. Especially as i'm the only one rocking 7.62 and carrying the real firepower of the squad. I also like that the points out that guy flagging his teammate. We we're told that if you get in a firefight that last a while and your barrels start to overheat it can start cooking off rounds so we are constantly thinking where we are aiming the barrel.
Obviously… when it comes to tactics such as fire support with a belt fed how many different ways are there to do it. Not many it’s not surprising that different countries would use similar Tactics. That’s like saying it’s very interesting that everyone eats with there mouths or breathes with their lungs.
Never have served, but I have great respect for all who do. This was amazing cause I get to understand and comprehend a little more what it is you and many others do to protect the freedoms of myself and family. Thank you! I look forward to more of these videos!
This is a kickass series.I think there should be more of this on RUclips .Your commentary is what stands out and helps us civilians understand what's going on.If you put the videos out I'll watch for sure.Thankyou for keeping us informed and thank you for your service.
Talking guns takes a lot more experience and awareness than people think, honestly a great video. I'm on a 240L weapons squad so this was right at home while being informative, appreciate content like this. Cheers.
I used to work ISR in Sangin (PTDS), and I would often get a call to respond to TIC. The TOC would give us grid coordinates and tell us in no uncertain terms that those grids were precisely the Taliban position. Most of the time, there’d be absolutely nothing there. No flash from enemy fire, no splash from Marine rounds. The TOC would insist that’s where they were cause those were the coordinates the TIC told them. Sometimes, after this happened way too many times than it should, they’d let us zoom out and find the friendlies, then find where their rounds were impacting. We’d find that, see absolutely no bad dudes, but the TOC wouldn’t let us look around for enemy flash (much easier for us to spot with our IR cameras). After this happened way too many times than it should, they finally let us one day actually look for enemy flash. After about 30 seconds of looking we found the enemy position. No where near where the marines were shooting it wasn’t even close. That’s what the fog of war does to people.
I’ll definitely enjoy these videos from you! I only like watching few people, and later Ive learned they’re your personal friends. You guys are absolutely incredible! Much love and Respect Mike!🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼 Get Some!!!
I’ve been literally waiting for you to do this!!!! Not even kidding! You’re amazing and are doing BIG things brother. Love your work and appreciate everything you do. Thank you for teaching us how to think as fighters and as men
Having been in multiple firefights almost exactly the same as this as a SAW gunner in Kandahar back during the surge, this video gets me every time. I often miss it. There's no feeling like being shot at without result.
I really like this Mike, i do have a couple of suggestions. First one, dont do this as a livestream or just click on random videos videos to try and find something to react on, you'll often just stumble on videos of guys reacting to contact and shooting into distance and thats not really interesting for you nor for the audience. Secondly, have someone on your team find good footage and send it to you so you can comment on it while watching it for the first time on camera. Hope you bring us more of CombatReacts
I carried the saw on a deployment loved it. We were rocking the mk46 at the time which is the special operations version of the 249. A little smaller a little less weight. But just a great weapon. Got pretty good with that sucker at least in my mind.. right.. RLTW! 3/75
What's life like in 3rd batt as opposed to the other battalions? I hear 1st are the golden boys, but I wouldn't actually know. Much respect to you Ranger!!
@West Well to be honest with you. I would have loved to have been at 1st bat... I was old as S*** when I joined in 2007. I was probably the oldest God ever joined; I was like 36 when I went through rip.. I hated Columbus Georgia with a Passion. There's just nothing to do there but s***** little bars for young kids, right. 1st bats very close to Savannah, so yeah, It's just a lot better atmosphere. You also don't have Fort Benning massive big army.. Like everything is at Fort Benning.. 3rd bat sucks because you are right there at regimental headquarters.. So literally all of the bigwig jackasses are there, so you have to be very cognizant of that.. So you have ready for the ranger standards to always be upheld, you got to be ready for all the bulshit the changing of commands and all that b*******.. So here's how you get to pick which Battalion you get to go to. you don't.. I remember we had just finished rip.. We were sitting in this classroom there was maybe 22 to 24 of us and we had a huge class of like 230... But we only finished with like 22 to 24 right.. This cadre comes in and he says I've got 6 Slots for 1st bat the 1st 6 of you that get up here get those... If you were 2 tables back you were f***... But I was very glad that I didn't get 2nd bat because it is very true, and I've asked all the dudes that have been out there. it f****** rains 80% of the time... But to answer your question very simply, I would say 1st batt for you socially.. But 3rd batt, if you want to get all the big time missions..RLTW 3/75
@@chrisculley3756 Thank you for your insight. I actually don't mind the rain so much so JBLM doesn't seem all that bad to me... but maybe I'd change my mind being there LOL
@West Yeah I've heard a lot of guys say the same thing about Lewis. but when you're out stuck in that s*** and it's cold as h*** and you aint slept in about 3 days. Being cold and wet makes everything 10 times worse... Like honest-to-God the worst night that we lost probably half of the class was because they took us into this swamp at Cole range, Cole range is our he'll week,, after about 3 days of getting the s*** kicked out of us, and they were smoking us for hours it was like 2:00 in the morning.. And the cadre lines us up and walks us in to this swamp. They had us in there neck deep doing flutter kicks and s***... And in the middle of this big freaking field there's a big a** tent right, with a fire and s*** going and that's where they keep saying at any time you can quit and go get warm in that tent and sit by the fire and eat and all that b*******... And when we got out of that f****** swamp after about 30 to 40 minutes of doing flutter kicks and it was about 20ﾟ outside. half the class walked over to that f****** tent.. Cold,wet, and sleep deprived will break almost any man..those are like their perfect conditions to fuck with you. Haha. RLTW 3/75
Hey Mike, I enjoy hearing your feedback and breakdown of the video, would like to see more like this! For future content, I recommend providing some "what they should be doing" thoughts as well. For instance, in this video you mentioned the SAW gunner was sporadically spraying towards the enemy and it would be difficult for him to hit the enemy using the 5.56 at what looks to be close to the max effective point range of that round (500-600m maybe in video?). Then you mentioned that the M4 rifleman is essentially wasting ammo when he's firing. Would the solution to a situation like this be to have a DMR with a 7.62/.308 rifle with a 20" barrel that would be scoping in on the enemy while the SAW gunner fires in shorter bursts to draw attention, suppress, and save ammo instead of these longer bursts? Should the good guy troops sent a unit out to move forward under suppressive fire to get closer to the target where their 5.56 rifles would be more effective on point targets? That kind of "this is what they should do" analysis would be very helpful. I've been silently watching your content for the last year, really enjoying everything you're putting out!
Mike actually mentioned what they should be doing when he mentioned “Battle Drill”. There are a list of standard infantry “battle drills”. They are like standard offensive and defensive line plays in football. When certain things happen, all troops know which battle drill should be carried out and they immediately start doing it or preparing for it. The OIC (officer in charge) will also give commands and may also change up with battle drill he wants the troops do to. In this situation because they were taking sniper fire outside the range of their weapons. The best thing to do would probably be for the saw gunners go open up with “suppressive” fire like they were doing. Making a lot of noise, flash and getting all eyes on them, and hopefully getting the enemy to duck behind cover for fear of catching one of the machine gun rounds in the face... while doing so, other troops should be maneuvering in a concealed manner (as much as possible) to the sides of the enemy, known as “flanking”. Ideally they want to set up an “L” shape around the enemy position or positions. This allows them to fire on the enemy with no fear that friendly troops might get hit on the other side of the enemy (that is why U shapes, or completely surrounding the enemy is a bad idea, you don’t want to hit your own guys accidentally). Once they get in the L, they start to move forward and close the distance usually doing a leapfrog (called bounding) type action to shrink both sides of the “L” and to “tighten the noose” on the enemy. As they get closer, now the M4 rifles become effective and can get into the fight. They can also start throwing grenades and things like that. Do a search for Army Battle Drills. You will find tons of info on them. There is a site called Army Study Guide that has some good quick explanations. In this situation the troops in contact would probably start off initially with a battle drill 2 (React to Contact) and then eventually switches to battle drill 1 (conduct platoon attack).
This is great. Please keep up the great content. Also thank you for your service . It's guys like you that keep America great. We need more like you.👍👍👍👍👍
I’m sure it’s mostly because the 5.56 is fairly underpowered compared to the 7.62 round that the AK is chambered in. In the desert like this you need high powered rounds that can penetrate or touch longer distance targets.
Really enjoy leeching off your knowledge and experience. Your home defense and combat reacts so far are way more in depth than most of the reviews I've seen. Keep cranking them out and I'll keep watching.
From a newbie civilian who truly appreciates all of you warriors out there, this provides some insight as to what you folks are/have experienced... I also find it funny how Mike grunts his appreciation for a weapon or tactic performed... in the same manner that we civilians do when looking at a great steak!
This is GOLD mike!!! PLZ do more of these ever since I found u I've been hooked ur the real deal and as a civilian hearing your perspective etc is very much appreciated 🙏 seriously thank you all and thank you for your service for this country sir . God bless and God Speed
I just wanna say, thank you for your bravery and courage , I tried to enlist in the marines, my grandpa fought in WWII and he was such a great guy, , but i was rejected because i had been prescribed anti depressants when i was 15... i was bummed, but, I just wanna say i respect the hell out of soldiers, and I really appreciate yall and what you guys do. Thank you.
Yes please, love hearing your input on this type of stuff. Civilian here but it really helps me understand what you guys went through and learn some tactics at the same time. Keep ‘em coming
I love this series! I’ve seen plenty of combat footage videos, as a civilian I couldn’t tell what was really going on. The way you break these videos down. Has me rewatching videos and allows me to analyze what’s going on in the footage. Excellent mike!
Mike, combat reacts are great and I feel like they’ll bring the most views for you. As a growing channel I suggest continuing to pump these out. Now including Ukraine and any other active conflicts. Doing great and giving operators a great name. Keep on keeping on brotha
Semper Fi dude. I haven’t been in combat since Vietnam. Tour #1 10/68 to 11/69…. Tour #2 12/69 to 1/71. But I still get the juice when I Watch this. It still puts a knot in my gut…. 🇺🇸
Thanks for uploading. More such content is highly appreciated. It's better to learn from someone's else mistakes rather, then then from your own. Especially, when mistakes can claim your life.
Have enjoyed your narrations on those videos. It helped understand how it is on ea run. Most don't realize or think just how it is in each situation. Thank you 🇺🇸
Loved it. Having been in LEO gunfight I can say training kicks in. The flood of emotions, wtf you speak of, comes after. During the fight I ran on pure training and mental preparation.
Keep doing this format/subject matter. Explanation of squad level tactics and multiple element assaults in direct engagement interests me greatly. Thank you very much for doing this.
Definitely was a great video Mike. One of the reasons why i love watching your videos is because you do a fantastic job of going into detail on whatever topic is at hand whether it be about tactics or really anything for that matter.
Hey Sgm. Everything you pointed out was fantastic. I was a m240 gunner mostly dismounted but everything you pointed out was 100% accurate. Everything you said was everything I had been saying about this specific video. I love the reactions. Keep them coming. Scouts out !
Great video. I was am M60 gunner during Desert Storm and later became a unit armoror at Bragg in the early days of the Saw. They were trying to get us to take them. We kept avoiding them because they had so many problems the first couple generations. I am glad that they finally worked the kinks out. Seems like a really good platform now.
Great content! I am not military but what I take away from this video is the aspect of keeping your head in the fight. That alone might save my ass someday.
Really good video. I was surprised how emotional you became at the beginning as your memories switched immediately. It made sense when you said you have done this exact same job many times.
Mike, first of all thank you for your service. It is guys like you that makes the US military the best in the world. I have watched many of your podcast and you definitely make me proud to be an American. As far as the video goes I definitely think it is a great idea. I enjoyed the video much and look forward to seeing many more
One minute and 17 seconds in and gave a thumbs up for the humility in regard to admitting your G.R.S time was not the same level as the 13 hours crew. I love the fact that guys like you and a few others are so humble even though you’re a total badass lol!
I love these. Talking to a buddy over the weekend that has trained with you. Multiple deployments, he's my bona-fide badass, and he says you are his bona-fide badass. That speaks volumes...
Great video, make more. As a current 11B this is very informational and entertaining. Gave me some insight on some things to look out for and to do if I find myself in a combat situation.
Keep them coming, that was the best break down I've heard on youtube,and there's alot of ex special forces on youtube doing reaction video's, and this is by far the best one.
My Senior Drill was the man recording this footage. He showed us this clip one day as we cleaned weapons as an example of what a firefight looked like. He mostly wanted to point out the fact that the enemy were not visible most of the time.
Is his name fish or is that his nickname because that’s what they call him in the video
@@kienkho1570 That was his nickname yes, I was in that unit during that deployment. He's a wildman.
@@GeoffWhoLivesAtHome thank you for your service to our great nation
@@GeoffWhoLivesAtHome where’d you go to BCT
@@peterselig192 Benning
Please do more of these! I was a saw gunner in Afghanistan and luckily I got to work with you guys doing uplift and great seeing your aspect of how a saw gunner should act, how everyone else should act, thr way you would have done things different - and the point of trying to not get emotional in a gunfight. Getting emotional totally changes the dynamic of everything. The guys who taught me how to be a great saw gunner were the 18 bravos!
Thank you for your service🤘🏽
I SAW what you did there
@@JohnDoe-on6ru im doneeeeeee HAHAHA
did you get a chance to use the new backpack mags? I saw a video of a guy with one.
@@DavidC1 lmao the SF team i worked with poicked one up to use on the MK48s but we NEVER ran that thing. We tested it out outside the COP, it was pretty cool but im not carrying that much ammo on my back XDD
Content like this is much appreciated Mike having someone with actual experience is both entertaining and informative i would like to see you debunk videos on self defence i have seen alot of them that will get people killed or injured
100%
Would love to hear him destroy Detroit urban bullshit survival
@@jaspersmith5748 oh man, I feel like that’s overplayed now. Every channel is ripping DUST apart. It’s good times tho
Like John from active self protection. Zero combat and never a use of force incident to draw from.
You might need to work on grammar, punctuation and spelling before you do *anything* else in life.
My cousin was a SAW gunner in iraq in the early 2000s. He saw action in Fallujah as a Marine when it was pretty damn bad. He never talked about it but he came back messed up, drank way too much.
Hope the brother is doing alright, god bless
I know a dude who was a SAW Gunner in Iraq and Afghanistan. His hearing is all but gone and he's in his 30's.
I was glued to this. Not usually a fan of react videos, this is phenomenal stuff. Please keep knocking these out!
I definitely agree
Vietnam Nam vet here. I appreciate your description and analysis of actual combat footage. I think it will be interesting to see how tactics and weapon systems have changed in the last 50 years.
I will likely never see any combat with my own eyes. That said, when I see it on the screen, it’s very helpful for my understanding to get guidance and opinions from those who have been in those shoes. And it’s even more helpful to get those perspectives from someone who was on the elite end of combat.
Thank you for these efforts Mike.
The way things are going, you should change your perspective.
@@RogerBrenon yeah I was gonna say maybe it's more likely than you'd think
@@warhokn4178 ... same here. I was gonna say the same thing. The fact that all military branches are training for a direct war with Chi and Rus and are expecting to do a land invasion within the next 10 to 20 years... we might get drafted, we might have counter attacks here on US soil, or they might just continue to fuel social discord like they have been for the last year. We might also get an invasion from the cartels. Chi is working with the cartels to wage a proxy war on the US as we speak. So it’s not that far fetched that as we invade Asia, they pay the cartels to invade the US as a way to distract, divide our forces and ruin our forward momentum overseas.
As far as Combat reacts go, you Mike do the best job breaking down and explaining what's happening and the type of stress the warriors are experiencing. by far the best version of Combat react videos out there in the RUclips world. (In my humble opinion)
GET SOME!!!!!!! That’s all I needed this morning. Keep up great work.
Love this. Idk why these type of videos are considered “fluff”.. this is how we learn. It’s crazy to me that the army hasn’t realized the value of footage like this for training purposes.
Appreciate the knowledge based perspective. Please continue this series.
I love this kind of content. I have never been in combat or have been a soldier. However, I am human and have had more than my share of shitty situations. What Mikes commentary does for me is turn chaotic situations into sensible action. In turn I take the psychological education received and use that in my every day life. As a man who has had little direction in life these videos are much appreciated. They help to calm my mind when I get anxious / stressed.
Same here.
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Great stuff Mike. This is the best combat reacts video I've seen just because of the expert analysis that you brought to it. Keep 'em coming. Can't thank you enough for your service. 🙏
Ditto!
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Very interesting hearing how universal tactics and procedures are across different countries. Currently training to be in the Swedish army and i'm a machinegunner. While i don't carry a SAW, everything Mike says is basically word for word what i've learned so far about being a machinegunner. Especially as i'm the only one rocking 7.62 and carrying the real firepower of the squad. I also like that the points out that guy flagging his teammate. We we're told that if you get in a firefight that last a while and your barrels start to overheat it can start cooking off rounds so we are constantly thinking where we are aiming the barrel.
Obviously… when it comes to tactics such as fire support with a belt fed how many different ways are there to do it. Not many it’s not surprising that different countries would use similar Tactics. That’s like saying it’s very interesting that everyone eats with there mouths or breathes with their lungs.
Never have served, but I have great respect for all who do. This was amazing cause I get to understand and comprehend a little more what it is you and many others do to protect the freedoms of myself and family. Thank you! I look forward to more of these videos!
This is a kickass series.I think there should be more of this on RUclips .Your commentary is what stands out and helps us civilians understand what's going on.If you put the videos out I'll watch for sure.Thankyou for keeping us informed and thank you for your service.
This is the series you need to keep doing. Such an honor to have a man like you give us expert takes on actual combat situations. Thanks Mike.
Talking guns takes a lot more experience and awareness than people think, honestly a great video. I'm on a 240L weapons squad so this was right at home while being informative, appreciate content like this. Cheers.
I used to work ISR in Sangin (PTDS), and I would often get a call to respond to TIC. The TOC would give us grid coordinates and tell us in no uncertain terms that those grids were precisely the Taliban position. Most of the time, there’d be absolutely nothing there. No flash from enemy fire, no splash from Marine rounds. The TOC would insist that’s where they were cause those were the coordinates the TIC told them. Sometimes, after this happened way too many times than it should, they’d let us zoom out and find the friendlies, then find where their rounds were impacting. We’d find that, see absolutely no bad dudes, but the TOC wouldn’t let us look around for enemy flash (much easier for us to spot with our IR cameras). After this happened way too many times than it should, they finally let us one day actually look for enemy flash. After about 30 seconds of looking we found the enemy position. No where near where the marines were shooting it wasn’t even close. That’s what the fog of war does to people.
Wow .. I thank every single one of you guys I could not imagine.. true hero’s all of you !!! Sincerely thanks 🙏
Loved running a 249. Great weapon. Was a 249 gunner in 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Kawait. Great series Mike!!
Wassup bro. Just left kuwait this February. Great times.
I like your stuff. I am from south africa. It gives us perspective on our future. And I am using it 2 train. Loved your individual cqb
I’ll definitely enjoy these videos from you! I only like watching few people, and later Ive learned they’re your personal friends. You guys are absolutely incredible! Much love and Respect Mike!🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼 Get Some!!!
I was a medic but I have seen combat on several occasions so love to see your input because you clearly know what you're talking about.
Thanks Mike, appreciate your service based perspectives on this one and all that is to come!
I agree. This will be a Amazing series !! I can’t wait. Thank You for Your Service. Each and every one.
Love how you break down what’s happening and why people are doing what they are doing.
I’ve been literally waiting for you to do this!!!! Not even kidding! You’re amazing and are doing BIG things brother. Love your work and appreciate everything you do. Thank you for teaching us how to think as fighters and as men
Having been in multiple firefights almost exactly the same as this as a SAW gunner in Kandahar back during the surge, this video gets me every time. I often miss it. There's no feeling like being shot at without result.
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MORE MORE MORE! We want to hear more from the voice of a seasoned Operator like you! This was EXCELLENT!
I really like this Mike, i do have a couple of suggestions.
First one, dont do this as a livestream or just click on random videos videos to try and find something to react on, you'll often just stumble on videos of guys reacting to contact and shooting into distance and thats not really interesting for you nor for the audience. Secondly, have someone on your team find good footage and send it to you so you can comment on it while watching it for the first time on camera. Hope you bring us more of CombatReacts
Great idea for sure
Former saw and mounted m240 gunner (PSD) in Iraq here… love seeing this kind of thing. Keep em coming!
Mike has influenced me so much. A good roll model. I started my own survival food company because of him.
Soylent Green???🥴
@@rueridge7597 LoL
Love these!
I carried the saw on a deployment loved it. We were rocking the mk46 at the time which is the special operations version of the 249. A little smaller a little less weight. But just a great weapon. Got pretty good with that sucker at least in my mind.. right.. RLTW! 3/75
What's life like in 3rd batt as opposed to the other battalions? I hear 1st are the golden boys, but I wouldn't actually know. Much respect to you Ranger!!
@West Well to be honest with you. I would have loved to have been at 1st bat... I was old as S*** when I joined in 2007. I was probably the oldest God ever joined; I was like 36 when I went through rip.. I hated Columbus Georgia with a Passion. There's just nothing to do there but s***** little bars for young kids, right. 1st bats very close to Savannah, so yeah, It's just a lot better atmosphere. You also don't have Fort Benning massive big army.. Like everything is at Fort Benning.. 3rd bat sucks because you are right there at regimental headquarters.. So literally all of the bigwig jackasses are there, so you have to be very cognizant of that.. So you have ready for the ranger standards to always be upheld, you got to be ready for all the bulshit the changing of commands and all that b*******.. So here's how you get to pick which Battalion you get to go to. you don't.. I remember we had just finished rip.. We were sitting in this classroom there was maybe 22 to 24 of us and we had a huge class of like 230... But we only finished with like 22 to 24 right.. This cadre comes in and he says I've got 6 Slots for 1st bat the 1st 6 of you that get up here get those... If you were 2 tables back you were f***... But I was very glad that I didn't get 2nd bat because it is very true, and I've asked all the dudes that have been out there. it f****** rains 80% of the time... But to answer your question very simply, I would say 1st batt for you socially.. But 3rd batt, if you want to get all the big time missions..RLTW 3/75
@@chrisculley3756 Thank you for your insight. I actually don't mind the rain so much so JBLM doesn't seem all that bad to me... but maybe I'd change my mind being there LOL
@West Yeah I've heard a lot of guys say the same thing about Lewis. but when you're out stuck in that s*** and it's cold as h*** and you aint slept in about 3 days. Being cold and wet makes everything 10 times worse... Like honest-to-God the worst night that we lost probably half of the class was because they took us into this swamp at Cole range, Cole range is our he'll week,, after about 3 days of getting the s*** kicked out of us, and they were smoking us for hours it was like 2:00 in the morning.. And the cadre lines us up and walks us in to this swamp. They had us in there neck deep doing flutter kicks and s***... And in the middle of this big freaking field there's a big a** tent right, with a fire and s*** going and that's where they keep saying at any time you can quit and go get warm in that tent and sit by the fire and eat and all that b*******... And when we got out of that f****** swamp after about 30 to 40 minutes of doing flutter kicks and it was about 20ﾟ outside. half the class walked over to that f****** tent.. Cold,wet, and sleep deprived will break almost any man..those are like their perfect conditions to fuck with you. Haha. RLTW 3/75
Definitely feeling this! I appreciate someone with your skill set making observations on these videos.
Hey Mike, I enjoy hearing your feedback and breakdown of the video, would like to see more like this! For future content, I recommend providing some "what they should be doing" thoughts as well.
For instance, in this video you mentioned the SAW gunner was sporadically spraying towards the enemy and it would be difficult for him to hit the enemy using the 5.56 at what looks to be close to the max effective point range of that round (500-600m maybe in video?). Then you mentioned that the M4 rifleman is essentially wasting ammo when he's firing.
Would the solution to a situation like this be to have a DMR with a 7.62/.308 rifle with a 20" barrel that would be scoping in on the enemy while the SAW gunner fires in shorter bursts to draw attention, suppress, and save ammo instead of these longer bursts? Should the good guy troops sent a unit out to move forward under suppressive fire to get closer to the target where their 5.56 rifles would be more effective on point targets?
That kind of "this is what they should do" analysis would be very helpful. I've been silently watching your content for the last year, really enjoying everything you're putting out!
Mike actually mentioned what they should be doing when he mentioned “Battle Drill”. There are a list of standard infantry “battle drills”. They are like standard offensive and defensive line plays in football. When certain things happen, all troops know which battle drill should be carried out and they immediately start doing it or preparing for it. The OIC (officer in charge) will also give commands and may also change up with battle drill he wants the troops do to.
In this situation because they were taking sniper fire outside the range of their weapons. The best thing to do would probably be for the saw gunners go open up with “suppressive” fire like they were doing. Making a lot of noise, flash and getting all eyes on them, and hopefully getting the enemy to duck behind cover for fear of catching one of the machine gun rounds in the face... while doing so, other troops should be maneuvering in a concealed manner (as much as possible) to the sides of the enemy, known as “flanking”. Ideally they want to set up an “L” shape around the enemy position or positions. This allows them to fire on the enemy with no fear that friendly troops might get hit on the other side of the enemy (that is why U shapes, or completely surrounding the enemy is a bad idea, you don’t want to hit your own guys accidentally). Once they get in the L, they start to move forward and close the distance usually doing a leapfrog (called bounding) type action to shrink both sides of the “L” and to “tighten the noose” on the enemy. As they get closer, now the M4 rifles become effective and can get into the fight. They can also start throwing grenades and things like that.
Do a search for Army Battle Drills. You will find tons of info on them. There is a site called Army Study Guide that has some good quick explanations. In this situation the troops in contact would probably start off initially with a battle drill 2 (React to Contact) and then eventually switches to battle drill 1 (conduct platoon attack).
This is great. Please keep up the great content. Also thank you for your service . It's guys like you that keep America great. We need more like you.👍👍👍👍👍
Mike, you mentioned that you’d rather have an AK47 over an M4 in Afghanistan. Would love to hear you elaborate on that.
I’m sure it’s mostly because the 5.56 is fairly underpowered compared to the 7.62 round that the AK is chambered in. In the desert like this you need high powered rounds that can penetrate or touch longer distance targets.
I'm curious what he meant by that too. 7.62 drops quicker and has lower velocity but maintains a higher energy at both close and mid distances.
LOVED it when the action is in the BIG picture, and (nothing personal) you’re in the small picture. Again, LOVED it!!
You guys are hero’s. Thank you ain’t enough.
Love actual people reacting to what they actually do for real...respect from 🇨🇦
Really enjoy leeching off your knowledge and experience. Your home defense and combat reacts so far are way more in depth than most of the reviews I've seen. Keep cranking them out and I'll keep watching.
From a newbie civilian who truly appreciates all of you warriors out there, this provides some insight as to what you folks are/have experienced...
I also find it funny how Mike grunts his appreciation for a weapon or tactic performed... in the same manner that we civilians do when looking at a great steak!
This is GOLD mike!!! PLZ do more of these ever since I found u I've been hooked ur the real deal and as a civilian hearing your perspective etc is very much appreciated 🙏 seriously thank you all and thank you for your service for this country sir . God bless and God Speed
I'm confident that these combats react videos are something your subs will enjoy and like to see more of, so keep em coming Mike.
You and Dale Brown are two of the best on RUclips
BAD ASS video, thank you for your service!!🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I just wanna say, thank you for your bravery and courage , I tried to enlist in the marines, my grandpa fought in WWII and he was such a great guy, , but i was rejected because i had been prescribed anti depressants when i was 15... i was bummed, but, I just wanna say i respect the hell out of soldiers, and I really appreciate yall and what you guys do. Thank you.
You gotta do more of these gonna show my whole squad this video today I think this could be a good tool to use to help explain the why and how better
Yes please, love hearing your input on this type of stuff. Civilian here but it really helps me understand what you guys went through and learn some tactics at the same time. Keep ‘em coming
I love this series! I’ve seen plenty of combat footage videos, as a civilian I couldn’t tell what was really going on. The way you break these videos down. Has me rewatching videos and allows me to analyze what’s going on in the footage. Excellent mike!
Mike! This was excellent! Thank you. We watch this stuff and can only speculate. Hearing it from your perspective really dials it all in! AWESOME!
Love this channel thank you for your service and thank you for your time to help us learn how to protect our family.
Mike, combat reacts are great and I feel like they’ll bring the most views for you. As a growing channel I suggest continuing to pump these out. Now including Ukraine and any other active conflicts. Doing great and giving operators a great name. Keep on keeping on brotha
It's amazing these guys can even watch this kinda footage without being overwhelmed with anxiety, etc.
Mike, I love your new channel. Combat Reacts and Gear Reviews. I’m binge watching.
Definitely will be tuning in on the next episode. Exciting, educational, and badass content!
I really appreciate your perspective on these combat video. I love to watch more of this. Thanks for posting.
Semper Fi dude. I haven’t been in combat since Vietnam.
Tour #1 10/68 to 11/69…. Tour #2 12/69 to 1/71. But I still get the juice when I
Watch this. It still puts a knot in my gut…. 🇺🇸
Thanks for uploading. More such content is highly appreciated. It's better to learn from someone's else mistakes rather, then then from your own. Especially, when mistakes can claim your life.
Loving Combat Reacts already. Keep em coming!
Thoroughly enjoy and appreciate content like this brother.
I LOVE the special ops reactions to combat footage, Savage Actual has been doing a little and love it!
Definitely would appreciate more of this content. Always learning
Have enjoyed your narrations on those videos. It helped understand how it is on ea run. Most don't realize or think just how it is in each situation. Thank you 🇺🇸
That's the shit! Love it, please do more, your expertise is priceless for such analysis videos
I like it. It’s great to have the fight broken down and tactics explained. Keep it coming.
Love it always great to hear an experienced perspective on situations like this. Phenomenal insight.
…will definitely tune into this Combat Reacts series. Very informative! Great job Mike 👍
Awesome as always! Thank you for your time and service 🙏 💣💜
Loved it. Having been in LEO gunfight I can say training kicks in. The flood of emotions, wtf you speak of, comes after. During the fight I ran on pure training and mental preparation.
Keep doing this format/subject matter. Explanation of squad level tactics and multiple element assaults in direct engagement interests me greatly. Thank you very much for doing this.
Thank you for your insight and expertise - I could see the warrior within you come out from the way you reacted when you viewed that guy opening up!!
Definitely was a great video Mike. One of the reasons why i love watching your videos is because you do a fantastic job of going into detail on whatever topic is at hand whether it be about tactics or really anything for that matter.
Hey Sgm. Everything you pointed out was fantastic. I was a m240 gunner mostly dismounted but everything you pointed out was 100% accurate. Everything you said was everything I had been saying about this specific video. I love the reactions. Keep them coming. Scouts out !
That’s badass man 13 hours was a great movie
This is a great video. Hearing you go over the actual content makes for a better understanding. Keep it up.
Your the man dude keep doing you all of this is much appreciated
Keep them coming finally someone who know his stuff thank you
Great video. I was am M60 gunner during Desert Storm and later became a unit armoror at Bragg in the early days of the Saw. They were trying to get us to take them. We kept avoiding them because they had so many problems the first couple generations. I am glad that they finally worked the kinks out. Seems like a really good platform now.
Love it! It's awesome having your insight along with the video. Definitely want to see more.
Some more of these would be sick. Thanks for what you did and what you're doing man.
Great content! I am not military but what I take away from this video is the aspect of keeping your head in the fight. That alone might save my ass someday.
Really good video. I was surprised how emotional you became at the beginning as your memories switched immediately.
It made sense when you said you have done this exact same job many times.
Mike, first of all thank you for your service. It is guys like you that makes the US military the best in the world. I have watched many of your podcast and you definitely make me proud to be an American. As far as the video goes I definitely think it is a great idea. I enjoyed the video much and look forward to seeing many more
Dude. I been listening to your podcast forever. This is outstanding. Please make a thousand. 👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
One minute and 17 seconds in and gave a thumbs up for the humility in regard to admitting your G.R.S time was not the same level as the 13 hours crew. I love the fact that guys like you and a few others are so humble even though you’re a total badass lol!
MGA. The new go-to for my video Intake! Thanks! Keep it up. Hard to Kill getting educated.
I love these. Talking to a buddy over the weekend that has trained with you. Multiple deployments, he's my bona-fide badass, and he says you are his bona-fide badass. That speaks volumes...
Great video, make more. As a current 11B this is very informational and entertaining. Gave me some insight on some things to look out for and to do if I find myself in a combat situation.
More please! Love to hear it from someone who's been there.
Keep them coming, that was the best break down I've heard on youtube,and there's alot of ex special forces on youtube doing reaction video's, and this is by far the best one.
This is the best 249 video out there hands down … prolly seen it 100 times
Great stuff Mike. Marine infantry myself, started as a SAW gunner. Fun to hear to break it down. As always, your content is good to go.
Very informative. Totally worth the effort producing this video. Much appreciated. Regards from Germany.
More of this, please! This seems to be something you're good at, and you seemed to be enjoying yourself.
Mike this really educates ! Thank you for your expert commentary. Great job and keep em coming!
Quality information from one of the few qualified to do so I cant wait to work for Fieldcraft Survival!
Keep ‘em coming Mike. Your expertise is crucial and applicable to many scenarios. Appreciate the content!