Once, I stood Machine Gunner in the sail on the SSN I served on. Looking down, I observed the Coastie boat going with us. I knew my job but I didn't really know their job. So I asked the stupid question and the Officer of the Deck, our Weapons Officer, looked up and said, "If a suicide boat comes at us, they get in the way. Then you shoot it." I won't hear negative word about the Coast Guard in my physical presence. They always have your back.
The more I learn about the coast guard the more I am convinced they're all completely insane. And the only reason we don't throw them at our enemies like the Marines is because it would be completely unfair. Edit just in case it wasn't clear. This is a compliment.
Honestly my mother's father was in the Coast Guard during WW2, and he helped with hunting German subs in the Atlantic. He used to tell me stories whenever my grandparents visited from Texas. Dude was a badass.
Coming from former military aircraft mechanic, we had a few foreign allies train at our technical facilities. I got the feeling aircraft maintenance moved alot slower than we do. Poor supply chains, no funding for parts or research, etc. I doubt they could field over a handful of sorties before they would be overwhelmed. Their mechanics looked like deer in the headlights at our workflow.
@@dylanchristensen3072 😂 it’s a surgeon smoking and drinking beer while doing an operation. I thought it’ll go good with the username “Born to Lose” which is a George Carlin reference to a surgeon with born to lose tattooed on his hands 😂
@habitual_linecrosser yo, what are the thoughts on french rafelae beating the snot out of the block 70/72 in war games or is the US f16 really that far behind in dogfigting 😢
To answer your question, Air National Guard IS Air Force. The high schoolers you're thinking of are the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary to the United States Air Force. Formed in WWII December 1st, 1941.
If there was only an enemy Air Force that had enough aircraft I have little doubt our beloved crack powered wolverine of a fighter would do just that, take the Eagles thundering record. Sorry my fellow gen X Eagle drivers/keepers but, the kid is crazy awesome. I think that’s how the kids are saying it these days.
This just in: The Iranian President Tweeted 24 hours before his death about the fact that he is preparing to release a statement about 'Safety Issues Concerning the Boeing 747'. Coincidence? I think not!
It doesn't work for them, they create it. look at some of their contracts from Vietnam from the government, they were paid to look into how to make it rain to destroy trails, how to make large areas of fog for cover of troop movement. Among many other companies and contracts.
Completely unrelated to this specific video, but.....I just want to say how much I love you for how you always finish off your vids with "do not give in to the 22 a day...." I mean this literally...repeating that in my head, fully in your voice (cuz I'd never listen to my own), has gotten me through a few nights to see the next morning again. Thank you.
Yeah. Really appreciate that line he had in one of his latest videos. Not a vet but have been pretty Fucking depressed for a while. But it's worth it to stick around for one more day.
@@randomcenturion7264 It's become my "codeword" to my GF, ex-wife, and best friend when I'm not only feeling depressed but DANGEROUSLY so is to go "The 22 are very loud today"
Retired Air Force here, just FYI: Air National Guard does count for our numbers. The "high schoolers" you were thinking of is the Civil Air Patrol, which I wouldn't count.
"We don't call them jarheads anymore. Because that's considered offensive. A jar would imply you could put something IN there." "They havea habit of FARMING enemy armies for XP." "I never see any tanks, where are they?" Fort Hood. Been on that base, and it's like a tank parking lot.
Ft Knox in the late 80s and early 90s was used for Marine D.A.T. training. I don't know if they are still there, but I discovered that t.v. doesn't really convey just how big and dangerous the Abrams is. I was there as a Cav Scout and didn't interact with the Marines much, but we always knew where the Tanks were.
Was stationed on Hood, there's a freakish amount of armor there. Apparently the rest of the III Corps posts (Carson, Bliss, and Riley) are all chock-full of tanks too.
Did contractor work at fort hood a few years ago. A lot of big booms, I thought it was mortar training. Cav guys by where I was working told me it was actually just a fuck ton of tanks.
Most of the tanks are spread among the heavy unit posts with a few Guard tanks- yes us part-timers have tanks too- spread around Guard training posts like Camp Shelby and McCrady Training Center. We’re not everywhere, but we’re in places that might surprise you.
Iran officials claim they are in contact with survivors, they just can't get to them quickly due to difficult terrain and bad weather. Who survived and in what condition was not disclosed.
My Coast Guard unit deployed with the Navy. We operated gun boats in the North Arabian Gulf. I was in Kuwait and members of my unit were in Iraq. Additionally, the Coast Guard has Cutters patrolling all over the gulf.
USMC: "We don't need a 3:1 advantage against you. You need a 3:1 advantage against us." Enemy: "We do have a 3:1 advantage against you." USMC: "But it won't be enough. We're looking to level up and you look like a good amount of XP to farm." *[Cracks knuckles.]*
Marines are the butt of a lot of jokes, but no one who has to fight them are making any. The Japanese in WW2 were terrified of the marines, for good reason, and they've only gotten tougher since then.
Yeah that 3:1 is nearly doctrine, combat experienced Marines that were even decently equipped would be dangerous even facing 10:1 odds. They may eat crayons but they turn crayons calories into dead enemies fairly effectively.
6:52 - You could include cargo planes in it now that the U.S has Rapid Dragon, all cargo planes can be loaded up with pallets (Yes, PALLETS) of cruise missiles. Fat Electrician has a video on it and there's a test footage of it successfully deploying floating around on RUclips if anyone's interested. Depending on the size of the cargo plane, they can hold even MORE cruise missiles and these cruise missiles can even be nuclear armed as well if desired, its such a cool technology.
Slight correction on the BGM-109, there are no US FFGs capable of carrying them. The Perry class never had VLS (in american service, the aussies did add some) and the new Constellations don't have the CIC space for Tomahawk cabinets.
There is an infographics channel that actually did this. Not going to lie, it is scary... for the rest of the world. The entire thing came down to everyone ganging up on the USA with a surprise attack while Canada and Mexico still exist in order to even have a chance.
HLC you did a fantastic job! The amount of work and fact checking that you put into every video you make is astonishing! I tell as many people as possible about your channel and when I show them one of your videos they get hooked. Keep doing what you’re doing! All the best to you, Mrs HLC and your furry kids.
Fun fact about the Coasties. For the past several years a team from the US Coast Guard has placed significantly higher in the overall standings at the International Sniper Competition than the USMC.
Everyone talks shit about the coasties until they remember their snipers are helicopter trained and their grunts willingly hop onto narco subs to stop them.
That is indeed the concern right now, they have really played their cards well by duplicating our cards. Our only hope on this earth is the American spirit raising an army like D-day x10.
Those hangar doors couldn't last forever and he has probably been working on weakening them for a while....if he isn't back by now we may want to check somewhere much further north.
What I really appreciate about your videos is the unbiased approach you take. Strictly numbers and strategy. We all know America is on top but still I love the blank slate you place upon these videos
Man, I love your long form videos and I want more. The way you present the data is absorbable, entertaining and extremely interesting. I honestly have no critiquing, just keep doing it just like this. Thank you and please stay awesome!
This was very informative. Great video. Talked fast. All facts. In a world of verbal diarrhea this video was much appreciated. Thanks man. Keep them coming
It isn’t that tanks aren’t what they used to be, it is that you need at least air superiority to use them effectively. They are what they have always been. You just need those same conditions. There is a reason why Desert Storm started with gaining air supremacy. There is a reason why Khasham turned into the bloodbath it was AFTER the air supremacy of America came into full force
Tanks need infantry support in urban areas also which a good portion of modern battlefields have been in ( or up in the mountains where tanks really can’t go anyways). It doesn’t help ( or it does depending on which side you are on) that infantry level anti-tank munitions have come a long ways. But we have not faced an adversary that has had even near peer armor of their own, the last great tank battle was way back in the 90’’s.
@@richardbossman9875 Yes. Obviously. But that isn’t the issue in Ukraine, well at least for the Ukrainians. This is a comment about what’s missing in the context of what’s said in the video
It is almost as if the stories from the past keep repeating themselves.... Tanks when used it WW1 were barely worth the effort. Their speed made them an easy target for artillery. They were prone to breakdowns. They were prone to being overrun by infantry. They were taken out by anti-armor rifles (originally used to shoot bunkers and emplacements). However, they were a morale booster. They also had a way to break a stalemate in an area even if it did take a lot of resources. Go to WW2 and this was still the case. However, the US military for example, played against these weaknesses. High cost? Make them cheap. Low reliability? Put some of the best manufacturing engineers in charge of the design and testing. Low speed? Make them fast and make them quickly. Prone to being overrun? Make so many of them that the infantry can all have a tank friend. Give the infantry vehicles as well so no one is waiting. The USA basically hit the perfect stride with tanks in WW2.
Aux is volunteer (old guy in a boat trope). Not to mention, the USCG has been in every single conflict since 1790 or so. Wiki does a good job at listing what was sent over each one
Great video. Your ability to be partisan and stick with the facts while also being highly patriotic is quite the feat. Thumbs up from America's warcrime hat lol
It's great. After a full well thought out long form video like this, I sometimes forget this's HLC's comment section. Then I read "Thumbs up from America's warcrime hat" ... love it.
5:56 Coasties also served in Vietnam. My Great Grandfather had served on the gunboats going up and down the river in Vietnam. He ended up retiring from the Coast Guard as an E-8 I believe, then painted for the rest of his life until his passing in 2018
Yes, more long form content from HLC immediately please! Also, if you put the figures that you’re listing up on screen as you’re listing them, I think it’d be better.
Correction for Iran having the AIM 54 Phoenix at 8:45: A quick Wikipedia search states that Iran does indeed have the missile and is the only remaining country to use them today. Your statement about how many of them are actually functional is probably the bigger question though, the answer to which I'm willing to bet is "few" if their history of military capabilities is anything to go off of. Also, as a Submariner I feel compelled to say something about our guided missile subs: We have 4 SSGN submarines each of which carry _154_ Tomahawk cruise missiles. That's _616_ missiles that could be launched just a few hundred miles off their own shores without them knowing the sub was even there to begin with. Thanks for the awesome content man, always looking forward to the next vid dunking on other country's capabilities.
Gonna out myself as a civvie here and ask: 1) Could a sub hit anywhere and everywhere in Iran without moving? (I assume yes, if they can be hundreds of milles off-shore at the time) 2) What's left after you're done? I assume most points of interest would take multiple missiles, but 616... HLC's joke about calling Iran "Crater" sounds not far off.
For far, I like everything you post besides the game stuff. I’m just not a gamer. But I like the production and hooks you use and your fast pace talking. Like, yeah, I wanna hear your story, but I don’t wanna listen to a 5 minute convo for 30 mins. Whereas with you, I watch 5 minutes, then watch it again to get the other 5 mins you put in there by talking fast and making intelligent jumps. It’s entertaining and informative and can all be researched and verified. 💯
Hey HLC, Lone time watcher. I know this isn't quite precisely relevant to this video, but I had something I'd like to share with you. In the early 90s, my father was serving in the USAF. Operated Rivet Joint through Desert Storm, ended up commanding them out in Kadena later. Had a ton of great stories about some of the wild shit they pulled. Lost him to cancer in 2020. Served 29 years. I wound up working on the very planes he served in decades later out in Texas as an engineer, so the RC-135 has a special place in my heart. Would love to see you throw in RC-135 as a character, maybe one of Buff's Friends, at some point. The platform started production in 1961, only six years after the Buff, and there's no signs of it being phased out anytime soon. You could go a lot of different ways with the character -- maybe a "perpetually trapped in the 1980s" type of guy, maybe the guy who plays a comedic foil to Buff, or maybe just another sarcastic old man playing Waldorf to Buff's Statler. The thing had been Ship Of Theseus'd so many times that Boeing washed its hands of the platform decades ago. It got stuffed so full of intel equipment that it basically requires a refuel after takeoff. Thanks for all the great content, and keep it up at a pace that doesn't burn you out. Cheers!
While the F-14 was designed around the AIM-54 and the AWG-9 radar, it wasn't the first or only fighter to do so. The F-111B was originally going to fill the USN requirement for a fleet air defense fighter, and it was designed with the same TF30 engines, AWG-9, and AIM-54 as used with the F-14. The F-14 literally carried over the engines, radar, missiles, and the idea of the swing wing from the F-111B when the -B was cancelled (because it was frickin' huge for the flight deck and not a great dogfighter. So they only built 7 of the -B model.
I'm glad you made this military comparison HLC, I'd spoken to a E-8 Sgt and he was a pilot for 7 years in service and never been deployed to any combat missions, but instead training others aviators in flight and skills for future operations. We called him G.Man, and he said few of the aircraft the U.S. retired was still in uses for training or simulation like the F-5 Tiger and even the F-14 Tomcat that was useful for training exercises, which I shouldn't be surprised sence it was a dangerous aircraft and still is to this day. He was a good teacher even after he retired, but it was a hell of an honor to talk to someone who actually been experiences and was dedicated in his job to defend his country!
Good luck to you. Just remember that boot camp is designed to instill very basic skills. And they have a limited time to do it. Don’t take anything personal and keep a clear head.
Listen! Did you know that it doesn't matter what content you provide, it's a must watch...now you do. The work you put into the work you do is obvious. The knowledge you already have is only dwarfed by the amount of research that you evidently do for some of these videos. The humor is always a hit. Much love and respect. Keep it up.
I really like this series, would love you continuing it! Some other countries I'd love a comparison to: China China + Russia The rest of NATO or for a special: EVERY OTHER NATION IN THE WORLD
Tell that to 190th here at Forbes Air base in Topeka. They are NOT Air guard. Our Restaurant Brewery has a table just for the pilots. They gifted us a cracked windshield from a refueler. It hangs on the wall by their table. It took a lot of work on their part to get it for us. Can be seen at the BLIND TIGER in Topeka Kansas. If your lucky you may see the pilots as well.
And the best part is that Canada and Mexico aren’t stupid enough to start shit with the country that basically pays the defense budget of North America and Europe.
Yeah, and it doesn’t get any easier if you try to make an amphibious landing in California. Even if the citizens don’t resist, plenty of time will be bought for the military. First line of defense: the coast. It’s all cliffs, marshes, or urban jungles. Don’t even try the SF bay, because then you’re surrounded on all sides by land. Second line of defense: 20-30 miles inland: forests or mountains or both. Some large towns. Third line of defense: Central Valley: trenches, foxholes, and a dense network of canals, roads, and small towns. Fourth line of defense: Sierra Nevada Mountains. God help you. Fifth line of defense: the hundreds of miles of desert that stretch all the way to the border line. Really, the whole western half is like this. Hundreds of miles of Great Basin. Literally just Hell, not much water or food, and constant aerial attacks/harassment. Then you have the Rockies. Civilians will be a huge problem here. And now the Heartland. Trenches, foxholes, and armed civilians. Cross the Mississippi (how?), and maybe, just maybe, you can make it to D.C. Ain’t no way anybody gonna win from the Pacific. Atlantic is the best chance anybody’s got, and you know we’ll just pack up and keep moving west until the enemy is exhausted.
Really just Canada, but even then they have their own problems since most of their population lives within 20 miles of the US border... Mexico would have to contend with the several million gun owners down south, especially Texas. Mexico would be counter invaded before the US military even got there lol
america is also the only one capable of moving armies across the ocean because of that, which is basically what we went and learned and perfected in world wars. and then we also have air mobile units that can be boots on the ground anywhere in set amount of time
I really enjoy this content, and so far, the only place I have seen anything similar is the Infographics channel, I think. I appreciate your content and am checking every day for something new. So from everyone's favorite enemy, a retired MP, thank you.
We need more videos like this ❤️ also could you do a literal US vs the rest of the world video? With your level of experience and knowledge I think it’d be pretty good content
Ft Knox used to have a shit-ton of Marine Tankers back in the 80s and 90s. I don't know their numbers currently, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were still training over there. There is nothing like training to be a Cav Scout, and having an Abrams rumble by shaking the ground.
I can not quite keep the scene in the newest Robo Cop movie out of my head where they are on patrol in Tehran. Great video and shows just how stacked the deck would be.
My knowledge is based on what was passed during repeated briefs and Combat Systems Training Team briefs for drills, but it's dated from 2006. I was deployed to the Gulf in '06 aboard USS McFaul for Oil Platform Defense and it was mentioned in passing that Iran was cannibalizing F-14s to keep them air-worthy. Mind this was just scuttlebutt talk, but given how Grumman doesn't make parts anymore, I'd have to lend credence to the RUMINT.
Great work, HLC! Imagine this being taught to the Kid and F-35 by uncle Eagle and Grampa BUFF in an animated classroom setting ! Love your work, keep it up!
Hey it’s me again from the last stream (p.s. I loved that) I love this video along with the rest I would love to see Russia next and I really want to hear that joke with the thunder screech
14:05 There's.. A LOT at Ft Hood. When I was stationed there back in the mid 2000s, we had a ruckmarch where we had to get off the road and let a unit pass, mostly M1 Abrams. Figured it would be a handful and we could continue marching. Well a handful turned into a parade which then turned into something ridiculous. They had a close spacing, maybe 5-10 car lengths between each.. and we were there for 2 hours, and they weren't moving slowly. Also as for 800 Apaches, I think we do have a bit more than that. Unless we've scrapped a ton since I got out.
I like this kind of series and I hope you do more. It's fun to see and gives a sense of safety (not that I'm really worried about Iran putting troops on the ground in the US).
Once, I stood Machine Gunner in the sail on the SSN I served on. Looking down, I observed the Coastie boat going with us. I knew my job but I didn't really know their job. So I asked the stupid question and the Officer of the Deck, our Weapons Officer, looked up and said, "If a suicide boat comes at us, they get in the way. Then you shoot it."
I won't hear negative word about the Coast Guard in my physical presence. They always have your back.
Honestly this is fucking gangster
The more I learn about the coast guard the more I am convinced they're all completely insane. And the only reason we don't throw them at our enemies like the Marines is because it would be completely unfair.
Edit just in case it wasn't clear. This is a compliment.
Take that up with Nikko Ortiz 🤣🤣
Honestly my mother's father was in the Coast Guard during WW2, and he helped with hunting German subs in the Atlantic. He used to tell me stories whenever my grandparents visited from Texas. Dude was a badass.
Coasties are like the bodyguards of the ocean's prized MMA fighters. Their job is to say: "DON'T TOUCH THE BOATS."
The question is not “who would win.” The question is “what do we feed our marines after their weekend hike?”
1 word, Red
@@mnlaaf9340 Bruh 😂
@@mnlaaf9340most Marines prefer purple.
Whiskey of various flavor, nicotine, the crayola fun pack and creatine laced with testosterone
baconeggncheese, weed, alcohol, and assault rifle das it
Basically Iran has about 20 minutes of air force
That is generous the F22 are really fast but I guess they could fly casual on the way but let's face it they would race to get the best score
Assuming they can keep the F14 parts flowing from Wish or Temu.
The kid needs meat in his diet
Coming from former military aircraft mechanic, we had a few foreign allies train at our technical facilities. I got the feeling aircraft maintenance moved alot slower than we do. Poor supply chains, no funding for parts or research, etc. I doubt they could field over a handful of sorties before they would be overwhelmed. Their mechanics looked like deer in the headlights at our workflow.
I'd give them a couple hours. Got to include travel time for us to get there.
As an Iranian I love seeing HL struggle pronouncing letters that don’t exist in the English alphabet 😂 keep up the great work man!
rare spotting of a middle eastern american. great day to you!
@@sunseyki. great day to you too kind sir!
What is your profile picture, is got my sides in orbit 😂
@@dylanchristensen3072 😂 it’s a surgeon smoking and drinking beer while doing an operation. I thought it’ll go good with the username “Born to Lose” which is a George Carlin reference to a surgeon with born to lose tattooed on his hands 😂
I knew a linguist who rode with us (USS Caron) for a while and he spoke Persian fluently, and when he cut loose he made it sound awesome. Respects.
Iran president died in helicopter crash. My first thought was "damn the CIA hit that shot like KOBE"
Pretty sure you inspired the joke in the next video, that absolutely killed
Nothing but net.
Bro, the timing of this video, Iran's President just went down in a helicopter hard landing/crash.
I saw that to. This is hysterical.
The timing of this comment, just popped up for me when he got to the number of Iran's attack helicopters....😂😂😂😂😂
CIA: Oh no, how did that happen?
Too bad it wasn't Ali Khamenei, he's the one pulling all the strings in Iran.
@@ClericOfPholtusmight be Mossad they do have a bit more motivation these days
Bro this is LEGIT, and the timing is impeccable
It wasn't on purpose trust me lol
@@habitual_linecrosser President of Iran saw this video and was so upset he nosedived it into a mountain.
@@habitual_linecrosser The presidential helicopter forgot how to make Up, thus crashed. 😉
@@habitual_linecrosser You didn't go into much about how it would compare to Iraq war.
@habitual_linecrosser yo, what are the thoughts on french rafelae beating the snot out of the block 70/72 in war games or is the US f16 really that far behind in dogfigting 😢
*whips out lawn chair* oh this series is gonna rock
Lol
Literally sitting in my lawn chair right now. Its really nice out today about 70, sunny. Its a been a good one.
Is it the white lawn chair of motivation?
I’m with ya. I like most of his stuff, but this series feels like a winner.
@@TheSteam02nice reference
Well they have one less helicopter now…
*lmaooo*
To answer your question, Air National Guard IS Air Force. The high schoolers you're thinking of are the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary to the United States Air Force. Formed in WWII December 1st, 1941.
We had over 8,000 Coast Guard combatants who served In Vietnam. They secured harbors.
My uncle a coastie was wounded during river patrols.
WW2 and so on.
Coast Guard also deployed for Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and to the Gulf after that.
And that was well before the Coast Guard was even remotely considered a branch of the military
A very under rated service that has played some very important rolls in our wars.
"They (F22 pilots) would be fighting over who could get more kills." They'd be trying to break the F15s record in a DAY.
They'd be begging people to let 'em get of the ground so it counts.
@@xxpoisonblxx Those pilots would be blowing up their own planes on the ground.
If there was only an enemy Air Force that had enough aircraft I have little doubt our beloved crack powered wolverine of a fighter would do just that, take the Eagles thundering record.
Sorry my fellow gen X Eagle drivers/keepers but, the kid is crazy awesome. I think that’s how the kids are saying it these days.
102 and 0 look out below
I can see the kid start going something like this. " mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine MINE!"
This just in:
The Iranian President Tweeted 24 hours before his death about the fact that he is preparing to release a statement about 'Safety Issues Concerning the Boeing 747'. Coincidence? I think not!
I KNEW THAT FOG WORKED FOR BOEING
the fog was paid off
It doesn't work for them, they create it. look at some of their contracts from Vietnam from the government, they were paid to look into how to make it rain to destroy trails, how to make large areas of fog for cover of troop movement. Among many other companies and contracts.
It should be interesting to read, since his Office should still have the document!
Completely unrelated to this specific video, but.....I just want to say how much I love you for how you always finish off your vids with "do not give in to the 22 a day...."
I mean this literally...repeating that in my head, fully in your voice (cuz I'd never listen to my own), has gotten me through a few nights to see the next morning again.
Thank you.
Yeah. Really appreciate that line he had in one of his latest videos.
Not a vet but have been pretty Fucking depressed for a while. But it's worth it to stick around for one more day.
@@randomcenturion7264 It's become my "codeword" to my GF, ex-wife, and best friend when I'm not only feeling depressed but DANGEROUSLY so is to go "The 22 are very loud today"
Please forgive my ignorance, but what is the 22 per day?
@ivertranes2516 - it refers to 22 US veteran suicides per day.
Retired Air Force here, just FYI: Air National Guard does count for our numbers. The "high schoolers" you were thinking of is the Civil Air Patrol, which I wouldn't count.
76 Grampa Buffs still in service.. I may have teared up a bit.
Love the BUFF
"We don't call them jarheads anymore. Because that's considered offensive. A jar would imply you could put something IN there."
"They havea habit of FARMING enemy armies for XP."
"I never see any tanks, where are they?"
Fort Hood. Been on that base, and it's like a tank parking lot.
I also have a feeling that a ton of tanks are in our nato and European bases.
Ft Knox in the late 80s and early 90s was used for Marine D.A.T. training. I don't know if they are still there, but I discovered that t.v. doesn't really convey just how big and dangerous the Abrams is. I was there as a Cav Scout and didn't interact with the Marines much, but we always knew where the Tanks were.
Was stationed on Hood, there's a freakish amount of armor there. Apparently the rest of the III Corps posts (Carson, Bliss, and Riley) are all chock-full of tanks too.
Did contractor work at fort hood a few years ago. A lot of big booms, I thought it was mortar training. Cav guys by where I was working told me it was actually just a fuck ton of tanks.
Most of the tanks are spread among the heavy unit posts with a few Guard tanks- yes us part-timers have tanks too- spread around Guard training posts like Camp Shelby and McCrady Training Center. We’re not everywhere, but we’re in places that might surprise you.
Ironic timing with the current status of the Iranian president being unknown after a helicopter crash this morning.
Yaaaay
It's amazing how having many enemies can be detrimental to longevity. Who'da thunk it??
Iran officials claim they are in contact with survivors, they just can't get to them quickly due to difficult terrain and bad weather. Who survived and in what condition was not disclosed.
Conspiracy? Lol
Ahahahahahahahahaha
My Coast Guard unit deployed with the Navy. We operated gun boats in the North Arabian Gulf. I was in Kuwait and members of my unit were in Iraq. Additionally, the Coast Guard has Cutters patrolling all over the gulf.
The timing of this video is absolutely and ironically impeccable 🥲🥲🥲
USMC: "We don't need a 3:1 advantage against you. You need a 3:1 advantage against us."
Enemy: "We do have a 3:1 advantage against you."
USMC: "But it won't be enough. We're looking to level up and you look like a good amount of XP to farm." *[Cracks knuckles.]*
Marines are the butt of a lot of jokes, but no one who has to fight them are making any. The Japanese in WW2 were terrified of the marines, for good reason, and they've only gotten tougher since then.
Yeah that 3:1 is nearly doctrine, combat experienced Marines that were even decently equipped would be dangerous even facing 10:1 odds. They may eat crayons but they turn crayons calories into dead enemies fairly effectively.
Iran: You guys don't scare us!
USMC: We literally weaponized autism, and it just landed behind you
Marines like to call it a target rich environment
Enemy: "We have a 3:1 advantage against you"
USMC: "Oh good, a target-rich environment"
Please keep this series going, DONT LEAVE THE KID OUT
6:52 - You could include cargo planes in it now that the U.S has Rapid Dragon, all cargo planes can be loaded up with pallets (Yes, PALLETS) of cruise missiles. Fat Electrician has a video on it and there's a test footage of it successfully deploying floating around on RUclips if anyone's interested.
Depending on the size of the cargo plane, they can hold even MORE cruise missiles and these cruise missiles can even be nuclear armed as well if desired, its such a cool technology.
I'd love to see a C5 Super Galaxy loaded with Rapid Dragon. A C130 can hold 45 Rapid Dragon missiles and the Suler Galaxy is like, 3 times bigger
Met a Coastie who volunteered for Coast Guard to stay out of Vietnam; spent his tour behind a .50 on the Mekong River
Iran: When did America gain this much force???
The USA: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of the globe.
Let's not forget that with the Rapid Dragon package, all of the US cargo planes get to join Grandpa BUFF in slinging cruise missiles.
“Hey kids…do ya like violence?” -Grandpa Buff or was it eminem
Fun fact, the U.S. coast guard was instrumental in enforcing blockades during Vietnam
And for the record, I love this type of video. Please do more
“There’s an HSAH in there… Fucking bless you” 😂
Killed me. Doubled over laughing
Chordack... you should probably consult a doctor about that.
I was hitting my vape when he said that and I choked... Lmao
Slight correction on the BGM-109, there are no US FFGs capable of carrying them. The Perry class never had VLS (in american service, the aussies did add some) and the new Constellations don't have the CIC space for Tomahawk cabinets.
I got married last month in one of your hats. "I was ordered to be here" made so many people laugh. Wish the letters were a better quality
I read the title USA VS the World and what popped up in my head was Kusco from Emperor's New Groove: "Bring it on."
There is an infographics channel that actually did this. Not going to lie, it is scary... for the rest of the world.
The entire thing came down to everyone ganging up on the USA with a surprise attack while Canada and Mexico still exist in order to even have a chance.
The coast guard lost a higher percentage their force in Vietnam. The brown water navy was brutal.
My uncle was a coastie in Vietnam, was also wounded.
Oh shit that was them ?
@@timumbra2476 Vietnam was major changing point for how America fights.
In the middle of a language lesson saw this notification, and I jump straight over here
What language are you learning?
Alright, having watched through the video, I'd absolutely love to see more content like this from ya.
ME TOO
HLC you did a fantastic job! The amount of work and fact checking that you put into every video you make is astonishing!
I tell as many people as possible about your channel and when I show them one of your videos they get hooked. Keep doing what you’re doing! All the best to you, Mrs HLC and your furry kids.
Fun fact about the Coasties. For the past several years a team from the US Coast Guard has placed significantly higher in the overall standings at the International Sniper Competition than the USMC.
Everyone talks shit about the coasties until they remember their snipers are helicopter trained and their grunts willingly hop onto narco subs to stop them.
I think Chris Costa from Magpul (back in the day) was originally a Coastie.
Great stuff, Long!
Looking forward to the coverage of "duh grate Chynuh"
That is indeed the concern right now, they have really played their cards well by duplicating our cards. Our only hope on this earth is the American spirit raising an army like D-day x10.
I'm guessing The Kid not making an appearance in the video and Iran having an "oopsie" is a coincidence?
The kid was cooking
Sounds plausible!
Someone check his hangar!
Those hangar doors couldn't last forever and he has probably been working on weakening them for a while....if he isn't back by now we may want to check somewhere much further north.
What I really appreciate about your videos is the unbiased approach you take. Strictly numbers and strategy. We all know America is on top but still I love the blank slate you place upon these videos
"Get bent ThE gReAt ChiNa" fucking spit my coffee out. I wasn't expecting that. 😂🤣
Man, I love your long form videos and I want more. The way you present the data is absorbable, entertaining and extremely interesting. I honestly have no critiquing, just keep doing it just like this. Thank you and please stay awesome!
A military person., “ I did a lot of math “….. he had to do math. Hopefully he didn’t need to count past 20., 9 toes and 11 fingers…..😂😂😅😅😅
I had a calculator lol
Don't ask him to count to 21! Nobody wants to see that.
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You did math? And how did it feel?
@@oldtop4682🤣🤣🤣
In the future, please clarify if these are metric fucktons or Imperial fucktons...
Not only tonnage, but combat capabilities are unmatched.
Don’t usually leave comments but I love this video keep doing this series!
This was very informative. Great video. Talked fast. All facts. In a world of verbal diarrhea this video was much appreciated. Thanks man. Keep them coming
It isn’t that tanks aren’t what they used to be, it is that you need at least air superiority to use them effectively. They are what they have always been. You just need those same conditions. There is a reason why Desert Storm started with gaining air supremacy. There is a reason why Khasham turned into the bloodbath it was AFTER the air supremacy of America came into full force
Tanks need infantry support in urban areas also which a good portion of modern battlefields have been in ( or up in the mountains where tanks really can’t go anyways). It doesn’t help ( or it does depending on which side you are on) that infantry level anti-tank munitions have come a long ways. But we have not faced an adversary that has had even near peer armor of their own, the last great tank battle was way back in the 90’’s.
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Yes. Obviously. But that isn’t the issue in Ukraine, well at least for the Ukrainians. This is a comment about what’s missing in the context of what’s said in the video
It is almost as if the stories from the past keep repeating themselves....
Tanks when used it WW1 were barely worth the effort. Their speed made them an easy target for artillery. They were prone to breakdowns. They were prone to being overrun by infantry. They were taken out by anti-armor rifles (originally used to shoot bunkers and emplacements). However, they were a morale booster. They also had a way to break a stalemate in an area even if it did take a lot of resources.
Go to WW2 and this was still the case. However, the US military for example, played against these weaknesses.
High cost? Make them cheap.
Low reliability? Put some of the best manufacturing engineers in charge of the design and testing.
Low speed? Make them fast and make them quickly.
Prone to being overrun? Make so many of them that the infantry can all have a tank friend. Give the infantry vehicles as well so no one is waiting.
The USA basically hit the perfect stride with tanks in WW2.
Aux is volunteer (old guy in a boat trope).
Not to mention, the USCG has been in every single conflict since 1790 or so.
Wiki does a good job at listing what was sent over each one
Great video. Your ability to be partisan and stick with the facts while also being highly patriotic is quite the feat. Thumbs up from America's warcrime hat lol
It's great. After a full well thought out long form video like this, I sometimes forget this's HLC's comment section. Then I read "Thumbs up from America's warcrime hat" ... love it.
Waving from the other side of Lake Erie! 👋😂
@@WookieWoman 👋 from the Texas of Canada
5:56 Coasties also served in Vietnam. My Great Grandfather had served on the gunboats going up and down the river in Vietnam. He ended up retiring from the Coast Guard as an E-8 I believe, then painted for the rest of his life until his passing in 2018
Yes, more long form content from HLC immediately please! Also, if you put the figures that you’re listing up on screen as you’re listing them, I think it’d be better.
Correction for Iran having the AIM 54 Phoenix at 8:45: A quick Wikipedia search states that Iran does indeed have the missile and is the only remaining country to use them today. Your statement about how many of them are actually functional is probably the bigger question though, the answer to which I'm willing to bet is "few" if their history of military capabilities is anything to go off of.
Also, as a Submariner I feel compelled to say something about our guided missile subs: We have 4 SSGN submarines each of which carry _154_ Tomahawk cruise missiles. That's _616_ missiles that could be launched just a few hundred miles off their own shores without them knowing the sub was even there to begin with.
Thanks for the awesome content man, always looking forward to the next vid dunking on other country's capabilities.
Gonna out myself as a civvie here and ask:
1) Could a sub hit anywhere and everywhere in Iran without moving? (I assume yes, if they can be hundreds of milles off-shore at the time)
2) What's left after you're done? I assume most points of interest would take multiple missiles, but 616... HLC's joke about calling Iran "Crater" sounds not far off.
Ok, I'll give you the title for this series:
Linecrossing
You're welcome
I was thinkin' "I did math" 😊
That's actually pretty good
For far, I like everything you post besides the game stuff. I’m just not a gamer. But I like the production and hooks you use and your fast pace talking. Like, yeah, I wanna hear your story, but I don’t wanna listen to a 5 minute convo for 30 mins. Whereas with you, I watch 5 minutes, then watch it again to get the other 5 mins you put in there by talking fast and making intelligent jumps. It’s entertaining and informative and can all be researched and verified. 💯
Hey HLC,
Lone time watcher. I know this isn't quite precisely relevant to this video, but I had something I'd like to share with you.
In the early 90s, my father was serving in the USAF. Operated Rivet Joint through Desert Storm, ended up commanding them out in Kadena later. Had a ton of great stories about some of the wild shit they pulled. Lost him to cancer in 2020. Served 29 years. I wound up working on the very planes he served in decades later out in Texas as an engineer, so the RC-135 has a special place in my heart.
Would love to see you throw in RC-135 as a character, maybe one of Buff's Friends, at some point. The platform started production in 1961, only six years after the Buff, and there's no signs of it being phased out anytime soon. You could go a lot of different ways with the character -- maybe a "perpetually trapped in the 1980s" type of guy, maybe the guy who plays a comedic foil to Buff, or maybe just another sarcastic old man playing Waldorf to Buff's Statler. The thing had been Ship Of Theseus'd so many times that Boeing washed its hands of the platform decades ago. It got stuffed so full of intel equipment that it basically requires a refuel after takeoff.
Thanks for all the great content, and keep it up at a pace that doesn't burn you out.
Cheers!
I like the long form. Well done. Keep it up. Your level of experience is hard to duplicate.
So the Iranian president was just in a helicopter crash. What a coincidence. (his conditions are unknown)
Word is, they cant even get to him right now.
Yea the general is going to take over
When your President's Helicopter is Sus... I'm not thinking you're the threat you think you are Iran-away-and-cried...
CIA definitely put a single drop of gallium or mercury on something that was titanium or aluminum and just let it fly💯
What’s unknown is where all his pieces went
While the F-14 was designed around the AIM-54 and the AWG-9 radar, it wasn't the first or only fighter to do so. The F-111B was originally going to fill the USN requirement for a fleet air defense fighter, and it was designed with the same TF30 engines, AWG-9, and AIM-54 as used with the F-14. The F-14 literally carried over the engines, radar, missiles, and the idea of the swing wing from the F-111B when the -B was cancelled (because it was frickin' huge for the flight deck and not a great dogfighter. So they only built 7 of the -B model.
Spot on!
Everybody forgets about the F-111
I'm glad you made this military comparison HLC, I'd spoken to a E-8 Sgt and he was a pilot for 7 years in service and never been deployed to any combat missions, but instead training others aviators in flight and skills for future operations.
We called him G.Man, and he said few of the aircraft the U.S. retired was still in uses for training or simulation like the F-5 Tiger and even the F-14 Tomcat that was useful for training exercises, which I shouldn't be surprised sence it was a dangerous aircraft and still is to this day.
He was a good teacher even after he retired, but it was a hell of an honor to talk to someone who actually been experiences and was dedicated in his job to defend his country!
This was awesome, HLC! I loved just hearing all the numbers. Glorious.
Love the shorts, but man, these long form videos are awesome.
HLC SIR, just 2 mins into the video, LOVE THIS IDEA! If you could include the "characters" that would be the cherry on top! SO MUCH of THIS!
Nice video!! Getting shipped out for basic for the Navy by the end of next month 🙌.
Good luck to you. Just remember that boot camp is designed to instill very basic skills. And they have a limited time to do it. Don’t take anything personal and keep a clear head.
The Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Georgia (Ohio class subs) have all been converted to carry tomahawk cruise missiles too...
And they can each carry 154 missiles.
Can I just say thank you. The internet tries to scare me into submission every day, but your video made me feel better.
Listen! Did you know that it doesn't matter what content you provide, it's a must watch...now you do. The work you put into the work you do is obvious. The knowledge you already have is only dwarfed by the amount of research that you evidently do for some of these videos. The humor is always a hit. Much love and respect. Keep it up.
I really like this series, would love you continuing it!
Some other countries I'd love a comparison to:
China
China + Russia
The rest of NATO
or for a special: EVERY OTHER NATION IN THE WORLD
HLC, interesting timing with the recent 'hard landing' that took place...
Trust me it wasn't planned lol
@@habitual_linecrosser Sure.... 😏
I like this premise… please keep this series going.
fantastic video dude! Appreciate the longer vid.
I love your longer format stuff. I'm looking forward to more entries in this series!
A LOT of the aerial refueling currently being done is carried out by Air National Guard units. Lots of Air Force flyovers at games are, too.
Tell that to 190th here at Forbes Air base in Topeka. They are NOT Air guard. Our Restaurant Brewery has a table just for the pilots. They gifted us a cracked windshield from a refueler. It hangs on the wall by their table. It took a lot of work on their part to get it for us. Can be seen at the BLIND TIGER in Topeka Kansas. If your lucky you may see the pilots as well.
USA having gigantic moats on either side really helps with making land invasion almost impossible unless you're Canada or Mexico
And the best part is that Canada and Mexico aren’t stupid enough to start shit with the country that basically pays the defense budget of North America and Europe.
Yeah, and it doesn’t get any easier if you try to make an amphibious landing in California. Even if the citizens don’t resist, plenty of time will be bought for the military.
First line of defense: the coast. It’s all cliffs, marshes, or urban jungles. Don’t even try the SF bay, because then you’re surrounded on all sides by land. Second line of defense: 20-30 miles inland: forests or mountains or both. Some large towns. Third line of defense: Central Valley: trenches, foxholes, and a dense network of canals, roads, and small towns. Fourth line of defense: Sierra Nevada Mountains. God help you. Fifth line of defense: the hundreds of miles of desert that stretch all the way to the border line.
Really, the whole western half is like this. Hundreds of miles of Great Basin. Literally just Hell, not much water or food, and constant aerial attacks/harassment. Then you have the Rockies. Civilians will be a huge problem here. And now the Heartland. Trenches, foxholes, and armed civilians. Cross the Mississippi (how?), and maybe, just maybe, you can make it to D.C.
Ain’t no way anybody gonna win from the Pacific. Atlantic is the best chance anybody’s got, and you know we’ll just pack up and keep moving west until the enemy is exhausted.
Really just Canada, but even then they have their own problems since most of their population lives within 20 miles of the US border... Mexico would have to contend with the several million gun owners down south, especially Texas.
Mexico would be counter invaded before the US military even got there lol
america is also the only one capable of moving armies across the ocean because of that, which is basically what we went and learned and perfected in world wars. and then we also have air mobile units that can be boots on the ground anywhere in set amount of time
And going through Canada is how Geneva would earn a LOT of overtime...
Thankyou for not aiming your firearm towards the camera it is a pet peeve of mine and I really appreciate good gun safety
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you, HLC.
Impeccable timing
Absolutely love the longer format stuff....very informative
A half hour hlc video?? Happy day!
I see a large number of rapid dragons being launched in this conflict.
I really enjoy this content, and so far, the only place I have seen anything similar is the Infographics channel, I think. I appreciate your content and am checking every day for something new. So from everyone's favorite enemy, a retired MP, thank you.
We need more videos like this ❤️ also could you do a literal US vs the rest of the world video? With your level of experience and knowledge I think it’d be pretty good content
I love this style of video, thank you for branching out, and keep being awesome! Don't give in to the 22 a day, and keep being awesome HLC
So if all your aircraft only drop one missile at a time, is it still considered carpet bombing if there’s 5000 of them😂😂😂
HLC FOR PRESIDENT 2028
He is gonna have to contend with Brandon Herrera.
Absolutely
No, they don't deserve him.
@@skullyboi1215 hlc as his vp
Ironic because the Iranian president just died
Ft Knox used to have a shit-ton of Marine Tankers back in the 80s and 90s.
I don't know their numbers currently, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were still training over there.
There is nothing like training to be a Cav Scout, and having an Abrams rumble by shaking the ground.
I can not quite keep the scene in the newest Robo Cop movie out of my head where they are on patrol in Tehran. Great video and shows just how stacked the deck would be.
My knowledge is based on what was passed during repeated briefs and Combat Systems Training Team briefs for drills, but it's dated from 2006. I was deployed to the Gulf in '06 aboard USS McFaul for Oil Platform Defense and it was mentioned in passing that Iran was cannibalizing F-14s to keep them air-worthy. Mind this was just scuttlebutt talk, but given how Grumman doesn't make parts anymore, I'd have to lend credence to the RUMINT.
They have copied the Phoenix and they manufacture some of the plane parts, but I'm guessing a large percentage has been cannibalized.
Well, given the fact that someone was charged with treason for trying to sell F-4 parts to Iran in the last 10 years, I can say it is likely true.
I have family in the Navy and the Coast Guard. The Navy people go to exotic beaches around the world. The coasty intercepts drug runners.
OK... so during a time of declared war the coast guard belongs the DOD... during regular operations they are DOT... something to think about
I thought it was homeland security? Or am I confusing it with something else?
@@ZeReichStagg definitely something else... they patrol the waterways like police and ems
Great work, HLC! Imagine this being taught to the Kid and F-35 by uncle Eagle and Grampa BUFF in an animated classroom setting ! Love your work, keep it up!
Sooo - I read the title on the thumbnail as LISA vs IRAN - this Lisa you speak of must be freaking awesome!
14:07 Every time I see a fair amount of tanks, they're always loaded up on a 5 mile long train, mostly westbound.
Hey it’s me again from the last stream (p.s. I loved that) I love this video along with the rest I would love to see Russia next and I really want to hear that joke with the thunder screech
We pay attention to you because you are easy to understand and most of us have ADD
Or a TBI
14:05 There's.. A LOT at Ft Hood. When I was stationed there back in the mid 2000s, we had a ruckmarch where we had to get off the road and let a unit pass, mostly M1 Abrams. Figured it would be a handful and we could continue marching. Well a handful turned into a parade which then turned into something ridiculous. They had a close spacing, maybe 5-10 car lengths between each.. and we were there for 2 hours, and they weren't moving slowly.
Also as for 800 Apaches, I think we do have a bit more than that. Unless we've scrapped a ton since I got out.
HLC, these are terrific. In the cyberwarfare issue, Ryan McBeth could give you some insight on ours and Iran's capabilities.
Can you cover the next time DARPA MANTA RAY UUV? Keep posting the good lord's work
Love your content dude!
Uhm HLC i think the F22 somehow managed to escape the hanger today.
I like this kind of series and I hope you do more. It's fun to see and gives a sense of safety (not that I'm really worried about Iran putting troops on the ground in the US).
I don't think you've had a bad idea for a video yet. Keep up everything you do.