Indians React to America Obliterates Half Of Iran's Navy In 8 Hours! - Operation Praying Mantis

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025

Комментарии • 863

  • @kayrosis5523
    @kayrosis5523 Год назад +243

    And that was the day Japan called up Iran and said "This, this is why you never, ever, ever touch America's boats."

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Год назад +7

      Oh, I thought that it was Libya that called them.

    • @CivilizedWarrior
      @CivilizedWarrior 11 месяцев назад +13

      ⁠@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 dang, I thought it was the 18th century Barbary Pirates.

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 11 месяцев назад +9

      @@CivilizedWarrior Hello, them too. Those Mohammadans don't seem to learn. After Libya's naval entanglement during the 1980s there was a joke describing that the new Libyan Navy ships had glass bottoms so their sailor could see the old Libyan Navy.

    • @Tyfu39944
      @Tyfu39944 11 месяцев назад +12

      Moral of the shit load of stories here: STOP FUCKING WITH OUR BOATS

    • @charlesmaurer6214
      @charlesmaurer6214 9 месяцев назад +2

      Not just Japan, Lybia(and the other babary states) Spain, Germany, Vietnam and a few others.

  • @garronwarwick6090
    @garronwarwick6090 Год назад +322

    I was there. Served on USS Enterprise from 1986-1990. That was a crazy day! 🇺🇸

    • @josephdevuono4231
      @josephdevuono4231 Год назад +13

      Just... Damn. Now, I have a pretty good idea why Marines are so nuts. LOL

    • @brianpowell4116
      @brianpowell4116 Год назад +23

      I was there too was ships company AIMD4

    • @DanielHernandez-y3y
      @DanielHernandez-y3y Год назад +11

      Thank you for your service!

    • @rslama9653
      @rslama9653 Год назад +8

      Good job. War is hell. People die in war, when a gold fish attacks a barracuda, weeel you know.

    • @patrickarlaud4677
      @patrickarlaud4677 Год назад +8

      My Dad served on the USS Enterprise! Operation Sea Orbit! CVN-65! Please to meet you !

  • @timfeeley714-25
    @timfeeley714-25 Год назад +726

    The complete Ronald Reagan quote is "the 9 scariest words in the English language are {I'm from the government and I'm here to help}"

    • @greywolf9783
      @greywolf9783 Год назад +64

      Yea this is more real now then it was!

    • @lucasingram77
      @lucasingram77 Год назад +40

      Ahhh okay that sounds way more like something he’d say, I was so confused. Smart man, America didn’t know what they had..

    • @Bancheis
      @Bancheis Год назад +46

      @@lucasingram77 Americans did... the real rulers of our country were the ones who wanted him out of the way. Not a single person wanting more Government control has our best interests in mind, only their own interests and those of their investors, especially if they own stocks in those companies.

    • @lucasingram77
      @lucasingram77 Год назад +25

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@BancheisI agree with you as far as the average citizen not living on the West coast. But there definitely was a large movement that didn’t like him, the entire 80’s So Cal punk scene was vocal about their dislike of him and it influenced a bunch of people that are ironically for “the machine” now, including Rage against the machine🤣. I’m Canadian so I definitely know first hand about government control unfortunately, luckily still got my bank account lmao.

    • @KamiNoBaka1
      @KamiNoBaka1 Год назад +18

      @@lucasingram77 Funny thing about this particular quote, even people who hated Reagan can agree with it lol

  • @johnbarry3869
    @johnbarry3869 Год назад +10

    Being an American, I can tell you India has nothing but respect in our country. I have met many people from India and they are always the nicest people I have ever met. I love your videos.

  • @Vhailor_Mithras
    @Vhailor_Mithras Год назад +132

    I do love that a Russian ship comes out of nowhere just to record everything that happens. It's completely random but at the same time it makes sense.
    They probably wanted to know how well U.S. forces operated and take lessons home to train their own troops/sailors.

    • @Bancheis
      @Bancheis Год назад +30

      More likely they were just told to gather intel and inform leadership if they would stand a chance if they ever got into a fight. Pretty sure the response was "Absolutely not, we aren't messing with that".

    • @bobbarclay316
      @bobbarclay316 Год назад +28

      Given it was Russian Navy its to their credit they made it that far.

    • @mr1shaggy
      @mr1shaggy Год назад +12

      ​@@bobbarclay316😂😂😂 I'm dying over here

    • @inspectortragic
      @inspectortragic Год назад

      What sort of navy power fails to those without a navy? A farce navy

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon Год назад

      There's a reason Russia tries so hard with their hybrid warfare to distract the west, threaten nuclear war (that they can't start without being nuked themselves), whisper in the ears of certain pro-Russian American politicians, and generally do everything they can to keep the US from intervening in Ukraine. Russia knows they don't stand a chance against the US if the US gets angry.

  • @timschroyer1257
    @timschroyer1257 Год назад +129

    Notice the US gave the people on the oil rigs many chances to leave. The Iranians didn't give any thought to the innocent civilians on those oil tankers or the random ships that might be hit by floating mines.

    • @dpmjole
      @dpmjole Год назад

      Kuwait financed Iraq and let them use its tankers and ports for logistics - that makes them legitimate military target
      notice the US(& friends) extensively financed and supported Iraq's invasion on Iran and even provided *chemical weapons* which Iraq used to kill soldiers and civilians
      if you're admiring moral values then US is the wrong place to look for them

    • @rigan789
      @rigan789 Год назад +1

      Oil thief US

    • @chopstixsix802
      @chopstixsix802 Год назад

      You people love just saying anything to make it seem like USA and Israel military does everything by the book, never do anything wrong and are so fair and polite. Please just go back to your corner. Y’all always want to give of this image like the Arab or Muslims never care about their civilians and the USA and Israel always there to help.. i swear you people need to dissapear!

    • @timschroyer1257
      @timschroyer1257 Год назад

      @rigan789 Are you that dense? These were oil wells no longer being used as such. They were used as military bases! If you paid attention to the video you would know that. And no where does it say we took them over. We utterly destroyed them to be useless to Iran. Get out of your lib arts teacher's bubble and think for yourself.

    • @ag4allgood
      @ag4allgood Год назад +14

      In International waters. No war crime there though. They learned the hard way - the US Navy can be merciful after being proportional !

  • @garyoakes6554
    @garyoakes6554 Год назад +149

    As an American, I thank you for your response as it is very educated. Bless you both and your country.

    • @omegaz3393
      @omegaz3393 Год назад +10

      @markholtdorf56
      Simple minds and their simpleton slogans.

    • @Jimsan2000
      @Jimsan2000 Год назад

      Their country is America!

    • @shadowrealm6013
      @shadowrealm6013 Год назад

      No real American speaks the way you do, your most likely Indian, so why lie.

    • @russell-hj6kp
      @russell-hj6kp Год назад +3

      AS THE SAYING GOES, DON'T MESS WITH THE BEST, BECAUSE THE BEST WILL MESS UP THE REST.

  • @trailthinker5588
    @trailthinker5588 Год назад +363

    As a former MA1 USN I could not stop laughing through this video. If you didn’t catch the hint, US Navy sailors are crazy😂. Navy culture is well represented in this video. Ships Company: Awe come on, let me kill something. Navy Brass: You’ve destroyed enough toys today. Time for supper.

    • @mr-x7689
      @mr-x7689 Год назад +40

      dont think it's a national thing. I think any sailors are a bit nutty.
      I know a guy in the swedish navy, whom have told me some real funny storries from his time in the navy.
      Like playing a kazzo on the speaker system on his birthday, while being on a 48h shift due to some one fucking up, and not bringing a replacement operator for a certain task. Forcing him to take on 2 full days of doing said task whit no sleep, or brakes. Aparently the captain was okey whit it, knowing the circomstance.
      Then him taking a shower, while a fire drill started. Aparently the "Fire" was right out side the shower he where in. So he just walked out, grabbed the fire extinguisher. and waited for the controllant to come and check that the task was done. And there he stood in his "birthday suit" only.
      Or them using the rope gun, to shoot coca cola cans at other ships. I dont remember what he said the rope gun was called. this was told to me a few years ago.
      I'm shit at re telling storries, but he made them sound really funny.

    • @rafehr1378
      @rafehr1378 Год назад +21

      Navy Seabee, NMCB 10. "Banned Battalion". Guam, Is. Air Force Base at Okinawa, Marine base Camp Pendleton's Enlistment Clubs, Ca. 9 months of willing slave labor, lack of sleep, and food. We built a lot of Good things. Bu3. 1971 -- 75.

    • @Allidewissink
      @Allidewissink Год назад +5

      MT1 VANWINKLE

    • @mauryvictoria1801
      @mauryvictoria1801 Год назад +16

      I worked in an Italian restaurant im 27 and I had a buddy maybe 36 years old who worked on naval submarines for like 10 years or so and he was probably one of the most coolest people I met but yea he was crazy as hell lol he always listened to Alice in Chains and that's how I started listening to Layne Staley crazy the people you meet in life and the impressions they leave on you

    • @mauryvictoria1801
      @mauryvictoria1801 Год назад +8

      Hoo rah

  • @brianbaswell5895
    @brianbaswell5895 Год назад +43

    In America we believe the term "Overkill" is "Underrated"! Lol!😂

  • @secondamendment8773
    @secondamendment8773 Год назад +80

    I spent 18 years in the US Marine Corps and I repeatedly heard this quote “If you or innocent civilians near you come into danger it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.”

  • @d2bjeberly
    @d2bjeberly Год назад +144

    I was stationed on the USS Trenton (LPD-14), which was a part of Operation Praying Mantis. We carried the Navy Seals that blew up the Iranian oil platform called Sirri, during the operation. Later, in 2007, the USS Trenton was sold to the Indian Navy and renamed the INS Jalaswha. -Press On

    • @etlarm5514
      @etlarm5514 Год назад +8

      I did not know that, thank you for sharing thsi information.
      It's always been interesting to say the least to see the gap of technological advancements as well as structure commands inplace tho be it corrupt at most times are still functioning its purpose effectively.
      From the outside looking in, its both amazing and hilarious the scale of operations and reach as well as the blunders due to many many moving parts in the infrastructure.

    • @snakeslayer831
      @snakeslayer831 Год назад +3

      Its funny that indians don't eat pork but Trenton is actually another name for pork ,so the ship's alias is pork .Imagine also my response when I realised that there's actually a police department in the USA called Trenton 😂😂😂 ROTFL

    • @antichamcha6544
      @antichamcha6544 Год назад

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_U.S.%E2%80%93Iran_naval_incident

    • @ulrichkristensen4087
      @ulrichkristensen4087 Год назад +3

      ​@@snakeslayer831USS Trenton was named after the city of Trenton in Missouri, not pork

    • @panzerlieb
      @panzerlieb Год назад +3

      @@ulrichkristensen4087Trenton is a city in New Jersey. It was the place where Gen. Washington crossed the Delaware river and completely defeated the Hessians that were British allies/mercenaries.
      I’m pretty sure the ship was named after this Trenton.

  • @Xbox_HonorGuard_Ra
    @Xbox_HonorGuard_Ra Год назад +19

    Two things to understand about Americans.
    1.We do not like it when gas gets more expensive.
    2. If you attack our boats or ships, you will not like what happens next.

  • @Ben_Kimber
    @Ben_Kimber Год назад +326

    America is the master of the "show of force." I don't know of another military force that can project overwhelming force anywhere like the US military can. As a Canadian, I wish our military was capable of even a fraction of what the American military can do.

    • @marksmith2402
      @marksmith2402 Год назад +27

      remember though, the cost of our unhealthcare is having free healthcare

    • @Alex-dh2cx
      @Alex-dh2cx Год назад

      ​​​@@marksmith2402oh, we could afford that as well, but we move kind of slow on things like that. I highly doubt we'll ever have a system as comprehensive as the UK's NHS, but I imagine the ACA subsidies will continue to get expanded, the same with medicare and medicaid, until we get more universal coverage. I honestly prefer government insurance as an idea over a government doctor, as long as the government isn't getting too involved in my Healthcare decisions.
      Side note, the memes are bull, it's not the Healthcare bankrupting us, it's the birthday stuff like missing work and falling behind on bills.
      Also, with kids, if you can't afford insurance you can get your kids on medicaid, and women can get pregnancy medicaid to cover the costs. So the young at risk are still covered, as are the elderly with medicare.
      I make enough money to own my own house (i am careful with my money), but I'm still under the line that allows my 3 kids to have medicaid. My own insurance isn't too expensive. Healthcare costs are pretty low on my list of worries, and we've got a congenital bleeding disorder, with one of my kids having a severe version of it (thank God for the ACA, for protecting people with preexisting conditions, prior to that people getting crushed by medical costs was an actual major problem), so i think i can safely say that anyone who says their going bankrupt from healthcare costs are dying one of 3 things: lying, making really, REALLY, poor decisions, or too dumb to realize the reason they went bankrupt after a long hosptialization wasn't the hospital bill, but the lost wages, which BTW everyone is an excellent reason to get critical illness insurance, seriously it costs like $2 a month, go crazy, plan ahead a little.

    • @TWOofEACH
      @TWOofEACH Год назад +35

      I don't know what 👆 that one is talking about....
      America does have the best military in the world.
      We have crap leadership, but our enlisted will go hard!

    • @danharold3087
      @danharold3087 Год назад +34

      @@marksmith2402 Unfettered lawyers and parasitic health insurance is the problem in the US. At least 1/2 of our health care dollar is wasted.

    • @Alex-dh2cx
      @Alex-dh2cx Год назад +4

      @@TWOofEACH just spreading my own bullshit around hoping some flowers will sprout.

  • @vincentconnett5358
    @vincentconnett5358 Год назад +128

    You guys will end up loving this channel and all of the crazy stories he talks about

    • @kimkacer782
      @kimkacer782 Год назад +11

      You should really check out how the USA Marines/Navy was created to fight the Barbary Coast b/c pirates from there kept attacking our ships (from this guy - it's very interesting as well as funny).

    • @vincentconnett5358
      @vincentconnett5358 Год назад +5

      @@kimkacer782 I fully agree that’s my favorite

    • @aDrummerThatisBored
      @aDrummerThatisBored Год назад +6

      ​@@kimkacer782
      Moral of the story. Don't touch America's boats.

    • @montrelouisebohon-harris7023
      @montrelouisebohon-harris7023 Год назад +2

      I totally agree and I love watching the guy that tells the story because he’s freaking hilarious but he tells it exactly what it is and it’s pure American style.😂 we are a mixed bunch, but the majority of us are or were European like me even though my family migrated here before 1800 and some by 1801, but I am English Scottish southern Italian and about 15% Polish and I don’t know how that happened!

    • @logananderson3220
      @logananderson3220 Год назад +4

      Not stories history

  • @vanessashimoni6548
    @vanessashimoni6548 Год назад +20

    People keep talking about “proportionality” and misunderstanding what it means. It doesn’t mean if you destroyed one of my ships I can only destroy one of yours.

    • @grantflippin7808
      @grantflippin7808 11 месяцев назад +1

      It's the minimum amount of overwhelming force

  • @keithjones605
    @keithjones605 Год назад +52

    This is why our military is so versatile. We have plenty of practice all over the world in different environments. We can coordinate maneuvers between different services. Having the best equipment and best trained personnel makes it sure bet that we will prevail.

    • @J.Walker88
      @J.Walker88 Год назад +7

      Very true. Theres that, and where the US is geographically positioned in the world, two coastlines East and West with trading and naval ports, Canada and Mexico, north, and south that would depend on us for the big muscle and work as buffer zones,all the different terrains in the US and so on. The only way US could be taken down is from within and there are traders in power now that are trying to.

    • @garrywells7745
      @garrywells7745 Год назад

      ​@@J.Walker88they are many in power now in every country and brought in people that hate everyone of us. It's going to be a Rocky Road for sure as we look at our streets. Get God and Jesus in your hearts for we never know when we will meet Them

    • @HarleyShauz
      @HarleyShauz Год назад

      The American Eagle or Egos which one is it?

    • @keithjones605
      @keithjones605 Год назад

      @@HarleyShauz both

    • @AlexBizzar
      @AlexBizzar Год назад +5

      @@HarleyShauz You'll find that the ego stows away quite quickly when we get down to business. Unlike other nations who feel compelled to have massive military parades simply to get a boner (China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Syria, and so on). It's always the typical dorks trying to show off their might, all-the-while the saying "walk softly and carry a big stick" rings just as true now as it did before.

  • @LClark-ry9to
    @LClark-ry9to Год назад +5

    Hey you two , love your channel. I have subscribed, U.S. Navy Veteran. TEXAS

  • @SplyttScreen
    @SplyttScreen Год назад +56

    Definitely check out more of the Fat Electrician. His storytelling is AMAZING👌

    • @montrelouisebohon-harris7023
      @montrelouisebohon-harris7023 Год назад

      The Barbary pirates one is a totally true story 100% bug his is freaking hilarious because Americans are crazy!!
      Don’t mess with our stuff and definitely don’t mess with our ships !! don’t mess with our plane and don’t mess with our country.
      I mean 9/11 was 9/11, but what happened after Pearl Harbor was pure revenge!!! FDR set that up and he knew what was gonna happen because he knew he was never gonna get Americans to agree to get on board to go to war. Japan knew they could never beat us in a war, but thought if they could do what they thought they did in Hawaii successfully it would knock us out of the war for six months and they would be winners because six months would give them enough time to take over the Philippines, and other countries & islands where they could get and steal all the resources they really needed to fight a full front war, but that didn’t happen because they are Pearl Harbor attack in attack on Oahu was actually a complete failure! They didn’t blow out a lot of things they were supposed to and they didn’t blow out the oil because they didn’t think we would be able to use it, and thankfully our aircraft carriers were not import, but out on Mission.
      The Japanese had a terrible hit ratio, and Americans have always been about precise bombing going back to World War II and that’s because we want to hit the spot we want to head and hopefully without taking any civilians it possible or as few as possible

    • @nunyurbyznes7611
      @nunyurbyznes7611 Год назад +2

      I absolutely conquer with that statement! I love Fat Electricians story telling ability!

  • @thomasheyart7033
    @thomasheyart7033 Год назад +28

    Except the us gets about 5% of its oil from that area. We did what we did because Japan and India were getting 40% of their oil and it was their supply we were protecting

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Год назад +3

      u.S. oil was coming from Venezuela and Mexico. Mideast oil is for Europe and other places.

    • @Maria_Erias
      @Maria_Erias 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Yeah, one thing that gets overlooked by a lot of people blustering about, "Oh! America's only after the oil, hur hur hurrrrr!" is that oil drives the entire world economy. From the machines used to farm food, to getting that food to processing and distribution centers, then on to markets from there - often crossing hundreds or thousands of miles to do it, nearly all of it is driven by oil. If the supply of oil gets threatened, that doesn't just make prices go up; it also means that the entire global economy suffers increasing instability. Push that far enough, with countries running out of oil entirely, you wind up with whole nations' economies breaking down. Food rotting in distribution centers in the countryside while millions of people in the cities starve to death. It's a horrifying thing to imagine.
      And, sure, those same people like to say something like, "But renewable energy sources, hur hur hurrrrr!" and, yes, *eventually* electric trains, industrial engines, and tractor-trailers will help with that. *But* nearly the entire industrial infrastructure of the whole world that supplies 8 *billion* people is a huge and unwieldy thing, and it will take time - likely many decades, if not a century - to replace all of that with better, more efficient systems.
      So when a country starts poking the world oil supply - *anywhere* in the world - then the US is going to take notice.

  • @corwyntalia
    @corwyntalia Год назад +19

    Part of the whole thing for the show of force is, a lot of countries bluster and say: "You don't scare us! We will stop you!" and then they get shown how that's an interesting hill to die on. The bad part is, when dealing with naval vessels, that's a lot of people dieing at once on one hill.

  • @gamerwolff6878
    @gamerwolff6878 Год назад +76

    This USS Samuel B. Roberts actually shares its name with a WW2 ship that fought in the Battle off Samar. It became known as 'the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship' as a part of task group Taffy 3. It is currently the deepest shipwreck ever found from WW2, which was a few years ago.

    • @jamesgilbert2181
      @jamesgilbert2181 Год назад +7

      i must say i really love it when i hear a man who knows his history

    • @darrylmuse9948
      @darrylmuse9948 Год назад +4

      Saw that episode on the history channel 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏾👍🏾

    • @hoppermantis7615
      @hoppermantis7615 Год назад +6

      The whole tin can battle story is beyond belief!! Not sure if a movie could do it justice. But it would surely sell better than any war movie of late.

    • @hoppermantis7615
      @hoppermantis7615 Год назад

      @@darrylmuse9948 battle 360 has one out as well.

  • @BlazingDonkeyTrash
    @BlazingDonkeyTrash Год назад +7

    Watertight integrity is the most important part of preventing a ship from sinking. Keep all essential compartments closed as a precaution

  • @UnitedWeStandFreedom
    @UnitedWeStandFreedom Год назад +7

    Hey ! Love you guys from America! Be safe my friends and peace to all 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @bobbarclay316
    @bobbarclay316 Год назад +17

    On a side note, Samuel B. Roberts was named after the captain of a destroyer during WW2. They are famous for a battle off Samar Island Philippines, where Roberts threw his ship at a Japanese fleet of 2 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, several more light cruisers and 20 destroyers.
    Roberts ship was one of 6 destroyers who attacked this fleet. And won.
    Look it up as part of "The Battle if Leyte Gulf.

    • @bobbarclay316
      @bobbarclay316 Год назад +5

      Jeez I wrote this bassackwards. Roberts wasn't the Captain but the ship!

    • @alancranford3398
      @alancranford3398 Год назад

      @@bobbarclay316 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413)

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker 11 месяцев назад +3

      Samuel B.roberts was a coxwain on a landing craft that gave his life to save troops. They named a destroyer escort after him that was an escort for Taffy 3, an escort carrier group covering the landings in the Philippines. Roberts, along with the destroyers U.S.S. Johnson, & U.S.S. Hoel charged a massive Japanese surface fleet that appeared around Sambar island and attacked the carriers. These three ships caused so much havoc that the Japanese thought they were fighting full size carriers and battleships, the Roberts fired a Torpedo spread that caused the mighty super battleship Yamato to retire, and blew the bow off a Japanese cruiser.

  • @seanmartin2382
    @seanmartin2382 Год назад +20

    Don't mess with our boats...we don't like that.

  • @vagabondwastrel2361
    @vagabondwastrel2361 Год назад +52

    proportional can mean a lot of things. It could be the cost of the ship, damage caused to the shipping lanes or it can be like a gear ratio. 1 part annoyance to 3 oil rigs and 2 frigates.
    As for the silk worm missiles. America called it's shot and would have been justified in just leveling all of their military bases then just not following through on the land war. This is generally the main problem with America's government style when it comes to diplomacy. Every 4 years the world has to try to figure out how the new guy will act. I am a supporter of the theory of peace through overwhelming shows of force. Elephant walks are one thing but if people don't understand the power of those elephants they start to think they are fully domesticated. A little fit of rampage specifically targeting a strategic but lesser important part of the infrastructure will ensure peace for a long time. Basically a punch to the gut and an offer of a beer is generally how foreign diplomacy functions. AKA showing the two options a fight or friendship.
    It is these protracted conflicts without a clear end goal that causes the problems.

  • @jimmiegiboney2473
    @jimmiegiboney2473 9 месяцев назад +2

    19:49 Mark! 7.4K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! 😊
    Notes: I've seen a few reactions to his video now, and it is difficult not to repeat myself. So this time, since I see that others are answering your questions, as well as asking their own, I'll just thank you for your perspectives! You two are a delight! 😊

  • @joegarcia2969
    @joegarcia2969 Год назад +3

    "As a Canadian, I wish our military was capable of even a fraction of what the American military can do"...bro Canada is the other military covering our right flank...you have a capable military, its the politician you have can be missed guided at times....go Canucks ! ! !

  • @michellegray7892
    @michellegray7892 Год назад +57

    The idea behind it has nothing to do with bragging rights (though of course some younger and not all that bright people seem to think that is the sole reason). No the reason is to break your opponents will. 'Shock and Awe' no matter what label it goes under was a huge thing and still hugely effective and always has been, no matter what military or empire it may be from or the era involved. Overwhelming your opponent is not to wipe them out but to quite literally overwhelm them into not wanting to fight any further which if done fast and hard enough can actually end up saving a lot of lives, money, and needless suffering on all sides concerned and especially for reducing total civilian causalities.

    • @danharold3087
      @danharold3087 Год назад +9

      It is always better to work from a position of strength. In WWII we had German subs sinking shipping off the east coast. Nevermore

    • @johnjosephhoffmanjr.784
      @johnjosephhoffmanjr.784 Год назад

      The Germans called it blitzkrieg meaning “ Lightening Warfare “ 👍🏼😎🇺🇸💪

    • @WinVisten
      @WinVisten Год назад +3

      Kinda hard to fight, or even RUN, when there's a metric ton of shit filling your pants and weighing you down.

  • @theblackbear211
    @theblackbear211 Год назад +96

    Great reaction guys, this guy is a highly entertaining storyteller.
    The actual story of the mining of the Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) - and its survival is an epic story, and worth hearing - as are the stories of its namesake(s) - both the Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts (DE- 413) and the young sailor Samuel B. Roberts - for whom these ships were named.
    A "Praying Mantis" is a carnivorous insect.

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 Год назад +9

      God bless Sammy B, Sammy B, and Sammy B!

    • @rafaucett
      @rafaucett Год назад +12

      USS _Samuel B. Roberts_ (DE-413), "the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship." (World War II)

    • @denisekoltys3019
      @denisekoltys3019 Год назад +5

      And the praying mantis mates and I think it’s the female eats the male.

    • @rolandgutierrez813
      @rolandgutierrez813 Год назад +4

      what a crew it must of had to fight like a Battleship ! that right there speaks volumes of those in charge as well ! i salute you ! @@rafaucett

  • @YepTriedToTellYou
    @YepTriedToTellYou Год назад +4

    I learned the word “proportional” today and you made it very fun. Thank you, I enjoyed it very much!

  • @unscdarknoblemedia9585
    @unscdarknoblemedia9585 Год назад +30

    The fat electrician if you want a history lesson about American Naval History and military history he's the one you need to go to cuz it is funny as heck

  • @Steve-hq4fm
    @Steve-hq4fm 2 месяца назад +1

    The mantis is a badass insect! They're all over the world; North America, Asia, Europe, etc.

  • @sgt.tattoo9609
    @sgt.tattoo9609 Год назад +8

    I was on a float (serving on a ship) over in the Pacific when this happened; I am not going to lie; I was jealous not to be there.

  • @timmayer8041
    @timmayer8041 Год назад +12

    In America, Proportional and Overwhelming Force mean the same thing

    • @daveyhansen
      @daveyhansen Год назад +7

      Not really. There was a plan. Iran took further steps. Nothing against Iranians, but their leaders are rather stupid.

  • @patrioticz2858
    @patrioticz2858 Год назад +30

    4:53 "There is nothing scarier than hearing 'I am from the government and I am here to help'"

    • @sanguinembwun6475
      @sanguinembwun6475 Год назад +6

      The nine scariest words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”! - Ronald Reagan

    • @patrioticz2858
      @patrioticz2858 Год назад

      @sanguinembwun6475 yep, they fuck up basically everything thing they touch from Schools and Colleges to Healthcare and insurance

  • @davewickizer4506
    @davewickizer4506 Год назад +5

    Watch this guy. He's a riot and the stories are true. Many homeschoolers I noticed let their children listen to American military history. This is a good one but watch the one of the war of 1812. We took on many countries then and defeated a complete country full of pirates. And yes I'm an old salt was in a NAT company. I have shown some other vets and they love him. Great military history.

  • @deelzebub1213
    @deelzebub1213 Год назад +6

    The praying mantis is a flying predatory insect in America, which looks like a tiny alien.

  • @rslama9653
    @rslama9653 Год назад +2

    I believe that this situation exemplifies " F around and find out "!

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this video. Subscribed.

  • @Sunset553
    @Sunset553 Год назад +41

    I like the way proportional changed from the understood meaning to the literal meaning in math, where anything is proportional if you multiply by the right factor.

    • @robertsmith4681
      @robertsmith4681 Год назад +7

      Iran never seriously f*cked with America's boat again though, so it obviously worked.

    • @Oxley016
      @Oxley016 Год назад +3

      @@robertsmith4681 They are right now....

    • @robertsmith4681
      @robertsmith4681 Год назад +7

      @@Oxley016 And just like last time America is in the process of playing wack a mole with their stuff while a full blown CBG is on the way ...

    • @Oxley016
      @Oxley016 Год назад +4

      @@robertsmith4681 Plus ships from about 12 other countries. Royal Navy has a Destroyer and Frigate currently in the area as well as our Amphib strike group in the Mediterranean I believe.

    • @robertsmith4681
      @robertsmith4681 Год назад +3

      @@Oxley016 Break out the popcorn friend, it's about to get real ...

  • @SaraWilliams-ph9yn
    @SaraWilliams-ph9yn Год назад +6

    Keep in mind, America doesn't like people messing with our ships, Ask Tripoli, Spain, Japan Iran etc Houthis bout to find out

  • @ThePyramidone
    @ThePyramidone Год назад +10

    One of the results of WWII was that America decided to use it's vast navy to guarantee the reactivation of sea trade routes to assist the war torn regions to rebuild. That is why today USA maintains a large carrier, surface, and submarine force. USA has always had a tradition of "freedom of the seas", and routinely sends it's naval warships into international waters all over the world to "show the flag". When piracy looms affecting and disrupting trade routes, the US Navy will, in conjunction with other navies, participate in policing operations.

    • @Likeaworm
      @Likeaworm 5 месяцев назад

      There is actually a massive strategic shift going on in regard to this. The US did this to maintain alliances and use free trade to lure countries away from the Soviet sphere of influence. Today the Soviet Union is gone and there is no need for this anymore. This is why you’re hearing about the end of the Globalized economy. Since 1991 this economic and military strategy has actually been hurting the US in more ways than one. Trump was a manifestation of this.

  • @icaleinns6233
    @icaleinns6233 Год назад +1

    Love seeing all the new faces getting introduced to The Fat Electrician! He's THE best storyteller out there! Well researched topics with a delivery that only a grunt can give! Enjoy his stuff, it's fantastic!

  • @Jimsan2000
    @Jimsan2000 Год назад +1

    This young lady is the cutest girl I have seen in my 82 years!

  • @Scott_Burton
    @Scott_Burton 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rough conversion if you're unaware. The 23mm anti-aircraft guns have an inner barrel diameter of 23 mm, 25.4mm = 1 inch. The barrel of the 5 inch guns of the naval vessel is slightly larger that 5x that of the 23mm anti aircraft guns (and carry vastly larger payloads, and can carry more varied types of ordinance [High Explosive, High Explosive Armor Piercing, Armor piercing, Incendiary, etc]
    The Praying Mantis is a very specific group of insects, its name comes from how it stands perfectly still, as if in prayer or meditation, and its posture. It sits still enough to me mistaken by other insects and creatures up to the size of a hummingbird for "just a stick or branch" the mantis continues its pretense until the prey gets close enough, and with lightning fast reaction bursts into action grabbing and incapacitating, if not immediately killing its prey. Praying mantis have been documented to kill mice, some varieties of snakes and just about anything smaller. That something about 40-70 mm long, with a body under 7mm in diameter and weighing under 10 grams, can kill an adult mouse which is at least as long (not counting the tail) much broader, much heavier, is rather impressive. I would place it akin to an adult house cat taking down a large dog such as a German Shepherd in a 1 vs 1. (the last comparison is purely my opinion based on my limited familiarity with the mantis.)

  • @denimhawke593
    @denimhawke593 Год назад +1

    you and your associate are so calm and chill paaji. Love it!

  • @michaelevans3904
    @michaelevans3904 Год назад +3

    They effectively raised petrol prices... That cost American consumers a lot of money. It probably wasn't proportional enough.

  • @LloydsofRochester
    @LloydsofRochester Год назад +4

    Love your reaction video! Thank you for your appreciation. We have a bunch of Americans we wish we could send away from our country for a few months to a place of our choice to help engender a bit of appreciation on their part...

  • @tonyp2632
    @tonyp2632 Год назад +2

    Russian ship, "We're just here for pictures"😂😂😂

  • @Maria_Erias
    @Maria_Erias 11 месяцев назад

    Hey, I love you guys! Much love to India from the US. ❤

  • @scriptles
    @scriptles 5 месяцев назад

    I have seen this video a dozen times. It gets better with every reaction video I see. I love seeing peoples reactions to this story lol

  • @tercerocastero
    @tercerocastero Год назад +1

    Just stumbled on the channel and this video, it was a lot of fun learning along with you about this event I had never heard of either. xD

  • @SwiftRead
    @SwiftRead Год назад +3

    The bin Laden raid was titled: "Operation Neptune Spear" ~ the Hollywood movie based on it is: "Zero Dark Thirty." The US has by far the largest military in the world. Bigger than China, Iran & Russia combined. Great vid btw ~ cheers to Modi!! ✌

  • @charlesrexford2598
    @charlesrexford2598 Год назад +3

    I actually enjoyed this version better than your solo version. Well done brother.

  • @unscdarknoblemedia9585
    @unscdarknoblemedia9585 Год назад +14

    You need to do the one about the USS Texas and the New Jersey by fat electrician as well as the Marine Corps one trust me you would laugh

  • @rama30
    @rama30 Год назад +7

    You should watch a vid about all the types of Praying Mantis. They're fascinating and are really helpful as the destroy harmful bugs that destroy crops.

    • @tallwalls76
      @tallwalls76 Год назад +2

      @rama30 the way Mantises camouflage themselves is truly amazing. Good predators…eat a bunch of “bad” bugs.

    • @WinVisten
      @WinVisten Год назад

      And they're BADASS AS FUCK too! They can kill birds, mice, lizards, and even small frogs (though that can go both ways) and snakes!

    • @rama30
      @rama30 Год назад

      @@WinVistenSo true! They are the Komodo Dragons of the insect world.

  • @amossnowdaharleyman9179
    @amossnowdaharleyman9179 Год назад +1

    Former MM1 and I was there for the fun. General sentiment was "well, sharks gotta eat too". Good ol' days.

  • @cameronking3341
    @cameronking3341 Год назад +2

    Why do you think Iran is directly trying to avoid hitting our ships now 😂

  • @tintinismybelgian
    @tintinismybelgian Год назад +9

    I think of the plot of Independence Day (the one with the aliens) and wonder how long humanity would have lasted if they had used caution and aimed for "proportionality" when dealing with the invading force.

    • @ThePheonixSoldier
      @ThePheonixSoldier Год назад

      But they did, the aliens were planning to exterminate us and had killed unknown thousands in their attacks.
      we killed unknown thousands making sure they couldn't continue their attacks. the fact it may or may not have resulted in the genocide of their species is entirely secondary to the objective of making those attacks cease.

  • @YeshuaCameAndGaveUsLifeandLove

    You earned a new subscriber!
    Greetings from America !
    God bless ❤

  • @subitman
    @subitman Год назад +10

    Praying mantis is an insect like a grasshopper but larger. Praying refers to the arms looks like the mantis is praying with arms bent. However it's an omnivore that will attack other insects to eat them. It's pretty vicious. I've heard they've also been used in betting games in 3rd word countries where the laws are not as strict.

  • @michaelevans3904
    @michaelevans3904 Год назад +2

    Praying Mantis are a predatory insect, it utilizes camouflage and immobility. It has two front legs that look like sabers to capture it's prey. They are very effective hunters

  • @Ranger830
    @Ranger830 Год назад +2

    Praying mantis round 2 coming soon! One should not poke bears with sticks,they may get bitten!

  • @trevalarose8155
    @trevalarose8155 Год назад +1

    I was a part of this actually. Nice reaction

  • @baddbabylon
    @baddbabylon Год назад +4

    This is a fun channel to react to, you guys will like it

  • @asraharrison
    @asraharrison Год назад

    First off, as an American native English speaker, I didn't understand half of what this guy said! He speaks rapidly with a lot of slang! So you guy are amazing for even being able to follow this guys chan! BUT, I really LOVE that this video also shows that the US doesn't really want a fight, but has no hesitation if provoked... and not just with a few shots, but will make the aggressor pay seriously and dramatically. I appreciate you both, that you are one of the few people who seem to appreciate the US! So many people don't. I am proud of my country and all the things we've accomplished, but I also realize that we are NOT prefect. Great video, luv you guys!

    • @TheCuddlebun
      @TheCuddlebun 11 месяцев назад +1

      The Fat Electrician did speak fast! Until you get accustomed to understanding it, you could listen at a slower playback speed.

  • @Havik43
    @Havik43 Год назад

    New subscriber, definitely enjoyed this video .

  • @altones1952
    @altones1952 Год назад +2

    Happy new year from 🇺🇲

  • @DireW0lf0
    @DireW0lf0 Год назад +1

    The UK used to be the western world's (UN) (World Police) until WWII when the USA took on the mantle!
    The USA industrial / military base exceeded the UK by the 1920's so it was only a matter of time anyway!
    The UK now helps the USA with diplomacy and advises it with grandpa / dad stories of "In my day ...."

  • @badomen59badlands64
    @badomen59badlands64 Год назад

    "But now America gets angry." lol they know us so well. 😂

  • @nou19856
    @nou19856 Год назад

    i love how yall dont pause the video every time you comment on the video. yall are doing it right

  • @jimmiegiboney2473
    @jimmiegiboney2473 9 месяцев назад +1

    15:48 Mark! Ahem. Actually, in that aircraft, they sit side-by-side! 😁 (See "Flight of the Intruder" or the pertinent episode of "Archer" to see what that arrangement looks like, in a fun way.)

  • @broodhunter21
    @broodhunter21 5 месяцев назад

    Iran: "we messed up an American boat!"
    Japan: "No, no,no...Don't do that, your just going to make them mad. We did that once,and they dropped the sun on us. Twice."

  • @AbolishtheNFA
    @AbolishtheNFA Год назад +4

    Well, just like anything else situation matters. Not all of us are so careful to not have innocent people involved in our retribution, but overall American service members are good people. They just hate dictators and are very well trained and equipped to do something about it. We are typically seen as evil in theae countries but without us playing police the world would have never seen the explosive development it did after WW2.

  • @mikehenthorn1778
    @mikehenthorn1778 Год назад

    so this video got my sub. i love the fat electrician. seeing you two watch him was funny and fun. thank you. I can't wait to go through the rest of your old videos.

  • @lexicat6177
    @lexicat6177 9 месяцев назад

    I'm American and this just blew me away, I was young adult at that time. The things they can do scare me!

  • @joehoffman672
    @joehoffman672 Год назад +1

    Praying Mantis: Insects: They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name Praying Mantis.

  • @stevenjohns-savage7024
    @stevenjohns-savage7024 Год назад +1

    Thanks guys 😊. Happy holidays

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk 11 месяцев назад

    Im from the US and USA and India are like brothers and sisters of the world.

  • @danielduffy4134
    @danielduffy4134 Год назад +1

    I think you guys are awesome and you all make good videos, our military doesn’t like to lose only the leaders and generals in charge do.

  • @ItsDaKoolaidDude
    @ItsDaKoolaidDude Год назад

    He's not kidding when he said they sinched with steel cables.
    They quite literally went underwater, welded steel cables and performed the equivalent of a medical surgery operation to the ship and sewn that hole shut with those cables.
    _Complete mad men._

  • @charliehiker2247
    @charliehiker2247 Год назад +2

    In my opinion, the idea of "proportional" response is to communicate, "What you did, really annoyed me, and..." like 'The Hulk' character might say, "...don't make me mad, you wouldn't like it if I get mad."
    I agree, no idea why they called it Praying Mantis.... more like poking the hornet's nest.

  • @Wicked_Knight
    @Wicked_Knight Год назад +2

    One way to look America and being "prepositional" in its retaliation is to compare it to the stereotypical meal portion serving sizes compared most other countries. Generally around a 1

  • @seanlittle2148
    @seanlittle2148 Год назад +2

    4:35 that’s exactly correct 😂

  • @ymamdani
    @ymamdani Год назад

    You Indian people have great talents.
    I salute you for your hard work and product of fake journalism and fake videos

  • @ImprovmanZero
    @ImprovmanZero Год назад +2

    A mantis is an aggressive insect that cuts the heads off of its prey

  • @safanathan7789
    @safanathan7789 Год назад +1

    It was just the good old 80's of the last century. America is now at his weakest of his time ever and Iran is in his most powerful time ever.

  • @Lina_unchained
    @Lina_unchained Год назад +6

    I really love this channel that is so cool to see you guys reacting to all of these different videos. I've been enjoying it so much that I am getting all my family and friends to subscribe ❤

  • @cseale61
    @cseale61 Год назад +1

    You guys are fun! I think I'll subscribe.

  • @RageinriotTJ
    @RageinriotTJ Год назад +2

    I subbed in hopes to see the joe medicine crow video pop up on my feed

  • @diggs5518
    @diggs5518 Год назад

    I'm American and, didn't know of this 'confrontation'. Thank you for educating me. >:D

  • @mcethos8678
    @mcethos8678 Год назад

    Hey Loud Guys. A praying mantis can catch flies with precision. Looks like they caught a lot of flies that day. Damn!

  • @rodcornelius107
    @rodcornelius107 11 месяцев назад

    May I ask you what the turbin represents?

  • @skeetersaurus6249
    @skeetersaurus6249 Год назад +1

    The key here is properly understanding the word 'proportional' as Reagan used it. 'Proportional' actually means 'if you stop being evil right now, we will not be forced to carpet bomb your entire Persian Gulf beach front...and we may even let you keep a few fishing boats'.....but, if you keep on pushing, you'll be fishing with rod and reel from the shore...so you 'proportionally' have about 5-minutes to decide your future ocean based economic future for the next half-century....

  • @patrickarlaud4677
    @patrickarlaud4677 Год назад

    My Dad served on the USS Enterprise! CVN-65 operation Sea Orbit ! Any other Enterprise men out there reading this give me a shout out !

  • @lindakrzyzewski6912
    @lindakrzyzewski6912 Год назад

    I really like these kinds of videos. Great job

  • @raymond-wk2gp
    @raymond-wk2gp Год назад +1

    I was air force, but our navy is bad ass. I have a lot of friends that were navy they are very proud and I guess they have a right to be

  • @Laughingmonkeyvideos
    @Laughingmonkeyvideos 11 месяцев назад

    The ship that came to Maine likely ended up at Bath Iron Works (BIW as it's known here) in Bath for repairs since military ships are made there.

  • @KateKosmo
    @KateKosmo Год назад

    Where's the original video from?